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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1878-12-12
ARE OUR SCHOOL METHODS A
SUCCESSP

We believe there Is II growing In
quiry among thinking people and Ger
tainly among parents, ~ 10 whether our
much priced free school system IL prov
my vehicle OF 80 much unmixed good
t. the public ~ 1t promised, or whether
indeed the inlcrmixturc Of evil does not
quite countcrhalancc thcgo0d, Whether
in Tact, the prumiNuous herling 0i such
large numbers al young children to.
gethrr IN single room, under the care
ol single teacher, does not prove more
prcjudiCia tn health and morals than
can be- justified by any showing OF Ne
cruing benefit,
Any institution, however praise
worthy its object, whose processes, how
ever involuntary, can bc shown to re-
sult in the physical deterioration of the
race; In dcbilatating and dwariing the
animal forces; and developing tho men.
tai faculties at the expense 81 the physi'
'Hli w SHN H'lhn'B WI wv "''"i 'a"hh
hc said to be public bcnelactor Bot.
terra thimblciull Of brains in Il sound
body than u sickly condition "f the body
with II surplus of brain.
That such Ia the tendency III our
school system IL not only verified by
hoth theory and fact, hut also IN the
disposition Of discerning parents, who
have means 10 Afford il, Ia forCgo the
free school offering, pay their proportion
f. their support, and then incur the al.
dItiuual expense oi educating their chill
dren under dinrrrnt AMI less hazardous
conditions
The very means that are rcsortcd Ia
by parents in selecting independent
methods, seem 10 point ont the defects
which they seek Ia avoid in the free
school system. 4 limited number OF
pupilsarc brought together 80 limited ~
Ia give the assurance that the teacher
will he able tn bestow adequate care Ia
the health, conduct and mental deycl-
opment of each individual scholar. The
quarters are more select and cleaaly,
the ventilation more perfect, aud there
is tho absolute certainty that with only
moderate care on the part ri the teacher
the children will not be confined for six
OF eight hours in u yitiaiei, poisonous
atmosphere. There is just now cunning
into favor in the towns and CITIES, q plan
by which few ncighbors unite In en-
blowing q teacher for club at eight or
ten children. The teacher goes alter.
nately 10 the houses If the respective
families employing him, where the chill
dren follow and arrangements are pro-
vided for instructiug them together. The
children are thus afforded adequate
companiopship, and the respective par
ents have opportunity of observing the
methods of the teacher, as well as hav-
ing their children under their own SUI
pervision. We lave no doubt thstsuch
q plan will continue to grow in favor.
And these independent methods all
70 to show the growing dissatisfaction
with the free school methods. il isnot
hat free schools are not a. much OF a
necessity and as great public boon as
,yer they were, hut II 10 simply dem
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1878-12-12

TnrHr are now five mcmbers nl Con-
grcss elected from the State al South
Carolina. A bill was introduced in the
House yesterday to reduce the number
ul members from that state to two, re-
presenting the white inhabitants, and
leaving the colored voters without rep
rcpcntati0n. The measure II u Repub'
lean one, and the reason given tor II In
that the colorcd voters are not allowed
the free exercise Of the right OF suffrage,
and that, ia proportion tothe number oi
white voters, the State has MI undue rep
rcacntation in Congrc-'. The Till VIII
not be- passed II Is merely intended Tor
the use OF the Republicans in debate.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1878-12-12

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advance ~ OF the'r 'hr'P'eh. 'pou
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=, % ana .ao,, for o,ynur.
,.,.,sa. ,na.,S nv ,,a,axt Ia In yjo-
i.,;o, y, .v,vv law of nature. Of health,
~ humanity and Of common sense. Il
1. nm initiation AGAINST which every iul-
,nnl.. 81 ,b.ebild rebsls. against which his
..arn hlood and .e,iye prop,nsities con.
,;nn.lly nro,ss,. one which disparages
and deteats the whole aim OF education,
and generates in the young breast an
eternal hatred to all educational process
ses and most oi all, leaves him ia tho
end ~ physically dwaried and dcbill-
tated M to virtually bankrupt his pros
u.cts Of lifa.
Th.y must conprehend further, that
mn candidate far a teachers certificate Is
any h,,,.r fitted for such a position
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law. oi hyuiene, and conscientious OBJ.
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morals. ..
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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1878-12-12

Tnr Cumberland papers report that
evidences OF u rich deposit OF coal have
been discovered la Hampshire county,
West Virginia, not arfrom the city, and
about four miles from the line OF the u.
a OR. r. The coal, II found, will be
easily mined, and its contiguity to the
railroad will make il valuable discovery.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1878-12-12

Tus Cincinnati Gazette Of yesterday
reports business in mercantile circles
moderate. Provisions were quiet and
easier. Lard sold at the close at 5ic.
Cotton was dull; middling Sac Gro
corirs were moderately active. Flour
weak. Wheat dull. Corn quiet Rye
strong. Oats In good demand. Barley
steady. Hogs were active, and 5c'l0c
higher Whisky was firm and in good
request at II Us.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1878-12-12

Edison touched the core Of the electric
light business the other day when he
said to reporter: "If the electric light
isn't cheap it's OF no value" That Is
exactly the size OF It,
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1878-12-12
ARISIl,D.

LENkARn BERGER On Wednesday De
ccmbcT H. ISIS nj the residence ~ the brides
mother Mr.. cHAS. ". LrNRARn Ia Miss Ina NJ,
REHGtR No cards
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1878-12-12
TIE BURNT AIuM

Baking foxeiegS arr r-tAiled almost A. hish a. a
gSsi ATticis. The manufacturer make q larrs pro.
ct on bis cheap taAtgrials Tie pssT cSaAglasf
ISys high Irfcs tor J-oi-,noIs article sad The
bgs-saE's hIlI hs-ssies -
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1878-12-12

TuE Massachusetts, Marshalship 10 said
to be worth $4,000 year, and General
BANKS wants it. II is three times the
salary OF Congressman. -
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1878-12-12
I.oGAal, Lint CD Co,.

EXCELSIOR BAKING POgDER and you ran
Sold BY the t-ss dcslerx no1~
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-01-23
The tiAliOws la 1877,

The hangmans record for the past
year shows that lightweight murder
ers were hanged in the United States.
OF this number, forty-seven were
white, thirty four colored, one Indian,
and one Chinaman; four were hanged
for indecent assaults, one for burglary,
eight for wife murder, one for iillicide,
and one for fruCticide. There we're
three double executions, one triple,
two quadiupl and one In which six
men were hanged Not u single wO>
man was hanged; the only one sen.
fenced to death, Mrs. Louisa Bawser,
Of Virginia, had her sentence cOmmu-
ted to imprisonment for life by the
governor. Friday still maintains its
reputation in the black list rs the fa-
vOrite day on which to enforce the
death penalty, more murderers having
been hanged on that day than
all the Others OF the week
combined. Foriy-seven murderers
were hanged on Friday, seventeen on
Thursday, eight on Saturday, six on
Monday, three on Tuesday, aud two on
Wednesday. There were five execu.
tions In January, five ia February, six
in March, six in April, ten in May,
fl fifteen In June, eleven in July, one in
August, i've in September, none In
October, nine in November, and ten
in December Pennsylvania stands
first In the list OF the states for the
greatest number OF executions during
tue past year, South Carolina being
second. The executions were distribu-
ted among twenty-five states, as FOL
lows: Pennsylvania, sixteen F; South
Carolina, twelve; North Carolina and
California, five each Missouri, Mary
land, Georgia and Virginia, four each;
New York, Louisiana, Arkansas, Ne
yada and Tennessee, two each; Mis-.
sIssippi and Ohio, two each Ne y
Jersey, New Hampshire, Delaware,
Alabama, Kentucky, Texas, Utah, Da.
kota and Wyoming, one each.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-01-23

| NlknL AhSOOluloN IIthh lAbpOINl
The house spent "A couple Of houre
In considering the bill to amend the
steamboat law. II went over without
disposition.
Senate-After returning from the
obsequies OF Victor Emanuel, at 81,
Aloisus, the joint resolution of Mr..
Morrell accepting the statue OF Will
liam King, from the state of Maine,
was passed.
Messrs. Hamlin and Blaine made
appropriate remarks thereon. Will
liam King was the first governor OF
Maine, after he was wrested FROM
Massachusetts,.
ConfirmatiOns-Mr Stearling, at.
torney for the middle district Of Mass
sachusetts. Mr.. M. II. Waldron, mar
shall OF the western district OF Tennes.
see. The nomination OF Mr.. Fedrick,
postmaster, Columbus, Texas, rejected.
Messrs. Hoar and Dawes, of Massa-
chusetts, irritated the old sores of "Mr
Blaine, of Maine, via Pennsylvania"
Mr.. Blaine, marshaled his rhetoric,
gave them terrible shower of adjec'
tives and put, according to his friends,
the blue.lighters Of the Massachusetts
coast to flight. The spat is over five
thousand words of rambling, disjoint-
ed matter.
Mr.. Jones, Of Florida, smoothed the
wrinkle Drows of the pasteboard
knights by suggesting that fight
should follow the funeral.
Advices received here state that the
Mexican authorities. at Piedres>N N gros
have delivered the murderer, Cordeva,
to the American officers, much to the
disgust of the Mexicans, who threaten
rescue.
Advices from the City of Mexico,
says the government has Instituted
inquiries to ascertain what officers Of
the Mexican army invited Lieutenant
Ward, of the United States forces, to
cross into Mexico. The government
has determined to oppose the crossing
of the boundary by American troops.
The requiem mass said at st. Aioisus
to-day, in behalf of the late king OF
Italy, was very imposing, and was
heard by the president and dignitaries
of our republican government. The
mem bers Of the senate and house at
tended the obsequies in u body. The
representatives of European potentates
were in full costume.
The ways and means committee
have resolved to report favorably on
the Black burn bill, extending the time
Cor the withdrawal of whisky from
bonded warehouses to July !, 1873.
Colonel Prescott argued before the
sub committee on elections and privi'
leges I'm behalf Of NJ. Ralney, the sit.
ting member of the house from South
| Carolina.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-01-23
The District Of Bourgas Laid
Waste by tho BashI'Bazouks.
Three Hundred Thousand Refugees are
Fleeing 10 uOnslanllnOple The
Porte 10 Purchase Peace
on Any Terms,
The Servlans Bending thoIr Energies 10
Capture Old Servla, Which they are
Determined TO Claim as their
Compensation,
suIeimnn Paaha Driven into tho
no1niains Win Heavy Loss,

! Nunh AhhoulhlNu llthh hNholLl
LONDON, January 9,--rhe Russians
have entered AdfhnOple.
Dispatches from Vienna say Russia
has taken tho tatr ~ li0umania, Ser.
via aud Montenegro into her own
hands, ana none OF them viii be rep.
resented IN the negotiations with Vur.
Key. THIS In causing much ill.feellng
NJ Bucharest, while the Servlnna are
bending their energies 10 capturing,
h1iare ceSsntl0nS OF hOstilties Ia on.
dered, M much territory M possible OF
what IL known ~ Old Servia, which
they intend 10 claim w their o0mpen-
satlOn,
The amount OF bullion which went
Into the Bank OF England on balance
to-day was ten thousand pounds.
a Constanllnople dispatch received
NJ Paris, says that the whole district
OF Bourgas has been devastated by
nashi BA2ouks and Circassians, who
slaughtered the Inhabitants and
burned villages.
A Russian official dispatch from Tip
lis says General karamaroil's detach-
ment from Ardanulsch st0rmed Arte-
vim on the 18th instant. The Turks
lost heavily ANA the Russians slightly,
Another Russian Official dispatch
from Kezaulik January 20, says Gems
eral Skrokoll reports from the town
Mustaiet pasha twenty miles north
west OF Adrianople on the 18Th, that u
panic prevailed NJ Adrianople.
The Turkish government and garri-
son haye withdrawn after exploding
the powder magazines aud ammuni-
tion depot, the report of the explosion
was heard at General SkrOkotl's head
quarters. Fire aud civil disturbances
had broken out and the representatives
OF five different nati0nalities had to
come to Mustafet Pusha 10 eutreat Grii'
eral SkrokOii 10 hasten To q drianOple
and restore order. This dispatch shows
that the Russians were not pushing
forward us rapidly as the Turkish no.
counts represent. IL is also remarta.
BILE on account of the absence OF any
mention OF negotiations or OF actual or
expected arrival OF lurkith plenipoten
| tiaries,
A Russian official dispatch from ke-
zaDlik, January ~, Gays That General
Gourkotl fought Sulieman pasha from
the 18TH to tho 18th instant, The Turks
ereRnally driven into the Rhodepe
mountains. Their loss was four thou
sand killed and three thousand pris-
onels. Forty-nine guns were also cap
tured.
Three hundred thousand refugees are
fleeing to COnstantinople. The i'm.
preston gains that the porte must pur.
chase peace on any terms.
The Standards Constantinople dis>
patch says: 1.-THE porte, at the IN.
stance OF the sultan, ordered all villa
zetts at distance from the seat OF war
to send pending the result Of armistic
negotiations, all the forces they can
spare to Constantinople by the quickest
route.p
1t is decided that the government
and sultan will quit C0Dstantinople as
soon nv the Russians reach Tchanaldia,
twenty-five miles west of CONSTANT
nople.
The investment of Wildin Is COM
plete.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-01-23
Pref. Tice's New Theory.

The weather prophet OF ST, Louis,
Prof, Tice, has come out with another
new theory, whiah Ia curious, II not
correct. He thinks that the oonstruc.
ton Of telegraph lines through desert
lands would have the effect Of chang
Ing the climate, and eventually the
character of the soil. He says that the
signal office has erected telegraph lineH
across the Staked PLANES OF Texas, and
In short time they will be spanned
by continental railroads, and he ex>
poets that they will become hahita9le
before many years. II anybody has
faith in these predictions, II might be
well for him to speculate in Texas
lands, ~ there Is probably no cons
modify no cheap AZ the lands in tho
Staked Plains.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-01-23

The ObHequIeH 0f Victor Emanuel
0,and aud Imposlng -- Connrma-
items.
Noon Associated Press Report,l
WASHINGTON, ID. g., January a.
A secret caucus was held Inst night,
irrespective of party, on the silver
question, over Que hundred were
present, mostly nom the south and
west, several from Pennsylvania, aud
General Butler from Massachusetts,
Mr. Buckper, OF Missouri, presided,
He stated that the caucus had been
called for the purpose Of organizing u
movement In both houses Of congress
TO accomplish three objects First,
the repeal OF the resumption net sec
ond, reconciliation OF silver, and
third, substitution OF green6acks en-
tlrely for national banking currency,
After discussion, the following was
adopted:
Rcsoired, That the purpose OF the
organization now about 10 be made
shall be confined 20 the remonetila-
ton of the silver dollar and repeal OF
the resumption act,
The general tenor of the debate
showed AN indispcsitlon to interfere
with national banks, The meeting
adjourned sui ject to call OF the chair
man.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-01-23
The Millionaire. OF san Francisco,

There Ia no city In the world that
can show such nm array OF millionaries
IN proportion 10 tho population, M San
Francisco, There ARE over forty men
there whose fortunes exceed four mil
lions OF dollars each. There are IA
many more whose wealth Is from one
10 three millions each. None OF these
fortunes were Inherited, hut we're nc-
quired by business aud speculative
operations, and all within u period Of
twenty-five years. Noue OF the mill
lionaries there have passed the prime
OF life, and they are oil just M eager
In their pursuit for riches, as those
who enjoy no reputation for opulence.
The passion for great wealth there IL
unprecedented.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-01-23
A Miss VINO Deaed Mrs. orundy.

One night, at the theater, lady
told her escort that she believed in
mo distinction of SEX ia things that
were "harmless In themselves aud
notified him that II he "went outn AS
usual, she would go out with him. He
laughed but the lady kept her word.
He left his seat after the second act !;
she arose aud left hers; he advanced
to the lobby she advanced ditto; he
turned and entered the bsr.room nd
joining the lobby; nothing daunted,
she plunged into the bar-room also.
Thinking to shame her he stepped up
10 the bar and ordered coclitGil.
Without tremOr the lady quietly
stepped TO his side and ordered SINH
lar and simultaneous cocktail. The
barkeeper was petriiied the bystand-
ers were astounded tine lover was
dumbfounded, but the latter slipped
her cocktail and returned with her es.
cort to her seat. 1t Is noteworthy that
the young man did not Ego out" again
that evening.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-01-23
The w0rkmen's Movement in San
FrAncIseO.

SAN FRANCISCO, January 22.-The
working men had convention last
night. The police discovered the place
OF meeting, and made decent upon
it. The police captain In charge OF
the squadron, vested with discretion.
AIRY authority, entered the hall, and
finding proceedings were quiet, he
forebore to interfere. The convention,
completing its business, adjourned,
without disturbance, until Wednesday
evening, after etfecting permanent
organization.
A committee was appointed to OBJ"
tain writ Of mandsmus, command
ing the mayor to show cause why the
convention should be permitted to
hold its sessions undisturbed.
There is disposition to discounte-
nance the violent and incendiary course
of Kearney and his coadjutOrs.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-01-23

The ST. Adams (Vt.) Messenger says !:
"rhe recent suit of Ira Melendy, Of
Bradford, in which he received $1,000
from the town for injuries received on
the highway. was singular one in some
respects. lie claimed that his accident
resulted in paralysis of his legs, so that
they were as if dead, as far as move-
ment and feeling were concerned. The
efforts of the defense were to show that
he was shamming, and so medical exs
perts were called, pins stuck into bis
legs, cuts made and ammonia applied
and ether given, yet he never WINGED,
and his muscles never contracted. Some
OF the physicians testified that such
paralysis as was claimed was an inpos-
siblity, but the jury didn't believe that
a man could have nerve enough to stand
such tests if there was any feeling in the
parts experimental upon. He will
probably have to go through all this
again, though, tor the defense have APP
nenlad
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-01-23

f. A. Cosgrovo, Of Boston, Is at the
Windsor.
II. Fletcher, Of ST. Louis, is at the
LeGrand.
NJ. b. Lloyd, Of Fort Worth, Is regis.
tered at the LeGrand.
General s. b. Buckner left yesterday
for Chicago.
J. NJ. Rogers, of Washington city, Is
at the Windsor.
A. Goldsmith, st. Louis, Is registered
at the Windsor.
L. @. Gardiner, New York, Is stop.
ping at the Windsor.
w. n. HubbelI, Fort Reno, /. t., Is
at the Windsor
l.. A. Monty, Fort Griffin, is booked
Mt the Windsor.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-01-23
CONTRADICTIONS VICTIMS.
A OrasL Amoaa she noases la ,he
noF0eoo rFads-A LonK Lisi 81
Failures,

A OrasL Among she nsasss la ,h'
noFoeeo TEads-A LonK Liai oI
faiinFes,
PHILADELPHIA, January 2a-Phlrd
street ID agitaled this morning over
the trouble affecting the houses Ia the
morocco trade. The principal house
In trouble Ia u. n q, Stokes, impor,
ters Of hides aud skins. Mr.. u, Stokes
said this morning that the flrm had
not decided what course they would
take, but mat o n decent to-day, The
hrm attributes the cause OF their
trouble u the fall Of George W. Hum
nell h Co.. who were unable 10 meet
even the lntereat on their obligations,
aud who relied on II, h q, Slokea to
meet II Tor them, rhla firm Ia indeb-
ted to Stokes 10 the extent Of over
100000, The following houses arc
also rcport,d insolvent; John Deemer
n sons, $4,000; W. II Stuart n Co.,
$1,000 iHmmond n Dryer, SlS, OOOi
Harvey, Lynch Il Co., $4,000 stuart
Allen $4,000; Edwin Evans n Go,
$500; g. Baoklss, $4,000; J, q. Baker
Manufacturing Co., OF Wilmington,
$3.50, OOOi aud II, d q, Stokes, who will
no doubt mako an assignment, are
creditors 10 about three.fourihs OF all
the liabilities Of the above named
firms, They decline TO state the total
amount OF their own liabllisies, but
claim 10 hold the papers OF other
morocco firms TO the amount OF $780,.
900 or $500, 600.
NEW HoRS, January 20 IS. NJ, Box
10y a Co, manufacturers OF blacklng,
failed liabilities Sl2S, 900.
The court appointed Peter Ammer-
man agent TO wind up the Brewers
and Masters insurance.
Bennett Il Smith, manufacturers and
jobbers OF web cloth and felt skirts In
Leonard street, suspended. Liabilities
$75, 900.
BosToN, January 22.--The Dorches
ter Savings bank has been placed In
the hands OF the finance committee
with instructions to report within sixty
days.
CHIoAso, January 22.-Samuel Bliss
n Co., grocers, failed.
ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, January %, The
Buchanan bank OF this city closed
doors.
READING, PA, January 22.-Jacob
and John Huntzinger, late president
and cashier of Miners Trust company,
OF Pottsville, were sentenced each to
ty years solitary confinement and five
hundred dollars fine, also to refund
$2400 aud costs.
PHILADELPHIA, January %. - II.
Shecke Il Son has suspended, tho cause
being the recent suspension of the New
York drug firm of John +. Henry,
Oman Il Go.
NEWARK, N. j., January 22.--Sam.
uel Dunn, dealer In sheep skins, and
William N. Randall, dealer in house
goods, have failed.
ST. LOUIS, January 22.--J. J. Jones,
a wealthy farmer and stock raiser OF
Winton, Missouri, has failed. Liabiii.
ties, $4,000; assets less than one third.
Pratt, Hubbell Il Co., the largest
mercantile firm of Monticello, Ills,
has failed. Liabilities, $4,000.