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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-02-07

The position Of the gas question at Rich
mond, Va, resembles our own very close
ly. There, rs here, the city owns the gas
works, and there, as here, the consumers
are taxed 100 per cent to pay other OK.
penses not germane to the consumption Of
gus, suchas the extension OF mains to other
parts OF the city, and the furnishing Of the
street lamps and the city buildings with
light. Therefore the following extract
from communication in the Richmond
Disl,atch is strikingly applicable 10 our Sit
uation here:
Suppose the Chairman Of Finance, or
tho Council, should put upon real estate
q Tux for city government 100 per cent
higher than they now are, and create a
surplus in proportion, what would the
people sayP They would at once say,
You don't need 1t. Neither does the gas
department need II. The only difference
is, In one it's on and tho other 1t is not.
What the gas consumers desire, require,
and demand, Is that It should be taken
off and all taxes eqnalized. While
the gas Is taxed 100 per cent. profit, real
estate is let off with so cents on the dollar
OF the cost Of city administration, and for
the protection OF their SOS, JO, 600 in prop.
Grty. Is this Just as between the gas con-
sumner, real estate, and their representa-
tives in the Council? The consumers
(private) have not only paid over and
over the cost OF their gas, but over
81, 250,0 900 into the treasury in twenty.
seven years, and it's full time they called
halt"
We have shown that in this city last
year the profits on the manufacture OF gas
were nearly 100 per cent, and that re-
duction in the price to 81 90 per thousand
feet would only be a reduction Of So pei
cent in the price, which would leave an
abundant margin for paying off the small
amount OF remaining bonds, (Which are
not due until 1871 and keeping the works
in first class repair. And even alta dollar
per thousand the price Of gus to the city
could be left as now at Sl2 per post, which
heretofore has been below all proportion
TO the amount charged to private con.
sumers.
We hold that it is great discrimination
against gus consumers to make them pay
a tax OF 100 per cent profit on the cost Of
gas, and this tax was on real estate or per-
sonal property those who pay it would
not stand it for a day. But inasmuch as
the consumers OF gas in Wheeling have al.
waysbecn used to payingan immenscproft
on its cost, the idea OF tax does not get
through their heads asitwould ifthey were
paying the same enormous tax in some
other way. And yet there isno difference
either in principle or in dollars and cents.
rhetaxissimplyOn unequal and enormous
levy on one class OF citizens for the gen.
cral public, for which levy there is no
more excuse than there would be for an
enormous and unequal levy on real estate
or personal property.
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business al BclIaIre.

independent.
There are indications of decided i'm.
provement in business in every part OF
town, and We believe this place will re-
cover its former prosperity in few years.
Our people must be patient and wait for
time to do its perfect work in healing our
financial hurts; and while waiting they
will find it profitable to study the lessons
OF tho past few years. More prudence,
and careful examination Of the schemes
by which tho people are to DO enriched,
will result in the building OF business on
sounder basis, and We will not again have
to meet losses, the result OF allowing Wis.
lonary and incompetent men to control
matters that require cool heads and clear
Judgment.
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Elm Grove Railroad.

EAltOEu lntcIuRcheef:
l see by the papers that the farmers
along the line OF the National Road arc
holding meetings to protest against the
passage of the bill now pending before the
Senate, granting the Film Grove Railway
the use OF steam on their road.
We cannot tell from the reports how
many attend these meetings whether
more than tho Chairman and Secretary
who signed the minutes Of the meeting or
not), but what We want to know is this:
Are twenty or twenty-five thousand of the
poor Of this city TO be hcmmcd into the
city limits just to accommodate a few
farmers in the country and three or four
proprletors Of livery stables in the city,
who want to compel us to pay big prices
regulated by the livery stable ring
for IN hour or twO's ride or
drive 10 the country, when the same can
be had for ten or twelve cents on the Elm
Grove Steam Railroad. As 1t is now, if a
iaboring man, merchant or mechanic, who
is not able to pay four or five dollars an
evening fora hack, and who lIas not a fine
turnout OF his own, wants to takc his fam
NY OF little ones to the country for the
fresh air and recreation he takes the Elm
Grove horse cars Mt 6 O'Clock in the even.
ing when his days labor is Ovcr) and rides
to the terminus OF the road, he finds he
must take the next car returning TO insure
getting the little ones home by 10 o'clock,
bed time. So you SEQ tho Elm Grove Rail.
road Company gets all tho benefit THAT is
the tare) and tho children get nothing but
the ride in the ears, which they can get
Just as well and for one-half Inc
money on tho street railway in tho city.
The farmers talk about their horses cct.
ting scared ut the dummy" think in
most instances the drivers get worse
scared than the horses, ut least That Is
my observation in driving along tho
llemplleld Railroad, which runs miles nj
q stretch along this same National Road.
1.-THE Honorable Senators and members
OF the Legislature will take n ride out the
Hemptield Road they will very likely SEQ
one or, two strong men holding quiet
horse by the head until the cars pass by,
the horse showing little signs OF fright,
The truth OF the mntter is Mr.. Editor, that
by the paid attorneys and tSp
interested ones in tho city. It Is
all bosh to talk about tho steam
cars stopping travel on tho National Road
The same amount Of travel will DO done
on tho road, and tho horses will got used
to 1t just as they do to tho many strange
things they see when they arc first driven
to the city. Lot the Elm Grove Company
have steam and give the poor OF the city
IN opportunity to got little fresh air dur.
ing the hot summer months without hay.
ing 10 pay the livery men forit.
Nor A SrOCKIIoLnEn.
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:QuIekcn Tho l,IrrnIntinn

Don't let the blood stagnate in your veins
You can prevent lis doing 80 by increasing il.
volume and purity, by stimulating tho digest
i've organs, and encouraging assimilation
with that matclllcSs yitalizing agent, Hostel
ters Stomach Bitters. People not afflicted
with any, organize or inorganic disease, grow
wan and haggar'l simply because their blood
Is thin, watery, deficient in nourishing prop.
critics and so ncagcr In quantity that the ex.
tremittcS arc very impCrfectly supplied with
i, and the superficial circulation extremely
feeble. Hence the bloOdIess appearance OF
the ecountenancc. but when the Bitters arc
used 70 enrich and quicken the blood, the rosy
nue. O. health returns to the cheek, the frame
tile improves, and no digestive 9ualns inter.
fcre either with It's qualification or tic subsc.
qucnt tranquility Of the stomach.
NwRGw
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AFTERNOON SESSION.

Tie House re.assembled at $3.50 4. N.
House bill No. %, coming up on It's
second reading; the same was read by the
clerk as follows:
A bill 10 amend and re.enact Section 90
Of Chapter l23, Of the Acts OF 1928,
entitled IAN act TO amend and re.enact
the school law Of the State.n
Be Il enacted by The Legislature Of West
Virginia:
That Section 90 Of Chapter 100, Of the
Acts OF 1928, be, and the same IS hereby
amended and re.enacted so as 10 read as
follows:
SIC. 10. For The support Of free schools
there shall be Stute tax levied annually
OF twenty cents on the one hundred dollars
valuation on all real and personal proper.
ty Of tho State, which, together with the
interest OF the invested school fund, the
net proceeds oil all forfeiture, Contiscations
and fines which accrued 10 the State dur
Ing the previous year, the proceeds Of the
annual Capitation TAX, dividends on bank
stock held by tho board Of the school fund,
and the interest aecruing on stock invest.
ed In the United States bonds, shall be set
apart as a separate fund to be called s'the
general school fund.-" and shall be annu.
ally applied TO the support Of the free
schools through The State and 10 no other
purpose whatever II shall be distributed
TO the several counties IN the State In pro.
portion to the number OF youth therein
according to the latest enumeration made
for school purposes; but the Auditor shall
first deduct tllereirom the aggregate salary
OF tho State Superintendent OF Free
Schools aud the necessary travelling and
contingent expenses OF Ills Office, together
with such other sums as may be required
TO be paid by him out ofthc general school
fund.
Fifty per cent Of this listributable sum
shall be paid on the 10th day Of October
anu the remainder on the 18Th day OF Jan
uary, Of each year, and in the manner pro.
vtded in the sixty-llrst section Of this chap.
Tor.
The change, proposed by the bill, is an
increase Of the State school tax from ten
cents to twenty cents on the one hundred
dollars valuation on all real and personal
property ofthe State. = 5~1,lll.
Gov. Jacob moved to recommit The
bill to the Committee on Taxation and Fl.
nance,
Aessrs. stuart, Parsons, Harvey, Holt
Gist, Moilett spoke against the motion
NleSsrs. Jacob, Reynolds, Logan and 9th
ers spoke in favor Of the motion.
A vote on the motion resulted as fol
lows:
AYEs-Messrs. Bell (of NIineral. Bill
myer, Butcher, Calvert, Davidson, Ewing
Fisher, Furbee, Gist, Gum, Hagans
Hare, Hawver Jacob, johnson, Kitchen
Lewis, Logan, Mearns, Melvin, Nixon
Post, Pounlstonc, Quinn, Reynolds
Fighter, Roush, Scherr and Wilson. 20.
NoEs-AIessrs, Afoffett (Speaker), Ar.
mold, Barr, Bell (of LincolnGI Bradford
Campbell, Carter, Chipley, Clark, Fulker
son, Gooch, Harvey, Hill, Holt, Hutton
Hyer, kirtley, McCreery, McCrum, Nc
Gaw, McNeer, Montgomery, Parsons,
Rock, Rymer, Shelton, Sheppard, Snider
Stuart, Taylor, Toney, Unger aud vandal
so.
: Messrs Monroe, Ponnnoybacker and
So the motion to recommit was lost
Pending the further consideration the
House adjourned.
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Tng New York Pubic saws Of The Pei

TnE New York Public says Of the Pen.
stons.Arrearage bill, that there is reason
to fear the financial position Of the Gov.
eminent may DO affected" by It, aud thus
states the point Of the bill:
This bill, in brief, provides that pensions
shall be paid from the close Of tho war to
those who have become disabled since the
war by diseases occasioned by their sery'
Ice. II Is easy to see that q very large door
for fraud Is opened wide by such an act.
Any one who pleases 10 swear that the
seeds OF disabling diseases were planted In
his system during Ills term Of service can
make a prima iaCie claim which 1t will be
very difficult TO scrutinize in most cases
and through this hole may go hundreds Of
millions Of taxes ground out Of the people,
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Book Binding.

In connection with our establishment i 'A'
Book Binding aud Blank IIooS nanni'''" !.
Of Mills, Frcw & Co., one Of the fuel u
the State, being thoroughly fitted 'l'''at.
out with ruling machinery pnNN7 y"
cutters, numbering aud Iagins maG'.'s !,
We can now turn ont every description =
binding and ruling In the last ,'yIco' woe
mansllip, and with utmost rr"mNI''N
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Poster Printing.

With the largest assortment Of woolt!T'
in the State and the lrst cylinder presses We
can execute, at the shortest notice, any syt
or size of Poster, Programme Handful q
Dodgcr that may be desired.
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Shipping Tags.

Carrying a full line Of siars and 'IyIe o.
DENNIsON's SHIPPING TAGS We "a,
offer unusual inducements tomcrlan''' an D,
Others desiring to advertise llmir business
this manner.
All orders by mail promptly attended %
Estimates furnished and all ,Ir,in'l inI"0l%
ton given.
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Brief Printing.

Possessing large fonts fncw tyl~aol,fa
book press, We can print briefs IN mud
shorter time than Is required in oNIts 'iA
less ample facilities.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-02-07

CINCINNATI, February Gan Urbana,
Ohio, dispatch says tho County Commits.
sioners have refused to release Caldwell,
one Of Treasurer Closes bondsmcn, until
new bontlsman is secured. New Giscoy.
cries Of irregularities inthc tax collection
arc still being made. Tho Commissioners
have ordered the retlnding on oyercharges
to cease for the present.
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DIED.

NAEGELE-on Thursday afternoon. February d
lSi9, At lOclOCk, MAGDALENA, vile Of Ereier IL L.
NaeHele, In the 6Sth year Of her NO.
Funeral notice hereafter.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-02-07

GEo. III. WALTER, No. 1903 George street,
Baltimore, used every remedy for Rheu.
matlsn he ever heard Of until hotried
Keller's Roman Ltntment, which entirely
cured him.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-02-07
THE LEGISLATURE.
THURSDAY, February 0.
aEyArH

SENATE.
Senate met at 10 o'clock, and was open.
ed with prayer by the Rev. II. r. Swope,
OF the st. Matthews Church OF this city.
The Journal Of yesterday was partially
read, and upon motion Of Mr.. Newton lis
further reading was dispensed with.
REPORTS or COMMITTEES
Judiriari-AIr. Faulkner reported back
Senate bill No. 127, to amend and re.enact
chapter 10 Of the Code as amended and 70.
enacted by chapter 1850 OF the acts OF 1872.
8, entitled, IAN act amending and re.en-
acting chapter IS Of the Code, concerning
liens for purchase money and liens Of me.
chanics, laborcrs and Others"
Also Senate bill No, $50, without rec
concentration, TO amend and re.enact Sec.
tons and 7 Of Chapter GS Of Acts OF 1877,
entitled IAN act TO amend and rc.enact
Sections 4, Z and II bi Chapter 1870 Of the
Code Of West Virginia, in relation to en-.
iorcingdeCrees and orders, dOcketing iudg-
Inents and other liens Of like nature, the
effect Of such liens, and the limitations OF
proceedings on judgments.
Also, Senate bill No. l57, favorably, to
amend and rG.enact section Z, chapter u,
OF the Code, concerning the Legislature,
It's members, officers and proceedings.
Also, Senate bill No. 145, for the relief Of
Daniel Mayer, Commissioner Of Emigra.
ton OF Kanawha county, was transferred
from the judiciary Committee to the Fl.
nance Committee.
banking and LOTpOrttiiOns-Nlr Butler,
chairman, reported fayOrably Senate bill
No. 1874, TO amend and rc.enact chapter so
Of the Acts oil 1877, In relation to fees Of
county officers.
Roads and Navigation MCGregor,
chairman, reported back that II was mex
pe,lient to legislate in regard to the West
Virginia Transportation Company
Forfeited Delinquent aud Uidppr0priatnl
LHmb-Mr. Adams, chairman, reported
back iavorably Senate bill No. l53, TO
amend and re.enaCt section 3 OF chapter
GS, OF the code, concerning grants and the
repeal Of patents, as amended and re.en-
acted by chapter 80 OF the Acts OF 1877,
entitled IAN Act 10 amend and re'enact
section . Of chapter u Of the Code Of
West Virginia, concerning grants and
the repeal OF patents"
Mr.. Faulkner introduced Senate bill No.
los, q bill TO amend and re.enact section
II OF chapter II OF the Code OF West Wiz.
ginia, as amended and re.enactcd by chap.
ter 81 Of tho Acts OF 1877, In relation 10
the compensation Of officers oil the Legis-
lature. Referred to the Committee on Fl
nance.
On motion of Mr.. Turner the Senate re.
considered the vote by which the Senate
refused to pass Senate bill No. 81, and il
was amended aud passed to It's third read.
ing. The bill Is in regard to road taxes,
and tho ages Of boys working thereon.
On motion OF Senator Brown, tho Sen.
ute took up Senate joint resolution No. II,
proposing an amendment for the Constitu'
ton Of The State, changing the present
judicial district. Pending tho considera,
ton of the resolution the Senate took Il re-
| cess until 9.91 r. NJ
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has replaced the old worn-Out inventions for colorinv
the hair, which the better experience Of years had
provsl to DO ineffective and dectCrious. Unlike the
compounds that HF ~
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SrralelphIa ACKNOWLEDGMENT. t,aIn oply m
between WHEELING and TrLadelphIa. - 'NAs
tpaily except Sunday-NeWafk Accommodates,
tSteubenvile Accommodation. -ThIs trSIn dnrIn,
ne day Easses backward and forward between Mar
TINS Ferry and Belluire, stopping when TISuirei Al
sherman mn House, ktnaEillc, West Wheeling and
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Book Printing.

Will large fonts of type, ranging in ia
from Nonpareilt to Plea, the most perfect l"t
press and well appointed bindcry, We haV'
facilities for this special class Of work E"tts't
by few offices in the West.
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MAKEwAp.

upon The health Of tho hairand dry up and consume
tho SIec' which sustain It, this mild genial and per-
feet dye is found to 10 yltaIxns as well as cooisv
agont
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THE BEST MACHINERY.
Mercantile Printing.

Our very large assortment Il fancy tyS
together with our improved job f,s Sss Evs
us unsurpassed facilities for rintng b',inss
cards, circulars, letter leaLs. LiIl Assh,
checks, drafts, envelopes, &C.
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Spsst~l NntssesI.
Revolution in the pressIuu Room !
CRIsTADoRo's HAIR DYE

by the almost uuanlmou, action Of the parties ii
tCreslcl,
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HOUSE OF DELEGATES,

House met at lOA. NJ.
On motion OF Mr.. Harvey the reading
of Wednesday Journal was dispensed
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

m .0sT-PLAIN GOLD RING, ON MAR.
~ kEr Street, near WAFthen 4 TieMin's GfNafy.
a suitable reward will be paid 70 any ono hndlf,E
SAME aud leaving Il u this plhGt. = nj
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TRAVELLERS GUIDE.

DEPARTURE o. rlAps-wurr1lso 4lnx.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-06-06
THE Protestant clergymen of Troy

THE Protestant clergymen OF Troy
have passed resolutions to limit burial
services, as far as possible, to scripture
reading, singing, and prayer. One OF
the reasons for emitting sermons on
such occasions is thus stated: Minis
tiers are often embarrassed and brought
into degree of discredit by inappropri-
ateness of remarks, by ignorance of pc
culiar features of the life or family of
the deceased person, by saying too lit
tie or too much in the view of biased
and prejudiced minds and fear of Civ
ing offense."
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Beggars that Ride.

In San Antonio, queer-looking old
town in Texas, the streets are narrow,
winding, unpaved, and lined with low,
thick-walled stone houses, having earth
en- floors and fiat roofs. On some of the
roofs bright flowers and feathery grasses
wave.
Along the narrow streets ride beggars
mounted on shaggy little donkeys, and
looking all around for somebody to give
them aims. These fellows are great
brawny Mexicans, with fiery black eyes
which have a guilty look in them and
are very quick to catch sight of money.
If you toss coin to one OF these beg
gars-nothing less than Scent piece
will do-he is sure to catch it in his hat,
and from there it will be slipped into
some pocket of his ragged clothes. Then
he will grin, touch his replaced hat, and
ride staidly on.
His home, which probably is in the
outskirts of the town, is called "jacal,"
and is built with upright posts, stray
boards, bits of cloth, and all sorts of
materials, and matched with straw. 1t
contains but little furniture, yet shelters
heaps of sweet potatoes, garlic, and red
peppers. -"Jack-in-the-Pulpit," I'M st.
Nicholas.
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plant Is white Tom Thumb Geranium and
trained to the wires are Maurandys, Smilax and
Tropeolum vines. Then there is the pretty
Cuphes-put it in English, please. writes (
lady-well, then, Cigar Plantation an Ivy
Geranium, and PLEA or Artillery Plant It's
leaves crack and snap like miniature artillery
when watered. For trailers we have Sedum or
Stonecrop, Tradescantia or Wandering Jew;
but, as lady said Yesterday, it's 30 commoni
everybody has that" We also have the Mock
Strawberry, and the beautiful silver msrgined
Vinca or Periwinkle, and here and there seed
ling Mignonette and Sweet Alyssum is COM
ing on.
As beautiful basket plant we must not omit
Begonia Glaucophylla, already mentioned in
these letters. We had best success with it in
our greenhouse experience by planting one in
the center of u basket In short time ii fills
it entirely and droops all around, 80 as to al
most hide the basket from you. 1t is always
pretty, whether in bloom or not, on account Of
its handsome foliage.
am preparing q talk Of hardy shrubs for
the especial benefit of our prairie-dwelling
readers. Mr. RENNIE
HIssDALE, Dupage CO., Ill.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-06-06

M. LEON SAY, the French Finance
Minister, is understood to be engaged
in preparing detailed narrative of one
of the largest financial operations on
record-the payment of the debt which
the state owed the Bank of France. 1t
may be remembered that after the
Franco German war the Government
was obliged to borrow no less sum
than 1,530000,O00 francs, to meet the
first demand of the invader. The whole
of this sum has now been returned to
the bank, the last 60,O0O,00O francs hav-
ing been paid in about two months ago.
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AMONG the illegal industries of st.
Petersburg, one of the most prominent
is the counterfeiting of the paper cur
rency, some of the methods employed
showing remarkable boldness and in
genuity. On one occasion gang of
forgers inveigled skillful metropoli-
tan engraver into their workshop, and
compelled him, by threats of instant
death if he resisted, to execute several
impressions for them, after which they
let him go, warning him at the same
time that he must thenceforth hold
himself at their service whenever they
required him; otherwise they would at
once denounce him as their accom-
plice.