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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-04-09
CITY COUNCIL.
IN REGULAR MONTHLY SESSION LAST
NIGHT.

Committee Reports-District Telegraph
Alarm Appropriation First Branch
Concurs with the Second, and Fix
es the Price Of Gas at ST 20
per 1000 Cubic Feet
The First Step To-
ward Paid Fire
Department.
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CLEVELAND & PlTTSBURG R. R.
Condensed Time Table.

GOING EAST AND WEST.
On, AMI after Nov. 10. 1875, all trains daily lex
cent sunday
Through trains to Pittsburgh.
p Through trains o. Cleveland.
2Thfuugh trt.n, % Chicago, ~,
Pullnau's Flrlur Tar between NcllSNllle ana
Cleveland. -. -,
Alliance ami Chicago.
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A Card.

FRESH LAKE FISH received daily, at
Zarnits Bros.
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Pittsburgh. Cincinnati { ST. Louis

WNN-INNUNNULt hVV II
Time table fnr Fast gui West April z. iN9
Trains leave Pan Handle bcp"t tuot al ElcNenth
Str,rI near public landing. daily, eXNpt sun
day A. follows.
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A GIFT
WORTHY OF A R0THCHILDS
Q a g &c a t.

A COPY OF BEouxs ILIusrrArEp eEAknrs.
KEAx ALMANAC for B7S. tossther Win sccy o.
hs filuantsd paper, the csovire soE1
vhich d deyoted 10 uafurai history, vtll BE sent
"a sny ooe frse vbo vii send his adfRa on
a. ceut poulai csrd. Addfsn, Dh 0 y bnovs
Z 0nnd &. yensy CITY MI.
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FIRE DEPARTMENT.

This committee reported that they
had examined certain bills, in the Chief
Marshall'S report, aggregating Si2.S6
which were recommended paid. The
bills Of Jas. McAdamS, Sl.50; Beltz *
Fladding, $3.50; Peter Farrell, S25.75;
|. I. Carpenter, 81, were also recon-
mended for payment.
1t was further recommended that
Donaldson, Lewis & Co, be awarded
the contract 10 build a wagon for the
use Of the Fire Department by using the
running gears OF the old IS engine, the
price to be paid, $3.50. Also that the
Chief Marshall be au,horizedto purchase
twelve ladders from Armstrong, COen &
Co, for the use OF the Fire Department.
Report ADOPTED.
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been stolen heretofore, which has been
estimated at $4,000 year. The eX-
pcnscs will moreover probably be less
than heretofore, as in the expenses Of
last wear and former years bctterments
and extensions have been included,
which will not bc required hereafter.
The original bonded debt OF the Gas
Company for purchase from old com
pany was $1,000. Since the date of
purchase less than years the trustees
have made new holder and cXhaustcr,
laid new mains. and increased the ca
pacitv OF the purifier four times, at an
expense Of about $4,000, which added
10 the purchase cost makes total OF
Slj6 900, the total cost Of the work to
date This has all been paid for by the
gas consumers except say 81, 900 bond
ed debt still unpaid, and which does
not mature until 1890. Mr.. Simpson
states that he has $4,000 now on hand
received from the trustees, which will
be applied To- this debt in July and
which will reduce it Ia $1,000. The
city owes the gas trustees II 900 for
two years gas, 80 that the debt is entire
~ provided for.
The facts then are, that 800 or 100
gas consumers have, in less than years
paid
,t cost Of works. $4,000
-, extension, Improvement. &c-.........." $3.50
Total .............................. sl5G. 800
Besides paving contingent expenses
Of the works, and they should now
have a rest.
III. ,.,,.-si.,, t.r.,,.,Is IN,
gard 10 a portion Of the gas receipt be-
ing used for city purposes, which was
argued by Mr.. Cracrait a. unconstitu-
tional and Illegal. But others quoted
the water works case, where the large
surplus was used for city purposes in
thr same manner. The question was
discussed for some time from various
standpoints, great amount Of ir"cle-
want matter being introduced and con-
siderable feeling aroused by squabbllng
among the members. The motives OF
the rcductionists were impugned by the
others, and rice rsrsI. Finally when
every one who talked at all, had ex-
hausted himself, Mr. Schultz moved TO
amend by making the price $50 per
thousand. On this the vote was a.
follows:
Ayes-BOring, Butterfield, Cowan.
Schultz. Stone, and WilsOn-6.
Noes Carnahan, Cracraft, Criswell,
. Hall, Hughes, McAdams, Reister,
Schambra, Simpson and Ioeckler,-l0.
This motion being lost, Mr.. Boring
moved 10 make the price first lao and
then $3.50, both Of which were lost
Mr.. Stone wanted TO put rider upon
the ordinance by instructing the trustees
90 lay mains wherever CONSUMERS would
guarantee a return Of per cent. on the
investment, but the motion was lost.
The action 81 the Second branch was
sen concurred in unanimously, fixing
the price Of gas from May lst, at Sl.20
per thousand.
The communication from the Mayor
in relation to the fire alarm telegraph
was read and upon motion the action
Of the second branch was concurred in.
Numerous resolutions from the lower
branch were concurred in, and one,
looking 10 plan for holding Council
meetings in the capitol was nOn-con-
Cured in.
At one O'Clock this morning, the First
Branch adjourned.
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HEALTH.

This committee reported having
opened the proposals made for the re-
moval oi the otfal and kitchen
garbage from April LIST, 1872, TO
April LIST, 1850, and proposals to furnish
medicines 70 the city prisoners upon
prescription from the Health Officer, and
recommend that the contracts for the
removal OF garbage be awarded by dis
tricts to the following named persons,
they giving bond with approved
security for the performance Of their
duty: First district, T. W. Baker, $50;
second. Robert n. Cline, $40; .hiri,
Henry BeltE. 500; fourth, John C)fFey,
S36S; fifth. Patrick Burns, $50; also
that Edmund Booking, agent, be award
ell the contract for furnishing medi-
cines to the city prisoners upon the
prescription OF the City Health Officer,
from April !, 1879, TO April /, 1850, for
the sum of SIS.
The report was adopted and the bids
awarded
sTREETS, ALLEYS AND GRADES.
The Committee on Streets, Alleys and
Grades recommended that the several
bills Of the Street Commissioner,
amounting in all to Si96.s5, and that
the monthly bills, amounting to $lOS.l7,
CONTRACTED by the committee, be paid.
The committee further reported having
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POINTING WALLS!
HAMILTON { McsRANAnAN.

nRICK NAILS SHOULD BE FOINIhD b
ID tory they are PAINTED and this 4 the time
Of year 10 40 H. Those having work VI this kind
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DIFFERENT CONTRACTS AWARDED,
SECOND BRANCH.

SEJUNU BNANNHs
This branch was called to order by
President Logan.
At roll call the following members an
swered 10 their names: Messrs. Arkle,
Caldwell. A., Caldwell, b. F., Deiters,
Fisher, Goodiellow, Handlan, Haller,
Hamilton, Horkheimer, Jefferson, kim
herlv. Larkin, Meyers, McNash, Peters,
Pollock, Reeves, Simpson, NocEler,
Wait. Waterhouse and Mr.. President.
The Journals OF the two previous
meetings were read and signed.
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The Story of n Hand.

The following romantic story, l., accord
| ing to lie Figaro, one OF the principal
themes Of conversation in Partisan salon,
One OF the most renowned surgeons OF
the capita! was suddenly stopped on the
street, late al migat. and requested by three
| men To accompany them to person who
was ia urgent berd of his sery ices; they
ob lgcd him 10 enter a carriage which stood
ready. bandag- "a III ewes. and brought him
to q palatial house. where he was obliged.
, at tine muzzle Ui a pistol, 10 amputate the
left hand OF young lady he DID not con-
s-ui TO this, however. until after the lady
herself entreated him with tears In her eyes
To do 30, a. II would save her from death.
TIL, mysterious occurrence Is explained as
follows: The young lady. Ma hide A,
was the daughter OF a French general, who
wa the posstssOr OF celebrity and glory
bat not ~ riches. He was friend OF the
duchess d. n, and both had once VOW
I'd that their children should marry each
Other. But very soon they repented OF
their bargain when it came TO light that
the Young Due de N was penniless
The young people, however, loved each
other passiUDately and IN order 10 gain a
lifting position, the young man entered
diplomatic career aud became secretary OF
the French legation in a distant capital.
Before his departure he put a ring on the
finger OF his beloved, saying, -"Never tor
get that you are betrothed TO me and that
this hand belongs TO me-" Mathilae VOW
ed eternal fidelity but hardly had the Due
de N departed, when her father and
the duchess moved heaven and earth TO
persuade her 10 another marriage. Her
father laid particular stress on the scanti-
ness OF his means, fears for her future, and
iniimatcd that her only escape from Lille
of poverty lay in maI rying the young
Count de l., who had asked for her
hand. Out of flial love and with bleeding
heart Mathlde consented, and the mar.
rage took place, at which, however, she
would not allow the wedding ring to be
placed on her left hand, but insisted that it
be placed on her right hand. The count
was jealous, and demanded that his young
wife should give him up the ring on her
left; but she answered resolutely that she
never would take it of her finger. The
suspicious OF the count were strengthened
by this refusal, and he resolved to watch
his wife.
Soon letter came from Mathilde's be-
trothed, who knew nothing OF the cruel
sacrifice Of his beloved one, aud the count
opened the misslye. The duke wrote about
his love and his prospects, aud reminded
her that her hand had been promised him,
and that he would return In a month to
claim it. With the letter Ia his hand the
count appeared before his young wife, and
said with Icy cslmness; "Now know all;
you have kept the truth from me. You
have sworn that your hand shall belong to
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4 Few Familiar Quotations.
N"s fou.d in the Bible, shaL.peare.
Pope, Nor II ludibras.

Music hath charms to soothe the savage
breast CoRgrere's x1urHing Brlle.
Hell hath no fury ike womans scorn
ID
She walks the watc- like thing Of lite
-BWoR'S COrsgir.
How happy could be with either, were
'tother dear charmer away. The BSggar',
Operd.
Mans inhumanity TO man makes count
less thousands mouTu.-BurHs.
Nnrslng her wrath 10 Keep il warm -
Burns Tam o. ShaHtsr.
lis sweet TO hear the watch-dog's hpu-
est bark bay deep-mouthed welcome as we
draw near home. ByroR's Don Juan
Between two worlds lite hoyrrs like a
star upon the horizons verge.-B.
'rls distance lends euchantmeut to the
view = CambeFs Pleasures gf Hope
Like angels visits, few aud far between.
ID
His back to the field and his ieet To the
foe Campbell
Procrastinatiou is the thief pf time -
YouHg's Night Thoughts.
A gilded halo hoverin. round decay -
Byr0as GIdOar.
They also serve who only stand and VI ait
Milton.
The stern joy which warriors feel 10 foe
men worthy OF their steel -. SCOTS Lady Of
the Lake.
A little round, fat. oily man of God
IhOmsoH's Castle Of {adoience.
His pity gave ere charity began Gold
smith's Deserted Village.
Even his fallings leaned to virtues side
ID
10 party gave up what was meant for
mankind. -Goldsmtths Retaliation.
To point a moral or adorn a tale
Johasons Vdnuy Of Human Wishes
A little bench of needless bishops here.
and there chancellor in emoryo.-SheR-
stones SchO0lmistress.
Made sun shine in a shady place
Spenser's Fderie Queene.
Airy tongues that syllable mems names
-Mlton's Mask Of Comus.
As idle AS painted ship upon a painted
ocean Coleridge's Ancient Mariner
God tempers the wind TO the shorn lamb
-Sterne's Sentimental Journey
thing OF beauty is q joy forever
Keats Endymion.
A flower Of meekDess on a stem of grace
Msntgomery's World Before the Flood.
'Tis not la mortals to command success !;
we'll do more. deserve it.-AdlisOn's Cato
Like Dead Sea fruit that tempts the eye,
but turns to ashes on the lips.-Aoore's
Laltd RoOkh.
Coming events cast their shadows before.
-CdmpbeH.
All went merry as a marriage bell.-By-
ron's CAHde Harold.
Where youth aud pleasure meet to chase
The glowing hours with flying fset.-D.
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)oetrp.
The Jolly Pedagogue.
ny q EoR6E ARNOLD.

RY q EoR6E ARNOLD.
'rwas a jolly old pedAgogue long ago.
Tall and slender, and ssllow and dry;
Hi, form was bent and hls gait was slow,
Hi- long, thin hair was a. white a. snow.
But wonderful twinkle shoue in his eye,
And he sang every night a. he went 10 bed.
Let u be happy down here below;
The living should live, though the dead be
dead.
said the Jolly old pcdsgogue, long ago.
He taught hi. scholars the rule OF three.
writing. and reading. and history, too;
He took the little ones on his knee.
For n Kind old heart in his breast had he.
And the wants Of the little child he knew;
Lean while you're young" he often said.
Where /, much to enjoy down here below I;
Life for the living. and rest for the dead
said the jolly old p"dagogue, long ago.
With the .iupidest boys he was Kind aud cool.
Speaking only in gcnilest tones,
The rod was hardly known In his school
whipping TO him was a barharous rule,
And too hard work for the poor Old bones;
Besides /. was painful, he sometimes sal5;
We should make life pleasant down here
below.
The living need charity morc than the dead"
Ssil The jolly old pcdasoguc, long ago.
lie lived In the house by the hawthorn lsne,
With roses and woodbine over the door:
H, rooms were quiet. and neat and plsin.
But 'pirii of comfort there held rrisu.
And made him forget he was old and poor;
Il need 20 itilc.' he often said,
And NV friends aud eaiiyes here below
Won't litigAie over me- when am dead.
said the Jolly Old ped agogue. long ago.
/ But the pleasantesi times that he had. Of all.
Were the sociablc hour he used TO pass,
With his chair tipped back TO a neighbor'. wall.
T Making an unccre mouious call.
over pipe and friendly glass.
Thi, was the finest pleasure, he -aid,
90 the many he tasted here bclow;
DO hts no cronics had better bc dead -.
>aid the Jolly Old podagogue, long ago.
/ Then the jolly old pciAsogue's wrinkled face.
Melted all over in suushiny smiles;
/ IL stirred hi. glass with an old-schOol grace.
obucAled and sipled, and pTaiiicd apacc,
TIL the houso grew merry. from cellar TO
tiles;
! I'm pretty old man. he gently said
II have fingered long while here below;
i Bet my heart /, fresh. II my youth has fed''
! said the Jolly Old Fcda-osue' long ago.
lie smoked his pipe In the bslmy air.
Every night when the sun wen, down.
While the son wind played 10 his .ilEery hair,
! leaving its tender ki-se, there
on the jolly old pedagoguc's jolly old crow !.
And feeling the Kisses. be smiled. sud said.
4 Il. glorious world down here below;
hE wait for the hspp ness till We are deadF'
sAii the Jolly old Pedagogue. lonS ago.
He at At the door one midsummer night.
Aner the sun hal sunk IN the west,
And The lingering beams Of golden light
Made his kindly old face hook warm and bright
While the odorous uighi-wsud whispered
Rest"
Gently. gently. he bowed hi. head.
There werc angels waiting for him know :;
H. wAs sure Of happiness. hyiug or dead.
Tbs Jolly Old I'cdAgoguc. long ago.
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nected with the business, can hardly be
oyerrs,ed. In this writing, only the mat
tiers OF plain, material consideration con-
nected with the present years work have
been alluded to. OF the scientific, historic,
experimental, and other Investigations Of a
kindred nature which have taken place.
little or nothing has been said. But these
are not the least important, rs they have
not been the least successful OF the opera
tlons. and. IN their fnal results, will prove
as Influential In the development and ad-
vaneement OF material advantages, a. the
more direct discoveries which have placed
at once within reach of the hands OF the
people two or three kinds of food fish un-
known before, aud made easily accessible,
where, in the past, not even their existence
was recognized.
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Vol. XIV. Whole No. 1892. No. 47.

him only. Very well, l will see to 1t that
your vow Is kept" A month later the
Due de N-srrived, but full Of despair,
tor he had heard of his misfortune In the
meantime. On the day after his arrival an
ebony box was delivered him. which had
been brought by q servant. 10 his horror
he found the bloody hand OF woman In
IL. on the index OF which was the ring,
which he had once given Mathilde, At tho
side of the hand lay note with the words:
Thus the Countess of L-fulfils her
vow" The operator (whom the duke dis
covered later on, because he rightly sus-
pected that only the most clever surgeon
would be employed for the terrible opera
tom cousoled the young man. "She did
not suffer much" the surgeon told him.
"A veritable exaitstion sustained her cour-
age. When had terminated the opera
ton. she whispered to me. Tell him to
whom this hand belongs, that my heart
accompanies it, The count left Paris
with his Inflated wife, aud retired 10 q
country seat; the duke obtained CON-
mission in Algeria. in order TO find far
from the scenes OF his love and despair,
that oblivion and traquility which all-heal-
ing Time can only bestow.
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Pauper Notice.
Mill for Sale.

TsiE Excelsior Mil AT ElI.varth Esl,s with all
1 n Machinery, Dwelling House. 50 acres
"a, ,.ssa and exec lent booming privilege. A first
business. Inquire Of n. Currjer an tfe nr~mises
or u. A. Harf. Portland Ne,
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-03-11
TO THE COUNTRY PRESS.

We urge upon the press In the various
parishes the propriety of seeking Interviews
with the nominees for the constitutional con
ventien upon the subject Of the State debt
and the reduction Of taxation. Many OF
Che candidates have already expressed
themselves fully. The views Of others are
not yet known. IL is important that
eHat. eieFra II al The candidates ehetfla he
known to the people before they are called
slpon to vote, that full expression Of
opinion may be had at the polls. The
DEMOCRAT will see I'd Il that candidates In
The city have an opportunity 10 express
themselves. Not only are our columns
open to them, but our representatives win
call upon each one before the election and
get his opinion for publication. The coun-
try press, we hope, will see the force Of
our suggestion and act upon 1t at once.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-03-11
THE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT TUESDAY, MARCH H. 1879.

should see &c 10 alter It. This Is plain,
unalterable fact, whatever theorists may
claim.
mas far as the authority of the United States
courts TO enforce the constitutional provision
| referring to the obligation of contracts is
| concerned, IL Is Of no effect when sovereign
| State is the defendant. This was clearly set
forth In the decision rendered by Chief Jus
tice Waite and Judges Bond and Brooks,
sitting In the Circuit Court at Raleigh. In
1875 In the great case of the bondholders
against the State of North Carolina. The
court decided that the debt was legal: that
1t was contract clearly within the scope Of
the constitutional provision above referred
to; that the State was bound by It; but that
when this was said, there was nothing more
to be added. There was no power anywhere
vested In the court to enforce claim against
sovereign State. The only remedy left for
the bondholders was TO apply TO the Legisla-
ture for relief II this was not granted, the
decision Of the court In their favor was prac-
tlcally barren of results. The Legislature
was applied 10 and refused to grant the relief
demanded. and the hondhoders had the costs
and their lawyers fees to pay az the outcome
OF their appeal TO the United States courts
and the decision In their favor.
Since this decision the bondholders have
been petitloning The Legislature of North
Carolina at every session to make some
arrangement for the payment Of The bonds.
The Legislature refused to provide for either
principal or interest until the present session
few days ago bill was passed scaling the
debt down from s23,00O000 to 90, TOO, 900, draw
ing per cent interest. This reduction the
bondholders are not only willing TO accept, but
were anxious that Il should be made. A more
conspicuous Instance Of the utter worthless
ness Of decisions against States In the matter
Of bonds In United States courts could not be
conceived.
And since this decision the Georgia eonetl-
tutional convention has repudiated the
fraudulent debt contracted under the carpet
bag rule In that State; contract az
sacred" as that binding Louisiana, and the
authority of that convention TO take this
action is yet to be called In question.
And since this decision the States Of yir-
ginie and Tennessee have failed to make any
arrangement with their bondhoders and re-
fuse to pay the interest, while South Carolina
has scaled down an enormous debt TO less
than $2,OOo,00O.
So much for the theory that the convention
cannot Impair the obligations of contract
TO which, by the way, the people were never
party and readiust the State debt. II the
convention 80 wills, no earthly power can
undo Its work. That is as certain as that the
debt will be readjusted
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-03-11

sion and not In scheming, conservatism and
smartness. The places at the front must be
given to holder type of men, men OF resolu-
ton as well as sagacity, like Thurman
Southland and Blackburn. The Tildens
Hewtts and Randalls had their day In 1876,
when they permitted, through cowardoe and
temporlzing the gravest dlshonor and out
rage Of the century to be consummated
against the people and the party The party
cannot afford, In the face OF the bold and In
solent fraud and conspiracy which confront
1t, to again entrust Its honor and safety TO
such hands The time and the opportunity
both point to Blackburn as the man who.
above all others, deserves and should be the
recipient of this distinguished honor. Ger
talnly neither the honor nor the vast and i'm
portant political powers that go with II. could
be entrusted TO purer, more courageous or
ADLER man.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-03-11
THE CONVENTION AND THE DEBT.

A city contemporary not only urges that
the coming State Convention has no power to
repudiate the State debt. but goes further,
and contends that the debt should'be paid in
full, principal and interest. This is the bond
holders view. The idea that the convention
cannot readjust the State debt is not original
with the journal alluded to. 1t has been adj
vanced by correspondents in the columns Of
the DEMOCRAT, which have been thrown open
for the discussion of all questions connected
in any way with the convention. In the
opinion of the DEMOCRAT, this view is not
worth the paper it is written on. The con-
vention will be the voice OF the people. 1t
will be supreme. Whatever it may be pleased
TO do with the State debt will be final. No
existing power can alter it. No Legislature
could undo it, and no court could sustain the
present status of the debt If the convention