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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-12-03
MoRGANToWN.

MoEeANrowS, ". Va, December /.
Editors IntCllIEouceri
The Winter term of the University year
began Wednesday, the 96th OF November.
The attendance will be about the same as
the Pail term. A few students went out
to teach, and several new students are
present.
Mr.. A. L. Cox of the Junior Glass and
Adiutant Of the corps OF Cadets, Is teach.
ing at Glovers Gap Sergeant L. D. JEFF.
ries takes his place at the armory.
The addition OF several hundred dollars
worth OF books has much improved the
University library 1t is the purpose OF
the authorities to spend $1,000 on books
this year. The students usethe library but
meagerly, however, owing to a great ex-
tent to the numerous changes in its man.
agement, by the faculty. The deposit now
required, prohibits many students who
before used it. Many OF the most success.
iul libraries are free, and we see 30 reason
why, with good business man for Ii.
brarian, We need lose books here.
The cadet minstrels are making exten.
sive preparations to give dramatic per.
tormance on the evening OF the 10Th, for
the benefit Of the boat club. The hoys
will make it a success for they never do
business half way.
The brass band Of town gave entertain.
ments on Thursdays and Saturday evenings.
We hear from competent judges that it
was rather weak affair. The music with
a few exceptions was poorly rendered, and
the attendance not large.
The work on the foundation OF the new
Jail is going on rapidly and gives employ.
ment to quite a number Of workmen.
The contract was taken by Mr.. L. Chen.
nowith. Of Beverly, Randolph county.
DR.. H. W. Brock, Professor Of Anatomy
and Physiology, is on a visit to New
York.
Mr.. Thompson is on a visit to Ohio.
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AFGHANIsTAS.

LoSdoS, December 2.-The Pot, com
menting upon Yakoob Khan's departure
from Cabul for Pesharrar, says: This newl
Is OF great Significance, it probably means
that Afghanistan has seen the last OF III
Ameers II also points to restraint, II moi
actual punishment being In store fol
Yacoob, for his carelessuess, II not con
nivance in the massacre OF the Embassy
The exact part he played may never be
known. The commission Of Germany are
reported 10 have found i absolutely i'm,
possible TO obtain evidence that would
justify his conviction for major offence,
but there is more than enough TO establish
Yokoobs weakness and Culpable negli.
gence.
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AN OFFICIAL UTTERANoE.
The Catholic Clergy and the Public Schools
What Archbishop Williams, Of eos-
Ton, said ConcsrRIng Them.

BoSToS, December Am official state,
ment has been made concerning the re.
cent utterances of Archbishop Williams
OF this diocese, made at a meeting OF the
Catholic clergy OF Boston, with regard Ia
Catholic schools. The subject has been
for some days matter OF rather extended
comment, and it has been deemed neCes.
sarY TO give correct statement to the pub.
lie. At the assemblage referred to the
Archbishop urged that whenever practi.
cable Catholic schools should be establish.
ed in every parish, and as far as possible
made to equal the public schools.
They are regarded as practicable where
their establishment and support would
not create serious financial embarrassment,
or impose too grieVous burden on the
resources OF the faithful, in the absence oi
suitable Catholic schools. Parents send.
ing their children to the public schools,
rather than allow them to grow up Hitter.
ate, should make it a matter OF conscience,
to take due precautions against the dan.
gers OF such schools, and attend diligently
to the instruction Of children in the
Christian doctrine out OF the school house.
In this connection the Archbishop read
from the instructions sent to the bishops
OF the United States through the Roman
propaganda. in document dated Sovem.
Der "a, 1875, and printed in some papers
in this country soon after its reception.
Considering the document in question
and with reference to circumstances
where Catholic parents may with a safe
conscience send children to public schools
where (the danger being made remote)
sufficient cause exists. Such cause would
commonly exist where there Is no Catho-
lie school at hand, or where that which is
accessible is little suited to educate child.
rem properly, or suitable to its condition
Of life.
The Archbishop said that in case OF de.
cided and persistent difference Of opinion,
arising between the pastor and parent as
to the sutticiency alleged, the matter
must be referred to the decision OF the
bishop, whose decision will govern the
conduct OF botn pastor and parent
Parents who for good and sufficient rca.
sons omit to scud their children to the
paroChial school, but otherwise secure ioI
them efficient religious instruction, il
may, II well disposed, be admitted to
sacraments. No priest has the right, save
In the rare and exceptional cases OF public
scandalous sinners, to publicly refuse any
OF the sacraments OF the church to any
Catholic, reasonably applying for the
same. accommodation also public de.
nunciation OF individuals or designated
classes, is strictly forbidden to all priests
OF the diocese In this as well as all Other
cases,
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FoRTY-s1xTH CONGRESS.
A Dull Day In Both Hsuses-The. .Sieara.
guam Canal.
wAsHlSoTOs, December 9.
HREATe

WAsulNuToN1 DtCeuueF -
SENATE.
Senator Gordon introduced the follow
ing Joint Resolution:
| WHEREAS, The project Of the conStruc
ton OF an inter.oceanic canal in Nicaragui
is recognized as q necessity for the pros
perity ot the commerce OF the world and
the development Of the maritime and com
mercial interests OF the United States
and whereas, such an enterprise must be
considered as OF international utility
under the protection Of the United States
therefor be 1t
Rsolred, ETC., That the government oil
the United States pledges 10 accord fall
and entire protection TO the company
to which shall be granted conces.
sion by the government Of Nicaragua
for the construction OF said inter.oceaniC
canal, and will secure TO said company the
peaceful enjoyment ot the rights conceded
by such concession.
Refei red to the Committee on Com.
meIce when appointed.
Mr.. Burnside called up his resolution Of
last session, reafirming the Monroe doc
trine in connection with the proposed
Darlen canal, and made q speech thereon.
At its conclusion the Senate went into
Executive session, and when the doors
were reopened adjourned.
HOUSE.
The resolution offered by Mr.. Price, de.
claring ito be the opinion OF the House
that no change should be made In the
currency laws at the present session Of
Congress was referred, as was also the
Joint resolution introduced by Mr.. Ellis,
pledging the protection Of the govern
ment to the Sicaraguan Inter.O Oceanic
Canal Company, when it shall have OBJ
tanned grant from the Nicaraguan Gov.
veTnment.
Several bills introduced by unanimous
consent were referred.
Adjourned.
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A Victim for Jack Ketch.

LEBANON, Pa, December 2.-Henry
Wise, one OF the murderers of Joseph
Raber, was this morning sentenced to be
hanged. He attempted to deliver writ.
ten statement but was stopped by Judge
Henderson. This Is the insurance con.
spiracy end murder case for which Drews
aud Stichler were hanged recently. The
senteuce Of Wise was deferred that he
might testify against 2echman, another
one OF the persons accused. His eyidenrs
w0s discredited, however, and Zechman
after being once convicted was acquitted
on the second trial.
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NEW ORLEANS, December 2.-The elec
ton in this city passed off quietly. A very
light vote was polled, probably less than
two-thirds vote. The Ring ticket in
this parish is generally elected.
Special dispatches to the Democrat from
all the telegraph stations in the State show
heavy Democratic gains, these reports
giving estimated gains in eleven parishes
and the Democrats claim gains OF $4,000,
compared with the Democratic count oil
'76. The same parishes gave Hayes 1900
majority. All dispatches say the election
passed off quietly, and most Of them re.
port the negroes as voting the Democratic
ticket and ior the Constitution,
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The Presiding Elder QuestiOn-A Discus.
sion Wanted.

SION wanted.
Editors TntSlI;eneCr.
In your issue Of the first find this para.
graph "The Pittsburgh Christian 4idrocal,
expresses the opinion that the General
Conference Nill DO nothing in the way Of
changing or abolishing the Presiding El.
dership."
Perhaps this "opinion" is ''iather to the
wish. and hi!st the editor may enter.
tain il, yet there are others who entertain
a dinereAt one, and they are SO numerous
as % make It necessary that the subject
should be thoroughly investigated and
discussed, not only in church societies.
but through the press; and il the Church
organs bar discussion OF the subject, then
the secular press should be employed, as
20 many OF the laiiy Of the Church are
readers oI the various daily and weekly
papers OF the country.
II you feel freet 10 open the columns Of
your paper for this purpose, hope it will
he the means ot drawing out some one
competent TO throw some light on tbe
present and former significance OF the OF.
fee, as well as the work Of Presiding Elders,
NJ. E. @.
We do not object to discussion OF the
matter in cur columns, provided the ar,i.
Cles are short aud pointed. Otherwise VIC
must decline, as our space Is loo limited
for wordy discussion.
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GeuernI DnrI., Ohsenuieu.

INDIANAPOLIS, December 2.-The re
mains of General JEFF. @. Davis reached
here on the early train from Chicago, and
were conveyed to the residence OF Mrs.
Morrison, sister Of Mrs. Davis. During
the afternoon tho body was removed to
the Court House, and lay in state until
the departure Of the evening train fot
Memphis, Indiana, where the funeral will
take place tomorrow. a committee ni
Mexican veterans and others from this
city, with friends OF the deceased, accom-.
panied the body to Memphis.
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nIe.l Amnnr a1rnnrnr.

CINCINNATI, December 2.-Hon. Samuel
Reber, Of St. Louis, was found dead in
his bed at the Burnett House this after.
noon. He retired in usual health last
evening and nothing further was heard
from him. The opinion of the physician
is that he died from a congestive chill
He came to the hotel alone, but tele,
gram came tonight addressed to Mrs,
Judge Reber indicating that his wife was
to join him here. The coroner will hold
an INQUEST tomorrow,
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MIssIssippl River Improycmep,,

LOUISVILLE, December 2.-The Missis
sippi Valley River Improvement Con
Vention met to-day at noon in the Boart
Of Trade building. The object of thu
meeting is to collect statistics and to keeI
-tfesubjeCt Of river improvement betorl
Congress SO as to obtain the necessary ap
preparations. There will be organized
Valley States Commission, which it is ex
pected will prove OF great benefit to navi
CATION on the great central rivers. Only
a few OF the delegates arrived this morn
ing; more being expected this afternoon
and tonight.
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me lIaIne EieciIon Cnse..

AUGUSTA, ME., December 2.-when the
hnsl answer from the Governor was re-
ceiyed, stating that no one could be per
mitted, under any circumstances, to In
spect the returns of- election Of Senators
and Representatives, q protest was for
Yarded 70 the Governor and Council by
the members elect.i It Is understood
that ths Republican Senators and
Republicans viii now resort % judiCia
proceedings, nd will now make nc
further effort with the Governor anC
Councilto procure access to the returns,
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GERMANY.
gence.

BERLIN, December 9.-rn the Prussian
Diet to-day Count Won Enlenberg, Minis.
ter Of the Interior, replying to the Ques.
lions as to the reasons for the continuance
Of the minor state of siege, declared that
the state OF things that were prevalent
last year still existed. The secret social
democratic agitation, he said, had increaS.
ed audthe connections with foreign a gita.
tors were maintained.
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Big TraSsactions In Western Union rele.
Efnnh StockA

New YoRE, December 2.-The Pos
saysi There have been several very large
transactions in Western Union Telegraph
stocks. A well known lower Broad street
firm sold 10000 shares atSl 06; the BUYERS
were well known Broadway and Wall
street firm Of brokers. The significance Of
the transaction is not yet apparent, Stock
Immediately advanced to 81 07.
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REMARKS.

Tbs Sln, though light, is considered ample
for the demand, which is slow. The quality
shows little, II any improvement over last
week. There Is some little Eastern demand,
but our home butchers are buying very spar.
inGly; Good sheep, which are scarce, are In
pest demand. We quote at 3ISalIIC, with q
lew selections at higher figures, but ip mum,
beTs scarcely worth reporting. lambs are
generally sold with the old sheep but when
Sepafated are quoted al aIia5c.
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RUSSIA.

ST. PETERSBURG, December 2.-The sen.
tenCe of death passed by the military
court upon the Nihilist Mirsky, convicted
Of attempting the assassination OF General
Drentlen, has been Commuted to hard
labor in the Siberian mines for an indef.
mite period.
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More. Republlean Victories In lIa.,aehu.

BosToS, December 2.-Municipal elec.
tons took place to-day in several cities
throughout the State. In Gloucester the
result was Republican victory. In
Fitchburg the Citizens License ticket was
successful. The contest in Taunton was
animated, and resulted in the election Of
Charles I. johnson, Independent, for
Mayor. The city election 10 Lawrence re.
suited in an overwhelming Republican
victory
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CASE OF a YOUNG ,IARRIED worAx

From Prof Stpheu Hospital Coll
kEFORE ER-Ayol
havngT
II
disturbed
hG
eaIWG 10 Ps Dr.
Welt BX XWOkS
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REMARKS,

The run Is very heavy this week. and tie
quality Is quite as good as it was last weeE,
though the supply isso much more Numerous
The demand generally Is slow, most Of In
yards reporting only a moderate market
while some report It dull. We note a de,
mand by some Of the packers and It /,
thought that in addition 10 several hundred
head already reGhipped east, many more VII
go to rslleYe the market, and that the supply
here and those expected will but little NOR
than meet the demand the balance Of tht
week Prices 42Sa5Nc, most males being
made at 6I[a5I<c.
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iorSCsrowS, ONO, December 1.-Two
bcilcrs OF the Girard Furnace exploded
this afternoon with terrific force, wreck.
ing tie engine house and damaging the
furnace. Two men were buried ia the
debris and one, Amos LlewelIyn, was
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THIS bright world seems but a vale Of
misery TO the invalid. All Is changed
to happiness again when the sufferer CON.
seuts to try Bethesda Water, where the
disorder is Of the urinary organs. This ia
the testimony Of hundreds.
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! rUe11Y picture is a healthy looking
and well cared for baby. BY the use II
pr. Rull's Baby Syrup you can keen The
health ii yonr baby in splendid condition,
Price ~ cents bottle,
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PREALnELpuTA, Pa, December o.-The
Democratic delegate elections to-day were
attended with much disorder. The Filth
ward convention was broken up by a
mcb from the Fourth ward and three
men were shot, one Bernard Riley dying
on the way to the hospital.
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IN CASES OF PLIES,

nnut the
treated
entue
ant especially ladies' TnsA
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DIR. A. II. BANNING
CHARGE
FOR THE TREATMENT OF

Female Digestive and Hernta Weaknesses nraa Svs
secured The System Is EminenIy Sensible and
Practical, and has only to be Examined ~
to be Appreciated
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he wasths Oldest inhabitant. He referre,
20 the obligations the people Of the count,
were under, 10 President Mooney. III
Presidents Morgan and Sullivan, and b
the liberal and euterprising men associa
ted with them, in the work OF building thI
road TO Its present extent, and after speak
ing at some length Of Its advantages, urged
those who had not yet contributed, Il
come forward and aid in extending Il stil
further.
Then after prayer by the Rev. Mr.
Rymer and music by the band, Judge
Norris made very happy little address
ol welcome to the visitors and j, b
Smith, Esq, Of Bellaire made an equally
felicitiols response.
Mr.. Warren Hollister, OF BridReport
spoke teellnRly and eloquently OI
the efforts Of bis native county 10
secure an outlet to the business world,
and the men who had striven in this be.
hall, some ot whom had not lived to see
their desires gratifed in the present sue.
cess. lie paid awarm tribute to President
Moneys work, saying that the newly
finished road would be a worthier monu.
ment than the pyramids and columns
erected to commemorate the triumphs Of
war and slaughter.
Judge Chambers followed in q sensible
little talk, and James HoIlister, Esq, after
picturing the inability OF some OF the old
residenters TO realize that the road had
come, without pinching themselves TO
make sure that Il was not dream, ex-
pressed the qualification OF Woodsfeld by
saying that the town felt like a bow with
new trousers double pocketed and stuck
into new red topped boots.
Then Ross Alexander boomed for A few
periods, and, with a resolution Of thanks,
offered by W. +. Hunter, Esq, which in.
cCluded everybody, the meeting adjourned
in the best possible humor.
WINDING up.
Coming home in the evening in the
comfortable cab OF Engine No. ., your
correspondent found the interest hardly
less prominent than in the morning. All
along, the stations were filed to overflow.
ing with enthusiastic spectators assemb.
led to see the train go by, and from every
fence corner almost, come excited ruralist
sight.
"l'll be blamed" said honest jim
Sherry, the engineer, ''if these people
don't so crazy over this railroad"
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WHAT EMINENT SURGEONS AND orurRs cav

he have
u 70 and
opened
A,ML
surgical
ErAiu
Ieude Prs A"l and surgical R's Phladphu
STEPHEN II d. Rntrs. .,
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wHERE I'M cAfTLE an REPoRrEp YRoN.


The arrivals Of cattle during the week
amounted to 5,lSs head, against 3,7l5 last
week, and 1861 head the corresponding week
Of last year, and the sales during the week
week, and 1,0s0 head the corresponding weeE
of last year, and were as follows:
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REAARKABLE cURES OF SPINAL crnvArrnr

Goolnd
n have been sufferer
ekr
i IT
Most hta 20 Itson
MR
SeVe
the Spinal
@rei
GEURsI 'i HIT 12 21PEy a. ono, to hr
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The offerings were considerably In excess Of
the demand, which was generally slow, and
the quality was much better than It was
then, the tops being quite superior andin full
number. Prices were off &c on the better
grades, while Others were &c, and In some
cases sales were made at greater fraction ar.
ference from last week. Prces$2 0Oa5 % per
100 pounds.
MiLcH Cows-The demand Is fair and urf.
ces without any ehSnge-$2O COATS % per
head.
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ORATORlCAL pYROfECuNlCS.

The meeting was called to order by the
venerable Judge 0key, Of the Court Of
Common Psas, who said in his opening
address that he did not know why he had
been selected 70 preside, unless it was that
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CABINET MEETING,

The Csbinet session to-day was devoted
almost exclusively to the further consid-
Grafton Of the Mississippi River Jetty mat
ter, The question at issue was whether
under the law Mr.. Eads is entitled to full
payment for the last quarter, the channel
Of the river during about twenty days OF
that time having been more or less OBJ
structed owing to the proper depth not be-
ing maintained. 1t was finally concluded
upon recommendation of the Attorney
General, that Eads shall receive S25, 900,
the amount.of his claim, subject to pro
rata reduction for the time during which
the obstruction existed.
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!EcEIPTs FOR THE WEEK
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uo6
THE quotations given IN our live stock reports
are o. the retail market. except when olhsiWisO
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PRICES OF BEEF CATTLE AT THE xAEKEr THIS
WEEE
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MAINLAND LIVE STOCK SCALES,
MONDAY, December /, 1879,
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Baltimore Live stock Market.

Mr.. Thompson is on a visit to Ohio.
GO.
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REloIclYa oYgR rnE sEruArIoN.

An!ving at WoodsAeld a little after ls
", that staid little town presented the ap-
pearance pi general muster day.
The entire county seemed to have
turned out in honor Of the occasion. A
brass band, which iHcluded the editors Of
the Woodsfeld newspapers, blew sound
ing melodies on the platform, and there
was as much cheering and handkerchief
waving as there used TO be over return
Ing regiment. The citizens generally open
ed their houses and entertained the Visl.
tors handsomely, and at 9 P. N. a large and
enthusiastic meeting assembled IN the
handsome Court House building, where II
was announced some intellectual enter
fAinmanl Ntnnld hn nrnuihnh