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American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-04-05

THE largest brilgo in Europe will be
completed next year. 1t will cross the
Volga. in the Government of Samara,
Russia, on the Siberian Railroad line.
The volga, at the point of the bridge, is
about four miles wide in the spring sea-
son, and in autumn is 4,732 feet. The
bridge will be supported by II piers So
feet feet high, with ice-cutters 50 feet
high at distance of every 364 feet.
The ice-cutters are covered with gran
tie. The iron-work is from Belgium.
A temporary colony is established for
workingmen employed on the bridge
it occupies about 30 acres, and has 6U
different buildings, insured at 100000
roubles. Two thousand men are en-
ployed, and among them are 100 ltiilan
masons. Three steamers and 10 birSs
are used cou<tauI fer foryartir g
wood, stone, mon. and osher materials
The bridge will! cot i $4,000 roubles
| or about IS, 500, 900.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-04-05
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

REV., DEWITT TALMAGE was on the
9th summoned for trial before the Presby-
terry Of Brooklyn, N. Y, the principal
charges against him being falsehood and
deceit.
! THE President has nominated John
b. Hamilton Of Illinois fer Supervising Sur
geon General of the United States Marine
Ho pital Service; John NJ. Williams OF Ohio
for Consul at Panama; George Scruggs of
Illinois for Consul at Hamburg; J letters on
p. Kedder of Dakota for Associate Justice
Of the Supreme Court OF Dakota.
Mr.. HAMLIN, Mr.. Chandler and Mr..
II. d. Anthony are the only members of the
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-04-05

COCoANtT CANDY. - c. ate the meat
of cocoanut, and, E.ving ready 2
pounds of finely siftCd sugar (@hte)
and the beaten whites Of 2evg', also the
milk of he nut, mix together and make
into little cakes. In short time the
candy will be dry enough to eat.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-04-05

SoME months since cloth-peddlers sold
to several farmers in Marion. County,
Iowa, cloth to the amount of $40 each,
for which they gave notes. !. The ped
dlers, raised the notes from $40 to S1lO
and sold them to the Knoxville National
Bank. The farmers refused to pay.
The bank brought suit, and the Judge,
on. the ground that the drawers OF the
notes having left room in the blank Of
the note to write the words, g one hum
dred /" and before the word ten," de-
cided that they were liablefo the whole
amount and rendered judgmentin favor
of the bank in all the cases. An appeal
has been taken to the Supreme Court OF
Iowa. H 81! .H'nu1 sgt a. ,gsm
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-04-05

r A MAN in st. Paul took out life in
surance policy for $4,000, one of the
printed conditions being that the compa-
ny need pay nothing if he committed
suicide. He became insane, and killed
himself. His widow sued for the So,
600 on the ground that being driven to
self-slaughter by insanity, a disease,
does not constitute a violation Of the
suicide clause, which can be applied to
criminal self-destruction only. The
Minnesota Supreme Court decides for
the widow. Hrs = -f.utf .ft+-k
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-04-05
EpDempcratis Caucus Committees
Of lie Ss.ats-la and House, 1t "a Joint

dIn0- oSoeb0 duQ mousse et-a JOINT
meeting held on the 25th, reached
Z6nd agreement concerning both Sthe
aWral nature and precise form OF their
Recommendations for political legisla-
p ton during the present session of Con
grcss. They viii recommend that the re-
peal Of the law authorizing the presence
of troops at the polls be effected by in
cooperating in the Army Appropriation
bill copy OF the clause agreed to by
the House of Representatives. last session;
that the jurors" test oath be likewise
simply abolished by the insertion of the
repeating clause in the Legislative, Ex-
ecutive and Judicial Appropriation bill;
and that the provisions then incorpo-
rated by the House in the same bill,
amendstory of the law in regard 70 the
mode of impaneling jurors, be substan-
tally seadopted by the dominant party
this session. In7addition I'd thestwo
last named clauses, there will
be recommended for incorpora-
ton into tie Legislative. Executive
and judicial Appropriation bill, an
amended appropriation for expenses of
courts, and q series Of clauses, the eff
feet of which, If enacted, will be to re-
peal existing authority for the appoint
ment Of Chief Supervisors and Deputy
Marshals for elections, and to restric
the functions and power of two Super
visors of different politics whose appoint
ment in the present manner will con-
tinue to be authorized, to those of wit
nesses and Achallengers only. 1t will
also be provided that these Supervisors
must be residents and duly quail
fled voters in the precincts
i where they are to serve. The jurisdic-
ton Of Federal Courts to punish such
frauds in elections for Representatives
to Cop2ress as may be reported by 9
Snpervtot Srofher cdtizsn p sndt to be
interfered with, nor will the existing
law, known as the enforcement act,
relativsto suffrage and other civil rights,
be in any manner disturbed.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-04-05

LORD LYTToH. Viceroy in India, tell
egraphs that Yakoob Khan has APP
parently obt6rhined tosnAks desperate
resistance to the further advance of Brit
ish troops to Cabul. Much severe fight
ing is still to be aPprehended. Several
small skirmishes have recently taken
place. Col. Browne is concentrating
his command at Jellalabad, and Col.
Roberts is moving with all his men to-
ward Peiwar. -
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-04-05

A VALUABLE tToNIc.-A doctor
writes to the Chicago Tribune: 1t may
interest your readers to know that Gin
chona rnbra, in addition to its value in
curing dipsomania, is also atomic su-
perior in many respects to quinine. For
delicate, nervous women and children,
administered in small doses of, say, ten
or twelve drops in water twice day, it
acts as wonderful vitalizer. 1t is in
valuable in nervous prostration and
hysteria, and IN assisting Nature to re-
cuperate after long and tedious illness.
The medical facultyof Paris always give
cinchona in preference to quinine as a
tonic. --II.--II :. ~
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-04-05
Conference Of Greeenbaek Congressman ;,,s 1rys

wAsn1NGrON, March 2s.-About 80 mem
bers of the House of Representatives., in
Guiding Messrs. Reagan, Jones of Texas,
Springer, Stevenson, Ewing, March, Laid,
Keller, De La Matyr, Weaver, Warner,
Wright and Wise, met this evening to con-
slider the subject OF the presentation OF finan-
cial measures the present session. After a
general Interchange of views the following
resolution was adopted: sr.=N...-
Resotued, That we will ask the co operation
of our fellow members, of all parties, in en-
deaSorin9 to pass at this session a bill for the
following purposes:
l. To increase the coinage of silver to the
capacity of our mintS, and to issue cert1h-
Gates receivable for all public dnes, and pur-
chase of silver bullion at the market rate
9. To reissue the greenbackS now held Tor
the redemption of fractional currency or
hereafter retired, for the payment of arrears
of pensions and in eXtinguishrnent OF the
bonded debt. ~ - -fJll "a. lt..fg s.fit
g. Providing for the substitution of legal
tender notes for National Bank notes. 'ttl
4. To stop all further increase OF the ma
5. TO provide fora tax on incomes Of over
s., COO. f.tfftFe., 49, s. An5s...c
some conversation followed asto the better
means to Introduce bills for the foregoing
purposes in, the House, and Messrs Ewing
Weaver and Warner were appointed a com
mittee to prepare Il Silver bill jim accordance
with the first branch of the resolution.
] It was stated that Mr.. De La Matyr had
bill to offer in relation TO the substitution Of
legal-tepd notes for national bank notes.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-04-05

TIE last official survey of the jetty
channel by Capt. Brown, Government
engineer, shows 25-foot channel
through the jetties with a least width of
440 feet; a 26-foot channel with q least
width of lao feet, and central channel
Of 274 feet to the sea. 1t
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-04-05

THK Senate COMMITTEES on Privileges
and Elsqeioasdesided by salstries party
vote of to 8, not to admit MFR. Chas. H.
Bell to . seat as Senator from New
Hampshire. bell was appointed by the
Governor of that State to ill q vacancy.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-04-05
WIT AND WISDOM.

GRAyE-DIGGEe buried a man nam
ed Button, and brought IN the following
bill to his widow !: TO i,,aking one
Button-hole, $50 - sci L u j
YOUNG lady to Scientific Teuton--
+" But ]. Thought yon were also a ply
sician, DR.. Kubelschneitzer. ~ Scientific
Teuton IL" Ant yaw! lam medicine,
but don't operate.' -1.,sfs. sniyTrf--r'
9 No firstclass reporter will ever for-e
get to add at the end of an unsuccessful +,
burglary item that the fellowsoKerlook-
ed o box containing ST. 900 in cash.
This always makes the burglars mad
enough to shoot themselves.
THERE was never but one shirt
maker in this country who understood
how button-hole should be placed in
collar, and he died before he could
teach any one of the others.-Detro@
Free Press.
,, A LADY with more money than erudi-
ton called at New York jewelers. re-
Gently and asked to see their solitaire
diamond rings A tray Of lsingie-stone
rings was shown her =, She looked them !
over carefully, and at last selected one,
worth about $500. "That is q very,
pretty stone, -said- she. and If you
wilt assure me that it is q, solitaire, T.
will take it,, It,is unnecessary TO say
that the salesman felt that he was rum
ming no risk in giving her the desired
Assurance. 'AH II IL 70i NV E'9ff
. "SAMBo! Human natur am de same
all froo. Oars mean whales jes' de
same as dar's mean niggersin 81 Wharf
TO-, ClemP'' "Weff;- take dst- ar fish
dat gulp Jonah!'s Oar was 'freshments>
| huff in dat old man ter make 1spect--
able lunch. TO- seberA whales, but dat
one. ,hog-fsh preferred to cram hisseH
and git his stummick out o. Tint, rud--
I'der,n ak in his frien's and divide. Now,
amt dat pruff dat we's all furnished
| wild de game instinc'sp ''- Yoakers Ga
zette. -sfh1s -s4'5l
"THERE's no place Ike home," ex-
claimed a married man with a sigh OF
relief, as he threw down his hat, pulled
off his coat and boots, slipped his feet
in his slippers, and flung himself down
on the sofa, As. soon as he was com
] fortably settled, his loving wife ordered
him to 90 out and get a pail Of water,
bring: in a scuttle Of coai, lock up the
PENTHOUSE, feed the pigs, and split some
wood for morning. Then he .sngrlly-
| gathered himself ~togethery-spitefully
| kicked off hiss slippers, sayagely- drew
/ on his boots.. hastily climbed into his
ulster, jammed his hat over his eyes,
and, as, he went out of the back door,
he muttered, a There is no place like
home .''ER ackensdcE Repbulic@w. moo =
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-04-05

THE funeral IL b. q. Porter, the 90
tor who was murdered at Marshall, Tex
rs, took place in New York City at the
Little Church Aroundthe Corner" on
the 26th. The dramatic profession made
up q purse Of several thousand dollars
in aid of his widow and mother, who de-
pended upon him for support. The
citizens or Daifas and Marshall, Texas,
have sivvn benefit psf1ornancesto the
company Of which he was aimember,
and in every way done what they could
to efface the memory of the horrible
crime committed by drunken des
perado. PIG
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-04-05

A woMAN's rights demonstration is
made by lady in Japan, who protests
against paying taxes unless allowed the
privileges of voting. Her letter is per-
tinent aud logical even in Japanese es-
tima,ion and is referred by local au-
and awaits decision in tn, capital.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-04-05

. MIR. NATHAN p. PRATT, Treasurer
and General Manager of the Reading
(Mass.) Savings Bank, has absorbed
some soc, 700 of the funds of that insti-
tuition and is now under arrest charged
with reinstatement. He attempted to
escape from the country when his irreg-
ularities were brought to Light, hut was
overhauled and captured in Boston He
says that all Of the money has been lost
in some manner and that he has not a
dollar 10 show for u, eRieh the excep-
tion >of some heavily mortgaged real
estate.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-04-05

A FATAL earthquake has, occurred
Throughout Northsrn Persia. The vii
lagos Of Tark and Mannan were totally
destroyed, and out of the LOO inhabi-
tants Of the two places but very few es-
capped with their lives, :.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-04-05

THE plague has again broken out at
Wetlianka, and Gen. Melikoff has re-
turned tbers Tor tkeparposs Of ordering
the destruction Of the greater part of
the city in which it prevails. Sixty
seven houses were ordered burned.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-04-05

THE American Rapid Telegraph Com
pany, recently organized in New York,
claims that by its parents for machine
telegraphing it can transmit 1000 words
a minute, and over wires now in ordi-
nary use 500 words minute. The COM
pany announces that the construction
of wires to all large cities east of and
including St. Louis will begin imme-
diately. Its tariff to all points east of
the Rocky Mountains will be- 25 cents
for 80 words.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-04-05

THE Greek Minister ofForeign Affairs
has sent a circnlar TO the powers invok-
ing their mediation on the frontier
question between Greece and Turkey.
JUDGE JOHN NJ. ELLIOTT, of the
Kentucky Court of Appeals, the highest
judicial officer in the State, was brutal
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-04-05

AT st. Petersburg, on the 25th, an
unsuccessful attempt was nade to as
sassinate Gen. Won Drentelan, Chief of
Gendarmerie, by shooting him through
his carriage window. The would be
assassin escap Upwards of 100 ar
rests have been made in Moscow in
consequence of the assassination of a
Government spy. .-I--
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-04-05

THE fremont House at Claremont,
N. H. burned on the morning of the
29th, and five persons persisted in the
names, These we're Mrs. Hannah P.
Gibson of Chester, mother of one of the
pfoprietors; Charles Morgan, boarder ;
Lydia Merrill, table girl; Anna John
son, chambermaid; and Mrs. S. A.
Place, cook. William Butler, Brattle-
bores ". and Frederick Marion and
wife were severely injured BY leaping
from the windows. ,..a,-s =, - 81.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-04-05
CURRENT TOPICS.
% TIE New Orleans banks generally
resumed payment on the oath.

A WASHINGTON special of the oath
reports the President Is saying that his
position on the political legislation
which necessitated the present session
of Congress remains unchanged. He
win oppose no obstacle to the repeal of
the Jofors' test oath and the sections
Of the statutes authorizing the use
of Rcta At thS polls. bat he Leon
siders the Supervisors law, which
provides also for the appointment of
special Deputy Marshals, IS necessary
too TIE ahdfair election in Al the States
He also intimated that advances look
ing to a compromise had been made by
the Democratic leaders, but he had not
expressed an opinion favorable to suca
a settlement of the question, and did not
seem favorably disposed toward any
radical concessions by the Republicans.
.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-04-05

Tn completion Of the Chicago and
Alton Railroad extension to Kansas City
has given rise to rumors of important
changes in the future current of trans
continental railroad traffic. 1t is said
that the Union Pacific Company is about
to make an alliance with the Chicago
and Alton, and divert to it much of the
business which has hitherto gone over
to the Iowa roads.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-04-12

Close confinement, careful attention to
all factory work, gives the operatives pallid
faces, poor appetite, languid, miserable
feelings, poor blood, inactive liver, kid.
neys and urinary troubles, and all the
physicians and medicine iuthewTfid can.
not help them unless they get outdoors or
use Hop Bitters, made Of the purest and
best OF remedies, and especially for such
cases, having abundance Of health, sun.
shine and rosy cheeks in them. None
need suffer if they will use them freely.
They cost but q trihe. See another column,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-04-12
Furnishing Goods


We have just bought from Mr..
John l.. Rice his entire stock OF
FURNISHING GOODS, ut such fig.
urPs as will enable us TO sell them
at aDOut ONE.HALF TIE USUAL
PRICE charged for the same goods
which we propose to do, as We have
NOT room TO keep them in STOCK.
This is the time and opportunity TO
lay III a supply OF Underwear, Hall.
Hose r"n'' Collars. Gloves, Nc. for
The Season.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-04-12
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

S10 TO $1,000 INVESTED IN WALL
STREET STOCKS makes fortunes every
1aonth: looks sent free explAlnlng eyefythlnR. Ad.
ates BAXTER CO., Banker, II Wall street, n. Y.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-04-12
SEALED PROPOSALS
CRY CLERH's 0FFIcE,
WHEELING, ", Va, Ami II, III

WHEELING, W. Va, April II, 1871
Sealed proposals will be received at the Oahrd tls
City Clerk until FRIDAY, APRIL ISL, lSg, ats
O'clock r. ", for furnishing ani settling III the cab
and crossing stones that may be reQuindb BY the O!
for the year ending APRIL 3JTn, isN.
Til Curbing 70 he Of the best quality Of nni ltna'
and Of dimensions not les than four NJ let pti
twenty-five lE9) inches deep aud five 81 iGshs thtt
The stone are 10 be carefully dressed and Nluliei u
the ends their full depth. They must lie lidk dreSd
eight (Sl inches deep on the outside and lhrt 10
Ches on the in'de Crossing OnCS 10 be Dot lev thu
six 10y feet long, two ~ feet vide and ten ~, l1.a1
thick Of the best qualify Of sAnd stone. The ead'EV
10 be carefully spared aud chisrl dressed,
Bids will also DO received for stone roWpaiI dVt
ings to be used by Street Commissioner AID dtL1dd
at any place In the City designated by him
The above work 10 b. done to The SiiNlebn Ii
approval NJ the street Commissioner and Commit"
on Strrets, Alleys and Grades.
bids 10 b. endOned, Proposals ihr CuIbiBG Ei
CTcSslnES, and addressed IN the ChEirmIuOt ihsCOu'
miitcc on street', Alleys aud Gmdts' The conmliic
IcserviBg the right to reject any or all hilS
ALIEN UrNEGlIAfF,
april CITY CleE.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-04-12
Sres8wl Nnt3sss.
"A CARD

To all who are suffering from the errors and indi.
c:et!OH' Of youth, nervous weakness, early decay, los
Of manhood, &c, l sill send 4 recipe that viii cure
you, FREE OF CHARGE. This great remedy was
discovered by a missionary In South America. Send
a sOlf-addreSsd envelope to the REV. JOSEPH T. In
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Ennsatinual.

cI5n A YEAR Board and Tuition i' GlrtI By
WIOO and Young Men. Pr,pdrLLny CgHfR N
BuIiMstJ, Te1ehiHg, Medicine, Law and hri4Ay' r.
~Struction thorough. LOcaIiOR unSuTiIsFd. ~
7. u, REILLY, B D., Episcopal Academy, ny
denheld, Nj. IaN
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Gsusra1 gntssss.
NOTICE OF COPARTYERSNIp.-

Tho undersigned have this day FORMED 4 Csu,.
ncnhlp, for The purpose Of conducting : Whiea4
Drug Business, At No. 1876 Main Jirett, under the IN
name Of HOUSTON L BAER, aud solicit a ,hrt 1
the Publlc patronage. Respectfully
April LIST, 1879. MAN BiEG
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april
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TRAVELLERS GUIDE.


"TriadelphIa AccOmmOdatiOn.-Th train only runs
between Wheeling and Tr!adclphIa.
tDally except Sunday-Eewirk Accommodation,
tSIeu6enVille ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS train during
the day passes backward aud forward between Mar.
tins Ferry and BellaIre, stopping when required Al
sherman House, &tnAVllC, West Wheeling and
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-02-07
Pulpit sensatiOnaIisrs.
lFrom the Boston JournA.ll

Rev. Mr.. Talmage, in a recent Sunday ser
mon, took occasion to reply to the critics
who have assaied him for his sensationalism.
He took for his text the words written about
Paul's labors at Ephesus, There arose no
small stir about the way" and proceeded to
argue in his characteristic way, that sensa-
tion is better than stagnation. The sermon
was ingenious, vehement and striking, and
probably most of those who heard it went
away convinced that the preacher had proved
his case. There were, however, several de-
fects in his logic. And first of all, it is not
true alternative that he presented. The
church is not reduced to such q dilemma as
this of choosing between sensationalism and
stagnation. There is middle path which,
happily for the church, the great majority of
preachers follow, and which is as far removed
from cold intellectualism on the one hand as
from sensuous agitation on the other. The
preacher is not shut in to the necessity Of in
dulging in elocutionary pyrotechnics cheap
wit and dramatic accessories, or of lapsing
into dull and lifeless preaching of half-felt
truth. He can be persuasive without being
emotional, earnest without being declamato-
ry, convincing without striking a single atti-
tude, or cracking a single joke And this
leads to the second fallacy in Mr.. Talmage's
sermon which is that the ''stir" which Paul
made at Ephesus can be taken as a parallel
for the stir which he is making in Brooklyn.
There are sensations, and sensations. Very
probably in Athens and Corinth, in Ephesus
and Rome, and in other of the great cities
which Paul visited in his wonderful mission
airy tours, there were all sorts of slums and
sinks of iniquity. Public and private vice
were common enough in those days. Paul
might have gone the rounds of these haunts,
if he had chosen. A very decided sensation
might have been produced probably at Ath-
ems if Paul had ascended Mars Hill and given
a dramatic and highly -colored description of
the lowest dens in the city. But that was
not what he went to Athens for He went
there to preach with searching power the
hitherto unknown God, after whom in their
blindness they had been cropping When he
preached at Ephesus it was against the idola-
try which the people practiced and the tricks
of magic by which they were deceived and
the 'stir" which he made was so great that
there was an instant panic among the image
vendors, and the books of magic were burned.
That was a sensation that meant something,
but it was accomplished by preaching Christ
crucifed not by discourses on gambling dens
and dance halls. The difference is one which
Mr.. Talmage and preachers of his class may
well lay to heart.