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The New York herald., 1879-12-30

Bridge, which has hitherto been regarded as
one Of tho wonders of the world.
!. DIVERS AT WORK.
It has been officially ascertained that the
number Of passengers cannot exceed ninety.
This information has been obtained after most
minute inquiries by the railway authorities and
may be relied ON. This afternoon divers opera
tiOns were conducted. Two successive attempts
were made to reach the wrecked train with a
view of discovering the bodies of passengers.
On the first occasion the river was so muddy
that nothing of distinct character could be
learned. On the second occasion the weather
was 80 squally that the diver could not descend.
Singularly enough only one body was washed
ashore. It was that of q lady about sixty years
The New York herald., 1879-12-30
DESCRIPTION OF THE ILLUSTRATIONS.

DESCRIPTION OF THE ILLUSTRATIONS.
The accompanying cuts. for which we are in
debted to Messrs. Mum Co.. will givo the reader
good idea of the plan on which the bridge across
tho Firth of lay constructed. The first shows
Of the girders ready to DO oated into position
between the piers It will be noticed that the depth
Of the trnsswork Is very great amount
ing TO one-cighth tho length Of the span,
and, consequently. the superstructure was
capable of standing tremendous vertical strain.
Tho surface exposed by each span to the lateral
ton Of the wind Is about two hundred feet but tho
latticework boing very open tho effects Of even
strong gale would hardly be apparent unless tho
jennings Of tho spans the abutments were defec-
tive. Tho lower cut shows how several spans Of tho
bridge looked when in position. Thirteen spans over
that part Of the river which is generally used for
navigation are a4o feet long. and tho piers high
that at the highest water there is space OF eighty
eight feet Of clear waterway left which is moro
than sufficient tor the class Of vessels plying from
Dundee to places above the bridge This section Of
tho bridge is not shown in the cut. The vertical
distance between the girers composing these spans
isso great that the trains can pass between them
tho roadway being laid the bottom girders In
the other parts OF the bridge this great height is not
required and the piers have therefore been made
much lower. Tho tops OF tho spans in this part are
on the samo lovcl as tho bottoms Of tho
high ones previously referred to. so that tho
structure has a most peculiar appearance when
looked at from tho side. and is difcult to tell how
train climb the apparent obstacles in tho shape
of the larger spans. As soon. however. train is
seen pass set OF girders aud between tho
others the illusion Ia Immediately dispcllcd When
examined from height the whole structure has
tho appearance Of great y. This is caused by tho
In, ,rAo 10 f,s,, tavxl
line TO the track the bridge IL found neccs.
ssry to have alsrgecurve extending nearly quarter
of n circle. the NORTH and ono OF loss length on
the south end.
The New York herald., 1879-12-30

HOW THE NEWS WAS BROUGHT TO DUNDEE
THE pERILous ADVENTURE OF TWO RAILWAY
orFIcIALs+THE SIGNAL MAN WAITING FOB THE
TRAIN. =.
[From the Evening Te.eyram of yesterday.]
LONDON, Dec. 20, 1879.
The appalling railroad tragedy near Dundee,
in Scotland, by which 80 people lost their lives
in the Firth of Tay, has sent thrill of horror
through the British Isles. Six bodies have been
recovered SO far, and in all probability many
days will elapse before divers can bring to the
surface the railroad carriages in which the
other victims are entombed. Thousands of peo-
pie are anxiously awaiting news in Dundee and
Edinburgh The scene at the broken bridge
this morning is most pathetic one, wives,
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clinging at times to the rails to prevent them
selves from being carried away by the fierce
storm and flung into the boiling waves of the
Firth, ninety feet beneath At length, after
infinite toll, their hands lacerated and bleeding,
they reached the brink of the awful abyss. The
magnitude of the calamity was then revealed to
their horror stricken eyes. Roberts, although
stunned and dazed for the moment, determined
to push his investigations still further. He
crawled out to the point where the high girders
begin, and found that the whole thirteen girders
had disappeared. Each girder was PAS feet in
width 6nd weighed $50 tons. They formed a
sort of tunnel in the middle of the bridge. The
waves roared beneath around the bare iron
piers, and one-third of the whole structure had
vanished, leaving as melancholy monuments
thirteen stumps of brekwork in the Firth.
STRUCTURE OF THE BRIDGE.
The great bridge the Firth Of Tay, in Scot
land which has just fallen. carrying down crowded
The New York herald., 1879-12-30

The great bridge the Firth of Tay. in Scot
land which has just fallen. carrying down crowded
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STRUCTURE OF THE BRIDGE.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-07-08
recenlly lnken up thelr resldenee in thls

recently taken up their residence in this
county.
For judSesblp Of the County Court but
one person Is named, and that person -
Judge Boyd, who now occupies the bench,
He e q Democrat, The Republicans have
not, as vet, named any one for the olhce,
and Il Is most likely they will nctdo so for
some time to come, as they desire good
man to nominate.
PLENTY As nLACKRERRlEs.
For the Office Of Sheriff there are as many
candidates as there are seekers after good
seats at q ilrst.class negro show, prominent
among whom, on the Republican side 1.-THE
honse, arc John Il. Hubbard, late candl'
date for Congress, Frank Johnson, who Is
assistant postmaster OF this city, l.. j.
Bayha, Cashier OF the German Bank, and
Francis Britt, ex.City Clerk. Our Democrat
ic friends speak OF O. 7. Brown, o Twelfth
street ieyeler, Joe D. Dn BOis, late Vice
President Of tho old Belmont Mill Compa.
ny, and Uncle Robert Woods, ex.Clerk Of
the County Court, Us candidates for the Of.
flee. Its believed that Uncle Robert vii!
Withdraw, as he Is too good man to stand
the demands generally made by the
'hulns" on candidates. Besides these gen
tlemen already named there are not less
than twenty others whose names have
been mentioned, some Of whom may run
In Us the black horse.
The office Of Prosecuting Attorney Is
sought after by oil the young lawyers 10
the city, ashley hope to rise TO distinction
II once chosen TO prosecute the law.break'
ers Of the county. As candidates We notice
the names OF L. s. Jordan, the present in
cumbent, Johnny Pendleton, II. D, Furgu
essen, j. G. Roseborough and ex.Judgt
Kennedy on the parts OF tho Democrats
Only one person has appeared to repre-
sent the Republican claim 10 the Office
and that person Is A. b. Caldwell, who say
he wants two hundred Of his Democratic
friends, together withthe combined vote
Of his purity, to elect him, lie will en:eI
the campaign, so 1t is alleged, on thu
grounds Of wisdom, mature experience, to
getller with an unexCeptional record. anC
will make the fight warm for the lot Of
boys who desire to be Prosecuting Attor
neys some time in their lives.
IN my next communication will give {
bit OF inside working as to the genera
State tickets, together with the claims o
the several candidates. I:RIMsDY.
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OUR WE1LsRuRa LRTTER,
How the"Pourthr was CeIebrated- Reek.
less HOys-BlOehing the Crossings,

wrtsBrRa, July 4, 1879.
CSrrespoudOuee d the tntoliIgeneef. N
The Fourth Of July passed OF In this
place very quietlyii we except the noise
made by powder and the many new In.
yentions for making q noise, which were
very literally INDUCED In by the youth Of
the town. There were no public demon!
STATIONS Of any kind, and SO far aswe can
learn there was not a single accident,
fight or disturbance In the town; but very
little drunkenness was visible. Quite a
number Of our young folks attended q pic.
mic near New Alexandria, Ohio. Quite
d number of our citizens took advantage
Of the cheap fare on the r. W. ( Ky.
Road, and went abroad TO spend the
day, Altogether the Fourth passed of
satisfactory to everybody.
Mr.. Fletcher Stephenson, q very worthy
young man, a citizen Of this place, died on
Saturday morning OF typhoid fever. He
contracted the disease Of East Liverpool,
Ohio, where he had been working ut his
trade, that OF brick mason. In company
with number Of others he boarded on a
ilatboat which lay on the river beach. II
Is said that the bilge water was allowed 70
remain in the boat, which undoubtedly
was the cause Of the young mans sick.
ness, as others who were Of the boats
party have been quite sick. The entire
community sympathiEe with the widowed
mother in the loss OF her only son.
The way that some horses that we
know OF In this community are treated,
demand the presence and the attention oil
Bergh, Some Of these animals are
driven miles to town, tied TO o convenient
post, then allowed to stand In the broil'
ing sun for hours without food or water.
Quite number OF our citizens have ex'
pressed a wish that the Panhandle Rail
way Company would take measures "a
prevent boys from jumping on and of
trains at this point. There are town ordi.
nances fOrbidding It, which were enforced
for while, but arc now dead letter. Al
the rate OF the present reCklessnoss Of the
boys it Is only question Of time as 10 fatal
results. And then look out for lawsuits
somebody will be wanting the Railroad
Company to pay for broken bones.
The folly Of constructing the bit Of q
railroad switch within the town for the
business transacted here was fully demon
strated on Saturday morning last. The
East bound passenger train was delayed
upwards Of quarter Of an hour on &C
count Of large freight train, the switch
being full Of freight cars. The practice o.
the freight trains blocking up all the cross
ingsof the business portion Of the town
both morning and evening, is getting x
be little too much Of good thing.
..H .q G. B. G.
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SATURDAY, July &c, 1879,

Beginning At 10 o'clock A. NJ Of said day. At the front
door Of the Court House Of said Ohio county, proceed
to sell 10 the highest and best bidder the following
described property that Is 10 say: tract Of land ut.
uated ut the west end Of the town Of TriadelphIa In
said county Of Ohio, beginning at stone corner at
the side Of Little Wheeling Creek; thence north go
west g poles 70 stake At thu top Of bench on the
hill thence with MIlligan's line to the line Of John
Rinkes laIni thence with Rink6s line 10 the National
Road, and thence running With Little Wheeling Greek
to the place Of beginning. Also the fraction oil Lot
numbered lot No. u In Lald Town Of Triadeiphia,
and jo Ing the last mentioned tract the whole c0u.
aining about eight acres more or los, Also the fol.
lowing property 10 said tOWn Of TrAdelphia, begin.
Ming at point GU the north 4ide Of what 10 known a
West Lane 10 said town, forty feet west Of point on
the north side Of said Lane Immediately opposite the
northeast corner Of lot No. Il thence wcsEafdly With
said Lane ~ feet; thence noFthwRrdly In straight
line, at right angles with aid lane, 2iO ieet thence
eastwardly 10 straight line 1874 feet; thence south.
wardIy towards said Lane 10 feet thence WesWardly
10 ieet thence sOuthWaTly 100 feet 10 the
TERMs or SALE-0ne. fourth Of the purchase money
In cash, and the resldueIu thee equal nslaliments
at six, twelve and eighteen months with interest on
said deferred lnsta lmenIs from the day Of Ane until
payment, the purchaser to give bis notes with m.
proved security for said deferred payments, and the
tile to the property 70 be Tetaned until the purchase
money z fully paid. JAMES +. ROGERS,
JeE4-fa Trustee.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-07-08
Southern Wheat big Crop ana Low
Prices,

According to the Chattanooga Tenn. J
Times, the wheat market Is becoming 50
thoroughly demonlized as to create some
anxiety among buyers as well as growers.
The trouble seems to be on account Of the
great supply furnished by Georgia, "Ou,
dealers heretofore have been quite active
in filling Southern orders for new wheat,
but this season they are receiving no or,
ders at all from the South. The Southern
mill owners write that they can buy ali
the wheat they can use at much lower
figure than our merchants can buy Il
from the growers, which shows that, on
account CT the stringcncy Of the times and
the scarcity Of money, tue farmers arc
compelled to dispose Of It at any price,
Our farmers are anxious TO sell their crops,
but say they cannot afford to take de
prices offered by our merchants, and the
merchants cannot afford to nav them
more, because they cannot sell Il for more.
There Is an immense crop, and Il Is Of a
very superior quality, but the quantity
rules the prices more than the ouality.
Georgia has grown an immense crop, and
prices will not advance, but on the con.
trary recede, until this large CROP is used
up by the mills and the flour disposed Of I"
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or The SlOOOO,OOO four per cent. refund
ing certificates only about $1,000 remain
unsold. The conversion Of certificates
into four per cent. bonds to date amounts
to S2s,U32,GOO. 1t probable that about
SlO,OOO,OOO Of the certificates went into the
hands Of small investors, for whom THU
particular issue was intended. The banks
secured the lions share,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-07-08

TnEtotal loss Of life from various causes
on steamboats, during the year ending June
10, 1870, was lO5. For the previous year
It was 9l9; for 1877, 924i for 1870, 3Ol, and
for 1873, GO7. This shows steady and
very marked reduction, which is doubtless
due to the increased efficiency Of steam
boat inspection.
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TnE St. Paul Pioneer Pre@ estimates that
the farmers Of Minnesota will realize
100000 for their wheat crop this year
The Chicago TINES thinks tho utmost ex'
pectation Of the wheat crop Of 1870 Is
3OO9jOOOO bushels, against 425,OOO,OOC
bushels In 1878.
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No man can do a good Job OF work
preach a good sermon, try a lawsuit well
doctor q patient, or write good article
when no feels miserable and dull. with
sluggish brain and unsteady nerves. and
none should make the attempt in such 4
condition when 1t can DO 50 easily and
cheaply removed by a little Hop BItters
See Truths" and "Proverbs," other col
umn,
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SPECIAL NOTICES.
"a CARD

To ali who are suffering from tbs errors and Indi.
cretlOuI Of YOUTH nervous weakness early decay, los
Of manhood, DC, will send q recipe that will cure
you, FREE OF CHARGE. This great remedy wa
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SATURDAY, AUGUST 2, 1873.

Commencing at 10 o'clock A. N at the front door Of
the Court House Of Ohio county sal at public auc-
tion, TO the highest bidder, the following described
property that Is 70 say the lot Of land which
was conveyed BY Francis X. Armstrong, Commission
er aching under aud BY yrIue Of decree Of the Cir
cult Court Of Ohio cunty in the state Of West Viz
ginia, rendered the I'd day Of February 1885, In
suit In chaneery, IN hcl said Armstrong was plain.
I'D and Hampden Zane aud others were defendants,
to William Hryter, Slnts deceased by deed Iearing
date on tue 2ith day Il June, 1865, aud rN orded IL
Deed Book 10, page 81, IN the Clerks ofse Of the
County Court Of said county, beiuK lot numbered
niue (0 Us laid out by said Commissioner on part Of
the property known Is the reserve In the said city Of
Wheeling, which lot measures twenty 2) feet in
front along the west side Of Market street Ia sad city,
and e1teuds blck with that width QUE hundred and
thlrty-tWo (l32l feet.
Said lot has on It tttestOry brick building, being
supplied With gs and water hxtu eJ and also one two
story brick building with good cellars under both
buildings
Said property Is to 10 sold 10 satisfy the principal
sum Of 00 with interest thereon II the rate Of ok
per cent per annum r. nj 0CtOberI, 1878, due Henry
liemAn. Title TO sid property believed TO DO good,
sald deed.
TERNs OF sALE-Cash.
PHILIP SCIIEEIILE,
"
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Grand Excursion to Cleveland,
Leaving bridgeport promptly at $50 o'clock p. n.
JULY 10. 1870
ADJOURNED COMMISSIONERS
IA SALE
7" '17V m '7''7S'I'77 S9V''s " W u1V''nb
John ?. Thompson and George Hibberd. doing busi'
ness under the hrni name u
Thompson 4 llibberl


rhon.. a. Y, BIZ. :, al In cA'n'''''
BY vituo Of decree Of the Municipal Court Of
wheeling made 10 the above cause on The 18th day
u April, 1879, will offer Of putlc sale At the front
door Of the Court House Of Ohio County, in the City
u Wheeling, on
WEDNESDAY, THE 20 DAY OF JULY, 1879,
At 10 o'clock A. W., the following real estate to-wlt:
Lots and O. IN square Q; lots ., g. o. 10, H. ~ 49,
and north hall Of lots and H. In square III and lots
g. 7s o. and north half Of lot 5, Ia square 49, all 10
Bakers addition 10 tho City Of Wheeling, and n be
sold by the lot and fractions Of loS2l and a. situated
on the southeast corner Of Nineteenth formerly Lind.
Seyl street and McCoOCh formerly SeVenthl street.
having 10 the aggregate front on Nineteenth street
Of 100 lee and running With McCooch street 100 feet
toward Wheeling creek, excepting therelrom the
middle traction Of the north fraction Of lot % being
20 feet front Elne enth street. and running hack
ut right angles with said Nineteenth street 10 feet
The above fractions Of lots q and % intended 10 DO
sold have frontage Of 20 feet more or less gu Nine
tenth street aud running back at right angles 10 said
street 100 feet or less They 70 be sold
Eether and have frame dwelling house on them.
TERMS or SALE-0nc.thIrd Of the purchase money
or 10 much more as the purchaser miy elect To py
cash IN anI Onethlrl III six months and One-thlrd 10
Twelve mOathG, With security and bearing Interest,
T. ]. HUGUS,
Special Commissioner.
The above sale Is adj ,urned to WEDNESDAY,
THE 23D DAY OF JULY, 1873, at 10 o'clock A. NJ,
at the front door Of the Court House o. Ohio county.
T. HUGus,
iyS!1u Special Commissioner.
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By virtue Of deed Of trust made by Charles Martin
and Augusta bis wife TO tho undersigned Trustee,
dated the 18th day Of MaIeh 1875 aud recorded In the
Clerks ONCE 10 the County Court Of Ohio county,
Weat Virginia, In Deed Of Trust Book No. s. pages 23
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A ssEssMENT NOTICE
TRUSTEES SALES.
TRUSTEES SALE OF
VALUABLE CITY PROPERTY.

By virtue Of deed Of trust, made by Charles A.
Kryter aud Durate Kryter 70 the undersigned dated
the4th day Of January, 1875, and recorded 10 tho
office q the Clerk Of the County Court Of Ohio county
we.t Virginia, In Deed Of Trust Book No. TO- page H.
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TRAVELLERS GUIDE.
DEPARTURE OF TRAISs-wHxxLlss TIM.

"Fradelphia AcCOmmOdAtion.-ThiA train only runs
between Wheeling and Tr.adelphia.
tpaily except sundAy-NvWGrk Accommodation.
tS!eubenVlile ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS train during
the day passes backward and forward between Mar.
tins Ferry and Rollalre, stopping when required at
sherman g., House, &tnGVtllS, West Wheeling and
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beg leave 70 announce 70 the public that am
Prepared % furnish families with ICE CREAM,
u 30 per gallon delivered % any mart Of The city fee
best o. country and city Eeie OneIs given.
special Inducements 70 BOclalS and PIcubs
leS' A2 Main Street.
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

w ANTED-C COUNTRY BOARDING
w Two young gentleman aud their WiFps desire
county boarding 10 ptiIate honlA abIat "a hours
anye ron the ely. Address, COUNTRY, 1ptellt.
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in order to see what course the coming
wave of 1880 will take. Like most all 9th.
er States, West Virginia looks to Ohio to
see how things are moving. But rs poll.
ties are 40 very Democratic among tho
mountains of this State, the leaders OF that
party feel very sure OF eecting full ticket
1T the next general election. The tale OF
success remains to be told at the ballot
hnN
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1879-05-24
Collecting Crowd.

A gentleman passing by an I'M
attractive show window the other
day stopped and began looking at
an old-fashioned clock exhibited for
sale (price sl.75). 1t SO closely re.
sembled the time-peice that he had
so many times gazed upon with
affection in his old home, that he
began to examine it, musing mean
while on the many scenes Of his
boyhood days that would come
back to his memory. He seemed
so absorbed in what was before
him that another gentleman pass
ing thought he would take look,
and likewise came to standstill in
front of the window an old wo-
man, going by with a basket, had
her feminine curiosity aroused, and
partly to rest, and adjusting her
shawl, turned her eyes in the di-
rection of the big square clock a
couple of boys, rolling hoop, next
stopped to see what was going on;
and all the time the nucleus of the
gathering was undoubtedly rumi
mating on the happy past, uncon-
scious of his surroundings. In
about five minutes crowd of TWEEN.
ty.five people from the different
walks in life had halted before that
same window, all eagerly stretch
ing their necks to get Il peep at
what was the central object Ofview.
The crowd grew larger each sue
minute, and the man in.
side rushed down to the back of
The store to black his boots and
down his hair, in anticipa-
ion of a big rush of trade ; sud the |
original cause of the commOtion was
evolving in his mind the joys of
lis boyhood, utterly Obvious of
he rapidly gathering multitude,
Who by this time had began to
,ush and crowd each other, in or
Ter to see what was the matter. In
! moment more the clerks in the
'ariOus stores near by had started
IN a dead run for the spot, and the
ever spreading, five hundred or
nore, men women, and children, all
'rOke into a canter, bound to reach
he scene of disaster in time to get
good seat. Every team that
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The Shame Of Guilt.

No being can be more unhappy
than the man who must always hide,
The Boston Transcript tells this
strange story of a man who has
been "thirty years a stranger at
home"
Men may escape the law, but
their own conscience they cannot
flee from. Many years ago young
man in this city was guilty of an
offence against the law-an offence
which brought social ruin upon
himself and family. The man and
offence are forgotten by the public,
yet he lives, and lives here in Bos-
ton.
But from the day his offence was
Observation-Disclosures having es.
capped the law he is free to come and
go as he pleases-he has never yet
been seen outside his own home in
the daytime.
Sometimes, under tho cover of
night, he walks abroad to take an
airing and note the changes that
thirty years have wrought; but an
ever active conscience makes him
shun the light of day and the faces
of men, and he walks apart, u stran.
ger in tho midst of those among
whom he has alw avs lived.