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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-02-07
CREAM OF THE NEWS.
Gathered from Our Dispatches


The steamer John Wilson was fired
into near Waterloo, Louisiana, few
nights ago, by parties on shore. The
mat WAS wounded,
The Secretary Of the Memphis Board
OF Health says there is not case OF
small poN in that city, reports 10 the
contrary notwithstanding.
The Secretary Of the Treasury, yestcr-
day, issued call Tor S1O,m0.OOO hve-
twenty bonds, dated July /, 1851
The Navy Department gives BO
crcdenCe to the Boston rumOr Of the
iouudcriug 0f the United States steamer
Richmond, and believes the vessel will
reach Gibraltar at the expected time.
Captain Paul Boynton, Yesterday,
commenced 10 swim from Oil City Ia
Pittsburgh, a distance OF $50 miles
The grand jury Of the District OF
Columbia, by vote ui ~ to 4, have re-
fused a. hnd Till against Eppa ilun-
ton ior the alleged ohense Of sending q
challenge 10 Columbus Alexander.
The latest adyices To- the government
dlsCTeiit all former advises about sitting
Bull crossing the Canadian line into the
nited States.
The British are meeting with but
slight resistance in the South African
war. The Zulus withdraw into the in
terror as the troops advance.
The Pittsburgh and lake Erie rail-
road Is finished, and will lie open for
freight business on Monday next. The
rad deHtends from Pittsburgh TO fOungs'
town, where IL connects with the Lake
Shore and Atlantic and Great Western
rOads.
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ARCHBIsHOP HENRI.
Golden Jubilee Celebration.

MILwAuKgE, February 6--The golden
Jubilee exercises to-day, In honor ~ the
iihieth anniversary ~ tho elevation Of
Archbishop Henri to the priesthood.
Was a very imposing affair. Tho ami
yeTsary proper occurred last SUNDAY,
but lheicstiyiiies were deferred till
to-day. The Jubilee opened With Q
salute 81 fhy guns A. 1870 . large
congregation assembled In the cathedral,
the latter teing handsomely dccofatod
with eyergreens and choice fo~efs
After the celebration oi pontihcal mssa
Archbishop Purcell preached the jubilee
sermon. Among the audience sere
nine hishopr and over t1G hundred
clergyman Ia the afternoon ths bishops
and clersy yisitod the convent Of Sotrs
Dame, where 4 banquet sn served,
following which the students gave
musical and literary entertainment
ia honor ~ the occasion. This evening
the party ioiued ~ q monster toreDishf
procession. Over 500 torches we're IN
line. and marched through the princi
pal streets ~ the cathedral. Alter open
air exercises, consisting ~ vocal and In.
staHmcn,al music, the Bishops snd
clergy assembled in the sanctuary o' the
catheSIral, where addresses on bchali oi
the English and German societies we're
dcliyerci by Andrew Mullen and er.
Mayor Phillips The celebration closed
los the dcrsy yoieing the T Isas
huffman Th,ny-fve years ago Arch
bishop Henri Nss consecIaied Bishop
hy Bishop Purcell.
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on Cty.
KANSAS SENATORIAL EIEC-
TION.


m. Lows, February q A Topeka,
Kansas, dispatch says a resolution vss
introduced In the House iihs sitsrbOon,
charging that bribcry aud tprruptiOn
have be- fe,orted H. In The lsle Senator
lal election; that even meniicrs 81 the
House hal offered money iof votes, and
providing ior Q comfnission of i've tp
fully investigate the matter, also slI
oLarses ol corruption in ofics made
ssainsi the reCrsily elected senator. 4
lively debate followed. aud . substitute
vas offered and q motion msie ~ make
the resolution concurrent. which we're
voted down, Finally the psoluiion vas
adopted by vote ~ ~ 10 %. IL 10
charged that The whole aflair vas ar.
ranged at private eauoos last night,
and that u u simply an exhibit Oi
spleen. The general feeling here is that
there !. no truth In the charges Moth.
ing ~ the kind sD heard during the
canvass. which wu noted % being con
Quoted without use al Unfair means.
PIrr~srsag. February 6-Captain
Paul Boyhion. 81 squsile fsias, started
ON his trip on the Allegheny river a, q
O'Clock ihis morning III intended
Journey 10 from OIL City, 10 miles above
Pittsburgh. To the latter place. snd ho
esJscts " rearh herU some time o..
morros night. The waters ,eIBper.-
lure IL one degree belox zero. and
there IL bat little ice in the riyef. The
Captains rccepiion In tbis yiciaiiy has
been very cordial lie wil h. srom-
panied down ihe river by sleighing
party, largely COMPOSED ~ rcpresenis-
tivcs u the press.
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CONGRESSIONAL.
WASHINGTON, February 8.
SENATE
Mall ssrvis With south Amsrsos.

Mall ssrvis With South Amsrios-
Mr.. Blaine presented . memorial n,
the manufacturing companies Of Maine
representing $4,000 900 OF capital and
employing thousands Of persons, ask
ing an precipitation for mail sarvlce
between ono or more VI our Atlantic
ports and South American ports. The
ineinorializers say the money will bs
returned in increased oommeros. The
memorial was referred.
Infectious Diseases.
Mr.. Paddock submitted Q resolution
instructing the COMMITTEES on Agrieul-
,ure to inquire In regard TO reports con.
cerning infectious diseases among
horned cattle. Agreed 10. ...I .
/ Interstate Commerce
Mr.. Wallace submitted Q resolution
requesting the COMMITTEES on Com
merce to report tho House bill known
as the Interstate commeroe bill, q the
earliest possible moment laid on the
table. lie gave netico that he would
call il up at an early day
Claims OF Disloyal rsrsona
The Vice President laid befors the
senate unfinished business, being .
joint resolution proposing On amend'
ment to the Constitution. prohibiting
the payment OF claims TO disloyal per.
sons for property injured or destroyed
in the late war of the rebellion.
Mr.. bailey moved 10 postpone pend
ing and all prior orders, and proceed TO
the consideration Of the bill Tor the TO
lief Of tho book agents Of tho Methodis,
Episcopal Church south. lle-
jectej; yeas q, nays 30. Messrs' Nc
Donald, Voorhees, aud Davis I'LL. } voting
with the Republicans, In the negative
Tenth Census.
MIR. Edmunds consented that the IN
finished business bc laid aside inior-
isally, and the bill Ia provide Tor TAX
ing the tenth and subscquen, census,
was taken up.
Mr.. Morrill, explained tho provisions
of the hill.
Mr.. Kernan submitted an amend
ment providing that the superintendent
and supervisors shall take an oath for
the faithful discharge of their duties
Agreed To.
Mr. Conkling subnItlcd an amend.
nent providing that upon tho compila'
ton and publication oi the census tho
office of superintendent shall cease and
the period oi service ol the clsrks shall
end Agreed Ia,
lie also submitted an alncndment
providing tha, the subdivision assigned
Ia any cnumcrant shalt contain not lea
than 1000 inhabitants, where the last
preceding census shows tho inhabitants
thereof. Agreed 10.
The bill wm then passed. yeas 40,
nays |,
The negative vote was given by Cam
eron, of fennsylyanis, Mitchell, spen'
Ger aud Telnr. Mr.. Conkling, who
would have yoiod ia tho negative, was
paired with Mr., Voorhees,, who would
have voted IN the Affirmative.
Adjourned,
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IIOUSE
Ware Claims.

Mr.. Eden. chairman. II the Commit
tee On War Claims, reported back Tue
bill making appropriations tor The pay
ment oi claims rcportcd allowed by tho
Commissioners n' Claims.
Mr.. Waddlc asked Mr. Ellen II he
would Yield a. the amendment provId'
ing that hereafter no war claim VI any
sort should hc paid 10 anybody.
Mr.. Eden declined 10 yield, stating
that the amendment would not he ger
name to the bill.
The hill then passed,
Army Appropriation Bill.
The House then went into Committee
oi the Whole, Mr.. Carlisle Ia the chair
on the army appropriation bill.
The pending amendment VAS that of
Mr.. Whytes offered yesterday, which
comprised most oi the features oi the
reorganization bill.
Mr.. Garfield asked Mr. White what
WAS meant by the provision that ien'
eral officers shall he selected iroW the
army.
Mr.. White Just what II says.
Mr.. Garfield That would exclude
W aShingtOh.
Mr.. White Washington IL In Heaven.
Mr.. Gariicld-And Grant.
Mr.. White General Grant will 10 our
next President probably.
A vote was then taken on Nh. Whites
auIent AMI il Was agreed Ia; ayos l0i,
NAYS 81,
Mr.. Page offered an amendment sn-
thurizing the President IN transfer
the care aud control oi any Indian
tribes 10 the War Department tempor'
arily Whenever ho shall doem Il adri.a.
ble to do ~, either on account of hostile
action on their part against the United
states or ia case OF any difficulties sris-
ing between them aud the snttler.
Mr.. Scales rose 10 point OF order,
pending which the committs rae and
the House adjourned.
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Weather Indicstiona

WAsnIxoroS, February III A. ~
POI Tennessee and the Ohio Valley,
rising followed by falling barometer,
partly cloudy weather, winds shifting
b. the Ees, snd south. and daring the
dAy sligit rise Ia temperature.
for the Lower lakes, south 10 vest
winds, slight risc IN barometer, partly
cloudy weather and stationary 90 slight
rise In temperature. followed by falling
barometer in the westerly postions dur
ing Friday evening.
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1ha urh.na Crookedne.s.

CNcISSATI, February 6.--An Criiana,
o., dispatch sAys. The County CO'nmls-
sioners have refused " release { Aldwell,
one oi the Treasurer's bon,lsmen, until
a new bondsman il secured. New dis
coyeries oi irregularities in the tax col
lsction arr still being male; the Com
missiOners have ordered the reiunding
ON oyer-charges 90 cease Tor the present.
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CAPT. BOYSTON.
Swimming from OIL City to Pitts.
burgh.

on Cry, PA. February o. Captain
Paul Boynton commenced his swim hc-
tween here aud Pittsburgh, distance
OF one hundred and iiity miles, at II
O'Clock this morning. lie expects "a
reach kittauning tonight and Pitts
buryh tomorrow night The river
shows a temperature oione degr below
the irveEing point, and J. running nearly
rllnr ~ irn
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Business OF the Union PACiao Railroad

H0rTOE, febI uAfy u Ht Hbh Ia
cihc Railroad COmpRny's statement ior
the year ending June O, 1875, shows
total Inoumc Of ST., ,3ji, cNPcnsesl
~, sO7, ,Gjl; intgr,st, SSIJ,.Esi, bOndei
debt reduoed SB9l ,OOo; net surplus IN
treasury, over all outlays. 500, ,li2,
more than enough to.pay 10 per cent.
On the capital for the entire year. With
the contracts and cash on hand, thcTs
remains -, 2,Gyg,7y5 of ihe S1,UO,mD oI
iand grant bonds 90 D. provided for
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Fatal Accident

CmcAGo, February 6.-This morning
a party oi FIVE workmen, who were
walking on the railroad track At IAron-
dale, were run into by the incoming
train and two Of them, James Braia and
Anton Arllich, instantly killed. The
o.hers escaped with trifling injuries.
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Locisv,lls, fcbsnssy a. Dispatch
from Baaalo. n. T.. 20 Judge ". B.
IIoke, oi this eity, the heal VI the order
of American forestsss, announces the
capture of GritIn, the absonding treas.
urrr Of the order. lie yin BE- taken 10
Rochester.
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PRODUCE.
New York.

Nav luHE, February q. -- tuitpn--
Quiet aud steady atWdp l.l6c. Flour
Quiet. receipts 1900 harrcls, super
fino western and State ~ ibd,3 80; com.
mon 10 gond ~ sTS1d.3 40; good to choice
- a5d< 10, extra ohio - 1aa'5 ~.
white wheat tiirn - &@6 %, =,
Louis ~ sNai 7b Minnesota patent
process o. SOhs 40 Wheat Winter
hesvv; spring quiet, receipts l02.0D
bushels; rejected spring 1hS,76c, m.
graded d. Sc; ungraicd rcd 9sfaf 90
No. do sl OSLO OtS, No. z do " Osl
6.I Oo; No do sl 0'fnl 06t steamer
No. Z do si OSIni o.; No 2 amber
western ~ 0s; unsraded white 81 esq
IOst. M Z 81 O1GDl 07i; do. sales
200 bushels at sl OSiql ~. Rye
l,c,n.nd fair aud market hrm, western
6Ja6sic barley quiet aud steady.
Mslt--Dulland nominal Com ieayy;
receipt. 1880 bushels ungraIod "a
dt7S, No. : t2iCo i3c, steamer tbc,
No. Ei@47.c; new do t5ttai6o.
Oats Dun; receipts 25,GD bushels,
80. ! white 3?irj No. 2 S2iCaiSc, west
orn miIcd 3VaJiic, white western ~
a3e. Hay Firm, shipping At 400
4N Hops Dull ht tff6c; eastern and
western ahi2c; New Norl state Ma ljc.
Coffee Quiet aud steady sugar
Dull and unchanged; fair io gpoJ re-
nning 6jm5ic. Molasscs Dull anil
nominal. Rice Steady aud In fair de.
,nsnd. Petroleum - Unchanged, re-
fined oic crude st,saci uniie.i es;e.
Tall0w Qniet anl steady at 6io
Rosin Firm al VI tOdl t2S Turpcn.
tine Steady Al 3b fws = wcater.
western sGa3L I'Ork Dull; meas
a 10 Tor old tl0 80 Tor new. Beci
bull AMI nominsl. Cut Mosls-Quiet
and steady. long clear middlcs bf
bl.lsc; short clear ste Iard-Dull,
primo steam ~ SGsS 0s. Batter
Quiet and Arm; ~estnTn 7(ss0c. Chsess
steady; western 2fasic. WHISKY.
Quiet si VI o. hid 81 Oh asked.
Oh CITY.
On Cnr. February q. Market opencd
anioi aud steady with 0sic bid, de-.
declined 20 07.c, si which price " ciosed
Shipments 5000 barrels, Averaging
1900 barrels, transactions 10000 tar
rels
Evr Adda,onaI Nartets So fo1rn Ia2>
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Orr STATE CONGRESS.
rur WISDOM DEVELOPED YESTERDAY
II, md,aN Amendment in the Senate
The Brains Of that Body at Work
The School lew 10 the House
A Hard fight and
Brilliant Arguments,
WurgIING, February H.
SENATE

SENATE
W,- uI,ucI with prayer 10y Rev L.
o. >u,ly ct st. Matthew Episcopal
,huuh -,
,r.rthr r.plu-ui the journal ct the
...,..r. Jn,', ,g,,iru, Sumc slight
.....lr,,n,, urrr ma,lr. amt thr sen
.,. rr.,,,drI with trr calendar.
Mr. Turner moved that the vote 10y
ut,.h th, senate r..u,yl 10 pass ;, L,
\. a. thr "Eo,J lax Law, be- recon
.,t.,.J .uI thi, u.t, duuv, alter which
u,.,,t,, hy which thchill was ordered To-
I.tIIrI I,adiusN MAS al~p ryr"usidrrrd'
.,ItL,.L LiII taken uu iur Wutuducnl.
r,.,g,.. Al Wbt,h lroy- must work GA
G..T..iIvu, changed from l6 wears tn
h, I.,. MAXIMUM Was ul-u 'hdns'7'
t-... tl Zoe lp Np.iT.. several other
....i.rurut, we're uJdr, aud finally
-nr Lowe presented substitute lnr
n..vbu., h.Il. which, however dtd not
r,.,.ar. uuIy one vote being gwen Ia IT.
favor
uI~ rEuru~Ep.
IuIkurr introduced tWo new bills,
.u...~ n. Nu. llII lrum thc judiciary
1.trIrt,v. amending the prov isiunS ol
r.,..I. iu rrArd tu proceedings Tor
,.tt,u,lf hrt,rr the Sruate, and the
.tr..r. 80 IlSr tu amend the law liking
r..-tIgry of ultrvr- ut the Legislature
rru,r introduced - b. No. loo, the
.i...r..i which Is tp validate the clcC-
sinh, IlrrA ut puddrJlgr county,
....Uu.rry misunderstanding at thu
la, hsI qualified lu the wrong court.
ur uuuNR RESOLUTION.
IHa EuNu moved that ), j. u. Nu.
d. ,H.pu.lug au amendment To- the
I.F'i,ry -y-trm ui che Cuusuiu-
man L., taken up uut ui IL ur,lrr. Car
r.I Tho IIrrk then rrld the re-ohi-
a.. u ulI. several clerical
,r....v.u,. corrected. Jud several un-
utulTtlut amendments we're offered,
coil. .J two ut vhiyh were Jiuulul
W.rH..u-,iuu ut these minor points
u. .wayil luo part ut the morning
s.,,.uu. The uUly paint ct Importance
t,I.hr,I upon vt, thc mltiCr ot appeal
t,tlr tT,uU Court Whvu the amount
Iu Hu.,tipu yNy,,l- twenty dulI,u-, Ia
rp., Mr,-r, Turner, Gruwu Non,ls,
President Iuhu-Hu. summers Iu the
Cham. aud Alau- participated
o. N
U,. DISCUSSION Mas taken up uu the
ur.tu. amendment. auj continued hy
lllu-luu. ltulkuyr Turner Newman,
~u.u.rs. Nuul,. lud iu the midst ui
Ola Discussion Ferguson demanded the
p.lru, question:. Jud tbr ucWaui
I.u. sustained th, President Juuuuur-
rItIat tu. putjuuG ul lhr mIIu question:
~ .uIIrurItu, tbc possibility ut amend.
u.ut trr,u-ru .,hy.l t' Withdraw hI-
utra.u. Iut uI ,.ur.. ytuii uul \,w
mu u,.,t,,j uu tbr previous question.
N.sUuU mu,yl tuuyuu,d,rt the vote hy
NHJ,U th.. ~,utJ. uuj,ul thJt thy main
question lv pUt Juj thl, wut,uu prr.
NuUu. N,.U-.r.u Was J.,JU upyUvi hy
VI NWu, Jm. participated m los the
hmrr ,raJhrr, gui also hN brr, sum
m.0- lui -r"u.
Tb, tur,r..u uu NvtIs amendment
W. GulIy uur Uah t.u following ~
sut
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l'uu,, Mas uh~rui.
''u w"ll"u t'r resolution was Then
''Ar" "r h' ',, ,ii'"- ''r 'h' P"'G'~'' '.
H''' ..,'''''"' 'u' "'H''''' I' lu''-'' NJ
,'' ,''.''"'. ''',' ~ NPl'H!'' W., '
~, Wv III
\" .'''','''''','r '''.' t';
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Wv '' w. "'.,''',' ',, ,.' ,u"N W
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SENATOR h'Nl'r Writes altogether With
"u I'"
UT summers saws lhr magistrate
'''''.. IN, ''' l.''. '' have always
WI, 'I '., .,,
r - ''", Is ''r ''N'.'l student q"
...'I ..,''''. ''' '' ""'lN '''''''-' eve"
"','.' '''N',- 'i''.".
..."''l''...' '''..' ','','N' ' ~ ''"n' =" ""'
-. IN, '''''' ''l..'.'' "'' '''l''''''' '"'
r." " '"'' ''''"@ W." ''' N,'''
,,, ''I'. '' "'' '""''N w '''
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,..., ',"' '''''''' U" '''' 'Pl''''''''h '' S"'"
"'''
Nu Nvudiur tJl wnru than "JuSt one
wont 0" say Yesterday, aUd VT thr dl~-
'"''.'u Hi "ur little question ucCuplct
nearly lhv vuiuy jJy.
t'yrN uuo Wg while Senator COM
wru'y, q bong argument with thcdrrlar-
Wwu. II have Uo desire to make a
sI"r.b We'll Nuu don't have o..
N"wc at the members at the HOUSE
want state tJg uUc ut the SvnJtor.
wants o. know it the uhjcyt Is to "sprcJd
" over the state tu Keep vat the iruSt.
lr lowe SAYS The work ut the
JuIlv, '' thc NupWmctuurt at Appeals
u much easier than u,aUllug rails, amt
hr a"ys not see Why they should ut
srwUyh higg,r salary.
Wa krysrr. ,erpud Nirr President
ul thy a. 4 -. railroad COMPANY, syvut
gpud patt ui Yesterday among the
senator's.
WAYNE Ferguson is hack.
Ten at the tWrnty.inur members ot
the senate arc LAWYERS
The senate drlih,rlti,ns A, pnt Al.
tract numerous visitors Ws snrprsc
the plane of rrasnuiug thrrp i tor biyb
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SEx yoHK, February 6.--slossoa 400,
Gallagher 81 slo-son run 81 and ~.
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BUYING AND SELLING.
GENERAL MARKETS By..TtLeGaAPH,
Money Easy At a to3 Per Csat.--Gov'
ernmsnh Weak and lowsr--flosr
QuIst-whsat 0vl-hogs Ac-
tive and higher u.i
yIRANon.

"H.0 u.7
Nav Yosx, February 6.--MoasY-
Easy nj skss per cent. Priins mer.
camille paper 3tIss5 per cent. Sterling
exchange, bankers bills arm at %s5I
sight exchange on New York as
SilvsR-har silver here 81 %; sub.
sldiary silver coin l6glt per cent. die
eount'
0oyssSusSu-Weak and lower, Oh.
esp, for hyss and tours, which we're
steady.
"a Coupon, ,Ssll .................. ...........is
I,vs tvsn.ie. lss0
I've ,Wenas ''s"''''- ''''''---' so ,e,,,
sss Pour and one haih . .............-. ..-os
Sss ySg. .,-..--...,' go. ,S loo.
Sruss s,ss &c,
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that il might be novel proposition, but
that the members of the convention
which framed the present Constitution
dld not take amy oath, and were not sub
iert To any Constitution or any existing
law.
Mr.. Turner jumped up and said he
vas glad Ia hear the explanation OF the
gentleman froni Tyler Tie had often
wondered how any set Of men could get
up such bOlch Oi document and sub
nit it to the people. This explanation
made il plain, ..
The President ruled YESTERDAY that II
a motion Was male TO amend by strlk-
ing out an entirc section, aud the motion
Was rejected, uo portion ut the same
section could subsequently he stricken
out. Ii this be- true, a rule should he
al once framed Ia amend such apruyi-
sion. suppose a senator wanted To lie.
trat AN amendment within section
otherwise desirable; ht could move that
the whole section be- stricken out, and
this motion falling, the other amend
mcnt to the section could not he made,
though the whole senate desired 10 so
amend. As senator Turner says: "lt "a
fellow should be- On the alert, hc could
defeat any amendment tO "A hill.
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Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad.

burgh and Lake Erie Railroad Company
formally received their new road, to-
day, from the contractor, H. J. Me
Cram, and the road viii he open for
freight business Monday next. The
new road extends from Pittsburgh %
Youngstown, ani has steel rails and
iron bridges throughout The rolling
stock, depots AMI other equipments are
all tirst.ClaSs, and the new road being
essentially Pittsburgh enterprise, will
probably reCeiye a heavy traffic. The
rOad connects al Youngstown with the
lake Shoro and Atlanta and Great
Western railroads
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WHEELING, W. VA. FRIDAY MORNING. FEBRUARY Z 1879.

Der spoke of the burdens and expressions
Of his people, yet now they come for
war,l and advocate bill which propose
10 increase them. This bill was no new
thing as some OF them supposed, but an
old affair. 1t had been up before the
constitutional Convention and there
had been crushed beneath the iron heel
OF condemnation. lie then entered
into lengthy aud able discussion OF the
hill from u legal stand point.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-01-23
Entertainment md Supper.

The entertainment and supper, given b,
the ladies of the NJ. L. Church. at the Mas
sonic Hall Thursday night last, was attend
ed by good sized and appreciative audience
Admission was only twenty-five cent,
which entitled each one to all privileges
hich consisted of several songs, by tn,
young ladies, and good supper. The
singing was good and the supper was one
that all might ehjoy. After supper Mr.
L. Miller rang the bell and announced
that he had been requested 10 act Al
auctioneer. He offered for sale a fin,
doll which was knocked off to the high,
est bidder, bringing $2,l5. II wa,
given back by the purchaser, and sold sew
eral times until it had brought in abou
fifteen dollars-quite an expensive baby
Other articles were offered for sale, such a,
pin cushions, painted candles, etc al
bringing a fair price. Mr.. Miller excited
! good deal oflaughter by the manner il
| which he cried out the bids as thev were
made Mr.. Bersher took Mr. Millers place
at the auction stand, and continued to sell
until the numerous little articles were dis
posed Of. Net proceeds $500.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-01-23


hustle, and chignon, aud many falls curls
And they did purchase each ofthem twenty.
four yards of material for to form them
dresses instead of ten yards as their mother
had commanded them. And after they
had made their purchases, they tarried for
season at the store, anu did chat and
flirt with the clerks therein aad with the
strange young men thereabout, and they
did in MI things even as their mother had
commanded them not to do.
And whemthey had departed, the young
men Of the store made much fun of them,
and scorned them saying, "They are foolsp'
And FIVE years passed away, and the
five wise Virgins continued to hearken
unto the voice of their mother, and did in
all things even as she desired. And their
ways were the ways Of peace
But the five foolish Virgins continued
in the wicked ways of the world, and list
ened not to the words of their mother, Il, d
despised the reprcof which she showered
upon them.
And yet another five years passed, and
the five wise Virgins were each married
and happy. But the five foolish Virgins
are old maids and VIII remain 80 even
unto their death. ..