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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-12-11
JOSEPH SCHMATZINETz,
Fancy Steam Dyer, Scourer & Repairsr

No. l7SS Market street. Wheeling, W, Va, near
Greek Bridge. All kinds Of Shlwls Dresses, AID eTSfy
GesctPuon OF silk and Woolen Goods executed al
Feathera cleaned and dyed. Al Color ITdruSfld
Fdit. All parsons living At distance from my plRce
can inform me by postal card that they have some.
them when finished. Please call and examine nv
SHOW Windows, and you will see the difference 81
tween my work and that OF otherB. You Will and
my rates lower than atany other Scourer In the State
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-12-11

NEwTAILoRTNG ESTABLISHMENT
IN Having rented and lifted up that extensive
store 1906 Market street. beg 10 offer my Services AZ
a PRACTICAL TAILOR and CUTTER the Eentry
avg puone Of wheeling and Vicinity. From long ex.
doubt but will 10 able 70 sASiy the most
and hope BY strict attention to business and M eSs
Prleci 70 merit Share Of public patronage. m,
Other material suitable for the season. N
dec T, KERRIsK
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-12-11
SALE OF VALUABLE CITY LOTS.
TRUsTEE's SALE OF
MARKET STREET PROPERTY.

MARkEt SHEET PROPERTY.
BY virtue OF deed Of trust made by William 81.
Botsord and Olivia 8 his wife to the underSg ned
trustee dated January 18Th 1876 and recorded 10 the
Clerks Office Of the County Court Of Ohio county,
Wet Virginia, in deed Of trust book No. 8, page li9
will on
MONDAY, JANUARY IL. 1850
Commencing at IOorloCk A. NJ proceed to sell at the
front door Of The Court House Of Ohio county, West
Virginia. to the highest and best bidder thGiOloWIng
described property, that is 10 sIyi All that part 6
lot umbeTed seventeen IN situated on the east side
Of Market street, In that part Of the city Of Wheeling
known aS UpdeSTah'S addition, which part is bounded
rs follow. viz: Beginning on the east side Of Market
street, at the nOrtheat corner Of said lot No. IL:
thence along the east Eda Of aret street thirty feet
towards the b0uthi thence at right angles With the
cast line Of Market street and parallel with the
northern boundary Of said lot one hundred and
tmuytwO feet, or less, 10 the eastern boundary
Of said lo thgnce along said eastern boundary Of
aid lot Thirty feet to the northern boundary Of said
lot thence along said northern boundary 10 the be-
Rlnnlng.
Trims or sALE.-Oue-hali tho purchase money,
and rs much more a. the purchaser may elect 10 pay
In cash. the residue In two equal payments At sI1 and
DinO months, with interest from day OF SALE pur.
chaser giving notes secured by deed Of trust for de-
icTred payments, and policy Of insurance on the
property.
The title 10 tina property Is believed to he perfect
but selling as trustee shall convey only such title Is
10 vested In me by IRId deed OftrIst.
". +. HUBBARD, Trustee.
W. II. HILLER AuctInnccr. deli
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-12-11

sTRuBESvfLLE, o., December "a gen
tleman arrived in this city yesterday from
Reading, Pa, and is quietly negotiating
for the lease Ofth steubenville Furnace.
The furnace, under its present manage:
ment, has not proved very successful, and
there is q desire among the stockholders
that some change be made. The parties
about to lease the furnace propose to pay
the company o certain percentage on all
the iron manufactured, the company to
furnish all the material.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-12-11
AEM AnYERrlaRMeM1a....

DOR sALE.-THE ENTIRE STOCK
i o. q Retail Dry GoolS Et1T0 nearly nsW-lh6
owner .hAVipE gone into Olhsr buSlnIn. Terms eaGh
OF good ssOCkl, or farm. Address "MERcHANpEsE,"
ihll ONCE dNE.Tfhl
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-12-11

FichS Illustrated Floral Guide.
A beautiful work Of 100 lages, One Cplord Flower
Plate and SO illustrations With Descriptions Of the
best FloWernnd Vegetables, With price OF seeds, and
Nov. 10Th. bIn English or German. Weeks illustrate
ed Monthly Mag 'Lue-32 Pages, a Colored Plate In
every number and many 6ne EugTaVinES, Price
y Is ayear; Fire Copies for S. 90. Specimen num-
Address, JAMES WICK, Rochester, N. Y.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-12-11
LOTTERIES.


authorized By the Commonwealth of Rv.
and Fdirea in he World.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-12-11

THEY say business is dull sugar and
coffee are selling slowly. Notso with DR..
Bulls Cough Syrup; we understand our
druggists can hardly supply the demand.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-12-06

Washington never mede a speech. In the
zenith of his fame he once attempted it.
made failure and gave it up, confused and
abashed. In framing tine Constitution of
the United States, the labor was almost
wholly performd in committee of the whole.
of which Washington was chairman. He
spoke twice during the conventions; but his
words were so few that they could not fully
be termed speeches. The Convention ac,
knowledged the master spirit, and histo-
rians affirm that had it not been for his
personal popularity and the sincerity with
which he spoke, the constitution would have
been rejected by the people.
Thomas Jefferson never made speech.
He couldn't do if. Napoleon, whose execu-
tive ability was almost without parallel,
said his greatest trouble was in finding
men of deeds, rather than words. When
asked how he maintained his influence over
his superiors in age and experience, when
Commander>in~chief of the army in Italy,
be said, by reserve" The greatness of a
man IS not to be measured by the length of
his speeches, or theiI number.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-12-06
CURIOUS FIGURES.

Suppose you count 200 in one min
ute-that is 1900 in one hour-that
is los, 10000 in one year. But this
would not allow a single moment for
sleep, or any other business whatever.
To count a billion, it would require
9,5l2 years "a days 5 hours and 20 min
utes, according to the above reckon
ing. But suppose we were to allow
the counter twelve hours daily for
rest, eating and sleeping, it would
then take 1904 years 6S days 10hours
and 10 minutes, to count a billion.
Ten thousand billion times 1904
what arithmetician can calculate the
number of years to count trillion?
Light travels with such speed that
it would go around the earth seven
times in a second. Yet, incredible as
this may seem to be, light is a slow
traveller compared with electricity;
this subtle agent requires but a single
second to span the space between us
and the moon, and will twelve times
encircle the globe in the same period.
And yet, so far distant is the nearest
star, that even this swift winged mes
senger could reach it only after a jour
ney Of two and One-fOurth years.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-12-06

A aberdeen Axaminer

Gen. Walthall's friends are deter
mined that he shall not be retired from
the senatorial contest, and will moi
permit the modesty of the man to in.
terIere at time when Mississippi has
great services to demand as well as
honors to bestow. The "boom" that
was started for him last spring is a
powerful one, and is growing steadily
despite the cold water that the Gen
eral himself has attempted to throw
upon it.
Gen. w. S. Featherston is mention
ed by many of his admirers in connec-
tion with the position, but there seems
to be manifestation on the part of
the people generally in favor of seating
him in the Speakers Chair at Jack
son.
Ex-Speaker Percy is also favorite
with numerous Democrats in the river
counties, for the Senatorial succession,
but it is not thought that his claims
will be strongly urged in the DEM
ocratic caucus.
Gen. Chalmers is beginning to loom
into importance and prominence in con-
nection with the position, and if he
enters the caucus backed by the coun-
ties of the 'sshoe string district" will |
have fine "send off,
Gen. George having accepted the
highest judicial position within the
gift of the State, is no longer con-
sidered in the ring as candidate for
Senator.
Judge flanagan, of Noxubee, will it
Is said, be brought before the caucus
by many admirers and. appreciative
friends, and may prove formidable
Gov. Stone will have many warm
supporters in the contest, and may be
to developed considerable ;
strength in the senatorial caucus, and
VIII not be an easy opponent for any
IT his rivals to dispose Of ,,
Hon. l.. e. Houston, of Aberdeen, ,,
will be warmly urged before the Dem
cratic caucus by many influential ]
Members of both houses, and will be |
formidable adversary to cope with, c
hould he be so fortunate as to enter S
he caucus as the only candidate from G
his section of the State. v
Hons. e. Barksdale and 0. r. Sim e
Teton will go into caucus reprerent- q
lg solid batallions of supporters of W
ell nigh equal strenghth, yet neither c.
'illing to yield henchman to the
ther so long as there is a possibility g,
obtaining recruits from the adher-
ats of their rivals among the distin-
uished gentlemen we have named.
urveying the battlefield where so
ANY gallant Mississippians will soon
eet i'll generous rivalry and fair and
anly contest, we regrad any predic- VI
on as to the result, as mere guess II
ork, and with such list to choose el
ON, rejoice to know that the interest cI
I'd destinies of our beloved State will VI
1T be endangered in the selection of al
ther one of them to succeed Senator &C
ruce. pI
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-12-06
4 Slight Mistake.

A man ordered most elaborate dinner
at a restaurant which he enjoyed and
praised much-after which he lighted a
cigar, and sauntoring up to the landlord,
declared his inability to pay for it.
But don't know you, siad Bouiface.
''Of course, or you would not haye given
me dinner
The enraged man seized pistol, collared
the offender and, taking aim at his heart
said: 'Now, see if you get away from me
without paying for that dinner"
''What IS that in your hand ?" gaspei the
impecunious customer, drawing back.
That, sir, is a PISTOL"
''Oh that's pistol, is it ? I don't care
a fig for pistol; I thonght it was a
stomach pump
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-12-06
%0~--
POSTAL.


WASHINGTON, Nov. GA petition
was filed in the postoffice department,
to-day, praying that an order be is
sued to exclude from the mails all
newspapers containing advertisements
of lottery schemes, and asking that
petitioner "a citizen of Washington,
who claims to represent some unnamed
religious association in the matter) be
heard by the law officer of the depart
ment in argument to sustain this pc
tition.
He holds that section 3O93 of the Re
vised Statutes prohibiting the trans
mission of immoral matter is sutfi-
GENTLY broad to include advertise
ments of lotteries, on the ground that
all lotteries are immoral. The request
of petitioner for an opportunity to
make oral argument was granted, but
otherwise he received no encourage
ment.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-12-06
Boom for the Lottery Men-Ke,
Wishes.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 27.-The assist
ant Attorney General for the Posi-
Office Department in reply to an in.
quiry from the third assistant Post
Master General, has addressed to the
latter the following letter with regard
to the treatment of lottery correspon-
dence:
"WAsHINGToN, Nov. "a, 1879.
SIR: In reply to your letter of the
twentieth inst, l have the honor to advise
you First-Ihat "lottery letters" reach
ing the Dead Letter Office, may be return
cd to the writers by mail. Second-That
postmasters are not justified in Withholding
letters to an individual for the sole reason
that such an individual is an agent for n
lottery company.
'A letter must be addressed to the agent
as such to justify it's detention, unless it is
addressed to person or firm declared by
q special order of the Postmaster General
to be fraudulent, in which case registered
letters are returned to the writers and pay
nent of the money order forbidden.
VERY respectfully,
"A, A. FREEMAN,
Assistant Attorney General for the Postotfce De-
partment.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-12-06
cod DanburYu Papers.

, cold Danbury" Papers.
a We have already referred to the reputa
! ton for witty retort enjoyed by the late Mr.
: Barnes Numerous stories are told of this
, phase of his character, some of which are
well worthy of preservation. Twenty years
ago Mr.. A. B. Hull gathered together a
number of them and embalnled thom in
the columns of the Gossiper's Club of Che
N. Y. Mercury.
On one occasion he was coming down
from Ltchtield, when an old woman ap-
peared from building at the side of the
road, and hailed the stage. 1t was pretty
well loaded, as was apparent to any OBJ
server. Barnes drew up his horses, think
ing he had passenger in prospect.
Tive got a trundle>bed, I wish you
would take to Danbury for me- said the
woman.
Concealing his disgust Barnes gravely
replied: Sorry, marm, I can't accommo~
date you, but I've got saw-mill to take
on just below here
When 0. P. Clark kept a store on South
Nam street it was favorite resort for
Barnes. One evening he was in there
when an old gentleman who was sitting by
the stove Observed
Things have changed great deal up
along the Still river, Mr.. Barnes, since you
drew stage up there"
81 'spose so, said Barnes absently.
eyes indeed. l kin remember the time
when all along up there, clear to New
Milford, was woods. 1t was full of trees
IN that time, and the wild geese used to lay
in there thickern bees"
Where do wild geese make their nests
and hatch their young uncle?" asked some
one else.
I'm the crotches of the trees, think"
said the old gentleman.
''1s that SO, Barnes,' said the interroga-
tor, appealing to the stage driver. 'Do
Wild geese make their nests in the crotches
of trees?'
Il don't know as wild geese do," said
Barnes IN his squeaking voice. but suck
srs do"
That ended the discussion.
On another occasion he was seen cross
ng the road with parcel in his hands.
What have you got there. Barnes?'
'sked friend.
"a pumpkin pie, was the reply, given
L a tone that indicated some disgust.
True enough, he had a huge pumpkin
lie wrapped up-one of those articles
aked on a large old-fashioned earthern
latter He was sent with it by his wife to
poor but shiftless family, with whose
lisfortunes he had no sympathy.
What will they do with it?' asked the
riend.
Il don't know, piped Barnes, "unless
ley take it for a cushion
Once only he was come up with-ac-
0rding to his own admission, and that was
y a woman. A revivalist preacher was in
'wn holding a series of meetings. He
aged at the Wooster House, and was ac-
by his wife. The lady was not
leased with Danbury, and was trife put
1t with her husband. One day she was
liking on in corridor of the hotel about
7r unhappy state, when Barnes came
ong. She remembered him as the driver
the stage that brought her here.
DO you belong to Danbury?7 she ab-
pity inquired
"No MAN, he sweetly repled Dan
ry belongs to me-
well, you are poorer cuss than 1
ought you were, if you own this place.
IS her spiteful rejoinder
Barnes withdrew at once.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-12-06
General Harrison and Social Drink.
ing.

1t is related by a Chester, PENNSYLVANIA.
lady that when General VIM. Harrison was
running for the Presidency he stopped at
the old Washington House for dinner
After dinner wine was served. II was
noticed that the General pledged his toasts
in water; and one of the gentlemen from
New York in offering another gaid: Gen
eral, will you not favor mo by drinking a
glass of wine?' The General declined in a
very gentlemanly manner Again he was
urged to join them in a glass of wine.
This was too much. He rose from the
table, his tall form erect, and in a most
dlgnihed manner replied; "Gentlemen,
have refused to partake Of the wine CUP
that should have been sufficient: though
you press the cup to my lips not drop
shall pass the portals. l made a resolve
when l started in life that I would avoid
strong drink, and I have never broken il
am one Of a class Of seventeen Young men
who graduated, aud the other sixteen FIJI
drunkards grayes-ail through the perui
clous habit Of wine dunking owe am
my health. happiness aud prosperity o.
that resolution VIII You urge me u,u.''
Exchange.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-12-06

In view of the fact that it is quite likely
several new cotton factories will be built in
this immediate section before long. we de-
sire 10 cali attention to a new experiment
which IS said to have been tried in New
England and found successful The exper-
lment consists in building one story mills.
The advantages claimed are increased
safety, convenience, and higher speed for
machinery 4 gingham company has
tried the experiment. and finds that a builJ.
ing of that description. covering about an
acre, costing tveniy~three thuusaal dollars
had saved IN gas alone a sum equal to the
interest on the cost of the h1iliino and
obtained al Increased speed of twelve per
cent.
Some OF our mill men might End tins sub.
leet worth Investigating Natchsz Demo
crst.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-12-06

THEO. p. GIBBS, of the Calhoun Re
porter, and A. F. Fox, of the waIthall
Pioneer, are indulging in birthstone
language towards each other. We
trust, however, that milder tempera-
ments and more soothing compliments
will follow these exhibitions. Editors
should never permit themselves to get
angry. Whenever they do they neces-
sarily lose part of the hold which
they have upon the public, and sacri-
flee more or less Of their beneficent
influence i'm the cause Of harmony and
peace.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-12-06

Specfal to Cincinnati Commercial.

| CpeCldl 10 NluCluuaIl OOmHlercldl.
WASHINGTON, November 21.-The proiec
to create the Office of Captain General o
the Army and give it to General Grant fol
| life, is being matured, and will certainly bt
agitated upon the meeting of Congress
The bill is drawn, and the Speaker Randall
is in sympathy with the movement In
the bill as drawn the i5le is blank, but the
commission will probably be supplied by
the words captain General" The salary
is also blank, but will be filled in with eth
er $25, 900 or $4,000. The effect of the
bill, if enacted, will be virtual restora-
ton of the Office he resigned when he be-
came President. The plan as now discus
ed is to suspend the rules and pass the bill
at once, if possible. Although too early
for the development of opposition. it is i'm
probable that there will be any of very
serious character. Friends of the project
say that every member of Congress, of
both parties, now in Washington has sig
nifed his willingness to this without signi-
flying what position they may take on the
question. Public sentiment must be con-
suited. A leading Democrat, in speaking
of this matter, said that he believed ma>
jority of the delegation of every State
would support bill of this description,
and that it would go through by a nom
partisan vote.
Among Grants friends here there is
little doubt but that be would accept, as he
often said that he really preferred the Office
he held before becoming President to that
of President. 1t is also recalled that he
wrote letter near the close of his last
term in which he spoke of having made
sacrifice in giving up life position con-
genial to his tastes for the one be then
held. He was roundly criticised at the
time for publicly proclaiming that he made
a sacrifice in accepting the Presidency,
but he maintained to his intimate friends
that such were his feeling. This is refer>
red to by those who propose to restore to
him life position at the head of the army,
as evidence that he viii accept.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-12-06

The following is an extract from the
Vicksburg Citizen of July 2d, 1868.
printed on wallpaper:
A rumor he's reached us that paries in our
city have been and are now selling flour at
s. per pound, molasses at $40 per gallon,
and corn at $40 per bushel.
We are indebted to Maj. Gillespie for
steak of Confederate beef, alS1s mule meat
We have tried it. If is sweet
savOry aud tender, and so long as we have
mule left we are satisfied that our soldiers
will be content to subsist on it.
In another column it speaks of a cat
killed and eaten by an editor and one
of his printers, and says:
Poor Thomas was then prepared, not for
the grave, but for the pot, and several
friends waited to psrtake of a nice rabbit.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-12-06
V. L. TERRELL

"BOBBY MEANS" a Memphis news
boy, has made enough money out of
the sale of the Avalanche, to buy a
pony. He is six years old, has bright
keen eye, and good square head. The
Avalanche predicts for him bright
fllfIlrn
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-12-06

THE man who refused the appoint
ment as United States Senator to fill
the vacancy caused by the death of
Zack. Chandler, is named H. c. Bea-
man. His portrait should be hung in
every State library, and when he dies
his remains should be preserved in al
eohal, and sold to Barnum for exhi-
bitiOn.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-12-06

THE Jefferson Jimplecute wants to
know where the pigeon-roost is and
the Lamar Banner answers the ques-
ton by asking if all the chicken-houses
in that section are locked.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-12-06

Hon. S. J. Leslie, representative
elect from Hancock county, has or
dered new suit Of clothes manufac-
tured at Ulman's wooden mills. to wear
to jackson next January. Mr.. Leslie
is true democratic representative Of
the ''cow counties" and desires the
people at the Capital to know some
thing of our manufacturing interests
Democrat Star
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-12-06

On the Goth ult., while the steamer
Batesville,' pulling loaded barge, was
near Helena, Arkansas, she was struck
by storm, and the barge, containing
four hundred bales of cotton, was
sunk
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-12-06

CHESTER, the county site of Choc-
taw, is fouryears old, and the Recorder
says there never has been a wedding,
nor death within the corporate limis.
The town must be located in a healthy
place.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-12-06
----a3'-s '-s731as-7s--s--------
Grant InsuIted I'm Chicago,


1t was capitally done. But the neat.
est feature was not in the programme.
In his highly eulogistic address of vel
come the Democratic Mayor, Mr.. Car
ter Harrison, managed to put in the
following adroit and pregnant passage
'Like the immortal Washington YOU
rose from the lower walks Of like, and
passed through all military grades until
you commanded it's victorious armies.
Like him You filled the Office of Presi-
dent two long terms, and when the two
terms were over, were offered crown,
but preferred immortality and fame to
temporary power. He returned to
private life, lives in the hearts of his
people, and all time will call him his
conntry's father. Cheers. You, to,
slr, when your two terms were over,
obeyed that part of your country's un-
written traditions, hallowed by the
example of the immortal Washington,
and you, too, retired, and you too, sir
will live and will live forever in your
hearts"
Now, if this is not most cold-blooded
cutting irony, we never heard any.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-12-06
Running out the Co,ermmen, Guys.

ATLANTA, November "a squad Of
sixteen revenue deputies. raiiiug IN the
towns IN the county, vas surrounded by
large force Of armed mountaiBeers aui
forced TO surrender a prisoner. who was
alleged to be the leader Of the m01nsm1ers.
Inc deputies surrendered him without
nght' but one Of their number was wound
ed and left IN a fence corner for dead
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-12-06

A POLITICAL writer of celebrity
and prominence, Right Honorable
John Arthur Roebuck, liberal mem
Der of Parliament, for Sheffield, is
dead
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-12-06

zone of the finest papers in the
State, is the fiattering estimate which
the Canton Citizen places on THE
COMET.