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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-10-17
GOV. MatheNt, ylsit % Haneoek Conntr


HaHeoek Courier.
For the frst time probably in the histO.
ry Of Pughtown she was last Saturday
visited by real live Governor, in the per.
son OF Governor Mathews. The Governor
arrived in our place about noon, accompa.
MED by Col. Alex. Campbell and his pri.
yate Secretary, Ran. stalnaker, Esq, and
took up hisquarters at the Virginia House.
The presence OF his Excellency was soon
nolsed abroad, and our quiet town was
immediately in buzz Of excitement, and
the old hats were quickly removed from
the windows that o glance might be had
Of him as hs passed along the streets.
After partaking OF dinner quite number
OF our citizens paid their respects to Gov.
Mathews, and an hour or so was spent In
social conversation. The Governor in.
formed us that some Of his reasons for
visiting our county were, first, to give a
hasty glance OF our mineral resources
second, that he had visited every county
In the State with the exception Of Han.
cock, and that he desired 10 have Il TO say,
when he retired from Office, that che had
been In every county in the State"
Before coming TO our place, the Cover.
nor visited the. brick works, carbon works,
&C., at New Cumberland, and was greatly
interested In what he saw, particularly the
process oil burning brick with gas. The
Governor informed US that he was very
lavorably impressed with our county and
her many sources OF wealth, and thought
that by judicious development we might
hold up our head among the best in the
State.
We didn't say anything TO the Cover.
nor about politics, for the boom over in
Ohio has furnished enough 10 last until
the next Presidential election. During
the stay OF our distinguished guests they
visited the residence Of James G. Marshall,
Esq, where they were hugely entertained.
They also visited the Court House, the
residence Of John r. Donehoo, ESQ., and
last, but by no means least in our eye, the
Courier Office, where we entertained them
with a performance by our dog "Kizer,"
after which. the party returned 10 the hotel
and Immediately departed for MCCoy's in
order to get the A p, NJ. train on the @. & p.
Railroad.
We don't know how the Governor en-.
joyed his visit but one thing we do know,
We felt as good, from his visit, as II we had
been rubbed down with sand:paper. The
next time you come, Governor, let III
know, and we'll open keg Of nails and
cut pie.
Among the gentlemen who escorted the
visitors in their round Of sightseeing
were, John Il. Donehoo, Esq, ex.Sheril
John Wilson, Messrs. o. s. aud L. D
Marshall, and members Of the press, CON
posed mostly Of ourself and "Kizer."
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The daily express mail train from Lon.
don to Holyhead makes the distance, 26s
miles, in ~ hours, being at the speed Of a
little over SO miles an hour, stoppages in.
cluded. The distance between New York
and Washington Is 22S miles, and the fast.
est train makes 1t in hours and 20 min.
or 40 miles an hour, stops included. But
most OF the trains occupy from s to 0
hours. In this wide country, where rail.
way engineering exhibits such great tri-
umphs, it would seem as we ought 10 be
able to run trains between our important
cities as last as the Britishers do. II we
had Holyhead express between New
York and Washington, the time Of transit
would be reduced nearly one-hali, to.wit,
to 8 hours and 40 minutes. This would
enable passengers to leave New York in
the morning, have an entire official day
tor business before the departments in
Washington, or attend session Of Con.
gress, and still be home again In time for
the evening ea,-Scientifc american.
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Ing a single year


Connecticut, with population by last
census OF 5S7 ,454, expends at least five
times as much as Alabama with popula.
ton OF 964, POI. Massachusetts, with a pop.
ulation Of 1,457 1851, exnends more than
twelve times as much us ''the empire State
Of the SOUTH" Georgia, with population
almost am as large as that Of the Bay State.
Wtether or not Alabama or Georgia arc
states which need public education more
than Connecticut and Massachusetts can
be safely left to the judgment Of our read
ers, and we can, with like safety, let them
draw their own conclusions as to the bear
lingo these figures on the terrorism, the
social prescription, and the spirit Of repu-
diation at the South in contrast with the
reverse traits OF the educated and prosper
Gus Northern communities.
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PERSONAL AND POLIEICAL.
Tho wheeling and sullivan Correspond
eneR. Is

snee. tli Y
The Wheeling Register Is paper that
has a we'll established reputation for trick
cry and hnderhanded dealing, and hence
It naturally suspects other people OF being
addicted to It's own devious practices
whenever any issue, personal or political,
is in controversy. This chronic ptopensi-
ty otthe Register no doubt accounts for the
following editorial remarks in Its issue Of
yesterday, in regard to the correspondence
between this office and Sullivan, Indiana,
concerning the signers Of the original card
about Senator Voorhees, reported remarks
in 1862 inrelatlon to the soldiers. Says
the Register:
We have reason to suspect, and so
charge, that the editor OF the InlelhigcncsT
has made one or more attempts, through
kilograms sent to Indiana 10 procure the
reimbursement OF the published canard, by
some OF the original signers and other eli.
liens OF that State, and that one and all
refused to do more than certify to the
character OF some Of those who signed the
original.
II the editor OF the Inlenigsncer denies
this let him produce and publish copies
oithe kilograms he sent to Indiana in ad.
vance OF receiving the dispatch which he
publishes In his issue OF the 10th inst,
and which he has thus far failed 10 give
the public. Certainly they are part, and
an essential part, Of the correspondence,
to which the public Is entitled in order
that 1t may DO understood how and by
what means the reply published was OBJ
tanned.
Now to show how plain q story
shall put the suspicious trickster OF the
Register completely down we submit the
correspondence in full between the editor
Of this paper and the Postmaster at sulli
van, Indiana-as follows:
WHEELING, October 10, 1870.
10 the Postmaster, Sulliran, indiana:
Senator Voorhees, denies saying at Sui
livan in 1862 that soldiers should wear col
lars labelled, "My Dog Abe Lincoln" as
certified to by Valentine HICk, James NJ
I.audermilk, Philip w. Beck, Warden
Williams, Lafayette Hartley, Jacob d.
Miller, Isaac Hildebrand, Margaret Hero
ford, Mary Hereford, Helen Hereford
Mrs. NJ. Earl, Thos. Boulton, John W.
Hawkins, Richard Dodd, Nelson Burton,
. Seth Cushman, Owen Adams and ]. Il,
Ridgeway. lie says that II any Of those
persons signed such statement they are
in the penitentiary long ago. Are any o.
these siGnors known in your neighbor
hood? Are they respectable? And ii
their statement believed? You and othel
prominent citizens join in a special dis
patch to the lNTELLlGGNCER Immediately
A. W. CAMPBELL
Daily InteIIigencT.
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The Flushing Tunnel on the wheeling
aud TnseAraMaS Valley Rnilrnntl.

Work on the railroad is still progressing.
About three hundred and fifty feet vet 70.
main before getting through the hin at
this place. This has been an immense
job, and when, completed will be one 81
longest tunnels in the State. The work Of
leveling and dressing up the road bed pre-.
paratory 70 laying the ties, has been com.
Inenced.s Lumber contractors arc getting
out ties and bridge tImbers as fast ss ' pos.
sible. In TACT the whole business along
the entire line OF the road Is being pushed
as fast as'men' can be got to do he work.
and we hope at no very distant dsy 10 be
mapped as 0 railroad town.
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7. r, lIINHLE, NJ. D.,
RRY. 3. G. SIIRRMAS.

This is all the corespondence-the
alpha and omega of it-that has ever
passed in any shape whatever between this
office and Sullivan, or between this office
and any other place, or between this office
and anybody else on this subject, and the
reader can sec how completely 1t disposes
OF the charge made by the suspicious
triCkster OF tho Register Office.
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ISapublic address on the Goth Of Sep.
TENDER, DR., Ellicott, the Bishop Of Bristol,
England, said that II the Church Of Eng.
land could have but two years rest 1t
would be the strongest, most powerful
and united church tile world has ever
known. He hoped "that the present rest.
lessness would wear itself out," = y d 3 s
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Less Politics and More Education

The fountain head from which flow
those influences which make communi.
ties well governed being concedelly the
public school, observers of cause and ef-
feet in politics will be interested in the
annexed official statistics Of amounts ex.
pended for education in the common
schools OF two regions Of the country dur.
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SULLIVAN, IxD., Oct. l4th, 1873.

SULLIVAN, IND, Oct. l4th, 1879.
A. " Campbell, Daily IaseAigencr:
W. G. Young, ]. "A. Hays, John Thur.
man. A: B. Stensil, N. Davis, VIM. Brewer,
n. Coulson, Geo. T. Briggs, Thos. Reid,
Jas. W. Hinkle, Lewis Eaton and others
who joined in dispatch to you on the
10th inst. relative to DIV. Voorhees, and
the soldiers, are among the very best citi.
IONS OF our town. Their reputation for
truth and veracity is Of the very best, and
they are financially responsible. n
[Signed1 4. NJ. MURPHY, NJ. D.,
Rev. ]. Fl. MErEER,
7. r. lIINKLE, NJ. D.,
RRv II q SITPuUAS
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TRAVELLERS GUIDE.

Philadelphia Accommodation train only rpuI
between WhGeling and Tr.RdelphIa
tDRlly except Sunday-EeWRfk Accommodation.
tSteubenville Aceommodntlon.-ThlI train during
| the day passes backward and forward between Mar.
tins Ferry and BeAlre, stopping when required at
Sherman House, EtuRVillo West Wheeling and
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JOSEPH sCHMATzINETz,
Fancy Steam Dyer, sCourer & Repairer

No. I7SS Market street, Wheeling, w. Va, pea,
Trek Bridge, AL kind. Of shawls Dresses, and oVety
short notice and on reasonable terms, Glove and
Ecathera cleaned and dyed. AH C6lbr1 IpGTaHtetj
Ean All persons living NJ distance from my place
can INFORM me By postal tard that they have ZONE.
Them when fnlIhed. Please call and exSmIns m y
SHOW Windows, and you will SEQ the tllIprgnre 10
tween my work and that Of othOrS. You viii ADd
my rates lower than atany other SCoures In the State
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SULLIVAN, INp, October 10, lS7O,

A. ". Campbell, Daily Inlelligncr:
Valentine Heck, j. Laudcrmilk, Phil.
lip W. Beck, Jacob B. Miller, Thomas
Burton and L. Fl. Ridgeway, named in
your dispatch OF this date Typographical
errors correGted), are all living in this
county, and are among the best citizens,
business men and farmers, and are thor.
oughly responsible and reliable, and theil
statement Is believed. Others named have
moved away or died. Most OF them were
persons OF undoubted veracity. None OIL
them are in the penitentiary that We
know OF.
[Signed] a.".t
JAMES W. HISKLE, merchant.
JAMES HAYS, Z. NJ.
N. 6. YoUSG, merchant.
A. u. ROBERT, attorney.
NICHOLAS DAVIS, merchant.
GRo. I. BRIGGS, merchant.
JOHN THURMAN, merchant.
URIAH CALLsON, merchant
A. Is. STAEvILLE, merchant.
WM. BREWER, merchant.
J. L. REED, merchant.
LIS. EATON, miller.
The Register having remarked in its is
sue OF the 18th that these signers appeared
to be mythical sort OF characters, inasmuch
as their names did not figure in the Com.
mercial AgenCy's reports, we sent further
dispatch to the Postmaster at Sullivan, as
follows:
WHEELING, Oct. Is, 1879.
James Hays, P. NJ, Sutlivan, Ind.
Get two or three leading ministers and
physicians to vouCh for the genuineness
and standing Of the list of signers to your
dispatch, as it is sought to be discrCdited
here. Answer tonight. d
A. W. CAMPBELL,
Intslligencer.
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RooK ANDJoB PRINTING-ATT TIM Y
- DAILY lntGlligepeer Job OtB6e you 1n Es ~
kinds o. Book and Job Printing on the ShoEes aS al
o. The lowest price and In the best ItyIoo o. w 4,
Nos. Is and "a Pourtsenih Oh
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STATE or MAINE.

ONFORD IS. 49, Bodrd Of comfy Commission.
ers, sept session 1919.
Upon the foregoing petition, satisfactory eyidenc,
having been received that the petitioners
ponsiblc, and that inquiry into the merits of their
application is txp,dicnt,
II i OEDEREp, That the County Commissioner,
meet ut the Post office, West Bethel, on Tuesday
the 9Th day ofDecembcr, next at ten of the clock A. VI
and thence proceed TO view tho route mentioned ia
said petition Immediately after which VIEW hear.
ing Of the parties and witnesses will be had at
convenient place in the vicinity and suel Other
taken In the premises as the Commits sioncr-
shall judge proper And il Is further Ordered, that
notice of the time place and purpose ofthe Commissions
ers meeting aforesaid be given to all persons and
corporations interested by causing atcsed copies OF
said petition and Of this order thereon be- served
upon the Clerk of the town of Gcad and also post
ed up in three public places in said town, publish
ed six weeks successfully in the kcunebec Journal,
newspaper printed ut Augusta, by the printers to Ia.
State ana also published three week, successfully in
the oxford Democrat IA newspaper printed AT Paris.
in said County of Oxford the last Of said publications
and each of the other notices, to be made served and
posted at least thirty days before said time of meet
Ing, to the end that all persons and corporations may
then and there appear and show cause, If any they
have. why the prayer of said petitioners should not
be granted.
Attest.-JAMES :. WRIGHT, Clerk.
true copy of petition and order OF Court there
6wi0 Attest-,JAMES s. WRIGHT, Clerk.
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tage ofthe colloquy between the maid and
the Count to draw on his outer garment OF
plain brown homespun--for the room was
sultry and he had removed it-turned with
look Of surprise.
II know nothing of any French soldier,
Mistress Prudence, and prithee why should
You visit me on such a night As this for
such matter?'' he said
Because he is IA good man and brave
soldier. and because he has done nothing
TO merit punishment.
but why does Mistress Prudence be-
come his intercessor, eh F.? Count. perhaps
you know something of this, What does
the maid mean, for see that she is great
lyexercised, and know her not to be dis
turbed by trifles.''
The Count de Rochambeau was very
grave. He looked at the maiden strange
ly, but not suspiciously. AT length he
said: "He is a deserter; there Is much OF
mystery about him; but of al. the mys-
teries there is none so very strange as this
that has now come to my ears. Tell me. "
and he took the girls hand, ''what reason
is there that you should thus intercede ?''
81 c..rrot tell that now, sir, replied the
mistress little demurely, 'but it is a
good one.''
Here the Count de Rochambeau looked
very grave, but the Governor at once said D.:
I'D plight my honor, sire, the girl tells
the truth. Tell me. Miss Prudence, how
came you TO know this soldier %
Il have often seen him at the oven, over
there, and in passing have chatted with
him, as have the other maidens, for he
speaks the English tongue, as well as you
or l."
''Was that entirely scemly?' said the
Count, gravely.
Mistress Prudence looked at the tall,
gracious Frenchman wonderingly for an
instant, aud then slowly and instinctively
catching his meaning, said, while her gray
eyes sparkled and the blood mounted to
her cheeks:
There are none but brave and true wo-
men in Lebanon, SIR
The Count bowed low, with his hand
over his heart, and humbly begged the
maids forgiveness.
''At the oven, you say" continued the
Governor: "surely there could be no harm
in that, for is not the oven on the common,
at the rear ofthe Westinghouse ?" (1he
brick oven still remains on the common,
sadly broken in and gone to decay, but
there nevertheless
IL came to ask you to cause him to be
released, on my word. that he has done
nothing wrong II is unseemly to shut
such man up as a prisoner for the space
of one hour.''
CONTINUED Tomorrow
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Messengers Notice.

state Of Maine, kennebec S. Sept 22d A. d. 1879.
VINliis is to give notice, that on the I'D day of
L Sept. a. ID. 1879, warrant in insolvency was
issued GU, of the Court of Insolvency for said County
Of kennebec, against the estate of Benjamin +.
Swan. Of Augusta, In said county of Kennebec adj.
judged to be- an insovent debtor petition of said
debtor, which petition filed on the
22nd day of Sept. A. ID. 1879, TO which
last named date interest ON claims Is to be computed
that the payment of any debts, and the delivery and
transfer OF any property belonging to said debtor
him or for his use and the delivery and transfer of
any property by him are forbidden by law; that a
debts ana choose one or more assgnees of his estate,
VIII be held at court of insolvency to be holden at
the Probate Office In said Augusta, on the
thirteenth day of Oct, A. d. 1879, ut two o'clock
In the afternoon.
Given under my hand the date first above written.
ca VIM II. LIBBY,
sheriff as Messenger of the Court Of Insolvency
for said County Of Kennebec. 223w
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STATE OF MAINE.

FENoBsCOT, ss-Court OF County Con,mis sioners,
July Term, a. d. 1872
pom tile foregoing petition, il j. considered by the
commissioners that the petitioners are responsible,
and that they ought TO be- heard touching IN. matter
set forth IN their petition and therefore ORDER,
That the County Commissioners of the counties Of
ichobscot and fiscataquis meet at the dwelling
house OF Perley q. Elden in Bradford in Penobscot
county. on Tuesday the eleventh day Of November,
A. d. le1o AT l. O'Clock noon, and thence proceed 10
view the route mentioned in laid petition: imnetfi.
a'ely after which view, hearing of the parties and
witnesses Will be had AT some convenient place in
the vicinity and such further measures taken in the
premises as the Commissioners shall judge proper.
And II Is further ORDERED, that notice OF the time
place and purpose of the Commits sioncrs meet.
ing aforesaid, be given TO all persons and corpora
tiOns Interested by serving attested copies Of the
Petition and this order thereon upon the Clerks OF
the towns of Bradford IN renobscot county, and
orneyille in Pisrataqus county, and upon the chair
man of the County Commissioners of piscatauuis
county, and by posting up attested copies us aiore.
said, III three public places in each Of said towns,
thirty days at least before the time appointed for
such view. and also by publishing the petition and
order thereon three weeks successfully In the Ban.
gor weekly Courier, n newspaper published in Ban
ger, in Penobscot County, and three weeks success.
siveiy In the Piscaiaquis Observer, II newspaper
published in Dover, in Piscataquis county, and three
weeks successfully in the kennebee Journal,
paper published in Augusta, in kennebcc County,
thirty days at least before the time said view that
all persons and corporations interested may attend
and be heard il they think lit.
Atest-JAMES II. BURGESS, Clerk.
true copy Of the Petition and Order thereon.
3wil Attest JAMES Ii. Btf KGESS, Clerk.
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NONRESIDENT Taxes,

TN the town of Mt. Vernon, in the county of Ken
i nebec, for the year 1873
The following list Of taxes on real estate of non
resident owners in hetown of Mt Vernon for the year
i67s, il; bills eenmted TO Loren + Dolof Collector
of said town. ON thelnhday of August s,t, has be-
returned to me remaining unpaid the
2st day of July, 1879 by his certificate of that date
and now remain unpaid and notice is hereby given
that If the said taxes and interest and charges are
not paid into the treasury of said town within eighteen
months from the date of the commitment OF the said
bills, much ofthe real estate taxed will be suf
fcieni TO pay the amount due therefor including in
terest and charges, will, without further notice be
sold at public auction at the Trcasurer's Office
in said town. on Monday the I'D day Of February
1880, at three O'clock L. NJ.
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10 ne Honoraote ne County Commissioners. for the
county Of PeHoJscot.
'IhE petition OF the subscribers, respectfully rep
earnestly request your honors TO lay out and estab-
iish county way, commencing on the county way
thuing from The tannery easicrly to south Lagrange,
at Elii0s corner (so-callcd) IN Bradford in said
county; thence northery on the town way known as
th' Eden road In said Bradford to its northern ter.
minus near Eben .. Bucks dwelling house; thence
continuing norhery ON the lot line between lots No
III and No. 2i In said Bradford to the north line of
said town Of Bradford (the same being the county
me between the counties of Penobsco nd Piscata.
quis), thence crossing said county line and running
IN the same northerly direction and ending ON the
county way leading from storers Corner (so.called),
IN bradford aforesaid easterly across the corner of
orncvie In said county of Piscataquis to lagrange
the northern terminus of the way pray cd for being in
the town OF Orneville in said county Of liscataquis
ana the same being way in two or more counties
And that your Honors will take such action as is re.
quired by law in that behalf made and prov ded and
a. in duty bound will ever pray.
Dated AT Bradford this Goth cay of August ls-o
(signed) PERLEl q. ELDEN and "A others
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ben P.att in Skowhegan were burned Sunday
evening.
4 soldier of the Union il the war oi the
Rebellion (Mr. George W. Whitney VINO
was detailed to stand guard over the wretcIeu
Mrs Surratt of the Booth conspiracy fame
is now in Detroit
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kENNEBEC ss:-S"perior Court, Sept. Tern
1879.
FLORENCE J. DAILY, Lib't. vs.. HENRY c. DAILY.
And the court order that notice of the pc nden.
cy of said libel be given TO the belee by publishing
attested copy of the libel or abstract thereof.
three weeks successfully In the Kennebec Journal,
newspaper printed at Augusta, in the county of
kennebec, the last publication TO be not less than
thirty days before the next term of this court TO be
holden at Augusta within and for the county of Ken.
nebec. the first Tuesday of December next that he
may then and there appear and answer to said libel
il he shall see cause.