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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-04-10
ABOUT HOTELS.
What n Commercial Traveller Has TO Say
on the, Subject

W GU tue buuleeL
WnRrttSo, April {, 1879.
Editors fhssllIEtacer.
Reading your paper at breakfast this
morning and Illuminating at the same time
my diet, l thought in place Of my usual
pipe after meal l would put in the time by.
writinga few thoughts in regard to how to.
run a hotel. Asa commercial traveller l
sec a good deal Of hotels-all sorts Of
hotels land really l am astonished that
the average landlord does not know how
to keep a hotel. Imean as a question Of
common sense. Why do not landlords
keep a hotel in such q manner rs to make
1t thoroughly agreeable to their guests,
Why, for instance, do they not rcalizetha
the smell Of victuAls that are cooking in
the kitchen Is d%isagreeable to the average
traveller, in iactsickening,so sickening that
he is obliged TO hoist a dining room win.
dow to let in fresh air to restore his appe.
tito for breakfast. A dining room should
DO well aired every morning, II should
not be ~periuthed with the smell OF the
cooking. Travellers know that much, and
why not landlOrds2
Why does not the average landlord vigi.
lantly watch his kitchen during meals and
see that what is served to his guests il
palatable, well cooked served hot, and
not, for instance, q thin piece OF tough
steak, or a repulsive egg that looks indeed
as II il had been scrambled for. A land.
lord should be In the kitchen during
meals the same rs d Captain should be on
deck at the crisis OF the voyage, and not
81 fer some hired man to jeopardize the
good name and popularity OF his hotel
while he lesurely Is picking histeeth OF
smoking his cigar in the Office.
l have in my minds eye hotel where
II was a pleasure to stop. | refer TO the
"Massoit House" OF Springfield, Mass.
The landlord was the executive officer Of
the house. lie was boss in every particu.
lar, and he knew what was served to his
guests, not as q matter OF theory, nor by
reason Of casual look III or twice OF
even three times a day into the kitchen.
He knew what came into his house, what
was cooked and how, and how it was
served. He made 1t his business to know
every minutia pertaining to his cuisine.
Commercial travellers are great adver'
Users OF hotels for good or bad. They
spread the reputation OF a hotel whatever
Il may be. With them the reputation Of O
hotel depends chiefly on Its table. II that
and Its surroundings ore q failure all else
is vain, and the hotel stands condemned
and avoided.
In the land to which what l have written
will apply, L beg you to understand thai
| make no special application OF 1t to any
particular hotel. l hope that many land
lords will ask themselves il what l have
written can be applied to themselves will
benefit to their business and to the corn
fort OF the
CoMNERclAL TRAVELLER.
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The Facts In Regard to Mozart Hall.


An article having recently been pub.
lished in the ISTELLTGEScER, tending to
leave a false impression in regard to Mo-
Fart Hall, allow me to say, that the facts Of
the case, Us matters now stand, are simply
these: The Messrs. McLaiu, previous to
the LIST Of April, entered into a written
contract with Mr.. Lucas, leasing to him
Mozart Hall, possession to be given on the
said day tApril LIST, 1870. Mr.. Lucas sub.
let to the Shakespeare Club and the Re.
formed Episcopalians, possession to be
given on the same day. But on the LIST Of
April the temperance people, tho former
occupants, were found in armed possession,
and still hold the house. The Shakespeare
Club hasgiven written notice to Mr.. Lucas
that it will expect compliance with the
terms OF his lease, and Mr.. Lucas has given
q like notice to the Messrs. McLain, Tho
Reformed Ep~iscopalians have taken no
formal steps in the matter, but have made
arrangements for their temporary accom-.
mediation, by removing to McLain Hall,
Twelfth street, entrance by Higgins cal.
lery. They still hope, however, TO obtain
possession Of Mozart Hall, but will not
with their own consent be drawn into It'll.
PAY.
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The Executive Committee of the Mana.
gers Of the Morganza School held their
regular meeting last Thursday afternoon.
Two hundred and eighty.six boys and
forty.two girls were reported to be in the
institution, The bill passedby the House
on Wednesday authorizing the Reform
School to give q deed to the Common.
wealth for the property owned and occu.
pied by the institution and r%atifyine The
transfer by the several counties 10 the
State OF their rights to said institution WINS
alluded to. The following counties CON
tributea to Morganza: Allegheny, $1,000;
Armstrong, $500; Beaver, $500; Erie
tayetto, Washington and Lawrence also
contributed $500 each. The first named
county has four representatives and tho
others n each. By IN amendment of Tho
charter in 1870 the control OF the institn.
ton became vested in the Commonwealth
The bill gives the Governor sole power IN
appoint all managers without execution,
The managers so appointed shall within
ten days after disappointment elect their
officers. All matters pertaining TO NON.
oershipin the corporation shall be wholly
under the absolute control Of the Com.
monwealth.- Washington, Pa, Examine.
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AN OLD TIME VOTER
Addresses n Letter to the I%ntelIIgencer
ON the Questions of the Day.

ON the Questions OF the Day.
Editors IntellIGenccr:
have been a voter in Belmont county,
Ohio, for lity-seven years. In 1924 voted
for President. There were four candidates
-viz-JaCkson, Clay, Adams and Craw-
ford, none Of whom were chosen by the
people. Jackson received the highest vote
and the people of the country believed
that he should have been selected by the
House of Representatives. They there.
fore never forgavo Mr.. Clay for throwing
his support to John Quincy Adams. His
failure to defer to the popular will cost him
his election in 1874.
l refer to this circumstance to show
that neither the man nor the party that
does not respect the popular will can
maintain themselves. The Democratic par
ty is now at work trying to break down the
safeguards that have been thrown around
the ballot box for the purpose OF protect
ing 1t from fraud and intimidation. To
accomplish this end they are kindling
anew tho excitements Of the past. The
people want quiet and restoration to
prosperity. They want TO feel that some
thing has been settled by the war, and
that we are not to reopen dead issues.
But the Democratic leaders are in power
in Congress once more, and once more the
fight goes on Nothing suits them that
has been done. They have departed from
their own tenets in regard to finance, and
are ready 10 disturb and unsettlc all bust
ness by their absurd propositions.
We want u better class OF men in Con-
gress. When l began to vote the caucus
did not rule the party and the people.
Candidates ran on their merits The Qucs-
tons asked were, is he honest, capable
and faithful. IfCongressmen were chosen
for these qualities now We should secure a
better class OF men. We would not as
now be at the mercy OF rings and cliQues.
These rings and cliQues and caucuses
threaten the permanency OF u form Of
government, They constitute the ma
Chinery by which designing men control
parties and cirCumvent the popular will.
We want justice in politics. We want
purity and fairness in the distribution Of
the public burdens. We want the true
principle OF taxation restored, viz: the
taxation Of incomes. By this means the
income Of bondhOlders mot the bondsl
would be taxed, and justice done IN that
regard. We must come back to good old
fashioned notions OF public life. The peo.
pic must give more reflection 10 their du-
ties as citizens. Then shall we have a wiser,
safer and more economical administration
OF the government. J. L,
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Deacon Wilder, l want you TO tell ma
now you kept yourself and family 40 wall
the past season, when all the rest Of ma
nsve oeen sick SO much, and have had the
running to us SO long"
BRO; Taylor, tho answer Is very casv.
! used Hop Bttters in time and kent nv
family well and saved large doctor bijIs
Three dollars worth Of it Kept us all we'll
and able 70 work all the time, and i viii
warrant It has cost you and most OF the
neighbors one TO two hundred dollars
apiece to keep sick the same time. / vness
you'll take my medicine hereafter" See
other column
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The Presidents Position.

A Washington special to the Cincinnati
GG'dteis to the following effect:
Ex-senator Matthews, who is now in
the city, and n frequent visitor at the
White House, stated last evening, with no
little emphasis, that the President would
veto boththe army and the legislative bills
just as often Is they were presented to
that is, providing they containedthe
Objectionable legislation. Already arc tho
Democratic members Of Congress, es.
pecially those representing commercial
constituencies, receiving numerous letters
counseling moderation and IN carly ad.
iournment.n
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General Fremonts plan for an Inland

NEW YoRk, April s.-General Fremont,
Governor o. Arizona Territory now in
this city, has submitted to the Govern.
nient q plan for bringing the waters o. the
Gull Of California back other old basin
In Southern California, which, he says,
would create an inland sea suitable for
navigation about two hundred miles long,
fifty miles broad and three hundred feet
deep, converting what is now a desert
region into a highway Of commerce. He
thinks the climate OF Southern Arizona
and Southeastern California would be TEN.
pered and improyed by this change.
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ATTENTION has lately been directed in
English journals to the prosecution Of
peasant families in Bohemia, who make
the effort every Sunday to meet together
for Bible study, singing and prayer, but
nre rs regularly dispersed by the police.
More thana year ago these pertons sece-
ded from the Roman Catholic Church and
declined to connect themselves with the
two evangelical churches acknowledged by
Austrian law, because these churches do
not regard conversion rs essential to
church membership. They declare them.
selves to be evangelical and acknowledge
the Bible as their guide, and the Heidcl-
berg Catechism as containing their state
ment Of doctrine. For this independence
OF thought they have been repeatedly
flned-in ono instance twenty dollars each,
and two OF them were thrust into Jail for
six days. Other fines or i%mprisonments
hang over their heads unless their appeal
to Vienna shall receive u favorable an
swer. There is little doubt, however, that
in time a favorable decision will be reach
al
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AT tho sale Of the personal property OF
Samuel Adams, OF Union township, last
week, the following were the ulingprices;
Cows, between $40 and $50; wheat, 81 Os
per bushel; potatoes, 81 OSi corn, 65 centSi
oats, 80 cents. Everything sold at high
prices Washington (Pa.) Erumine.
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DIED.

WALTHERs.-O Tuesday afternoon, ArrilS, 1870,
Al h1li.pIAt two O'clock, JoHN 0E0R0E, sou Of Loruni
and Mary Walthors, aged I Yeas, 8 months and II
days.
Oh, let him rest, dear Georges blest,
Aud awAy from care and pain;
No more al home they'll hear him speak,
With that sweet vOlceagaln.
fcs, let him sleep, while loved ones weep,
And whisper sad gOod.byIs;
Their fearful grief shall hnd relief,
In Heaven above the skies.
Tho funeral will take place from bis parents resi-,
dcncc, No. 1901 ChAp'ins street, Thursday afternoon
at2 O'Clock. Friends Of the family are invited. In.
lernent Atthe Rsdmen'S Cemetery.
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MRs. JEFFERSON DAVIS talked very freely
recently with q correspondent Of the Bos.
ton Herald, who describes her rs dressed
in plain black, without any display Of
jewelry, and having u most prepossesslng,
matronly appearance. Upon tho negro
question she had very decided opinions,
and spoke far more hopefully Of the pres
ent~ situation than her husband. She cor
daily believes in the education Of tho
black race, and thinks that she secs in.
creased signs OF intelligence and seli.re-
lance among them rs the result Of what
little schooling they have obtained. She
believes education Is to be absolutely in.
~dispensable to them in order to protect
them from the imposition Of tho whites,
who arc now no longer, as in times past,
their natural protectors, but arc so placed
rs to DO tempted constantly TO take adj
vantage Of their ignorance and credulity.
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I.aiIroad SOLD.

LOUISVILLE, April O.-Thc Tcnnesse
division Of the st. Louis & Southeastern
Railroad was sold at one o'clock in Nash.
Vile to-day; the Louisville, Nashville &
Great Southern Railroad purchasing for
S725, 900,
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OTTAWA, April SIT is reported that
the Indians at Lapelle river have seized
the Government stores there. 1t Is not
from any rebellious design, but probably
from hunger, that the raid has arisen.
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BosroN, April 0.-The creditors state.
ment shows the direct Indebtedness Of
Tyrell K Co., dealers in hides and leather,
to DO $4,000; 10000 being secured ex.
elusive Of this security. The assets
amount to $4,000.
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TRESToS, N. j. April9.-Rev. John Mil.
ler' D. D., late professor otthe Theological
Seminary, Of Princeton, has been formally
uepGsed from the ministery for heresy, by
the Ires6ytery Of Now BRUNSWICK.
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OPPOSITE McLURE HOUSE.
COMMISSIONERS SALE
State Of West Virginia, City Of Wheeling, SIS, IN the
Municipal Court Of Wheeling,
L. o. Smith, Administrator Of thOl
estate Of Jane Gibson, deceased

.
Theodosla McGinnIS and other.
By virtue OF a decree OF the Municipal Court OF
wheeling, entered on the 18th day Of February, 1879
IN the above entitled cause, will at the front door Of
tue Court House Of Ohio County on
SATURDAY, THE 80 DAY OF MAY, a. D. 1879,
Commencing at 10 o'clock A. w.. sell ut public auction
tue following described real estate, that IL TO say; The
following described pieces or lots Of land lying and
being situated on Zane's Island, In the City Of Wheel
Ing, County. Of Ohio aud State Of Nest Vlrgiuia, in
Daniel Zane'S addition 10 the City Of Wheeling, and
known and designated on the plat Of said addition as
lots numbered one hundred and THIRTY. three uSJI, ono
hundred and thifty-tour uSI), and one hundred and
thiEty.hye u31),
Terms OF SALE-one.third aud 30 much moro
Is the purchaser may elost, cash In hand, the balance
IN two equal installments ut six and twelve months
from the day otEale; nOts bearing Interest with good
personal security 70 DO given for tho deferred install.
ments, the title 10 DO retained until payment Is made
IN full. W. ]. W COWDEN,
aprlO Special Commissioner,
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Philadelphia AeeommolatiOn.-ThlS train only runs
between watching aud Tr!AdelphiA.
tDaily except Sunday-NewAfk Accommodation.
tSteubenville ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS train during
the day passes backward and forward between Mar
tins Ferry and Bellalre, stopping when required at
sherman House, EtnaUille, West Wheeling and
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GLOWING figures:

'NNAS"'Ab A6GAS9'
Customs revenue Of tho United Kingdom
for tho year ending March, 1878 ........ 800, 2I5, sos
Population (estiniated) ,..... ,.,.....,..".,..,, 81, 00O, 900
Customs revenue, Per caplta..,............". 81 94A
Customs revenue Of the United states for
the year ending June, 1878. ......,,.,.,,.S 1880, l10, $50
Population ESTIMATED d. "....,............".. 47,0On,OO0
Customs revenue, per capita."............... s2 70
Every few months the foregoing statistics
crop out from the brain OF some ardent
protectionist writer who congratulates Inn.
self on having made an original discovery.
The point made is neither original nor is
it derived from any scientific conception
of the economic principal involved. A
nation is afree.trade nation or the reverse
according to the burden OF its tariff duties
on the people. This burden is not deter
mined by the proportion between the
whole amount Of revenue raised and the
population, but by the ability of certain
classes to pay the duties. Now let us
glance through the British tariff as it was
last year. We shall find that all the
duties were raised from the following
articles, and only those: Beer, PLAYING
cards, chiccory, chocolate, cocoa, coffee,
dried fruit, malt, pickles. plate, spirits,
essence OF spruce, ten, tobacco, vinegar
and wine. The imports taxed to get these
duties were worth only about SlSOOOOOO0,
and OF the whole amount OF duties some
nineteen -twentieths were raised from four
articles : spirits, tea, tobacco and
wine. The consumers Of these four luxu.
ries therefore paid, We may say, substan.
tally all the duties that were paid at ali,
They wanted luxuries, and were willingto
pay for them, and the commodities which
were articles Of necessity were left free for
the great mass OF the people. But in this
country We not only paid immense duties
on fourteen hundred imported articles,
many Of them Of prime necessity, but we
also paid millions on millions OF dollars Of
taxes disguised in the high prices of pro.
tected commodities made by our factories.
We were taxed Mt the custom houses for
revenue, we were taxed at the custom
houses for protection, VIC were taxed by
the protected manufacturers, and we were
taxed along the whole line of commodi.
ties which are vital to existence and which
poor and rich had to pay duties on alike,
II the contrast OF such a general and bur.
densome system with the British system
Of taxing a few luxuries for revenue can
give any comfort to p%rotectionlsts, they arc
welcome to all the consolation it affords,
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Snestal Nntasex.
a CARD-

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Of manhood, &c, l will send a recipe that will cur
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discovered by a missionary In South America, Send
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HARRsnuRor April O.-The House, by a
vote otl03 to 90, indefinitely postponed The
so.called Pittsburgh Riot Iyili.
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0eussal aQutseew.

7NAN NOTICE.
ISivo notice that all taxes mus, he maid witbOu
further delay or l will proceCd 10 compel their nav.
nen! by law. The sherin's Office will he open until
. O'CLOCK r. ii. uttil April 18th.
Units GEO. Il. TlNGLE, s. o, G,
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How Englaud's Revcnue from Duties is
Raised.
n. Y, Post.
A protectionist who wants to prove that
England is less OF a free trade nation than
the United States sends the Tribune the
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TIME TABLE.
ELM ERnuE PAN pnAn

ONAND AFTER TUESDAY, April Isl, 1878, the
" Cans on the Wheeling and Elm Grove r. r. viii
run as follows Cars will leave the city corner Mar
ket and Eleventh Btreets,l and Stamla'S al
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G-sas&sea' SaIsa.
TRUSTEES ALI.


TRUSTEES SALE Of CHApT1NF
= STREET RES1DENCE.-by ylrtue al a 49, ~
Gast male by Daniel Gushing aud wife 10 ma a. =,
ITaaiee dated February4 4, 1875, and rec1rdedi In BnSI
~ |, Eoliol65 will offer for sale II the front doo1
s. 1879, At I0O'cIo,k 4, n, Die foliSxIrh
uScrl9ed property, toEiL: Lot No. l62, dtnRtedo an ~
Hest 1idS Of Chapllne street, between 22d and al
streets, Centre Wheeling. W1 %Su
TEEM9 oY SALE-One.third Tor a mucb n.,..
the purchaser may elect 70 pay) 10 eaSh, and tho III.
nee IN equal inltalmenSi In six, twelve. eISbtean
sgd tESSty.iout MONTHS With Six per eenL, intSr.
h. ~ t1e dsetIea payments 70 Do secured IN
snsS 70 the amount Of 5000 Tor the beneat Of ,bs
wm.v,,v, :, :: HILDRETH, Trustee.
II bR9 Above sale y postponed unltl SATURDAY
u, 1873, At O'Clock 4. n, Al sat1e niass'
masA SIP. HtLDRETH, IfpStee.
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TRAVELLERS, GUIDE.

DEPARTURE o. TRAps-waEE11xs rnR.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1879-02-01

DON'T GRowL.--Of course there is
very limited quantity Of local news in the
JOURNAL this week, but it is only be-
cause there is so little worthy of mention
transpiring hereabouts. We feel like
giving ourself Nn extra credit mark for
finding as much local as We have this
week.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1879-02-01

WAsuINGToN' BIRTHDAY.-It must
not be forgotten that the Trustees of
WeaverviIle School District, intend hon
oring this occasion with a final Grand
Ball at the Now School House. AS the
ODD of February comes this year on
Saturday, it is probable the ball will be
given on Friday evening, 2lst
Weekly Trinity journal., 1879-02-01

SUPERvIsoRs.-The regular February
Term of the Board of Supervisors of this
county commences on Monday next
Supervisor Ellis Flowers, Of the Third
District, will take part in the delibera
tiens of the Board for the first time.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1879-02-01

TWICE A WEEK The Canon City
Express Wagon will make two trips per
week, until further notice, leaving Wea-
vervlle Tuesdays and Saturdays and re-
turning the following days. Mr.. O. r..
Davis now handles the roins and looks
after the safety of passengers and freight
as well as attending promptly to any
little commissions with which he may be
favored.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1879-02-01

DANCING AT DoUGLAs.--Our neigh
boring burg, Douglas City, amuses itself
Saturday evenings by dancing until
midnight. This Saturday night will be
an extra occasion, as anumbor OF Weav-
er folks will be present and participate.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1879-02-01

A SAD VIsIT.-Mrs. Henry Barns, Of
McGillvray's left here in company with
Henry Martin at l p. NJ, Wednesday,
and arrived at r. Reading in time to
take tho train at l A. NJ, Thursday. She
had been summoned to the bedside of her
brother at San Francisco who had been
given up by his physicians and whose
death was daily expected
Weekly Trinity journal., 1879-02-01

Why Nor ?-Our neighbOring town,
Douglas City, has a social dance every
two weeks, on Saturday night. Now, we
don't see why our young folks can't do
likewise. Start the ball in motion, boys.
SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLARS will
next week be placed in circulation here
abouts by the opening of the Rcdemp-
ton Fund.
ATTENTION is directed to the Saloon
and Bakery Card of Wilson, in adyer-
tising columns.
WIN. VoLLMERs mas gone to San Fran
cisco where he hopes to obtain situation.
To SCHoOL.-Alaster John NJ. Phil
brook returned to school at Oak land.
DAYS warm nights oSld skies blue
miners ditto.
CHEw Jackson's Best Sweet Navy Tobacco.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1879-02-01

TAX HsT.-Tho Delinquent Tax List
published in another column is a lengthy
document presenting items of consider
able interest to some of the parties
named therein. While there are somo
cases Of delinquency that cannot we'll be
avoided, there are many which result
solely from carelessness ON the part OF
property owners who are able IL settle
but neglect to do SO.