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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-01-31
Financial and Commercial.
By EELEGRAPH.


NEW YoRK, January 30.-AtoNEY-Market
active at 2a6 per cent, CloSing at 2aS per cent.
Prime mercantile paper y bSHb per cent. StCFl.
Ing Exchange, Bankers bills dull at 4S6;
sight exchange on New York 4.S7A.
GoyERNMRNT8-Firmer.
United States q OF $751; coupons
EyeTLNenuts lbS
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NeW
New -Four and
new FOufa.
81
SuftOney sl1os'.'.. ,....l2lS
RAILROAD BoNbs-Qulet.
STATE BoNDs-Dull.
SrocKs-NtarkCt opened strong, and prices
advanced 4a21cc, but this was followed bV A
reaction OF Ha2Ac. After midday there wns
q partial recovery, but towards o'clock, uIl-
der vigorous selling movement the pricCs
broke 1a7sSc, Northwestern leading ilo
downward movement. This was succeeded
by recovery OF lai hc, tho latter Northwest.
ern common, and still later by partial rcar-
ton. The market closed feveriSh and unsGt-
tied, with a decline Of fa6c from the highest
point Of the day.
Transactions aggregated 4ls,0oO shares, OF
which $1,000 were Erie common, $4,000 prc.
Ierred, 1900 Lake Shore, 10000 Wabash.
81, 600 Northwestern common, 10000 prefer
red, $1,000 st. Paul common. 1000 preferred.
$1,000 New Jersey Central, 1900 Morris d
Essex, $500 Michigan Central, 1900 Illinois
Central, 5000 Q. Q. G. 4 l., 1000 st, joe,
2,6O0 Ohio, 2s,000 Western Union 2,000 A.
4 I. Telegraph, 1900 Canada Southern, and
1900 St Louis, Kansas City 4 Northern,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-01-31
The attendants following in The order ii

WAlSh tAlV4 UhketgNs
Next came the reception at the man.
sion. Upon entering the house the very
walls seemed 10 impress the guests with
the boundless hospitality awaiting them
within. Never before did we witness such
a sight Of smiling eyes, open hands and
warm and happy hearts, The bridal par
ty received the congratulations Of the
great throng in the large parlor, forming
q Semi.circle, with the bride and groom In
the centre, beneath an equisite marriage
bell Of rose flowers. Here was the centre
Of attraction around which the great com.
pany thronged to offer their warmest con-
gratulations to the happy pair. The
room was beautifully decorated with ever.
greens and the floor covered with white
linen, as was all the house. In the Library
the presents were displayed, and the array
was Incompatible. Your reporter en-
deayored to get complete list OF them
but fears that In the rush and excitement
he has left out many, E4, s.a.v
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-12-18
Two Glilnpses OF the Late Prince
Imperial.

We have two recollections of this I'm
fortunate Prince, to which his cruel fate
has given pathetic significance. One
was the opening of the legislative body
in the year 1866, when the Emperor
first associated his son with him officially
The splendid Throne room Of the Louvre
was crowded with the most brilliant
company of Christendom, with the great
officers of state, Of the army and the
Imperial household. The Emperor en-
tered and took his place on the raised
das at his left sat the stout Prince
Napoleon Jerome and in an episcopal
robe of violet silk the young and Apollo
like ecclesiastic, since Cardinal Bona
partc, son OF the Prince Of Canine
while on his rigdJ sat the little Prince
then ten years of ase--as sweet and
gentle a child as ever delighted a mothers
heart. \ year or two afterward, on the
reserved terrace of the Tuilcries, we saw
two boys playing with their velocipedes
and keenly enjoying the air and the
exercise. One Of them was the Prince
Imperial and the other Don Alfonso Of
Spain. The former seemed secure in
the prospect Of the most conspicuous
throne in the world, the other had Just
been driven, finally as it seemed, from a
land which had decreed eternal Danish
ment to his race. We cannot fathom
the immutable will that rules the event
of human fortunes who could have
dreamed that in these few years one of
those boys would be lying dead in an
African cornfeld, ana the other. we
know not how firmly, established in the
palace OF his ancestors = HarDer's Maya
zine for December
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-12-18
A Word to Gentlemen.

We can spare some elaboration of
form, bat we cannot safely spare the
substance of refined Difference If 10
moo lie permitted % treat Juliet as
host,ers are supposed to treat barnaids.
and MS the heroes OF Fiell ling and Smol-
lett treat Abigails upon a Journey, they
will both lose self respec; and mutual
respect 1t was wise father who said
to his soii. "Heware of the woman who
allows YOU to kiss her. The woman
who does not require of a man the form
of respect, invites him to discard the
substance And there is one violation
of the form which is recent aud gross,
and might well be cited As striking Ii
lustration OF the decay OF manners l.
is the practice OF smoking in the society
of ladies in public places, whether div
ing, or walking. or sailing, or sitting.
There are prcuN chevahers who would
be honestly amazed il they were told
tl,at Jhey dad not behave like gentlemen,
who sitting with lady on a hotel pi-
azza. or stroiling in public park, whip
out cigarette, light it and puff as tran
gully rs it they vera alone in their
rooms. Or a Young man comes alone
upon the deck OF steamer, where
throngs Of ladies are sitting, and blows
clouds of smoke in their faces, without
even remarking that tobacco is disagree
able 10 some people. This is not, in
deed, one of the seven deadly sins, but a
man who unconcernedly sings false, be-
trays that lac has no ear for music, and
the man who smokes in this way shows
that he is not quite a gentleman.-Har-
per's
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-12-18
The British Parliam ent

1t costs money to be elected to Paria-
ment in England. The London Times
says in regard to the expense: The rec
ognized expenditure at the last general
election ran from $4,000 to $50, coo a
candidate in any contested division, and
it may be taken that the average cost to
a man who stands for county seat is
from $4,000 to $4,000. 1t is well
known that there are often subscriptions
raised towards these expenses, but the
expense operates in many counties so as
to make it very difficult to find candi-
date to fight. Country gentlemen thinl,
twice before embarking on career
which involves $4,000 or $4,000 every
four or five years, besides large amount
every year. Here legislation may and
ought to come to the assistance of candi-
dates. One of the great items in a
county election is tie conveyance of
vorers. Payment Of travelling expenses
is illegal in boroughs, but legal in coun-
ties, and candidates are not merely con-
strained to provide vehicles within the
county to bring voters to the polls
they issue railroad passes to non resident
voters all over the Kingdam. Provid-
ing vehicles is bad enough, especially if,
as recently happened to candidate in a
Welsh county, his adversary has been
beforehand to hire all the fys in the
county, thus forcing him to bring an
army from Manchester but railway
passes foster and develop the non-resi-
dent fagot voters. If Parliament were
serious in the matter, they would make
travelling expenses altogether illegal,
multiplying, if need be, the number of
polling places, and thus effect double
reform. But who dares make the pro
posall Unless assented to on both sides
it cannot be passed, and the party max
ing it probably suffers at the next cleo
ton
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-12-18
Living IN Hopes.

There is no particular reason why a
tramp should wear polished white
shirt, but they had one at Central Sta
ton Yesterday with shirt SO terribly
in want of soapsuds bath that the
Oldest men on the force gathered
around the fellow and declared that
they never saw anything like it under
the blue canopy of heaven. When
asked how long he had worn it with
out washing the man seemed hurt and
replied :
"Give me chance, won't you! You
see, had this shirt on seven months
ago, when l broke my arm. | coudnt
get it off then, of course"
"But your arm got well" protested
one of the officers
eyes, it got well, and then my sister
died"
"What of that p
"Why she made this ere shirt with
her own blessed hands, and | kinder
thought it was my duty to wear it i'll
memory of her for while. I'm hard
looking pill, know, but loved my sis
ter. Poor Sarah she's up there where
they don't wear clean shirts and never
have their hair cut"
"Well, haventyou wornit long enough
to ease your sisters spiritl"
"Gentlemen, l should have got this
washed some time this week but last
night l lost my dog-an animal that had
stuck to me three years.
"And what had the dog to do with
it ~
eff l should get washed and cleaned
up, and seem to be somebody, and should
some across my dog, he'd look at my
hair, give one sniff at my clothes, and
then he'd turn tail and keep up the
search till he fell in his tracks. don't
want to go back on my own dog, do |!
| don't want to play any contemplate
tricks on canine which has turned to
and eaten single nails and old oyster
cans whom we was on the tramp, and l
couldn't get anything for myself but
shelled corn How I'd look going back
on a dog that never laid down beside
me at night without hunting around to
see where l could pick up turnips for
breakfast.
CATER you find your dog you can
wash up, suggested an officer.
"Wcil, l shall live in hopes" was The
dubious reply. ''l4ife is tut p span, you
know. We come up like flowers and
are cut down; and tell you I'm not
going to run risks or take chances for
the sake of having clean shirt to spit
tobacco iuice on."-Detroit Free Press.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-12-18
why are There ANY Unmarried
Women?

One Of the greatest social problems OF
the day is to explain why there are so
many unmarried women who never get
married. Some saying that it is owing
to an excess in numbers of women over
men in consequence of which there are
not husbands enough 10 go round. This,
however, is disproved by statistics.
Take the world through, and the figures
show that there are as many men in it
as there are women. Others attribute
it to the expensiveness Of modern life.
Men do not marry because, it is said,
they cannot afford to. But the fact is,
that no man who truly loved woman
ever hesitated to become engaged to her,
and eventually marry her BECAUSE of pow
erty There are cold blooded men, with
no idea OF any feeling for a woman
stronger than languid admiration, who
may be deferred from assuming what
they regard as burden in the shape of
a wife, unless assured OF liberal in
come, but most ale not so calculating
Others. again, attribute the evil to wo-
mems fastidiousness. They expect too
much in husband, and, while waiting
for an impossible shadow, let the posi-
bic substance slip through their fingers.
This is q libel on the sex. AS rule,
they are no more fastidious than men are,
and are just as susceptible as men to
that enchantment of love which invests
it's object with every perfection and
covers up every fault. So far as mon
and women themselves are concerned,
they are as prone to marriage now as in
any period of the worlds history.
Nevertheless, there are women waiting
for husbands and not getting them.
They are pretty, they are accomplished,
they are sensible, and under proper
training they would make excellent
wives and mothers; but they never get a
chance. What seems to be needed is a
more thorough method of bringing men
and women into social contact with each
other. Cricket on the Hearth
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-12-18
How Snuff is Scented.

The oils used in pertaining are quite
costly and form one of the most import
ant items in the manufacturers bills Of
expenses. They vary in price from So
to 50 to over 800 per pound Oil Of
roses, which is used in seeming many
kinds of snuff, and which is great ia
voritc with snuif-takers, costs the manu-
facturer 81 to IS per ounce.
Great quantities OF oil of lemon, ber-
gamont, and tonlla bean are consumed
annually in snuff mills. The tonka
bean appears to be in especial demand,
and many old gentlemen and old ladies
can be found carrying one or two of
them around in their snutrboXcs, which
they have possessed for wears.
The olifactories of snuff takors are
very sensitive to perfumes, and many
manufacturers find it quite a difficult
task to cater successfully to their tastes
The coarse rappee snuff is usually put
up without being scented. After the
snuff has become scented it is put up Ill
jars, bladders, or foil, and stamped with
the Governments internal revenue
stamp.
yellow or Scoc,, snuff, as it is usually
called, previous to being packed, is
toasted or ''scotched" upon iron racks,
before open fires. This kind of snuff is
always packed in bladders previously
prepared with Il great deal of care.
The amount of snuff produced in the
United States is very small compared
with the other kinds of manufactured
tobacco. In the year 1874. which was
IL fairly aYetage year for the manufsc-
turers OF tobacco. some $4,000 pounds
of snuir were produced here, and over
100000 pounds Of it wore manuIac-
turcd in New York C.ry and it, imme-
diate vicinity Boston Commercial bul-
letin.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-12-18
Foundations Without Scholars.

There are foundations in three uni
versities in this country for professor
ships OF Chinese and other Oriental Ian
guages. Two of these are occupied by
professors, viz: those at Harvard and
Yale. At the former institute a native
Chinese scholar has been installed, but
he has not single pupil, and is not
likely to have any. He teaches only the
Mandarin or Court dialect, and not that
used for commercial purposes. At New
Haven, Rev. s. Wells Williams, an ex-
Chinese missionary, is the Professor.
At last accounts he had no pupils. He
is acquainted, we believe, with the Can
ton dialect, that which is largely used in
commercial business. At the University
of California there is foundation for
an Oriental professorship, but no occu-
pant, 1t was thought some years ago
that the advantage Of understanding one
of the Chinese dialects most USED in
business would be so great that many
young men would undertake the acqui-
sition But outside Of the Chinese En-
pire, few young men have any interest
in that direction, while there are fewer
still who care anything about the litera-
ture of the Chinese, or would undertake
to acquire the Mandarin tongue for the
sake Of reading Confucius in the origi-
nal, or of looking into the vast stores of
learning which are sealed up to Euro
pean and American scholars.
In China the commercial intercourse,
or that relating to buying and selling, is
done through ''compradors," or natives
who can speak "pidgeon English :" and
though a white man could speak COM
mercial dialect of the community per-
fccty, yet he could not buy an invoice
of tea, silk or any other commodity,
without engaging the services of ''com-
prador.' The Chinese merchants will
deal in no other way. Except for clerk
ships in foreign houses, knowledge of
Chinese is of little avail even in China
and when commercial dialect is wanted
1t can be picked up in that country with
more facility than in any other.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-12-18
Study the Face

\ story is told OF a great French at
list, which finely illustrates his know
edge of human nature. lie was trave-
ing IN Germany, in entire ignorance Of
its language and CURRENCY Having OF
tanned some small change for some of
his French coins, lie used to pay drivers
and others in the following manner
Taking a handful Of the numismatica
specimens from his pocket, he counted
them one by one into his creditors hands
keeping his eyes fixed all the time on the
receivers face. As soon as he perceived
the least twinkle of smile he took back
the last coin: deposited in his hand and
returned it, with the remainder, to his
pocket. He afterward found that III
pursuing this method be had not over
paid for anything
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-12-18
The Last shall be First.

The Christian Advocate has the fol
lowing as q bona tide sermon by the
Rev. Plato johnson: 'BruGders, de
lub Of de Lord am , wonderful ting.
Nobody would tink that q poor ole
darkey's life was wutf muck ennyhow;
but de Scripter says de fust shall be last
and vice versv, and dat is de chief hold
we hab; for | 'clude from dat sayin' dat
de oulled pusson wot shines boots and
charges only de reglar price has
tolablc show for de next world, though
he amt lauch oh a chance here. From
a 'ligious pint Oh view. its Just as por
tant to shine boots as we'll as run first
class saw mill De Lord he nebbor axes
YOU wat you been dom, but how you
been dom il an when you get to de-
Judgment day some of you poor washer
women who wash II mean bout de starch
but put plenty ob it in CLOTHES, will be
a.tlutterin oh your wings in Paradise.
while de white man wat made yer wait
for yer mummy will be a-lookin' for a
shady spot an a-wishin' he had a hit oh
ice You know what | Sc tinkin' lust at
dis timel Use tinkin dat some of desc
white folk wat 'magines deyll hab =
fedder bed in de next world, an free or
four angels to keep de flies off, will fin
when deyse lookin' round fur der re
served seat in glory dat dey's got Gin
der in dere eve an can't see it. Howl.
you feel, white man, when 20 I'm vo'-
self mongst big crowd of onary folks
way up in de family circle, while some
poor darlley, who did your cho'es like an
honest man, is Quoted 10y de hebbenly
ushers to an orchestra seat, right down
clus to dc music' An how'll YOU feel.
brudder, when desc angels say to YOU,
faint no matter what color YOU be,
your names ben called; an Yves directed
to show you a seat on de platform p
Yer ole black faces II shine ike the
moon, an you'll feel like strikin out wild
a bubble shuttle right on de golden
pavement Member all ob YOU. dat it
amt do pockethook, nor de color, but de-
shane OBJ de soul, wot gibs Won % righ.
to a front seat up yander
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-12-18
Awtully Forrld.

As might be expected, the following
is the product Of that lively camp, 30
die, and tie Standard IS the authority
for it
A tall, timber oin;ed, freckled-faced
Young man. in blanket overcoat,
walked gingerly into Judge Peterson 5
court room the other day, with rather
portly red-haired girl, dressed in red
and black shawl and t; Roman nose, on
his arm. He announced in a mystic
rious manner that he and Sarv were
from the Owens River country and
wanted to get spliced The Judge did
the Job, and when It was over, the
groom leaned across the table and wills
pered
"Say, Judge, can't you date this thing
about three months back-an extra 50
haint no object 2
Why. what do you want it dated
back for /" asked his Honor
Why, said the Benedict, hesitaiing
and scratching his head. You See, the
climate down our way is awfuly forrid y
The Judge informed him chat it could
not be that the license would give him
away. AT this the grooms face fell, and
catching the brides arm with Come,
Sat.,- less 90 went out
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-12-18
The ScaHo!d in Paris.

As the President Of the French Re.
public has committed the capital sen
tence passed upon two youths named
Giles and Abadic for the murder of a
widow, and as no other criminals are
lying under sentence of death in Paris,
there will not, tor tie first time in liv.
ing memory, be a single execution in
that city during. the year Since the
beginning of the century the number of
executions has been increasing both NJ
Paris and the provinces. In the first
quarter of the century tie average for
the whole Of France was about 100 a
year and in the second half. during
which the forging of hank notes ceased
to be Il capital olense, only 999 persons
were executed out of ! ,56S sentenced to
death, this being equivalent to an aver
age of rather less than 10 n wear Dur
ing the ten years from 1880 to 1860
there was further decrease TO 2S3 ex-
ccutions out of 500 capital sentences, or
% per annum while between 1860 and
1870 only ll9 persons were executed,
or only 10 each year. In the nine years
which have since elapsed there have
been 80 executions Ten in 1871, TWEEN
ty -four in 1872, fifteen in 1873, twelve
in 1874, ten in 1875, 1876 and 1877,
six in 1873, and only one this year
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-12-18
The Telephone and the Baby

A telephone story Of American life
has Just been repeated to ne, with al
assurance Of it., truth, and as illsstrat
ing the future of Mr.. Bells recent in
vention. A proud grandmama, who has
only Just been promoted to that happy
relationship, is awakened in the dead Of
night hv the inexorahe bell. Mamma,
dear" comes to her the frightened voice
of her beloved but Inexperienced daugh-
ter, I'm sure baby has the Group.
What shall 10 with it3' Grandma
ma replies chat Sic vii call the family
doctor and be with her anxious daugh-
ter in moment. She awakens the doc
ton and trl.s him the terrible news she
has learnt from her daughter. He in
his turn requests 10 be put in telephone
communication with the too anxious
mamma. Lift the child to the tele
phone and let me hf ar 1t cough, he de-
mands. The child is lifted and 1t coughs
That's not the Group he declares, and
he declines to leave his house on such
small matters He advises grandmama
also to stay in bed, and all anxiety
quoted, the trio settle down happy r
the ght.--Liverpool Mercury.
II -
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-12-18

weeds horse palace Is rivaled 10y a
stable belonging to Baron Rothschild Of
Vienna. He has favorite horse, for
whose accommodation he has had a
special loose box built at cost of Sl2,-
600. This elegant room forms part OF a
new stable, which cost $4,000, and
which has marble floors; encaustic tiles
painted by distinguished artists; rings,
chains and draintraps of silver, and fires
coed with splendid hunting scenes from
the pencils Of eminent animal painters
The baron's annual income is fortunatel.
tl,600,000.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-12-18

Gen. Grants friends says he is worth
about $4,000.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-12-18

Zach Chandler leaves fortune est
mated at 100000
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1879-06-26

We call attention to the notice of the
quarterly meeting Of the Business Mems
Association, to be held next Monday
evening. 1t will be meeting of the AS
sociation at large, not of the Board OF
Managers. 1t is important that the at
tendance should be full. The subject Of
free bridges access the Minnesota has
been under consideration and there is a
general feeling that something ought to
be done and belief that something can
be accomplished in that direction. The
committee have investigated and estima-
ted, partially at least, the probable cost
of one or two bridges and the most de-
sirable locations for them This is a
matter of the greatest Importance to the
business of our Town and some of our
citizens are ready to do all in their power
to accomplish the desired results, but it
will require general and active interest
in the matter and concerted effort to Sc
cure the building of any bridges. We
hope there will be full attendance at
the meeting on Monday night of all who
have, or ought to have, an interest in the
project