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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-07-19

TROUBLE IN THE RICHMOND i'OST0FFGCE. -
he Wing OF to day says:
The city vas startled Saturday Eight By ru-
mors OF reported defa!cltion at the Richmond
postoffico The amount Of shortage" was fix.
ed at 81 500. and was reported to he about
equally divided between tho postmaster and his
assistant. TIE discoveries were made by Sp,cill
Agent Henderson, Of the General Pos!cfFic,
Department, who has been engaged 10 40 *
animation size, last Thursday. Col. Forbes La,
oveIdrawn his salary to c)ntidersb!o amount,
and Col. Holiday is oDlv involved as ono Of!
Col. FJb.s' botdsnen. 1t cannot yet be sled
defaoitiop.
"Thcre is some trouble 10 rtr.rcnco to tho s,la
OF stamps but the amount uoscoouutod f,r ia 90
yet unknown. as the investigating is sill pend
inq. No suspicion, however, attaches to the
clerks 10 that department.
Tho Department in WashiCglon hes allowed
until to dcy for tho delinquency TO DO made
good, and the amount will % doubt, DO paid
By Col. Forbes boodsueo, Of whom. as nbovo
sletod, Colonel Holiday is ono'
The Dispatch says:
aud shortage Of about nine hundred dollars 10
the stamp department.
HUCKLEsERRY PICKING IN VIRGINIA Tho
huckleberry crop this yoir is On immense ono,
aud will be worth hundreds ct dollars to the
people of Bo!ctou,t Tho mountains beyond
Mill Creek arc especially laden with these ber-
rio3Sand hundreds OF persons are daily out gath
ering them. Mr.. John y. Aoomaw and Messrs
Eilinger u Denton are Canning, and hsvestsnds
at different points where the berries are collect
cd, and from which points they are hsu'oi 10
the canning establishments. Mr.. Joel B. LIN.
on, who is IN charge of one stand, has taken in
over one hundred bushels, and exptc.s 10 take
in IS mary more. He SAW ono hundred and ten
persons pass his house in one day going 10 the
mountains huckleberry hunting. at another
stand, near Botstourt Springs, one hundred
bushels were gathered in one day. One dollar
and twenty cents bu.hcl is paid for these bar
ries aud it IN be seen at q glance that the dis.
tiibution of money thus made among people
generally who are non producers is On item of
no iIconslderab!e importsnc, -Fincastlc Her.
TIE FATAL CANA fatal sG.ident occurred
near the Lodge Landing In Northu n berland
county. on last Saturday. Julia Turner, about
twelve or fourteen years ofsgs, the youDges.
daughter OF q. b. Turner, In attempting to kir.
die tro IN stove, took Can of coal oil and
commer ced pouring the oil on some wood, not
knowing that there was also some 6re in the
stove. The oil caught bursting the can in her
hand with loud explosion, which was heard
at distance OF halt q mile, and in moment she
was enyeloped in flames, ard so terribly burned
that death ensued in about six hours -Norther,,
Retk Neaos
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-07-19

NEW YORK. July ~ Stocks strong Mnhey
2s?i. Flour quiet. Who,t quiet Corn quiet,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-09-11

Dry, parched, sore throat, pneumonia,
bronchial and asthmatic attacks, weaken.
ed and debilItated state OF the system, all
these dangerous symptoms are cured by
"Dr. Swayne's Compound Syrup OF Wild
Cherry." The first dose gives relief, and
the worst cough and sore lungs yield to It's
healing properties. An occasional dose OF
"Swayne's Pills" should be taken to keep
the bowles free. They are excellent for
torpid liver and bilious complaints.
Frankfort, KY, Physician Writes:
Some months ago the daughter Of one Of
our prominent citizens was pronounced q
hopeless consumptive. She was very
much reduced in flesh, terrible cough, her
life gradually wasting away. l recon-.
mended her to use "Dr. Swaype's Com.
pound Syrup OF Wild Cherry which she
did. In short time she was free from all
cough and other symptoms, and is now
rosy and healthy. Price % cents and 81 90
bottle, orsix bottles for s.. The large
size Is the most economical. Prepared
only by DR.. Swayne & Son, Philadelphia.
Sold by druggists in Wheeling and else
where. n.I4i
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-09-11
why VIII You:

Allow cold to advance inyonr system and
thus encourage more serious maladies, such rs
Pneumonia, Hemerrhages and Lung troubles
when an immediate relief can be 80 readily at.
tainedP BoscHEE's GERMAN SYRUP has gained
the largest sale In the world for the cure oil
Coughs, Colds and the seyerest Lung Diseases.
II q Dr.. .BoSchee's famous German prescrip
ton, and Is prepared with the greatest care
and no fear need be entertainedin administer
ing II TO the youngest child, as per directions
The sale OF this medicine Is Unprecedented
Since first introduced there has been q con
slant increasing demand and withouta single
report OF failure 70 do Its wark In any case
Ask your Druggist IS to the truth OF these re
marks. Large sizes 70 cents. Try i and b
CONVINCED. TfhsAW
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-09-11

TIE aREarRsr REMEDIES THE WORLD HAS
EYER KNOWN.


Curing the most inveterate cases OF skin
diseases, such as letter, Salt Rheum, Scald
Head, BARRIERS Itch, Sores, all crusty, scaly,
itching skin eruption, and that distress.
ing complaint, Itching Piles. AS a blood
purifier and liver regulator, "swayne's
Tar and Sarsaparilla Pills. are excellent
Cure sick and Nervous Headache, Dys-
pepsia, Indigestion, ward of Malarial
Pevers, cleansing the system and bowels Of
all Impurities, restoring to healthy activity
all the organs ofthe human body, Price %
cents box, five boxesSl. Ointment so
cents, three boxes 81 %. Can be sent by mail
to any address on receipt Of price in cur.
rency or cent postage stamps. Address
all letters DIR. Swayne & Son, $50 North
Sixth street, Philadelphia, Sold by al
leading druggists. TThsdw
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-09-11
sTEUBENViLLE.
Fatal Railroad Accident Mt Mingo-Leg
BroKen-sIIght Fire at the County jail
PREACHER ArreSted for Fraud.

STRuBESvILLE, September 10.
Correspondence Of the IntellIgenecr.
s,eubenville bad case this week OF
preacher being sued "ior fraudulently
concealing money, which belonged to the
plaintiff" The reverend gentleman was
Rev. Alfred Marsh, OF the A. NJ. E. church,
and the money "iraudulently concealed, =
was board bill Of Sl3 Is for boarding
preachers while here at campmeeting,
The case was compromised by defendant
having 81 40 and costs. Mr.. Marsh had
also trouble with his church. Having SO
Of church funds deposited in bank IN his
own name no attempted 10 draw 1t TO 20
10 conference at Columbus, but was re-
strained from doing so by an injunction
gotten out by one OF the Board OF Trus
John Ferguson, boiler at the Jeffer
son Iron Works, got his leg broken BY
jumping from the Jefferson Store delivery
wagon, this week.
To-day another Mingo disaster Is chron
licled. though 1t was not so fatal as the las
one, Freight train No. 10 collided will
freight No. ~ about quarter Of mil
| from the Station. killing James Oahill
4 fireman OF No. u. The latter train wa
standing on the track OF Mingo waitin
for No. is and No. 10 to pass, but the en-
Sineer mistook No. Is for No. 10, an
pulled cut without 9 signal from the cor
ductoE At the time Of the accident b
was running only about four miles 8
hour, and No. 10 about twelve. Cahi
, was a citizen OF Newark, a man OF thirt!
: Ave years Of age, and leaves a wife an
several children. His body was brougl
/. to this city, where an inquest was hell
! anu was then taken out 70 Zanesyille Il
ni MIsa Lizzie Bradley, Of Cleveland, wi
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-09-11

has been visiting in thin city for some
time past, returned to Cleveland yester-
day. Miss Bradley has great many very
warm friends in this city and they are
sorry TO see her leave.
The County Jail was discovered 70 be
on ERE yesterday, butt was 90 slight that
the engines were not needed.
Gov. Z. J. Davis, Of Texas, will address
the Republicans Of this city on Monday
evening next at the Wigwam. ALwYN.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-09-11

JIG. starksy, a prominent and Influential
citizen OF Iowa City, says; ~ have had tn!
dyspepsia and liver complaint for several
years, and have used every remedy could
hear Of, without any relief whatever, until
saw your Shiloh's VitaliLer advertised In oul
paper, and was persuaded to tryit lam hap
by TO state that It has entirely cured me. It'll!
the best remedy l ever knew Of
Price IS cts.
Sold by Z. Booking, Agent, Odd Fellows
Hall, and Chas. Moenkemoeller.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-09-11
GLre gnteILlaatt1et.
our wEsr yIRGINiA SCHOOL LAWS
An Intsrsstipg DlseassIsn orSOn,s orIts
Alleged Defects.
suNlLERs CouNFY, w. w sept =.

Aleged Deitcth.
SUMMERS County, W. Va, Sept. 2.
Editors lntelllsene,r.
The following papers are forwarded to
you for publication in your valuable pa
per, in the belief. that the general reading
Of them Throughout the State will have o
welcome effect on public opinion, and pos
sibly lead to q correction by law Of some
features that are esteemed to be drax backs
to the Efficient working OF our school sys.
TEN. BY giving them place in your col.
umns you viii greatly oblige two OF your
READERS.
The following are the papeBthus re-
Resolutions passed by the Summers
County Institute, October Is, 1878.
WHEREAS, The Constitution OF our state
requires an efficient system oil Public
Schools; and
WHEREAS, Our successive Legislatures
have engraited into our School Law Ger
.aiu clauses mat make the system very
unequal and consequently deiecdvei-,
Res0Ired, That the State levy, which at
the small figure OF one mill 10 the dollar
TAILS to fulfil the requirements Of the law,
OF guaranteeing four months school to the
poorer districts, should be doubled.
Resolred, Thatthe submitting oil the dis
trict levy to a vote Of the people thus put
ting the very existence nt the schools al
the mercy Of popular caprice, should be
Internationally abolished:
Resolred, That with ample provisions al
ready in the law for Diminishing a teacher
for my Just cause, the provision requiring
q percentage OF attendance YVES entirely
for and should be repealed
The Legislature shall provide, by gener-
al law, for thorough and elicientsysIl,em
II Free schools, Constitution, Art, L, Sec
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-09-11

Foa UPwARDs OF TRtRrY YEARS Mrs.
Winslow's Soothing Syrup as been used
tor children. It corrects acidity Of the
stomach, relieves Wind collie, regulates the
bowels, cures dyssaiey and diGTk9a,
whether arising rom teething or other
causes. An old and well.tried remedy,
25 cents q bottles u&w
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-09-11

EMINENT WILMER BRNToS, NJ. D., Of
Baltimore writes: have used Colden's
Liebig's Liquid Extract Of Beef and Tonic
Invigorator in my practice, and have been
much gratiRed with the result. As tonic
In all cases Of debility, weakness, anemia,
chlorosis, consumption, &c, 1t cannot be
surpassed. D&w
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-09-11

When you read Of a remedy that will
cure all diseases, beware OF it; but when
you read oil pure vegetable compound
which claims to cure only certain parts Of
the body, and furnishes high proof that Il
does this, you can safely try 1t and with
the assurance that It will help you. This is
Just whatWarner's Safe Kidney and Liver
Cure does. It cures all troubles Of the
lower portion OF the body and none
others. 1t will not help the tooth.ache,
ear.ache nor consumption, but it will put
your body In q vigorous and healthy state
where you can enjoy life and appreciate
Its good things. Tryit TrHs4w
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-09-11

No one can take DR.. TUFTS Pills and re
main long unwell. They increase the
powers Of Digestion, and excite the aosor
bents 10 action. The old stereotyped
opinion that Calomel must be used ITO
carry of the Bile" has given away before
the light Of science. The Vegetable
Kingdom furnishes remedy from all de-
leterous effects. Such are TUFTS Pills.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-09-11

The pride Of mother, the life and Joy Of .
home, are her children, hence her grief when
sickness enters and takes them away. Take
warning then, that you are running terrible
risk, II they have a cough, Group or whooping
cough, which leads TO consumption, Il you do
not attend to 1t at once. Shiloh's Consnmp-
lion Cure Is guaranteed TO cure them. Price
10 cents, 80 cents and 81 90. For lame back,
ode or chest, use shiloh's Porous Plaster.
Price 25 els. Sold by z. Booking, Agents, Odd
Fellows Hall, and Chas. Moenkemoeller.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-09-11

The Violate Belt Co., Marshall, Nieh.
viii send their celebrated Electro Voltaic
Belts to the afflicted upon thirty days
trial. Speedy curea guaranteed. They
mean what they say. Write 70 them
without DELAY. n ID. a.l p4w
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-09-11

sH1IoH's CArARRH RENEDY.-A marvellous
cure for catarrh, diphtheria, canker mouth,
aud headache. With each bottle there is an
ingenious nasal injector for the more success.
full treatment OF the complaint, without extra
charge. Price so cents, Sold by Z. Book
ing, Agent Odd Fellows Ball, and Chas,
MoenkemOsllar. T1sAKoW
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-09-11

PAIArABLE MBdlcISEs,-Ayer's Cherry
Pectoral Is q honeyed drop Of relief; bis
Oathartic Pillsglide sugarshod ever the
palate; and his sarsaparilla Is q nectar
that imparts vigor to life, restores the
health and expels disease. Waterford Pay
Advertiser, D4w
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-09-11
CIR L Fl e

Executive anxiety, or prolonged study, viii pro-
duee iphraity In the Nervous 81 stem In proportion
a the strength Of that system Is 1peuded upon me
mind 10 troubled thought 30 are the oifansoI ags
lIou, assimilation and nutrition, rendered inaei
aud sluggish In proportion rs the system becomes n
Rrm. Every individual has some one organ Selser
than the rest and this always III" trSt ,nner our.
log nervou, prcsr ton; for example, Aiicting new
sometimes Gauss total Suspension Of tbs muscular &c
ion Of the heart whom the patient y debitaled pro
duel z sudden hemoftbHge and death. HodountAny
longer rtmllns Of the prtlbillty nj restoring neI
lyous Sygtau, and through the nerves the muscles Of
| ths imnaJrnd o,gans. PILLOWS C0MPOUNll
sYRUP'OF HYPOPHoSPHITES has been proved
"a possess tueh power 10 numerous instances VIII
lmpart strength 10 overcome trouble and anilenon.
Persons who are accustomed 70 look upon ths uaIl
SIDE and who see no pleasure iulivng, on usl, lne
syrup soon le 70 TO value and enjoy He and those
Who study deeply during long hour, VIII mud 10 the
syrlp promoter Of the power Of Endurance In 1he
brain. ..,,,..I
Nervous System ealSes consumption NsutTtE "
Bronze Its, Dyspepsia, Asthma, Epltpne nv E.w
WhOonIng Cough, Heart Disease and hett o. 9,hei
hen Why Is Il ab urd that ELLoSs
PHTTES, which ehectually cures Nervous peoIty
shouid cure these dieasss also. "RemoNe tue Gauss
| ana ihe complaint will rease." DC,
sFLOokSut for the name and au1Ie'h ). :, : ID 4
| LOWS, 81, John, n. r, on the yelos NIaPptt ~ y
WStsr mark, which Is seen b holding 'he P'Psi W
Prics, $3.50 pr bottle. Six for $3.50
a
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-09-11

My life was saved by Warmers Safe
Kidney aud Liver Cure.-E. B. Ldkslcy
Selma, Ala, TTHs&w
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-09-11

Couaus.-aBrown's Bronchial Troches''
are used with advantage TO alleviate
coughs, sore throat, hoarseness and prom
chial affections. For thirty years these
Troches have been in use, with annually
increasing favor. They are not new and
untried, but, having been tested by wide
and constant use for nearly an entire gen.
Grafton, they. have attained well.merited
rank among theiew stapleremedies of the
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-09-11
THE "1ocAL oPrIoNn' CLAUSE.
nv pr,,,on Rlyer, sberrandN


In the first place, the question arises,
whence comes this principle Of Local
0ptiono in the School Law2 That the
Constitution required a law for the IN.
conditional suppression Of the liquor trai-
&c, and the Legislature evaded 1t with a
provision 10 allow local law to that effect
Ia each school district subject 70 periods
cal popular vote, or had similar require.
ment for general law for the protection
Of sheep been treated in like manner,
could any one have said that the Legisla'
turc carried out the constitutional pro.
visions? and the veriest tyro in law must
lhave answered In the negative. So the
ioisting into the School Law OF a principle
at variance with tho Constitution Is an
Item which demands investigation. The
free schoolBystem, being an innovation
TO most Of our people, encountered for the
frat seven years very formidable opposi,
lion, principally from large portion o
the Democratic party, who Imagined tina
tbe law, being put on the Staten the day
Of Republican afcendencY, was party
measure and therefore should be opposed
on political grounds. In thereport Of III,
bureau Of Education for 1875. West Viz
ViniA IA reported as seeking the destruC
lion OF her Public Schools, instead OF Try
inc 10 keep pace with the intellectual an
social progress Of the day. tits anotoriou
| isct that the main issue on which the Cor
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-09-11

A TrENTIoNi-BUs1N Ess MEN OF
n wheeling Bellaire, Bridgeport and Martins
Ferry. For sale-six acres on @ T. X. r. 10 centre
II Filth street extensou, as wh'le or In lots In
Guiding the Walnut Grove Martins Ferry, a beau
tltul park with water running through Ii. Union
street on the nSrth will be extended westward 10 To-
lerstci Filth street at ght angles thus Atordinga
beautiful drive RouLd the park. WIN. D. Cabell, a.
Moore, Jr., for estate Col. his. Eet, Jr. L j. G,
bremen, AR't, Martins Ferry. Ses
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-09-11

The Throat-"Brown's Bronchial Tro-
ches" act directly on the organs Of the
voice. They have an extraordinary effect
in all disorders Of the throat and larynx,
restoring healthy tone when relaxed,
either from cold or overexertion OF the
voice, and produce clear and distinct
enuncialion. Speakers and singers find
the Trnches naefIil
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-09-11

A cough, cold, eatarrh or sore throat re.
auires immediate attention, as neglect
oftentimes results in some incurable lung
diseases Browns Bronchial Troches"
will almost invariably give relief. Imita'
tons are offered for sale, many OF which
are injurious. The genuine Browne
bronchial Troches" are sold only in
boxes. Trh&s,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-09-11

DILL HEADS, LETTER HEADS, de-
y For neat Ban H9 ID, L4tie, asad., Nots Asaa''
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-09-11

al Az ard dh-
80 that LEAD q
Css,anpiion, To-
sshyIhdmGIy
E1rt, OF 10Th. NJ
nI,lsf how shit'
pri the system
MI " IRON GG'
cSis Of any kind
Ithan eolrSe 2
a. aNzHaa ill
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-11-24

EAST CALAls.-W. L. Pierce and B. P.
White have gone to Boston with nearly Il
Car load of poultry.
When two enemies meet on the street
they should both turn to the right and
avoid collision like the one the other day.
Mrs. Kate Wright died Monday after a
long and distressing illness. In accord
ance with her request post -mortem ex
animation took place, and a cancer
weighing four or five pounds was found.
Her funeral took place Wednesday. Rev.
Mr.. Forbes officiating.
The school in district No. 6, taught by
Miss Clara Pike. closed November 18th.
The scholars having neither absent or
tardy marks were Bertha Goodell, Hattie
Wells, Philly Kelly, Florence Jersey,
Flora Pierce and Harry Goodell. The
winter term commences November 29th,
and is taught by the same teacher.
CHELSEA November 22d, great snow,
good sleighing. the merry bells jingling.
November 23d, thermometer 10 degrees
below zero.
Mr.. N. f. Ordway has a pair of three
years old steers that are worthy of pass
ing notice. They turn the scales at 3,072
pounds. and have made their growth and
f4tted themselves wholly on hay and
grass, having had no grain of any kind
since they were calves.
William Brown died November 18th at
the home of Frank Tucker, aged about 70
years. His remains were taken to Bran
don and buried in Forest Dale cemetery.
The fall term of Chelsea academy WAS
closed Tuesday. J. N. Comstoek, A B,
the principal, fully sustained his reputa-
ton as u teacher.
Charles R. Corwin has launched out
pretty well, for young man, in the poul-
try business. He shipped some ten tons
to market last week.
The II. B. Lyford farm was sold at auc-
ton to Lyman Humphrey. who has since
resold it to Ezra Walker.
DR.. Walter Vincent of Burlington re-
Gently paid visit to his father, Stephen
Vincent, Esq, of this town.
The cornet band have fitted up the town
hall with the intention of having series
of concerts there. The first was held last
Friday evening
There has been "hitch in the work
on the foundation of the soldiers memo
rial hall. An injunction has been obtained
by parties who are opposed to the loca-
ton, but we learn that the injunction will
propably be removed.
The docket of Orange county court is
published. There are 223 law cases on
the docket and AZ chancery cases.
Dana Allen recently killed last April
pig that weighed when dressed 37Spounds.
DR.. S. N. Goss, town superintendent of
schools, will hold an examination of
teachers at the school house in district No.
2 on Saturday, November 9th.
WoRoEsTER.-Edwin Kellogg, while al
work on the mountain last Friday skid
ding logs, got one of his horses hurt SO
that it died.
Mr. Ira Ellis lost valuable four-years
old colt last week.
Rev. A W. Ford has gone to Plainfield
to assist Elder Snow in series of gospe
meetings, for few days.
The NJ. E. church was supplied las
Sabbath by Elder House of West Berlin.