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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-05-02
TRAVELLERS GUIDE.


tDAlly except egnday-NsERTk Accommodation.
lRt0ubenVille A6cDEmodhton.-Th train during
tho DAY passes backward and forward between Mar.
tln'A Ferry aAd Eealre, stepping whom required At
sherman House. HtuI1IllG, Wet Wheeling and
Gravel Hill.
IUrchsHIlle Accommodation,
tCanal Dover Accommodation.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-05-02

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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-05-02

NRUsTEE's SALE OF PROPERTY n
i cALDWELL's ADDITION, ' %
By Virtue Of two IeVerAl d, eds Of tfuu nd, 4.
DATbT AcDonouEh and Bridget, blI TiIs M,
dOrBignOd trustee, dAitd and recorded il 6S ~
the Clerk 81 the Clunty touIt Of OAio CouS,v n.
Virginia, ~ follows; one dated liz lOlh s,I = ",
1875, and recorded 10 Deed Of Trust BoOl M / "
az, and one dated The 9Th day Of BSpl,R =, Irf
and recorded In | sed d IFuIt Book M, !, ~ Il
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-01-06
Faith and Pluck.

At certain Sabbath-school, not long
since, the old clergyman of the parish, in
visiting the different classes, came to a
class of four and fve-year-olds before
whom thequestion of faith had just come
up, and he thought to illustrate the sub
ject to the little ones by telling to
them the story of the child who was
called to jump into the fathers arms, in
the dark.
'The father was in dark cellar, while
his little daughter, only three years old,
stood upon the edge of an open scuttle,
or hatchway, in the floor. She could
hear her fathers voice very plainly, but
could not see him. ''Come, my child, ~
the father called, 'jump right down.
will catch you in my arms. Be not afraid.
It is your father who calls"
Now, the little child could see nothing
below but utter darkness; nevertheless,
she trusted her dear fathers voice, and
jumped-jumped boldly down into the
darkness, and was safely caught into her
fathers arms.
''Now, think of it," said the aged cler-
gyman. 'eWas it not a beautiful Illus
tration of faith?"
He saw one little, bright-faced boy
shake his head.
''Well, Johnny, what do you thing OF
it? Do you not think it required great
deal of faith on the part of that little
girl to make that leap in the dark?"
"Well-I dono; but she must a had
lots O pluck, anyho,O!"
Evidently the old pastor had gained q
new idea, and one which he could not
dispute. York Led0er.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-01-06
Twenty Dollars Reward.

A gentleman in Conyers, Ga, offers
the above sum as reward to any person
who will, on sight, read the following
without mispronouncing word
"One morning I found myself in
queer locale, amid vast area of burn
ing sands. To my relief T deserted An
oasis but. alas it turned out to be q
mirage. I could see, as I thought, cas-
oades, geysers and gewgaws indescriba-
bic. When complained to an Edowite
of such deceptive land the untoward
fellow treated me with contumely. !
was only saved by the timely appear
ance of chamois from the puissant blows
of the nuisance which leaped up from
the root of pyramida1 cypress, at
which he fired his fuse. This perverse
creature was so maddened by my escape
that he committed .telo de sc. He was
the protege of the King, and had been
for some time his employe in decipher-
ing cruciform inscriptions, and may
have been Chaldean. Though cleanly
dressed, he was not cleanly. Now
seeking Q recess by stream filed with
animalcules, wrote an exquisite essay,
drawing on my fertile brain, which I
read each alternate day for week, and
then wrapped it up and placed it in an
alcove for safe keeping"
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-01-06
Thought it Was a Mouse.

The Newburyport (Mass.) Herald re-
lates the following incident: A short
time since an elderly lady of this city
startled the household with a piercing
shrek and the information that there was
a mouse in her pocket. Some one rushed
to her rescue, hastily assisted her to divest
herself of her wrapper, firmly grasping
the mouth of the pocket to prevent the
escape of the dangerous animal. The
garment was then turned over to the man
of the house, and he, armed with a club,
proceeded to the back yard to dispatch
the offender. The pocket was opened
gradually, but no mouse appeared. Final
", gaining courage, he ventured to in
vestigate, and found the cause of all the
excitement to be pocket tape measure,
from which the spring had become de-
tached and had unwound with whirr.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-01-06
At the Stamp.Window.

There were thirteen men and one wo-
man at the stamp-window of the post
Office Most of the men had letters to
post for the eastern trains. The woman
had something tied up in blue match
box. She got there first, and she held
the position with her head in the window
and both elbows on the shelf.
els there such place in this country
as Cleveland ?" she began.
ooh, yes"
'Do you send mail there2"
s'Yes."
sfWell, q woman living next door asked
me to mail this box for her. I guess it's
directed all right She said it ought to
go for a cent"
''Takes two cents" said the clerk,
after weighing it. eff there's writing
inside it will be twelve cents"
"Mercy on me, but how you do
charged"
Here the thirteen men began to push
old matchbox delaying two dozen bust
ness letters, but the woman had lots Of
time.
''Then it will be two cents, eh ?"
eff there is no writing inside"
"Well, there may be. I know she is
great hand to write She's sending
some flower seed to her sister, and pre-,
sumo she has told her how to plant
'em."
"Two threes!" called one of the crowd
as he tried to get to the window.
''Hurry up" called another.
'There ought to be separate window
here for women - growled third
"Then it will take twelve cents?" she
calmly queried, as she fumbled arount
for her purse.
s'Yes.n
''Well, I'd better pay it, guess"
From one pocket she took two cop
pers. From her reticule she took ,
three-cent piece. From her purse she
fished out nickel; and it was only aftel
hunt of eighty seconds that she go
the twelve cents together. She thel
consumed four minutes in licking on tn,
stamps, asking where to post the boz
and wondering if there really was an,
writing inside, but woman proposes ant
man disposes. Twenty thousand dollars
worth of business was being detained b,
twelve-cent woman, and a tidal wav
suddenly took her away from the win
dow. In sixty seconds the thirteen mel
had been waited on and gone their ways
and the woman returned to the window
handed in the box, and said:
''Them stamps are licked on kind c
crooked, but it won't make any differ
ence, will it?'-Detroit Free Press.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-01-06
The Formulation Of France.

The total population of France, little
under 1000, 900 in round numbers, is
divided into 100000 inhabitants of
towns and 25, 600, 900 inhabitants of the
country On eliminating from the general
total $50, 800 individuals who are soldiers,
sailors, students in schools, inirm and
diseased, prisoners, or monks, not giving;
instruction, the total of little over 36ssS
600, 900 of persons participating fully in
social life comprises with regard to
means of existence and professions,
210, 200 persons without known profess
sions; II 300 vagabonds and mendicants;
2, Isl, 900 stockholders, including 1876, 900
pensioners of the Government, 1881 400
persons exercising liberal professions or
living by them; 1887, 200 persons en-
gagged in trade, transport, and navigation,
or living on their products; 9,274, 500
persons engaged in various industries or
living by them-6, 900, coo in small in
dustries, 5000, 900 in mining and manu-
factures; 18, 968, 900 persons practicing
agriculture or living by it, of whom 10,-
500, 900 are proprietors of their land,
nearly G, ZOO, 600 are tenant farmers, and
2, 500, 900 are agricultural specialists.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-01-06
THE FAME OF rnr CITY,
BY JOHN BOYLE o'RzrLLY.

A great rich city Of power and pride,
With streets full Of traders, and ships on the tde
WIN Itch men and workmen, and judges and
preachers,
The shops full of skill and the schools full of
teachers.
The people were proud Of their opulent town.;
The rich men spent millions to bring 1t renown;
Ihe strong men built and the tradesmen planned,
Ine shipmen sailed to every land;
The lawyers argued the teachers taught,
And poor shy poet his verses brought
And cast them into the splendid store.
The tradesmen stared at his useless craft,
The rich men sneered, and the strong men laughed;
The preachers said It was worthless quite,
The school-men claimed Ii was theirs to write.
naught
10 the profit and praise the people sought,
And the townsInen said, To remotest times
We shall send our name and our greatness down.
HAD lesson 10 learn when all was told.
The nations that honored cared naaght for its gold
Its skill they exceeded a hundredfOd;
u had only been one OF Thousand more
Had the songs of the poet been lost to its store.
Tken the rich men and tradesmen and school-men
said
They had never derided. but praised instead;
And they boast Of the poet the town has bred.
-HuTper's Magazine.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-01-06
Profits of Texas Cattle,

The cost of keeping cattle in Texas is
estimated by the Fort Worth Live Stock
Journal at about $1.50 head, or 81 500
1000. -Four men, with II to 16 horses,
will tend herd of 1,500. The profits
are as follows Beeves, per head, cost,
$15; running expenses, $1.50; sell at
$22, with a profit of 80 per cent. Profit
on cows costing $3.50 per head cost
of keeping, $1.5O, making $15. Increase
of calves, rs per cent, worth SIS pc
head. Net profit % per cent.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-01-06

The young ladies of Geneva Lake are
to meet at the residences there and raise
charity fund by the sale of kisses, and
Heg, of the Herald, wants to know if
complimentary tickets are to be issued to
editors. Heg is the editor that decided
to 90 heaven. As soon as he heard that
salvation was free he said he would take
It in,-Peck's Sun.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-01-06

A CNo1NNAT1 man says that Mamie
Anderson's cherry red lips are the pret-
tiest in America. Bah we'll put our
lips against hers any day.-Bosto', Post.
No you won't. No! You won't There
was q man tried-that is, wanted to, and
suggested something of the kind to her
parents, and the man is now tied in q
bow knot. She only kisses barbarian
on the stage that she takes along for the
purpose.-PecEs Sun.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-01-06
M, AMEpEE Gu11nEMrN in his no,

M. AMEDEE GUIILEMIN, in his new
work, in the French language, on comets,
calls them ''the vagabonds of the heav-
ems" He quotes the following prophetic
passages, translated from the Latin of
Seneca, written eighteen centuries ago.
and fulfilled in modern times by the
combined efforts of many astronomers.
Some future day man will arise who
will demonstrate in what part of the
heavens the motions of comets take
place, why they move so far distant
from the other planets, what is their
magnitude and what their nature"
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-01-06

A GIRL only eight years old was ar
rested in Lowell, Mass, the other day,
for drunkenness, and an exchange says:
''To complete the disgraceful picture,
the police let her lie ten hours insensible
in cell without attention" But they
did not club her.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-01-06

"THERE is not a corporation on the
round globe whose specific gravity is
greater than that of the old ErNA LIFE
of Hartford. It is solid as Granite and
as true as gold. Weekly Item.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-01-06
NEUROLOGY.
JANUARY.

8. Bishop Gilbert Haven, Of the Methodist
Episcopal Church at Maiden, Mass, aged SO.
a. George Jones, the "Count Johannes" an
eccentric New York character.
g. "Yankee Locke" well-known comedian.
10. Frank Leslie, the well-known New York
publisher, aged 50.
20. Jules Favre celebrated French states
man; Paris, aged II.
College, Halifax, n s., and famous novelist.
20. Edward Middleton Barry, the architect
who designed the English House Of Parlia-
ment at London, aged so.
FEBRUARY.
5. A. E. Borie, ex-Secretary Of the Navy; at
Philadelphia, aged II.
10. John Rice, the last survivor of Perry's
victory, on Lake Erie atShelby, Ohio, aged 49,
II. Mrs. Tweed, wife Of the late "Boss' of
New York city at Paris.
IL. Samuel 6. Arnold, for a short term Uni
ted States Senator from Rhode Island; at
Providence.
10. Signor Brumidi, the artist who designed
and executed the frescocs in the Capitol at
Washington.
20. Ex-Congressman Lorenzo Danford, Of
Ohio, killed in a railroad accident near Bel
laire, Ohio. Benjamin Brandreth, the famous
pill-maker at Sing Sing, N. Y, aged II.
MARCH.
/. William Maxwell Wood, Surgeon General
of the United States navy at Baltimore, aged
70.
s. Commodore Isaiah Hanscomb, United
| States navy at Washington.
z. Judge W. H. Hayes, of the Federal Court
of Kentucky at Louisville. aged SO.
| %. A. r. Corbin, brother-in-law Of Gen.
Grant at Jersey City.
80. Richard Van Rensselaer,, the last of the
| celebrated New York family of that name, a
banker at Albany, aged SO.
APRIL.
5. Rear Admiral Thacher, Of the United
States navy at Boston, aged IA.
| g. Gen. James L. Reynolds soldier and poll
| tician; at Lancaster, Pa, aged SO.
10. W. A. Howard, Governor of Dakota Ter
| ritory, and former Congressman from Mlchi-
gau; at Washington.
10. DIR. Edward V. 81. Kenealy, member OF
Parliament, and counsel for the Tichborne
| claimant.
26 ]. Seligman, the well-known syndicate
New York banker at New York.
So. D. W. Middleton, for twenty years Clerl
of the United States Supreme Court at Wash
ington.
2. Mai. Gen. Heintzelman, who commanded
q division in the Army of the Potomac; al
Washington.
8. Hon. George Browne, statesman and jour
nalist, of Toronto, Canada, who was shot som'
weeks before by discharged employee.
Il. Chief Justice Sanford E. Church, of the
lew York Court of Appeals at Albion, N. Y.
ged 65.
10. Ex-Gov. Foote, of Mississippi, formerl!
United States Senator at Nashville, Tenn.
aged 80.
20. D. K Jones, the inventor and first max
er of lucifer matches at Chillicothe, Ohio
aged SO.
80. Richard B. Connolly, the Tweed Comp
troller Of New York in exile at Marseilles
France, aged 10.
81. Sherrard Clemens, for thirteen year
member of Congress from Virginia pauper
at st. Louis.
JUNE.
|. 6. John Brougham, the noted dramatist ant
comedian at New York, aged &C.
H. Ex-Gov. Albert G. Brown, of Mississippi
at Jackson, aged 81.
49, james A. Bayard, ex-United States Sen
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-01-06

A coIoRED railroad passenger in Ohio
refused, for long time, to give up his
ticket to the conductor, protesting that
he had paid his fare sat that other place
down thar" and that the ticket was his
receipt for the money.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-01-06

A PAINTER who was well acquainted
with the dire effects of the law had to
represent two men-one who had gained
Q lawsuit and another who had lost one.
BE painted the former with a shirt on
and the latter naked.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-01-06

SOME fellow has figured out that Van
derbilt's income would allow him to visit
5000 circusses, eat 20, 900 pints OF pea
nuts, and drink 5000 glasses of lemon
ade every day in the year.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-01-06

Two Cincinnati servant girls, named
Stegemann, have fallen heir tc $50, 900.
and the dollar stores have rained circu.
lars upon them till their lives have
become q burden. With riches come
/, cares.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-01-06
Du,ine,, card, :, A.. linz. ., ,,.. 3, =, ann,

business cards Of ave lines or less 50 per annum.
local notices. 10 coats PR ne each insertion.
Simple announcements OF marriag, and death s,
sd church and benevoen society no ices ins rted
re-. Any nd iiiions TO obi:nlry notices vii, be
charget five eents per line.
Fayors must be haniei in as early As Tuesday
morning to insure insertion the SINE week.
CommunicAli RS upon subjects Of general cr local
mt s,ficited
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-01-06

6. John Brougham, the noted dramatist and
comedian ; at New York, aged &C.
IL. Ex-Gov. Albert G. Brown, Of Mississippi; /;
at Jackson, aged 81.
ID. James A. Bayard, ex-United States Sem
ator from Delaware at Wilmington.
II. J. B. Howell, editor of the Keokuk Gate
CITY, once United States Senator from Iowa |;
at Keokuk, aged Ga.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-01-06

1. The Chilian transport Loa blown up by
torpedo in Callao bay, and $50 Of her crew
killed.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-11-29

Hon. SCHUYLER CoLPAx, e1.Vice Presi'
dent Of the United States, will arrive in
his city this forenoon, and will this even
log deliver his lecture on "Our Martyred
Presidents," at the Opera House. 1t Is
understood that a reception will be ten
deredtothe distinguished gentleman by the
Lincoln Club, to take place this evening
Eiher parlors.
Mr. Coliax's successful career as lee.
lurr is one Of the most remarkable Of our
tines. Six years continuance in 1t does
not exhaust the demand for lectures from
him. Two years ago he re.wrote his Lin.
coin lecture, condenslng into It numerous
historical facts, many Of them not known
Dthe public at large, with glimpses Of
Seward Stanton, Chase, Holt, Thad Ste
venS and others Of the famous group OF
public men who were so near the great
Euancipator, and Of whom Mr.. Colfax
himself is now one Of the few survivors.
The Sad coincidence Of the cowardly assas-
inatiOn Of two Of onr worthiest and no.
best Presidents having linked their names
together so inseparably, he has, yielding to
many requests, again rewritten and re-
lranged his lecture on our first murdered
President, adding to It as a fitting prelude,
tribute to our last murdered President,
Who, in his heroic career from the log cab.
10 to the White House, and his ennobling
thancteristics, so strikingly resembles his
predecessor
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-11-29

alter her husband became insane; thu
prisoner seemed TO have fallen very des
perately in love with her little daughtel
and wanted 10 marry her.
very common form Of insanity" Da
vidge put in.
"she was avery handsome girl, too, 'sGit
the prisoner.
Her little daughter complained to wit
ness that the prisoner used to follow hel
on the street wanting TO talk to her, and
she was afraid to go out on the street alone
Her daughter thought him crazy, and told
him so, Witness thought him crazy, and
thought so when she first saw him, ten oI
eleven years ago. She thought then that
his mind was cracked,
The PFisOner-They were very poor, and
| used to go down there and give them
money, and they appreciated that very
much. incidentally, l became pleased
with the little girl, who was very smart.
She was too young, however.
Fernand Jones, Of Chicago, who in 1873
had boarded ut the same house with
Guiteau, and had been one Of the board OF
trustees who had supervision over the in
sane asylum at Jacksonville, considered
Guiteau Of unsound mind, and some au.
thorites would call ii in state Of in
cipient insanity.
On cross-examination witness stated that
in 1873 he had paid several visits to Gui-
teau for the purpose oil helping him out OF
a difficulty something In regard to collect
ing money and not paying it over.
Theprisoner-That part OF the statement
q Ia I al
some years ago in the same house with
him, II was high-toned place on Mlchi-
gan avenue, Chicago. | paid my board,
and probably he and other people thought
| was very cranky at that time.
The examination OF the witness being
completed, a buzz OF expectancy ran
through the assemblage, as Scoville asked
that the prisoner be sworn. The prisoner
nervously proceeded to the stand in the
custody OF two deputy marshals, and the
oath was administered to him, He then
whispered few words 10 policeman who
stood near the witness box, and immedi-
ately three deputies ranged themselves
shoulder TO shoulder behind the prisoner,
who was apparently more at ease, and said
inguirlngly to the Court, Il can sit DOWN."
"fes, replied the Court, and the prisoner
seated himself accordingly.
Mr.. SCoville then stated that he merely
wished the prisoner to identity some let
ters.
The prisoner-I understood from Mr..
ScoVille that all am to do Is to identify
some letters. ] do not appear as witness
aside from that.
Mr.. Scoville then presented number OF
letters dating from 1857 to 1868, which
were identified by the prisoner, who made
some running comments upon his pen
"This does not look like my
present handwriting "There is decided
shown here" "Ths is bet.
ter than ! can do now" "This Is as fine
US steel plate There were about twenty
letters which have been written by the
prisoner to his father, his sister, Mrs. sco-
vile, and his brother, ]. W. Guiteau, and
to Mr.. Scoville.
The Identification having been com.
pleted the court adjourned.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-11-29

The shortening Of the week by one day
and the near approach Of the end OF the
year, produced It's effect In the shrinkage
Of the volume Of business throughout the
entire country, and this has been very nat.
urally reflected In the aggregate exchanges
at the different clearing houses. Still, how.
ever, the grand total Of the exchanges for
the week, 81, ,l62, ,235, 122, only falls short
distance behind the exhibit for the same
cities last week, when the figures stood at
s., zoo, ,768, ,2Ss, yet II shows q gain when
compared with the figures OF the previous
week, $l,000, ,002,057. Tho per centage Of
decrease this week as compared with the
corresponding week Of last year, amounts
10 l4.4 per cent, against an increase OF so
per cent last week and decrease OF SO per
cent the previous week. In New York the
per Centage of decrease Is 2O2 per cent,
against an increase Of SO per cent last week
and a loss Of 1876 per cent the previous
week. This loss can be accounted for part.
y by the fact that the exchanges at New
York for the five business days ending
Novemb Der q, 1880, exceeded those Of any
other six consecutive days in the history Of
the New York clearing house, even during
the week which included "Black Friday,h
In 1859. The New York exchangesa at that
time were only $0s9, ,274,472.