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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-09-10
rERRtnLE sronrEs OF srErERlNn.

DR.. Hoyt, who returned after more medi.
cine, reported several badly burned and
many 80 blind TINT they had to be led.
Many are without food. Numbers OF par
ties have already gone with food, clothing,
shoes and medicine. More help must come
quick MS much suffering will cnsue. They.
have no flour or provisions.
George Ferguson, Of White Rock, who
has been on the road since Monday, reports
that he has seen llB burned bodies at one
place. He saw four wagons bearing eight
collins, one tnan walking behind alone. II
was his entire family, and another man
following three collins Every farmer has
lost some crops and fences.
The latest reports say that the back
townships arc burned over with large loss
Of life. On Wednesday night the burning
district between DeCkerville and Sand
Beach was visited by rnin, which put out
considerable portion ofthefres and cleared
the atmosphere. The latest reports are
that the fires appear to be abating. A dis.
patch from Pert Austin, at the top Of the
burned peninsula stims up the general de.
striCtioh as follows Los Of lives by the
forest fires on Monday and Tuesday, estl.
mated at from 200 to 800
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Complaint II TOO free use oil
l'i1. ',b, NonouG,lia schools,
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VILLAGES BURNED.

The following villages were burned;
Badaxe, Verona, Forest City, Richmond.
vile, Charleston, AnalisOn, Deckenytlle,
Harrisville and Sandnsky, and the follow.
ing partly burned: Port Hope, Mervin and
Ubly. The great loss in the villages Ia
nothing to that In the country, where the
losses are too numerous to mention. Re.
ports from Saginaw, Ttiscola and toper
counties, situated one tier back
from the lake, while showing much
property lost donot approximate thosefrom
the port counties. The losses by fire are
muCh less sweeping and the loss Of life
small. But in each Of these more favored
counties hundreds Of thousands dollars
worth Of property have been DESTROYED.
The latest reports from all these counties
encourage the belief that rain visited many
sections and that the deluge Of flame has
largely subsidized. The work Of immediate
relief must be systematically entered upon,
Tumber.bult houses, provisions Of all
kinds, clothing and seed for future cfnbs
must I've furnished In large quantities 10
prevent still greater destitutiOn. Rene.
violence everywhere can safely send money
to G. G. Carleton, Mayor Of Port Huron, or
to o. u. Conger, same place, with the as.
surance that the means will be judiciousIy
used. Prompt action urgently demanded.
TIE WORST OVER.
It is now believed that point has been
reached when we will hear Of no more dis.
aster. Rains have fallen, probably sufFii
cient to quench the fires. Men who ttat.
eled throughthe burning districts yesterday
report the fires mostly out, and the people
are sitting about the ashes Of their burnt
houses. Many we're burned and otherwise
injured, They are disconsolate and almost
beref Of their senses. The work Of relief
must now be eenergetically and systematic.
ally prosecuted. In many cases these po5f
people must be carried through tlie winter
and supplied with every necessary Of life
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BALrrtoRE, September 9-The past week
was one OF dullneS, and in the stock mar
ket the volume Of business was very small.
Money was plenty at 0 per cent, though It
was obtainable at per cent OH undoubted
permanent securities. There was ialling
Oft in exports, the total value Of which
reached $S3S, S,s4s, or about 10000 les than
the proceeding week.
The dry goods trade was fairly activc,
and while II was conservative in character
the promise for the average fall trade is
good. .
The grain trade was subjected to sharp
fluctuations and the volume Of business was
reluced. Wheat was especially subject to
changes. On Saturday prices declined tw0
cents from those Of Friday, and IL remain
ed steady up 10 the close Monday.
Tuesday notice Of the in0renSe oi storage
rates In the Canton elevators demorAlized
fhe market and II closed at a decline to
Al 81 for No. 2 western spot, aud the cor
tesponding fall in options in Wednesdays
market reacted and showed an advance Oi
2lc per hushel, and yesterday further ad.
vance oi 2lc was recorded. To-day, how
ever, there was another break and the
market closed at Il 40l for spot At the
opening Of the Change to-day II 40 was bid
for nCtnher, hut At the close the highest
wa 81 l4i. Receipts for the week vi, ,4l6
bushels, sales 1885, ,657 bushels and exports
| i4s,sgO bushels. In both receipts and sales
there was falling off Of % per cent, while
the quantity exported was little more than
q per cent Oi The preceding week. The
stock Ia tho elevators to-day Is 1893, l0l
bushels,
The corn market also showed sharp de-
cline, and from Fle Me closing price on
Friday, II dTppped 70 Gale Tuesday. The
drain caused more inquiry and on Wednes
day an adyanceof iC was noted, and undeI
much heavier receipts the market advanc
ed to 6Blc Thursday To-day there was q
fair AMOUNT Of business done Al 4 decline o.
! IL nom yesterday, but the market closed
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New HAvES, September o.-tn the NAL.
ley trial to-day Justice Booth decided to
admit the last Of James Mnlley's letters to
Jennie ktnmer, to which Ehe deiepse had
objected, II was as follows Dear I will
call upon you this morning at about eight
o'clock. Let me know by the bearer Il you
will kc at home. Reply. Yours. Signed
~. NJ Added to II, In Coroner Callman'a
J band whiting EaE Aamitksa BY Jamsl
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,Aypo! 70 drs the Presidents wound.
.,,9Nri ntwHl tnd water.
SiQ3lHl IN gAlrr.
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nr. bliss said tonight: "liverything %
going on splehdidly, and there will he no
further trouble with tho gland"
"ltow did the Presidents asking to see
the Cabinet come abput, DR."
ale mentioned this morning that lie had
been isolated from the Cabinet officers ior
a long time, and expressed o desire to see
them.'
"Dd you oppose his doing sp2"
ayes, I told him now as he was GONZALES.
cent did not think it would do him any
injury to see members quietly and at IN
tervals. Their visits will be very brief ant
they will be very cohslderate and careful.
"What has the President eaten to-day
"For breakfast he ate wOOdcock, piect
Of toasted bread, with the exception Of tlit
crust, and some Cruel, ~ midday he hat
. another bird and some beel eStrGCt, Thl
, evening he will probably conhne himself Il
liquids"
J, rWiNt grounds WIS there for the nimo
that he Dalseated last evening, doctor9'
vt was untrue and without the slighes
: foundation"
The reason he was little upcomiorabl
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PARAGRAPHIC POINTS.

An EXCHANGE says that the coming
girl is to be more generally pretty than
the kind we have heretofore had.
If WE could see others as We see our
selves there would be more good looking
people in the world.-Bu6alo Express.
A LADY who has returned from Rome
says the principal attractions are tleas,
beggars, dirt, and the ill-smelling Tiber.
WIDOWS over fifty can not marry again
in Portugal, but this doesn't trouble
them any, for who ever knew woman
to acknowledge being over forty?
THREE Newport bellies, now married,
were once known in society as Battle,
Murder" and Sudden Death"-their
names indicating their style of con-
quest.
PAPER dinner plates are now in use.
"By and by" says the Syracuse Herald,
"they will print the news of the day
around the rim and serve them fresh at
every meal.
THE English gulp down $50, 900 worth
of drinks per year, and are no better
off than if they had used the money
in sending out missionaries. -Detrot
Free Press.
OF ALL things that man possesses,
women alone take pleasure IN being pos
sessed. -MaLher6e. They do seem to
take pleasure at times in being possessed,
or acting as if they were.
TEXANS now take their whisky from an
ox-horn fitted with brass bottom and
holding an even quart. They are handy
to carry, can not be told from powder
horn, and sure to kill at forty rods.
ADVICE to girls Remember, also, that
pretty hand is one of woman's chiefest
charms. Never assist your mother in
her household duties. 1t doesn't matter
30 much how her hand is sprawled out
by hard york. She is out of the mar.
ket.-Boston Transcript.
TIE original of "Mary had little
lamb" was written by MIR. John Roul-
stone, of Boston, son Of Colonel John
Roulstone, proprietor Of q popular rid
ing school sixty years ago. MARY"
the owner of the lamb, is now Mrs.
Tyler, of Somerville, Mass.
The Philadelphia Times is constrained
to give this information to an inquiring
correspondent: at is not customary in
this country for 'ayoung man, when in
troduced to young lady, and she e1-
tends her hand, to kiss it. The young
lady would be very likely to respond by
boxing the young mans ears"
RUSSIAN ladies', it is said, always wear
in winter time fur next to the skin, as in
consequence Of the intense cold, no ordi-
nary merino or flannel is sufficient.
Lynx is most frequently used, and every
young Russian bride has one or two
undergarments in this fur, and then she
is considered set up in life.
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william Stuarts Okra Soup.

A funny story comes from Eastern
Connecticut, which is well vouched for.
During the war William Stuart, the
theatrical manager and writer, was to
give a dinner party at his house. near
the Pequot at New London, at which he
desired to furnish okra soup. Finding
none in the city, he telegraphed to New
York to firm there to advise him
whether they could supply him. Next
day, in the midst of rush of war tele-
grams 10 the New London Star, came
one addressed to Mr.. Stuart, which
read 1--WE have got Okra." BY mis-
take the address was omitted in copying,
and the telegram sent to the Star office
with the war news. The intelligent edi-
tor ran over the news till his eyes fell on
this mysterious telegram, which he to-
tally misconceived, and at once got out
big bulletin: "Another great victory
by the Union forces We have got
Okra T-SprinatfeM (Mass.) Repubh
can,
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An Accident All Around.

A most ridiculous scene occurred at q
church in Newcastle. A policeman was
passing the church as gentleman came
ont The man jokingly accosted the
policeman and said he was wanted IN
side, meaning that tho minister would
be glad to have him turn from the error
of his ways, aud seek the truth and en-
10y peace that passeth all understand
ing. The stupid policeman thought
there was some trouble in the church, 10
he went in. The sexton, seeing po-
liceman, was anxious to give him favor
able seat, 30 he said, "Come right IN
here, and he took him to a pew and
waved his hand, as much as to say,
Help yourself" There was another
man in the pew, deacon with sinister
expression as the policeman thought,
and he supposed that was the man they
wanted arrested, so he tapped the dea-
con on the arm and told him to come
along. The deacon turned pale and
edged along as though to get away, when
the policeman took him by the COLLAR
and jerked him out into the aisle. The
deacon struggled, thinking the police
man was crazy, anu trleu W gov away,
but he was dragged along. Many OF the
congregation thought the deacon had
been deing something wrong, and some
of them got behind the deacon and
helped the officer fire him out. Arriving
at the lookup, the policeman saw the
man who told him he was wanted in the
church, and asked him what the charge
was against the deacon, and he didn't
know, so the sexton WAS appealed to,
and he didn't know, and finally the pris-
oner was asked what it was all about,
and he didn't know. The policeman
was asked what he arrested the man for,
and he didn't know, and after awhile the
matter was explained, and the police
man, who had to arrest somebody, took
tho man into custody who told he was
wanted in the church, and he was fined
95 and costs. He says he will never try
to convert policeman again, and the
policeman says he will never 90 to
church again if they get to knocking
each other down with hymn-books.--
Peck's Sun.
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ship burner of New Orleans, from time
to time, as his case progressed, to reveal
the names of number of prominent
citizens who he claimed were the real
instigators Of the numerous ship fires,
for one OF which he received his SEN
tence, have at length been carried into
execution. He stated that he would be
willing to furnish S25, 600 security that
he could, within twenty-four hours,
bring the real culprits to the baf of JUS
ticc aid furnish such proofs that would
convict them.
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DAY-DIkEANIS.

t,,v within yine-embowered nook,
Aid dreamed and whiied the sunny hours away
vbIo every pcrfumed breeze the linden branches
shook
,ndslnbeams filtered through the whole calm day
Tho branches Of tho linden whispered overhead
Whspcred sweet sounds to lull my dreamy BRAIN
Oycrme the golden sunbeams' neshes spread,
And lay dreaming Of my ships upon the main.
Some great ships that plowed the rushing seas
Fair ships that danced upon the foam-capped blue
TI,at spcd like graceful swans before the breeze,
And carried treasures Ger tks main, fair one for
you.
NV castles rose in grandeur and sublinity,
And turrets pierced the ethereal blue above
And There watched my ships upon the sea
That brought rare treasures to my own sweet love.
md then dreamed had the poets magic touch,
And tuned my Tyre to songs Of love and peace:
I Iay with tinted dreams like thesc--eyer such
Mid ird-song, and rustic, and whisper of breeze
RicINE, Wis.
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GEMS OF THOUGHT.

FIDTIIrY is seven-tenths Of business
success
A MANS best wealth ought to be him
self
Ip you desire to be held wise, be so
wise MS TO hold your tongue.
An idle reason lessons the weight Of
the good ones you gave before.
ALL Europe must become either Cos
sack or Republican. -Ndpo con.
By as much as you love mon, by so
Auch is your influence
There ure some deeds 80 grand
That their mighty doar stand
Eunoblcd, in a moment, moro than kings:
THERE is a most profound truth in the
Arab provcrb: IAN sunshine makes
HE DESERT
EvEN gossip springing free and CHEEKY
from human heart, is II kind OF YER
acity and speech much preferable to
pedantry and inane gray haze.-
GWiYic.
Live 10 some purpose; make thy life
giit ul U.s. 10 thee;
Joy, good, golden hope,
heavenly afsOSy.
barry CoraudH
THERE is a new heraldry. The future
iorcrs are those OF brains; and even nil
houaircs will soon realize that they must
know something before they attempt to
Iliculc others.
The king commands us, and the doctor Quacks us,
| The priest iuSrurts, aud so our life cSlaes;
| \ llIlc breath, love- wine ausJDlin, fame,
| I'ghtug devotion, ust--perhapS name
Byron,
WOMEN among savages is beast OF
burden; in Persia she is piece of furni-
tnrc; in Europe, -ne is spoiled child;
in America she is m hOuOred wife and
mothcr-tllc queen of her household.
If you cannot speak well of your
ucighbors, do not speak of them ut all.
\ cross neighbor may he made kind by
kind treatment. The true way to be
happy is 10 mako others happy. To be
good is luxury. If you are not better
and wiser at the end of the day that day
| is lost
To have consciousness that every
thing we lack and really need is in him,
and that he does exceeding abundantly
more than we ask or think, and does it
for his own sallc-thatis, out Of his own
VERY nature, which is to make abundance.
Just rs it is the nature of the summer to
make flowers and fruit--how blessed
it isl
SEVERAL years ago, at Binghamton
Asylum, the superintendent told tho
writer that so far MS he knew there never
had been single case of man cured
Of mobriacy at the asylum, unless there
was some wife, mother on sister, or fe-
male friend who had chung to him
through evil report and good report, who
had suffered for him patiently and per
sistontly, and by her suffering love had
kept him anchored to purity, truth, rec
titude, and finally saved him. This is
to makcatonrmcutf for the sin of another,
to suffer for loves sake the penalty
which in Justice belongs to him. Such
suffering for others sake is the heroism
of life and it is not uncommon.
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cheux, as If he had been struck down.
He repeated once more; "Ahl mon
Dieu" Then he buckled on his KNAPP.
sack, and cried: after all, what you
have told me gives me courage. Let me
be off,"
In the room below, my mother, already
up, was filing wallet with provisions
for ChevaucheuX. But he refused. He
was not hungry. Nevertheless he let
her fill him flask of brandy, and put
ting on a pair Of my fathers shoes he
started, blessing my mother and leaning
on my fathers arm to take the first
step. .
Three or four years after this we had
heard no news Of Cheyaucheux. We
used often to talk OF that evening when
the soldier had come into our house
bleeding and weary, What had become
of him? What had been the end Of that
romance of love 50 strangely begun?
One day my father had to 60 to Mezi-
ers on business. He took me with him.
At Mezieres he wished to enter the first
BARRIERS shop that he saw to get shaved.
On the doorstep little child was sit
ting with its legs apart, and smiling at
the sun.
"Will you allow mo to pass?" asked
my father, laughing.
'"No. I won't" replied the child with
a little lisp.
At that moment the door opened, and
n man in his shirt-sleeves appeared-the
fathcr-and took the child up IN his
arms, saying:
Pierre! PierreI do you want to drive
away the customers?"
recognized the voice, and so did my
father. We looked at the barber, The
barber looked at us. 1t was Jean Chew
aucheux.
He laid the child down at once and
held out his hand. His face was all
red and beaming with pleasure.
"Whnt, is it your All! and to think
that have never written to you, All F.!
you don't know. 1t is 1 who married
her: | arrived first.
And rushing into theb shop: MAR
guerte Marqueritel" he cried, Come,
come!
He was wild with joy. A young wo.
man appeared, blonde, pretty, blue.eyed,
with pensive and gentle air, a little
sad.
"You do not know" said Chevau.
,heux to her. at was this gentleman
who took care Of me so well at Rethel
ihe night before ARRIVED at yOurfather's
house, | have often and often
talked to you about him. ' This
is the gentleman"
Marguerite fixed her large, calm eyes
upon, saluted us and thanked us softly;
then, rs her husband continued to evoke
the past, she looked at him tenderly
with look that supplicated and was
not without reproach. But Jean saw
nothing.
"Ah! il is to You that owe all my
happiness, monsieur! My child, my
little boy, look at him, my little Pierre!
1t was my wife who wished that he
should have that name. Isn't he fine
boy. and strongly built? And my shop
is going on tirstrate, My wife, ! adore
her. And all this | owe to you,"
"And the other" asked |, imprl-
IDENTIFY.
"I'he other?" said ChevaucheuS.
He curled his lower lip, did not see
that Marguerite turned her head away,
and answered:
poor Puyioux? Poor fellow. he ar
rived second; and that very evening it
made me cry, I can tell yon-he threw
himself into the river
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WrrH an average price per annum Of
$7.39, and IN aggregate daily circula-
ton of 1851 ,1S7, the people of the
United States appear to pay ont annually
the sum OF $26, $50, 1007l for their daily
newspapers. These totals are subject to
certain obvious qualifications. Every
newspaper has free list, more or less
large, the chief item of which is in its
exchanges. Allowance must also be
made for small percentage of papers
printed regularly, but not sold or circu-
lated and including tear and waste. On
the other hand, and especially in the
large cities, a considerable per cent. of
the total circulation is disposed by the
single copy at the retail price. While
the average cost to the annual subscriber
is "a cents per copy, the average retail
price per copy for the country is nearly
Al cents, the largest average for a State
being Nevada, where it is twelve cents,
and the lowest in Delaware, where it is
1t cents per copy. 1t is probable that
the added cost Of the papers sold at
retail is quite sufficient to offset the de-
auctions which are to be made iii the
total cost given on account Of the cause
enumerated. In the census year the
number of daily papers throughout the
United States was 9G2-morning, 436;
evening, 526. OF this number New
York has 115, Pennsylvania 90, Illinois
70, California "a, Missouri 40, Indiana
40, Massachusetts 35, Texas 32 aud Vir-
ginia q, and so on, down to 3 in West
Virginia. During the year Ia were
established and Sc suspended. The ave-
rage circulation was 2, 800, and the aggre-
gate circulation 1851, 1877. In the same
year there were $50 wceklies and 1873
Sunday papers running.
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A Deed Two Hundred Years Old.

In the Office of the Recorder of Deeds
i'll Wilmington is perhaps the only deed
OF land from an Indian to white man in
existence i'll this county. 1t is the only
one that has been found there, at any
rate, and is the docket which contains u
number of deeds and combinations by
Sir Francis Lovelace, Governor General
Of these provinces under the Duke OF
York. The deed is from Mechmcksitt,
Chief Sachem of the Cohansink Indians,
'Solc Indian owner and proprietor OF all
that tract of land commonly called by
the Christians Bompies Hook, and by
the Indians Newsink. For the con-
sideration Of one gun, four handfuls Of
powder, three 'matscoats,' one anchor
of Iiquol and one kettle "in hand paid
by Peter Rayard Of New York, the land
is made over to Mr., Bayard, his heirs and
assigns. The signatures are IN interest
ing part Of the documcm. The old chief
made n mark that looks more like turtle
than anything else one can think of.
After this mark comes the line, This is
the mark OF Moissappcnucllin, son Of
Mcchwcksitt, and the mark is that Of n
mans hand The seal is set at New
Castle in Delaware on May 1, lG79.--
Wilmington Erc,y Ecc"hlH
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A Sharn ParS0n.

A Chicago clergyman explained to the
committee Of deacons that the widow
was so pretty no man could help flirting
with her, and each Of the committee
quietly called round to see II he told
the truth, and then not one OF EN-
dared TO rise up in meeting, with her
present, and say the clergyman wasn't
right BY sharp management even .
iury Of deeoous can be handled.
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A WISCONSIN girls innate modesty
caused her to ask clerk in q store for .
pair of limbings when she wanted leg
gins. The struggle for the cake now
lies between her and the Missouri girl
who tells strangers that during the war
the enemy threw up bust works on her
fathers farm.
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Formulation Of the West.

At the beginning of the century the
population Of the great West, which is
now about 10000, 900, was little more
than $4,000. The following interesting
table shows the growth of that popula-
ton:
Per NJ
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That table is q very interesting one.
II il one Of the most remarkable feat
ures in this remarkable age.
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THOSE VINO oeiieve tine world owes
them living don't stop to consider how
many bad debts tho old globe has TO
shoulder.