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The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-01-27
Capt. Jas. B. Eads returns from Vera

Capt. Jas. B. Eads returns from Vera
Graz on board IA Mexican war steamer.
The Mexican government gives Capt.
Eads' company the right to build a
ship railway across the ISthmus OF
Tchauntepec, grants it 10000, 900 acres
of land on the shore oi the Pacific on
which to build the terminus of the
railway and establish IL harbor, and
empowers it to collect and charge a
toll Of So per ton on freight of ships
and cargoes passing over the road.
The right is also given for the right Of
railway and telegraph line, on which
only customary rates can be charged.
In return for this Capt Eads agrees to
carry on the railway all ships of war,
munitions, mails, etc, free Of charge.
The building of the road must be COM
menced in two years and completed in
ten years from May l. 1881.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-01-27

The LOST "LUPATA." Mr.. David
Smith, first mate of the British bark
Doreniy, states the last seen OF the
bark Lupdtu was on the I'd inst.
when she was outside the bar, sever,
miles distant from the D0renty, wait
ing for pilot on her. The Dooonty
had pilot aboard at the time. The
next day dense fog prevailed, and ii
Is thought that the Lupnta in making
back to the pilot grounds, was run in
on Tillamook Head before the close
proximity of the rocks was discovered.
No Intelligence has yet been received
of the finding OF any more bodies than
the twelve already reported.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-01-27

Richard Atkins has been awarded
the contract for renewing the supports
for the railroad wharf at New Tacoma
To do this il is necessary for him to
drive some 1900 new piles, oil of which
he has ordered, and two or three hum
dred are on hand In the bay. He has
already begun The work or driving
piles on the outside along the edge Of
the wharf In doing this work he
will have to cut the large warehouse
In two, and alternately shift each por-
tion so as to get the piles In place for
its support. thereafter returning. the
divided portions OF the building to
their preseut location.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-01-27

1t is not often that wreckers clear n
net profit of $500, $50 on single oper-
alton; yet such seems to be the good
luck Of a diving and salvage company
jrst organized in Singapore. Nature
helped to bring about the stroke OF
luck in very remarkable manner as
related in the issue of the Japan Mail
received by a recent steamer. This
was the way Of it:
Four years ago the first-class iron
vessel Rh0Odce, Of 1900 tons register,
was scuttlcd in Manila bay, she hav-
ing caught fire when on the point of
sailing with a full aud valuable cargo
Of hemp, pearl shell, gum copal, bar
copper, etc. During the recent earth
quake she was thrown up by tidal
wave from where she lay in twelve
fathoms OF water to close in shore in
two or three fhthcms, and was then
purchased by an enterprising diving
aud salvage company just started in
Singapore, for the tritling sum OF $50,
and 1t now appears that her cargo hs 8
not Suffered from hcrlong submersior,
aud IL valued at about eco, 600 by mar
tfsst.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-01-27
ILwAco.-rhis pleasant little sea-

ILwAco. This pleasant little sea-
side resort is developing some COM
mercial importance. Five buildings
are In the course Of construction, in
Guiding hotel, store and Office for the
IlwacO Steam Navigation Co. The
question of building dock for use Of
vessels lightering In Bakers bay Is
under discussion by capitalists, and 1t
1t is likely such an enterprise will be
established.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-01-27

I. Any person who takes o paper regularly
from the post-oiicc, whether directed in his
name or another's, or whether he has SUD
. If person orders his paper discontinued
he must nay all arrears, or The publisher may
continue to send it until payment is made, ana
then collect the whole amount, whether 'he
naner il taken from the Office or not.
3. The courts have decided that refusing 70
40 n"ysnnners and periodicals, from the post.
ot,icc or rem ,yinv aid leaving them uncalled
for, is prima facia evidence Of Intentional
fraud
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-01-27
THE INDEPENDENT
Is Published every Thursday.
j. BEESON EDITOR.
Terms of Subscription:

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One square, ten lines or less, first lnscr- ~,
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Each subsequent Insertion per square,. l w
Advert senents inserted three months or
longer periods ut liberal rates by spcclai con-
tract
Legal notices will be charged to the attorney
or officer auth ,rising their Insertion. =,
Advertisements sent from Il distance, ana
transient notices, must bc accompanied by the
cash.
Notices Of births, marriages and deaths in
serted free of charge, obituary notices ut reg
aiar advertising rates.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-06-28
CRY HALL SQUIBy.
News Notes and Gossip Picked mp at the
"AFk."

news votes anu Gossip Picked mp NJ the
"AFk."
Council tonight.
There was a tolerable large docket dis,
posed Of ct Police Court yesterday morn.
ing,
The cases Of William s. Goshorn and
Patrick Kennedy, before Judge LETTERS,
yesterday morning, Tor breach OF the
peace, were dismissed on the payment OF
the costs divided equally between the
parties.
The "InnoCents Abroad City Re.
ceiver DunawRy, Chief Marshal ECCles
aud Justice SChultze, who were taking In
the Eastern cities, returned home on Sun.
day. The boys around the City Hall say
that the word now Is, "When | was In New
York"
Complaint has been made at the City
Building Of the darkness that reiRned su.
preme on the South Side, Saturday night,
II is asserted that not a gas lamp was Iii
between Twenty.third street aud Csld'
wells run.
City Clerk Bowers and other City Hall
officials will spend the time between this
and Thursday hunting bait and choppiug
pawpaw fishing poles, They are adver.
tlsed to 90 on q pisCAtorial excursion on
that day.
Two picture peddlars were escorted to
the City Hall by officer Morris, yesterday
afternoon, for ~peddling without license.
They claimed 10 be bona fde residents oil
the city, and they were allowed to depart
until their cases could be examined into,
City Receiver DuuAway Gays he had to
carry Councilman SChuIlzs around New
York City. To believe tina. story we will
have to see II photographed,
At the beginning Of the month there
was 500 600 In The city treasury, but 1t has
all been capped up with the exception Of
three or four thousand dollars.
The only case on the docket for to-day
Police Court Is john Snyder. lie was GO
thoroughly and efsCtusily saturated With
corn juice last night that he hsd to be
trunddled to the lOCk.up I'M w%heelbarrow
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PERSONAL.
PqIpn AhOut People 4 HOps and
AhrnAn.

Pqlnn About People n HOns and
Abroad.
Treasurer o'Brienis home from Charles
ton.
Joe 8, Gibbl isoff on a short visit Of rec
reatton East.
Charley Lenkard, We are plAd to note,
10 rapidly improving in health.
Ed. S. Norton and wife leave for . visit
TO Ashland, Kyp next Tuesday.
Ex.President Hayes has subscribed
5000 toward the Wheeling 4 Lake Erie
railroad.
Misses Blanche and Della Euston, otst,
Louis, are guests Of Mrs. Platof Zane,
Pleasant Valley.
The Misses Bsall, OF Brooke county, and
Miss Belle Baker, Of st. Louis, were OF the
Mcclure House yesterday.
Peter Herdic, originator Of the cels'
6rated HsrdIc coaches, autographed at the
New Mcclure House, yesterday.
Major Loring, wife and two daughters,
leave to-day for Minneapolis, Minnesota,
where they will spend the summer.
II. P, Loe, rot Of David Loe, Esq,, Of
West Wheeling, will enter upon Q course
Of studies at Bethany College, this fall.
John B, Martin, representing the Gin.
Cinnati Gazette, was in the city yesterday
looking alter the interests oil that journal.
Commodore Frank johnson and twelve
Of q crew went sailing yesterday, One
lost 8 straw hat on the waves and he
dampened q $l4 suit to recover 1t.
Mrs. COL. R. NJ. Delaplatn, with Will,
Lou and little daughter HuldRh, go to
Minnesota to spend the summer. They
will leave about the middle Of next
month,
Col, James h. oglebay, formerly OF this
city, but now oil Kansas City, and q true
type OF the busting, go'ahead, magnetic
and thriving western man, is in the city
on 8 short visit. His wife and children
are also here. Mr.. Oglebay likes the
West, aud besides growing up with the
country Ia doing much in Ills way to help
the country grow up. He reports his
brother Frank in good health and as
lively aa ever, MI, 0glsbAy was sur
rounded all day yesterday with groups OF
friends and a watch should be kept on him
that he does not persuade another colony
Of Wheeling people TO emigrate to KansAl
City.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-06-28
Bryant Literary society.

The Bryant Literary Society wound up
the season last evening with q banquet, 10
which the members Of the organisation
did ample Justice. The following toSsts
we're responded to: 1.-THE Occasion" Ed.
Rogers. "The BryantB, Past, Present and
Future" Is. Robinson. "AbSent Ones"
7. F. Memingeh '0ur Mechanics" Lewis
Ruylen. 1.-THE Young Men Of the Pres.
emit" j. O. Beam.
Oralions were delivered by II. W. Ellg,
R. q. DArrah and W. MCNabb.
MI. Joseph Beam entertained the com.
pany with a ane original production.
The Btyants will begin their weekly
meetings September frat.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-06-28

To visit the following points via ths MAJ.
lar Pan Handle route, at low sYSus ,ES
rates: indianapolis, GhiCago, UnSiD',%'
Columbus, Newark, P]lttsHn,ph and ',
points on line OF road Tickets I'M
sold July I'd, Sd and An, good lor rsl1r
passage until July 9th, inclusive. nm,
dren bet ween five aid twelve yesr 4 nv
will be furnished excavation tickets NM.
half the usual excursion rate, For NV
time tables, maps, &c, apply to trsS
Pan Handle route. WV
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-06-28
10 one mol already eomeRhaL Conyersant

10 one not already somewhat conVersant
with the early history Of the free schools
Of West Virginia the above statement must
be regarded with amusement. That 90 late
as the year 1865 but twenty counties Of the
State bad any free schools whatever, and
thai these were so disproportioned to the
needs Of the youth Of those counties,
seems Incredible. Upshur and Richie
counties had but one school house each,
valued in the former county at 1925, and
and in the latter at $500. Lewis and Rsn.
dolph had but two school houses each,
the value Of those in the former being but
$76 each Harrison, which now has Ito
fertile hills dotted with neat modern
structures devoted 10 the education Of Ito
youth, had but three, valued at less than
$500 each. Ohio, Of course, then 90 now,
had the largest number ofschools, and also,
then, the largest number OF houses, 81
q distinction which abe cannot now claim,
owing 10 the large number Of schools &C
Commodated In each OF the buildings In
this city. Contrast with this meagre die.
play the following very satisfactory state.
ment Of the present condition Of the free
schools In the various counties:
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-06-28

Ths H0Rey tha city DepaRtmsnis west
and went Get

and Won't Get
The Finance Committee Of Council was
very busy, last night, preparing the ssti-
mates for the various departments Of the
city for the ensuing iscal year. The law
requires the appropriations to be made
some time in June, and as the meeting
this evening will probably be the last one
that will ba held this month, the commit
tee were figuring to get their report ready
to present TO Council tonight. The
amounts asked Tor by the several depart.
menta were largely In excess OF the ability
Of the city to grant.
The department Of streets, alleys and
grades asked for $4,000, to which sum
was added $4,000. which was order.
ed by Council in addition 10 the regular
estimate, The SUN OF $85, 600 on account
Of loans must be paid, so that had to be
chAlked down without any quitble, The
Fire Department asks Tor $4,000, and the
water works department requests that
$4,000 be set aside for running expenses
and proposed improvements,
These amounts aggregate $4,000. This
A9Ho A0t AaStuAo oAtAAANAV Akhka1 AhGtluukAA
expenses, nor the over check OF $4,000.
1t Is not denied that the money asked
for could be used to great advantage by
the several departments, but where is 1t TO
come from? Thirty thousand dollars OF
the amount asked for by the Water Works
department will be devoted TO building
another reservoir, or the erection Of y
stand.pipe to overcome the difficulty OF Q
short supply oil water on the high ground,
The committee, Of course, had to cut
down the original amounts, and will re,
port their action to Council this evening,
A City Hall official told q reporter last
evening the present assessment would in.
crease the valuation OF rsGl and personal
property over 1850 about Il 0 5000, which
at the old levy OF 80 cents on the 500
valuation would Increase the revenu oil
the city $500, The same gentleman was
Of the opinion that the levy fixed for this
year would be about the same as last.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-06-28
Couar o u T
TINppenInES at the temple OF JustIe
Yesterday.

H~RppenIngS nc the temple OF JuAtIet
Yesterday.
The improvements 10 the court room
are progressing finely.
Recorder Hook has o fine sail boat. II
only weighs 1876 pounds, aud iS a "dAiSy.t
The demand for marriage licenses has
slaCkened up somewhat
A deed by Barnard STANLEY 10 Daniel
Hitsh for lot So on EoT street, for $1,000;
and one by Theodore Bauer 10 ]. r.
Udwden, iof the part Of q lot In ChutChill's
addition, for IS, we're admitted TO record
In the Recorders office yesterday.
CLERK Sam McOolloch says be temem.
beers when the old Court House was built
While the court House is being reno.
vated II would be we'll TO pay some stteh.
ton to the lookup and Police Court room
In the basement Of the building,
The Board Of Commissioners will not
hold their monthly meeting until the 18th
Of July. They are patriotic, and don't be.
lleve In doing business on the Fourth Of
July, which is the day for the regular
meeting.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-06-28
BIG SHOW,
The Coming World,s Hair

The Coming Worlds Fair Of wonders
Sells Brothers Millionaire Confederation
Of Stupsndous Railroad Shows, which Is
TO spread its hall a million yards Of electric
lighted tents ct Wheeling, on Monday, L.,
is OF onCe q tremendous exhibition and q
tremendous advertiser, but 1t will be noted
INDUCES in much less than the usual
amount Of "glittering Renerslities," and
fires ils vast arsensal Of prOdigies and per.
formers point blank into tho public, and
with o tvrse power and direCtness CAlCu.
lated to dem0lish the most iran.Clad OF
skepticL Starting with the bold and true
but heretofore from any other managers
unheard oi-assertion that TO advertise
what one dnes not exhibit is 10 obtain
money under false pretentel, and q base
fraud, which should b. exposed and pun.
ished, 1t Oisdains the sheltering and con.
yenient log OF vague language and obscure
assertions, and names its rare possessions
and marvellous features In plain and salts.
factory English, which does not admit oil
the usual style OF canvas CrRw, fishing.
This great show is further distinguished
as being the only one that rents no privi.
legea 10 any one, carries an authorized po.
lice force for the protection OF the public
against evils Of every description, oil ped.
ding under its tents, does not permit its
patrons 10 be importuued, or In any way
imposed upon, aud Is so conducted,
throughout, that an unattended child can
visit It with entire safety, pleasure and
benefit.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-06-28

Take one pound Of flour; mi, ,.n
through It one and a bali %,a veil
BANNER" Baking Powder; add tUst'
sp9onluls salt then rub in one.baIi w ~
gold shorteningi add with a SnNo , poolS
hall pint sweet IN liz; hlke In isIlS oaS,
p.ansi when cold, ard Just be'ors "
place In layers, covering each ors Wil
sugared. '' Osea
Each can OF Banner Powder contain, .
measure to use instead ola spoon, mn
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-06-28
FLOATER FOUND.
Body ofan pnRnoWn CoIored Man Pound
at Pike Island.

hOuy OF an pnhnOWn OlOfe nan Gun
at Pike Island.
About haltpast.twelvs O'Clock yester.
day afternoon, Eugene Hill, aged twelve
years, and residing near Short Greek, dis.
covered the body OF a colored man floating
In the river, near Pike Island. He was
too much frightened to approach the body
and secure it, but notified bis father, who
got into q Bkiff and rowing out secured tho
corpse and towed It ashore.
Squire Felber, OF this city, was notified
and repairing to the spot where the body
lay took the testimony Of the witnesses.
The body was then boxed and brought to
this city, and the following Jury summon.
ed; Geo. W. Robinson, foreman, John
Redman, D. Magruder, Thos. Perkins,
OhaH. Orymble, Geo. Holllnger, Fred.
Friese, N. y Miller, Ed. Olstor, John
White, Ham. Davis aud John O'Brien.
The evidence taken by the Justice was
read, and the body viewed by the jury.
Nothing was found on the person OF the
deceased 10 indicate his identity. The
features we're greatly swollen. which was
evidence that the body had been Ia the
water for some days. The deceased APP.
peared 10 be about forty Yeas old. The
Jury, after o short consultation, rendered a
that he deceased came 10 his
death bysome cause unknown 10 the jury"
It was slrmised that the deceased was
employed on some towboat, and Was lost
over board during the night time.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-06-28

A good deal Of comment has been caused
by the fact that the officials Of the Post.
Office have been returning TO the writer
upon which the name OF the State
has not been written. Thus, II a mer.
chant directs q letter 10 "Harper 4 Bro,
New York" he will be requested 10 re.
direct II. Numerous complaints concern.
Ing the return Of this kind Of letters have
been made. Really, the move lori stticter
enforcement Of the ruling In this respect
10 q good one. There are In the United
States half q dozen New YOtks, and 10
avoid confusion II is necessary 10 have The
name Of the Slate. The department has
therefore ordered all offices 10 return all
letters not fully and properly directed,
Our local officials are really more careful
Of the interests Of The public than re-.
to be, sending extra men out with
inisdifected letters 80 that they may be
fedltected Alright aud returned without
missing any mail.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-06-28
STATE rEMrENANoE OONvENrIoN.
Meeting of the Cold water Advocates
TO-uIKhI.

Meeting of the Cold water Advocates
Tonight.
The West Virginia State Temperance
Convention will meet at the Fourth Street
N. f. Church this evening at 1880 o'clock.
The indications are that the Convention
will be well attended, and that the dit.
terent sections OF the State will be fairly
represented.
The object oil. the meeting is to awaken
to action the temperance element in the
State, ind the deliberations Of the Con.
y~sntlOn are expected to be very interest.
Ing. There are fifteen counties in the
State that grant license, and II is claimed
by the temperance people that there lie
enough prohibition sentiment which, II
expressed properly, will cause the Legis.
latute to heed the voice oil the people.
The citizens Of Wheeling are showing
their hospitality by furnishing freq enter.
tAinment to the delegates. They will be
assigned to comfortable homes by calling
on j.. Melvin Richards, ESQ under the
Mcclure House. Persons wishing 10 reject
their guests from the list Of delegates
should call early before the assignments
are made.
The programme for this evening, 90 far
as arranged, will consist Of addresses Of
welcome by Hon. Z. G. CracrAlt and Rev.
]. W. Garter.
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aE1rlu,iVs Of M.rtlntb ,fg.
tEteluIlte 81 v healing.


Hereafter when a man goes into Louis
Schwalb's saloon be lie not going for a
glass Of beer, but to see a curiosity that
came into Louis possession yesterday,
and which he has on exhibition at his
First National saloon, on Main street. II
lie a reptile somewhat over q half foot IN
length, and apparently belonging 10 the
lizard family. Some one told Louis that L
was q Mexican horned frog; but a reporter
who examined II IL OF the impression that
II is a "Moloch lizard" OF scientifically,
moiOch horriiiUu. II has q sort Of ptlckiy
horns all oyer its body, which are largest
on the head, whsfe they number eight. II
has also four eyes 10 oil appearances,
though two Of them are probably blind,
II 10 OF a very dark brown, and q much
ugliet creature could not we'll be imagined,
II Ia very veneinous, and that this speci.
men is the only one ever seen hAreabouts
Ia q comfort. How this came to be wan.
about the garden spot is mystery,
as liz home is 10 Mexico II q horned ifoe,
and in Australia II O moloch horridiNs, which
name was suggested by the croWnlike
exCressenOs on its head and Millions ex.
preston, "MoloCh, hoFfid king"
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-06-28

The following resolution or agreement
has been signed by Jewelers. whose names
are appended.
WHEELING, W. Va, June %, 1881,
We, the undersigned jewellers, do here.
by avfee to close oUf places Of business
promptly al I O'Clock every evening, Sat.
uriay excepted, from the lst day Of July
1881, to The Let day OF September, 1881.
= Miller K Ftanz6elm, !. q. Dillon, G. o.
wirSenreld, John A. Lash, HebFank 4
Bro, Anton Stamm, Jacob W. Grubb,
Jos. Schiller, Richard Donohoe, A. F.
Stauver, VIM. F. Krelg, VIM. Yost, II.
MCNamee.
Other trades eau o fall into line, and
give the clerks a rest these hot summer
evenings
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-06-28
EpuCAIIoN d VII YIRaInIA.


Progress Or b Free school eyalem Or
Ihs State since It's OFEanisauon.
There is scarcely anything Of more Gig.
niacsnt interest about a community,
country OF State than the condition and
progress otlts educational system and in.
situations. West Virginia in this respect
stands at a disadvantage in q comparison
with her neighbors the Buckeye and Key.
stone States, as indeed do all the old slsys
States with all the old free States. But
taking into consideration the youth Of our
rec school system and the disCouragementa
which met 1t at every step Of its early
progress, the condition OF our educational
interests ia quite crediLable, and 10 an ever
growing monument to the administration
which i~naugurated 1t, and tostered ita
early growth.
The following table, taken from the
Superintendents annual reports, will
show something OF the progreSs made In
this regard by the State since 1885, when
the school system was in Its infancy. The
first annual report, which covers the time
from the inauguration Of the free schools
to The year mentioned, is missing from the
files ut the State House;