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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-02-22
PERSONAL.

Mr.. Tilden is one OF the very few old
politicians left, and he is in unusually good
health.
Sara Bernhard will visit the United
States in 1854, and will play Rosalind in
Eaglisb.
Mrs. John Tyler is still living, and is the
only woman who ever entered the White
House as a bride and its mistress.
Bishop J. j. Glossbrenner and wife cele'
brated their golden wedding at their home
in Augusta county, Va, on St. Valentines
day. He is the senior Bishop Of the United
Brethren Church. avg
Mrs, Susan B. Anthony and Mrs. Lucy
Stone Blackwell will receive by the death
OF a Boston lady $4,000 each as the repre-
sentative women ~sullragists, and it is said
that they will use the money in advancing
the cause.
Governor Cleveland's honesty does not
seem TO pervade the Legislature at Albany.
Reform is almost at a standstill, and even
the Democratic newspapers admit that
spoils hunters are as numerous at Albany
as they ever were.
Alexander Fl. Stephens once challenged
Ben Hill to fight a duel. Hill declined,
saying she had a family to care for and a
soul to save, and that Stephens had nei-
ther." Stephens didn't Eight, but he never
iorgaye the ~imputation that he had no soul.
Booth, the General" OF the Salvation
Army" is inviting people who are willing
to invest capitalt to hand their money over
to him, on his undertaking to pay s per
cent interest for the use Of 1t. By this
means the General says the capital will
20 to the Lord: wicked people might sug-
gest another consignee.
Miss Kate Field intends to visit Colorado
in May and spend some weeks in Denver
aud Its vicinity. To q friend in that CITY
she writes: "I'm ashamed to know so little
OF my country, when I know SO much Of
Europe. Born on the Mississippi, near St.
Louis, I've never been west Of the big
river, and it's time l saw beyond"
Mr.. George Darwin, the scientists eldest
son, who has Just been made professor Of
astronomy in Cambridge University, is
said to possess more than his celebrated
fathers versatility, all his fathers love Of
thorough work, and no little share Of his
fathers power Of exposition. Though he Is
only ~thirty.slx years Of age he is a Fellow
Of the Royal Society. He is not merely an
astronomer-he is q g~eologist, a biologist
and a chemist, and is distinguished in all.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-02-22

President Arthur had hardly got com
tortabIy fred in the White House when
the social scavengers Of Washington fell
upon him. There were mods and winks,
poisonous whisperipgS, thin.veiled allu'
sions, and it looked very much IS though
there vast conspiracy to put the President
before the country as a rake. Later the
s~csyengers began to talk more plainly, but
always in tones Of depreciation. They
sought the newspaper correspondents, said
It was "awiuI,"' and hoped the scandal
would not get into the newspapers.
Early last fall it was quietly given out
that a certain New York newspaper Of
great enterprise and no conscience had
"worked up the CASE and was holding 1t
over the Presidents head, and about this
time the gossips began to name the
woman in the case"-an accomplished lady,
the daughter Of high officer OF the govern
ment and wife OF an assistant secretary
Every well.informed newspaper in the
country knew the gossip. The scandal
could easily have been given through
these columns some months ago II the IN
rRLLI6EScER had been in that kind OF bust
ness. The story was so absurd and crue
that no newspaper was willing to touch it
AT last the scavengerS seem 10 have be
come desperate. They invented a tisticut
scene between the President and the
lady,s husband, on that slender peg huns
this ~slanderous invention, and whipped II
of to three newspapers-viz: The St. Louit
Globe. Democrat, the Philadelphia Times and
the Pittsburgh Dispatch, n correspondent
representing two and, probably, all o.
these papers. The Pittsburgh Di,patch was
the only one Of the three with a nose fol
that kind Of news-the others having in
stead some sense Of decency.' This publ
cation brought out others in explanation
and denial, and now all Washington Is
talking about 1t.
1t Is one OF the features Of a certain very
uncertain element Of Washington society
that it will have some such thing to en-
gage its attention whether through envy
mere pique, revenge or for blackmail,
hardly a public mar escapes. Sometimes
the scandal is given to the public, as when
blackmailer was pursuing the late sena'
tor Hill, Of Georgia, and more recently
Senator Ferry, of Michigan, but there is SC
much Of this sort OF rubbish afoat that
there must be a big name connected with
it or It fluids only a limited market
President Arthur is bearing himself SC
well in bis office, is SO well thought Of and
spoken OF by respectable and fair people oil
all parties, that a scandal SO soon and SC
easily knocked o. the head will take moth
ing from his good name.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-02-22

their part Of the winters work being nearly
completed.
Ex Governor Jewell, at the time Of his
death was collecting matefialior 8 history
Of the Connecticut Charter Oak.
A Po,osi MOI lady recently opened a
pin.cushion that has been in use for twenty
years. She took from it 547 needles.
The schools are closed and a general
panic prevails in Finchburg, Butler u
ty, Iowa, on account Of the small. pox epi-
demic.
Corn is being shipped into Central Hin.
oils from Nebraska in considerable quanti-
ties, ranging in price from 40 10 90 cents
per bushel.
Labouchere kindly comedies that Lord
Wolseley lisa very clever man, and by no
means a bad officer" but regrets his ten
dency 10 exaggeration Of speech.
Sir Michael Costa, who has occupied a
similar position at every festival since 1857,
Is 10 be the conductor at the Handel festi.
val at the Crystal Palace, London, on June
10, 10, IS, and 20 next.
Tho Asiastic Society is about to erect q
monument on the site OF the Black Hole oil
Calcutta, the dungeon in which l46 British
prisoners were confined on the night Of
June 20, 1856, and from which only % were
taken out alive the next morning.
Several prominent citizens OF State Cen
ter, Iowa, have been arrested and held in
5000 bail, charged with completely in the
cattle stealing for which the notorious jim
Bailey was arrestedin Virginia last October
after a desperate resistance. 1t is claimed
they acted az Bailey's hackers. Much ex'
element Is created over the affair.
A colored man walking down South
Illinois street, near the Spencer house, In
dianapolis, the other evening, observed 8
muskrat Of enormous proportions emerge
from the tunnel. He made vicious kick
toward the rat, which Immediately turned
and attacked him s~avagely about the feel
and legs. The rat was finally killed.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-02-22
WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY,

The next session begins SEPTEMBER 9Th, 1858.
Ten Separate schools, including School OF hbdory
AND school OF ,EnI!th. Full ooures In Law and
Medicine extending throughout the, session. m:
lArRod faculties iof study Of Physical Sciences and
Scielitihc Agriculture; completely equipped chem.
lcal Migratory. Thorough courses In Ancient and
Modern Languages and literature. Text bookitt
cost. Necessary expenses not over $40. For cat
alogIie and oIhor information address
W. L. WILSON, President
auh MorRRninvn " Va,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-02-22
BREAKFAST BUDGET.

Connecticut has 1865 clergymen arc
1889 bar tenders. ,..4
The French iron trade is prosperous and
new firms are in process Of formation.
The Mayor Of Minneapolis has stopped
all begging on the streets and organ grind
ing.
The cost Of the Government in the city
OF Paris, is a little more than $5o,ooo,ooO
annually.
A Maine manufacturer Of that delicacy
shipped a ton anda bali Of chewing gum in
one day this week.
A couple were married at Pilot Knob
mo J last week. Eight grandchildren Of
the bride were present.
Four oShkosh ladies encountered a
"masher" on the street tho other evening
and did him much damage.
The Michigan CUTTERS" men who do
the chopping in the lumber woods, are re-
turning TO the towns in large numbers,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-02-22
DIED..

LEw1s-on wednesday, February q, 1857, at 2
O'Clock ?. ~, NORA e., vile Of samuel Lewis, aged
81 years
Funeral Friday morning at 10 O'Clock. from her
late residence, corner Fourteenth and McColloch
streets. Friends OF the family are invited to At
tend. lnternentAt Peninsula Cernetery.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-02-22
Immediately After Easter.

f Those holding tickets are requested To re.
tain them, as the Sheet that has been at Will
son Il Banners. will be nged thau. fe2s
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-02-22
"A CARD.

To all who are suffering from the errors and In
dicretIons Of youth. nervous weakness, early de-
cay, loss Of manhood. &c, I will send a recipe tina,
viii euro you. FREE OF CHARGE. This grea;
remedy was discovered by a missionary In ssuth
America. Send a sell addressed envelope 10 the
REv. JosRrH 7. IMAM. Station .. New York City.
natl MA Frog. .. ..a
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1883-01-11
WASN'T A FAIR DEAL.

Two Pendleton boys were sitting on
a wood pile the other day, basking IN
the sunshine, as boys are wont to dc,
says the East Oregoaian, when one of
them picked up an axe and commeu uced
hacking on a stick of wood. The other
boy kept putting his hand on the stick
and would jerk it away before the de-
scendi ng axe reached it. "If you don't
take your hand away before | count
fve," says the boy with the axe, "Ill
cut it off, and he commenced counting:
"One-two - three --four-fve," and
before the counting was finished and
the axe had fallen the hand was re
moved OF course one trial was not
sufficient and they had to ''try i. over
"One--two-three--four-fve." The
axe fell and severed the little finge,
and part of another from the hand
The only thing the unfortunate lac
complained Of was that there was cheat
ing done in the counting. 1t woul(
have been square deal had the 9th
] toy counted fairly.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1883-01-11
THE NAILRoADD.

A Till has been introduced in Con-
gress by Gen. Rosecraps for franchise
to build railroad from Market Lake.,
on the boundary line between Alturas,
and Oneida counties, to the Yellowstones
National Park, in Wyoming, 70 cd,
meet with a branch Of the. Nsrthsrn'.
Pacific running up the Yellowstone
river to National Park. The distance
from Market Lake to the Park - 200
miles. 1t is now understood why the
Q. II l. N. Co. is pushing ahead to
Boise, instead of making the terminus
at Baker City, as was at first decided
upon. If this proposed branch isto b
built by the Northern Pacific company
as is generally supposed, the object u
to extend the Q. r. & N. Cos line into
Wyoming and connect with their line,
in order to compete with the Oregon
Short Line branch of the Union Pacific
for the carrying trade Of Southern
Idaho and Eastern Oregon. Willard
owns controlling interest in the North.
ern Pacific and also controlls the 0. Il.
Il N Co., SO the two companies aro
virtually one and the same. It looks
very plain that Willard is playing to
become the railroad king Of the North.
west, and he has played no small de-
gree of shrewdness. What benefits
tho Northern Pacific benefits Willard.
and it is the same with tho O. r. Il n.
Co.. and being able to control each Of
these companies, it is doubtless his aim
to do some lively work in the way Of
extending branch lines in, Oregon, Ida
no aud Wyoming in order to shut out
the Union aud Central Pacific compan-
ies.-lddho Democrat.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1883-01-11
FROM LITTLE POTLATCH.

LITTLE PoTLArCu, Dec. 81, 'S2.
Mr.. EDIroR:-If not intruding on
the space of your worthy paper, ! would
like to let you know something from
this part Of the globe. 1t is little
late or / would wish you a merry
Christmas, cause that is what am go
ing to write about. A day before
Christmas we had some of the "beauti-
full, beautiful snow, coming 50 fast and
going so SLOW" so sleighing was very
good. Christmas Eve. most everybody
had fixed up to 90 to Hon. John Suth-
c,land's place, Mr. Sutherland being
kind enough to open his new and ele'
giant house as place to meet and ceIe
brate Christmas. About o'clock in
the evening the house was full, about
$50 persons present. After song,
"Gather around the Christmas tree
by the Little Potatch quartet, the
curtain was raised and everybody's face
| turned to smile, for there was the
Christmas tree standing, its limbs load
ed down with presents and full Of can
dies which sent their streams Of light
like so many stars peeking out through
the clouds. 1t was magnificent scenery
and everybody was taking it in With
full breath, when 10! there came Santa
Clause and cousin Of his and com
menced to rob the tree Of its presents
They done their job we'll and to the
satisfaction of all The way it looked
when distributing the presents severa
hundred dollars must been invested
Now the programme was changed ano
one and all were to partake of free
supper got up in grand style by the
ladies bringing all sorts of eatables will
them. Well l better keep quiet Of
some hungry fellow will get sick. Blu
the ladies' in this neighborhood can Sc
a table, and don't you forget it.
Everybody filed up, the Tim Bel
Concert Troupe appeared on the stage
one fixed permanently, and if it is soo'
to laugh after supper it didn't lacl
here. They performed their parts wei
and will long be remembered. TIL
choir aud string band played and sun;
many songs, too numerous to mention
and os this community is noted TO
good musicians and good singers II
leave it. Everybody went home wei
pleased and good many wished Christina
would come more than once year. Tn
Little Potlatchers are in for fun.
will close by wishing you and you
paper and its many readers Happ
New Year. j. W.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1883-01-11
LET US BE ADMITTED.

The prospects of speedy admission
of this Territory and Northern Idaho
into the fraternal bonds Of Statehood
seems brighter now than ever before.
The cent election has deve'ol ed the
fact that our population exceeds l00,-
600 and with the north Tier If couu,ies
(iour) in 1daho attached that figure
will be increased to nearly 10000
Our taxable property his Increased 25
per cert. since 1880, ard the Influx
of study settlers never was so large as
it is even at this unreasonable time Of
the year But few Of our people op-
pose admission at this time, and this
opposition seems to be on account of a
fear that our taxes will be increased
in carrying on State government.
This will be the case, but we think not
to degree that will be burdensome.
1t is high time to put eff the swaddline
clothes of dependence, and put on a
full suit of independent broadclolh
There is no State in the Union or Ter
ritory awaiting to become State, rich
er 10 all tho natural elements of wealtl
than is Washington, and no people arr
better able to pay the expenses Of
State government. than the industriou
hardy population Of this Territory; ant
appreciating these facts Delegate Bren,
will have no difficulty in establishin.
them before tho Congress If our nation
All opposition to our admission mus
be based wholly on political basis
If it is necessary to send commission
to Washington to assist our Delegate
it is high time to act, as this session
will terminate March 4, 1888. Olyn'
pia Transcript.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1883-01-11
Col. E. A. Wall, member of the
Council from Altnras, offered the fol

Col. E. A. Wall, member Of the
Council from Alturas, offered the fol.
lowing resolution last Wednesday:
Resolued, That the following oath
be administered in additio to the reg
ular oath of office prescribed by law
Sand ! do further swear Tor affirm
that / am not bigamist or polygamist,
and that have not (since the 22d day
of March, A. D., 1882 given aid, coun
tenance or encouragement to persons
guilty Of the barbarous, immoral and
unlawful practice of bigamy, pciygamy
celestial marriage or concuhinage in
any form, under pretense Of religious
rite or duty; or otherwise in any man
ner or form whatever
johnson, Wall and Galloway spoke
in favor of the resolution and Witt
Peck and Travis opposed it. The res
olution was read second time anc
the question called. Ayes-Cowen
Galloway, Johnson, Odle, Taylor an'
Wall-6. Nays-Peck, Regan, Rob
ison, Travis, Webster and Witt
Resolution lost.-IdahO Democrat.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1883-01-11

DRY. THURSDAY, JAN. IL, 1883.
PEACE.

feel the tide OF life sweep on,
soc the days die one by one;
Youth takes his gailands and is gone,
And yet am content.
see toll fling its zest away,
And life become working day,
Whence Hope unmindful goes astray,
And yet keep my peace.
see the triumphs would wear,
Like falling stars fade into air,
Beyond the reach of toll or prayer,
Yet still l am content.
l thought to gather gorgeous flowers
To glorify my rainy hours
Alas. they lose their glad'ning powers
1t seems miss them not
l see the hight where i would stand,
To view the wales of Beulsh Land,
BY dim, Unreasonable distance spanne
And yet weary not.
1t is so sweet to live withal,
Though tears upon our castles fall
High hopes and triumphs are not all;
Life's greatest Joy is peace.
'Tis toiling for the after rest,
'Tis deeming pre- ent Joy the best,
'Tis finding each day fair and blest,
That maketh me Content.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1883-01-11

A praise hunter never gets il.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1883-01-11

The Northern Pacific railroad COM
pany having secured nearly all the
right of way over the surveyed route.
are beginning preparations to build the
line from Portland to Kalama. This
will connect the entire system OF rail-
ways in Oregon and Washington ter.
ritory with Puget Sound. The trans
fer across the Columbia will be mado
with large iron ferry boat capable of
carrying 20 cars. now being construct
ed in New York. 1t will be sent here
by rail in detached sections. Tho
work next summer will be delayed BY
high water, but is expected the link
will be finished by Nov. LIST of next
year.--O. Transcript.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1883-01-11
- -
MOURNING COLORS.

In Italy women grieve in white gar,
ments and men in brown. In China
white is worn by both sexes. In Tur
key, Syria, Cappadocia and Armenia,
celestial blue is the tint chosen; in
Egypt yellowish brown, the hue of the
dead leaf, is deemed proper and in
Ethiopia, where men are black, gray is
the emblem Of mourning All of these
colors are symt uls. White symbOlizes
purity, an attribute Of our dead; the
celestial blue that place of rest where
happy souls are at peace; the yellow, n
dead leaf, tells that death is the end OF
all human hope, and that man falls as
the autumn leaf; and gray whispers of
the grave to which all return. Tho
Lycians considered mourning for the
dead an eiieminate practice, and So
when they grieved they put on women's
clothes as symbol Of weakness aud as
shame to them for lack of mani-
ness. The Thracians made feast when
one of their loved ones died, and every
method of joy and delight were EN-
p!oyed. This meant that the dead had
passed from a state of misery into Que
Of never ending felicity. Black was
introduced as mourning by the Queen
ng L. a.
Fronch Queens wore white mourning
and were known as the White Queens
-NeU York Star.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1883-01-11
NUMBER IA.
A STORY OF ARrEMus WARD.

The following morning was - rare
and sunny as was Artemus himself.
He conld not resist an invitation 70
visit the Young Ladies' High School.
While walking to the academy . street
runaway occurred. A terrified horse
went tearing over the pavement with
what Artemus called "the fore.quar.
ters" Of q wagon cla,tering at his heels.
This incident Artemus ingeniously
utilized in his address. The vedicular
elopement which has just taken place,
young ladies, has furnished us with
t'a.ely topic Of discourse. Young H.
dies seminaries are ever exposed ia
runaways. Once, when travelling with
my show. camc upon q. female insti.
tute. There were ladders aud lads,
too, as to that, at every window:
Many perpoudiculars carrying fainting
horizontals to the ground. "Fire!" I
shouted. "None Of that" replied =
. solemn voice from the orchard, "The
amt no FIRE; these are only young fel-
lows running of with their sweet
A hearts, There is moral entertain-
. ment for man and beast in this rama
a way No horse, il attached to wagon,
that is, if sincerely attached to il, viii
! run away with it; but the more . young
8 man is attached to a young woman tn
8 more he will run away with her, leav
!. ing no traces, in fact, none of the har
t ness, behind. Young ladies, since
!. have stood before your beautiful face
n ! have lost something, and If you O
; the boy that sweeps out should find I
n red object, looking like coral breast
! pin that has Teen stepped on, you ma.
know it is my poor, busted heart. =
Oscar n. Hspitt, IN Providence Press
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1883-01-11

Hon. Thomas II Brents, Delegate
elect from Washington Territory to
Congress, passed through the city last
evening bound for the National Cspi-
tai. lie told Herald reporter, who
saw him at the train, that he intend,
to labor for the admission Of his Ter.
ritory as State. The Territorial Com
mittee of Congress have repot ted bill
for that purpose and the question has
been considered favorably by the Sen
ate Committee. The Territory has .
population Of about l35, 900, and Mr.
Brents declares that its growth ant
possession of greater undeveloped re
sources than any other State, are tn,
best grounds Of its claim for plac,
among the States. Omaha UerGld.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1883-01-11

All Il Eastern Washington and in
deed all Of Washington territory, is
preparing for a great "boom" early in
the Spring. Property of all kinds, e.
pecially lands will now begin to double
and continue to double in value for
some time to come. Every industry
will be pushsd to its fullest capacity
and no one need necessarily be idle
n. W. Tribune.