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and be free, Independent, successful, happy
merchant. The tendency of prices is generally
upward The weaker spots have been strength
ened, and the appearance of the body mercantile
is one of greater healthfulness, Special tele-
grams to Bradstreets from leading trade centers
point to a moderate improvement in the move
ment of general merchandise at few cities, and
the tenor of conversation with home merchants
is that when the present heated term Is over
and the character of the corn crop becomes We'll
known there will be more snap to trade, yet
none predict anything Of boomish nature
GRAIN
An ofish market is an thatcan wellbe said re-
garding the cereals The Board of Trade Price
Current has to say of wheat; Evidently deal
ers have lost interest in this cereal for the pres
ent at least Sellers are asking 7S3c for No.
red while buyers are only offering 76c, track.
Arrivals only fair and grading about the same.
A general decline and dizziness is seen both at
home and abroad. Just how much lower prices
will go is serious question. Many farmers
claim that the cost Of production point has al
ready been reached, and the prices the producer
will realize are far below that point now; Ger
tainly no one can claim large profit in raising
Coo or CSC wheat. Futures locally are quiet
with few buyers and no sellers Seahcard still
continues to decline, and New York at noon
was Go lower; Baltimore &c off, and Chicago is lie
lower than yesterday We quote:
No. Q Mediterranean %
No. Mediterranean. ---- ~
NO. y red 4.-- .+--+---.----%-- ~
Unmerchantable- ~
september s--.----S- -
October ~
Corn-DuH and heavy; buyers want some
grades, but at their own prices, and they don't
care to advance bids to insure trading OfteR-
ings are more free and arrivals showing light
Improvement in quantity of off grades; choice
stock is rather scarce but not in very active de-
mand. Futures nominaI seaboard dull with
New York at noon 4clower, Baltmere neglected,
while the bulls in Chicago seem to have lost
their grip, as the corner" prices for September
are l3c lower and October not so firm as yester-
day by lie. We quote:
No. 2white .-...............--.-..--4-5 SIS
Mixed - 2r y
High mixed No. %
High mixed rejected e
Sound ear -oo
Oats Continue firm and active with good local
demand for spot deliveries. Arrivals only fair,
and we quote gradable property as scarce. Flu
lures in fair request with only light offerings.
We quote;
No. white --s---...---.. ----a.----..---..-sZ9
Mixed -------. .---- 70
No white rejected "a q
Octooer- 1922
Rye-No 2, nominal
Shipstuf- Steady; $500 bid; held at $13. CO.
Hay-Prime timothy, steady; $ll.50 bid; no
sellers
Bran-steady and active at SIC. 80; held at $l2
GRAIN IN STORE,
.,
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oifs.

OIL CITY, Sept 9.-Ihe petroleum market opened
with National Transit Company certificates at 76loc:
highest price 70ssc; lopess price 7esc and rIcsed
at "a Ice Sales to-day aggregated 1885 600 brls.
Cfearances 10, $50, 600 brls Runs 7S, 20l brls.
Shipments so 9o5 bris. CnKrteFs 20 635 bris. Oil
City Oil Exchange stock. $425 per share hid; $475
asked.
BRADFORD Sept. 9.-Crude Oil-Total runs
yesterday, 80 545 brls Total shipments 70 264
brls Charters, 90, 635 brls Clearances, ,926,0
brs. The market opened with National Transit Com
pany certificates at zee and closed at 7lac: high
price during the day 1890; lowest price, 1880
LONDON, Sept 9.--Spirits turpentine, 23s.
ANTWERP. Sept 9.-Petroleum, l9laf
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rNpIANAPoLIs MARKETs.
COAL AND COKE.

.1 "a Ef. ~ -. I,,.x, ssu, On ~
10 @ eSa e. s9 7 y cSa "a
a b tom Bossbnre coal AZ q 81 ton. Jaekson cal
So % 9e ton; crushed coke 13e ~ bush; lump coke
lie F bush.
Tomatoes Two-pound cans, s00s5c; pound LOS
nj H. Peacbas-Standard 3.nonnd SI "a 90
s,noTa sco1ds S1 5I az pronRd sg,,darS
SI4O01.50 CornLPoIkis 24ponnd cans. 81. Var
mouth ST 80; Revere 81. 25v McMurray. 81. $50
hs s9 $ gSpq ans e
2-pound, $L6O02.50; second do. SI25 01 IS; cove
oysters, pound i sa weight 81 o55a 10 lSt s.
20 string beans S5DaOc: Lima beans 90e9SIs3 0s
,aas ,os 49, afsrassI a. s,Sl Al 50,S 81
fobsfers 81 SSllS0I 9sS rcd cherries qicSas1 Ia.
sooseber,r;ss i 81 al III
DRUGS
A5conoia ~ saIa,
4g2c; R9 10 0SOc coennea e 1Ugo sS
cnlorotoIm ID 6eopPeras, nTls 5000;
Caab., genuine, S5940ci magnesia caEb., 2-oz;, 20
059st mofPnine 3. ". ounce $S:S9g5.7 20;
madder, IEG &c; on o castor gaL'
OH peFgSnoS Uo opium, P4 ~ -. %
quln!ne' sW.t ounce $4al5 81 81 ~; Daisam
Sopa1pa, .9u99oei soap easeles EIo lzG ioc; SOFA
11caFn salts, epsor 4of sulphur Hour
giyeerire 250Soc; iodide potass, 81 1901 ;40
preInIoe potass., 4VV4oc; cnlorats potash, o02zc
Dorz 1gG aoci ciGS s S909 % .,.,
5se; coal oil legal test 1o4S l5e; bank, 6o965ci
pest s1rs1Ss 99c Lora9of ooc west upE1
49, - "
0 fsSss, ao. extra a 9s 500 re- 11 q.
WHITE l-EAD--F u a oei lower grades 40ec.
PRISTs-zAlbions, solid eolors, 5lac; American
fancy, 5l2c; Aliens fancy 5l9c; Aliens dark, 5lac;
lac cochece 6c oonestoeas 5asc; Dunnell's, 5lsc;
Eddy 6c Gleufester, 5l7c; Hartel, &c; Har-
ony, oe naniyon, % uTsenw y; Anacker
q y p1 tis 5io 49,. T.
n.,v IsaFad . - ~ oooS y ~
Rett At, i,. loni;ete, n 7ios nss,ha 90 oc
a. Ebo 80 IA a. ;4;tS M ~ CIV pSs1,
H "a p, =, NJ Dr. II r. go os X
| Utica iO1. 27ioc. Utiea a 4ioc
n rrrurn S,1 ~ i,lSSSS...S 800
II, rs 40 PAL
4 TIl n a. DS+ g. 8 ~ JS - * n
ToS O. Tons5sia 'sia T;,.t a. 1aa s = Sno
4 a. 49, VI HI;lis o. ~" 49, 49, -
neraIl ~ 00c Pennsra 4 n Ia 90 L., IgIliss az
Hone 7o Kniehts Cambria &c. ons 5sl ca2o;
I Is,S li'i WhlonsVliie sSinsnss' a' WaAntta
Il Conestoea GOA III lec Conestoea Ava 0c Conestoea
i x Sc Pearl River I3 lac Lewiston 36.inch 49,.
Lewiston 80 inch 12lac Lewiston 30nch ii 10 Fails
II GRO 32.inch i SC Methuen AA 12lac Oakland a
/ 6loc Swift River &c. York 32inch l2iac' York 90,
i inch Hoe
GINGHAMs- Amoskeag 7lac Bates lac Gloucester
rev Niasyss &C. Cnmberand 7iSs Whte Loo Boo
| fold .1Oloc.
/ PAPER CAMBRIcs-M apyille 5l9cs 8. s. n Son &C.
| Masonyille 5lRc Garner 5l9c.
GRAN BAGs-7 American 1a u Atlanta ~ Frank
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weak and shade lower; export Steers S6 $500 good
TO choice shipping steers. $5.5005 3d. common to
medium, $555.30, stoekers and fesdsrs $3.50
AVS; natSve cows, $3D3.50.
Hogs-Receipts, g. 400. The market was weaker
and zoe lower sales made of lots Of 225 to $50
ms average at S5.45 $3.50.
Sheep-Rsceipts. i 800. The mnrkek was quiet; TAR
to good muttons. 81 z503-40-
CINCINNATI Sept. 9.--Hoes dull common and
light $405. So packing and butchers, SOD %
Receipts, 525; shipments, 4So.
MILWAUKEE Sept 9.--Hces weaker at $4S0
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CINCINNATI, Indianapolis, s.. Louis 3 Chioauo

CINCINNATI DIVISION
pepart-Cipcinnah East Line, daily $. and
C. -. 400
Indianapolis. Rushville and Column,
bus Accommodation. .. ZOO am
Cineinnatiand Louisville Mail D. e 3s45 On
Martinsville Accommodation. Lao nm
Chicago, Rock Island ard Peoria
!. Express, daily ....ss..,.. 635 ma
Arrive-M artinsville Accommodation $40 am
Indianapolis ACCOMMODATION daily 1880 AM
Chicago and ST. Louis Mail u. CO.. ll.50 am
Indianapolis Rushville and Colum.
bus Accommodate Il $50 nm y
Chicago, Peoria and st. Louis Night
Line, daily, S. and G. o.. .,-.s.. I0s45 7in
CHICAGO DIVISION. "a
Depart-Chicago Peoria and Omaha Elk
press. y. -...s,..-,.-., .....sS III y
Chicago Fast Mail p. c..s.-.s.s.. 10 10 pya
Western Express. 80 --... 5.O5pm
daily, s., Z. s: 1f.2opm
Arrive CincinnsS Fast Lane, daily, 9. Q.
andl .3........s S:35am
Lafayette Accommodation. y IA 81 4 0.40 am
Cincinnati and Louisville Fash Mail
D. OtS0pihs
Chicago, Rock Island and Peoria Elk. 6,2OFn
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NEW YORK, Sept 9.--As usual on Tuesday.
with the heat the demand and movement has been
moderate and new business Of limited proportions.
are using the mails and wires in preference to per.
sonal visits in this uncomfortable temperature. The
exports of domestic cotton goods for the past week
the year lis, I59 packages, against 1I5 ISL pack
ages for the same time last year which was the
largest quantity in the period for any previous
year thus showing that the export holds its own.
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Foreign money and sock market.

LONDON, Sept 95 M.-Railroad bonds
Erie, seconds, 6314 Pennsylvania Central, 157l4
Canadian Pacific, 146ls aIilwanhee 8 ST Paul, $685.
PARIS, Sept. 9.-Rentes, 7sf 97i4c.
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Cotton.

NEW YORK, Sept 9.-Cotton quiet; futures
dull September, 10.64c October, 10.45c November,
lo.39c; December, 1o42c: january. 10.52e; Feb
ruary, 10.64c March, 10.76c; April, 1oSSe; May,
10-99c; june, IL. Zoe.
LOUISVILLE. Sept 9.-cottOn quiet and I'M
changed
CINCINNATI. Sept. 9.--Cotton quiet and un.
changed
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JefTersonyille. Madison . IndiananoIis

Depart-Southern Express. daily. s........ 40 am
Louisville aud Madison Express - 725 "a
Louisville and Madison mail 3. & 35flnn
Louisville Express daily ,t;45ps nm
Arrive-ln indianapolis and Madison Mail 945.a5n
Indianapolis, st. Louis and Chicago
Express daily, s........... lO.45 am
New York and Northern Fast Elk
press, I. s;...:...-. 7:oopa
st. Louis Chicago and Detroit Fast
Lime, daily s.... 1O.45 nm
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CONGO.

NEW YORK, Sept 9-Coffee-Spot lots quiet;
options 10015 points higher; spot, S,50e sales, s.,
600 bags; September S45c; October, al300S. 40c;
November, .250S.30;. December. 8.300S.40c;
April, S.45e
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Poisoned Cheese

Poisoned Cheese
Cleans out all rats, mice, reaches water-bugs,
bed bugs, ants, vermin. 15c- Druggists. Brown,
ing & Sloan, agents.
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EVE sTocK.
Indianapolis Market

INDIANAPOLIS Sept. 81
CATTLE Receipts, 400; Shipments 375. Supply
Light but few good shippers here. Market about
steady Butcher grades not plenty commanding out
s;fA oI,otatio5ns IVia e,,of.s.
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a..
Prime shippers .$5. 100000
Good to choice shippers. -.----.-.-.-... 5OO0550
Fair to medium shippefs.- -...s.--... 4250475
Common shippers. -..4-.-.-.s-.. 3. 50D4O0
Good to choice cows and heiferss 3.tQ045O
Fair to medium cows and heifers.. g. 1908 40
Common COWS and heifdrss..4 Q. 1892 30
VeaIs, common to good .--.---.--- 40O66.O0
Bulls ...s-G g. 25R3O0
Mixers Is 00D50 90
Hoes4R Receipts. i, 500 Shipments, Lilo Quality
fair However, there were quite a number of thin
grassers sale for which there is no demand Mar
ket opened weak ard lower closed quiet some unsold
We quote:
Select heavy. Sc 2006 80
Select light ...-..-.......s S 9OS16 ~,
Common to fair hght..-...........-.. 5.5005.75
Heavy roughs :. go -..a..... sons %
SHEEP Receipts. IT'S; shipments none. Market
about steady on best quality; common not wanted
I We quote:
Good to choice grades s-........ "a 4O5sB75
Fair to medium grades 2.S5 1920
Common s.------.-.--.--.. 2.o012,25
Lambs, common to good. ....-........ 2750375
/ Bucks per head. 50aZ5O
4 b 4 Z 8 Z y z =
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Wabash. 81. Louis & PacFfic.

pepart- Detroit and Chicago Mail - !. I. "a
Toledo, Fort Wayne Grand Rapids
and Michigan Express. 2
Detroit Express daily, s.....-..-. ~
Detroit through coach on O., St,
Il s. P Express. =. :. 49, 4 I;
Arrive-Detroit Express. daily, s..... 8:
Pacific Exp4ess. (. .s.....4. .~-....yl I:
Detroit aud Chicago Mail--.-,--. 81
Detroit through coach on G., st.
L. IS P. Express 80 49, i. 4;
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YanaaIia Llns.

Depart--MaH Train. =. - An
Day Express. daily, p, h; ...-- ~. u 500 an
TeIre Haute Aecpmmod ation5 -. a 90 pin
Pacific Express daily $500. 1045n-n
Arrive New York EXPRESS daily 800 an
Z Indianapolis Mail and Accom- : s.. IL BOO d
Cincinnati and Louisville Fast Line $50 d
New York Express, daily, h. - s. - 70 pir
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,,.,a,.t i,ov F,xnress ,iaily. E z. 7:101
A,ep 's -pss;s Ey,, ,ss s...t $780,
Boston and st. Louis Express, p-s- 6:15l
New York and st Louis Express
daily s. and G. c.. -.---- -.-.--- lUo0E
Arrive he ssi,y l9sa AM D0s.s $500 600,
local PASSENGER. p....----. $50
Indianapolis Express. - --.---- e 10
Day Express, G. c., daily go y, 2
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Nellnlre Notes..

business waa suspended Yesterday in
about the usual way. Tn the afternoon
nearly all the stores were closed:
The public schools werc dismissed Wed.
nesday evening till Monday morning. The
Catholic schools will be in session to-day.
The ball Thanksgiving eve at tho Globe
House was attended by a great many peo-
pie. Wheeling and St Clairsyillc were
a!ao well represented.
The two prisoners held for illegal yot-
ing, John Kahn and John Catagan, have
been discharged by Probate Judge Coch-
ran, OIL a writ Of haboas corpus.
Quite q crowd watched the drawing Tor
A, Faupel's limo, at City Hall. John
lloloa. Of Gravel Hill, got tho piano and
ticket 1850 u sewing machine. Hall a
score OF pairs Of fine shoes were also
drawn. sqTF
Tie Thanksgiving services held BY a
number of churches together we're well at
tended. DR.. Williams preached with Pro-
verbs xix, II as u text: "He TINT hath
pity upon the poor, lendcth unto the
Lord; and that which he hath given will
lie pny him again."
Leinuel Wcstlako died yesterday alter
noon at his home in the Fourth warn, He
had been an invalid for many monthu,
although previously a steady, industrious
worker at his trade. lie is one of a large
family all well known here. He was a
soldier OF Sherman's army with a Bella!re
com Dlny. F g'
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A very pleasant family gathering rs.
sembled yesterday afternoon at the resi-.
dence Of w.: X. Elson, Esq. i'll Martins
Ferry, to witness5,hc marriage ceremony
OF his eldest daughter, Kate L., to Rev. j.
Sumner Stone, NJ. D., for the last four
years missionary to India. Tlie.ceremony
was performed by Rev. Dr.tJ. i. Smith,
OF this city, assisted by Rev. Mr.. Holtz
and Rev. DR.: De Haas, OF Martins Ferry.
The presents were numerous, and some
OF them rare and costly, showing the high
esteem in which both bride and groom
are held in the community. Dr.. Stones
church, in Bombay, sent an unique and
substantial evidence OF their regard for
him, and Of their appreciation Of his SER
vices while among them. The ceremony
over, the companywercinvited to n sump-
tuous repast, after which tho happy
bridal party took the ! =. N. train for
Cleveland and Niagara Falls. They are
followed by the best wishes OF very many
admiring friends. 4slS g,+
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CHEATING POOR Lo,
y F.-"Tl "1If =" - ---~-~- N n ||0" 0T-90- n
Prominent Citizens Involved in u swindli

Prominent Citizens Involved in u swindlInr
Scheme.
Kansas CRY, Mo-, Nov. 27.--The Jour.
mails Omaha, Neb., special says the Uni.
ted States Grand Jury returned fifteen in.
dictnehts for fraud in sales OF Otoc In.
dian lands in December, 1883. Forty
thousand acres were sold ut pu|i.
lie auction and bids enter.
ed OH tho books at lower prizes
per acre than were bid at the sale. Thv
scheme was manipulated by n land ring,
involving several prominent persons. Its
estimated the Indians were deirauded Of
about $50 1000.
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SCRAP OF HISTORY.
ONE OF THE EARLY EPISODES
A..5a tVllgNna
In the Progress Of Wheeling from . Small
Village to the Substantial City She Now
[. Is-Ant Old I%nhabitant INDUCES
~ q In Interesting Rsminlseences.

.TotA1 Editor Of Nv htalfaneer. "a,
q Sin: Among the influences which as.
sisted our progress from a village to d city,
none were more potent than the compile.
lion Of the National road TO this point.
Previous to this no manufacturing enter.
prises Of any importance had been at.
tempted, the pack horse being the reliance
Tor transportation between the East md
the West, supplies coming by this why
oycrthe mountains or from Pittsburgh,
which even then Ind made considerable
progress in manufacturing. III 1878, the
year previous to the completion Of the
road throuyl, the village 1--WE say through,
rs It WIS carried down to tho Ind OF
Twcnty.ioutti, street, wliicl, Numbered
then scarcely ono thousand in%habitaats),
n wonderful advance In corner ltts
took place, AID this pros pective In.
crease In. values stimulated 70 Increased
boundaries. In this year Noah Zane
conveyed 10 Peter larnell, Daniel Sleen.
rod and John FawCelt . two:thIrls inter.
est in GS $500 acres Of lands, Of which
Peter YarNell held one.thirl, Daniel
Stecnfod nne.Elxih and John fawce,t one.
sixth, for 81, l04, being ut the rate Of 500
per acre, us the full value 81 the lanaa
This land was hannded OIL the north iby
Alley 10, on the west by jacob street, each
Of these boundaries rcachihv.t the creek
and tho other boundaries being the mean
behring's OF tho creek between these points
Of intersection. This land was laid out il
lots and rallnd tho ul;lst Wheeling addi
tion,n the owtets being known rs the
East Wheeling Company" though they
never assumed the title. gGI51dEgi
The Investment not proving remuncra
tive from tho fart thut the roads entered
ut the north end Of thu plat on which the
town was built, and where most Of the
people lived and most OF the business wa.
done, ind improvements continued Il
draw TO TINT part. 10 counteraCt these
Influences and bring the travel into tht
east end OF the town, the pike along Rel
ly's hill, with a bridge at steenrods ant
ono at Seventeenth street, .wss built. The
bridges were OF the same style as the one
that connects tho Island with Bridgeport
arclled and covered, each having but ons
pier in the creek. Ia ponneptlan Will
these improvements q fac tavern was
built at the coruer Of Market aud Six
teenth streets, to accommodate the trave
which it was expected the new road woul,
bring, but which never came, owing 10 til,
ronghneas Of the road and its steep grades
In 1920 Solomon King and james Penn
barton were appo n.ed Attornt vs. for thu
company, and io1 three years did al III
business, ut whhh time dissatisfaction
having crept. in. owing 10 the failure 0
the enterrrite. it was decided to divid,
the unsold lots and terminate the com
pany; after which owing to the fnaucia
embarrassment of one and disgust OF au
other the property rapidly changed hands
sometimes in whole blocks Of lots ut cnce
II.
Wheeling, Nor9mIer 81.
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THANKSGIVING-DAY
IT'S OBSERVANCE IN the cry
The SERVICES In the Churohe,, Tho Enter
toln,nentsin tho Theatres and elsewhere,
rhd the Holiday In tho Home and on
tho tytrsst-A Striking Sermon.

"# ..| "a LL .#H.. "a # -.M.
Thanksgiving Day was observed here Us
is the wont Of Wheeling people. The day
was about evenly divided between rclig-
ion and amusement, the forenoon being
devoted by-a majority Of good citizens to
attending services In the churches, the
midday to tho characteristic feature Of
this American l%loliday-a bountiiul din.
ner-and tho afternoon to taking the
children" to tho matinee or some moro
selfish amusement, n
The streets had u very Sabbatli.likc NJ.
pect most Of the day, few business places
being open, though the Market street
museums and tho theaters robbed the day
Of much Of It's Sabbath solemnity. ~
At the Opera House the llanlon Broth
crs in 10 Voyage en- Suisse" had two
crowded houses, and at Charley Shay
theatre the people who crowded II to lleaI
the San Francisco quartetto and the bur
lcsque on ''l'inaiore" left standing room
only" soon after the doors were throw
Eopcn.
Everybody seemed to be enjoying tn
day, to have something u DC grateful
for, and to be duly thankful therefor.
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z ~ - IN
TIE l.NESUY,rERIAEs
And U. Prs Join IN Services ut DR.. Cook

ra.
And U. P.'s Join in Services Mt DR.. Cooke.
Church. $50.
The congregations Of the,First and Sec.
ond Presbyterian churches and that of the
United Presbyterian church united, rs
has been their custom for years in a union
Thanksgiving service. 1t was held in the
Second Presbyterian church on the South
Side and the services were conducted by
Rev. Dr.. J. I. Mcclure, Of the last men.
toned church, assisted by the other two
pastors. DR.. McClure's discourse was one
OIL series he has been delivering on Bust.
ness and Religion and related especially
to the relation OF business to the keeping
OF the Sabbath. His text was from Exc.
dus EOS, '.l,emember the Sabbath day to
keep it holy'','inconnection with .'Tl,e Sab:
bath was made for man Wn,l hoffman for the
Sabbath" from Mark 30. The qnes.
ton first 10 be: discussed was, how.
The. Sabbath is TO be kept, and second, the
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TIE clrY,s SANITARY CONDITION
4 Talk will, City Health Onlcer Edwards
on the Subject.

a AhbN WA@A ~ " ~ sSNl
or the Subject.
The alarming reports concerning the
spread OF cholera in the old world, par.
tlcularly IN Paris, and Mt this stason,O u
the year, has revived the talk about the
sanitary condition OF this city, which
every once and 4 while springs up, and
with some people it has caused a feeling
OF apprehension, that should the cholera
reach here, the sanitary state OF the city
is such, that not II grease spot OF tho in
habitants would be left alter the dread
scourge had passed away. Meeting Health
officer Edwards yesterday IN INTELLIGES-
cEs representative asked him what the
rity's sanitary condition really was. M
He replied: 1T was never better n the
city's hi.tory. That may sound like self
praise, but it is an undisputable fact. yAll
during the summer and fall, D i had two
competent assistants to aid me aud we
gave the city Il thorough. going over from
otie end TO the other, and / can tell you
We did no small amount OF work."
"Wcll, how about the streets aud alleys
i'll the poorer quarters and the cutters,
sewers, etc.," AK 81
eve gave them careful attention also.
Had them cleaned out and used lisinfec.
tants freely. The Board OF Public Works
has also taken n hand in that part Of the
work."
"In your rounds did you confne your
work to exteriors, or did you look into the
interiors"
"We examined a large number. Of houses
and compelled considerable cleaning up
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-11-28
AHOUTpEOpLE,
Strangers In tho City md Wheeling Folk.
Abroad. -.

Abroad, ~
Dr.. l.. D. J. Bond, OF Wood county, one
OF the State Senators.elect, registered Al
the Mcclure House last evening.
Miss Gussie King, Of New Albany, and
Miss Moilie ..tluggins, of Wellsburg
are visiting Miss Emma Anderson, ut hel
home OH Sixteenth street. vs.
Miss Christine Sullivan, the head OF the
drawing department in the Cincinnati
schools, who is here rs one OF the in.
struclols ut the Peabody Institute, is at
the Mcclure: She is accompanied by her
sistor.
Major A. NJ. Burns, Treasury Inspecto,
for the Seventh district. and CaptainiW.
Il. Williams, Special Inspector, both Of
Cleveland, were in the city yesterday, and
inspected the books Of Surveyor each,
also the condition OF the Custom House,
They found everything in good order and
made u very complimentary report.