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Smyrna times., 1886-09-15

sailors who have sailed together on the
same ship, have a common symDathv
with one another; so Christians bound
together in the ties of the Gospel ought
to have sympathy in common with
each other. We are all on board the
"Old Ship of Zion" Do we not all
cherish the same desires; and is it not
manlfestly our duty to display one
toward the other a warm feeling? Do
you notice how distinctly this great
truth is shown in this Book? How
distinctly it is stated and how the
apostle John, upon one occasion.
breathing the spirit of love, says, "If
any man says he loveth God, and
hateth his brother, he is liar and the
truth is not in him. For how can he
hate his brother whom he hath seen.
and love God whom he hath not seen. y
Almost every person whe spoke in
your Love Feast this morning breathed
that spirit of brotherly love, When
ever there is running through the
Church the spirit of brotherly love, as
a matter of course the work of the
church is increased. Is Christ's LOYALTY
to be set at naught because it is diff
cult to perform ? We see the :ndica-
tions of this spirit of brotherly love all
around us. We could see it in the
meeting of the last Southern General
Conference, The various churches are
like yonder glorious planets on high,
each in their own orbit, and yet each
III harmony with the "Sun of Right
eousness,"
You remember the third privilege
was the right to the heavenly inheri-
tance; and the third duty is to fix
your hearts and looks on Jesus. How
often is it the case that when travellers
through a foreign country behold the
emblem of their country's nationality
that it causes tears of Joy to escape
from their eyes. You remember the
Jews down in Babylon, that they could
not keep Jerusalem out of their minds.
ana you remember that plaintive
Psalm, " BY the rivers of Babylon, there
we sat down, yea, we wept when we
remembered Zion. We hanged our
harps upon the willows in the midst
thereof. For there they that carried us
away captive, required of us a song,
and they that spoiled us required ofus in !
mirth, saying, Sing us one of the songs
VI zion. HOW snail we sing the Lords |
songs in a strange land" Christian
soldiers who are here soiourning in a
strange land, here is lesson for YOU.
Heaven is the only land of rest and of |
Joy; it becomes imperatively our duty |
to look and set our hearts and hopes |
upon it. Here sometimes we find the
church torn with strife and dissension. |
Here we do but contemplate Christ bv
.he eye of faith; here we take our
dead to the grave; our hearts are torn
with anguish; but, oh! in that blessed
country there are no bleeding, agon-
zed hearts region of holiness in
stead of sin; a region of happiness in
stead of sorrow. Shall it not captivate
our hearts and dwell upon our souls
In conclusion l want to ask YOU a
luestion-Are you member of this
Church, whose privileges and duties
nave engaged your attention &? Now.
am not askingifyour name is upon the
Are you anew creature?
ire you livingin the enjoyment ofthese
grand privileges and in the perform
nee of these grand duties And if
here are any here tonight who have
lot this blessing, may God hasten the
lay. Let us pray.
Smyrna times., 1886-09-15
WHOLE NO. 1926.
Charleston's City Appraiser Gives
Figures.
SUBSIDENCE OF LAND IN THE EARTH
QUAKE BELT-A LIGHT RAIN GRE
ATES APPREHENSION.

me city IS quiet, though the dream
OF absolute immunity from danger is
rudel y dispelled by smart but inocu-
GUS shocks of earthquake. Shelter has
oeen pretty well provided for all the
homeless, but the expected rains will
cause much suffering.
The city appraiser publishes the fol-
lowing estimate of the damages NV tho
earthquake: The assessed valne Of
real estate for the year 1885 was S1e
Itoo,IoU' Inc Teassessment completed
august 3lst, 1886, on a basis not ex-
ceGulhg W per cent, or the market
value; was S2O,OOO,OO0. This does not
lnclude Government, State, county
city and other public property or
churches, schools and other Charitable
property exempt from taxation which
VIII amount to at least s6,OOO.OOO
more. '0O''000
"A careful estimate of the damaoe
done by the cyclone of August. 18S5
made, amounting to about 81 800 600
VI TINS about 81 100000 had been ex-
pended during the past year to reDIace
the damage by the cyclone, in addition
10 which permits have been issued from
his office since August 1st. 1856 for
new buildings and improvements the
actual estimated cost of which is re-
ported at $4S6,9 ,975, which, from exper-
renee, does not represent over three
fourths of the actual cost.
The REMEMBERING of the citv. com.
pleted in December, 1885, shows the
actual number of houses numboraJ
south of Shepperd street. which iS ~
northern boundary of the built-up Dor
tIoh OF the city, to be 7 1888; above this
there are about 1000 more houses. gem
orally small and of wood. This state
ment as to the number of houses does
not include any of the wharves or the
water front of the city, where Offices
ana stOrehOuses are mostly located
thlnk a fair estimate will be about 7 .OOO
houses occupied as private houses and
l,0OO as business houses. I have visi-
ted more than three-fourths of the citv
in the past three days, and from obseT-
Vatlon regard that every house is more
or less damaged. The brick boueas
are damaged to a very serious extent
ana many of them will have to he
pulled down. | think the damage will
tully exceed One-fOurth of the assessed
value, in round figures, $5,OOOOOO. The
estimate is based on comparison with
the damage caused by the last cyclone
One of the incidents of the dav is
the report that there is a decided de-
preston the general level of the land
at point on the Charleston and Saw
annah railway, and it is asserted. be-
SIDES, that buildings in South Carolina
Mnlch' oeiore the earthquake, were al
ways visible from the city of Augusta
can no longer be seen from that point.
Ihls is taken as absolute indication of
Carolina.
Smyrna times., 1886-09-15

The sea serpent just seen by four
sober persons in the Connecticut river
is presumably the same that was seen
recently in the Hudson. The fact that
he has grown 25 feet in a few weeks is
no fault of his, and is no ground for
doubling his existence. 1t is proof,
rather of the intensity of bis being
while swimming along over the oyster
beds of Long Island Sound. His rapid
growth supplies another demonstration
of the nutritive properties of the lus-
ciOus bivalve.
Smyrna times., 1886-09-15

Summer resort newspapers are now
beginning to tell the public what a
beautiful time of year September is at
the seashOre or mountains. October
will come in for its share of praise, so
will November; and then they will be-
gin on the Winter months and tell how
good the clear, bracing country air is
for invalids," and those suffering with
pulmonary troubles. There is nothing
like the summer resort editors con-
science for elasticity.
Smyrna times., 1886-09-15

A few days ago the first tin ore ever
shipped on the western hemisphere ar
rived in Chicago from the Black Hills
by the Northwestern railway. Prof.
Bailey states that the deposits of tin
which have been recently opened in
the Black Hills are practically limitless
as they cover an area of 1000 square
miles. When it is considered that the
United States now imports 100000, 900
worth of tin per annum, the industrial
value of these tin discoveries can be
understood.
Smyrna times., 1886-09-15
Active. Pushing and Reliable.

James p. HOhecker can always be relied uDon
to carry in stock the purest and best goods and
sustain the reputation of being active pushing
and reliable, recommending articles with well
established merit and such as are popular Hay-
ing the Agency for the celebrated Dr. Kings
New Discovery for Consumption, Colds and
Coughs, will sell IL on a positive guarantee ii
Throat, Lungs or Chest, and in order to prove our
Free ~
Smyrna times., 1886-09-15

Sam Jones says there are lots of peo-
pie going through this world singing
Oh, to be nothing, nothing" and it
has turned out pretty much as they de-
sire. He thinks they might sing wiser
and better We are afraid that some of
the people who enjoy religion so in
ttensely at meetings, sing under their
breath, "Oh, to do nothing, nothing"
and find it very easy to answer their
own prayers.-SprinQfeld Union.
Smyrna times., 1886-09-15

At Lake Nyassa, Africa, a man can
be bought for forty yards of white cot
ton cloth. This is certainly very rea-
sonable; in this country it sometimes
takes several thousand dollars and n
lot of telephone stock to buy man,
and then he may go back on you Just
before Congress adiourns.
Smyrna times., 1886-09-15

In the accO unit of the spouting arte-
sian well at Belle Plaine, Iowa, it is
said that two rivers have been formed
by this phenomenal water burst" If
this affair had occurred a couple of
months earlier, there might have been
another item in the River and Harbor
bill. - Boston T-dnScriDt
Smyrna times., 1886-09-15

Architect Edmond Legendre, 419
Sutter street, San Francisco, Cal, states
that having suffered for a long time
with severe cough, and failing to OBJ
tain any relief from doctors and the
numerous preparations he took, he be-
came alarmed. Tried Red Star Cough
Cure, and one bottle entirely cured
Smyrna times., 1886-09-15

The following notice is posted on a
fence in Morris county, Texas: "If
any mans or woman's cows or oxen
gifts in these here oats his or her tail
will be cut off, as the case may be. I
am Christian man and pay my taxes,
but d-n a man who lets critters
loose, say j. -
Smyrna times., 1886-09-15

Everybody in Bulgaria whose name
has recently been cabled across the
water has been something or other
"Off." Even Prince Alexander is
"OR."
Smyrna times., 1886-09-15

A bright little girl who saw three
sisters with hair of rich auburn, re-
marked to her mother: "Seems to
me, mamma, that kind of hair must be
redheditary in that family"
Smyrna times., 1886-09-15
PGiTCG College Of PHILADELPHIA, Pa.

THOMAS MAY PIERCE "a. Principal and Founder
Items Of interest for the thoughtful:
Az, Inc Location in the finest building In Phila-
ttS.plia an elevator steam heat. special ventilG-
"ls, Mefur0bes laVatOres and electric lights.
NJ lhe Course and Methods OF Instructions
me personal experience Of the professors, and
ny ny oeehnlfal knowledge gathered by the Princi
P@i az q court expert
lal lhe Success Achieved Eight hundred and
enpehty-nlne l679) students last year
bts usiless Men, Merchants and Farmers who
nv nv had doubts as 70 whether practical busi-
eor,g ,eguueatiOn could be obtained outside Of the
o,,9 room have been surprised at the thor
daSSnni,y practical manner in which their sons and
Ssa5s SsSusnters have been qualified for business en-
RnlIIiehls az Peirce College Of Business, Record
,llils Ihlal., and are now among It's warmcst
ana iIs, l Three Months, $40. Send for circular
TiSoX19nsllt commencement proceedings. REV. JOHN
uFSON, DEAN. july 2s-3m
Smyrna times., 1886-09-15

and Jesus Christ. Take the Sunday
school lesson of to-day. This is the
great idea contained in the parable
of the vines and the branches. You
nor | cannot tell how the branch is en-
grated into the vine. There is no hor-
ticIlturist in the world who can de-
scribe the union of the branch and
the vine. So it is with Christian ex-
perience-
Smyrna times., 1886-09-15
BuolIou's Arnioa SaIv..

The Best Salve in the world for CutS. Bruises
sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever Sores letter
Ghapped Hands Chilblains, Corns, and all Skin
EruptiOns, and positively cures Piles or no pay
required. 1t is guaranteed 70 give perfect salts
faction, or money refunded. Price 25 cents per
DoX. For sale by JAMES p. HOFFECKRR
Smyrna times., 1886-09-15

In Brooklyn Mr.. Hart is suing Mrs.
Hart for divorce. Emphatically two
Harts that do not beat in unison.
Smyrna times., 1886-09-15

Has the child fever9 give it Brazil
ian Balm. A safe and quick cure.
Smyrna times., 1886-09-15
Furniture of all kinds.

ParlOP and Chamber Suits. Bureaus Bedsteads
Chairs, Lounges, Tables. Stands Mattresses. Spring
anteed at or less than City prices for the same
quality of goods Jan 2-tf
Smyrna times., 1886-09-15

Forget other peoples faults by re-
membering your own.
Smyrna times., 1886-09-15
Ye Are Come Unto Mount
Zion"
THE UNITY OF THE CHURCH.

4 Sermon Preached IN the Asbury M Z.
Church, Smyrna, Sunday Ereaiag
September 9Th, 1886, By Rec.
Vim. Il. McFWidne, Of the
Wilmington Con-
ference.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-12-24
The South Penn.

PITTsBURG, December 23.-In an inter-
view with a Commercial Gdzate reporter to-
night, DR.. Hostetter said the South Penn
railroad would be completed within year;
that the builders of it will be what is
known as the Pittsburg syndicate, with
Mr.. Garrett, if he desires, without him, if
the syndicate and he cannot come to terms.
1t would take So, 900, 600 to finish the road
if the original plans were carried out.
There is strong probability that Mr..
Garrett's offer will be accepted, but there
is little chance of his proposed route being
adopted. The South Penn when complet-
ed will most likely be over the route orig
inally intended. Thirty-eight per cent of
the capital stock, (S2O, 600, ,O00), Of the
South Penn has been paid up. The
$1,000, 900 necessary to complete
the line would in ALL probability
be raised by an assessment upon the stock
holders. The road will be completed
without the Vanderbilt interest If Mr.
Garrett buys an interest it will very likely
be theirs. If he does not buy it the Pitts
burg Syndicate will. This interest
amounts to $5,0O0,0 900, with 80 per cent,
or 81, 300, 900 paid up.
The Pittsburg Syndicate, with the Phil
adelphia interest, now hold the controlling
number of shares Of stock.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-12-24
BELLATRE.

1t is Auditor narrah, now, ifyou please,
A masquerade party is on the tapis for
Rose Hill.
Now there is talk of gas at sl.00 thou,
sand for our people.
Miss Sherman is holding daily meetings
at the railroad shops.
A child of Chas. Koenamund will be
buried this afternoon.
David Walker and Miss Lizzie Brown
were married last night.
The Episcopal Church will hold Christ
mas service this EVENING"
The A. NJ. E. church will decide several
contests tomorrow evening.
Rev. ]. C. Smith has had his salary in
creased as Christmas present.
Winfield Scott, the old mailer, has gone
into business in South Chicago.
There will he more business done in
Bellaire to-day than for year.
A B. & o. employe named Robinson had
two of his fingers cut of on Wednesday.
The Princess is running regularly, the
ice in the river having thinned out cansid-
erahly.
4 number of our hunters are out in the
woods these days in quest of game for
Christmas.
4 Christmas treat and entertainment
will be given in the South VI. f. Church
this evening.
The Bellaire Gas Company will make
arrangements shortly TO operate its works
after the Critchlow & Mckay patents, for
making Illuminating gas.
The hammered brass pitcher on exhibi-
tion at B. F. Cockayne's was executed By
Messrs. McElroy and Richardson, two Ol
Mr.. Cockayne's employees
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-12-24
Car,e's company will soon 10 10 Paris.
BRNwOOD.
The Steel Plant Resumes s-Issd Accident In
nm EnpIoys.

The steel Plant Re.ume.-Esd Accident In
an EnpIoys.
The VI. T.. Sunday school gave it, enter
tainrnent and will have an Xmas tree 70.
night.
The Lutheran Sunday school viii Rfye
an entertainment and Christmas treat this
evening.
An additional track IL being Constructed
from the Junction up the grade 10 tha
railroad bridge.
The Sunday school OF the Church ofGod>
will hold its Christmas entertainment and
tree tomorrow night.
The Wheeling Company's steel plant re-.
s1med yesterday, the strikers having
agreed TO work this year ~ they have.
hitherto worked.
At this writing there Is a rumor % tho
effect that Mr.. Mann, manager Of the
Wheeling Company's plant. hss teodsrsd
bis resignation 10 take eject January J,
1897.
Ar. Robert Clesi., an employe Of the
Wheeling Company steel plant. met with
the distressing accident d losing tvo Of
bis fingers at that plant yesterday. He
was engaged in arranging the ladle on ths
travelling crane when one Of the boys on
the pulpit raised the crane and his hand
ws caught, seysring one finger estirely.
and crushing the Other 10 badly that s,a-
putation will be necessary.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-12-24
A MYSTERY STILL.

Mr. Thorndyke Nourse Travels All Over
Europe in Search of His Brother, but In
Vain,
NEW YORK, December 23.-A tall, pleas
ant looking gentleman, wearing q full
beard, paced the corridors of the New
York Hotel in restless sort of way last
night when a guest came forward and ex-
claimed, "How are you, Mr.. Nourse:" 1t
was indeed Mr.. Thorndyke Nourse, who
had Just returned from Europe after hav-
ing spent many months abroad in search
of his missing brother, Frederick Russell
Nourse. It will be remembered that the
missing gentlemen, who was Treasurer Of
the Oregon Railroad and Navigation Com
pany, left this city last February TO take a
sea voyage for the benefit Of his health. He
spent eleven days in London, five Of which
he was in bed. Leaving the hotel on
March 3, Mr.. Sourse took the train for
Liverpool, having already secured passage
on the Adriatic for this city. When the
steamer which Mr.. Nourse was supposed
to have taken passage on arrived in this
city the family of the missing man stood
on the dock to receive him. Then II was
learned that he never sailed. Cable dis
patches were forwarded at once 10 all
points on the other side from London to
Liverpool, but the answers were entirely
unsatisfactory. Mr.. Thorndyke Nourse
then decided to 60 across and see what had
happened to his brother. From the hotel
in London Mr.. Nourse was able to trace his
brother to a junction on the railroad TO
Liverpool, known as Crewe. There he
learned that his brother left the train in
company with some stranger. All tidings Of
the missing man stop at this point Who
the person was that went out Of the train
with Mr. Nourse could not be learnCd.
Last night Mr.. Nourse said that the family
had at last abandoned all hope OF ever
bearing from the absent one. He had
travelled through all the principal cities Of
Europe, and had made the most minute
inquiries at all the morgues and police
centers without being able TO obtain the
slightest information regarding his missing
brother.
Then you feel convinced that you will
never hear from him." asked the reporter.
1--WE have not the slightest hope" re-
piled Mr.. Nourse. "Mrs. Nourse is now
in Dresden with her children and family
and she will remain there until next
spring. when she will return TO this city.
We intend to do nothing further in the
search"
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-12-24
STOCK TRANSFERS.
Judgment Entered In Favor of a Firm
Which had No knowledge Of Previous
nn,fi

Judgment Entered In Favor of a Firm
Option.
MILWAUKEE, December 23.-Judge
Hamilton, in the Circuit Court, has rend-
cred decision which is of much import
ance to stockholders and officers of cor
porations. The case in which the decision
was rendered was that of Charles II. Pot
ter Il Co., Of Cleveland, against the Secre-
tary of Montreal River Iron Mining Com
pany, to compel him to enter upon the
books of the company the transfer 10
them of stock purchased from C..
7. Bowen, for which they paid
about $1,000 The stock is now worth
$4,000. Before his sale to the Cleveland
firm Bowen gave written option for sixty
days upon the stock to one Barden. 1t
was during this period that Bowen sold
the stock to Potter * Co., purchased with
out notice oft. The Secretary and J. A.
Wood, who purchased from Barden, con-
tested the right of Potter & Co., to have
the transfer entered upon the books be-
cause ofthe previous option to Bardep.
The court decided that as Potter & Co.
were innocent purchasers without notice OF
Bardeus option and had possession of the
certificates Of stock, the secretary of the
company ought to have made the transfer
at the firms request. Judgment in favor
of Potter & Co. was accordingly entered.
The case is Ofimportance to stockholders,
as it places bona fde purchasers who have
possession of the certificates of stock ahead
of persons who may have previously pur-
chased it without obtaining the certificate
and having the transfer duly entered
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-12-24
THE X. OF L. EXPOSE.
A Woman Charged With Betraying Secret
nft the Orlar

Woman Charged With Betraying Secrets
ofthe Order.
AMSTERDAM, \. Y, December 23-The
excitement over the exposure of the secret
work of the Knights of Labor has subsidized.
The affidavit made by the editor of the
paper which first published the secret work
is hardly credited, and was made, it is sup
posed, to throw the Investigators Off the
scent. 4 correspondent yesterday inter
viewed Master Workman McFedries, who
explained the matter thus:
The secret papers from which the re-
cent expose was copied is an organizer 3
circular in force some months ago. This
fact was established by comparing the pub
lished secrets with the ritual. The two
were dissimilar in many respects. Again,
comparing the disclosures with an organ
izeris manual in the possession OF District
Master Workman Cummins, the two were
identical. There were two organizers ap-
poiuted in this district P. II. CumminS
is the first, and the other resigned the Office
and left the order some months ago. In
July, at the Cleveland convention, the Sc
cret work was revised. The changes then
made were not noticed in the Democrat 5
disclosures, and this clearly proves, in the
minds of the leaders, the origin Of the
trsitorous acts. Regarding that afida-
Wit, an affidavit that / think would
come nearer the truth than Editor Kline's
| will say that l believe Henrietta C,
Fronk, ex-Financial Secretary Of lOca
assembly. is the traitor who furnished the
copy. The copy may have been posted at
Philadelphia, but Amsterdam was the
first source. Several days previous TO the
expose, it is said that Henrietta Fronk
made threats regarding certain secrets in
her possession. These were revived and
denounced by publication of a letter
said to have been sent Miss Fronk by 3
committee Of twelve The contents, in
bitter hatred, were equal to those commu-
nications credited to Molly Maguires."
Miss Frpnk claims to have documents in
her possession which will exhonOrste her.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-12-24
Jucy Rerry,s Terrible Deprayity.

MASSILLON, December 23-The girl,
Lucy Berry, who confessed to Madame
PETER that she participated in the murder
of Fred Watkins at Volcano, near ParkerS-
burg, W. Va, several years ago, is, upon
her own admission, hardened creature
for q girl 20 years of age. She also admit
ted to Mrs. PETER that she had assisted
Mrs. Spencer, at Parkersburg, to throw an
illegitimate chilli Of Mrs. Spencer's daugh-
ter into the river; that she bore q child
while living in Airs. Armstroug's house at
Marietta, which Mrs. Armstrong threw in
the pig pen, and that she stole gold watch
from Q woman while living at Parkers-
burg. The girl went under the name of
Florence Maxwell. A dispatch was re-
ceived this morning from the Chief of Po-
lice at Parkersburg TO hold the girl, all the
details she narrated of the murder being
correct.