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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-08-02
THOSE RUINED ROADS.
The Damage by the Flood to
the County Thoroughfares
FINALLY PLACED AT s3o,113
After an Examination by Engineer
smith-Thc Cost of the Repairs
Considerably In Advance of
His FIRST Figures.

The Board of County Commissioners
met in the Public Building yesterday
for the purpose of receiving the report
of County Engineer Smith relative to
the loss and damage sustained by the
county by reason OF the big flood OF last
month, and OF preparing business for
the consideration Of the Board at its
regular monthly meeting to be held
next Monday. All the members were
present at the morning session, the
greater portion of which was consumed
by the Board sitting as Committee OF
the Whole, during which time it audited
the several monthly accounts and bills
and made up the reports OF the stand
ing committees.
The report presented by Engineer
Smith was very complete one, showing
in detail the work necessary to be done
as speedily as possible in order to put
the several county roads in passable
condition. The totals for the roads
named as estimated in this report were
as follows:
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An INTELLIGESCER reporter met n man
at the McI4ure house who recently came
from Scotland, and is now travelling for a
New York house. The party OF which
he made one was talking tariff. Said
one gentleman:
"This talk about high wages here is
all-nonsense. 1t is true wages here are
higher than in Europe, but so is living,
and one balances the other. Reduce
the cost Of living and men can afford to
work for less wages, rs Of course they
will have to do"
"That is not my experience" said the
Scotchman. "Whcn came here | Sc
cured place to do the same kind OF
work had done in Scotland. The first
year my wages were ITO per cent more
in the aggregate than in the last year
was on the other side. 1t cost me to live
Just So per cent more on this side than
in Scotland, so that saved % per cent
OF what would have made over there.
| think that is about the proportion Of
the advantage the average wage Garner
here las over his fellow in Europe, be.
sides which lie lives 00percent better"
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HHE ELM GROVE DEBATE.
The Man who Challenged Mr..
Turner Fails to Appear.
TWO ORATORS ARE RUNG IN
And Alex. Turner and Lew BuclShan-
non do thom up-A Large Crowd
Enjoys the Symposium and
the Contest Called Draw.

The political debate arranged to have
come off at Elm Grove, in the Town
Hall, last evening, did not occur accord
ing to programme. james Lawson, the
man who challenged Alex Turner to
meet him, did not appear. Evidently the
Democratic management had put up
another job, and it resulted disastrouly,
as usual with them. They had the some
what notorious DR.. Whitson, of Cincin-
natl, and James Hunt, n well known
colored Democrat, who has figured in
two or three cases OF a semi-political
character, to meet Brother Turner, but
the latter also had able assistance from
Lewis Buckhannon, who was in good
shape and mentally more than match
for either opponent. So far as the
natural gift OF oratory goes, few mem.
beers OF the coloied race are the equals Of
Alex Turner. Honestly judged, the re.
suit was a Waterloo for the two men who
make such preteusions to ability and
show the lack OF it by advocating the
Democratic cause.
Prosecuting Attorney Jordan acted as
chairman, and called the meeting to
order. The hall was well filled with
ladies and gentlemen, many colored
people among them. 1t was an audi.
ence any orator might have been proud
to address.
Hunt opened. He spoke thirty min,
utes, accusing the Republican party Of
making promises to the colored men and
failing to keep them. When it was de-
manded that he specify one promise, he
made no attemptto dot. Heproceeded
to tell why he was Democrat, but did
not advance one logical point.
Then Turner responded, and he was
greeted with aconstant succession OF the
most enthusiastic applause. He told
why every colOrcd man should be u Re
publican, and recalled feelingly his feel
ings and aspirations when he was 1
slave boy. The emancipation OF the
race by the Republican party was thu
first great reason why he was Rcpubli
can. The passage OF the Constitutions
amendments guaranteeing to the black
man his liberty and the rights OF citizen
ship was achieved by the Republicans
in spite OF Democratic opposition. Or
this head the speaker became particu
larly eloquent, and repeatedly brought
down the house.
DR.. Whitson followed on the Demo
cratic side, paying his respects to the
INTELLIGENcER en- PEASANT. He advanced
nothing new or startling. Then Lew
BuckL annon reused the audience agair
by a logical and imprisoned address
showing more knowledge OF the point!
at issue than both his opponents com
bined. D.,
All the speeches were well received
and at the conclusion OF the enjoyable
debate the judges failed to announce
their decision. There were five OF them
two Republicans and three Democrats
1t was a mighty enjoyable occasion, anc
if it could be repeated in the city
would pack large hall.
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Clerk Hook yesterday admitted to
record two deeds OF trust and the follow
ing transfers in fee:
Deed made July ., by W. II. Ander'
son and wife to James NJ. Hammond, in
consideration of $3.50 for lot % in block
8 OF the Old Fair Ground property.
Deed made August ], by Edward Reid
and wife to the Caldwell & Peterson
Manufacturing Company, in considera-
ton Of $4,000, for lot 3 in square j., on
the south side of South street.
Also deed made July 20 by George
w, Lennon and wife to John S. Giesy,
in consideration OF $500, for lot q in
square . of the Old Fair Ground prop
erty, situated on South Wabash street.
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This aggregate, $30,ll3, does not, it
must be borne in mind, cover the coun-
tvs actual loss and damage. 1t will be n
matter of five or six years before most OF
the roads are restored to what they were
before the food. We're it possible TO re-
store the roads to what they were one
month ago, it would require several times
the amount now estimated as necessary
to put them in safe and passable shape.
Mr.. Smith, in making his estimates,
has figured on replacing destroyed
wooden bridges with wooden, or com
bined wooden and iron structures, and
iron ones with iron. In nearly every
instance he has estimated for longer and
higher spans Tor the bridges, with Il
view to avoiding further destruction,
even by extraordinary storms.
At the afternoon session OF the Board,
it again sat us q committee, and went
over with Mr.. Smith every item in his
estimate. 1t was finally approved, and
the Board will advertise for bids for do
ing the work. Bids for replacing the
bridges with with iron structures will be
asked for in connection with the bids in
accordance with Mr.. Smiths specifics
tions. II is the intention to push all
the work rapidly and have it completed
before cold weather sets in.
1t is estimated that the county will
have about $4,000 with which to do
this work, and this will not necessitate
special levy being made as some
people feared it would.
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BRIDGEPORT.

A Straw voto-Bcrcaved Mother Insane
Death, etc.
A child OF Samuel Watkins is serious
ly i'll.
Mrs. Milton McConnaughy is on the
sick list.
Mr.. William Alexander is confined to
his bed.
DR.. Fisher is contemplating trip to
Germany.
Mrs. JACOB Fox is visiting her sister in
SteubenVllle.
Doctor Hobson, OF Flushing, was in
town yesterday.
Prof. Duncan is attending Teachers
Institute at Flushing.
Charlie Howell has accepted position
with Scott & McGraw.
Frank Woodmansee is home from q
trip in Western Ohio.
Mrs. George Duncan and daughter
have gone to Chippewa Lake.
Mr.. and Mrs. Summers have returned
from two weeks visit to Caldwell.
Woodcock's Foundry building has
been purchased by the city forS6,00O.
Mrs. Frand Mabery and children, oil
TiHin, o., are visiting relatives in town.
Messrs Graham and the Tallman Bros.
have gone to Canada on fishing excur-
sion.
Mr.. Harry Trueman arrived home
after two weeks vacation ut Spring
field, Mo.
Mr.. and Mrs. Caldwell returned home
after visit with friends in the western
part OF the State.
The friends of Dr. Todd are glad to
see him out again on the streets after u
spell OF sickness.
viii Herman will have the building
formerly occupied by George O'Kelly,
raised five or six feet.
Fremont Pickering, engineer on the
c., l.. & w. road, has returned to work
after severe illness.
Mrs. Seneca Lyle has returned home
from Caldwell, where she attended the
funeral Of her brother.
The LaBele glass works will soon be
put up for sale. There is talk that a
syndicate is going to purchase it.
Miss Janet Mcdonald entertained her
friends yesterday evening at the home
OF her grandfather, William W. Hollo-
way,
A vote was taken on the Chippewa
excursion Tuesday, resulting la for
Harrison and Morton and 9G for Cleve.
land. Several States were represented.
Mrs. Gray, the mother of George Gray,
has been violently insane ever since her
sons awful death. His funeral took
place yesterday afternoon and was very
largely attended.
Mrs. w. D. Fowler, wife OF the we'll.
known passenger conductor on the c.,
L. 4 w. railroad extension, died Tues
day night very suddenly. For long
time Mrs. Fowler has been a sufferer
from asthma, and her death was proba-
bly, due to that ailment. She was bright
and intelligent lady OF middle age, we'll
known and very highly respected.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-08-02
SENSE ABOUT THE TARIFF.
Some Significant Facts that Cannot be Mis-
understood.

Some Significant Facts That Cannot be MIS-
understood.
An ISTELLIGENcEE reporter CHANGED
last night to meet again one OF the Har-
rison Democrats who told him some
truths about starch and gingham and the
tariff the day before, and heexclaimed:
~ see the opposition says your re-
mark about the Slater Cotton Company's
plans to manufacture fine ginghams in
this country is only an assertion That
proves that the Register did not interview
any dry goods merchant; though they
try to discredit the assertion, they do
not dare deny it.
"You noticed, of course, that the Reg
is!er admits that the result OF the protec-
tive duty was to cheaper starch; yet it
denies that it will have u similar effect
on bingham. Why, that paper is child.
ish! II should brazen the thing Outand
admit nothing. Its confession rs to
starch covers the whole principle OF the
tariff.
at insists that there is an ad valorem
tax on starch. The duty is specific-2!
cents pound; and can buy starch to-
day ior2l centsa pound. Now If, us the
Register maintains, that duty OF .! cents
is paid US tax by the consumer, what
does the manufacturer get for his
starch?"
A well known grocersaid; "The Dem
ocrats profess to be anxious to reduce
the revenue. Now, there is not pound
of starch imported in year. Reduce
the revenue on it and there probably
will be. That will at once increase the
revenue, and besides, deprive the home
manufacturers OF the market for that
proportion of their starch. There's con-
sisteucy for youm
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engine to escape. Another engine was
secured and the train taken TO the depot
after o short delay.
OyrcERs CARxRY, Bell and Deku last
night raided the house OF Nell Martin,
on Eoff street, and arrested the madame,
six girls and two men.
THERE were four cases on the slate at
midnight for this mornings police court.
In the police court yesterday there were
three unimportant cases.
The United States Express Company
has issued orders to its agents at Pitts-
burph and other points surrounding
Wheeling to transmit TO this city and
other points that were damaged or atliict-
ed by the big food OF July 10, all cloth
inc food, money and other necessities
that may be donated for sufferers, Tree
OF charge.
The new regime ut the Internal Reye
nue. office took effect yesterday. EX
Gaugcr Gaus is now in charge OF the
Wheeling office as Deputy Collector
while Mr.. Clark Hamilton, OF Grafton
is now gauger. Deputy Collector DEM
left for Grafton last evening. He ha
made many friends here who regret Il
see him leave.
CUSTODIAN THOMAS FEE has been look
ing after the grass plots surrounding III!
Custom House, and has put them in suci
n perfect condition that they attract gen
craI attentitn. All the weeds have beer
removed and plats moved and rolled til
they look like velvet. The pretty greer
sward is pleasing relief to the eye con
trusted with the glaring pavements'
THERE is loud and just complaint o
the constant waste OF city water. Stree
hose are used three times as much as l
necessary, and people use the water iron
the mains this warm weather as il tn
supply were absolutely inexhaustlble
One day there will be fire and q shor'
age OF water, and then the people VIII
wantonly drain the reservoir will con
denim the department.
TIE Grand Opera House will be open
ed for the season the last week IN TIL
month. The opening attraction secure
by Colonel Genther, the manager,
. Ezra Kendall's "Pair OF Kids, u yer
funny skit OF the "Rag Baby" ordeI
which has had la very successful run a
over the country the past two years, 3u
has never been given here. 1t will D.
presented for the first time on the 2Gtl
Il is understood that Colonel Gentle
has nearly all his dates iilled.
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The Chatauqans at Topeka-Miss Ella
Dillon has added not little to the COM
pleteness OF the assembly with her
graceful readings. She is master Of the
elocutionary art and has charmed the
audiences day after day, holding them
us interested the last day MS on the first.
Her renditions were equal in ora
torical effect to the greatest oratero OF the
assembly, Robert Maclntyre. She has
captured Kansas completely, and future
visits will be hailed with delight.
Miss Dillon is daughter Of Captain
William Dillon, OF Wheeling, W. Va,
After graduating ut a college she taught
for some time in a grammar school and
later took two courses in the National
School OF 0ratory, Philadelphia, receiv-
ing the degree OF B. T., and both n
science and art honor. She has been u
wonderfully successful teacher of her
art to students and preachers in Mem
phis and New Orleans and has been
associated more or less with assembly
work in the East and South.-T0pekd
CdDitdl,
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Next Saturday evening II. B. Baguley,
colonel commanding the West Virginia
division Sons OF Veterans, anda member
OF the staff of Gen. G. B. Abbott, COM
mander-in.chief, and his Adjutant, Lieut..
G. A. Huntington, will go to Mounds
vile for the purpose mastering in a
new camp OF the order that has been
formed there. 1t is said to be one OF the
largest camps in the State; the members
are all enthusiastic and propose being IN
shape to make good appearance here at
the time OF the National Encampment to
be held on the 18th, 10th and 18th inst.
Colonel Baguley and Adjutant Dunning'
ton will probably be accompanied to
Moundsville by some Of the members oil
the camp here.
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The summer seems to have taken an
other lease OF life, and the weather for
the past two or three days has seemed
very oppressive. The past month was
not nearly so warm us July OF 1887.
During July this year there were 10 days
OF rain; fair 20, cloudy /. On q days
the thermometer registered over so.
The warmest day was the 9TH, 81 de-
grees; the coolest was the 18th, 81 de-
gsees. The average temperature OF the
month was Sl.G7. The record OF the
month n year previous was as follows:
Rain 8 days, fair IS, cloudy /, clear 3.
On 81 days the thermometer registered
over 90; on 3 days over 100. The warm
est day was the 18th, l04; the coolest
the llth, GS. The average temperature
was gO.75.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-08-02
MARSHALL COUNTY TEACHERS.
The Third Days Session of their Annun
Institute ut MOundsviIle.

III ENI
A"' i"'' 80, n"S $50" =, ,%"''u''.,.,m"
,"s'''"', az '-" -
The thlrd aay 5 session Oh ''ie Maisli"l'
Institute opened with the usual devo-
tional exercises, conducted by Prof.
Crono Tho singing wac IN. hest ever
1I"s0' Inv Nj, ~ Am -, 49, ~, y,
ilao heFe' 4he lol' SUN Siio"eu "ii III
crease over the day before, and yet more
tn come, BRIGHT cheerful faces were
soor an ovorv hand showing that this
''''' va 49, ''.' ''
was to DC inc Dest u"y ye'. 4hsIe"u oi
the interest tagging, us is the usual Gus
tom. il continues to increase with each
session. Prof. Crago introduced the sub
iect of Language Lessons, 4" in which he
took occasion 10 say that the correct
pronunciation OF word was that given
by the majority Of educated persons OF a
ncichborhood. Mr.. Duffy arose at the
close OF Prof Crago's address, and added
some nlain. practical thoughts regarding
the method OF teaching spelling. A gem
eral DISCUSSION OF the subject followed,
elicitinp many differences of opinion.
The previous remarks made by the sew
erol sneakers brought "Reformer" Glen
Bassett and Mr.. Crow to their feet, and
hot shot was poured out on the Institute
alta lively rate for some time.
fter one Of Prof. Houck's alcoves ire
cessesl The Institute again sang Grow
Your Boat" The enrolling clerks were
then requested to pass enrolling cards
for filling out.
Prof Houck next talked upon divers
subjects, He advocated absolutely no
whisnering in the school room While
there was p class on the floor. He also
deplored the too liberal use OF the call
heEl in the school. ms Mt variance with
Good order His illustration Of the
eountv Observation-Disclosures visit TO the
rnrol school was extremely amusing, as
well os ycrv natural.
Tho sneoker then took nm the subject
of 1NIornScrint work. md ably and
forcihlv discussed the subject. His adj
T;ce 40 IN tia nrcnSrotion Of manuscripts
wo wac 70 t%c effect That no manuscript
shonlJ hc received by the teacherunIess
Il was the students best,
The Superintendent at the close OF
Honck's address appointed the follow
;rg Committee nm programme for the
miSbf. D. w. Stewart, Robert Burch,
Minnie Winters Laura Dare and Miss
Mmnnell
a Committee CONSISTING Of Mcssrs. ].
+ Kin" NJ Keyser, Mr. Rowand,
Thomas Weakly w B. Matthews,
lanes S;vert, j. X. Chase and w. B.
Strawn WINS appointed to devise a system
Of Srodipr for country schools. This is
one Of tbs most imn6rtGnt moves OF the
session o"s ., M and it is sincerely hoped that
some nermanent good may result from
III" committce's work.
PromntIv nj 9 o'clock Superintendent
Writ acpin called the institute to order,
and az Srran%ed the previous day the in.
stitute in n body, started on an inspec-
tion Of the Penitentiary, Through the
conrtesies of the officers of that institu-
tinn pleasant and highly instructive
honr WINS sncnt visiting the various de-
nSrtments At 8 O'clock the roll was
called in the Court House and found
nearly Mi returned. Alter roll call the
n,,J;","a o"o;r SANG WThcre's Good
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New CASTLE, Pa, August Three
armed robbers entered the house OF Viii
liam Clark, a wealthy farmer, at an early
hour this morning and bound and gag
ged the ertire family, consisting Of
seven persons. They then ransacked the
house, but only succeeded in getting
three gold watches and small sum Of
money, after which they rode Off
threatening to kill the inmates Of the
house If any attempt was made to raise
an alarm
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-08-02
A VICTORY AT CANTON
Achieved by tho Wheeling Team-Other
Games Played Yesterday.

Suuob ILhyeu lesteTuhy'
Fortune smiled on the Wheeling ball
team at Canton yesterday and the game
was won in good form. 1t is evident
that the team made the most OF the two
days rest and were in shape to play as
they ought to, and as the base ball adj
mirers here hope to see them continue
doing for the balance Of this trip and the
season. The team will play at Canton
again to-day.
The Board OF Directors had their spe-
cial meeting yesterday afternoon. After
disposing OF some routine business at
tention was turned to Manager BuCken-
berger. After informally discussing his
recent action in relation to the letter
sent him it was decided to let the matter
rest till the team returns home, when
they will have a face to face talk with
him. BY that time he will, it is thought,
see the mistake he made and all will be
lovely again.
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evening. Tickets for the round trip are
but $40; they are good for ten days, and
returning exCursionists can stop off ut
Washington. The best iparlor coaches
and sleepers will be provided by the
Pullman company. A large number Of
tickets has already been sold and within
the next few days the sud sea waves will
have dampened the forms OF many
Wheeling men and women.
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coIpy IN an Scn.l,nre.

The exodus from this city and vicinity
to the ,seashore amounts to consider
able this year. The Baltimore & Ohio
runs another excursion to Atlantic City
to-day, and Ticket Agent Tom Burke an
tiCipates n big rush. These will be the
trains the excursionists can take: the
early train over the main line, the one
at sos p. IN. over the main line and the
Philadelphia express via the Pittsburgh
division, leaving at G:20 o'clock this
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The Cyclones have been presented by
the Dinger Bros. with base ball caps,
which, when worn, give the players
quite nobby semi-professional appear
ance.
A good, lively game OF ball was played
on the Etnaville grounds yesterday at'
ternoon between the Lone Stars and Ice
Men that resulted in a score OF 10 to . in
favor of the Stars. The batteries were
+. Porter and J. Hasenauer tor the Stars
and Douds and McAvinch for the Ice
Men.
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is natures own true laxative. 1t is the
most easily taken, and the most effective
remedy known TO cleanse the system
when bilious or costive; to dispel head
aches, colds and fevers; to cure habitual
constipation, indigestion, piles, etc.
Manufactured only by the California
Fig Syrup Company, San Francisco, Cal.
Sold by Logan & Co., Anton P. Hess,
X. B. Burt and @. Menkemiller. At
Bellaire by NJ. N. Mercer.
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FOR HOT WEATHER.

A full line OF lightweight Scrges, Pin
Cheeks and Drap de Etes. which we are
prepared 10 make up In the best style at
reasonable prices.
Balbriggan Underwear at 81 90 a
Suit md upwards. Fancy Flannel Shirts
ut 80 cents and upwards, nj
c. HESS & SONS,
1921 L. 1923 Market Street.
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for habitua! constipation, dyspepsia, and
kindred ills is the famous California
liquid fruit remedy, Syrup OF Figs. 1t
strengthens as well rs cleanses the sys-
TEN, it is easily taken, and perfectly
harmless. Sold by Logan & Co., Anton
2. Hess, R. B. Burt, and @. Menkemeller.
At Bellaire by N. n. Mercer.
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The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad will
sell excursion tickets next Sunday, May
20, and continue to sell them during the
entire summer, to Pittsburgh, at the rate
Of 81 80 the round trip tickets good for
Sunday only. VIII also sell excursion
tickets to Washington, Pa, at the rate OF
81. Trains leave Wheeling at 5 and $40
O. m,