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f s FINANCIAL A NONCOMMERCIAL ; Niw York, March 9.?Moxky?At ? 3(? 4 per cent. Prime mercantile paper 4 $(o\5 J. Custom lieceipts $350,000. Assistant Treasurers disbursed $154,000. ^ Clearings $22,000,000. Stearling steady at 4 8o}@4 89}. 11 Gold?Opened at 114$ and closed at 114$. Carrying rates 1 to 8$ percent. a Goykrnmknts?Strong. n United ?tates as ot 1SS1, coupons -.1-1 J Five-twenties, (1S65) ? lia^ | * Five-twenties, (lstt5) new 1 It*14 11 Flve-t weuties, (itW) I'-'Us Five-twenties, (1868) 123 ' New Fives 11^ ? ' Teu-tortiea_ ....Ill*1, 'feu Forty Coupons 118v4 Currency Mixes : 12t^4 Kaii.ro ad Bonds?Firm and in good demand. State Bonds?Dull. Stocks?At the Stock Exchange busi- ( ness was confined mostly to Lake Shore, Western Union and Pacific Mail. Outside of these the market was dull. Lake < Shore was strong. "Western"Union and f Pacific Mail about steady. Ohios advanced | Jot a cent, and Union Pacific declined to I b^L closing at 08$. Canton declined to I 414 and at the close raliicd to 43 bid and 45 asked. There was more than usual done in long sellers options, to-day, generally sixty days, chiefly in Western | Union and Lake Shore, about $ <!;? per cent, under prices in regular way. i Transactions 175,000 shares, of which I IS,000 were Pacific Mail, 61.000 Western Union, 07,000, Lake Shorp, 8,000. Ohio's, 7.000 Michigan Central. Western Unlon_ 677? Hock Island 1109$ ! Pacific Mail Paul , Adams Kxpress..lies St. Paul preler'd.. 80 a Wells, FaricoACo 87 ToledoA Wabash o1-., I Aiuer. Union A W. prefer'd.. 9.'4 United States "I'^Fort Wayne 104 N. Y. Central 117^4 i'erre Haute i> Krie.?..._ IS T. 11 prelerred... 1SV.J Krie preferred..... 3i Chieago.lAlton lo(?4 Harlem 113 ('.A A. preferr'd.lo2 Harlem preler'd 131 Ohio&Misaisippi 21 Michigan Cent'1. 63 ludiauai'euir'i... 4"b Union Pacific t B. a h, I*'* , Iatlte Shore t>?>, ti. ?tst. Joe is?. Illinois('entn4l...l(.r-''i D. A Lackawana. 18 C. and I* ac^r A.Jtl*. Telegraph 19 Northwestern C. -j;1., c, Pacific bonus. li v\ North west *ii ptd. 0> U. Pacific boiuls. 10j>b N'. J. Central 1W>;B N kw Yokk, March 0.?Cotton?Dull at 12j(5\12 15-10e; futures closed stead) -. ! March 12$c; April ld(5 13 1 -1 tic; May 1 Id 1-1 Go; Juno 18 9 ltio; July Id 25-32(?, : Id 15-10c; August Id 15-10. \N heat? j Kathcr more steady, with little better demand; receipts 10,000 bushels; No. 1 spring $1 34; ungraded $1 20; No. 2 Chicago $122(5)1 20; No. 2 nominally at $1 08(5)1 10; winter western $1 89; white $1 48. Rye?Quiet; state 80(5 85c; western 78(a82c. Barley and Malt?Quiet. Corn?Quiet and steady; receipts hd.lHXi bushels;.graded 02p-< Ode; western mixed new ungraded 02 A (u, 03c; new yellow western ungraded 63|c. Oats?A shade ; firmer; receipts 21 OOO bushels; western i mixed and state 40j(548c; white 47(5 j 51c. Hay?Firm; shipping 75(7,80c. ] Hops?Firm; western and eastern 11(5 | lOe. Coffco?Quiet;jobbing at 15(719c. j Sugar?Quiet; fair to good refining T.p-; ; prune 7Bc. Molasses Quiet at 45(5 00c. | Petroleum?Quiet; crude 8?c; rofiuid 14 in cases 18?(521c; naptha, city 9Ac. Tallow?At 9(5 9|c? Rosin?Quiet. Turpentine?Quiet at 89c. Fggs?Quiet; westrrxi 15(5 16c; Ftatoand Pennsylvania 104c. Pork?Firm at 123 00. Reef-? L no hanged. Cut Meat.-?Westeru quiet; I middles quiet; long clear 121c; city l ie. Lard?Closed tirm; prime steam #1 3G5(o- j 1C t?7A. Butter?F irm; western 15(a 21tc; j State 20(5,35e. C'hee-t?At C(^,12j(. Whisky?Demand fair and market tirm j at $1 00. Chicago, March 0.?F'lour?Dull | and unchanged. Wheat?Dull; No. 2 Chicago -spring 97?o sp<>t; 08jc seller ! April; $1 03j seller May; No. 3 821(a, , bJe: rejected 7 lie. Corn?Steady; No. 2 j mixed 4dJ(<i 431c spot; 13;ce asked seller ' April; 47Jc bid seller May. Cats?Dull and nominal. Barley?Firm at 57A(.< 58c spot; 50lc seller April. Rye?Quiet and tirm at 03(? 01 . l'ork?Steady at 4-22 15 ; ('? 2220spot; $22271(? 22 -JOseller March; ! #22 52^ 22 55 seller Mav. Lint>rDull at$lJ 121 spot; #13 271<a 13 30 seller ! April; 1347^1350 seller May. Bulk i Meats?Firm and unehanged. Whisky ?At #1 05. tin Call Board?Wheat?Unchanged, (lorn?Dull and i to 1 lower. l'ork? Firm at #22 38 seller April; $22 571 seller 31 ay. Lard?F inner at #13 35 seller April; $13 321 seller May. 1'HiLADBi.rnrA, March 0.?Flour? Good grades full prices; extra #4(5 4 50; , Wisconsin #5 50(<;0 .54); high grades ?7 00 (<? S 00. Wheat?Choice lirm; amber #1 42 (.\ 1 44; red #1 4tV . 141. Corn Steady; yellow oojbioN*; white tide. | ! < i*ts? Dcjwe-jsed; white 4lY?;48e; mixed; j 3J(a,4He. "Whisky?Steady at $1 U'J. | Clover Seed?At 14(<rl41e. 1'etroleum ?Crude lie; retined I3jc. Cutter? Choice New York and Bradford county j ' o5(?,37c; tirsts zSfo 32c; western) extras 28^>30c; fi rsts H5(<? HGc. Cheese; ?Firm; Now York 12j(ay14. Kggs?]i Firm; FennsylvaniK New Jersey and j , Delaware, Ircsb, 17(?,i8c; western lb o i;c. Cincin v ati, March 0.?Cott-n? . t^ui^t at lHJe Flour?Dull and unchanged. Wheat?Dull at ?1 lOf-i 1 Jo. ' Corn?Steady at 47(<i 50c. Oats?Dull! at U5' i 4th'. Barley?Firm and unchanged. Kye?(?uiet and tirm at 74(J 7oc i Fork?t>ui?'t and steady at $H3 00. hard ?Steam ?13 00; kettle >lo 75(? 14 00. Bu'k Meats?(juiet; shoulders ; clear ' rib l'df'i lt-'ic; clear IHJc. Bacon? Firm at 9$(<n)13|(3}13$c. Whi.-ky?Firm and j nominally at jl 04. ; 1 Hogs?Dull; common light $7 45(? 7 75; go<.al do { < tH)(o b Ho. Baltimore, March 9?Flour?Nominally unchanged. Wheat?Dull arid ur.- ' changed. Corn?l^uiet at 004c. Cats? Dull; No. H mixed 40(n 42c; white 45(d) 60e. Kye?t^uiet Out steady at 78(d;82e. j l'rovisions?ytiict. Fork?$23 00; bulk shoulders t'Jc; clear rib lHso; loo-e Wcon shoulders lo](b lOAe; clear rib 134(?i>14jc; hams 15A(iA16c. Butter?Firm and unchanged. CotJee?(ju:ct; cargoes 15(<? 18c; ' jobbing 15J(u,l0e. Whisky?Demand j fair and market tirm at $1 U'Jh Toledo. March 0?Flour?(Juiet and unchanged. Wheat?Dull; No. 1 white Michigan $1 HO; extra do. ?1 36; amber . Michigan $1 22}; No. 3 red ?1 07; rejected Dayton and Michigan red t>4e. ' Corn?Dull; high mixed held at 47 1 4Sc; low mixed 40Jo: no p-ad'- 44c; dam- , aged 43^c. OaU?Dull; while 37Ac; Michigan 34c. New York, March 9.?Busine-s in the package trade in cotton goods, prints and dress goods is more active, and there ( was a better feeling in the jobbing t branches. Cotton* goods steady with , agents, but irregular in jobbers' hands. Cotton dress goods in gotal demand, and worsted shawls more active. "Woolens for men's wear quiet. i Cleveland, March 9.?Petroleum? n Firm and quiet; standard white 110 de- { grees test ll?e; prime while 100 degrees , 12'c, car lots, cash. 9 i Pittsbvzgh, Mar<h 9.?Petroleum? t^uict and steady; erude j'li 10 at Parker's; refined 1l'J@13;c Philadelphia i delivery. i Ladies' Seamless Side Lace Shoes, just received at . . L. V. Blond's, 1135 Main Street, f Look Here?Summer Silks for 35 I cents per yard, to make a change in busi- 1 ness, at J. W. Fen-el's. ' * ~~ r Keep it Before the People.?It is ^ to your interest to go to Gold Bros., j 1107 Main street, and look at their prices, '' styles and quality of rtady made cloth- t I Hall's Art Gallery is now located ht b i'205 .Market street, opposite Me Lure (louse. 1 ' .. Wheeling |trgfctcr. CARROLL & BRO., ! ^OS. ti, ? AND 10 SIXTEENTH STREET Importers and Dealers In the beet ot 1 uliun Marble and LIFE SIZE FIGURES, .nd American and Scotch Granite Monolentx and Tablets. This firm trill tnrniah rork In their line at the very lowest rates. V'ork guaranteed to give satisfaction or o pay, nov&leg >5c Dress Goods for 12 l-2c. We Will Close this LWeek 3000 YARDS Striped, Plaid and Figured Dress Goods AT 12 l-2c PER YARD. 100 French Corsets small sizes, at 35c. 25 Pieces P. K'sand Marseilles at New York cost. Remnants of Si'ks, Aip-cas, Poplins and Moi.J/s at >our own prices. Emslieimer Brcs., HOG Main Street. let.15 FBI i> \Y, M AK< >1 10. 1?7#. LOCAL INTELLIGENCE Index to Raw Advertisements. For Cincinnati?Steamer Hudson. Oilcloths?(?. Mendel, Booth & Co. I.egal Notice. Ohio Glass Works lor Salo. Picture Moulding?McLure H<>use AitSto e. Public Auction of Business Stand. Hamilton Opera House?The Two Orphans. Onk marriage license issued yesterday. It will ho hard to get a drink next Suhday. m ^ ? ou 11 Beilairo letter did not arrive last night. m m ? The Capitol is beginning to look like a building. The Democratic State Cocvention will he held at Charleston Juno 9th, Mr. Koonheart had a largo force ot men at work in Centre Wheeling yesterday. A xiMUKK of counterfeit twenty-tivo cent pieces are in circulation. - i m m ? Base ball season is fast approximating. Then for items in the broken finger line. ^ A landslide on the line of the B. & O. It. It. delayed ali the trains vestorday. ? ? ? Tub grand jury found or.e hundred mid fourteen indictment?. O ^ Kvkryiioi>v rnid yc-tcrday was a Cue day, itL'i what everybody says must be so. Som k of the saloon keepers had us high is seventeen indictments against them for selling on Sunday. ^ - ? Some of the people who drew prizes at the Opera house last night, cculd not tell < n what street they lived on. Tub average street car driver, on a muddy day. cuu come?within ten feet of 'topping on a crossing, every time. .Minors will drink as long as majors and colonels do, nothwithstandiug grand juries. m ^ Tub County Court will not get< through with the cases belore it during .he Centennial year. .Vk. II. A. Wilson requests us to sav .hat tlio ditc m his sworn statement liould read the l>th of Februury instead ,>f the F'th, as w?> published vesterdaT. \V Ei'.v emiay, to-dav and Saturday of this week are observed r.s Ember days in the Catholic Church, and are days of abstinent e. lx looking over our exchanges we fee one hundred ar.d forty-seven articles headed "Belknap's Fall.'' and seventytwo "l'he Nation's Disgrace." ^ ^ Accident.?The muck squeezers of the Belmont mill were broken night before last, which caused the suspension of work in the f-Tgo department yesterday. m m Before Squire Schultz.? Henry >teinbiSs, charged with creating a disturbance, was required to give bond by the above Justice Ia.-t night, to k^ep the peace for six months. m m ? The police have commenced to -laughter dogs. . The poet savs: "The rurfew tolls the kiiell ot parting day;" but | he policemen say: "Fartingday will toll j he knell ot a few curs." A max offers a prize for the best shirt nude bv the girls at a certain college; t- * ' I nd the girls retaliate by offering a prize ! or the best French yoke cornucepis made 1 >v the male students. Cot soil should take some action in | egard t^ having the debris oftheWashngton llull tire removed from 12th street, ince the owners of the property refuse "do it. That is too valuable thorougharc to be blockaded by the rubbish of ho temple. _ i ? i>- ? "Wheeling ladies, never behind, prolose to give a "Found Fartv," for the icncCt of the Children's Home. All overs of fun and friends of the instituion. are invited to come and bring their ackages when the time and place shall e fixed, ot which notice will be given. All the novelties m hats at heed 5. THE WHEELING THE COl'KTS. CwUMTT Cocbt?Judyc Cochran. Court met at nine o'clock to day. The court assigned Lynch and Thompson to defend George Fisher, charged with grand larceny. An examination was waived, and the prisoner remanded fur trial. Bond fixed at $500. Christ Bredescham, charged with grand larceny, waived an examination and was remanded. William Florence and John Rust, charged with stealing tobacco from the Baltimore &, Ohio Railroad Company, were discharged, on promising to behave themselves hereafter. They are boys twelve or thirteen years old. The court adjourned until this morning at 9 o'ciock. Pone* Cou&T?Judge C'ratimer. The following cases were disposed u! at the Police Court yesterday morning Jessie Mercer, charged with drunken ness, was fined two dollars and costs which?ne paid. The cases of disorderly conduct agains Andrew Banchman, Amos Erbiu am John Bauchman were dismissed. Pubim.?Our Jewish citizens are noi celebrating Purim, which in many re spects is the most suggestive festival c that people. The events which this fe? tival commemorates are recorded in tb Book of Esther. Ahasuerus, the Persia King (supposed to be Artaxerxes), alts having banished Vashti, hi3 Queen, Iroi his presence, selected as his future wil Esther, a neice, and the adopted daughtc of Moriecai, a Jew, who dwelt in ?jhi than, and was ono of those that wci taken captive from Jerusalei after Esther had ,;iound favt in the sight of Ahasuerus," an was chosen Qqeen. Mordecai continue solicitous about her, and daily inquire at the Court as to her welfare, llaniai the arrogant Prime Minister of the Pel sian Court, having observed that "Moi decai, tho Jew, refused to do him revei enoe," and declined to bow tho kne whenever the Minister chanced to pai hini, obtained the King's permission t destroy on tho fourteenth day of Ads all the Hebrews in the Kingdoi | of the Persian monarch wli ! reiuned ' from* India even uul | Ethiopia, and w hoso realm embraced or hundred and twenty-seven, provinces I Esther interceded with the King on hi j half of her people, and her entreatii I were successful. Mordccai for a lo j mer service rendered to Ahasuerus i I saving his life, was promoted to tfc station occupied by lianian, \vh with his sons, was executed on th scaffold which ho erected for Mo deeai. The royal edict ->f wholesale di struetion wus revoked, and, as the boo of Esther says, "The day of mcurnin was turned into a day ot gladness, tb city of Shushan rejoiced and was gla and the Jews had light and gladness an joy and honor.'' ?.nd it wascommande that these days.-hoiiid be remernbere and kept throughout every generatioi and that these days ot I'unm si.outu ru tail from among the Jews, nor the motr orial of them perish front their seed.'' Ambitious to he Secretary o War?An amusing incident took plac yesterday morning during the session c the County Court, Somo young boy were brought up charged with bavin entered a car at the depot and stolen there front some tobacco. Their guilt was nt denied, but their counsel, it well-know young lawyer of this city, plead wit I the Judge that on account of their ex | trcme youth, it would bo very in j jurious to their moral cducatioi I if they were sent to jail to associat 1 among oliar thieves, but it would b much better to give theni a lecture on th beauties of honesty and the iiorrors o dishonesty, and let them go. The Hon Judge acquiesced, and proceeded to rea< them an eloquent picture of the honor ] which lie in the paths of rectitude, con | trasting them with the certain dis graces and misery of an oppo site course. After talking at som length, in a most impressive inannei His Honor said to the most precocious o the ollendurs "Could you ever expect t go to Congress, ify<?u continue stealing? "Mo,' remarked a looker-on, 'II couldn't expect to go to Congress; bu he's trying mighty hard to train himsel for the position of Secretary of War. The culprits were discharged and th gravity of the court was sadly broken ii upon. Not Had.?Passengers who have hai the luck to travel on some of the stag lines between this city and certain town in Beluient county, will relish the follow ing little pun at the expense of th , owners of said lines." Une of our prominent legal gentlemei who is rather quaint in bis ways, ba considerable business on the otho side of the river, and stages it t St. Clairsville and other points quit J often. The other day he had occasion t< journey hence on one of th' j iines, and the ride was no 1 on'y a cold one, but unusually slow am 1 tedious, and by the tiure the stage hat arrived at the end of the journey, iie wa in anything but a lovely mood, triep I ping out of the stage, the first person h< ; confronted was the proprietor of the line and noticing several animals standing around that looked as if they had beet fed all winter on bran tea diet, heat tracted tho gentleman's attention bj bruskely inquiring ,-if they didn't mak< horses in this section?'* ,:ilako horses! No. Why do you ask?" was the astonishing interrogatory cf the owner of the stage lino. "Hecause 1 see a number of frames atar.llnrr o rrtn n A n*uif inrr tn Ko ti M oH in " was the lawyer's quick reply. SPRING hats at Heed's. ? ^ I ^ i? Hope For Ice.?There is yet some hope for the ice men. says the Cumberland Times, ln-18-19 no ice was cut until the middle of March, alter which time a full crop was gathered. In 18dC the first and second weeks of March produced the entire crop of that season, and we find that ice was cut as late as the first week in April in the year 1811 and 1832. DAILY REGISTER, I Work or the Grand Jurt.?The Grand Jury made their report to the | Court yesterday morning, and reported the following true bills: belling on sunday. The following persons were indicted j more than once for telling liquor on Suni day: Peter Schlernitzaur, twelve indictmenu; Win. Harteostien, sixteen indict| inenU; James Sauvageot, seven indict! ments; Jamee Mathews, six indictments; *| August Wiedebusch, six indictments; ' Henry Daub, three indictments; Louis Liegeman, three indictments; ; Fred. Keineke, four indictments; " Thomas Howley, seven indictments; | Franz Klaeri, five indictments; Isaac Hagan, seven indictments; Geo. Wat ! son, three indictments; Susanna Bod f; wing, two indictments; Joseph Ro : brecht, two indictments; George J. Dob bin, two indictments, >, The following have one mdictmen against each of them for selling liquor 01 t 1 Sunday: Gregory Warner, George i | Baker, Charles Koch, Henry Schneidei i Ed. Christman, George Andrews, Henr; Newhart, George Schwartzback, Henr; v | Imer, Julius Lohse, Hannah Husemac j Christian Burkle, Aug. Mathews, Valeu K tine Miller. ,fi gaming. i_ j One indictment was found against eac e | of the following persons ior gaming n i Mage Baldwin, Geo. Robinson, Ge< ! West wood, John Moran, Patrick Quit ir , lan, Jas. Rogers, Goo. Norton, and Jai n i Bulger, Jr. "e not true BILLS, sr The following were returned not tru j. bills: E. R. "Warner, for soiling" liquc on Sunday; Wm. McHenry, Wm. Kerr per and Carlile Brown, for unlawful as 11 sembling; Frank McDauiels, for pet it larceny; August Miller, for sellio j liquor on Sunday, six bills. communication from the grand jcr1 The following communication froi d the grand jury was handed to theCourl J. To the Honorable ltobert II. Cochrai r- Judge of the County Court of Oh\ r_ County: r When we were empanneled and swor as grand jurors, our attention wi !e I specially directed to numerous offense ;s , which had been committed since tho si 0 | ting of the last grand jury, and, dunn ' our deliberations, other and gross violi ir j tions of tho criminal statutes wei u uruu^ui su uur uutn_u. /ia t\j tuo uiiu?, l0 arid thoroughness of our inquirie and as evidence of the justness ot th '? j complaints made by our Vitizens, tb ?e indictments just submitted by us ar | the best proofs. Your Honor wi readily perceive that the length of tim wo have consumed in our labors, was ni ?s more than sufficient to meet the wor r- brought before us. But there is anothe n and better reason why we think this con: I munication should bo made to you. "W ie were reminded by the prosecution th? o, ; grcss violations of our assessment law ie | hud been committed, and our investigt i tions of these charges was particular! r' 1 urged. Although somewhat fatigued b ?- i llio r-imiiHnriition civen to the unnsio k amount of business which preceded ou ! inquiries upon this subject, jet wo hav & given this matter a careful examinatior ic and feel justified in saying that there i j abundant reason lor the charges mad against a number of corporations an 1 individuals for evading the revenue law '1 by making improper and incomplet d returns of their taxable assets. Espec 2 ially are the wrongs complained of ii ' this respect, observed in the returns c ,1, various banking houses of our city t i- the assessor last year. Grossly inadc quate returns, as wo are assurred, wer made bw some of the banks, and this fac is made the more apparent when,w F take into consideration the amount c e capital claimed by them to be employed | and which necessarily must be employe by them in-their business transactions s some of our largest banking institu ? tions, returning the moijt insignificun amounts whilst others of significan businessl proportions return nothing >t Some difficulty in obtaining lull prool n of theso abuses have been experienced b , us. owing to the fact of the failure ii 1 i making returns by these institutions. T< - j give your honor a better idea of thes - j violations of the law, wo find that on u I bank pays in State and county taxc about ninety-five dollars, another si. e I dollars, another, under protest, abou c ! twelve hundred and seventy-three dol ' 1 n rc iKn mnct upulthv t,unlr npvin 0 , .?.c, ........r'v " f j nothing. Similar evasions of the revenu | laws have been detected .in the return t. j of reported wealthy citizens. Being un 4 able to obtain the most satisfactory proof upon these charges, we bav 3 deemed it inexpedient to lind sr.; - indictrnont at this time, but consider . it necessary to submit these explanation why we have not done go. Some degre of praise is due the assessor for bringin 0 i to light those abuses, and we think it no > inappropriate to recommend that in hi ,f assessments for tho current year he tak | everj- step necessary to enforce the mos 0 perfect compliance with tho law. I these returns, properly sworn- to, as th 0 | law requires, be demanded, then th ' proofs of guilt will be easily obtained 1 and tho technical advantages which th f I law furnishes when the returns are no " i so made, will be of littlp avail. Ail o p which is respcctlully submitted. John Mi/Lurk. 1 I Foreman of Grand Jury. Wheeling, March 9, 1876. judge cochran's reston-sk. ' , Gentleman of the Grand Jury: ' | The 116 bills of indictment prejentpd s and the communication submitted by - you, evince a commendable patience an< a dilligenco on your part in the disehargi ol public duty. Your communication, coming as i i does from body composed of citizen s bearing so large a share of tht burdenof taxation, and clothed with such powe as a grand jury, will, 1 hope, call publi 15 and official attention to the matter there u in most particularly- referred to iu s< 1 persuasive manner as to result in some thing curative from the legislative o e judicial departments of the State, t It is further to be hoped that the com 1 muLication will be s<? suggestive to thosi j to whom it applies that no other gram jury will be required to examine into tin 5 matter, and in any event it can scarcely . be doubted that your action will result i'r , great good to the public morals and rev enue. The birr was then diiehareed w J ? ?? i Transfers ok Real hbtate?Deet made March Sth, 1S7C, by Anton Key ir.ann and wife to John Frew, for land or * the corner of K?"*t! and 14th streets. A J ? muted March 9th; #4.125. Deed made March 5th, 1S76, by llenrj C. Caldwell and wife to Nicholas Heil for the north one-half of lot No. 11 > square 16. Joseph Caldwell's addition Admitted March 9tb. A Young Rascal.?Yesterday .Officer Bob Jun kins arrested Fred Davis, a ten year old son of the well known Jcfl Davis, charged with stealing a lot ol articles from the rope store of C. H Berry, on Main street. Fred is the worst boy in the city. Judge Cranmer will attend to him this morning. "Will Attend thk Centennial ? The German Catholic Union will meet at 1 hiladeipaia on the'lota of June, and j it is expected tbat 321 societies will be represented. St. Alphonsus Society, oi this c: ty, will attend. * FRIDAY MORNING, Select Masque Ball. ? L:ist night being the feast of Purim, it was ; celebrated by a select masque ball at Neuhausen's Assembly Rooms, given by the Montefeori Literary Society, an ori g&nization composed of the young Jewish | gentlemen of our city. The ball was I largely attended, the gay maskers creating unusual admiration. The room presented a brilliant appearance as the merry throng glided throuth the mazy. The make-ups were ; all good, but the most prominent were "flumpty Dampty," "Girl of the Period," ' "The Butterfly," "The Darling Cava: ! liers," "Topsy." "Godde?s of Liberty," I j "Chimney Sweep," "Goddess of War," 1 " I "Flag of Our Union." "Btars," "The : . Peasant Girl,'1 the "Grenadiers" and the J representations of the different nations, i 1 A great many men were original'in their ; costumes but we have neither time nor ! , | space to enumerate them. By all it was ! f pronounced a decidedly plea.-aut atiair, 1 [ and a tuccess in ever i. -particular. Mr. Meubauseo furnished the supper, and Kramer's band supplied the music, and with pretty ladies, what k more could be asked? '* The young gentlemen wno had cLarge i. ofthe afiair wore as follows: ' Committee of Arranoemints?D. Sonneborn, I Blum, Jr., and A. Ballenherg. Committee. of Invitation?James e Bpeyer, B. B. J31och and M. Bonneborn. ir Master of Ceremonies?I. Swubacker. ^ Committee on Reception?M. Baer, I. Swabacker and L Bteinfield. j. Committee on t'to-m?B. Baor, G. g Speyer and L. Mandei. r. Processor Zera.?Prof. Zera Laj a n grand audience lust night, the Opera L: House being packed full, and all were ? happily pleased at the excellent entertain10 ment. As a magician, Prof. Zera will n | rauk among the very best, while his ven is triloquisra is certainly wonderful. The i8 Cawthurne Boys are excellent in their g lateral specialties, and the presents were t. by far the best ever given away by a e similar exhibition. Among the fortunate ^ ones were Harry Benner, No. 19, 8th St., q who received a tine gold watch; Edward 10 Woinrigh, 2055 Market street, a coin sil11 vcr watch; Thomas Bessie, i'Kdb Chap0 lino street, got a oasket of potatoes, a >t ham, a sack of flour, a pound of ^ coffee, sugar and ten, and <-ther articles; Ituben Porter, Brid-ep-rt, e silverico pitcher; Mrs. Itilcy, Wheeling Island, silver knives and forks; in ndditinn a larco number of hams, hairs of I- => ? flour and other useful ?rtielcs were given y away. A change will be made in the 'r programme to-night and more presents c given away, llescrvcd seats may be sei, cured at Adams iV Lucas' music store at 13 fifty cents. e m , ? ^ Personal.?Mono of the bankers were s 8 indicted. Prof. Zera has ijuarters at the JSt. 11 James. Capt. Itussell, prts-s agent of the McKee Kankin combination, is at the e St. James. 1 Judge VV. II. Caldwell is enguged in the pleasant pastime of moving, and he can't attend to "biz ' for a day or two. d Hon. II. W. Matthews. Attorney-Gon' oral, will leave tor his home in Greent brier county, to-day. t Pub McClellan got a sack of flour and y a ham last night, lie is thinking about 8 . ? getting married and going to housoa keeping. 0 Mrs. Ella B.Jones who baa beenau invalQ ? id for a long time,died ut her residence on e >s Chapline street yesterday morning at s x ?'clock. The deceased was an excellent l' and accomplished lady, and was well^ j known in this community, ller death, e while not unexpected, will be reau with 3 deep regret by her large circle el'friends. ? ?? m Two Ori'Hans.?The celebrated .Mce y Keo Ilankin Combination will open a i three days' engagement at the Opera 3 House, Monday evening, in the ''Two ^ i Orphans," and in which this comit [ pany is generally conceded by the s ! press of the country to b* ' superior to the Furbish party, f who drew such large audiences here last * 1 winter. This is the original play, as per ? i formed for 180 successive nights at the g I Union Square Theatre, New York* t j Five of the original company arc still f i with Mr. llankin's combination. The sale of reserved seat will rom1 menco at the music store of Adams A Lucas, Saturday morning at 'J o'clock. ! Wo expect to see a great rush lor seats' j Routs "f Procession.?The following will bo the route of march by the i procession on St. Patrick's Day, next B i Friday: " , ! Starting at St. Jo=r?pli - Cathedral, up | Eofl' to Twelfth, down Twelfth to Market. I up Market to Seventh, down S Tenth to Main, up Main to Hospital,.around ? ; Hospital to Main,down Main '. > Twentyfourth, up Twenty-fourth to Chapline. up Chapline to Twenty-third,down Tw*nty0 | third to Market, up Market to Eighteenth, up Eighteenth to W?>od, up Wood to Fifteenth, down Fifteenth t>> Jacob, up Jacob to Fourteenth and down ' Fourteenth to the Cathedral. ] Kramer s band, has been'engaged for B ' the parade. -^^* m 1 Notaries Pcbli ?The Governor yesterday appointed the following Notaries Public: Thos. J. Showalter, for the county of J # y Harrison, residence, Brown's M ils; M. . C. Jameson, for the county of Greenbrier, - residence Fran kford: J as. A. Hairirertv. for the county of .Marion, residence, Manningtcn. t?e<"krt Meeting.?There wa- a general meeting of the nail manuf.. turer? of "this city held at the otSce ol Deweyi Vance ?Sc Co., on Main street, last evening, but as it was secret wc are unable to . give any report of the pr c *fci:r The labor question is generally under-tc J being the subject cf Conference. There are already such diver?i2ed base-ball code? that it is quite possible a game during the Centennial season may last ail summer, pending an appeal f.-jra the referee to the law. Each club may have it# own code, and alt. gether hava ? none. j Get your spring beaver at ?. MARCH 10 1876. MEIUIIBOKHOOIS MEWS. martin's fkrry. Tiik Ohio City has been investigating i the wages paid some of their hands, and found they were getting more per day than men performing the same work in other mills, and have cut down their appriations. consequently some of these men have sent in their resignation. Strange the company didn't 6ee the over amount they were paying sooner, ilost likely there will be more of this reduction before long. One great topic of conversation these days is the terrible amount of fraud and robbery the investigations going on 1 at Washington are bringing to light. The honest Republicans are indignant and the Democrats, while not surprised ' at the developments, regret the shame ! and disgrace these Republican leeches have brought upon the country, Let no guilty man escape!" and "Let us have peace!" Are these the good times j promised three years ago, it we would elect Grant? Wonder if U. S. wants the third term us much as he did tbe first? , Wonder if he would except it if he was sure the people desired it? Hurrah for Grant! The Republican party is certainly i in Me Mursft, and some of the party , seeui to be troubled of late very much ; with nervousness. Manried on Wednesday evenicg, at i the residence of Wm. A. Uoliiduy, Esq., Mr. R: C. Swartz and Miss Rosa lioiiiday, by the Rev. G. W. Chalfant, assistad by Rev. W. Weir. Tbe company was large and the retreshments gotten up in I P. Zinn's best style. Here, Dick, is our best wishes to you and your fair bride. The mud gap on the Ohio Valley pike at the upper end of town, is being filled : up with cinder from the furnace, very j much to the comfort of teamsters. Thos. Cochran, Esq., editor of the Rellaire Leader, is extremely happy, i Nine pound and a half, and a girl at that. uelxont covbty item*. I Eroro tiio St. Clairsville Gazette. The rumor that Miss Mary E. Hoover, late ot the Bollaire Commercial, was married recently, turns out to be a mistake. The Cainbrige Jerf'ersonian says: ! "Adieu! Campbell and good-bye bus line. J A. O. Long, ol this place, is the successful bidder for carrying the mails on the I Wheeling, W. Va. routeafyer the first <>f July." The Democrats of St. Clairsville will moi t in Convention at the Court House I on Saturday afterueon, March 18th 1876, i for the purpose of nominating a corpor; ation ticket, as follows: Mayor, Marj shal, Clerk, Treasurer and three Council1 men. This meeting will be held immediately after the adjournment of the : Democratic Township Convention. What might be calle 1 a marriage in "high life" occurred at the Probate ,J uuge's office in ibis place last Thursday. I The groom was George Yaus, a prisoner ' in the county jail theu awaiting sentence and transportation to the penitentiary I for stabbing with intent to kill. The bride was Miss Sarah E. Chandler, of Lovdsville. She is rather a good looking | prepossessing young woman. What brought ab^ut tho marriago un| der audi unfavorable circumstances' ' may bo imagined. It is hinted ibat they may have '-loved not wisely | bat too well." \ aus was escorted from tho jail to Judge Carroll's office by Deputy Sheriff itice, who, we presume, acted as lirst groomsman. Major Neiswanger was culled in to officiate on tho happy occasion, and it is needless to say that ho performed tho ceremony in the most approved style. (The Major always does that.) Only one mishap occurred during the proceedings?tne ring ! was forgotten until after tho ceremony was concluded, then it was brought j forth and placed on the linger of tho blushing bride. After tho matrimonial I knot was securely tied and all was over George was taken hack to jail and the newly made wife relumed to the hotel. The bride paid all expenses. Tho mari riago took place at 1 o'clock, and at 4 i o'clock the same day, the happy husband | was brought into court and sentenced to five years' imprisonment in the peniten| tiary. Un Thursday he wu? taken to Co! 1 urn bus. We are afraid that tho friends of the | National road, by contentions among themselves as to the best course to pursue. will fail to accomplish tho object for which they are striving?the improvement of the condition of the road. To secure any uction bv the legislature, it | seems to u* that thero should be more unity of sentiment and action on tho part I of those who are interested in the road and its preservation. Senator Knox . -tatcs that upon investigation he finds luai iiiu omiu ui \/i?iu is unufr no legal obligations to the United States or i to any body else to keep the National Ko:id in repair, unless it may be, pre! chance to the extent that the tolls collected may accomplish that end." Under all the 'circumstances we think ths best thing to be done would be to enact a law requiring tho tolls collected in each county to be expended for the repair and improvement of that portion >>f tho road which lies within tho county where such tolls are collected; also to require the towns and cities thrjugh which the road passes to keep up such portions of the road as lie within their corporate limits. We think it probable that by united action we might secure the passage of an act embodying these provisions; while to expect an appropriation by the Mate is simply useless, and as for the plan of ceding the road to the counties through which it passes, so much opposition to that has already been j developed that it is extremely doubtful whether the per-age of such Rn a< t could be secured at. Columbus. Us last Thursday afternoon the prisi oners convicted-of penitentiary otfons?s at the t>-rm of Court just closed, w<-re brought into Court for sentence. There were eleven of them, and th<-ir names, crimes and sentences areas follows: Martin Kavanaugh, burglary of rail road car. 4 years; Jatneg Ma bra, (colored) burglary of store house, 3 years; Jesse B. Kiiis. burclarv of store house. 3 years: Menander Colvin, burglary of store h use, 3 years; Jack Jones.stabbing with intent to wound, 3 years; Wm. Hardy, manslaughter, 5 years; Kobert Gardner, I arson ol barn, o years; George Yaus, stabbing with intent to kill, 5 years: Henry Be&il, aiding and abetting Gen. Yau' of stabbing with intent to kill, 'i years and t? ni nths; Jarre* Williams, aiding ar.d abetting Geo. Yaua of atabbitg with intent to kill, 3 years and 6 month'; Charles Yaus. aiding and abetting Geo. Yaus of stabbing with intent to kill, o years at Kefortn Farm. Charles Yau', being less than 10 years of age. was sentenced until he becomes 21 years of aire, but by good conduct ! he may be able to secure a discharge before he arr.ves at that age. NeTer before in the history of Belmout county has there been such a large number of criminals from here sent to the penitentiary at one time. Ail of them with the exception of Jones, are young men, ser a. 01 wtorn are under 21 years of age. I Nine of the eieven committed the crimes lor which they were conyicted while 4 they were* intoxicated. Kayanougb. J?ne; and llardy are from BeWiare. j Maora, E. is and Coivfn from Baroeevilie. George Yaus, Henry Beall and Charles YaUi from Loydsviile or v?cini- j ty, Gardner from the ricinity of HendrysbLrgh,acd Wiiiiami belongs to St. Clairsville. Sfri.vo soft and silk hate at Reed i. \ * Mrs. Grat.?The complimentary ben- | ellt tendered by the citizens of Wheeling 1 * to Mrs. Katharine Gray, will take place at Weisel Musical Hall this evening, and p we believe there will be a large attend- Hi ance* Mrs. Gray is a floe elocatlonist and deserves success. In speaking of her the Westfield, N. ] T., Republican says: , "Saturday evening Mrs. Gray made her ? second appearance?in response to a flattenng recall signed by our prominent cit- X zeos?before a crowded house composed j j? of the best of the town, who had gatb- u ered to be entertained and delighted by ! P< her fine impersonations. It is a difficult thing for one person to hold an audience for two hours with simple fragmentary productions from the ! various authors, but Mrs. Gray had no im /liflinniti. anil Wnrn her hearers BULU ? - --- ? were aware it was after ten o'clock and a lone programme had been presented. Should Mrs. Gray continue on the stage her name must soon win national repute. Her transitions are rapid and electrifying ! and her voice w nderful in its power. | but in its strength and compass, sweet- j i ness and expression, are not lost. Hraolnlfoun of Ke?pect. At a meeting of the Nailers Associa] tion of Benwood, held March 1st, 187tJ, j the following preamble and resolutions I were adopted: 1 ? ? '? -i?-i ? HKREAS, 11 08* piensen Providence to remove by tbe hands of death our brother and fellow-workman Luke F. Altmeyer, who was dearly beloved and highly esteemed; therefore be it Resolved, That In this sad event we are admonished that all must bow in meek submission to iiis wilt who doeth all things well. Resolved, That in his death we all feol that we have lost a true friend ar.d companion; the community an esteemed citizen, and his latnily a loving and devoted son, husband, father and brother. Resolved. That we offer our condolence to his atllieted family and relativee, deeply sympathizing with thorn in their sad bereavement. Resolved, That a copy of the above resolutions be transmitted to bis family and published in tbe city papers. W. K. Lineubrokr, . Samuel Graham, A. li. Doank, Committee. UIILK NfcWS. The marks at the landing last evening indicated 7 feet 11 inches in the channel and falling. The M.illie Kagon left for Pittsburgh at 8 o'clock yesterday morning. The Hope with a tow of staves, and Mv Choice with tin empty tow. pasted up yesterday. The Coal Valley Coal City and Geo. Lysle also passed up with empty tows. The Courier departed tor Purkersburg at the usual hour yesterday. ; The Market Boy will leave for Pittsburgh this morning at 8 o'clock. f Tbe Express wiil bo the 1'uikersburg packet to-day nt noon. The Andes is due from Cincinnati this alternoon. I By Telegraph. | . Pittsburoh. March 9.? Kiver 11 feet a< 10 inches and rising. Weather clear and pleasant. Arrived-Granite State, Forts- /< mouth. Market Boy arrived and departed for W heeling. g Mempuis, March 0.?The river fell one font. The weather is cloudy, warm and threatening. Arrived?Shinkle, Cincinnati. Departed?Bismarck and j Veagor, Now Orleans; Livingston, Paducala. Cincinnati March 9.?Kiver 16 feet y 8 inches and falling. Weather fair aud warm. Arrived?Andes, Wheeling. B Kvansvili.e. March 9 ?Weather Chiefly cloudy ami warm; mercury 48 to I 64 degrees. Kiver rising with 14 7-10 J feet on the gunge. L'p?Petona and barges, Silverthorne, Arkansas Belle. Dick Johnson. Down?John L. Kho<les, j i Bowling Green. .Mary Houston, Florence j Lee. The Houston received hereabouts ' all she can carrv. Business active. r i . ci i Nashville, March 9.?River falling ] with 4 feet en the ahosls. Arrived? Eddyville, Cairo. 0 Cair-", March ?-Arrived?(irand jTower and Julia, St. Louis; Cobs Millar, 1 Memphis. Departed?Millar, Cinein- 5 nati. Uivcr 19*h-ut andffalling. Cloudy arid warm. Louisville, March 9.?Itivcr 9 feet Weather clear and pleasant. Departed ?Sandy, Cincinnati; Fawn, Henderson and Ironsides. Pittsburgh; Baum, .Memphis; Susie Silver, New Orleans; Mary ? I Miller, Pittsburgh. \ Cakhimkre Slits at $5.00 at Cold .c Bros., 1107 Main street. * A Kare Offer.?A flue-toned, seven fl octave Piano, Bosewoud case, carved legs, front round corners, nicely finished, a for $265. Can be examined at c Ala ms & Lucas ?1227 Markol t\ ? m m J. W. Ferrei.l's closing out price* to on Dry Cords beats all auction pried P for bargain*. Give him a call. ^ The finest stock of Youths' Boy's and Children's clothing at Cold Br<>s., 1107 " Main street. {', Interesting to Every Cjti/.e.v in f ! the State of \V est Virginia.?That a Cold Bros.. 1107 Main street, are selling | all grades of clothing at 0 percent, above JJ | the original cost. r? J. W. Ferrell is closing out his Dress Goods at a dreadful (slaughter, to u i go into the carpet business exclusively. Call and see them. P1 ? Good working pants at 75- at Cold Bros, 1107 Main street. c*. - ? J. \\. Fekkk:. s cheap counter for ^ great bargains will beat anything in this city. ? m For Blankets and Flannels call at J r| W. Ferrels, corner -of Main and 20th 1 trects. ** m m Co and see the Cheap Counter of Dre*i Goods at J. W. Ferret's. **> Go to Keed's if you want a itylisb and || elegant hat. " * j Fine side lacefchoe* for Indies just received at * L. V. Blond's, 1135 Msin street. Peabody Insurance Company, / WHEELING, W. Tt. ' Paid Up Capital, $100,000. Write* moderate line* nn Dwelling*. ?! Farm Property, nr?t-c;a*a Mercantile and |n MnnuOu-t uribK rlaJt, and oo largo riaita | W intern watera. DIKtXTORM. I W'm. Bailey, Thoa. Hnrtin, I 1 AlonroTuring. In. W. J. Bateia, la A. M. Adam?, H. P. HlidreUi, < W Jamea F. Barnes, Henry E. Miller, 1 ? Henry rlchmulbacti. | _ wM. BAILEY. President. Li J. V. L. ROHGEHM, (Secretary. LEWIS BAILEY, Caatiier. Ubt ^ I INSURANCE. JD T N JA. re and Marine Insurance Co, Of WHEELING. LPITAL, .... IIM/mi DIRECTORS: SVk. B. Sucpson, W*. C. Hajtdla* I no. K. BoTsroRD, J. K. McOoBTan, JOHN L. Hobba C. P. Rbovb, \H1H COMPANY HAS BEE* IK 8UC. osMsful operational* year*; continue* Inuure against Iom or duunby fir* on llldlngsof ail kinds. Manufacturing Ki biUhments, Household Furniture and tnonal Property generally,Hulls and Car x-a ou the western waters,on as far trabU rmi as other sound Institutions. WM. B. SIMPSON, Prttidtni. J. R. MILLER, Secretary, OSCAR SANDKOCH. Agent and & keitor. I an 28 . 777 H M Si I M g s * ?? Jl * A 1 M 3= 2 ^ -;j < 3r 0 H x ' m ?! J L. * ;3 l !? 3 ^ > u?; is j Z ' Pe= ^ &s H ft >jl g j2 5 H . Wli ? !i p U S'e ^ I H ? <?0 _ 5s tf ^ H I* 2 3 *'1 * 1 * H I S-l a I o I ! L-J ' s ? 53 ft * s S " r CO 'tmnger* and t 1*1 tor* will do well to rrrmber Dial tbla Kealauraol 1* on* of bo et popular and beet catered inauiutloua the city, arid la good ruonlog order. No. 1155 Market Street, a2?i [Oi'ItjMlTE THE CITY BL'ILOJSU rhl* lathe Let) I en Keaaon and Ma/tln'a Die place to get a good equate t'lab oner. ?rr HAMPLEH TO AOENTH. I-A DIE* ILL Combination Needle-book, with ILL Chromoa. Mendatanip. Y. P. Ulock New Iiedford^ifaM. leblti ? * m I oct24 MAYSVILLE ;arpet chain i This Celebrated Carpet CHAIN is :knowledged by all carpet weavers i be the best made in the United tatcs. The colors are brighter and more urable, and It takes less of it to a ard of carpet than any other chain iade. l s. rhodes l co. N. 11?We arc the only house in the itj that keep the Genuine Mn\?yilh? 'hum at retail, and purchasers ihould be n their guard as there are ?orno un reable dealer* selling inferior goods a* laysville Chain. ir'J J. S It. & CO. VIII Knit *20,000 HlllchM Id h >11 nuts*! { Family Kniting Machine ! Now attracting unlver??l attention by m HKton letting performance* Knd lu great radical value lor every <)ay family u?e. a njLa every possible variety-of plain or mcy work flth Almotit Naglcal Nprrd, nd give* perfect shape anil finish to al trriienta. It will knit a pair of ao- k? 10 fleet) mlnutca. F.very machine Waaa.vtei) perfect and to do j u*t what l? rapaenl?-d. A complete- Instruction lawk 'coiananle* each machine. No. I Family Machine, I cylinder, 77' e- <llea. Sfo; No. 3 Family Machine, 2 cylidera, ~2 and l<?l needles, HO. A sample machine will l?e aent to any trt of the l,'nlte<l stales or Canada' wber* e have DO.agent.; express charge* presld.on receiptol the price. Agent* wanted In every Htate, County, Ity and Town, to whom very liberal dunints will tic made. Address, iiicgrogn Kjtrmtvo Machi** 'TO Co., Sol* Manufacturers, *!< ' pro, V I. no24egb GREENWOOD CEMETERY. THK ANNUA CELFCTION fok mkfcTOK* will tic held at the < e/netery Iflcc, 130 Main afreet, on Thtirada*. arch V3rd, ln*t, between the ho tin of ? id 111 o'clock A. M. It. C- EON RAM. art! (secretary, lartin's Capital Restaurant.