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Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-01-27
REMOVAL.
FRENCH DYEiNG ESTABLISHMENT IN

j q LOHl.ElN, French Dyer, on the other
side OF the bridge, South Wheeling, second
aooi rom keiiey's Store, returns his CRATE
ful thaaks to his friends and customer. for heir
former iav'rs and Respectfully informs them
that he has added TO has estabhshIn, n import
ant and, in France, newly discovered improve
ments Tie gives more lustIe, neatness aud du~
iselliiy 10 the solored stuis, without injur.n &
lie ieels perfectly confdeRtto give every salts
OF liberal patronage. oct2
Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-01-27
COLUMBUS, CONINsURANCE COM
RANH

.dGENCY F'OR VHEELLk
IL X LIST. At Shri9er & Sieile's Warehouse,
Waer street.
ENHEY will ,ske risks on Buildings OF al
- kinds: ~
Steamboats, and Cargocs, Factories, Mills.
keelboat>, Fla,boats ami Csrpo.s &c. again.,
loss OF damage by fire,or The dangers and PER-
OF the seas, lakes or rivers, on very favorable
terms.
RETURN PREMIUMS.
Their agents are author zed to make the fol
lowing terms with their customers:
ANY person Insu,ing single risk by which
no loss To the company - sustained shall re-
ceive return on application to the agent, of
~ per cent on the amruni paid. On nett gr s.
premium paid each year, Amounting To $500
or over, III 2 per cent on Dc; amounting to
$1,000 or over, Upper cent. ian %
Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-01-27

John Sockm7n's Administrator and heirs.
pursuant 10 decree pronounced in the "a id
cause Nv the said count on the 18th day OF June
1854 the untsrsgn' a acting as Com nis sioner
therein. will on saturday the ilth day of Ianu.
airy isfS At the hont doc. Of the court house
Of snit county proceed 10 sell 10 the Inches 81
bidder NJ public auction; tho tracts or parcels of
land with the tppur,e rances which were CON
veyed hv joseph Applrpaie 20 said John Sock
man, by de'd dated 25th Of August 1917, and
no " of roc"rd in the clerks Office Of said coun.
~ IN IL ed ook No o folio TOO, except that por-
~ on oi said iIacts which was conveyed by said
ookmnn Ia Daniel Steenpdi 10y n Dc cd of the
sn me date recorded IN said office, IN i'd deed
DO OK No 9 folio %.
TIL, said rroporty or suficiency, will be sold
on creuit of SIX, twelve aud eighteen monihsg
in tqual nsia.mepts. the purchaser giving bond
wi tn good sccul itY bearing interest from the
day Of sale and the title retained as n further
security until Inc whole Of the purchase money
is paid w MITCHELL. Commissioner.
l. x Rpq dec It's
III. above sale is postponed until Saturday
Feb Is lsi5 lwN
Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-01-27

n the Circui, Superior Court of Law ant
- Chancery for Ohio county YiIgiuiai
In CHANCERY:
William } haloner, ~ his next friend JOSEPH
Caldwell, Jr.
Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-01-27
PRoFEssoa PoRTER,s CLASS,

PROFESSOR PORTER's CLASS,
T" ILL open ON Monday evening, January
w ooh at 2 o'clock, al Tie School Room
over Dr. rodd's Store. An those Gentlemen
wishing to obtain a thorough knowledge OF
business Aulhmeiic and Mathematics, on .
new plan, are TeSpcc IN w invited o. attend -
Bv this system all OF Our business calculation 5
IRE performed by one rule only, and thereby
making a saving Of at least SIS Ct the fgures
aud time usually required. Gentlemen, please
call and tx1mine the system for yourselves
jan IS
Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-01-27

The Peoples Candidates for Councilmen
from the Indomitsble 4ih Ward:
NJ NELSON, ECON.
DR. JAS TANNER, J AMlCK.
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NO xcS!
SADDLE. BRIDLE, TRUNK MD I
MANUFACTOR

MANUFACTORY.
A VI IING Nj OIL. would respectfully
w inform the cIIzens of Wheeling and the
public generally thaIfsts, TIL continues 10 Man-
ufacture, Al his stand. TO9 Maia street, adjoining
the Sheriifs oihee, Saddles ans Brides of all
kinds. =
AIso,an excellent, Srtiee OF Iron Frame Trunks
as VII as the more apmi'ion kinds in use Car
pet Bags, Saddle BAD and Valesss Dray, Wa.
goa eno Garage Harness, Common Collars
hamcs &c. He keeps also on hand, Buffalo
Robes, Buffalo Over shoes. Wagon, Riding aud
other hiss aud Lashes. all of which he Will
sell low Tor ca sh trade that can he dspos ed ~
He would retnrn ffs thanks tor past Il vors
and n SIX the coniIhuanceo OF tho public . tronaee
:. Old work neat,ay repaired Mt prices 70
snli the 'imt g. =" nov 1913 nhtS w
Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-01-27
CHEAP PUBLICATIONS AND
PERIODICALS,

70 he had at ROBES great Western Literary
- Depot. Of Main and hIonroe Street.
The Forgery, a tale oi the eighteenth cen,u-
~. price l2l cents
The Old Jour. Temperance tale. pnce i2l
Punch's complete leiier writer do %
Punch's natural history OF courship do 25
Purch's medical student DO 25
AfJai and Ashore. Cuoper's last. 37l per number
Peter Ploddy. by Neal. With engrayins,. p,ice soc
Castle Dismal. by Sums do 25c
Domestic Cookery. by Mis- Rundell do 25c
Helen Hasley. by Simms do 25c
Heart. social novel do loo
IRgoldsbys Legends. " iih Engraving do soc
illustrated Blblo History do 3lc
Massey Fink. or the beautiful unknown co l2lc
Belle OF Bsion do l2le
FvIecssile Yarns do 1919
john Mancssy do l2lc
Onslow by q gentleman Of Alabama do Gle
Col Jack do 25c
Grahams. Godey's, National. Arhur's aud Col.
uubian Magazines. and all the cheap Publications
and Periodicals received daily. jan
Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-01-27
dec 27--t. ~,

FHNRUST SALE - Pursuant &. y deed Of tro.f
n from Dana llubhaid 10 me, dated The 2gr,,B,y
OF May m The ycot Eighteen Hpu,ifcd and Tintty.
Tree. AID recorded ~ me Cletk's "Hre ~ the Conn.
" C"uH ni Ohm County. IN deed i,,.k nnn,i ef
= teen pfge Two hundred mi fhifiy iLrer +
VII, on vi ndav. INC TwENrv SEVENTH d,y ~
JA7uAaY m the Year Eighteen Hundred and Fnry-
hve sell ~ pubic auction. The front sssi. - ,s,e
C"ur House of siid county. The CcTroS f,eroas
nnd pafis ~ lots siS aid sevcn ~ East Wbeci,rs
lately held herewith hy David finli, haf il ~ ,sv
hegrn'rg oia pdni 10 ihc ~eseft. hiua,isfy NJ sam
Tot rurn'sf siS which fs'ui fwo hnrtf,ef ,, 4
iwclve feet s'uih ~ The souibefn be ugsfs Of
Linslcy t"rmcIy WaicN street. ii enre r-,,rst~te,
L'nslcy street. enc hundred feet easiO4fTiy hence
parallel wiih said Wcsf'n lonndify ufLa rur,es
siN 'nasmisht hne 10 Wheelns tretk. hence ,nb
s1id crc'k p sad western ls,an aft a. rt nn,si.sr
six, ord then's 10 SAID rssi,tn boundary 10 ne
beginning. with Ne Appnrrannnfcs
AND AfSO ihc adjoining fpis nynter sigfg
nine. ter, eleven and Twelve. In Ein vbscIte
mod NE remaining prfliops ~ sid lps nt inter SO
1rd sever. s. ling trHGec I ersafc aniy fir
CONVEY so'h iii'c - hsye q con enrtr, ~, ,,rus
ol said decd, Terms. ca.b JUST Trmteo
dee 27--is
Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-01-27
HOOKS Ann sTATIOyARy

MHCiiELt'S Nimhsl rueket map oi he
LTh Umied States conleinirg iebnlHr view II
'he Nnmhef, R'sufces. and Iudusty 81 the Ameri.
can people. Complying The dhcfeai rlisscs NJ The
"'l'H'"lan's f"ru aihn 81 The Principal rites md
"wns Tho chief ngfi cultural. MI teral. nnd nan
piuciufed pf'ducis, erprs aud Import, ~ each seq.
afaio Safe. Toe mo-i impnrl,nl cann- md raj
f"odsi he length e The principal fi,,r., and h,l
hc ghi q Tho pfn cirnl mountains IN he Uniicd
SHl'si a"i almost everything Won nav uish in
knpw Just received AZ A. r. EORNBRCOXS
Nh"cals and Retail Variety store
jan MWoe II. between Main 4 Nr,bet
Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-01-27

nRAWING BOOK.-The Child's FIRST
~ Drawing Book, Interviewed for Bfercises.
A course of very easy Lessons IN Landscapes,
Figures &c, Tor sale by
lao Is JOHN } IIASWELL, Union 81
Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-01-27
AND DEPARTURE OF THE
Al LII q A II ,rHE XXEIEEI INC POST

ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF THE
MAILS AT THE WHEELING POST
OFFICE JANUARY %, 1915.
Eastern Arrives daily 1t SPIN
an Departs {" IA NJ
Western Arrives 4tA M
!" DEPARTS 10 night
Sleubenville Arrives Except
Sunday 1P NJ
/" Departs 10 A NJ
Wooster Arrives Tues Thurs
Saturday IltAM
=" Departs Mon Wedn
Friday GA NJ
Marietta Arrives Tues Saiur PM
Departs Mon Friday A NJ
West Liberty Arrives Tues Thurs
Saturday ID NJ
Departs same days Jpn
Morgantown Arrives Thursday 5P M
Departs Friday "A M
DAVID AGNEW, Post Master.
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nr,lsu nnAHa

HNHIsds teceiv. a. sf.sh spprly II Ma.
u sons Harp. sols Land 2 ronnd ana "a.
ieni nc'esi The Missouri Harmony; Hayd~n'
intro ne'ion 20 saetsd Music, The ChnSiah's
HARP, BY Wsk,feld.
jan20 JOAN BASwELL, Union ST
Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-01-27

Mr. Editor--Sir, please insert the name
Of D. M'GlNNlS as suitable person for
DIayor. 2nd WARD.
Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-01-27

gov MISSIONER SAI.E.-IS CH.sernv.
- In the Circuit Superior Court of La W ana
Cha Acory for ohio county.
Moses Rhodes
Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-01-27

3RD WARD NO MINATION.
GEoRGE DUTY. FoR MAY r..
C0uncilmen.
Sanborn, Frchnei,
Brady MendeH,
Not a candidate.
Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-01-27

Mr. Editor. You will please announce d Nc
GINNIS suitable person, and win receive the
indie peudent votes OF the 4th ward for Mayor al
the coming Election.
ian Is
Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-01-27

MORGAN NELSON, EDWARD COEN,
Dr. JAMES TANNER and WILLIAM P JIM
PHREY, viii be supported in the 4th Ward as
Counciimen by MANY VOTERS.
Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-01-27

D'aUing reed IN Monday
T cksis 81 50 Halves rs disclaimers 311 g..
MEMS &YoUTHS'PRIME THICK fOOTS.
x US1 ceived al The Sign at the BIG RED
- BOOT, 81 pairs Mems Prime thick Jols.
expressly Ter retailing.
as pr> Youths thick r iofs
jan ~ is M'I LAI LEN.
"A UST received az ne b CRED BOO & r.,
- Enlistment "a Pas gent,' hnc MOI occU
BOcis,
Also
lf0 Mems Kip, BIogans Lotc PRICE,
l2D 10 Womrn> Kip low Boots
rs do MisseS' Kip q"
ALS go sides prime Spanish sole Leather
Just reed from Biltimore and iii be sid low
Tor cash. INCL ALLEN
ian In 1919
Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-01-27

Mr. Wharfon:-Please announce w. w; SiIR
YER and D,ct A. s. TODD. az suitable persons 10
represent the Second Ward in The Gu, Council, the
ensuing year MANY VOTERS.
Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-01-27
Abraham d Cline, }
rs. In ChaEcery.

Abraham ID Chnc, }
In ChaEcery,
Robert Lapsley, )
by viriue Of n decree Of the circuit superior
court If law and chancery. rendered on the
27th day Of April lsAi, in a cause then pending
IN the said court VIII ireIn Abraham ID Cline wa :
plaintiff and Robert LaVsiey WAS defendant,
will sci by public auction on IN" end Monday
IN January next, at the court house of TYLER
county, tract of one hundred acres of land
situated on the waters of Middle island creek
In sail county, and particularly described IN a
deed from the said C'ine To the said Lapsey,
dated ne 3oth day OF Apr 1919, and filed with
the papers in said cause. The sale TO he on the
terms following The costs If the aid suit 10
be paid IN hand and the remainder of The pnr-
Oh dse money IN SIX and twelve months from the
dayo sac, the puTcha se: 10 eve bonds bearing
in crest with good security, for the payment oil
the deferred inst ilments, and not To- receive n
utlo until the purchase money is paid m.
w MCCOY, ID 5,
nov % for Jas G. williamson = 4 T.
Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-01-27

30 4ia. lST WARD.
Mr. Wharton: Please announce THOMAS
HUGHES, THOS JOHNSTON, Jr, and E
POLLOCK, as candidates for City Council at
the ensuing election, and oblige,
-sua MANY VOTERS.
Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-01-27
SECOND WARD.

Mr. wnARToN.-Please Announce W. w
SIIRivER and JOHN X MORROW MS suitable
candidates 10 represent the SECOND WARD IN
the City Council. and oblige
~ MANY VOTERS,
Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-01-27

a $50. TOO ero., NJ wirsn's rt,srt 81 ,.i-,
"A hy tteG JN r. uNENrrpos
Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-01-27

Nl~Es. Anvils and Bellaw.. on hand and n,
sale ny OFT A GREER
"rI ~ No 80 Mann a
Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-01-27
srIi.i. TiIEY COME.

hSElVEO tbs dav, - ne Il x Red F7oes
ESshlis hu'snt, d raif~ Meas CslT hsu
wei Boo'S "a rfime auici-,l - rais Men's
'n,ck Boots, . sopsricr Article. made 20 order
IN ng that is TO te l.und IA the ciy. 80 =.
jan 2s s M'CLAbLEN
Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-01-27
CHARTER ELECTION.

THOMAS HUGHES MATHEW Nc.
LURE-W. p WILSON,.
The above ticket. will receive the und.
vided Wing voc Of the First Ward.
The entire Whig voicc.
Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-01-27
lST WARD

2D WARD
WV .sSHRivER john r MoRRo1
Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-01-27

WRENCH SILK. Amercao Gum, 0or,'cd cot.
ton. aud Webb Suspcndcrs ~ all quail les
and prices for sale Ivy ) & T. lIORNBkOOK
ian 10
Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-01-27

rlBTES! BIBLESa BiBLESm
DOLYGLOT aud O1f,fd Bibles. just received 4
D fr sale by J & Il HORNBROOK.
ian 6
Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-01-27

~ pRf Con b., eommon ana superior. va
and twist fN"''N'N
bnd 10 Comb, readine, title, ardtwL,
III I'm do r.ddiny, pockrt. I.rg ';,.L
pun, twist, curl sides quiil, backed. Il uted an
plain - "'~"'S" "a"
wooden dressing and 3oeket Combs.
~ rise combs. horn and iron,
rhgh'h fcddias and poeket combs. &c. &c a.
'u>' rec wed. ard Tor sale lew a. The whole
Saie and X, all Var elv Sttrroi
o., is T HoRNBPooK.
va" - Monroe 81 between Man & Ma k-t
PUBLIC SALE-rOR ACCOUNT ~.
WHOM IT MAY CONCERN.
10y order al Jacob WISE. We will .eII a, ,,,J,.
auction. i"ur Auction Roprn,; on N edne.5,,
me z2"d day Of January 1919. one. f,eante.n. orc
"fgc copper keiie. mud une lot OF rnrpeiipo. S,lo
[" o"mmentc at 9 O'clock n m Terms. CAsn.
Jan 10 uaIIS vIcEtI,u
WOODEN BAND ROXES.
a FRESH Sup ly of Wo1den BanL D1cs 6t.sh
fA- irom the manufacturers, snd que of hem =
worth d"z"n ~ paper. Call aud soc them ~ the
Black Mammoth b oi. a TOpD.
jim IL Market SQUARE.
CAPS CAPS
JUST received AZ the shoe Emporium on Msrbe,
y Street sign The Black Ma,omolh d o,.
Trunk Of Mems fine cloth caps
do Bbvs do do
i do d" fancy cloth cops
] do dn do velvet do
ALSO.-Some fine Travelling Baskets " hich Nill
he sold low Tor Cash. AS TOpD
Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-01-27

Horace II Day, 25 Msiaen Lane, Manufsc
iuier OF Patent India Rubber Suspenders and
all kinds of India Rubber Goods.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1845-08-25

ed with the engerness Of despair, gallant fol-
lows were fired on their part by tho enthusiasm Of
conscious victory. AS wo were cheored by finding
ourselves ahead-a bold, quick push enabled US to
reach it seconds before the foo,-and rapidly
facing about wheeled into the road, sum
moncd tho dscomfted enemy to surrender. In half
an hour reported myself at head quarters MS the aid
do-cninp Of Colonel ---, TO announce our sue
cess.
Tho oxultalion Of our counlrymen on learning the
victory at Trenton, no pen can picture. Ono univer-
sal shout Of victory rolled from Massachusetts to
Georgia-and we were hailed every where the
yiours of our country, The dropping spirits Of the
coonists terminated by tho news: tho hopes FOR
a successful termination Of the contest more a.
reused; and the enemies paraIized by the blow re-
treated in disorder towards Princeton and New Bruins
wick Years have passed since ;hen but / shall
never forget the BATTLE OF TRENToN.-.Noah's
Nc .seHgeT.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1845-08-25
VOL g. Whole No. 421, No. 5.

be forgotten. fleet of mackeral fishermen were al
that time ut distance off the eastern coast Of the
cape. few Of the vessels escaped, but numbers
went down with all on board. The calamity fell with
the greatest severity on tho town of Truro Fifty
citizens of that town persisted in that storm.
I stood recently in the graveyard oftho Congregation
al church in that place, and read tho inscription
the monument that common orutes this testimony Of
the pors of tho I copied the following
Sacred 10 the Memory Of
FIFTY-sEyEN CITIZENS or TRURO,
Who were lost in vessels which foundered al
sea in the terrible gale of Oct. lS4l.
"Ihon shall the dus. return TO the earth il was
and the spirit shall return to God
who gave it,"
On what class Of society disasters Of the fall,
may be seen by reference to this melancholy cata~
logue, OF the seamen nine were between 80 and Al,
uenty-seren between 20 and 80; and tTeay-one be-
tween l and 20. TtGenty seen of these were
heads o. families, leaving as many widows, and forty
eighf fatherless children. A few weeks since, tho
entire Of vessel belonging to the Inflated
town, consisting of ten persons, persisted in sight of
their homes; five them heads Of families In
1887, Serenky-teo persons belonging TO the county
lost at sea and at that time there were nina
hundred aRa fourteen widows of No year
passes in which of the Of the cape do not
find the ocean waves their winding sheet.-.M y
Observer.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1845-08-25
WORTH MAKES THE MAN.

Worth makes the man! not wealth! not dress!
not parade. You will find more real manliness moro
sound sense, more loneliness Of character, in tho
humble walks OF life, than was ever dreamed Of in
the circles Of fashion, Of pride, of wealth. Of Chester
fedan rules Of pO!iteness. w hen man or sense
matter how humble his origin, or lowy his occu.
patton, may appear in the eyes of the vain and fop-
psh-is treated with contempt, he will not for
get it; but will put forth all the energies Of his mind
to rise above those who thus eok down in scorn up-
on him BY stunning the mechanic, exert an in
iuence derogotory to honest labor and make it
fashionable FOR young TO learn trades %! labor for
a support. Did your young realize that for
all their parents possession all they have they in
deb,ed to the mechanic, it would be their desire to
elevate him and encourage his visits TO their society,
while they would treat with the lazy, the spon-
ger and the well dressed pauper. On looking back
few years, most lasdious ladies can trace their
genealogy from some humble mechanics, who, per-
hups, in their day sneered at by the proud and
foolish, while their gran dmothers gladly received
them 10 their bosoms
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1845-08-25
TERMS OF TIE CALIFORNIAN.

pnbi,hod weekly at $1,000 per aunum, or 81 so
,,n,.l within six months.
Ma erdscontinucd until arrearages paid ex-
,nt,tthe option of the publisher.
ADVERTISEMENTS inserted at the customary prices.
,,o.iest advertisements TO be paid for in advance
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1845-08-25
CllOCTAW Observation-Disclosures OF
SOUAIVS.

Courtship is invariably begun by the female lrsho
fancies young man, she makes what is technically
called the first banter This done by slyy squeez-
ing the hand, gently touching his foo: at the camp
Ere. II should venture upon any OF these lit
tie preliminaries, without being Of reciprocal
parality the indignant maid would Immediately
sail him v;h stick, and this would be the signal for
general assault by all the squa,", around on inc
presunng lover, who, unless he fed, would be beat
en- without mercy. Thus, even in this rude shape.
does tho woman play the coquette The young
squaw who screams loudest and shows the most re-
sentiment at these unwarrantable liberties of an ar
dent lover, is set down the Diana of her tribe
Giving the first banter seems to BIZ reserved by the
"A special prerogative, and they seldom al
low it 10 be inlringed with impunity-neyer ia tho
presence Of third person.
This extends even to their dances, for the squaw
always selects her partner, and sends tho master of
ceremonies after him, and he is not permitted to re-
fuse. is ut these dances tina, elopemcnls Of mar
ried women with young warriors generally take place
The woman slips out Of The dance at moment when
the confusion is tho greatest, and repairs 10 point
agreed upon, where she is soon followed by her low
or. They usually remain in the woods three four
days, and when they return live and wife,
without being moIesled Hence elopements are
common
The squaws have another privilege which they Of
ten exercise When chooses a partner fog
dance to whom another is attached, her rival closely
watches them, and at the first favorable opportunity,
cuts in, in other words, cuts out the other loapng
into her place with the agility of a fawn, and the
mortified dGRSsuse must silently retire from the cir
cle
Old widows, we have ascertained frequently give
the 5aniers before described and in many they
marry young fellows under twenty-one squaw Of
certain age if she has been thrifty, is generally pro-
vided with house and other appliances, and it
is considered quite speculation for young man to
be supported by Of them for a year or two. Al
the expiration of that period, they generally a.
bandoned for younger wife.
HUMBuG. An intelligent female witness having
been much perplexed by barrster in a long
examination, happened, in replying, to use tho word
"humbug.'' "Aladam," said The man Of law, you
must not talk uninelligbly. What are the coJrt and
jury to understand by the wo.d ''humbng?' -. Ths
lady hesitated. sI must insist, madam said the
barriser anticipating victory, "that you proceed
further, until you state, plainly and openly, what
Won mean BY the word 'humbug'' Why then,
sir said the lady, don't know how better TO exp plain
my meaning than by saying, if | met II company of
persons strangers to you and should tell them when
they saw you they might prepare to meet remarks
bly, handsome, genteel, agreeable looking man, Thai
(youll be-n huTnbupp
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-05-06

MAY 5.--1'RIAL ron ATTEMPT RgvoLr AVN A, a -
ASSAULT AND SrAGBi~G,Edward Potter and Willis, n
Haileck, two seamcn, were placed the bar chorg.d
with having cndcavored 10 create mutiny ON boari b
Schooner Portio" whilst lying at Baracao in the Islond
OF Cuba, on the evening Of the 9th Of April last m %
the part Of the prosecution II was shown tha. m c
evening in question both tho prisoners were scnt on
shore by order Of the Captain and were brought nboo
aHa ny tho cook at nboned O'Clock In the evsnnr-ho
captain remaining on shore. IIallock. tho prisoner
s ssm9 on aeSk hrs leaving Potter the prisoner in tho
" noa' shutting Quantity oforangcs. On reaching
. , deck, some words occurred between Hacck ana
,no iirst mate Thos NJ Waord, and the latter oreroJ
iaeck did not oboy and assaulted the maio
Inc Jury rendered verdict OF guilty against Hae~r
On the Fourth count In tho indictment win confning th
master and verdict Of not guilty In @vor Of Potter
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-05-06
Tenth Anniversary OF the Establishment Of
tho New York Herald.

This day ten years ago the first number of this
journal was issued from the little office in Ann
street. 1t is the greatest circulating paper in
this metropolis or this Continent. The anniver-
say of its establishment will, we understand, be
kept to-day somewhere, and full account Of the CO.
| sbration will be given in paper tomorrow or
usxt day