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Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-11-22
4 PICTURE
ANDREw

Willis, who Is wandering i'll Germany. has
recently been looking into u Picture Gallery,
of one corner OF which he thus spSaks:
"ln an out-of-the- way corner of the gallery
OF paintings attached to this museum hung a
small picture that should think 40 man could
look at with an untroublcd heart. Ii was BY
a living German artist, and, by It's position
and the cIeapness of its frame, seemed to be
little thought oil: but it was a poem on canvass
and OF wonderful pathos and beauty. 1t rep
resenteda young German peasant and his wife
sitting by the cradle in which their child Law
dead. The father had evidently come i'm at
that moment from his labor, and had sunk up-
on a chair after u glance into the cradle that
told him all. Apparently, ii was not news
unexpected. His face had the agony OF DAYS
and nights stepped in its expression. He sat
with his coarse hand dropped upon the patch
Ell coverlet, calm, because his heart had no
more tibres unwrung. The painter has shown
his genius IN the total unat;ractiveness Of the
mans features. He is labor-worn, i'll drest,
and unambitions, but had a Heaven in his
child that would have blest a king. | am de-
scrloing, however, a part Of the picture that |
dld not particularly notice the first time that
l saw 1t. In passing through Mayence a Sc.
cond time, a lew days after, | went To see il
once more and the fathers look, then, first
impressed me. But the moiher was the chief
effort OF The painter. She is a young woman
OF no more than enough beauty, to be a peas
ants iireside angel, but with a face of bound
less every. day tenderness, and capacity as
boundless for menta, suffering. 4 c~rucifx,
winch she now iorgets, is dropping from hel
child died, but remains motionless ON her
chair. Her limbs have relaxed from a position
OF intense watching, and her posture expresses
most speakingly, an agony OF despair that hope
has just given way TO. A few phials and the
playthings OF the child he around the cradle.
In the back ground stands a humble servant
girl, with clasped hands, gazing with heart
broken pity upon her mistress. The room
looks breaihlcssly still. Somehow, the cottage
furniture expressed that the child was all they
had no earth that was beautiful, and that TO-
morrow they would come back, from the
grave, to Il nome utterly unsoftened in its de.
solution. know not now 10 express to yo,
the wonderful absence Of design for eject will
which this touching picture is painted. Ii
does not seem intended to be seen. Ii looks
mute and sorrowfully truthful, like a picture
an angel might have drawn, to show in heaven
how they suffer on earth. The artist evident.
ly painted the world forgot, and had the sui.
ierers knowledge OF the agonies he portray
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We like TO do honor to a generous aud no
bic action, and more p rticularly where the
whole character corresponds viii the act. as
ii the following case.
= From The Cincinnati Alias.
Gratitude TO one who p%erillcd his life for
that OF his fellow beings, induces me to give
pubiiCity 10 the following tacts:-lt has been
known 10 the community for some time past,
that a collision occurred between the steamers
Lady Madison and Plymouth. whereby u
number ol persons on tue latter boat lost their
lives. The Plymouth was struck near the for
ward .hdt,h, aud being principally loaded
with IRON, filled and sunk immediately. The
whole disaster took place in the twinkliug vi
an eye, - that numbers OF the deck pass .ngers
were either compelled to trust themselves to
the mercy OF the waves, or were inyoluntarily
swept away 10y the rolling stream. The cabin
passengers, II is believed, were not exposed To
ANY Ntrs pressing danger. But the agonizing
screams OF the men, women aud children be
low, imploringGo tod TO help them in their hour
ot extremity, were truly appalling. The
Madison Was weakly manned, and all hands
were required ior her management. She had
but one male cabin passenger, JoHY a. Col
IIE1. OF Stcubcnvilie, ONO, who. preserving
his presence ol mind during this dreadful
scene, r,solutely rushed TO tile yawl oi the
Plymouth in the midst OF the darkness, unaid-
ed by the presence of a single human being
and commenced the noble work of r~escuing In,
fellow creatures from u watery grave. The
river was covered with the floating forms OF
all sexes aud ages. Two yawl loa Is, amour.
tln5 10 twenty or thirty persons, were picked
up aud restored 10 lie, by his manly and
courageous cXertions. The danger and diff.
Guilty oil making an MRdSSiSted attic mpt in the
midst OF darkness, To navigate a lrail craft iol
such "a purpose. and to drag into her the strug.
CLING bodies of men, women and children
ready to seize with a desperate and convul>ivt
grasp whatever might offer a chance of safety
will be understood andappreciated by all.
Actions like these, prompted b. a human
~ daring danger. and even death, should bC
made known TO the public, as calculated to ex,
cite the generous emulation of some, and to
call forth from all the deserved tribute of their
praise. The name of John Il. Collier will be
long and gratefully remembered by those who
ON that night of terror and of death were rails.
ed, by the promptings OF his manly heart and
the power of his stout arm. from the hungry
waters, and restored To their rejoicing friends
and relatives. AClNClNNATIAN.
The Cincinnati Gazette adds:
The prais, bestowed p John A. Collier.
for his energetic and well directed efforts to
preserve the lives of those on board of the
steamboat Plymouth, when she was sinking
after being struck by the Lady Madison, is
richly 'rited. We are well acquainted with
this young gentleman, and know that by his
extraordinary presence of mind and his inli-
vldual efforts, he succeeded in sduing the iiues
Of more than thirty persons.
Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-11-22
ASToRY Of POCKET PICKING

III adroitnesa of the nimble- fingered gen.
Try who make pocket picking q profession. is
often a mattcrot aStonishment to The unprac-
ilsed. We have heard Of a case which illus.
tratesthc legerdcmain Of this wide spread and
dangerous species of villainv more thorough.
y tian any other we have heard of. 1t may
De relled on as authentic.
Albdny Citizen.
n lew weeks since a gentleman at the As.
lof house, In New York, suddenly missed a
Gold watch, which was worth to him more
lhah TO any body else. He marvellcd much
at TITS absence, for he knew he had been only
been in and out Of the office and reading room
oil that hotel since he last noted the hour by
II. In hopes OF recovering it, he advertised
his loss and offered a reward of $50. The
same day he received a note, informing him
that he could have his watch by calling at a
certain house In am obscure part of The city.
Alter some little hesitation he resolved TO 90.
Inc watch was too valuable to him 10 be Of
ven up without at least this attempt TO reoo.
yer 1t. So he went. His call al the door
was promptly answered by a very gentleman
~ looking person, who, in reply TO his enqui-
RES, replied that he had in his possession The
advertised watch, and that on payment of the
offered reward he would deliver it up. The
loser promised TO pay the $50, provided he
49, 80 h'hNN NV NNaAtl Was Ills. i'll WAS
exhibited, and the gentleman recognised il AZ
once, paid The reward, and gladly placed the
recoveredtreasure in its place in his vest DOC.
het' AS he was turning TO go away, he re-
marked:
Il am very glad, as you may suppose, to get
my watch back again, but | should really be
pleased To know how you took il from me"
THAT viii inform YOU" readily replied
the pick pocket. Do YOU remember holding
an animated conversation with two other
gcntlemcnin the Reading Room OF the Astor
OH me morning you lost your watch2"
II do" replied The loser.
"Well, do you not also remember that a
gentleman who stool close b., left his news
paper drew near, and finally joined i'll tho
discussion
"Ncry distinctly replied the other, "and
also ihdi nc engaged IN II with much warmth.
Precisely continued the narrator "anl do
you not r.mcm5:r that he at ono LINE. i'm his
eafnrsincss, tarIcd you two or three times ON
he left breast, thust' (%suiting the action to
the Word)
Yes, replied the gentleman.
Then J took your watch" said the other.
anc turning round, he shut he door and dis.
appeared.
The gentleman returned to the Aston. mus.
ing % this STANCE occurrence. and while re-
latngit to some of his wondering friends.
was astonishcd 90 find that his watch was q.
gain Arising W cn the adroit knight Of the
humble fingers described to him how he had
once hlcled from him his watch. ne took Il
again! 81 The gentleman finally lost his
watch, after having paid to the thief the r..
ward kr as recovery
Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-11-22
THE TARIEE.

We have been convinced for sometime that
me party In power were determined on vigor-
ously agiiating the repeal OF the tariff of 1912,
II they do not actually repeal it. Notwith-
standing the pledge on the part OF the lead, RS of
the party in Pennsylvania that MIR. Polk was
. better tariff man than Mr.. Clay" Notwith
standing the ridiculc with which the whig as
seriion was met in all quarters during the
whole canvass of 1911, that should Mr.. Polk
be elected the tarifrot 1912 would be repealed.
Notwithstanding the fact that even Lerc in
Virginia the whole body of the party refused
TO utter a word against the tariff in their
speeches, and used every effort, by the mis-
representation of MIR. Clay's words and acts
rpon the subject, TO convince the people that
be was not the friend OF protective duties; we
hndevery loco loco paper in our vicinity loud
IN tho denunciations OF the tariff and calling
for lis repeal.
hor one we hope that the embodiment Of des-
tructiveness, the loco foco party, will stay
their hands and let the only wholesome law
that twelve years of Jackson and four wears of
Tyler loco focoisln has left, remain mimpairod
but II they intend 10 repeal it, in heavens
name we hope they will do it at once and not
let us suffer under apprehensions a year or two
and thea suffer the reality. 1t would be adj
ding insult 10 injury.
We have before asserted that the loco focos
here did not take ground against the tariff Of
ISL, IN any OF their speeches in this region.
We re-assert il. We re-assert that Thomp-
son was put 10 the test in two or three in
stances last year and refused to take a position
against 1t. He secuted the idea that the loco
focos were anti-tariT. We did not hear Mr..
Newman speak in public, but we did hear him
say in conversation that the tariff was not
= question. Ciemmcns was put TO his trumns
ut Haneytown or Sandhill; hut he there did
not dare come out against the tariff of 1912;
but we have a still further and more important
case in point than this, and in connection
with 1t we ask the loco loco press here whcth-
CT Mr.. brown. our present congressman will
vote for the repeal or not. In a public con-
Ncrsaiion with Mr.. brown al Morgantown on
the day OF the wing convention there. we as
serted that the loco foco party was the anti
tariff party. He dcnicd IL. H asserted that
they were as much in iavop Of protective It, =
ties as the wings. We then brought forward
the Richmond resolutions of 1871 TO which
his name was appended, and he excused him
sell for the fact by saving that Ii, hal opposed
the resolutions so FAR as the tariff ,yss CON
eerned; but approved of ell the balance OF the
resolutions. We can easily prove this, as it
was in thu presence Of a room full Of people.
We now ask the Argus. which has taken
strong ground for The repeal, which way MIR.
Brown is expcctcd to 60.
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abandonment of the work cannot but be regar-
ded by this meeting as a gross breach OF faith.
Jam > NJ. Laidlry, then Offered the follow =
ing resolution, which was adopted:
ReSotred. That the Secretary furnish a copy
Of the preamble and resolutions adopted by
this meeting to the Senator from this district,
and 10 the Delegates from this county, who
are hereby requested To lay the same before the
Senate and House OF Delegates al the ensuing
meeting oi the General Assembly,
The following resolutions were then offered
by George w. Summers and adopted:
Resoired. That this meeting approve the
objects OF the Convention proposed 10 be held
on the 9Th this month at Barboursyille in
the county OF Cabell: John Lewis. Andrew
Parks, Ezra Walker, Isaac Read. James IL.
Fry. James NJ. Laidley, T.. w. Newton, Jas.
l.. Carr. Benz. s. Thompson, John Hansford
Jr. and A. w. Handy, are hereby appointed
delegates to represent kanawha county III
said Convention.
Upon the motion of James l.. Carr. il was
resolved that the kanawha Republican, tn,
Richmond and Lynchburgh papers. aud the pa
pers generally along the contemplated line o
the James River and kanawha Improvement
be requested to publish the proceedings ant
resolutions of this meeting.
Upon motion the meeting then adjourned
PHILIP Il. THOMPSON, Pres't.
ANDREW PARKS, Sec'y."
Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-11-22
A PHILADELPHIA MERCHANT MIS-.

SlNG.-A Philadelphia PAPER says
IA Market street merchant, by the name
OF Bennington, has been missing from his home
and business Tor the last ten days, without his
friends Icing able TO gain any tidings OF him.
Some persons supposed that he had absconded
but this story is rendered somewhat improba-
bic when several facts in the case are under
stood. Heleit the city for Baltimore, accord
ing TO previous appointment with n mercantile
house in that city, carving with him a sum OF
money 10 discharge a business obligation
since which time he has not been heard Of
We learn that. at the time of his departure,
there stood TO his credit. ia the Farmers and
Mechanics Bank. several thousand dollars
which he might have drawn and taken with
him, had his intention been what some per
sons have supposed. His business affairs also
appears 10 have been in tolerably fair condi.
ton. What can have become of him is a mat
ter OF considerable mystery. He has alway,
been regarded as a good and correct bushes,
man, and enjoyed a fair credit in New York
Boston and Baltimore
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Yours,
A LOCKER ON.
EPISCOPAL MISSIONS AT HONG

EPISCOPAL MISSIONS AT HONG
hONG.-m the last number OF the Protestant
Churchman we find a communication from
Bishop Boone, dated Hong Kong, April Both.
Mrs. Boone suffered so severely on the pas
sage, from sea-sickness, as to be confined to
her state room during the last five weeks
Bishop Boone speaks very confidently of the
missionary cause in China. He proposes max
ing Shanghai the head quarters of the mission
and was about 10 proceed thither to make the
necessary inquiricsan and arrangements Bishop
Boone says that during the voyage Of one hun
dred and thirty one days they did not encoun-
ter a single storm. OF the accommodations
OF the vessel and the unccasing attention and
klndness OF the captain, he speaks in terms
OF strongest communication.
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STOCK GAMBLlNG.-We find in Thomr-
sons On. i.)lBank Noe Reporter on expose
OF Wall street stock gambling. The account
says
1--WE have three Boards of Brokers,-(some
call them brcakers)-The Upper Board. OF
responsible, sitting in secret conclayc,-The
Lotoer Bodrd, Ia majority OF which have been
lame ducks) sitting under a canopy in the
great room OF the EXchange-and the Street
board, which Is composed of heterogeneous
mixture OF gags both Jew and Gentle, as
ever shaded the tagging. The members of the
street board are generally called the Bears.
The aptitude OF this appellation any one who
comes into Wall street will fully appreciate.
The Bears are those who sell stocks 10 be Ia
ken up at a future day, expecting 10 buy in
cheaper. The BuHs are those who ouy stocks
ID be TAX n up al d futur day, expecting to
realize an advance. The same broker NAV be
a Bear ON some stocks and a Bull on Others.
Shorts, are those who have sold more than
they hold-Shorts are Bears. Longs are those
who hold more stocks than they have to dcliv-
er-Longs are Bulls"
The modus operandi by which the big fish
eat up the small ones in Wall street is thus
described:
'dIoD' JOIn anu James being the great Opera
tors oil the street IN money. stock and foreign
exchange, Jacob says to John and James, LET
us make an operation" We will sell out
put exchange up to 10 l-2, and scarce at that
let the importers siIipa little ~specie-call IN
all our stock loans, and either frighten or in.
duce the Banks TO call in thrirs-knock stock
down ten per ccnt-then authorize our ..stooI
pigeon 10 buy IN for us for rash or on time.
while we are Offering to sell, for effect. While
inc panic Is on, we can sweep the market and
get contracts for three times as much stock q,
there Is Ill the company. We can then make
the money market easy BY a fall in exchange.
and stocks will rise, by our becoming ostensi.
BILE buyers. When a Ten per cent rise has Ia.
ken place, we will loan on stocks TO within
ten per cent OF their selling price, and call in
all our time contracts. La this way we will
force stocks up twenty per cent; when we will
through our stool pigeons sell out as clean
as a whistle, and sell on time TO all who have
more money or credit than brains left
Agreed, says John and James; and the
operation is made. Suffice il to saw, that at
this stage OF The ''operation,' exchange rises
aSai1-moncy is tight-stocks full; lame ducks
waddie out OF the Boards and join the Bears
IN The street. and the flats wonder why things
took such a tWr1i.
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w-Tha, The WILD CHERRY RAEK ross.

Ve That The WILD CHERRY BARK rcssrs
ses rare medicinal virtues. IL univ .fsally conceded
ir nhete IL scarcely q family in cur land that ,scs
not use u u, simple iofm aud are t~encfnsd hy lie
use. The Bnisa'n "f Wild Cherry j. pref nrcd ty the
cel"hrni'' d. Wisiar az Philadelphia. from The *,
'rnc' al the "Prun"s Vreiniaun." wild Cherry in
a h,shiy concentrated state. With other powerful
'n'"ic'h'i agents, ihni are equally celebrated for
their %snnihirg. healing aud s,rcnr,hcnirr ~ 1ueuc.
upon The lungs For ihr rriief "i pulmonary com.
plants, Tins compound is ccriainl, superior To all
"'l'er- with which we have becn arquainrei. nnd
we earnestly recommend The nltricl in make ,tial
"i ihrs 'f'icic. For sale hv DR. n MBACKER.
as Mai" -; "lso hy PRYOR j. PAUL.. l6i
Marker 81. wheeling. Va. nov IL
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RANGE OF THE THERMOMETER.
Yesterday at 4, p. NJ. at 81 degrees.

TIMELY WARNING 10 ,hnse pre,IspnseJ IL
Consumption! The weekly records oi Death an,
me VAST an'"nhi Thai de al C'nsnnipiion, shnnld
convince nl.ih"i 10 lime should I've loci n. prucutmo
something 10 arrest The Uydm headed mcns,er !,
due scnsnn. b' lore II takes iiuld al The tend, mtm
brnnes at The Lungs. ard causes III, m Ia dis. n,e-
ihis 'meIy ea"li"n may I've the means oi spnrinp
many ir"m The shadows at The Crave, md nlncin,
within their reach n Remedy that Tens of Thou.
'ancs have used before then many who are living
monuments ol health Ia he present. 1. !, NO, The,
a h'ttsI'g To The Consumpiive Ihai there is q med
'cine that Will remove her m ciiun o., d restore
sound health THIS Is la be found m the ,ime,,
use "' DIR Dnncar's ESrecIo'nni Remedy. a AleL,.
cane prepared expressly ior Dsens,s the Lung,
~" "' pf'"'"hi'"ry s,mpl' m al Con SUMPTION -
bose W ARE afflicted wrh u Cough Cold Uoorsc.
ness and Serene s of The Throat, Bnnchui, S,i,
ing ct Bl"od. Pal" in he Bfeasi and SIDE. Difficult
" at Breathing Sc. should moi delay prucnfinp ,bis
Medicine nnIii IL ~ tor .nfe
Foo : lie 10y q & X q MARSH, Wheeling. v,
nov 10
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VinGINIA-oalo c,scu,r surt.,e. cov.r

u
N"v-mo,r lsi. lc45.
James S Wheat. liz CnAScx.v
against f-Decses Tor Ac.
Lnten' g. Hekcl and other. count.
Oh moiion oi the Plainun. anu With The assent Of
The defendants. George 4 Bsya,d, George waiIacu
and James Th"mpso, and az Francis X Armstrong.
assignee IN Bankruptcy Of Henry Moore. Who hsrs
appear by the Counsel aud waive service Of proce,s
on them IN This csuse. the Court dntb order that
this crn-e he reicrr d to Edward II Fuzhush. Eco.
Who Is hereby oppoi"i.d q commissioner for the
pnrpuse. who. giving due notice 10 The parties. and
n 50 giving notice by advertisement, la I've published
iOr 81 days. ia s,mc newspaper printed in this
county. Tor all parties claiming nnv interest in, or
lien "r eRcuHbtonce UrOu. that rari IL Lot No 6.
Ia the l 1T 'qnarc IN the city al Wheeling, in this
county. known by the name OF Congress Hall, VIII CHI
Ma C LNcycd by tie def, nJaut,, lukens q Bickel.
. Chnr - J. Ston . by dece dated the 18th
DAY ofJ,iy .S3: menl ned in The bill @ fcomplaini;
or " or "a, ION the Lot No &c in that part of said
cay called las, Whe, ling. 'o apps ar before him by
u mn day, md u, n place ior that purpose,
tic specified IN said advertisement. snl prove
ihsir Respective claims, 10 TO lake and staIe in &C.
c 'un, of ihe claims aid Membranes Of tho
plaintiff nj deitudunis. respectively, 10 my they
have. AID Of ol other persons Who shaii prove Tho
: me before him. on said real es'aie. with Tho
em"unts due To each. respectively; and The particu.
lar rnpcriy upon which The same ~ chareeable, and
lac order and priority Ia which they srr, rtspec-
uv'ly cnitlcd: And sid commissioner is nlso to
uscettain and report the real estate. ifany la which
the dcIsntani hluurr was entitled OH The 22J day
"i Nav 1871; nui The lncumbranccs thereon. il
any; the amounts thereof. Ia whom due; and their
respective order and priority; with Nh, Thing
deemed pertinent by himself. or specially required
10, an Uf the parties And SAID commissioner 10 To-
make report thereof To the Court. with a II sonv eni-
e"l speed. 10 order To n further decree. And this
ord Is made sul jeci 10 all jusi exceptions or otj.c-
I MS any rariy. 'xrep, The plnin,iT aud sncA Of
The dciepdanls aS hive assented thereto. M nfors.
SAID. A cory ies'e.
ALIEN Il LATDLEY, CLERK.
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ALIEN T LArDLEY. CLERK.
NOTICE.

CoMMIs IrHtk'S CFrrcr, Nov o.. lS45.
The r"r'Ies interested IN The foregoing decree.
are hereby notified that ] have oppuihIed TUESDAY
The 23l day "f December rexi. NJ The Law Office Of
jacob * F'izhueh. in The oiIy Of Wheeling. as Tho
lime and Ilace. when nnd where. I shall proceed
- take The nrc"unl The rem directed: Aud ! require
all persnn- having any concern in The matters Of
SAID decree Ia appear before me with their proofs
nnd vouchers on that day. that ] NAV make mp tho
accom-, aforesaid. I'D ii FITZHUGH.
nov ~ Ccmmiss oner.