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p I"s"tlng Woman.-A young man named
Ae'en, being fascinated by the appearance of
"a" que, Rachel Rhine, of Centre Wheeling, put
sO'u IN her palm as an illegal tender. Rachel
proceeded to Aid. Wilson's Office and established
q =, lact which justified the Alderman in taxing
Nv.'n TO the amount of one dollar and costs,
which he paid with some reluctance.
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II YOU HANI: ANY PAIN,
RHEUMATISM, NEURALGIA, BRONCHITIS, fARA-
LYSIs, OLD SORTS, sCALD HEAD BURNS AND
scALDs. sTIFR JOINTS, SORE THROAT, sTRAINs
AND BRUISES, soRE BREAST, SWOLLEN GLANDS,
PILES, oR CUTANEOUs DISEASES,
BUY a BOTTLE OF
BRAGG's ARCTIC E.lNHJI ENT.
And get the UnIIed states Journal Free.
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AUGUSTA, GA, Jan. 5.-The Babtists OF the
Edgetield district. S. c., are moving strongly in
opposition to the importation of Africans
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TILE MARKETS

PlrrsDugGu, Jan. Driver 6 feet 10 inches
by pier mark, falling. Weather clear and mild.
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THE INTELLIGENCER.
THURspAY MORNING, JAN. Q. ls5a.

Largest Circulation of any Paper in West
ern Virginia.
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ID. NICOLL & BRO.

MOULD say to those indebted to them that their bills
w now ready and hope they will promptly for
ward and settle. Those persons whose bills have been
standing longer than year earnestly requested
tend to this call: deciO
CHAKER PLANNEL.-A pieces OF that genuine
y Shaker FLANNEL for Skirts, just received by
dec2I MARSH 4 TAYLOR
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:; - NE Hsalth.-The total number of deaths
IN the city during the month of december was
,D anyone Eight of these were between one
l"l h'e Years, This shows the state of the
ns'l'h to be remarkably good.
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CHINA.

WE have received second supply fFreneh Chi
w ma, comprising Band, decorated and plain China;
Dinner and Tea Sets Of and elegant patterns; large
OF beautiful Vases, and variety Of Pitchers
Soup Turreens Motifs Cups and Cake Stands. We have
also received supply Of Silver Plated Ware such
Spoons Forks, Sugar TonRB, Mustard Spoons, and knife
The Ladies and others interested will please call
uov1o IFS Main st.
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AMBRoTYPBs

AMBROTXPES
WHICH CANNOT BE SURPASSED,
WARRANTED TO PLEASE
AMBRoTYPEs GIVING THE NATURAL COLOR.
Pictures on Paper, Shest-IyOn, Patent Leather, DEC
Takenln any equultO any they
AT THE CITY GALLERY OF ART,
80, Monroe street.
ap20-1y @. A. GRIFFIN, Artist.
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New ALBANY, IxD., Jan. 5.-Milton Gregg
editor of the Tribune, died suddenly this morn
ing.
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sPEoIAL NOTICES..

worth Their Weight in Gold p'
CAPT BURNS, ofNew Orleans, says that Dr. TOdd's
a nti-BiliiouH or Liver pills have BEEN In his
experiences and In that Of hs passengers woRTH THEIR
WEIGHT IN GoLD' lie says that other Steamboat Cap
tAinS in the Mississippi trade have the opinion
consider DR.. Todds PMS tAe 6sst its BILL
IIOuS diseases Of the Soulful
We have letters from
Wisconsin, Iowa,
Santa Fe, Minnesota,
Texas, louisiana,
California, Kentucky,
Missouri, Indlala
IA treH as from poihts and at home,
containing orders for these pills. speaking high
est terms OF their virtues.
E1- SEE CIRCULARS for thsseleters and other inter-
estnG partieularsI
Todd's Pills by Dealers generally throughout
the country. T. II. LOGAN CO.,
nOv95 General Agents, Wheeling, Va.
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eB- Seeking Lodgings Under Di6ieugsies.-
A great able bodied fellow went into Alderman
Wright's office, the other evening, and asked to
be committed to Jail. His request was not
granted and the heavy rascal repaired to Aid.
McCOurtney's and made his wish known, with
a similar result. He was informed that he might
receive board fora season by getting very drunk
and disorderly, but not while he continued to
be sober and well behaved The man left the
Office and returned in about five minutes Keeling
and blowing into the presence of the magistrate
the very picture of beastly intoxication, and
sworc that he never was drunken or more dis
orderly in his life. magistrate with several
years of experience, could not be fooled into the
belief that man could get drunk in five min
utes, and being slightly Indignant at the idea of
being played for fool, elected the lodging
seeker from his premises.
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STATEMENT.
THE SAVINGS BANK OF WHEELING.

sAM,J. P. HILDRETH.
Wheeling, JAN LIST, 1889. Treasurer.
We the undersigned, committee appointed
the books OF The Savings Bank Wheeling do certify that
have examined the and the statement
to be correct. GEO. ADAMS,
CiAS W. BROCKUNIER, g
l.. @. GOOD.
The regular annual meeting Of the Stockholders the
above Bank for the election Seven directors
ensuing yehr, will be held the Bank, THURSDAY,
JAM 6il lS5p, between the hours of o'clock, p. NJ.
SAAi'LP. HILDRETH,
tan4-td. Treasurer
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Copies OF Psrtrdge's Paper, "THE PHOTOGRAPHER"
containing much useful nformauOn grauitous
ton, had the Office or at the entrance OF
Pa RTRHDSE 'S PALACE OF ART, No.
1isJ6 Main ST., few doors above Monroe.
LIFE SIZE PICTURES ON EXHIBITION!
t1- The First Life Size Photographs the city
are exhibition atPartridge's. Oeu
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WIN. MCCOY, Treasurer.
We the undersigned, appointed committee examine
the accounts OF the Wheeling Savings Institution give
certificate thereof do hereby certify
fully examined said and find the above
to be Given under this
wM p. PETERSON, SCommlttee.
dec3l WM. VI. BERRYHILL,
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MMERCIAL.
DAILY INTELLIaENCER OFFICE, !

FLouR-Extra 4,75 Family 500; superRne lo5 Prices
do NOT vary much from these hgures thou some
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T. POTdTOES
ON BUSHELS or Seshanoek Potatoes Just received
OuO aad for SAFE by ldessl l. n PUHPnIEY-
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DR.. BAAKEE
ALL DISEASES FREE OF CHARGE

DRBAAKEEEnl
llso give special
attention % the
following eases -
Coughs ,CoIds,Con-
aumpt co. Group,
fuGa=EA, Asthma,
BFgnehitiH and all
other diseases Of
IL INT -
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Tilden q Co.'s FIutd Extracl

DITTsRURG IRON-Am sizes-Earranted EuperioT-
j. store and for sale low iy J. A, METCALF,
does Manufaeturers' agent, No. sc Main 81
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DA4AUENE MERINUks-A lev pieces ASl5 SfyLs BaI
no1iS '' MARSH 4 TAYLOR.
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1859-04-06
Making ara lacknovvsedgeYnent.

Not many years ago, young man at
seminary in one of the New England States,
was found guilty of disobeying the rules of
the school, as he bad actually walked with a
young lady, contrary to orders previously
given, and perfectly well understood
Mr. Edward Gas we viii cali him) was ac-
cordiD gly called upon to make acknowledge
ments before the school, or be expelled
Whereupoa, the said Mr.. Edward arose, ane
said =
Il prefer by all means making an acknowl-
edgement to being expelled from school ; L
acknowledge that [ walked with the lady
mentioned, and with my umbrella protected
her from the storm. l also acknowledge that
had [ not done so, she might have taken
cold, and serious illness, or perhaps con-
SUMPTION, might have been the result, in
which case should have blamed myself, aud
my teachers Knowing the circumstances,
might also have blamed NE"
! The student resumed his seat with about
as strong evidence of contTition in his couu
| tenance as was in his confession, and when Z
proper opportunity occurred, he inquired o
/ one of the teachers how near young lady
and gentleman could walk, aud not break ID:
rules Ct the school
| well" said the teacher, walking a dis
tance of six feet from lady would not b
considered an infringement of our regulations.
Soon after Mr. Edward was seen waikiki.
leisurely on the common with lady, he hav
ing hold of one end of light pole, measur;n.
six feet in length, while his lady had hold o
the other end
As they carried about the stick, (Which i
fact was no impediment TO their enjoyment,
they chatted and walked and laughed, aa'
walked and laughed and esatted to taoi
hearts content, but Mr.. Edward was neye
called but once to make an acknowledge
mont - Oiicc Brd.eE.
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1859-04-06
1f(lscellnileons.
The General ana thc Emperor.
BY MRS. PARDoE

Everybody knows that it was Barras who
Induced Joseuhiue dc Beauharnais to become
the wife Of General Bonaparte and it is
equally clear that she was only pursuaded to
Do 50 by the stringent representations which
he made to her of her comparative poverty,
and the duty that she owed to her fatherless
children. That wounded vanity tended in
no slight degree to render her averse to re-
ceiying husband at the hands of a man who
had SO recently professed himself her slave,
there can be no doubt; but in all affairs OF
tie heart Barras had always been eulnently
PRACTICAL. He therefore attempted no dis
ylay Of sentiment when she reproached him
Nth what she termed his perfdy and, with
he ready tears for which she was celebrated,
recalled to his mind the happy months Of their
mSieDce at tne Chateau des Eguilliades,
where. basking beneath southern sun, IN
lie midst of a magnificent landscape, ahd
o7erlooking the sur-fashing waves of the
blue Mediterranean, they had forgotten all
The world in each others society.
Those months were past and gone; that
dream was over, and if the fair widow loved
to recall it. the awakening of the statesman
bad delivered him altogether from the thrall;
and thus it chanced that Barras, having Civ
el bis heart for the time being into the keep
lg Of Madame Tallien, was anxious to dispose
Of the hand of Madame de Beauharuais on
iae FIRST favorable opportunity which might
p'esol. Itself; nor had he long to wait.
Some months before the return of Jose
lhile from the neighborhood of Marseilles,
and her establishment in Paris, General Bo-
lspayte-alter the affair of Ollioules where
sevls simple lieutenant Of artillery-had
S;en promoted to the rank of captain, Gin
,SAlch grade he served at the siege of Tou-
"a) and was subsequently invested with the
Command of the army in Holland; but had
received counter-order from Barras. with
Ge appointment of Lieutenant Commandant
" the garrison of Paris his courage, mill
11fy, skill, and strategy before the walls Of
.Gulon having deeply impressed the latter,
slo iet that the moment had arrived in which
@e hEm aud unscrupulous ambition of such
man as Bonaparte was really essential tC
~g success of his own projects.
ile manner in which the young adveDtu-
- q. served the interests of the Convention on
D. e 9th Of October, 1895, suficed to convince
.s Ss'Ias that ne had been right in his conclu-
oN. The Corsican exile had no '.com-
i-1Vuous yisitings of conscience" where be
~ prospect of furthering his own fortune
h. even as he had done at Ollioules so die
bs,. ~ the Rue St. Honore. where his dead,
Gay commanded the church of st. Roth
10 6Snying point of the people, and where
''V0 men, that day, fell before his cannon
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1859-04-06
Select ])oetrn.
GOOD NHEMT.

Good night a word so often said,
The needless mind forgets its meaning;
IT'S only when some heart lies dead,
On which oW own was leaning,
WeLcar il maddening m-sic roll
That last good night" along the soul.
Good night! in tones that never die,
It peals along the quickening ear,
And tender gales of memory
Forever wait it near,
When stil!ed the voice-oh, crush of pain
That meier shall breathe "good night" agaiI
Good night it mocks us from the grave,
Itoyerlaps that strange worlds bound,
From whence there flows no backward way,
1t calls from out the ground
On every side, around. above
Good night good night, to life and love.
Good night! Oh, wherefore fades away
Tie light that lived in that dear word?
Why follows that good night no day2
Why are our souls 50 stirred!
Oh, rather say, dull brain, once more,
Coed night now cometh gentle sleep.
Good night! now cometh gentle sleep,
And tears that fall like welcome rain,
Good nightI-oh, holy, blest and deep
TIE rest that follows pain;
How should we reach Gods upper light,
lfliGs long day had no ''good night"
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1859-04-06
VOL. 6---N0. 20.
Hope and Memory
BY MRS. L. H. sIGoURNY.


4 little baby lay in the cradle, and Hope
came and kissed it. When its nurse gave if
a cake. Hope promised another to morrow;
and when its young sister brought flower.
over which it clapped its wings and erowed,
Hope told of brighter ones, which 1t would
gather for itself
The babe grew to a child, and another
friend came and kissed it Her name was
Memory. She said look behind thee, and
tell me what thou seest" The child answered
Il see a little book" And Memory ssid.
81 will teach thee how to get honey from the
book that viii be sweet to thee when thou
art old
The child became youth. Once when he
went to his bed, Hope and Memory stood BY
the pillow. Hope sang a melodious song,
and said, Follow me, and every morning
thou shalt awake with smile, as sweet as
the pretty lay sang thee"
But Memory said, Hope IS there any
need that we shoule contend He shall be
mine as well as thine And we shall be TO
him as sisters all his life long
So he kissed Hope and Memory. as he was
beloved of them both. While he slept peace
fully, they sat silently by his side, weaving
rainbow tissues into dreams. When he woke
they came with the lark, to bid him good
morning, and he gave hand to each.
He beaame a man. Every day Hope gui-
ded hiul to his labor, and every night he sup
ped with Memory at the table Of Knowledge
But at length Age found him and turned
his temples grey. To his eye the world SEEM
ed altered. Memory sat by his elbow chair
! Ike an old and tried friend He looked at
her seriously, and said Hast thou not lost
| something that [ entrusted to thee -
! And she answered, Il fear 50, for the lock
! of my casket is worn. Sometimes I am
weary and sleepy, and Time purloins mg
key. But the gems thai thou didst give me
when life was newt can account for all
see how bright they are"
While they thus,sadly conversed, Hope pus
forth wing that she had not worn, folded
under her garment. and tried its strength ia
heavenly fight
The old man laid down to die, and when
his soul went forth from the body, the angels
took it. And Memory walked with it through
the open gate OF heaven But Hope lay
down at its threshold and gently expired, a.
rose givith out its last odors.
Her parting sigh was Ike the magic of 9
serayh's harp. She breathed it into a glori
Gus form and said, linn ortal happiness
bring thee q soul that / have led through tn,
world. 1t is nov thine. Jesus hath r.
deemed it,
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An Elegant Extract. .-"G Generation after
generation" says fine writer, have felt a.
we feel now, and their lives were as active IS
active as cur own. They passed away ike
vopor. wi,iie Nature wore the same aspect Of
beauty as when her Gfc:isis- commanded her
to be. The heavens shall be as brig66: a!sff
our graves as they now around our paths
The world shall have the same attractions for
our offsprings yet unborn that she had once
for our children. Yet little while and all
this viii De stilled, and we shall be at rest
Our funeral will fnd It's way, and the prayers
will be said and our friends viii all return
and we shall be left behind in silence and
darkness for the worms. And 1t may be but
for short time We shall be spoken of, but
things of life viii creep in, and our names
soon be forgotten Days viii continue to
move on, and laughter and song will be heard
IN the room IN which we died and the eve
that mourned fer US will be dried, and glis:-
en- again with joy. and even our children will
cease to think of us. and viii not remember
to lisp our names. When we shall become, in
the touching language of the Psalmist, for
gotten and clean gone cut Of mind
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An old lady was complaining few days
since, in the market. of tbs excessive high
price of provisions. 1t is not the meat on
Iy that is SO enormously dear" said she, but
[ cannot obtain four for pudding for less than
double the usual price, and they do not make
the eggs half SO large as they used to be''
The heaviest fatter that ever weighed down
the links Of a captive. is the web of the gros-
samer, compared with the pledge of the nan
OF honor. The wall of stone and the bar of
iron may be broken-but his pighted wcrd,
never.
\ sensible ''down east' female is decidedly
opposed TO the Interference of women with pol
atics. She pointedly asks: ''If men can't
do the voting and take care of the country,
what is the use of them?
A precocious youngster. nineteen years
old, named O'Donnell, is on trial in St Lou
is for being married to three wives at the
same time.
The citizens of Baltimore have contributed
! 81, 003 ,2S for the beueit of the widows aud
Fanatics Of the late police officers Benton and
Rigdon.
An author IS known BY his writinrs. a
mother 10y her daughters. 4 fool By his words
and all men BY their companions.
The physicians particularly notice the sad
effects of a habltua use of alcohol, which is
the exciting cause Of many fatal diseases.
The increasing emigration to the wester,
gold fields has caused advance in tue price
Of grain at St. Louis and neighboring oitiss.
Al the Sanse.A merchant, the other DAY.
reproviEg the keeper of a low groygery for
his disrepu;able mode of getting living
81 get my living respectable as you do, -
: said the runiseller Don't you live By your
bargains" ?" Yes" Wall. SO do By nv
ar-gains !" Er
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1859-04-06

Speaking an Dreams "A correspondent of
the Richmond Despatch--a remarkable good
paper for its size, by the way-tells the fol-
lowing in letter from one of the Springs:
An amusing incident occurred on the cars
of the Virginia and Tennessee road, which
must be preserved in print. 1t is too good
to be lost. As the train entered the Big Tun-
nel near this place, in accordance with the
usual custom lamp was lit. A servant girl
accompanying her mistress, had sunk into a
profound slumbcr, but just as the lamp was
lit she awoke and half asleep, imagined her
self in the Internal regions. Frantic with
fright, she implored her Maker toshave mercy
on her, remarking, at the same time, 1.-THE
devil has got me at last" Her mistress,
sitting on the seat in front of the terrified
negro, was deeply mortified. and called upon
her Molie, don't make such a noise, it is
I,ssbe not afraid" The poor African imme-
dialely exclaimed ''Oh misses dat you,
just what 'spected / slways toought if eber
| got to de bad place, would see you dar ,
These remarks were uttered with such vehe.
meace, that not word was lost, and the
whole coach became conyulsed with laughter
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1859-04-06

A few days ago four hundred and thirty
six slaves-men, women and children-were
sold at auction in Savannah, Ca, for the ag-
gragate sum of $30S, $50. They are said to
have belonged to Pierce NJ. Butler, of Phila-
delphiH -a
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s2- The sprightIy and-we must say it
pretty widow editress of the Ashland Ken
tuchidn, in reply to correspondent who asks
her if she wears hoops, exclaims:
Hoops, indeed! why, We don't acear any
thing else p
The italics are her own. We suppose she
tells the naked truth.
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EBESBuRG, Pi WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6, 1859.

said Napoleon, half smiling; 4 am very hap
Ply to see you.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-03-01
NTarkets-NEw YORK, Feb. 28th.

COTTON better; sales 1000 bales; Aiiddling uplands
at l2c.
FLOUR AND GRAIN. Flour-receipts 1921 barrels;
sales $1,000 bbs; State and Western 5l0c better;
sound S4@475; Super State S535@s5,5O Extra State,
S6@t625 round hoop Ohio S6506c655: common to good
extra Western, S6064O southern buoyant; sales 300
bbls: mixed to good, 60O@6,40: fancy and extra $3.50
@S,OO; Canada super, nominal; extra S6,I5@T30.
Wheat firm; sales 30 900 bushels Milwaukee club 81 %
Western red Winter 5li2 White Tennessee 81 65; Red
do. S40 Canada white private terms. Corn dun
sales l25O bushels mixed Western nominal at S4S5c
new white I96D5O for poor; yellow Sac. Oats duh
@l63c.
PROVISIONS-Beef firm; sales $40 barrels country
mess S7,75@S9; repacked Chicago, soil; prime mess,
SIS for lbs terceS. Pork quiet sales 500 barrels; mess
Sl79OGS,l0 for new Sl1,62@7,75 for old prime, S3,25
Bacon steady. Dressed hogs duh SOB Hams. S4619
Shoulders 69@6i Lard dull and heavy; sales $40 bls
at ll}@2fc Butter quiet; Ohio ll@l9c; State 1726c
Rice rmer sales 100 erces: total stock hand 4S00
terces; 33@3c. Sugars unchanged; sales 100 tercas
bags, and 243 bids Ielado Coffee quet sales 50 bags
La Guavn at l25c, Moasses steady; sales 500 bbs ard
100 hhds total stock hand in hhds and bbls 553 n.
Orleans 39@40c; Muscoyado 2Sc.
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Washington Items.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28.-The select COM
mittee appointed at the last session to examine
the accounts and conduct of Gen. Cullom, the
former clerk of the House, acquit him of any
corruption or dishonesty in the discharge of
his duties. In some cases the committee
thought more care might have been exercised,
but this amounted to no more than failure to
correct pre-existing abuses.
Much interest is manifested with regard to
the organization of the next House, in view of
the present probability of an extra session.
Several gentlemen of the opposition are spoken
offor the various offices, and prominent among
them is Edward Ball, an ex-member from
Ohio, for clerk.
The naval bill, as it passed the House, to-
day, proposed, as it was originally reported, to
appropriate about $l0,500 900, but it was cut
down to the extent of 81, 100000