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Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1860-12-28
Ayers Cherry Pectoral
FOR THE RAPID CURE OF
Coughs, olds, influenza, IIOarseneES,
Group, Bronchitis, Inctpient Con-
sumption, and Tor the Relief
OF COnGumpIiVe PntieutS
ia advanced Stages
thu. NE

This is a remedy so universally known to snrras1
any other for the of throat and lnnE complaints.
that it is useless here to publish the evidences OF i
virtues. Its unrivnlled excellence for coughs ana
colds. and its tTnly wonderful If pnlInIllnry
diseH&e have made it known throughout the civilized
nations Of the earth. Few are the communities, o.
even families, among thrm who have not some pet-
sonal experience of its sHeets-"oHle living trophy u
their milst nf i:s victory the Suite and dan
gerous dirorderS Of the Throat and lungs. As all
know the dreadful fatality Of these disorders and a
they know, too, the effects ct this reeziy we ner4
not do more than assure them thnr il has mos all
the virtues that 1t lid have when making the cn'rs
which have won strongly mI'"n the c'nhdef'F "'
mankind.
Prepared by DR.. ]. C. AVER & CO..
Lowell. Mass.
Fer sale by A. C. GOOD 4 co, and 10y all D'ps
gists. auSll-Iy-noE'5rSn '
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In, OF SPECIFIC Rr,,rpfrs.

No. l-For Fever, Congestion, and Inflammation.
No. 2.-FOr Worm Fever, Worm Collie, Wetttng the
No. a-For Collie, Crying, Teethlng. and waEetul-
No. 4IYor Dlarr,.oza Cholera 1nsnotu,n, and SUN.
No. SgFoT Collie, GhpinE.. Dysentery, or Bloody
No. G-For Cholera, Cholera Morbus, Vomiting.
40. 7.-POr Coughs, Colds, Influenza, and Bore
No. s-Yor Tooth-ache, Faceache, and Neuralgia
No. 9-For Headache, Vertigo, Heat and Fullness
No. lO.-DTsPEPsIA P1L1s-Por Weak and Deranyei
Stomach, Constipation, aud Liver Complaint
No. lI.-POR FEMALE IRREGULARITIES, seauty, Palm
full, or Suppressed Periods
No. 12-Ror Leuc0rThea. ProfuSe MenSes, and
No. 18-Yor Group, Hoarte Cough, Bad Breathing.
No. 14.-sALT RaEux PIls-FOF Eryslpelss, EruP-
No. l5LRHEUMATIc Pr1s-For Pain, Lameness,
or Soreness In the Chest, Back, LoInS or Limbs.
A.For Fever and Ague, Chil Fever, Dumb Ague,
Old Aismanaged Agues.
R5ROr piles Blind or Bleeding. 1rAerRsl or En-
o-For Sore, Weak, or Inaamed Eyes An, Eyeilds
Failing, Weak or Blurred Eight,
C-For CataTrh, Of long Standing or recent either
with obstruction or PTOfuse discharge.
W. C.-For Whooling Cough, abSttng its violence
and shortening It's course.
In all acute Diseases rnch as Feyers InfammatlonA
Dlarrh%a, DIEenteTI, Group, Rheumatism. and such
efuIuH dlsensct as Scarlet Fevcr Measles 1lnd Fry.
siPeHs ale advantage al giving tie proper remedies
promptly Is obvious, and Ia all such the Epe-
CnCS ACT axe charm. Tie entire disease Is often
arrested at once, and in all the violence Of the
attack 10 moderated, tie disease shortened, and rem
deIed less dangerous.
Coughs ard Colds, which, are Of such frequent nc.
9nrrence and which 50 often lay the TOundsiion OF
diseased lungs, brOncitis and contamination, may ali
be At once cured by the Fever and Cough rills.
In MI chronic diseases, such as Dyspepsia Weak
stomach, Constipation, liver Complaints Piles Pc
male Debility, and Irregularities, old Headaches
Bore OF Weak Eyes, Catarrl, Salt Rheum, and other
old eruPtions the case has specifics whose proper aI
pleatton will afford cure In almost every instance
Stten the cure Of single chronic difficulty such as
Dyspepsia Piles or Catnrrli, Hes,lnchc or Female
weakness has more than paid for the case ten times
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NO PAREG0R|C OR OPlATE

OF any kind. and therefore relieves by renorHq tie
EHTefU9s OF your child. instead Of 10y CeGdenilg Ifg
SehstGities. For this reason. il comments itself as
the only rcli0bte preparation known for Chill
dren Teethtng, Dtarrhoea, DyGentery
Gripping in the Bowels, Acidity OF the
Stomach. Wind, Cold In the Head, aud
Group. also for s2ttS1iRg the gums. reducing in
nalSiadtt0a u. BOtrclE and rclierq pain
with HEfttitHS FLecEsS III all cases Of CO1vulsion
or other Fits. IA y0W rGEtC the life and health
sod and UioEtfng o0aSeyneRce5 arkfe are eCfaiE 10
yEstA from TIE WEc Of l0rooticS Of tUicE oCFcr Tsuie
dleE for 4HfdHfE Complaints giHpOSet tale CDe
baf Or. E4TON-S INF.4N7YLE CORDIAL this
you can T'ig upon II is perfectly harmless and cam
not nurc the most delicate infant. TriCe 25 cents
knll directions Accommodating eArh bottle. Prepared
Gully by CHURCH DUPONT.
No 409 broadway. New York
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ALSO SPECIFICS

toR AsTHMA OR hrTHEsIc. Oppressed, Difficult.
Lap9Eed breathing, attended With Cough and Expec.
torGuon. Price, so cents per box
from the Ear, the result Of Scarlet Fever Measles or
MercnrtalS. For Noises III the Head, Hardness Of
hearing, and Ringing in the Ears, and Ear.acle
PricC, 90 cents per box.
Foa scRoyuIA5Eplarge Glands Enlarged and In.
a1rated Tonss, Swellings and Old Ulcers ScrofIOus
cachexy Of Children Price, 30 cents uer boz.
~ kos GENERAL DEBnITT. Physical or Nervous
HeakneSs Either the result OF Sickness Excessive
sassssoS. or EShAusting Discharges Price, 20
FoR DRoPsY.-Fluid Accommodations. Tumid Swell.
lns With IN sssnty secretionS Price, 50cents perbox
see, Vomiting. Sickness from riding or motion
EoR QRlhARY DIsRAsES-Por Gravel Renal Gal.
Gull, Difficult, Painful UrlEatlon DEeasss al The Kis
neyR Price, 90 cents per box.
stoE sEAtGAL Observation-Disclosures rDischRrrta
Anu consequent Prostitution and Debility Bad Re-
s9lts Of Evil Habita The most successful and efi.
s sens remedy Known and may be relied upon as /.
cure Price, with full directions, II per box ~. =.
Persons who Wish to place Themselves under the
professional care, or to seek advice 81 Prof HrN.
tfAAlIs can do g, at his ohice $50 Broadway, daily
tFoGn ) AN. to 8 PM, or by letter. - s
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Fraternally yours. LARlN1ER. NJ. d.
Rieumatisu. Gom, Lirer cpnIIai.t.


INDEPENDENCE. Preston Co. Va. 9th Jn!y.iS59.
Dr. }. G. AVER: Sir: have been Inflicted with
painful chronic EHrWp'0tism Tor long time, which
baffcl the skill of physicians. aud stuck 70 IL
spite of all the remedies could find. uu' ] tried
y"ur Sarsaparila. One bottle cured ine in
weeks. and restored my general health much ria;
am far better than before WAS attacked think
it wonderful medicine. J. FREAM.
Jules Y. Getchell. Of St. Louis. writes: Il have
been afflicted for years with affection Of s Lirr
which destroyed my health. IaTied everything. and
everything failed to relieve me; and have heen
broken-lown man for some years from o:he.
cause than arrangement Of he Lirer. Ny belotsd
pastor, the Rev. Mr.. Esl'y. advised to try y"UE
SRrsaparilR, because he said he knew yoIi. RId any
thing you made was worth trying. By the blesSi7t
of God it has cnred me, and has purified bod
as to make new man of me. feel ynunc again
The best that can Ice said Of you is not half s''I
enough"
ISciTTUE. CIncsr. TtmorE Enlargement. TIsrt;ioE,
CRTies and EItOliution ot the Bones.
A great variety of cases have been reported t, us
where these formidable complaints haze Re
suited from the Of this remedy. but orr space
here will not admit them. Some Of them may be
found in our American Almanac. which the agents
below named are pleased to furnish gratis TO all who
call for them.
DyEIspSi0, Heart Disease Fits. EI:1rpsy, MeoRe'a-
Iy, Neuralgia.
Many remarkable cures of these affections have
been made by the Alternative power of this medicine
1t stimulates the vital functions into vigorous action
and thus Oyercones disorders which would Tx sup
posed beyond its reach. Such remedy has long
been required by the necessities of the people, and
confident that this viii do for them al! that
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INFANTlLE CORDIAL.

and why! because Il 1ereT fIilE 10 Gtord inEtonta
HeOuF reliGf when given In time. Ii acts as il by
magic and one trial alone will convince you tina;
what We say is true. 1t contains
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SEVEN YEARS!
TnEsEyEN YEARS oFUHR1yAI1ED SUCCESS
Cosmopolitan Art Association


Cosmopolitan Art Association"
have made 1t household word throughout every
quarter Ofthe Country.
Under the auspices OF this popular 1nstitution.
over three hundred thousand hOIHes have learned 10
Gppreciate-by beautiful works OF art on their wallis
and choice literature their tables the great beie
hts derived from becoming subscriber.
Subscriptions are now being received in a ratio
unparalleled with that OF any previous gear.
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION.
Any person can become member by subscribing
three dollars, for which sum they will receive
1st.-The large and superb steel engraving, 30 IS
inches, entitled,
'sFalstaf Mastering his Recruits
2d-one copy, one year. of that elegantly illustra-
"THE COSMOPOLITAN ART JOURNAL"
sd.-FOnr admissions, during the season, to
EtThe Gallery OF PaIntIngs,54 S Broad.
way, New York;"
In addition to the above benefits there will I've Civ
en- to subscribers, as EratuItous premiums, over
Five Hundred Beautiful Works of Art
comprising valuable paintings. marbles parans out
lines, &C., forming y truly national benefit.
Address,
G. L. DERRY, Aotuary g. A. A.,
SAG BROADWAY, NEW York.
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w.P. SMITH. NAster Of transportation
L. n. Cole. Gen'l Ticket Agent. nor2S
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PRICE ONE DOLLAR PR BOTTLE.
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Case Of 60 walls complete In morocco and Book, as
case o. 20 yialg and Book, plain,
vase Sese o. numbered boxes, and Book,
single numbered boxes, with direcItons 80. 25 cts.
Ange lettered boxes, with directions, so cts.
Large case with OF. Walls for planters and ply.
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UDoLPHo WoLFE.

Sole Manufacturer and Importer Of the Schiedaln
Aromatic Schuapps
Is. % and - Beaver street New York
A. G. GOOD CO. will supply the trade
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MEDIG GAL.
S 0 0 THING YR up


which greatly facilitates the process of teething by
sotening tIle gnns, reducing an faamn11tiOn2uf
SHAY ALI PAIS and sTasrnOdfc action, andis
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Ayers Sarsaparillaa.
FOR PURIFYING THE grooD

ana Iot the speedy cure Of ;he Sutiou-d sali,ti,o,
ScI.fhe'G end !Serefuioss A8er.lOHs, :pzl az T,,.
Cto.yG S1TcT. Eruption IfRRples Y-asuly, RE
eE, B0iik, BtaIHs, 0ssd eli IS41H Ui4egs,! '''''''
oAELSNa- Ind 9Th June. lsga
c. AVER Co. Gents: feel j; nv dufy ~.
knoW ledge what YUur SAra1ia.riliu liza, done t,, ,
Having Inherited ScrUfuiuus Infection lave .,c
Tered from II IN various why's for years Sou,st,,r
II burst ouI in UlceiF my haudr u,d arr,.: s,
tunes u Irrred inWnrd and dis;f essCd me Al The
EtuIaach Two year ago Il bruke uui on nv Lrd
and covered my scalp anG with Onr sore winch
Nss painful and loatiso1r beyunG Geerrip;f,p
tired many medicines and eNGrRi )lyEriars kut
without much relief from uIyfhnE In ing; M. d.
order grew verse. At length was eli icc4t 10 read
Al the Gospel Messenger THAT you I1tI,arsd an
Alternative lSarsa, RrilaJ for knew iryif tr r,,p
fation that anything you made Irurt + good
sent TO Cincinnati and ;,d used Il iii il cured
me took it. Hs you advise IN elt!sti doS,s oi "A
teASPotuful over nOutia and usea ;,Eylu.t Ihr,,
bottles New and healthy skin. s.ui Legr. to tom
under the sstbs which nfter y while fell Of Nv
skin is nov clear. and know by Ius feelings tia;
the disease has from mr. syl;.In YoJ can well
believe that feel what saying when tel yDu
that hold You TO be Of The apostles Of the age
aud remain ever gratefully. Yours
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N. B-Subscriptions received aud forwarded by
Aso: BED4LLI0N, Agent for Wheeling and vicinity
Specimen EngraVings andArt Journal can BIO seen at
the. Post Once. dncia
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IaTe Vegetable Eztraag. aud pat up in CLASS CA
SIS Air Tight, and aCiH keep IN any eFilaaGs
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ALFREn B. TALIIY.

s.. AHhtOny's Fire. Rose 0r ErysiJ.,las Tito end
.Slh Rdcr1a, Sa2Id Had, RiAslaVrSs. Sore Kge4
Drop*y
Sept 1859 that he has cured an inre;erate case ],
DT0lAsy. which threatened to terminate fatally =.
the perseTering use Of our SarsaParilla. and EIsr
dangerous attack Of Malignant ErypJ,eId5 by IErc,
dnree "f the same: says lac cures thu common Ey4.,-
tom 10y il constantly.
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Bronehoo,Rs. Goiire or S,celref NscL

Zebul"n Slsan. of Prospect. Texas writes: -7irr.
bottles of Your SarsararilR cured me IN Il ,.r-.
Ia hideons swelling ON the neck, whicli had NJ
fe-cd from over Two years
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Lc"corThdd nr H'hiteE. OrrEriGn 74u.5r Jtey-,s
Cts1Oti"D. Ftnaals Dis.a 81
Litchfield enquirer., 1860-02-09
Superior COurt-January Term.
HoN. JOEL HISMAN, Judge.

HoN. JOEL H1SaAN, Judge. Stme vs. Janaes OConueA.-Trial for man. slaughter. The jury being unable to agree, the papers were taken back, and subsequently, the states attorney entered noHe
 LitcA6eld Bank by Receioers vs. Charles g. Murch-Action to recover on subscription for twenty shares of stock of said Bank or on notes claimed by the plaintiffs to have been given for the price of said stock. Defence-That notes were without consideration, and were lent to be returned and that defendant was not liable on his subscription. Judgment for plaintiffs s- S2, ,3O1 10 and costs. For plaintiffs, Catlin and Woodruffs for defendant, Hon. Henry Dutton, Hubbard & Ransom, and Hall
 Ledyard Caprom vs. c. D. Cdpron.-Petition for divorce granted. Warner for petitioner.
 WiRidns Hart vs Eaneline Hnrt-Petition for divorce granted. Peck for petitioner. G
 Susan M Warmer vs. Horace Wa,mer-Pe- tition for divorce granted Turrll for petitioner. Sarah F. Bradley vs Charles H. Bradley Petition for divorce granted. Hall for petitioner
Litchfield enquirer., 1860-02-09
Literary Notfcee.'

BLAcKwooD's MAGAZINE for January has beo, received by us, and is an unusually interesting number It contains the first part of poem, which is to be completed in thrce parts, entitled St. Stephens;' containing succinct sketches of the principal Parliamentary Orders, commencing with those of Cromwels time, and extending to Sir Robert Peels. Also, "The Little Sly Man," Nouis Napoleon,) Song by Mir. Bull {; an admirable Burlesque of French Fiction, by M. Alexandre Sue-Sand Fits; the commence ment of a New Novel; Norman Sinclair, an Autobiography; Rambles at Random in the Southern States (of the U. s,) and other pA- pers critical and explanatory"
 HE UNDERGRADUATE, to which we alluded last week, is new Quarterly Review, conducted | by Board of Publication from the various Col leges in our own country, and the Universities of Cambridge, England, and Heidleburg, Germany. As far as we have been able to look into it, the articles all appear to be of rich and varied inter. l est-some of them deeply so, and all of char acter far above the usual college literature of the day It also contains interesting sketches and memoranda of various colleges throughout tho country, and an article upon the system of edu- cation in Cambridge, England, and the German Universities. The plan of publication is admirable, and we advise all our readers, who have been or are connected with the various institutions of learning in this country to subscribe at once for the UNDERGRADUATE T. H. Pease of New Ha- ven, is the General Agent for subscriptions, and the terms are $2.OO per annum-single copies. sixty cents.
 THE LIFE OF CAPTAIN JOHN BROWN, by Jas Redpath Thaycr & Eldridge, Publishers, Bos- ton-has been received The Dedication of the work is sufficiently suggestive of the spirit and temper of what follows :-"T To Wen dell Phillips, Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry D. Thoreau, Defenders of the Faithful; who. when the mob shouted " Mailman P said Saintl' The book, however, contains an intesting though somewhat scattered narrative of the life of it's hero, divided into epochs, and illustrated with various texts of Scripture. Is has the appear ance of being written. hastily, to meet the exi- gency of an immediate, or 20 sale; and although compiled in great measure from various news paper reports, still in the whole, it presents . better and clearer account of the man, than may be found elsewhere. "The Life" is illustrated with fine steel plate engraving of the hero, and contains the famous letter to Dr. Vail, which first appeared in print in these columns.
 THE WESTMINSTER REVIEW for January, is on our table, It has learned article on Govern ment Contracts, gossipy review of some late works on Paris, Articles on Italy, Sicily and Ceylon, and strong infdel protest against Christian Revivals L. Scott & O., Publishers, New York
Litchfield enquirer., 1860-02-09
Rum ]!

|
 We give in another part of this weeks EN ou1RER-under the " County News"-an account I of the horrible death of an Irishman by the name of Garrety, in Woodbury on Thursday night last and also of the inquest held next day upon his body and the verdict of the Coroner jury there on rendered. The account comes to us from a reliable source, and from correspondent to whom we are indebted for many favors.
 And our readers will do we'll to look at the facts brought out upon the inquest, and, putting aside suspicion of foul play observe the horrible, the deadly, the damning effects of the murderous liquor, upon the body and the soul of this poor death-stricken lrishman. It appears from the evidence, that in company with another, the de- ceased procured at a store in the village quart and half pint of the villainous liquor, and that l after drinking three or four times around with his fellows, these two start forth for home. It is soon discovered by one of them, that they were in no condition to reach their houses and so while his companion falls to the ground, the other himself crawls to a neighboring barn, leav- ing his fellow in state even more helpless than himself.
 This man, by drunken instinct appears to have endeavored to rise, but unsuccessfully, and grop- ing about in the darkness of the night, over stones and fences, in some mysterious and unds- covered manner dislocated his neck and is found next morning dead.
 Again, from New Milford we learn that an- other Irishman was found in much the same cir cumstances,on the same night killed by the same Demon.
 We are not frenzied monomaniacs on the sub- Ject Of the total abolishment of liquor ;-indeed we are free to confess that we have not as yet witnessed any lasting influence or benefit from the so-called Maine law, as it now exists but in view of these wretched suicides and still more wretched nsurderers, who will not lift up. their hands to prevent if possible the recurrence of such fearful tragedies in the very midst of our peaceful villages? and what examples can be found more terribly luminous than these, in hold
 ing up to the horror and anathema of all, this terrible, blasting rampant Death-Fiend?
 The blood of these two murdered men cries to us from the ground, and from that glaring pit into which they have staggered blindy, voice comes, ,ghasty hollow, and terrible, as if from the depths of hell itsclf-RUN DID IT. AccURsED RUM
Litchfield enquirer., 1860-02-09
LOCAL AND COUNTY NEWS.

L1rcHFrELD.-The Court adjourned on Sat urday last after disposing of the Bank case, which latter occasioned good deal of interest and great deal of talk. Witnesses seemed to have very treacherous memory as to the doings and workings of the departed I" institution" but feeling of relief was evident to all when the verdict was finally rendered. "De mortuis nil nisi bonum."
 A town meeting was held on Monday after noon, at which the Selectmen made report of the state of the finances-showing, besides the amount due the Deposit Fund, debt of about two thousand dollars against the town. A tax of 12 cents on the dollar was laid, and B. O. Peck appointed collector. The disposition of the Town Farm was left to the discretion of the Select men. A committee was appointed to examine into the expenditures of the agent appointed last spring to oppose the application for the ncorpo- ration of the town of Morris report was read by the School Visiting Committee, and some talk was had about the roads.
 The Wolcottville Amateur Dramatic Co.,, favored the citizens of Litchfeld, who chose to avail themselves of their invitation to witness their performances at Buckleys Hall one even- ing last week at fifteen cents head, with their highly amateur performances. "Our Reporter was on hand, but found nothing sufficiently exci- ting to report in the Performers or the perform ed, except to mention the delicacy and beauty of the male individuals personating the female char acters, who seemed to his unsophsticated eye to be slightly out of their element, e. out of their ac customed what-d'ye call ums-" Our Reporter | was-on hand the second (adyertised) evening but found the troupe" busily engaged in pulling uf stakes preparatory for a leave. Query by the Reporter-whether Amateur mellow drama pays in Iitchfeld?
 The following delegates from this town; to the Conventions, were appointed by the Demo crats, at their meeting on Monday:
 1 State Conueation.-E w. Seymour, Wm. H Crossman, Wm. Bissell, J. c. Beckwith.
 County Concention--Homer Sharp, Theodore s. sedgwick George W. Beers E. H. Wright
 Senatorial Conoention.--L o. Meafoy, P. Fay Tor, E. B. Webster, George A. Hickox. T froddte Convention.-R. C. Crandel, Charles W. hlnsdale, Charles L. Perkins, D. c. Bulkley 1o'on comm'aee.-George W. Beers, George
 h. Baldwin, Charles M Kilborn, E. W. Seymour l. b. curtlss, E. II. Wright, David Welch. A Festival given by the ladies of the Con- gregational Church in this village, will be held in Buckleys Hall, this (Thursday) evening The good things of this life will be abundont1, provided and gracously dispensed with 2l br .h, fair, to all who go up thither and pay their if teen cents at the door. The festival is given fo, the purpose of pfocuring lamps for the church the ladies resolving to sit no longer in darkness in which determination they have our sympathy and our (editoriaD benediction.
 The young ladies in town are livalling the young men in improving their mental acquire ments. They meet once week at the house ot one of the sisters" for reading substantial works. The "task" this week was Oowper's