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Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-04-29
Tax on sp.cnlntors.

The bills now before Congress, having
reference to the business of stock brokers
and spectators in gold and foreign ex.
change contains the following provisions:
l-makes 1t unlawful to euter into any
contract for the purchase or sale of any
gold or silver coin or bullion or foreign
exchange to be delivered at any time sub.
sequent 10 the making Of such contract
Penalty one thousand dollars and three
mouths imprisonment.
2-PreTents the payment of any sum,
either 6xed or contingent, in default of the
delivery of any coin or bullion or foreign
exchange. Same penalty.
3-Requires the immediate manual de.
livery of all coin, bullion or exchange
which may be sold, and the prompt pay
ment in full Of the agreed price thereof by
the manual delivery of the amount in
United states notes or national currency
no certified checks or State bank issues to
be used in payment. For any violation Of
this stipulation the penalty is also TO be
one Thousand dollars and three months i'm
prisonment.
4-No person to make any contract
whatever for the sale, loan OF delivery OF
aOy coin, bullion or foreign exchange OF
which he or they making such contract
shall not at tho time of making Il be the
owner and in actual possession. Penalty
similar TO the above.
6-No person shall make such contract
At any other place than the ordinary place
of business OF either the purchaser or sci
ler. Penalty one Thousand dollars and
three months imprisonment. The inIen.
ton of this provision is to stop the sales
Of coin at the brokers' boards and to break
up the gold exchange; buT the object will
not bs attained, for ,he simple reason
that the gold room is the "'ordIuary place
OF business" of all who speculate 10 gold
GAIL eontracts made contrary TO the
above provisions are, 10 addition to the
penalties, declared absolutely void.
7-All sales of gold andassilver coin
bullion, sterling exchange, notes, stocks
bonds or other securities to be taxed one
fifth 1.-TWO. mills) Of Dne per cent, or two
doIlars on a thousand, on the amount o
the sales, aud The same upon all contraotl
for such sales.
s-Apy psrson or company who shal
sell or offer 70 sell gold or silver coin. bul
lion, sterling eIohnpge, uncurrent money
promiSsory notes, stocks, bonds or oIhel
securities without q license, shall pay httI
y per cent in,additionto the foregoing 'rAteG
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-04-29

THE mystery Of the awarding the army.
sword to Gen. Grant at the New York
Sanitary FAIR is explained by looking at
the list of votes taken from the sealed en-
vslopss. When the open voting closed,
Mcclellan had over 1000 majority, but
amoug the sealed ballots came out for
Grant Loyal men of New York $40 ,Ooo;"
also the same signature to 50 900 wortkI
of votes IN two other envelopes, and the
same nmouut from "loyal New Eug.
lander" These were what piled up Gen.
Granite majority; and perhaps the copper.
heads are not so far from the truth as
they generally are. when they shrewdly
suppose the Loyal League had something
to do with it. But it is laughable to see
5sheso same copperheads whine nov the
Itanteat e ldsetled zfsYor Of Grant. Last
week they lNete, lu q continual tuittsr Of
,pleasas9 Gt the public ylndleatiou Of
-Meclellan's popularity BY the msjorfty Of
votes 10 his favor but now they say The
yeteias An expression of public opinion
was Of no account, it wasn't fair, and all
that sort of thing. This ia just what er.
erybody who had common sense said all
along. The contest was simply shrsWd
plan for raising money, and it worked
CapitalIy. But If the decision as matter
of opinion ISM. worth anything, what is
the use Of getting mad because Mcclellan |
Wasn'tth lucky mAu?
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-04-29
Rrom the OLuelnnlLI allette.

We presume COugtess IS uow satisfied
that .'gold bills" Usunos Eegulats the mar
ket, aud it is therefore g be hoped no
more time will be wasted upon msaeurss
which ara at once foolish and mischieyous
foolish because people cannot be re.
strained from buying cola at what they
believe 1t to be worth, aud ,mIsehieyous
because legislation Of this kind would seem
to indicate want of eonfidsnc the
part of Congress 10 thesuccess of meas.
ures, which are alone ctp6 bic of depressing
the premium on gold. The actlDn OF CifiisS
rgress mecRly fanded the xoEtetne nj. ;Ttfrt
u Was intended Lai all9F: and in., srllipo,
gold eeElidSaIes Nf. Glaze made 3 heSvy
ioes for The n9linpas II tssprys II i5 tFns.
be broke thepFics OF gid down tehpora.
ftlYi bot as soon as he sithdfeW prices re-
acted. Gold cannot be put down by mere
iacisi OF Congress. This having been, salts.
taetorlly demonstrated, there should be no
more hiring ofpaper bullets at gold specu-
lators; and no Iutlher sales of gold certi8.
cafes at prices that take mouey out OF the
Treasury aud put il into the pockets Of i'm.
pOrIers.
If it is desired to fud the chief cause Of
the advance 10 gofdIr is only necessary to
look at the frightiui figures exhibiting ths
foreign trade Of the port OF New York
Last week the total Imports of merchandise
were STAT ,sS3r gold value, or Sls. .OUO,-
600, in currency.
The exports exclusive of specie for th q
same time were So .669 sO7, currency
vHlue-e1cess OF Imports over exports
So $50 O93. The exports gold last week
were 81 s5s 600 Yet while this is going
on, Congress besitates about passing n
JOINT resolution Increasing the inrif. 1t
Is understood. of course, that the impor,s
are IN advances of the dsmA,d, goods be
ing rushed forward in anticipation of
higher dutiesi but while Congress delays |
It ID losing revenue; and gold Is going Out |
to pay Tor the goods coming in. Que ex- :
POre OF produce are light, noIwiIhatand.
lng the high rate OF exchange. But there |
IS one fact which tells the whole story of |
the unfavoFable working Of the foreign
trade; OF the reckless GxIEavagance of the
country, and of the storm that is gather
log. II is this: Yssse are carrying freight
from New York to England free This is
because they have paying cargoes to this
while they cauuOt get outward
caFgoes even by Offering to do the bust.
ness for nothing. The intelligent reader
1Oes not need 10 have this feature com
nenIed upon in order to impress hin with
It's Significance. When Ogugress makes "a
tartf that shall be practically prohr rbitory;
passes heavy lag bill; taxes currency |
lniil its volume shall bs SO reduced ns 10 /
nake money scarce; and when our armies
10 something, then wilt gold deeliae-And
iot .bstOeOs-=Atll- -sha BnpSC6etzt xpSdientaal
lsed TO bring abput this. result are the
rinLihuSs of 6natr0ial 4uacks, " ho XII.
While promising TO euro the patient.
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-04-29
Character OF che K migrants OomIng

Character OF the EmIgFautS Coming.
The Cork (lreland) Examiner of d late
date says that emigrauts are s.ill leaving
that port in large Numbers for the United
States. There are among them some old
people and young children, but the bulk
are stalwart men, full of health and vigor,
young women gaudiy dressed, bat their
bad taste cannot conceal the beauty, the
activity, the bounding health for which the
Irish peasant girl has been 50 remarkab lie.
Among them all there!is scarcely ons to be
seen poorly AIIired. The goods of each
party show that n small farmers house.
hold has been broken up. Their conduct
is remarkably steady. Though buudredS
have sometimes TO wait a week Al Q Ieeus i,
town for the steamer, there is s3Vety little
druukenness among them, aud stld, q
spree, though they are noisy enough sous
times. The Exuminer thinks tAAI lew of
the emigranIs are recruits; there is none
of the swagger which SO oOmmOniy belrays
the aspiranls for glory and for bounty. Il
is true the. passage 10 paid in many cases
with American money, but it Is with the
money OF their relatives TO whom they arc
going. The EkamiHsr denies that Federal
recruitiug is in any important degree the
stimulus to emigration. and adds, "Itarises
out OF the condition Of the country, and
the dazzling, il not perfectly Trustworthy,
prospect held out by the labor market OF
the Northern StAt6s.s
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-04-29
9ailgg gutelllgpufrr
sPeeeh ofMParnon,. nrn,EnIn..-


HIS REASONS FOR BLOOMING AN ANTI sLAvR.
RT Man.
In the East TenbessAs osnva,,;o, =,
Knoxv;I,. -, a.. 80 -
I,c-..li ,.,si, ' =. 'usu'' EaEson
ot9N NuIoNtoeNNeFedlone OF his Characters
tic speeches, OF which the following were
the principal points:
"I s,y So- ,,or. ,h.,,,s .;.L,,
~ has S,ISd M ,,orH.Sy suy yeSFs siaEe
moTe ina Ibrss vssrS hoo.,,I I.e ~ tot
longer rnls Il 6.s snnssS, 81 - SSutu '' hS
Sw1rd and the ss.sss,..'. ,',.;ta ute vi aeu .1l
dnngenn and ,ba rssS, "a ~ IuN 'us
STSrr iSvic m - bsii ,,,',SS Nuu
thiS Goysrnmens. Sincs ,bS ~ .usu ~
this (3overnmsnt n - Ne -
I.presfdants Or,sss. az $500
t6irtSsS Tbs SoS,S ma ~, IN M ~
Ana of ,hess an ,brss sn5 81.
pIonRhed WITH thetn our s,tf,n sfisI,s -
We 9louVh with b1lls and hstfers We
have had most ofthe foreivn = anngintn.r,s n
aud the hind teats of t6+s f.ssrsI I.;S" Z,
home: and tbese thinys ws hsI ,ibsS u
were moi abIe IN pay ,'nr Tos,aI 800. w. ~
the r,It!ov.,nn,.rt Xaa 70 ,HS
did NOT snI,.;, ,h.s,. ,hj,,,,s - -
them In ,Lo go. - -
bood or n,,u,isr ;N.,;Sn,io" Psi'uF nnu L;au uan
TONED rbIvsIrr ,r, S.n,sn5sS ,t,oS
"Wbence tS,s sIrogsrc,.9 W. 90, 3, t.o,,
the nrCro : = ia - I...,',.Is'ii ~ ~ Oti
TO let him sIn,, N. nronsr,, ~ ,s',s.S,
AndrevT J.cL.nn m ne l;ts. b,,, - su'
era conId I,r;ng hi,, f,,r, ~. -. PS, P'"y
bav. had him - I'M wbi,s us'n.. :. = "ou'u .,.i
negro semi ,bs Sonthern cb,vsIr,, -, s'l,t' .Se
cIuo over the b.aj NJ ,hs, r,o1o ~ 49,. no.a
miserable ,,,o,Lsrv ~ =. go, -. ,f,i ps.:y' pSy'
lie Fuuctlonarv Jsckson ToniJ hsra..;S
81 -. - ' NoOu ""uAI "H' F"ls-
'..'H ,sI u uIS "oo's' anu AIeKed Tue
CssU,.,' SisGu'au .1.t u LnF0agn south
- Ltnt .ue y. A''Su''S Osean' And IL
.e .',.I ~, w us! n "ouIu Aiek these
.I' INTO tue ground and
s'.TI ..S t"en 10 Po"ueF unaer hls ieet'
gen!lemeh. . We OF t6e south are
.exPoosiTIe IoF tnis var. before God,
ee't W 'ust VIC I1Aue II necessary whether
oE no; Iua! We forced II upon the country,
= 1Iu Inls HlInoHt Tue shadow OF an excuse.
PEo'sIa'ety mah-Ine oesI
p'o t' "a ~ uA" ~ y, tnIs mouse. But AN
iS iot Ine o"ion' DO t0lI the Alabama
n ~ -.-l1 40 SPeeeh nSe years ago.
mslo 1neu preparing I1r war, aud
I nS9 eAoe e.l an appropriation OF Two hundred
s,",o IA f...L.s uT'.aLs nn,s Iot aSming tue
SssS ~. 9aSA tnAu thaI' when
ne"Iy a. nise @ was governor ot Virginia,
IS. '.S.,s's 'ese1s 70 an tne governors 10
t..et ~. 's'es' ueeLaLIng tnat In the
~. Vi 1ue sIe',Ion OF Fremont TO the
I ts., teS'1eu'y VI 1ue OnItea STATES ne would
ueIG s gu army, maEcn l9to washington.
-l'lUL 1uu lu .pe .Il name OF the South seize and
P0sSSss ~ .ne goNstnment'
w.! me oL Tue SCUM nave. intended this
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-04-29
HOOaand's German Bitters
EFVa ;. Hsu,tOs Brown, D. D., Editor oftAs Easy-
StoPodia " RSlfgiO4S kESSOlcHSs.

R.aJ; H..tes Bro,va, D. D, Est.Or Ort4s Easy-
St9P'dta " RsligiO.S HEOIOle&0t.
Although not disposed 20 favor or recommend
eatG1t A0dietass IN gonsral, through diStrust Of
thair tnkrOAisnts and sEsets, yet Know no sum-
eiUAt roaOs Why man may not testify 70 the beAht
be believes Himself % have TOesiVOd from any simple
PEoPaEatiOns, In thO hops thAt hO nay thus eoaIFD
ute ~ The bGna1t OF Others.
Do Ghts tue HlpyO rol1lly IN regard - HoOaaad'0
6OrnAn- kittoF9, PEOpAFod By DE. O. n. Jaeks6a, OF
Lhis oiEy, BaeGnSG li1ieoa AEatn1I Ghod[ t0R
ehishy an alc0hOite mixture. l am Indebted 70 my
iEIsbd ksb0Ft SltO0raAkOE, Esq tor the removal OF
this Juice ~ prUPer tosIs aud Tor snc1urAEe-
msHE 70 Try theas UhOa suffering tOm great and
lUnS eSRtnuod debility. ThO use Of three bottles
Of these tittorn, - ThO beginning OF the present
yeAE follow ID By SVtdSaI EolOi. and IostOrAtOn
= degree OF bodily and nOnTal TISoI which had
nOE telt for ak months before and had almost de-
SPAiTSI Of regulating. 1 IhST"'s" InG GOd and
ny trIoHd e directing 70 III d Inem-
pnIlaa.lFA sJuas "a, 1sSi. = ~ D'''
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REFRR no

HOH. \. L. Bs1EBmH, JadgS BupEGDO COGEt %
AppSAll, HoEEA8tOUn, Wost Va
Hoo. WI a. HAEEiBOH, JodBe DapSSn1o OoaEt Of
AHpssla, CIaFkIbuFK, W0gG Va ~ 9-rs
s dofT, "a, FTSSidE6t 4. : n Bank of WhOsJy
y. NssSIS, osssi.s \. : n. B.sk q Wh.siipE,
~ HaFFGaGoWu,NOSI VA. 4-
KaAIa = RG8H, BGsteFa, PItsS6dFEh, p.
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-04-29

FAMILY GovRRSMuSr ILLusrRATED.-This
is the way a "fOnd parent" alternately
coaxes and builiss lost %, In the per-
sOpaI advertisements Of NsE York City
Journal -
TuEop6RB-I wish you to come home as
soon rs possible, without pultiOg mo to
turther trouble. shall not blame you
for going away II yoq dOu'E come III
fud . way TO bring you home. alIyhGvs
an idea where you are. Ii you wait any
money 10 pay expenses you shall have Ii.
Come home like good boy. ~
rfs ,5,s JoHH GRET, II Roosevelt street. j
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-04-29
JOHN H.aUFFMAN,
Attorney for Presenting
SOLDIERS CLAIMS,

w HENBION CLAIMS, - well - OLA14b t0E
BO6ITY M0SEY, BOUNTY LAdD, BACK PAtS
MILITARY GEKVI0E q de United etatsa. Also
viii give pF0mp8 AttsntJOB % COLLECTING OEk-
TGFIED ACOUUATS 6C HaWtnE. &C. ~
FsSIoua Pension, BOUNfY AND BJUhEY LAND
Law aod tbs large Azs0g1t OE RECORD RVE-
SaOaoaIfG 10 IL IToSoeufiGa a duBP1lNlu CLAIM
Ubs1 Ia mAny lnStADeSs GhS claimant And attorney
AAd LSuF KfV0a ap Il dosp4iE. Ne natter hOU dlm-
z6arSSS JOHN q. HoTIMAH,
HOrrHnt0Vn, WOSt We.
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-04-29

Financial and Observation-Disclosures
nous Imports and nalnInIahsd Ex-i
POrts--The True wy and tho Only
Way, 20 Put DOWn she PrIeo OF
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-04-29
NEW CLOTHING HOUSE.

Tbs SUBSCRIBERS LATELY REMOVED TO
] this City Of Wheeling, have opened 4 large
CLOTHING sTORE AZ No. ISL Main itrert, 10 The
room formerly occupied GF,hAm'S RnrnItHre
Store, . feW dOors above HATbOurS Carpet Store
under the drm name OF
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-04-29

PRfoEg-LaFEs de, holding HearIyj double
ansaiiSy 81 pr 6ottIS; kalf desS6, q. Snal htsos
ise pr 6ottEl; hAiI de1sn, - f. IL. 10 81, ~
EV-Fof sale by BfaTEi aDd Dealers every where
q - UnltOa 8tSt6SI SSd ~ an tAO pEugEtst1 and
DoaI11 Il Wheeling. ~ esss-ly
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no. aaI ARCH STREET.
FfSastp6t 0Nss aad Asa4faetey,
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-04-29
Observation-Disclosures

OF WHRELIHs.
INCORPORATED H 1887.
TAKEs RIsKB AZ EHB LOWBSr RATES on
i BHlAinEs Il an kidd, GtOamboat4, BuEnitureand
h0rckAsdi1G, ADd aAtnSt all 4a1gorI attending the
IEanlpoEtstIeA Of GoOds TiVsEl SsAA lakes, canals
"a raaFuAdA. s-a-t
W.HARDma, BeSy. HEnHT onAH0LI, PFSGt
DIRECTORS.
o AchGaoD John Duai0n, Rob't MOTEts0a
, B.CEAnEIS, GBEAdI BGmToft.
Lam LSnb, jane Dll1dl,
AEAppHeatIcn8f foF 1n8aTAneo VIII Be pFonPdy At
Sn1Sd % b tie PF01l1o1t andBOeT0tAEy.
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-04-29

MS REAsoNs ToR BIoNMlNa an ANTI sLAvp.
RY MAN
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Zee that the EIgnatuTo Of 30. u. JAoKsoN" =
tho WRAPPER Of SAOh bOttla.
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nc ARrHuR AEOnt 'or paying PousiOas. oneO,
10. /, AeLur0 aO0an, being tho once GoFnsE1Y
eeeaPbSd By AdAuaS HXPraSs Company. aprl
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2 eGWAaE q GoyHFERRElT
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IRueSsuIurU 70 O. n. JaSkS0a Oo,l
~. ~ PRoPEIfens.
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1864-12-28

CEsINAs-The observance of Christmas
as ak'iyal seems 10 be fast gaining in this
cou11Rlty. or. perhaps. we might say that
It haiready become almost universal. -
D7iag tie ten days previous TO the advent
oiSn;I Claus, the preparations for the
sra; event were the great theme of tho't,
cgaTersation and action in every family in
or acQIaintance-a theme of interest 10
both sexes, all conditions in life. and ali
ages, from 'tottering grandsirer to little
bub' who was just learning to pronounce
The name Of Santa Cluas, aud puzzled his
intani.lc brain 10 imagine how the great
divinity Of the occasion could possibly pass
through the key hole of the door or make
his a9uga! descent through the stove pipe
Or Christmas eve, the accumulated re
suits Of much previous labor and expense
were seen hung upon evergreen trees in
nearly an the churches, to be admired by
-he many Hundreds who were expecting To
make a personal appropriation OF the treas
ures 70 -hcir own peculiar use. Trees were
displayed in the Congregational. Methodist.
Baptist, Episcopal Free viii Baptist and
Cnwersalist churches. and all that we saw
were arranged with much taste and beauty.
Those in the Universa.iSt church bore some
presents quite valuable and beautiful.
u vey pleasant and agreelbla Christmas
festival Vas held az the Reform school on
Monday evening in the Chapel. One hail
the room was packed by 220 bows. while the
other bali was packed equally close by citi-
zens who had come in to participate i'm the
OCCASION. The exercises were commenced
by singing Old Hundred. and PRAYER hy
the Chaplain. Rev D. Burns. after winch Va
rioas pieces We're recited and sun.r by the
BOYS. Alter n pause it was announced
thal an event OF rare Occurrence--be an
pearance OF Santa Claus in person-misht
De expected; and presently the identica.
parsonage. wilh long beard and veaera
be appearance, was seen slowly descend
ing ladder from above. He made y short
but perinen. address to the audience in
to.eraole English verse. and then. excusins
himself on account OF his numerous en-
saSementS. lie withdrew 10 his upner re-
glons, taking up lis ladder after him. The
apparItion was greeted with immense an
piause; out the boys soon forgot the dirin-
lily In their interest after the gifts which
were spread before them on the evergreen
trees. These. although not an Of tbem
very valuable. We're sufficient in number for
all the boys. wose appropriate 10 The occa
sion and all we're highly priced bv the re-
ceiyers. Alter the Distribution. Elder
Burns read the telegrapaic news of the tn
King o. savannah; whereupon the bows
whose patriotism never flags. gave three
deaiening cheers for Gen. sherman. The
"Ao'e AFFAIR was very happily got up. was
greatly re ished by the boys. ana the taste
ingenui and good order displayed in the
arrangement o. tie gifts, and in the pro-
gress OF the exercises was highly creditable
to the officers and ladies OF the Institution
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1864-12-28

ND L. :. SHARPsHO0rERS. Oar CORES
p0ndcnt writes. Dee. l.: Before this vou
viii doubtless have heard of our great raid
on the Weldon Railroad i, far as Iixlorl.
We had very hari time Of il. assure YOU.
marching and destroying the road for six
days and the rain and snow adding much
TO our discomfort. The last day nv feet
were SD sore l could not walk. and rode
in an ambulance We lived high while we
were gone having all the fresh pork. nut
ton, beet and poultry We wanted Soldiers
learn to appropriate these things 10 their
own use in much less time than yoI would
suppose. Let me give YOU little instance.
We had orders TO halt half an hour for cot
fee. Just then a nice pig came running
through the ranks. He was knocked over
by one man. stuck by 4 second. skinned by
athird and fourth, while a fifth ran for water
and a sixth for wool, and in this way our
supper was soon under full headway We
made very hearty meal. having marched
p miles. and eaten nothing from IAN,
and il was now I'M In TWENTY-FIVE min
utes the pig was alive, killed, AMI eaten
and in five minutes more We had our things
all OF. and Went on our way rejoicing.
We destroyed something Ike dnean or
twenty miles OF track of the railroad and
all houses. mills. SC. on our way. We had
never destroyed dwellings heretofore; but
the bodies Ola number of our men were
found who were supposed to have been
murdered by the citizens. and Gen. Warren
ordered the destruction Of all property in
retaliation. The rapidity with which We
tore up the railroad track was wonderful
All hands string along on one side and a,
the word would raise AMI turn upside down
track. ties, AMI everything else. Tnel they
would knock the ties or make pile place
The rails on them and place Il tie on eicl
end Of The rails. So .hat. when heated. they
would bend ami become useless. ~ ilf as
You colll sea along tie road you might
see the track slowly raising AMI turning
over and leaving the ground under il wiki
the resembla c. Of . p!ou-hel field"
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1864-12-28

4 OnChristmls I've. aplelsaii affair came
of at the hcuse OF The Auditor General
Hon. Emil Anuete Tie Auditor had in
vited the clerk. OF BIZ Office. with their
friends to spend the evening at bis house.
and white all were gathered around the
family Christmas tree q gold watch. of the
American Watch Company manufacture,
costing : 225, was presented TO Nr. An
neke. The presentation was made by :. D.
Bingham. Esq. Deputy Auditor General.
as follows:
ME. ASNEEE: In behalf Vi tiie clerks OF
your Office. andiaaccordancen not only with a
precedent long established but as token
Of sincere regard. present % You this val
liable watch. We all acknowledge The uni
form kindness VOC have manifested towards
as a. the head or tie department. enl bear
witness to Your competency. and gentle
manly courtesy. Having long been one OF
Us. You know fuii well tie continuous labor
and the wearisome hours Of toll which toll
% us. year after ycar and daily wehere nave
appreciation. cordial cooperation. and
generous sympathy. By this gin ia your
own bonso ,bis cbr,s.,,os r., 49,. mi,
scloow,.d 70. win ,,ia.snr.. l,,.,r. -o.s,,.,l
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for fine. f,,n-. Elected , socaoa ,i,,o -.
the RESPONSIBLE n,si.i,, an. o...,,r Dr..
am increased ms. ..,,. ID. ,n.~. ,.... .o-
fhonsanl vorr administration ortbaor,ir.
Of yonr denar,,nent ,e;u mn, r.i 80 ;n,,;,..
the e,dorsanan, ro, ba,o -soo,rsl - ,l,e
hand. IF ,bo pen,il;oan. Of ,f..hio.,.
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Measure and sbou,5 p~oro "a ,.,, "a. tho
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be fully me. br ,t-. .,~,.tsa T,,-er and
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months from tAa q lay oi Nov.lib.-. 1861 r-s
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II- sE-s Iov.-The usual preparations for
thsmsa'ing oftne Legislature have been
progressing for some time, and are nearly
completed The oil members, AMI some Oh
th new. have selected their boarding
plces. 4 iarge npmber Of the citizens are
opening tacis houses for the accommoll-
~ o. those who may be present during the
s1'An 50 than taere will be no lack of
$50 l. board. We have ~ noticed the
- ~ny members as yet, except ,n't
o. . NlSer, Senator from the Grani
'''' 81 a~'ic., is stopping in the city.