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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1865-07-04
YnnNG MEN

Who have injured, themselves by a eertan
practice indulged in when alone, Il habit tTe-
quently learned nom evil companions, or at
school, the effects OF which are nightly felt,
even when asleep, and II not cured, renders
mnrringc Impossible, and destroys both mind
What n pity thnt n young man, the hope nf
his country darling ofhts parents, Should
nents of life, by heiconseffuenceS OF devfa.
ting from tho path of nature and indulging
IN certain secret habit. Such persons, MUST
before COntpmOlnfInp ?
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9@ESTABLISHED AS A REPUcp
FROM QUACKERY, oy
THE0NLYPLACEW HEREA cURFCsv
--s.--F BE Contained

Especially, who have become the victims of
habit which annually sweeps to mn t1nti11stii's.
grave thousands of Young Men Of the Inc;,
might otherwise have entranced iiSle, MO
Senates with the thunders of eloouence mug W
walked TO oeCstacy the living Tyre, may ,cS All
with full confidence 1 S"li
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|, gllssEEla. f9lttANNitItkJy
Trust not your lives or health to the care OF
many nnle1Irned and worthless preteDdetS,
destitute of knowledge, name or character
who copy DIR. Johnstonfs advertisements, or
style. themselves, in the newspapers, regular
" Educated Physicians: incapable OF curing,
they keep You trining month amer month
taking their filthy and poisonous conlPounds
or rs long as the smallest fee can be Obtained,
and in despair, leave you with ruined health
tOEigh over your own CALLING diSap appointment.
Or. Johnston is the only physician Adver-
His credentials or diplomas, always hang in
his office.
His remedies or treatment are unInownto
all others, prepared from a life spent In the
great hospitals of Europe, the first in the
country, and mQne extensive private practice
than any other Physician In the world.
ENDORSEMENT OF THE PRESS
The many thousands cured ut this institn'
ton yenE after year, and the numerous i'm
poTtInt Surgical Operations performed by
DIR. Johnston, witnessed By the reporters OF
the sum- Clipper" and many other paper;
notices Of which have appeared again and
again before the public, besides his standing
as a gentleman Of character and resPonslhul-
ty, is sufficient guarantee to the afflicted.
SKIN DISEASES SPEEDILY CURED.
nB-No letters received unless postpaid and
containing stamp to be used on the reply
Persons writing should stHte ngeI ana send poT-
ton of VeFtiSeInent describing symptoms
JOHN II. JOHNSTON, NJ. d.,
Ofthe Baltimore Lock Hospital, baltimore;
fabi5Ily9 80 tF Maryland.
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Prank in Insurance CompanLY,

oiahsOF WHEELING. 1.ss5 ~.
900.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-08-23
Tn. Kesch um rrauds.

The losers by the defscstion have not yet made
out the complete statement Of their losses Mr. Charles
Graham, however has positively asccrained that the
liabilities imposed upon him by the fight Of young
Ketchnm will not exceed million Ave hundred thou
sand dollars, OF which nine hundred and nfy thousand
dollars in forged gold checks.
The Whereabouts OF the defauter is as yet unknown
and II does " search being made for
him. II is reported that superintendent Kennedy was
called upon, but inquiry being made II was pretty
clearly ascersined that detective ocers on his
track Thus stands the case at present and IL s very
doubtful that any further developments will be made
likely 10 appease the mental hunger Of the community.
WHEREABOUTS or YOUNG KgTcHUM
The following rather unreliable note came 10 this once
In an envelope directed 10 the editor
New YoRK, August q, 1896.
Mr. KErcHUs:-
srR-Your is secreted in little shaniy upon the
Bloomngdale road and II you will give me suitable
reward will tell you where he is ANONYMOUS.
ST. will know n you comply with my wishes by
publishing the same IN the HErALD
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-08-23

UTICA, August Y, 1900
The Grand Lodge Of Odd Fellows OF Northern New
York met this morning Nothing OF moment was done
until this afternoon when John h Sckreg, OF Ithaca
was Installed Grand Master; William Gould, Of Buffalo,
Grand warden; George Gardener, d Syracuse, Grand
Treasurer for the ninth time, Frederick Emerson, OF
Wa,erown, Deputy Grand Master; Charles Mayin, OF
Brooklyn, Grand Representative The Grand Lodge nave
agreed 10 take up the report OF the upon Of the TWO
Jurisdictions N Ncrthorn and Southern New Sork zen
A N. 70 morrow.
The officers of tbs Grand EBcampment were elected
and installed Jcnn H. White. Of Albop, wss sleena
6,hna Repressnatits.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-08-23
the MISSISSIPPI CONVENTION.
An A,ne endment 10 the Constitution Abol-
ishing slavery Adopted by the Convcn-
JAcxsos, Miss, August u, 1855.

JACKsos, Miss, Auguu ~, 1885
The following constitutional amendment has Just
passed the Convention, by a vote OF sisbty.sx to
eleven.--
The Institution Of slavery having been destroyed In the
State Of Mississippi neither slavery nor Involuntary
vItude. stberwse than for the punishment Of crime,
whereof tho party shall have been duly convicted shall
hereafter exis, this State and the Legislature at its
next session, aud thereafter me public welfare may
require sba provide by law for tho pro,ocos and Sc
curity ,ho persons and property of The freedmen of
The Stat and guard them and tb State sgs pl any evil
thai ma, srns from their sudden cmapc'
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RAILROAD ACCIDENTS.
The Fatal Rmtisoaa Casually at York.
wife.

wife.
rHE HARLgN AND NEW u,vEv RAILROAD COW
rAxfFs cfSSuRED.
Coroner Gamble ycs,eflIy h,d an inquest the
Twenty third pfccOt station hodsc the rcmsDs ur
Mr.. John Dean, who was almost instantly killed on
Non lay afternoon, by being By train OF
belonging to tue New Haven Railroad Company ns
Eighty sixh street and F"udh avenue. Several Wit
nssseg cxarrued and after the trstinouy all
IN the Coroner Submitted toe TO the Jury who
dercd vef;ict ~ fcIIows:--
rbat John y Dean siuc 10 his drsb by being dsst
struck by the Hacm up tain due Eighty
~ nine mpo,es prst dive ~ a,d fnnrer that he vas
run over by the New Haven Down due the sad
time and place, a0d Il " oGr or;GOn that death
caused ny being over by the New Haven down ra,o
We fuftbcr ensure the New Boson EaIfDld Comrsn
for tho rate of of speed IN passing this station aId
further that the platform in toe ccutrc oi tho track used
by the uni lem Company s mot dsn,etons man trap,
and rec ammend its immediate removal Deceased was
nfty yfolr Yeas Ut aye, and astyc Ui New YORK De
was butcher by occupation, aud did busucss IN ccGre
Market.
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Aee,den, ON the son,h.las tva) Railroad.

TWO suLDTEHE hTIItH AND shSKNNL NNINTFT'
ser ~. cent occurred on tue Southside Railroad,
near Prospect ststion eleven miles beyond fnmye
Tho l7h Inst One ~ the passenger of The d0"n
train was thrown ftom the rnat by coupling block
which was accidentally thrown gpoD the track Two
tnltCd States soldiers were killed and several others
wounded, some ~ them very badly u ~ reported that
0f The wounded have died injuries received.
The caf thrown on contained citizens but vas ni"d
with soldier.
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The Phenix Bank Defalcation.
CASE or GENBvIgvE LYONS AND BROWN AGAIN


Gcnevievc Lyons Charles Brown with their counsel
Judge stuart, we're before Justice Ledwith al the JEFF
ferson Market Police Court yesterday afternoon
O'Clock decision In their to be given at that
hour. Mr. EcKeon, counsel for the bank was not
present.
Justice Icdwith read letter from Mr. McKeon stating
that consequence Of urgent business twas impossible
for MIN 10 attend or hand In the additional poine and
authorities OF which he spoke Monday lie therefore,
requested pcstponemeDt oi the ease until twelveor one
o 81 ock To day
Judge s,uxft renSled ihAa Mr. NeEccp's application
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Accident on the Chicago and North
western Railroad.
DER PERSONS x'LLrD AND Three ornsrs

FOUR PERSONS kILLED AND THKEE Urhkhs
fSJrREp.
CuioAyo August -, 1866
Tho nigh, express train frcn Iowa on the Dixon .pd
Fulton branch OF the Chicago srd Northwestern Ralrad
ran into cuIvcrt which had btoh washed away by 'le
storm last night The engineer, nremen express mes
senser and ope passenger Killed aud three rascn
gers injured, though not seriously.
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was TO say the least very ungracicns He was posit..
that counsel .0Io dnd statute which could
hobd the prisoners ,O AZ ms ant
Justice Ledwtt he would postv y give iecision
In he case to day, whether not Mr. Mcheon was
present He therefore postponed the matter Gnsil today
al one O'clock
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E y r O P T..
Arrival Of the Borussia and
City Of Baltimore.
English Opinions Of General sher-
man, Our Mexican Policy and the
Rebel Cotton Loan Decision.
JEFF. Davis and the Starvation Of
Union Prisoners.
&c. &c. &c.

The Inman steamer City Of Baltimore, Captain Mire-
house, which left Liverpool at noon the 9th aud
Queenstown the 10th August arrived here yesterday
The Hamburg steamer Borussia, from Cowes, Isle OF
Wight on the 9th instant, also arrived.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-08-23
Our Fortres. Monroe correspondenee.

General Niles accompanied by Captain McEwng and
squad or thirty soldiers le last evening the Black
bird for the Eastern shore search OF the propeller
Effort stolen from New York some time since, which he
had beer informed passing into Watchapeaquc
inlet yesterday morning This morning the Wyoming
eft for the place Up TO the time OF sending this
1--WE M nothing has been heard rom either steamer
The Edward Everett has just arrived from Richmond
General Terry said to be board aud II Is understood
VIII pass two OF three days here.
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ftdrate 6ondlolders England ods imposed
upon the ooaon ohicA there represents ne todrr
We should not recommend the bondhoiders 10
try the exneriment of proceeding in the American
courts upon this question: we surprised that the
Vice Chancelors opinion produced no effect upon The
price OF the loarl We think such claim could be
raised with success because In this case, as well as IN
that we have had under dscusson the true principle
which, conceive, should guide the courts or justice
OF both nations is hs-hat no obligation attaches upon
conguernQ State under any circumstances, a ts vhere
me enemy has been rebels 10 Observe and carry into effect
CONTRACTS he apo,ced otd Of iohch ,oos 10 rrndtr dire
assistance in the struggle 10 he conquered This com
mon sense. We believe it will be found 10 be in accord
with the principles OF equny-a system which
lawyer the common law, Of the perfection Of CON-
mo ~
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Affairs In Hnston /.

GALLAGHER. rBE roRGEK 0f ORDERS ron SOL
DiEns RATIOS, HELD rOg TRIAL -RETuRNiSe
soLDIkgs.
pa.r,~ Aug,.t ~ 1888
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1865-04-01
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
N O n 7 G. e..

In pursuance of q resolution of the Board
of Directors of the Bank of Northumberland
meeting of :he Stockholders of the said
Bank will be held at the Banking House in
the Borough of Sunbury, on Thursday, the
4th day of May, 1865, at 10 o'clock A. NJ,
for the purpose of deciding whether the
said Bank shall be changed and converted
into, and become National Association,
for carrying on the business of banking,
under the laws of the United States, an d
shall exercise the powers and privileges on.
fered by the Act of the General Assembly
of this Commonwealth entitled, "An Act
enabling the Banks of this Commonwealth
to become Associations for the purpose of
banking under the laws of the United
States" and of the supplements thereto
BY order of the Board Of Directors.
SAMUEL. j. PACKER, CASHIER.
Bank of Northumberland
March 90. 1S65.-4t
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COAL OIL LAMPS.

| beg leave to inform my friends and the public
generally that have commenced the manufacture
of COAL OIL LAMPS of every description and style
of finish, at
NO. IS S. SECOND ST., PHILADELPHIA.
With my present facilities for manufacturing and
practical experience of thirteen yearf in the man
agement Of the lamp business for of the largest
houses in the country, fatter myself that my expc
renco and knowledge will enable me to offer TO the
public goods not equaed by any in regard to style
and workmanship, and at prices competing with the
lowest | shall always endeayOr TO lead in Offering
to the public new and useful inventions in line
| have also taken the whOlesa agency for the sale
\. j. WEIDENER,
No. 80 5. Second st., Philadelphia.
September q, 1864.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1865-04-01

tY-THE FLoOD D.-The "Miltonian" of the oath
says "on Friday it was perceptibie to each ones
eye that the Milton bridge could not much longer
withstand the pressure brought against it by the
cumulating logs and debris Of various kinds. The
western portion was swept away some time on Fri.
day night.
The families the river bank in the upper por-
tion of the borough, well the lower, com.
PEELED to forsake their homes, without much loss,
however. Many of those in tho lower part Of the
town took refuge in the German Reformed Church,
reminding of these sad, rebelfious times when re-
fugees driven from their homes, while others
were provided for In other ways
THERE'S but little injury done in the upper por-
tion of the town, as the wat had little nocurrent
In the lower portion, however, where the current
was swift and strong, it washed out streets and did
gr eat damage.
Lewisburg covered to a considerable extent
We extract the following from the Chronicles re.
port
"Fddap IL A. M..-The water is surging against
the bridge at both ends The Chisquaque flats ap.
pear like a sea of many Islands The building ski rt-
ing the river bank, telegraph poles, fencing part
the railroad track, &c, are surrounded swept away
or submerged Small buildings on River street are
careening. Tho University buildings are cut of
from direct Communication, the occupants being
oDllged 10 trhNei uIouhu ny NhuNoo' Much OF th'
stock and implements of boih foundries are undel
water.
"4P. M.-Three spans oftne Milton bridge aoateC
down and tore away three spans from the east end o
the Lewiiburg Bridge All the spans lodged beloV
town except one, which passed down taking part o
the Northumberland bridge. Canal bridge gone
Boats have left hecanal and floating over tn
valley,
saturday morning Parts of two bridges passe
down about mdui ,ht, taking another span OF on
tridye leaving bul one the west endl standing :
Water four lest SpuSs tho az usrk, Gpi at stand
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OrTY PoINT, Va, 7.30 P. M.
March 25. 1865.

Hon. %. " Stanton, Secretary Of War:
l am not yet able to give the results of the
day accurately, but the number of prisoners
captured proves larger than at first reported.
The slaughter of the enemy at the point
where they entered our lines, and in front of
il, was probably not less than 5000. Our
loss is estimated at 800, but may prove less.
General Humphreys attacked on the left
with great promptness, capturing 100 men,
and causing the enemy to return troops to
that part of his line rapidly.
u. S. GRANT, Lieut.. Gen1.
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Up DE GRAE.uS
Eye and Ear Inirmary,
On the Square, Three Doors from Stccls UoteD
wJJ,KIS a2Rm pa

On the Square, Three Doors from Stccl's uoteIJ
WILKBS-BARRT,. PA.
TT1HIS INSTITUTION is noN open and furnished
Il in the most costly style. Reception, Private
and Operating Rooms are large and Fconvenicnt and
well adapted The Surgical apartment confirms tho
finest collection of instruments in this country. and
thus his faculties will enable him TO meet any and
all emergencies in practice. lie will operate upon
the various forms of BLINDNESS, Cataiuct Uccuon
of the Pupil Gross Eyes Closure Of the Tear Duets
Inversion Of the Eyefids, Ptcrygium. &c, &c. And
will treat all forms Of Sore Eyes, GrarUlcd Lids
Opaceties Of the COrnea. and ScrOfuous diseases of
the Eye together with all tho diseases to which the
eye is subject.
DEAFNESS.-Wil treat all the diseases common
to the organ Discharges from the Ear Noises in the
Ear, Catarrh difficulties Of hearing total Deafness
even where the Drum is destroyed. viii insert an
artificial one, answering nearly all the purposes of
the natural
DISEASES OF THE TnRoAT.-All diseases
common to the Throat and Nose will he treated
|. GENERAL SURGERY.-IIo will operate updn
Club-icct Hair Lip Cleft Palate, Tumors, Cancers
Enlarged Toncils, &c Plastic operations by healing
new flesh into deformed parts and General Surgery
OF whatever character it may present
HERNIA, .(oR RUPTURE,)-He will perform
"Labus, operation for the radical com mplctcJ cure
OF Hernia this unqucsionably perfect cure and is
done with little or no pain Out of the many hun
drcd operated upon in Boston there has been no fail
submitted tc it.
ARTIFICIAL EYES.-Wl insert artificial ewes.
giving them the motion and expression of the natu
raj. They are inserted without the least lain.
HEM0RRHO1D, (PILES. This troublesome III
sense is readily cured. Those suffering from it will
do well to call.
Dr.. lr DE GRAFT visits Wilkes. Barrc with n
view OF building up permanent Institute for the
treatment of the Eye. Ear, and General Surgery
The experience of more than quarter of a century
in Hospital and general practice, he hopes will he
sufficient guarantee to thoSc who may be disposed
employ him.
January IL, 1S65-Iy
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rS' We are requested to state, that those persons
having subscribed to bounty fund, to relieve the
borough of the coming draft, and have not paid
their subscriptions, requested to call and make
immediate payment to the committees, or else the
draft will be allowed to so There is n sufficient
amount subscribed to fill quota and if the money
Ia paid in, the committee can then put the men In
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THE EYE and EAR.
'E'O tsae People!

NOW READY,
4 Work by DR.. Won MOSCHZISKER, OF No. 1927
Walnut Street lphia,-entited
nook POR THE PEOPLE,
On the following Diseases EYE and EAR Diseases
THROAT Diseases in General Clergymens and
Public Speakers Sore Throat Diseases Of the Air
Passages, (Laryngtis, BronchitisD
Asthma and Caiarrh.
This Book is to be had at No. Goo Chesnut street,
Philadelphia, and of all booksellers 81.
Aud from the author, DIR. Won Moschziskcr, who
can be consulted ON all these malades, and all Ner-
yous Affections, which he treats with the surest sue
cess. Office, No. 1927 Walnut street. Philadelphia.
Feb. IL, 1865 -3mw
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sH1 PUBLIC SALE OF CLOCKS, WATCHES. JEWEL.
ny, &c.-Geo Youngman Esq, administrator of
the estate of Jucob Bright deceased late of Sunbu-
ry will sell at Public Sale the premises, on the
18th Of April inst the personal effects of deceased,
including quito a number of Clocks, Watches,
Watch Maker Tools and variety Of other articles.
This will be favorable opportunity for the purchase
vf such articles See advertisement
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The works will be printed a greatly improved
quality of paper, and whilo nearly all American
Periodicals. are either advanced in price reduced
in size-and very generally both--we shall continue
to give faithful copies of all matter contained in the
original editions. Hence, present prices will be
found cheap, for the amount Of matter, furnished
as those Of any of the competing periodicals in this
country.
Compared with the cost of the original editions,
which ut the present premium gold would be
about 500 year, our prices (Sl5) eXceedy low
Add to this the tnct that we make our annual pay
ments to the British Publishers for carly sheets aud
copyright in Goid-sl costing us at this time Jan,
1861 nearly $3.50 in currency-and trust that
in the scale have adopted We shall be entirely
justified by our subscribers and the reading public
The In terest fthese Periodicals to American Tea-
ders rather increased than diminished by the ar
ticles they contain our Civil War, and, though
sometimes tingod with prejudice they may still,
considering their great ability and the different
stand points from which they written, be read
and studied with advantage by the people of this
country, of every creed and party.
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-tJ~Tnr MAnKErs.-Thcrc is great complaint il

-IT@TnE MARKETS. There is great complaint in
many places, that provisions and other necessary
articles siil sed at sxhorbitant prices, notwh-
standing the decline in gold. Now there is no
sgky tneat should 1e sold higher here than al
Harrisburg Lancaster, where beef for boiling
roast tender loi and round teaks sell from l6 tC
% cts per pound, AT Lancaster only three hour
ride from Philadelphia, choice butter is selling Al
IS ets whilst here it still quoted at so Gets Egg,
have come down from IS to 20 cts Tho armies OF
Grant, Sherman and Sheridan are bringing down
prices rapidly.
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Smith, Esq,

reslcnt OF tho orris County Bank, Moristown,
New Jersey.
''liaying used DR.. Wistar's Balsam af Wild Cherry
for about fifteen years AMI having realized it's bene-
fcia results in my family, it affords groat plea
sure IN recommending it to the public valuable
remedy Is cases Of weak lungs, colds, coughs, &c.
cent, and may be taken with perfect safety by the
most delicate iu healh.'