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Thn COnstftatfOnality OF Test Oath for
Lawycrs-Arrcst Of the Pirate Captain
Semmes.
MONTGOMERY, Ala. Dec. l6, 1865
Judge Basteed OF the United states District Court has
dcccd that the Congressional oath for attorneys and
civil officers is constitutional.
Raphael J. Semmes (of tho pirate Alabama) was ar
rested last evening by orders from Washington and in
nov en- route to the North under quart
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A CHAMPION THAT KnAs.-The World under
took to champion Mcclellan, and soon sent his
corpse up Salt River. II then took General
Slocum under its protection, and his mangled
remains departed for the same destination.
Now, since the World has taken charge of Oily
Cannon, we advise that individual TO mako
his will, leave his silver plate to Joyce Heth in
breechcs and prepare for warmer climate
hereafter
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clamation issued on Monday by the State De-
parLment placed the final seal on The tomb of
African slavery in this country. The rebellion,
inaugurated 10 project that institution, admin
istered the very blow which caused its DEATH
Thus Providence, moving in mysterious ways
has brought about by war that which without
it would have taken generations, and perhaps
centuries, to accomplish. As it was in the
days OF the Jewish bondage in Egypt, the Al
mighty hardened the hearts of the masters Until
the very means adopted W retain their slaves
has resulted in securing their freedom. Slavery
having been eicctually abolished by the war,
il only needed an amendment OF the constilu-
ton to secure its final burial beyond any hope
of resurrection. That amendment has been
made and ratified by three-fourths of The States
Of the Union. The announcement has been
officially promulgated and the last act in the
drama performed. African slavery Is dead and
buried in these United States. II ia now num-
bered with the things OF the past. Its tomb
has been sealed by the administration and the
stone erected in our organic law, marking its
resting place. The curtain now falls upon this
system in our land forever.
A New BOHEMAN.--The Tribune Times and
World have engaged new Bohemian to boil
ster up their sinking circulation. Oily Gam
mon seems to have given up opera and adopted
literary Bohemianism as his profession, and, 80
far rs his fondness for lager goes, he is GER
tainly well qualified for his new svocation.
He has begun by republishing curious and
witty paragraphs from the HERALD Of twenty
FIVE years ago, and thus lends to the column 4
of the Tribune, Times and World lustre and
sparkle which they never had before But 4
the editors of those papers behave tb.cmso,. ves
decently we will loan them our iile,s for thir.v
years back, and thus enable ITEM n ,unn,,
their readers with good, lively litsrary matter
mMrsrHra RICHARD O'G,nx,,, = r,or,,,
Private Miles O'Reillyls Candidate l. getting
himself into trouble VITA the various faction.
that supported I'm. He was first started il
the political face that has put him in his pre-
sent n'gn POSITION by Private Miles O'Reilly
ny wnoee assistance he got the nomination o.
INC Oil'S ms Association and the Democratic
on'o' Association. But he now refuses to re
cW, nize that first friend, and promises all hi
'favors to the rogues Of Tammany and Mozart
II Misther O'Gorman does not do the fair thins
and make private Miles public administrator
or give him soma other Sood Mace he viii
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Amairs In Wilmington.

WlbAiN"fost Az. w. DOS. ~ INV.
Two negro men, John Walker and Robert Mickey, con-
vic,ed OF larceny by the New Hanover County Court.
have been sentenced to BIO sold into servitude for
perod not exceeding Ave years The sentence y agree
able 10 the laws OF the state In relation TO freedmen be-
There was a meeting OF mechanics TO- night for or
ranzaton 10 resist the laid By the late convention
which is considered not only oppressive out unauthor
lied. -. =, w.. :.
YORK. schooner Wings OF the Morning, Boston.
There Ia a heavy northeastern outside TIE s,eamer
Commander Ia still 81 the bar
Cleared brig Dirigo. New York steaIner Cumberland
New York; brigs Hazel, ColumbI9 and Matron. M
YORK. schoooss Mario Low. ys~ York Haur'etsA
no8tgps
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Receipts or Sales Of the New York Daily
Newspapers.
OFFICIAL.
r r q N = " 8.
SOUTHERN RESTORATION.

President johnson, viewing the reconstruction pro-
grcs being made by the lately rebcliious States
favorable light than the radicals Of Congress- Is connu
ing the work of relieving the Southern people Of their
provisional governments nauguracd by authorizing the
Governor eject of Alabama executive function
the official dispatches orsesrcry Seward
pahlished in yesterdays HSRArD BY similar dispatches
from Mr. Seward which appear in our columns this
morning il win be that Provisional Governor John
OF Georgia, has also been relieved and directed to
transfer the custody Of the papers and property OF the
Stale to the Governor elect, Mr. jenkins thus restoring
the G. organs to tho con'ro! OF tho executive officer
their chace
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raise Inc very devil in the Legislature. Mister
O'Gormsa had better settle this hash be1srs
the Legislature meets-

rals0 the very devil IN tne Legnlaturo. use0T
O'Gormaa had better settle this hash be6brs
the Legislature meets.
CONSEQUENCES M0NBY.-We are often oslael
upon by government officials to announce ~
receipt Of money from rogues whose 60
sciences would not permit them to keep what
they had stolen Such a case Is announced in
the following letter.
TRgAsUsr or UnrrxD SrsrEA
WASHINGTON, Dec l6. 1896. J
SsRpesse state in the HERALD that the Treasurer o.
the United States received two hundred dollars u n
anonymous letter bearing date and possmsrkeo ne~
Is 'due the United States Treasury Department."
Send bill for ono insertion 70 the Hon. Hugh aoCm-
pch, secretary OF the Treasury, for payment veU
Treasurer OF tho United States
IA.Es 0osOos BxssErr, Editor Nxw YosH HrRALs'
New York
We hope this will stimulate great many
more rogues to send their dishonest gains out
of the Treasury to Washington, for the govern
ment needs all the money il can get, whether
by cases of conscience or in any other way.
Tx REcORDERsHR.-This Office, vacated after
january L, 1866, by the election Of Mr.. Hoffman
TO the Msyorslty. win be filed by the vote of
the Board of Supervisors. Among the candi-
dates for the position Mr.. John X Hackett ap-
pears to be the most able and the most popu-
lar, and consequently his election would be
doubly acceptable. The Supervisors should
meet aud offer him the Office at once.
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WALL STREET ENDoRsEMENTs.-Whe the Wall
street people endorsed the musical notes Of
Grisi and Mario, then on their wane, it was
wittily remarked that the endorsement would
have done the singers more good had 1t been
placed upon their notes Of hand. The same
idea occurred to as when we read Jerome
and Company's endorsement Of Oily Gammon's
musical notes. Why, Oily Gammons paper
vito their endorsement would be quito q
valuable ~ Indiana State hoadA
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TIE VETERAN kESERyM CORi,S IN A ROD
The soldiers of the Veteran Reserve Corps
when they were in the field understood their
business and did their work well, earning for
themselves an honorable uame but since they
have been posted in our various cities some of
them seem to have forgotten those principles
OF open, manly, fair dealing that should be
inseparsble from the character Of a soldier.
We received few duys since the following
letter, which we publish just as il was sent to
WsEwEf.. Bsaaac1s, WASHINGTON. Dec. IA, 1865.
JAMES GoRooN Bsssrir Editor, &c. -
Ds,s ss-I am one Of many who have contributed a
purse of five hundred dollars 10 your influence in
favor OF making the Veteran Reserve Corps part of tho
regular army Tho time has arrived, but see nothing
Washington dispatches ceased when the money paid
20 Mr. Calender, your correspondent here IL is
but far that the service should be iaoro fully performed
or the money rsturaed. Your Washington dispatches
have been favorable. bat not enough MIR. W0oley
suffer- has a<o contributed Coz the Haeatos nfu
cucc. Yours, &C. THORNTON A. WILLIAMS
Second lieut Vet. Res. Corps.
Lieutenant Williams. is q very silly fellow,
and we publish his letter us a rebuke to him,
and warning 10 all other such silly persons
in the country who have no more brains than
TO believe the stories they hear as to the condi-
tions on which the advocacy Of the HERALD is
to be secured for any measure.
We know nothing OF Mr. Calender. We
have no correspondent OF that name and,
whoever he may be, he has never been author
ICED 10 receive any money for US, under any
preiexi whatever. Neither has he nor any other
person been authorized to mako any promises
as to what the HERALD would do. Nor have
any of our Washington correspondents received
any authority to enter into any such transac-
tons. Lei. Lieutenant Thornton A. Williams
90 to Mr.. Calender and demand the return oil
his money, and If he does not get it institute
proceedings against that person an swindler,
We believe the Veteran Reserve Corps to be
an organization containing many honorable
men; and our feelings toward il are of the
most friendly nature, as they should naturally
be toward any organization OF men whose lives
have been imperilled in the national cause
but we do not wish TO receive from it's mem
bers any more such impertinent and exceed.
ing1y foolish letters US this from Lieutenan,
Williams.
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The anxiety manifested by the members Of the Georgia
Legislature when on the last day Of their late session.
Che announcement made that another despatch had
been received by the Provisional Governor from the
I,ssideut IS described BIZ our MIledseyie corresoou
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NEW NATIONAL CIRCUS. - and 70 BoSery.-EeuEs.
rIaa. GYasasrc AND AcwnnArc FnAts-sLAcK AND TiGuf
sors ExgscIsgs. &C. Matinee at "a O'Clock.
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THs JEsF. DAVIS ElErHAsr-what 10 do with
leG. Davis, Clay and associates seems 10 be .
Troublesome question viii the republ icsns.
From all accounts the administration and Con-
gress have. in he capture Of these late Con-
federats leaders, got an elephant on their
hands, which they do not appear to know how
to get rid Of Chief Justice Chase refuses to
take the responsibility of trying them. The
President is sick and tired OF military commits
sions, and holds the prisoners for Congress to
manage in some way, and thus throw all re-
sponsbility upon the radicals. This being the
case, why should not Congress pass resolu-
ton releasing the whole batch, from JefH Davis
down, at once. There could possibly be no
harm to the country in giving them their lib
erty. A republican government like ours can
afford to be magnauimous, especially just now,
when we have shown TO the world the power
and stability Of our institutions.
There would be no better way oil furnishing
Q contrast with the monarchical governments
Of tho world than by adopting that course.
Congress is the body to do it TO make that con-
trast striking and telling. Let Congress pass
resolution releasing JeG Davis and ssso-
ciates, and it would put to shame the English
for the treatment Of the Jamaica Instruction
lists and Fenians by that government II
would present such wide difference be-
tween republican and monarchical govern
ments as to increase the moral power and in
nuence OF republics the world over. 1t would
show that while the Old dynasties of Europe
are obliged to administer the most summary
punishment to keep their own subjects loyal,
we can laugh at all efforts 10 destroy our
Union. Here is an opportunity to dispose of
this clephant in way that will rebound to our
credit and benefit the world. VIII Congress
attend to il at once.
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SAN FRANCISCO MINsrRELS. 5s5 Broadway, opposite
Hoel.-ErHroriAs SisGiAc, DANciN4, Ac.-
M RunfHSQnE CiRcuS
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ADJUSTMENTS rHIs EVENING.

BROADWAY THEATRE. Broadway Sax
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llisastrous Fire ~ Owensboro, KY.
STOCK or BUSINESS HOUSES DEsrR0yED-Loss
$3.50 900.

The Are at Greensboro, KY, Friday, consumed The
block OF buildings the OF Second and S. Arn
streets occupied business houses BY Messrs Morris,
Hair Rosenfed Rothsch.d and others Loss $3.50 900.
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Senators from Colorado.
DsxvsR Ciry, Dec. 10, 1865.
The Legislature elected to-day John Evans and jerome
r. Chanee (republIcans) United States Senators.
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TONY PASTORS OPERA HOUSE 2ai Bowery-slxs
ne, DANCING, BunLEsaUss. &c.-TaE Dssos's RsyEL.
MAJ af5 a
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GEORGE CHRIsTY's MINsTRELS. Tar oLp scHooL
or MSsreRisY MUSICAL Gsas. &C. at the Fifth
Avenue Opera House, Nos aud West Twenty fourth st.
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BRYANTs' MIysTRELs. Mechanics Hail, 472 Broad.
way-OAs BRyAsr's NEw STUMP SPRErH-NEGRo CoScALi
T,ss. BvalesouAs, &c.-OLD TinEs ROCKS
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-07-04

MEssRs EDITORS: As the following
letter written to me BY an old and fanil.
lar friend east of the Alleghenies, con-
tains facts which interest every citizen
of West Virginia, ], wish you would give
it q place in the Register. The war being
virtually ended, it is the duty of every
well.wisher of his countryside aid in the
restoration Of all our civil rights and
return to that fraternal feeling which
once cemented the North and the South
together in one common brotherhood :ot
= - t1i. ..s,,kss :. ~ y tti.I az 3 Z Al
states asi xs43sss AfSa 81 2t -
The divine architect Of the Christian
religion is the author of the instructive
apothegm-sLst the dead tuty their
dead" Cannot tho followers Of that di.
wine law-Givet, after reaping the benefits
Of over eighteen hundred years expert
ence, ron proclaim the moral maxim 90
conducive to human happinese TT ~
- 1nsStA pesk Let ssMAe kAEe sqr-
viyed thsut celsn,ity, With MAtch
Pruvidenne has seen ct taSchas4en gA
look only to NE future an1 profit ~ the
ga md sogrowfdi exfefie icl s1af
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i; The BreoksCosn,y Tnaic,uen,s.

We nnderstan that counsel of dis.
S 'no:lon nave tended their professional
services to the partes indicted at the
present term of the Broke County Cir.
chit Court, for treason a.oinst tho State
o. West Virginia It isA6siAapbropl,are
ss viii. VIII rKfkely to arise representing
to the Supreme Court of the United
States the following three grave and i'm
portant questions: LIST, Whether when
the same acts charged against the indi-
vidual may be charged as treason against
the United States and against the State,
the latter is not merge,l in the former.
Cd, Whether, where the rights of belIig-
erancy are recognized and acknowledged
by the Government to exist, the parties
acting under color of the belligerent au-
thority are amenable to any other than
the rules and measures of civilized war
fare. Sd, Whether these cases, involving
the issue oflife or death, do not present
an appropriate occasion for testing. be-
fore tie Supreme Court of the United
States the constitutionality of the new
State, with view to determine whether
the State of West Virginia can he con-
sidered legal object of treason.
The same questions can be raised j. -,
like manner in the recent indictmer' =, =,
certain rebel soldiers for horss1 ,,,.,,..
at Clarksburg s.ts =
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NEWADvERgTsEME4Ts.
ORDER OF PROCESSION,

Atthr IoUins fof fhs Corner Stone Of the .Aoilu-
rpent In the Soldiers Cemetery, July 4h, 1853.
UyH WILL B e
i formed at 1o'clock A. NJ as follows
The Military on 4th street between union anu
Monroe their right resting on Union.
The Schools on Monroe street between 4th and
5th. the right resting on 18th;
The Governor and State officers, Mayor, Coun-
ellis and city officers, and invited guests orator,
chaplains and committee Of arrangements, at tne
corner of Monroe and 18th.
The Masonic Fraternity Monroe street pc
tween 4th and Market, their right resting on ath.
The Independent order Of Odd Fellows on attn
street between Monroe and Quincy, their right
resting on Monroe. $3.50.
The order of Red Men on Quincy street be
The Fire Companies on Quincy street between
4th and 5th, their right resting on 4th. -,
The citizens and associations on foot on 4tn
street between Quincy and Centre, their right
resting on Quincy
The Horsemen on 4th street between Centre
and John, their right resting on Centre.
Chief MarshaL-John r. Hubbard %, ,.
Aids-J H. williams G.. W Franzheim.
Assistant Narshals.-J. c. Orr, James Bodiey,
ohnClaytor, John T. Wilson, Charles Il. BROCK
land, W r. Downing, L. E. Hanson and Benz
7 Davenport %.
Military.
Schools. - 'H'
Oiators and Committee of Arrangements.
Governor and State officers, Mayor and Counciis
and city officers.
Invited Guests.
Masonic Fraternity. e'
Independent Order Of Odd Fellows.
Order of Red Men.
Manor Choir.
Fire Companies.
Citizens and Associations on foot.
Horsemen. a".
THE ORDER OF EXERCISES AT THE CEN
ETERY,
LAYING the Corner Stone by the Grand Master
of the Grand Lodge OF Masens OF
West Virginia.
Music-2d Vet. Infantry Band. II.
Prayer-By Rev. Alex. Martin.
Music-Manor Choir.
Oration.-By Rev. John Maffit
Music.-Battery d Band.
Dedication thelGovernor of WestVirginia
Music.-Band
Benediction.-Ry Kew S. r. Barnitz,
The line of march will be down Unionto Man
up Main to Washington Il,
Private carriages and HOrsemen will not b'
allowed above the National road.
JOHN r. HUBBARD
iyl Chief Marshal.
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rMPoRTANT. NOTICE.

Upon consultation with the proprietors
of the Daily Intslli5encsr. we have agreed
upon a still further reduction in the
price of the REGISTER. After the first of
July and until further notice, the price
of both the city newspapers will remain
as follows: Dailyr by mail, one year
$3.50; six months, $500; three months,
s225 one month, 75c; by carrier, per
week, loo
The price of the Tri-weekly and Week
ly REGISTER win remain as heretofore
announced. iS
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MARR1Ep,

r At the residence Of the brides father. July
3rd, 1855 by the Rev. II. s. Glasier, Mr.sWM.
n. GILMORE, q, Wheeling Wv, and Mise
KATE A.ihKtY, Of ReEaife, Ohio.
Atxmeetiag 81 the printers in the .RrcIsrER
Office, heldat two o'clock in the morning Of July
9Th. 1885, it was pnsuinonsly resolved that Mr..
W. b. Gilmsss 10 = good sfsllow and fully cnti-
tied to : Win. q = Is NJ arAp. Pfcsidsnt
h Skue, Sseretary, = s.sts.s
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Auction Sale

~, n Auction Sale
OF A DESIRABLE RESIDENCE.
TFNOTsOLDATPRIvATE SALE,
i WILL, on Tuesday, the 18th day Of July
1865, sell at public auction, at the front door OF
the Court House. the desirable two.story orlcK
Mr. VIM. A. Cracraft.
: Terms made known on the day Of sale;
- - THOS OBRIEN,
Real Estate Agent,
iuly4 Register Office.
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The Fourth Of July.i

The anniversary of our national indie
peudence will be celebrated to-day with
more genuine heartiness than for many
wears heretofore. 1t has more meaning
today than the present generation OF
Americans has heretofore attached to it.
The blessings of civil liberty and the
grandeur of the work accomplished by
our forefathers are better appreciated to-
day than ever before. heperil in which
our liberty has been placed has awaken
ed us to a keener sense of its value, and,
now that the danger is past, we have
greater incentive to rejoicing than before.
We regret that our authorities have not
seen fit to formally restore to the people
the exercise of all the rights and privi-
leges we have been accustomed to during
state of peace, but it has been done in
effect if not in form, and the formal dec
laration may be regarded as non-essen.
tial
\ The Fourth of July belongs to the
hole country; it is not the property of
particular section or party, and par
n or sectional feeling should be en-
r. bauished during this day, at least.
revive the memories of 76, and re-
c the time when men from South
>c,. o stood side by side with the men
49,. .'SS tusetts, and were led by Viz
sno aan We they struck for independ-
,,a 49,, sturdy "Green Mountain
r;,h we Yea patriotism and bravery
49,: ioNl chosen band This is no
49, 49, .o' cultivation of sectional Bit
' u ''lays of sectional pride.
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Lots for Sale,

Lots for Sale,
IN SOUTH WHEELING OR RITCHIETOWN.
mos. 8, 6, =, 8, 13, IA, Is AND 10,
IN IN SQUARE NO o.. ,,.
The above lots are in the square below Mr..
Samuel 0tt's-ie in a block surrounded 6y
streets and alleys. Four OF them front on the
ri yer. .r.
Also, lots Nos. 6and l6, in square 80;
Nos. Z and g. in square 80;
i"l5 and 16 in square A;
%" 8, 4and IA, in square AZ;
50 IL and IL, in square SO;
Me- I, in square As;
Sos. 9 and 10, in square 40;
No. g. and part of 4, in square 49,.
The above property can be purchased at pr
vate sale, until tuesday July Is, when the lots
remaining unsold will be offered at puohc sale
GnnIr 70 THOMAS O'BRIEN,
ff' Real Estate Agent,
iulv4 Register Office.
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NOTICE.
Il. O. OF O. r.
Committee ON Procession

Committee ON Procession.
A SPECIAL COMMITTEES OF
IA the undersigned Past GIasds from the diff.
ferent Lodges and VIM. Tell Ehcampment, meet
in Odd Fellows Hall Tuesday evening June 9th
TO take into consideration the propriety of turn.
ing ont in the procession and the laying of the
Corner Stone or the Soldiers' Monument on the
4th of July next. p. g. WIN. d. English was
appointed Chairman and p. g. John Weisgerber
Secretary, when it was resolved that the Order
should TURN OFT and meet at Odd Fellows
Hall on the morning of the 9Th at 81 A. n. An
Odd Fellows of sister Lodges in good standing
are respectable invited to attend.
Grand Master Steel has given the privilege to
wear regalia on this OCCASION tFfis5tIH
W. ID ENGLISH Of virginius Lodge,
JOHN WEISGERBER VIM Tel =.
JOHN BUTTERFIELD Of Pamela g
JAMES a. DUNNIEG Of Franklin .s
,Ss EtA3lB3 n. ADAlESe f Wheeling s.tg
PETER BENNER Of VIM. Tel Encamp't
Wheeling Jpne =, ls6s-& Committee
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- For Sale. ga
MOODS PRIZE TWO-HORsE
w MOVING MACHINE, with all the late
improvements. T. NJ. DODSON,
No. q Main street
iuIy4.4w r." Wheeling, VIVA
Clarksburg and Cumberland papers copy and
~ send bill to this ofice)