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The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-07-06
For the Register.l
VOTE OF THANKS
WHEELING, July B.. !

WHEELING, July ., 1860.
At a meeting of Company A, lndepcn
dent Exempts, West Virginia V. ]. The
following preamble and resolution were
unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS, we have served the Govern
ment faithfully for two years and min,
months, (and most of the time on duty
night and day. we think that we have
not been well treated by the Government
and Military Committee.
Therefore be ii resolred, That we return
our thanks to the Governor, John Bisnop
Dr. Logan and the Reception Commit
tee, for the very good Dinner that they
did not furnish us.
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to principles of liberty, equality and
constitutional government declared and
maintained by our fathers, and vindica-
ted and perpetuated by those we now
seek to honor, so that they may pass un-
furnished and unimpaired to those who
come after us.
Rev. Mr.. Barnitz then came forward
and, dismissing the vast assembly, pre-
nounced the benediction:
May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ,
the love of God, and the fellowship and
communion of the Holy Ghost, rest and
abide with you all evermore -4men.
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DIED:

On the evening of the ath inst, ELLEN VIR'
GINA, daughter of William and Julia For
sythe, aged year and days.
Funeral will take place from the residence on
Water street, above Bddle South Wheeling,
this afternoon ut o'clock.
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COMPREHENSIVE.
HOTEL.
V0dder House.

Barnesville, hBslmsns county, Ohio,
A. II vEDDER Proprietor. z
THIS HOTEL, WHICH IS LO.
u Gated near the Central Ohio Railroad depot
has been thoroughly repaired and reftted and
ali1g ppbsc, The taSle 8 supplied Ejth he
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-07-06

The greater portion of our available
space being occupied this morning by
accounts of the celebration of "the
Fourth" our readers will excuse the alb
sence of the usual amomnt of editorial
matter.
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WHEELING SAVINGS INSTITUTION, I
July LIST, l565.
The Directors of this Institution have declsr
ed dividend of ten Q0 per cent. on the CAPT
tai stock free OF State and Federal tax, payable
to the stockholders, or their legal representa-
tives on demand A. G. QUARRlER,
jy3-N Treasurer.
The New York herald., 1865-05-17

rangsnsnt Of the furniture that night on the stagss
Yes STR
O. Was all In s proper place according 70 the per-
formance going onf A. Yea
Q The scenes and everything A. Yes
BY Judge HcLr-Q Do you know whether the scenes
remain now about as they that nghtf A. do not
know have not been In the theatre but once since the
assassination
= Do you know what Spaneler had TO do with the
No, sir; do not
the JUDGE ADVOCATE GESERAL remarked that, TO ena.
pie the Court to understand perfectly the testimony OF
witnesses relative to the occurrence In the theatre, II
would be proper for them to visit the theatre and
observe for themselves the different localities II was
ther fore determined that tho members OF the court
meet informally at Ford's theatre Tenth street. to-
day at hafpast nine O'Clock NJ The Court adjourned
formally until ten O'Clock on Tuesday morning.
The New York herald., 1865-05-17
OF the Prisoners Payne and
AtEerott.


Atzcroti and Payne seemed the most unconcerned oe
the prisoners Azcot advanced TO the bar In front OF
the raised seats and, leaning his elbow the rail-
versed at length with hss counsel, Mr. VIM r. D,Ftsr.
Payne directed a cool fmpudcnt stare by turnsTnpou
every person In the His bold eye prnu,i-
ncnt under Jaw and athletic ngure gave all the
marks of bold, desperate villain; but not ono
capable Of planning . deed Of cunning when he in
advanced to the bar 10 with his counsel e
rcsicd hs mansccd wrists the rail- and stooIs over
n In bhoyish style, his coal lack hair M over his eyes
in adding 70 the savage desperation Of MS 1901.
He scowled as he talked, snd once twice fim smo
appeared about his mouth but seemed 70 nnd no locg-
ment about the fierce eye He seems 10 anec .. vwa-
ish dress possible and 10 day appeared IN ncsnng
but close 6ttipg collsrcss blue WOODEN unnersunl
pants of the same color and material, siockhW anu
shoes On Saturday he wore steel mixed ouser-
shirt or gray, with collar, but-ss on o.usy.-wnn
no coat or vest Az ne with bis head dehapty thrown
back against tho VAN his tall form io~ered prepcndcr-
andy above those ofhs fellow prisoners on tne benoh
In gsct ths others are smsH sized men, Ataerot 70
the ,hdytes OF the lot and has the mesnest face but u
hes .st nd of tud about the shoulders indicating
s,ss, nhy.cN strength He 6ssssed In courss suis
81 m, al srsy oLaushn and epanser appear much
depressed and the former especially Nlooks pale and
The Ss forehead and rather casI %
s.cs of %, uudd seemed much out Of place among the
o~ tvps Of osuntepancsa Of HE fslows Harold looks
dirty In face and dress, and with hau apparently un
combsd the commeacsusnt d ths trial and noA
Il a III pfepowepss
The New York herald., 1865-05-17
Major O'Betrns Noe Imprisoned.

WAsHfSofoS, Way TO- 400.
There not word Of truth the paragraph going the
rounds OF tho newspapers tbs, Msjo 0Beirne 70 whom
entrusted prominent part in the search for Booth
and his sccomplces had been Imprisoned by order oe
the War Department. for furnishing contrsband ntcih-
sencs To the press Tho whole statement Is false ana
malicious
The New York herald., 1865-05-17

~t.l
TESTIMONY OF POLK GARDINER.
uAMIspD ~ JUDGE HOLT
q state whether you were on the road between wa-h.
nson and Byantown the night Of the 18th Of April last,
Q You were going TO washingtoni A. Yes
STATE u you met one or more horsemen, ana %.
two, abost eleven O'Clock. riding very fast
Q In what dirsctions A. Going W Marlboro; I met
the nrs. one 90 Good Hope Hite last one about hafs
9 Did they say anything 70 you, A. They FIRST stop.
pad mo and asked mo the road TO Marlboro, he nrst
asked me the road did not ford little ahead and he
did not turn 70 the right told him noto keep straight
q Was light enough for you to SEQ his horso' A.
He rode dark horse; think Il was bay
q wh,. did the other ono s.y' A. He said moth ng
70 . s s. s %. S
o How FAR was he behind the ars. ouo' A. About
Q What was the appearance Of his borse-dld you no
tIccf A. II was q roam or iron gray
Q Was the man large or smaliY A. never noticed
CROSS sxAniSsp ~ NE srosx
O How far this from the cityS A. suppose two
and half or three miles from the city.
q Was he the one who inquired the road 10 Msrlboro'
o How long after the nrs, passed before the
other came aIongf A. don't suppose II was more than
ave or ten minutes; don't know exactly.
don't know whether was asked Of me; he asked
whether there had horseman passed ahead did not
o The road forks at Good Hope HiI does u not, one
turn to the right and the other the left were they
beyond the fork1 A. think 30; but not
quainted with the road.
Q was the las, man riding sta rapid rs,c' A. Yes,
both were riding very fast
q was u at the Top of the b,it A. No. about tho
MIDDLE Of the way up, suppose; had got OF OF the
hN entirely before mes the second man.
REsxAnislT,os sTops
The bail extracted from the head Of President Ipcelu
having been received from the War Department Dr.
Stone again called the stand, and on ming
id,nii0ed itfuy sthe bell extracted by him
rEaTsuonv ap vt,r r xssv
ErAnrrD ~ JCpcR Hotr
Stale whether os 40, the pistol you GOV tsvc be.
cent on the eight OF the assAss ns,ou, Yes s.f ttis
10 the pistol
O. WIS, is " csIiedt A. A Dsnsser. believe. and
sec that name Married on n
How long amer the President vas shot did you pick
Hppf A. do noe know eascuy how long, I suppose
about thrse minutss asr sbe President shea vent
into the boz there vess two persons IN hsre then the
sugeou asksd mo for knHs 10 cut open the Presidents
s'otA~; hssdsd him mine sad v'A Y hs sa, W
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1865-07-19
A Trial by J ury.

Extract from the speech Of Hon. Charles
J. B,ddla delivered at Harrisburg, at the
Democratic Celebration on the 4Ih inst. We
regret that our space will not pcrmi t US to
publish the whole of this able, eloquent and
patriotic Address. We can only, however
give our readers the following brief extracts,
and we call their attention to the sound priu
ciples so boldly and forclbIy set forth by the
honorable speaker.
zone Of the great charges which the Dec.
laratlon of Independence brought against
George Ill, was, "hr has effected to render
the military independent OF and superior to
the civil power" This pretensiun revised in
our days, and reaching even to the total sup
preston Of the cipil power, in all its relations
to civil liberty, is the great Political heresay
that has prevailed at the North, as secession
at the South. Both deserve the 81 !I1al con.
demnation of the people. The absolute sway
exercised by officials in the Northern States.
was, in nearly every instance, their useless,
wanton, irritsting usurpation Of functions
that the Constitution and the laws have wise
ly vestsd in the civil tribunals of our coun.
try. Do not charge it upon Congress; no
act Of Congress ever authorized military
court to try citizen not connected with he
military service. Every act passed during
this war carefully sent all such cases to the
civil courts. Even the conscript act rovid-
ed that those accused Of res's ting it, il srrest.
ed by the military, should be 'f'rthwith de-
livered over to the civil authorities" for trial
Yet here, in Pennsylvania, citizens accused
of this very act, wers, in open contempt Of
the law, imprisoned in the guard house at
Camp Curtin, tried and sentenced by ''milita
ry commission" Do not charge on the mill
tary power the base acts done in its narne.--
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1865-07-19

THE BEST MUSICAL INSTRUMENT FOR THE
FAMrLY,-"The piano-forte," says tho Anser
icdn Baptist Extensively as it is used, is
not SO well adapted to all the purposes of sa-
cred and secular music as another inst ru-.
ment which is now justly claiming a large
share of public attention, and which has al
ready been extensively introduced into schools
churches, and families, and received the en-.
dorsement Of the chief organists, musicians,
and artists of fAmerica-we mean the Mason
and Hamlin Cabinet Organ"
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1865-07-19
Ayers Cathartic Pills

A RE the most perfect purpative which we are
IA able To produce or which we think has ever yet
been made by any body. Their effects have abun-
d antly shown to the community how much thew ex-
Gel the ordinary medicines in use. They are safe
and pleasant to take, but powerful to cure. Their
penet rating properties stimulate vital activities of
the body. tie obstructions OF its organs pur-
fy the blo~ d. and expel disease. They purge ont
the foul humors which breed and grow distemper
stimulate sluggish disordered organs into their
natural action and impart a healthy tone with
strength to the whole system. Not only do they
cure the everyday complaints of everybody, but
also formidable ana dangerous diseases, While they
produce powerful effects they are Mt the time
n diminished doses the safest and best physie that
nan be employed tor childr"n. Being sugar coated
thev are pleasant to take and, being purely vege-
table are free from any risk Of harm. Cures have
be IN made which surpass belief were they not sub
stantiated by of such exalted position and char
acter, as TO forbid the suspicion of untruth Many
eminent clergymen and PHYSICIANS have lent their
to certify to the public the reliability of rem
edies, while others have sent US the assurance of
their conviction that, cur Preparations contribute
immensely to the relief of our afflicted suffering fell
low men.
=. The Agent below named is pleased to furnish
gratis our American Almanac, contaring directions
for the and certificates of their cures of the fol-
lowlog complaints -
Costive less, Bilious Complaints Rheumatism
Dropsy, Hea ;tburn, Headache arising from foul
stouache, Nausea, Indigestion, Morbid Inaction OF
the Bowels and Pain arising therefrom, Flsr ruency,
Loss Of Appetite, all Diseases which require an
evacuant medicine. They also. by purifying the
blo"d and stimulating the system, cure many com
plants Which 1t would not be suppose they c0nld
reach such as Deafness, Partial Blindness Neural
pia and Nervous Irrita iiIity, Derangement of the
Liver and kidneys, Gout, and other kindred COM
plants arising from Inv state Of the body, or OBJ
straction of its functions.
Do not b put of by unpriucipled dealers with
other Preparations which they make more profit on
Demand AYER's and take no Others The sick want
the best aid there is for them and they should have
TO-
Prepared byJ G. AVER CO., Lowell Mass
and sold by Saml. Stark Tunkhannr"k. and all deal.
ers in ms> cine everywhere
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Mrs, sWissheIm on Mrs. Suratt.

Hrs Jane Swisshelm, in letter to the
Pittsburg Commercial, defends the late Mrs
Suratt, in tones ike these:
know those who have known her as the
belle and beauty of her country, the petted
spoiled favorite of friends, the idol of parents,
husband and children. Her face, and indeed
her whole figure, while on trial, was soft
rounded, tender, and motherly. Her large
gray eyes alone gave indications of reserved
strength. Her behavior, during that long
and terrible ordeal, was full Of delcacy and
dignity. She made no scenes, as weak and
vain woman would have done. When her
daughter came into court, and with Quivering
ZIP and streaming eye. appeared on the point
Of breadng down, with gesture of COM
mand and entreaty she restrained her All
the long, hot days she sat with her heavy
mourning veil down, and a large palm leaf
fan held between her face and the crowds
who gathered and struggled and crushed to
gaze at her, as if she had been an alligator,
hundreds of persons in these crowds making
the most insulting remarks in her hearing.
During all that time she leaned her head
wearily against the wall, and by changing
hands kept her fan steadily before her face,
and every few minutes low, st1ed moan
escaped her. Man and woman stood tip toe
and stretched and strained, o., having gained
entrance, stood coolly and made such re-
marks as "Where's Mrs. Surratt Y' II want
to see her" "Oh, goodness, just look if she
isn't pretending to be modest - 81 wish ]
could see her face better !'' "Isn't she dev
Ut" "She looks ike devil w "Hasn't she
shoFrid lace 7' 81 hope they'll hang her
ees-hee, aee All these remarks and more
such, some Of them again and again, and often
accompanied bv coarse laughter, 1 heard du-
ring the two hours and a halfI sat near her
and she must have heard them as distinctly
40 did. They were evidently meant for her
II appeared to me 50 cruel and cowardly
thus TO insult prisoner IN chains that /
could not refrain from answering, and severa
times Raid "She has not a bad face. She
hss good face ; and if she had not it is cow
ardiy to insult her '' She dropped her fan
ana looked at me with such an expression cf
gratitude ms shall never forget. looked
full into her eyes; mine were not dry, while
hers hlled with heavy tears. Several asked
Hs h"I was friend to Mrs. Sura it." so
ssFasgs did any pity for her appear.
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1865-07-19

b PROBABLE AcoUITTAL OF MARY HARR1s.-
The trial of Mary Harris for the killing of A.
J. Burroughs, clerk in the Treasury De-
partment, is drawing to close. To-day five
physicians were respectively on the stand to
give their opinions in hypothetical cases, in
order to prove the insanity of the accused
All the doctors, however, did not agree, one
Of them saying that, as phys at the Jail.
he saw the prisoner, generally, every day
He bad never observed any indications of in
sanity in her, but his attention had never
been called to her mind. The general impres
sion among those who have been attending
the trial is that the accused will be acquitted
ssme predicting that the jury will not even
lea1e tho box to render this verdict.
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1865-07-19
Wednesday. July 19. 1865
DEMOCRATIC
STATE CONVENTION.

AT the last formal meeting Of the Democratic
State Central Committee, it was resolved that the
State Convention should be called to meet at Har.
risburg on Wednesday, the 2lst day of June inst
But, having since learned from majority of the
Committee, and been advised by many other lead
ing Democrats of the State, that postponement to
later day would ON many accounts, be acceptable
and is generally desired, hereby give notice that
the next Democratic State Convention of Pennsyl-
vania will at the Hall of the House of Rep
resentatives, in the city of Harrisburg on THURS
DAY, THE PATH DAY OF AUGUST NEXT, at
one O'Clock P. NJ.
c. L WARD, Chairman,
TowANDA, June lst, 1865.
IL The Democratic papers of the State re
respectfully requested to copy.
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Add itional Disturbance by Negroes q
Charleston.
CharIes :on Courier, July III.

Charleston Courier, July III.
We are again called upon to report num-
Der OF more rows of a disgracefuI and outra-
geous character Mr., L. W. Bliss, ono OF
our most quiet and unoffending citizens.
while on his way to the Post Office. was
struck three times Sunday evening by
'slung shot in the hands of q colored man
wearing the United States uniform. II is
believed that the ruffian was not really q
colder. Mr.. Bliss now lies in critical con.
dltion. Several other cases are reported to
have occurred Sunday night, of which, h,w-
ever, we have received no definite intelligence
About ii O'Clock Monday morning, Zouave
while proceeding through the market, was
assaulted by first number Of coIored boys,
who we're afterward joined py a nsmber of
colored men. Bricks and stones were hurled
in rapid succession at the Zouave, who re-
treated into an opposite store and escaprd.--
A guard Of the Forty seventh Pennsylvania
were sent to arrest the rioters, and succeed
ed IN taking between thirty or frty, who
were carried off and lodged in Jail.
Another row is said % have occurred on
East Bay yesterday afternoon. but we we're
unable to get the particulars. We are glad
TO learn shirt the military authorities have
taken the most efficient steps to put o stop
to these proceedings, and infict summary
punishmenl upon all violators of the law.
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1865-07-19
ORPHANS COURT SALE

In pursuance of sn order of the Orphans Court Of
Wyoming County,I i'll expose to public sale at the
premises hereinafter described, on Saturday nS
2tA day Of August, 1865, at One o'clock, p M. the
equitable estate owned in his life time by Jacob
Flumnerfelt, late Of Meshoppen Township Docdi
in all that certain farm lot OF land, with the sP
purteuances, situate in Mesboppen Township, and
bounded on the North by land Of George Fa ker sDd'
Jacob Arnst, East by land Of james Jennlng, South
BY land of Andrew Bash and Jacob Decker, sDd'
west by land of Robert Clayton and George ArOss'
containing about One Hundred and seven aese4noss
or less improved To be sold to the highest htcase
for cash one fourth down, and The balance %
secured by judgement rOts payable in s's Hp''''
after confirmation of sale. AaS, IT. 49,,
N'''' JOHN FLUMNERPYIA AdnII
ofJACoB FLUMMERTRtf pea
winds 3xks,
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1865-07-19
Ford's Theatre.

The Young Mems Christian Associat ion
failed to raise funds sufficient to warrant them
in making the first payment on the contrac,
for the purchase Of Ford's Theatre
Hence it was given up, and Ford was about
to reopen it on last Monday night, the play
selected being the "Octoroon." On Monday
afternoon military order was issued closing
the Theatre by order of the War Department t
Notwithstanding the war is over the War
Department seem to iule supreme.
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1865-07-19
Special Notices.
AUDITORS NOTICE.

The undersigned. an auditor appointed by the
Court of Common Pleas of Wyoming TO. to distrb-
ute the fund arising fom the Orphans Cou sale Of
the real estate Of Ambrose Carey necd viii attend
the duties of his appointment at MS ONCE i'm the
Borough of Tunkbannock on Thursday August Sd,
1865. at which time and place, al persons interested
therein notified TO attend and b heard 10 do.
barred from coming in upon said f1nd'
July 18th, 1865, HARVEY SICKLER.
Auditor.
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office.

NOTICE is hereby given to all persons indeby
~ ed to me ON book account note, or otherwis-
for goods purchased, business done at nv grocep
~. in the Brick Store formerly occupied by Henr.
Stark, In Tunkhanncck Borough Wyoming County
Pa. 20 make payment to. and settle the same with
m and with no other person. else the same will not
be recognized as valid.
r. B. WALL.
Tunkhaunock, Pa, June l3, 1865.
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HITcHcocK-KAssox-Ip FssE;isS, Jaly ID,
by A. P. Burgess Esq., Mr.. Chapmsss Hibehesek
to Miss ca therine Kasson. both Of Forks.on, Wye.
m ing Co., Pa
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E Our Letter A Family geWing Ma.
chine. with all the impruvemsnts,}s 70 the hess,
and cheapest and ost beautiful Sewing Machine in
the world, No other Sewing Machine 6as 90 mush
capacity for great range Of work, Including the
delicate and ingenious processes Of Hsmmiag.
Braidng, Binding Embroidcring, FelliRg, TueGins,
Cording, Gathering, DC. &c,
Ths Branch Offices are we'll supplied with Silk'
Twist. Thread, Needles, Oil, &C., Of the very Gess
quality,
Send for Pamphlet,
THE SINGER MANUFACTURING COMPANY.
45s Broadway, New York.,
Philadelphia !Ofnee,
$40 CHESTNUT SIRE ET
svMrs. C. T, Marsh anb d. A. Bardwell, Agts
In Tunkhannoek,
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North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1865-07-19

The military powerao Of our country has it's
spheres, and II has filed it graudly it needs
no triumph over the civil institutions Of our
country. The gallant soldiers Of the wa are
soiled with no completely in the acts Of petty
despotism done By Secretaries of Waa politi
clans in civil Office. You men ofAHarrisburg
have seen the guard house of the neighboring
camp tenanted, not BY dlsorderly soldiers or
rebel prisoners, but oy editors, and farmers
and men in every walk Of fife. robbed Of their
civil rights. and subjected to the "lynch law''
that is administered by mistary CO mmissions
For ell this there could, be .Frged no plea Of
"military necessity" euch as may leave
q commander in the Held of war no limit but
his own will in the exertion of his own pow
er. The plea o: "mil,ary necessity" could
not, with truth or decency, be urged in Penn
sylvania, where no civil court was closed by
armed rebellion, nor the due conree Of law
obstructed, save by those who made that plea
the pretext for their acts. These acts were
done from no necessity" civil or military
They were prompted by that bad principle in
human nature which the laws and constitu.
tions Of free governments are mean, to curb
Shakespeare describes it when he says:
MAN proud man
Drest in little prief authority
Plays such fantastic tricks before high heaven
As Make the angels weep"
Your highest interests and the interests of
your children demand that these acts shall
not pass uncondemned, to be treated hereaf-
ter as preceden.s. The highest duty, now, OF
The people of this common wealth Is to v,ndi-
cate the majes'y OF the law. To vindicate i,
at the ballot-box an6 in the courts of justice
so that never again Upon the soil of Pennsyl-
vania, her citizens shall be wantbnly stripped
OF the rights that are their birth right by IT,
ties older than the Constitution, older than
the Declaration of Independence.