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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1865-12-19


'Dixon," writing from Georgia to the
Boston Advertiser, thus gives his esti-
mate of the kind of loyalty to the ma
tional government which prevails in
that State; soro.t .Efi l a-iae r
ia1 The people accept the repudiation of
the rebel war debt quite. as cheerftilly.
considering the doIefnl prophecies OF
the gentlemen of the late convention.
SO many of the delegates there so ear
nestly assured me that their constitu-
ents were SO exceedingly anxious to
pay that eighteen millions of dollars
that was half led into believing that
the President had imposed hard con-
dttion upon the GeorgiRns. HapIy, /
doubted, and didn't waste much SYM
pathy, for find that it was all grand
game at speculation, Men who,l had
pought the bonds at ten, to twenty cents
on the dollar were anxious the State
should be held to the payment of their
iace value; but strange as it may seem,
haven't found single man, except
those thus Pecuniarily interested, who
nnds fault because of the repudiationl
The feeling toward Northern men is
very far from being liberal or kindly
Many OF them are, as 1 have already
SAID, coming in here; they are tolerated,
but not welcomed. Having once fought
TO oyercome resistance. to the govern
ment, they must now fight again to
overcome prejudice against the spirit of
the nation, There are very few coun-
ties in the State in which Northern, Ia
Dor and capital would besafe but for the
presence of the military. know that
this Is a broad and serious assertion. 1
make 1t with full consciousness of its
meaning! u itttiiIsA Aft
The worst feature of the political situ-
alton is that the secondary character of
the authority of the general government
is everywhere practically asserted
"Our defeat was the necessary result of
superiority of numbers and resources..n
says Ex-Governor Johnson, grayely,
without any recognition Of the fact that
he and they had warred against the SUI
Prems law of the land. The one thing
l have had to report from all sections,
as well as the lesson taught in the ear.
ier elections and now thunderingly
echoed in the later elections, is that the
general sentiment asserts that eUeyaJ
1adn'S Jedltyi Is first due to the State. Not
to have gone with the State" in her
contemned,
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q 4 .U +"
THE New York Tribune IS glad that
Congress is about to take long recess,
and hopes the session will be a short
one, 1t thinks the country would have
been the gamer if Congress could. not
have met for month. The reason is.
some Of the mischieyous propositions
already introduced, involving new and
formidable outlay, are piled upon each
other with fearful rapidity. We quote:
Mr.. Blaine moves an assumption of
state comfy, and city or township in
debtedness incurred in raising Soldiers
for the Union armies-a scheme which
If adopted, must add at least five hum
dred millions to our national debt
General Schenck can't bear that the
otbcers OF the Veteran Reserve Corps
shonld be remorseleSsly mustered out
OF service, since they have become so
USED 10 drawing high pay for doing
nothing, that they cannot 90 to work
for living like other men, without
great personal Inconvenience: seyer0I
members want to go back and paw
oounties to soldiers who enlisted with
out any in the early stage of the war ::
another, to speculators who have boupht
up claims for song;. higher pensions
Tor invalid and crippled soldiers are
called for; an allotment of bounty lands
to soldiers and sailors is re1uired
though every one who chooses may
claim and settle almost any Quarter
sectionof the public lands on payment
of SlG rivers are run into the House for
Improvement; the Treasury clerks want
higher pay; the White House needs re-
furnishing; the late Presidents family
is to be provided for; and, altogether.
the bills already before Congress would
If passed, add one hundred milIionsper
annum to the already fearful weight of
our public burdens.1
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BItlof War HistorH.

LEES SURRENDER PREStEDITATED.
The following passage is from the
forthcoming volume of Pollard's south
ern history of ''The Fourth Year of the
War; ~ T
tha1 There 6nreoi can be no doubt in history
that General Lee, in taking his army
away from Richmond and Petersburg,
had decided, in his own mind, upon
the hopelessness of the war, and had
predetermined its surrender. The most
striking proof of this is, that on his re-
treat there was no order published
against straggling-a thing unprece-
dented in all deliberate and stategic re-
treats-and nothing whatever done to
maintain discipline. The men were
not animated by the style of general
orders usual on such occasions, Thew
struggled and deserted almost at will.
An idea ran through the Virginia
troops that with the abandonment of
hlchmond the war was hopeless, and
that they would be justified in refusing
to fight outside. of the limits of their
State. Nothing was done to check the
notorious circulation of this notion in
the army. The Virginia troops scat
tered oil to their homes at almost every
mile of the route. We have seen that
Pickett was only left with handful of
men, Some OF the brigade comman-
derS had not heSitated to advise their
men that the war was virtually over,
and that they had better go home and
make crops.'
"But there are other proofs, besides
the omission of the measures against
struggling usual ca retreats, that Gen.
Lee had preVised a surrender of his
army. he carried off from Petersburg
and Richmond all the transportation Of
his army, sufficient, perhaps, for one
hundred thousand men, certainly large
ly in excess of the actual needs of the
retreat. The excessive NUM- Der of Vir-
ginia troops who were permitted to drop
out of the ranks and return to their
no firm purpose to carry the war ont of
the limits of that State. Prisoners taken
on the retreat invariably reported that
the army wns soon to be halted for a
surrender; and General Custus Lee.
when captured by the enemy, is alleged
to have made the same revelation of his
fathers designs"
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THE Wool TRADE.-our wool trade
has grown immensely within the last
five years. In 1860, ss, ,OOo, 900 pounds of
wool were imported from foreign coun-
triesi in 1854, 100000. In 1860 the
United States produced GO, 600 OOOpounds
of wool; in 1854, 10000, 600. In 1860 we
imported about Sl7,OOO,OOO worth of
manufactured woolens; in 1854, over
$sl, ,000, 900. Value of woOIen goods
manufactured in the United States in
1864, S12l, ,s6s, ,15o SO. one-third was the
product of the single State of Massa-
chusetts.
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gl1f9Ft(tt9p(&nrers
RATES OF SUBSCRIPTION.

THE New York Times is showing
how ready the country is for war in one
article, and rebuking the Post for urg-
ing onwar.with Erance on account of
Mexico, in another, Upon the former
head, 1t is said that though we we "shaH
have, during the next fiscal year, but
about $4,000 men of all arms in the ma
tional army, and our military expenses
will be only some SSS, ,s14, 900, yet the
Secretary of War is confident that we
are in fact prepared, whether for an
other rebellion or for foreign war;
The chief demands of war being, first,
troops, then arms, ammunition, cloth
ing, transportation, and subsistence
supplies, 1t is.held thatwe have ab1nd-
ance of all these. According to the
Secretary, ''the speed of the railroad
and telegraph will determine the time
required to raise an army in the United
States;p while for arms and Cammuni-
tion5 every soldier honorably discharged
was allowed to take home his arms alta
nominal price, and as Mr.. Stanton says,
.'rust is not. likely to gather on the mus
ket or sabre borne through the cam.
paigns of 1864 and 1865" Besides
these,
'The Government retains in the arse
mails 'more than million of the best
quality of arms and equipments.' The
artillery on hand is moro than can be
stored endless quantities of shot and.
shell, and every species of ammunition
are in our arsenals or places appropri-
ated for their purpose. A three years.
stock of all these is now in the National
depots." 7-GEs1it
.arenot only called nation of SOL
diers, but while the Italian kingdom,
which has one of the most Impoverished
populations in Europe, keeps up a
standing army of 400, 600 men, the United
States will have but $4,000, though with
an organization capable of Containing
$4,000 men. The following statistics
will be read with interest:
During the war we equipped, armed,
fed and moved (often for thousands of
miles) more than two millions of men,
furnished them with q, ,0O0, 600 bushels
of corn, "a, ,OOO, 900 bushels of oats, 93,-
100000 bushels of barley, 900, 900 tons
of hay, &c, 200 tons of strnw, $50, 900 cords
of wood, and $500, 600 tonsof coal; have
supplied in a single year l41 ,6S2 cavalry
horses and IS, ,S1S mules; have furnished
rationS and clothing in immense guam
titles of which no exact account is vet
given. All the gigantic machinery
moved on as smoothly and easily as the
supply offs single militia regiment in
its summer camp. ''-f'
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A bank director in Philadelphia late
ly put in the stove in the bank a pack
age of cancelled bills representing a
sum of four hundred thousand dollars.
Presently an explosion occurred; the
top of the stove was blown of, and the
pieces scattered in all directions; and
the whole neighborhood was alarmed.
Some. theories maintain that the acci-
dent was caused by the imitation of the
currency; others, of a more practical
turn of mind, say that the stove blew
up because it was tightly closed.
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THRIVE sLowLYs-It is dangerous for
a man to grow rich and strong faster
than, he grows good. I do not
think it is wise to grow rich too
fast. at any rate. I do not mean
to say that there may not be, men OF
sucn STATURE that they can grow rich
riches; bat generally God makes the
road to wealth one of care, so that the
process IS one of education, and 80 that,
when q man had attained hfs compe-
tence, he has gone through that which
IS a strengthener, stiffener, and which
prevents his being much injured by it.
But when men come into the possession
of wealth without having earned II.
hey are apt to be injured by IT, because
they have not received that education
which Is necessary to enable them TO
administer it properly.-Beecher.
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Miss GORDON, of Louisiana, a men,
Der OF the company of the Savannah
theatre, while playing LilIy a short time
ago in the dratna. Smiles and Tears, .
seized an OCCASION to interpoIate her
part, and exclaimed with great bitter
ness, = despise the North: give me the
sunny South ~ The emphasis with
which the remark wns given created
loud applause from the Southern por-
ton Of the audience, and hisses from
the Northern Spectators. Quite a war
OF communication is going on in the
Savannah papers about this bit of Inn
Pertinence. . = {. n - Z =, -
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A RAcHEroR uncle, to whom his neice
applied for advice on the question of
choosing between two suitofs, one of
whom was rich and the other poor-the
latter, of course, being the most ardent
as well as the favorite lover-senten5
tiously replied: my dear, the question
being stripped of all illusory elements,
your choice simply lies been love and
beef. Now, love is an idea, while beef
Is q reality. Love YOU can get along
without; but beef you must have.
therefore, make sure of-your besf.p !;
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AFARAERR, who wished to Invest the
accumulations of his industry in Uni9
ted States securities, went to Jay
Cookies office to procure the treasury
notes, The clerk inquired what, de-
nomination he would have them in.
Having never heard that word used
excepting to distinguish the reIigfo6s
sect, he, AFTER little deliberatiOn, re-
piled, swell, you may give me part in
Old School Presbyterian, to please the
old lady, but give me the lett ont in
Freewill BaptisG"1 "a 80 III
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DR T Il, KTSNER. :

TNENDERS HIS THANKS TO ALL THOSE
who have favored him with their conf
dencs aud patronage, and would inform his
friends and the people generally I, ,that he will
the coming year, occupy his old office on Sd
street, near Reed s KTafts Drug Store, Centre
wheeling, w. Va, where he mny be consult
ed In reference to their disease, the nature and
chArocter OF which thu Doctor Is able at Rll
times, and under all circumstances to describe
and to assure of the probable result and dura-
ton OF treatment He practices the Eclectic
System OF Medictne, using mild but effectiVe
remedies supporting instead of depressing
the Vital Powers The medicines used bS
him ara prepared and put up in his own
ONCE. Besides the treatment of ACnte mis-
eases, DR. KtSnef viii give his attention 10 tine
treatment of all varieties OF Chronic diseose
That scourge Of the human Tnce Scrofll1 I'm
all Its varied forms, vi8t Purulent DischarVes
from the Ear, 50 prevalent among children
Purulent 0pthRlnia, OZenn, Enlarged Glands
UlcerRtionS Cancers and all varit4eS OF Skin
Diseases VIII receive his special attention.
DiaeAses OF the Throat, Lung and Heart Iiy-
er Complaints, DiarThOe0, BySentery and Piles,
Diseases OF the Urinary Organs Syphilis Sc,
Nervous and Spinal Affections, Epilepsy,
rheumatism md Paralysis, Diseases OF Fee
males, DyemenorrheA, LeucoTTheat RrolRpSus
Utert, and al, ,Bllinfll 1ETea uiaritieS nnd Ner-
vous Diseases to which they are subject, he
treats successfully. The treatment OF Chill
DREsSFWtl receive the same attention as here
tofore.s All consultations md communion
tons strictly lcOnfidGntial, and will receive
prompt attention. Night calls cheerfnlly an
Swered. once hours nom to 70 A. NJ. I to
and IN 3 IN. -7-l juI2
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THE apartments of Gen. Lees family
inLexington, Va, havebeen handsome
" and completely furnished by the lib
erality or a wealthy lady residing in
that vicinity. 1t is mentioned as re-
markable fact and an example worthy
OF Imitation, that the furnitureWqs all
factuted in Lexington. bda -
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Number, Location, Capital and Cireu.
latIOn OF the National Ranks In the
united Hlntea. 80 ~
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A SENSIBLE TEMPERANcE MEASURE.
THE temperance people of Cincinnati
have opened a cofee-room for working
men, where, at all hours of the day and
till late at night, hot coffee and crackers
or a plate of hot soup may be had for
the small sum of f1vecents. Connected
with the cofee-room is reading-room,
supplied with the leading newspapers
and periodicals of this country and
Great Britain; and this is free to all!
This is the most practical temperance
measure yet adopted. In most of our
cities young men are drawn to the
drinking saloons because they find So
ciety nowhere else. Indeed all men,
old as well as young, need and viii
have the society of those of their own
ages, tastes and occupations, and this
without any necessary neglect of home
duties and enioyments. They find this
society in its largest freedom in the bill
lizard rooms and drinking saloons,
Many would prefer other places for
lounging and gossip, If snch were to be
found. But they are not, and going
where others drink, they join at first
from courtesy and afterwards from
habit, and SO are led gradually to in
Temperance. ---,55--
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Warl War / Is Not al An End,

A TTHE NEwBooT& &sHoEsToRE No.
n l55 Main Street where flTst class goods
than any other e1ahl lishment in this cisy-
CONE ONE COME ALI TO JOHN K.
Iected Stoek 81 Boot. SHOES and CSaiteFS CON-
Etsdng Of every thing in the line Of Ladies'
Gents and Misses wear, kept constantlV on
hand At No. l68, Main street, room foFn,ssrfV
occupied by Mr. John Bishop. Call and eS-
anime for yourselves and secure good bar.
gains. Now is the time to get Your money
back and at the same time TefiIeTitsl 1I,1,1y.
understanding. DON'T forget The place. the
sign ofthe Big Black Boot. noy1S
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{. What the United States Government
Is saying to an invader. 'sNfax, get ont
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Ffl. Conner ali ShRaI IFnn wan

HAVINH INCREASED MY FACTIITTF9
Ill for the manufacture OF the above artf-
ele9, am prepared TO mn an orders prom ptiy.
and as cheap, OF cheaper than can be Ind ~
any other house in the city. keep the Iatesf
patterns Of STOVES, both Wood and coal
ana VII warrant every Stove. am prepaF!
ana TIN and VIII give such Jobs my peFsofni
attention. Spoutlng and GutteFiTig OF an
Kettles and Fruit Cans Of the best Kind aIso
very cheap. Merchants and Others yisfinR
the city WI do well to give me q eail.
e b r. CALDWELL
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Landreth's Garden Seeds.

THE UNDERSIGNED HAVE MADEAR-
u fange1nents to have on hand complete
aSSornnent OF LAndrefhs b Garden Seeds TO sup
ply the spring trade. We are also authorized
toreceiSe orLieIs nom Market Gardeners and
furnish the bin direct mum IanElrefh q Son.
All who may favor us with their patronARo
may depend upon getting genuine article a
the growers prices, Orders VIII be hlled In
rotation as recetYed. Assoma Of the garieties
are scarce, we would unge upon All the inn
portance OF sending In their orders early.
: -fl9lETsl D .GORREIiB & co., Ftg
oc9s Cor. ofMarket and ouincy Sta
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A SCORE or SO of amendments to the
Constitution of the United States have
already been proposed, and, new ones
are produced dailyin Congress. Among
the latest and most important are: that
of Representative Boutwell,, of Mass,
that no State shall make any distinc-
ton in the franchise on account of race
or color; that of Representative Jenckes,
of Rhode Island, providing for a direct
vote of the people for President and
Vice President, and making all men
who can read voters for President and
members of Congress; and that of Mr..
Stevens, of Nevada, declaring the
Union indissoluble and forbidding the
assumption of the rebel debt. There is
no harm in entertaining and debating
these and all other possible suggestions
for perfecting the organic law of the
nation. In this way we shall reach an
agreement as to what amendments are
necessary and practicable, and they will
be'found to be few and simpleand such
as will commend themselves to the good
sense of the people. There used to be
no anxiety for. the integrity of this
great work of the fathers Of the repub-
lie! 1t will undergo no change not
designed to make 1t more consistent
with itself, and SO more perfect and
stable. Ftls t1sl 7ytsaf1 l1tth ariaoi
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@Isaifal.9 .9I8M
SEIL,ERG COUGH SYRUP.

TT Is PROMPT IN ITS ACTION, ALWAYS
safe and may be giSen T1 te @ 81 Ita
- n success, Containing no tnttaLpInatory or
piituous = = not only
and bronchial affections, but Is peculiarly
valuable to children, afforling great relief in
N IarSy1 Tt51Tnbe9 Of certificates received from
wear 70 year, we present the following:
Prom the Rev. H. G. Lamb, Pastor of
The he. 4b'aPLVls't '.PIiV Z = = "l'
ALExAxDR1A, Licking Co., Feb. d, 1855.
In January, 1854, / had a severe cough, pro-
ceeiIng from a bad cold, so that coughed al
most fIeeEBGIttu for tWodayS anda night; nom
Friday morning pntIl Saturday night I took
and retired and slept all night without a sin
Ole Interruption from coughing
preached twice during the day without any
incOnvenienoe.s - ~ - 80
to my children, and believe that 1t has essen
tally relieved them Yours ms truly, 1..NJR
Recommended particularly to Clergy
men. Lawyers and other Public
Speakers.
professor Porter hns, without solicitation,
given certificate Of the excellence ELL nc 9d tnis
PittSSlGg Daily Posi- ogIo.o
BEesSTs EtiIorS.-H Having been for some time
past very much AFFLICTED with q severe e3Iiu' SIH'
and almost constant cough. and having trted
effect, I was induced by my esteemed friend,
W. W. Wallace, OF this city, 10 MAKE q Llai
NV great surprise, I received almost immedi-
ate relief. It was with the greatest dii1culty
fhht LleCtured before my respective classes
hut on taking a spoonful OF the Syrup, Just
before entering my lecture room, could speak
with perfect ease during the evening. l
would particularly recommend IT 70 clergy
men. LAWYERS md other public speakers
.- JAMES II. PORTER, H'Ty' ol 1actHe"'dlacS'
gf PREPARED by E .u-d
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New Wholesale 10 R8ClOH0lSa..

RHODES & SINGLETON
HAVE OPENED AT no. 4 QUINCY
IL street Wheeling, q large stock OF the
best brands Of T0BACCQS& & CIGARS which
they onIer 20 the trade on aa favorable terms
aS any house In the West. sept2l-Sm &
NOTTINGHAM LACE UuRTAINS.-A
sP4 H.sd HARBOUR.
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.OoLGATEa FANCY soAP-TO R0XFS
" Just reeetyed and for sale Gt the nannfac.
ROv& PRYOR, HANpLAN&oo
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INCORPORATED Issz.
Transportation.
BALTIMORE 3 OHIO R. R. COMP
RU5z5I z.

OFFICE BAIT. & OHIO RAILROAD Co.,
WHEELING Dec. 3, 1855.
WINTER SCHEDULE.
| DASSENGER TRAINS WILL, Rim ny
the following schedule on and aiter Dec.
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"Dixon," writing from Georgia to the
Boston Advertiser, thus gives his esti-
mate of the kind of loyalty to the ma
tional government, which prevails in
The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1865-04-12
SADDLES AND HARNRSSI

WToCLD respectfully iIlfofm his old Gus
w toners and the public generally, THAI
he has on hand large stock and general as
sOrtment of Saddles, Harness, de-, consist
ing in part of full-quilted and plain Skaters,
quilted hood cover and plain half-Spanish
and fall-backs, quilted and plain Seated,
brass and wood horn demipealls, plain and
quilted seat, low ciintle English trOiting sRd1
dies. Also variety of styles of side saddles,
with short and extended quilted knee
springs, hoop and back springs silver coll
ored, rrlssct blue; and black ennmeIed leath-
erquilted and plain plushcd seats. lie has
also on hand SETS of extra fine silver mount
ed carriage and buggy harness, strong yam
kee team harness, saddle bags, collars, hal
ters, brides and martingaleS Of most every
description. Carriage, Buggy and Riding
Whips of the finest quality; in fact most ev-
erything usually kept ina saddlery shop
lie deems it unnecessary TO puff and blow or
let off gas about the material or workman
ship of his work. us it will recommend it:
self t. those who are Judges or who use it,
Thankful for the liberal patronage he has
heretofore received he hopes by strict atten-
ton to business and selling good work ut n
reasonable price, to merit a continuance of
the same. Shop, directly opposite the "GSca-
timer Office, Cadiz, Ohio.
April l. lStj4