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The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-11-20
THE GROVER & BAKER
SEWING MACHINE
noes NOT MAKE THE CHAIN STITCH

DOES NOT MAKE THE CHAIN SIlICH
The Cover and Baker stitch is formed Of two
threads, the under thread never more than halt
the size of tho upper. This under thread Is
inpeniou.'y in:erwOvrn with the upper. passing
both through and around its loop, fastening it
securely by tying il twice. y seam thus i3:mru
has nj the strength and elasticity N tie back
stitch Like that stitch it gains It's strength
by compressiug the PARTICLES OF the fabrics be-
tween the stitches and dividing the strain be-
tween the several stitches of the scam, instead
of concentrating if upon n single point, a. Is the
case i'm a lUck.stitch machine
There has been much discussion As to the rel
otiy. economy of the two stitches; but it Is now
generally conceded that for family wing,
wherr there are short seams, the Grover and
Baker stitch is found to be the most economical
While it uses One.tifth more thread in making
ciyen length of seam, II lcdSteS none, "a IS the
case with the lock. stitch machine. where there
IL usually waste of four inches Of thread al the
beginning and at the end ofeach scam, to which
must be added the loss of time IN fastening the
end Of the seam, so as to prevent ripping
Expcricnre has proved that n Grover and Ia.
ker seam for med Of very 1ne cotton SAY No. ~
for the upper spool, and Nol5O for the undrr one,
/. much STRONGER than n ock.stitCh seam formed
of Nos 60 and 20 cotton. Can any thing more
he desired rs illustrative Of the superlorlsy OF
this stitrhl Actual experiment has shown that
on n lock. stitch machine two haudrcd yards OF
thread will sew thrtv-iiv" vars ~ scam with
waste of thirty. -four yards of ends; whlla with
a Grover aud Baker machine, with the -aDc
number of Yards of thread, there were nifty
seven wards sewed with no waste AZ all These
are facts easily arrived at by all who can nnd
Inck stitch and Grover and Baker machines in
numerous families, where thev may invest ,te
for themselves -Nsac York Christian idoocdts
and Journal
Call ne the Agency mud Examine.
AL No. 1874 Market Street,
& few doors below the Market.
&. J.. AgSiDfAE.. Ag'i
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-11-20

BASE BALL.-The Star Base Ball
Club was out in fnll numbers on the Isl
and on Saturday afternoon, and an in
teresting game was played for Il silver
star. The star was awarded to Master
Percy Warden, he having made twelve
tallies. The game was an exciting and
closely contested one. VIM. fancy and
James Mccoy each made eleven tallies,
while number of others made ten.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-11-20
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BURNED.--A few days since a little
girl, whose parents reside on the Island,
was severely burned in the face while
attempting to curl her hair She had seen
persons curling THEN hair with a heated
poker, and a day or two since, while her
parents were absent, she heated apoker
and attempted to do likewise. The po-
ker slipped across the child's face, pro-
ducing a painful burn and an ugly scar.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-11-20

RUNAwAY.-On Saturday morning a
horse, attached to light spring wagon,
containing countryman and his lady,
ran of Oh Market street In front Of the
residence of Mrs. Leech the wagon came
in contact with tree-box, and the dri-
yer succeeded in checking the frighten-
ed animal. The tree-boX was badly dam
aged, but wagon and occupants, horse
andall, escaped injury.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-11-20

FIRE.-A fire occurred OF Saturday
afternoon, near tins Rhinedale, at the
end of the East Wheeling bridge. The
roof and a porticn Of the inside of Q
brick house were consumed. As the
scene of the disaster was without the
corporate limits Of the city, the supply
of water had to he kept up with buckets
filled from the creeL.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-11-20
Fancy Dress Goods

Black and fancy silks cheap; Broche poplins
Chene poplins, Raubaix poplin, Plain pOplin,
Shepherds plaids, all wool; Knickerbocker Win.
ceys, high colored, all wool; Plaids and CHEEKS,
mohair, black alpacas, colored alpscas figured
mOhars, brocade mOhairs, black fgnred al.
pacas, Empress cloths of ali colors figures and
stripes.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-11-20
French Merinns

tiful dark grounds with bright figures, and all
the other colors and shades in plain goods Black
and fancy thibet cloths, and Coburg's, printed
cashmeres, bombazines, silk striped and check
valencies, melanges, black grapes, fancy and
mourning prints plain, all wool. Delainas OF all
shades and qualities from so to lac.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-11-20

On Emotion the Chairman appointed
the following named gentlemen COM
mittee to get up circular to be address
ed to the stockholders in regard to the
purchase of ground, etc. T. P Shall
cross, j. F. Updegraf, George w. Robin
son. Dr. j. c. Hnpp, and w. F. Peterson,
Jr.
On motion the election of Directors
was postponed until the next meeting.
The meeting then adjourned until Sat
urday, Dec ID. at o'clock p. NJ.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-11-20

MUSTERED OUT Fiat portion Of the
10Th regimen Veteran Reserves, which
has for some time been stationed III this
city, was on saturday mustered out of
the service. There were about thirty
men, who represented almost every State
in the Union Our city is now entirely
cleared Of sn,liirr.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-11-20
aTTY AND STATE NEWS.

Rr-sISFSS. OF the leading
NJ" ,.,rortaut interests OF Wheeling is
" ,fclothing and merchant tailoring
p ..,ir the past few years the business
~. line has greatly increased and
present me instead Of few
vhera ready-made clothing are
q. ind seven first class clothing
.inm, where custom work is the
nal feature of tho trade, and some
mr. twenty stores where ready
" .Iotbiug is sold This fact goes to
hat our city is steadily on the ad-
...niue way Of IA hionableness as
ro. GOOD taste and appearance. The
.,,l involved in the clothing trade is
~ great and the incomes of our mer-
,..t.sra ofcouIse III proportion. Last
,sr dining the raid for clothing,
H., troops we're passing through, it is
..,,.ted thai rear halt amilliOn dollars
invested in this city by the men in
w.. s,rev outfits Now that the war
ser there will notbe such a demand
.n, clothing, bat still the interest is
,r, important one in our city.
r,.t among our merchant tailoring
...hrsbpents. we may uotice that Of
r,,mas Hughes. It is one of the Oldest
.,i ,oo.t extensive in the city. There
,ro store.rooms blended into one; the
t,a5inc is three stories high; on the first
a., b;, stock Of goods is tastefully az
nd. the rooms in the second and third
-,r g~p occupied by male and female
.,,,y,., Mr.. II. 5 Richards is the
..rt,.y employed by the homse. and be-
.,ysen seventy and eighty hands, male
aaajruar. are employed on custom work
and n, manufacture Of ready-made
clothing
Tie Emporium ia. NJ. Adams 81 Co. is
three story building; on the first floor
,Lr.r assortment Of goods are well ar
ranged. rhc second and third stories are
occupied by male and female employ
e, VI. Georse Helm is the cutter
8
10" l,.,.,,.,- - lab, ~ r.i,;r
- - :, ,oro,a throo story
IN. -. ,,...,, ,r.. a;I,lovad ON the
'' -, .,;.1
- CIV, - ~. +ho oneratives
.... -. ~. caorgo W Moore
u l,aun,.n or. tb,. enters"
81 ,,u.,.,.e,c ,oud. ov. emnloyed on
custom work.
The establishment OF Stein Bros. is a
double storr.roan blended into one
The first story Is lifted upfGr the display
of goods. and the second aud third occu.
pied hy operatives Nicssis. ". II. Gregg
aud Herman Ling,, are the cutters"
Twenty-Five bands ara cmpioyed on Gus
.1mwogl
IL, emporium CIV. D. Swatch n Bro.
,,I>o located il a three story hnilding.
Their goods are displayed on the first
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-11-20

STRAwBEERIFS.- Mr. M'Swords has
gathered from his Vineyard at Martins
VILE, near this city, second crop of
srawberries-or at least he has exhibit
ell at this ofhce specimens pulled froln
the vines last week The berries were
full grown and ripe, and as fine speci-
mems rs would be expected in June.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-11-20

AIRs.-LEGARD, vARIR tn
vi STORE. IN Odd elbows Hall, wheeling,
vs.. Va Particular attention Of the Ladies II
called 70 our styles Of Goufering, STAN 0ing,
are Invited 10 cau and see for themselves that
thew can here get work done a. tastefully and
eKespsT than at any other place in the city.
nova ezzszskizzt
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-11-20

A SPECIAL. TRAIN Tor stockholders de
string to attend the election of Directors
of the Hcmpheid Railroad at Washing
ton Pennsylvania. will leave the Hemp
field Depot this morning at nine o'clock.
Returning, leaves Washington at four
p NJ
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-11-20

'".<uu"o-A few mornings since q
"t'".' shout six weeks old, warm
'"'.<et agi bundled up, WAS found in
.'" teI-idence Of Nj Calvin Hes
aug. nae go TWO East of the city, on
'"a'-aI Road. Mr.. II is about sixty
.-,, aaa has been widOwcr
'-""g Twelve months He says he
Fl, '' ID" claim upon the child. hut
.,f '.. ~'ou called for ne will keep it
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-11-20
Fur DEPARTMENT

and do not hesitate in saying that we have the
largest in the city, ranging from slO to 300 per
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-11-20

q = COURT The special term of TINS
Court closed on Saturday, and the Grand
Jury was discharged During its session
some eight OF ten bills ot indictment
we've found against persons charged
with violating the Internal Revenue law
DISTINGUISHED Acknowledgements
Q p Merton Of Indiana was stopping
at the M'Lure House yesterday He left d,
for The East, on last evenings train.
a
RAIN-Ths section of country was
visited with gentle showers of rain on
Saturday
But 10 return to the subject" gen
tleman last evening remarked to us that
he could not keep house without sup
nlv Of those celebrated oysters sold by
Booth, Battelle & Co, al the boat store.
corner of Monroe and Water Streets
Beyond a doubt, they are some. Try EN-.
For sale by case, can or hall can,
THs universal Washing Machine is
becoming quite q popular institution"
and patents are being almost daily dis
posed of. 1t is, without doubt, the best
invention extant, and cannot but be ap-
preciated by all who are in favor OF labor
saving. Messrs L. C.. Campbell d 20.
are very clever men. and know how TO
meet the wants of the public. The ma
chineWill wash "greenbacks'' as re adj
(, as cloth, and will not injure or tear them
County and State rights for sale
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-11-20

FIN 10 :
HbAr two Well dressed young
y., ',"o To town, in buggy, from
Liberty During the afternoon
goo intoxicated and started out for
....,I Ia South Wheeling they ran
.r -.'' horse at nightm speed, both on
street and sidewalk. Officer Hull
.'p'|ra in stopping the horse, near
a T. belmont Il, mills The meu were plac,
I'm q livery stable.
SNCLI-One of our Market Square
'>' who not noted for being eth
associate .,l1I or pugilistic. pitched into
.,, ,l5'A and handled him very roughly.
pi"lnt being made, the case was
.,a nearing in the Municipal Court
"a 'N0 grocer was tued twenty dollars
w. .t ga e.. ~
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-11-20
Bed Blankets

White and colored, very cheap colored a
white coverlets and quilts
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-11-20

We return our sincere thanks TO our friends
and customers for past, favsrs, and by close at
tention, increased facilities and low prices. hope
10 merit an increased amount Of patronage
Our motto shall be: .'rry to please"
Very Respectfully,
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-11-20

RAIN-ThiS section Of country was
visited with gentle showers of rain on
Saturday.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-01-26
Religion one of the FINE Arts.

There is form of liberal Christianity
gaining ground at the present day, which
treats religion as graeefu accomplish
ment, the highest branch, perhaps, Of as.
thelic culture lis creed is electic. Il
skins hehil, ever the law and the proph-
cts. gathering from those dim traditions,
cleaning through tina mists Of antiquity,
here and there striking fancy of piotur.
esque fact. 1t glides dsintily through
the gospels, culling charming moral pre-.
cepts as child culs vioets from the
meadow, smiling gently at superstitions
and mistakes, approving much and ignor.
ing more. It's theology is appropriately
embodied in elegant extracts, beauties Of
the Bible in superb holiday volume,
embelished with engraviDga in the high
est style of art Its eloquence flows from
magnificent pulpits, uttered with the
trained ennunciation of Kean or Siddons:
embellished BY artistic graces and states.
quo positions, the tragic muse elevated
from the sock and buckskiu to the cas-
sock. In silver waves it desceuds to the
high toned occupanis Of costly pews, firss
families who import their mythology and
their m'llenery from Paris, aud are shell.
tered from vulgar intrusion by barricadea
of damask and rosewood. and the artillsry
Of we'll bred stare. They sit beneath
the stained ligh. Of gorgeous windows
famed BY airs heavy with perfume, and
the rich music Of the preachers voice
All around them are light, warmth, odor,
melody, beauty; the way to heaven is I
primrose path, between clipped hedges
and bordered By well-kspt tart; few cher.
be that 6Dd it, it is true, for the elect ar.
the elite. Yet it may be, indeed it mus
be. that crime, poverty, disease and death
are skilifal lapidaries only, that shall pol
fish the rough diamonds of society moi
presentable now and here, into gems thu
shall sparkle in celestial crowns
Nov, this rose-ooiorsd religion is abou
rs much like that Of the "Man of Sor
rows. - Art is like nature. II lamar.
ltyrdon ia marble, and not 10 .hrobbin,
human hearts. blsa1iag Willis they brssk
Il u the oruci6xion, IN gilded frame
lcuasipely portrayed upes canvass vial
lojt - pienGst md not tho pinkld az
ooy md heeknsss end love thal eoeqses
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-01-26

A Would BIZ MURDERER BUfcHEaED
By A WOMAN "A man, named Hadlock
met his fate in HawesviIle. Ky. on Satur-
day night. under the follow ipg circum.
stances. There is a won nan IN town who
keeps . greg shop and who had been no.
tilted by Hadlock to t'move her ehanty'
by certain time. Co Saturday Hadlock
made bis appearance at the window Of heI
domicil, which he smashed in aud notified
her that if she did not leave by night be
would returu and murder her. At nigh,
he returned and discovered the woman and
her con sitting in the house. He broke
the window and pushed bis head 10, when
she struck him on the head with mallsl
and he fell heavily to ,hs'earth. She lis
tened few moments and hearing bin
groan went outside and found him lying
10 an almost dying condition. She called
for her son to bring her the axe. The aos
did 90. and she took il from him. and de-
liberatsly chopped his body up iato small
pieces and left him for the hogs to desour
She went back into tho hoase and went /,
bed. At last accounts she had nok beer
arrested, nor was shs. likely 70 b. q th'
citizens Justified the act. y
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-01-26
Wit HOUT A RIIAIl
And Justly deserves the reputation II has 90 long euov
IN CNnfrnl ADlRicn and the Weaf Indfnu Il 49,
. sP z PoJA

And ~ train Of symptoEss Il acts more ka
charm than medicine. ThersE nothing in the Ihol.
range Of the na4eria Meica ths an for moment 100
oomp0tsso With IL In this dire -.
I'LL ess01s o. un wondsrf-I plant may be fodnd IN
GO 1851 md 1858.
As0M cpenmenmu xhAch Dr. Bull has befn for
yn saeAgs4 hes just bee brought to successfil ter
1870. - y - nov edt" oaes 70 the public
=, q cAOnun With other approved tonidn, the
IN ne best quality 81 copper distIsd
bcurso. Whisky, which be Is conSdent has no eqsnl Is
the world.
Migns .ufnsn volume OF certificates, but tho pab
ic hsve long since learned estimate such thirs &
Their true vAlre The xAst plan every one Is test
tof himseHthe virtues of . new nedcine. Give the
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-01-26

About thrss hundred MIL ssoets. mr.
rousded them, at one time. And eaptur
seemed unavailable Their guides. how
ever. we're wary - they wsrs trusty, ass
about midnight~ they separated Into u,
parties-those being on foot taking O,
ro<d, willis those o. horseback took %
other. God help them So nsar ii,
haven they were striving to gain - 4
have been defeated nov would hare beer
. cruelty on the part Of fortune TOO hard
to bear. Thres hundred miles from the
hell from which they had escaped 20
have been taken back nov would havs
rendered life burthen and death boon.
Still they travelled cautiously on; worn
out with their long priva,ions shoeIess
feet leaving bloody tracks upon the un.
plying snow the sullen trees stretching
their naked arms above them, more like
pursuing tends uhan benediction pro-
nouncing priests d they should have
been; while the stars sternly gssed upon
them, but mercilessly gave no signs Of
pity.
Davis and Richardson had horses; 90.
too, Junius might have ridden saddle.
less horse. but bis experiences 81 this
kind had rendered it impossible for him
to travel in this way, and he determined
TO go on foot the remainder of the Jour-
new. This separated the little band Of
heroes, who till now had shared each 9TH
er's fate, ard they parted with brave
hearts and determined souls, but with ex
tremely weak bodies. Over the noun
tain paths. through byroads in the
woods; over creeks, aud through swamps;
still they pressed on, tired and hungry,
until. thank God. J anuary 18th brought
them to Strawberry Plains. Here their
oarney was prac.icaIly ended; civilization
was reached, and thence to this city was
! trip through Eden compared to the des.
,rt they had passed.
They left the prisoners at Salisbury in
! ufost pitiable condition. Sleeping on
he bare floor, with little fuel and less
'ood. half starved. and with not sufficient
ire to make up what heat should be fur
lished through diet. it is not wonderful
he prisoners Eel, the CALLING pains of
We will not attempt 10 describe the
pains of their journey, their hair breadth
escape, the pains of their idea of what |
hey passed through during the long and
nhuman incarceration. This We leave to |
heir own ADLER pens, which in due time |
will tell their own story. What we have |
written is but the prologue to that which |
our own correspondent will have to sav to
our readers when he shall have been suf
iciently rested aud recruited. Now We
nave only JOY at q meeting which We
,nce feared would not take place, and at
deliverance the Government long since
night aud should have compelled.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-01-26
incidents al the Georgia Campaign.
General Fuller in private letter con-

Incidenis ef the Georgia Campaign.
General Fuller in a private letter con-
corning the march, says:
1t would have amused you to see the
manner in which the public buildings were
destroyed in the "Gate City" The de.
pot, for instance, fine brick structure
was brought down BY the old Roman bat
tertng ram. A heavy rail of 7 iron was
she ram used, suspended on wooden horses
and swung like pendulum (except tina.
the rail Of course was horrisontai). The
end Of the rail speedily battered down the
brick columns supporting the building
and laid everything in ruins. VIVA. was
not smashed in this way was soon licked
up by the fire.
Another correspondent writing to the
Louisville Journal. says:
Sincs We arrived at the seacoas. have
bad the pleasure Of treading ground sacred
70 history. Our regiment took possession
of the town Of Sanbury and the old fort,
which. in the days Of revolutionary fame.
had its history. It Aill be rendered that
the British landed force below Sunbury,
attacked sod captured the fort. moving
thence on Darien, and they burned the
town OF Midway, and moved npon Savan-
nah.
Large trees have grown in the trenches
around the fort and what WAS then q
large plantation is now heavy pine and
cedar forest; yet the old guns remain
spiked aud half way imbeded in the sand
which has accumulated within the fort
Standing on the ground and looking ou
on our blockading squadron, and beyond
to where the sea and sky mingle in melo
dy, | could not repress strange emotions
What il is were possible that the heroes
who defended Sanbury could speak from
the grAve-Shat would they say to th.
people Of Georgia to day2
Would they urge them TO persist in th,
wicked attempt 70 destroy the greet Gov
ernment for which they gave their lives
or would they with warning voice, tel
them that secession springs from the devi
and ends only in disgrace and iufamy P
Would they not conjure their children B,
the blood they shed, by the wounds tia
laid them low, TO avoid the traitor . path
and cling 70 the Government ~hicn VA
bought With blood and established viii
wisdom for tbs benefit Of all mon, in Il
oimes, throughout ali coming time.
Then, TOO, wonder. II those beroes q
our historic days felt o they walked IL
j parapets Of their fort and looked ost uro
the Brjsis 6sg waving 10 a. sea bsyosd
Idsesd y tAab which % nasy, u = q,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-01-26

TALK ABOUT HARD TACK sc Hard
tack, or army biscuit, las risen. in ordi-
nary American parlance. TO the dignity Of
an institution that is to say, it is talked
about, and has been joked over, to a de-
gree which would fill many volume like
this, we're all the Hard Tackiana collect.
ed. Perhaps the best unspoken pun
one devised By no human brain, but
strangely nodded by nature of chance
once presented itself to me under this
popular name of military bread. On
breaking open specimen Of the article,
found large iron tack, which had been
baked in by accident, and was, l need not
say, several degrees harder even than the
tack in which it was imbedded.
The tack in question is always packed
in square wooden s-generally bear
ing date, as we'll as the brand of the ma.
ker or baker; anent Shich the following
is told:
"One day lot Of boxes of peculiarly
hard crackers arrived in the camp of the
Fifth Excelsior. Several Of the BOYS
we've wondering at the meaning OF the
brand upon tho boxes, which was as fol-.
lows: B. G. 603.'
Various interpretations were given, but
all were rejected. until one individual de.
elared it was all plain enough-couldn't
be misunderstood.
Why, how soy' was The query.
OH be replied. that ls the date when
the crackers were made-six hundred and
three years before Christ-(6o3 B. G )"'
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