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meeting VAS l.sla las. night al clinton

J. meeting was held last night at Clintc
q Hall. -. - ~
), wAsulxcroy, March l7-Gens spi'
!. ner has prepared a statement of the Coz
I ditiou of the National finances, for pr
! sentation to Congress to-day.
:. Spinner, at the suggestion offthe Se'
i rotary Of the Treasury, win hereaftt
t publish monthly statementsof thepubli
e debtp A IU9aI9 IT'D EsIs
NEw YoRK, March II. = The Unite
! States, Supreme Court has decided tha
savings bank deposits are equally liabl
with ordinary bank deposits, to a tax o
one-half per cent per annpm- sahes
Orders have been issued for the dis
continuance of the Military District o
East Tennessee, and for dismountlng I
number Of forts around Washington.
Latest Havana advicesi state that the
the republican demonstration proves to
be movement of little consequence pc
litically. Il gt.T s3s o.,..raa, tgat III
| The Superior Court, in case of freight
80 aao;aaa son dab,s
H. NJ s.,,ssod Nv Treasnrv notes at'io
! IT, .,oouor San Tac;nto' Of Savannah
wss hnrnod ~ The dock Fopr hundred
bales of cotton, and two Thousand bar
ro,s &c aonr ware DESTROYED u r93 9s9
Fopr,ox In the House Of Commons.
M Greoorv moved AN address 10 the
oneen in favor of establishing the nrin-
c;n,e that nr;vate nronertr n sea he free
from 'canture A lone discussion fol-
lowed 4. eso ~ 7e ~
The Attorney General opposed the
motion as imnolitic and il was finally
withdrawn y.
New York. March 1.-THE Tri6unes
dispatch notices a letter of COMPTROLLER
CLARK criticising the statements from the
Treasury regarding the public debt, and
saws it is understood that Ar cCulloch
takes the ground that he cannot consist
emily and with respect indulge in public
destinations with subordiuates Gentle
men in high official positions however.
think that the gravity Of the issue raised
.bv the Comptroller demands immediate
official refutation The explanation
generally given by the Treasury account
ants for the large discrepancies named
by Mr.. Clark, is this, that while the
Treasurer in New York, for instance,
NAV have fifty millions standing to the
credit of the Treasury in Washington
The Department meanwhile may have
made requisition for one-half or all
the funds, and thus while the bonds
here show no funds, those in New York
show large credit Again, many mil
lions have been issued and charged over
to the disbursing agents in different parts
of the country, where these sums are
and many months will elapse
before all are paid out; yet, the Treasury
shows none to have been paid out
In the House, Mr.. Cooper, in replying
to Mr.. Hubbard, said that the sums al
legged by the Comptroller to have been
deposited with National Banks had been
accounted for, and the balance of the
one hundred and sixteen millions, stated
BY the Secretary of the Treasurr, was
correct, as ascertained by the Committee
on Ways and Means.
BUFFALO. March 1.-THE New York
Central Railroad freight house and ele- !
gator was burned Loss very heavy,
Bosrox, March II. The steamer
Africa, via Halifax. arrived to-lsy
NEw YonK March II 70 4Co,toyy
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p~ A sleepy church warden, who
sometimes engages in popular games,
hearing the minister use the words,
shuttle OF this mortal coil, started up,
rubbed his eyes and exclaimed, Sop
stopi It's nv deal
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AMTsIcAF ToPics.
Reception Of Mr.. Bancrofrs Grafton in
England.

Washihgion Cor. Of the London Times.l ..
A ceremony which was remarkable in
many respects has just been held in the
House Of Representatives To-day is
the anniversary Of Mr. Lineoln's birth
day, and II occurred 70 some one a month
or two ago that Il would afford an excel
lent Occasion for the delivery Of an
eulogy upon the late Presidents life and
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msF The Boston IT.

Bay The Boston Transcript gives a
few extreme instances of the rise IN rent
and in the price Of real estate in that
city. In one case the rent of store on
Washington street had recently advanced
from one thousand three hundred to three
thousand two hundred dollars Small
houses in desirable localities have adj
yanced in price from twenty-five to forty
nor aanf
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p~ BYRON wrote his celebrated poem
Of the Bride of Abydos" in one night
and without mending his pen. The pen
is yet preserved in the British Museum
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san ANTONIO.

ID. ssn Au,oui0 tTs1..) Herald say. ,'
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AUCTION SALE
BUILDING LOTS.

WE SHALL SELL. ON THE PREMISES.
w 1ueDt, beautiful LOTS. situated on Wal
nut. Surrofte and Robson streets. in Hills
snb-divisien, Just st the head Of Vance street
and east Of the 81. Agnes Academy. These lots
have a front OF 81 feet and extend back $50 feet
10 is feet allcys. -.I IN.
The location Of these Lots are unsurpassed
for health fulness anu are IN rapidly ifnprOy-
inr section. and when the street railways ara
completed will be. for all practical purposes ~.
convenient for residences ~ lots costing ten
times as much. The title 10 this property y
indisnufahle. Sale positive and unreserved.
Terms liberal. Each lot viii be staked out on
day OF sale. 90 that purchasers viii see the
ground they are buying.
M0NsARkAT, LANIER a CO..
H vi Auction, ars and Real Estate Brokers.
dsso-Sn-mar9 Irving Block
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USE HELMBOLD'S
FLUID EXTRACT UCHU

In all cases of the Urinary Organs. whether ex-
isting in male or female. from whatever cause
originating, aud no matter OF how long stand.
ing. 1t is pleasant in taste aud odor, immediate
In its action, and more strengthening than any
OF the preparations of Bark or Iron. lH
Those suffering from Broken-down or Deli
cate Constitutions procure the remedy ut once.
The reader must beaware that however slight
may be the attack of the above disease it is sure
to affect his bodily health. mental powers, hap
piness, and that of his posterity. Our flesh and
blood are supported from these sources ~,
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Eirhty-four feet on Poplar street. extending
through 10 Washington, with comfortable
frame dwelling.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-09-10
RATE OF SUBSCRIPTIONS.
RATES OF ADVERTISING.
THE GREAT ISSUE.

THE UNION RErURLICAS PLATFORM
Amendment OF the Constitution of
thC United States which Passed Con-
ErcSs AT It's late Session by the Con.
SIitutIOnRI Majority of TwO-ThirtIs,
and In nOW Before the States for Rat.
itlcOtiOn.
RssI,rNi, BY hcSenatc and House Of Rep
rN'SentSttNCS OF the United States OF America
Houses CNnrurrlnE. That the following ticIe
ls' proposed tn the Legislatures OF the several
states AS an amendment to the Constitution
nG the United States, which, when r,tirri
by three fourthS OF tho said Legislatures,
snail HN valid as Il part OF the Constitution,
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. l. All persons born or
nNturaliECd in the United States and subject
70 tne jurisdiction thereof, are citizens OF the
lhltcu STATES and OF the state wherein they
INSide No State shall make or nforTSs any
law which shall N0rtdge the privileges or I'M.
munitieS OF tho citizens OF the United SfRttrI
Nor shall any State deprive any person OF
NE, liberty or property without due process
q! law, nor deny TO amy person within It's
JURISDICTION the equal protection OF the laws
SECTION =. Representatives shall he aDDOr.
TONED among the several States nccordinR 10
tleir respective numbers, counting the W hole
nuLnhcT III perSnnS III each State, excluding
Indians not taxed; but whenever the right 10
vote AZ any election for electors Of President
ana Vice President, or for United States Rep
rtNe ntnttveS in Congress, executive and juIii-
ctRl officers. or the members OF the IfeSisln-
inre tllerEof. Is denied to any of the male
IuhNhliantS OF such state. being twcnty-One
years OF age, amt CtIiEsuS OF the Uuttei States
or In any way nhTidEtSi except for pnrticipsl-
ton III rebellion or other crime the basis OF
representation therein shall be reduced in
thS proportion which the number of such
male citizens shall bear tn the whole number
OF male citizens twenty-one years OF age in
that State.
SECTION :. No person shall he IA Senator or
Representative in COngreSS eleClOr OF PrtRI-
dent or Vice President, or hold any office
civil or military. under the United States or
under any state, who, having previously ta-
Ken an oath as member OF Congress or as a
member OF any State Legislature. or as an ex-
ecutiNC or judicial otflCer OF any State. 10
support the Constitution Of the United States
shall have engaged III inSuTrNctiOn or rebel
hon against the same or given aid Rnd COm-
Gort 10 the enemies thereof; but CouYrEsS,
may, by a vote OF twO-thlrds or each House
remove such disability.
SECTION 1. The validity OF the public debt
OF the United STATES authoriE lied by law in
Guiding debts incurred for the payment of
PenSiotlS and bountieS for services in sun
pressing tnsurrectIon or rebellion, shall not
n. Questioned; but neither the United States
nor any STATE shall assume or pay any debt
ot n6ltgltton incurred in aid Of inSurrection
or rebellion against .he United states, or any
claim for the loss or emancipation OF any
slave, but oil such debts, OBLIGATIONS, and
claims shall be held Illegal and void
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-09-10
THE FREEDMAN.

Founded on facts and inscribed to Mr.. An
drew Johnson. The poem appears in the
"ssf!iehe Post, of st. Louis, in German.
The days have shortened, the cohI winds
moan,
What wanderer crosses the field alone-
F1cing the wtntry weather.
w WIN weary feet through the wood he gneS:
The fAding twilight pale CLEAN throws
And the rniSts OF the evening gather.
DuSky his features and woolIy his hair;
Torn andNluSty and EBdel with wear,
see the blue coat Of the private:
On hts shoulder he carries the Union gun
FROM the great campaign, from the victory
He hastens his home to arrive at.
The Union in darkest days OF all.
he rushed to battle. obeyed her call
When life or death was the KuerIiOn!
IN \ me last Ereat fight his h2yonet shone;
Released nom slAvery's burden.
He huTies along the lighted streets,
But his eyes he scarcely raises
To the ma rble walls; and Of all he meets
None welcomes him or praises,
Win ImoTouS step, that tEemblel not
In the widest roar OF cannon
When Petersburg volleyed her deadly shot
He shuns every white companion.
And farther and farther. with weary feet,
Through the citS's dRrkening mazez
ne nurrieS and still no man does he meet
W mo W0lcomeS him or praises
But, here where the cabin stand in a row..
W hltheT his steps have tended.
Ine JOY OF home IN his heart doth glow
For his pilgrimage iS ended,
softly he knocks Rt the loVvly door;
On the doorstep his muSket rattIesS:'
lnNde MS little one plays on the floor
And listens amid hts prattIeS
He oPens-'-O father - he shouts at the sipht.
Here he Is. home again mOtheri'
And child and husband and wife with delight
Are kissing and clappIng each other.
Home again, home again. happv and Free,
m In his arms his baby he tOSStsS;
"6reat was the boon, B." and worth more to me
ThAn ten times my struggle and crosses,
For you the money my labor earns,
For you the pursuit Of pleasure:
Twas a al1re went forth, but 1nT1l returnSi
The sword has won Liberty's treasure.
There's crashing knock at the cabin door:
The panels shRtter and Shiver:
He springs to his rine-On picket once more
NV hos there ?"-the Union foreverI
ain the name Ofthe State, the sheriff begins.
~ arrest yOu-the handcuffS are ready
No niger allowed to carry n gum
All right, to Jail with him !-steady!"
The days have heightened. the March winds
moan,
What wanderer crosses the fields alone:
Facing the wintry weather..
OFreedOm! the leaves OF the laurel are shed:
Thou wandereEt silent, with dropping heaIi:f
And the tuists of the midnight gather.
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think that logic must give way to COM
mon SonSo, anyway, III the settlement
OF this question; but l certainly do not
write with any more of bitterness than
has been engendored in mo since tho
war by the Southern people themselves,
have seen tho tlNg OF the country de-
rided by mon who ut that moment were
claiming its protection, and have heard
the national airs hisSod by tho very
porsonS who claimed to DO loyal peOpie
entitled to representation in Congress /;
aud nt such times have wished Tint
time had boon giVen for the completion
of our work. and that thore had beon
moro than ono "mnrch to tho sea. F"
Acknowledging, however, that thew
have been sorely tried, that bitterness
on their part must be expected, and
summOning all my churtty to the work,
l feel willing to take them into tho
Pnrtnorshtp (upon their giving pledge
OF tldelityl on equal terms, but no
more, no more.
In writing this do not wish to be
understood Ns making wholesale
charge of ingratitude against the
Southern people. l speak of them as ii
class, among whom are many honorable
exceptions. My personal friends among
them nro fow, but very, very dear, and
not one of them but will acknowledge
tho justice of my charge against their
people of Inconsistency.
In conclusion let mo ask Soberly, do
We gain the peace which you would
mission OF their Senators and Repre-
sentatives to Congress2 Havo not
these questions OF representation, of
the adoption or repudintion forever OF
tho rebel debt to bo decided2 When
two friends fall out and fight, is II not
botter that they settle their differences,
before again going into business togetll-
err Accept just terms and settle thos0
vexed questions forever. Postpone
them, stave them off, and gaining
friends from interest or prejudice, they
will arise and introduce new bitterness
and discOrd, until the people aro con-
vulsed with feeling and the land again
deluged with blood.
Apologizing to you, sir, for thus ad-
dressing you, have only to add that
still remuin theologically your admirer,
and most obedient servant,
G.. a. PIERCE.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-09-10
DIR. T. ]. KIsNER.
ECLECTIC MEDIcINEs.

NEW TREATMENT & NEW REMEDIES.
OFFICE, Sd ST., CENTRE WHEELING, w. VA,
nR. X. HAVING SECURED THE SER
IL VICES OF IN Intelligent assistant who
Snas Ta 3 nnfi1g 70 On tne piTehaTtion Of medI-
BILE him to give more attention to out pa-
tients, especially TO his many friends in tho
his own office, .onI ali delivered to his pa a.
ticnts by himself. DIR. x. treats all Diseases
both Acute and Chronic, with which human.
ity Is afflicted. He has n large number or new
remedies, which have proved remarkably
Chronic diseases which heretofore have been
supposed to he lnCurablc, among which NAV
be named: Consumption, ScrOfnla. Dis
Cancers and Skin Diseases HIS mode ~
treating Liver Diseases, Stomach Complaints
BronchttIs and all diseases of tho Throat
and Air Passages. Hypertrophy and ali 9th
er diseases OF the Heart NEURALGIA EniienSvN
Spinal Affections, and all diseases OF the Eer-
voCS System, is acknowledged by all who have
tested itt be the most certain and succeESft,I
ever known to the medical profession. Dr. X
mas been emtnently successful in the treat
MenStrul Distinctions, Painful MenStruStiOn.
i.eucrrhea, Uterine and Ovarion Tumors,
.1I,I r51nlSIsns Otert and all Nervous diseases to
He makes a specially in the treatment OF
nl Chronic Affections of tie Genito Urinary
Irritable Bladder, and NOn-retentiOn and
Dribblng. of Urine, Urinary Deposits or
philitic Diseases iii NIL their varied fornls
GhOnRrrhea, its Implications and SeQuellAe,
SpermatOrriiea and Impotency, and all afIGc!
tiOns conseQuentu upon youthful indiScretlons.
q Fis5aiSs, W6Its sSelli%E. e scTo!alens aHeas
particularly with old troublesome cases,
SHOULD lose no time to call on or address DIR.
klSNEIh. C3mmuntcnttons containing fee
medicine cash. For visits In city, same as
other Physicians. Office hours, A. NJ. to IL
jnnl6
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-09-10

A REPUBLICAN V1croRY.-Tho cleo
tIon in East GaIena, General 0rnnt's
old home, last week, resulted in n Re-
publican victory, by thirteen majority.
The town has heretofore been decidedly
CopnerhendIAh. n. ~
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-09-10

GENERAL LOGAN and Representative
Washburne are intimate personal
friends of General Grant. They declare
that in a late conversation with them
General Grant has declared his full APP
pending Constitutional Amendment.
This testimony must be held conclu-
sive. --- - -----II-
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-09-10

In tho Philadelphia Loyalists' Con-
VentIon, Gov. BrOwnlow proposed to
print the Address Sin type so largo
that, drunk or sober, Andrew Johnson
can read it.H
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-09-10

of progress, of enlightenment, of Chris
tianity in a land where, as he has we'll
said, those flights" of knowledge-the
school house and the church-are scat
tered sat long distances like light
houses twinklIng along the edge Of a
continent of darkness" Why does he
mock us, why, does he mock them with
these "twinkling lights" which shed no
hope upon the future of redeemed
and regeneratod South, If we comply
with his demands, admit the Southern
people Internationally to power, and
leave to their savage hate both the
the Republic has pledged its protection
Gnd won by blood and toll the right to
grant it7 d.
And so another needle, which point
ed so steadily and true TO the polar star
of freedom, has boon warped by unseen
influences, and can no longer guide US
to our destinations; but the star still
shines, and tho way Is clear for the
millions that cannot be deceived by in
tellectual power or seduced by political
bribc9
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-09-10
President Johnson,. POLICY.
a Savannah dispatch says:

ASnN0nnah dispatch says:
'''Ihe agent Ofthe Freedmen's Bureau,
in Tatnall county, was on Monday
night mObbed and driven from the
county with his assistants, and threat
ened with death If he returned. It is
thought that tho Bureau will be abol-
ished in that county, which, If true,
will cause many similar scenes of ruff
tianism throughout the Southern States
at large" ujn.E-s..
Another adds:
"Two more late Confederatcs yester-
day received their commissions in
the United States regular army, both
Another from louisville, is as fol-
lows:
"a returned Federal soldier with his
family, arrived this morning from Pa
ducnh, Kentucky, reporting the coun-
try too hot for him to live in. The DEM
oCratic DuvalE mon are making tre-
mendous efforts to clear out all the
Union men. Numerous outrapes oc-
cur daily, which Rre not reported for
fear of rebel violence. The United
States troops just arrived at Paducah,
will have plenty of work in protecting
tho interests of the Union party, who
lenoo."
Any number ofothers in the same
strain might be given. aa
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-09-10

At Norwallc, while tho Presidential
train halted, some one asked Admiral
FarTagut, care you johnson man ?"
"Yes: said the old tar, he is my Com
mander-in-Chief; you might as well
ask one of my subordinate officers
whether he is Farragut man. ."-!Stt7l-
dnsk;y Register.
AT Cleveland, during the delivery of
Mr. JOhnsOn's speech, that interr0Ua-
tory gentleman repeatedly asked.
"What pledge have I brokeH?" A di.
lhpidated bOOt-black on the pavement
below, getting tired of the repetition,
responded in shrill voice-"'fhc tenn
Perance pledge .''-!Sandrsky Register.
correspondent of the Cleveland
Herald, writing from Elyria, gives un
incident of the PresidenVs reception
not down in the bills. Tho writer saws:
AS he was retiring from tho stage a
few inconsIderate persons uttered audi
BILE groans, when the President turned
and said, you ariH grOGm 'VOr8C MGm
that 6c|Orc you get through. The damn
ed Arrays gTOGH." Here Is Presidential
dignity, of the real Johnsoninn stripe.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-09-10

WITH perhaps single exception, no
reporters arc tolerated with the Prcsi-
sent papers in immediate sympathy
with the Administrations. The reports,
sent TO tho Associated Press heretofore
were made by man taken along by
Andy Johnson for his own purpose, but
the labor Of making so many new
speeches out Of one old one has proved
has the aid OF ono gentleman sufficient
ly In sympathy with tho Administra-
ton to suit the managers. While n
representative of IA New Orleans secesh
paper is afforded every facility, General
McCollum absolutely refuses to admit
any representative OF an Ohio papeI
upon his train.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-09-10

1T is rumored that Hon. Chas. Summer
is about to be married to a young. hand
some and accomplished widow tho
daughter-in-law of member of Con-
gress from Massachusetts,. Mr.. Sumner
has been travelling in the White Moun-
tains on horseback during the summer.
accompanied by Judge Clifford.
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