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The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-08-28
Making a grand total of........-S7, OoO,noO0 90
HOW TO MEASURE THE DEBT

Seven thousand millions of deb But
what does that amount mean? Some
things cannot be done, You Cannot
count the leaves Of the forest, nor the
stars In the heavens, nor the grains Of
sand upon the sea-shoIe. And when the
question Is asked, what do you mean by
seven Thousand million dollars, for q
moment one feels bewilde1ed, and the
mind is at loss 10 find some standard of
measure which Can be applied to the
debt, so as to cause its magnitude not
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-08-28


Executive CHECKED in mid.career by
the manifest >tility of the majority
III Congress-
The great boz, Of our people are sin,
cerelv attached 20 our free Institutions
but the radical eaders seek to do away
with our State governments, and estab'
lish q vast emilrc on the ruins of the
Union. The charge is a grave one, but
the proofs are numerous and unanswer.
able.
Are GU prepa ed, my countrymeu, to
abandon our fire. institutions? Do you
prefer an empi - to a republiC-a des
putisnr to de, ocracy2 These are stu.
pendUuS quest Il, and by your votes
you must answ, them. [Applause. J
TIE SOLDIERS.
Comrades, Let us have little chat TO.
| grther, as sOld!e ) are wont to talk when
| gathered ayouuo a camp fire, Just before
battle. For what did you enter the
army For wi t did you endure all the
priYations of IT, camp aud the bivouac;
the haIdships o. the march, the perils OF
| battle, and the sufferlugs Of the prison
house You sdy that you fought to pre-.
vent tue Uniu., from being destroyed
that you lang she'd III prison because
Edwin NJ. Sta, ON thought more of the
negro than he lid of you; because he
was unwilling . exchange hearty rebel;
for skeletons or you. Well, comrades
the Radicals " that the Uuion for
which you fou ut shall not be restored
that this cou Try shall no longer be
governed by majority Of white men
but by minor ! of whites, united with
all the negIoe And to convince the
people that hi, ought to be so, they cir
culate a speech OF the Honorable Henry
Ward Beecher, from which will read
an extract. Ia speaklpg of the negroes
Mr. Beecher thus talks;
They are more faithful than white
soldiers on gu,rd duty. The bread o.
the army under he bayonet Of the black
man was safer than under the bayoaet
of the white man. And, when coming
from the plantation, without having hac
the advantages of education, they were
/ able to maintain themselves by the side
of white men who have been brought up
ia the common schools"
And, in the face of all this, you are
asked TO vote for the men who thus in
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1866-10-05

County NoMlNATIoNs.-We publish elsewhere
the proceedings of the County Convention, which
met in Bel Air on Tuesday last, by which it will
be seen that Nicholas H. Nelson, Samuel NJ
Whiteford, DR.. Joshua Wilson and Simeon Spi-
Ger were nominated for the House of Delegates,
and Edward D. Richardson for County Survey
or. Among other proceedings, the Convention
adopted resolution fully endorsing Stevenson
Archer as a candidate for Congress, and pledg-
ing him their earnest and undivided support
AS is almost always the case, in matters of this
sort, there was some little feeling manifested in
the early part of the day, but as time wore on,
better counsels prevailed and the labors of the
Convention closed with harmony and as much
general good feeling as is usual upon occasions
of the kind. 1t is too much to expect, among
so many differences of opinion, that each indi-
vidual should be entirely grati6ed in all his
wishes but when we look at the proceedings of
this Convention, and remember that the main
and important object for which its members were
called together has been accomplished to the
general satisfaction, we may well forgive them
for slight mistakes in matters of detail, and find
much consolation in the fact that their doings
give unmistakable evidence of an earnest and
anxious desire on their part, in the performance
of their duties, 10 meet the expectations of their
friends.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1866-10-05
Candidates for the Maryland Legislature.

The Democrats and Conservatives of Charles
Senate, and Peregrine Davis for the House of
Delegates.
+ The Democrats and Conservatives in Cecil
county, have nominated for the House of Dele
gates, the Hon. Alexander Evans, Henry S.
Magraw, George P. Whitaker and William H.
Lindsay.
The National Conservative Convention of
Baltimore county have nominated for the House
of Delegates, James G. Clarke, Samuel T. Ship
ley, Daniel W. Cameron VIM. H. Hutchins,
Charles II. Nicoal and John T. Ford.
The Radical Union Convention of Cecil coun-
ty have nominated the following gentlemen for
the House of Delegates Col. J. @. Hill, James
7. Mccullough Surgeon Shippers and JAS A.
Davis.
The Conservative Conventions in the three
Legislatures Districts in Baltimore city, have
made the following nominations for the Legis-
lature.
First District-Senator-W Ki,omel, ESQ.,;
House Of Delegates-T. Turner, VIM. H. Neil
sohn, John s. Smith, E. Flaharty, Capt. G.
Coleman and John Dobson.
Second Distrit-Sena lur--Thomas H. Mules;
House of Delegates--John G.. Hooper, James
A. Coates, John T. Morris, Henry S. Landlord,
F. P Stevens, Frederick A. Kraft.
Third District-Senator- Sterling;
House of Delegates-Marriott Boswell, John D.
Thompson, Edwin R. Davis, Jacob Waltermey-
er, George F. Fig and W. Tell Bixler.
The Radicals of Frederick county have nom-
mated the following ticket for the House of Dele
gates, viz John A. Steiner Thomas Gorsuch,
Upton Durham, John R. Rouser, H. Baker and
]. L. Linthicum.
The National Union party of Washington
county have nominated the following ticket for
the House of Delegates Jacob Snively, NJ. s.
Barber, John Ankeny, ]. W Pole and Jona-
than Tobey.
The Democrats of Montgomery county have
nominated for the Senate Isaac Young, and for
theHouse of Delegates, Enoch B. Hutton and
Raymond W. Burche.
The Conservatives of Allegheny county have
nominated the following ticket For the Senate
Alfred Spates. House ofDelegates, George W.
McCulloh, John McEl6sh, VIM. H. Dryden, VIM.
Devecmau and Patrick Hammell.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1866-10-05

DEATH OF HENRY MAY.-Mr. May died on the
18th of September, in the iftieth year of his
age, while on visit to his relatives in the city
of Baltimore. He was born in the District of
Columbia, and as lawyer and orator he had
few equals. In the year 1854 he was elected by
the Democratic party to the House of Represent
tatives in the thirty-third Congress, but was de-
feated by Henry Winter Davis for the succeed
ing term. He was again chosen in 1861, and in
September of the same year was arrested and i'm
prisoned, as were many thousands of Others with
out the slightest cause, or the least show JUS
ice. His health, which was not robust, was much
impaired by his confinement, which, however,
did not last long. After his release from Fort
Lafayette, he resumed his congressional duties,
and SO continued to the end of his term. Few
men have fallen in this State more regretted than
Henry May. The Baltimore Gazette, in speaking
OF his public services, says: "When the dust
the conflict in which he was active shall have
rested for a little while undisturbed upon his
grave we are persuaded that many among those
who most revied him will repent of the njus-
tice passionately done to patriotic public SER
want, and a gallant, heightened gentleman.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1866-10-05
Friday the 18th of Oct'r, 1866,
ESTRAY

Hartford county, 10 acit:
7 HEREBY CERTIFY that Isaac W.
L Coale, of Hartford csunty. brought be-
fore me, the subscriber,one Of the Justices
of the Peace in and for said county, on
this 24th day of September, in the year
1866, as an estray trespassing upon his
Enclosures, dark red COW, with small
white spot in front of her bag, and also
small white spot on the right side of her
bag, and her horns have been bored for
hollow-horn; supposed to be ten or
eleven years old. The above described
Cow came to the said Isaac w. Coale's
place, the 18th or 18th day of August
last Given under my hand.
JNO. G. CHARSHE, J. P.
The owner or owners of the above de-
scribed Cow is requested to come for
ward, prove property, pay charges and
take her away, or she will BE sold &C
cording to law.
sep28-3t ISAAC w. COALE.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1866-10-05

REGIsTRATIoN.-We publish this week the
list of persons registered in the first and second
districts in Hartford county. In the first district
357 persons have been registered as voters, and
In the second district CAS-. The vote cast at the
election in November, 1865, for Sheriff. &C., in
the first district was III, of which Carsins,
Conservative Union, Cor Sheriff, received sixty
one votes, and Bouldin, Radical Union, 81 votes.
In the second district there 424 votes taken,
OF which Bouldin, Radical Union, for Sheriff.
received 203 votes, and Carsins, Conservative
Union, 24l votes. 1t will be seen by the above
figures that the vote in the first district this year.
is 236 greater than it was in 1865, at the Sher-
IFS election, and 22l votes greater in the second
district, than it was at the same election
The combined vote of the two districts last year
was 654 votes, while according to the registry of
the present year it will be 1902, being an in
crease of 357 votes.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1866-10-05
LAND FOR SALE.
WILL be sold at Private Sale, FARM
rs ACRES OF LAND,

situated in Hartford county and lying on
the old Bel Air and Baltimore road, and
running back to the Baltimore and Har-
ford turnpike.' About one-half of this
land is well timbered, and the balance d-
vided into five fields, with water in each.
This land adjoins the lands of Mrs. X eech
and VIM. Foard, and will be sold low and
on good terms. 1t is well feuced and the
location is good. There is on the prop
erty a small BARN, good stone SPRING
HOUSE, and number of choice Fruit
Trees. For further information, apply to
William Foard, Is miles from Baltimore,
on the Baltimore and Hartford turnpike,
or to Mrs. NJ. L. FOARD,
o5-3t l46 N. High ST., Baltimore.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1866-10-05
Horrible.

If any man can read without blood
curdlng with horror, the following con.
clusion of Colonel Forney's speech at
Lock Haven, we do not envy his marble
heart:
eff the Southern people do not ratify
this amendment, or if they defeat it, what
then? Does Andrew johnson in his
drunken imaginings believe that he can
lead this people into another war -
Suppose he does what then? [ think
l see by the glitter of your eyes, and |
know l feel it by the throbbing of my
heart, that if they should ever be guilty
of this new infatuation the war that would
ensue would establish the fact that that
which has passed was a child's play or a
picnic to that which will come. The
army that will then go to the Southern
country will 60 there to stay !; it will not be
an army of invasion, but an army of mi
grafton it will not 60 there to revenge, but
to extirpate. Brownlow's remedy will
be indeed tried there will be three col
umns, the one to kill, the second to burn,
and the third TO divide the plantations
among the men that go down second
time to avenge the insulted flag Of our
country. | see this sublime resolve in
the glitter of your eyes, aud | feel it in
the throbbing Of my heart. l feel it
everywhere. [ hear it as the trumpet
voice of destiny. That We shall not pre-
vail against these men is to expect that
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1866-10-05

SERIOUS AcoIDENr.-About ten days ago, Miss
Amelia Wright, niece of Joshua Wright, Esq.,,
living on the Baltimore and Hartford turnpike,
about eight miles from this place, was thrown
from her horse and dangerously if not fatally in
jured. 1t appears that while out riding, and
when near Mr.. Dampman's Hotel, her horse took
fright at some passing carriages and ran away.
Whether she was thrown or jumped off the horse
is not known, but she was picked up in a speech
less condition, and remained SO up to Wednesday
morning, since which time we have heard moth
ing from her, but no hopes were then entertained
of her recovery.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1866-10-05

RICH READINa.-Hon. Charles Sumner of
Massachusetts; Gov. James L. Orr, of South
Carolina; John II. Moves; John Pierpont VIM.
Harvey and katfir Chief of Mozambique, with
other illustrations, given in the October number
of the chronological Journal, Also, Social
Science; Dreams and Dreaming; Psychology !;
Physiology ; Physognomy and Phrenology.-
1t is very interesting number-only 20 cents or
So year. Address Fowler & Wells, 3ss
Broadway, N. Y.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1866-10-05
Arrest Of a Counterfelter, Capture Of
Plates &C.,

The officers of the secret-division SER.
vice of the Treasury Department have
succeeded in capturing, in Southern Hi
nois, noted counterfeiter named 2. Nc
Cartney. A printing press, counterfeit
plates of the twenty-dollar compound in
terest notes, and large amount of coun-
terfeits were also seized. Mccartney had
an examination before the United States
Commissioner at Springfield, Illinois, on
Friday last, AMI was committed to Jail in
default of $50, 900 security.
Mccartney is counterfeter who has
been unusually successful in his opera
tions in the West, and has twice before
been arrested. lie was captured by Col.
William Wood, chief of the secret service
division, October, 1864, in Indiana, but
managed to escape by jumping from the
cars when handcuffed aud ironed, while
on his way to the East. He was reported
to have been killed, and no trace of him
was discovered for some time, but he
finally made his appearance at East St.
Louis, in Illinois, in January last, where
he and several others of a gang of coun-
terfeters were arrested, charged with
manufacturing $50 compoundinterest
notes. lie was taken before the Mayor
of that city, and was defended by his at.
torney, who paid the Mayor $4,000 upon
condition that be should become his
bondsman. The Mayor accepted the pro.
posal, and several other officials having
been rcmuuerated to the amount of about
$4,000, Mccartney was permitted to
leave the place The press which was
seized at the time of his capture was re-
tanned, and the officers of the secret,ser-
vice division, desiring to again take him
into custody, removed it to the town of
Nation, where they left it as decoy,
presuming that Mccartney would en-
deavor to recover it. Ho made his APP
pearance in that town about two weeks
ago, and was at once arrested, and all the
plates and other paraphernalia used by the
gang was seized. 1t is presumed that this
arrest will prove an important check to
the operations of the counterfeiters in
the West.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1866-10-05

NEW SToRE.-The attention of our readers is
invited to the advertisement of Richard E. Boul-
din, in another column. Mr.. Boudin Is now
opening fine and entirely new stock of dry
goods, groceries, hardware, china ware, wooden
ware, boots, shoes, hats, caps, and every variety
OF useful and fancy goods usually kept in well
stocked country store. He designs devoting his
entire attention to the mercantile business and
is accommodating and obliging, and none will
regret giving him a call. Read his advertise.
ment.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1866-10-05
Miscegenation,

A deplorable instance of the effects Of
the teachings of Radical reformers threw
our usually orderly city court into state
of excitement, yesterday morning, by the
appearance of big Sambo, about seven
degrees blacker than coal tar, and ten.
der looking damscl of the Caucasian blood
hanging lovingly on his left arm, the
couple being accompanied by small boy
about six years of age.
They came in rather reluctantly under
an escort of police, and took their seats
silently on the bench. The negro had
hang-dog look; but the good-looking,
well-drcssed, tidy appearing female re-
minded one of the neat, artistic sketch of
Scott:
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1866-10-05

CONGRESSIONAL NoMINATIoNs.- The Democratic
and Conservative Congressional Convention,
which met in Baltimore on the 2sth of Septem.
Der, unanimously nominated the Hon. Hiram
Mccullough, of Cecil county, for Congress, in the
first congressional district, composed of the
Eastern Shore counties.
In the fifth congressional district, heretofore
represented by the Hon. Benjamin G. Harris Of
st. Mary's, the Hon. Montgomery Blair has
been nominated by the conservatives.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1866-10-05
"Ne'er did Grecian chisel trace
"A nymph, a naiad or a grace,
With finer form or lovelier face"

But the mystery was how this fair, fral
flower could wilt into the luaestrom of
matrimony with the huge specimen Of
charcoal mortality sitting beside her,
and to the unravelling of this the court at
once turned its attention. 1t turned out
that the woman was born aud raised in
Lincoln county, in this State, and some
years ago married white man named
Douglass, by which marriage she became
the mother of the child james Douglass
Douglass died, and she then moved to
Xenla, Ohio, to some relatives or friends,
and there was inculcated into the mystic
teries Of miscegenation. She there also
became acquainted with the sable gentle
man, Mr.. James Clifton, and conceived
for him an affection surprising all human
understanding.
They were welded according to the
laws Of Ohio, and became one flesh and
blood as laid down by the customs and
usages of the Buckeye church. After
spending happy honeymoon in Ohio,
the mated doves moved to this city a
couple of months ago, and set up house.
keeping near the corner of 14th and
Market streets. The police got wind Of
them, they were arrested, and brought up
for trial. They had been living together
as man and wife, which cohabting of the
white and negro is an ofense under our
law, no matter what it may be in Ohio;
and the judge, holding the otfense as one
of disorderly conduct, fined them SO
each, and held them in $l00 bond each
for their good behaviour for thirty days.
The result was that having more love than
money, they had to get into the hack
with others of the radical upper crust to
60 to the workhouse, and are now affeo-
tionately breaking rock together. Louis
vWc Courier.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1866-10-05

FALL AND WINTER.-The attention of our
readers is called to the advertisement of Thorn
as B. Bateman, agent at Franklinvlle. The
stock of goods on hand at this establishment is
larger and better selected, and the variety great
er than has ever before been offered to the pub
lie by this cnterprising Company. They are
selling immense quantities of goods, at the very
lowest market prices. Read their advertise
ment.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1866-10-05

THE TIDE WATER CANAL For the week end
ing October the I'd, there were towed from the
Canal Basin at Havre de Grace, II boats, as
follows: To Baltimore, 40 boats, loaded with
lumber, coal, ice &C.; to Philadelphia, 90
boats, loaded with lumber, ice, &C.; to Della
ware City, 2 boats, loaded with coal, and 8
boats to Spesuta Island, loaded with coal, and
boats to Manayunk, with poplar wood for pa
per. The late rains have done the Canal some
damage, and for several days but few boats
could get down.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1866-10-05

Mass Meeting and Barbecue.
A GRAND Mass Meeting and Barba-
N cue will be held at JARRETTS-
VILE, on
Friday the z6th of Oct'r, 1865,
to which the candidates and all persons
who favor the Reconstruction Policy of
President Johnson and the principles
enunciated by the Philadelphia Conven-
ton of the 18th of August last, together
with the public generally, are respectfully
invited. The meeting will be addressed
by Col. E. II. Webster, Captain Frank
Gallager, Stevenson Archer, Henry w.
Archer, Esqs., and Others. Should the
day be rainy, the meeting will lake place
on the following Saturday. sep28
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1866-10-05

TIE CIRCUIT COURT FOR CECIL COUNTY The
case of CIaggett VS. E. Griffith, which originated
in this county fifteen years ago, was tried in
Cecil county court last week. The verdict was
in favor of William Claggett, for Sc, 1928, the
full amount claimed with interest John P.
Poe and S. Archer, Esqs., for plaintiff, and Alex
Evans, 7. F. Bowie and H. W. Archer, for de-
PENDANT. The case will 60 to the Court of APP
peals, we understand.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1866-10-05

PHILADELPHIA, October 2 The po-
litical excitement here is increasing as the
day for the election draws near n very
large vote is expected at the election on
Tuesday next, there having been over
10000 names added by the extra assess
ments
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1866-10-05
DIE

AT Lowood, Accomac county, Va, on Satur-
day, September 10Th, 1866, ROBERTA c., wife
of Spencer d. Fletcher, and daughter of Mrs.
Hannah Lee, of this place.
On Sept. 3D. at Joppa Farm, the residence of
Jackson Dorney, MARMADUKE P. DOVE,
in the 44th year ofhis age-leaving large circle
of friends to mourn his loss. May he rest in
peace.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1866-10-05

THE RAIL Road BRIDGE.-From the progress
with which this work is being pushed forward,
there is little doubt that the cars will be crossed
over by Christmas. Within the past few days,
over seventy carpenters have arrived at Havre
de Grace, from Boston, and are now busily en-
gagged upon the wood work, which in short
time will be in as forward condition as before
the accident from the storm of July last.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1866-10-05

DRUGs.-1n another column will be found the
advertisement of H. II. Hopkins & Brother, of
Havre de Grace to which we call the attention
of the reader. These gentlemen have on hand an
unusually extensive and well selected stock of
drugs, paints, oils brushes, combs, &C together
with every variety goods found in an excellent
drug store.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1866-10-05

REGISTRATION IN THE City OF BALTIMORE
There were registered in the city of Baltimore
in 1865, 1900 persons as voters, and this year
the registration has reached 4,453, making a
total fpersons registered in the city of 24,653.
Judging from the population at the last census,
there must yet remain unregistered from 10, 900
to $1,000 males over the age of twenty-one
years.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1866-10-05

CoAL.-We call the attention of our readers to
the advertisement of Joseph M. Simmons & Co.,
to be found elsewhere. Mr.. s. is offering coal of
various kinds and qualities, at very moderate
rates. Now is the time for housekeepers and
Others to make their purchases. This is a rare
chance.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1866-10-05

God is dead. But we will prevail, and
we will prevail SO triumpbantly that in a
few years more they will wonder as much
that they opposed impartial suffrage as
they now wonder that they opposed uni
versal ipatiCn."
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1866-10-05

A DANGEROUS WEApoN.-A man has
been arrested in New Orleans charged
with murder. On his finger he wore a
ring that had snap claw in it, which
was filed with deadly poison. A scratch
with it would cause death in thee hours.