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The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-12-10

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before purchasing elsewhere.
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i'm Relation to Bank Gases.

WASHINGTON, Dec. s.--An argument
in relation to bank cases in New York
will be heard on the 18th inst. The
question is as to whether stock in Ma
tional, as well as State Banks, holding
United States securities, is subject TO
taxation. The case has already gone
through several phases, and involves
probably the largest amount of money
ever before argued before the Supreme
Court. The counsel engaged for the
corporation of New York are MeS"rS
Ogcrman, O'Connor, Hutchin and Judge
Parker, of Albany; for the banks, MeSsTs.
Evarts, Silliman, Burnett, Van Wrinkle,
and others. Eleven cases are involved
in the decision, and two counsel appear
in each case. The city and tax payers
are interested to the amount Of five mil
lion dollars.
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FROM . ouisville.

LOUISVILLE, Dec. AT meeting OF
merchants at the Chamber of Com
mcrcc, il was resolved to memorable
the Legislature of Kentucky to compel
the reduction of opprcssively high
tariffs of southern railroads rs means
of protecting the middle classes from
suffering during the present winter, by
reason of high prices of transportation
of the necessaries of life.
William Wilkerson, alias Warren Wan
mel, accused ofburglary, and who was
committed at Quincy, Illinois, in Sep
TENDER, broke Jail at Quincy, and was
arrested here to-day and taken back by
Sheriff Humphrey, of Adams county.
Subscriptions are being collected to
build q railroad from Cincinnati to
unite with the Frankfort railroad near
Emincnce, Kentucky.
a train on the Louisville and Frank
fort railroad, ran off the track near La
grunge, damaging the road but nobody
was hurt.
The Louisville grand jury found two
hundred and eighteen indictments to-
day chiefly against gamblers and pro-
prictors of race courses.
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From Sam Francisco.

San Francisco, Dec. IA battalion
of troops to aid Juarez will sail for Mex
leo next Tuesday.
The Savage Mining Company have
declared dividend of 500. part in coin.
Mining stocks are fuctuating.
The quantity of raw sugar imported
here the present year is estimated at
forty million pounds, being an increase
of five millions over last year.
SAN Francisco, Dec. g. Mexican
papers Of Oct. 9th contain an official de-
cree of President Juarcz. annulllng
pardous which Pezuguira has granted
certain Mexican Imperialists of Sonora.
The French are still at Durango, but
the Liberals defeated the last body OF
Imperialists in the field.
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Indian Depredatiops.

ST. LOUIS, Dec. Letters from Forts
Phil Kearney and c. +. Smith, dated
Dec. LIST. give accounts Of Indian out
RACES and murders during the past fall.
The Sioux, Cheyennes and Arrapahoes
are the principal depredators. Large
parties of them ravaged the road from
the North Platte to the Yellowstone
river, distance of four hundred and
fifty miles.
Eighteen miners were killed ut one
time ON Mud river. Three soldiers and
two citizens were killed and scalped
within a mile of Fort Smith. Three
men were killed on the Yellowstone.
About the same time, 22O mules, Oh
horses and 430 cattle were stolen from
within rifle-shot of Fort Phil. Kearney.
Six men were killed on the road from
Fort Smith to Platt river. One hundred
and fifty men were killed rs far as
known. There are only twenty men at
Fort Smith. There has been no intelli-
gence from Fort Kearney for many days,
and il is feared that communication has
been cut off. Three commiSsary trains
have been due for n month. and are sup
posed to he captured.
The Crow Indians report fifteen nun
drcd lodges of hostile Indians moving
towards Fort Smith for the purpose Of
capturing it. Large delegations of these
Indians had visited the Crows and Flat
heads with a view of getting them to
Join in the war against the whites, but
without success. Letters represent q
very bad state ofaffairs.
A lot of jcwelry stolen from Quincy
and Augusta, Illinois, a few days ago,
was traced to Il prominent pawn-bro-
ker's shop here to-day, and the pawn
broker charged with keeping regular
fence.
A committee Of prominent citizens OF
st. Louis has been appointed at the sng
gestion of the City Treasury, to collect
information with view to revising the
laws of customs and commerce for the
better preservation of life and property
on the W eSIcrn rivers.
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The IatnraoraS AEair-Thc Rebel
Ecncrni Iindma n-lmNCstignti

W,-UISaTOS, Dee. NO official iu-
formation has been received by the
Government in reference To the occupa-
ton of Matamoras by Sedgwick. The
last official information in reference Ia
The affair j. q letter from Sheridan an
uuUncing his intention "a proceed To
Brownsville and relieve Srd%wich from
c0mnard il hr had 81 tar exceeded his
authority as tn take possession oi Mata-
moras. Orders have cmanatod from
Headquarters here for the arrest Of
Sedswick.
Alcttcr from tho rebel General Hind
Han. dated Carlotta, Mexico, has been
received by the President. asking Exec
utiNr pardon. The letter gives a dole
full account Of the writer's health and
situation. 1t is not probable that the
pardon will he granted. although Hind
man may he parolcd with permission to
return Ia the tuited States under GER
tain restrictions.
The account telegraphed North of the
bnrstin. of hydrostatic presses in the
Treasury Department is Il gross cXag-
rcration of Il simple accident. Tie nc.
Cidcnt was 50 unimportant that tn,
agent af the United States and Europe,
an News Association, after inluiring
into the facts. did not consider ii wortl
telrgraphimg.
A special committee to investigate
frauds upon the revenue, hold their SEES
sion III this city for some time. They
isit Cincinnati.
4 special committee to inveStigat,
the killing of three Union soldiers II
South Carolina will hold sessions il
this city, being empowered to send fol
persons and papers.
1t is not Yet determined that the com
nittee on Elections, Mr.. Dawes, o
Mass. chairman. will visit Baltimore t,
investigate the charges of executive iii
reference in the late election in tina
city.
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FROM WASHINGTON
Meeting OF "Southcrn Loyniisfs'-The
Southern Mail angements.

WASHINGTON, Dec. AT a meeting
of Southern Loyalists, last night, there
was an animated discussion on the sub
jcct of reconstruction, the territorial
plan meeting much favor. A bill on
this basis will soon be submitted to the
Republican members, and will not hes
itatc 10 declare the existing State gov
ernmcnts in the South nulitics, and
demanding that Congress shall estab-
lish new government through the old
Union men of the South. Among other
propositions submitted was one pro-
vidimg that Congress shall appoint a
committee TO prepare constitution for
each of the Southern States.
The great Southern Mail arrangements
will be ordered upon the line ut once,
the new schedule commencing Sunday
night. After the first of January there
will he two trains daily over the lines.
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FROM NEW YORK.
Important Observation-Disclosures Rob
berry in Mexico-Uprising of the Lib.
erals.

~. y,rr. Doc oJn +bo C;re,i,
rc W." .dStnrJor IN. cosr of r W Ken.
o .,o"5 $50 Pon UnII;5ox for tbc rn.
d iuiu ~ 81 :Io nno- wbich was sent Inv
U,IIi3,r,s Eynr.ys far Colorado I'm,
',ii';'h 80 Gnltroy.d nv an attacl, ot
tha Indians was decided in favor OF
K"nnnrd Co.. tLo fnu omonrt Tie
INDIE rnIrd that tbe eynrrss WAS liable
a. ro,,mon carrinrS aud tbn ynrdirt
w,s acrnrJ;rgIv rendered.
wa" ritr "f Nnx;co corrosnopdcrco
stat,S th,+ ON tho 1Sth nj NnIember :,
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~. .Fr,edn,an, a. n Pagan.

1Lrpm
Tb-ao centuries Of civilization and
Christianity have not, We fear, erau-
icated the filthy paganism OF the naive i,I,
African from the American negro. Inc
evidence is coming III to Us from all
CHARTERS that in the shape of "Voodoo-.
;sm ..fetischisn" or some other form OF
snne rsfit;ous diabolism. the emanclpated
nei,rocs are forsaking Christianity ana
deyotinr themselves to the worship Of
the devil. The Georgia and Mi'sl'-
sinpi papers TEEN with statements sAe"-
inr that in many localities the negroes
are afflicted with the most absurd
napan suDcrstitious. This j. the case
where they have discarded their otu
white clergymen and replaced thG'"
with those grotesque mumbo-guihno
ranters and negro exhorters 10 whose
disconnected fInfaronadrs all OF Us
have listened in our youthful days.
A Memphis paper states that last week
in the practice of 'VoodooiSm, I'VE
negroes in the gaIb which Father
Adam is supposed 10 have worn before
hi, fall. dashed across South street IN
to an open field, yc!pinG and shouting
like mad men, 10 the terror oil the We.
men and the amusement of the N"n.
This "VoodOoism' is disgusting SliS-
cies of native African pagan!Sm, Win
ceremonies and rites rs varied ana iu"ta-
some rs those of the witches III Macbeth
The New Orleans police have ire
Gucntly broken in upon the freedmen II!
the midst of the mysterious r!t"' "l
"VoodooiSm," and have found the M"T-
shippers dancing around a cauiGr"E
filed With snakes, toads, lizards and
human remains.
The Reverend c. K. Marshall reports
the negroes in Mississippi as fast relapS-
Ing into paganiSn, and the Galveston
BuI Iefiu mentions instances Of treedmcn
practicing in many portions OF Texas
sorccry, whichCratt and the most ap-
surd religious mummeries.
Medicine men" in that State have
taken the place of negro physicians III
the confidence Of negro patients, ana
rely upon the curativepowers OF chicken
feathers. old bones. snake skins, &c.
At recent meeting of the Methodist
Conference for Texas, the Bishop stated
that in travelling lately through Howard
county, in that State, hc found Il rc!l-
rious organization among the negroes.
calling thrmsclvcst the the Angel Band
a very paganist concern. Nearly year
ago Frank. one of LrSlic's illustrated
papers. contained Lpicturc of dozen
or more Mobile negroes practIcing "a
rau rites and ceremonies. Thus far
there have been 10 instances OF the
negroes in this State rclapsing into the
Paganism of their ancestors: but when
the cholera prevailed i'll Richmond,
there was a widespread belief among
them that the whites were poisoning
Them
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.Mrxicna Items.

NEW ORLEANS. Dec "A letter
from the city of Mexico i'll the Rio
Grau.ie Courier says: General Meiia
left the city of Mexico the 2nd of Octo-
Der. with instructions to march rs soon
a. possible Oh Matamoras by the Veto
ria road.
The most direct advices from the in
terror announce that the Liberals have
occupied durango after its evacuation
by Imperial forces.
The report states that the best army
of the Liberals, under General Trevio,
MaraGg" and others, was completely
destroyed b. the Imperial forces at
ilacinda de Bocas, near San Luis. Al
ter that fight the guerrilas left the
main army with several thousand cav
airy and marched on Monterey, which
was left with defense.
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Canada Items.

MONTREAL, Dec. S.-Thc Guard of
Honor before the hotel of the American
Consul ut Swcetsburg cXcites great
comment.
ToRoNro, Dec. S.--Lynch, Mcmahon and
the ether Fcnian received the news OF
their three months respite without man
ifrSting relief. -,
The rxcitnmrnt about the Madoc gold
field continues. There are indications
of very rich fields, thirty to fifty miles
IN cNtrmt.
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Ruilrout Accident

MEMPHIS, Dec. THE train from
Louisville. due here this afternoon, run
off the track on the trestle twelve miles
from Clarksvillc. at daylight this morn
ing.
The entire train, except the sleeping
car. was precipitatcd through the tres
tie, dcmolishing the engine and cars
and killing James McGuire, the Express
messenger. and two others, and severe
ly iniuring twenty passengers.
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The burning of Scott. Cutler & Goa,
Estabiishmcnt-snO

KANSAS CITY, Dec. S.-John Scott, in
a preliminary examination before the
Recorder to-day, made full confession i'll
regard TO burning the house of Scott,
Cutler & CO., on November 2Oth. Scott
charges his partner Wilhorn with plan
ming and executing the deed. The goods
and boxes were arranged cross-wise on
the floor and saturated with tnrpentinc.
He had Il lot of private tobacco i'll the
building, insured for $1,000. He also
procured other policies of which Scott
was not aware until after the fire. Scott
was afraid to expose the matter, know
ing Wilborn to be desperate man,
and if he failed 10 prove anything he
would lose his life.
Snow fell to-day.
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Chicago Market.

CHICAGO, December =.
Money active. The demand for bank
rates 10 per cent lalt per cent month
freely paid in the street. NotwithStand-
ing the decline of - cts per barrel i'll
Railroad freights to New York flour is
almost stagnant. Scarcely anything
doing ia wheat; No. l declined lc, No.
= Sc; sales of No. ut 2 0la2 Us, and No.
= at 7Gal -, closing nominal ut Goa
, OF for No. l, and,56! for No. ,. Corn
opened heavy and closed rather better;
81. for No. and 73 for No. .. Oats dali;
39aiOi for No. ,. Mess pork less firm;
sales at l7ialS. Lard from to lower,
III cash. Green meats more active;
shoulders >, hams {, dressed hogs -
higher; live hogs active; dressed hogs
advanced -; sales 6fa69.
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ARRAY.

NEW YORK. Dec. Of. Baen had his
skull fractured yesterday in IN alterca-
ton with II. Nash, in Lawrence street.
The latter was arrested.
A portion of the old Harlem bridge
gave way yesterday. The new bridge
is not yet completed.
a car filled with passengers was
smashed last evening while crossing
Hudson street bya dummy engine of
the Hudson River Railroad. No one
WAS killed.
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Louisville Market

LOUISVILLE, Dec. :.
Sales Of - hhds leaf tobacco: rates
unchanged. Cotton-sales l21 bales at
30a3l for middling. Flour steady: su.
perfine 81 25a9 -; No. at sl2 59ali 90.
Red wheat 81 Gu. Old corn %; new -
AGO. Oats 81. Pork SIS 5Oal9 90. Lard
l2i. Green hams 9ia9i. Bacon-shoul-
ders Il, clear sides lit. Sugar-New
Orleans l2!alit. Whisky unsettled and
nominal at 60 26. Hogs 5!a5s. The
auction sales of cotton to-day embraced
l25 bales, prices ranging from PCT to
30l, ordinary to middliug The NUN
Der of hogs kettled TINS far this season
is $500: in pens 75C0: 2ygo bills mess
pork sold today Mt SO ~; stock Of ha-
con light and nominal. Lard. in tierccs,
l2.; in kegs AZ. Molasses 7Ja-0. Bus
mess brisk. No news.
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From Chicago.

CHICAGO, Dec. Sat the Fcnian
meeting last night, speeches were male
by Senator Scanlon and other distin-
guished Fenians. At the close of the
meeting about eight hundred men en-
listed in the army of tho Irish Republic
Subscriptions were also taken up and a
handsome sum realized.
The Times Springfield special says
another candidate appeared i'll the
arena for senatorial honors. General
E. Is. Washburne's appearance makes
Trumbulrs chances Very doubtful rs
there are now five candidates, Trumbull
Washhurne, Oglesby, Logan and Pal
mer.
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sprcic-Nnfiouni Military Asylum
Nsbra.tsn and Colorado.

New YORK, Dec. -.-Thc steamers
Germania and City of Boston to-day
took $4,000 in specie.
The Commercials special says that
the National Military Asylum Board de-
cidcd IL locate an asylum ut Milwaukee
and another i'll Ohio.
The Senate will pass over the Pres
idcnts veto acts admitting Colorado
and Nebraska as States, although SUM-
ncr. Grimes. and perhaps two or three
other republican Senators will oppose
them.
I'll, Senate Committee on Finance
will hear arguments in favor of the re-
peal of the cotton tax AZ an early day,
but the chances are that no change will
br made
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New Orleans Market.
NV ORLEANS. Dec 2

NEW ORLEANS, Dec :.
Cotton unchanged; sales Of 5000 low
middling at -, middling 81; Liverpool
classification receipts 500. Sugar in
fair demand; louisiana fair at lOc
Molasses dull: inferior IS; prime 60.
Flour in good request; suPer.ine 10 75;
extra IL 25al5 30. Corn lower; mixed
| IL; white Is. Oats firm at -. Hay,
Ohio river y 90. Mess pork dull At 35.
Bacon dull: shoulders II: sides II. Lard
inactive at l3a13f. Whisky ? 80. To-
bacco steady, fair at l0alO!; medium
leaf 7al0. Gold III; bank sterling 80;
New York exchange / per cent. dis
cOuur
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Rcussuring Dispatches from France
on the Mexican Questicn-The Re-
form Movement - Commercial and
Financial.
LIVERPOOL, Dec. a.-The Persia, from
New York, has arrived at Queenstown.
PARIS, Dec. Sit is stated that the
French Government sent reassuring dis
patches to the United States Govern
ment in regard to the Mexican cues
ton.
LoNpoN, Dec. Sit is reiterated i'll
various circles that dissensions have
occurred in the Derby cabinet on the re-
form question. E,
LIVERPOOL, Dec. s-COtton firm; md
ding uplands II. Breadstuiis I'M
changed. .,,
LoNDoN, Dec. S-Noon.-COnsolS oot
for money. pos IL; Erie 49,; Illinois
Central al.
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FROM NEW YORK.
Peurs Of the Loss OF the steamship
II. iitauiu-Alnbama legislature.

New YORK, Dec. S.-The steamship
britannia, from Glasgow, three days
out, it is feared has been lost. She had
a large number of passengers.
An Alabama correspondent says that
the bill recently introduced into the
lower House of the State Legislature
providing for unqualified negro suffrage,
-,.L....s-h - S.s laid nn the tail" ~ sig
uiiicant of Il great change i'll public SEN
timent.
4 prominent member of the Legisla-
lature stated that the bill could be
passed if any assurances were given
that its passage would insure the read
mission of Alabama. The ultra Union
men are more disposed to universal suf-
frasc than the old conservatives.
4 bill Incorporating the New Orleans,
Mobile, and Chattanooga railroad has
become law.
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The Ecuinu Organization in Ireland.

NORWICH, CT, Dec, 9.-Lieutenant
Lawler, formerly of the 9th Connecticut
regiment. who was lately imprisoned
in Ireland rs Fenian, has arrived here,
having been sent home by the English
Government. He reports that there are
1T, 600 we'll armed and well drilled Fe-
MAN. in Ireland, who are determined to
strike for liberty by the LIST of January.
Lieutenant LAWYER will soon return to
Ireland to assist in the revolution there.
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Iaunc.-Brookiyn DistiIIcry Frands.

New YORK. Dec. S.-The second steam
er for the San Francisco, Japan and
China line, the Celestial Empire, was
launched to-day, and will be ready by
March LIST.
The Government has commenced snit
for the recovery of $4,000 from John
Devlin, the principal operator in the
rocklyn distillery frauds.
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Ernn, New Orleans.

NEW ORLEANS, Dee. The New
Orleans Theatre and Ball room, located
in the second district. built i'll ISL, was
burned at six o'clock this morning, loss
heavy, partly insured.
Brownsville advices s,ate that after
the reception of dispatches from Gen
eral Sheridan, the United States troops
were withdrawn from Matamoras to the
American side.
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xplosion.

New YORK, Dec. 9.-By the explosion
Of the steamer kelso, reported yester-
day. the following persons were killed ::
Chief engineer Reider. assistant engln-
eer Wilson, VI. Waldron, baggage mas
ter. William Hall, fireman, and John
Rowan. Captain Cralle and three fire
man were badly scalded. The follow
ing passengers were badly scalded ::
Rev. J. Cowling, George Reekite, Mrs.
Southampton, Edward Zgckler, l..
Saughtille, Major Carter, sth Infantry,
Joseph Davis, Stephen Hayes, Charles
Nixon. The injured passengers have
been taken to the naval hospital.
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Yrtoes Anticipated - Relations with
France.

WASu,SGroS, d.. Sit is considered
certain that the President will veto the
hill creating II department Of Internal
Revenue, if it should be passed The
bill abrogating Southern State Govern
ments, il passed, will he surely vetoed.
IL is limited that the recent action OF
our Government relative to- Mexico is
regarded as multiplying the compact with
France, and is 81 viewed by Napoleon.
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Baltimore Cnitle Market.

THURSDAY, Dee. G.
BEEF CATTLE.-Ihc offerings at the
Scales during the past week amounted
to ! $40 head, against 80 last week. OF
the receipts Go head came from West
Virginia, and 2SJ from Ohio, over the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad: l3n from
Ohio on foot: l-u from Maryland OH
foot ana by steamboat: o. from South
west Virginia by rail; 40 from Shcnan-
doah Valley. Va, and 100 from Greene
county, Pa, on foot. OF the number
offered ~ head were withdrawn from
the market, 100 driven 20 Philadelphia
and New York, 10 left over uusold. 21a
sold to grazicrs aud farmers, aud bal
ance taken by Baltimore butchers.
Prices to-day ranged as follows: Stock
Cattle to gra2ierS, > 50a6 %; one small
lot, S. 81: ScallawagS and old Cows.
81 Ouai -; light llritcrS, ! Goa5 -;
fair Steers, 81 Uoa6 ~; good. 90 1Ja7 90;
and prime s. 25a7 80 per loo Ihs-ycry
few sold at the latter prices. Some cN-
ira Cattle sold on Wednesday for New
York at - 90 per 100 pounds.
SHEEP.-Thc supply is not large, hEt
the demand is very light, the butchers
having large lot on hand: sales very
slow this week nj ja6c per ID gross.
H"Gs.-Supply light; Packers not in
the market. The butchers purchase
sparingly; sales were made this week
at $40 OOalD - per leo net, Us to quail
ity
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ADe.peraic wamnn.

CAIRO. Dec. s.-A woman named Lie
herman attempted to kill her two chill
dren to-day with an axe, and mangled
the bodies terribly. She afterward cut
her own throat, nearly severing head
from body. One Of the children will
probably die.
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TEiE WEEKLY REGISTER

Is Published every Friday. Its contents will he
made up Of all Important news ~ the week
Geographic reports. trsnsactionsi In the Marle"
Editorials upon subjects Of general Interest ~
a agricultural Column, special correspondence
from all parts of the Stat" choice literary and
ppctical selections. aud a large amount ofcsie
fully prepared miscellaneous reading suitable 10
All rlass"s If the community. Ia short tho
WEEHLH REGISTER viii continue 10 IL tic
bet Family Newspaper ever pnbIith,d ~ hn
STATE