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n.momatic and Conservative
state Convention.

III. n..I, ycratic and Conservative voters OF
III Virginia, together with, ali Others who
-. xilliug to unite with them for the over.
- of R.lisalism In our State and nation, are
..,,r.rrd TO meet in their respective counties,
=, townships, 1t as carly a day as may be expo
-, md select delegates 20 represent their
...,... in STATE C0NyENTfOS, to be held
WHEgLING. on wEDNEsDAY. JANUA-
svS SrV. IS6s. at 10 o'clock A. NJ. 1t Is recon-
...J-d that twn delegates and ~ many alter
t.. br chosen for each township.
y,ur Committee call this Convention in view
-. existing necessity for prompt and
.,,r,nsh Organization of all the elements Of or
,..:,,nn 10 Rldicalism in our midst. The glori.
=. r,.plts of the late elections in other States,
-; ,b, evident decline of the Radical cause in
w., Virginia, assure us that by proper effort,
go NAV rescue our State from the grasp OF her
ans. rnpalaus rulers, and restore 10 our people
.h. blessings Of just and economical govern.
r,y, We deem it best to begin the work at
,s,r lfyou will give us your active and united
al -, canno; doubt Of final success.
IN, Committee deem it proper TO add that in
.sI,,un to other business, the State Convention
rill cbo.ssr four Delegates at large to represent
Vest Virginia in the next Democratic National
Convention: il will also nominate two Sena-
,,r. Al Electors Of President and Vice President.
Iii, likewise recommended that the Delegates
oi,,ch Congressional District in attendance on
III. Convent elect two Delegates to the Ma
,,n,l CONVENTION, and appoint one Presidential
'''' w. DANIEL LAME, Chairman,
n. REILLY,
A. WILSON,
A. j. SWEENEY,
GEO. r. TISGLE,
State Executive Committee.
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Three Excelieu, Recipes.

T In Irish Steu.-Take two pounds of
small thick mutton-chOps, with or with
out fat, according TO your taste, take
also four pounds of good potatoes,
weighed after they are pared, slice them
thick and put portion OF them IN a
LAYER in a stew pan; season the mutton
well with pepper and place some "t 1t
on the potatoes; cover 1t with another
layer and proceed in like manner with
all, rescrving plenty OF the vegetable
for the top; pour iii three-quarters OF q
pint of water and add when the stew
begins to boil an ounce of salt. Let it
simmer gently two hours and serse 1t
very hot. When the addition OF an
onion is liked. mince it and strew 1t
over the potatoes.
Potato BissOles, (Prench Mash and
season the potatoes with salt aud white
pepper and cayenne, and mix with
plenty of minced parsley and small
quantity of green onions add sufficient
yolks of eggs to bind the mixture to-
pether, roll into small balls, and fry
them in plenty of lard or butter, over a
moderate fire, or they will be too much
Drowned before they are done through.
English Potato Bails.-Boil some pota-
toes very dry, mash them as smoothly
as possible, season well with salt ana
pepper, warm them with about an Gance
of butter to the pound and few spoon
fuls of good cream. Let them cool a
little, roll them into balls, sprinkle over
them some crushed yermacelli or maca-
roni aud fry them a light brown.
The foregoing we have used frequent
ly in our family, and will be much liked
if the receipts are strictly followed.
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Preacher swindIed by n Lottery

A preacher who lives in n western
State, and whose cupidity appears to
have got the better of his Judgment,
writes the following account of the way
in which he was swindled by some
sharpers having an office in New York.
No doubt there are hundreds of similar
cases, and we print this as a warning to
persons who may be tempted in like
manner. He says that last summer
New York firm sent out an advertise
ment of gift enterprise that appeared
on its face so just and honorable an un-
dertaking that he was induced to send
them ten dollars for eleven tick.
cts. The tickets were received and
soon after the men sent him elSht
more, requesting him TO distribute them.
His family took five, and three OF his
neiChbors took the others. They next
sent sixteen more tickets, which he re-
turned. In short time the sixteen tick
cts were sent back by the lottery-men,
with the offer that If the minister
would pay for them, and they did not
draw a valuable prize, they wOnld make
him handsome present. The bait took,
and ten dollars were paid for them
Another sixteen tickets were finally
sent to this greenhsrn, who was told
that they were the last, as the million
and a half tickets had been sold. If
ten dollars were sent to the lottery-men
they guaranteed the minister prize
worth two hundred dollars at the grand
drawing, which was to take place on the
oath of October. The money was sent
and the various sums were acknowledge
ed. Early in November the minister
received q letter sayiLg that one of the
tickets had drawn n prize worth two
hundred dollars, but that they levied
five per cent. on the prizes, and that ten
dollars more must be sent on before the
prize would be forwarded. This ten
dollars was also sent, bat never ac-
knowledged, and the minister heard
nothing more from his friends. He now
expresses desire to visit New York and
prosecute them, bnt his journey would
move fruitless. He has learned lesson
which may be worth the money it cost
him. At all events, it ought to prove a
warning to others. If any one offers a
gold watch worth one hundred dollars
for two or ten dollars, h. is cheat, and
ought to be avoided as much as a pick
Docket, .< e...-y y..t - .s.,
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Iro.,rn,inn of The sourh.


The pitiable condition TO which the
Soath his been reduced, and in which it
is vigorously aud cruelty kept by the
drspotic working OF Reconstruction"
Is known to few persons who have not
been down there and looked on the
mournful picture. OF all the Southern
States, Louisiana is perhaps the unhap-
pie>t. The distress and suffering there
are scarcely conceivable. The New Or
leans papers inform us that the unpre-
cedcnted failure of evers kind of cnlti-
yation has placed very large
class of the negroes on the verge
o. starvation. 1t is driving them
TO acts of depreciation and whole
sale robbery, which are rapidly eonSnm-
ing what is lef: on the plantations
from the general wreck. Stock OF
every description is rapidly disappear
ing The planters find it impoSsi-
bic To guard, ar save even, their
milch cows and brood animals. With
out money or employment, the negroes
dud it impossible to obtain meat or
bread, and they take TO the woods OF
highways, and seize and appropriate
every live animal they can find. They
even set traps for cattle and hogs. The
interior papers arc filled with accounts
of the killing of beoves and hogs IN the
woods, their flesh partly taken, aud the
rest left to rot On the ground; of indi-
vidual robberies and murders for
money; of cotton fields picked III the
night time, when near towns where
there are receivers and dispOsers of nm
ginned cotton; of cornfelds swept OF
their ears before ready for gathering,
and of general disposition on the
part of most Of the negroes to con-
fiscate all the movable property
Of the country, rs preparatory 10
locating their expected land warrants.
Leagued together in clubs and assocla-
tions, they are encouraged in these dep
relations by confidence of their abil-
ity to resist any attempt to arrest or
punish them. These acts are not IN
s;igated by political passions or infn-
euces, nor have they any political aim
or purpose. The general failure of the
cultivation this season is attributable
10 the indolencc and indifference and
carelessness into which they were Sc
duced in the spring by the promise of
Radical emissaries that farms, agricul-
cultural implements and stock would
be given them by the government.
1t is not surprising that as sequence
Of this condition of things we should
hear mutterings of organizations for
negro instructions. Movements of =
serious character ON the part OF the
blacks are not myths, but actual and
terrible realities. In Mississippi, meet
ings are held at night, where armed
negroes, led by desperate whites, plot
and plan for a systematic rising TO rob,
kill and plunder; and within the last
feg days, these symptoms have become
so bold as to fill the unarmed whites
with uneoncealcd alarm and force the
military commanders to take precan-
tIonary measures.
Such is the logical product of the Re
construction devised by Radicalism.
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Autride-RiPe.i

New YORK, December 20.-Frances
Pennington, alias Hattie Howard, who
resided at No. "a Crosby street, died
last evening very Suddenly from the
effects, it is supposed, of poison, admin
istered by herself. 1t appears that she
had quarrelled with her lover and be-
come so depressed that she committed
suicide.
A portion of the Paragon works, on
Penham creek, two miles back of Hud-
son, New York, was destroyed by fire
yesterday, occasioned by the explosion
of tank IN which carboy of vitriol
had been applied. Three men were
badly burned and the loss on buildings
amounts TO 81. 600.
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Ecenomy in Feeding stock.

The extreme drouth that we have
just passed through, compelled Farmers
TO commence feeding stock month or
two earlier than common, and for this
reason we counsel husbandmen to be
prudent in the use of their fodder. A
very heavy crop of grass was cut In
most parts of the country the past sea-
son, yet not any more was secured than
win be requiredto winter the horses,
cattle and sheep now on hand, unless
economy is exercised.
Very many farmers feed stock accord
ing to the amount of hay on hand.
When abundant, it is lavishly thrown
out, and at least one-third destroyed.
Corn stalks are dragged out and strewn
upon the ground, and only part Is
saved l. Dti 4A-s g. - -.
Racks should be prepared beneath
sheds for sheep, and stalls arranged for
horses and cattle. Sst 81 O't '|'
Some farmers believe they cannot al
ford the expense of building, and that
it is economy to get along without shell
ter or racks; bat no more erronesns idea
could enter the head ofman, fsr the loss
of hay while feeding, and the extra
amount required to sustain life when
exposed to the storms, to say nothing
about the loss of flesh, would amount to
moro in a siugle winter than the ex-
pense required to build comfortable
quarters. a
There is a satisfaction, too, ia know
ing that as you sit beside your genial
hearth-stones on q cold winter night,
and listen as the polling storm dashes
against the window panes, that the
dumb brutes that have been placed in
your hands for protection are cared for,
and enjoying the comforts you have be
slowed.
1t is a we'll known fact that overfeed-
ing is no advantage whatever, but a
loss. A horse hitched to stack of hay
will grow poor, and no creature can he
fatted with rack stuffed fnli of hay
constantly before him. All animals
should have enough to eat, but not any
more should be given them than they
will eat up clean. NomOre stock should
be- kept than can be kept well, for they
will decline in value if not kept in
thriving condition. 1t is better to sell
a portion and procure feed for the rest,
than to starve them all.
Sheep that have been poorly kept
during winter, will not yield as many
pounds of wool as those kept well, and
the wool will be of inferisr quality.
Cows coming through poor in the spring,
will not give the quantity of milk the
summer following that those in good
condition will. Every observing farmer
knows these are facts.
Again we say, protect your domestic
animals from the rigid winter storms;
teed plentifully but economically, and
the advantage gained in clear profit
will doubly pay for all trouble and ex-
penSc.
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Democratic Primary Meet
inGS.

AT the recent meeting Of the Democratic
Executive Committee for Ohio county, it wa:
E,,o'r That the Democratic voters in each
Township in Ohio county be requested 10 meet
at their usualplace OF meeting, on SATURDAY
DFCENlBER .Ist, and elect BY ballot two dele.
ss,,> and a. many alternates t. represent their
Iowusnips;in the State Convention 10 be held
on WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 5, ls6s, the
nprtin.s t0 DC held as follows: .#4...
Librtv Township at 2. v.
Tr!4delphia Township at Bpm.
Richland Township at ) Y. ".
Warrington Township at1r. n
Madison Township at FIN.
Clly Township At 2. NJ.
Uninn Township IT P.h. .l'
Centrr Township At I'm.
Webster Township at : Z. II.
Ktchr Township at II N.
Tl- polls :" be kept open for two hours, from
the our q; which the meetings are called.
q. BAIRD, Chairman.
WuyEIlN- December 6, 1861.
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How To DISPOSE OF PoTAToEs SHOW
ING RoT.-A correspondent of an Irish
newspaper claims to have heard of a
plan to stop the decay of diseased pota-
roes. He writes as follows: q have
just heard of plan for preserving par
tally diseased potatoes from further de-
cay, for pig feeding. AS this is year
in which the disease is prevalent, very
likely such q plan will be universally
prevalent. When the diseased potatoes
are sorted, they should be taken and
boiled, after which they are TO be allow
ed to dry by their own heat, and then
put into barrels, and pressed down in o
pulp, covered with moistened yellow
clay. Then cover the barrel. and allow
it to stand by until required for use: A
friend of mine by so doing kept them
for nine months, in fact until all he had
were nsed out; they being in as good a
state at the end of tRat period as when
boiled"
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A BRAG Cow.TMr. Asa w. Fenning,
of Rochester, y. Y, saw a COW recently,
the property of George Mckee, of Man
chester, Conn, which weighed 400
pounds. The animal is grade Durham,
and is as remarkable for her milk and
butter products as for weight. The
family used what milk they wanted ut
the time of Mr.. F.'s visit, and made from
the remainder 1Sl pounds of butter per
week. In this instance size and power
20 hand in hand, whatever may be the
case in others. A calf nom this cow
ran with q farrow one till it was SIX
mouths old, when it was slauhtered'
Its weight was 400 pounds. Who has a
COW that can excel this one in produc-
tiveness, or a calf of like age ofsuperior
meat weight.-Rsral Ner- Yorker.
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POLISH FOR SADDLES AND BRIDLEs.-
Apply the albumen OF white of an egg to
the saddle and give il plenty of elbow
grease, with the aid of piece of fan
mel. lhe same application to a new
saddle, two or three times repeated,
will produce that rich dark brown so
much desired Scottish Farmer.
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Co,i M Louisyflie. .

The Louisville Courier says that the
whole of the Pittsburgh coal now on
band, in Louisville, valy amounts TO
about p, eco bushels, sndis in the hands
of Mr.. Anderson. 1t was purchased at
sixteen cents per bushel last SIMMER,
aud is now being sold at fifteen dollars
per load, orsixty eentsp bushel, ard
is difficult TO be had, even at these ex-
orbitant figures
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Conservative Meeting i'm Mar.hal
Gouuty.

4 meeting Of the Democratic and Con-
servative voters of Clay Township was
held at their Hall, in Moundsville, on
the evening of the 18th inst. DR.. G. w.
Bruce was elected President, and Jona-
than Purdy appointed Secretary.
j. w. Gallaher, by request, stated the
object of the meeting, which was to ap-
point delegates TO represent this Town
ship in the Democrtic Convention TO as
semble in the city of Wheeling on the
sth day of January next. Thereupon
Jacob C. Clark and j. w. Gallaher were
appointed delegates; l.. 7. Gray and
Jonathan Purdy, alternates, torepresent
this Township in said Convention.
On motion, il was ordered that the
proceedings OF this meeting be publish
ed in the Wheeling REGISTER.
.si G. W. Bruce, President.
JONATHAN PURDY, Secretary. I
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SHEEP IN THE ORCHARD -one of our
most prominent orchardists tells us that
in one of his orchards where sheep ran
during the season, the apple crop was
almost entirely unaffected by the cod
ling moth. Next season his entire orch
ard will be pastured with sheep. This
is an item worth remembering.
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To WASH CALIcoEs.-Put wheat bran
in bag, boil and take half the water
to wash in, half to rinse in; use no soap.
This will cleanse them without fading,
and stiffen them without starch. Iron
on the wrong side and they viii look as
If Just cut of the store.
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"'Ah, my goodness! my shawl has
also been torni thatis precisely why
bought it, for obtained it on that ac-
count somewhat cheaper
at is useless to dispute with person
who is determined to follow Basils re-
ceipt, that what is worth taking is worth
Keeping Madame Hamelin lost her
shawl, and had, as a. sole consolation,
the petty vengeance of relating to every
body how it was taken, and of pointing
out the thief, who was in the meanwhile
perfectly: shameless" ,aAaosB yrbj!s'
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WHEELING, WEST Va.
Mrs. KYLE & Mrs. WATKINS

IIESs n 4 LII o MI D " n I'VE
HAYE made such arrangements for receiving
.Il the latest Fashions a. 70 afford always a
choice from the freshest and most elegant and
approved styles Of Ladies and Children gar
ments. They cut al garments by measure, with
accuracy. and their Llfe-SiLe Trimmed Patterns,
from the best sources Of fashionable elegance,
enable them 20 give exact eOuntsrparts Of forms
and styles They make CLOAkS. DRESSES,
WAISTS and SACKS, or cut and haste them, a.
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INSURANCE.
THE MUTUAL
Life Insurance Sl ran COMPANY,
OF New York. -


Y OF New York. -
Assets over 1000. .OO0.
AND EA0EUsIYELY CASH,
The Oldest aud Largest Life Insurance Co.
yf IN the UHitod States.
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IL Policies issued upon all approved plans of
insurance at less average nate than offered by
any other Company.
HOldsrs. t e.
DIVIDENDS TO PoLICY'H0LDERS
For lo57 is S2Oo0, 600.
The entire surplus IS distributed as diridSHd
% pois-yL LhslfGs Gn1Rsaiy. ~ IS
Particular attention called 70 the ten year
lie plan.
: For further information. policy holders and
other persons interested in the subject of Lite
Insurance are invited 20 call upon the under.
signed. W. r. PETERSON, Agent
Office Main street, next door 10 Merchant's
National Bank.
Medical Examiner, GEORGE BAIRD, ND.
nOvi2-lra
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II. w. PHILLIPS

IRON AND BRASS FOUNDER,
i STEAM ENGINE BUILDER, aud 6eneia Al
Machinist, North Wheeling. w. Va. .. ~
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U,HEs COMPANY HAVING OR.
i GAINED In April, isdl, in conjunction
with tho Feu known firm of GABHLE &'CO.,
a. q Joint Stock Company, exelnGively Of prac;
tical Piano Makers who have held prominent
positions in some Of the best establishments In
this country and Europe.
This Company claims that their Pianos com.
bine all the excellencies Of all the
Latest improvements;
And IL will be apparent to AT, that men who's
skill and abilities have been approved by the
best manufacturers will not be less successful
when their own interest and reputation are In
yolved As testimony TO the above, they were
awarded the first premium OYER all competitors
by the iudges AZ tha late exhibition held at the
Maryland Institute, OF Baltimore, Nd, in OctO-
Der, 1866.
These instruments being sufficiently intro
duced In this city, and having proved equal, h
not superior 20 any heretofore known. Those In
want Of a frstclass Piano, manufactured with
the greatest care and Of the best material VIII
save dealers commission, which only makes
Pianos more costly, bat by no means more val
liable, by sending orders directly TO the Factory,
a. above directed, OF by applying at Prof HER
MAN KRYTER'S, No. I63 Market Street for
further information. A guarantee for five years
is given a. regards durability ~ construction Of
every instrument, and will be kept in tune fer
one year free Of charge.
old Pianos taken In eIrhanEe. fetsf
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Greenwood cemetery,

JITUATED ON THE NATIONAL
- ROAD three miles East of Tie eity, Is nov
ready for InteTmeBtA. saie and Improvement Of
lots. II contains - acres Of Land, and Il lad
out In the most modern and improved style-ean
be easily reached Al all seas0ns b. ths National
Road and for three-lOurths Of the year By the
Hempheld RallrOad. II v pSslsetly secure, and
intended 20 Be beautihed BY every variety 0f
trees shrubtsFy. public vault, chapel artiteiAl
lake fountains, &c, u make II equal 70 the bes;
Rural Cemstsries IN the country. Ample pro
vision IL alsa made for its enlAp,enss Rt, Oldsr
and care in DeTDet1jsy.
Pers0Rs dssif0us of purchasing lots can sxala-
ne the grOvnd Eith the Superintendent. Ebo
has plat, OF secure thein by calling ~ the of5ns
0f Wheeling.
Persons Wishing % make isterJEenfs VII call
on the Secretary 20 obtain pernits th-reisr-
Tickets Of admission % lOt hoidsrs Ana V1ait
GWEENET pfea'I
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JOHN TEEcE.

NFALsTER AND HOP DEALER.
Nl Water Street Centre Wheeling, West
Virginia Highest cash price paid for barley.
Aug30 y
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BUSINESS CARDS.
W. v. Ho G e,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.

A Nd GENERAL LAND AGENT. -
"a g.s ~ tfwuIEI1Sc, w. Va.
Win practice in the Courts Of Ohio and adioln.
Ing counties. Particular attention given % the
second door below the Court House, up stairs.
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"SomethiDg similar to this happened
at the same time to Madame Hsmeiin.
She was at a ball. When rising from
her seat TO join in a contra-dance she
Left there very beautiful black shawl.
When she returned, her shawl was no
longer there, but she saw it on the
shoulders of a well-known and dis
tinguished lady. Approaching her, she
said e-f
Madame, you have my shawl"
"'Not at all, madame' -.
"'But, madame, this is my shawl, and
as an evidence can state the number
of its palms-it has exactly thirteen, q
very unusual number.
".My shawl has also, by chance, pre-
cisely thirteen palms, FrF Q ~ & \
".But, said Madame Hamelin, 4 have
torn it, and By that means ! recognize
my shawl ysg e ~