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The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-08-28
TESTIMONIALS:

WHEELING, W. VA, August 6, 1867.
To The President Of the Petroleo- Calcium Gas Co:
SIR-we have thoroughly and carefully in
vestigated the construction and workings of thu
of materials used, as now working upon the
Mcclure House in this city, and country resi-
dence ofJ p. ilchrist, ESQ, near this city. Fol
simplicity, durability, economy and safety, we
consider it superior to any other method of man
ufacturing Gas that we are acquainted with
We cheerfully recommend its adoption by all
Gas consumers. -.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-08-28

Southern Illinois exports 10000 boxes
of peaches per day.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-08-28

The proposed Convention of Southern
commanders at Washington City has
been abandoned for the present.
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The Purest and Sweetest Cod
Hivar 0iU

In the world: manufactured from fresh,
healthy livers upon the sea shore; ii is perfectly
pure and sweet. Ask for Hazard and Caswell S
Cod Liver Oil" manufactured by Caswell, Haz.
ard & Co, New York. Sold by all Druggists
aprl3mw&s-eOw&w
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Ex-Governor Bramlette, of Kentucky
is going to practice law in Louisville.
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Very Respectfully, 's' 81
- ..- A. j. SWEENEY,
Mayor Of Wheeling
w. W. MIXER q Co., ,
Union Foundry and Engine Works.
Erf 3 WM. HARE,
Plumber and Gas Filter
WE. GOODWIN & Co.,
Propnietoys MeLnrs House.
WV. A. TURNER,
Jelceler and Watch Maker.
SWEENEY & Co.,
MaehinistS and Engine Builders
- WIZ d. TERRY,
General X. X. Ticket Agent
LOUIS GAr'ss
Proprietor MeLtue House Saloon.
... REILLY, BARNES a HONS,
Bre,cers.
And refer by special permission to
JAS. NJ. CHRIsTY, ESQ.
Pittsbttrg, Pa, formerly Treasurer City Gas Co.
S. II. GOLDTHARP, Esq,
Gas Engineer Rttsburu; Pa.
Address 20 - ROY
PETR0LE0-CALCIUMG GAS CO.,
augl3-eowly Wheeling, w. Va.
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A movement is OH foot iu New York to
hold a grand industrial exhibition in
that city IN tie spring OF icoc.
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John Birely, an old ship builder, died
at Philadelphia on Friday.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-08-28

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS irwin ao-
yertises farm for sale.
The steamer Express" is advertised
IN leave for Cincinnati at p. NJ.
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ReparatOr CapillL

Thre-E away your false friEzee. your sSit'b''
year wig '
Destructive Of comfort and not worth ~
Come aged. come youthful, como ugly and ar
And rejoice In your own lnxur1ant hair.
-, RRl'ARATOR CAPILIJ.
EToR RESTORING HAIR UPON BALI
u heads from whatever cause II may hs
fallen oHt1 and forcing growth Of hair nPon ~.
face, IL has no equal. u win force the beaio =
grow upon the smoOtbest face In from h's
eight weeks, or hair upos bald beads IN ifDS
two 20 three months. A fey Ignorant pS.,
TONERS have asserted that there IL pothing N y.
VIII force OF hasten the growth Of the h1I 4.
beard. Their assertions are false, - thon,-. ...
Of living witnesses lfrOm their own expefsoo
can bear witness. But many win say, bor
no TO distinguish this genalns from the .PoiJI
ousf IscertaiBly - difficult, NJ nine.tsni~, y.
the different preparations Advertised iT ".
hair and beard are entirely WORTHLESS sne ~.
may have already thrown away large ano =,
In their purchase. To sueh re would ay;
the RepsratoE CapEli; twill cost yOn no,sn.
unless ~ fully Comes mp 20 our Fe2resfnis -.
II your Druggist does not keep t. send n
dollar and we win forward e. post paid, ioSr :.
Httha receipt for the money, which VII v.
turned, you On application, providing ent1r-
tsfaeti0n IL not given Address,
w, L CLARK & CO., Cbsmisn
NOD West Fayette Street, SrRAcesE >
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10 = OhSh"PEH GOmA
For. Curling he Baiy ef eiGer Ser ~"
Wary and Gfessy, ',Riaglefs /"
- - Heary Massire Crls.
DIX USING THIS ARTICLE LADIES Al
- Gentjemen can beautify fhemselyess bess
sand fold Il Il The only afticle IN the .St 20.
that VIII curl straight hair and st the same ~. ~.
E1ye Y z, besutifal, gioey appearance -. ~
orztes, beanfifiss and elsarsss II; i highly sne
de1ghtfully peff1med, and n the most esnfPs,
Article 0f flse Kind ever olfefed % the Amsnes
Pnolies, The Crisper Coma VII be ecnt 20 a''
aAdrsss, sealed and postpaid for$ ill.,
Address All orders 70 - 49,
% III WI CLARK q 90, Chemists;
Va. , West FGyrtte 81. sYREnw, w
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) ETTRAeHRAHY,BOTTOsfI

Al complete, for sale mach beior cost
OTILAs OF, lAk.L rszxEsIRUxLT
y TO order and DISTILLERS itted ont AZ he
Lowest Rates. BY = -. B. FULLER,
anges-4m q Dey street, New York CITY.
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NEWADyER9'I sEMENTs.
FOR SALE.

A SMALL FARM, ABOUT 60 ACRES, ON
IA the National Road, IL miles east Of the
city, ON which there Is 1 dwelling house with
Z rooms and kitchen, wash house, smoke house,
ba IN and stable, one saw mill in complete order.
one young orchard, ard nearly every other kind
OF small fruit, will be sold cheap.
aug2s l. IRWIN.
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TOWN TRIPLES.

wednesday Neutrality-suspicious. 2s'
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1867-12-20

a contract, to vary it not only from the un-
der5tanding Of all parties except the Govern
ment, but from the understanding of all who
requested for and spoke in behalf OF the
Government, that moment we fall to lower
rank in the scale Of nations, not merely IN
the public judgment Of the world, but ac-
tually and practically whenever next called
upon 70 comfort EQUALS or interiors. No
more 20 he trusted at home or abroad, our
Government would be an easy prey to any
enterprising foreign foe or to any courage
Gus domestic faction. \ republic may not
be generous, but it cannot afford 10 be mean.
! nation cannot be sued in courts of law,
but it must be Just before the great tribunal
OF mankind at large. We have achieved one
ot the greatest victories, martial and and
neral. recorded in the history Of nations
No more rmidable rebellion was ever more
brilliantly started OF more brilliantly sub
cuec, and while subduing this we fought
and conquered slavery. the giant sin Of ages,
N its last and mightest stronghold. Ii was
thus We saved our country, NOW and forever,
one and intigIsiblc. Our salvation was
bought with a great price. Lei Us not be-
grudse the price Gu: reputation Is TO *
aitcd iUr us 10 consent 70 have 1t tarnlshed
by Withholding iot or little # what we
promised 20 those who supplied the means
to lay ana reward the defenders Of our
country.
Sir-l have set 70 believe that any class
Of cur people viii shrink from the manly
maiutcnance OF the public credit from what
ever quarter 1t may be menaced.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1867-12-20
The New Militia Law.

The new militia law, published in anoih-
er column, contemplates the formation OF
q militia force of three regiments Of 500 men
each, and section of light artillery, to be
formed of Independent volunteer companies.
We have no expectation that this idea Will
be realized. This city may possibly furnish
a company OF TWO, Rutland as many more.
half dozen other towns company apiece.
But where are thirty, or t,,enty companies
to come from, under no compulsion, and
with no iniucement but that Of two dollars
a day pay, for FIVE days in the year? Per
haps We underestimate the martial or rath
er militia spirit Of our people; but II a
militia force of regiment in each district
is 80 secured. we shall be sgreeably disap-
pointed.
There Is one COCO thing about the law,
in that it provides for securing the military
property IN she shape Of riAei muske.s, car
bin :, reyulyers. saddles, &c. now scattered
through the State. and not always We tear
well cared for.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1867-12-20

THE UNION Pacific RAILROAD The tele
grarh he's brought the word that no less than
five hundred and twenty-five miles Of the Union
Pacific Railroad have been built west fran Oma-
hs. Nebraska, so that the traveller may now ride
by rail from the Atlantic Ocean to the Rocky
Mountains. The great import Of this fsct can
only be realized by those who look carefully in
to its results upon our future national prosper
itv. The capacity Of the vast region lying be-
tween the Missouri River and the Pacific Ocean
has never been tested because OF Its inaccessible
itv. Venturesome miners have hraved the dan
gers and difficulties Of the journey to Montans,
Colorado, Idaho, and Nevada, and the result has
been seen in the production Of nearly one hun
dred milliors Of gold and silver annually. The
apostles and disciples Of the Mormon faith have
rursued their toilsome way to Utah, and made
blooming garden Of what was before an IN
productive wilderness. Butthese pioneers have
by no means tested the capacity Of the western
half Of our continent; the results Of their labors,
great and important as they have been, are
merely hints OF what a wealth Of resources lie
awaiting the development which can only be
( attained by means of abundlut population and
! complete mechanical aid. It Is this population
anl this mechanical facility which the Union
Pacific Railroad viii give to the regions II tray
erses in It's way across the continent, and 1t is
( in this view tina; this Undertaking is peculiarly
a national enterprise. II was knowledge
she national Importance Of the work that in'
, duced the Government to make large grants o.
money and Of lands in aid of the construction
the line, and to accept as its own security for 1T
advances second lien, giving to holders OF tn
Company's own bonds a first mortgage upon tn
entire road. The whole line to San Francisc
will be completed in 1870; but the reports ofth
financial Cficers of the Company show that tn
local business, even upon the portion OF the rOa
now in operation, has been 50 great as to be th
best assurance of security and profit to the pur
chasers Of these bonds. Some very interestin
facts concerning this Railroad will be found il
! another column, to which We invite especial 8
I tention.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1867-12-20
Origin of Negro MinsJreI>y

A correspondent of the Ner-AHany Qnd.)
Ledger takes exception to statement in a
the last atlantic, tha; Stephen c. Foster was
the originator Of what is known as negro
minstrelsy. lie says:
Immediately after the battle Of Platts-
burgh, while the country was IN a whirl Of
Joyous excitement consequent upon the na-
tons victories, the managers Of the thea
ter at Albany, y. Y, announced, among
other attractions for an evenings entertain
ment, an original song in character. entitled
- The Battle of Plattsburgh" by one Of the
company. The house was moderately filed,
and was immensely astonished when, on the
rising Of he curtain at the appointed time.
there appeared, dressed and colored to suit,
perfect representation Of full-bl)odet
African.
The excitement, which vas now intense,
was not in the least allayed by his singing,
70 an original air, equal, tor its negro pecu-
liarities, to the best Of Fosters melodies, a
song of which the following Is the opening
verse:
Back de Albany stan Lake Champlaia,
Little pond half full o water
Platisburgh. too, stan close upon the main,
Town small now. but bigger dough hereafter,
On Lake Chsmplain Uncle Sam be set he boat,
An Msssa Macdonough be sail EN-,
While General Macomb makes Plsttsburgh he
home.
Wid soldiers whose courage nebber fail en-
As the song proceeded in detail with the
Incidents Of the battle, and the final success
Of the American arms, the excitement in
creased TO the highest intensity, ami the
enthusiasm became uncCntr0lable As the
curtain descended shouts. cheers aud encores
were blended IN one confused din, and the
curtain lad hardly touched the hJOr when
it was again rung up, and the song again
sung and this w-s repeated until the man
ager was compelled to apologize for the ex-
hausJion OF the singer, and promise It re-
petition on the following evening.
The next day nothing was talked Of in
the city but the Battle of Plattsburgh, and
for a long season it vas the chief attract
ion Of the theatre. Anything would serve
for a bill, provided the new song was in the
programme. The papers hcralded il and the
manager Of the Old Park Theatre, New York,
made an arrangement with the singer. and
at the close OF his engagement at Albany,
be appeared at New York % crowded houses,
no less wild and enthusiastic.
Thus the credit Of the first negro song
does not belong to Jim Crow Rice; and the
song had its origin, not alone IN mere inita-
ton Of negro eecentricities, but in direct
allusion.to and sympathy with the victories
OF tue American army in its second struggle
with British tyranny.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1867-12-20

The RUTLAND QUARRIEs.-There are tn
different quarries at West Rutland, now in
successful operations, while south of these,
on the western edge of the valley, there are
three others, in process Of development.
The whole thickness Of the marble in
these quarries is near fifty feet, and it is so
stratifed as to be easily worked in separate
layers, ranging from two to six feet in thick
ness. In the deposit wherein these quar-
ries are situated there is presented great
variety, both in color and quality of marble
from the purest white to the cosrsest OF
colored rock, the best often lying in close
proximity to the poorest. One layer OF
marble may rest between two of limestone,
and sll 80 strangely interminglod that from
the poorest there may be some beautifully
variegated marble produced. A statuary
marble is produced in considerable quan'i'
ties at these quarrles, superior in hnenes'
and texture to that of Carrara, and much
preferred by American artists, on accOun
of i,s lifelike color, and the absence OF tha
dead white characteristic of the Italian
and also from its tougbness and less lisoiii
~ 10 fracture In cutting.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1867-12-20

MAIL ROBBERY ~ HNEsBUsGH.-Norman
y Wis OF South Hinesburgl was arrested week
l.iore last, IND brought up before justice f.
Eeeeher on Of a charge rjbbing the mail at
tie Office in that place, kept by hi- father, E.
hanan Davis, and 10 which the young man
bad free access. Suspicion had been excited
by frequent losses supposed to be at that Off
ce, and a trap was set into which the young
man stepped Money to the amount Of zen
j liars was marked in the presence OF re
suOnslble witnesses and enclosed in a letter
which was dropped INTO the Office Tie next
3 = the young man was arrested AID tie
money found in his possession. Some diff
.i5y was found in attempting to try him
. nder United States laws but be was put
under bonds to appear before the proper au-
thorities when called for, the bail being set
at three hundred dollars, signed bY his
father and he was released Two DAYS
after. officer y B. Flanagan, with the prop
er authority, and with an assistant, attempt
ed to arrest DAVIS again but As Mr. Fana-
gan entered one door Of tie house. Young
Davis went out at the other. and put Tor the
woods. Unsuccessful search WAS made thsn
T. .ght and the next day. till it Wac a-ccrtsiued
hat he had made hls way TO Essex Junction
arcl ascd a ticket for Montreal. and left on
ne cars enough in advance Of the officer to
fect his escape into Canada.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1867-12-20

WHY STANTON WAS REN0vFD.--Ihe PresI
dent bas sent IN his rcasors !or removing
Secretary Stanton, to the Senate. lie alleges
that Stanton was guilty of official misc n
duct in refusing to resign a. he did; that no
law prevented bis resigning, and the Tenure
Of Office Bill under which be denied the
Presidents right to remove him, was en-
,,hatically CONDEMNED by Stanton IN Cabinet
aeetirgs ; and further the President as
ms as special reason for the removal, that
;lanton tailed TO communicate to the Presi-
lent a desnatch from Gen. Baird at the time
the New Orleans riots, asking Tor orders,
and gave no orders himself, whereby the
President ayers the responsibility for the
riots rests ON Mr.. Stanton Any way. slys
the President, lisa good thing turned hin
out, for Gen. Grant is saving millions Of
dollars while in the Secre;arys place, to
the Government
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1867-12-20
Absence Of Mind

Ab>SINt q -EAiN
The dreadful railroad calamity at North
field appears TO be one OF the kind against
which no strictness Of rules. or Of their en-
brcsment, can afford protection. here was
an engineer Of good habits, found uniformly
trusfy and reliable through fifteen years Of
constant service. ard deemed faithful and
competent as any on the road. 1t Is 4 mark
Of his honesty, that be gives what Is doubt
less the tue explanation Of lis conduct
that he . didn't think for the moment where
he was running" Bat for a moment he for
got his responsibility As be was backing
his train, bis view Of the track before him
and his customary vigilant outlook were IN
torrupted. He forgot, for the the time, that
the lives Of eighty men and the happiness of
two hundred women and children lay in the
right hand that grasped the throttle lever
l1rgot the fearful chasm IN which the mile
aud half OF track over which be was dashing at
twenty miles an hour ended lancled him
self running as usual Tor IL, next station
and woke from his reverie of moment to
fn3 that be was crowdiug bis load Of human
bcrug-. with all the forcc of steam and steel,
beyond hope OF rescue, 70 almost certain
death.
We have said that no s.ricta.,s Of rules
could is7e guarded aeains: the disaster
la- rest laps after all, ever means of preven-
ti5a uas not fully employed. 4 correspondent
OF the 81. Al5sns Messenger. who signs him
self .NIslicus,' 80 says that he is told that Al.
b5.s .h4s denied himself the requisite hours
forrest and sl5cp which nature absolutely de-
mlnd- rs- the preservation no les Of physi-
cll energy -han of mental integrity aad self
possession lie adds. &" One Of 'he most
competent and I1;ellise conductor on the
Vermont C.utral tod me some time since
tha: Dc found it impossible TO get the sleep
and re-- wa.eh his heal,h required And be
asks most pertincntly, " Donot the interests
of .he f-iiroat 10 les han the safety the
public, require such additions to the operat-
ing flile %, the road as will admit Of alter
nato periods OF labor and rest, and thus Sc
c0ra increased safety to the community.?"
We 80 not believe that the Managers Of
the " Central intend to overwork their
engineers OF conductors. Bat possibly here
is a pom. requiring attention. The lesson
of this sad calamity viii be lost if it does
not incglcate afsesh, on every railroad man
ager, the duty Of careful watch over al the
habits and occupations OF those TO whom
they commit the lives of hundreds and
thousands :-oi constant care that there
shall be no excuse for want Of perfect pos
session of every faculty Of mind and body.
And with all such care, it may still be i'm
possible to prevent cases Of " absence of
mind, in men to whom peril and respon-
sibihty have. through long years, become an
% old story"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1867-12-20

LEGISLATIVE CoRRUPTI0N IS NEW 1oRS.-
The report Of the Committee on Legislative
Corruption. appointed by the Constitution
al Convention Of the State of New York,
states. amoug other thing, that:
.. Edward R Phelps swore that 100000
worth of stock OF the Central Park hallway
Comuany was distributed among members
of the Legislature to secure their votes and
influence. William Richardson, President
of the New York Dry Dock Co., testified
that his Company expended 100000, in
1866, IN securing the votes Of the members.
Mr. Edward c. Worcester, treasurer Of
the New York Central Railroad Company,
testified that be paid S205 GOO during the
last session,oi the Legislature, and he sup
posed 1t was To influence votes He also tes-
titled that 500 900 were expended during
the session OF 1865 and 1866. Among other
parties sutI@ued was Ihutlow Weed, but
he failed to appear.
The Committee has accordingly reco-
mended an article, which provides; first, that
the acceptance Ola bribe by any official shall
be crime punishable BY imprisonment for
at least three years; second. that the person
Offering the bribe which may be thus accept
ed shall not be deemed guilty Of crime nor
subject to punishment at all ; but, third,
that if the bribe be rejected, the person offer
ing it shall be punished IN the same way
aud to che same extent as the Official who
accepts ono.
The trouble with the present law IN New
York Is that each party TO a bribe is equal
" punishable, and Of course neither will
testify against the other. 1t is extremely
difficult TO form law which shall complete
" meet the demands ofjustice, IN such cases
but this article seems well calculated to an
swer its purpose. That something mon
needs to he done TO prevent on evil so q
gantic as that indicated by the figures given
above, is'plain enough. And it If something
in which all the states are interested, for
one such sink Of corruption, in state occu
pylng the position of the empire State, has
tendency TO taint the whole country.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1867-12-20

TaE RUTLAND RoBBEET.-E P. Mussey,
the robber of the Rutland Postofice, was
brought to this city last evening and held
upon examination by U. S. Commissioner
Smalley, in So 900 bonds, for trial at next
term of the q. S. District Court. Hon.
Isaac McDaniels Of Rutland, furnished tho
hail.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1867-12-20

The war of the great Express Companies
Is over a new corporation Is to be formed
of the Adams, American, United States and
Merchants Union compar es. with capital
Of S35 900 900, of which the Adams gets
$40 900 900 and the M~rchants' Union
$4,000, 900 for ss 500 900 in.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1867-12-20
aseabt
Approved Nov. y, 1867.
An Act in relation to a change in venue in civil
actions

actions.
II is hereby eaaetef. &c.
SIC. /. Whenever it shall appear to any
Judge Of the supreme urt, holding the term
Of the county court in any county in this State
that there is good reason to believe that any
civil action pending IN such court cannot be
impartially tried in the county where the same
IS pending, it shall be the duty of such Judge,
on the petition Of either party 70 said suit, 10
order said cause to be removed for trial to the
county court in some other county iu this
State.
SIC. 2. The petition TO remove cause az
aforesaid shall be verified by affidavit and served
upon the adverse party in ike manner as writs
Of summons are required 10 be served and il
the adverse party resides without this State it
may be served upon the attorney Of record in
said cause.
SIC. 3. Whenever al order is made for the
removal Of civil cause from one county court
to another, as is provided in the frs, section Of
I this act, and such order IL fled with the clerk
Of the court in which said cause Is pending, il
shall be the duty Of such clerk forthwith to
transmit to the clerk of the court to which said
cause Is ordered to be removed all the original
papers in said cause. together with a certified
copy Of the docket entries therein, aud also a
certified copy Of said order Of removal and
thereupon it shall be the duty Of the clerk Of
ths court to which said cause is ordered 10 sbs