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"Jcs' so."--"Exactly !"--Solon Shingle said,
they we're there 'every tmo." 1.-The felt "uwlcv =,
in the morning. he took Plantation Biltcrs; il he
felt wear at night, lie took Plantation 3ttcr4 If
he lackcl appetite was weak, langud or mentally
oppressed, he took Plantation Ritters and they
neyer failed to set him his pins square aud firm.
Few persons want any better an thorily; but rs
some may, just read the following:
" owe much to you, for
verify believe tho Plantation }itorS have avc my
life. Rev. ". II. WAGNER, Mairil. y. T."
- have been great suffer
.r from Drspcp'ia, and had to abandon preaching;
me. Rev. G. A. MILLWOOp, New York City.
-" | had lost all appetite
was so weak and cncrvated could hardly walk.
and had perfect dread Of suciety. =
The Plantation Hitters have set inc all right
JAMES HEINiSWAf,. St. Louis, Mo"
T. The Plantation Ritters
have cured mo of dersngcmcnt ot' the Kidneys
and Urinary Organs, that distressed Inc for ycars.
They act like charm.
e. G.. MOORE. 2il Brosiwav, New York"
Mrs 0. VI. DEVOE. manager Of the Union
Home School for Soldiers Children, saws she has
given it to the weak and invalid ch,l,llen under
her charge. with the most happy and gratifying
results We have received over hundred realms
cf such certiiicaes but no advertisement is 50 eli
iective as what people themselves say Of Il good
article. Our fortune and our reputation is at stake
The original quality and high character of these
goods will be sustained under every and all cir
cumStances. They have already obtained sale
in every town, village, parish and hamlet among
civilized nations. Blss imitstOrs try to come as
near our name and style a. they can, and because
good article cannot he sold as low as a poor one
they find some support from parties who do not
ca what they sell. BE on yodr guard. See our
private stamp over the cork.
r. II. DRAKE { CO., New York City.
SARATOGA Srniso WATER, sold by all Druggists
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Cretan War The Convent
Tragedy.

Many were disposed to doubt the truth
that some five hundred and twenty persons
men, women and chldrcn-at the
Convent Of Arcadia, in Gambia, rather
than surrender to the Turks, blew up the
building which WAS likely to fall into the
hands Of their enemies, and sacrificed
their lives and those Of some 1000 OF
their besiegers; but there is no longer
any reason to dsbelieve the story. The
Convent was very ancient one, and had
been famous for its hospitaites for many
generations. SO noted WAS it in this
respect that It stood unmulested through
many wars-lagan invaders even res
pecting it and its reputation. On the
18th of last November 1t was invaded by
an army Of 10000 Turks, commanded
by Mustapha Pasha. The inmates at
the time numbered about $40 men, women
and children. About Isl were men ca.
pablo OF bearing arms, viz: SO Monks,
3 Greek volunteers, and l3l Cretans
No assault was made for some days. A
letter from Athens in the New York
Herald gives the particulars Of the tragedy
which ultimately occurred:
"Upon the morning Of the Goth, the
Pasha summoned tie Cretans to surren-
der, and upon their refusal Immediately
began the bombardmcnt. In the
afternoon Turkish messengers reached
Bethymnos requiring fresh artillery, men
and munitions and all that still remained
in the town were at once sent on, SO that
on the 2lst twenty-six heavy guns and
two mortars were playing on the convent.
The seigc continued uninterruptedly two
days and nights, when, breach being
effected, the Turks entered the convent
court and the Greeks continued firing
upon them from the cells. But this in
cessant fire terminated by putting mosi of
the firearms of the Christians out of order 4;
many of their number had also been killed
and wounded
ho remainder-men women and chill
dren-then assembled in hall, under the
leadership of Father Gabriel, the Super
ior Of the convent and determined to blow
up the building. The powder was de-
posted in tho cellar. A young monk 20
years of age, Emanuel T. Coulus, applied
the match, and the bulk of the convent
was Immediately blown into the air
Thirty-nine men and sixty women and
children, most of them wounded, who
were in the wing that remained intact,
survived the catastrophe. The greater
part Of these arc reported to have been
massacred. The Turks applied lighted
torches to the faces of the wounded stretch
ed upon the ground, to see which of them
still lived, and then despatched them.
The large and beautiful church of the
convent WAS not shattered by the explo.
sion. The Turks rushed into it To pill
lage the wealth accumulated for ages, and
ailerward set FIRE to the building.
The Turkish wounded began to arrive
ar Belhymnos and the adjacent towns on
the 22I. The hospitals being insufficient
to accommodate the number, private houses
were transformed into infirmaries. The
number of two thousand Turks killed by
the explosion, stated previously, is below
the truth. The bodies of insurgents il
the other parts Of the department hasten
! ed TO the aid Of the bcsieged as soon q.
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they heard Of the attack but Mustapha
Pasha detached troops to meet them and
hold them in check"
The Turkish official account Of the
above affair is as follows:
"Before investing the palace the I'm.
perial Commissioner offered an amnesty
to those within the walls on their making
their submission and laying down their
arms but conti1ing in the strength of
the walls, the number of the garrison,
and the ample supply of provisions and
ammunition, these offers were rejected.
The assault Of the monastery was inpeded
by tower constructed to defend the ap
proach of the great building and from
this tower and the loopholts in the walls
heavy fire was kept up on the imperial
troops. The tower was reduced to ruins,
a breach was opened in the wall of the
monastery, and the storming party sprang
forward to force an entrance into the
principal court As the men moIntcd
the breach, the garrison set fire 10 their
mines. The head of the attacking col.
u'iiii " ~ sildhcn anu lell UHCh lOT LnO-
ment; but as soon as the falling stones
and smoke cleared away, the troops were
rallied by their officers and rushed for.
ward to complete the conquest of the
place. In "a short time n severe struggle
rendered them masters Of the whole buill-
ing. One Of the mines fortunately burst
inward and inflicted severe loss ON the
rebels themselves. The attack lasted all
day. From 800 to eco rebels fell and
the members Of the insurgent Assembly #
the province, as well as the Abbot Of the
monastry, were among the killed. Forty.
two insurgents were taken prisoners, and
ninety women and children were found in
the magazines of the building
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POETRY.
GOVERNMENTAL Sa,irc.
pr OLIVER wESDLLL HOLMES


pI OLIVER wESDLLL HOLMES
Man wants but little he.e below.-C Hstr.
Little ask; my wants are few;
only wish hut Of stone,
A very plain brown stone will do.)
That may call my own;
And close at hand is such one,
In yonder street that fronts the sun.
Plain food is quite enough for me;
Three courses are rs good as ten
lfntture can subsist on three,
Thank Heaven for three Amen!
always thought cold vituals Lice.
My choice would be vanilla ice.
care not much for gold or land;
Give me mortgage here and there;
somc good bank stock some note Of hand,
Or tritlng railroad STARE;
only ask that fortune send
A little more than | shall spend.
Honors are silly toys, know,
And titles are but empty names:
wou', perhaps, be P, po,
But only near 81 Jalnes;
m very sure | should not care
To Gil our Gubernators chair.
Jewels are baubles; It's sin
10 care for such unfruitful things;
One good sized diamond in pin;
some, not 50 large, in ringt;
ruby, and pearl or 80,
VIII do for me: laugh at show.
My damo should dress in cheap attire;
(Good. heavy ks are never dear;)
own perhaps might desire
Some shawls of true Cashmere
some marrowy grapes Of China silk.
Like wrlnklod skins on scaldel milk.
l would not have tho horse drive
% fast that folks must stop and stare;
An easy gait-two frty-fve-
SUITS me; do not care;
ferhaps for just single squirt,
oome seconds less would do DO hurt.
or pictures. should ike to own
litians and haphaels three or four,
love so much their style and tone
One | u ner aud ne more
\ landscspe-foregrouni golden dirt
he sunshine painted with squlrt,)
o'0no put c"-Sone MY score
For dai y use, aud bound for wear:
Tho rest upon an upper floor;
some little luxury there
Or red morocco gided gleanl,
And re!lum rich MS country cream.
Du.t, csmeos, gems-such things as these,
Which others often show for pride,
value for their power to please,
And selfish urls derilc:
One St'udvarus. | confess,
T. II ,erschaums would tain POSSESS.
Wea'th's waste .r cks will not learn.
y ape the g'itterng upstart fool;
Sha not carved Ia les e We my turn,
But all must be o buhl
Give grssping pomp its double share.
ask but one rccumbent chair
Thus humbly let nc live and de,
Nor long for Midas golden tou5i;
II Heaven more generous gif,s deny,
shall not mig then: much.
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HEIMSTREETS irimitable Hair
TX Coloring is not a dye. All instantaneous
dyes are composed of lunar csustics, and more or
less destroys tho vitality and beauty Of the hair.
This is the original Hair ColUring, aud has been
growing in favor over twenty years. II restores
gray hair to lite original color by gradual absorp-
ton. In u most remarkable manner. II Is also
beautiful hair dressing. Sold in two sizes-50 and
si-by all dealers. C. HEIMSTREE'T, Chemist.
SARATooA SPRIS0 WATER sold by all Druggists
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4 qua DE MAGNOLIA.

a toilet delight Superior to any Cologne, used
to lathe the face and person, to render the skin
soft and fresh, to alay inflammation, to perfume
clothing, for headache, sc. 1t is manufactured
from the rich Southern Magnolia and is obtaining
patronage quite unprecedented. 1t is a fnvoritc
with actresses and opera singers 1t is sold by all
dealers at Sl.00 in large bottles, and " DEMAs
BArNi's & Co., New York, Whoesal, Agents.
SARATOGA SrRrSG WATER. sold by all Druggists.
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When may loaf of bread be said to be
Inhabited When it has little Indian
in it.
Why is Rockingham Palace the cheap
est ever erected Because il was built
for one sovereign and finished for anoher.
What is it that by losing IN eye has
noth'Gs left bot uUs,s, \ nV.>,.
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DING BONE AND SPAWN on
~ Horses radically and permanently Cured.
by RooF's RING. BoXE CURE, for particulars in.
qulrs Of the agents.
w az r. RUSSELL.
Hi dler'rI. ssT Q, tS65 81 Gan
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WHO would not be beautiful! Who

WHO would not be beautiful Who
w would not add to their beauty! What
gives that marble purity and distingue appearance
We observe upon the stage, aud in the CITY BELIEF
It is no longer a secret. They Use llagan's Mag
nolia Balm Its continued Use removes tan,
ireckles pimples and roughness from the face and
hands, and leaves the complexion smooth. trans
parent, blooming and ravshing. Unlike many
cosmetics. it contains material injurious 10 the
skin. ANY Druggist will order it for you, il not
on hand, at so cents per bottle.
W. +. HAGAN, Troy, n. y, Chemist.
DEMAS BARNES & CO.. Wholesale Agents, MY
SARATOGA SrnIso wArnil sold by all Druggists.
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tt Keeps INC head cOOI and cIean.
II makes the hair rich, soft and glo.sv.
Ii tprevent' hair turning gray and falling on.
It restores hair upon prematuroly bald heads
This is just what Lyons KathairWn will do. 1t
Is prettyt is cheap--lurable. Ii is literally sold
by the carload and vet its almost incredible de-
mand Is daily increasing, until there is halily a
country store that does not keep it, or family
that does not use it.
F.. THOMAS LYON, Chemist, y. Y.
SARATOGA SryrSG WATER sold by all Druggists.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-03-12
"a Mean Sinte.o

Such is the epithet applied to Ohio
by the Commonwealth, because OF the re-
fusal of it's Legislature to strike the
word "white" from its Constitution.
The, leading men of 0hip are also term
ed by the named paper "a set of small,
selfish managers" The Advertiser likens
Ohio to a finger-pOst, which, while
pointing out the road to Others, RENAME
stationary itself.
0While the District of Columbia and
the Southern States have negro suffrage
compulsorily thrust upon them by Con-
gress, the Northern States, where the
negro element is 80 small as to be of
very little account, are left free, of
course, to allow the blacks to vote or
not, as they see fit. When the excite
ment of the hour is over, the real senti-
ment of the country will crop out in
relation to adopting Africans and
Asiatics into political fellowship by q
community of Europeon origin. The
prejudices of race may be wrong, but
they exist nevertheless, and among
the most enlightened and progress
sive races they are most marked. = The
superiority and progress of such races is
mainly due to this fact. Nature is al
ways ready to dispense with barbara
ans, and let them die out altogether, as
soon as she can supply their places with
civilized men. lDarwin's work on the
Origin of Species contains large modi-
cum of truth as well as error. "The
struggle for existence" aud "the princi-
ple OF selection" does crowd the inferior
prov isional races to the wall, whenever
they attempt to compete with the supe-
riof, because progress requires that Ma
ture should give preference to the
\ best.-ROst0H Post. ,slL E-r. faDhlc a.,
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Mr., BKooKs. of New York, i'll discus
sing the subject of impeachment, said {:
"If there be no respect whatever in this
Uouse for constitutional principles, let
me beg of gentlemen, as one ofthe repre-
sentatiyes of great commercial people,
,o bear in mind what are the financial
consequences of this prolonged agita-
finn. Even the first movement of the
Gentleman from Ohio, (Mr. Ashley
has already lost the merchants, capl-
tali,ts. bankers and manufacturers full
one hundred millions of dollars. He
has inflicted immense losses on those
who hold stocks, bonds, and other obli-
cations, Federal, State and Corporate,
and now ho proposes to keep up the az
i,ation much longer, and to eruclfy
these great interests more and more. Ii
IN. bears of Wall street, who have prof
tied by the public calamities to the
amount of millions of dollars, and who
have ridden roughshod over the railroad
stocks and bonds of the State of Illinois,
Iowa, and other Northwestern States,
and given him million of their profits
they would not have more than compen-
sated for the large amount of money
they were ennabled to put in their
pockets, and now, as if all these calam-
tiles were not enough, it is proposed to
continue this fearful, alarming agita-
ton" .r
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From Preston County.

Editor of the Register:
Being q reader of your paper, and
noticing in every number numerous
"Letters from the People," have been
induced to let the many readers of the
REGISTER know the true feelings Of the
majority of the citizens in this part of
our new State.
Although 1 am happy to say that they
are still standing firm to Democratic
principles long since adopted, I am very
sorry to be compelled to say that they
are "not working"-not working as
earnestly and increasingly as they
should. If you speak to them on the
present state of affairs you will find
them all right, yet they are doing no.
thing. Never has there been a more
earnest need for our people to labor to
rescue our Government from the hands
of tyrannical oppression. There was
not q greater call for their help in the
days Of 1776 or 1861 than there is at the
present time. A great many of our peo-
pie have given up altogether; they say
it is of no use for them to make Efforts
to recover the reins OF our Government
from those who control it. They say
their efforts will in the end prove un-
successful. Surely there is no reason
for snch dependency. .3gsEE
If they will make themselves familiar
with history, they will see the folly OF
il. Although our prospects look, at
times, dark and gloomy / cannot but
think we are steadily nearing a bright
and happy issue. During the campaign
of last Fall, two-thirds of the voters
with whom ! conversed, would reply,
in regard to the election, that they did
not intend to go to the polls ut all, as
they would only be disgusted by the
way in which such elections were held.
l will agree that it was really disgust
inc to honest men to observe how the
elections were carried on at some voting
places; vet we should only work the
bardcr-grow more earnest in our efforts
to wrest the power from those
who thus abuse 1t. NO man
with true Democratic principles
can give himself up to be ground
down under the ''iron heel" OF oppres-
sion, as we have been, and are at the
present time, without an effort, at least,
to protect himself.
Until our people put aside that timid
ness, and come out openly and boldly
we can accomplish but little good. Any
person not acquainted with the trus
feelings of the majority of our people
entitled to the right of suffrage, would
from the returns of our elections last
l fall, at once conclude that West Vir
ginia is Radical State, when this i
not really the case. It is because ",
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seem afraid to openly avow our senti

seem afraid to openly avow our senti'
ments.
And until we arouse from the lethar-
gy into which we have fallen, and awake
up to 0 sense of our duty, we may cx.
pect to wear the already CALLING "yoke...
Now, brother readers of the REGISTER,
let us go to work. We have RESPONSE
bility resting upon us, fearful respon-
sibility, Our country is calling for our
help, do not let it call in vain.
When we get number of the REGIS
TER do not do as / am afraid great
many does, read it (but carelessly at
that) and throw it by. But no, if it has
anything that is likely to benefit your
neighbor, (and / have never seen copy
yet but had something in it that
would, providing it was made use of),
carry or send it to him, use your intiu-
ence with him, and get him to subscribe
for it, get him to take an interest in 1t
and his country. When we all do that
We can look forward to speedy ter
mination of the cruel, tyrannical and op-
pressive reign of Radicalism. But If we
still lay idle We may expect to remain
as We are. God forbid that such should
be the case, is the earnest prayer of.
u
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RIVER NEWS.

THE steamer Ingomar will hereafter
run as a regular packet between
Pittsburgh and Matamoras.
There are rumOrs ofa contemplated
race between the Bostona and Fleet
wood, to take place some time in May,
for $4,000 o side. The boats are to
run from Cincinnati to Portsmouth,
without stopping.
The steamer Liberty No. 9 was caught
in o snow twenty-five miles above
Memphis, and while running close to
shore, "sheered" from the pilot upon .
bar. Just as he succeeded in backing
her off, she struck riven stump, knock
ing hole in her hull, which caused her
to sink in about seven feet Of water in
less than FIVE minutes. The damage
done her is fully covered by insurance.
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thousand six hundred and ninety-five
emigrants who landed at New York in
February were Germans. Last year he
number of Germans arriving during the
same period was two thousand eight
hundred and twenty-ninei while in the
corresponding period Of the year pre-
vious it was only FIVE hundred and
forty The whole number of
German emigrants who have Handed at
New York since January 1st is six thou
sand seven hundred and nineteen.
The Governor of Illinois has, signed
the bill making eight hours legal days
work in the State, in absence of con-
tracts to the contrary. 1t goes into ef-
feet Immediately.
The appropriations made at the last
session Of Congress foot up Sl44, 5000
This does not include sums given by
general bills in which specific apprOpri-
ations are not named.
The Sandusky Register says: "A friend
of ours, who met Mr.. Parton while he
was doing Cincinnati, learned from
his conversation that he had very high
opinion of Chicago enterprise and rapid
growth, that he was astonished at the
substantial manner in which Cincinnati
is built up, and at the abounding evil
dence of solid wealth he saw in Ohio's
metropolis; but he reserved his highest
praise and greatest expectations for
that future metropolis of the Mississippi
Valley and New York Of the West, st.
Louis. Mr.. Parton thinks that the loca-
ton of st. Louis can not fail to make it
eclipse all Western rivals and become
the wonder of the occident. He is in
clined to think that CINCINNATI has
about got her growth, although she will
always be wealthy and reasonably pros
perous."
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Nor so FOREIGN, AFTER ALL I'm yes
terday's foreign news the following par
agraph appeared under the head Of
"Russia and Poland :"
"The Breslau Gasette publishes a tel
egram from Warsaw, stating that the
Russian Government had resolved up
OH suppressing the Goyernorship Of
Poland from the first of April, and to
place that country under n Governor
General as military district of War
saw
If the word washington" was sub
stlted for "Russia" and the word
"South" for poland" the above para
graph might pass for an item of edo
mcstic intelligence"
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"Jes' 80 r'-"Exaetly t'-Solon Shingle aaid
they were therp every time" II he felt 'owley"
in the morning. he took Plantation Bitteu;
he felt weary at night he took Plantation Bittss;
If he lacked appetite, was weak. lAngnid OF men.
tally Oppressed, he took Plantation Bitter; and
they never failed TO set him ON his pins square
and firm.
Few persons want any better authority; but
as some may just rrad the fcllowing'
90. owe much 10 you, for l
verify believe the Plantation Rttes have saved
my life. REV. W. II. WAGNER
Madrid, n. Y"
e. Ihavr been = great sui.
preaching. The Plantation
Bitters have cured me.
REV. c. A. WILDWOOD,
New York city"
had lost sll appc
tite-was 80 weak and eneryated could hardly
walk, and had perfect dread Of society.
The Plantation Btt.u have set me all right.
JAMES HEMINwAS,
81 Louis, No"
The Plantation Bitters
have cured me Of arrangement of the Kidneys
and Urinary Organs that Distressed me for years.
They acted Hike q charm. Z. q: AOOkE,
aa broadway, New York"
Mr. O. NJ. DEvoE, manager Of tho Union
Home School for Soldirrs' Children, nays shs
has given IL 90 the weak and invalid children
under her charge, with the most happy and
gratifying results." We have received over
hundred rams .of such certificates, bat no ad
yertisement Ia ~ effective as what people thcm
selves say Of . good article. Our fortune and
our reputation Is at stake. The original quality
and high character OF th.se goods will b- sus'
tanned under every and all circumstances. They
have already obtained u sale In every town, VII.
lage parish and hamlet among civilized nations
Base imitators try % come ~ near our name and
style ~ they can, and because . good article can
not be sold a. low poor Que, they ind som.
support from parties who do not carr what they
sen Re on your guard. 500 our private stamp
over the cork T. IT, DRAKE 4 CO,
New York City.
sarasexa spri.E Water. sold by all
Druggists.