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The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-05-06
Y...x in Years, su, oid in Cri..e.

A young man, seventeen years old,
has been arrested in Lexiugton, Miss,
charged with fee murders. The Lexing-
ton (Miss.) 4drertiser, speaking of his
arrest, says The premises Of his faith
er were surrounded and in short time
he was discovered emerging from an
open field endeavoriDg to reach the
woods some distance off. He was hotly
chased, and was captured after haying
been struck by pistol ball from one Of
the pursuing party, which made slight
flesh wound in his face and brought
him to the ground. He was carried to
Noxubee county, the scene of his last
crime. u,
1t seems that young Fitzgerald killed
negro in DeSoto county, in this State,
q white man in Tennessee, freedman
on his fathers premises since the sur
render, assassinated Mr.. John ". Shil-
cutt on the 26th of February last, at
the residence of Col. Richard Cooper in
this county, and his crimes eliminated
i'm the murder of Mr.. Num-, of Summer
vile, on the 18th and his capture on
the 18TH
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-05-06
WetxsI County Affairs.

The folks in Wetzel seem TO be- hay-
IN. refreshing time, politically and
Otherwise. A large number of the Dem
ucratic citizens of that staunch old conn
ty have been summoned by the Board
81 Registration to appear and show
cause why their naInes should not he
rrickcn from the list of voters. The
parties whose disfranchisement is
thus sought are many Of them
prominent and substantial citi-
leuS-mcn whose devotion TO the
Government cannot be questioned
bat who have committed the unpardon-
able sir of voting the Democratic ticket.
The object seems to be To 80 decimate
the voters of Wetzel as to enable the
Radicals To carry that county. To do
this, they must disfra.chise about four
hundred voters, but the vigor and zeal
with which the Registrars are opera
ling show that the magnitude of their
task is no discouragement. We very
much mistake the temper Of the peo-
pie upon whom this Wholesale
oa'Iagc is sought to he pcrpe-
iralrd. if they do not, in
'onie practical manner, assure the sub
ordlnairS Of Mr.. FOREMAN that these
vilaiuous schemes will not be tolerated.
While they have ever been disposed to
submit to all legal and just require
mentS, they cannot and they will not
gnie'iy endure an invasion of their
rights, so illegal in character and so
"dIons in purpose.
There are also some other evidences
that show how prodigious an effort Rad
realism is making to develop itself in
"etsrl county. REUBEN MARTIN, q
Radical, who represents that district
IN the West Virginia Senate, was in
dl"ied i'll the Circuit COart at New
Nartinsylle on Thursday last, for the
Characteristic Radical offense, theft.
The Grand Jury declare that he is guilty
q stealing hrirtesH geese. The offending
party has not been noted, heretofore,
Tor exploits of this character, but we
presume the society of FURGUsON,
fENSwoRTH and FOREMAN, with whom
he associated last winter, was too much
i0r hun. Their example seems to have
been contagious. We do not know
which one of these worthless he il labor
'nS I" initiate, hut from the foul char
'c'rr of his crime, We 'sappose he is
qualifying himself for the Office of Gov
prnur
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-05-06
, suh.,i,u,e for Nsxr. Lah.r.

The scarcity aud anreliableness of
n.gro labor in the South is the occasion
Of thoroughly digested effort to OBJ
tsjp large numbers of Coolies who, it is
,,..r,rd. can he hired for term Of TIVE
N more years at the rate of Sl2 per
month, with low priccd rations. A
rlapauy has been formed mt New Or
lran> for this purpose, and, as the South
I'm papers state, is meeting with consid-
.rsLlr encouragement. The Coolies, it
i asserted. are encountered by no wO-
men. children, non-productiyes, idlers
or invalidS; are easily controlled, quiet,
imCal and industrious, strong and ac-
i've. and, under the serere training of
their Cuban employers, have become
experienced in the use of agricultural
indictments, and in the cultivation of
nee. 81 gar aad corn. Ii is reasona-
bic infrre.ce that they will readily
learn 10 cultivate cotton. They are
no, rililrus. will not meddle with pO-
irical matters, and will be free from
the sancfui influence Of Congresses and
bTrauS.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-05-06
Tho Has n,ed Hsu,e a. za.esviIis.


On Monday last we gave an account
Of some strange and understandable
noises heard at the residence Of Rev.
W. G. Pratt, corner Of Eighth and South
streets. OF course o great deal Of curl
osity was excited in regard to the seem
ing mystery, and all the old ghost sto-
ries almost ever heard Of We're told and
re-told, with gusto that only showed
too plainly how much there is
superstitious in humanity in gen.
eral. A former resident Of the house
in question while sleeping in the
room Immediately back of the
parlor, first floor, one night, some year
ago or more, was awakened and exceed
ingly alarmed by sounds he heard which
seemed as though some person was
slowly descending the stairway leading
from the room he occupiedgto the front
room up stairs. He jumped out of bed,
and a moment thereafter the sounds
seemed to be all around his feet, in front,
behind, and at his side. He then OPEN
cd o window shutter on the south side
of the house, when the sound seemed to
be on the outsidevof the building, and
then finally ceased altogether. 4
younger brother, who occupied aroom
up stairs, became SO alarmed by hear
ing noises thatfe at length positively
refused to sleepin the room. = : = ,
In the present instance these sounds
have been made the subject of inquiry
by number of persons, to ascertain the
probable cause, and the Investigations
point unmistakably to one thing, and
one only. IWetmean the large 10-inch
water pipe, supplying main, leading
from the Power House to the reservoirs
on the hill, which passes within a few
feet of the house. The pnlsatiops in
this pipe, Mt every motion OF the pump
at the Power House, can be distinctly
heard in the hill. These pulsations be-
come stronger or weaker, as the amount
of air is decreased or increased in the air
chamber ieonnected with the pumps. We
heard the sounds about IL O'clock a. M.
yesterday, in Mr.. Pratts study, on the
second floor of the building, and subse-
quently heard the same sounds in the
water pipe in the street The same
pulsati0ns have been frequently heard
by number of persons residing along
COueh ouS0p' tuiohSh Nhbh eho hu"'o
passes, and at first these sonnds caused
considerable annoyance until the cause
was discovered. Where the residence
of the residence Of Mr.. Pratt stands, is
made ground, earth filed in to level the
lot, and therefore not SO solid as at
other places and better adapted to con-
veying sounds. r.. /
1t is due 10 Mr.. Pratt to state that Our
information of this matter was not at
first obtained from him, but subse-
quently Oh inquiring of him if the
sounds were heard, as stated, he in
formed rs they were. Hereafter, when
any of the residents along South street
are disturbed in their slumbers by
trembling sounds, by strong noises, they
can close their eyes with blissfnl con-
sciousness that they are the result of
the struggling engine forcing water in
to the reservoirs to supply the city
ZaResriIle Courier.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-05-06
From the Mack "a e heck Press.
City Jeuraali.n, frenS = Raral Ssaad.
-Rainl. g.. ..-

The Commercial represents q wide
class of our fellow citizens who do not
believe in reform Of any sort. They re-
gard human nature as fixed fact inca
pable Of other change than comes of
mental and physical improvement. Had
snch people possessed daily organ in
jerusalem when Christ taught the pre-
repts of Christianity, Aaron and Broth
er. Moses and Sons, and other business
men of that day, would have been high
ly entertained, by the wit and humor
which their daily journal would have
,hdulged in at the expense Of the un-
Known carpenter and raft Of fishermen
and laborers who proposed to improve
on the Law of the Prophets. What o
pressing il is that the discovery of print
ING was long subsequent 60 the Intro
.nction of Christianity. Had the ia
shers of the church been .isubject to
S.aed Maaed editorials and little squibs in adj
e'tlon to the stones, stakes and other
"ftares, human nature even in martyr
would have quailed. Wtft. ~
Think of a gifted Mack, in the days
., o,t the Apostles, doing up Peter or Tim
tasrated correspondent Sfshe to~ssre;s,.
.u .,oW the holy Apostles would have per-
.p'ied .p as they read tho Peintedsarcasms
E. E unmitigated abuse sf thsFdspper
aie aIo Hebrew. They voaA have cried
ibo oaa to fetch on the bears TO- relieve
,nr.r r.n from the inhamsn and aggrsvating
Fssq g& o a. 50 a : !
i1 1-sb ytgagosfzlsf f.sS Tf,g scsl I
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-05-06
TrnmpIing Meadow. in the Spring.

Do our friends know that letting their
cattle have the run of their meadows
and pastures early in the spring when
the ground is in that soft state which
the frost, just out, leaves it in-is very
hurtfuli 1t seems not, from the freedom
which it is permitted the cows to in
dulge. Each tread leaves u deep i'm
preston of the hoof. The soil below is
compact, and when dried becomes hard.
1t will grow little OF nothing, aud will
afford chance for the water TO stand in
a moist season. These many footprints,
II they are all put together, would cover
q large piece of land-worthless; not
only worthless for the season, but for
years. Even if plowed, the evil re-
mains, though not seen so readily. 1t is
one of the evils we are apt to disregard.
Because we do not note an absolute
failure, we pass il by, perhaps (Which is
generally the case) never thinking Of
the insidious evil. So of soil in the
summer after rain, but in less de.
gree. The ground is more susceptible
in the spring. Keep off theIcattle-do
not neglect it.-Colemqn's Ruro, Horid.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-05-06

London papers have somehow got
hold of Mr.. Morrissey's maiden speech,
as imagined by the authors of the
"wigwsm Junction" This they take
for q genuine oration, and base thereon
f.rebodings of the result of American
iziSS Parliament. Their summary OF
the Speech is very funny. Mr.. Morris-
sey has been making most extraordi-
nary display Of himself in the Ameri-
can Congress. As fast as any deputy
spoke the pugilist interrupted him with
some coarse professional slang. The
House got excited and angry whereupon
this worthy declared that he vouldu't be
handed over to any cuss in the House,
and appealed to the Speaker TO prevent
him ffon, being crowded TO the ropes
in that manner. He said he did not
care for any rules Of the House, but he
would send mp the Speaker the last
number of Bells Life, with the rules of
the p. r., which he hoped the Clerk
would read. as also the full score of the
milf between. the, Staieybridge Infant
and the Brummagem Chicken. ~ This
wasstos mueh OXEN for Congrcss, and
the drunken blackguard was carried of
by the sergeantss>A Aras.FHInH
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-05-06

The Sunday races ut the BOis de B0u-
logne have recommended, and the fol-
lowing are the regulations observed in
the Vie Parisienne. On leaving their
homes they bend over the neeks of their
fteeds, draw the reins up to their waist
coats with both hands and spur onward.
Coats are fearfully short; trousers liggt
drab, light violet OF light aguline. When
they meet lady in her barouche they
start up straight on their spurs and
wave their hats in a perpendicular line
over their middle partings; but should
they meet a gentleman friend they are
cOntsptsto knock the rims of their hats
with their short riding sticks. As they
ride before their respective clubs
they make their quadrupeds rear tremen-
dously, and keep it on till some one
excLaims, THAT young fellow will break
his neck one of these days. which pre-
diction satisfies their vanity. When
the races are over q phatOn is in readi-
ness at the end Of some open avenue,
INTO which the lions of la geune France
spring, taking the reins from the most
transparent of small boys, known as
"tigers." A triumphant whirl down
the Champs Elysees, between hedges of
spectators, who all admire the young
drivers feats, and wonder how those
slim tigers can hold on, so excites the
owner Of phaton and high stepping
gray that when they jump off their
seats they fancy they are Americans or
English, and pompously order the tiger
to "come back at seven" In excruciating
British vernacular.-Paris Letter.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-05-06
One Of ,he "LeyaIr Come 10 Grief

The Charlottesville, Ind, Rerie,r gives
the following account of II ''loyaP ras-
cal by the name oil James Warrington,
alias Rev. Jpmes Davidson Sykes, and
Rev. n. c. Meyers, who was recently ar
rested in Jay county for horse stealing:
His reverendship has fOurished in his
career of crime with an unparalleled
success, stealing horses in nearly every
locality in this and adjoining States.
During the war he was immensely "lOy-
al" and terrific were the phIllippics
he pronounced against Democrats.
AS matter of course he was the
beau ideal among the loyalists In
Richmond he melted, by his harangues,
mob of the saints to destroy the JEFF
fersoIian office and was instrumental in
having quite number of persons who
were known to be Democrats mobbed,
three of whom are now cripples for life
from injuries received at the hands of
their brutal and cowardly assailants.
In August, 1865, this "loyap patriot
made his advent into our city, when, to
use "loy ar expression, he concluded
to Ego for 4 copperhead" by stealing his
property, which he successfully perform
Abraham Huff, representing that he
would return next day and stating that
he was o member of the clerical profess
sion, exhibiting his license to preach,
and that lis business here was the ar
ranging fora "biG meeting of the Uni
ted Brethren" 3D..
Te betterimpress Mr.. Huff with his
sanctity he sternIy repfoved some little
boys, who were playing about the
stable, for their profanity. From the
hour that lie drove out of the stable with
the horse and buggy Mr.. Hua remained
in ignoran,e of his whereabouts until
last Saturday morning, when he learn
ed that the thief had been captured in
Jay county for stealing horses from a
livery stable in Huntington. Repair
ing Immediately to the latter place, he
had an interview with this Gagged
apostle of aoyalty," who sported an
elegant a'tirc, and wore an air of puri-
tanical dignity that Theodore Tilton
might have snvied. For n long time he
refused to fecognize Mr.. HUFF. denied
in the most solemn manner having
ever been ID Charlottesville, told in
pathetic and eloquent language of the
vast amount of good he had done the
wicked word by preaching the gospel,
of the great revivals that had sprung
up under his mipistrations, in which
hundreds of veather-beaten sinners had
found grace and repentance, and how
that during his life he had never smok
ed, chewed, drank, swore, danced or
whistled, buthad lived like true saint.
After listening to his sermonizing, how
ever, Mr.. H., by . resort to n little
strategy, succeeded in getting a recog.
uition and full confession. He told
where he had disposed Of the horse and
buggy, stating that he had used them
for eight months, when he sold them
for three hundred dollars. With this
gratifying intelligence Mr.. H. left for
Kentucky on last Thursday morning to
recover his property. ...s
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-05-06

A GENTLEMAN was describing TO
Douglass Jerrold the story of his court
ship and marriage, how his wife had
been brought mp in convent, and was
on the point of taking the veil, when
her presence burst upon his enraptured
sight, and she accepted him as her hus-
band. Jerrold listened to the end of
the story, and then quietly remarked
"She thought yOu better than RHn.'
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-05-06
at'hesling gegistsr.
The .mp-neLn.css I.ve.s,sasis.. {.


T. i understood that the House Ju-
,;ei,ry Committee will meet during the
resent week 10 resume the impeach-
ment invrstisa ion business. Several
s;uesses were summoned last week
md will be in Washington in time for
,t, committee. The evidence hereto
larr taken bas been pripted, and, should
onorum he present, will, in July, be
laid before the House with the report of
,be Committee, rs required blythe 'rsso-
h,ion of last session. 1t is expected
hat the investigation will be finished
d.ring the month of May.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-05-06

A list of the Irish kings, from 1900
b. C., TO the days when Henry ii. an
nexed that island, points out the Curl
ous historical and chronological fact
that ont Of some hundred and fifty
monarchs, about one hundred and
twenty of them were either slain by
their successors, or killed fighting.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-05-06

Yesterday the Hon. Fred. A. COnklin,
President of the Evening Telegraph
Association, received from the Grand
Sachem of Tammany the deed convey
ing to that association Tammany Hall.
The price paid for the ground was $780,
600. The Tammany Society bought it
in 1sl0for $4,000. Since the Telegraph
Association closed the purchase they
have been offered 5000 more for it than
they paid. The corner stone Of the
building will be removed and relaid
with appropriate ceremonies as the
corner -stone of the new building, which
the Tanmsny Society are to ,bnild In
Fourteenth street. In the articles of
agreement it is stipulated that no po-
litical meetings are to be held in the
hall for five years, and the Democratic
Republican Committee of this city are
to have room reserved for their use
for one year.-N. Y. World, Nay1st. a
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-05-06

A French chemist says. that thirty
pounds OF. fssb, thirfy-txoI psunIdS Of
blood, and sixtystwo pounds of bone,
contain . much niffSfen sS .oha thou.
sand podnds Of fAfui Al hhre; md hence
that the esfcase ofs dead 'h6rss b worth
moro than ton of the best farm-yard
manure for the purpose of,rgegstation.'
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-05-06

Coon HAMs.-After hams have been
smoked, take them down, and thorough
ly rub the flesh part with molasses, then
immediately apply ground or powdered
pepper, by sprinkling on as much as
will stick to the molasses. Hams treat
ed in this manner will keep perfectly
sweet for two or three years. This must
he done before the fly deposits its eggs,
for after that is done, nothing will stop
their ravages. The above has been
practiced in our section for twenty
years. No soaking is necessary One
pint of molasses and one and half or
two pounds of black pepper are suffi-
cient for any ordinary family. Try this
plan, if you want good sweet hams.
Stanford, Kentucky. G. HIN.
REMARKs.-That recipe is worth $40
to every farmer in this country.-Ed.
Raral Americaa.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-05-06

The investigation into the origin of
the Lindell House fire, made by the
Chief Engineer of the st. Louis Fie De-
partment. shows that the fire had been
raging for at least one hour before the
firemen were notified; that the large
cisterns of tilS hotel, constructed for
Just snch an emergency, were not used
at all; and that the time previous to
summoning the Fire Department was
consumed BY the employees of the house
ID imbecile attempts TO extinguish the
fire with buckets. When the .firemsn
arrived the heat iwas 30 great and the
smoke so thick that they could not re-
main in the house,' sud the hight Of the
building prevented the engines from
throwing water upon the roof. -,
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-05-06
INSURANCE.
National Insurance Company
WHEELING. WEST VA. FOL. .Ir

- -
National Insurance Company
WHEELING. WEST VA. . r
CAPITAL.-.....--. .0oO.
Office, ~ Monroe street mex, door la First Ma.
tional Bank.
OFFICERS.
GEORGE X. WHEAT, P,rijst
JAMES MCCLUNEY, yice PtesidcaL
JOHN BISHOP, socTstarV.
CHAS. WALLACE, State Agent. for West Va
and Maryland.
DIRECTORS:
John f. Wilson, George X. wheat, .
Jas. &. Orr Saml Harper,
John 4. Armstrong James Mct;lnney,
A. E. Quarter. Morgan l.. Wt
George Adams.
EFFERRNcEs
=. Brady Cashier Merchants National Bank,
wheeling; List, Morrison 4 Co, Wholesale
Grocers Wheeling; Pryor, llandian CO..
Wholesale Groccrs. Wheeling; Michael Reilly,
Wholesale Grocer, Wheeling; Mcclellan 4
Knox Boot and Shoe House, Wheeling McCabe.
Kraft & Co., Druggists, Wheeling: Geo. W.,
Franzhcim & Co. Wholesale Wiaes and Liquors,
wheeling, winship Woods & Co, Queenswarc
Wheeling: Lewis Baker, Pub. REGIsTER Wheel
ing; T. q Me- fee Notions Wheeling; Camp
bell, Frrw & Co., Pubs. Inteiiig. nceT, Wheeling;
OFT, Son s Co. Hardware, Wheeling; j. X.
Sands, Cashier First National Bank, fairmont;
K. T.. Camden Prest Nat. Ex. Bank, Weston,
W. Va; Capt. John Mcclure, Jr., Wheeling.
mays f'.H.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-05-06
RIVER NEWS.

The RIVER is falling,wi sixteen feet
of water in the channel, last evening.
The 81. james leaves for Cincinnati
to-day at IL o'clock.
The MaHie, from Pittsburg, passed
down yesterday, loaded down to the
guards.
The 81. James made big trip mp
bringing about one hundred and Fifty
tons for reshipment.
Business on the wharf is more active