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The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-06-16
The Obnoxious Rules.

If anything is needed to convince
wool growers of the propriety of COM
menoing an open and determined fight
against the ridiculous and unjust rules
for buying wool, adopted by woolen
manufacturers and wool buyers, it is
found in the accunulating evidence OF
widespread combination to enforce
them. Here is what the wool buyers of
Michigan resolved, at a meeting held
at Detroit, June I'd:
|. A deduction of one-half on greasy
and gummy unwashed buck fleeces.
9. A deduction of one-third on heavy
washed buck tleeces. .
3. A deduction of One-third on all
other unwashed, or partially washed
leeces, and on cotted wool, and on un-
conditioned fleeces made unmerchanta-
BILE by stuffing with tags and dead wool,
or by an excessive use Of twine, and on
ieeces that have been divided for the
purpose of deceiving the buyer.
5. In purchasing wool thus prepared
for market, to pay price proportionate
to its relative worth as to texture,
strength and other desirable qualities.
1t is useless to suffer lenger in silence,
or to crawl at the feet of these men, and
supplcate for justice and fairness. AS
conductors of a paper in the interests of
the producers, there is no longer any
middle ground for us to take. The agri-
cultural paper that wavers in a manly,
out-spoken defence of plain and well
known rights of its patrons, is recreant
to its great duties, and unworthy of
support. 1t is time for the agricultural
press, individual wool growers, wool
growers neutrality-suspicious., state,
county and township-to combine
against this manifest wrong which has
already banefully affected the wool
growing interest, and threatens to do so
disastriously.
1t is gratifying to know that what has
already been done in opposition to the
obnoxious custom, has influenced one
of our largest wool houses to openly
avow determination to conduct its
business in just and equitable manner.
We refer to gentlemen Lewises d
Brooks, and trust their example will be
speedily followed by our wool houses,
both old and new.-Prairie Farmer.
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Virginia Bankrupt.

The Virginia Treasury has been 80
thoroughly drained of means TO pay the
late adjourned bogus Convention in
that State that it is found impossible to
meet the interest on the public debt, or,
in other words, the birthplace of Wash.
iugton is bankrupt. The subjoined
tells the tale:
FIRST NATIONAL BANK,
RICHMOND, Va, June 6, 1868.
YIN. F. Taylor, Esq, .iuditOr State Of Fir
'giRid:
DEAR SIR: In view of the frequent
inquiries at this bank as to whether
the interest on the State debt maturing
lst of July preximo will be paid, have
to request that you will inform me of
ficially whether the State is in funds to
meet the same. Parties are already
sending on coupons and orders for the
interest, and to save this expense it is
due to the public, think, that an of
fetal announcement should be made.
Very respectfully,
A. VANCE BROWN, President.
STATE OF VIRGINIA, AUDITORS OFHcE,
RICHMOND, June g, 1863.
4. Vance BrolCn, Esq, President ftrSt
National Bank, Richmond
DEAR SIR-In reply to your inquiry
whether the interest on the State debt
maturing on the 1st of July next will
be paid, | have to say that l see no
prospect whatever of having balance
in the treasury at that time-such as
would justify the attempt to pay.
There are reasons for this opinion which
it is not necessary in this communica-
tion to state. l will only add that /
feel the profoundest regret in making
this statement. am very respectfully,
WILLIAM +. TAYLOR,
Auditor of Public Accounts.
1t is suggested that this is a bad be-
ginning for recoustruetion-to break
the State even before the reconstructed
government goes into operation.
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Mr. pARKER moved an amendment

Mr.. PARKER moved an amendment
to section As, compelling registrars Il
register foreign born citizens withou,
the presentation of their naturalization
papers, providing said foreigners viii
take an oath that they have lest sato
papers, and otherwise show that they
have been legal voters.
Mr.. JACOB favored the amendment
with lengthy remarks, showing the In
Jury to the prosperity of this State by
such proscriptive legislation. -,
Mr.. PINNELL opposed the amend
ment, and hoped that no foreign born
citizens should be allowed to register
unless they show their naturalization
papers.
Mr. J. H. FERGUSON said all sorts
of fraud had been committed by the
Irish, numbers of them voting upon the
same set of papers, and thought every
foreigner should produce his own pa
pers before attempting to register.
Mr.. PARKER favored the amendment
with few brief, but able and telling
remarks, favoring the protection OF for
eigners.
The amendment was lest.
Mr.. STEWART offered q substitute
for section al, so as to increase the
amount of the fine to be imposed on the
registrar and Board of Registration,
for violation of the law, and to make
them liable to the parties injured in a
civil suit in damages.
Mr.. STEWARD favored his amend
ment with an illustration of the iniquit-
ous board of registration appointed for
the county of Calhoun. One of them
could not read, another could not hear
and the third would frequently fall in
to a deep and unavoidable sleep, and
with the above excuses would acqult
themselves of all their wicked and mis-
erable deeds of wrong. He thought
registrars should be held strictly to an
account for their stewardship, and, II
pcssible, prevent some of the innumer-
able frauds now being practlced by the
registrars of this State.
Mr. PARKER though if this Logisla-
ture intended to legislate to prevent
frauds these registrars should be held
responsible in the sum of at least $1,000
for a guaranty of their good behavior.
Mr.. PARKER wished to know why a
registrar should be fneablo SlOO for
registering o name which ought not to
registered, and only S25 for disfranchis-
ing a man, and otherwise depriving
him of one of the most sacred rights of
life-and whether political or not, he
would assert here once for all, that this
law was great wrong in itself, and
should be so amended as to guarantee
equal and exact justice.
Without any prospect of vote, upon
motion of Mr.. HUNTINGTON, the
House adjourned.
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Then md Now.

A Colonel NORRIS, who claims to be
an original GRANT man, produces an
answer to letter which he wrote in
January, 1864, to inspire him with Pres
idential aspirations. General GRANT,
in reply, said:
So long as l hold my present position
| do not believe that have the right
to criticise the policy or orders of those
above me. or to give utterance to views
of my own, except to the authorities at
Washington, through the General-in-
Chief of the Army. In this respect
know / have proven myself a "good
soldier"
Here is just what would be expected
from any soldier not wholly ignorant or
forgetful of propriety and duty. How
changed was GRANT, when, fully enlist
ed in the Radical service, he prostituted
his military position, disgraced himself,
and violated his duty and the laws by
striving to force q conviction from the
High Court of Impeachment, trying his
official superior. 1t is a pity that Colo
mel NORRIS had not then been on hand
to recall the politician General to his
better sentiments of 1864. How they
do contrast with the following from the
New York Tribune of April Sd, 1868:
We have assurances from Washing
ton that General Grant finds it not in
consistent with his duty as a, older to
announce it as his opinion that the on
ly hope for the peace of the country is
the success of the pending impeachment
trial. When the General of
our army entertains this conviction,
there is no room for doubt as to the du-
ty of the Senate.
This is enough to settle the question
of GRANTS fitness for the Presidency.
The plant tool of clique of prohgate
politicians using his influence as "the
General of our army" to sway in such
a case the judgment ofa civil court, is
spectacle which ne language can stig-
matize too harshly. The production of
the letter of 1864 deprives him of the
sole excuse, "that he did not know any
better"
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-06-16
Cu.;o,s Scene ON the Danube

A correspondent of the London Times
saws: On the evening of the 10Th, the
Danube presented very pretty sight.
1t was the day of the patren saint of
the millers, st. John, of Nepomuck. He
belongs to Bohemia, and was in his
time the confessor of a Queen, whose
name, with the best will to do so, | can
not recollect. Her husband-himself
not a saint-wanted to know what his
wife had said in confession, and, as her
confessor would not violate the s0cresy
of confessional, he was thrown from
the bridge at Prague into the river Mol
dau. Ever since. in all this part of the
world, you see his image surrounded
by a halo of stars on every bridge.
The millers have chosen him like
wise as their patron-that is, those
who work by water power. These
mills form one of the characteristic fea-
lures of Danube scenery. Near every
town or village on the banks, OF near
them, you see them anchored in rows
in the stream. In spite of the great ue-
yelopment steam flour mills have at
tanned and are attaining daily in Hun
gary. these water mills, cheaply work
ed, have kept their ground, and above
and below Buda-Pesth You see them as
of old. All these were on the evening
of the day before yesterday illuminated,
let off rockets, and had boats with mu-
sic about them; while from the shore
little mortars were fred off in celebra-
tion of the solemnity. Later in the
evening lights we're fioated down the
water, which had a pretty effect. It's,
above all, on the Buda side, where
most of these mills are, that the .tete is
celebrated. OF course, music, bands,
and wine form an essential part of it.
Further east, where probably the fame
of St. John, of Nepomuck, has not pen
etrated, it is on st. John the Baptist
day that the floating down of lights Is
customary. How he comes te 1t can
not say, but probably this saint, as
we'll as his namesake, has only given
his name to an cid custom which had
existed long before them.
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GRAFTON,
rhurSdnY, July I6, 1858,

y, nominate two Senatorial Electors
PRESIDENT and Vice President of the
roit.d States, and to select candidates
:, III the following State offices:
f,0rtrHOr;
luditOT;
.I,torRcy General;
>,rrrtdry Of STATE;
lrCGsHsrj
Tine ratio of representation will be:
Tan delegates in the Convention for
,,,b member of the House of Delegates
:, which the counties respectively are
entitled
This ratio gives to the counties res
.,,;yely the following representation :
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Liberty Township.
WEST LIBERTY, WEST VA,
lime 18th 1S6S


June 18th, 1868. :
At u meeting of the Democrats OF
Liberty township held to-day, John
Brady, Esq, was called to the Chair,
and J. c. Faris appointed Secretary
The object of the meeting was then ex-
planned by the Chair, to be to appoint
delegates to the State Convention, to
meet at Grafton on the 10th of July.
The following persons were elected
as delegates, viz: William Faris, Will
liam CASTOR and Thomas Pemberton.
On motion it was
Resolred, That the proceedings ofthis
meeting be published in the WHEELING
REGISTER.
JOHN BRADY, Esq, Chairman.
j. C.. FARIs, Secretary.
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Con, missioner,s Notice.

vs.. Circuit Court for
sherrarL Clemens, ct al Ohio county West
nIrpsUANT TO THE DECREE MADE
IN the above cause on the sd day Of Nay,
lsss viii On SATURDAY, THE lsth DAY
OF JULY, 1865, at my sfhoe in the cay Of
tfmo IN time ~ shall be found necessary, pro.
eeed IN ascertain and report the aInOunts and
nTiorities OF the liens upon the land mentioned
and dsscribed in the bill and exhibits filed in the
above entitled cause; and whether the deed 81
-. ~ Contract. mentioned and described in
saia hill. was 90 executed as 20 constitute q
valid lien upon szid land, and any other matter
I NAV deem pertinent, or that may be desired
by any party In interest.
HANNIBAL FORBES,
Commissioner Ohio County Circuit COart
Jane i3th, I66a tuniSoaSH
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-06-16

A certain firm advertise their busi-
ness as having the endorsement OF sew
eral eminent persons, and among 9th.
ers Andrew johnson, late President OF
the United States" The circular had
been printed Just in advance of the de-
cision of>the Senate on impeachment,
and inferred little too much.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-06-16

Rev. Lambert Young, a Catholic
priest of Frankfort, Kentucky, was yes,
terday committed to the county Jail al
Lou isville, by United. States Distric'
Judge Ballard, for refusing to testify a;
to matters imparted to him ut the con
fessional, concerning the mobbing and
hanging of O negro at Frankfort, Last
February, for ravishing and numbering
little girl.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-06-16

Several members of one of the most
respected families in Utica were lately
accidentally poisoned by eating balibut'
The symptoms of poison showed them
selves in q very short time after the'fish
had been eaten. Five of the family
were more or less affected, and one Of
them, young lady, has been seriously
i'll ever since.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-06-16

A Goldfish weighing forty pounds was
recently captured at Little Harbor, near
Portsmouth. When opened, thirty ale
wives, two smelts, and a blue back were
found in his stomach, none of them de-
composed. The Goldfish got into weir
was making sad havoc amongst the
small fishes, and fell victim to hi:
own gluttony, as the tide left him high
and dry,
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-06-16

Is Last Monday night week the wife of
the Rev. p. w. Ish, of Springfield, Ohio,
dreamed that her brother had been
kilIed itrla saw.mili at Northeast, Pa.
She related her dream in the msrning
and before night received telegram IN
forming her Of his death in the manner
described.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-06-16
FOR SALE.
500 Acres Coal and Agricul-
turaI Land, near wheeling.

rI,B1s LAND Is SITUATED ON THE
National Turnpike, two miles from Bridge
mort and its Southern border within three
miles NJ Bellair. In the comfy Of Belmoat and
State of Ohio FoE location, quality Of soil
coal timber, &c, is unsurpassed 1t affords
admirable sites for manufacturing, gardening,
STa1ing and all agricultural pnrsuits- The
near PROXIMITY to Railroads, the Ohio River
and ,be markets Of surrounding cities, renders
II the most desirable property now in the mar
ket. The land will be sold entire or In suo'
divisions. For terms apply 70
JOHN THOMPSON,
Eyesntors OF Joseph FOulke, deceased.
NoT-ypsyIrlE, Marshall county, Virginia,
June 10Th, 1865. Juni0-oaNH
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-, namOcratic Conservative
state Convention.

IN pursuance of a resolution passed
cha State Convention held in Wheel
On the Sth day of January last,
49,, will be a State Convention of the
"..,,cratic and Conservative voters of
W,,t Virginia, at
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National Insurance Company

National Insurance Company
WHEELING, wESTv
CAPITAL..----.-.... $1,000, 600.
ffice 26 Monroe street, next door TO First Ma
tional Bank.
OFFICERS
GEORGE K. WHEAT, President
JAMES MCCLUNEY, Vice President.
JOHN BISHOP Secretary.
c. II. COLLIER, Assistant Secretary aud Gen.
eral Business Agent.
DIRECTORS:
John 4. Wilson, George K. Wheat,
Jas. G. Orr, Saml Harper
John A. Armstrong, James McCluncy,
A. G. Quarter. Morgan L Ott
George Adams.
REFERENCES.
S. Brady, Cashier Merchants National Bank,
Wheeling; List, Morrison e. Co., Wholesale
Grocers Wheeling; Pryor, Handlan & Co,
Wholesale GrOeers, Wheeling; Michael Reilly,
Wholesale Grocer, Wheeling; Mcclellan &
Knox, Boot and Shoe House, Wheeling; McCabe,
Kraft g. Co., Druggists, Wheeling; Geo. w.
Franzheim e. Co., Wholesale Wines and Liquors,
Wheeling Winship, Woods Co, Queenswaree,
Wheeling; Lewis Baker. Pub REGISTER, Wheel.
ing; Il. C.McAfee, NOtisns, Wheeling Camp.
bell Frew & Co., Pubs IntelligenceT, Wheeling
OFT, Son e. Co., Hardware, Wheeling j. E..
Sands Cashier First National Bank, Fairmont;
r. p. Camden, Pres't Nat. Ex. Bank, Weston,
w. Va, Capt. John Mcclure, Jr., Wheeling
mays
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JAAEh PAUL
DANIEL LAAH.
Alfred Caldwell & Son,

SUCCESSORS TO ALFRED CALDWELL,
- TO Caldwell & Fosher. aud 10 Caldwell &
Boyd-runninc through a period Of - years
full
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-06-16
Sugar Cured Dried Beef

= TIRRCRS DAVIS Gin. CURING, JUS
y received and foT sale BY n RBILLH
naTu
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It's respectfully suggested that, as
far as may be practicable and conve-
nient, the Delegates be chosed by Town
ship or County ConV eutions, Oh
r,.rI-Dn IIrI Y ith 1863
The Cairo evening bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1868-1870, 1868-12-31
CARD OF THANKS.

The managers of the orphan asylum return
their heartfelt thanks to mr.. +. p. Burling-
ham, and to the teachers and pupils of the
public school, for their kindness and self
sacrifice in bestowing 50 much time and care
upon the benefit which they gave for the
asylum last evening. Their generosity is
doubly appreciated, knowing as we do that
they were already exhausted from previous
entertainments. The amount received, 500,
will greatly add to the comforts Of the or
phans, and their grateful hearts will unite
with ours in returning thanks.
To the members of the silver cornet band
and also TO Clark's string band, we are sir
cerely thankful for the sweet music furnish
ed upon that occasion.
Mrs WOOD RITrENHoUsE,
Corresponding Secretary
The Cairo evening bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1868-1870, 1868-12-31
THE ORPHAN AsyLUm,s BENEFIT.

The atheneum was well filled last night
notwithstanding the wretched state of the
weather. The receipts fell little, if any, be.
low two hundred dollars, netting probably
one hundred aud fifty dollars for the asylum.
OF the character of the performance many
of our citizens are apprized by actual obser-
walton, and many others through the faithful
reports given in the Bulletin of previous
performances from the programmes of which
the exhibition last night was made up. We
are not therefore called upon to refer to it
at length. 1t will, indeed be enough to say
that IT passed off in very smooth and salts
factory manner, being in some features i'm
proved by the increased confidence and ex-
periencc of the children.
The managers Of the Orphan Asylum, in
fact the general public, feel deeply grateful
to mr.. +. p Buplngham, his corps of assist
ants and the large number of little children
who persevered to the end SO faithfully and
with such manifest checrfulness. And the
little orphans, fed and clothed through their
efforts, their little hearts will warm with
gratitude their tongues may never give
voice.
The Cairo evening bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1868-1870, 1868-12-31

After cessation of twelve hours,

After cessation Of twelve hours, the rain
commenced falling at dark last evening, and
has continued with but slight intermission up
to the time of closing this report. The tenn
perature has risen several degrees, and the lee
has almost entirely disappeared from both
rivers As the rain seems to be general one,
ana has now continued for several days along
the whole length Of the Ohio, We may rcasona-
bly, look for considerable rise in that stream
The rains have not been so general over the
country which supplies the waters of. the Mis-
souri, and upper Mississippi, but small rise
will doubtless come out Of the latter,
Here the river has risen several inches since
yesterday.
The Mississippi was falling at st. Louis yes
terday but is probably stationary or rising
now. the channel depth to that city is sup
posed to be scant five feet.
The Ohio was falling slowly at Louisville
yesterday morning, with six feet four inches
water in the canal. There is always two feet
less water in the chute over the falls, and three
feet less over the rocks.
The river is stationary at Pittsburg with
but four sect seven. inches water in the channel
and the river almost clear of ice; Navigation
The Cairo evening bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1868-1870, 1868-12-31
cARR,rR.s NEW YEARS ADDRESS.

Master Michael Marnei has been faithf,t
carrier, Of tie 'BaiieiiH' since is recent birth,
and Of Tie 'Cairo Democrat for period Of
nearly hco years. Ills care and jidciity has
been constant ami uraryiag, rcgardiess Of tic
freeing colt ami cDtting ri,,ds Of wi,,tcr, or
the scorchiHg hcat Of SUD,V,er. For his ova
sake, and not on account Of the 'Baiiet'a, ,re
haze Yrocidcd linn tcih "CdyTicrs .iddrc,s'
'rih rhich he ~W scrre the patrons Of the
C1iro prc.s to-morrolr.
The Cairo evening bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1868-1870, 1868-12-31
A sKHLrTiy rotND-A MYSTERY.

a country friend, who lives about four
miles from Pulaski, informs Us By letter from.
that point, that while engaged in hunting II
horse, day before yesterday, he discovered
the skeleton of man, in the end OF IL much
dccaycd hollow log, lying about three quar-
tiers of n mile from Cache river. From ap-
pcaranccs the remains had been there several
gears, all the lguturcs Of the body, the cloth
ing and even the hair having moudered away.
He found three plain brass buttons among
the particles Of the decayed timber, BY which
fact lefty, he determined that the skeleton
was Tint Of II man. The skull, which he car
rcd home with him. wa, badl Y fractured, with
II perforation in the buck part of it, which he
believes was made by rifle rpistol ball.
DO those bones point to u foul murder, and
come to light at this late day a. Il key to the
discovery of the murderer? We recall the
mysterious disappearance of u stranger who
about ten years ago, visited that section of
country TO Wow and probably purchase,
land,. He had been seen last in the wood,
about four miles from the Mound junction.
After that all knowledge or trace of him was
lost. Diligcut inquire, were made by in
terc'tcd parties, but no clue to his fate could
Ice secured. Inquiry was finally abandoned,
his family and friends resting under the con-
vlction that he had been foully dealt with for
the few hundred dollars in money he had
about his person. Are these the bones of that
man They may be, but who can identity
them?
The Cairo evening bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1868-1870, 1868-12-31
A MERlTEn DISTINCTION.

l.. T. Butler, esq city attorney has been
admitted into the law firm of Allen a Webb.
The style will hereafter be, "Allen, Webb &
Butler We heartily congratulate mr. But
Ter on the score of this distinction. In doing
this We have in view his merits as LAWYER,
his diligent application as a student, the suav-
ity of his manners and the qualities Of his
heart rs gentleman, We denominate it II
distinction because ordinarily, the rise of
young lawyers however deserving is slow,
the uphuilding of Il practice and reputation
requiring, under the most favorable circum-
stances, at least half score years. Messrs.
Allen & Webb stand among the most talented
of the bar in Cairo, which is equivalent to the
assertion that they rank among tho best law
yers in the state. A partnership with such
gentlemen is distinction that any Young
lawyer should royet, as it can be considered
only in the light ola high recommendation of
capacity as an attorney, And SO We consider
it, congratulatng messrs. Allen & Webb, at
the same time, on the accession of a partner
possessing all the characteristics of first
class lawyer and an excellent gentleman.