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The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-04-15

On the first day of April, at evening,
the door bell of Cincinnati merchant
rang, and on the step was found bas.
ket with a beautiful little baby in it,
and note, signed Cora" addressed to
the man of the house, saying that she
was unable to support the child with.
out his aid, and as he was as nearly re-
lated to it as she was, the babe was sent
to him for good treatment and educa.
tion.
The appearance of the child, and the
explanatory note, produced domestic
scene more easily conceived than de.
scribed. The husband fell on his knees,
protesting by all the saints that the
child was not his; while bis wife as
earnestly protested her full belief that
it was his, and nobody's but his. In
the midst eff these mutual protestatiOns,
the husbands eye chanced to fall on the
empty cradle of his own babe in one
corner of the room, and the whole thing
flashed at once on him-he was sold
thoroughly sold; and declared at once
that be would father the child, and any
other that his wife might charge him
with.
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An Affecting Case.

The Newark (N. J.) Journal is re-
sponsible for the following story: A
Young gentleman who says he lives in
Culpepper county, Va, has recently
met with experience in New York which
gave him entirely new ideas in regard
to female character. He states that as
he was crossing Washington Park,
about ten o'clock one evening, he was
accoSted by the "lOveliest girl he ever
beheld," who told him that she had dy-
ing mother at home, and beg
ged him to hasten thither, and,
if possible, TO save her parent.
The young Culpepperian, overcome by
the appeal, drew the supplicaut's arm
within his, and set out for the "scene of
suffering" They had not gone far, how
ever, when ferocious looking man sud
denly sprang upon them and exclaimed;
"Ahi l have you now! Your pretty
miss, aren't youi And you, you young
rascal you're the little villain who has
poisoned my home aud broke2 my
wife's heart But Pll have vengeance
nowr' The girl sobbed, and begged
her father" not to kill her, and also to
spare Harry" whom she loved dearer
than her own life.
The young gentleman was perfectly
bewildered. He could only account for
the condition in which he found him.
self on the hypothesis that in some OBJ
livions moment, when in q state of in
toxication, he had won the affections of
the lovely girl by his side, and ruined
the peace of once happy family. He
was recalled from his speculsLiOns on
the subject by the CLEAN of pistol
barrel, the muzzle toward his brain.
The Outraged father" with fierce i'm
precautions, ordered him to prepare for
instant DEATH" The girl implored her
"inexhorable parent" TO relent, which
at last he agreed to do on con-
dition that the infatuated pair
should agree never to see
each other more. To this the young
Virginian readily and fervently assent
ed, whereat the devoted young lady
seemed much panied, but, after smbra-
cling him violently, she walked away
with a melancholy air. The "father"
watched her until she disappeared,
and then, with n warning voice, depart
ed. As soon as the young man recover
ed from his astoniShment, he felt for
his watch TO see the hour; but his watch
had unaccountably disappeared, and so
had his purse. Then the young gentle
man from Culpepper county understood
the whole matter.
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The Washington correspondent of the
Boston Advertiser says: "Mr Butler
calls for the witnesses, Mr.. Butler ex'
amines the witnesses, Mr.. Butler ex'
plains the purpose Of testimony, Mr.
Butler answers the objections of the
counsel on the ether side, Mr.. Butler
supplies the amusing retorts which en-
liven the occasion, Mr.. Butler bullies
the Chief Justice, Mr.. Butler announces
that the case is closed. The Presidents
counsel-whether Mr.. Eyarts, Mr.. Cur
tbs or Mr.. Stanbery is speaking-say
'we,' Mr.. Butler says - If Mr.. Butler
has not finished his oysters when the
fifteen minutes recess is over, the case
waits for him; if he is ready. the tris!
proceeds, whether half the Senators are
in their places or not"
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-04-15

The monster elephant Romeo" whose
lighting weight" has been discovered
to be nearly i've and quarter tons, de-
clared his independence and slew his
keeper, At his winter quarters in Hat
boro, Pennsylvania, last December.
Since then he has been wholly unman-
ageable. As the season of exhibition is
at hand, it was lately determined to
conquer him; and, accordingly, RomeO's
former keeper, Mr.. Craven, and the
Messrs. Forepaugh, with a small army
of assistants, visited the old rebels
quarters the other day, and gave him q
lively stirring up. After much difficult
ty he was brought down by power
tackle, but he maintained cOmbatiFe
temper for three days after his fall.
Wearied with the hopeless struggle
against human ingenuity and huge ca
bIes, he at length surrendered and is
now on exhibition.
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A Good Snake Story From India -
Attack Of a CorpOraI's Guard on

A Good Snake Story FROM Anoia
Attack Of a CorporaI's Guard on
Snake.
Before we left Dinigul, circumstance
occurred to an English officer command
ing a small out-station in the district
which may be considered not undeserV-
ing of record. He was early one morn
ing taking his customary ramble, Oe'
fore the sun had attained sutlelent
elevation ia the heavens to drink up
the freshness of the dew which glls-
tened around, when, upon passing a
small, ruined building, his attention
was suddenly arrested by the appear
ance of something with which his eye
did not seem at all familiar, moving IN
deep recess of the ruin. He ap-
preached it cautiously, fearing, as he
could not distinguish the object very
clearly, that it might be a tiger, OF
some other animal equally dangerous.
Upon close inspection he discovered
il to be an immense snake, filling with
its voluminous folds the whole recess.
Determined at once on its destruction,
but knowing that he could do nothing
single-handed against creature at
once so powerful and active, he made
the best of his way to the guard-house,
and ordered half dozen soldiers to the
spot, armed with muskets, and having
fixed bayonets. They were six deter
mined Englishmen. They made no OBJ
lection to encounter so unusual al enc
my; on the contrary, they were pleased
at the thought of the sport, aud being
formed in line advanced steadily to the
attack as soon as the word of command
was given, and simultaneously trans
fixed the monster with their bayOnets,
firmly pinning it against the wall.
Being so roughly disturbed from his
slumbers, the enormous creature un-
coiled itself in few seconds, and such
was it prodigious strength that with
one mighty sweep of its tail it dashed
six of its assailants to the earth. The
sixth, who was near its head, maintain
ed his position and kept his terrific adj
versary against the wall, adroitly avoid
ing the lashings of its pondersus tail
by STOPPING or lodging, as circumstances
required, until the animal, exhausted
by pain and eXertion, lay extended at
full length upon the earth almost mo-
tionless. By this time the five soldiers
who had been ruck down, having re-
covered their feet, wounded the van
quished snake with tke butt end of
their muskets, upon the extremity of
the tail, where the inosculation of the
vertebr;e is less firm, thus disabling 1t
so completely that it was soon dis
patched. 1t measured upwards OF fifty
feet in length, and was full three feetin
circumfere Oriental ARnUdt
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a CameI's Revenge.

A lad of about fourteen had conduct
ed q large camel, laden with wood, from
one village to anot her, at half an hours
distance or so. As the animal loitered
or turned out of the way, its conductor
struck it repeatedly and harder than it
seems to have thought he had right
to do. But not finding the occasion IA
vorable for taking immediate quits, 1t
"bode its time;;" nor was that time long
in coming. A few days later the same
lad had to reconduct the beast, but un-
laden, to his own village. When they
were about half way Oh the road, and
at some distance from any habitatiOn,
the camel suddenly stopped, looked de-
liberately around in every direction to
assure itself that no one was within
sight, and finding the road far aud near
clear of passers-by, made step for
ward, seized the unlucky boys head in
its monstrons mouth, and lifting him
up in the air, flung him down again or
the earth with the upper part of his
skull completely torn off and his brains
scattered on the ground. Having thus
satisfied his revenge, the brute quietly
resumed its pace towards the village as
though nothing were the matter, till
some men who had observed the whole,
though unfortunately at too great a
distance to be able to afford timely help,
came up and killed it.
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The Kokomo Indiana) Tribune gives
a full account of the duel which took
place there on the 4th instant. The
parties were Harry A. Linsday and
Charles Fl. Leach, about tweHty-one
wears old, and, as a matter of course,
had got themselves ints fighting humor
about a young lady. Linsday was the
challenger, and his invitation was
promptly accepted. At the word,
Leach,s pistol was discharged, but Lins-
davis finger slipped from the trigger,
and he, finding himself unhurt by his
antagonists FIRE, threw his pistol upon
the ground without firing. =
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-04-15

Ling Look, a Chinese sword swallow
er,was exhibiting recently in Marssilles
Having swallowed the sword as far
as the handle, Ling fastened to the guard
a rifle, pulled the trigger, and dis
charged the piece. Having failed to
seize the sword between his teeth, to
guard against the reeoil of the rifle,
the latter kicked and forced the sword
into the coat of his convenient stomach.
He fell down prey to dreadful internal
suffsrings, when some doctors who were
present rushed upon the stage and drew
the CelestiaPs sword from its lugubrions
sheath. Ling is getting better, and
will at present have no occasion to use
his csfin, which always accompanies
his baggage. ~
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-04-15

In Portland, Maine, on the Sth inst,
William Hatch, Jr.. called on DR.. Evans,
a dentist, to extract an aching tooth.
At his request the dentist administered
ehiorOform and removed the tooth.
The patient revived for a few moments
after the operation, but soon became
lnsensible again, and died in . short
time. He was suffering from consump-
non, which is supposed to have con-
ttiented to the fatal effect Of the chic
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at'heeliag geslster.
r.a.,.dny MSrainA April ).
ChuFCh and state.

CbuFCh ma btute.
Same OF our ministers have an uneon-
.,,rshle hankeriug after politics. They
lit th.ir duly TO mingle the political
l.meuts with the religious i'll their pull
,,it pttera noes, aud the proportion of the
GARNER is TOO often sadly in excess OF
,ns Ialter. Durlug the war, this ten
I..ncy of the ministry WAS manifest and
,n.rked They then had the whole land
-, r.beldom Us the objective point of
,,..;r at tack, aud they gave themselves
and hearers little respite from the rig
ors Of relisi military service. Their
zeal led them to widen the sphere of
,h,ir bellicoSe performances, aud from
,akiug part with the Government con-
,,,uiuc the war, they passed to Wig
orous participation in matters OF poll
,ic,. So it WAS, that in many churches
,rc drliverauceS were far more apprO-
rri,te 10 the stump OF TO the rccruitir G
ofice than to the pulpit.
The war ever, We fud the same class
If ministers still eyerstepping the iim-
IL, of their vocation proper, pushing
their discussions far into the political
realm, aud clearly aiming at u eonsum-
nation that would practically unite
Church aud State III the Government Of
,b,. country. We have received sundry
,amnbl.tS from so-cailed National
lssociatinu, whose object Is stated to
l.. 70 obtain "a recognition Of the SOW
ereignty OF God, in the Constitution"
The indeiiuiten' IS Of the purpose is, to
s,y the least, suspicious, and We doubt
moi that with success it would be so en-
l.rged as to include many things not
apuarrut from its statement.
The Constitution of the United
Sr,t,,,, which these reverend gentle
men would subject to religious revision,
has been demoHnced by one of them as
80 GodlrSs and ChristlesS instrument"
rb. Sny,r,;ppty of Gop being already
,.p.raIly implied in the Constitution,
in the oaths it prescribes and other
wi,,. We infer that these theological
oeutlrmen would so amend it as to
make it acknowledge the COP of some
particular creed, rather than the
Soysr.icu Of the Universe. In-
as.5 i i declared that mem-
hsrshi, in some Protestant Church
sbopId he reouisite to enable a
man In hold office. and that the recogui-
,;on of rhe Deity. at which these zen.
,,smen aim. should resder the non pro-
f...or ine,iuible 70 pjaces of public
trust.
II wouId then seem that tho appa.
rent object of the Association is the
mere mask of prescription. A religious
prof.,siou is 20 be made tie test of Off
ci.I merit and in recognizing Con,
,h.ss g.rtJ,m.r would still more prae-
,ic.l,y r.,,.,iz, themselves and those
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-04-15

Ia New York city, on last Thursday
night, an unfortunate woman while at
tending one of the Catholic churches
with an infant in her arms, was thrown
into Mysteries by discovering that her
child was q corpse. Going out into the
street, and being unable to control her
grief, she was arrested on the supposi-
tion that she was tipsy, and locked up.
Subsequently the truth of the case was
ascertained and reported to the Police
Captain who had caused the poor crea-
ture to be imprisoned; but that fun nc-
tionary, with rare cruelty, in spite o.
explanation, insisted upon keeping the
woman in a cell all night, where she
passed the weary hours in state of
frenzy, clingiug to the dead body OF
her child, awaiting the arrival OF the
coroner to hold an inquest.
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4 ssRTs OF THE COMPANY
state OF West virginia

AZ T1tles held in the CLeTEs Office oC The Circuit
Court cI Fetsel County for TIE Month Of FEB.
TTtdry 1865.
william f. Peterson rs. 4. P. Marsh. doing
business under the firm.nsme Of A. p.
Marsh & Co.
In assumpsit.
TINHE OBJECT OF THIS SUIT Is To RE
cover the sum Of S237 s3IO9 and costs, in
which suit an attachment has been issued and
returned served The defendant not having
entered his appearance, and il appearing from
affidavit fled that he Is not 4 resident Of this
STATE. it is ordered that the defendant appear
herewithin one Month after due publication Of
this order and do what may be necessary 70 pro
tect his interest In this suit. A copy, tsste:
FRIEED cox, Clerk.
GEoRGE z. BoTD. p. Q. aPl4-OaW-4w
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CONTINENTAL
INSURANCE
COMPANY,
or THE CITY or NEW YORK.

CASH CAPITAL..........s ZOO
TTNHIS COMPANY HAVING DEPOSITED
with the Treasurer Of the State u.s. 900, in
compliance with the Law, Is now prepared to take
all kinds Of
Merchandise, Manufacturing aud
Dwelling House Risks,
on the most favorable terms. r. Policies is
sued by W. 7. PETERSON, Agent,
NainSt., neIt door to Merchants Nat Bank.
(cOPY.)
STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA, I
TREAsUREE's OFFICE.
Received Of the Continental Insurance Com
pany Of the City OF New York, by w 7. Peter
son Agent at Wheeling, West Virginia TWEN'
TY.FIvR THOUSAND DCLLARs in Z. s. Govern
ment $40 Bonds, on deposit By said COntinen
tai Insurance Company, a. security 20 policy
holders Of said Company within this State, &C.
cordiDE TO the requirements Of chapter H. sec
ton 2d Acts Of 1851.
(Signedl J. II. BRlSIOR
augSG Treas. State.
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JOHN TEECE.

NTALsTER AND HOP DRAaER,
M Water Street, Centre Wheeling, West
Virginia Highest cash price paid for barley.
AugD ly
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Fish, oysters, Game, MeaI'
A ND ALI, KINDS OF GREEN AND FAM
"A fiy Groceries always fresh, and Of the
choicest quality, can be had by calling neKtdoOr
70 Bookings Drug Store
uovI4 JOHN g. HEFTLEY.
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II. w PHILLIPS

IRON AND BRASS FOUNDER,
J. STEAM ENGINE BUILDER, and General
Maohinist, North Wheeling, W. Va.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-07-09
LOUISIANA.

The observation-disclosures Of w. p. KELLOGG
and j. 9. Harris United States Senator's
General Buchanan and tho Protest Of the
Democratic Members. 9l'
NEW ORLEANS, July 8, 1858.
The Legislature to-day, after the transaction Of
some unimportant business went into joint session
and elected W. p Kellogg to the Senate for the long
term and John s. Harris for the short term. 5of
committee Of democratic members OF both
houses presented a communication to General Bu-
chanan recitng that the presiding officers of both
houses had proceeded in violation OF the State
stituton, instructions of the General Of the Army
and the general commanding the department in ex-
Guiding members entitled to seats. They appeal on
behalf Of the people Of Louisiana for redress and ask
the military commander, by virtue of hts authority
to place said excluded members in their seats
General Buchanan replies that while in his opinion
these proceedings are Illegal unjust, oppressive and
known TO be in opposition to the will OF the General
in-Chtef yet he deems the interests OF law and
order, and the people OF the State In this crisis will
not be best subserved by orcibe interference to
rect the abuses complained Of and says he will for
ward their communication with q copy Of his letter
to General Grant and to the chairman OF the Recon-
structi0n Committee.
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SPAIN.

Sudden Arrest Of General Oncers-Military
j.. Conspiracy ASainst the Threne.
LONDON, July 9. 1905.
Dispatches from Madrid received here and at Paris
last night indicate renewal Of serious political
trouble IN SPAIN General Dulce, formerly Captain
General Of Cuba and General Serran0, Duke de 10
Torre and Ave other generals had been placed
under arrest, and warrants had been sent out
Nor the arrest Of three other general ocers OF high
rank. 1t was supposed that dangerous and wide
tIpresd conspiracy had been discovered and these
ARRESTS were the result
To-day additional advioes have reached this city,
which represent that movement had been precon-
Derted among some Of the leading officers Of the
army which had for Its object the placing Of Don
Antonio. the Duke de Montpensier, at the head Of
Che government. The Duke, who Is brother.in-law
10 the Queen, has been requested to leave the
bounty.
Additional arrests continue to be made in all parts
of spain OF parties implicated in the intrigue which,
It Ia believed, has been enectually banned by the
prompt action Of the Queens government
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GEORGIA.

The Lesislaturc-Speech of the Negro Brad
ley-Tho Governors Message to Await Con.
sultation with General Meade.
a4il- ATLANTA July g. 1868.
Z In the State Senate to-day a memorial was pre-
sented concerning Mr.. VIM (democrat and others
holding seats alleged contrary to the spirit OF
the Omnibus bill. u gi8l8 bsbs5.g E.a9 uallfiW
Mr.. Gambler moved to strike out the words .'and
Others, (" which was objected to by republican mem
bers who said the laws must be enforced 3 slofe
Mr.. Gambler offered resolution against the eigi-
bility of radical members.
Mr.. Bradley (negro) said he was astonished that
any member should question the eligibility OF mem
beers on account Of color. He cared not, he said
whether 1t emanated from the brain of Joe Brown,
Je Davis the spiritual brain of God himself, and
quoted the second paragraph Of the Bill of Rights in
support OF his argument He was ready to purge
the Senate Of traitors and felons and reminded the
Senate that the first blow struck for freedom
was struck by negro. He closed by. saying
that unless his race were part and parcel OF the State
militia In less than ten years there would be another
rebellion exceeding in magnitude and more success
full than the last.
The Senate adjourned. ,,. ~ ~ ,,,~ ~
In the House the committee appointed to wait on
the Governor reported that he would communicate
with the two houses as soon as he had conference
with General Meade.
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CUBA.

Rartins Of the New Cable from its Ocean
Buey-<;reat Trouble Expected for its Re-
cevery-Cheiera Unabsted-SuGar Market.
HAVANA, July 8, 1888.
The new cable ha parted from the buoy to which
Il was anchored BY the Spanish steamer
Harva when the current was found to be
too strong for the power Of the cable YES
sels' engines. The Narva and the Gettysburg are
now graphing for its recovery, but fears are
entertained that the attempt will prove unsuccessful
The opinion is that the engineers will have TO start
again nom the other shore end and underrun care
fully the whole extent Of the cable that has been
paid out to get this end Of II. Additional wire IL
expected from England, when the whole will be
completed.
Cholera remains Vhabated in the Island OF Cuba.
The sugar market Is quiet on q basis OF IA 8
reals per arrobc for No. II, Dutch standard
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THE PACIFIC RAILROADS.

Ground Broken ON the Atlantic and Pacific
acknowledgements Ceromonies-The Work
70 be Vigorously Prosecuted. ie..iE
$50 ST. LOUIS, July 8, 1883.
Ground was broken on the Atlantic and Pacific
Railroad at Springfield, Mo-, on Saturday, the 4th
inst, with imposing ceremonies. 5000 srft
large number Of persons were present, many
coming from Kansas and Arkansas. s49
Miss Mary c. Fisk, daughter OF the Vice President
Of the company removed the first shovelful Of EARTH
after which speeches appropriate to the occasion
were made by Governor Fletcher, Andrew Pierce
IT, Of Boston; Hon. John 8. Phelps, Henry T. Blow,
General Fisk, Colonel Baker and others. large
force has been placed at work on the Atlantic and
Pacific road west OF Springfield also on the South
Pacific road west Of Little Piney. The enterprise
will De pushed rapidly forward, with the view OF
connecting st. Louis and San Francisco by the thirty
nfth parallel route to Albuquerque beyond.
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CONNECTICUT.

Cewnencement Exercises Of Trinity College.
90 HARTFORD, July 9, 1893.
The Trustees AMI the House OF Convocatiou Of
Trinity College held their annual meeting to-day.
This evening the address before the latter body was
delivered by tho Rev. walter Mitcher, OF Phiiadel-
phia, on "The Debt Of American Scholarship to
American Life" ,.r vr
The commencement exercises were opened last
evening with q Grafton before the Phi beta Kappa
Society, by Rev. william Rudder D. D., OF Philadel-
phia on 1.-THE Mutual Relation of Natural Science to
Theology"
Commencement day will be on Thureday next
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VENE ZUElA.

The Election In Guayana-Coro Still Invest
eA-Attempt to Compromise the Coro Treu-
baes.
HAVANA, July 8, $685.
Commissioners had arrived from Guayana ct
Barcelona for the purpose Of having conference
with General Mopsgas the effect Of the treaty re-
Gently concluded with the national forces. The revo
iutionists were still investing Coro, and expected
soon to take the city. General Mendoza had been
blesthere.