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The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-01-28
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

The House held but short session
this morning. A large number of reso'
lutions of inquiry were referred to the
appropriate committees. The following
are the most important:
By Mr.. TOMLINSON, inquiring into
the expediency of reducing the commits
sion of sheriffs and other collection Off
GERS to three per cent. for collecting and
disbursing State, county and tow nship
funds.
BY Mr.. CHASE, relating TO the repeal
of the Attorneys Test Oath Law.
By Mr.. BOUGHNER, graduating the
tax on licenses to sell liquor according
to the scale adopted by the act of Con-
gress on the same subject. Mr.. b. ex-
planned that he does not believe it pro-
per that large saloon in the city of
Wheeling should get off with as light a
tax as the saloon in the small towns of
the State. The aim of his proposition
was TO increase the revenue by increas-
the tax on the large saloons.
The resolution was referred to the Ju-
dietary committee.
The bill for changing the time of
holding the several terms of the Circuit
Court in Brooke county, was read the
:hird time and passed.
Mr.. GOFF offered resolution asking
the Judiciary committee TO report bill
for the permanent location of the State
Capitol
After two or three efforts for adjourn
ment, the House succeeded i'll accom-
plishing that commendable job.
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Letters from the People.
FROM GILMER COUNTY.
CHENILLE, GILMER COUNTY, !
W. Va. january % ls61. \

m.ENvLLE, GILMER COUNTY,
W. Va. January % 1867.
Editor of the Register.
1t has been seldom that have seen a
communication in your most excellent
paper from this county, and seeing let
ters from almost all the rest of be conn
ties in this state frequently published
| thought as the Legislature of the
State was now in session that would
drop ysu a few lines, which, if you
thought proper you might give place
in your columns.
The question of the location of the
capital of our state will be brought be-
fore that body for consideration once
more.
Our county is in rather an isolated
part of the state ut present and this is
owing to no improvements of any note
passing through it, but if you look upon
the map of eur state you will see that
we are near the geographical center Of
the state, and should there be dispO-
sition Oh the part Of the members of the
Legislature to place the capital near
the center of the state, We may reason
ably expect that it cannot miss our
county far The Little kanawha River
passes nearer the center of the state
than any other stream Of any size, aud
is susceptible of navigation by steam
boats on an average of at least four
months in every year. With little i'm
provement by way ofclearinS the banks
of timber that oyerhang the stream, and
cleaning ont and deepening the shoal
places in the river, it might DC made
navigable for a much longer period.
Another advantage this country has
over most other countries Is that the
finest beds of bituminous coal that are
in the State abound from Glensville,
the county seat, up the river and its
tributaries TO the BTaXtOn county line,
4 distance of some fourteen miles, where
the coal veins sink or are too low to
work profitably. If there is ever rail-
road made through from the Baltimore
aud Ohio Railroad to the Covington
and Ohio Road it must pass directly
through this county, as it lies almost in
a direct line from the Central Pennsyl-
vauia Road to Charleston in Kanawha
county.
All our county wants to make it ole Of
the best counties in the State is TO de-
velop its mineral resources. We have
some of the largest beds Of iron ore
here perhaps that are in the State, and
then the coal lies near the ore, so that
tho fuel to run furnace would be but
little expense more than the running of
it. In addition to this, the county is
not surpassed in the State for the pro-
duction of corn and tobacco, and almost
all kinds of grain are raised in abund-
ance. We need more capital here to
develop the resources of the county
aud we could with some changes in our
laws be happy and prosperous people.
A SUBSCRIBER.
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Good RurRu.rions.


The advice contained in the follow
ing paragraph is from an experienced
poultry raiser, who has made both
money and reputation by following
this branch of domestic industry. His
suggestions, if followed, will enable
those who raise poultry to keep young
and profitable fowls, instead of great
number of old and feeble fowls which
are not worth the food they consume:
A pullet hatched early in the spring
begins 10 lay at the approach Of winter,
and pullets hatched late in the summer
begin to lay in the ensuing spring, and
it is by saving a certain proportion of
pullets from the early and late broods,
that you make sure Of winter eggs, a
few early hatched chickens for catch
ing the highest markets, and n numer-
Gus flock of chickens in the warm
months, when rearing is least precar-
ious. The hen continues in her prime
for two, and, at most, three years.
therefore save every year pullets equal
to third of your brood stock, selling
of at trifling price the same number
Of aged hens, or offering them up in o
stewed dish or well baked pie How
ever, have no scruple abont keeping a
heavy, symmetrically made, splendidly
ieatbered "partlet," for four years, for
the sake of her stock. Many farmers
grumble about their poultry, from not
paving attention to such simple mat
ter as their not looking over their brood
stock once a year, drafting all the old
danes known by the developed scales
on their legs and reserving from the
market basket the most promising
young pullets raised during the past
season.
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West Virginia Legislature
SENATE.
MONDAY, January

MOSDAl, JaludlS -
Mr.. FARNSWORTH, from the Com
mittee on Internal improvements, refer
red back the resolution in relation TO
granting certain rights to the Virginia
Central Railroad, with bull. Bill not
read.
Mr.. FARNSW0RTH offered q reso-
luton that the Committee on Finance
and Claims inquire into the eSpedlency
of reporting n bill for the relief of VIM
Z. B0lsley for keeping certain lunatics
in the Jail of Upshur county. Adopted
Ar. HOKE moved that a committee
of three be appointed on immigration
Agreed 10.
Mr. YOUNG, on leave, offered bill
for changing the time of holding courts
in the Ninth Judicial Circuit. The
rules were suspended and the bill read
a second time and referred to the Ju'
dietary committee.
A ioint resolution was received from
the House in reference TO VIM. l.. Hind
man, Judge of the sth Judicial Dis
trict; also in reference to attorneys
named therein, said to have held offices
under the Southern Confederacy, fOr
practicing law in the counties of Cahcll
and Raleigh, in contempt for the de-
cision of the Court of Appeals in rela
tion TO the Attorneys Test Oath. The
resolution asks for the removal ef the
Judge and that the attorneys be re-
strained from practicing. Concurred in.
Mr.. CARSKADON was called to the
chair and Mr.. STEVENSON, Oh leave
offered the following bills:
Bill to amend the charter of the West
Virginia Transportation Company
First reading of the bill.
Bill 10 incorporate the Laurel Fork
Railroad company, allowing them to
extend their road, and have capital
stock not exceeding $50, 900, in shares OF
$50. First reading Of the bill.
Senate bill No. 2, to authorize VIM
Nixon to distrain for taxes was passed
ayes IL; nays none.
The bill to provide Record Clerk in
the Adjutant Generals Office, with pay
not exceeding $500 was passed. Ayes
II; nays none.
The bill in relation TO granting Ger
trim privileges to the Virginia Central
Railroad Company came up.
Mr.. HOKE said that the law required
that the bill should be published, and
that the parties in the affair should have
due notice of the portents of the bill, oil
the courts would consider it as invalid
in case the Senate passed the bill. Th,
bill lays on the table.
The bill reported from the committet
on Finance and Claims for the relief o
George C. Kerr, late sheriff of Wayne
county, was laid on the table.
Senate bill No. 6, in relation TO th'
duty of sheriff or collector, in notifying
the residents 6f the different township,
of two several days, between the frs
day of September and the first day o
November. and that all persons payinl
taxes on or before said days shall! hav'
q discount made Of two aud O. half pc
cent. on the whole amount of taxes 9,
collected by said sheriff or collector, wa
read. m
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The Intelligenoa's attempt at Demo
cratic leadership has not proved re-
muuerative enterprise. Ne sutOr ultra
crepidam is sentiment we would re-
commend for it's consideration.
Hereafter le; it realize the
Yankee idea of internal torment
by mindiag its own business. Having
failediu it's extemporaneuos DemCcra-
racy, let it 90 back to Radicalism. Let
"the dog return to his vomit again, and
the SOW TO her wallOwing in the mite.
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FIRST WARD.

Fi,s. B,ansk.-A. J. Pannell, 22i; T.
II. Logan, i53.
!Sfcond Byarch-Thos. II. Wheeler, 223;
". s. Goshoru, lis; J. +. Baer, 3O6; Jno.
Hughes, PIG: Jacob Grossclos, 2ll; A. }.
Sweeney, lsS.
SECOND WARD.
FiTst BrdHch-T. ?. Shallaross, la.
Second BraRch-John Pfarr, LIS; W.
T. Chambers, III.
THIRD WARD.
First BraRCh-John II. Hall 1871; L.
Morrison lS3.
Second Branck-Georg Baird 254; j.
Dubois 22O; John Nolan 2lO; James Il.
MCourtney POS: Wm. B. Simpson 2U3;
l.. ). DelaDlIiu lS6; James Bodley l49;
Alexander Bone lOl.
FOURTH WARD.
FRS. Brdnch-Samucl Harper, 2S9;
John Clator, loi.
Second Branch-W. W. Miller, 2ll;
Robert Crawford, 220; Robert Simpson,
2l2; John Bsriug, PIP; J. NJ. Ewing, 2o9;
James Launder, 2u9; Thcobald Monlter,
2O6: Hugh Wilson, 2O3; CoRrad Leon
hardt, 263; Joseph NJ. Brodie. l96.
FIFTH WARD.
First Branch-A. G. Quarter, l99; F..
W. BasSett, 80; James Maxwell, AZ.
Secord BraEch-George ". Rumble,
Isl; Joseph Salisbury, 254; Joseph Long,
III; Beverly NJ. EUff, l5i; Lott II. joy,
s.; James Reed, o.; K. Pratt, "a; John
Hamilton, l.
SINH WARD.
Fret BrGRch-George Carnahan, 200;
o. Z. Dewey, Ill.
Second BrGRck-Albert II. Lady, l67;
B. Stanley, lis; Porter Smith, l97;
Philip Shelley. l39; John J. French,
100; John B. Trimble, l02; e. Forbes,
20.
SEVENTH WARD.
First BrdHch-John Mulrine, 60; J.
AcLure, jr. 81.
Second BraRch-Charles Laue, 81;
Samuel B. Williams, o.; VI. +. Tiernan,
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in part agreed with US, $50 far at least
as his advocacy of the actual centre is
concerned we will devote the residue
Of this brief article to his especial ben
eft and the editicstion Of those who
entertain similar views on the subject.
And in the first place, as regards the
centre, by reference to the msst ap-
proved and correct maps of the State it
will be at once seen that the colossal
timbCred region" of which he speaks,
in the neighborhood Of Buckhannon,
occupies by no manner of means the
geographical centre of the State of West
Virginia. Really she is one Of the bor-
der counties, and entirely inaccessible
from the East and North during the
Fall, Winter and early Spring, owing
to the snow-clad Alleghenies.
1t is true that by way of Clarksburg
and Westsn o communication is kept
up the greater part of the year. More
over, i. is not disputed that the United
States mail occasionally reaches the
place, nor do we question the fact that
there are q couple of taverns there, one
new and the other refitted up. Aud
aside from this we will not dispute the
assertion that the citizens of Buck
hannon are able to find room for the
members of the Legislature fer we can
very easily see that by a very slight
change of the Constitution they can
just as easily have Summer sessions as
Winter ones-in which event Buck
hannon will be all right-her colossal
forests being well adapted to the pur-
pose of rural legislative sports and af-
ford an ample protection during the
warm season of the year to those in
ured to the hardships ofa woods life and
used to sleeping in the open air, and
in this connection We will say to the
good citizens of Buchhannon that it in
all probability would be better for you
to not predicate your claims entirely
and alone on your imaginary centre
in fact it is the most suicidal course you
can possibly pursue. Try again, frieLd
Bronson" More anon,
YOX POPUL.
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Mules or Horses.

l was glad 20 see, in your esteemed
paper, communication from Mr.. Wei
don, relative to the value of mules and
horses.
1t is a matter that should be brought
to the consideration of all Americans;
and, when once appreciated, they will
not cease to feel deep interest in any
thing written on the subject. Cannot
Mr.. Kilgore be pursuaded to impart
some of his valuable experience in the
importation and raising of jacks and
jennets; for in the right understanding
Of these animals, lies at least half the
secret of Embarrassing profitablyf
The best and most profitable mules
can only be secured by using fine brood
mares, crossed by jacks of good form,
high heads, short legs, thick body,
quick action, largely developed muscle
aud kind dispositiou-ali of which, com
bined, are absolutely necessary for first
quality jack.
The most desirable size for a jack is
frsm II to Is hands in height. Occa-
sioually a good animal will be found of
less or greater size, but when persons
wishing to purchase or use n jack are
unacquaintcd with his get, it will be
much the safest plan for them to choose
an animal of medium size-the extra
large animals being ordinarily slow and
dull, and not sure fOal getters, while the
little animals are apt 10 get colts, even
when, as is often done, they are crossed
with extra large mares. 1t must be
ooner or later known that it makes at
much difference as to the size of a mule
colt as il does with horse colt; fine an
imals cannot be raised from poor pa
rents. The best jacks in the United
States are thos- from Spain, known as
the Imported Black Spanish. Few, il
any of them, can be obtained, az no i'm.
portations have been made since lSG0
that am aware of. An excellent sub
stitute for them is found in the stock
raised frcm the imported animals, and
| have seen many most desirable jacks
several generations removed from the
imported stock.
Occasionally very fine jack is seen
of the Maltese color and breed, and
their colts are noble animals-not so fine
limbed, rs quick or as good color as the
Black Spanish, but strong, large and full
formed.
What are known as the native jacks
as o general thing, are very unsatisfac.
tory. They possess neither the form
action or style of the better grades, and
their colts require ono or two years
more time to mature than good stock
would. So we'll is this known, that
few of them are now used by the mule
raisers of Kentucky, who place their
males on the markets of the South al
from two to three years old, and even
less.
have no hesitation in saying a good
mule will perform as much work as three
horses, during their average lives; and
by using the mule, one-tbird the quan'
tity of feed required for horse can be
S. l., in Country Gentleman
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FROM NICHOLAS COUNTY.
NICHOLAS c. H., W. Va.
January 18th, 1863
Editor Of the Register:


Editor Of the Register:
My.last made its appearance in our
midst during the Circuit Court, Her
Honor, Granny Irvine, presiding in Her
wonted glory. Its authorship was at
tributed by Morehead, Putterman,
Strike-off and their scattering, scaly fol-
lowers to our loyal Doctor, and By Sam.
Horse, Beef Odell and Oats Macum to
divers scribblers, while your real cor
respondent was regarded mere myth.
If Judicial Circuit in the State of
West Virginia needs Judge-a man
Judge-a lawyer Judge-a just
Judge AN honest, conscientious,
no partisan non prejudiced Judge
one of sane mind. sound consti-
tuition and moderately good health,
any worse than this Circuit, / pity it
from the deepest depth of my heart.
Only think, for moment, of the skele-
ton of an old lady dressed in q night cap
and CALICO gown, seateda on the bench
whence justice and knowledge once
-emanated with something of solemn dig
nifty, screaming out In Q distressingly
hysterical fit: "Parfies hare besn isdiet-
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The Radical Press InciIiug TO Assns-
Riuatiou.


Republican papers have had much TO
say about violent denaneiatiOns Of Lin
coin when alive By the Democratic
press, and whenever some rattle-braln
whe happened to act with the Demo
cratic party had given utterance to OK
travagant talk they never let the op-
portunity slip to charge such language
upon the party as its sentiment. Now
we beg leave to call the attention OF
considerate Republicans TO the follow
ing atrocious incitation against the life
of President johnson from q leading
Radical paper of Connecticut, the Merl-
den Recorder:
There was found fend so utterly
wretched as to take away the great
heart of the nation, Abraham Lincoln;
is there no patriot icorthy 10 strike to the
dust the hateful tyrant rhO is loading our
6elorcd country rih the CALLING Chain Of a
most oppressed despotismf The names of
Abraham Lincoln and John Brown are
written side by side on the golden scroll
Ut immortality; and he who U0Vld send
an impedcked traitor, betTdyer and bias
phemer to the bar Of God for judgement,
tcoald WTite hs name in imperishabie letters
beside that Of WashiHgtoR The revo-
lutionary spirit Of "Sic Semper TyroHRis'
still burns in the hearts of the American
people. May its bright fires never die
out.
Now We are far from being so much OF
a partisan as to follow Radical example
and charge this infamous language up
= Al. Danphl;can narfr "a ita lAnti.
mentor even npOn any considerable
portion of it. We believe there are
very few men capable OF reasoning, no
matter what their political views or af-
filiations, who will not condemn this ef-
fort Of Republican paper 20 induce
the assassination Of the President of the
United States. But that there are some
men, and numerous journals, IN the Re
publican party, who are so carried away
by partisanship as to syDpsthize with
the sentiment of the Recorder and con-
t:ibute so far as they dare to the end at
which il aims, cannot be denied. And
Il is the duty of the rational members
aud organs Of that party, who propose
TO remain with il, TO frown down at
once all incitatiOns TO the beginning OF
what will speedily be an end if once
entered upon and sanctioned by any
considerable portion OF the people. Such
suggestions, however, a. the following
taken from the leading columns Of the
Albany Journal Of last evening, are far
from being in this wholesome direction:
A graphic correspondent Of the New
York ForId describes President johnson
as emphasizing one Of the passages Of q
Couyersation with him by playing sug-
eestiyely with his6Dgers upon the table.
zHe nsreDeHt w0Eld kare bees NoRE SEC
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The Work Of Yesterday.

We congratulate the Democratic par
ty upon the results of yesterday. A bet
ter fight has seldom been made, and o
more complete victory never achieved.
We cannot disguise the fact that the
opposition to the regular Democratic
ticket was of no trivial character. In
addition TO the regular Radical enemy
we were compelled to fight muntineers
in our own camp, who had the prestige
of past Democratic confidence and
support. When they abandoned princi-
ciple and joined hands with the
common foe for the defeat Of the De-
mocracy, they caused many to look for,
at least, less perfect triumph than
might otherwise have been expected.
Nevertheless, the Democracy went into
the tight with the determination to an
nihilate all foes, whether foreign or do
nestle, and they have nobly accom-
plished their purpose.
Radicalism in this city has now no
foOthold worthy of consideration. Its
last hope hung upon the success of bolt
ing Democrats, and when they were
crushed, rs they have been, it went
down miserably and forever. On the
other hand, the dissenters, nutineers
aud renegades who yesterday work
ed for Radicalism, have learn
cd lesson that they will
not soon forget. In spite Of all their
industry, their strategy, their malicious
purposes, and their discordant efforts,
they haye been buried beneath the in
disuation of the party which had long
honored them and which they sought
to betray. They now know that they
can neither rule nor ruin, and with that
knowledge comes the consciousness,
that whatever their future course, they
are as powerless for harm as they are
of trust.
The rebuke of these men might have
been less signal if they had selected
less important juncture for their treach-
cry. But to assail the Democratic party
of this city at . time when the same
party throughout the State was look
ing to us for example and encourage
mcut, was To necessitate their own
That necessity has been
met.
We arc not sorry that this trial of
Democratic temper and discipline has
been had. As long as theIe were men
in the party, willing to sell it for per-
sonal benefit, the sooner their characters
were developed the better. That de-
velopment having been made, the RENE
dy has been applied, and the admoni-
tion given that boiling and disorgan-
izing are contrary to Democratic usage
and will net be tolerated. We have no
reason to expect n speedy renewal of
the effort which failed so signally on
yesterday.
For the reasons indicated, and for
the assurance of Democratic supremacy
here which this triumph gives, we
cong ratulate the party which achieved
it. No possible obstacle can now im-
pede the progress of our gallant Dem
ocracy, for they have proved beyond
question that they can neither be
beaten nor betrayed.
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Haudia Your List.

Our cotemporary volunteered q few
days ago to furnish us with list Of the
killed and wounded Democrats who
would fall under the fire of himself and
his renegade sllies, at the city election.
We beg to remind him of his promise,
and to hope that he will furnish also
the uOrtuary statistics of his own ranks.
We think his artillery kicked somewhat
harder than IL shot.
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WHEELING w. VA TUESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 28 1868

GEsTIvE If his fingers had been employed
Icih his EECK-TIB.
If this and that are Radicalism, and
they proceed from its most prominent
teachers, is it not about time to apply
the brakes of Conservatism Are we
not, under such teaching, making 'pro-
gress" little too rapidlyi These are
questions which sensible Republicans
should consider.-C CRioR GAd 4drertiser.
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The Capital Questien.
Editor Of the Register:

IsNItVI 2. t1IN NJ Nt5tNt
In the IRtelligenoer of the 23d inst, we
noticed short communication from one
"E. S. Bronson" respecting the loca-
tion Of the capital Of this State at Buck
hannon, and another in the same paper
Of the oath inst, over the signature oi
"Pratieus," advocating in On iuterlocu-
tory manner the imaginary claims Of
Grafton for the aforesaid honor. Now
We don't propose to disturb or in any
manner interfere with the visionary
prospects Of our friend from Grafton.
He is justly entitled 70 all the comfort
he can get in hugging such delugiop.
However, as our friend "Brunsou5 has
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Marshall County Convention.

The Democratic, Conservative, -and
all other voters opposed to the destruc-
tive policy of the Radical party, are re-
quested to meet in their respective
townships and appoint ten delegates
and as many alternates 10 meet in con-
veation at the Latrobe House, Mounds
vile, on Saturday, February p, at u
o'clock, for the parpose of organizing,
in pursuance of the recommendation Of
the State Convention.