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The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-01-14

1T Is related OF an interview between
a Mormon Prophet and a Gentile-the
former of whom had bad cold, and the
latter wanted to bring him some fresh
wives-that the following conversation
passed: Gentle: 1t is easy to say,
bring them; but how shall bring them'
Prophet. Oh, deber bind, Brigham
Young"
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Juniper Tar Soap

Cures ehapped hands. salt rheum, PIN
and all cutaneous affections, rendering the skin
soft and smooth. Manufactured by
CASwELL, HAZARD & CO.,
Sold by all Druggists. New YORK.
anri2 mwk s-eOWSw
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-01-14
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
FOR CITY SERGEANT.

MR.. EDITOR.-I beg leave TO announce my.
self as a candidate for the office Of City Ser
reant. If elected will endeavor to please the
puDlic at large. Respectfully, am
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-01-14

A Frenchman said of Shakespeare,
"Ven you find angling You no under
STAN it is always somezing tine."
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A SWEET delusion-A Tyre.

"THE Prince of Wales has written q
book" A book of Lamentations-by
Wailsi
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This question may be briefly al

And rs a PROTECTION TO HEALTH AND
LIFE under all depressing aud devitalizing in.
huences. .
HOSrETTER'S STOMACH BITTERS is the
only tonic in existence. based upon spirituous
medicine that is ABSOLUTELY PURE.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-01-14

AiPARIsnN, of philosophic turn OF
mind, has taken the pains to found the
protest against gravity upon proofs
furnished by natural history. Thus;
The graveSt bird is an owl.
The g1avest fish Is an oyster.
The gravest animal is an ass.
The gravcst man is n fool.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-01-14
The Purest and Sweetest Cod
Liver Oil

In the world; manufactured from fresh,
healthy hversS uponthe sea shore; it is perfectly
pure and sweet Ask for Hazard and Caswells
Cod Liver Oil" manufactured by Casweil, HaE'
ard & Co, New York. Sold by all Druggists.
aprl3mw&seow&
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-01-14

A YOUNG lady Good Templar Of Bath,
Steuben county, New York, the other
evening, explained her position IN the
cider question, in conversation with a
young gentleman of the same Order.
"Ah,n said she, Il got out of it nicely
when he asked NE if | drank cider.
OF course | answered NO" You see
since father bought that barrel
frem Mr.. H, that you like so well,
have always used straw, for | kne W
our officrGs would not ask me anything
about sucking"
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-01-14

TICk-S ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE
OF
Seeds, and Floral Guide for 1868,
Is NOW PUBLISHED AND READY TO
i send ont. 1t makes q work of about one
hundred large pages, containing full deserip'
tiOns Of the
CHOICEST FLOWERS AND VEGETABLES
GROWN,
with plain directions for Sowing Seed. Culture,
&c. 1t is beautifully illustrated, with more
than ONE HUNDRED FINE WOOD EN-
CRAVINGS Of Flowers and Vegetables, and q
BEAUTIFUL
Colorcd Plate of Flowers,
Well printed, on the finest paper, and one Of the
most beautiful as well az the most instructive
works of the kind published.
q Sent to all who apply, by mail post paid,
for Zen Cents which is not half the cost.
Address JAMES WICK.
janl3dSwGt Rochester, n. y.
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For Cincinnati.

The Fine Passenger Steamer
POTOMAC. ..... Capt. CHAs. MrHLENaS,
WILL LEAVE AS ABOVE ON TUES.
w DAY, the 18th inst, ct o'clock Pm For
freight OF passage apply on board. or TO
BOOTH, BATTELLE & CO.,
ianl3.2t Agents.
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uAvING RETURNED FROM EUROPE.
III am now prepared to devote my entire
attention to the practice Of my profession;
iapi4.lt DR. r. BLUM
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NEwADvERTISEMENTs
wanted to Rent.
Returned.

A DWELLING OR TWO
i or three rooms in any part Of the city
Fnouire AZ LUTZ'S TAVERN. janl+lt
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Was SIZE =, MAID or WrFE.-Here
isthe way they do in France Mile.
de A. became indisposed, So her fam
lily called in the family doctor and
left them together.
The doctor was curious and suspicious
rs to the cause of the lady's sickness
Hebrew lancet from his pocket to bleed
her, but at the moment he pressed the
vein he exclaimed:
"Ah, mon Dieu ~
"What is the matter, Monsieur o.
"Mademoiselle, had nearly killed
YOU
'Killed mew
Listen" there he drew a lanset from
his pOcket.) "Here are two lancets; the
first is for wives, the second for maids.
You see how necessary it is to be care
full in the use of surgical instruments,
You are a maiden, of course!"
"Certaipls, Monsieur"
sWell, if bleed you with q wife's
lancet l should kill you; and vice versa,
Now, Mademoiselle, hold out your arm;
this is the right lancet to
Doctor ........ .....
"Mademeiselle y - 80 ... 2,
''Take the other one !" 80.
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Seeds, and Floral Guide for 1868,

rICHyS ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE
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RY LRwIs BAKER.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-07-01

a DECISION AS TO PRoMlssoRY
NorEs.--The Supreme Court has deci-
ded upon writ of error that promisso.
ry note is rendered void by any change
Of date after its delivery. In the case
OH trial it appeared on the face Of the
note that September" had been strick-
en- out and "October IL" substituted as
the date, after one Of the parties had
signed the note. and without his knowl-
edge or consent The court showed
that it was q rule ofthe common law, as
far back as the reign Of Edward III,
that on erasure in a deed voids il; and
the same rule had been held applicable
to commercial paper--it having been
tablslcd in both English and Ameri-
can Jurisprudence ,thac a material altera.
ton in any commercial paper without the
consent Of the party signing to the
change extinguishes his liability Tho
alteration OF the dair, whether 10 hasten
or delay the time ofpayment, has beer
uniformly held to bo material TO pre-
vent and punish such tamperiHg, The
law does not permit the plaintiff to fall
back upon the contract as It was 'orisf
nally.H In pursuance Of a stern but wise
policy, it annuls the instrument ais ,tt
the party sought to be wronged.A .A-.N. ~
Times. .,,a .,l, ,'..g ,,s q,Q aY,r
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-07-01

a FR1GHTrUL TRAdEDY.-A frightful decd
OF blood was pcrpetrated on Col, P. G, Beth
els plantation, on Ten-mile Bayou, back of
llopcfeld, Ark, on tho 10Th inst A man
named Thomas Collier, of Hopefcld, quar-
relied with young Bchol, nephew Of the
gentleman above named Tho result was
the shooting of Bethel through the lead
AID breast with q double .barreled ehot- gun
The shot in the head carried away a large
portion of the skull, causing almost in
slant death. We liavo obtained no details
Of the terrible affair. Collier Is said to be
desparado, who has already killed three
men. lie rode in from tho bayou TO Hope
field yesterday with the corpse, standing
near it in u threatening attitude, with &
loaded gun in his hand. lie was rot ar
rested at last aocounts.-Msmphts Aua
lanche. .s
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-07-01

We learn from u gentlemen just from
Tennessee says the Mobile Tribune, that tho
Democracy of that State intend going to
the polls in the coming election to enforce
If necessary, their right to vote in spite Of
the disfranchising acts Of Brownlow's mon
grel legislature.
While it would not probably be necessary
for the white mon Of this State to adopt
such measures we oughtto be prepared to
cast onr votes just as we have always done,
withont acknowledging the existance of the
morgrcFgpycrnmcnt that will be in opera.
ton at the;timo. Let the polls be opened
all over the State in accordance with tho
lawful State constitution, and tho returns
placed in the hands of tho proper auhori-
ty. Every white man should vote without
regard to the attempt of lawlcss registrars
to disfranchise him.
If the military or tho mongrel sts'e gov
crnmcnt, breaks up such an arrangement it,
will bc oil tho better for the rsase
1t is tho creed Of the Dcmooratic partv
that oil tho lcgislat;on of the Rump CON
gross in regarI to reconstruction OF 'he
Southern states unconstitutional and there"
--z-,-- It'd tho mo-
ment the Democracy gets in power, In
case of disputed election ut tho North
the fact that tho Democratic voters of tho
South had been driven from the polls would
add greatly to tho complication.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-07-01

MAINE-FRoCEEDINGs OF THE STATE DE-
MocRATIC Observation-Disclosures Juno %.
The Democratic State Convention was held
here to-day. Eight hundred and seventy
four delegates were present 1t was the
largest Democratic State Convention ever
held in this State. Hon. Nj. 8. Littlefcd
was chosen President. Hon. r.. D. Rice, s..
ID. Anderson, &C. NIadigan, and David R.
Hastings were elected delegates at largo to
| the National Convention. John Ware and
Philip Eastman were elected Presidential
electors at large. Hon L. J. Pillsbury
was nominated unanimously for Governor
a series OF resolutions were adopted by the
Convention. They declare that while the
Constitution was ordained 10 provide for
The common defence and secure the bless.
ings Of liberty to all, the present Congress
has excluded large number Of States from
the Union and deprived their citizens of all
political and civil rights that the time had
come for all TO band against the Jaoobins;
that the right Of tho Government to
tax the national income is clear, and ought
to he authorized by collecting q tax on cou-
rons; that the proceeds Of such lax should
be distributed among all Of the States coui.
tably; thati is tho duty Of The Govern
mont to abide by the terms of all its con.
tracts, and it should rot impose oppressive
burdens upon the people to pay bonds in
gold, except such rs are by their terms
made 30 payable; that men who fought for
the Union arc entitled to the samo currency
rs bondholdcrs, Thanks are returned to
the soldiers and sailors.
The Soldiers and Sailors' Convention en-
tered tho hall and participated in tho pro-
cccdings.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-07-01

The following resolutions were adopted
at q meeting of the Democratic Association
Of Jackson, Miss:
Whereas secret oath-bound organiza-
tion in violation Of the laws of tho State, ex,
ists in this city, known as tho Loyal League
which we believe TO be n OF only misohievous,
but we'll calculated to disturb tho peace and
good order of society now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That, without intending in any
manner to interfere with the political rights
Of citizens Of any class or parties In tho
exercise of the elective franchise, we will
not hereafter employ, countenance, Or sup
port in any manner, any man, white or
black, who is known to belong to the Loyal
League, and who determines TO continue O
member thereof. &,.s5a ILL.,.
Resolved, That oil towns, villages, or
communities in the State of Mississippi
| where Loyal Leagues exist are earnestly
requested to adopt similar resolutions"
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-07-01

CHIEF JUsTIoE CHAsE ON THE SITUATION.
1t is understood that Chief Justice Chase,
in conversation With several distinguished
gentlemen, expressed himself, in favor of
tho Withdrawal Of the troops from tho
South at the earliest moment, andwas vory
earnest in tho expression Of his opinion
that this should be done before tho;eloq-
tions, in order that the people might hove
en- opportunity TO give expression to, their
opinions through the ballot-box, ,unawsd by
the presence Of the military. Hs also
announced his opposition to tho "inon-c lad
oath, so called on account Of its strictly
partisan nature. He thought the cath which
has always answered the purposes Of the
Govornment---that is, to support the. Con.
slitution and the law-was sufficient both
in Congress and out.-Ne,o Torh Herald.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-07-01

ADMISSION OF ARKANsAs.-It would soom
that the dominant majority in tho two
houses or Congress cannot move peg with
out knocking their shins against some sharp
obstacle Of their own precious contrivance,
The so-called representatives from the State
OF Arkansas presented themselves this
morning i'll both bodies, with their credcn
tials. In tho House the important doou
mcnts were referred to committee for re-
port, at tho earnest demand Of Horace Nav
nard. There must, therefore. bo some
doubt about the Radcaism Of one or moro
of the Representatives" Tho SENATORS
were, however, swallowed, but not without
S %SFo Gy 10 mdan5 f"GTa IL othfir "eggsdentias" gs
on their faces hat tho elections took place
under the act Of 1866, and they are not GER
tilted by the Governor under the seal of the
State, rs required by law. 1t was amusing
enough to listen to the attempts of Mr..
Trumbull to avoid the counter difficulties
which bcset him on every side. He ad-
mittcd that tho present candidates for soats
were elected before Arkansas was q State at
NIL, and invoked tho precedcnts of tho nd
mission OF senators elected from now States
while the latter were in territorial condi-
ton. But all these prcccdents occurred be-
fore Congress undertook TO regulate by law
the mode and manner Of the election of
senators, and said Claw" prcscribes exactly
the "manner" in which such "credentials'
Oh. L. - ~ -
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-07-01

Let adverse winds around us blow,
And fortunes frown attend,
But deep despair wo ne'er may know,
Whilst earth leaves friend.
When all our brighter hopes depart,
And our best prospects end,
There's nothing that can cheer the heart
Like friendship and friend.
In the tic many joys wo find
Yet this does sorrow send,
Because grief o'crwhelms the minds,
When parting from friend.
All know an insult has its sting,
When enemies contend,
but it will double anguish bring.
When coming from friend.
Every sweet eonceals its gall,
Our highest hopes but tend
TO disnppoint--so, after all,
'Tis good to have 3 friend.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-07-01

: ~ r Q p
Butter new sponge and feed it ito, the
rats, Then give them plenty Of water,
The sponge will swell and the rats will
die in consequence.
A good way TO expunge them.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-07-01

ANOTHER ATTEMPT AT lMpEACII-
MENr.--It is stated thatThad. Stevens
has prepared and will introduce into he
House Of Representatives, foar new ar,
ticles Of impeachment. concoctea by
himself, without consultation with his
colleagues OF either the Reconstruction
or Impeachment Committee.
These articles charge the President
with the abuse Of the pardoning power
in issuing pardons to rebels and desertcrs
from the Union army for the especial
purpose Of securing their support Of his
schemes; also, abuse Of the patron age of
tho Government by inducing obs'truc-
ton in the execution of The reconstruc-
ton laws ofCongress; also, violation of
the Constitution in establishing provl 60
ional governments in the South without
the consentor advice ofCongress; and,
lastly, in using corruptly the patronage
Of tho Government to influence the
Efelections that have. been held within the
last three years. s.;a,1, Nh
Mr.. Stevens hardly expects to have
an1ther impeachment trial, but he hopes
to have his impeachment articles refer
Ired to another impeachment committee,
with power to take testimony, &c. with
aview 10 take up campaign documents
out Of the proceeds Of the investigation.
| N. Nahonal InteNigenceY.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-07-01

AssAssINArIoN OF THE, PRrNoE, or.
SERvIA.- AT 5'clock on the l0tn inst,
the reignipg Prince of'nServia, when
walking in tbelSopsehidar Park, in Bell
gtades was shot. : Il, ,s,,.a, u; 81 .sli N
His assassin was ono Of three men,
all Of whom were armed with revolv:.
ers. 9 W 'At'ei' &5f9NA ~ ~ s7''4'"
Prince Michel the Third was 40 years
of,age, being born on thei4th1 ofqiSep:
tember, 1925. He was !. confirmed ,jp
the dignity Of reigpipg Prince Of. Seryia
by firman Of the Sublime Porte Issued
the 7th Of October, I860.loHe tIiarried
in,lssli Julia, daughter Of Count Fran.
CTS ;Kethely, then q Grand Chamberlain
Of the Court Of Austria q e,f, Il gaH qf
Thirty y-seven Thousand francs IN notes
and geld were fonndin in the mattrassa Of
an old beggar-woman who died recently
in Paris.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-07-01
MOP

Destructive FIREs.-About quarter
pass ii o'clock, on Saturday night, an
alarm of fro was sounded in Ward 8. The
fire was ut the paint and oil store of Messrs,
Holmes s. Calder, 126 Meeting street. The
flames soon spread to the building adjoining,
next North, and occupied as wholesale
crookery store by Mr.. W. L. Webb. Tho on.
ly building in imminent danger, was tho tall
storehouso of Messrs. i. Bates s. Co., which,
thanks to the unwearicd efforts of the bravo
and gallant firemen, escaped without any
serious damage The rear Of the storehouse
of Mcssrs Campbell. Knox & Co., in Hasel
street. was also slightly injured.
Tho stock of Messrs. Holmes s. Calder
was almost o total loss. They are insu, ed
for $4,000. The house was insured. The
house occupied by Mr.. Webb was insured
for $4,000, and his stock for $4,000.
About half-past 2, this morning, a iire
broke out in the storehousc lately occupied
by Dowie 4 Noise, from which it spread to
the store next adjoining, occupied by
Goodrich, Winemen s. Co., and the house
next South, occupied by Dewing, Burkett
& Co. AT the time we were going to press
3 q. m.-thc fro was still fcrcely raging
[Charleston Mercary, 22d inst.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-07-01

THAT MANSION AaAIN---We learn that
Major Stark, who. as State Librarian, has
been occupying the State building on the
Arsenal square, has been invited by Gene-
raj Candy to give place to the Governor,
elect. Goneral Candy calls it the ''Goyer,,
nor's mansion" and says he wants It for
the new Governor. We would state, fol: the
information OF the commander Of this
Province" that South Carolina has never
had n "Governor's mansion," and that!th
house reforred to is mother more nor less
than building used for ooficere, .qpsrtsrss
and was attached to tho Arssnsls Academy
which General Sherman burnt down. Gen.
Canby vii! please send this in for Colonel
Porney's Information. We raesn Porney,
the "Dead Duok."--Phon' f'GS Ri";.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-07-01
WHAT Is MAN,

MAN is the proud and lofty pine
That frowns go many wave beat shore
Woman's the young and tender vine,
Whose .ouriing tcndrils ronnd it twinc,
And declr its rough bark sweetly Ger.
Man is the cloud CT coming storm,
Dark rs the ravens murky plume,
Save where the sunbeam. light and warm,
Of womsI's soul --Gf woman's form,
CLEANS brightly tkroagh the misty gloon
Tes, 'tis 10 lovely woman given
To soothe our grief eur woes nllay,
TO heal the heart by sorrow rivcn,
Change earth into an embryo heaven,
And drive life's vcery cares away. ~
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-07-01

Ofcouiso the great evont Of the day
was the speech Of Gen. Wade Hamp-
ton of South Carolina. Being iintfodu-
ced by Gen. Lee, he was greeted with
immense applause, and began his address
assagows:, gdt
NGentlemen,--1 compliance with
the invitation your Societies have done
me the honor to extend TO me, Il have
come to participate in the agreeable
ceremonies Of this occasion Ian occasion
which, franghtas it must be to you
with the ligheat interest is scarcely less
intcrestingto myself. To you these
commemorative days Of your honored
Alma Mater mark impartapt epochs in
your lives, Tor each one in its annual
occurrence s.,brlngs yoh one step
nrarcrto that goal to which youth looks
with SO much Impotence and with such
bright hoprs--a'n entrance into the great
world. On each anniversary Of this
day apart ofyonr number leave theso
l,nlls forever, to assume, with the toga
pirilis Of, manhood the grave duties and
responsibilities Of the citizen. These
circumstances cannot fail to enc to THE
scene absorbing interest for you, while
in my heart itwakens many and deep
emotions Looking on your bright and
jiyons faces. / recall those OF your kins.
men, my bronzed and battle-stained
comrades q, Virginia. Contemplating
this grateful scene, over which peace
and learning combine to throw their
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-07-01

A STRANGE MAnRIAGE.-Col. JOHN
NJ. Chivington, in st. Joseph, Ncbras-
lla, recently married the widow of his
own son, which led to the publication
of the following card from her pa
rents #a,# f'# .H
a CARD TO TIE PunI1c. We, the
undersigned, take this method to in
form the public that the criminal act
of John NJ. Chivington, in marrying
our daughter, Mrs. Sarah A. Chiying-
ton, the widow of Thomas M. Obiv-
ington, was unknown to us, and 4
thing VIC very much regret. ITadthc
facts been made known to us of tho in
tentlons some measures would have
been taken to prevent the comsumma-
tion OF so vile an outrage, even if yio-
lcnt measures were necessary. Hop
ing that this may bca sufficient ,oxpla.
nation, we remain, &C., -" = s;'"
" @ JomN B. LULf,
ALMIRA LULL.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-07-01

EIFcrToNs IN HonRy. IA Charlesto,n,s,
ian" writes. as follows, says the Ntps,:.
"Not having seen the returns Of Horny, I
take pleasure in Informing you that there
IL az muoh praise due this District as any
otherS as even the oolored voters.g through,
the inAnanos.of the whites, thpyo voted itbs..
strict conservative ticket, which was unaav
imously elected, Now, which District has
beaten this, or ever done as we'll 7" :"
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-07-01

.rF o.. -
Orr1cIAL CoNTRApIcTIoN OF A ca
NARD. The Washington papers pub
lish the following telegram concern
ing statement that recently appear
cd in the Courier: el3
~s CHARLEsToN, Juno II, 1868.
To-. Gen, U. s. Grant, Commanaing
Y 'United States Armies ,Ra
One Of the city morning papers con-
tains a sensational paragraph in rela-
tion to outrages in Kershaw County,
in this State. Colonel Edie, in reply
to an inquiry from me, has just tcle-
graphed from Camden that it has nc
foundation Whatever, i,
,-.c. h. r. S, UANBY,
1,a,, Major, General Commanding,
H. ii Char. Ne,os. j