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The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-06-11

j. II. HOBBS, MICHAEL FEILLi.
LOUIS &. STIREL,
TI'HIs COMPANY NOW HAVING
/ been organized five years, and in that time
done a successful business, il still prepared to
take risks at fair rates on Buildings of all kinds,
Merchandise Manufacturing Establishments,
Furniture, Steamboats, and cargoes on the West
ern Rivers and Lakes This company offers
superior inducements to Farmers, whereby they
can be insured on Dwellings, Furniture, Barns,
and contents, for three OF five years at reduced
rates. This being a State company, with the
Largest Cash Capital
paid in and surplus of any company in the State,
and composed of some nnety.fOur stockholders,
most of whom are among orr best business men,
recommends itself TO the favorable considera.
ton of the insuring public, and solicits their
patronage Applications for insurance will be
promptly attended TO at their office, No. %
Monroe street, or at their several agencies
throughout the State.
y. G. ARTHUR, Secretary.
SAML MCCLELLAN, President.
GEO. MENDEL, Vice President.
e. NJ. COEN, Asst Secretary.
feb2O-d&w
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-06-11
Baltimore 4 Ohio r. R. Co.
OEFIcE BALTIMORE 4 Quo RAnEoAU O..
WHALING, MAY u, IS,
,AssENGRRTRAINs WILL NJ,

i by the following schedule on and .nsr Cd.
18th day of May, Is6s-WhcelnG TINE
FAST LINE
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-06-11

Corner Of Eutaw
and Fayette Streets and No. Is, II and
~. North EutAw Street
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-10-24

nom Massachusetts, who would 60 down there ana
say to them kind worldwide would not treat theMs
like boys and call them rebels. traitors, miserahs
rascals or villains-went to my heart. They aske6
they fought you IN the war; they believed that they
they frankly abandoned that they had foushf
for. They said we had whipped them; we had CON
quered what we demanded during the war, and thet
longer and all they asked was friendship and
kindness. What they deserved from us At the
North was mercy the hand OF kindness good fellow.
ship and brotherly love. loud appiause.) They
want no more contest, no more III blood they want
merely 70 snake hands, saying-We fought, and new
ing OF the mass OF the whole people met at the
South. saw no unkindness, no sort OF feeling indl.
eating unkindness towards any OF the people at tina
North That they may be treated In decency and
Kindness they do ASK and that is what pray Of
every one OF you to labor for. (Applause IL Is the
North as much as they need 1t at the south. An
that they ask and all that the democratic party at tho
North seek to accomplish ID that we may be allowed
to come together once more In peace and amtty:
that this incubus OF reconstruction may taken OF
the people; that these soldiers may be taken away
may feel-NOrth as well as South, white man az wei
as black MANTLE benefits Of union under the OLD
system OF government.
Mr.. Adams retired amid the greatest enthusiasm
and most tumultuOus cheers.
He was followed by Edward Avery, OF Braintree.
stirring appeals to the democracy to keep step to the
music OF the Union and march on confidently, with
renewed hopes OF victory. Their remarks eiictod
repeated rounds OF applause.
Tno moottns dioSviv ca ~ naupasI TON O'CLOCK VITA
nine rousing cheers for the candidates OF the dc.
mOcracy.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-10-24
The Election I'm Philadelphia to he Contested.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Oct. %. 1883.

PHILADBLPHfA, Pa., Uct. 70, 1858.
Legal proceedings were commenced this morning
In the Court OF Common Pleas to contest the late
election In this city The republican candidates fof
District Attorney, Receiver OF Taxes ana the Pro-
thonotary OF the Court OF Common Pleas filed proper
petitions and notice was Of once gwen to opposing
candidates.
ten days after the election. Other oilces such -
Mayor, Solicitor Commissioner, 90. are allowed
twenty days TO fe specifications. These are now
being prepared and viii be presented In due tina
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-12-10


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oi = ~ Ol'uSn' '' ->'"l''' T. "''.
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No" Ao'k, i'''''',, '''N' " -,
Ou' rev .o','S', ,l, 'o3 ,,;''" ,.'.' vi.
was o'..'V" '''' ''' '''' "
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y. INA MeSsilg, L, Of lI3r3"'"'~ .I o.- ,s',.. ,a~
from "i'i'n nc mas 'o'' ''''' -' .''.''' ''''.
OF butter besides supplying ii ''"''I "'
three WIN mix ana '''.s'. ,.''''''''- "
pug ana raising ''' .''' ". '''" ''..
had no extra keeping
a good many maple tree ~ the
north part OF Barton and a'r 7at'9 r,'
OF Glover, have been broke" 4"wn ny '..'
weight OF the Ice "maA collected p. .'' ~
during the recent storm
Benjamin IIoyt, Of >aa 't,, ia,
killed a hog, which " j2had a9i i-.
This is good one To begin viii Sr'ld ia
the weight Of yonr "s hog. a''.' " .'h |
care if you send in " ta" o' .''.1 i"-S
themselves.
-George Shaarer,A IA fugitive from 'ae
Jail at Fayetteville, VI, and who va, ar
rested in New Haven Ct. rerco'ly. closed
temporary residence at the lookup n
that city. Yesterday. and wss ta&an hagk
to iail again.
a stranger Who dia1 in !l#lwaa
VT last winter proves ta have a.en
cbarlos ( T,,ro. Of Maine. lie Ia, seven
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-12-10

nEgr NNn INTERNAL. REuESUE-The
public deb, for November will from
the present indications, show an increase
OF probably SlO,oo00oo, though it is not
unlikely that returns which have not
been received AZ the department viii ma
terially lessen the estimate the dis.
bur,emcnts Tor the past month, excepting
a large amount paid On account of the
Alaska purchase, We're comparatively
small The amount of coin on hand
including certificates, is about $780,
OOO,00O. Daring the month Of Noyem-
bcr there We're issued 70 the Central Pacific
railroad of California, L S bonds 10 the
amount Of Sl,2so,000 and the Union Pa
cifa railroad bonds 10 the amount Of
$4,000
The receipts Of internal revenue for the
five months ending November 50 were
SCI. .&si l1l, for November S9.Gil,3 ,30i, aid
for Monday S1SS,S3O. The total assess.
mcut- Tor the fiscal year, ending June 80,
lsbN, were S2,puN9,S9l dnd the cnliec-
tiau, S21l50Gli In Massachusetts, the
a,,,,sm,uts were S27.u3G,,d. of which
nearly all Wa, collected, while in New
York the collections were S400o,01o be-
hind the assessments The total expense
of assessing the revenue last year was s6,-
ll2a3l, and collecting it S2ioG, 400, of
which the Massachusetts, items were
S5Q2 .31l, and Sl3i,OG0 respectively, The
salaries and expenses OF informal revenue
inspector, for the wear were S31l ,439, and
et special agents Sli3.il3. and the returns
show that with all this expensive botgh-
ns there was an immense amount VI
heating -uccC-siScly yarriod on.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-12-10

the constitution, which would cut close 70
the vital interest Of the masses, coupled
with some mcuied monopoly, cr railroad
project and passed,
The people viii favor saic anl prudent
retrenehment. hence they will support an
amendment giving Us biennial sessions,
and general act for the organization Of
private corporations, including railroads
as well. For il is evident To all, that
those two amendments alone would save
the State throe.fourths Of the present tx
pense Of our legislature. But the people
can well afford 70 pay for that which will
protect them, hence they will insist upon
retaining inyiolate that clause in our con-
stitution that provides for a council OF
censors.
Rutland, Dee. sd, 1865. y,
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-12-10


l"l ht' EN- l''S NSiEfS IN o"''HHN.
LANn An OH Hnl account OF the t"rrih."
disasters which have recently happened
in S,vitl.,1,,,d tl.a l,.ses fr,n yyh,,.,, ,.r,
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.'"-' s7ln' 'h' .H'''' "''F''' "''.' -
can n'AAA-f' nave IN consequence '.t''''
Vn'h h'''a'N "'7"I''eu oS i"''h"''!'"'
iL1 mount ~" r''H'e'' ana ease "'eN >''"-
DENLY -""'"d I" torrents swept Villages
--1'n'''s, '''nr'r"ad~' bridges d'ke"' earth
which arr thus rnud rcd forever hopeless
WASTES. The appeal Of the authorize, c'
th. Canton vi Tc>sin 10 thejr more sr'u-
mate trllo~ rountrymen officially ~''
forth the effects Of the st"fh' and THIS
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-12-10
THE RUTLAND HERALD
THURSDAY, DECEMBER, :, ls6S,
PRESIDENTIAL Votes.

The assembling Of the electors Of tho
,eyeral States thcpresent week TO east and
record their vote for President. naturally
turns the mind to review the votes OF
former elections I, may not he umn'cr-
e>ting 10 the readers Of the HERALD TO
examine the figures Of the various presi.
lential elections since the formation of the
government We are unable 10 give the
Est9 q the first nine elections, from -
ie ls2o Washington was elected, and
reelected unanimously. in isss aud isoa.
The contest between John Adams and
Thomas jefferson in 1896, was close the
former receiving II, and the latter 6S Of
the electoral votes, Four years after, JEFF
ier,ou won the election over Adams by
'ha closa vote of - 90 o. In lsOi he
wae re.eho,cn over Charles c, Piuekney,
hv the overwhelming majority Of lt'i 70
- Ia ls0S, James Madison was made
. President over Charles {. Piuckncv. by "a
v.teai l12 to IL four years after he WIS
r-,lr,,I over Dewitt Clinton by lei To
80. .>ia l~lh. James Monroe beat Rufus
kus lN3 O, 81 IN 1890 he was rc-rho>,u.
getting 80 the electoral vote but one. The
Garsy DIVISION, in those times were Re
rthIJau> aud Fcdcralists. The follow
-a@eyhihir~ the popular and electoral vote
.u.m }~2l 20 l~G4 inclusive.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-12-10

iority was fraction over one-tenth Of the
total vote, The returns are not yet sui'
iioieu,iy definite TO fully determine what
General Grants majority viii be, but the
indications are that it will be one.fitecnth
10 oue->jNtccnth of the aggregate vote.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-12-10
The Council of CENSOR.

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tuition
2l They are To bo.clco.ei only once in
>cyrl. Years. ni,h the powc, 10 make rec
ommrudn,ion~ of changes of the Consti
tiau, 5ni rha "ldl'iounl power 70 call q
convention '' meet within two years, &c.
henc""~ II n'W i.,."e shall not be asked
to pa-- urm changes Of the Constitution
oft,nsr 'Gtn once in ten years, which |
am ot ,he"pini9u is sufficiently often.
III. The body OF men who meet, I,
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-12-10

THE CoRN RfNG.-IA,y haye got al,
other corn corner" ii Chiaage, aecoEding
to the Tribune. Taking advantage Of tic
fact that there was but little corn in
store, and anticipating that tho condition
of the roads would probably be such as TO
prevent the farmers from hauling i to
the railroad stations in large quantities
during November q little knot # opera
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-12-10

''f
got uPl, IL. train a- tw.. .1etr MI.
ton station, anal hetr il 1a} rra.e.el
far he le,l lg,v,ca ua ar. .l3 's ma
mangleI ia alur.,a uuh.r r.. .u.
fortunate Young mn ..ellt staa it,,
teen minute, o,rr,L.a.tlut
BENNINGTON III. Of.ea N Hts.w
are white mo3utatu.
jack Nur.ug ah slGo ts1'. ~
Au,lany site,
\ man ia Wnlj,yl r.aasu. 3a.t,
rum tr,mcu.
"A negro boy named William living
At Charlie, Dcwcy'-, lad his leE broken
by the kirk ola horse, on saturday.
Mr. Rouse, alou, sixty year, oll, had
had two fingers AMI the thumb 1t his
left hand cat o't 10y Scott, r}n.r. Mon.
day.
1T i, said regular train, vii, aau,
mouoe running over the Lebanon spring,
railroad, On Jan l.t from here ,o Cha'h.
am, Track a'l laid.
A lady dressed herself iuruuly fir
church sunday night, ,anl tsr wau3er
didu't,look in the g1->. a. To ehuuh
and found h.r bonnet .u wrong ~. lr.
fore; flower, over ehim.u.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-12-10

Cow GAs.-A ,physician attributes
much IT the sickness in winter to the bad
effect Of coal gas. He says in nine out
Of ten houses tha, he enters he notices
aol gas in the air they breath. Many
tiiae- he finds the dampcr in the stove
pipe closed 10 save coal, and the result is
roar' full Of gas, not noticed by the in
mates. perhaps, but by those who come in
from the fresh air.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-12-10

t bought several hundred thousand
bushels nf corn ou Move mbcr options -
thaf Is. tho sellers agreed ~ deliver 1t at
81 certain price scmotimo during the
moa,h The ring last week held the call
fr about llOOuo Hu,lc,, Of Ne. y2rn,
and the .Ner having none "a deliver, and
la.uz unable 90 bay il, were Obliged e
mats ramuulrug.uasc from the tug
KS. altn. twenty ,cnts per bushel maie
t.au ,ln frire at which they agreed .
deliver if.fo tho ring, This difference
goes into tEe pockets Of the nemhers q
the ring, and constitutes the gross profits
ia the corner" 4 dispatch from Chr
.ssa ~tv, thar four or five persons who
had bcea Engaged in buying options viii be
iuljr'el IL, gambler, 10y partic, who have
Et-t Sl50uuo by them.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-12-10

KILLED RY TIE CARs.-We learn from
the Transcript that Henry Trombly, a
young man about IS or 20 years of age
and residing in Highgat was killed by
falling from the-freight train at Milton,
about o'clock P. m, on Saturday last.
He has brother residing in Randolph
and it is presumed that he intended to go
there upon the freight train. He had
been stopping in Milton day or two
without any ostensible business, and with
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-12-10

RELENsFn ". learn from the Time.
that Adelia s Potter, wife Of Chass II.
Potter, Of Wirliston, who was indicted
and convicted at the last term of the
Chittenden County Court, for having bur
glars tool, in herpossession and receiving
and soorcting stolen property, was on
Monday released from confinement on
bail If $4,000 for the former and $1,000
forthe latter otfensc Her sureties are
Mr. Gustayus \. Austin, of this city, and
solonan Walker, Of Williston Previous
to her arrest for the above offenses she
had bron arrested for burglary, and at the
examination therefor gave $1,000 bail for
appearance t>tho County Court, SO that
yhe total lauount of bail on which she Is
now at large is 50. 800
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-12-10

SUlcInE.-H Horace Sticknoy, Of Will
.,lm-town, aged II years, hung himself
in his barn Thursday forenoon. He was
q >sn OF the late Isaac Stickney, of Ber-
Lin
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-12-10

81 AIfIANs EUTTER MARkET.-Ihe
butter market at ST. Albans on Tuesday
>huwea decline. Prices took widt
range good lot. selling from - to AZ cts
per pound winter butter for about 81 cts,
The shipment was 100 tubs,
The Messenger says During the
month Of November there were shipped
from 81. Alhln- station. 2,s5S tubs, or
or about Iil,4o0 lbs. The average price
ior the month was about Al cents, which
made The income from this production
sr9 9atI 90.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-12-10

HARD Woop LUMBER The knitfen
NJ NJ. Co, of Worcester, Mass, desires IL
eontract for the getting out of maple and
ash lumber, as will be seen by reference
10 our advertising columns.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-12-10

Iu #r Electoral college Van Buren,.
10. tlul~on, =! White - Webster,
Il MnEum, H. White carried Ken
f.,. ay ,uj tennessee, Webster Massachu-
-.st~. eud Maugum South Carolina.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-12-10
ALc,tcr from Williams College,

Rutland. Dec. sd. 1865.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-12-10

The dry-house beionein 70 tn.
,otbcs hin factory Of Fli-h dnri' Of
The New York herald., 1868-03-01

During the past fortnight intelligence has been
received Of the dedication Of thirtyseven and the
organization Of twenty-five churches Of different
denominations in various parts Of the country and
nine more in process OF erection. or the number
dedicated nine are Presbyterian and nine Baptists.
Two free Episcopal churches have been opened
in this ctyone on East Fifty fourth street, an Of.
shoot Of Christ church, and another, with twenty.
Eve members, at the corner Of Forty second street
and Fifth avenue. At Astoria the new Church Of
the Redeemer was opened for divine SER
vice, the l6th inst. The Irving Episcopal
church at Tarrytown, intended as .
memorial Of Washington Irving, and which
has been two years In course Of erection near
Sleepy Hollow, was formally consecrated on Sun
day, February 8, tho rector, Rev. Mr. Gilbert,
preaching the sermon. The edifce Ia constructed
OF blue granite, trimmed with olive sandstone. In
GAINESVILLE, Ohio, new Episcopal church, costing
$55 900 and capable Of seating seven hundred
persons, was lately opened for Divine service. On
the Ath and 9Th OF February, at Campbelltown and
Corning, in this State, Presbyterian churches,
costing t1I 900 and $35, 900, were dedicated. The
First church Of Joliet, ILL.,, recently dedicated
q new house Of worship worth IS 500. At
Petersburg, Mich, January 20, Q church edi.
fee Of equal value was dedicated. The Lumber
Bridge church. Robson county, N. G., was burned
70 the ground IN the sprng Of 1865. during Sher.
The New York herald., 1868-03-01
UN.vERSALiST.

The Rev. DR.. Thorn $ J. Sawyer, of New York,
has gone to Washington, d. c.. for the purpose s3
assisting in the organization of new Unversaliss
society there.
Rev. j. NJ Pullman assumes duty in the Church.
of our Saviour, in this city, on the third Sunday in
March.
local paper says quite revival s in progresc
at the Universalist church in Muncie, Ind. H.
number OF persons have connected themselveS
with the church.
rate with the Unitarans in \ series Of religious
sermons "for the Million" in the Opera House Of
that city.
The Garistidn Ambassador has mn aversion to
the conversion Of inalts. Everywhere hears
of extraordinary efforts to draw children into the
church. Boys and girls, not thinking men and
women, are relied npon To swell 1.-The work OK
grace For example. in Dubuque, Iowa, OF
twelve who joined the Congregational church, tho
average age OF six was but thirteen, the youngest
being eleven and the oldest iiftcen. Not few Of
these childish victims Of priesty imposition, as.
cording TO the AnbdssItor. viii live to imbibe
deep prejudice against all Iriigion.
The Universallsts come III tpr their share or
abuse from other sect. correspondent Of the
Corendnt gives an account Of she situation in Mar
shalltown, Iowa, from which we learn that that
place "is in a blaze of ia atical excitement conse.
quent upon the holding five different series or
protracted meetings. three of which have been In
operation for a mouth. As usual, scctarian feel
ing is wrought to y high pitch, aud the UNIVERSAL.
lists are assailed most iuriousy. The Baptist min.
lister prayed that God would strike brother San.
ford, the Unversalist minister, speechless and
paralyzed. Another min ster prayed that he
might be converted or removed, each calling him
by name in their petitions This course has re.
suited in an increase OF the Universalist congre-
cations, so that their capacious audience room
overhows every Sabbath"
The New York herald., 1868-03-01
HEBREW.

Christinn singers In Jewish synnGesucs.
The Je'oish Messenger Of this city has an article
In regard to the question Of employing Christian
singers in Jewish synagogue service. 1t asserts
that the matter has been clearly and distinctly
met by conservative 1sraelites on the simple basis
Of common sense, and continues:--
is unnecessary and superauous TO assert biblical or
rabbinca authorities on the subject only perverted
scrptura tox have been introduced In support Of the
anti Judsic practice, and rabbncai authority H. on
other points disregarded and conemnsa BY the men
who have discovered part that 10 paAte
such departure from common and venerable
custom H. Catholic church, Protestant choristsr:
were habituay empoyed-if the Episcopalians would
tolerate Hindoo singers In their service might be per-
tinent V inquire, why not adopt like course 10 the
synagogasf But Christians, Of whatever denomina-
ton are consistent enough to demand that oil taxing
parln their ritual shall be At least confessors oil their
cresd-whersore shall Jews stuItfy themselves BY
having hymns and prayers addressed 10 the one God
chaunted BY tnosc who believe In rrintyf That 10
the entire question. In no synagogue 10 the world
outside OF Amenca-do Christians take part toe ssr.
vice, beyond perhaps, playing the organ. We are un.
der NO obligation 10 betray spurious loeraity thst
can only excite surprise and laugh from intelligent
Chrlstians.
The New York herald., 1868-03-01
.ee 0oo, GOO hes, ,OOo GOO l,s5O 200, goo

In America the immense majority OF the popula-
ton in every country is connected with either the
Roman Catholic or one Of the Protestant churches,
and no non Christian organization OF either ancient
or modern origin has anywhere prevailing infu-
ence upon society. In Europe enc single country.
Turkey remains under the rule Of Mohammedan
prince; but in the European provinces of the
the Mohammedans, and the expulsion Of the Mo-
hammedan sovereign and the overthrow of the
Mohammedan political ascendancy have for many
years appeared to be imminent. Whenever this
expected establishment of Christian country on
the ruins of the Sublime Porte occurs, Europe,
like Americs, will contain none but Christian
countries. The same will be, within o
few years, the condition of Australasia.
The only civilized States in that part Of
the world-the English colones-are all Christian
and the pagan population in the small islands of
Polynesia s rapidly disappearing, either by con-
version to Christianity or by extinction. In
Africa and Asia the Christians fern as yet only
minority of the aggregate population but look
at the wonderful political transformation which is
going on in both divisions Of the world at once
establishes the important fact that, even
the destinies Of both Africa and Asia,
and that Christianity and Christian civiliza-
tion are triumphantly advancing int the
most remote recesses Of these countries, The
great Powers Of Asia are Russia and England.
The whole of Farther India is passing under the
rule of France. In Africa the English and French
possessions and the Christian republic Of Liberia
are extending their territory. OF all the non
Christian countries that remain-such as China.
Japan, Persia, Turkey, Egypt not one is equal to
any of the great Christian nations in America and
Europe. In every one OF them the number, and
still more the social influence of the Christians
are steadily on the increase.