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The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-12-16
The Fr.sdmen,. Bureau

II risannsuneed that the House Com
.,..,t-- nu Frredmen's Affairs have de-
lrruined Ia report against a contlnu-
a,,s Of that great national nuisance, the
Freedmen's Bureau. As the case stands
mi. institution is heavy load for The
Radical marty to carry. Hencethe pro-
oo,.d ,boIirion. Should il not be con-
,orrd. .hp DAYS of Radicallsm IN the
south will be greatly shortened, and
rg,i Ice ended were the military es-
,sblishmeut to follow its kindred aOom-
nation. the Bureau. Both are contri-
vauces for carrying elections. Both
lave leretoiore been necessary to keep
ap ,calaw4geriG down South. Radical
i.nr in that country can't live long II 1t
loses the support of one, and must per-
ish when deprived of the support OF
both
It's further stated that the friends OF
The Bureau are very active. They nope
10 get i bill through the Senate for Its
continuance. WILSON will aid them
there, aud they think he can carry
through their pet project. Should he
succeed they think the house will ac-
gl.e,cr. and that thus the system will
beprolonged under which Radical voters
.rr 10 be kept up at the public expense
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Recoustructiou.

The tarcial character OF recoustruc'
tion is being daily illustrated in Wash
inrron. It's assured success" of which
,be Chicago platform talked so nicely,
lop't seem to be so much " assured" as
twas The Reconstruction Committee
have b On examining witnesses with
view to declaring adopted the Mississ'p'
nj Constitution. which the people oi
tba, State voted down overw helmlngly'
To-day the same committee will take up
the case of Georgia. The latter State, 1t
viii be remembered, went clear through
III. reconstruction mill. adopted seal
awsg Constitution aud was declared
loyal. aud in spite of all the manip-
plation 10 which she was subjected,
she came ont Democratic at the last
election. This is not tn be tolerated,
Like the people who fall from grace,
she is to be worked over, and the Com
mittee are preparing special ontPour-
mo for her benefit. Nevertheless, to
doubt "the assured success of recon-
fuction" is treason.
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..nntor Henderson

,r uyspEISoN, of Missouri, is a
,.,,,. for lie election. Should he
1.t..t,d mn event rendered proba'
,S.,rhi, vote against impeachment,
...,srq. rhat he will announce him
~. An independent candidate for
r.,rr,r # his State. The case OF
,,,..,uri j. citing hopeful. The dom
.,,r, minority there has been held to-
.,,., ,,Iclv by principles of plunder,
I'D nnou this very point they are sep
ting Already there are half-a doz-
,rfoues among the Missouri Radicals,
...r..enting as many rival interests.
IiLeall such Quarrels, their divisions
.~,ni.e to be irrecOncileable. Each
,,ug wants ;he spoils aud will be salts
ed with nothing else. Their departure
,-,m mower at no distant day, seems In
.y.,,hIe. In the meantime the Demo-
c,,.s are heartily enjoying the vigorous
isolation with which the Radicals OF
che State are cutting each others
,lrlatS.
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West Virginia Legislature.
lEXTRA SESSION.
TUESDAY, December IL.
SENATE.
The Senate met at 2 o'clock.
n. L. D. TT \.

The Senate met at 2 o'clock.
| Prayer by Rev. Jabez Hall.
A message from the House communi
Gated the passage of Chapters Ill, ol
habeas corpus; 152, of general provis.
ions concerning crimes: 153, for pre-.
venting crimes, and 100, of tho repeal
of acts of a general nature.
1t also announced the passage of the
House bill for the relief of William
Wagner, Treasurer of Monongalia coun-
ty; the Senate bill allowing n. S. White
to practice law; the Senate bill incorpo-
rating the Tygart's Valley Railroad and
the Senate bill authorizing the mayor
and city council of Parkersburg and the
supervisors of Wood county to lend
their bonds for manufacturing BUR
poses. 49,.
Mr.. HOKE, from the Judiciary CON-
mittee, reported back the following
Chapters, recommending that the Sen
ate insist on its amendments:
81, of surveyors;
-, of forms of deeds, &c;
73, of acts valid between parties, &C.:
so, of the maintenance of illcgitimate
children.
The Senate insisted on the amend
ments, and asked for committees of Con-
ference.
The committee of Conference report
ed on the following Chapters:
46, of the poor;
So, of joint stock companies;
81, of church property; -..
So, of insane persons;
81, of estrays and drifts;
The reports were adopted.
A message from the House by Mr..
.FURGUSON, of Cabell, announced that
the House had also adopted said re.
ports. ..r-... mr.
Mr.. HOKE, from the Judiciary, also
reported back Chapter l3l of the Court
docket, &c, with substitute there
for.
The substitute was adopted, and tho
Chapter ordered to its third reading.
Mr.. HOKE, from the Special commit
tee, submitted n report showing that the
committee had rented tho Lindsey In
stitute" for the term OF two years, COM
mencing January 1st, 1869, for the use
of the Legislature.
The report was adopted.
The following Chapters were ordered
to their third reading:
l42, of undertakings on the levy of an
execution;
1853, of the penitentiary.
The following Chapters were passed:
135, of appeals to the Court of APP
peals;
100, of exceptions, writ of error, &c.
The following Senate bills were
passed:
A bill concerning contested elections,
and
A bill to legalize certain deed in
Monroe comfy.
The Senate Bill to alter part of the
line between the counties of Wetzel and
Tyler came up. and after several in,
effect ual attempts to table and indeti-
nitely postpone, was ordered to en-
grOssment.
The Capital question coming mp as
unfinished business, Mr.. FARNSWORTH
moved that a night session be held to
consider the same.
Mr.. FOREMAN moved that the Sen
ate adjourn until tomorrow at2 z. NJ,
but, on motion of Mr.. WORKMAN, the
Senate adjourned until tomorrow. at 10
A. NJ. ~
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An K pisode.

A few evenings since the usual quiet
which prevails near the junction OF st.
Anne and Peters streets was feartully
disturbed by the frantic wailings OF
woman evidently in distress. The cries
proceeded from second story room,
fronting on u gallery. Several citizens
and an officer immediately rushed to
the place Ascending hastily hig ut
of steps, they knocked loudly for admit
tance at the first door. 1t was securely
locked. however, and no attempt was
made by the inmates to undo the tasten-
inc. The cries continuing, the door was
burst open and the men sprang into the
room. Here a sight met their eyes
which even their hearts were unable to
contemplate with indifference.
The room was inhabited by an organ
grinder and his spouse. The woman
Vas seated on low chair, hugging
frantically to her bosom a sick monkey;
and her husband, on his knees, was be-
seeching every saint in the calendar 70
snare the expiring animals life. The nat
had zone forth, however, and even as
tbey importuned the unhappy monkey
became defunct, and his soul, if mon
KEYS have souls, went on a pilgrimage
tn the realms of celestial cocoanuts'
BEFORE this scene of sorrow the hearts
of the iAtruders melted, and they re-
tired from the house of moarning with
bowed heads and muffied tread.-Ae''
Orleans Picayane.
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.Iohn Gilman nm.

Tue Radicals are getting somewhat
exercised over the approaching compile
ton Of the Pacific railroad, and the con
,s.Eept irupdation of Chinese with
gh,ch the country vii! be overrun from
West to East. That they will follow
tue iron horse from the Pacific east
ward, and locate wherever they can
make existence profitable seems reason
ably certain. And now, say cur Radi'
cal cotempOraries, what shall be done
with this lower race, this incubus, this
enemy of civilization How shall the
institutions of the country be saved
rom contamination at his handf
DO with him! Why apply your unl'
,sr,al specific for all the ills, political
social and moral. Give him the ballot
and call the world to witness how you
have brought light out of the darkness
Of his barbarism. Get Down to his
level, aud from the midst of his rat
pies, his dog chops, his nastiness ana
aeathendom, declare that you have
lifted him to yours. The philanthropy
that could make merit of the entran'
cLisement of the posterity OF African
cannibals, ought not to shun the
virtue of giving votes to the Asiatie
semi barbarian. There is not an argu'
meut in favor Of negro suffrage that VIII
not apply to the Chinese. The party
that can fellowship with the people
who dance around the image of greeu
snake in Southern forests, needn't bt
'!ueamish about association with the
mousse eating Chinese cne twisters
Manhood is the test, aud from the ra
pidity with which he multiplies and re
peushes, he has more of the article
shaa his African brother. WELCOME
him to your midst and give him th
BALLOT, batting never an eye if the Dig
Ger Indian should come with him.
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lINUSE.
Met at 10 o'clock A. NJ.

| Met at III O'CLOCK \. NJ.
Prayer by Rev. d. w. Fisher.
Mr.. FURGUSON, from the Confer
ence committee on Chapter 46, reported
on the matters of difference between
the two Houses. Report adopted.
The Senate insisted on its amend
mendments to the following Chapters:
:3, of Joint stock companies;
sc, of Board of Public Works;
SO, of church property;
SO, of insane persons;
81, of estrays.
Committees of conference were APP
pointed. ,..
ment and appointed like committees.
The Senate receded from IT'S amend
ments to Chapter 62, for the preserYa-
ton of certain useful animals.
The House agreed to the amendment
TO Chapter 10. ..
Mr.. McWHORTER presented petit
tion of citizens of Kanawha county,
asking for an act establishing a ferry
across the Elk and Kanawha rivers.
Referred.
Mr. GREGORY called from the table
Joint resolution providing tor the print
| ing of the State Constitution Win Ine
Code, which, on motion OF Mr. FUkGU-
son, of Cabell, was laid on the table.
Senate Bill No 81, providing for tie
collection of back taxes in the county
of Monroe. Laid on the table.
House Bill %, to incorporate the WEB
ster and Braxton county turnpike COM
pany, passed.
A bill to authorize the collection vi
hack taxes in Hancock county was laid
on the table.
House Bill 96, to authorize the cleo
tion of two Assessors in Logan county
was ordered to engrossment.
House receded from its amendments
to Chapter 81 of the Code.
Joint resolution No. l3, Concerning
Lindsley InstitHte), which had been re-
ferreS to committee, was reported on
fayoring a new lease Of the property
as a Capital till January, lo1l. Laiu Oh
the table. :.
The report of the Conference commit
tee on Chapter 81, on insane persons,
was adopted and communicated 10 'po
Senate.
Senate Bill %, to authorize Rhoda ~
Roney, of Marshall county, TO teacn
school without taking the test oath' was
passed. 1oos
House Bill No. "a, to authorize James
r Tins and others to mine under the
he'd of the Little Kanawha river, was
laid on the table. 90
! Leave of absence was granted 10
Mes,rs Evans aid Largent.
Senate Bills No. 81 and sS, to author-
ize tbe present Recorder aud Prosecut-
ing Attorney of Jefferson county 10
hold their offices until their contest
with their opponents is settled ana 10 10
receive the emolnments OF the oinces
duriur the contest, both passed.
Senate communicated that IL insisted
nm it's amendments to Chapters 0', on
the duties of surveyors; u, Oh forms OF
deeds: 73, on acts valid as to parties,
hnt void as to creditors and purchasers
and so. on the maintenance OF llleSltl-
note children; and that it had appoint
nJ committees of conference.
The House insisted on its disagree
ment and appointed Messrs. ArmstrSng' Sg
Cole and Miller to confer with the oen-
ate committee; on Chapter 67, Messrs;
Furguson, of Cabell, Stewart anu
: Mann; on Chapter 50, Messrs. heeIeman' i
Furguson and Parker, and on oo, NeS''''
Mahan, Gold and Barnes.
The conference Committees reporVeu
on Chapters "A and AZ.
) House adjourned.
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a Haunted HOuse.

The Greensburg (Ind.) Herald is re-
spousi6le for the following account OF q
haunted house in that place: 1t says
the house is situated near the railroad
track. and has been occupied some tlme
by an Irish family. The ghost makes
its appearance every night. just as the
clock strikes twelve, and for an hour
makes itselfat homeby throwing chairs,
tables, cooking utensils, &c, about the
room ia a prOmiscous manner. The
family stood it as long as possible, and
then moved out.
Another family moved in, but got
enough ia one night. The owner offered
twenty-five dollars to any one who
would "lay" the ghost, and young
man, possessed of more courage than
money. offered to do the job. He armed
himself and repaired to the house. Just
as tie clock struck the hour OF midnight
a slight noise was heard, followed by q
groan. About this time doors in the up
ner part of the house commenced smut
ting in mysterious manner rms
continued for some time, when
the door of the room IN
which the young man was sit
ting suddenly opened, and lady, dress
ed in black and deadly pale, stood be-
fore him. He started toward her, when
she vanished through the door, and on
going to the door she was nowhere to
be seen. The house, several years ago,
was the scene of most brutal murder
in which man killed his wife by cut
ting her heart out. He left the coun
try, and did not return until the wal
broke out, when he enlisted in New
York regiment, and was killed during
the storming of Vicksburg.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-12-16
Taxation an Ohio County md ihc
City Of Wheelinz
To the Senate and House Of Delegates Of
the State of West Tir0iRia

the State of Vest VirgiRia
The undersigned, citizens and tax
payers of the City of Wheeling in said
State, respectfully represent, that they
are burdened and oppressed by enor-
nous taxes, levied, as they believe,
mainly for local, county and municipal
purposes. They believe that a censid-
erable portion of these expenses are
wholly useless and ought to be abol-
ished
AS the law now stands, assessors are
elected or appointed to assess the tax
able property of the city for city pur-
poses That there are collectors elected
or appointed to collect the city and
township taxes.
Your petitioners can see no reason
why the city taxes may not be levied
upon the assessment made for State and
county purposes, and collected by the
Sheriff and paid over by him to the city
and township treasurers.
If the offices of city assessor and city
and township collectors are abolished,
and all the taxes are collected by the
Sheriff, his fees for the collection of
taxes may be greatly reduced
The taxes levied and collected in Ohio
county for the current year will consd-
erably exceed S290,0O0.
The percentage paid the Sheriff. for
collection is per cent, when paid with
in the time prescribed by law, and II
per cent. when the payment is delayed
beyond the time prescribed.
The fees of the Sheriff for the collec-
ton of taxes alone must be somewhere
from $4,000 to $4,000, besides the
amount received on licenses, and for
the service of process and other duties
devOlvIng upon him as ministerial Off
Ger of the Courts.
Your petitioners therefore pray that
the offices of city assessor and collector
ana township collector may be abol-
ished.
That the city taxes may be levied on
the assessment of taxable property made
for State and County purposes.
That all taxes may be collected by
the Sheriff.
That the fees of the Sheriff may be re-
duced and graduated by the amount
collected.
That he may receive per cent. upon
the first S25, 900 collected, $3.50; 3per
cent. on the next $4,000, $3.50, and 2
per cent. on the next S25, 900, $500, and l
per cent. for all over S75, 900, so that if
he collects 5000, 900, his fees on the Sl25,-
OOO will be $3.50, making $3.50 for the
collection of taxes alone.
Your petitioners believe that by abol-
ishing these useless Offices and reduc-
ing the charges for collecting to reas-
enable compensation, the taxpayers of
Ohio county will save upwards of SlO,-
900 per axnum.
Your petitioners further represent that
they believe it is very important that
the Board of Supervisors should be re-
quired by law, Immediately after their
annual settlement, to make and publish
detailed statement of the receipts and
expenditures of the county. And your
petitioners, as in duty bound, will ever
pray, &c.
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,t'heeliua @sgistsr.
wednesday !Mcrpins' =, oee'""er 10


ws priul elsewhere petition now in
.;,,ulation in this city and county, the
,nircts of which viii appear from a pc
sal, We defer comment for thu pres
-, merely Suggesting that a general
f,,r rather than special one, which
IN ,s repealed if the Republicans can
,,r, this county, would lie in better
.-,, # the movers in this ma ter de-
-. ,h,. Signatures ofmen of all parties.
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Mr.. Mccormick, the reaper man, has
refused to pay $25, 900, the last install
ment of a gift of 100000 to the Old
School Presbyterian Theological Semi
nary. at Chicago, because, as he says,
" the concern has been run less as the
logical seminary than as 9 mandatory
of Political preachers Of the Jaeobin
persuasion"
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TRuSTEE,S SALE.

NY VIRTUE OF A DEED OF TRUST
d executed to me by Ephraim Banning; dated
October 3lst, l-65, and duly recorded in the
Recorder office for Marshall county. West Slr-
sinia In Deed Book No. 10. folio lOi, will offer
for sale at public auction al the front door OF
Marshall county Court House on MONEAl
THE 2sTH DAY OF DECEMBER, ls6-, at IL
O'Clock A. NJ, a Piece of Land containing one
hundred and four and ! acres on the waters OF
Fish Creek, Marshall county, West Virginia;
adjoining lan.s of p. NJ Burley and others. and
being the same land conveyed TO said Banning
by Thomas Butler and wife by deed dated OctO'
Der 2sth. 1865 TO which deed reference is hereby
made for full description of said land. Said
land is about TIVE miles from Bolton, Marshal.
county, West Virginia
Terms Cash.
SELLING "a trustee. will convey only. such
title "a Is vested in me, which is supposed TO be
nstfeot. W. V. HOGE,
FnorSIl+dkatw Trustee.
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afhe latest sensation in Indian al
iairs as will be seen by our dispatches,
Is the resignation of Colonel Wyncoop,
ind.an Agent for the Arrapahoes and
Cbeyennes, who states that he will not
gather his tribes together to be massa-
cred by volunteers and Osages. Super
.31tendents Murphy and Wyncoop state
mat Black Kettle, whose band was de-
.eated by General Custar, was friendly
70 the United States, aud that he and
MS band were on their way to draw an
nultles at Fort Kearney.
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Every Pair of Shears Warranted
WILLIAM KRYTER,
Afannfacfurer Of

SLeep SHEARS, Pruning Shears, Tailors
Shears, Family Shears, BdHkerS Shears
Rshsars Of any description made to order.
u'HE ATTENTION oP SHEEP GROWERS
and Prunip1 shear for trimming Shsep-toes,
cverv pair a which IL warranted.
Dealer In Hardware, Guns, Pistols, sPortingg
TaekIs. Table and Pocket Cutlery, &c. ke-
163 MARKET ST. WheeliHg. W. va. 70
Ren.iTfng u Guns, Pistds. Knives, Seissor-
Snail Machinery, &c, done In the best. name
and At reasonable prices. n>sz1'
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An English Opinion of Gen. Grant

An English Opinion of Gen. Grant.
The Pail Mall Gasette, speaking of
General Grant, says: No sooner was it
certain tkat General Grant would be
elected President than it was observed
the size of his mail bags enormously in
creased. Letter carriers were discharg-
ing piles of letters into his Office from
morning till night. The General HIM
self was waylaid at every corner when
ever he passed over the threshold of his
door. All this, of course, signiiied the
desire of many thousands of patriots to
devote their energies to the service OF
the Government. But General Grant
is Que OF the toughest jobs" to which
otfice-seekers ever yet addressed them
selves. He numerically snubs personal
applicants, and all letters he turns
over to his staff. These gentlemen open
envelopes, and directly they see the
word doffice" they have instructions to
put the communication behind the fire.
1.-THE General does not want to see any
of these applications" said a member
of the staff to visitor lately. "He
thinks possibly there may be some good
men among them, and he does not wish
to become prejudiced against them by
being forced to consider their claims
now" This is very characteristic OF
the man, but it does not hold out very
bright prospect to the hordes OF whisky
drinking idlers who spend their lives
in badgering public men for some post
where the pay is substantial and the
work nominal. 1t is believed that Cen
eral Sherman will succeed Grant as
Commander-in-C Chief-an appointment
Grant would be sure to make.
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The Chillicothe advertiser says that
the strongest man in the Democratic
party in the State should be its candl-
date in the approaching GubsTnatOrial "a
contest, aud insists that Hon. george H.
Pendleton is that man.
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A young lady from "the States" ar
rived in Hamilton, Canada, the other
day, and was seen to be suffering from
an aggravated development of the Gre
clan bend" At the custom-hou she
was subjected to the usual treatment,
and relieved of twelve yards of black
silk velvet, six pair of French KID
gloves, forty yards of rich lace, four
White ostrich feathers, and bottle OF
Magic Hair Restorer. She was conVa-
lescent at last accounts.
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The Chiffon (Wis.) Times says that, IN
tho town of Woodville, an Indian and q
sbe bear were found lying dead togetR'
er The Indian had put six shots in
the bear and then attacked her Win MS
knife, and in her dying struggles she
had crappled and squeezed the life out
of him. s.-
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GRAPE ROOTS.

NoNCoRD ONE YEAR, STRONG ROOTS
y per I0oJ, 5000. So,
Concord, two years, strong roots, per ioHo
$1,000. ,
Creveling one year, strong roots per 100
5000.
Clinton, one wear, strong roots, per l"p, sou
Catawba, two years, strong roots per lUH
5000
Ives Seeding, one year, per l00, slOG0.
MARTIN YAKLE.
62 Main street,
novl3-3w Centre Wheeling, W Va
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4 Pamphlet, containing full particulars, with
Directions and Advice, printed in French, Ger.
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one who will write for it.
Price, 81 per Box, or Six Boxes for -
ASK FOR DELA MA RRE'S SPECIFIC PILLS
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Al orders by Mall Promptly attended
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