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be made The elections held this year show
that the reaction of 1867 still continues
With Grant as the acknowledged candidate
of the Radicals, the Democratic majority
in Connecticut was increased from 976 in
1867 to 1900 in 1868, and the Republican
majority in New Hampshire, the Radical
majority of 3, 148 in 1857, was reduced to
2,4S6 in 1868. These elections took place
when we had no standard bearer, but Sey-
mour and Blair have added vast power to
the tide. Oregon gave Radical majority of
327 in 1885, but in vote of 20 900 that is
wiped out, and we carried the State by l.
209 few weeks ago. Kentucky ratifies
Seymour and Blair by 100000. Last year
our. vote was 9O,225, our majority 43, no.
The majority of 1868 is greater than the
vote of 1867! On the heels of this comes
the news from Montana that at the election
held there a few days ago the Democratic
majority of 1867 is largely increased. With
such indications of the counter revolution,
we may regard Ohio, Wisconsin and West
Virginia as sure for Seymour
Nevada and Missouri alone remain Ne
vada is little more than county of Cali
fornia, and is governed by the same influ-
ences that have brought the Golden State
into line. In Missouri the Radicals are
carrying the burden of negro suffrage, and
their defeat is almost certain. In fact, so
demoralized are the Missouri Radicals, that
the Treasurer of st. Louis, heretofore
bitter Radical, sought the Democratic
nomination for State Treasurer, so sure was
he of Radical defeat.
We have not counted the States of Virgin
la, Texas and Mississippi, casting 81 votes,
in which States an election will be held,
and which will go Democratic. Neither
have we taken into consideration Minneso-
ia with Radical majority of but 5,344,
nor South Carolina, which recent elections
have shown to be very close. Alabama and
Florida we could have carried but for the
recent revolutionary movement of placing
the choice of electors in the hands of the
Legislature. Such a survey of the field is
highly gratifying, and to accomplish its
glorious promise let every DEM ocrat soorS,
. WORK WORK!
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eB" A jolly fellow had an office next to
doctors. One day an elderly gentleman
of the old fogy school blunderedI into the
wrong shop.
CDR. x. in ~
"Don't live here" says p, who was in full
scribble over some important papers, with
out looking up.
''Oh thought this was his office"
"Next door,"
"Pray, sir, can you tell me has the doctor
many patients ~
"Not living"
The old gentleman has never been heard
of in the vicinity again, but the story was
that DR.. x. threatened to sue P. for LIBEL
However, he came to think the better of
il.
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|. BITTEN.-As an instance of sharp prac-
tice, it is recently related that a merchant
coming to this country went to an insu-
rance Office, in London, and wished to In
sure, separately, one thousand cigars, val
ued at e200, against loss by fire or water.
The insurance was agreed to. After lapse
of six months he made his appearance at
the insurance office and demanded his
money, as the cigars had been all burned.
"But not on board the vessel, SIR" said
the secretary; ''for she is in dock now"
eyes, sir, on board that vessel" returned
the merchant; II smoked them, and, there
fore, burned them all myself, and the insur-
ance says against fire."
The secretary seemed taken aback, and
had nothing to say; SO the merchant said
he would call the next day for his money /;
and the next day he called, but was met
by the solicitor of the company, who told
him if he did not relinquish his claim, he
would be prosecuted as one who had know
ingly and willfully set fire to goods assured
by the company. The bitter was bitten.
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CoNFIDENcE.-"You say you have conf
dence in Cookem, the plaintiff, Mr..
Smith2"
eyes, SIR"
estate to the Court, if you please, what
caused this feeling of confidence"
"Why, you see, sir, there's alters reports
bout eatin'-house men, and / kinder used
to think"
"Never mind what you thought; tell us
what you know"
"Well, sir, one day goes down to Cook
ems shop, and SEE to the waiter, waiter
SEE |, give us veal pie"
"Well, sir, proceed"
"Well, just then Mr.. Cookem comes up;
and, SEE he, show du, Smith what We goin
to have 7"
"Weal pie, y seq /.
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sW Why will not Artemus Wards
toast-"The Ladies" bear republishing
"To yure sex-commonly kawled the
phair sex-we are indebted for our bornin',
as well as many other blessins in these low
crowns Of sorro. Sum poor sperroted fools
blaim your sex with the difficulty in the
garden but I know men are deceitful
set, and when the appul had becum plum
ripe have no doubt Adam would have
rugged up cider press, and like as not
went onto bust and been druv off enaway
Yure LIST mother was q lady, and all her
dawters is ditto, and nun but lofin kuss
will say word agin you. Hopin that no
waiv of trubble may ever ride across your
peaceful breasts, Ikonklude these remarks
with the follerin centyment--
"WoMAN-she is q good egq.n
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Hanway's Wooden Factory,

PLEAsANTyILLE HARTFORD CO., MD.
VIE undersigned bog to announce that they are pre-
Il pared to manufacturers
BLANKETS, CAssDIEREs,
PULLED CLOTHS KERSEYS
FLANNELS one yard WIDE
g-r LADIES BALMoRALs, aud
STOCKING YARN.
We shall keep all the above goods hand for sale or ex
change fol- wool.
word to our customers. Having passed the DELAYS
and surmouned the difficulties of the first season. We
have made additions to machinery to enable us to
more speedily execute orders, and give greater finish to
our goods While, with pleasure we acknowledge your
very generous patronage Of the past year. we hope by
continuance OF your fvors, to establish branch of in
dustry at this point which shall provo not merely ben
EFT to u.s. but valuable service to yourselves.
Jel9-6m* STOCKS & L0MAX
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VOL. XII.---NO. IS.


The Importance of California as q grain
producing State justifes the frequent refer
ence to 1t. The market reviews of San
Francisco are commanding attention at all
the commercial centres of the world. 1t is
stated that the increased production of
wheat in that State this year over 1867,
from breadth of land sown and increase of
crop, win reach fully fifty per cent, and is
estimated to reach seventeen millions of
bushels With the certainty of such pro-
life yield, it becomes evident that there
will be very large quantity of this grain
to spare, suggesting the inquiry where are
likely to be found markets for its disposal
at prices that will prove remunerative to the
farmer During the year ending June 80,
1867, there arrived at San Francisco from
the interior of the State 5,215, 900 centals of
wheat and 551 Son harrels of fnnr. hainsaf
California production. OF this 3,642,500
centals Of wheat and ASS, 800 barrels offiour
were exported, some of it going to Central
America and Mexico, British Columbia and
Russian America, Australia and New Zea-
land, China and Japan, and $4,000 centals
Of wheat and 10000 barrels offiour to cas-
tern domestic ports. Some also went to
Europe.
During the year ending with June 3d.
1868, there were received at San Francisco,
being also of California production, 5,062,-
500 centals of wheat and 208,250 bar
rels of flour, which were distributed much
in the same proportions as the previous
year, and to the same points. How much
Of this production of wheat and flour may
be taken by China and Japan will depend,
as has been found by experience, very much
upon the prices. AS prices are almost sure
to rule moderately low the incoming sea-
son, Asiatic customers may be expected to
take literally, opening most likely larger
outlet for them in that direction than ever
Decentralization SIN.
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A MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE say,
Mrs. Jones, that you have lived with the
defendant for eight years. Does the court
understand from that that you are married
to him 2"
"In course it does"
"Have you a marriage certificate 2"
eyes, your honor, three on 'em-two gals
and boy"
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DEATHS OF CARIcATURTsTs.-- The great
caricaturists of the latter days of the Geor-
ges all came to gloomy ends. They, who
knew 50 well now 10 make ali tiie rest OF
the world laugh, were themselves the vic
Tins of distress and trouble. Rowlandson
died in poverty, Hogarth died of broken
heart, caused by the attacks upon him by
Wilkes and Churchill /; and Gilray, the
most genial of humorists, committed sui
eide in fit of melancholy.
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F.. ~ A German professor has been trying
TO measure the sultimate atoms" From
certain theoretical data he finds the thick
ness of an atom Of atmospheric air to be
1887 hundred thousand-mi of an
inch. In cubic foot of air he calculates
there are 100000 D0, 600, 100000, 900 atoms.
This confident arithmetician also says that
an atom of air weighs just fifteen-ten-
thousandths of q grain.
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LONDON STATIsTIos.-The number of
deaths registered in London in one week
was 1907, which is nearly 200 above the
average number. Eight nonagenarians
died during the same week. The births of
1 900 boys, and 956 girls, in all 1856 chill
dren,, were registered in London in the
same week. The average number of births
in the corresponding weeks of the last ten
years was 1924.
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From the Harrisburg (Pa.) Patriot.
The Freednsen's Bureau,

In order to relieve the public mind on
the subject of the Freedmeu's Bureau, the
Radicals complacently inform the people
that it will be abolished next January
They are compelled by party necessity to
keep it until after the November election,
but hope to relieve themselves of the un-
popularity which belongs to this infamous
instrument of their power, by an empty
promise of Withdrawing it from the sight of
men in January. What guaranty have the
people that it will be withdrawn then, if
the Radicals be kept in power This
promise is as vain as all the other promises
of reform with which they have amused
the people. Once secure in the possession
of power they will laugh attheir pledges
To repeal this Freedmen's Bureau act will
scarcely be the work of thirty minutes,
under operation of the previous question,
and its abolition will be postponed indef-
nitely. In the event of the election of
Grant it would become permanent insti-
tuition, and be employed, with the army, in
establishing the despotism in the South
This promise of repeal was merely thrown
out as tub for the whale to sport with, I'M
til the November election.
The Bureau has been withdrawn from
Maryland, because there was no party pur-
pose to serve in keeping it there. If it be
maintained, as the canting pretence is, to
relieve the destitute, there was as much ne
cessity for its continuance in Maryland as
elsewhere. The bounty of Tie government
to the poor negroes could have been as well
dispensed there as in Georgia. But there
were no negro votes in Maryland to barter
government rations for, and the Radical
philanthropists leave their wards in that
State to shift for themselves. There were
no places of Governor and members of the
Legislature in Maryland for Bureau agents,
no Senators and members of Congress to
elect by corrupting the negro, and exciting
in him hatred of his white neighbour
Maryland was not reconstructed as the
vengeful Radicals threatened, and there
was no use for bureau there. When the
despotism shall be firmly established, the
time for that will come, and Bureau agents
may return to pastures new. But just over
the Potomac river, in the District of Co.
lumbia, where the negro votes, the rations
are abundant. There, where it is necessa-
ry to overwhelm the power of the intelli-
gent white man with ignorant blacks the
Bureau monster swells to frightful proper
lions. There, its agents direct all the po-
litical movements of the negro in the inter
ests ofhumanity and the Radical party
The following is list of the Freedmen's
Bureau employees in the District of Colum-
bia, copied from the excellent speech of the
Hon. B. M. Boyer, of this State, made in
the last Congress. 1t is taken from the
United States official Register and is com
piled under the directions of the Secretary
of the Interior:
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eY- An elderly and good-natured spin
ster, on beingrallied as to her ''single bles-
sedness," declared, 81 never yet have lost
heart, because have ALWAYS kept in con-
slant remembrance the fact that Naomi,
the daughter of Enoch, was Eve hundred
and eighty years old when she got mar
vsa1 - - e iatslsl
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To this list may be added the force that
has been lately Withdrawn from Maryland,
unless it has been sent farther South to
work for Grant in the campaign. Ithas not
been discharged, but is, doubtless, actively
employed where its services in dispensing
government rations are of more use to the
party of Great Moral Ideas.
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sGood. y sez he: am take one tu.n

ssGood,n SEE he; aI'll take one tu.n
$50 he sets down, and eats one of his
own veal pies right afore me-"
"Did that cause your confidence in
him 2"
"Yes, indeed, sir. When an eatin'- house
keeper sets down afore his customers and
eats one of his own veal pies, no man re-
fuses to feel confidence it shows him to be
an honest man.
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We must get As votes more to elect Sey-
mour, and these we can easily obtain from
the following States We do not mean that
we shall carry them all, though we think
it very likely, but we do mean that it is
almost morally certain that of the 1902 votes
which the following States cast, Seym our
will receive at least 48:
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IMPROVED LEGIsLAToRs.--The Terrific
rial Legislature Of 1859 was more reputa-
BILE body than that Of the previous year.
Still one of the representatives, originally
from Indiana, inrecording himself q physi-
clan, transcribed very promptly, the letters
"P-h-i-s-i''- then hesitated moment,
and at last, turning to bystander, asked,
in all seriousness 81
s'Do you spell physician ton or sion 70
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TAILoRINGI
TAILORING
George Kaufholz,

ID RESPECTFULLY informs his patrons, and the public
IL generally that he has removed Hickory Hartford
county Nd and respectfully socits share Of thepub
lie patronage,
Having large experience In the business he docs his
work in the best and STYLE and with dispatch.
Securing, Machine Stitching and Repairing, will also
receive his attention, -. II.t, -,
no Whole suits of clothes made from $3.50 to IS, and
satisfaction guaranteed. Shop at Castle Blaney
Country Produce taken in exchange 70 Iwork
Ri5- Give me q call. apr3
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e- The most delicate method Of Civ
ing a lady a beg to your feelings, 10 to send
her a lock Of your hair.
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a- Father" said q roguish boy, 81 hope
you won't buy any more gunpowder tea for
mother .'Why not9" "Because every
time she drinks ii she blows me up"
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MAGISTRATES NOTICE.

WyliE undersigned, of the Justices of the Peace
for the 9th Election District, solcits the further
patronage of the public being prepared to execute any
legal papers they wish
So Prompt attention given to collections of claims
+. W. SANDERS0N, j. p
Office next door TO Spencer Wrghts Dry Goods Store
CO. Look out for the Pole with Sign on II. ga
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Teachers!

1G1C11GlSs
The following is a list of the qualified Tea
cheers of Hartford County:
FIRST GRADE.
Robert Henry, Robert Andrews.
John M. Cooley.
SECOND GRADE.
Eliza j. Rodham, Susie Michael,
Sallie A. Clark, Maggie F. Cook,
Hannah Clark, Lydia A. Thompson,
Thomas M. Cathcart r. Adelia Holland
Richard +. Bishop, Henrietta T. Irwin,
James Alexander, Samuel B. Redifer,
Thomas B. Devoe, Emma Kirkwood,
Sarah B. Lowering, Julia Shrodes,
Deborah Preston, Belle Galley,
lsaacGC. Coale, Matte Galley,
Cassie Alexander, William Curry,
Jennie Galley Martin Billingly,
Maggie Merriman, Cassie +. Whiteford,
Alice II. Michael, Ella j. LENNON
Mary Holland, Elizabeth, Scarbero,
Blanch Richardson, Isaac Waterman,
Ellen Smith, Esther Lancaster,
Emma Norris, Mary E. Lancaster.
Hannah ]. Boyle, James Lytle,
Mary -: Barnes, Lydia s. Pyle,
Annie y. Devoe, Sophia Richardson.
Mary. Dever,
PERMIT TEACHERS"
Hy. 3. J. Rennolds, Sallie e. Anderson,
Alice Numbers, Elizabeth Price.
John A. Calhoun, Rebecca Gorsuch,
Josephine Parker, Saml Geiger,
Hanna L. Hopkins, Amelia Jamison,
Sarah A. McCasley, j. M. McNabb,
Lydia x. Donnelly,. Maggie J. Harry,
Mary A. Taylor, w. Fred. Quinlan,
Benz. F. Sterling, N. Oscar Stokes,
Margaret Hollings- Marinda Jones,
worth, Ruth Sidwell,
Sallie =. Osborn, John Alexander,
John d. Appel, Lizzie Beaumont,
Shas d. Chisholm, Mary E. Kinchly,
Sallie Durham, Mary e. Kemp,
Joseph Arthur, Sallie Davidson,
Rose j.: McComas, A. A. Quinby,
Fl. d. Gorrell, Henry Kennedy,
All Teachers especially Permit Teachers,
are requested to pursue systematic studies,
and to aim at a higher grade lest they be
dopped from the roll
At the Teachers Institute" in 1859, the fol-
lowing prizes will be awarded: To the best
History of England" To the best
speller-"W ebsters Unabridged Dictionary"
To the best writer--a Gold Pen and Holder
T. 8. @. SMITH,
au6l Examiner.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-06-03

r. T. FRIEND & SON,
MANUFACTURES OF
ALL STYLES OF FURNITURE,
OUCH AS SOFAS. BUREAUS, BEDSTEADS
y CHAIRS, and everything Usually kept IN a
Furniture Store.
All kinds Of work made to order, with neat
ness and dispatch.
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one of its persuers. 1t was foaming at
the mouth, and looked twice as fierce al
when it first started on the run, but
seemed, however, more willing to be
driven. During all this time party
were belaboring and twisting the tail
of the other steer into knots without
any effect towards getting it to move.
At last they were compelled to tie a
rope around its horns and hitch one
end of it to dray and
started the horse. Steer pulled back
and sided on all tours, but the horse
was too much for it, and when we last
saw them the small one was going along
very decile, while the larger one was still
pulling back on the dray with no avail;
This winds up an hours excitement
and amusement on Main street last
evening. We don't know but what we
may have piece ofone of these bseves
for breakfast this morning.
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Stubborn as Two Oxes.

Union street, between Market and
Main, was the scene of much amuse-
ment yesterday afternoon, occasioned
by the stubbernness of two steers.
Their freaks were worse than half
dozen ''bulls in china shop" After
being driven, we don't know how far,
before they came to the locality above
alluded to, they all of sudden showed
disposition to go no further, and all
the kicking, and beating and twisting
of their tails by holt dozen men, could
not force them to move an inch. They
were immevable either by force or coax
ing. This continued for about half an
hour, when the smallest Of the two, sue
ceeded in breaking away from its
captors, and made dart for
the dry goods, boot and
shoe and photograph establishments on
Main street. After making a feint up
on these establishments without incur
ring any serious damage, 1t changed Its
course to down Main street running a
race with its pursuers to see which
could reach Monroe street first. The
steer on its way came very near run
ming over a wagon and causing the
horse to participate in tho race, and at
the same time frightened several chill
dren nearly out of their wits and drove
everything in front of it from the street
into the stores. For time much ex-
element prevailed, and no one ven
tured an opinion how the matter was
going to end.
Up to this time nobody was hurt, and
we were congratulating ourselves that
the danger was past, when we saw the
steer turning the corner of Main from
Monroe on its way back in charge Of
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Meeting of the ". vi. e.. A.

Meeting Of the v. vi. q. a.
The Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton held a regular meeting on Monday
evening, at which Samuel Jepson and
K. V. Dodge, jr,, were both elected
members. Tho committee on Rooms
was instructed to rent the room adjoln-
ing the one how occupied by the Asso-
citation to suitable parties. The COM
mittee on Devotional Exercises report
ed in favor of the organization of a
Bible class, which was adopted, and
next Monday evening was fixed for the
time of the first meeting of the class.
The committe on Prisons, &c, reported
that there were several lunatics in the
Ohio county Jail, as they could not there
be provided with such attentions and
medical assistance as their cases de-
mauded, their condition was truly
deplorable. The committee were au-
thorized to call upon the Governor,
state the case and request that the I'M
fortuates be sent to the asylum at Yves
ton, or Columbus, Ohio, for proper
treatment. The committee on Street
Preaching, &c, gave an interesting ac-
count of their work: that they appoint
ed meeting to take place at Reptoe's
corner, East Wheeling, for next Sabbath
afternoon, and asked that they be au-
thorized to have a number of hymns
printed for the use of their congrega-
lions, which was granted.
The meeting then adjourned to meet
aqain one week from next Monday.
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a Hurdle Race.

Two Young men, much faster than
their horses, run hurdle race at Wal
ter's grove, on last Monday. They ex'
perienced some difficulty in getting
rails to construct a hurdle, so in theiI
hurry for the race to come off, they just
took a pig to answer the same purpose,
Poor piggy, though, suffered the conse'
ouences. One of the horses couldn't
get over it, and in consequence it was
smashed in two by the weight of one
of the animals. The pig and the horse
were perfectly sober, and it was no
fault of either that one of them came
to its death.
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Runaway.
The mania for running off still keeps
up among the animals. About ii o'clock
yesterday morning two horses attached
to a butchers wagon got frightened
near the Second Ward Market House,
and made good time up Market street
until they got cut of sight. They were
caught, before any injury was done to
any person on the street. The horses
were not injured. but the wagon lost
one of its hind wheels. 1t is most for
tunate that out Of all the runaways we
have noticed, in no single instance has
there been any person seriously injured
We are pleased to call this fortunate
because in many cases fatal results
have often followed these runaways,
It is well then that they are no worse
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A ssRTs OF THE COMPANY

Furniture Establishment,
Ia Main Street, next door to Bishops
Jewelry Store.