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The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-01-13
Sion IhnI Lenlk.

General Butler, remarks the New York
lTOrld, is rehabilitating himself rapidly.
Not only did he do the handsome thing
on New Years Day, but is really intent
on good work i'll the matter of tho
Central and South American Legations.
1t is proposed to cut the five Central
American missions down to one, and the
ten to South America down to four, and
the propriety of the measure may be very
well seen from certain statements made
in a report last summer from the Joint
select committee OH retrenChment, thus:
"The collective amount of trade of
the United States with the Argentine
Republic, Bolivia, Costa Rica, Ecuador,
Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Para
quay, Salvador, United States of Co
lombia and Venezuela is 10000 900. In
these States are eleven legations, TWEEN
ty consuls, and three consular agents,
costing Sl73, 900. The collective amount
of trade of the eleven South American
States with Great Britain is $50, ,0OU, 900,
Great Britain employs in these States
three Legations, three charges acting as
consuls general and six consuls, costing
Sl20,000.
"The collective trade of the above
eleven South American States with
France is 100000. France employs
in these States one legation, three
charges acting as consuls-gcneral, four
consular officers, and one consular
agent costing $4,000. The preceding
statement discl0ses the fact that, where
as in the eleven smaller South American
States England, with an aggregate COM
merce of S50,0O0,00O, spends annually
but $l2G,OOO for diplomatic and consul
lar representation, and France, with
800, 100000 of commence, only $4,000,
the United States, with a commerce
aggregating only 5000, 900, pays Sl73,-
600 annually.
Bolivia, Ecuador, Paraguay, have
no representatives at all at Washing
ton. Guatemala had half a representa-
tive at New York. Salvador had half
a representative at New York. HOndu
ras has half representative. Nicara-
qua has half representative. Costa
Rica is represented only by a charge
d'atfaires. The United States Of Col
ombia are only spasmodically repre-
sented. Venezuela has no representa-
tive resident at Washington
In this exhibit is abundant reason for
the proposed reduction.
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Innd sharks.
From the St. Joseph CMo.) Gazett

From the st. Joseph CMo.) Gazette, Sd
We have heard of men stealing steam
boats, and that Tom Fletcher will steal
railroads, the people of Missouri dc
know; but that it had become hazard
Gus to leave land out doors had not till
recently come to our knowledge. But
let unsuspecting land owners beware
how they leave their soil and rock quar-
ries to the tender mcrcies of Missouri
thieves.
Recent developments have brought to
light that ten thousand acres of land in
the counties of Caldwell and DeKalb
have been sold upon false titles, forged
with all the circumstances collected to
deceive strangers and unsuspectingpur
chasers.
Mr.. Hugh Lewis, of Andrew county,
who has for the past seven years owned
considerable tracts of land in DcKalb,
finds now that portions or all of it, for
which he possesses perfect titles, and
upon which he has regularly paid the
taxes, have been sold fer years to other
parties and forged titles furnished. Ot
some of this land, we believe, deceived
purchasers have taken possession. These
will make cases of peculiar hardship,
This is most heartless kind of theft as
it involves not only the loss of the pur'
chase meney but the time spent in i'm
provements subsequently made.
One of the accused parties has, We
learn, within the last few days been
lodged in our county Jail.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-01-13
How Buckeye Whisky Swell Got
His Start.
From the Cincinnati Times

There is an interesting bit of history
as to the way in which one of the big
whisky men in Ohio, who is now worth
a million or more, got his first start IN
the world. He went to well-to-do
farmer, who was known to be an ayarl-
cious man, anxious to get rich, without
being too particular about the means,
and withal quite credulous i'll his dlspo-
ton. To this farmer he pretended TO
reveal n plan by which he could SWIM
die the Government without a chance
of detection, and clear $4,000 by the
transaction. He said he knew where he
could obtain q lot of counterfeit United
States bonds, sOskillfully executed that
they couldn't be told from the genuine,
not even in the United States Treasury.
The bait took with the greedy far
mer. According to arrangement he was
to pay $4,000 and receive Sl5,OOO III c0un-
terfeit bonds. He agreed tomect man
at time and place designated, pay the
money. and receive the package OF
bends, which, with the singular credn-
lity that often accompanies dishonesty,
he mOrtgaged his farm to obtain the re-
Guired $4,000, and waited impatiently
for the moment to arrive that would
place him in possession of the coveted
fortune.
For love. born swain in lady's k0wer
Nccr painted for the appointed hour
ASH until before me stand
This rebel Chicttain and his bonds.
The farmer was at the rendezvous ac-
cordiRg to appointment, paid the $1,000
agreed upon, and received 4 mysterious
package with an injunction not to for
get his promise, to open it only on his
return home. When he reached home
he opened the packet, to find that in
stead of containing counterfeit bonds
there was nothing in it but an old news
paper! His anger and chagrin can only
be imagined. lie consulted his lawyer
about it, relating the circumstances,
but the lawyer told him he'd better keep
still about it if he didn't want to go to
the penitentiary for cOnniving to de-
fraud the Government. And so he lost
his money through dishonest greed, and
the other man got quite a substantial
" stake" by confidence game that was
scarcely more honest.
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nRUsINEss is BUSINESS"
a Few Curious Curiosiiies of Recen'
English Advertising.


The Pail Mall Gazette has an enter
tanning article growing out of the recent
publication in London of an advertis
| ing periodical called the Exchange dn6
Mart. "This periodical" says the Pal
Mall Gazette, "offers its columns at
low rate to advertisers wishing either
to exchange or to sell anything, from {,
rare hostage stamp to carriage ano
pair and a mansion house"
We give, by way of illustration, q rev
of the advertisements in the EIchangt
and Mart, as they are given IN the ar'i'
Gle above referred to: -,
Here are two advertisements wnlch
answer each other in the most admlra-
BILE manner, so far as one material OF
the bargain is concerned: "Dandie DIM
mont, terrier puppy, mustard color' 10
"a Dandie Dinmont, or Scotch terrier
puppy" c., .h..,ho
first advertiser wants in exchange for
the tyke "Yotes of the Old Kent Asy-
lum" ior deaf and dumb.
The second offers in exchange for the
Dandie Dinmont, q handsome bull
terrier from q prize strain"
Another advertiser IS apparently
eouipping himself as Fenian, for he
dates from Donegal, and offers a red
Irish setter for a Colts revolver, and
a "caoice whelp ditto" for Bowie
knife.
MANY of the proposed exchanges are
DIVING for rings. A lady has very good
morocco handkerchief bex, with gilt
6nishings, exceedingly pretty. She is
only open to offers of rings not tur-
quoise. r
Another lady has white Limerick
lace tunic, uncleaned, cost GA. She
wishes for good turquoise ring and
long gold earrings. :
Another writes: 81 wish for rings. l
have an electrical machine and appara-
tus, pneumatic trough, an alarum,
safety lock and other
things, but am open to offers"
One lady declares that a sealskin
Jacket is much wanted, but she is "open
to offers" and this is what she will
give: "a Lallier album containing six
hundred and eighty-One stamps, very
rare ones lnueeu, lOTIS-sIA BtduuaUeu
red cornelian beads, thirteen large ivory
ones, three pretty illumations, set of
green beetles, earrings and brooch, on
gilt leaf, cost nearly f2."
Under the head of books and pam
phlets we find an advertisement which
Dr. McNeilIe or some Of his friends
should certainly look up. 81 have about
one hundred ditferent-mOStly free
thought-pamphlets, average price six
pence, which | would exchange for any
thing useful worth guinea"
Here is another specimen: 81 have
twenty military badges, and Adam and
Eve eccentric, to exchange for others, or
would give two badges for Tom Daw-
sons cat, Miss Senhouse, Miss Charl-
toms fan, Mr.. Milbank's eccentric"
We observe "a chain Of Italian beads
blessed by the Pope" for seven and six
pence, and another advertiser ingeni-
ously offers: "To amateurs, or those
who desire small organ cheap-For
sale, in working order, the complete
shell of an organ. Only wants pipes"
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-01-13
Tn. Campaign Opening.

That uortion of our paper deVoted u
,olitical advertising would indicate
that the contest at the approaching
municipal election is not to be alto
gather one.sided. A Citizens Ticket"
hearing the names of many well known
gentlemen of both parties, is presented
for the consideration of the public. SO
far as we can Judge there is about an
equal division of the places upon the
ticket between the representatives OF
both parties. If we are right in our In
formation that no regular Republican
ticket will be brought out, the struggle
for pre eminence will be between the
ticket to which we have just referred,
and that nominated 10y the Democratic
Conventions of Saturday and Monday
nights.
The fact that IL considerable number
of prominent Democrats occupy posi-
tion as candidates in opposition to the
regular nominees of their party, goes
far to vindicato the correctness of our
views, expressed some time ago, tuat
there was marked teXdency on the
part of many to Danish politics from To-
cal Affairs. At the time that we ex.
pressed those views, We stated further
that patty ticket to win in this or any
.iniiar local election, must have some
other merit than its mere political de-
sipuatiom. In this belief, we admonlshed
our Democratic friends TO put forward
not only Democratic candidates, OuI
proper candidates. After doing our best
TO impress this upon them, we have pre-
sumcd at no dictation, but have leit 10
them the application or rejection oi tAe
advice, when they should make their
selection. It would be unjust to
their sincerity to say that they
have rot nominated those whom
they believed 10 be their very best men,
On the contrary, we think that many
members of the Convention of Monday
night could not have been more hlghIy
pleased than with some of the nOmina-
tions which they aided in making. They
trlt sanguine Of their ability to COM
Inand for tie ticket that final test OF
merit, triumphant success, and we doubt
not Will labor for that COnsummatlon
with a devotion which the most critical
could not question. That we, IN COM
mon with hundreds of others, long for
that result which shall promote at once
the best interests Of the party to which
we belong and of the city in which we
live, We presume it is unnecessary to
declare.
For the present We forbear further
comment. These tickets are now be-
fore the people. When they shall have
examined them critically, compared
,Lcm man with man, and fully mastered
the merits OF each, it will be more ap-
propriate time for an ineligible and
profitable discussion of relative worth.
At this time, we leave the public to the
delicate. but possibly not difficult, duty
OF examination and study, and shall not
greatly vox our readers with harangu-
ing until the contest wakes warmer and
more interesting.
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Not for Fun.

4 clever gentleman, and something of
a war withal, fell victim to the wiles
of John Barlcycorn,' recently, and be-
came sea sick" if the Hibernianism
may be allowed, SO that he had to an.
chor in fence corner and "heave."
Holding on to rail, he poured forth a
promiscuous casrado tremendous to
behold" A sympa;hizing friend, while
passing, fcelingly inquired: "HallO,
what's the matter, are you sick" The
victim turned upon him with look in
which was concentrated a perfect ava.
lanche o. reproachful contempt, and
blurted out, between intervals Of his
copious uphcavals, "D's-e-r pose I'm
pp-u-u-king for fun"
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-01-13
He Did MOI Wnrtto MeddIe.

Scene in a public sittingroom. French
man of the sans oulOtte order in a corner,
smoking a short, dirty pipe. Enter a
self evident Yankee adventurer, with a
stupendous shiny stovepipe towering
above his soap locks, and wrapped in a
long tailed overcoat. He walks up
against the hot stove, and thin but
fragrant wreath of smoke curls upward
from his coat tail to the ceiling, where
at the Frenchman replenishes his bowl
with tobacco and garlic, and puffs away
with the vigor of a locomotive. The col
umn of smoke from the Yankees coat
tail assumes a darker hue, and the at
mosphere of tobacco, garlic and burnt
wool. The Yankee glances angrily at
frenehy, and profanely exclaims:
Darn the blasted old pipew
Inc frenchman placidly removes the
stem from his mouth:
"Oul, oui, dam re busted old pipe
and dam re busted old coat tail, too
Here You smoke him zees ten, twenty
minutes, and he stink! sacre bleu and
| never say one word. smoke nv pipe
YOU smoke your coat tail. Boze oenteel.
men sail smoke Eat which sail please
him best"
The Yankee gave one hasty glance In
the rear, and sailed from the room
leaving a trail of sitting smoke behind
him.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-01-13

At the late term of the Harrison (In-
diana) Common Pleas Court, civil case
was tried, on which eleven of the jurors
soon arrived at a verdict. The twelfth,
however, refused to coincide in the YER
dict. The failure to agree being report,
ed to the Court, Judge Jewett ordered
the jury to be returned to their room,
and there confined without food or tire
till they reached a decision. The OBJ
stinate man held utfor thirty-six hours,
when he joined his brother jurers.
The embalmed body of the Inca
Huayde Capac was recently dug up by q
party of workmen from the courtyard
of the hospital of San Landres, in Lima,
where it was buried during the early
years of the Spanish conquest.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-01-13
A Man from Boston.

"Howcus," a writer for the Syracuse
Journal, gives the following pithy de-
scription Of "the man from Boston 3"
The weary, worn pleasure seeker, as the
CHEEKY, lively, business traveller, has
noticed that prevalent parsonage, the
man from Boston.
He is Of medium size, dapper built,
neat and band-boxy: he has an outside
stripe down the leg of his pants, wheth-
or 1t be in the fashion or not; in summer
he carries a duster, in winter, shawl;
at all tlHes a trim satchel filled with
toilet articles, for which he has a wo-
manly tendency and tenderness.
he is sedate young man and not to
be easily approached; he is opposed to
conversation and dislikes joke. Bos-
ton sits steadily upon him, and he must
maintain her reputation as he journeys.
At home, to be the admired of small
party, is part he can do active justice
to, but away from there, Boston's graver
aspect must find reflex in his mode
and manner.
His pronunciation differs from others;
he sights the first in Boston, and en-
tirely omits the second.
He is opposed to capital punishment
on the ground that banishment from
Boston is expiation full for any con.
ceivable offence. That he should leave
Boston is calamity oft times equally
regretted by himself and those he hon.
ors by the bestowal of his company.
At hotel / became honored by the
notice of a man from Boston; he became
communicative and intrust
me with his opinions of - Boston.
There were many towns, few cities, one
Boston. His name was Charles or Gus
tus. Deeply interested, inquired,
which : aud apologized for misunder-
standing his pronunciation on his claim
ing both. At the table he is reminded
of home and all its pleasures, and sighs
for brown bread and minced Goldfish.
In Boston mans only want is want.
He asks smart boy to please pars the
butter; boy says, with pleasure, and be-
gins; butter is a common noun, singu-
lar number, neuter-. Boston man
looks Webster at boy and leaves the ia
BILE.
On the cars he pays his fare, inclusive
Of the "fve cents additional will be
on all fares paid in the cars"
He asks the conductor what the "tive
cents" is for ? For the company-and
our friend is speechless.
He is on his way to Boston.
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Aa'heslius gssister
Wednesday, January io'
Walk Up, Geutlemen.

Under the rule adopted IN ne las'
campaign. of charging for the pnohca-
tion of party tickets as for regular au-
yertisemcnts, We are left this morning
" lthont list OF the Democratic no"i
nees for city officers. We presume our
marty friends have overlooked tEis little
matter and will hand in the regular
tickat today
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-01-13
4 Gard.

EditOrs o. the Register:
You will please state to the public
that my pledge to the convention was
incorrectly worded by one of the dele
gates. / wish to state to the citizens
that il was meant to pledge me to "the
best interests of the city," as heretofore.
Respectfully, &C,
FRANCIS +. STANLEY,
City Sergeant.
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BANKRUPTCY.

,r,rTK CREDITORS OF SAMUEL sTERN
L are berssy pSthsd 70 AppeySI a. my o'ilse
s1o.s dsy 0f December, A. D. is6s, az 10 O'Clock
a n, and show cause " any they have. Why the
-Iid samuel Stem should not Be discharged from
bis debts under the Bankrupt Lag Of March -.
1851. The second meeting Of aid creditors VII
bo he'd AZ said time and place, and the third
meeting on the day following a. sane hour and
place GR0. q. CALDWELL,
dseI5soau 2u REGISTER in BANKRUPTCY.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-01-13

Ut ). w. Luckie, of Mexico, Audrain
county Missouri, who has gathered
something OF cabinet of curiosities.
as'reeently added to it a white quail.
The bird is pure'white, with the excep-
tiou of a few brown spots. 1t is one of
nine captured in net few DAYS ago,
the other eight members of the family
being all of the natural color. 1t had
been repeatedly seen in the last few
weeks, and DR.. Luckie offered reward
to any one who would deliver it to him,
and thus he has secured what he justly
regards as a great "nataral curiosity"
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Every Pair of Shears Warranted
WILLIAM KRYTER,

Manulscturer %
SG,ep .Sk.ars. PrsaiaS Slears, Iseop
,sI1ay, Fas'iig Skears. BssLe't SAesrs.
r~shsars Of any Ssseriysiss ra.as % srssr.
1,nE ATTENTION OF shEkr % Sk9ns.s ~.
Il a. u...t.- ssears for trimming sheep toe,
-. - ,,.ir n Ihich "a warranted
No. In hardware, Guns, PistelA, spornnz
r.1kis Tabls and Pocket Cutlery, &c. ke-
I63 MARKET ST. Wbseiiak, W. va
RepalTisE II Gnns, Pistds, Knives, sel.soI
s.aa1 Machinery, &c, done In the best m.hss
and At Reasonable prices,
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SUNDRIES.

O00 BAGS PRIME 10 CHOICE III
LUU Coffee.
10 Drums Grand Bank Codfsh.
50 barrels pure Cider Vine SAr.
Bales Cloves.
do Cassiz. in Mats.
Case prime Sutmegs.
500 Barrels Ohio River Salt.
10 Hogsheais prime Cuba sugar.
% Quarter-baTrels No. Msekere''
50 doz. Fancy Broons
50 Boxes Goshen Cheese.
Just received and for salti sJ =, nvUrv
decs NJ -
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ANNOUNCEMENT

SUPERINTENDENT OF WATER WORKS.
MEssRs. EDITORS Please announce VIM. II.
Colts as the peoples candidate for Superinten
dent of Water Works.
jam MANY CITIZENS.
MRssRs. EDITORS Please announce Wash
-fnqton p. Dunbar as citizens candidate for Su.
perntendent of Water Works at the approach
ing election, and ObliGe "
JAM MANY FKlENDS'
CITY SERGEANT.
MEssRs EDITORS Please state TO the citi.
zens of Wheeling that am candidate for the
office of City Sergeant at the next charter cleo
ton, subject to the decision of the voters.
SMITH MCDONALD.
WHEELING January G, 1869. JAM
WHEELING, January g. 1868.
EDITORS OF TIE REGISTER: You will please
announce my name as an Independent candi
date at the approaching election for the office
of CITY Sergeant. If elected will endeavor to
discharge the duties of the Office for the best in
terests of the people of the city.
ian6 HENRY CONANT.
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The New York Female Club is getting
up a course of lectures.
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BANKS.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK

DESIGNATED Depository u. 3.
Capital, S2OO,OOO.
Surplus, oV,OVV'
MONEY RECEIVED ON DEPOSIT,
M Exchange bought and sold.
Collections made and proceeds promptly re-
nitted.
Interest on special deposits at the rate
Of four per cent. per annHm where the deposit
remains six months, and IRE per cent. If for one
year.
Accounts of merchants, Manufacturers, Bank.
ers and others solicited.
Revenue Stamps for sale in sums TO suit.
A constant supply of new Fractional Curren.
cy, and 1, . and 5 cent coin kept fer the ac-
commodation of depositoFs and the public.
GEORGE K. WHEAT, President.
GEORGE ADAMS, Cashier.
marl3ly
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On the Wrong side

4 few days ago lady appeared at
army headquarters and asked General
Grant if he could not give her an office,
enforcing her application with the plea
that she had two sons killed in the late
war. General Dent questioned the la
DIV, aud finally asked her under what
General her sons were fighting when
they were killed. The lady hesitated,
aud finally stammered out: " To tell the
truth, sir. one was killed under Ewell
and the other ander Moseby." The in
tc:VIew was terminated il. UuCe.
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A new balance has been made for the
mint, adjusted with such nicely that
after 1000 ounces OF gold are cquipoised
on one side, the almost inlinitesimal
weight OF half grain-that q cricket
would scarce brush from its eye-sends
down the size of the balance upon
which it alights. The assay balances
are wonderful pieces of elaborate work
manship; the knife-edges upon which
the beam vibrates are balanced upon rR-
bies, agateS and other stones. The
kuite.edges are of steel, tempered like
the blade of Saladin. Ifa balance have
900 grains in each pan, the one-thou-
sandth part of grain will affect it
either way.
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First Glass Family Grocery
w. ID. MOTTE

"" Id. MoI"IE
DEGs LEAVE TO INFORM HIS FRIENDS
ID and the public generally that he has opened
at No. Odd Fellows Building, Monroe street,
al assortment of
Staple and Fine Groceries,
unsurpassed by any retail grocery in the city
consisting in part of the following:
Coffees, Teas, Chocolate Cocoa, Sugars, Syrup
and Molasses.
Condiments and Spices ground and unground.
Hermetisally sealed Fruits, Preserves and
Jellies.
Dried Fruits, of all kinds
CANNED G00DS-Tomatoes, Sugar Corn,
Peas, Condensed Milk, Fresh and Spiced Salmon,
Fresh Mackerel, Lobsters, Clans Sardines
Cove Oysters &c.
Mince Meat and Salad Oil.
PICKLES, &C.-English Chow Chow, Mixed
Pickles, Piccalilli, Caulihower, Olives, CaPers
&c. &c.
CHEESE-Herkimer County, Eng. Dairy
Pineapple and Sap Sage.
FISH, &C-No I Salmon, Nos. ], . and Mack
erel, SEQ. Herring Goldfish, Smoked Halibut
! Dried Tongues
Crackers, Ginger Snaps, &c.
Candles Toilet and Washing Soap.
SUNDRIES-EItra Family Flour in Sacks
y. Y. Buckwheat, Corn Meal, Salt. Pure Cider
vinegar, Rice Flour, Tapioca, Pearl Sage
Parma, Maizena,, Pearl Barley, Oat Meal, Rice
SnIit Peas, GTits, Hominy, Shaker Sweet Corn
Pssa1s G,,Nlatine, Starch, Brooms, Buckets
brushes WASH Boards, Lye, Matches, Shaker
Hops. Backing, CNIbon OIL, Potatoes, Onions
Af Packages dai delivered to all parts of the city
| free of charge. ,,o-,-,,
dec22 w. y. AOl Il.