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The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-02-27

A FLOATING MIssIvE.-We have been
shown fifty cent fractional currency
note upon the back of which is written
in fine, bold hand, the following:
PARKERsBURG, Feb. 10, 1869.
"The last of S3l86, spent in four
months and six days, in seeing the ele-
plant, said elephant consisting of
'gahals' and cards"
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FISK q HATCH,

Bankers and Dealers In Government Securities
and Financial Agents Of the Q. P RR Co.
d ~ Na Nassau street, Nsx YSrk
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coming full soon for the oldest, but
with fearful suddcnness to the young
the ambitious and the loved. TIN
this, the hour Of their deep Attic.
ton, his parents, brothers and sisters,
bowed beneath the saddest and severest
of dispensations, receive the undivided
sympathy Of our entire community. If
in the midst of such sorrow as their
own, grief can be mitigated or suffering
lightened by public commissration, the
knowledge is theirs that the loss of him
they mourn will be lamented by all who
had an opportunity TO- know his manly
worth. ? p siss TOT sqasa5s err rel r
We learn that special train will
leave Bridgeport at 10:l5 this morning
for SteubenvilIe, where the funeral of
Mr.. Steel will take place this after
noon. ..
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-02-27

The TRUSTEES Of tho Association are
T.. HCMUEDY, Esq.
ELSON r. WRIGHT, Esq, President Star
Metal Company.
W. SEAMAN, ESQ, President SSayvssant
Bauk, N. Y. city.
II ". FORD, Esq, Cashier National Bank Of
the Republic.
L. W MURRAY.
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HOTELS.
EVERETT HOUSE.
North Side of Union Park, N. Y.

n1EIs HOUSE is KEPT ON THE EU
ropean plan; it is within three minutes
ride DIV horse Sars) of the New Haven
nIacas of amusement and for Summer trayelle
viii be found the coolest Hotel in tho
Rysry room is provided with running water.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-02-27
Sale of the Real Estate of
Lydia S. Cruger, decd.
The Most Valuable Property
i'm the County.
William McMechen and others)
Joseph skinner and others.

PURSUANT TO A DECREE OF THE
Circuit Court of Ohio county, rendered at
the December term, 1865, in the above named
cause we. the under signed, Commissioners, will
sell at PUBLIC AUCTION, on
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REALIZING A PROFIT or TEN TO ELE
TEEN PEE OBEI. IN ADDITION.

Orders sent with the funds thrOugh resPOnsi-
bic Banks or Express Companies viii receive
prompt attention. Bonds ssnt By return Ek
press 70 any address in the United States, AZ
our cost Information, Descriptive pamphlets,
Maps. &c, furnished On application at the Office
Of the Railroad Company, No. - William
street and Of
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ROBERT p. NOAH. No. III street. Wash.
ington, ID. c., General Agent for the District OF
Columbia and States Of Virginia and West vir.
GINA, for the Manhattan Cooperative Relief
Association.
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Auction at Partridge's this evening.
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The OFFICERS Of the Association are
T.. MCMURDY. President.
ELSON 7 WRIGHT. Vice President.
". 3. CARMAN, Treasurer.
LEWIS SANDERS. Secretary.
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Auction at Partridges' this evening.
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These bonds bid fair TO attain the most prom
ineuf position among the noD-seeculStive in
yeStments Of the country, and viii Be actively
dealt in at the nsney centres in Europe
Holders OF Government securities have an op-
portunity Of exchanging them for Central Pa
cifc Bonds bearing an equal rate Of interest
witA,the principal wen secured, and OF
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LOCAL AGENTS ARE WANTED in every
County and Town, and applications from oon'
petent parties for such agencies. with suitable
endorsement, should be addressed 70 tho Com.
pany's General Agent
No 922 street bet. Fourteenth and Fifteenth
streets Washington, ID. C.,
General Agent for the District 81 Columbia and
States Of Virginia aHd West Virginia.
octSlm
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1t is commonly known that the General Gov.
ernmsnt for wise purposes, has given its aid
and encouragement to the construction of one
MAIN THROUGH LINE OF RAILROAD from the Pa
cifc Ocean across the Territories 20 connect
with the various Eastern Branshes Of the Pa
ciic Railroad system, and which viii form the
GRAND TRUNK ROUTE to the Far West,
upon which the mighty trans-contnental traffic
win concentrate. .....r ..r... ..-. . %.
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The CENTRAL PACIFIC RAILROAD
C0MPANY-who are carrying it forward with
greater energy and persistence than was ever
shown in any siY,ilar work in ancient or modern
times-will builu, equip, own and control the
Western Half of this Through Line. the most
productive, favored, and valuable portion of the
whole and may Justly be regarded as possessing
the richest franchise ever granted on this cont.
nent. '.
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Glass "A" has 5000 male members. man dies.
The Association pays over within forty days
$500 TO the widow or heirs, and the Remaining
members forward within thirty days one dollar
and ten cents each 20 the Association TO REIN.
burse It, Failing TO send this sum they forfeit
70 the Association all moneys paid, and the A.
ISOLATION supplies new member TO ill the place
of the retiring one.
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nary Life Insurance Companies are: No panics
can break It, the fees are 80 ANAL, and required
TO be paid at su,h long intervals that any man
can secure TO his family competency upon bis
death
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1869-10-12

RYEGATE.-Our sketch of the early set
Element of Ryegate last week was correct
so far As it went, but we have since learned
more of the particulars of the settlement,
that the reader will find interesting The
company of Scotchmen who had determin-
ed to emigrate to America was not very
large, but with the characteristic prudence
of the race they formed an association and
drew up code of laws or regulations for
the distribution of company property and
the general regulation of them all. The
company was formed in 1872, David Allen
and James Whitelaw being chosen as
agents to 60 to America and buy land
March %, 10, they took passage on the
brig Matte" arriving in Philadelphia
the oath of May following. In the sum
mer of '73 they explored the back part Of
the provinces of New York, PENNSYLVANIA
Maryland, Virginia and North Carolina
They then fell in with DR.. Witherspoon o.
New Jersey, an old Scotch Presbyterian
and rather taking in his ways, who sole
them an undivided half of the township O
Ryegate, as mentioned last week. Having
| surveyed the town, and by lot, drawn tbs
south half as the separate property of tn,
| company, then went to work and SURVEYED
| it off in lots of from 10 to 90 acres each
| designing to make every lot equal in value
There were two or three lots of $50 or 20t
acres, but these were in an undesirable
part of the town, and, lacking in quality
were made equal to the others by quantity
When the survey was completed, the tow
had been divided into 400 lots, with 2
acres reserved for a school lot and 800 acre
below Tickle-nicked pond, reserved for
mill privilege. Gen. Whitelaw and hi
friends evidently had some high notions
The idea of rapid and prosperous growtl
OF the colony took forcible possession O
| the Generals mind. A country and q cit
residence were thought of at that early day
1t was perhaps supposed by the member
of the company that as they were to max
a beginning in the wilderness, in order t
keep one another company, they woul
build their houses near together and hav
the farms further back At all events, tn
General went to work and laid off city {
400 lots, with streets, avenues and park.
located at the upper end of Tickle-nic
pond, and half mile south of what is no.
Ryegate Corner. This city was recorded
and is now part of the town records. TIL
understanding originally was that eac
member who took country lots should b
entitled to an equal number of lots in tn
city. If the city was ever built up no trs
ces of it outside of the town records r,
mains. The farm of Pringle Gibson stretch
es over part of this ancient city, and
sight of this beautiful farm is worth MOI
than visit to half the cities.-LniO
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THE ERIE SLAUGHTERs.-Grifin,
the engineer whose carelessness caus-
ed the massacre at Mast Hope, is let
off scot free except that Judge Bar
rett, before whom the case was tried,
told the jury that their verdict was
against law, and justice, and an out
rage against humanity" "You viola
ted the obligation of your OATH" he
saba plain, simple obligation to
render a verdict against every parti-
Gle of evidence. am astonished that
you should in this way set aside the
law aud violate your oath; and trust
that the spirits OF the dead, dying,
bleeding, and burnt victims of Mast
Hope will rebuke you as long as you
live" Newspapers everywhere stig-
Matte the verdict as cowardly. Ii
is stated further that John Bowen,
the man who confessed having dis
1 placed a rail, thereby causing the ter.
rible railroad disaster at Carr's Rock
by which twenty seven lives were lost
was on Saturday sentenced at Milford
Pa, to fifteen years Imprisonment
and to pay a fine of $4,000.
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An EIGHT YEARS PEsTILENCE.-The
Friend of India says: 1t is almost imPos-
sible to conceive anything more deplorable
than the state of the fever stricken villages
of Hooghly and Burdwan. The magnitude
of the calamity and the utter elplessness of
the people, while they excite our pity, al
most lead us to despair. In the short space
of eight years the fever has, it is calculated,
swept away two-thirds of the inhabitants
of the deserted villages. In some places
the mortality has been far greater. When
the East Indian Railway was opened, Pan
dooah was fourishing town, numbering
6,971 souls. In 1862 the fever appeared,
and since that time 1922 persons have
fallen victims to its attacks; and the mis-
cradle remnant wander like spectres round
their Manifestation home, diseased in
every limb, and bearing on their pinched
and saddened faces the unmistakable marks
of lingering but early death.
The state of the children, who have
a lifetime of work before them, is even
more deplorable than that of the grown up
| do not think, writes the Sanitary Com
missioner, after visiting these villages
THAT l exaggerate when | say that FIVE
sixths of the children under eight years O
age have spleens four times as large as nat
ural. Infants are to be seen like furnished
objects, bearing the expression of pincheC
and CHASTITY old age, their ribs starting ont
wards, and the usual tumid spleen bullying
forward with ominous conyexity. They
more resemble the monstrosities one see
preserved in pathological museums thar
anything else. An atmosphere of silent de
spair seems to hang over the worst villages
and no wonder, for everything is rotting-
the air, the ground, the vital organs of thu
people Those who are not destroyed b,
malaria are disabled; industry is cramped
agricultural operations are impeded; mis-
fortune and misery make their appearance
the people lose heart, and become the pre-,
of bodily and mental distress such as woult
overcome the very strongest"
Defective drainage and impure drinking
water are the two chief sources of the dis
| ease
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am boy again; see home as plainly As
ever, kind father, dear mother, broth
ers and sisters, all rise before me, not only
once, they are always with me now. Even
in sleep 1 see them; pleasant thoughts,
you say o, God, i'll only could get rid
of them, think l could dwell on any 9TH
ers with some degree of comfort, to what l
now feel; yes, even on the shameful death
1 am condemned to die; anything, but
what have lost; lost through drink.
"Give an ear to this advice; it Is the adj
vice of dying man-dying in his early
manhood, through the accursed cup, that
'biteth like serpent Think of your
friends now, lest the time come when the
thought of them will be worse than scor-
pion's sting. Oh if you seeanyone tread
ing the downward path that leads to death
and hell, speak kindly to him; you know
not the power of kind word. | do not
forget one who has spoken kindly to me
since | have been here; how heartily |
think of them; a kind word first led me to
| hope that He who hates sin might yet be
merciful to the sinner. know you all
hate the crime that brought me here; but
when you saw / had none to speak kindly,
though hating my great sin, you pitied me,
poor wretched sinner, and showed me
that mercy, divine mercy, could even reach
one so vile
ooh! young men of Stroudsburg-most
of you have seen me, most of you have
spoken kindly to me, and have acted as
well as spoken. The offer of book or a
paper may be little to you, but to me it
was great kindness. Oh do me great
er kindness still-take my advice kindly
it comes from criminal, it is true, but my
whole heart goes with it it ought to be
more effective because coming from one
who has run the course and has expert
enced its terrible results. | might tell you
more of what have seen whiskey bring to
its dupes, but my article would be too long
l close giving you the advice good moth
er gave me: Keep out of bad company
and don't drink. Don't let this pass un.
needed, as l did. You see what it has
brought me to. God keep all that reac
this in the right path, is the prayer of one
who, for the sake of loved ones, prefers t
sign himself, CHARLES ORME."
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The Vermont Union says: while at
Wells River the other day, Tappan Stew
ems, Esq, of Newbury, gave us first-class
local" Stillman JENNIE was at work for
him one day last week on the east abut-
ment of the Haverhill bridge, and 20 feet
below the surface of the ground, dug out a
gold watch. The gold cases were well pre-
served but the hinges were rusty, so that
it was opened with difficulty. 1t was 3!
years ago that the place where the watch
was found had been filled in. Stevens al
that time had charge of the filling, but
heard nothing about watch being lost. A
mysterious circumstance in the case i,
that some three or four feet above the
watch was found a part of shirt sleeve
made of fine cloth. This leads some te
smell foul play. When the mystery il
cleared up we hope Mr.. Stevens will lei
us hear from him.
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EUGENIE's VOYAGE TO THE EAST

EUGENIE's VOYAGE TO THE EAST
A Paris letter. in speaking OF the de-
cision of the Empress to take her pro-
posed voyage to the East notwlthstan-
ding the critical condition of the EN-
peror's health, says:
1T seems an imprudent thing for
Her Majesty to leave the Emperor 10
his present condition, and you may
feel assured that she herself has no
disposition to undertake it under the
circumstances. She does it only I'M
der the pressing entreaties, may say
almost the commands, of her husband.
He alleges to her as his motive that
it is impossible to disappoint the Sui
tan after allowing him to go to so
much expense to prepare for her re-
ception. But behind this motive there
is a stronger one. The truth is that,
weak and suffering though he is, His
Majesty is just now most anxious to
get rid of mis- consort for time. Her
departure will be the signal for the
return of Prince Napoleon, who is
now travelling. The Emperor is not
satisfied that the Regency of his wife
is the best calculated to protect the
interests of his son. 1t is believed
that he was not entirely unprepared
for the speech delivered by Prince
Napoleon in the discussion on the Sc
natus Consultum, as some of the Off
cial journals pretended. Certain it
is that he had an interview with the
Prince Immediately after, and that
nothing transpired in connection with
it to lead to the inference that he was
seriously displeased with it. There
are many even who feel convinced
that the speech was more or less in
spired by His Majesty. The Empe-
ror has no doubt satisfied himself that
the only chance his son has of reign.
ing is to place hin under the tutelage
of his cousin. The reactionary ten,
denotes of his consort and her affilia
tons with the clergy would prove ia
tai to her chances of assuming the
relns of government without resist
ance. Hence his anxiety to get hel
away and keep her abroad until tht
convocation of the Corps Legislati
and the selection of a new Ministry
: determine the course Of events"
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Academia painful accident occurred
on Thursday afternoon, 30th ult., in Mr.
Paton's factory to Miss Harriet Thornton
who was employed there. She was wiping
the card preparatory to closing for the night
when her right arm was caught in the ma
chinery and drawn in and badly mutilated
cutting out pieces of flesh and tearing out
some of the cords Her heart-rendine
screams pierced tc every part of the build
ing and although help was at hand it was
some minutes before her arm could be ex.
tricated. Her left hand was also cut, but
no bones being broken hopes of speedy
recovery are NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Ga
gstte.
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There is n horrible sforv

There is horrible story, too hor
rible almost to be told, even of Span
iards, that when the Cuban rebels
came near capturing Las Tunas the
Spanish garrison set fire to the quar-
trel or prison, containing 1870 prison
ers of war. The quartrel was a wood
en- building, situated apart from the
city, but surrounded by wooden slave
pens, and the Spanish are said to have
bolted its heavy doors and burned j,
to the ground with 100 human vic
tins.
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1869-10-12

AsTHMA.-The climate of California is
said to be sure remedy for this distress
ing complaint. A man from Upper Cana
da, affected with asthma from his birth.
went to California in 1867, and as soon as
he entered the tropics the complaint left
him. He writes to friend in Quebec on
the 10Th of last month-sthe asthma knows
me not here, / can breathe like other
men. "--,sherbrooke Gasette.
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1869-10-12

A man by the name of Zeke Eads, in
Green county, is strangely deformed. He
is without ears and never had any. He
gathers sounds through the medium of his
mouth, and can hear anything said in an
ordinary conversation. Equally strange,
his hair is black, with white spots nearly
rs large as the palm off mans hand in.
terspersed through it. He is about forty
five years of age, and the happy possesso,
of Ii living children.
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1869-10-12

The Maine senate stands: IS republicans
and 8 democrats, democratic gain of one.
The house stands: 113 republicans to "a
democrats, with four districts to hear from.
Last year the house stood republicans,
121, democrats, 80. The real republican
majority this year, adding Chamberlain
and Hichborn's vote is II ,066.
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1869-10-12

1t is seen that the trading centres and
the specific producing states bear tax very
much greater than the agricultural sections
of the country. The same is true with the
states. The residents at the centres of
trade pay the great proportion of the in
come tax. Yet there is no class of the
community better off or more independent
than the farmers.
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NOTICE.

The subscribers, having been appointed by
the Honorable Probate Court for the District
of Orleans, Commissioners, to receive, examine
and adjust all claims and demands of all persons,
against the estate of EPHRAIM PADDOCK,
late OF Craftsbury, in said district, deceased,
represented insolvent, and the term ofsiX months
from the 2Sth day of September, A. d. 1869, being
allowed by said Court tothe creditors fsaid
deceased, to exhibit and prove their respective
claims before us:
Give notice, that we will attend TO the duties
of our appointment at the dwelling house of
Adna X. Pike, in Craftsbury, in said district,
on the Sd day of November and the first We'd
nesday of April next. at one O'Clock In the after
noon, on each of said days
A AdSrp4 & sc FRENCH, }commr's
Craftsbury, VT. Oct. 7, A. D., 1869. 41w3
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When new opinion or doctrine comes
before you, do not bite till you know wheth-
er it is bread or stone; and don't be sure
that the gingerbread is good because of the
gilt on it.
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st. Thomas has had three several shocks
OF earthquake. On the other side, Vesuvi-
Us is pouring out molten lava by the river.
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The Income Tax.

The following table is based upon the
official returns from the income tax for
1868. The sum placed against each state
is so much head of the whole population
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1869-10-12

By no means put yourself in another
persons power; if you put your thumb be-
tween two grinders, they are very apt to
bite.
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1869-10-12

A RAsCAL.-A fellow registering
his name as H. c. Montague, came to
the Passumpsic house previous to the
Barton fair, and procuring a team of
A. n. Bryant, went up to that fair
where he peddled some kind of pain
killer, or other nostrum. Returning
to this place, he told Mr.. Bryant that
he was obliged to make large re-
mittance to the "home concern" and
could not pay him for his team until
after our fair. After boarding at the
hotel and using Mr.. Bryant's team
during our fair, he proposed to &C to
Lyndon and collect some bills due
him there. From Lyndon he tele-
graphed Mr.. Bryant that business
called him to Glover. Bryant smelt
large mice, and went to Glover, al
so. He there learned that Montague
had gone to Hardwick. Taking
along deputy sheriff from Sheffield,
Bryant followed on to Hardwick, and
then to Montpelier, where he found
his team at the Pavilion stables, but
Montague had "vamosed the rancho.
Returning home on Monday, Mr.. Bry-
ant found the streams very much
swollen. AT the second bridge below
John Clark on the Marshield road,
the horse Bryant was driving got In
to the food in crossing where the
bridge ought to have been. and togeth-
er with wagon and driver, were swept
down the stream. By cutting the
harness, the wagon was permitted to
float away, and man and horse swan
out. After considerable more trouble
Bryant reached home with his team
but about $40 out of pocket. The
Passumpsic House is also out $l4
the board bill of Montague and lady,
C0ledonian.
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Ayers
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its natural Vitality and Color.

A dressing which
is at once agreeable,
healthy, and effectual
for preserving the
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hair IS soon restored
to its original color
a0iM the gloss and
freshness Of yo,tth.
Thin hair is thick