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How TO Dispose OF n Wife.

Experiments with reynard and ami
mails of the rodent tribe have demon
strated the fact, says the Cincinnati
Commercial, that it is easier by far to get
into a trap than out of one. Uxorious
gentlemen who have embarked in rash
enterprises, such as supporting two
wives at the same time, have been
learned to apply this lesson to created
objects that are animated with a much
higher principle than brute matter.
Such persons once caught, rarely escape
with a disposition to again indulge in
similar luxuries. But we have heard OF
gentleman in this city, renowned for
gallantry and fortune, who has just got
out of a scrape of this kind, so
far, unscathed. This gentleman for
several months ran two es.
tablishmentS, home and foreign de.
partment. Last week his business be.
coming slack, he began to feel the en-
barrassment of having the expense OF
these two establishments deducted from
the profits of the store every week, and
determined to break one of them up
In pursuance of this determination, he
paid the last months rent of the least
favored house up to date, and one bright
afternoon he took the least favored wo-
man out riding on the avenue. The car
riage had barely turned the corner when
two large furniture cars backed up in
front of the house. The car men opened
the door of the house (Which, by
the way, was on Freeman street)
hastily collected all the furni-
ture, staple and fancy, the
dwelling contained, chucked it all into
the wagons-sofas, chairs, bedsteads
carpets, pictures and all-and in les:
than an hour from the time of their ap.
pearance had completely emptied the
house, locked it up, left il desolate, anC
driven their cars off, nobody know!
where. The gentleman and lady re
turned from their drive in due course
of time, but did not go to the house to
gether. He got out of the carriage a.
the Brighton House, and represented
that he had business to attend to in the
lower part of the town, jumped on thu
street car, directing the driver of tn,
turnout to take his wife home, and g
from thence to the stable.
The wife was driven to her domicil
and was astounded beyond measure tC
find it perfectly empty, and as desolat'
as if it had never beea occupied. Sh,
went to her husbands place of business
to seek an explanation of the mystery
but found that his Office was occupied
by other Parties-that his name haC
been painted from the sigu-and, il
short, that he had fed the town, afte
squaring up his accounts and re
tiring from the office, which he had oc
cupied but a short time. The wife, b!
the aid of some of her friends, obtained
clue as to the direction taken by he
fugitive husband, and started last Fri
day morning to hunt him up, and EN-
force her claim to his support and pro
faction
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FACETIE.

Jailers invariably turn out rogues.
The road to ruin-The highway to
Pompeii.
"She had upon her but q single rose
bud" sung recently at Steinway Hall
must have been All uncommonly light
costume for she season.
The hopping around of Grecian bend
| in ballroom reminds one forcibly OF
kangaroo trying to escape the attacks OF
sand heas.
A tradesman in an Ohio city appends
to his advertisement, ministers of the
gospel supplied with goods at cost, if
they agree to mention the fact to their
congregation"
Lady Beaulen was complaining Of be-
ing awoke by noise in the night; her
lord Gan Irishman) replied, "Oh, for nay
part, there's no disturbing me; if they
don't wake me before l 60 to sleep,
there's no waking me afterwards"
Barnum wants to get a nightmare to
exhibit at his museum. Let him eat a
mince pie, three sausages, half dozen
pickles, a plate of salad, and few pigs
feet at midnight, and 60 at once to bed.
He will get one of the animals in two
hours or less.
A juvenile, on coming home for va
cation astounded his father by asking:
"Wh3's my education like iced hook
and seltzerw and before the amazed
father could reply, the young rogue add
ed, "because it's schooling" Otis cooling.)
A boy was sent by his mother to saw
some stove-wood out of railroad ties.
Going out doors shortly after, she found
the youth sitting OH a saw-horse with
head down. The mother asked her hope
ful son why he didn't keep at his work.
The boy replied thus: "My dear mother,
l find it hard, very hard to sever old
ties"
NIAGARA.-We once read the opinion
of q Western drover, expressed on a
first view of Niagara Falls. After look
ing at them half minute, he remarked:
"Them's nice falls; let's 60 up and look
at the town." This was about as cool
remark as could be made; but there is
something more exquisitely drOll in the
story of the English cockney who re-
Gently returned from trip to America
He had seen the falls, and was asked, of
course, what he thought of them.
They're quite 'andsome," he replied,
"quite so-but they didn't quite han
ser my expectations-besides | got
vetted and lost my at"
A few nights since, as son of the En-
erald Isle was riding from Salem to
Beverly, Mass, on horse car, the con-
ductor called for his ticket, but the pas.
senger was unable to find it. "What
will DO ?" says Pat. "Pay me seven
CENTS" says the conductor. "Murther
an GUNS, but / didn't give but six for
the ticket" "Can't help that" replied
the conductor, "our fare is seven cents
or ticket" which sum Pat unwillingly
passed over. Soon after he called the
conductor, with JOY beaming on his
countenance, and said, "rve fosnd the
divil, now give me back my cint and
take the ticket" which was done much
to the amusement of the passengers
poor Pat not thinking he was paying
double fare.
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Boston Wool Market.

BOSTON, January 10.
There has been more activity in the
wool trade during the past week than
at any time since the incoming of the
new year, but the demand is not yet
what may be called urgent, and is not
likely to be until spring woolens are
called for and manufacturers begin to
realize on their products.
Just now they buy only what staple
may be wanted for Immediate use, un-
less what they consider bargain is of
fered them, and in that case they are gen.
orally very free purchasers. Holders are
also very free sellers of certain styles of
wool which are plenty and not likely to
90 higher, while they are very inditfer-
ent to Overtures for all desirable grades,
unless very full prices are offered.
A very large proportion of the sales,
during the past week, have been of low
and medium pulled woods, in the absence
of corresponding grades of fleece. In
the finer grades of pulled, however,
there is but little movement, as these
are less wanted for the current exigen-
cies of manufacture. A large supply of
early pulled woods has lately been COM
luR lOl W dlu llOu IuC w ColS anu DNlbB
mostly of short staple and not very even
grade, receivers are not willing to hold
them, but are putting them on the mar
ket at rather low prices; hence, western
supers, being largely substituted for
medium fleece woods, have not yet accu-
mulated to any extent, and the later and
better grown product, now coming for
ward, will doubtless command higher
prices. Eastern supers are also in very
moderate stock, and generally held
above the views of buyers.
Fine fleece woods have been more in
quired for of late; and though these are
much more plenty and less wanted than
the coarser qualities, the prospect is
that before long they will command
prices more nearly corresponding to
their intrinsic value. There arc con-
siderable quantities of fine, heavy me-
rino wool still to come forward from
Vermont and New York. But it would
be of very little use to put it on the
market as long as consumers are able
to supply themselves with the lighter
and cleaner Sa1ony fleeces of Ohio and
Michigan.
The supply of low Western fleece
woods is not only exhausted in the sea-
board markets, but there is probably no
more to come forward. Consumers are
turning their attention to extras, which
are selling at 4oa50c. There have also
been considerable transactions this
week in double extras, and these have
been taken at an average of about SAC
for round lots.
Sales of domestic for the week have
been fair, and foot up about 900, 200
pounds, at a range of 45a6Oc for fleece,
and 43a523c for the various grades OF
pulled.
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lar bills, he would call for the syes and
noes on the proposition of leave.
Leave was refused by the following
vote:
YEAS Messrs. Davisson, French,
Flick, Harrison, of Lewis; Hervey, Hut
ton, Jacob, of Ohio; Jacob, of Hamp-
shire, Lamb, McCraw, Snider, Stifel,
Vance and Wilson-14.
NAYS: Messrs. Fleming (Speaker),
Allison, Ballard, Bowyer, Carpenter of
Monroe, Carpenter of Greenbrier, Car
roll, Charlton, Core, Cunningham, Dils,
Duffy, Edwards, Garrison, Gibson of
Preston, Gibson of Pocahontas.. Gold ,
Raymond, Heermans, Howes, Ke ever,
Kincaid, Mahon, Mann, Martin, Nicolas
key, Pinnell, Powell, Putnam, Reynolds,
Rollins, Scofeld, Smith of Kanawha,
Smith of Morgan, Snodgrass, Tabler,
Thomas, Tyson, Williams and Wright
40.
By Mr.. FLICK: Directing the Judi
ciary committee TO inquire into the ex-
pediency of changing the time for hold
ing the Circuit Court in the Fifth Judi
cial District.
By Mr.. HEERMANS: Ordered that
Mr.. GIBSON, of Pocahontas, be added
to the special committee on the Mary
land and West Virginia State Line.
The Speaker laid before the House an
invitation from the Superintendent of
the Penitentiary asking the members
to visit that institution and partake of
an entertainment on Saturday, 3Oth
inst.
A message from the Senate announc-
ed that that body had adopted Senate
Joint Resolution No. 5, accepting the
above invitation, and asking concur
renee.
The resolution was opposed by MIR.
HEERMANS, who thought the mem
bers might accept as individuals, but 1T
would be improper for the House to pass
the resolution. He believed there was
an office involved some way or other;
at any rate, he did not approve of adopt
ing such resolutions as the above. The
resolution was adopted.
BILLS PASSED.
House Bill No. 10, giving the offices
of Nicholas county additional time to
qualify and execute their official bonds.
The hour fixed for the election of
State Printer having arrived, the House,
in conjunction with the Senate, pro-
ceeded to ballot for that officer.
The following gentlemen were placed
in nomination:
John Frew, of Wheeling; j. n. Wis
ner, of Martiusburg; n. n. Hoffman, of
Morgantown, and Lewis Baker, of
Wheeling.
On the first ballot seventy-seven votes
were cast, in both Houses, majority
being necessary to elect. The count
stood, Frew 81; Wisner %; Baker 10;
Hoffman 5.
Second ballot, same number of votes
cast as before, Frew 80; Wisner ~; Hoff-
man 5; Baker 10.
Third ballot, seventy seven votes
cast, Frew 81; WisDer &c; Baker IA.
Fourth ballot, seventy-six votes cast,
Frew 3S; Wisner 25; Baker 13.
On motion of Mr.. FLICK, the House
adjourned,
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Az oflicious, meddIinG officer of the
Frerdmen's Bureau has been to Della
ware to investigate the burning of a
trredmcu's school hous@, recently put
up at Milford. He came to the conclu-
sion, of course, that it was purposely
burned, and gave the names of the "sus'
pected" persons to the State authori-
ties. Governor SALISBURY is very in
dignaut at this impudont outside inter
ference with the affairs of his State.
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A SENSIBLE English judge lately in
structed jury to give moderate dam
ages in breach of promise case, be-
cause it was ! most miSchevOus thing
TO "frighten man into marrying a
woman he did not like by heavy dam
ages. 1t is much better for the girl
that she should find ont his dislike be-
fore than after marriage"
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GEN. GRANT may be entirely sincere
in his expressed determination to re-
ducc the Government expenses, but how
can he stand up against the influence
of his political friends, that will bear
upon him with a weight like that of
the sky upon the shoulders of Atlas :
How many of his Radical friends would
be standing 10y his side at the end of
his first year or first half-year ifhe were
to put down his foot upon all the Radi-
cal rings that will be formed in antici-
patton OF his aid, and resist the thou
sands of appeals tEat will be made to
him for his support of unnecessary and
eNtravagant appropriations
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A
Hon. James Thompson,

IIOH' cuHtto 4 "OHtpoVHy
Judge of the Supreme Court Of Pennsylvania.
Philadelphia April %, 1866.
II consider 'HOOhand's German Bitters' a
Udlud6Le medicine in case Of attacks Of Indiges.
tion or Dyspepsia. l can certify this from my
experience of IL.
Yours, with respect,
JAMES THOMPSON"
From Rer. Joseph II. KeHndrd, d. d.,
Pastor of the Tenth Baptist Church, Phila.
delphia
Dr. JGcLson-Dear Sir: have been frequent
ly requested to connect my name with recon-.
mendations of different kinds Of medicines but
regarding the practice as out of my appropriate
sphere have in all cases declined but with
clear proof in various instances, and particular
" in my own family, of the use of DIR. Hoonand
German Bitters, depart for once from my usual
course, 10 express my full conviction that J0r
general debility Of he system, and sSpeeiauy Jor
Lirer Complaint Il Is a safe and rd!ud6N PTfPd-
ration In some cases it may fail; but usually,
I doubt not, II will be very beneficial 70 those
who suffer from the above causes.
Yours, very respectfully,
Eighth. below Coates ST.
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The correspondence looking to the
purchase of the Danish West Indies, of
Denmark has been submitted TO the
Senate by Secretary SEWARD The pro-
posal TO purchase was made with the
approval of President LINCOLN. Den
mark first asked 35,OO0,0OO, but subse.
quently the pr.ce vas much reduced.
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A MOTION has been made in Congress
to.rolisye the newspapers Of all Govern
meut taxation The New York UOrid
opposes the motion and insists that the
papers should patriotically bear their
shareOf the public burden. 1t gives no
reason, however, why they are required
to pay two dollars on each thousand of
their sales and job Office receipts when
dealers in general merchandise pay Int
one dollar.
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General Sheridan.

ST. LOUIS, January 27.-General Sher-
idan is daily expected to return from
the plains. Nearly all the Indians ill
90 on their reservations set apart for
them. The main body of the troops
will soon be withdrawn from the plains
aud will concentrate at Fort Leaven-
worth for distribution to other points.
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THr New Hampshire Democratic
STATE Convention, at Concord, nom
mated john BADELL, of Bath, for Gov
eraor. aud General NJ. +. DONoHOE for
Railroad COmmisSioneT-the latter by
Reclamation. Short resolutions were
passed declaring adhesion to the Con-
stitution, and in favor of taxation of
bonds.
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HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
Prayer by Rev. X. A. Arthur.
Journal read and approved.
REPORTS

Mr.. PINNELL, from the committee
on Elections and Privileges, reported
House Bill No. 90 eXempting Henry
Light from taking the Teachers Test
Oath.
Mr.. MANN, from the committee on
Military Affairs, to which was directed
the resolution inquiring into the expe-
diency of comforting upon the Treasurer
the duties of Adjutant General, report
ed it ineXpedient to legislate upon the
subject.
Mr.. ALLISON, from the committee
on Education, which was directed to
inquire into the expediency of amend
ing the School Law so as to fix the sal
airy of teachers according to the grade
of their certificates, reported it inexpe.
dent TO legislate. upon the subject.
Also inexpedient to legislate, as sug-
gested, upon sections AZ, 81, -, 53, "A
and TO of the School Law.
Mr.. SMITH, of Morgan, from the
committee on Counties, Townships and
Municipal Interpretations, to which was
referred the question of changing the
boundary lines of Clay county, reported
it inexpedient to make the change re-
quested.
Mr.. MAHON, from the committee on
Roads and Internal Navigation, TO
which was referred the petition of eiti-
zens OF Preston county, asking an ap-
preparation to build turnpike from
GAINESVILLE to CranberrySummit,report-
ed that 1t was inexpedient to legislate
upon the subject.
MT. MAHON, from the same commit
tee, reported House Bill No. 81, "A Bill
TO exempt from taxation certain bonds
issued for the Improvement of the Iit-
tie Kanawha river"
RESOLUTIONS.
By Mr.. PINNELL DIRECTING the
committee on Claims and Grievances "a
inquire into the expediency of paving
to Samnel J. Hiner money due him fol
repairs upon the Staunton and Parkers
burg turnpike road in 1866.
By Mr.. DUFFY: Directing the Judi
ciary committee to inquire into the ex
pediency of requiring the Clerks If tn,
Circuit Courts to report to th. Board
of Supervisors, annually or r;tener,
list of all taxes on seals and process IL
said courts, and the taxes assessed TO
the costs of juries.
By Mr.. EDWARDS: Referring 81
much of the Governors Message as re
lates to the Adjutant Generals report Il
the committee on Military Affairs.
On motion of Mr.. HARRISON, it wa
ordered that he be allowed to appear by
counsel in the matter of his contested
seat.
Mr. LAMB asked leave to introduce
"a Bill to provide that members of the
Boards of Registration shall hereafter
be elected by the votes of the respective
counties"
Mr.. SMITH, of Kanawha, opposed tn,
proposition, on the ground that it woulC
indirectly aid in allowing rebels II
vote.
Mr.. PINNELL said that to test tn,
sense of the House on this and all simi
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during the vacation. To each of these
the sum ofS1GO was given. The State
Superintendent was informed that s2oO
would be placed at his disposal if he
would see that the teachers Of the State
were furnished with journal of educa-
ton.
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WEAK AND DELICATE CHILDREN
Are made strong by the use of either Of these
remedies. They viii cure every case Of MA.
RASMUS, without fail.
Thousands of certificates have accumulated
in the hands of the proprietor, but space will
allow of the publication of but a few. Those,
it will be observed, are men of note and of such
standng that thaY must be bnlieyeh
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TIE New York World has discovered
Nat horse tongues are sold in that city
ss beef tongues. The former are thin,
and have a hole at the root, while the
latter are broad and without any hole
~ oil
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BILL. is now before the Senate to
allow Mrs. LINCOLN q pension. Mr..
SUMNER suggested five thousand dollars
per annum as the proper amount. Why
not extend like relief to the widow of
JAMES X. P0LK'
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The Petersburg Times is informed
that an entire town in one OF the south-
ties Of Virginia, together with several
thoussnd acres of land, has recently
been purchased by colonists from the
West.
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PLENTY OF MONEY IN GEORGIA.
Hundreds of planters in this and adjoin-
ing countie. have now in hand from
$1,000 to $4,000, and feel sort of good over
it, but really not knowing what to do
with their money.-Rome, Georgia, CoHr-
ier.
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The Peabody Fund.

There was a meeting of the Trustees
of the Peabody Southern Educational
Fund, in Baltimore, last week. The
report of the Executive Committee
shows that during the year $4,000 of
the fund have been appropriated.
DIR. Sears, the general agent, present
ed detailed report of his operations
during the year. This report is quite
lengthy, but very Interesting. We ap-
pend so much of it as refers to the
schools and school system of West Vir-
pinia:
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Inc correspondence between a MEM
Der of the Retlenchment Committee and
Secretary McCulloch, reveals III. fact
that the irrepressible E. A. Pollard tho
last of the last ditch men, pave b;o
name as E. N. Pollard upon his appoint R
ment to an Office in the New York Cns
tom House. E. II. Pollard took the iron.
clad oath.
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Is all parts of the State of Texas sell
ers demand coin in payment for cetton'
and it brings from fourteen TO eiSnteen
cents per pound in gold. This carries a
large amount of gold into Texas.
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1s'hesliug Registsr


BUTLER advises the Virginia Conser-
vatives in Washington to reconstruct
that State by giving their lands to the
negroes aud poor whites. A cheerful
little proposition.
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workipymeu,s Assembly.

ALBANY, January 26. - The State
Workingmen's Assembly met here to-
day. The annual report shows them to
be in a healthy condition. The eight
hour law is to be one of the subjects OF
consideration.
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TES TIM ONIALS

Hon. Geo. ". UOodwdrd,
Chief Justice Of the Supreme Court of Pa
writes:
Philadelphia, March l6 1867.
I find HoOfapds German Bitters is a good
tonic useful in diseases Of the digestive organs
and Of great benefit in cases of debility, and
want of nervOus action in the system.
Yours truly, GEO. w. WOODWARD.
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NOTICE..

half of the female portion Of our population are
seldom in the enjoyment Of good health, or, TO
use their own expression, never feel we'll
They are languid, devoid of all energy, extreme
ly nervous, and have no appetite.
To this class of persons the BITTERS or the
TONIC, is especially recommended.
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How IL HapDened

,h. !, " reported and believed in the city
smL snH' The true reason why the first
,ion. I"v,"e OF an Inauguration ball broke
ross,,N nu" - was tile difficulty about the ire.
P'ole negro. Was he to be let in or
non.d mCT On TINS rock the managers So
calleu' sPht, and the affair came to an
untlmely eud.-NationGI TuiSIIospcsr "
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DEBILITY,

Resulting from any Cause whatever;
PROSTRATION OF THE SYSTEM,
induced by Severe Labor, Hard.
ship, Exposure, Fevers &c.
There is no medicine extant equal to these
remedies in such cases. A tone and vigOr is
impaired TO the whole system, the appetite is
strengthened, food is enjoyed the stomach d.
gests properly, the blood is purified, the com.
plexion becomes sound and healthy, the yellow
tinge is eradicated from the eyes, bloom Is
given to the cheeks, and the weak and nervous
invalid becomes strong and healthy being.
PERSONS ADVANCED IN LIFE,
And feeling the hand of time weighing heavily
upon them with all its attendant ills, will find
in the use of this BITTERS, or the TONIC, an
elixir that will instl new life into their veins
restore in a measure the energy and ardor of
more youthful days, build up their shrunken
forms, and give health and happiness in their
remaining years