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The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1869-02-10

TIE proposition to establish State
Asylum for fncbrintcs is being discus
Scd in Ohio. The matter has been
brought 10 licyattrnlion Of the l."@IS'
laturc Of that State by y memorial in
its favor. The friends Of the measure
very LrulhluI!y and ably hold that
drunkenness j. u diSras" !" be- cnrrl.
NV, "riInc 10 lc icsri-cd and punish
ed. These A<yInm' in other States
where established have been very Sue
rrSslIll.
The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1869-02-10

= WHAT has become OF the Mason Coun-
~ .Journoif We hav emit ssen It for two
weeks. Brother Howard, sou should
MIN TO br ON tlrhe.: Are You sick !:
(:r hayrn: YOU got ovcr.thc shock re-.
,'"'$ed Il, the late clcction!-Fo'"
Pleasant Register.
The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1869-02-10
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Borcmal

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Boroman
has appointed Hon. Chas. j. Faulkner
las COUNSEL ,fer;Wcst Virginia, in place
LOT lsaxerdy johnson, lin the suit brought
by Virginia in the Supreme Court OF
tho United states-to recover jUrisdie'
rti6n over tho counties Of Berkeley ana
Jefferson. Mr.. Faulkner's tino legal at
.tainments renders his appointment AZ
counsel in this case eminently proper
one I. &. -. - 49,, ~. '.u'''~'" g.. ~
The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1869-02-10

TIM California end Of The Pacific
NaIIroad is going down steadily at the
ra:e Of two Or three miles per day. 1t
is now finished to within ISL miles Of
Salt Lake. The gap is now about 2lO
miles.
The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1869-02-10

TlIE United States District Court ut
St. Louis, on SATURDAY., decided th"t
when Il steamer changes ownership, Il
ncw register mast be made, and new
license taken out. For violation OF
the law, the steamer Big Horn has been
fined $500 each for three trips made
since changing ownership.
The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1869-02-10
GOOD FOR. GEASr.-A Washington

GOOD FOR. GEASr.-A Washington
letter writer says:-
General Grant does not hesitate 70
declare his opposition 10 the lobby to
AL his friends. Some Of tho later ~.
sert that he says decidedly ho will not
put patronage in tho hands of such
congressman rs lend themselves ~ tho
various Jobs now before the two
HOUSES al the influence lie Gun exert
upon those who visit him Is thrown
constantly md earnestly against nil
scnelnes by which the lobby. aided by
corrupt officials, is trying to cct ns
much OF the money in tho Treasury &c
possible before the fourth of March !"
The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1869-02-10

Mr.. Wa.hburnc. chairman Of TN"
Committee on Appropriations, thinks
that the expenditure of tn" government
for The fiscal years lSli9-7O can he re-
hu"cd to $2$S."0j,O0j, and that. with
an honest collection Of the revenue.
without any increase Of taxes. the gov
rrumrnt can collect : ljO,000O00. Mr..
Wells thinks that Tie government will
collect $jJJG.UOD,0OO FOR the year, and
the Secretary ofihc Treasury estimates
the receipts at $3il .000.00p. We hope
that Congress will address is attention
TO The collection Of the rcvcnaic and to
see that the government gets lis dues.
The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1869-02-10
R,Gur-In regard 10 county print

NTGIII,-TH ICE1TW TO 00|!
ing, the Guernsey (O) Times says:
"The Monroe County Commissioners hive
passed series Of resolutions forbiddnS the
payment of any money 10 parties outside OF
the county, for printing and require nll such
bills to be paid by the officer making the
contract, out Of his own pocket"
The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1869-02-10

CONGRESSIONAL AMSEsrY.-Thusfa far
political disabilities have been removed
by Congress from about one hundred
persons. Three or four hundred appli-
cations arc pending in the Committee
on Reconstruction, onc-tllird Of them
being from Virginia.
The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1869-02-10

TIE Gallipuli: .jonr"m Of last week
says: Governor HorrmAn WAS ''nH'''-
mou>ly nominated for L. ;. SENATOR
by the Republicans OF The West lir-
ginia Legislature, Il few days since.
No other name WAS presented 1" ih"
caucus. lie WAS undoubtedly elected
on Tuesday, that being the day liNr"
by law for the election. His election
without opposition, looks favorable for
the location Of the capitol at Charles.
ton. Tia; is the way We read it.
The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1869-02-10

PERSONALLY. there is no ground of
nhicrtinm 10 The admission Of Senator
Hin. of Georgia.. Tie maintained his
integrity - ~ interruptions Union
MAN throughout The war. Ili> right to
Il ,rai j. ma,lr Ia ii,rIt altogether On the
QUESTION whether the Legislature HAT
elected him WAS legally organized. anI
the state ": Georgia. Restored I" it,
Federal rclaiuu> hy compliance with
rilr term. Of the Reconstruction act.
The House determined this matter af
lirmalivr!y. ,ou" ~i@"e. by admitting
Representative from ticnr@ia lo seats
in thai body. II seems lille unt"r-
iuna,c that willie Representatives Of
rebel antrrrdrnts and Sryui"ur-I'lair
politics readily got in. Il >,aumrh tni"m
man and Republican, like Mr.. Xix.
should be kept "ui.-lin. thT"ni''l".
The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1869-02-10
From tho Wheeling Intolllgenccr.I
Old and New Virginia.

It is instructive to observe what Is
now now going on at Washington IN regard
TO- the rc-almission Of Virginia to the
Union. A dcputation OF the "blest
men of the old State is on hands urg-
ing her admission on the same terms,
substantially, If we mistake not, tha'
we're offered months ago, at the time
she saw fit to reject them in the nope
and expectation that q great reaction
in favor Of the Democracy was about
to take place throughout the country
That expectation sccfns now to have
been definitely and forever abandoned,
and such men as Stuart, Baldwin, Shelf
fey, Robinson aud others, are diligcnt-
" at work before the Reconstruction
Committee culeavoring 10 agree upon
snch basis as will take The old State
in out OF the cold. where she has been
so long. md allow her once more to
paddle her own canoe.
five were disposed TO moIUlizc up
on "IhiS picture and upon that we
might contrast for the cdilicaion Of
our Realtors the difference in the scene
presented in February. 1860, and Feb
ruary. lSGl. Fight years ago this
month the Convention assembled tlat
finally passed the ordinance Of scrcS-.
sion in the April following. Then the
whole country was hanging brcaihlcSS
upon the inquiry rs to what Virginia
would do. Will she %u with the South:
Will she remain ia The Union! Will
she organize Il BORDER State Confcicr-
arv: These were the questions of that
tremendous hour. Then WAS she Il
queen anon. States: IN arbilcr almost
of fate. To-day she is 50 poor and
broken that scarcely amy one remains
to dr lIrr rrvrrrH"".
Wr IT," not rejoice at h"r fate. SAFE So
far rs ii Impur>iionabiy and forever
marks and >rt.lr>-thc fate Of treason in
this country. 1t is well for her, for
the South. for all of Us in every State,
tina! such examples remain to impress
upon the minds Of this generation and
Of posirrity tn" Wholesome and ccr-
tain truths. that 4 free people are inca
pablo OF destruction hy armed r"nspir-
acv, anil that there is no solution for
real or nia":nary wrongs uudcra lorm
Of government l;kr ours, save through
lhc ballot box.
The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1869-02-10

CAMHE,pGE UNIVERSITY. in England.
is To hr thrown open 10 women stu
dents. The first examination for adj
mission is to take place on the 9TH Of
July next. Candidates arc required to
he eighteen years ofagc on the lSt OF
January OF this year, and 10 make APP
plicslion before the 1T Of May. E.x-
aminationS will be heidi in any place
where twenty-five rrcs arc guaranteed.
provided committee Of ladies will
>upcrmirnd the examination and pro-
vide accommodations for strangers.
and that q suitable person will receive
The examination papers. The result
Of the experiment will show how far
The women Of England really desire II
higher education than j. Eow afforded
them.
The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1869-02-10

TIE United States Supreme Court
has decided the income tax to he con.
stitutional, reversing the. dccisiou Of a
California court. which held that this
was direct tax within the meaning Of
the Constitution, aud should be levied
bya pro rota distribution among the
States according to their representa-
tiou
The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1869-02-10

On VlEGIHiASS COMING RorND.-A
meeting of native VirSinians has been
held in ,Nodaway County, Va, which
included farmers and professional men.
Resolutions were adopted imdor$'nE
the new movement. drprcraiin@ further
resistance to the reconstruction act.
and resolving the meeting int" point
i"ll organization. with tie name OF the
Republican party. This is the first
movement Of the kind in the State.
The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1869-02-10
Internal Revenue.

The New York Journal ofCommcieo
has complied, from oIllcfad sources, Tue
following receipts rrofn Internal Re-
venue for the last two years: =
The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1869-02-10

ONE prominent citizen OF Lansing,
Iowa. WAS murdered by another. re-.
rrntly. the murdered u;an wa. named
Frederick May, anil The murderer WAS
Charles May. hi, r"n>in. Th" two had
been engaged in Il di-pair ahou, = load
Of wheat offered for sal" by II farmer.
Bitter wort, and threats PASSED hr.
tween them, when Charles Ma! with
drew 10 u store near by. and. returning
with Il revolver. >h"L and instantly
Killed the other white hc VA. Un the
WAGON examining the wheat.
The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1869-02-10

TnE War Department has, since
April ;. 1886. paid for the Use Of all
property in the late rebel States
The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1869-02-10

WONDER what the ground.hog thinks
about this winter anyhow !-Ctncin-
natl Commercial.
The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1869-02-10
s.tj,mH,l7l e sl9l.lu.ai u

The returns Of the current year are
eypcctcd TO show still further re-
ducti0n.
The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1869-02-10

The SUBSIDY QrE>TIuN.-A Wa-h.
ir.ivn CORRESPONDENT ut the Cinrimn1li
fhr0HirIc says: "Thr pn-ilinn of Gen
rral Grant un the rrlrrmchlmrut qurS-
ton j. bearing good fruits in il effect
u,run Congress. The two railroad sub.
Si,lv bill. considered 10 have the most
mrri, have been driratrd-our in the
Senate by Il vote on its final passage,
and the other in the House by REFER
cncc to 4 hostile committee. 1t is
quite likely that on tho merits Of these
two propositions. one ut least. perhaps
both. might be granted subsidies with
out loss to the Government. but SO
General has become the conviction Of
members that the financial condition
Of the country needs Improvement,
that reduction Of the debt must be
had. and the debt be put in course Of
! liquidation. rather than amy increase
authorized. that little favor is likely to
be- shown 10 any project for depicting
the Treasury. The number Of applica-
tons for Government bonds and Gov
crnnlrnt lands is legion, and if some
OF the deserving ones arc defeated, it.
! * con>olin" TO know that after their
defeat the long list Of plundcring
! schemes has little chance.
The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1869-02-10

4 resident OF brooklyn. recently;
while labpr;mg under the idea that
som" on" was trying TO rob him. took
his watch and four hundred dollars
nul on the stree. and gave them t" the
first stranger h" met. lie has had II"
further trouble with them.
The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1869-02-10

4 GUILD Of Theodore IlcnIriX. Of
Wc>;licld, Conn. got 4 kernel OF corr,
i'm his nose. some weeks since, and its
parents failed to get ii ont. y few
DAYS since the child was taken 10 Il
physician. who administered chloro-
form and extracted the corn. which
had sprou;cd and grown nearly three
.OurlhS OF IN inch.
The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1869-02-10

TIfE new senator from Indiana. Mr..
Pratt. once said it WAS wron" 70 steal
watrrmcIoms, and This Wholesome
statement. the Western papers think,
shows that his advent into Congress
will begin new era in III" moral his
tory OF that body.
The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1869-02-10

TIE New York sim has Il cOrrcSpUn-
dent i'm san Francisco Who gives an
alarmin. account Of the rava@c> of
smallpox throughout California. He
says the streets are filed with funerals.
and the gravc-diggrr has his bands and
graves full. In some cases bnri"ls are
made by night. Despite every prccau-
ton tho rontasion remains rs deadly
us ever, and though It can scarcely BE-
said 10 be increasing, its decline is
hardly pcrceptiblc. All tho pcst-hous-
cs arc full. In some cases vaccination
seems TO have entirely lost its power.
and men. women and children, with
vaccine scars on their arms rs large rs
a twrnty->hilling piece, have fallen
victims 10 the epidemic. Whole lam-
lilies have died, but the plaguc-sp0t OF
the State thus far has been the town OF
San Juan, in Monterey county, one
hundred miles from San Francisco.
Out Of 4 population Of one thousand,
four hundred were taken down with
smallpox. and Of these four hundred,
one hundred and sixty died.
The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1869-02-10

The Democratic State Convention Of
Connecticut was held Oh The 9th Of
january. After nominating ticket.
it passed 4 resolution iavoriug the pny-
mcnt Of the bonls in goH.
The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1869-02-10

TIE lNATGrE lTIoN. -.-i;rrat prriari-
tion> are maxim ut Wa >hin%t"m for
the inauguration of thu President AMI
Vice President elect. II will probably
II" a." granlr-t &ilair "f ,h" Kind that
has ever been Witnessed. ':'hr interest
i'ril in it is universal throughout the
country: and on the 18th Of March
next. Washington will ~ t!'rongrd
with strangers ir'n every section Of
the Union us il never WAS bri"rr. \
very large committee. r"ii>i>tim" OF
prominent members OF both Houses Of
Congress, leading politicians. di>lin-
gu,>hcd officers Of the army antl navy.
and citizens Of Washington ana George
town, has been organized to make ar.
engagements aud >uprr;ulrnd their exc
rMi"D.
The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1869-02-10

TIE original will Of Annckc Jams i;
still rNtant.
The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1869-02-10
T,,. J,yrs RIVER AND ASAWHA

M, LIVES RIVER ANDlKANAwiIA
c,x1I for which Congressional aid =
asked, promises, according to n n
:ginia editor, Nto %lo'n'oro'fo for the ful
,ture of tho United States than any
Other work Of internal improvemenl'
;on this continent, except the racine
Railroad" Two hundred miles OF 'ne
canal arc flnlshcd-about hall inc Gu,
tire distance. When completed u Will
form the highway for The transpor'"'
ton Of ten times rs much On1N! NeS''
crn rrcigA. 10 the Atlantic &s now
reaches the ocean ria The New YORK
aud Erie Canal Hundreds OF l:"vigabie
Western rivers will pour their freight
into II ut all seasons Of the year nc
State 0: Virginia being unable I" fm!Sh
the canal, proposes to give the e'l'fc
work. half constructed, t" any COM
pany that will complete il.
Two men, Buck ana H'"l'P'"'''"''
the latter having but one natural leg
were digging well near Wa'crt"wn'
Wis.,. Il few days ago. SioppcnIcid'
was to let Buck down int" the wei! by
u rope, holding the same with his
bands. Buck stepped into the bon.
which Of itsclf was i good load, and
was lowered Il rrw feet safely. when
StopprnrrIdt's woDhcn Ic". having Il
poor hold on the Try ground, Slipped
and Buck finished the balance OF the
lwcn'y-lour :rrt already unimvrlrd
without delay. while Sloppcnlrldi fol-
lowed him head first. and. instead of
breaking his neck. broke what hc could
spare but little better, his only genuine
leg.
The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1869-02-10

Ancgro philosopher, discussing The
relations OF races. said "You know
dc turkey, he roosts on dc fence; and
d. goose he rouStS on dc ground. You
will put &c turkey of dc fence and he
gets up again. You crap his wings,
but somehow or nutl'lcr he gwinc to
get back on dc fence. Now, you put
dr goose on &c fence, IN he fall of {:
he don't b'Iong dar. De turkey ann de
white man. IIcrzc down now. bat is
.wiuc 10 git up a"in. De ui%%rr !, lc
goose. He better stay %lmr he be-
Longs"
The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1869-02-10

The iOhio Senate has passed, with
but five dissenting votes, the bills ex-
emptineafrom sa'e *ou &exe.o s,i! y: q !:
homestead Of the yaluc Of one thotts-;
auddollars, and also eSemptins eight
hundred dollars worth ofspcrsonal!
property,ain addition to that already
exempted by law, where no homestead
is-owncd.
The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1869-02-10

Hon. y. y. Pra!,, it i, supposed. will
hr able I" ",W III, seat in the L. =.
Senate from lndiana. Is hr is & feet /
in'i,,s ta!l. and wri"l,> u""r :,II H..
The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1869-02-10

\ pro7iso looking to the eniran-
chise.ncnt Of such cX-r:ecls n: each
county no shonld be recommended Oh
the oath Of three loyal citizens, WA de-
feated in the Tennessee House on Sat-
urday, by a vote of4l 10 Is.
The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1869-02-10

THE Inauguration ball will come of
in the north wing OF the Treasury
Building. Tickrss. atlmittinga gentle
man aud two ladica. $50. '...s
The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1869-02-10

FIVE horse thieves were >irrr" up
in row at Dyrr>"ur@, Irmmr,>rr. last
Friday. 10y Il part! ";in;Iriatrd citizens
Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1869-08-26

A young paFSOn thus feelingly des-
cribes his batchelor experience in the
first village in which he settled after
entering the ministry Old Ladies
gave tracts and tOrmented me in every
possible way. One gave me cough
lozenges because a fly got into my
throat In Church, and another sent
me her late husbands, goloshes to
wear when I went out on wet even
ings, fthe late husbands feet were
about five inches long.) A third sent
wonderful kind of Indiarubber bag,
which she said could be applied
wherever a chill was felt. Not till
my sister came to stay with me, did I
know that hot water ought to be put
into the creature before using; I had
thought it sort of a mat TO lay over
my feet, and very useless of its kind.
A Miss Thompson was the most disa.
greeable of old maids. She actually
one day ran her fingers under my coll
lar to see if I wore flannel. During
the year / was at Littleback, / had
thirteen. pairs of slippers, twenty-five
sermon cases and three smoking caps,
worked for me. One young lady enl-
broidered my initials on a handker-
chief in shiny looking black thread.
My sister says it was done in hair T;
and perhaps that accounts for Miss
Rudge being so offended when said
Thought Lester's red marking cotton
as good as any other. Three young
ladies declared had trif1ed with their
affections, two on the contrary, affirm
that they had rejected me, while the
village school mistress assured the
rector that I tried to press her hand.
1 certainly never had such hard work
as while at Littleback. played at
least three hundred games of crOquet,
went to an archery meeting every
week, and at any spare moment I was
liable to be sent for by Miss Anna
Phelps to practice an italian duet.
bore my trials with Christian fortitude
till one morning the rector sent for me
and said my conduct disgraeed my
profession. I took the hint and al
the end of one year and three months
my career at Littleback was over
The young ladies cried when went
they said / was "such a darling u
Now ask my impartial reader wheth.
er it was not hard that I should be
blamed for the ladies of Littleback
My life is blighted, and all that is left
of me is thirteen pairs of slippers
twenty-five sermon eases, three
smoking caps, one handkerchief
marked ''T. G.,p and bad character
from my late employer.
Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1869-08-26
AMisccnceptiOn.

''Knox," the correspondent of the
Sunday School Times, tells the follow.
ing incident, which occurred in 9
Sunday School in Brandenburg, Ger.
many. A speaker, dwelling upon
Adam and Eve, asked:
"Where did God place them ?'
The answer was:
"In the Garden of Edcn."
"And what did they do there ?"
''They titled it ?"
"Why were they turned Out?".
After a significant silence, little
fellow cried out:
"Sir they could not pay the rent
The novelty of the answer induced
the teacher to inquire OF his pupil
why he had given it, when he was told
that his father and mother had been
turned out of their house because they
could not pay the rent, and he thought
it must be so with Adam and Eve.
The teachers made up purse fol
the boys father.
Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1869-08-26

y. q Cy1ttTcR, l50tt0f NeOT0SkG Advertiser:
DEAR SIR:-In your paper of the
18th of August, the following language
is used:
''We had hoped this week to give
our readers some definite information
as to the commencement Of work on
the road west from Brownville. It
now seems thatsthe capitalists who
were expected to take hold of the mat
ter are now stumbling over the report
of Chief Engineer Moulton of the
North Missouri and Trunk Railroads.
The said engineer passed up along the
west bank of the Missouri River, last
winter on horseback, and from Obser-
vations then taken reports the survey
of the Trunk railroad, and adds that
the only arable lands In Nebraska are
within fifty miles of the river, and
consequently the State lands which
are all west of this line, are compare
lively worthless, being within that
bug bear of years ago known as the
Great American Desert.
The capitalists aforesaid will first
send a man to inspect the State lands
before they proceed further. We hope
he will come without delay, as the
more they see of our country the more
means in Nebraska.n
At the request of the Directors of
the Trunk Railroad Company in Feb
ruary, 1859, I rode along the right
bank of the Missouri from RulO, in
Richardson county, to Plattsmouth in
Sarpy county, and made short report
to their Pres, DR.. Graft, of Omaha.
Also submitted map of a route for
their road, which I thought the best
for the interests of the country in
giving a Southern outlet to the pro-
ductions of Nebraska.
In making this reconoisance, which
occupied few days, 1 did not go ten
miles from the river, and could not
have known, from observation, the
character of the lands fifty miles off.
1 fail now, to remember that I made
any mention of the soil in an agricul-
tural point of view in the report, and
believe 1 did not, unless it was com.
mandatory, for saw nothing but good
soil.
My personal regret was, that I was
not the owner of a portion of YOU
vast domain Of rich lands.
I will thank you, therefore, to cor
rect the error your article of the 12tI
has produced on the minds Of YOU
many readers.
Respectfully,
J. b. MoULTON..