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Trustees Sale.

ny VIRTUE OF A DEED OF TRUST
Is made TO me by Charles Wagenknecht,
hearing date May 20, 1867, and recorded In
the office of the recorder of Ohio county, In
Deed Book NO. So, folio 63, to secure TO fhllp
HansteIn the payment OF hve hundred dol.
lars and interest, evidenced by hVe prOln1s3
soly notes dated May q, 1861, made by salu
CHARLES WaEenknecht and one Jacob Lash,
each for one hundred dollars with lnteLeSt
from its date, payable to the order OF +.
Hanstein at one, two. three, four and hye
wears respectively, after date. negOtlabIe
and payable at the Merchants NatloHaI
Bank OF West Virginia. will sell at PuoiIc
auction. to the best bidder, at the front ooOF
OF the Court House OF ohio County on
Saturday, May 20, 1869,
Commencing at II o'clock A. NJ, the properly
cODveved 10 me by said deed, OelDs Cel =
tain marcel of land situate on the waters OF
described and bounded as lOII0WS 70 WI
peeSinDIne at a stak e on the Wheeling ana
tIeS9rnont Pike and on line OF ROBERT
vyhife: thence NORTH -l3H1 west ~ Zo"ICU
noIeS 10 a stake corner OF said White; thence
smith 551z0 west g. poles to stake on the
centre OF said pike; thence with the centre
OF said pike following the meanders thereof
6 acres, roods and poles.
Sale will be made for all OF said notes, all
being unpaid.
four equal instalments payable at one, Two,
three and four years after day of safe, with
interest from date OF sale, the title being re-
tained until payment OF all the purchase
title aS IS vested In me by said deed OF trust.
apr37-nawts Trustee.
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Tho narvels OF one half Century
From, the Wellsbttro Herald.

What would the old trappers
and hunters of Lewis and Clark's ex-
pedition of 1904 have said, when drag
rinp their canoes through the bushes In
the dwindling stream OF the upper Mis-
souri, and chopping their frozen dog
ment on the divide that falls of into
the valley of the Columbia, had some
apparition appeared to them in bob
tailed blouse, slouch hat and long
legged boots, with theOdolite and level
in hand, and foretold to them that be-
fore the last OF them bad passed away
iron rails would be laid across the rocky
mountains and the gorges and canons
that the hunter of the bear, hardly the
bear himself, could find his way out of,
should be traversed at the rate of many
miles an hour by carriages drawn by
steam, laden with merchandise from
the cities of the East, with corn from
the grain fields of the Illinois and with
silks and teas and spices from China
Japan. They would have Drained the
apparition for fool If of human aspect
IL they did not drop all and run rs
from ghostly visitant. 1t would have
sounded to them, as did the tabled
curse OF the cross bearing NaZarene TO
the taunting Jew, larry thou here,
until I come,"-when those mystic
words fell upon his ear and started him
off a wandeIer over the earth, Tor 4oOO
years and more.
Yet this imagined prediction is now
fulfilled in one lifetime. OF the men OF
Lewis and Clark's expedition to whom
1t might have been made, at least one
vet remains to wonder at the mighty
energy that accomplished so apparent~
ly impossible task. Old Patrick Gass
is the wandering Jew who has lived the
vision out.
The Indian of the distant plain and
canon first saw the face OF white man
when they saw him and his comrades
but before his generation has passed
away, the white man has swarmed IN
the haunts OF the Buffalo, the Indian is
an outcast and nuisance to be hunted
down on his own inheritance and brain
and will and muscle have leveled the
mountain chain and bridged the rocky
gorge and sent the swift locomotive
laundering along, dragging back and
forth through the wilderness the com
merce of continents. Never before,
since the world was made, has there
been accomplished in so short a time
by human agency, so stupendous
change in the physical condition or
country. II so much has been done
during the lifetime OF one living man,
| Imagination may we'll be at fault as to
what will happen in the coming hfty
| years.
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BY MAIL.

The Government has still no infor-
nation whatever which leads it to place
any confidence in the story of foreign
alliance. No word of an unpleasant
character has passed between the
French officials and our own since the
withdrawal of the French forces from
Mexico. Spain has more cause of COM
plaint against England for her move
ments in Cuban waters than against
the United States; and what intercourse
has taken place between our authors
ties and the Spanish Minister at Wash
ingtOn since the Cuban rebellion began
has been of cordial character, and
every report of irregular proceedings on
the part of our citizens made by him
has been promptly investigated, and he
has professed entire satisfaction.
A committee of gen tlemen repre-
senting the late Conservative Conven-
ton of Virginia, called on the Presi-
dent Friday morning, to urge the SUBJ
mission to separate vote OF that clause
in their new Constitution which provi-
des for county organizations and town
ship officers. The matter came up in
Cabinet in the afternoon, and 1t was
decided to refuse the request. The
President has signed the necessary
orders for the submission OF the
DISTINGUISHING and additional test oath
clauses by a separate vote, while the
Constitution Is to be voted on as
whole.
A private letter from Paris says the
vessels with the new French ocean ca
BILE will sail about the fourth OF July.
II will be landed at this end on Cape
May by virtue OF an act passed through
the New Jersey Legislature last winter,
and number of New York and New
JERSEY capitalists are largely interested
In the undertaking. Telegraph lines
will be run from Cape May to Wash
ington, Philadelphia md New York.
After one of the most spirited per-
sonpl contests on record, the President
has commissioned John M. Edmunds,
of Michigan,t to be Postmaster OF Wash
ington City. Edmunds Is an ex. Com
missioner of tho Land Office. and up to
this time Postmaster of the Senate.
The wrath OF the District Republicans
at this selection knows no bounds.
Secretary Fish stated to the Cabinet
Friday that official intelligence did
not confirm the triple alliance story,
and that he did not deem further in
quiry necessary.
1t is announced that the President
wants 10 go away somewhere for two
or three weeks for q little rest, and that
he don't want anybody to know where
he is going. He Obs for lodge In
some vast wilderness, DC.
Gen. Sherman has accepted the
honorary Vice Presidency of the Ma
tional Washington Monument Asso.
citation, President Grant Is President
of the Association er oDici0.
Tie report that E. Joy Morris. Min
lister to Turkey, was to be removed Is
contradicted.
Washington is in a chronic state of
dullness.
Somebody from Boston has present
ed to President Grant an elaborate
silver. er.mounted rosewood baton, to be
used probably on of1ce-seekers.
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DAYTON.
Burnlnx of opera HOUSE.

DAYTON, O.. May l6.
At one O'Clock this morning Turner's
splendid opera house in this city took
fire and was entirely destroyed. The
building was occupied by Mckee,
GERS; Block f. Fox,lwholesale china and
1ueensWare; Grover q Baker'ss sew
ing machine company, and +. Lange,
restaurant and billiard rooms. Nothing
was saved but few sewing machines.
The fine residences east OF the opera
house. on first street, of j. Schwab,
Joel Eslabrook and A. Kuhus were
also destroyed. The fire communicated
to the buildings south, on Main street,
owned by Mr.. Dinner, which were en-
tirely destroyed, including the large
furniture establishment OF Mr.. OhmNr
and grocery store of Sandmier d Bro.
A portion of the wall Tell on Herman
Sandmeir, while he was endeavoring to
save some OF his goods, crushing him
to the noor. His brother and several
others endeavOred to extricate him but
it was impossible. He lived in this
condition TOR q while, when another
crash came, burying him In the
ruins. His wife and family were
present, but no human power could
save him. The scene was heartrendlng.
The total loss Is estimated at between
six and eight hundred Thousand dollars.
It Is supposed to have been the Work
Of an incendiary The opera house
was one of the finest in the West, ana
is owned by j. NJ. & w. M. IQrneI'
The whole loss will be about $35O, wv:
over an above an insurance OF S45 .UOV
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NEWS SUMMARY.
by TELEGRAPH.

The amount of business done at the
post office IN st. Louis during April,
including money orders issued and
paid, remittances from other offices,
and postage stamps sold, was over two
hundred thousand dollars. The num-
ber of letters and papers delivered and
collected by carriers, for the same time,
was over lis, coo.
Lord Waterbath and Lord Berkeley
Paget. of England, are in st. Louis.
The safe of the Douglass Axe
manufacturing Company at East Doug.
lass, Mass, was opened by burglars
Friday evening, and fifteen to twenty
thousand dollars in cash stolen. The
safe was literally torn tcIpieces.
The new whipping post and pillory
erected in the Jail yard by the authori-
ties OF Newcastle, Del. to supply the
place OF the ancient and worn nout one,
was inaugurated Saturday, with the
usual interesting ceremonies.
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VISIT OF A LUTHERAN DELEGATION TO
THE PRESIDENT.
About two hundred Lutheran minis
ters paid their respects to President
Grant this morning. They were re-
ceived in the east room. The President,
on entering, was greeted with applause,
when Rev. DIR. POlham, of New York,
address, d him as follows: It is not
usual for ecclesiastic bodies holding
ton to desire to pay their respects to the
Honored Chief Magistrate, but the cus-
tom Of boring him with long speeches
is in my opinion more honOred In the
breach than In the observation. / shall
therefore content myself with merely
introducing these mem bers of the gen /.
eral synod and then follow the exam
pie of the illustrious chief who said "let
US have peace;" and so l shall say let
us have peace. You see before you the
representatives of the general synod OF
the Evangelical Lutheran Church in
the United States. They are the repre-
sentatiVes of % synods, and from va
rious parts of the Union: They are
the whole body of Lutherans in the
country. There are large bodies OF
Lutherans In the South yet unrecon-
structed; others in the far West not
Americanized, and there are some in
the Middle States who unfortunately
are not with us tC-dry, but all true and
loyal men. trust the day will come
when the entire Lutheran Church will
be a unit in the spirit and bonds of
peace. 1 wish, sir, I could relieve you of
the labor OF shaking hands and do 1t by
proxy. II you would give me q hearty
shake of the hand, and 1 then shake
hands with all my brethren here, per-
haps they would be satisfied. To this
there was general response OF mo,
no! we want to shake hands with him."
The President then said to DIR. Pol
ham, Gen. Eaken and Rev. DR.. But
ler that he would shake hands with
them individually. The ministers
then separately approached the Presi-
dent and were introduced and shaken
by the hand. The President, when the
ceremony was over, entered into con-
versation for few minutes with the
few who remained.
THE VIRGINIA ELECTION
The Presidents proclamation has just
been issued, 1t names the sixth of - uly
as the time for submitting the Constitu-
ton passed by the Richmond Conven-
ton in December, 1867, to the voters of
Virginia registered at the date of such
submission, for the ratification or rejec.
tion, and submits to seperate vote the
disqualification ana test oath clauses,
The voter Is to vote ballot designated
for the Constitution or against the Con-
stitutiOn, and Is allowed to cast sepa-
rate ballot for or against either of those
of the excepted provisions.
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mAkSACHzUSEITS.
INVESTIGATION.

RAILROAD INVESTIGATION.
Boston, May II.
The Railroad Investigating Commit
tee of the Legislature had n public
meeting this evening, when the testt-
mony given before them in private was
repeated. officers of the Boston, Hart
ford and Erie Railroad were exam
ined, but nothing was shown of the
payments OF money to Improperly in
ence legislation. Mr.. EldridHe, the
President, testified that in March last,
when he was at the head of the New
York and Erie, and an exile from New
York, Thomas Drew, who has been i'm
prisoned twenty five days for contempt
of Senate, came to him in Boston and
said that he proposed to publish GER
tain articles against the management of
the Boston. Hartford and Erie Rail-
road in Newport papers, AS they
would have tendency to depress the
value and break down the securities
of the Company, and hAv' bad effect
on the pending negOtiHtt' ds for the loan
In New York.
Mr., Eldrfd8e gave ar. Drew $4,000
out of his own pOcl II, AS he was then
carrying from $500 900 to 5000. 900
worth OF stock on his own risk and ac-
count, besides having both corporations
pressing on him. Mr.. Drew said he
could make S25. 600 in New York by the
operation, and that Il combination had
been formed to effect the value of se-
curities, and he (Eldridge) knew that
an effort had been previously made to
break down securities by teleRraphing
false sales to New York. The money
paid Mr.. Drew was not charged to
either of the roads he was connected
with, and was entirely from his pri-
vate purse. Mr.. EIdridge explained
that the charge that Sc 900, 600 had been
paid by the Boston, Hartford 81 Erie
for lobby purposes was caused by the
fact that 1t was charged to agencies in
stead OF profit and loss, from the differ
ence between the prices of stocks and
bonds In market.
Mr.. Drew was absent and will be ex-
amined at future meeting of the COM
mittee.
NATIONAL PEACE JUBILEE.
Madame Parepa Rosa has accepted an
invitation to play in the grand chorus
of the National Peace Jubilee. In her
letter she says: GAS to terms, leave
them entirely with the committee, as
no feeling except pleasure of Joining so
great an undertaking can actuate any
artist"
The work upon the coliseum is going
forward with great rapidity. Though
only half the time allotted for the con-
strnction of the building has elapsed,
it is already two-thirds completed
Five hundred mechanics are at work.
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BY TELEGRAPH.
EUROPE.
AUSTRIA.
Speech by tho Emperor.

AUSTRIA.
Speech by tho Emperor.
VIENNA, May Is.
Emperor Francis Joseph, was In the
Reichsrath yesterday, and made a long
pleasant speech. He alluded to Aus-
tria in 1866, and compared that with
the present condition of things, and
traced the course of legislation of the
Reichsrath since that time. he was re-
ioiced at the friendly arrangements
made with Hungary, and the condition
of the finances and the army, and felt
that peace was indispensable to national
prosperity, and the present relations to
Austria and with other powers of the
world assured him of its continuance.
Hereviewed late reforms enacted by the
Raiehsrath, and hoped they would be-
come q basis of harmonious and specif-
ic relations between church and State.
In concluding he thanked all the mem.
bers for their past exertions, and ex~
pressed the hope that all would support
the Constitution, as Austria offered full
liberty TO people from all nations, and
guaranteed their right of self govern
ment. The emperor was often inter-
rupted by loud cheering.
FRANCE.
Political Disturbances.
PARIS, May Is.
Political meetings in the city con-
tinue 10 be attended with disorder, and
the police are frequently obliged to in-
terfere. Several arrests have been
made OF parties prominent in creating
disturbance. The Prefect of Police has
issued an order prohibiting gatherings
in the streets in the vicinity OF the
electoral meetings.
PARIS, May Is.
Election meetings were held in all
quarters of Paris yesterday, up to
late hour; but the excitement modula-
ted as the day advanced. Late at night
some crowds which had collected In the
streets were dispersed by the police.
They made no resistance5and no seri-
Gus disturbance occurred. The Gov
ernment has issued warning which is
placarded throughout the city, declar-
ing that renewal of the recent disor-
derby assemblages and demonstrations
will not be tolerated. Minister Fricade
La Requette has issued instructions to
the prefec!s advising them to dissolve
any meeting likely to lead to distur-
bance and to strictly enforce the law
prohibiting the holding of political
meetings within five days of the cleo
tiOn,
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NEW YORK.
In QUARANTINE.

NEW YORK, May Ii.
The steamship City OF Cork, which
arrived here Tuesday. is still detained
at quarantine with 600 passengers, be-
cause one of the passengers had the
small pox. All on board have been
vaccinated.
THE CHINA MISSION.
1t Is stated that Mr.. Howard, our
new Minister to China, has been In con-
sultation with the President. He urges
that the mission to China be raised TO
the grade of British Embassy. The
President agreed with his views.
FIGHT.
A fight took place at the capitol yes
terdaY, between Col. Duncan and Col.
Capehart, aspirants for the office OF
uperintendent of the Interior Depart
ment, in which the former was worsted. {.
BUYING FIvE.TwENTIEs.
The Assistant Treasurer advertises
that he will receive proposals for one
million of iVe-twenties, OF January 1s-
sue, up to noon next Wednesday,
Bonds to be purchased are announced
for the sinking fund, and proposals for
a similar amount will be ready eve-
ry Wednesday. The accrued inter-
est will be paid in coin at an early hour
this forenoon.
explosion occurred in Rockmen &
Co.'s Cotton and OIL mandatory, in
Jersey City, and Immediately after the
extensive building was wrapped in
flames. The building, machinery,
stock, etc., were destroyed, Involving a
loss OF 5000 1t was largely insured.
MANAGING EDITOR ABOLISHED.
The Mail says: "We are informed
that the stockholders of the Tribune
determined at their meeting last even
ing 10 abolish the Office of managing
editor, aud that Mr.. Hazard will be In
charge OF the paper during tho day, and
Mr.. Whitelaw Reid at night. Mr..
Young thus loses his position, but Is
not removed from it.
HEAVY BANK ROBBERY.
NEW YORK, May 1G.
Much CONSERVATION was caused in a
prominent Broad street Banking house
Yesterday, by the disappearance of the
Junior member OF the firm, taking with
him two certified checks of S95, ,475 and
one for S23. $50. He left the office about
Q o'clock carrying with him certified
checks and certificates of stock to the
amount of S95, 900 to make deliveries OF
stock and deposit OF the proceeds.
Not returning at O'Clock his partner
made inquiry at the city National
Bank and asCertained that instead oi
making the deposits he had obtained
tho certified checks above mentioned
and decamped. His destination has
not vet been discovered or what dispo'
sition he hus made of the checks.
River and Weather.
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Tho Code.

wepaid a hasty visit to Cabell c: b.
last week. Circuit Court was In session.
Judge Ferguson presiding. Judge feII
guson informs us that he Is aheao Vi
the printers. and Is waiting upon them
to catch up before he can complete IN
deXing the new code.-POint Pleasant
Journal Of the 12th.
The editor OF the Journal must have
misunderstood Judge Ferguson. No
part of the Code has yet been placed in
the hands of the Printer.
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COaMERCIAb AND FINANCIAL.
BaltImore CattIe AIarket.
THURspAY, May l3, l869

THURSDAY, May 13, 1869.
BERF CArTLE-The offerings at the Scales
during the past week amounted to S4l head
against S32 last week. or the number offer
ed 3l2 head came from Ohio, 49 head from
Virginia, and u from " est Virginia. over the
Baltim lie ami Ohio Railroad; 82l from Penn
sylvania, and "a from Illinois, over tn, the
Northern Central Railroad; and So from Ma
ryland and 2I from Pennsylvania on 1901
or the receipts 5S2 head were taken oy BAL bal
timore butchers, 1856 by washington ahu
ANNAPOLIS butchers, Il sold to spectators
for otner markets, and the balance were re,
shipped to the east without being onered
here Prices to-day ranged as follows; Old
Cows and Scalawags at IS 2595 SO: ordinary
thin steers, Oxen and COWS at - 5t96 ~;
fsir quality Beeves 81 5098 so; and the very
hest Beeves at IS 5O99 so per lUO tos, the aver
age price being about 81 3733 gross. The mar
Eet was active and firm to.uay at about the
rates OF last week.
sMEEP-There has been a fair supply this
week, put at the clO>e the offerings were
pretty we'll exhausted, and for good fat sheep
there Is fair demand at full rates. Prices
to-day ranged as follows: Good fat sheep "a
67c per Il gross, Lambs S3GS4 SO per head.
HOGs-Tne market has been well supplied
during the past week, and with only mod
crate demand we notice decline OF % cents
per ICO lbs from the rates OF last week. Prices
Today ranged az follows: Fair TO good fat
Hogs Sl2 75lJ l3 IS per 100 lbs net.
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CEICA6O.
Raid on 1euses OF prostitution

RAID ON IleuSes OF fPrOsLItutIoH
CHICAGO. May 16.
The Police of the South Division
about four o'clock this morning, mace
a raid on twenty-tour houses OF III,
fame, captured about one hundred and
fifty inmates and lodged them all IN
The armory, where they are to remain
until Tomorrow forenoon. when they
will be taken before Justice Milliken
and the Chicago City Treasury replen-
Ished to the extent OF 200 or 800 dollars.
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I'd the number per pound :

From this table an estimate of guam
tity and suitable sizes for any job OF
work can be easily made.
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SIZE OF NA1Ls.-The following table
will show any one at glance the length
OF the various sizes and the number or
nails In a pound. They are rated at
"3 penny" up to "2o penny" The
first column gives the number, the
second the length in inches, and the
third the nnmher per pound:
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NEW YORK, May Ii.
The steamship City OF Cork, which
arrived here Tuesday. is still detained
at quarantine with 600 passengers, be-
cause one of the passengers had the
small pox. All on board have been
Yacrinnted.
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at 159 l1c.
DRY GOODS MARKET.

As usual toward the close of the week the
m rket 10 quiet and prices favor the buyer.
We quote standard Sheetings of best makes
at 156g l515c, and seconds 1879 for goods like
CAhoI a and Augusta. Che Broadway