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posed the official line Of the
Papal hierarchy, but three
have reigned twenty-tour
years, and not one for twenty
five years, except st. Peter
himself, who according to the
traditions OF the church reigncd
for that period. There is an
old tradition that no Pope will
ever reign as long as St. Peter
did. 1t is, thought therefore,
that Plus TX, will, July Il,
enter on his last year, as that
will bring him to the beggin-
ming Of the twenty-fourth year
of his Pontifcate.
A Thoroughbred Gen tleman.
"A bobtailcoat, a pennie pa
pcrkoller, white kotweskit,
yalleT trousers without any
kloth into the legs, shiny lether
boots, a pair of yaller gloves,
and, inside Of I'm all Il thing
got up in imitation OF IL man,
but, as the kounterteiters SAYS,
poorly executed, and not kal-
kerlated t. deseve. Mustash
indispens able, and brains en-
nee, ssary. Fine specimens on
exhibition. Josh Billings.
! he Major says that the only
man not spoiled by being
"lioncd, " was the prophet
Daniel, and that Adam was the
only man that never tantalizcd
his wife about the way mother
used TO cook.
A negro, named Nelson
Walker, is a candidate to rep
resent Nashville in the next
Legislature Of Tennessee on the
platform II universal suffrage
and universal! amnesty,
To Clean White Kids.-A
lady friend lives us a suggeS-
ton that Will save thousands,
and is specially valuable to
those whose circumstances in
life demand economy. To
clean white or colored kid
gloves, put them on and rub
them well with corn meal. -
This persisted in for a few
minutes will render them near
ly as good as new. Try it young
miss, before throwing away a
pair after first wearing,
The question (which wants
most, man or Woman?' was
recently discussed in an up
town lyceum association, =
Nothing definite was settled
except that some of the deba-
tcrs wanted brains, A not
intrequent intirmity of both
sexes.
A poor fellow rercued, half
drowned, from the river, was
asked to take some spirits and
water. No, thank you, r.
piled he, 1 have had water
enough all ready. I'll take
the spirits alone.
4 New York undertaken thus
gratefully responds to a friend
who did him a favor: IF you
ever want a coffin, call on me.
[ shall be most happy to bury
you and your family at the
lowest cost pricel'
a Nov, then, sir, cried an
q CRY barrlster at dull wit
ness, will you tell the jury
which is the oldest, you or
your brother p He is the
oldest now, but if l live three
years longer, we shall both be
OF the same age.
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Banks
Llt.t q i<ll'% WINGS BAT.
OFFiGE No. AZ BG.YA S3REh1.
JAU. &. WHITEHALL. President.

SAM Ii. tioDuE$, i. t. H.,.onIuui,
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Norfolk day book. [volume] (Norfolk and Portsmouth Va.) 1868-1880, 1869-06-17

Oue OF THESE ships viii leave the wharf
81 the >, " =, Il. Epad Company, High
street, Portsmouth, AT O'Clock a. M,
ANA lire Comp"uy's wharf, Norfolk, al
O'ulOck r. M.,every MONDAY, TUESDAY,
WEDNESDAYS and Two on SATURDAY,
FOR NEW YORK.
ttct,mnin2, Wi! leave Ncw York from
Pier No. 81, North river, every III ESDAY
THURSDAY and SATURDAY at3 O'Clock
?, II.
Fare, lurludtng Meals ana State
l-t'ptA .--. ,....,. ...'-.-.. '........... SlU.U
$i,,tj... l',a:.;t3~.... ..............-.. 500
FHOso. Il. WEBB, Agent.
t. + htiti.,l iniormal:sn apply to
Il, L.. AcGKFAi'A resident, Uihc.,
Wv. r., ',rc-gwirh street. .1~ York.
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TEXA@--Gien, john 4. }jno,i Hon. dot. J..
ii. Reagan, GATE z-.&iIlH&lei ttaflel.iI Uf
the Confederate ..iatt~l Palestine; ,Iilu e.
Peter w. Gray, Hon ton
Norfolk day book. [volume] (Norfolk and Portsmouth Va.) 1868-1880, 1869-06-17

Premiums earned first sixteen Months,
over 10000. NQmber OF Policies
issued, over zoo,
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i%s 80 Htr!,s f: Az, 81.
D}}in-: Mo. -, BAN. S.4.GE.
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COAAERClAL AID FNANCLAL.
THE DRY GOODS TRADE.
A Healthy state OF Affairs.

From ThurSdayS New York Independent.
The last week Of the year 10 very
rarely favorable 10 the dry goods mar.
ket; but the present season Ii an excep.
tioual one. With the outgoing Of 1860
there are decided symptoms OF increas-
Ing sales In most descriptions OF do.
nestle fabrics, and the fact 10 pretty
generally conceded that there is no &C.
cumulaLlon Of goods In first hands with
which TO commence the next year. OF
some leading standard makes OF cotton
goods the market 10 wholly bare; and
the manufacturers agents refuse to re.
osive orders for future delivery based
on present current prices, What could
more strlkIngly exhibit the groundless-
ness OF the complaints made In Jour.
nals inimlcal 10 the National Admins.
tration Of q general depression OF COM
mercial affairs than the present con-
dition OF the most important business
Of this city, as the dry goods trade con.
fessedly 10? The few suspensions or
failures among the leading dry goods
houses, which on inquiry prove to have
been the result of speculatIons out
side OF their proper sphere, have
been greatly exaggerated; and 1t 10
said that they have had the mis-
chIevous effect Of furnishing ex-
cuses TO out>of.town houses for not
paying up rs promptly az they may
have done. Its q very remarkable
circumstance that, while the import.
ance OF foreign dry goods and the
amount thrown upon the market ex-
ceeds that Of 1868 by nearly ten millions
In gold, the market is not 30 glutted
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REV YORK CRY.
New YoRK. Dec. 3

New York. Dec. 80.
Several largo brewsries were seized
In Brooklyn yesterday, and two large
distllleries In this city. .
A, BlninRer has commenced suit
before Judge Gilbert against his FORM
er partners, Clarke Il Sons, aud Judge
Gilbert has issued temporary lnjunc-
tion restraining the latter from using
the sign Of A. Binlnger, Clarke & Sons,
with an order to show cause on The
first Monday In June why the injunc.
tiOn should not be made perpetual. :
The Spanish hoIllla still remains at
Its anchorage and its day OF sail
ing IL uncertain. Strenuous Efforts are
being put forward by the American
gentlemen interested in lis speedy de-
parlure to hasten IL, hut there Is very
little probability that the vessels viii
20 for day or two.
A morning paper represents the CRt~
tie In the live stock markets OF this city
nj present In very unhealthy condi.
tion. AS a general rule they ilounder
knee deep in filthy slush, their beS
numbed limbs unable 10 sustain their
trembling bodies, and some more ex.
hRusted than their fellows, sink on the
foul grounds OF the totally unprotected
cattle pens. f'., '
An order was granted this morning
In the general term OF the Supreme
Court, which allows the murderer
Peal n new trial, 10 be held In the Court
OF Appeals. This order 10 based on the
fact that the slenographer OF the court
did not, In his long. .handrBport note
the objections Of the prisoners counsel.
Arrived, the steamer England, from
Liverpool. ,-
The books seized last night at the OF.
flcs OF the Atlantic and Great Western
Railroad, are in the possession OF the
Erie Railway Company, from whose
Office all orders regarding the man.
agement OF the Atlantic and Great
Western Railway emAnate. The office at
40 Broadway, lsin charge OF two officers
OF the Supreme Court. No business
Is done there. The cause for the raid
by receiver Dougherty appears 10 be In
the alleged fact that James McHenry,
formerly President Of the Atlantic and
Great Western, visited the Broadway
Office few days ago and carried or
with him to Europe, the most Impor.
tant books OF the Company.
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BY TELEGRAPH.
THE NEWS

The Paris LiJcrtc newspaper says
that about a year ago, Russia ordered
2OO, 900 rifles OF new pattern, from
American makers. Gen. Banks has
been charged from the United States 10
deliver these arms TO the Gar. The
General has accomplished his mission,
and returns to America with q new or.
der for 100 600 more rifles.
General John O. Fremont has sued
the Kansas Pacific Railway Company
to recover for an alleged breach Of oon-
tract. General Fremont claims that
when he settled with the company In
1865, they agreed TO give him 100000
OF United States bonds first issued to
the company under act OF Congress.
The bonds that they really did give
him were OF later date, 90 that he lost
several years Interest.
Private orders were sent from WRsh-
lngton, Monday, 10 all the Navy Yards
directing that the work Of fitting out
vessels OF war for sea be vigorously
prosecuted. The Monitor MIanatonoma
now refltted at Brooklyn Navy Yard,
has been ordered 10 depart at once, and
her destination is rumored TO be SAnR-
ma, as II IL said that the European pow.
ers are taking measures to prevent the
cession OF that portion Of the Island Uf
~, Domingo to the United States.
A Mr.. Steadman, Of Oneida county,
New York, was killed nj ll:26 yesterday
morning, at OIL City, Pa, while endeav.
orinR 10 get on the accommodation
train for MeadVllle while the train was
In motion.
Charles Wood was arrested yes!er.
day, at Hudson, for passing counter
felt tWentles OF new issue and we'll ex.
ecuted, on the TradesmAn National
Bank Of New York. ..l....
Two brick buildings In Bangor, Me-,
were burned Wednesday night. The
principal occupant was Jas. r. Snow,
dry goods dealer, whose stock was val.
ued at Sl5 1000 was greatly damaged
and only partially insured.
Charles Doherty and David Childress
fought prize fight ut Richmond, Va,
Thursday morning. After eleven
rounds, the fight was awarded 10 Do.
herty, On account ora foul.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-12-31

BERdH Is going TO make a raid on
the New York swill milk distlllerles.
He has already surveyed the ground,
and draws this pleasant picture for the
lover OF the lacteAl: The animals are
confined In badly ventilated stables
without exercise, with scarcely room
to lie down, and they become positive
y rotten, the poisonous virus some
times actually dropping from their
bodies; and while In this condition they
arc MIXED, and the hOrrld liquid IL
sold and consumed by the Inhabitants.
The dead cart makes daily visits TO this
frIghtlul shamble house, where II may
be seen waiting, In some Instances, for
the very bodies OF animals, then ac-
tually dying while being mIlked.'
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ISX TELEGRAPII.
wASuIRGTOE.
WASHINGTON, Dsc. 30.

" "A5hINNlUNi LOU SVs
New Years Receptions.
The hours for reception by the Vice
President and Mrs. COliax, at their
residence New Years day, will be from
half~past II I'LL 3P. NJ. The Cabinet
officers will receive from till p. NJ.
The receptions by the public officers
and citizens will will probably bs
greater In numbers than heretofore.
The officers OF the army will assemble
at the War Department and proceed In
body to the White House. TO pay their
respects to the President.
The Extent OF tho PnbIIG Domain.
The Department Of The Interior states
that the estimated numuar OF acres OF
public lands unsold and nnapproprI.
ated, after deducting all .dispOsals as
reported 10 as follows: Florida acres,
II, ,S2S, ,49G; Alabama acres, 6,49O, ,S74;
Mississippi, 4,72s SIS: Louisiana, q, Ass, :.
9O8; Missouri, 1,l3l, ,752; Arkansas, IL
3O7, OF. total Il, 40, ,6l9, Asto Virginia,
West Virginia, North Carolina, North
Carolina, Georgia, Texas, Kentnck and
Tennessee, there are no public lands
within their limits. % -
The comptroller OF currency
warns the public 10 reject all NJ
ty and one hundred dollar bills Of the
First National Bank Of Jersey CITY OF
which some 81, 900 OF unsigned impres.
sions were stolen from the bureau In
April, 1867; The bank will, however,
redeem all such notes. !
Supervisor Fulton, reports that he
has seizee the Pacific Match Company i,
At San FranCIsco, for alleged violations
Of the Internal Revenue laws.
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Chicago Market

CHICAGO, Doc. 80.
FLoUR-Dull at IS 5Oa4 75 for spring
extras.
GRAIN-Wheat-Qulet at Xa1<c low
er; sales OF No. l at Sic; No. 2 opened
at 76Mc; closed steady at 779ta7Sc. this
afternoon market dull AZ 7sNc, seller
January for No. 2. Corn-Doll; early
sales OF No. 2 at 6SaG9c for regular; 70A
7lc for fresh receipts; closed flrmer at
69Ha7Oc for regular; no grade In fair
demand at 6Sa55c; this afternoon No. 2
nominal at zoo, seller January. Oats
In good demand; opening at 431a44c,
but subsequently weakened and closed
quiet at 424<a4Sc for No. 2. Rye-Mod-
erately active; closing at 7tA72c for No.
=: Barley-1nactive and nominal ut
75a77c for No.
Hoas-Dressed Hogs-Falrly active
and steady ut $40 75a1l 80. Liye-Dull
at 16a25c lower; $S 25A9 for common to
ialr; 20 25a10 Is for good To choice. -.
CArTLE-Flrm and steady at S4a5 55
for common 10 extra butchers stock; ;
70 70a7 for fair togood shipplng steers
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..-...- NEW YoRk, Dec. 80.
CoTToN-Without decided change;
sales OF 1900 bales 25Hc for mlddllng
uplands. ... ..-... .0....... '.r
FLoUR--Closed &c better on low
grades with moderate export and
home trade demand.
GRA1N-Wheat-A shade higher and
very hrm at 81 27Al 2S for No. 2sprlng;
u S5al 3S for winter red and amber
western. Rye-Nominal. 0ats-FIrm
with fair demand at G2AGJc for western.
Corn-Quiet at 81 coal II for old mixed
weStern.
PRovIsIoNs-Pork-Qulet and firm
for mess at SO 80 ON spot and $40 25a
20 90 for February. Beef-Quiet and
unchanged. Cot Meats and Bacon
Nominal. Lard-Qulet at l7Ac Tor
prime steam.
Eaes-s!eady with fair trade de-
manu,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-12-31
How Christmas In Celebrated In tue
Capital or Kentucky.
From a Letter IN tho Cincinnati Times
taIaII 16ih

Last night the capital was In an up.
roar OF noise, confusion and turbu.
lence. The streets were Nlled with boys
and men OF larger growth, exploding
fireworks and firing pistols. yelling,
shouting and screaming like Comanche
Indians, IIE.'T.I
Fires were built on the street corners,
and complete possession was taken OF
the city. Signs were TIddled with bul.
lets, windows and lamps broken, one
man had finger shot oil by u IlyinH
ball, and numsrOuR others were
scorched and burned with pow.
der. A large number OF horse pistols
were taken from the arsenal, aud they
were loaded and fired as rapidly M
possible. Drunken men and boys
shouted and hallowed until they were
hoarse, making n very bedlam Of rack.
OF. And, TO crown tho whole, Il COON
skin WAS procured and dragged through
the streets about midnight, and some
nneen or twenty hounds put upon the
trail and wild fox chase inaugutRted.
The yelpIng oi the dogs, and the iran.
tic encouragement Oi the crowd that
followed their course ~ they sped
through street after street, was q scene
rs Wild and singular as Il was unprece.
denied. To-day the storm OF riOtous
jollillcatiOn has not subsidized. 1t is
more Subdued, however, but IL likely 10
break forth anew when the shadows OF
night have fallen.
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CHICAGO.
Report or business for 1853.

CHICAGO, Dec. 80.
Thu following figures are taken from
the annual report OF the business OF
Chicago during the past year: Total
value Of manufactures is $4,000, 900,
against 500, ,0O0,0O the year previous;
total value OF goods received In the
city SALE. .652. 900, against $Sy7, ,552. 900 last
year; total Wholesale sales so far as re-
ported SS6S, ,9S5. $50, against $349, ,4s9, 100
last year; net incomes are estimated ut
SIS. 900, 900; total issues OF daily and
weekly papers during the year foot up
81. $4,000 sheets; number OF buildings
erected during the year 3.423, against
4. .4l0 the year previous. The character
OF the buildings this year Is superior to
last year.
The warehouse OF D. W.. Barry and
his corn cribs adjoining, at MorrlsvIlle,
were destroyed by fire last night. Loss
sl3. GOO; fully insured.
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WHEELING WEST va FRIDAY MORNING. DECEMBER 81 1862

with goods now Us It was at the close OF
1868. A few foreign goods, Of an unsal'
able character, have been within 0
week or two taken out oi bond and re-
shipped TO Europe; but the quantity 10
small. The retail business Of the city
during the past three weeks has been
unprecedentedly large, greatly In ad>
vance OF the customary holiday sales.
We mentioned last week that one OF
the largest and oldest retail houses In
the city, after A. T. Stewart & Co., had
sold more goodB on the Monday Of that
week than they had ever sold before on
anyone day; and we learn that their
subsequent sales have been larger than
even on that day. There may have
been less money made by our mer-
chants than In some former years; but
not In consequence Of the general pros.
tration Of business,' which we read
about, but In consequence OF tue
shrlnkage In values, owing 10 the de-
cline OF gold and other oauses.
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BT. LOUIS.
I tie Yearly Record Of FIrcx...A Chap.
ter on 'sJ0hn."

ter on "John."
ST. Louis, Dec. 80.
The total number Of fires In this city
from January 1st 10 November 9th
was l69; total loss, $64l no; insurance,
$467 $40; loss over Insurance, $l74, 400.
John G. Walker, the gentleman hay.
ing In charge the Chinese who arrived
here Tuesday night, In q communlca-
ton 10 the Republican says;
"A marked characteristic OF the Mon
golian race Is suspicion and want OF
confidence, and this tendency can only
be combatted through strict adherence
TO truth and compliance with promises.
There is little prospect at present that
John will trespRsS upon the domain
Of 'Sambo 10 any serious eXteut.
Those who have held out hopes Of pros
curing very cheap labor by importin ng
II from the shores OF Eastern Asia, are,
] think, mistaken In their conclusions,
From one end OF China 10 the other,
the value OF labor In America on the
California standard is well known:
and although labor In China Is
very cheap, able bodied men will
not engage TO expatriate themselves for
u series Ot years except on condition Of
receiving such high wages as to enable
them TO return home In comparative
ail1uence. am confident that no relI~
ance can be placed upon our obtaining
and retaining Chinese laborers for ag-
ricultural work except at the wages o (
the country where the labor is perform
ed, and much more Is this the case for
railroad labor Mr.. Walker, believes
however, that considerable number
ofexcellent laborers may now be found
In California at from twenty to twenty.
five dollars a month and they find them.
selves; and from eighteen 10 nineteen
dollars and found.
Meeting OrstAte Teachers Association
The annual session of the State Teach,
ers' Association commenced In Kansas
City, yesterday. Over one hundred
delegates including twenty-five wo-
men, were present from different parts
OF the State. Edmund CLARK, Of Jeifsr,
son City, presldes; very able essays and
addresses were made on the subjects
ultimately connected with educational
interests; and the general proceedings
were quite interesting.
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MORE nAnIFESr DEsrIEr.
A budding Movement for the Acquire.
nent OF British Columbia.
WARRINGTON. Dec. 20.


Vincent Collyer, OF New York, yes
terday handed TO President Grant q
memorial, signed by a number Of the
property holders and business men OF
Victoria, To be followed by another
which will contain the names OF all the
British merchants and others at Victo-
ria, NanImo and other places, in favor
OF The transfer OF British Columbia to
the United States. The President 10.
day returned TO Collyer favorable re-.
ply, that he has read the memorial
with great interest, and sent 1t to the
Secretary OF State. Collyer also show
ed the memorial to Senator Sumner,
Chairman Of the Committee on Foreign
Relations, who, after reading II, said
the movement was Important, and
could have but one Termination
Meanwhile, our Government walls for
the movement OF England, which 10
fast seeing the useleasness and imprac-
ticabilIty OF q European empire on
this hemisphere. Both the President
and Senator Sumner desired their re.
piles to be made known TO the memo
FIRliStS, r. -. rL VI
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More EarthquaEc.-.Steam Colt.
btON.

More Earthquake Rc.ssSteRmS Colt.
btOn.
SAN FRAN - Nnn, 80,
Several shocks OF eal oc-
Cured at Virginia City laA It and
this morning, some severe. 4e people
are considerably alarmed.
The steamships Oritlamme and Pa.
cIilc collided of Sante Barbara on the
night 2Sth. The steamers were full OF
passengers, though none were Injured.
Both vessels were badly damaged. The
boatS Of the Pacific were lowered In
expectation that the steamer would
sink. The Pacific was towed into
Saute Barbara.
Four thousand tons Of wheat cleared
for England Tuesday. Ten vessels are
now loading for the same destination.
Since this rAine there has been less is.
position to hold wheat In anticipation
OF dry winter, With the exception oi
the southern portion OF the State where
the dry weather yet prevails, sufficient
rain has fallen TO admit ploWing, while
In some districts the seed Is already In
the ground.
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AhLsi Deos OVs
The new Ministry Is still a matter OF
general speculation aud newspaper
comment. Prince De Ia Tour DJ An
vergne, the ex-MinisLer OF Foreign Az
fairs. and NJ. GressIer, the ex-MlnIster
Of Public Works, have been appointed
Senators.
There has been an unusual outflow
OF specie from the banks this week. The
amOnnt on hand to>day ls fully $29,-
700, 900 less than ut the close OF the
banking hours last Thursday.
The LunRIiG Asylum at Tulle, was
totally destroyed by Are, yesterday.
No lives lost.
PARIS. Dec. 80.
Up to this time Is o'cIock) there are
no new developments In regard to the
ministry,
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BOsrON.

Tho last NIX MOnths business of the
Manufacturing Companies.
... ~. ru BosToN, Dec. 80.
The January dividends OF the manu-
iacturing companies show q com para.
tive decrease, but not 10 the extent the
talk OF dull times would seem to justI-
~. OF the twenty-nI companies
which pay dividends In Boston only
six pass-the Dwight, Great Fall and
Manchester print for the second time,
and the Atlantic, Continental and
Everett mills for the first time. The
semI-annual dividends oi the other q
range from 8 TO II per cent; one being
OF II, three OF 10, one OF s, one OF 9,
tour OF 8, eight Of 4. and I've offs per
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