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The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-11-03
1 Queer story-Is "Dexfern not
Hambletonian Horses
From the st Johnsbury (Vtl Calsdonian.I

From the 81 JonnsDury WI NaAeuo'
A discovery has been made in regard
to the famous troting horse Dexter, now
owned by Mr.. Robert Bonner, OF the
New York Ledger, which is destined to
create no little stir among the horse fan
cers of this country, and at the same
time take the credit of that celebrated
horse from the Hambletonian stock
where it has always been awarded-and
place it to the credit of the Morrill,
blood, where it belongs. In short De9-
ter was raised in Danville, Caledonia
County; his sire was the old French
Morrill, horse, and his dam the Bovee
mare. This, in brief, is the pedigree OF
this wonderful horse, as the story gees.
The person who made this discovery is
Cornelius Russell, a maR who came here
from Rockford, ILL.,, last year. Tho
manner of the discovery, as We under
stand it, was in this wise:
Mr.. Russell became impressed with
the similarity of Dexter, to the Morrill,
stock, and, by considerable correspond
ence and inquiry he traced this horse
back from New York to Chicago, from
Chicago to Lower Canada, thence to
Concord, N. H., and from the latter
place to Mr.. Bovee, now of Passumpsic,
but who then lived in Danville. On
talking with Mr.. Bovee, the latter said
he raised q certain colt such a year,
which was an uncommon likely one, and
brought him a good price. This colt
went to Concord, n. H., after which he
lost trace of him. In describing this
colt he described Dexter perfectly, and
those who have seen this celebrated
horse know that he is peculiarly marked.
In addition to this, we understand Mr..
Russell has the affidavits of all the par.
ties through whose hands Dexter passed
from the time he left Mr.. Bovee until he
came into the possession of Trussell, at
Chicago. On learning these facts, Mr..
Russell purchased the Boyee mare at
once, and together with the Cnshman
and Richard Flint horses, which he al
ready owned, started last Monday for
Illinois. This, III brief, is history of o
remarkably case of horse imposture, land
the result of its exposure must set up
the Morrill, blood, while those who have
paid such enormous prices to get the
same breed as Dexter-as they supposed
must feel rather cheap.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-11-03

The convention of the beait-eating
Seventh Congressional District of Mas,
sachusetts rejected Cherry Pectoral
Aver and nominated George NJ. Brooks.
The W'orld says about it: Whatever
the abilities or the celebrity of the lat
ter, they can scarcely outweigh the
claims of the man who has unlocked
the bowels of mankind, from the arcuc
circle to Patagonia. He has purged a
hundred peoples. Is it strange that BE
should now desire to purge the general
wealf He has exasperated the lilac
ducts of kings, the pancreatlc regions
of chancellors, the hillary receptacies
of statesmen, and it certainly IS not
surprising that, having exhausted the
possibilities Of the Pharmacopeia, he
should now desire to dispense moral
and political purgatives on q wider
scale. But fate and the convention say
no. The doctor is rendered back to his
.dispensatory. He resumes the pestle,
and the mute mortar again resounds,
and rhubarb and aloe aud gamboge, IN
concourse more or less fortutious, as.
semble in pills or float in fluids, till
commerce dispenses them throughout
the habitations of men,"
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-11-03

APARAGRAPH has gone the rounds
stating that ex-Presidsnt PIERCE left
million of dollars to his relatives. This
is an error-an anachronism. FRANKLIN
PIERCE belong to the old schools ofstates-
men, who lived honestly and died poor
The rise in the value of his farm added
to the savings of his professional and
political life, may bring his property up
to 100000. That is its appraised value
as appears by the proceedings Oh the
probate of his will. From it it is learned
that he received, in the way of presents,
only sword and a walking-stick, each
specifically left to member OF his
family. The modest estate which FRANK
LIN PIERCE leaves behind him, is an hon.
orable testimonial to his memory.
When, in his term, Congress
passed the French Spoliation bill, 1t
was defeated by his veto. 1t was not
a political measure; it was upon legal
and economical grounds tnat Tue fresl'
dent objected to it. There were host
of agents and. borers interested in it,
and if a fortune could have influenced
FRANKLIN PIERCE, it would have been
promptly offered to him as "a present" d"
or placed where he could reach it, But
iu those days, President of the United
States, like CKsAR's wife, was bound to
be above even suspicion. No man, We
fancy, ever thought of exercising any
Illicit ipfuepco on General PIERCE. The
bill was vetoed. But the day of high
principle in high places is over. The
"pressat" system will secure all future
lobbyists from disappointment, and keep
the estate of Radical Presidents abave
the slim appraisement of f6O, 600.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-11-03
SUICIDE OF AN INSANE WOMAN.
An Inmate of the Newburg Lunatic
Asylum Hangs Herself 10 Gas
Pipe in Her X Room.


Some time daring the night of Thurs
day Mrs. Wadsworth, an insane woman,
hung herself in he Lunatic Asylum at
Newburg. The circumstances of the
ease, as we have learned them, are as
follows:
A number of years ago, when young
lady, Mrs. Wadsworth was thrown from
horse and so severely injured that she
was out of her mind for a long time.
She seemed to have entirely recoved,
however, and was subsequently married
to Mr.. VIM. B. Wadsworth, carpenter
of this city. Last summer insanity again
began to develop itself, and she was 50
violent at times that her family were
suffering more than usual, she caught
one of her sons boy of twelve years,
and attempted to hang him to bed
post. He was enabled to escape from
her, however, and the fit of fury passed
off.
Under the circumstances her husband
thought it would be better to place her
in the asylum at Newburg where she
could have proper treatment, and on
Wednesday she was duly received there
as patient. On Thursday night she
went to bed in the room assigned to her,
and as no danger was apprehended, she
was left without a watcher Yesterday
morning she was found hanging from
the gas fixture in her room, suspended
by strip of one of the sheets from her
bed, her feet being two or three inches
frorl the floor. Her friends were noti-
fed of the sad occurrence, and yesterday
afternoon her body was brought to her
husbands home in this city, Nc. 90
Woodland avenue.
Mrs. Wadsworth was a woman OF
middle age and highly respected. She
leaves four children, the eldest young
man just come of age. The funeral
will take place tomorrow aftcrnoon.-
Clereland Plain Dealer, 3OM.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-11-03
Siugular Accident.

Jacob Gotzlsr, who was at work in q
furniture factory at st. Joseph, Mo-,
last week, met with serious accident
He was near q small circular saw, which
was running so swiftly and noiselessly
that Gotzlar seems not to have known
ir was in motion, and carelessly laid his
hand on it. 1t cut through the bones
and flesh of the left hand just back ol
the little finger to the depth of an inch
and half, and so delicate was the ope'
ration thst the man did not know he
was injured till he saw blood streaming
from his hand, whan he remarked, 81
believe cut myself"
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-11-03
a Cnse of Necessity.

William Morris recently eloped from
Nevada county, California, with Miss
Martha Murphy, aged fifteen. They
travelled over a hundred miles, by stage
and railroad, to Virginia City, but no
license could be obtained there because
ihe girl was not old enough. They re-
turned to Nevada City and put mp at a
hotel. Tie lover applied to preachers
by the dozen, but none wOuld consent to
pronounce the ceremony. Meantime the
furious parents appeared on the scene,
bent on rescuing their daughter. The
young man stated that there was an
absolute urgency" and they might get
a preacher or not-he couldn't. And so
there was a coming down all round, and
n weddinO
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-11-03
Sad Effects of Gold Gambling.

A hard working man who had spent
most of his life in trade at Pittsfeld,
Massac husstts, and accumulated twelve
or fifteen thousand dollars, sold out
there few months since and went to
reside in one Of the suburbs of New
York. Having son who was clerk
in banking office in that city, he
placed his surplus funds in his hands for
investment. The young man put them
into the gold pool. The memorable
oath of October came, and with it the
crash that ruined so many millionaires,
and he was CLEANED out" and the
father, at sixty, is ruined.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-11-03
An Incident of the StonewalI Disaster

A telegram from Cairo to the st.
Louis Democrat relates the following
terrible story:
A group of men in the water sought
to save themselves by the aid ola float
ing bale of hay, which was too small to
float them all. A savage contest arose
for its possession, all struggling to OBJ
tain lodgmsnt upon it, when enc more
desperate than the rest was reused to
demaniac passion, and drawing knife,
plunged it into companions body, and
the lifeless form rolled over into the
current, which was Redeemed by his
blood. The act of fiendish impulse was
speedily avenged, for the whole party
are believed to have been drowned.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-11-03
ST. CLOUD HOTEL.

THIS NKw AND COXNODIOUs HOUSE.
i located corner Of Broadway And i1d street.
pOssesses sdTzBtagss ever al OthSr houses for
the AecOnnOdztiOn of its Eues;s- II Ezs built
sIpressly for frst-elAas Family BOardinz z
H0ase-the rooms being large and eu suit
heated by stsaD- With hot and eDld water and
furnished sSsOnd % nOEs; while the culinary
department. y il the most experienced hands
SfOrdinZ Eussts AZ uBsquAled table
One of AtyOod's Patent KisvstoFs 3. Glso
among ne modern impEVyeasuts7 Aza At the
servles ~ gnssts al al hOurs
~ broadway aud University Place Cars psss
the door every f0Er Hiuu'ss running from the
City H1H 70 Centrzl Park, while the Sixth and
SsysHih Avenue Lines arc but = short block On
siIher nde, AdOrding ample facilities for con-
nunteA1Ing with all the DeDotB, sseAEboat
LaadtngA places Of AmuSsnsht and Buatness
Of the great nstropoli1-
MORE HOLLEY,
paEil.eu Proprisscrs.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-11-03

The afternoon session of the Real Es-
tate Agents, at Cleveland, yesterday,
was taken up with long discussion on
the meaning of the terms agent and
broker, the former being charged ten
dollars and the latter fifty dollars by
the Government. It was thought that
Congress ought to recognize them as
identical, and II resolution was passed
declaring no real difference between the
terms, but they equally mean buying,
selling and renting real estate and pro.
curing loans on the same. Adjourned
till TODAY.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-11-03

A portion of the Abbot Mills, at Can
ton, Maryland, used for rolling railroad
iron, was burned Monday night, togeth-
er with much valuable machinery. Only
small portion of the main building
was saved. Loss. one hundred thou
sand dollars. Several hundred work.
men are temporarily thrown out of EN-.
ploymeut.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-11-03
The Tide Rolls On.
Another Chapter Of Radical
Misfortunes.
THE GOOD WORK GOES ON.
Prescription 0verthrown in Upshur
B1 1axton County Democratic.
"Ritter-Enders" Beaten in
Webster and POcahontas.
GlLMER AND CALHOUN ALL RIGHT.
Lewis County True to Duty.
Last Days of Disfranohisement.
Lewis County True to Duty.
Last Days of Disfranchisement.
special to the Register. J
PARKERsBURG, November {

PARKERsBURG, November 2.
A letter from Weston says that Farms
worth, Liberal, beats Poundstone,
Radical, for the House of Delegates in
Up,hur.
Rollyson, Democrat, is reported elect.
cd in Braxton.
Barlow, Liberal, carries PocahOntas
and Webster.
George Lynch, Democrat, is elected
in Calhoun and Gilmer.
Henry Brannan, Democrat, is elected
from Lewis county.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-11-03
THE STATE. ELECTION.

Taylor County.
The Democratic majority in Taylor
county is 256.
JaekEon County.
Hassler, Reput lean, for the House OF
Delegates, he's 2UU majority over Flesh
er, "let up" For the Senate, Swami,
Repu blican, has 276 majority over Ca
ther. ''let up"
Tyler County.
Wells, liberal Republican, is reported
elected to the House.
WetyrI County.
Church township gives Morris, Demo
crat, for Senate, I, majority. Magnolia
township has already been reported as
giving 81 majority for Morris.
lin the above townships Cam
den had, in 1868, los majority
and 800 in the county. So far Morris
majority is little ahead Of
Camdsn's. Browns majority in Marion
and Marshall is 275, so that Morris car
stand loss from last year of III in the
four townships of Wetzel yet to be heard
from, and still be elected. We learn,
however, that there is heavy falling
off in Proctor township. Hence we
regard Morris chances as still donbtfnl'
Ed, REGISTER
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-11-03

WASHINGTON is filling up in anticipa
ton of the return of Congress. One OF
the effects of the returning crowds is
the constantly increasing infictio! OF
bores, singly, and in the form OF dele
cations" upon the President.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-11-03

GENERAL BUTLER is in favor OF put
ting the State of Louisiana under mill
tary control again. Doubtless. And we
suppose he would like to command In
that section once more. 1t was rich
placer fer him.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-11-03
Settling the Sex.

IL is said that while ANNA DICKINSON
was at Salt Lake City, a crowd gather
ed at the hotel to serenade somebody,
when a call Wa, made for "Miss DICKIN'
SON." dispute arose rs to whether 1t
was "Miss or Mister when a COM
promise was effected by an individual
who shouted. Bring il out"
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-11-03
- r &c Il -

Ho0hznd German Bltters PEI bottle, al {"
Eslf dOTsE 90. ~
HOOhaBd German Tonic, put mp IN quart
bottles, per bottle -
or half dozen for g. 50.
= Do not forget 10 eIAmtbe EeA The Art.-
Gle You buy. IN order 10 get the gsn1iRs.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-11-03
'Hoofand's German Tonic,

Has been provided-a preparation in which the
solid extracts of the finest restoratives Of the
vegetable kingdom are held in solution by q
spirituous agent, purged Of all dcleterious con.
stituents The patient, in choosing between
these two great antidotcs, should be guided by
his own condition. II in a very low state from
debility, the Tonic should be his selection; but
in cases where theO Oemergensy is not 80
pressing the Bitters isl Otho specific required.
Thousands find infinite benefit from taking each
in turn. There is no phase OF Indigestion, Bilious
ness, Nervous Diseases, or Physical ProstratiOn,
to which they are not adapted, and in which,
singly or combined, they will not effect cure.
Biliousness Indigestion, General Debility,
and all the complaints which proceed from q
want of proper action in the Liver, Stomach
and the Bowels are eradicated by course Of
.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-11-03
HOTELS.
MALTBY HOUSE.
A. Il. MILLER, Proprietor,
PRATT STREET, BALTIMORE
novln II
EVERETT HOUSE.


0rHIs HOUSE Is KEPT Of The EU
Il rSpeSn plan; IL is within three minutes
ride fby horse sarsJ Of the New Haven
RailrS1d Depot, Convenient y al the prtBeip
places % ara ausensnt, and for sunnsr trAVel4s
wiz BE- found the coolest Hotel IN la
Every room is provided with running water.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-11-03
Constitutional Specific,

Which not only Oonquers and combats diseases
that have intrenChed themselves in the system,
but is the best known safeguard against all
unhealthy influences. Persons whose occupa.
tions and pursuits subject them 10 the depress.
ing effects Of close unwhOlesome atmosphere,
should take il regularly, as protection against
the low fevers and other disorders which mAla-
rin Annnnhnra Inrnlina xrh q arn
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-11-03
WASTING AWAY

Without any special complaint except grad
ual decllnation OF bodily strength and nervous
erergy, will find in the TONIC A FOUNTAIN
FRESHTNG AND EXT mLERATING A.
A POOL IN The DESERT TO THE SAND
LSCORCHED AND PAINTING TRAVELLER.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-11-03
CAUTION.

HooaAnc German Bittsrs are cpuntsrfeitsd.
See that the signature Of C. n JACKSON IL
on the wrapper Of each | bottle. AL others are
counterfeit Principal D0Gcs and kanufAe-
tor AZ tho German Medicine Store. We. 6Jl
Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pa.
CHARLES N. EyASs. Proprietor.
FOrusriy c. II. Jackson CO.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-11-03

For Sale by all DrusEists
and by dealers in Medicines rTWhsrs
yIaTu,Th.SztvsQv
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-11-03

The confirmed dyspeptio may almost say,
with Saint Peter, Il die daily" The object Of
this article is not toT Jremind him Of his
pangs, but to show him 11how to Danish them
forever. The means of immediate and perma-
nent relief are proffered him in
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-11-03
The Whole Supreme Court OF
Pennsylvania Speak for
these Remedies.

WHO WOULD ASK FSR MORE sTEoyGEE
UIGNIFIED TRsTIAoSIi
Hon. Geo. ". WoodEGrd,
Chief Justice Of the Supreme Court OF Penn
sylvauia writes:
PHILADELPHIA, March Is, 1867.
hud "HoofaHd's Ger NJ man Bitten II a
xn1d tonic. useful in dis lNeases of the digest
i've organs and Of great benefit in cases Of debil-
ify. aud want Of nervous action in the system.
Yours truly GEO. W. WOODWARD.
ZION. James ThompsoH,
Judge OF the Supreme Court Of Pennsylvania.
PHILADELPHIA, April p 1866.
I consider "HOofand's German BitterS'
yal,iaBL us>dieinS In case Of attacks Of IndiEes.
tion or Dyspepsia I can certify this from my
experience Of IT,
Yours, with respect,
JAMES THOMPSON.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-11-03
I00FL AND'S GERMAN BlTTERS

Is composed of the pure juices Tor, as they are
incidentally termed, ErtrdctSl of Roots, Herbs
and Barks, making a preparation highly con.
centrated, and entirely free from alcoholic Gd-
MIXTURE of ann kind
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Hon. James Ross SHotodeH,
Protbcnotory Of the Supreme Court Of Penn.
sylvAniA, writes;
PHILADELPHIA. Sept "a, 1851.
"Hoohand's German Ritters" l. avery nsefal
article As a tonic and a. An appetizer IL - not
an iuto1icating drink and may be used bsnet-
~iaily nv persons Of all ages.
Rspsctfuly your, -
JAMES ROSS sNOwDES.
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Tyler County.
WetyPi County.

Wells, liberal Republican, is reported
elected to the House.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-11-03
HOOFLkND'S GERMAN BITTERS
Living AdVertiSenl

And it is for him to say whether he will con.
tinue to endure living death, or to put himself
In a nosition 70 render life ENJOYABLE.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-02-18
HANGING MADE EASY.
Bleeding and ChI0rOfOrming Con-
demned Criminal.

The Rome IN. " Sentinel of the 10th inst,
states that proceedings to remove Sheriff
Weaver, of Oneida county, under whose drac'
tions the murderer Carswell was executed, are
now in progress, an Investigation having been
ordered by the Governor. The charges are sub.
stantially as follOws:-That Sheriff Weaver
caused or allowed Carswell TO be bled before his
execution almost to exhaustion; that chloro.
form was afterwards administered in
the Sheri1's own presence, and that
the prisoner was apparently dead when
hung. That miscellaneous crowd of several
hundred persons was allowed to be present,
some OF whom had appointments RS deputies
and others who had not: that they hooted,
snow bslled each other, and misbehaVed them.
selves otherwise in the presence OF the Sheriff,
who made no endeayor to restrain them; that
the pretended deputies were only spectators,
had nothing to do with the execution and were
not sworn in. That blank appointments as
deputies In the shape of cards were distributed
to individuals to be filed out at their pleasure,
and were 80 used, aud were even sold in the
street; that women, children, even little girls
were present under circumstances which shoW wed
that the Sheriff knew, or ought to have known
OF il; and, finally, that the whole affair was
scandalous, indecent. and a mockery OF justice.
A. NJ, BeardsleY, OF Utica, has been appointed
by the Governor as a Commissioner to take
evidence in the case, which will be submitted
10 GOyeTman Hoffman, in whom Is vested the
power of removal. II. o. SouthWorth, of Rome
has been appointed Deputy Attorney-GeneraI
for the purpose of conducting the prosecution.
The eXamE alton is to be held In Utica at the
Court House, on the first day OF March.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-02-18
LYNOH Ia ".
Another Western Jail Visited aRd Two
Prisoners Hung.
The Missouri Democrat of the 18th says:-

The Missouri Democrat of the 18th says
gentleman from HilsborO, Mo-, county
seat of Jefferson, gives us reliable information
of another summary act OF vengeance by a
company of armed men, who have taken upon
themselves the punishment of alleged crimi-
nails without Judge or jury legally constituted.
The jail at Jefferson is OF stone and brick,
situated quite centrally, and the jailor, a
deputy sheriff, occupies the upper part of the
building as a residence. There we're confined
in the Jail two men, named Charles Bicktord
and James Quick. both under arrest for murder.
BICkford had been in the prison less than two
weeks, on the suspicion that he murdered hlr.
Alexander Wilker at Big river, who was shot
while standing in the doorway of dwelling,
indicative that Bickforq was the murderer,
and he was arrested at the inquest, but escaped
from the officer on the way to prison, and has
remained in concealment until quite recently,
when he was recognized at work in mine in
Washington county, going by the name Of
Charles Smith. He was then rcarresled and
taken 10 Jefferson Jail. James Quick has been
in custody nearly year. Oh the charge of
numbering Mr.. Higgin bottom, at Washington
county, in 1861. HIS trial has been postponed
two or three times, and his guilt was not Of
apparently positive proof.
On Monday morning, in the vicinity of 2
O'Clock, the jailor was aroused by some two or
three men, who called upon him to open and
admit some prisoners. He dressed and cane
down to the entrance with his keys, and was at
once confronted with a crowd ofmen in disguise,
and they demanded the keys of the prison This
the jailOr refused TO comply with, when he was
seized, bound, his keys taken, and while he
was helpless the leaders went to the cells took
both the prisoners out, aud under a strong
escort Of contederateS, departed. The men
were taken 10 an oak tree near graveyard,
about quarter of mile southeast of the
town, whore they were strung up to the limbs
and left dead. The bodies remained hanging
tin morning, when the citizens discovered them,
cut them down, and took the bodies back to
town. The mob were entirely unknown to the
jaior, but from some circumstances of threats
against certain parties 1t is presumed that the
locality from which they came can be guessed
at Such scenes OF lawlessness are very uufor-
tunate, however guilty the object of the terrible
punishment may be, but they are terribly
Suggest re to WrOngdOers.