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The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-10-29
SPLINTERs.
/ California hog has seven ears.

A California hog has seven ears.
Paris is calling for steam fire engines,
Ben Wade called on Grant on Mon
day.,
JEFF. Davis arrived in New Orleans
on Monday. @
The Avondale fund has reached sum
in excess Of 5000, 900.
New York murdered $4,000 dog last
summer.
The furniture in the New York Grand
Hotel cos 100000.
Thirty-one cents a word is the pro-
posed tariff on the new cable.
Onions and black bread are the staple
rations of the Prussian army.
There are men in Cheyenne who will
commit murder for fifty cents.
EI-Secretary Wells sleeps about
fifteen out Of the twenty y-four hours.
Clark Mills, the sculptor, has bought
fine place at Washington for $4,000.
About $4,000 per day are the receipts
of the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany.
Ex-Governor Low, of California, the
new Minister to China, has gone toWash-
ington to get his instructions.
A yeast peddler was drowned in Mas.
sachusetts last week. His powders
wouldn't raise him.
The late Marquis of Hertford left
f12,000 q year to his valet, f20,0 900 to
his mistress, and one shilling to his
son!
John NJ. Binckley, late solicitor of the
Internal Revenue Bureau, is about to
settle at Norfolk, Va, where he will
practice law.
The Brooklyn Eagle has the hardihood
to assert that Grants cabinet is mostly
composed of obscure nobodies.
The route of fSherman's march through
Georgia, where almost everything was
destroyed, is built up anew, and the
people raised fine crops this year.
The Secretary of the Treasury has
authorized the payment at one per cent,
and without rebates, the interest due
November lst, both on registered and
coupon bonds.
A Michigan lumberman challenges
any body to roll logs with him for $500
a side. We know Chicago Barnacle
who can beat him as soon as the Lcgis-
lature meets.-Chicago Paper.
Excursion trains are called pleasure
trains" in France. A gentleman in
Cherbourg lately received a dispatch by
telegraph to the following effect: "Your
wife is dead. Funeral Sunday. Take
the pleasure train"
At late fashionable wedding in a
church at Newton, Mass, the bridal
party being q little dilatory, the organ
and again, the lovers not coming, he
sounded Robins Not Here"
J. N. Pattison, pretty well known in
the West as pianist of much brilliance
and purity of taste, was married Friday
to Miss Adelaide Mangam, "a Fifth avenue
belle, fond of music, and unable to with
stand the artists fingering.-Chicago Re
publican.
At Alexandria, Va, few nights ago,
two youngmen who were both in love
with the same young lady, having come
to the conclusion that neither could live
happily with their sweetheart in posses
sion of the other, walked to the wharf,
and, clasping their hands jumped into
the river. How romantic, if they had
died But the cold water opened wide
loves blind eyes, and each hoping the
other would be drowned, both struck
out manfully for shore and reached it.
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wHEE11N9 W. VA. FRIDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 20, 1869.
Yeaterday's work.

Yesterdays work makes q magniti'
cent showing for the Democracy. Not
withstanding the light vote, and the
charitable feelings of many Democrats
who could not withstand the piteous
appeals of HUBBARD and CAMPBELL fol
CHARITY" the gains are large and the
victory decisive. We estimate our
majority for Senator at two hundred
and fifty. The vote for this candidate
is fair test, as neither candidate
was "scratched." Our members of the
House are elected, as We figure, by an
average majority nearly equal to that
of Senator, or about double what
we had last October.
We confess to some disappointment
over Centre township. The Republi-
cans have carried Centre through
Democratic carelessness. Nobody sup
posed the township could give any
thing but q Democratic majority. The
fact suggests the best reason why our
friends over there were disappointed.
But We can afford to forget all this
in view Of the magnificent success Of
the gallant Democrats Of Webster
township. They have covered
themselves all over with glory,
and the true spirit shown
by their splendid fight of yesterday
will be gratefully remembered. Ritchie
is not behind Webster. Her gains are
as great and her victory as deserving of
liberal commendation. Washington
held her own nobly. Madison retained
her ancient prestige. Clay surpassed
all expectation. Union shows substan-
tial gains, and Richland kept up her
ancient reputation.
Take it all in all We have won great
victory we have effectually settled the
pretensions of the Republicans to con-
tlol this county.
The returns from Triadelphia town.
ship, received at 2 o'clock this morn
ing, are gratifying beyond all antici-
patton. They justify US in claiming
an average majority Of nearly three
hundred. The CRACRAFT boy only
beats the old party hacks of the "let
up" entry by about seventy five or
eighty in Triadelphia. The day af-
ter the Democratic Convention the
Intelligencer anxisusly inquired, who's
CRACRAFT We refer our cotempora-
~ to this mornings returns for an
answer. The people know him, if you
don't.
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very light. We give below all the dis
patche. we have received up to 1.-THE
hour of going to press.
specials to the Register.l
GRAFTON, w. Va, October 2s.
Delegates, DAVIDSON, Democrat, ia,
Linsel, Republican, SO; Senator, zinn,
Democrat, 1l6, Crane, Republican, 81.
The Democrats have elected the entire
township ticket. Vote cast very light
CENTRAL STATION, October %.
Senate, Raymond, Democrat, 81, Bore
man, Republican, 46; Delegates, Neely,
Democrat, 50, Bee, Republican, 36.
PAW PAW, October %.
Senate, Harman, (no opposition) Ia;
Delegates, Jas. R. Wheat, Republican,
10, J. Rufus Smith, Republican, 8, A. s.
Gallon, Republican, 1.
FAIRMoNT, w. Va, October %.
Senate, Brown 125, Morris 104; House.
Pierpoint, Republican, 154, Hill, Rep,
12O, Burt, independent los.
E. A. BENNETT.
PARKERsBURG, October %.
Democratic majority at Court House,
2O1. Jackson and Agnew are certainly
elected, and probably Gather to the Sen.
ate. J.N. CAMDEN.
MoUNDsvILLE, October %.
Court House and Latrobe-Brown,
Republican, 208, Morris, Democrat, l9l,
Thomas, Democrat, 238, Edwards, Re.
publican, IT'S, Howe, Republican, l72
Treadway, Democrat, 1875.
CRANBERRY SUMMIT, Oct. %.
State Senate, Colonel VIM. B. Crane
Republican, 191; VIM. B. Zinn, Repub'
lican, 62; no Democrats. House Of
Delegates, A. c. Baker, Republican, 1856
John Collins, Republican, l79; VIM. G
Brown, Democrat, e.; H. c. Hagans
Republican, II.
MARTINsBURG, October %.
All but one precinct heard from. The
Republican majority about thirty. The
entire Republican ticket is probably
elected.
CAMERON, MARSHALL COUNTY,
October %.
Majorities- Edwards SO, Shattuck 81
Durloy 3.
The independent ticket cut down
the standing Republican majorities
heavily. and the vote is good deal
divided on local issues.
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HONESTY is the best policy. Had the
Republican candidates yesterday been
running upon a genuine "let up" plat.
form, the Democrats might have en-
couraged one of them by electing him,
But as both tried to humbug the
people into believing them what they
were not, the insult was resented aad
Nessrs. CAMPBELL and HUBBARD make
their exit from political life.
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liza rams horn is ten times as long
a. it is wide, aud ten times as wide as it
ought to be, what are the prospects OF
q Senatorial candidate who comes out at
the little end of said horn, for succeed
ino Hon. WArTMAN T. WILEY intel
Eosucer's solution aHxiously awaited.
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A Philadelphia policeman lately made
a trip to Lebanon, and being short oi
funds, went into house, where ne as
serted that he was directed to search for
a prisoner. While alone up stairs, he
succeeded in stealing S47. He was Ar
| rested and is held to bail.
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YESTERDAY morning certain ex-
editor was seen shouting through key
hole to a "Ioyal" voter to "ceme out and
save the country" Last night the same
Individual was seen trying to creep
through the same hole. If he had been
az small as he felt he would have sue
ceeded. As is was, he was badly stuck
at last accounts.
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THE astounding spectacle of gentle
man driving himself to his own funeral
was witnessed yesterday when A. w.
CAMPBELL engineered horse and buggy
through the streets hauling his own
votes to the polls.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-10-29

NJ. Barley dAureville writes his
copy" for the printers in ink of various
colors. One line is black, then is line
in blue, and green, red and violet fol-
low in order. The capital letters are
written ink Of special color.
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Conccut utration.

The whole power of the gilt edged"
gang in Clay township was concentrated
yesterday at the Court House. They
attempted to batter down the Demo-
cratic bulwarks with a broadside OF
! pop-C guns.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-10-29

A BAD TEAM.-The ex.editor of the
Intelligencsr drove shocking bad team
yesterday while hunting up loyal
voters. A great many judged the can
didate by his carriage, as the election
ret urns would indicate.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-10-29

Now that the whole matter is settled,
will the Intelligencer folks advise us of
the status of the people of Ohio county
on the question of repeating the regis
tration lawf
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-10-29

II the "let up" folks could sell the
wool they pulled over Democratic eyes
yesterday, would the proceeds pay the
funeral expenses of the illustrious
corpses consequent upon yesterdays
experiment
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-10-29

WHEN the Intelligencer refused to
print it's own platform, we suggested
the propriety of hauling down the names
of it's candidates. Was not the advice
quite sensible I
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Nsf auy Hubbard

The HUBBARD family Jared badly
yesterday. SALISBURY slaughtered one
in Centre township, and another sleeps
the sleep that knows no waking, by
reason of misfortune in playing the lit
tie game Of "let up"
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Fire & Marine Insurance Go
OF WHEELING.
INCORPORATED IN 1891.

r,,AKEs RISKS AT TIE LOWEST RATES
on ~. Pl..5 "a an Good. In Transit
DIEEcToRs:
vvr.o, John Rsid
Robert Morrison, A4ei. roger
TSos PoIIoek. Wn. g. BAttsls
w : Goshorn. J. d. Du BOis,
Jacob HOrBbIook.
~OFFICR UP STAIRS, in the IDsarAnoe
R1f'siny next door 70 the Merchants SSiioaAl
Bank.
JOHN e. HREvEY. Secretary.
tzn9
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No Resurrection.

The fossils which the Democrats Of
Ohio were requested to exhume will
not be resurrected for the present. The
slumbers of the defunot will not be dis
turbed.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-10-29

A JoKE.-Goyernor STEVENSON vot-
ing an open ticket for the "let up" cam
didates, after quietly scratching their
names upon the ticket Of every man he
could control.
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HOTELS.
MALTBY H0US E.
A. Il. MILLER, Proprietor,
PRATT STREET. BALTIxoBH
n0-fltF
EVERETT HOUSE.
North Side Of UuIsn Park, n. ,

1'HIs HOUSE Is KEPT Of The EU
i ropeAn plan; IL 10 within three minutes
ride 10y horse SErsj Of toe Ssr HHT.r
Railroai Dspst convenient 70 al 'hs priDcip
places Of an asement, ard Tor Summer tzyslis
viii be found the coolest Hotel in tbs
ETery room IL provided With running u..sr.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-10-29

lhe Hon. Edward Twesleton, who has
oeeH deep in this thing for several wears
- - about to prove that he has discovered
me .ne author of the Junius letters, and
Of Junius. os'"pn
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-10-29

WILL the intelligencer inform us as to
the exact condition of the lite game of
"let up" this morningf Isn't it rather
played out
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-10-29

AT a neat calculation, what would be
the cash value OF Mr.. HUBBARD's
chances TO succeed Governor STEVEN
COX
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Returns from the State
Glorious News from Wood.
Marshall County Reconstructed.
TAYLOR COUNTY ALL RIGHT.
DRMOCRATIC GAINS EVERY.
WHERE.

The vote in the State yesterday was
very light. We give below all the dis
patche. we have received mp to 1.-THE
hour of going to press.
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Franklin Insurance CompY
OF WHEELING.
Capital, SI5O,OOO
Directors:

Directors
SAM'L MCCLELLAN GEORGE MENDRL-
7. II. LOGAN, THos. p. SHALLCRcss
G.. w. FRASZHEIH j. n. VANCE,
j. II. HOBBS, MICHAEL REILLY
LOUIS G. STIPEL
THIS COMPANY NOW HAVING
i been organized -fiv years, and in that time
done a successful business, is still prepared te
take risks at fair rates Buildings Of all kinds
Merchandise, Manufacturing Establishments
Furniture, Steamboats, and cargoes on the West
ern Rivers and Lakes. This company offers
superior inducements to Farmer whereby they
can be insured on Dwellings, Furniture, Barns
and coEtents for three or five years At reduced
rates. This being State company, with the
Largest Cash Capital
paid in and surplus OF any company in the State
and composed OF some ninety four tOckholders,
most of whom are among our best business men,
recommends itself TO the favorable oonsiders.
ton of the insuring public, and solicits their
patronage. Applications for insurance will be
promptly attended 10 A. their office, No. -
Monroe street, or a. their several agencies
throughout the State.
C.M.C COEN Secretary.
3. c. DICK, Assistant Secretary.
SAML MCCLELLAN PresiSsnt.
GEO. AENDEL, Vice President.
feb90-dhH
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NET CASH ASSETS OVER s1,OOO,O 900.
ENERAL ACCIDENT POLICIES ARE
" written for one month 10 one year insur
ing against all forms of bodily injury, fatal or
non. fatal whether the injury be received in
travelling or net; whether in the store, ONCE
shop, factory, on the street or farm.
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AN EMBRYO SENATOR SMASHED.
THE DEMAND" SUSTAINED

A WOuld-be Governor Settled.
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Our County Election.
Complete Democratic Victory

Fate Of the Little Game of
LET Up"
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-10-25

fifty dollars and ninety-five cents, but which
have not yet been paid, because of the de-
PENDANTS having sued out writs of error. To
collect these various sums have issued three
hundred and forty-six writs (346). All of these
cases have been concluded, with the exception
i will hereafter mention, and all of them, except
five, have been decided in favor of the Common
wealth at final judgment. AT the recent session
of the Supreme Court at Harrisburg, decision
was given in the tonnage tax cases, which have
been pending since 1864. The decision was In
favor of the Commonwealth, and secured reve-
nue of over two hundred thousand dollars per
annum.
The accumulated debt under this tax makes
directly dependent upon the decision over six
hundred thousand dollars (S600000). The cor
porations are about to take out writs of error to
the United States Supreme Court. At the same
term OF court the gross receipt cases would have
been also argued had they not been postponed
until January at the request of defendants counsel
who wanted time for preparation, and also as
the decision of the tonnage tax cases, II taVOra-
bic to the State, would carry with it these cases.
Such contingency having happened, the gross
receipt cases may be considered as virtually de-
cided in favor of the Commonwealth
The amount involved is about the same that
of the tonnage tax, viz:-over two hundred thou
sand dollars per annum. The various cases
which have occurred since the June term OF the
Dauphin county Common Pleas are in condi-
tion to be heard at the next term.
In conclusion, would respectfully repeat my
invitation to your EXcellency to examine in per-
son the books and records of nay office.
] have the honor to be, with great respect,
Your obedent servant.
BENJAMIN HARRIS BREWSTER,
AttOrney-Ggneral.
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Domestic Affairs.

Gold closed on Saturday at l3l.
Georgetown is shipping coal to the North.
Thomas Ewing Sr.. is recovering from his
late illness.
Quarantine is at an end in New Orleans for
the season.
On Friday the steamer Sully was sunk in the
Missouri river, thirty miles below st. Joseph.
All the towns Of New Brunswick and Nova
Scotia suffered somewhat from the earthquake.
Joseph p. Wood, a ship carpenter. Mt Rond-
out, N Y, killed his wife with an axe on
Saturday.
General Titus, of New Hampshire, has pur-
chased the Virginia farm of the late John Minor
Bolts for S55, 600.
Tennessee Republicans in Washington, on
Saturday, held public rejoicing over the defeat
of Andrew Johnson.
MIR. II. Warner, Purser of the steamer Tybee,
has been held to bail in New York for smuggling
cigars from Havana.
"A meeting was held in New Orleans, on Sat
urday night. to secure a better and more honor
able municipal government
An attempt to assassinate Mr.. {. b. Pol
hemas, mt San Francisco on Saturday, failed,
the pstol-shot wound not proving fatal.
Father Hyacinthe attended Jewish Syna-
gogue, ut New York, on Saturday. Report
ers will forthwith probe his sentiments towards
Judaism.
Notifications in revenue regulations affect
ing California winners have been made, to stay
the destruction Of their interests, commenced by
the old regulations.
The Spaniard Vasquez, who inflicted a
mortal wound on Josephine Wood, at New
York on Friday, is dying, having shot himself
shortly after the assault ON the woman.
Near Purdy Tennessee, last Sunday Gill
bert Cerubs shot and killed his brother,
who was defending his aged mother from the
attack of the former The iratrcide fled.
General Butterfeld's letter asking an inves-
tigaton into his alleged connection with the
New York Gold Ring, has been answered by the
Secretary of the Treasury sending on an agent
to inquire into the matter.
On Wednesday last sixteen sailors of the
English war ship Charybdts mutinied when
goinr ashore in the launch at Victoria They
ovcrpowered the midshipman and, rowing to
Dmgeness, Washington Territory, escaped
Foreign Affairs.
An Imperial manifesto is expected in Paris
to-day.
The Spanish Cabinet is divided as to the can
didate for the throne.
ON November Is the ceremonies attending
the opening of the Suez Canal will commence q
Port Said.
The French members of the Opposition
have given up their idea of a demonstration at
the Chambers, in Paris tomorrow.
Troops are concentrating at available points
in anticipation of the expected demonstration al
the Chambers, in Paris, tomorrow.
English journals protest against the election
of DR.. Temple to the Bishoprlc OF Exeter, on tho
ground of suspicious heterodoXy."
"A large meeting was held in London yester
day in favor of amnesty for Fenian prisoners
The American flag was hoistcd and loudl,
cheered.
--Prim has stated, in the COrtes that if an,
decision of the QIcumenical Council affects th
new Spanish Constitution, the decision OF TIN
prelates will be null and void in Spain.
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THE ATTORNEY. GENERAL.
statement OF His OalcIal AGalrs

OFFICE OF ATTORNEY GENERAL, HARRIS
BURG Oct g. 1869-To his ENcellency Major
General Johr w. Geary, Governor OF Pennsyl-
vania-Sir-In. accordance with the statutory
provisions which direct me from time to time to
communicate to you the condition of the busi-
ness of my department, | have the honor to lay
before you II brief statement OF my official ac-
tions. Upon entering upon my duty as Attor-
ney-General, found in the department, unco-
lected claims amounting to Two hundred and
seventy-four thousand seven hundred and fifty
two dollars and twenty-five cents lS214, 1920.
OF these / have collected two hundred and
fortv-fiye thousand seven hundred and fitty-iiyc
dollars and ninety-seven cents l%245, 153'9O.
The balance, tWenty-eighC thousand nine
hundred and ninety-siX dollars and twenty-five
cents ($2S 906'25), being mostly due from in-
solvent oil companies, will probably never be
recovered.
find, by comparison that this balance of old
claims, uncoeCtcd, is uup:ocedentedly small.
During my term of Office there has been certi-
fed to me for collcction-up tn July last the
time of my last quarterly statement to the State
Treasurer claims amounting TO four hundred
and thirty-two thousand five hundred and fifty
one dollars and siXty-seNcn cents ($432 55l'6)
OF these / have collected three huadred and
ninety-nine thouSand seven hundred and forty
five dollars and seven cents (S399, 745'0O. The
balance amounting to thirty-two thousand eight
hundred and six dollars aud sixty cents
1882, ,S0660) has been put in suit but the money
may not be made, either on account of the de-
PENDANTS insolvency or the failure to obtain
service.
During the last quarter there has been certified
to me one hundred and thirty-eight thousand
two hundred and fitty-seyen dollars and sixty
five cents ($l3S, 257'65), nearly all having come
to my hands within month. These have either
been paid or suits commenced all of which are
being prosecuted with the utmost speed In
fact at the present time there is not in this depart
ment single claim which is not as far advanced
rs the arrangement of the term days Of the
ccurts will allow. The entire collection made
hUf and mid into the Sfata ts
TO nine hundred and eighty-seyen thousand nine
hundred and nine dollars and seven cents (S937,-
10000 of which there has been collected during
the past quarter one hundred and two thousand
four hundred and eighty-eight dollars and thirty
five cents ($102 4S8'35).
In addition TO the sums collected as above
have recovered In the Court below suits amount-
ing 10 dfty-seven thousand six hundred and
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Pbilndc,pb,a Svb.Pos, Offices.

Postmaster Bingham came down on Saturday
and submitted plan to the Postmaster-G General
for the closing out of five OF the large city sub
post offices in Philadelphia, A, 3, c, d and X,
at,which there are employed eighty-tiye letter
carriers Postmaster Bingham requested that
these lettcr-carriGrs be transferred to the Cen
tral Post Office.
The expenditure required for keeping up the
five stations he proposed to cXpend in street ear
iare and each carrier to be transported from the
central Office to the commencement of his route.
The result OF closing out the sub-staJOus will
secure 9reaterhOnesty, and less liability 10 error.
an immediate correction of errors when dis
covered and from one-half to three-quarters of
an hour greater celebrity in the running of each
route. Direct route communication can be
secured under the proposed arrangement
throughout all the built-up portions Of the city.
which is impossible under the present system.
This plan requires no increase Of force or eX-
pense. The discOntinuauce OF the sub-post
Offices viii not be felt, and the improvement
resulting from Il consolidation of the force at
the central Office, in connection with the speedy
street car transportation, will be appreciated 10y
the business community of Philadelphia
Washington Correspondence Of Inquirer.