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The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1869-01-20
Should death be standing at the gate,

Should death be standing at the gate,
Then would keep my vow;
But, Lord, whatever be my fate,
Oh let me serve thee now!
These lines breathe the true spirit of
humble, fervent piety, and We cannot
doubt that the writer of them, was pre-
pared for the great change that awaits
us all. We hope too that Charlotte
Bronte did not always continue in sad
and depressed frame of mind, and that
she at last was able to go down into the
Valley of the shadow of Death, which
she dreaded so much, with composure and
with strong and lively confidence in the
promises of God.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1869-01-20

IT WOULD TIRE the hands of an angel
to write down all the pardons that God
bestows upon true penitent believers.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1869-01-20

If GoD accepts US, it can matter little
who rejects us.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1869-01-20

BETTER to know little and do much,
than to know much and do little.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-02-02
Senator Pratt.

Senator.elect Pratt, of Indiana, should
not be confounded with President Pratt,
of Boston, the great American traveller.
The Indiana Pratt is greater even than
the great; he is longer than Long John
Wentworth, of Illineis; he is stronger
that Lieutenant Governor Dunn, OF
Louisiana; he is six feet four inches
nigh, weighs upwards of three hundred
pounds, and his voice is the voice of
many waters, wherein he is ahead of
tatss and Chandler, whose voices are
tue tue voices of many whiskies and wa
.eFs' 1t Is thus that the West proposes
W provide amusement with instruction
~ sending a Senator who will infalli-
IRA" many idle contrabands to the
un.e con"t TO see the biggest man in the
country as Daniel saw the show af
UorId, Goth. 'D'"s 1o'"
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-02-02
West Virginia Legislature.
MONDAY, February l, 1869.
SENATE.
The Senate met at 2 o'clock, P. NJ.
- - l.. d., H,1aop Martin

PRAYER by Rev. Oldeon MaItin'
Mr.. DRUMMOND presented petition
of 246 citizens of Barbour county pray,
ing that Thomas A. Bradford OF said
county, be relieved from the attorneys
test oath. Referred to the judiciary
committee. o>,n u VIZ
On motion of Mr.. DRUMMOND, Z. W.
S. Moore, ESQ.,, Clerk, was granted leave
of absence until tomorrow. .
The House Bill providing for hilng
vacancies in the office of Judge OF the
Circpit Court, was read a second Time
and referred to the Judiciary committee,
The House bill to refund certain taxes
came up on its passage and was reject
ed. but the vote was afterwards recon-
sidered and the bill tabled.
A message from the House, by Mr.
SMITH, of Kanawha, announced that
that body had adopted Joint Resolu-
tion fixing IL o'clock A. NJ. on Tuesday
February ID, 1869, for the election OF
United States Senator.
The Senate adopted the resolution.
The Senate bill extending the time
for w. Z. H. knight, county surveyor
elect of Marion csunty to qualify and
give bond, was ordered to its engross-
ment.
MIR. HOKE offered substitute for the
Senate bill amending the corporation
law, allowing certain companies to hold
as much as sixty thousand acres of land.
The substitute was adopted.
Adjourned.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-02-02
4. A. Pollard and Collector smy,he

T. \ Pollard, in a letter published in
Richmond, says the statements made by
Collector Smythe to the committee on
Retrenchment, in relation TO his connec-
tion with the New York Custom house,
are utterly false. First, the Collectors
allegation that the name Z. NJ. Pollard
misled him as to the chara~ter of the in,
dividual, Pollard calls paltry falsehood,
Smythe being intimately acquainted
with him and family, and the mistake
in the initial letters of his name
in the appointment was corrected
by direction of Smythe. Sec
ond, as to the oath taken, Pollard
hesitated only at the phrase Support
to the enemies OF the United States"
which Smythe's Secretary explained
did not incapacitate him more than it
did Wood or Vallandigham. Third,
Pollard states that, instead of remov.
ing him, the Collector induced him to
resign, on the distinct agreement that
he, Pollard, might continue to draw his
salary, assigning as a reason that his
appointment seriously embarrassed
Smythes confirmation as Minister to
Russia. The plan agreed upon, that
Pollard should send in his resignation
at the request of Smythe, was at once
carried into effect, but Pollard has not
received any salary beyond the month
of December, in the latter part of which
he resigned.
He concludes his letter by accusing
Smythe of deception and of commencing
his diplomatic career by diplomatizing
him ont of his situation, which was pro-
cured through the influence of power
ful friends.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-02-02
Eiepement Extrasrdinary-An Heir.
sss Sought and Won In an Aims
house.

PoUGHKEEPsIE, January %, 1869.
We have had sensation in our poor.
house-a sensation rivaling in intensity
the story of "Perichole.n Some months
ago woman, squalidly dressed, but the
owner OF face singularly beautiful,
was committed to the almshouse for va
grancy. A little child accompanied her.
Her manners, though coarse, gave un-
mistakable evidence of former refine
mont. Her voice was soft and melodi-
GUS, and her eyes lustrous and sparkling.
She was miserably poor, both in purse
and dress, and appeared to have suffered
In past years much agony of mind. She
claimed to have once moved in respecta-
ole circles, and registered her name in O
beautiful hand as Eloise Brentano. She
performed all her duties in the aims
house, and frequently sang sonnets in
French and Italian. 1t is reported that
she was formerly az opera singer of
some note. When spoken 10 on the sub.
preserved long silence.
Two weeks ago, one Clarence Beau
mont, "Piquillo," tattered and torn,
hungry and forlorn, was committed to
the building on the charge of vagrsncy.
He was possessed of more than ordinary
Intelligence, but seems to have been
embittered by the trials of life, and his
conversation was marked with coarse
ness and profanity. After being in the
almshouse three days he manifested a
strong attachment for Eloise, and
sought her company constantly, waiting
upon her with the assiduity of ser
want, and paying her the most respect
ful attention. He soon gained her heart
and affections. On the day before his
discharge they had long interview
and separated with mutual tears and
caresses. -
Clarence Beaumont was discharged
from the poor-house on Friday morn
ing. Before he left, the pair had made
for an elopement. At
three A. NJ. Eloise stole out of her cot,
with her sleeping child on her arm, met
her lover beneath the cold stars at the
gate, and carefully crept away over the
snow. at seven A. NJ. they were seen
arm in arm, floating down the Dutchess
county turnpike, since which time moth
ing has been heard from them.
1t now turns cut that Eloise had
fallen heir to some $50, 900 by the death
Of an aunt in Adrian, Michigan, and
that Mr.. Beaumont's attentions were
paid with view ofsecuring the money
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-02-02

The Albany (Ga.) Neirs says but few
VI the planters of that section have sue
eeeded in procuring labor enough for
The present year, and the worst of it is
The labor is not IN tue country. The
'0''oF estimates the deficiency at 33i
p'' cent. in Southwestern Georgia.
~ '''"' causes combine 20 bring about
= state OF things-frst, planters are
lying 10 Increase their acreage; second,
the negro wemen ara Withdraw, fro,,
@ noIu IAoor; third, large numbers of ne
80 on ~ na5e gone elsewhere-some
nave returned to the places where they
W. were rsi1."S raised, some have hired to work
the coast to live without labor. So fOo.b ~
the race is slowly, but surely disnDpsar,
iug, and there is but small inrressa
from births. 0"'0
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-02-02

a certain sunday school teacher was
IN the haoIt OF making a collection in
the Juvenlie class for missionary money.
He was not a little surprised one day to
find counterfeit shilling among the
coppers, and on asking the class who
put it there, the donor was pointed ont
to him by one who had seen him de-
posit it. "Didn't you know il was COOL
for nothingi" said the teacher. Yes y
answered the boy" "Then what did
you put it in the box fori" The how
coolly replied 81 didn't know the little
heathens would know the difference. so
thought it would just be as good for
them.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-02-02
Mr. LiucoIn's Claims 10 n Pension

Mrs. Lincoln did nothing while she
was in the White House to entitle her
to pension eight or ten times as large
as the widow of any gallant man who
gave his life to his country, serving in
the army or navy, during the war,
There certainly is nothing il her man
ner of leaving it, nor in her bearing
since, to excite especial commentator
Again, she has liberal income already;
althou gh it may not be equal to the e1-
pense her vanity would crave, we have
no doubt it is equal to whatever money
can do to render her position becoming
to her relations to soCiety.-BOsIOn Post
37th.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-02-02
RESOLUTIONS.

Thirty-six years ago man in For
syth county, North Carolina, newly
married, was arrested for some offence,
but made his escape, and not being
heard from afterwsrd, his wife mourn
ed him as dead. A few weeks since an
old gray-headed man stopped at the
house where she had lived and inquired
for her, and upon her appearance he
made himself known as her long lost
husband; and now they are living to:
gether as happily as a newly married
couple.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-02-02
singular Incident Of the War.

In one OF Stonewall Jackson's period
ical attacks upon Winchester, on his
way down the glorious old Valley of
Virginia, Captain Dave Workman, a
brave and gallant officer of the Ninth
Louisiana regiment, who subsequently,
lost his life in the shadow of the Blue
Ridge, was wounded in the body
painfully, but Rot dangerously. On the
capture of the town he was removed
from the field to large hospital, estab-
lished by the enemy, and in company
with many Federal soldiers, wounded
in the attack, waited, with such pa
tienee as he could master, his turn for
attendance from the over-worked sur
geons. The groans Of the wounded and
dying, and the misery of stitfening,
undressed wound, lengthen the tedi-
GUS night, but amidst it all, Captain
Workman was struck with the stoicism
of stalwart Yankee, occupying an ad-
joining cot, who was evidently mortally
wounded, but whose torture failed to
wiring a murmur from his lips. Day
broke at last, and with it came one of
the Captains company to inquire after
his welfare. Approaching his cot he
addressed him by name, but was inter
rupted by the Yankee next to Workman,
over whose eye the glaze of death seemed
settling. Rousing himself, and with
great effort raising in his bed, he said :
"Are you Captain Workman 7" Eyes"
Captain Dave Workman, of the Ninth
Louisiana regiments" "Yes." "Well,
then, sir, have something for you. Two
weeks ago my captain was mortally
wounded. Calling me to his side in the
midst of the fight, he gave me this
package, with instructions to send it
across the lines the first chance. didn't
think then," continued he, with q wan
smile, al would be able to deliver it so
soon in person; but here it is" "Aud
your captain, who was hei" "Your
brother, Captain James Workman, of
the Ninth New York cavalry" And
with gasp, the faithful fellow, as if he
had only lived TO fulfill his promise, fell
back on his pallet and died.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-02-02
A
Hon. James Thompson,

non. James IhOmpsOH,
Judge of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
Philadelphia, April D., l5G6.
Il consider 'HOohands German Bitters a
udludGLe medicine in case Of attacks of Indiges
tiOn or Dyspepsia l can certify this from my
experience of il.
Yours, with respect
JAMES THOMPSON"
From Rer Joseph II. Eenndrd, d. d.,
Pastor of the Tenth Baptist Church Phila.
delphia-
DR.. JdeksoR-Dear Sir: have been frequent.
ly requested to connect my name with recon.
mendatioRs of different kinds Of medicines, but
regarding the practice "a out of my appropriate
sphere, have in all cases declined; but with a
clear proof in various instances, and particular.
ly in my own family, Of the use Of DIR. HOotiand'
German Bitters, depart for once from my usual
course, TO express my full conviction that for
general debility Of the system, and especially Jor
Liuer Complaint, Il Is a safe and rdludGlI pTepd-
ration. In some cases II may fail; but usually,
doubt not, it will be very beneficial to those
who suffer from the above causes.
Yours, very respectfully,
]. II. KENNARD,
Eiuhfb ha1ou -
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-02-02

WEAK AND DFTICA'

WEAK AND DELICATE CHILDREN
Are made strong by the use of either of these
remedies. They will cure every case of MA.
RASMUS, without fail.
Thousands of certificates have accumulated
in the hands of the proprietor, but space will
allow of the publication of but a few. Those,
it will be observed, are men of note, and of such
standing that thcv must be believeh
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-02-02

Jacob Eloss)
Va, In ChaDeery. In Circuit Court
Lizzie Kloss Of Ohio county, West Va.
TAKE NOTICE, THAT ON THE
second dAy Of March, A. D. Is6g the demo
sitions Of DR.. z W. Bingell and others will be
taken AZ the Law Office Of Cranmer & Caldwell
in the city of Wheeling in behalf Of the com
plainant in the above cause. And II from auy
cause the taking Of the same should not De com.
menced on that day, or being commenced should
not be completed, the taking Of the same will
be continued from time TO time until the ssme
.hall be completed.
CRANAER & CALDWELL.
Solicitors for Complainant.
To LIZZIE KLoss ian3I 2tdIitU
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-02-02
TES TIM NAL

Hon. Geo. IT. WOOdrdyd,
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Of Pa,
writes
Philadelphia, March 10, 1867
Il find HoofaRds German Bitters is good
tonic, useful in diseases OF the digestive organs
and of great benefit in cases of debility and
want OF nervous action in the system.
YOurs, truly. GEO w. WOODWARD
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-02-02

NOTICE..

1t is well established fact that fully one,
seldom in the enjoyment Of good health, or, to
use their own expression, never feel we'll"
They are languid, devoid Of all energy, extreme
ly nervous, aud have no appetite
To this class of persons the BITTERS, or the
TONIC, is especially recommended.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-02-02

Tho stomach, from avariety OF causes, such
as Indigestion, Dyspepsia, Nervous Debility
etc, is very apt to have its functions deranged
The Liver, sympathizing as closely as it does
with the Stomach, then becomes affected, the
result of which is that the patient suffers from
several or more Of the following diseases.
Constipation, Flatulence, Inward Piles, Full
ach, Nausea, Heartburn, Disgust for Food, Full.
ness or Weight In the Stomach, Sour Eructations;
Sinking or Flutterhg at the Pit of the Stomach,
Swimming of the Head, Hurried or Difficult
Breathing, Fluttering at the Heart Choking or
Suffocating Sensations when in Lying Posture,
Dimness of Vision, Dots or Webs before the
Sight, Dull Pain in the Head, Deficiency Of Per.
spiration, Ysllswness of the Skin and Eyes,
Pain in the Side, Back, Chest, Limbs, etc, Sud.
den Fushes Of Heat, Burning in the Flesh,
Constant Imaginings Of Evil, and Great Depres-
sion of Shirt
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-02-02

Guernsey cows lately imported sold
ior $40 apiece last week in Mobile, One
bull brought S49O and one 500.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-02-02
DEBILITY,


Resulting from any Cause whatever;
PROSTRATION OF THE SYSTEM,
induced by Severe Labor, Hard.
ship, Exposure, Fevers &c.
There is no medicine extant equal to these
remedies in such cases. A tone and vigor is
impaired to the whole system, the appetite il
strengthened. food is enjoyed the stomach di.
gests properly the blood is purified, the com.
plarinn becomes sound and healthy, the yellow
tinge is eradicated from the eyes, bloom is
given TO the cheeks, and the weak and nervous
invalid becomes a strong and healthy being.
PERSONS ADVANCED IN LIFE,
And feeling the hand of time weighing heavily
upon them, with all its attendant ills, will find
in the use of this BITTERS, or the TONIC, an
elixir that will instil new life into their veins,
restore in a measure the energy and ardor of
more youthful days, build up their shrunken
forms and give health and happiness in their
remaining years.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-02-02

The sufferer from these diseases should e1er.
else the greatest caution in the selection of a
remedy for his case, purchasing only that which
he is assured from his Investigations and inqui.
ries, possesses true merit, is skilfully com.
pounded, is free from injurious ingredients, and
has established for itself reputation for the
cure of these diseases. In this connection, We
Wnuld snbmit these well. know rem adies-
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-02-02
COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.

h'I ": s''A' In ChAneery. In the Cir.
William spear. and cult Court ofOhio oOzH.
Thomas Spears. ty West Virginia.
DURsUANT TO THE DECREE
L made in the above cause On the sth
day Of May, I56s, win, on TUESDAY.
THE SECOND DAY OF MARCH. Is69
At ny etice in tho city Of Wheeling, West
Va, and thereafter by adjournment from tine
70 time, A. may be found necessary, proceed 70
examine, state and settle the partnership &C
counts in the bill mentioned, aRd the amount
due each Of the eoparthers, and especially the
amount due the complainant, tOgether With any
matters that may deem pertinent, OF that may
be required by any Of the parties
HANNIBAL FORBES
Commissioner Ohio Co Circuit CoarI
January 18th, l5e9.
BAvESPoRT for Plaintiff
CEANHER for Defendant lAnh
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-02-02
Hoohand's German Bitters,
AND
HOOhand's German Tonic.

PREPARED BY DR. Y. NJ. JAChSON,
PHILADELPHIA, PA.
Thirty.tive years since they were first intro.
duced into this country from Germany, during
which time thev have undoubtedly performed
more cures and benefited suffering humanity
to a greater extent, than any other remedies
known to the public.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-02-02

The TRUSTEES Of the Association are:
z. McMURDY, ESQ.
ELS0N T. WRIGHT, Esq., President Star
Metal Company.
w.s CARMAN, Esq, President Stuyvssant
Bank, n. Y. city.
NV FORD, Esq, Cashier National Bank Of
the Republic.
L. W MURRAY.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-02-02

These remedies will ef1ectually cure Liver
Complaint, Jaundice, Dyspepsia Chronic or
Nervous Debility, Chrepic Diarrhma pi.~sss @
DisoI dereh LIVER Stomach or Intestine
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-02-02

LOCAL AGENTS ARE WANTED in every
County and Town, and applications from com
petent parties for such agencies, with suitable
endorsement should be addressed 70 the Com
P'' ROBERT p. NOAH,
No. 2s2 = str set bet. Fourteenth and Fifteenth
streets, Washington, ID. e,
General AGENT for the District Of Columbia and
states Of Virginia and West Virginia.
oct5-3m
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-02-02

The OFFICERS Of the Association are;
L. MCMURDY, President.
ELSON I. WRIGHT, Vice President.
W. S. CARMAN, Treasurer.
LEWIS SANDERS, Secretary.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-02-02

The object Of this Association Is to secure 4
ash payment within forty days after the death
II q member Of ss many dollars as there are
members in the class 70 which he or she belongs,
% his or her heirs.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-02-02

All communications should be addressed to
ROBERT p. NOAH, No ~ street, Wash.
iugton, ID. C., General Agent for the District Of
Columbia and States Of Virginia and West Yir.
ginia, for the Manhattan Cooperative Relief
Association.
The Lincoln County herald., 1869-01-07
A. A LECTURE
49, TO YOU Nc MEN,

Just I"Iished I" Sealed Enrc'ope. Price sir cents.
4 Lecture on the Nature, Treatment and
Radical Cure Of Spormatorrbee or Seminal
Weakness. Involuntary Emissions, sexual Debit
ity, and 1mpediments to Marriage generally +;
Nervousness, Consumption, Epilepsy and Fits
Mental aud Physicai incapacity, resulting from
self abuse, &e-By RenERr J. CuLvERwELL, NJ.
d., author of tho screen Book" &c.
Tho world renowned author, in this admirable
Lecture, clearly proves from his own experience
that tho awful consequences Of self use may no
chcctnally removed without me licine, and with
out dangerous sursicnf operations, bougies, in
strumcnts, rings, or cordinls, pointing out \
mode Of cure ut onco certain and effcctual, by
which every sufferer, no matter what his condi-
ti"n may be, may cure himself chenPiy, privately
and radically. This Lecture wW prore a boon iv
Moa~nds and Morsdnd,.
Sent under seal to any add. ess, in q plain
sea led envelope, on tho receipt Of six cents, or
two postage stamps. Also Or. Culvcrwell's
"Marriage Guide" price 25 cents.
Address the publishcrs,
CllAS. J. q. KLINE d co.,
127 DOwcry. New York,
July 0 'es n2s lyl Post Oace Boz $3.50.
The Lincoln County herald., 1869-01-07
Not Yet,

"NOt yeti said little boy ss he
chased the bright.wingcd butterfly from
flower to flower, or bounded after his ball
over tho smooth lawn, or sent his kite to
toy with the clouds and sail with the wind
mot yet, LIN only a little boy now
when l grow older I'll think Of my soul
The little boy grew to be young man.
Ho had gathered the wisdom of centuries
and tho dialects Of many lands from books.
lie had drank deep Of the fountain Of
knowledge, and now turned his steps in
the paths Of the hard, earnest, practical
world. "NOt yet," said the young man,
II sm about to enter into business. When
l am once floating in full tide Of prosper.
ity, and can see my way clear before mo,
I will have more time. Till then my
soul will not suffer-
Ills business did prosper. Every.
thing be touched seemed to turn to gold.
Riches grew upon him, keeping pace with
the growth Of his years. "Not yet"
said the man Of wealth, mot yet. My
children must have all my care. When
they are settled in life, I shall be better
able to attend to my souls welfare
He lived to be an old gray haired man.
His "hildren had grown mp to DO mcu
and women, had all married, and were
now growing families Of their own.
"Not yet," said the old man, mot yet. I
shall soon retire from busincss-shall
turn it over to the boys-and then ahall
have oil the balance Of my days to devote
to my soul, and have nothing else to do
but to Ct myself for the other world"
Death came in the uight, and left the
old man q corpse. "Not yet! not yet I"
cried the old man to his terrible visitor,
mot yet! I ON not prepared to die I"
But death.had no heart, no pity, no com.
passion. lie struck and the old man fell
dead. He had put of that which should
have been the crown Of his childhood,
the trust Of his youth, the support of his
manhood, and the comfort Of his old age. |
"Not yet" had been his tane, his crime.
lie voluntarily kept God out of his life
and heart and at the last God knew him
not.
Reader, We have written but few lines,
yet in those lines VIC have penned the
history, from childhood to the grave, Of
seventy.6ve out Of every hundred human
beings who have lived and died since the
murder on Calvary.
Little children remember thy Creator
in the days Of thy youth, before the evil
days draw nigh"