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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-02-25
To the Editor OF the IntelliEencer.

To the Editor OF the Inte1ligencer.
GENTLEMEN: For fear that the voters
ofPreston county were misunderstood
upon the Capital question, and lest
they might seem to endorse the vote
given by Mr.. Gibson on the 18th inst,
on that question, l drop you this with
the request that you give it an insertion
in your paper, so that Preston county
may not appear in a false position. 1t
is we'll known that ever since the Capt.
tai question has been agitated Grafs
ton has been her choice. And this,
Mr., Gibson very we'll knows. And he
knows also that for his voting two years
ago persistantly for BuckhannOn he was
turned out, and Colonel William Il.
Crane was elected, who faithfully rep
resented our wishes. And Mr.. Gibson
well knew the wishes OF his cOnstitu-
euts when last he received the nOmina.
ton and pledged himself to carry-Ou
their wishes on the Capital question,
and he seemed to do SO, until that fatal
vote on the II inst, that settled the ques-
ton in favor of ParkersburE so far as
the Louise of Delegates was concerned.
And by his changing his vote that was
done. Why he changed, and what were
his motives, is a mystery; for without
that change the constitutional vote re-
uuired was not obtained. / have heard
much talking upon this subject; and
every one of Mr.. GibsOn's constituents
that ! have heard speak on the subject,
condemn that vote; and some are in
favor of calling a meeting of the voters
and asking him to resign his seat. And
And although we had our preference
for Grafton, we hailed with joy the last
proposition offered by the citizens of
Wheeling on the Capital question, and
am certain that large majority of
our people are in favor of the Legisla-
ture accepting that proposition, and
hope the good sense of the Senate will
adopt such Il course as to bring about
that result. The large majority of the
people of the State ought to know that
financially, we are not in condition
to build a Capitol, and that we are not
likely to be for the next ten years, and
that by postponing the selection OF
site for the Capital for that period, and
watching the Developments OF the State,
we would then be better enabled to
judge of where the Capital should be
located. Yours truly,
CHAS. HooToN,
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RowLEsRURG. Februa.

Preston County ON the Capital Ques.
ton.
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nA. senatorial Que.tIon.

A correspondent favOrs our readers 10
day with his views upon the Senatorial
onestion. We publish his note simply
because we are ready to give all sides q
chance at the public through onr col
umns. We were not quito prepared Tor
tbe recommendation which he makes;
we hardly exp, eted 10 see the Governor
of the State receive the endor sement OF
Democrat. Much less did We anticl-
pate that any considerable number OF
D.moc ratio members contemplated cast
inc their votes in the direction indi-
Gated
Entertaining our own views as to the
propriety of such a courSe-S'eWs which
il !, hardly necessary for us to state
and coufsssiny that our correspondent
is in a better position than ourselves
far knowing whereof he speaks, we
bay. ouly to say that their vote on the
Senatorial question will be a watter
interesting chiefly the Democratic menu
b.rs and their constituents. We pre-
sume those members are prepared 10
take all incidental responsibility. Pro-
posing to ourselves no share IN this
cootest we merely indulge in this re-
miu1yI
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c.v.,,or Boreman-Ts HeIneiisibie

,.r Boreman-1s He Nneiistoies
Editors Of the Register
A writer in yesterdays Insslhgenoer
who calls himself "Cincinnatus," and
halls from Weston, insists that Gov
ernor Boreman is rendered ineligible ts
the office of Senator of the United States
by our State Constitution, which pro-
yides that "the person acting as GOV
ernor shall not be elected or appointed
to any other office during his term ol
service"
Now, l understand this only to apply
70 State offices. Our State Constitution
was not intended to prescribe eithei
qualifications or disqualifications foI
United States offices, and so am tolu
it has been often decided. l know tha'
persons who are not qualified to act as
LAWYERS in our State Courts are freely
admitted to practice in the united
States Courts.
WHY should Democrats oppose Gov
ernor Boremsni We cannot elect one
of our own party, and what reason can
we have to prefer either of the opposing
eandidatesi If - or or
had been in his position, would they
have administered the Registration
law any betteri Besides, he will prob
ablv be elected any how, and even DEM
ocrats may occasionally need his aid or
assistance with the powers at Washing
ton: and, no doubt, unless by our oppo-
sition we make him forever eur enemy,
he will cheerfully give it.
| am pleased, therefore, to learn that
in the contest for the Senatorship, the
Governor will receive respectable
share of the few Democratic votes which
we have TO bestow. A. DEMOCRAT.
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The Chiliaa Mission

General Fitzpatrick has written let
ter to Hon. John Hill, member of Con-
gress from New Jersey, concerning the
9roposition of General Butler to abol-
ish the Chill mission. He asks, after
explaining the case as it stands, What
does General Butler know of Chill !
Absolutely nothing; just about as much
as he knows of finance. He desires to
pay Off the national debt without pay
ing it. and he desires to reduce our ex-
penses and punish me without accom-
plishing either" Further on he says:
1.-THE effort to abolish the mission is wor.
thy of Butler; of the past record and
present efforts of the man who in lS6O,
could vote fifty-two times for the traitor
Davis and afterwards urge upon the
American people the election of Breck-
inridge, when he knew that his success
was our ruin; who could, in 1868, advo-
cate reputation and financial ruin;
who, after his protestations that he was
the true friend of Ulysses S. Grant, yet
ran away from Lowell to avoid him.
and on the same day accepted the hos
pitality of New York Democratic club,
and there talked over the reorganiza-
tion of the Democratic party when be
should have been extending words OF
welcome to his future President in the
city of Lowell; the boasted Radical
who could write to the Louisville Jour
nal that although he had been the bitter
enemy of the South during the war he
now could do them more good than any
other man; the advocate aud lawyer
the Republican and statesman, who af'
ter most vilely denouncing the Presi
dent of the United States before all the
world, dares to meet him face to face
extend the two hands of friendship and
Year"
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-01-22
West Virginia Legislature
THURSDAY, January q.
SENATE.

PRAYER by Rev. Jonathan Rowley.
Mr.. PRICE, from the committee on
Internal improvements, reported bill
for the Improvement of the
Great Kanawha river. Read first time.
On molten of Mr.. WILSON, the House
Joint Resolution relating to the loca-
ton of the Capital was referred to the
Judiciary committee, with instructions
to report bill in relation to locating
the same.
On motion of Mr.. CHAPLINE, the
Senate Joint Resolution, asking Con-
gress to take action with reference to
transferring certain counties of Vir'
ginia to West Virginia, was referred tC
the committee on Humane and Grim
inal Institutions.
Mr.. YOUNG introduced j'int reso
Iation inviting Miss Anna L. Dickinson
to lecture in the Capital building OF
the 9th inst, or any other time which
NAV suit her convenience. Laid ovel
under the rales.
Mr.. DAVIS moved that there be a
special committee on Public Buildings
appointed, but on motion of Mr.. CHAP
LINE. the motion was laid on the table,
Mr.. FOSTER presented the petitions
of b. f. Stewart and others, praying a
charter for a toll bridge across Hughes
river, in Writ county, and a macadam-
lied or plank road from Burning Springs,
in Writ. to the n. w. Va. Railroad, in
Wood county, near Walkers Station.
Referred to committee on Internal I'M
provements.
AdinnrnTl
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Adjourned.
The First Effective Locomotive in
Americn.

America.
The first really effective locomotive
engine in America, says Mr.. Z. Haskell,
iu the COachmaker's Journal, was built
in Philadelphia, from draft by Rufus
Tyler, a brother-in-law of the late
Matthias Baldwin, of Philadelphia.
Messrs. Tyler & Baldwin had formed a
co-partnership and entered into busi-
ness at the corner of Sixth and Minor
streets, Philadelphia, where the plans
and patterns we're made, and the build
ing of the iron horse commenced. In
consequence of a Misunderstanding the
eopartnership was dissolved, and Mr..
Baldwin continued the business, remov-
ing to a shop on Lodge alley, where the
engine was completed.
Mr.. Tyler was at that time considered
the best mechanic in America. The
wheels of the engine were made of wood,
with broad rims and thick tires, the
flange being bolted on the side. 1t was
called OLD IronGdes, and was built in
1882. At eight o'clock in the merning
she was first put in motion, on the Ger
maptown and Norristown railroad, at
their depot, Ninth and Green streets.
She ran a mile an hour, and was cousid-
cred the wonder of the day. On trial 1T
was ascertained that the wheels were
too light to draw the tender, and to
overcome this difficulty we had the
tender placed in front of the engine,
which kept the wheels on the track.
Mr.. Baldwin, The machinist, and myself
pushed the engine ahead Nntil we OBJ
tained some speed, when we all jumped
on the engine, our weight Keeping the
wheels from slipping on the track. The
boiler being too small for the engine,
steam was only generated fast
enough to keep the engine in motion a
short time, so that we were compelled
TO alternately push and ride until we
arrived at the Germantown depot, where
we rested and took some refreshments
at the expense of the hotel keeper at
that place. At four o'clock we started
on our return to Philadelphia, altern-
ately riding and pushing in the same
manner that we had come. Upon arriv-
ing at a turn in the road, at the up
Grade, the engine suddenly stopped,
when, upon examination, 1t was found
that the connecting pipe between the
water tank and the boiler had been
frozen and the steam was all out of the
boiler. 1t was then about eight O'Clock,
and was growing each moment colder.
Necessity knows no law" and so, after
short consultation, we made sum
mary appropriation of sundry panels of
post and rail fence close to the track,
and started a fire underneath the pipe
to thaw it. In short time thereafter
we had steam up and resumed our jour
ney toward Philadelphia, arriving at,
the depot about eleven o'clock.
Several successive trials were had dur
ing the year following; after each, Mr..
Baldwin added improvements and made
alterations in its mechanism. In about
a wear it was found that the grease had
saturated the hubs and loosened the
spokes of the wooden wheels, and they
finally went to pieces, and were re-
placed by iron ones. That same en-
CINE is still in existence in Vermont.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-01-22
How Marx Twain wa. sold In rev.

u.v Mark Twain was Seld In New
ark. 1
The Newark Press contains the fol-
lowing exposition of what Mark Twain
terms "a Wicked Fraud" perpetrated
on him during his recent leeturing Tisit
to that city: IL
It is seldom pleasant to tell on ones
self. but sometimes il Is sort OF relief
to a man to make sad eonfessioH. l
wish to unburden my mind now, and
vet almost believe that ! am moved to
do it more because I want to bring CEN
sure upon another man than because l
desire to pour balm upon my WOUNDED
heart. don't know what balm is, put
I believe it is the correct expression to
use in this conneetion-neyer having
seen any balm. You may remember
that lectured in Newark lately for the
young gentlemen of the Ciayonian go
ciety. did at any rate. Daring me
afternoon of that day i was talking
with one of the young gentlemen Jpst
referred to, and he said he had an uncle
who for some cause or other, seemed 70
have grown prematurely bereft of All
emotion. Aud with tears in his eyes
this young man said: ts-F 4s,
"Oh, if l could only see him laugh
once more! Oh. If could only see him
weepw -.
/ was touched. / could never with
stand distress. l said:
"Bring him to my lecture. Pll start
him for YOU"
"Oh, if you could but do ID! If'yo9
could but do it, all our family wouid
bless you forevermore-for he is very
dear to us. Oh, my benefactor, can you
make him laugh I Can you bring sooth-
ing tears to those parched orbsp
was profoundly moved. said:
"My, son, bring the old party around.
have got some jokes in that lecture
that will make him laugh if there is any
laugh in him-apd if they miss fire l
have got some others thatll make him
cry or kill him, one or the other"
Then the young man blessed me, and
wept upon my neck, and blew his nose
upon my coat tail, and went after his
uncle. He placed him in full view, in
the second row of benches that night,
and began ON him. / tried him with
mild jokes, then with severe ones; /
dosed him with bad jokes and riddled
him with good ones; fired old stale
jokes into him and peppered him fore
and aft with red hot new ones; | warmed
up to my work, and assaulted him on
the right and left, in front and behind;
/ fumed and sweated, and charged and
routed, till | was hoarse and sick, fran
tic and furious-but never moved him
once-I never started q smile or tear
Never a ghost of smile, and never a
suspicion of moisture! was asteunded.
closed the lecture at last with one de-
spairing shriek-with one wild burst of
humor-and hurled joke of superna-
tural atrocity full at him. 1t never
phased him! Then sat down bewil-
eered and exhausted.
The president of the society came up
and bathed my head in cold water and
said:
"What made you carry on so toward
the lasti"
said: al was trying to make that
confounded old fool laugh in the second
row."
And he said: Well, you were vast,
ing your time-because he Is deal ana
dumb, and as blind as badger"
Now was that any way for that old
mars nephew TO impose on a stranger
and an orphan like mei / simply ask
you, as man and a brother, if that was
any way for him to do
MARK TWAIN.
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NEWS PARAGRAPHS.

Thurlow Weed has arranged his
worldly affairs, and is preparing for
death.
They have had good sleighing in At
lanta, Ca, since last Tuesday.
A member of the law fraternity was
fined $40 few days ago at st. Joseph,
Missouri, for whispering in the court
room.
1t has Just been discovered that an in
nocent man has served seven and half
years in the Michigan Penitentiary.
Six new postoftices have been named
Norwood" since the publication Of
Henry Ward Beecher's story in the
Ledger.
! Some of the good people of School
craft, an ambitious Michigan village,
are going to start newspaper there.
A citizen of Flint, Michigan, has been
prosecuted for violation of the "goose
ordinance" for keeping a cow in sew
er."
Three thousand eight hundred and
forty-three offenders were punished
ID Newark, n j., last year.
Philadelphia has determined to invest
$4,000 in the establishment of Young
Mems Home.
San Francis SEQ had lilo cases of small
pox during the six months ending on
the l1th of Dece mber.
Audubon and his wife made their
bridal trip in 1908 down the Ohio from
Pittsburgh to Louisville, in fatboat.
The year 1868 had 80 Thursdays, and
as a consequence the year 1865 will have
but 81.
Mr.. Rogers, who was murdered in
New York recently, had his life insured
for s22, 500.
Hon. Edgar Cowan, late Senator in
Congress from Pennsylvania, has been
proposed as Democratic Judge of the
State Supreme Court.
OF the six last elected Pennsylvania
Senators, Buckalew, Cameron, Cowan
Brodhead, Bigler and Scott, none have
ever served in the Lower House.
Galusha A. Grow, after weeks expe
Irience at Harrisburg, during the Sens
torial contest, says he will "never be
candidate for anything again"
Bets are already being made about
the length of General Grants Inaugural
message. 1t is said that it will be th'
shortest ever delivered.
John B. Cough was born in Sandgate
England, in 1917. His father was Pc
ninsular soldier, and his mother schoo
teacher.
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Hon. James Thompson,

Hon. James Thompson,
Judge Of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
Philadelphia April q, 1866.
II consider HoOhands German Bitters' q
UdludbS medicine in case Of attacks Of Indiges-
tion or Dyspepsia. can certify this from my
experience Of it.
Yours, with respect,
JAMES THOMPSON"
From Rer. Joseph II. KeHHard, d. d.,
Pastor Of the Tenth Baptist Church, Phila-
delphia.
Dr. .JdcLson-Dear Sir: have been frequent
ly requested TO connect my name with recon-
mendations Of different kinds Of medicines, Dut
regarding the practice as ont of my appropriate
sphere have in all cases declined; but Win
clear proof In various instances, and Particu
" in my own family, Of the use OF Dr. hooheha
German Bitters, 1 depart for once from ny usu1l l
course, to express my full conyicton In1S l1 yOI
general debility Of the SJstSIH, Gnd StPSellauyyOI
Lirer Complaint Il Is a SAFE and rdiuaoN PrePd-
ration. In some cases II may fail; put usually,
I doubt not il will be very bsneneiA 70 those
who suffer from the above causes
Yours very respectfully
Eighth, below Coates st.
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Now that a gigantic and causeless re
bellion" has been suppressed, says
Washburue, beloved of the General
commanding our armies" now that the
Unionhas been restored; now that lib
erty has been established on a broad
and enduring basis, let us reduce the
expenses of the Government; let US
have an honest collection of the reve-
nues; let us "trooly loil" men and broth;
ers-let us quit stealing. "John," said
a grocer to his. attendant, 'shave you
waterea the milk p Eyes, sir" Have
you sanded the sugar. Eyes, sir"
;'Have you put enough cbiccory in the
coffee 7" "Yes, sir" "Then come up 70
PRAYERS"
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shall conform to the late decision of the
Court Of Appeals, and provide for the
equal and uniform taxation ofrailroads
as other property in this State. Refer
red to the committee on Taxation and
Finance. -1.-f a .r. .L
By Mr.. BOWER: Directing commit
tee on Claims and Grievances to inquire
into the expediency of repeating all
laws authorizing the creation of gates
across public roads unless owners will
furnish gate-keePers. -.....-, 20
Mr.. HEERMANS offered House Joint
Resolution No. 5, fixing Monday, 25th
inst, at III a. M, as the time for the
election of State Printer. Carried.
By Mr.. GARRISON: A resolution di-
recting the committee on Education to
inquire into the expediency of abolish
ing the Office of State and Csunty Su-
perintendents.
Mr.. HEERMANS offered House Joint
Resolution No. 6, fixing Thursday, 25th
inst, for the election of State Superin-
tendent of Free Schools. Rejected.
BILLS.
Mr.. CARPENTER, under leave, in
troduced House Bill No. 3, "a Bill to
authorize the Judge of the Seventh Ju-
dicisl Circuit to fill vacancies in his
Circuit" which was subsequently read
the first time and ordered to its second
reading.
Mr.. McCLASKEY, under leaye, in
troduced House Bill No. a, "a Bill for
permanently locating the Seat of Gov
ernment of this State" which was sub
sequently read the first time and ordered
to the second reading.
Mr.. CARROLL moved to suspend the
rules so that the bill might be read the
second time, but the motion failed.
Mr.. HEERMANS, under leave, intro.
duced House Bill No. 5. ga Bill in rela-
tion to the duties of Assessors" The
Bill provides that the Auditor be au
thoriZed to instruct the Assessors to
commence the discharge of their duties
on April 1st 1869, the day upon which
the Code goes into operation. Rules
and Bill read first and sec
ond time, and then, on motion of Mr..
JACOB, of Hampshire, it was referred
to the committee on Taxation and FL
nance.
Adjourned.
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nominated
Wlthdra w al.

We print elsew here a oaru ''oA' -
MCDONALD, Esq, announcing his VIII,
drawal from the contest for the lily
serseantcy. This ought to be conoiu'
sivs of the struggle. At any rate II
p,rrows the contest greatly, and moth
inc is needed but an effort on the Pai
of those who favor the eniorce~0n'
Of our laws, TO replace the present inca
pable police with those who VIII act
faithfully and fearlessly in the dis
cLarye of their duty,
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WEAK AND DELICATE CHILDREN
Are made strong by the use Of either of these
remedies. They viii 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 few. Those,
il will be observed, are men of note, and Of such
standing that they must be believed.
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From jackson.

JACKSON, Mss, January 2l.-The 5lst
annual communication of the Grand
Lodge OF Mississippi last night re-elect-
ed Thomas Cartwright Grand Master
and }. L. Power Grand Secretary.
The Planters and Manufacturers Con-
vention was In session here to-day with
a very full attendance.