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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-06-14
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W u NAIIlllktb4N
John E, Edwards, Vice C. II. Smith, u. D,
President, q y George Ross, NJ d.,
u i IIartsOok. Sec'y. Medical Advisers.
j j Hopkins, Asst S9c'y Prof. Edward b. smith,
Is c, IIhrtSOOk, Cashier, ActuAry;
La Z Wolf, Supcrln.D. L. Facller, Consult
tcnIcnt OF Agencies. Ing ACtuRry.
DIRECTORs.
VIM. d. IsAacs, VIM. II. Palmer,
Il ii. Maury, VIM, g. Taylor,
John EnderB, A. I. Stokes,
VIC, CArinrtof, g. Henry PerruR
Daniei j. HRFtsook, John q. Williams,
j. J. Hopkins, Geo. 5. Palmer.
John K. Edwards,
BRANCH OFFICE, CLkRHSBURG WEST VA.
Hon. JOHN j. DAVIS, r. $. SPATES,
President Vice President.
DIRECTORS.
G.J, HtAalsy, PHI. Goodwin,
Abraham Smith, james Lynch
H. r. l.Owndes, X. n. Pool,
james i. Davis, Geo. BAsublr
DR.. ]. l.. Carr, Wm. = SumnrF
All surplus Gccrulng rom business In this state
lSpledeGd by the Company 10 be loaned 0r invest.
ed within tho State.
Il. y. POOL, General Agent,
CLARKSDURG, ". VA
J. NJ. McWHORTER, Agent,
WHEELING. ". VA.
Agents wanted everywhere in tho State.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-06-14

The many thousands cured ut this establish.
mcnt within the last twenty years, and the nu.
mTous important surgical operations performed
by DR.. Johnston, witnessed by the repOrdn Of
The Sun and many other papers, notices Of which
have appeared again and again before the public,
and rcspectAbilIty, Is sufficient guarantee 10 the
afflicted.
SKIN DISEASES SPEEDILY CURED, =
mario al-tNlC
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-06-14
Investors and Capitalists,

Who desire to make their Investments with the
most satisfactory assurance OF positive and uH'
doubted security.
The Bonds ara In denominations OF
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-06-14
PLAN MUTUAL,

4 ,urcesS without precedent In this country or
Europe.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-12-30

CHRISTMAS, 187O.-The Christmas of this
year was an unusually quiet one, there
being but few of the gayeties generally at
tendant upon the season, Sunday last. the
Doth inst, was Christmas Day proper, but
the usual displays were, of course, post
poned 1ntil Monday. On both days the
weather was unusually cold and disagree
able and the people, in general, found
moro real pleasure in hugging closely
warm fire than in Drawing the cold air and
the frozen ground in search of out-of-
door sights aud shows.
On Sunday services were held IN oil OF
the city churches, st. Thomas Roman
Catholic) and st. James and st. Johns
(Episcopalianl being beautifully orna-
usual with them on the Christmas Feast
The services, everywhere, were we'll at
tended, most of the city congregations
showing their appreciation of the day by
Drawing the cold weather for the purpose
of attending divine worship.
On Monday the streets were given up,
| by kind of universal carnival, to the men
and boys, the former of whom enjoyed
themselves. very much, by congregating
around the corners and discussing the
weather, and the latter by the discharge
of fire crackers, guns and pistols, and by
many other of those means only known to,
and appreciated by, boys. During the
forenoon the Don Quixote Invincibles, OF
Grand Moguls, made their appearance
and paraded through the streets. These
were composed of colored boys and men
the particular being decorated in the
most fantastlcal shapes imaginable ant
riding horseback or mule-back. The,
rode through nearly all of the priucipa
streets and did not disband until late il
the afternood.
The old-time John Kuner made his ap
pearance on Monday, and quite
q number of them were to be seen il
various parts of the city. But the Johl
Kuher has lost, for US, all OF its attrac
tions. In the days before the war he wa
one of the essential parts of the Christina
Holidays and the turkey may as well hsv
been left out of the makeup of tn
Christmas dinner as John Kuner out o
the Christmas sights. Then it was
pleasure to give to them and to encourag
them in sll of their pleasures, but now W
feel it to be q tax and burden, Then
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-12-30

DR.. Russell says it is now very patent
that the designers Of the Paris forts com
mitted enormous blunders. They put the
forts, with the exception of Valorien and
the Double Couronne too near the city.
and placed them Oh the inner line of
heights, instead of occupying the outer
ridges. Had the heights over st. Cloud
or Mantretout, Meudon, and Claimant been
covered with works like Valorien the diff
culties Of besieginR army wonld have
been prodigious, and Paris within its dou-
bic enceinte would have had long life of
it. The same remarks apply to the north
west and north of Paris, where there are
points over A1genteuil and at Orgemout,
Villetaneuse, &c which might have been
profitably occupied, for there are men
enough in Paris to hold even larger lines,
and the space inside would have afforded
vast supply of food.
Joe Peterson Drawing Money from q
Bank.
The actor, Mr.. Jefferson, went into 9
New York town bank to draw O check on
Tuesday, payable to his order. Strange
| as it may seem, no one of the clerks re-
cognized the actor in the citizen who stood
before them, and to the demand that he
must be identified he could make no salts
| factory exhibit. He looked about the
bank, glanced over the queues OF Gus
toners, but saw no familiar face. I'll,
turned to the paying-teller, and in thu
tones familiar to all, said: eff my little
dog Schneider was here. he would know
me-" The sentence identified the actor
and every clerk knew him at once-in fact
had known him all the time. Jefferson go
his money, and the bank was relieved
from the dreadful suspicion of having
corps of clerks who do not attend the thea
| rA
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-12-30
The Peanut Market.

Since the close Of the war remarkable
increase is noticeable in the production of
peanuts, and on many of the smaller plan
tations in the border States they have
largely superseded tabacco. Virginia will
send to market this year 1000 bushels,
Tennessee 800, 900, Georgia and the Caro-
linas from 10000 to 200 900 bushels,
which, together with what we import from
Africa, will furnish an abundant supply.
The crop is one of the most profitable and
easily raised that farmers produce, and the
yield in poor soil ranges from eighty to
one hundred aud twenty bushels to the
acre. At 1.-The time of gathering the crop
they are worth only about ST. Is per
bushel, but after being kept until after the
African crop is exhausted. their value
ranges from 50 so TO So per bushel in this
market. Formerly. all that were used in
the North and West were imported, the
South raising enough for its own use alone;
but now every freedman that can purchase
or lease piece of land puts in crop OF
these nuts, and farmers, having found them
profitable, are raising them on a large
scale. We are, therefore, obliged to i'm
port very few for home consumption, aud,
until the war broke out on the continent.
we were exporting small quantities to
France and Germany. In this country
we used them only as palatable luxury.
but both IN France and Germany they are
valua BILE fer the oil which they contain in
large quantities, and which. after being
expressed, is used for adulterating olive
oil, and was highly esteemed for salad
dressing. In this country, however. cot
| ton seed and lard oils are so much cheaper
that our table oil is manufactured mainly
of these. There was received in this city.
during 1869, 235. 900 bushels of this
product, the remainder of the crop going
to Boston, Baltimore and Philadelphia.
New York Bulletin.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-12-30
Heavy ON Horace.

The New Orleans Times makes this heavy
thrust at the old Tribune philosopher
Mr.kGreely devotes his last article upon "What
I Know About Farming" to sewage and the
proper diffusion of fecculent matter over waste
lanes in the ne;ghborhood Of cities. IT there 10
one authority better than another upon this SUBJ
ject the palm should certainly be awarded TO the
New York Tribune, which has had longer expe-
rience in difusing feceulent matter than any
other political shsst published in the country.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-12-30
The New York Sun SAYS /:

1t seems plsin that il the project OF the acquisl-
ton OF ran Domingo succeeds 1t must break the
reason we have seen offered Why that little patch
of mud and weeds should be annexed. 1t would
cost The people OF the United States some ten
millions to purchase it, 81, COO coo TO Baez Co.,
and 81 600 600 to Grant & Co but the gain to the
country by the breaking up OF the Repubacan
party would be q hundred times that sum
F' Cleveland PinludeOIer
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-12-30
CHAPTER /.
A FArRFUL CATASTROPHE.

A wild storm was raging upon the Medi-
terranean Sea, near the close OF dreary
November day, and sky and waters were
black with the gloom OF the sudden and
furious tempest, before which q small sail
ing vessel was scudding under bare poles.
Her build and rigging proclaimed her Sar.
dinian. She was The Gull, Captain Vari-
no master, on her way from Cagliari to
Palermo,
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-12-30

DR.. W. w. MYERS, formerly Assistant
Surgeon in the United States army, who has
for several years past been a resident of
Ellington, in this county, is again to enter
into active service, he having been ordered
to report TO the Medical Director OF the
Department Of the Platte, by February 1st,
for assignment to duty.
We wish DR.. Myers every success in the
future. Although Republican in politics,
he has never made himself disagreable to
others 10 the expression OF his political
opinions, and he will be missed by those
among whom he has lately made his home
and where he had gained many warm per
sonal friends.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-12-30

BURNING OF THE EA1EBASKs, PROM tie
Richmond papers Of yesterdays date, and
from the meaere Geographic dispatch
which arrived last night, we condense the
following, in relation to the burning OF the
steamship Fairbanks, Capt. Howes. hence
for New York on the l7th, the fact of
which we published yesterday:
The Fairbanks was forced into Hatteras
Inlet on the 19h inst. and while there
she took fire. About ) O'Clock a.. N. smoke
was seen coming from under the pilot
house, and being laden principally with
turpentiue and cotton, the fire spread so
rapidly that the ship Eas soon in flames,
and those on board barely had time to
get few effects together and get ashore
before she was completely destroyed. The
Captain and crew took passage in schoon'
er for New York The origin of the fire
| is unknown.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-12-30
TreSSilian Court;
OR.
The RarORet'S Son.
By MRS. HARRIET LEWIS,

AUTHOR OF 1.-THE DOUBLE LIFE" THE BAILWF
SCHEME" s'THE sUNDERLD HEARTS, TIE
LADY OF KILDARE "a LIFE AT STAKE,
11HE HOUSE OF SECRETS" ETC,
ETC, ETC.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-12-30

our pennies were dropped into the hands
of those who were our friends As "ell as
oar servants, while now, If we give 10
them, we give to cur serTauta, yet our
hitter POLITICAL enemies. Charity should
begin ut home, we know, yet, rather than
he lp John Kuuer to q stick with which u
break our own heads, we will give all OF
our scare change to the Society for the
Supply of Hot Mullins aud Warm Flannel
Petticoats for the Fee Jee Istap .ers.
There were several casualti occurring
during the day, full accounts of Which we
| publish elsewhere, but none OF them were
i sufficient to interest the community so
much as was the news of the terrible con-
Aagration at Richmond OF Sunday morn
ing. Poor Richmond ! If the Southern
war for Independence had been a SIN
against God as we'll as against the Radical
EAbolitionists, she could hardly have SUIT
fered more. The scars Of one great wound
are never healed before she is again called
upon TO grieve and mourn.
The Christmas Of 1869 has been quietly
laid by t rest WITH The long train Of those
that have preceded it. It's joys aud 1T
sorrows, lately in the future and still la'cl
10 the present, now all belong to the reccrc
OF that which is done and IL beyond
recall It has brought us one year neat 81
, the coming IS Hin, whose advent or
earth VIC thus celebrate.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-12-09

TIE GRAND JURY EN- ROUTE FOR
HIxo.-Seyen of the Grand Jury left
here yesterday morning on foot! fol-
lowed BY q "clincker" built wagon,
supposed to contain the seven jury
men. AS the old ship passed up Mea-
dom Valley street, with the seven
brave Jurors ascending the hill In ad-
vance. It was a splendid sight for the
eye to gaze upon-it looking consider
ably like rough weather either for the
jurors or tho wagon before thoy arrive
at their destination. Equipments of
the advanced guard consisted: LIST
gent, Henry rl6e-no slugs to fit; I'd
gent, one bottle Daniel Boone; Sd
gent, two frying pans; 4th gent, shot
gun-no powder; 9th gent, three bot
ties Daniel Boone ; 9th gent, carving
knife; 9Th gent, needle gun-C. o. D.
Their baggage consisted Of one life
preserver, one copy Ely Record, one
linen coat and rundown collar, one
bottle peppermint, four boxes Daniel
Boone, one box light operas, seventeen
Scotch herring, two bales hay, three
Salt Lake trout lone smelt. one swal-
low-tail coat with satin front taken in
case of a ball, or for fear some one
might borrow 1t to use ut the ball on
Monday evening". We wish them n
pleasant trip, hoping they won't have
to walk more than 70 miles and pay
their fare also.-Ely Record, All.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-12-09

How GOVERNOR Stafford WEAK
rNEp.-One of the incidents Of cleo
ton day worth noticing was a COM
plete back-down of His E~xeeliency.
Governor Stafford. late Of Nevada, and
10 which lovely region, and to the bo-
som Of Jim Nys or Bill Stewart, he
has permission, and that Of the
peoplo Of Arizona, irrespective Of
party, to at once return. Early In the
morning the Governor was established
near the polls, peddling tickets-with
Brady's name scratched out and Nc
Cormick's inserted. In his own hand
writing. Mr.. Mowry, with a few
friends, walked up to Stafford and said
.sGoyernor, you and your organ have
said that I am not a citizen Of Arizona,
and have no vote In the Territory. /
am going to the polls to vote-I dare
O to come, and challenge it." The
Governor was a little fustered, but
still, with admirable impudence, said:
"Ohl I'll be there, or send some one"
"Send.a man, then," said Mowry.
About noon, when the crowd was the
largest, Mr.. Mowry went, with one
friend, to vote. To the credit of our
Radical friends, be 1t said, several
came forward and offered to swear In
his vote. "Thanks, gentlemen" said
Mowry, 81 fancy my vote Is good"
what name?" asked the Judge,
laughing. "Sylvestsr Mowry." No
challenge. A tall, gaunt Mccormick
ito said: "NEhy that Is the vote Gov
ernor Stafford promised me to chal-
lenge." "He hasn't got the sand,"
said Mowry, and walked quietly away,
saluted cordially by the crowd-espe-
cially by the Republicans.-Arizona
Miner.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-12-09

The Democratic party in the Senate
of Kansas is, probably, the most thor
oughly united Of any in the country.
There never has been, and never can
be, any division In Its ranks ; 1t votes
with entire unanimity on every ques-
ton, however trivial, that comes up,
and has never even so much rs held a
caucus for the purpose Of comparing
Views. The reason of this extraordin-
airy harmony Is found In the fact that
the party In the Senate Is composed of
one solitary Democrat. One can only
imagine the gibes and jokes to which
this Lone Democrat Is subjected by his
fellow Senators, and the good-natured
millery which goes on when the Dem
ocratic representation In the Senate Is
expected to show Its position ON any
question. The status Of the Isolated
Democratic Senator Of Kansas Is COM
mended to John Stuart Mill, as a good
case for the operation Of his finely
drawn theories on minority represent
ation.-S. F. Altd.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-12-09

A CHICAGO lady writes to the Tn
bune. propounding n question Of SOL
emn import. and also suggesting the
existence OF certain habits on the part
Of the husbands of that ambitions city,
which Is probably not altogether inn
aginary. She asks: What IS that
fearful %maeStrom called business,
which swallows up the pureSt and best
Of our married men, after dark !?
Where Is 1t located. and what, oh.
what do they dO there i it some in
fernal chowder that witches stir !?
They come thence with mysterious
particles of boiled lobster sticking to
their silken boards: the dust Of Keno
sha crackers on their lips. Odors
strange and undefinable cling about
them ; they walk in tortuouS ways;
their speech Is thick ; they eXaggerate.
Il this business chimera OF ubiquitous
presence to be tolerated. when il i'll
vades our homes aud thrusts midnight
vigils upon w.? We know this Is 4
legitimate calling for when our hus-
bands leave us after tea to 60 down
town, they look weary and detected,
and when they return neal morning
they are livelier than crickets. But
how We yearn to know where the part
ners Of bosomS n that we
might share the dangers OF their bust
ness It Is not at their offices, for
these are always dark. Doubtless
some dreary. subterranean retreat.
piled with ledgers and hard-cushioned
chairs. receives those sc,f-Sacriticin0
spirits. and all for u.s. for u.s."
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-12-09

SrocK-RAIslSG il with the Indians
the first step toward civilization. This
being the case. Governor McCook. OF
Colorado, is deserving OF praise for the
progress they have already made.
When Governor McCook first proposed
to give cattle to the Utes it was on
condition that they should not kill the
cattle faster than they increased. To
this the Indians demurred. declaring
that II they could not kill them rs fast
aud when they desired they did not
want them at all. OF course this was
not conceded, but the stock was driven
to them and placed under the care OF
American herders. During the first
eight months the stock increased eighty
per cent. There were In the lot some
seventy COWS, which being below
grade, the Governor offered to them
for beef. Seeing how rapidly they In
creased the Indians refused to permit
even these to be killed In short. they
seem to have made the discovery that
by the increase of their ilocks and
herds they will be able to live when
the game. hitherto their reliance for
subsistence, is gone; undoubtedly a
very correct conclusion.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-12-09
LOVE AND CYANIpE OF PorAss1UM.-

LOVE AND CYANIDE OF POTASSIUM
We heard q good story yesterday of an
assayerwho used to live In this city,
which will certainly interest those who
knew Mr.. f. NJ. He had, for some
time before he left here, been &C
quaintad and. deeply IN love with a
very pretty young lady, who, he sup
posed had a pretty good amount Of the
filthy lucre. This young lady, not
long ago, went to San Francisco with
her mother. where she stayed ut the
Grand Hotel. Well. as soon as friend
n. found out she was there, lie bor-
rowed about $50 from his acquaint-
ances here and started for San Fran
cisco. There he took his inamorata to
the theater and all other fashionable
places Of amusement, as long as che
money lasted that he could borrow ;
but when that gave out ma wanted
him to come to time or. give up her
daughter. Although friend NJ. could
not raise the needful to satisfy the
wants Of mother-ili-law, he did not
want to give up the daughter. But
Miss could not see the point. without
cash, and therefore rejected all his pro-
posals. Mr.. NJ. then procured a bottle
Of cyanide Of potassium, and rushing
into her presence, declared that he
would surely die II she would refuse
to marry him Immediately. But the
young lady was not to be scared. She
told him simply: "Well, sir, 60
ahead /; take your cold poison, and
when you are ready to give up your
ghost l will leave the ROOM" N. did
not expect such all answer; and instead
Of swallowing the poison, threw 1t out
of the window, and vowed " to
love s~again-and a Coroner's fee was
gone again.-White Pine Ne,os, 9Th.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-12-09
mILLs: mILLs:! mILLs!..

= The necessity for millmen to come
to Phoebe with some OF their mills now
lying idle elsewhere, becomes more
apparent every day, and If mill owners
OH the ontside would take this fact into
consideration. they would not hesitate
to Immediately remove here. In Dry
Valley and Meadow Valley 40 stamps
are now running steadily, still they do
not come anywhere near crushing the
rock extracted from tho claims owned
by the'parties running the mills. Two
more mills could be probably ems
ployed by the same two companies ;
and we have 1t from authority that If
two new ones were to start here imme-
diately they would be leased on con-
tract by these two prominent compa-
mics. The mill at Silver Peak Is not
able to crush half Of the rock from II
other promising claim, SO that the four
mills now running In our neighbor.
hood are only able to crush one-half OF
the rock extracted from three claims.
There are dozens of other claims that
have rock, and plenty Of It, on their
dumps, that have TO await the action
of mill owners. All these men could
be probably employed not only Tor
their own benefit but for that OF this
district also, If they could get their ore
crushed. As 1t now Is, they cannot
work, as what rock was extracted
would have to lie idle on the dump.
These owners hive to work for other
companies to obtain money OH which
to live. Many of our miners, having
every confidence In the district and
that mills will surely come here some
time, club together, four or five Mt a
time, and whilst one half work their
claim the other half work for wages
and pay the expenses Of the whole.
Men that were employed to open mines
are now getting discharged on account
of there being no more work for them,
rs what mel are left to work take out
more rock now than can be worked ut
present. The prosperity Of the district
and the employment of many more
miners, now depends on mill-owners
coming to this district Immediately.
Arrangements are now being perfected
for water so that they will have agood
show to locate near Ploche.-Eay
Record,
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-12-09
aRERNBAoKs BIrRRs BIT
TRN-THE VS.
AMONG THE BROKERs-
OVRRMAN AssRssMENT-TnE
CENSUS OF CALIFORNIA.

San FRANCISCO, December 81 r. N,
Greenbacks, 9OI; selling, 9024. a
The "~corner" on Hidden Treasure
stock has badly crippled a number Of
"short" sellers In the Board Of Bro
kers, and some failures arc anticipated,
though none are yet announced.
Weather clear and warm wind
light, northeast.
Steamer Orizaba, from San Diego,
coming in.
Several collisions among brokers
have occurred on the streets to-day,
and a very bitter feeling Is manifested
among them.
Overman levied another assessment
of 81 80 last night.
The following tabular statement Of
the population Of the State by counties,
made up in the Census Marshal's office,
was promised last night. but did not
arrive till after the office closed: