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The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-12-01
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The Speakership.
Editors of the Register:

Editors Of the Register:
We wish to say through your widely
circulate ed paper, that Hon. James
Hervey, of Brooke county, will be pre-
scented as a candidate for Speaker Of the
House of Delegates Mr.. H. has had
long Legislative experience; is lawyer
of fine standing; is of commanding ap'
pearance and courteous bearing. We
think the Pan Handle is entitled to the
position, and that Mr.. Hervey, from
his standing and experience, is the most
suitable man to fill it.
BROOKE DEMOCRACY.
WELLsBURG, w. VA.
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The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-12-01
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Coffee

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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
For Rent-FrOnt Room.

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ION Market street, at Star Foundry.
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VlEN BARRELS EXTRA WINTER
strained, Just received by
HENRY K. LIST & co.
Wheeling, Nov. q, 1870.
The Placer herald., 1870-09-24

WORTH EMUL LlTING.-NQw that the shoot
ing season is upon as, the following, which
we find rouched for by a correspondent of the
Norwalk Conn Gazette, may afford an ex-
cellent hint to some of our friends who are
on the hunt for quails:
An acquaintance of ours went out hunting
few days ago. After tramping many miles
without firing a shot, he became weary, and
sat down to rest. While in that position, an
immense flock of wild pigeons made Their
appearance, and, desiring to obtain as many
as possible, he put an extra quantity of shot
into the barrel, closing up the charge with a
paper wad. Hastily raising the piece to his
shoulder, he discovered that the ramrod re-
manned iii it, But, as he must make sure
of the game on the wing Or not ct all, there
was no time to remove it; so he let drive
and awaited the result Judge of his sur
prise to see nine fat pigeons fall at his feet
pinned together by that ramrod, which in its
unexpected flight had penetrated them all
That man returned to his home in great glee
at this fortunate incident, and has ever since
been croaking about the virtues of "ramrod
shooting"
The Placer herald., 1870-09-24
NUMBER 5.

STRAsBoURG CLocK.-Strasbourg one of
the French strongholds, and now fercely be-
sieged by the German armies and threatened
with destruction possesses one of the most
remarkable curosities of medieval times, if
not of the world. Everybody has heard of
the great Strasbourg clock, a wonderful
monument of mathematical art. A small
winding staircase leads into the four stories
of the clock. A visitor says: con one of
the lower galleries, an angel, guarded by
lions which formerly. roared, and holding a
scepter and bells in its hand, strikes the
quarters, and another turns around the hour
glass. In another space the four ages of
life then step forward; the child strikes the
first quarter with its thyrsus, upon bell;
the youth strikes his half hour with his ar
row; the armed warrior the third quarter
with his sword and the old man the fourth
| with his crutch
Then Death appears, and strikes the hour
with his bone; and as the sound of the last
stroke dies away, the figure of Christ comes
forward in yet higher story, and raises its
right arm as for blessing; the twelve Apos-
ties, one right after the other, pass before
him, and in passing incline themselves before
the Savior, their eyes in the meanw hile turn
to the cock who proudly sits high up on
small tower; he flaps his wings stretches out
his head and tail, rufles his neck, and thrice
his shrill growing sounds loud and clear"
Many old paintings adom the case of the
clock, besides many curious and ingenious
mechanical and mathematical contrivances.
While speaking of matters of art we may
add that it is here that the famous "Stras-
bourg pie'-pate de .fois-is most success
fully and extensively manufactured. We
opine that the French, who are particularly
fond of the good things of earth, will strug-
gle long and desperately before they surren-
der the great mandatory of their favoritc
national dish into the hands of the enemy.
The Placer herald., 1870-09-24

DEsoRIPTIoN OF A QUADRLLE.-lt is des-
cribed thus by a young man who tried it:
We both bowed to both of us and then to
the other; then the fiddle tuned and the thing
started grabbed her female hand, she
squeezed mine, we both slung each other,
then changed base clear across the room,
jumped up and down ever so many times,
then my dear and me dozed-a-doe and hop
scotched home again (from a foreign shore)
then we two forward, four ladies changed,
we X over, turned around twice, shasayed
sideways, backed to place, she dittoes,
side couple to the left, side couple turn gen
tlemen, side couple turn ladies, ladies turn
side couples, head couples turn side couples,
all hands around, back again First feller
takes opposite gal, sings he around, take
your own gal and t'other feller's gal forward
and back, twist both gals two times, sling
'em to opposite feller, let him do the salae
as you, and back again to places; light gen
tleman balance to heavy lady duplicate,
promenade all the gals to the center, fellers
catch hold of each others hands, bob up and
down, and arm oyer, ladies stop, jump up
and down, each feller takes his lady back to
place. Right gentleman spin right lady,
right lady spin left gentlemen; all twist each
other, do it again, over, repeat, once more,
keep it up, all turn t'other backwards, side
ways, each couple swing t'other couple,
cross over, back again to our seats.
The Placer herald., 1870-09-24

BOVIES KNIFE DUEL WITH A SPANIARD. -
James Bowie, the inventor, or discoverer, OF
the terrible weapon which has immortalzed
his name, was as utterly fearless man as
ever was born. lie was full of enthusiasm
over the fatal superiority Of his knife, and
discussed the matter with all the zeal Of an
inventor and the erudtion of an expert A
huge Spaniard once argued the case with
Bowie, claiming that the good old "Spanisl
knife" was not only the equal of the new
weapon, but its superior Finally, as wordy
and windy arguments only hardened the
opinions and confidence of each, it was pro-
posed and agreed to settle the doubt in a
practical way, by knife fight There was
no enmity between the two worthless; they
differed, and they wanted each to prove him
self right in fair and unanswerable way.
The left arms of these philosophers were tied
together from the wrists to the elbows---there
was moments pause, each nerying himself
for the horrid work; the word was given
an instant and a sudden Jerk" by Bowie gave
him the chance to drive his knife into the
body of the Spaniard, sinking it to the very
hilt The Spaniard dropped, Bowie catch
ing the body on his knee. Then, to make
sure work, he gave his knife scientific turn
in the Spaniard's body; drew it out, followed
by the spouting blood; cut the cord that
bound their arms, and allowed the dead
Spaniard to fall to the earth as indiflerently
as though it had only been the carcass of a
hog. Thus was the superiority Of Jim
knife fairly, fearfully, and triumphantly vim
dicated--and it remains unchallengcd by a
rival unto this very day.
The Placer herald., 1870-09-24

QUARTZ AND GOLD IN THE STOCKTON WELLS.
The Stockton Republican of the 9th inst,
says:
The second well being sunk at the water
works on Hunter street, has reached the
depth Of 2O5 feet The last two feet is Il
strata of blue gravel. jeremiah Cleaves
who is sinking the well, and who also sunk
the artesian well on the City Hall Square,
informs us that at the same depth the same
layer of gravel was met in each well. The
gravel is smooth washed and resembles that
found in the bed of mountain stream.
Mixed with it are many pieces of quartz.
This strata in the artesian well was found to
be about eight feet in thickness. 1t con-
tains much metallic substance and is mixed
with what the miners call black sand. Near
the bottom of the strata there is considera-
bic fine gold. The supply of water in the
well, now 205 feet deep, is. abundant and of
excellent quality. The first well, which was
only sunk 1873 feet, will be pushed down to
the gravel strata. When these two wells
are complete. they, with the artesian well,
will furnish an abundant supply of water.
The Placer herald., 1870-09-24
How He SCARED HER.--The Newark q

How He SCARED HER.--The Newark (N
J.) Courier says:
A man named Hothkiss, over in New
Market, the other night, thought he would
have some fun, soaring his wife by dropping
loose brick down the chimney into the fire
place in her room. So he crept softly out Of
bed, and, with nothing on but his night
shirt, sneaked up stairs and got out on the
roof. Mr.. Hotchkiss dropped nineteen bricks
down the chimney, each one with vigorous
slam; but his wife never screamed solitary
time. So then Mr.. Hotchkiss gave it up,
and thought he would go down stairs; but
he found that Mrs. Hotchkiss had had hel
head out of the trap door watching him all
the time, and when he had finished she had
shut the trap and fastened it on the inside.
1t may be as well to state that Mr.. Hotch-
kiss spent the remainder of the night sitting
on the sharp peak of the roof, with his trail
ing garments of the night futtering in the
evenings breeze, singing, "1'm lonely to-
night" Mrs. Hotchkiss intimated to hel
confidential friends that she thought she had
him. '.g
The Placer herald., 1870-09-24

DAMNADLE.-A cotemporary says that
of madness by a series of petty prosecutions
at Long Branch. Mr.. Fisk drove his six in
hand furiously past his Excellency on the
beach, filling the Presidential heart with
chagrin, and the Presidential eyes with dust.
And the Prince is said to be in the habit of
holding his nose, as if he slnelled something
when his Excellency sauntercd by. This
Says the Lancaster (Pennsylvania) Latelli-
gencer is damnabe. 1t is said that the
head of the Nation cannot take quiet prom
enade without being treated as night cart
by a Yankee peddler; but really, we don't
see what we are going to do about it. Mr..
Fisk's nose is his own, and can anybody
blame him for holding his own. s'
The Placer herald., 1870-09-24
A MORAL In RHYME.

"John!' said thoughtful father
Unto his thoughtful SON.
The fathers face was grave and calm
The boys was full of fun.
''What is it, father, that you wish p
The happy boy drew higher,
And stood with sober face before
His anxious-looking sire.
"Here are a score of nails, my son,
And here's hammer, too;
Take them, and l will tell you what
wish to have you do.
whenever yor perform an act,
That is not just and right,
Then drive nail into that wall,
Which is so smooth and white"
One after one, the nails appeared
Upon the spotless wall,
Until, one day, the father found
just twenty nails in all.
''That you have kept true record there,
He said, 81 do not doubt;
Hereafter for each worthy act,
A nail you may draw OUT
Then day by day the nails grew less,
Until they were all gone:
'My son" the grave old father said
'We'll see what you have done.
'The evil actions that you wrought,
BY good ones are offset;
But look upon that damaged wall,
THE HOLES ARE IN THERE YET
The Placer herald., 1870-09-24
LAW OF NEWSPAPERS.

1. Subscribers who do not give express notice
% the contrary, considered as wishing to
continue their subscription.
4. If subscribers wish their papers discontin-
ued, publishers may continue to send them until
all charges are paid.
5. If Subscribers neglect refuse to take their
papers from the Office place to which the are
sent, they are held responsible until they settle
thoir bills and give due notice to discontinue.
T. If subscribers move to other places without
informing the publisher, and the paper is sent to
the former direction, they are held responsible.
Notice should always be given of the removal.
6. The Courts have decided that refusing to
take a paper from the Office, or removing and
leaving It uncalled for, is prima face evidence
of intentional fraud.
The Placer herald., 1870-09-24

"Too PooR TO TAKE PAPER. For the
benefit of those who so frequently make use
of this as IN excuse for not taking paper,
we print the following anecdote from the Ru-
ral Ne,o Yorker:
The editor was sitting in his office one af-
ternoon some years ago, when a farmer came
in and said
"Friend Moore, l like your paper, but
times are SO hard cannot pay for it,
els that so, friend Jones, I'm very sorry
to hear that you are so poor, and if you are
really 50 hard run, viii give you my pa
per"
Ono, cant take it as a gift"
''Well, then, let's see how we can fix it,
You raise chickens, believe ?"
"Yes, a few, but they don't bring any
thing, hardly
"Don't they? Neither does my paper
cost anything hardly. Now, have prop
osition to make to you; will continue your
paper, and when you go home you can Sc
lect from your lot one hen and call her mine
Take good care Of her, and bring me the
proceeds, whether in eggs Or chickens, and
we will call it square
"All right, friend Moore and the old
fellow chuckled at what he thought capi-
tai bargain. lie kept the contract strictly,
and at the end of the year he found that he
had paid about four prices for his paper.
lie often tells the joke on HIMSELF and
says he never has had the face to say he was
too poor to take paper since that day.
The Placer herald., 1870-09-24
OFFICIAL ADVERTISING.

The following rates. AS FIXED b. LAW, will be
charged for all legal advertisements and notices
For the first insertion, one dollar and fifty
cents per square of two hundred and fifty ems,
and one dollar per square for each additional IN
sertion, up to four, and thirty-tiye cents PEI
square for each subsequent insertion
tv- All legal advertisements must be plainly
written, and the number of insertions must al
ways be marked on the margin of each adver.
tisement, or they will be continued and charged
accordingly. The publisher will not be respon-
sible for faulty or Illegal manuscript.
The Placer herald., 1870-09-24

A REMARKABLE Discovery. The Los
Angeles Ne,cs of recent date says:
BY many it has been held as theory that
the Yuma desert was once an ocean bed. AT
intervals pools of salt water have stood fol
awhile in the midst of the surrounding waste
of sand, disappearing only to again rise i'll
the same Or another locality. Some time
since, one of these saline lakes disappeared,
and u party of Indians reported the discovery
of " big ship" left by the receding waters.
A party of Americans at once proceeded to
the spot and found imbedded in the sands the
wreck of large vessel. Nearly one-third
of the forward part of the ship, or bark, is
plainly visible. The stump of the bowspirit
remains, and portions of the timbers of the
teak are perfect. The wreck is located forty
miles north of the San Bernardino and Fort
Yuma road, and thirty miles west of Los
Palmos, well known watering place on the
desert. The road across the desert has been
travelled for more than a hundred years The
history of the ill-fated vessel can of course
never be known, but the discovery of its de-
caying timbers in the midst of what has long
been desert will furnish savants with food
for discussion, and may perhaps furnish i'm
portant aid in the eucidaton of questions OF
science.
This probably 1--WE think this old hulk is
in a horn instead of the desert is one of King
Solomons vessels which was sent to the
land of Ophir for gold for the great Temple,
and, becoming overloaded was wrecked. on a
shark fin and sank in shallow water. The
vessel is evidently full of gold, and we ad-
wise Tie editor of the Nc,cs to raise wreck
ing crew and ego for it.
The Placer herald., 1870-09-24

, A CINCINNATI printer, prominant Tenn
perance man, was seen lately to get up in his
sleep, go to another man. light cigar, smoke
it entirely out, and then take two enormous
drinks of liquor from bottle, after which h,
returned quietly to his bed. The paper is
confiden the was asleep all the time.
The Placer herald., 1870-09-24

A WISCONSIN farmer wants to know what
his class of people are to do when it takes
ten bushels of wheat to buy pair of boots.
A Democrat answers that they are to 60
right on voting the Radical ticket and go
! barefoot.
The Placer herald., 1870-09-24

1t is said of the Hamburger fowls, that not
one in four hundred manifest any desire to
sit on her eggs, showing that the breed has
lost all maternal instinct.
The Placer herald., 1870-09-24

. WHEN is a young mans arm like che Cos
pel? When il maketh glad the waist places
The Placer herald., 1870-09-24
VALUABLE RANCH FOR SALE.

YNHE well known Ranch of the subscriber, situ-
L ated four miles northeast of Lincoln, Placer
county (adjoining the celebrated Vineyard of j..
r. Nickerson), containing 800 acres of land, 1875
acres of choice Vineyard land about 100 acres of
natural meadow land, 5 acres of Orchard and
Vineyard; the balance heavily timbered, well
watered-Doty' S ravine running through it; good
improvements, including two barns, 30x40 feet
each, well fenced. Title L. S. Patent.
THIS is one of the best Ranches in Placer
county. Part of the purchase money can remain
on the place.
For further particulars apply to JOSEPH
WALKUP, PLACER HERALD Office, Auburn, or to
the subscriber ON the Ranch.
ie4 J. r. MYERS.
The Placer herald., 1870-09-24
DR.. s. =. CHAPLIN,
DR.. j. r. HAMILTON,

Physician and Surgeon,
biol Lincoln, Placer County, California.
Can be found at all times, when not absent on
Professional Business at his office, on Fifth st.
feb27-my-69
The Placer herald., 1870-09-24

BEAUTY each ones good looking-glass.
The Placer herald., 1870-09-24
DR.. p. BROSS,

Practicing Physician, n,
COLFAX, PLACER COUNTY, CAL.
-anl.. L. p - sep7-my-G7
The Placer herald., 1870-09-24

Orders received for Salt Meats, in desirable
quantities, and delivered TO customers. nol-G7
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-06-04
REFORMED PROTESTANT CHURCH.
THE NATIONAL sYNoD-THIRD DAYS PROCEED
INGS.

THE NATIONAL SYNOD-THIRD DAYS PROCEED
INGs.
The National Synod of the Reformed Protes-
tant Church OF America held its third days session IN
the North Reformed Church, Newark yesterday. The
annual report OF the Board OF Domestic Missions was
presented by the Rev j. West 1t speaks OF the Gospel
having been brought to 3952 families Of the enagng OF
the field 95l having been added TO the churchof which
leo were from the Sunday schools under the care OF the
Board At the West the number of missions Is ncreas
ing while at the East they decreasing; Churches
have erected at several stations lady or Pna-
dephia slstains mission at Morris, ILLINOIS,. Inc
present debt of the Board is s2Gs The receipts from
all have been s695O but at least SOOo VIII DO
The report Of the Board OF Foreign Missions presented
by the Rev. Dr. Ferris, shows that there mas been
closes with debt OF $4,000 The mission in India covers
large territory, the extreme stations being 1873 miles
apart. The Annoy Mission had 42S communicate Inc
Heidelberg Catechtsm has been Translated e iaul
language large part Of the report Is aesOtoG 5e
the missions have been very successful
The 10th Annual Report OF the Board OF Publication
states that cordial support has been given to the Board
during the year. and that they have issued many vaua
The secretary Of the Board of Education the Rev. Dr.
Fee of this city reported that l churches had controu
debt and the more liberal entire church
is solicited. The Secretary In concluding MS address
made strong argument III favor OF reading the blDie III
The Secretary OF the Sabbath Committee of this city,
Mr. Attebury addressed the Synod On the subject oi
In the afternoon the Rev. Dr. Falton OF the Canadian
German Reformed Church. took leave Of the synod In
appropriate speeches, which were answered by Presi'
dent Vermye. .
In the evening the Rev. J. B. Alliger OF ia
maica L. l., Chairman OF the Judicial Committee IRE
ported the cases Of the Rev. g. W Connaught and the
Rev. william Demares for the consideration OF the
synod The latter appealed from the decision OF the
particular synod of Brunswick which sustained the
action of the members Of the church at Ramapo of which
the Rev. Mr. DemaTest PASTOR, who dismissed the
reverend gentleman his were not sui
GENTLY edfyng and full of the flowers OF eloquenee On
the Rev DIR. Taylor the further consideration
Of the adjourned 10 this moTning ip order TO
have the record the Brunswick Synod for REFER
ence Mr. Connaught's trial will commence Monday.