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Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-06-04
NO. Q PERDIDo STREET, NEW ORLEANS.

OCLLETT STEEL BRUSH COTTON GINS, Gulett Hand Lotion pc.a
Iunnari southen Cora Planter TunnaTd Southern Cotton PIAnters Sngoi fnnv'
tiers, sHNey Gang Plows, C0em1ns Corn and Wheat Mills NorsE SnanSS mnA,
Portable steam Engines and Boiler, Circular saw Mills BaIs Ohio lower ps oM a
Combined Mowers IN Reapef. with OrOpper Attachment g ain Drills Ihe porsn
kG and beat AraherA, Book Bidders Machinery, Euns steam Pumps, Wood WoTk.
ing Machery, Corn Crusher, MCGOWAN Pumps, Cucumber Wood Pumps fol- Wells AMI
SntHhs, Crawords GuTien Culttvaios. iced Cutters. Corn Shelters, WheebgmoNWs.
-W-l. N.HL. LNIEI .NHL NAHe lIaLN00a ENllOIlLln. mIEMm viz y
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to the Northwestern Railroad, Urichville,
LincOln's miniOns, Col. PoOrrnAn and Mrs.
Surrat. That Is truly felicitous. But
enough; St. Clairsville Is in q strait when
such advocates arc needed or used.
We learn that some alleged informally
in presenting the petition for removal be.
foro the Legislature will be taken AtlvNn.
tagc Of by tic St. ClairsvillC interest to
prevent the expression Of the people by
vote on the subject. 1t will be in ac'
CortlanCe with all their action upon the
question. They fear the people; they
know that their doom Is sealed II the vot'
Crs get chance to choose.
The house of Mr., David Smith, near the
Wcgcc Coal Works, wHs entered and rob.
bed on Sunday night A school teacllCr
sleeping in the house, was robbed Of oil
his clothing. The pantry and smoke house
were emptied Of their contents. The rob
bcrs appeared to have it all their own way
while they remained. Some men in n
small boat that had landed close by were
suspected. A number Of persons went in
pursuit. but no word from them has been
received yet. 1.
The snow storm this morning is wei.
coined by the fhrmers with great satisfac.
tion, with the hope that the snow will re-
main; our roads are in bad condition,
making it difficult to bring produce 10
market. ......
A fair amount Of business is doing here.
Dull times and scarcity Of money are ct.
fccting us, as well rs the rest oftlle world,
but We have no especial complaints 10 make.
We arc doing as well ms we could ration
ally expect. Il.
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7 NEW YORK CITY.

New YORH, Feb. 0.
The sufferers from the horrible Crucltlcs
practiced on board the ship Napoleon,
which arrived here from Liverpool on
last Saturday, have preferred charges
against the captain and two mates for the
preparation Of the most atroCiOlls Outragcs
irpOn them. This statement reads like n
pagc out Of the History Of the Black Hole
Of Calcutta. The cOmplainAntS arc M
tiveS Of different nations. Two Of them
arc Americans, and there is no evidence
exhibited Of malice or cOlluSiOn on their
part.
Matt Green IL we'll klmwn sporting
character and Republican politician,
who kept the 0pcra Saloon in this city,
died Mt his residence in Thompson strUct
yesterday. E
The Board of Police Commissioners
propose to make IN investigation into the
circumstances attendant On the publiCa.
tiOn OF the assassination canArd which up.
rcarcd in several of tho evening papers
on Saturday, so far rs tile police are con.
ccrne6. With this end IN view, StlpGrin-
tcndcnt Kennedy has obtained from the
reporters who gave II out for publication II
full statement Of tho manner in which
they obtained Il.
One hundred and fifty cases Of the dis.
ease known rs tho relApsing fever nrc re.
ported now in this city.
The committee Of the Grand Army of
the Republic Of the State Of New York,
of which Col. Pclt, Of this city, md Col.
MCQuadr, Of Western New York, nrG
members, appointed recently to effect an
amalgamnti0n Of Tint body with the Union
Home nnd School, whose objects are sim.
liar, llns succeeded in accomplishing it.
Leo BalSky, who was shot hy BiddH,
sometime ago, has been married, and hG
antl tic, mysterious widow Indy, WHO
nursed him at Bellevue Hospital, are liv-
ing quite happy and contentcd In Irving
Place. Tho time Of the triNl Of Biddlc
has Ii0t'yct been fixed, but when 1t does
come Off It is stated that II will he Of u
very interesting nnture.
The interruption to travel by the SNOW
storm oEyeslcrlay, continues The mails
and trains arc all behind time, from every
pOint.
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The Legal-Tcndcr Dccision--.Whal
IN Thought Of 1t in Washington.

The IIeRalsIcnucf DcclSlOnssa " nat
In Thought Of 1t in Washington.
A Washington dispatch, says there Is a
good deal Of feeling In official and Politi-
cal circles about the decision made by the
Supreme Court Monday, OH the legal ten.
der question. A careful reading of the
full opinion shows, the writer says, that
the construction put upon il by lawyers
who heard II delivered was hardly cor
rect in one respect. They understood the
Chief Justice to imply constitutlOnNltty Of
the act rs applied to contracts made since
its passage, hut whatever inference may be
drawn from Ills reasoning there certainly
Is no declaration on this point, and con-
silcratiOn Of what he actually said In con-
ncCtiOn with what hns been said in
other recent decisions, leads numbers
Of persons 10 now fear that the
whole law will be swept Away"if the
final decision isgiven by the present men,
bCrs of the bench alone. The remarks of
the court about irretlCemnble paper cur.
rcncy arc very obnoxious to many mem.
bcrs Of Congress, who say they were not
becoming in the nun who did SO much rs
Mr.. Chase did to originate the grcCnb0ck
system, and q strong article Is published
here In which the idea is held that he
went out Of the way 10 mike this assault
upon the policy Of the Government, md
that his lnnguNge was improper and I'M.
pertinent. II mny be Nddcd that justice
Miller Is much complImGntcd on his Opin-
ion sustaining the conStitutiOnNlity orthe
AIT or,l gnvprn1 Senators arn satisfied that
II the nomination of Judge LIoar Ind been
confirmed, he at least would have concur.
red in the views Of Justice Miller
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FOREIGN NEWS.
FRANCE.
More Rioting and BarricadeS In the
Streets Of Paris-The Mob
fired on by the Police
..... aud Bl0OdShed. ., .

| VI EdEIh-4 AAUg
fired on by the Police
... aud BI0OdShed., .,. ME.
PARIS, Feb. 0-3 a. NJ.
The disturbance broke out again a
Bclleville and the In Ruo de FoubOrg dt
Temple at midnight Several addiuona
bArricatlCS have been erected in narrow
streets. Troops arc still inthG neighbOr
hood of the scene, but up TO this morning
have not fired on the rioters. The police
are active. There are rumOS Of killed
and wounded OH Boulevard MontmCrtrC
street, the police having made severa
charges on the position Of the rioters
This point is fully mile and d half dis
tant from the scene Of disturbance.
Many additional arrests haVC beer
made. ..iI .. l".I
Gustavc Flourcrs, leader Of the disturb
Crs is still At large, though the authOritie'
are making every effort TO arrest him.
The Newspaper AcC0unts-.Tranquil.
4,n ity Restored. ia'
The morning Journals have the follow
ing details or tic disturbances Of last
night: There hAd been much excitement
among the people during the day, which
eliminated about midnight III new out
breaks. These were not confined to one
locality, nor were they on the scene o
those suppressed yesterday nt La YilCttC
and Bellevillc, hut nearer the centre OI
the city, and only n few squares from the
PalaCe lGoyalc. New and stronger barri'
cades were thrown up and tGnNciously de-
fcnded. The police attacked several oi
these but were quickly driven oil. The
military forces were then brought into re.
quisit:on, and, us on the tlny previous
carried all the barricades without firing OH
the crowds. There seems to beA hcSita.
ton on the part Of both troops and rioters
to resort TO the Use Of firearms Strong
bodies Of police have been placed on all
the boulevartls, with orders 70 fOrcihly
lispcsc all crowds Hundreds Of the riot
ers have been arrested. Several were
wounded, mainly in conflicts with the po-
lice, and Il Is reported TINT some were
killed. ur '...
The MGrellaie did not appear tO.day.
All its editors are under arrest for aiding
tho riOterS.- One Of the editors Of 0ftlIeAlaFI-
lEN was also arrested for the same QlIenSc.
The Ministers remained ut the headQudr-
tcrs Of tho police all night. The city is
now Tranquil
'' rt PARIS Feb. 0.
The city Is now tranquil. A strong
police force Is patrolling the streets.
Many Of The workshops nre closed to-day.
A - NlN
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SUPREME CoUWT OF Ts.-IKi-
nctlay, FIJ. 8. 1S7O.-The Court sat, pursu-
ant to adjournment present, all the
Judges.
On motion Of Mr., Dennis, WIN. w.
Gordon, Esq., Of Virginia, was admitted
to practice as counsel in this court.
Ferrell ct al, IN. FOrney ct al, from the
Circuit Court Of BroOke-COntinuctl by
consent till the next term. Karncs rs.
Montgomery, from the Circuit Court Of
GrccnhriCr-PticB concluded his argyll
ment commenced, yesterday, for the ap-
pclIec and B1Q9e" replied for appellant,
and the case wNs submitted. KarncS rS.
Lee, from the Circuit Court of Green.
bricr-argued by Dennis for appellant
and Snyltr for the appellee, and submit
ted. r... "a.
Ocheltrec ct al, rS. McCllntic ct al, from
the Circuit Court Of Grccnbrier-Rrgued
by Prize for appellants and Gordon forap-
pcIlccs. Mr.. G. had not finished his ar-
gumcnt when the hour Of adjournment ar
rived, and will resume this morning.
Adjourned until 0 o'clock Thursday
morning.
The following cases are liable to be call
cd for argument to-day: OCheltrce, ct al,
appellants, 81. SrClntic, et q, appelIees;
POtchcll, appellee, ca Kelley, appellant; /;
Parker "a. Clarkson ct al; .RhodGrick, up.
pcllant, ~. Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Company, appellee; Swami, administra.
tor, appellant, rs, Deem, appellee; Land
craft, appellee, rs. Hutchinson & Caperton,
appellants; Kelly, appellant, q. Lewis, ct
al, appcllees; CAllison, appellee, c'. Bal.
lafd1 1S Humphreys, appellants; Baltimore
s. Ohio Railroad Company e. Wander
warker, etalj Withen, administrator, rs.
AIcQuain. a
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wheeling Wholesale Market.


"WEDNESDAY EVENING, Feb. 0, 1870
GnAlN--Exceedlngly dull and unchanged; oltr
ings light. Whcat-Wc quote white al 81 2jdI
%; rcd 90c to 81 o., Connie. Rye-9Oc Oats
4Oc. BArley--Spring 90c6$l 90; flll q 10.
PRovIsIOSs-POrE-Ncw Mess $40 90 y barrel.
SOC. LaFd-New iT8i7JH in tiGrrcB; ISc In kegs
F1OuR-Qulet and iltn; We quote fancy
at SO IS; red wheat family 8 bOG0 IS. Rye
Fl0ur-$ e 1J{I6 10. HnckwhCat FlOur-41Gc Y n
EoGS-9OC = dozen, with prospect Of further
BUTrER-9Sc for best roll.
POULTRF DREasED-THrkCyRa at lGC; Ducks l2C
Chickens 16c, and GcCSC &c y n,
POTArOEs-GOC . buslCl.
ATLEA-Green Dbl. g 9SIs 80; dried 7GSG
2 D., owing to quality.
FEGrnEitsSSSc q b for live geese.
RAOs-4c 2 n.
BEESwAx-3Oc.
lIAT-BalSd SO q ton; loose $ll OQ6l6 90.
COPPEE-Fair to prime Rio 2OB2lC.
HuoAR-Now Orleans laH6i4Hc: Porto Rico
lSe14KC; Cuba 19A9lS%c; A coffee l6c; u do,
l4Hc, Hnd Crushed I6c.
SYEUrs- baltimore 7O6TOc; New York fGdS
fE1geanpo%dsr 81 soSi 10; Young HysOn
81 306G1 60: Black $l6I 10. HuE
CASDLEH-Star 9ON23c; city mould l5c.
SOpA-CpGGIfc In kegs; 0 cents In papers.
SoAP-FamIiy exc; German sXc; Eastern 10
0lS. . .Irl.
CnEEsE-WC Reserve I1c; Goshen eOC.
STARcII-6ISHc; Maizena, i9Sb14c.
BRooNs-$ zoos 20 = dozen,
SNUPF-186I5c; do In boxes Of SIX dozen g 30.
TOBAcCO-MAnuiaclure unchanged: Navy $50
nc; dark 10s and Ks GS6T2c; bright lOF and hs
TOTES0c.
SHOT AND LEAp--Har Lead 1ac = n; shot
OILs.-Larl oil-$I Is for extra winter strain.
cd. Carbon Oil-SlC, no charge for packages; or
2IC and charge for package.
lRON ASD NAILs-CUmnOn bar sizes, 3'AiG34J{C;
hOn4 shoe 6Ec: heavy bands 4SGSkC; hoop iron
and light baud b5e10c; round and squire 1i17Aic;
oval 4KG5c; half oval and half round 4J{6t5HC.
lIOrEG siOes-Eastern 81 2SGb7 Is y key; Pitts.
burgh 50 OOfb7 30. Nail rods 9bI6c Nails, l0d
to G6. q 90; Sd and ID q %; 6d to I'd g %; ID
and Sd Is IS; Sd - On; 2d q SI Sd InG 81 Is; I'd
Gn6 % 2J. a.l...
SAET-DaIry g 20; Ohio River e .S Mus.
GiAssEFIrst quality sxiO, &: 1Oxl9, a. 50;
second quality sxl0. % 90: 1Oxl3, IS % = box Of
70 feet. Discount ~ per cent. for cash.
SEEDs-ln good demand; flax seed at I? %.
TImnthys4 7SG5b 90; clover 50 2SfI9 80
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BELLAIRR.
To he Eaitorof he Iats!QOAsesrI.

To ne Editor Of ne Intet9gNaetT; VI t ..
An astute correspondent Of the last 81.
Clairsvillc Gazette gets off some brilliant
Jokes, like josh Billings. III had half his
genius and ability, / would not take five
dollars and part with It; his name ought
TO, and no doubt will be, handed down to
postcrity among the brightest Of the age.
Messrs. Anderson & Crafty, Of our place,
are styled by this gentleman as dishonest
trickstcrs; as holders of lots, having no
other motive for their action In the COun-
ty Seat business, but selfish one. The
facts are, that neither Crafty nor Andcr.
son are lot holders, for sale, nor Is any lot
holder actively engaged in the movement,
in our town; and Il they were, "dOCs It af.
feet the question; or because we have no
Public Piazza, what Is that9 no mar
kct House no 7bttH Hal (.rc' hare u
fine one; y no Athcncum; nograled streets;
no hospital, no wharf; and as Cutile would
say, ToHub1n. Does that render St ClairS.
viilo any more accessible or central :!
Docs that account for our six thousand
citizens petitloning for removal from St.
Clnirsyille- four thousand Of that
to USt locate the the County SeatP, II looks as
though McssrS, Anderson & Crafty arc
not the only busybOllles in the cOun.
" that seek 10 change the SET
lied order Of things. "BClAire has got
her railway" he says, "at an expense to
the county Of one hundred thousand dol
lars; and not content with that, she wants
the county buildings at IN expense Of one
hundred thousand more" This para.
graph demonstrates that among other &C
compliShments this man Is great at fig
ures, not only TO work them, but to create
them. By the rule Of Fluxlons, hesprcads
himself all over the ground. he winds up
this remarkable production by q reference
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Connecticut Republican Convention.
s"'' H4KTPoRD, Feb. 0.

The Republican State Convention, pre-.
sided over by Senator Buckingham, re-
nominated the present Statc ticket except
for Lieut.. Governor, for which office Hon
Morris Tyler, of New Haven, was elected.
j. r. IIawley from the Committee on
Resolutions reported the platform, which
he supported in m earnest speech, md II
was unanimously adopted. lie expresses
Crntitudo for the devotion Of the Re.
publican party 10 equal rights, re.
NftirMs the Chicago platform ind
congratulatpS President Grant And the
country upon tho completion Of re.
construction and adoption Of the 18th
Amendment; praises the National Admin.
islration for It's economy and fidelity in
collecting the revenue and reducing the
debit fiIvOrs payment Of the National debt
in coin and Il speedy return to specie pay.
mcnt; dcnounccs repudiNtiOn in all forms,
whether by taxation Of bonds or their
payment III paper; calls for continued
economy in national lntl State Affairs; for
tile impartial levy and prompt collection
of taxes; removal Of taxes from the neceS.
saries Of life and imposition Of taxes on
luxuries; favors tariff for revenue, but
80 devised as to relieve lAhor, encourage
industry and avoid strengthening mOnOp'
OlieS, and advocates q generous discharge
of the obligations to disabled soldiers.
Governor Jewell and the candidate for
Lieut.. Governor made brief speeches, and
the Convention adjourned with cheers.
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Cincinnati Market.

CINCINNATI, Fchrunry !"
Unchanged.
GRAN--Whoat-Firm at 81 l0f61 u. Corn
Dull At 72Sb1tc. Oata-Dull at OGb66C. Rye and
BArlCy-Unchangcd
CoTToN-QuICt; middilngH At axe.
ToBACcO-FiFm and In good dClnHnd RalCs a
a hhds at 1904 80; receipts light.
WnIsKT-Steady at 9Sc; demand fair,
IIo1S-Fair at 81 60d9 20; receipts, 400
PROVBIoNS-Q -Qniet and hardly anything doing
Mess POFk-Hela at SO 75t27 10, but go 80 wal
the best offer made. Bulk Mc4lE-SCgl leCtFd and
no demand: shoulders at lOHC; and Sides At l3ai
@I4Xc. BacOn-Dull, though bHt little ont O
smoke: shoulders at 12Ac; sidOS at l5kGiGHc fol
clear RIB and clear. Sugar cured lIAniE al lBkI
l9Ec; demand light.
Lamp Unsettled; prime steam sold Mt 1Ac'
kettle 1t 15lic. /.
BUTTER-CnClAngctl.
EGds-At 23C.
OuS-Llnscel 0tl-QuiCt at IrI1a5c. Lard OH
Dull and dropping; extra at $i4N91 49, Pc
trOlcum-Flrm at 2lG8lc.
GRoCERIRs-Sugar-DnIl and tlrOOplng; Ealci
Of 80 hhds at 1lb11aafc for New Orleans. Coffee
Steady at l8Ib2tc. MOlasHcS-FirmrF; New Or
leans at 7bf07SC.
IsEEP PCATTLR-Flrm at $51T 30 for good to OK
ira shipping,
.GOLD-140k buying.
EXCllANGE-DuIl at ITO discount buying.
MONET-Markct easy at S0l0 per cent.
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WASHINGTON COUNTY.
From hs RepOrtet..

From hs Reporter. II
INFORMATION WANTED, Of Mary Isabel
Moore, formerly living in the family Of
Boyd Crumrinc, ESQ.,, OF this place. She
lcit here suddenly on the 14th Of last De.
Ccmbor, and has not since been heard Of
Any information sent 10 her father, John
NJ. Moore, Can0nsburg, Washington Co..
Pa, will be gratefully received, and II
suitable reward paid for the same. Our
exchanges will perform IN net Of charity
by copying this notice. 4 ..a
THE Wool CRoP.-We understand that
there is considerable portion Of the wool
crop Of this county still in the hands OF
the farmers. A number Of these will, we
are told, hold their clips over. for the new
market unless they can receive more than
the current pricO-l0rty-tive cents. Dur
ing the past week there has been some
brisIness in the demand, md we have
heard ofa considerable number ofsaleS. On
Friday last u good deal Of wool was
brought into town, mostly purchased by
Mai. Morgan. We believe the price Inns
not materially increased. -...
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News of the Day.


Gov. Walker, of Virginia, yesterday
sent supplementary message to the
Legislature relating chiefly to The routine
OF o!ale inassers; % nsiFrru ,,oi;,;oI ~ eG 'I ~,
Guty y. ~ '''S JMmssS n.y. ~ "'S sdu"r',nor,s ""
.,Io l5tn nIilctlult'c! to Nv cs'. ''','o..,I
IIAt CTngISSS W s1astJT :,,tt !ItLa n ,s'II;1%
IeLIo'a! ~ VI ..,..' uis Eas ;,,,on M ,c,oJ ,,oo.
lnest ., a . ioL ''5S"isT ~" SOnS" ToNolor ,
nc ~ nlsO Lcc"'ni''u'v" ,,o,,, ~ o,an"o. N
.lso s9sSsSS linny eStSt liz a.,,,';"nF Iov.n m
~ .Irc ~ "'Ittaa''"'''" ntn.n '" ~" '''''' Jaws
Vi '''c 0'"''' ..... ........
,r; from "ss. I'n"r S,,I;,,, S i,i, naGcMI,sr tho ,Ic
uatS di sIS S"n I I,os6 %H ,ioor," SSS o6
n0N i.H,' % tnho ~ ,n,rSrIlS M or s3O OG OG6
GSW S.on, st"mns T Elk 80 I0O. from nHsSnorts
through State DEPARTMENT, sci 900; from
salorits S7OI 600 Aggregate receipts of
tho mrcoIl, ncarly &l74 O60 600,
,,,...'., 1J.,,.. .,,,.o.a,,, =,
al Ic SSi ~ So,. ;UtSr1.i on tbS S,n,"
,oUt'. M0US ~ ,,oiJ ":Inr ny Iniv ist w"s W. rcicct"
~, TU'tSs oo ~ ~ oI '' "''0' ""'' '"'' " '''
~ ." '"""' WI 'f.u.,l--,..
The President yesterday nominated his
father, Jesse X Grant. for Postmaster nj
C0VingtOn, n.y., anu JUS Al: crowley l"r
Postmaster ut Columbus, Ohio.
vo,Cr,;ro EIn;n hoo brcr .rr.stc1 mt
c;nc;Nna,; on n charTo or n,ur,IcrinT lis
ou.n @ oI,;Ij N hoIe 0f sovnn months oII
III" Tho t"st;'norw hrfnrc tLr coroner Vms
,h"t EI";n came hGmn IrunL and when
lie win oSkcd him rnr moncv IN Inv
ErosI @ m far smNNsr hcibcr,,mr cmf3,rrd mil
took % n w mi Of Eoilinr cotI;p md toured il
M % ihc T,cc and G9som of the child. Ii
I;ycj 10 honrs 10
:. ,..,
MI. bruce, 44TG ; oycIcTTy; ., T,.'ITs'' pn.,;a
70 introduce vi, ~ tIc AiIlSI r'lS' Ll,5
i"rI % IN S E""Iand 49, ~"
'"'.' ~ 's% -1 T a., a,.,,. a.,
1eslalc.l rom faFis c"n1lIIils ", I Inc
stIlemeht o. lnG 4rt'St w; ~ ~. 'Uc ,'n,. e,.l.
toEs ol thc -uLSe'sSe' q, UT .''c "''c'
's,uS'" nv " ,,1 N' '"N r~, t%I w - 30 s,,.,,
Inc MNVGF!y "; l. stea' 1T..wa, nU
mus; owned w 1nu%cr, Ial.So, ilS,.e' ~. esE "
oaS1', S' vO,,eoodSw T ] m3,1,InT w oss si5 6NO. M J.
;"s5roI mo- - 4 Enr SSS Inn ''''
I'm M, : Tss,,S~s ~ Gh,,o,n r,o.ao, ,,oso0d
i4G AatlsS 9e%Ie nauI,s.,ns lu, as,.Iso. aSs..
S,s nc IL" hSU ron,ov"I %r t%c TndisnS from % t%c
S,otc. y, @ ,,cn"tions If land nv Congress- C"r
r";IrGoJ % T n,,rSosce with ,I'IS rcTnrSi IN thc
r;"htS ] 0racttIcrs and to comml ihc TntIinns
10 nny for tle stock stolen by them, "A
concurrent resolution pissed The House.
asking Congress to appoint Commissioners
to investigate md report Immediately the
losses and damages sustained by the set
tiers OH, the frontier by ndlan' dcptclla.
tions.
In the New York Assembly yesterday
n motion 10 appropriate $946 ,O6O to my
the anti.war debt in coin, was rejected
The general school law Of Missouri Inns
been 70 Rlncndcd as 10 allow. all women
over 81 wears old, owners Of property, to
vote on Questions affecting the raising Of
taxes for school purposes. -
The Chinese Ambassadors hive arrived
at 81. Petersburg and entered uron the
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Wheeling should make known her diSpO.
sition in the matter before the House comes
to aCt directly on thut question. When
the Wheeling proposition has been form.
ally submitted, the Legislature will have
before It definite question. Whether 1t
will be hest to incur the trouble, the
expense, the Inconvenience and discOm.
fort of breaking up and going to Charles
ton on the 1st of April next, or TO remain
hero awhile longer, Is not by any means
all there is in It. ItbeC6meS the friends Of
immediate removal not only to show that
there will he something to compensate
the public officers for this, but TO show
that there WILDE something 10 compen.
safe for the Inconvenience and disComfOrts
which they, the future legislatures and the
general public who have business at the
capital, must for II long time experience at
Charleston, and in getting there, in many
ways that suggest themselves. We donot
mean Hny undue depreciation of that
place OF Of its public spirited people; nor,
on the other hand, any undue exalta'
tion Of yNYbeellng by comparison.
Wheeling hAs little enough to offer,
in all conscience, Of the advantages
by which It Is desirable, in the interests
of intelligent Legislation, to surround those
who make our laws, us well as ofthe things
which contribute 10 the personal COM
fort Of the lawmakers and others visit
ing the capital on public business; but we
submit TINT Charleston, or any other point
in the State, has less, and must have less
we fear for good while TO come. Wheel
Ing is us accessible now us any point in
the State. and fur more so than Charles
ton, having communication both by river
and ruil; II being III important business
centre, people from every section Of the
State who visit here on public business,
arc able to make the same visit servo u
double purpose; Our streets arc well
paved; the hotels aregoOd and of every
grade, so tint cach one may he suited Us
to the style or cost Of entertainment;
we have abundant banking facilities,
u public library, churches of all dcnomi-
nations, and u moral, orderly, intelligent,
hospitablc, wlrm-hCartCd people. Take
II oil in all, we do not believe our public
officers will find more agreeable surround
ings anywhere in the State than they do
in Wheeling, nor at less expense to the
public treasury. ... 80 .'T
We trust such considerations rs these
will influence the gentlemen Of the Legis-
laturc to give the proposition Of this city
at least u fair hearing on its merits, be-
lieving that the more they turn It over the
more favOrably they will be disposed to.
wards II,