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The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-01-08
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
The Republican stnte COnvcntic

The Republican state Convention,
CONCORD, January The Rcpubli-
can State convention renonInated
Governor Stekrns by acClammatiOn. a
communication was received from the
Governor declining on account of Ill
health. A committee was appointed u
request the withdrawal of the decliu a.
tioD, who were successful.
Resolutions were adopted ap-
proving the course of the Ad-
ministration; in favor of the abolition
OF the franking privilege; to urge
that the nominal restoration of the
former relations Of any State to the
Union, accomplished by fraud in viola
tion of the conditions Of its restoration,
is null and void, as in the case of Geor.
gia; that Congress is bound to enforce
the conditions of restoration and main
tain o Republican form of government;
denouuce the action of the New York
Legislature in resembling the ratitiCa'
tion Of the fifteenth amendment as a
blow aimed at universal suffrage; com
ment on the participation of the Demo
cratic party in the rebellion; hail the
revival of temperance in the State as
an omen of good; pledge support To
the industrial classes, and express re.
gret at the death of Secretary Stanton.
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LOUISIANA LEGISLATURES.
Governor Wnrmoutk's Annual Mes
sage-1.he state AudiIOr's Frauds
A'speciaI Message for his Benefit.

NEW ORLEANS, January The Gov
ernor's annual message TO the Leglsla-
ture congratulates them upon the in
proved oonditisn of public affairs, and
the good feeling existing between the
people &c both races. 1t takes cheer
ful viewof the political situation, and
speaks Of the general prosperity OF the
State, After resume OF the material
wealth q tho State. the Governor says
there is no good reason, 50 far
as her ability is concerned, that
her bands should sell for less
than heir par value. He says
that credit does not depend alone upon
the solysncy of the party whose secnrl,
ties are apon the market as upon the
sufficiently of the arrangements to pay
the prineipal aud interest as they ac'
crue; bath must be provided for amply
in amogfht and surely in method. a
wise uss of tho State credit, sustained
by faithful officers, is all that is neces-
saTy in fthe present premises. He at
trioutegthe condition ef the bonds 10
the INSTRUMENTATION of the Auditor
of Pablic Accounts. On the
subiects, Of levees be advises
the corporation of the States of Arkan-
sas, Mississippi and Louisiana and the
General G overnment for the assessment
of special taxes for levee purposes and
favorS the encouragement of the great
works Of internal improvement, public
education, and immigration. he be.
lieves the New Orleans, Mobile and
Chattapooga Railroad, also the Ship
Island Canal, will be completed at an
early day, and recommends the repeal
of the license gambling law.
NEwsORLEANs, January 7.-GoveruoI
Warmouth yesterday seat special
aessaee to the Legislature, beginning
at becomes my duty to communicate tc
your honorable body a grave charge
against George NJ. Wyckliffe, Auditor Of
Public Accounts. His Ofenses against
the customs and laws of the State have
seriously embarrassed the Government
and rendered it difficult to pay the
interest on the State bonds; he has beer
guilty of numerous acts involving ex
tortion against charitable institutions
of tho State, also involving frauC
against the Commonwealth and collu
sion with evil disposed persons to de
fraud the same, &C.; he has extort ed
sums bf money from creditors OF the
Statses condition precedenttO the issu
ance 10 them of the certificates of in
debteaness or warrants to which the!
were entitled by law" The Governor
goes On to state number of cases il
which ho charges the Auditor will
malfeasance, sc. The message was re
ferred
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-01-08
MARYLAND LEGISLATURE.
Message of Goyernsr Bowie.

BALTIMORE, January THE Mary
land Legislature has been fully organ.
lied. The message of Governor Bowie
puts the net funded debt OF the State at
81 269, ,093 ,S96. As an Offset the State
holds stocks and bonds on which q divi-
dend and interest are received to the
the amount of s722 54l ,322, leaving an
actual debt sof S546,452, ,674. The mes
sage opposes mixed schools Bat sug-
gests that the tax received from
colored tax payers for school purposes
be devoted to. theedneation of the col
ored children, and that educational
facilities be extended to them by the
State. The message is of great length,
and is confined principally to State
matters. In discussing the Fifteenth
Amendment he contends that the quss-
tion of sufsge should be left entirely
to the control Of the States. zaa !
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50. Thomas.

The ADMINISTRATOR favorable dis
position towards ratification of the
st. Thomas treaty, revives the interest
therein. The negotiations for the pur
chase of these Danish islands began al
far back as January, 1865. On the 9TH
of that month, Mr.. SEWARD and Con
oral RAAsLoFF, the Danish Minister at
Washington, met at a dinner party. In
the course of the evening Mr.. SEwARr
took General RAAsLoFF aside, and un
folded the idea of purchase, adding thai
We wanted the islands for naval sta
tion, and that their geographical posi-
tion made them properly part of thi:
country. In October, 1867, the treaty
was concluded; but since then the mat
ter has dragged along, lacking the Sen
ate's confirmation, ard causing much
hard feeling among the partisans o.
Denmark.
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"Frank PIensc Come Tlsme." f."

In large saloon on Vine street, night
before last, as reYelrY ran high, and
large groups of fashionable young man
we're holding high carnival midst the
clinkiDg of glasses, beautiful and
handsomely attired lady made her way
through the crowd, and approaching an
intoxicated person, whose distinguished
air and deneauor gave him the appear
ance of cultivation, said Frank please
come home. Leave this miserable place
With word and excited oath, bel
husband, for such the accosted individu'
al was, ordered her TO leave, and 50
about her business. His wife tarried
and with tears trickliny down hel
cheeks beseeched him to follow her
The drunken brute rose, aud, cllnching
her arm, pushed her out of the door. A
friend of the lady endeayored to per
suade Frank to accompany her, but hC
refused, and she whom he had vowed
to protect and cherish, was obliged tc
return to her home alone.-Cincinndf
Commercial.
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The Force OF Imagination.

Bucklaud, the distinguished geelogist,
one day gave a dinner, after dissecting
Mississippi alligator, having asked a
good many of the most distinguished OF
his classes to dine with him. His house
and all his establishment were in good
style and taste. His guests congregated.
The dinner-table looked splendid with
glass china, and plate, and the meal
commenced with excellent soup. Glow
do you like the soupf" asked the doctor,
after having finished his own plate, ad-
dressipga famous gourmsnd Of the day,
every good indeed" answered the
other; "turtle, is it mott l only ask be-
cause / do not find any green fat" The
doctor shook his head. think it has
somewhat of q musky TASTE" says an
other; mot unpleasant, but peculiar" i"
All alligstors have" replied Buckland,
"cayman peculiarly so. The fellow j
dissected this morning, and which You
have just been eating -" There
was general rout of guests; every one
turned pale. Half dozen started from
the table; two or three ran out Of the
room, and only those who had stout
stomachs remained to the close of an
excellsst entertainments. "See what
Imagination is," said Buckland. "If i
and told them 1t was turtle, or terrapin,
or bird's-nest soup, saltwater amphi-
bia, or fresh, or the gluten of fish from
the maw of sea-bird, they would have
pronounced it excellent, and their di-
gessiou would have been none the worse
Such is prejudice" "But was is really
an alligator asked lady. GAS good
q calls head az ever wore coronet, .
| answered Bnckland. E Eei 60 la +,
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A New Swindle.

A new device for getting money from
the unwary has been hit upon by some
unprincipled schemer in New York city.
A Autographed letter has been sent
throughout the West, which is designed
to lead the reader to suppose that it has
been issued by the Fourth National
Rank of that city. The circular rep
ressnts that it is probable that the in.
stitution will fail in the spring, and il
is desirable to circulate large amount
of the bills before the first of May. In
order to do this, it is proposed to sell
them at fifty cents on the dollar After
the word FOURTH" the circular has
the letters "st." in very small type, so
as to make il read Fourth Street Ma
tional Banking House Of New York
City, Correspondents are requested
to forward the sum of $40, when, OF
osurse, they win hear, nothing further
from theinstitution- rgfgsI
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MINNESOTA.
Meeting of the Legislaiure-GoTern
oF,s Message.

Meeting of the Legislaiure-CoTern
oF's Message.
CHICAGO, January Both houses OF
the Minnesota Legislature met in the
Senate Chamber to-day,
After Governor Marshall had delivered
his message, the new State officers were
sworn in and Governor Austin delivered
his inaugural address. The Governor
says: On January /, 1867, there were
only three hundred and fifteen miles OF
railroad in the State; now there are
seven hundred and thirty. eight miles
completed. He recommends that five
hundred thousand acres Of internal i'm.
provement lands be used 10 liqu:dare
the old railroad bonds, bat il it is not
done that an amendment t0 the COnsti.
tuition be submitted TO the people, pro.
viding that the lands be disposed of for
no purpose withouta direct vote of the
people. Owing TO the probability of o
Sioux outbreak Arising from the Winnie
peg troubles, he recommends that the
Legislature ask the general Government
to station and maintain military
force in the vicinity Of Pembine to pro.
tet the settlement.
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Tn, seuieIa Boy Redivivus.

The New York San reports as follows
a little affair that took place in Hee-
mans saloon the other night: "The
Hon. J. c. Heenan was playing Casino
At a side-table against Con. Fitzgerald,
and. beyond much loud talk and many
p1ofaue vocifeTatiOns, everything was
merry. Suddenly q dispute arose be-
tween the card players, which quickly
eliminated in Fitzgerald wildly jump,
ing up, and planting his dexter digit
on the Hon. Johns frontisPiece. Hee-
nan, without relaxing his hold on the
cards which he held in his right hand,
srcse in his seat and shot out his IA
nous left duke twice on Cons left
eye. swelling it to an enormous SIZE,
Keeling him ever on the floor. Heenan
then dropped the cards, and was about
to spring forward and administer fur
thsr punishment, but the crowd inter
pcsed and pinned him against the wall,
until FITZGERALD had time to gather
himself up and dart out OF the door ana
up Broadway"
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How People Walk.

Observing persons move slowly, their
heads move alternately from side to side,
while they occasionally stop and turn
around.
Careful persons lift their feet high
aud place them down, and pick up some
little obstruction and place it quietly
by the side of the way.
Calculating persons generally walk
with their hands in their pockets and
their heads slightly inclined.
Modest persons generally step softly,
for fear of being observed.
Timid persons often step off from q
sidewalk on meeting another, and al
ways 90 around a stone instead of step
ping over it.
Wide awake persons "too out"
and have long swing to their arms,
while their heads swing about miscel-
laneously.
Careless persons are forever stubbing
their toes.
Lazy persons scrapo about loosely
with their heels, and are first on one
side of the walk, then the other.
Very strong minded persons have
their toes directly in front of them, and
have kind of stamp movement.
Unstabel persons walk fast aud slow
by turns.
Venturons persons try all roads, fire.
quently climbing the fenses instead OF
going through tue gate, and never let
down bar.
One idea persons and very selfish per-
sons "toe in."
Cross persons are very apt to hit their
knees together.
Good natured persons snap their finger
and thumb every few steps.
Fun loving persons have kind Of jig
movement.
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THE SAINTS or WALL STREET.
Five or Six HsiilIons n Year the Wage
of sin,
Correspondence Cincinnati Times)

Oh SIN,
Correspondence Cincinnati Times)
have been calculating the amount
gotten out of Wall street for some years
past by various thefts and swipdles, ex-
elusive of the regular operators, and l
estimate it at five or six millions per
annum. This seems an enormous SUN;
bntif you will take the trouble to count
fup the forgeries, mbe2zements, ETC.,
You will see that am rather under than
over the marx.
Those who steal should remember to
steal enough. If they descend to petty
amounts they will be thrust into the
Tombs. If theyYo on a magnificent
scale, they will enjoy the advantage ei
a compromise, and the reputation Of be-
ing clever scoundrels. You remember
the bank officer who some years ago
twent to q lawyer and informed him he
had used hundred thousand dollars
belonging to the bank.
"What have you done with !"
"Lost it all in stock speculstious."
"Haven't you any left"
"Not five hundred dollas."
"And you want my adviceP
eyes, very much"
"WelI, then, go back to the bank, and
take two hundred thousand dollars
more"
You're jesting with me-"
"Not in the least. Take the two
hundred thousand. Confess your en-
bezzlemeHt. Offer to compromise by
paying one hundred thousand. The
Uauk will refrain from prosecuting You,
accept your terms, and enable you to
retire with an independence"
The lawyer was right. The bank did
exactly as he said it would. The de.
faulting officer took an airing in Europe,
returned here, pretended to resign on
account or his health, joined fashion.
able church, and is to-day regarded as a
pattern of mOralities.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-01-08
The Cubaps and their Prospects.

Cuban agents represent the patriot
prospects as very lattering. The Junta
has furnished statement of their con-
dition to the New York press. Accord.
ing to this the Cuban army, on the 7th
ult., numbered 10000 men, though in.
adequately armed and equipped. Gen.
eral THOMAS JORDAN was chief of the
staff, and Major BEAUvILLIgRs chief
of artillery. The first div isiOn, tie
army of Camajuey, was commanded by
General IGNACIo AGRAMoNTE, and was
distributed in six brigades and three
battalions. The Second division, the
Army of the OIiente, three brigades, was
commanded by Francisco AGUILERA.
The Third division, the Army of Las
Villas, was commanded by General
FREDERICK CGBADA, aad consisted of
three brigades.
A civil administration was elected by
the Chamber of Representatives at
Guimaro, April IL, CEsPEDEs being
President; Francisco V. AGUnERA,
Secretary of War; RAMON CKsPEDEs,
Secretary of State, and ELIGIo Izo-
QUIRRE, Secretary of the Treasury.
Congress has been in session (alternate
ly at Guimaro and Sibarins, a short
distance from each other) ever since
April 10, with the exception of short
recess. An act of June Is, 1863, author
lied the issue of s., 900, 900 legal tenders,
which were engraved in New York. An
act of July 9 requires all citizens be-
tween the ages Of Is and so to bear
arms. An act of August organized a
system of civil courts, which are now in
operation. By one of these courts q
Cuban named BoRGEs was condemned
to death for numbering Spaniard
named COLA. Several State govern
ments have been organized in affiliation
with this Federal Government. Up to
December 18th six considerable cargoes
of arms and munitions of war for the
insurgents have landed on the island,
besides minor expeditions. Ofthe men
landed with them scarcely 200 were not
Cubans.
The extent of Spanish sway in the
island is indicated by the fact that the
Captain General announces his inability
to extend the telegraph system further
than to sixteen places, all of which are
in the western part of the island. While
constantly proclaiming the insignif-
cance of the insurrection, the Spauiards
have reported (it is found by addition)
l6, $50 Cubans killed, and 9l33 wounded
in action; 2092 prisoners, and l6, sol who
have voluntarily surrendered. General
LEscA is quoted as writing to the Reris
ia de Espana Of Madrid that the Spanish
operations in Cuba were carried out
without military object or success, and
at great sacrifice of blood or health, and
that results were deliberately sxagger-
ated for moral efest. FEEsI
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SALT LAKE.
Arrah gemeuts lInde to See Ihe Last
Ratl Laid and the Inst Spike DriV-
EN- On the UfRI, CentraI.

SALT LAKE, January AT meeting
of the City Council last night, COM
mittee was appointed to make arrange
ments to celebrate the completion of
the Utah Cetnral. The track will be
finished to the depot ground by Satur-
day night, but the last rail will not be
laid till Monday, and The celebration
will take place that day, consisting of
fire engines, salutes, raising of flags
throughout the city, the assembling of
citizens at the depot to see the last rail
and driving of the last spike with much
ceremony, and in the evening there
will be boufres, fireworks, llumina
tions of stores and public buildings, and
q grand complimentary ball at the the
atre, gotten up for invited guests by
the President and Directors OF the road.
The Deseret News says: The compile
tion of this road will greatly facilitate
the increase of our internal commercial
relations. 1t will also draw cur me-
tropolis into closer relations with the
outside world and bring thousands of
intelligent and rejecting minds into
close relations with us and our system,
and help break down the Ignorance aud
prejudice abounding concerning the
people here.
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RosADALIs-The proprietors claim
and its merits bear them up in the asser-
tion-that this great Alternative remedy
will cure and permanently cure Scrotula
in its various FERNS, such as CoNsUMP.
T1oN in its carly stages, Enlargement and
liberation of tho Glands, Joints and
Bones, &c.
RHEUMATISM, White Swelling, Sore
Eyes, Stubborn Ulcers, Eruptions of the
skin, DISEASE of Women, Loss of Appe'
tlte, Dyspepsia, Sick Headache, Costive-
ness, Liver Complaints, Pain in the
Back, Imprudence in Life, Gravel, and
all other Chronic diseases of the Blood,
Liver, Kidneys and Bladder.
1t only requires trial to convince
the most skeptical of its great merits as
a great Block Purifier and Renovator'
Certificates of its value pour in from
all parts of the country, and thousands
staud to day the living witnesses of its
great healing power.
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A French paper gives the following
account of the origin of the expression
."to make a complete tlasco." A Ger
man one day, seeing glass blower at
his occupation, thought nothing could
be easier than glass blowing, and that
he could soon do it as well as the other.
He accordingly commenced operations
by blowing vigorously, but could only
produce sort of pear-shaped balloon or
little flask (lasco). The second at
tempt had a similar result, and SO until
hasco after flasCo had been made. Hence
arose the expression which we not un-
frequently have occasion to use when
describing the result of our private and
public undertakings.
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THE CARDIFF GIANT 0UIDoRE.
Alleged Discovery o. the Skeleton of q
Giant in the Oil Regiess

Ginnt In the OlI heEt0us.
The Oil City Times of Friday is re-
sponsible for the following:
On Tuesday morning last, while Mr..
William Thompson, assisted by Robert
X. Smith was engaged in making an ex-
cavation near the house of the former,
about half mile north of West Hicko.
~, preparatory to erecting derrick
they eIhumed an enormous helmet of
iron, which was corrodsd with dust.
Further digging brought to light a
sword, which measured nine feet in
length. Curiosity melted them to en-
large the hole, aud after some little
time they discovered the bones OF
two enormous feet. Followinp
upsthe "lead" they had so une1pectedly
struck, in few hours time they had
unearthed a well preserved skeleton OF
an enormous giant, belonging to a spe.
cies of the human family which proba.
bly, inhabited this and other parts Of
the world at that time of which the
Bible speaks, when it says: "And there
were giants in those days" The helmet
Is said to be Of the shape of those found
among the ruins of Niueyab. The bone:
OF the skeleton are remarkably
white. The, teeth are all in
their places, and all of extraor.
dlnary size. These relics have been
taken to Tionests, where they are
visited by large numbers of people daily
when his gisutship was in the flesh, be
must have stood eighteen feet in hi.
stockings. TRese remarkable relies will
be forwarded to New York early pext
week. The joints of the skeleton are
new being glued together. These re-
mains were found about twelve fee,
q Selow the surface of q mound which
mad been thrown up probably centuries
ago, and which was net more than three
FEET above the level of the ground
Nousd it. Here is another nut for an.
uqasrians to crack. -
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Governor Hoffman on r federal 4 fairs
and on the Georgia Bill.


In his recent message to tho New
York Legislature, Governor Hoffman
says:
The people of this State are deeply
concerned in wise administration OF
Federal affairs. As representing them,
believe it to DO my duty, before clos
lug this message, to call attention to,
and protest against, whatever, in the
policy of the General Government
strikes at their commercial and agricul.
tural interests, or is ia any way preju-
dicial to their welfare. protest against
the revolutionary course of Congress
with reference to amendments of the
Constitution of the United States; by
which, among their other efforts at cen
tralization, they seek the absolute con-
troll of election in the States. Powerless
themselves to amend it by direct act,
and unable to procure the voluntary
consent of three-fourths of the States,
they force the consent of the Southern
States as o condition to representation
and thus override and nullify the will OF
others, whCss proper relations to the
Federal Government have never been in
terruptsd, and whom they cannot con-
strain.
l protest against the action Of both
Congress and the President Of The
United States in subjectiug The people OF
Georgia anew to military power, their
State Government being in full opera
tion, and the restoration of their consti.
tutional relations with the Federal Gov
ernment having been recognized by the
Federal authorities as complete. pro
test against the longer exclusion from
representation of any of the States; il
any one be excluded, the rights of all
are unsettled, and the harmony of our
lGovernmenti is destroyed.