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The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-01-12
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
TUESDAY EVENING, Jan. IL, 1870.
SECOND BRANCH.


Second Branch met in regular session.
Present-Messrs. Baer, Bell, Boring,
Clstor, Connolly, Hughes, Harrison,
Keim, McCourtuey, Maxwell, Moulter,
Salisbury, Shaaley, Porter Smith, ]. G.
Smith, Simpson, Sheppard, Sweeney,
Updegratf, Weisgerber and President
Wilkinson.
The President called the Council to
order.
The minutes of the preceding meet
ing were read, approved and signed.
The resolution changing the compeu-
sstion of the collector of assessments,
offered by Mr.. Hughes, at the last meet
ing, was taken up.
Mr.. Hughes moved to Eli the blank
with 81 per cent.
Mr.. Bell moved to hll it with 81 per
cent.
Mr.. Connolly moved to make il per
cent.
Mr.. Sweeney moved to make II 4 per
cent.
Mr.. Stanley offered the following
substitute: Strike out all after the
word whereas" and insert
ReSolred, That the Collector of Assess.
ments shall receive as a compensation
for his services five and one-haif per
cent. en- all collections made by said
Collector of Assessments up to January
lst, 1870, and four per cent. on all col
lectioas made by said Collector after the
above date.
Mr.. Sweeney moved to strike out the
words "fve and one-half per cent"
Carried.
The substitute was then withdrawn
The vote then recurring on the filing
Of the blank in the original resolution
with five per cent, the yeas and maya
were demanded. Those voting in the
affirmative are Messrs. Baer, Connolly,
Harrison, Keim, Porter Smith, Shep-
psrd, Updegraff, Weisgarber-s.
These voting in the negative are
Messrs. Bell, Boring, Clator, Hughes
Maxwell, Moulter, Simpson, Stanley,
j. G. Smith, Sweeney-l1.
So the resolution was lost.
The blank was then filled with the
words four aad ene-half per cent. and
the resolution was adopted.
REPORTS.
The report of the City Clerk was re,
ceived. 1t shows total receipts of S279..
955.45 from all sources and the eXpendi.
ture Of like sum for all purposes
With this expenditure Sl1, 100 in bonds
were redeemed, S24 ,9S745 interest paid
and the Tressury's Indebtedness reduced
from S65, ,4s7.53 to $9,60l.sl. The fiusn.
cial condition of the city is far better
than was thought during the past sum.
mer when the debt was stated at $780,.
900. The report was ordered to bepub'
lished ia the daily papers.
The committee on Accounts reported
certain bills against the city and offered
the following, which was adopted:
Resolred, That the foregoing bills
amounting to $5s3.36, be paid.
The committee on Wharves reported
that they had examined the reports oi
the Wharf Master, and found them in
accordance with Chapter 50 of the ordi.
nances, with exceptions of the local
packets. The report was received and
fled. .css'Ef.s- a'7F
The committee on Water Works re'
ported the following: aL a-i.
Resolred, That the monthly bill
amounting to S276.l7 be paid to,ths dit
lferent PARTIES mentioned theyeih -
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4'heeliua Rselster.
Wednesday,...--.January IL.
CORRESPONDENTS.

III, frisnds Of the REGISTER throughput HeSt
YirJiaia and the bordering counties Of ONO aItu
p,nJsylrania are particularly requested 70 nc;
auGint 10 promptly Iri:h any occurrence g ge"eras ~
,a,,r,st that may come tCithin their kHo~1Sa9e ~
e,,,s Of special importance The Telegraph may os
,sssd al eur erpens.; in most cases ne mdH 'Csa ~
onrr,r Eldb9rdte aud ornate essays are nor ae- 9,
rr,f but britf and accurate ktters g!e1ng a.. We
circumstances and incidents Ct interesting eoe''SS ~
soon a. they trdnSpire. IL;
Recommendations setting forth The material eondi-
,,on and Development Of the country; the crops,
tTlnsfers s land and all Other subjects cf interest
10 tht Agricultural community, are e$pec'd+y ae-
All and lviH be promptly published.
Sotioes Of public meetings, Of ,0hdtever nature
AMI an 0h,r OCCASIONS Of interest 10 the people, tcta
ks l5elcOrH>.
MS our aim 20 publish paper hGt shGG TcEee,
,hI opinions and lriShes Of THE PEOPLEj ana
,,battr,r comeg from the People, and Is Of rdluS
and inter,t to them, triA recesrs our instant and
faithful attention.
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THE HEALTH OFFICERS REpokr.-w,

THE HEALTH OFFICERS REPORT.-We
have received copy of the report OF
Doctor James f. Reeves, City Health
Officer, published by order of the Coun-
Gil. The work is entitled "The Physi-
cal and Medical Topography, including
Vital, Manufacturing and other Statis-
tics, of the city of Wheeling" The
title gives fair idea of the contents OF
the work. Doctor Reeves has spent a
great deal Of labor aud time in its pre-
paration, and the result is work which
will be read with pleasure by all who
feel an interest in the topics of which
it treats. At as early day as possible
we propose making some extracts.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-01-12

DIsBANDED.-The Guards Hose Com
pany at a meeting held on Monday
night disbanded its organization and
tsrned the property in its charge over
te the city. The United Fire Company
also considered the proposition of dis
banding, but considering that if sll the
companies were to disband before the
organization of the paid department the
oity would be defenseless, they resolved
to continue their organization until the
new Department shall be fully organ
lied.
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ADDITIONAL LOCAL.

ELECTION OF DRECToRs.-At the
election of Directors of the Peabody
Insurance Company held yesterday, the
present Board was reelected entire as
follows: VIM. Burley, DR.. VIM. ]. Bates
A. J. Pannell, Henry Stamm, A. Loring
James F. Barnes, Thom,s Hughes and
James Fl. Woodward. The efficiency OF
this Board and the ability aud popular
ity of Nat. C. Arthur, the company 3
Secretary, have given the Peabody a
place in ths front rank of safe insur.
ancs companies in this State.
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RIVER NEws.-The river is still fall
ing, with eight feet 10 the channel. Al
Pittsburgh they have falling river
with five feet in the channel.
The wharf looks deserted, not q
packet arriving for three days. We
hear that the New State has been tele
graphed for and will be here to leave
for Parkersburg on Thursday. We dc
not know of any other boats to arrive
shortly, although the R. c. Gray is ad,
vertis,d to leave Pittsburgh on Sunday
next
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IT takes 1000 majority to give Dem
ocrat prima facie right to seat in the
House of Representatives. That is the
ruling of the Committee on Elections,
and in accordance with it SIMPSON,
Democrat, from South Carolina, gets
the benefit of a prima Jacie decision
over his contcsting opponent, WALLACE.
Had SIMPSONS majority been. but
$500, different state of affairs
would probably have prevailed. AS
it is, the case will now come
up on its merits with SIMPSON in
and WALLACE laboring to oust him.
The House has heretofore held 1000 ma
jority to be sufficient to entitle Dem
ocrat to his seat, but the action in this
case indicates that DO Copperhea1 will
be admitted hereafter on any such mea-
gre margin.
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Public Meeting in Taylor.
WEBSTER, TAYLoRCo., w. Va,
January : $50.

WEBSTER, TAYLORCO., w. VA,
January 6, 1870. )
Editors Of the Register;
In pursuance 10 notice requesting
the citizens of Webster township to
meet at the school house in Webster,
Saturday, January Sth, to express their
sentiments regarding the action oil the
Board of Supervisors, granting license
for the sale Of liquors in said township,
a large majority of the citizens met, and
were called to order by S. NJ. Heironi-
mus, ESD, who explained the object of
the melting, after which the following
persons were elected as officers, viz
Elijah Sinsel, President; John Maxwell,
Vice President; l.. c. Stalnaker, Secre-
tary, and +. b. Blue, Assistant Secretary.
The House then being ready for the
transaction of business, committee
was appointed to draft a preamble and
resolutions. After short recess the
committee reported the following,
which were unanimously adopted, viz !:
WHEREAS, We, the citizens of Web
ster township, ever desirous of promot-
ing peace aad order, and having shown
such duties by repeated petitions, and
again on the 4th inst, ninety-oue Of
our citizens petitioned the Board OF
Supervisors TO not grant, to any per
son or persons, license for the sale OF
intoxicating liquors in onr township,
but, despite our efforts, contrary to the
will OF the people, and in defiance of
ths opposition of our supervisor,
said Board did. on the petition of one
man of immoral character, unknown to
the Board, and in open violation of
sec. ), chap. 1l3, Acts of 1864, and who
was at the time q resident of the town.
ship only five days, grant said license,
by which action, we, the citizens of said
township, feel aggrieved that our petit
tiOns, remOnstrances and entreaties
should have been treated with such
contempt; that our interest should have
been so outraged by representatives of
other townships, who are unacquainted
with our local interests, and presume
to dictate for Us in this particular;
therefore,
Resolred, That the members of said
Board, who voted for granting said Ii
SCuSc, are ucScINluB buo JuoV Ahu'Sho
tion and contempt of every lover of
peace order, morality and virtue, and are
not the men, in our opinion, to fill the
positions they officially occupy; men
in whose keeping the interests of the
people are not to be trusted.
ResolrSd, That the thanks of the citi.
zens of Webster township be, and are
hereby rendered, to the members of said
Board who voted against granting said
license, (snd that through proper and
sincere motives,) with the prayer that
the God of virtue may direct their
cOurss, and the blessings of peace and
temperance may ever accompany them
through life.
Mr. Heironimus offered the following,
which was adopted:
Resolred That the Secretary supply
the editors of the Taylor County Echo,
Wheeling Intelligencer, Wheeling REG.
ISTER, Clarksburg Telegraph, Clsrks.
burg Conservative, and Taylor County
Advertiser with copy of the proceed
ings of this meeting, requesting them
to publish the same.
On motion the meeting adjourned.
E. SINsEL, President.
L. c. STALNAKER, Sec'y.
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Royal ExcIusiyeuess

On New Years day negroes were ex'
cluded from the White House at Wash
ington until after the white visitors had
all been received. Whereupon the
"loyal" men and brethren set up their
Interrogation points. This same game
Of exclusion, be it remembered, was
practised on the deludCd darkey upon
the occasion of the Inauguration Ball.
Why and wherefore GRANT remarked
some time back that he had mo policy
of his own to enforce against the will of
the people," meaning that he was ready
to do whatever the Radical majority
demanded. Now if they demand any
thing they demand the social recogni-
tion of the negro they demand that
his full equality shall be so firmly estab-
lished that ns man shall questionit. Bat
GRANT and his lackey brother-in-law,
DENT, deny the doctrine in the most
odious and practical manner. They hedge
themselves about with the manners
of "caste )" they shut their doors on the
darkey; they forbid him to gaze upon
their majestic movements as they dance
at Inauguration balls or swill whisky at
New Years receptions. He shall not
bring his offensive Congo caroase be-
twixt the wind and their nobility.
What have we gained by the war :
To what end has blood been shed
like water, money stolen by thousands
of millions, and laws broken. like pipe.
stems if the great purposes of fighting
aud stealing and outlawry are thus TO
be thwarted aud brought lowi Is thi,
the way the girded sphinx respects
"the will of the peoples" Is this the
manner in which his "no policy
pledges are to be carried QUIT If SO,
bring back the slave-driver and let him
crack his whip again in the Halls OF
Congress. Set up the overseer with his
hounds and his handouts in the old
familiar man-huntiug business. Sla-
very is not dead. The spirit of seces-
sion still lives, and the genius of rebel
lion still f1ourishe,, while the swarthy
sons of Africa are denied personal con-
tact with the Presidential presence, and
no niggers are allowed to hob-nob with
the ladies of the White House and par
ticipate in the royal drinks and drunks
of Ulysses.
If the negro is good enough to vote,
good enough to be voted for, good
enough to rule, tax and try white men,
good enough to be Senator, Governor OF
hold any other Office over rebels, good
enough to have his children admitted
to white schools, Sad himself entertain,
ed with the whites at the hotel, the
theatre or the saloon; is he not good
enough to cross the threshold of GRANT
on the first day oftAe new yeari Shall
the President head q movement to
inoculste the nation with these damns-
bic miscegenation ideas and yet hold
himself aloof from negro contamins.
toni Nay verify. Until the noble
African can puff his pipe in the Presi
Dental parlor, pick his bone at the
Presidential dinner and drop off dead
drunk from the select carousals at tht
Presidential table, the chief object o.
the war will not have been attained, ar
essential principle of free institution
win be wanting in our Government.
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some six weeks since, while j. ].
Wright, one of the South Carolina
(cOlOred) State Senators, was passing to
Washington, D, c., he was elected from
one of the cars of the Danville (Va) }
Railroad Company. Wright had pur:
chased frst-class ticket in South Caro-
lima, and was not till he got on the
Dauville road molested in the exercise
OF any special privileges secured to the
holders Of such document. 1t appears
be has just commenced, through his at
torney, A. G. Riddle, Esq. of Washing
ton, D. c., an action in the United States
Court IN Richmond for FIVE thousand
dollars damages. The company, it is
proper to state, allege in their defense
that the car in which Wright insisted
on riding was ladies' car, and that, BY
au imperative rule of the company, no
gentleman could snterit unsccempani-
ed by q Lady, and that Wright was not
30 accompanied when refused admit
tanee.-RichmoRd State Journal.
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AncriIiriaun NI.oHalIx.y

The Petersburg Index says: A promin'
ent Radical scalawag-an ex-member Of
the Common Council (appointed by
General CANBY,) aud elected by the
Overseers of the poor as the surgeon OF
the poor house, vice DR.. Jos. w. SMITH
skillful surgeon, removed because he
was not Radical-has proposed to the
school commissioners of Petersburg to
mix song choruses with hymns in order
to ropularize singing with the scholar:
at the public schools. By way of illus
trating his suggestion he repeated the
following:
Tho Lord and Savior died for thee,
Shoe, fy, don { bodder me-
We give this to show what manner oi
men rule Petersburg. But theis "loyal,
and that is enough.
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THERE are rumors of a threatened
rupture between GRANT aud the Senate.
The Cabinet member with the indeli-
cate name is the cause of the division,
his confirmation as Supreme Judge be-
ing demanded by ULYSSES and refused
by the parties of the second part.
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FINKLlBURG, from Missouri, will
shortly introduce bill into the House
for the removal of the seat of Govern
ment to tho Mississippi Valley. He will
not insist upon choosing the locality
himself, but will concede that the spe-
cial spot may be chosen by commits
ainn
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wJust six doors below Harpel's hat
store corner of Main and Union street,
will be found the p. J. s. Co., at Part
ridges old stand and there you can get
better pictures for 81 per dozen than of
any other man for 50.
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ST. CLOUD HOTEL.

THIS NEW AND COYI1foDIOUS HOUSE
i located corner Of Broadway and cd street
Possesses advantages ever all other houses fol
the sceommodHti0n Of its guests- II was kuiii
expressly for . hrSt-clAss Family Boarding
heated by stsan-with kst and cold water, and
furnished second 20 none; WhilS the ealinarJ
department. 10 in the most expcnsneed hArds
af0rding guests an unequAled table.
One Of AtEood'S Patent Elevators IL also
among the modern improyeEnents' and at the
service Of guests At Al hours.
Tbs Broadway and University Place Cars paaa
tho door every fOar minutes, running rom the
City Hall TO Central Park, While the Sixth and
Seventh Avenue Lines are bat sh0Et block On
either Eds, Aftording ample facilities for con-
municating with al the DepotS, Steamboat
Landings, places Of Amusement and Bustnem
Of the great notrVpolis.
MORE 4 HoLLEY,
aArlI-ss PraVdetors-
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NEGROES by thousands are leaving
Virginia for the South and Southwest.
This exodus daily decreases her chances
of admission. 1t diminishes the 10y
ap vote of the State; only in proper
tion as rebel State IS filled and con.
trolled by negroes and thieves does it
stand chance of recognition in the
Union
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IMPORTANT NoTICE.-Mr. Partridge
will remain iu the city during the pres
ent week, and desires those who are in
debted to him to make settlement, and
his creditors to present their claims for
payment.
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1T is admitted that Secretary ROBE
SON dances better than BoRIE, his pre-.
decessor. Those interested in the pros
perity of the Navy will hail this an
nouncemsnt with satisfaction.
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The resolution from the First Branch
in this connection was conourred in.
The committee on Appeals reported
as follows:
Re,olred, That Bailey, Woodward g.
Co. be exempt from tax on their assess
meats on manufactured articles for the
year 1868.
Referred back to the committee with
power to take legal advice on the. mat
ter.
Resolred, That the petition of A. ].
Sweeney, asking that the. tax levied on
the steamer st. Marys, be released (the
steamer being in another State) be re-
iected.
Referred the same as the above.1
Resolred, That one piano be stricken
from the list of Rachael Hornbroek's
assessment. Adopted.
RESOLVED, That the petition of James
Ashworth be rejected. Adopted.
Resolred, That the petition of Joseph
Deming be rejected. Adopted.
Resolred, That Thomas Riley be al
lowed reduction of 5000 on his assess
meut. Adopted.
The report of the committee was then
adopted as amended.
The committee on Fire Department
reported that the Guards Hook and
Ladder Company had disbanded and
the property was placed in charge of
the curator of the company. They also
reported bills amounting to $259.76
and presented resolution looking to
their payment, which was adopted.
Mr.. Hughes offered bill of j. st.
Myers, S35, fer one months services as
hostler of Vigilant Engine Company.
1t was ordered TO be paid.
The committee on Finance reported
as follows:
SETTLEMENT WITH JOHN SCARBOROUGH, COLLECTOR
OF ASSESSMENTS FOR THE YEAR 1868.
Total amount of Assessments. ts....---..si+ ,375 90
Paid tn Trnasnrar S21 400 90
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Norfolk papers claim thirty thousand
population for that village.

BEN BUTLER thinks Virginia is not
sincere in her officiating, and will op-
pose her admission to the bitter end.
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wMrs. +. J. French, NJ. D., may be
consulted at the Mcclure House by her
friends and patrons any day between
the hours of 8 A. NJ. and 4 P. NJ, and
and 9 p. NJ.
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Constitutional Spec fic,

Which not only Oonquers and combats diseases
| that have intrenched themselves in the system,
but is the best known safeguard against all
unhealthy influences. Persons whose Occapa.
| tons and pursuits subject them TO the depress.
| ing effects of Close unwhoesOme atmosphere,
should take it regularly as q protection against
| the low fCvers and other disorders which mala.
ria an pendera Inyalida who are
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HOTELS.
u ALTBY HOUSE.
A. 3. MILLER, Proprietor,
PRATT STREET, BALTIMORE
noy21n
EVERETT HOUSE.

NORM Hide OF Union Park, N. n.
VIHIS HOUSE Is KEPT on THE FU
i r0pean plan; lt 10 within three minutes
ride (by horse GarsD Of the New Haven
RAilro3d Depet, convenient 20 All the princip
places Of amusement, and for Summer trnyelIe
VIII be found the coolest Hotel In the
Every room Is provided with running water.
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WASTING AWAY

Without any special complaint, except a grad
ual dcClination of bodily strength and nervous
erergy, will find in the TONIC A FOUNTAIN
OF VITALITY ANDEYIG0R AS RE-
FRESHLNG AND EXT HILERATING As
A POOL IN lHE DESERT TO THE SAND
SCORCHED AND PAINTING TRAVELLER
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An advertisement for q housemaid in
London paper ncludes:-"One who
mas lived in trsdesman's family not
objected TO-" Trade is looking up.
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wF. NJ. Porter is quitting business
and selling his fine goods at cost. He
has a rush.
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Hoofand's German Tonic,

Has been provided-a preparation in which the
solid extracts of the iin0st restoratives of the
vegetable kingdom are held in solution by a
spirituous agent purged Of all doleteriOus con-
stituents. The patient in choosing between
these two great antidotes should be guided by
his own condition. II in a very low state, from
debility, the Tonic should be his selections but
in cases where the( lemergeney is not 80
pressing the Bitters isOthe specific required.
Thousands find infinite benefit from taking each
in turn. There is no phase Of indigestion Bilious.
ness Nervous Diseases, er Physical Prostration,
to which they are not adapted, and in which.
singly or combined, they will not effect " cure
BiiOusness, Indigestion. General Debility,
and all the Complaints which proceed from a
want OF proper action in the Liver, stomach
and the Bowels, are eradicated by a course Of
IL ia
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EGO to Z. Bookings and Booking &
Carrolps Pharmacy for nice Nev Years
Presents. They arc selling them at
greatly reduced prices.
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CAUTION.

EooaAnds German Bl.teTs a-e eounterSsftsd.
See that the signature Of c. IL JACKSON is
on the wrapper Of each I lbottls. AIlothers are
counterfeit Principal DOfice and Manufac-
tory At the German Medicine Store, Ne. 63l
Arch Street Philadelphia, Pa.
CHARLRs N. EVANS, Proprietor.
Formerly C. Il JACKEoN co.
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PRICE, q

PRICES.
HOOsAnd'S German Bittsrs, per bottle, 81 @ @
HoohHnds German Tonic, put up In quart
bottles, per bottle. J s.
or half dozen for 81 So
HDo not forget TO examine weH the Grta.
els you buy, IN order to Gss the gsnains. %. y y