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The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-01-16

sailles are to be discussed at the London
conference.
General Chanzy, in the battles of the
10th and llth, had two corps engaged,
and $4,000 men reserved A great bat,
tie is reported to have taken place yes.
terday.
Prussia Welcomes Proposals for a
Peace Conference-Her Terms.
Especial to the Herald.
LONDON, January ia Vienna dis.
patch Of the 18th says that Austria will
initiate peace, and that proposals for a
conference are welcomed by Bernstorff.
The preliminaries are that France shall
surrender fort, twenty war ships, one
thousand million thalers, and a strip OF
land four miles broad on the left bank
Of the Rhine, and destroy all the forts
within 20 miles of the Rhine. Prussia
is to guarantee two millions Of ratlons
to Paris daily.
Early Surrender OF Paris.
Especial to the Herald.l
VERSAILLES, January 1.-THE sup
ply of ammunitions will last for eighteen
days from to day, and surrender is be-
lived certain before then.
General Vinoy lately reviewed the
troops outside the walls. The soldiers
cried, "La Pair" Vinoy replied, "Au
contrdirs, jc chaiS. TIaS coaduirc o."
.fm.'
German Success Near LIE Mans.
VERSAILLES, January l2-There was
fighting near lie Mans on Wednesday.
The Germans captured the suburbs of
Champagne and Chateau Archie, with
seven pieces Of artillery. The number
Of prisoners taken the day before has
swelled to 5000.
Won werder Following mp Ills Sue.
cess.
VERSAILLES, January l2.-ln the
East General Won Werder is following
up his victory. After the battle Of
Villersexel he continued his movement
on the left flank of the French, meet
ing no opposition. General Manteuffel
has passed through Versailles on his
way to his new command in the East.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-01-16
TELEGRAPHIC SUMMARY

Gold closed in New York, Saturday,
at ll0i.
The Masonic bodies of Cincinnati,
are moving TO secure aid for the suffer
ing members Of the Fraternity in Paris.
The Fenians of Boston are making
arrangements tor a public ovation in
that city to their released brethren ex-
pected from England, and have chosen
a testimonial to them.
A large school house at Callensville
Illinois, was totally destroyed by fire
Saturday morning. 1t cost 10000
three years ago. Insured in the Put
nam, of Hartford, for $4,000.
The Commission house Of Fox a
Thomas, burned al Cincinnati on Satur-
day. The loss of stock is estimated at
$4,000, fully insured. The building
was owned by II C. Lord. Estimated
loss at $4,000.
DR.. VIM. P. Cunnington, the well
known musician and composer, and Tor
thirty years leader Of the Walnut
Street (Philadelphia) Theatre orches-
ira, was found dead in his bed Yesterday
morning
The Salt Lake Nccs says preliminary
steps and the requisite amount Of stock
has been taken for the construction OF
line Of railroad from that city 10 Pay.
son, Utah county. The enterprise is in
the hands of responsible men.
Several roofs in st. Louis, fell Friday
and Saturday, under the weight Of sleet
and snow, damaging the buildings to
the amount OF several thousand dol
lars. Rain has fallen all day, and the
streets are in horrible condition, liter
ally flooded with slush and water. No
such day has ever been known in St.
Louis
An Executive order was issued Sat
urday consolidating the collection dis
,ricts of Ohio The lst and I'd districts
AS now constituted, will hererfter be
known and designated as the lst district.
X. B. Pullman is retained as collector,
and Lewis Weitzel is made assessor Of
the Let consolidated district.
4 mula.to woman nam ed Henrietta
Wood, some time ago brought suit 10
the Superior Court Of Cincinnati against
Zebe Ward of Kentucky, to recover
$4,000 damages on the charge that he
was instrumental in hrving her kid
mapped from the State Of Ohio, in 1853,
and sold into slavery where she re-
mained fifteen years The case was
transferred to the United States Court
Saturday, and promises to be most in
teresting.
For some months past it has been
unsafe for ladies to walk the streets Of
East Cleveland, Ohio, after dark With
in few weeks five have been attacked,
and three actually ravished. The last
victim is Mrs. Crawford, a very respect
able lady about GO years old, who was
ravshed Thursday evening last while
on her return from a church meeting.
4 mulatto boy named Foote, II years
old, has been arrested and identified by
Mrs. Crawford as the person who as
saulted her.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-01-16
Choice Red Wheat Flour.

1on BARRELS CHOICE RED WHEAT
de1s OGLEBAY, SON & co.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-01-16

The Berlin correspondent of the Lon.
don Times writes that the idea OF the
general occupation of France by the
German forces has been abondoned.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1871-02-15

DRUsGED CIGARs-A conductor of New
York train told me the other day that thieves,
or some Of them, who travel on the rail for Iiv-
ing, at the expense Of honest people, have inren-
ted new trict for the purpose of robbery. The
device consists of q dragged cigar. the smoking
OF which produces gradual but almost deadly ef-
feet upon the victim. The game consists Of the
operator making himself respectfully present in
the smoking car Of train, and at the right time
he engages in conversation with stranger and
after while offers him cigar, which be takes
from his pocket with a handful of others The
operator, unnoticed. then smokes cigar taken
from another pocket and soon :he gentleman
feels dizzy and falls asleep, but soon awskens to
vouit freely N state of copious perspiration-
After bis sickness Is over, or upon arriving at the
end Of his journey, he discovers that be has been
robbed Of his eket-bOok.-Bosi0n ccr7-. Chicago
Tribune.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1871-02-15

I on the sandy soil of The San Lorenzo creek, and
/ the former in part Of this town, below the line
| Of the Western Pacific Railroad.
Nothing comparatively, is yet known Of the
soils Of this vicinity best adapted to the growth
Of the Ramie. Other countries recommend sandy
loan climate may make difference here, and
the future growth Of the plant is a matter of ex-
pertinent. The ground should be well prepared
and ploughed deep, and after the roots are set
out the weeds should be kept down until such
time as the plant stools and spreads, somewhat
after the manner Of wheat then it is no longer
necessary to pay attention to it. 1t does not re-
quire planting each year, and when ripe, may be
known by the leaves falling from the stem. 1t
can then be cut with q mower, and after the
bundles are made up like faggots and the plant
used to bind with, it is then TO be conducted to
simple machine expressly made for the purpose,
which costs three hundred and tifly dollars, with
a capacity Of four hundred pounds per day after
passing the machine the fibre is packed in bales
ready for market.
1t requires one thousand plants to set out an
acre Of land The value Of the plant at present
is two hundred dollars per thousand, and it is es-
timated that it costs the rstyea to plough plant
cultivate and harvest including cost Of roots, two
hundred and thirty dollars per acre. The increase
of the Ramie the second year is at least four hue
dred per cent The yield per acre of fibre is esti-
mated at three-housand pounds. At present it
cannot be known to a certainty. A San Fran
cisco firm offers to contract for all the fibre that
can be raised the next five years. at the rate of
frrenty oelfs per pound, for the purpose of ship
ping it to Europe. There are no manufacturers
10 this State From letter perused upon the /
subject, the machinery to prepare the fibre in all
is points, can be purchased for the sun of FIVE /
thousand dollars in New York. The fibre so
prepared is worth from three to four dollars per
County Adr0oae
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1871-02-15
BoehnaerIa TenacISsimn.


Tie botanical zane Of the Ranie plant It Is
ua;ive u the Island Of Java, and was first intro
duusi into Eur0Pe in the year ls44 where it re-
oeiTea is name: it was first imported into the
Uuitsa States IN he year 1861. The fibre is
P-Ooz-sd from the inner bark Of the stem, and
Shsa p-spSred for spinning Is white. soft, and
cosy. i steadily receives the different dyes
Eishout loss q streagth. and when manufactured
i zais into cloth, sometimes mixed with cotton
Or rooL The cloth Is said TO be between the
ssest Easa and the best SIX
Tie Ezzis vas first introduced il this State
fr5u LoGisiaua, N large quantities by Mr. John
Fiorh- q this Pizee, in the month Of February Of
shis ys.r. OEing 70 the Hnfavorableuess Of the
Es1s01 az vel as The lsteness, the root was plant
e q pea Of lAnd prepared for the culture of
ourn. a heavy, sz1dy, loan sOil in rows Of six
fost sP1rt each way. The stocks this sumner
h.vs grOEu Eve feet II height and were laid for
catrgs q len weeks Ence. The 6bre has been
Ind nd proves tc Be Of tie best quality, couse-
qrs-fy fhs-s remains 10 dOub,s As . the success-
ful proFagstios Ct the plant in this county.
Jzsfss 6zh.n latsly received = quantity Of
Rkzis roots. and has been equally fortunate IN
shs g-0ush q The plant The two plantations
s-s .bout three miles apart; the latter situated
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1871-02-15
Ranie. or Sea Grass

Hes long been imported from China and ex-
tensivsly used; but it Is only lately that we have
discovered = cheap process Of preparing it for
liner fabrics which makes It the most profitable
crop 70 cultivate at home
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1871-02-15

We read the other day an anecdote of a No
kaWk justice Of the peace who refused to commit
a man for bigamy, although it was clearly proven
that he had four wives. His excuse was IF he
Ifs NIT four wives he got punishment enough. l
lf nit one !" That gentleman was . man of fore
thought.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1871-02-15
BOW 10 CULTIVATE II.


liner fairies, which makes It the most profitable
crop 70 cultivate at home
how TO CULTIVATE II.
TINS plant IS a species Of busby hemp. 1t il
elmer bark that supplies the FIBRE which il
nov excessively used Tor fine "stuf-goods,1 com
possa Of six and Of vorsted interviewer with
Rauie
No crop takes less labor after the first year, be
cause once rooted. ii does not require to be re-
planted, bat every succeeding year. the ratoon4
suulsipiy the bush becomes denser the fibre finer
and stronger. and the yield greater.
In the Southern States they select for the
Rauis sol Of loose texture. such as sandy loan.
~ the plant makes a vas. expanss Of roots. On
this uocouut they pow to a depth often or twelve
inches They consider it essential that the sub
81. Be- retentive OF moisture.
Aftsr the 6rst year. the Ramie, yields three
crops q rear. OF 500 TO 1000 pounds each.
Any land mos; enough for Indian corn and
hors vill DO as vel with Ramie The planters
q Loaisisna say that It resists drought
Bow 70 FLkNT AND cyLTIvATE RANIE IN TIE FIELD.
Plat IN the rain season.
some plant in rows feet apart. setting the
roots two feet sometimes 3 feet apart in the rows
A systs= that gains favor. is to make beds 4
fess vide, the whole length Of the field. leaving
pathways Of 3feet on each side, and at intervals
q cartEay Tor harvesting
Afte- the land is dressed. light furrow is run
along the center Of the feet bed. and in this are
planted the roots slantingly. covering inches
and letting an end project little above ground.
To plant one acre viii require from 5000 to
1000 roots. according TO distance
Iu ne f-st year single acre viii give plants
enough Tor fly acres
20 FEorsGATE FRox CUTTING II NURSERY CULTURE.
TIE roots should be planted in nursery beds.
SIX feet apart every way. The plants come up
with y or Is stems. forming q bush. When
three feet high. these should be bent gently to
TIRE ground. forming circle around the parent
stem; and as much as possible Of their length .
shouli be covered with earth. except a few top
leaves II Eve weeks after. these layers viii be
rooted They must then be cut away from the
parent stsn and set ont in new ground
The n8therp plant when relieved from these first
.tsus. vii send % ratoons 50 numerous as to
'orn e bash of10o stems. They are ripe for pro
la-sd0n when their green color changes to brown.
Tie whole crop can then be cut of closely as posi-
Be 70 the ground. The green top parts are to be
.1t away the brown part Is TO be set out as lay
rs IN felis prepared for its reception. Lay them
horizontally. with asmall external exposure at the
nd then cover with three inches Of earth
L is only IN the first period Of its growth, that
he plant requires wedding. After the first cut
sag q outgroEs al weeds and needs very little
.tteuton- The refuse left in preparing the fibre
Or market. sufiees to manure the plant, by fork
NJ L under.
There Is DO frost in this climate that hurts the
3luie.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1871-02-15

The Circulating Library
~ VIII contain Standard Works Of Fiction. and
New Books viii be added by every Steamer.
]. T. Smiths, Dickens, BulEers D'Israeli's,
Eugene Sues, Wilkie Collins Marryatt's
Miss Braddon's, Mrs. Henry Woods,
Mrs. Ellen Woods, Miss Muibach's Thsckaray's
Mrs. Grey's Victor Hugo's, I. s. Arthur's,
Pierce EAgan's, and others are nov on hand.
r BIZ THE NEXT STEAMER viii be .aded--
Anthony TrOllope's, Amelia B. Edwards',
Annie Thomas, Mrs Oliphaut's, Geo. Eiliot's
Mrs Stephens Chas. Levers. Miss MuIloek's
chAs- Reads. and Mrs. soufhEorth's, together
With all the Latest Novels
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1871-02-15
ADrLNIAsEs on crIr1vArISa RAv1E.

The plant has no enemies The crop pays far
better than cotton or any other farming produc-
Uou nov cultivated. Il is . superior fibre in
ever respect II works equally well with silk
and With Eorsted chain. Il takes fast colors and
Il siuaEs has Sky lustre; it surpasses all other
sb-ss n resr-
There Is aaassured market for Ramie in Eng.
l-ud
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1871-02-15

TIE pigeon mail from Paris suggests 10 4 cotem-
pOrary the f1lhIlment Of the scripture prophecy:
&" For bird of the air shall carry the voice and that
which hath wings shall tell the NATTER a.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1871-02-15
VIA II eEow u cAI1ToRNIAi

Judge Graham planted 500 roots at Haywood,
Alameda Coin the Spring oflsTO. Never was
growth more luxuriant The ratoons we're all lay
cred dozu When Eipe. and nov be has 1000 roots
fo- sale after Supplying his own increased wants
Tor ls70 Of al th:ngs that grow in California
No plant beats the RAmie. 1t belongs to the Net
tie family, bui is singles. It grows rank as all
Nettleg do il this country.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1871-02-15
THE HARVEST.

Asrs have said. the Ramie yields three har-
vests year. In Louisiana, six feet IL the aver
ars hight Of the plant.
It j. cut Ike sugaroane. with machette and
t 3 found desrable to cut it well into the ground,
s. as 20 show 10 trace Of stubble.
7EE FEErAEsrox OF RAv1E AND IT'S MARKET VALUE.
Al The Mississippi State Fair. President Yves
E1r u-Esd al 7lanters to 20 into the cultivation
e Rzmis. he said "a few years ago when the
Rauis vas first introduced into this country, we
hai 10 machinery adapted to the manipulation Of
10 lo1E and silken fibre it vas therefore unproft-
ahie. Bot now we have machinery that IN "a
h'ars after Il is taken from the field, converts it
iuto bszHtiful fibre.
1T should Be understood that English manufac-
tures prefer to buy It from Us in the first stage Of
uub'eached preparation, when It is now worth ESQ
tor there"
I'D lately there vas 10 American machine 10
cheap'y prepare the fibre. now we have lie Francs
Ranie Dresser which Is perfect in preparation
and in economy il weighs 1000 pounds and
costs $50 dollars L consists Of series of roll
isrs and sczpers, BY which 400 pounds Of FIBRE is
cloausei ia day. The stalks cot to-day are to-
morrow clean fabric, ready balei FOR the market
This machine has given new impetus to Ramie-
planting in Iouisiaua, where it is now the most
profitable agriculture.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1871-02-15

TINS Plant Is = species Of bushy hemp. 1t is
theiuner bark that supplies the fibre, which is
nov excessively used for fne 'stufgoods," com
possi Of six and Of vorsted interviewer with
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1871-02-15
c. W. GREY & CO.,
Hawaiian Soap Works,

At Lelso, -Manufaetursr and Dealers
n al kiaes q Soap. Beef. Nation. and Goa,
TaEoFWanfed-
once, 80 Port Sect, vhers orders viii 30 resolved
and promptly attended 10. faa
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1871-11-16
Dealing 'l'enderly.

The great professors who can face the
battery of thousand eyes directed to
them on the rostrum, are frequently the
most difhdent men when taken away
from their regular sphere OF labor. There
was Professor Aytoun, who was too tim
id to ask papa for his wife. When Jane
Emily Wilson suggested to him that be-
fore she could give her absolute consent
it would be necessary that he should OBJ
tain her fathers approval, "You must
speak for me-" said the suitor, I" for |
could not summon courage to speak to
the Professor on this subject" "Papa
is in the library" said the lady. Then
you had better go to him." said the
suitor, and l will wait till you return"
The lady proceed, d to the library, and
taking her father affectionately by the
hand, mentioned that Professor Aytoun
had asked her hand in marriage. She
added, "Sh Ill 1 accept his offer, papa 7
He is so difhdent that he won't speak to
you about it himself" "Then we must
deal tenderly with his feelings" said the
hearty old Christopher. "I'll write my
reply on a slip of paper, and pin it to
your back" "Papa's answer is on my
back" said the young lady, as she en-
tered the drawing-room. Turning round,
the delighted suitor read, with the
authors compliments
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1871-11-16
Cranberries In Northern Wisconsin.

The Fond du Lac Commonwealth has an
interesting article on the cranberries
near Bsrlin, Wis. The ext mt of this
interest developed within two or three
years is surprising. Marsh lands, which
few years ago sold at 81 90 OF less an
acre, are now worth hundreds of dol
lars m acre. Some f,rties are held
at $25 900. The Messrs. G .rey and Mr..
S4cket, are the largest growers. Last
year the products of Mr.. Sacket's marsh
sold for $36 QUO. This year his sales are
expected to reach SIC. 1000 and those OF
Messrs. Carey as much.
The Commonwealth gives this descrip-
tion of picking cranberries on Mr.. Sack
cts place:
He has about 600 acres. On Wednes-
day last he had 1000 pickers, (me N,
women and children, of all sizes and
ages) kneeling in single line, as close
together as file of soldiers, all busily
picking the rich, red berry from tn.
tangled vines before them. Slowly, very
slowly, the long line advances on their
knees, each picker pushing his pan Or
basket forward, pulling his partly filled
sack or bag bt hind him. An overseer
to each one hundred hands, watches that
the ground is thoroughly cleaned of ber-
ries, not unfrequently calling some care
less picker from the line to pick over his
neglected vines.
A portable wooden railroad track is
run from the warehouse to any part of
the marsh, and bin-shaped car, pro-
PEELED by two men, is kept near the line
of pickers, to which each person carries
his or her berries, where they are meas
ured and emptied into the Car. The
picker receives ticket on which is mark
ed the amount his berries measured, and
each Saturday exchanges his ticket for
currency at the rate OF rs cents for each
bushel Of berries gathered. Girls, rang
ing from l3 to 20 years of age pick the
most, and average about one and half
bushels per day. 1t is said some will
grther four bushels, but very many tall
below one.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1871-11-16
Ba, barIties of the Slave Trade.

The horrors of the African slave trade
still exist-as tn, following narrative
proves. 1t is taken from the evidence
given by the Rev. Horace Waller, print
ed in the recent Parliamentary Report
on the Slave Trade, issued in London:
kidnapping is prevalent all over
Africa, leading to ali sorts of petty dis
putes aud retaliation, and the more dis
turbed the country is the cheaper slaves
become. SO cheap do they ut last be-
come that Mr.. Waller has known child
ren of the age of from eight to ten years
bought for less corn than would go into
hat; and it may be easily imagined
that when they are bought so cheaply
and when they fetch so large price on
the coast, it pays the slave-dealer well
to collect as many slaves as he can,
knowing that he must lose a certain
proportion on the way, but also know
ing that the remainder will pay him q
large profit. 1t is (remarks Mr.. Waller
like sending up for large block of ice
to London in hot weather you know
that certain amount will melt away
before it reaches you in the country, but
that which remains will be sufficient for
your wants. Mr.. Waller further explain
ed how this block of ice" melts in
transit:
"Slckness may break out they may
cross a part of the country where there
is very little food, and then many die of
famine. Then, again, if there is any
thing like insubordination in the slave
gang, the axe and knife are used freely
indeed, and an indiscriminate slaughter
takes place among all those who are in
clined to be obstreperous. We liberated
agang of eighty-four slaves one morning,
and within a few miles of the place
where we liberated them we were shown
places in the bush where slaves had been
killed only that morning. One poor
woman had child on her back which
she had recently given birth to, and
which she was too weak to carry further,
and the slave-dealer took it by the heels
and dashed it's brains out against tree.
Another woman was i'll herself and could
not keep in line, and the slave dealer
dashed her brains out with an axe, and
she was cut out of the slave throng.
They are all united in long string, the
men being yoked in heavy forked sticks,
which are kept on their necks from the
time they are captured till the time they
are delivered to the slave-shipper, some-
times for six weeks, and sometimes even
three months at a time"
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1871-11-16
What Allied Deacon Waterman.

It is not for us to meddle with the
local politics of Rhode Island whilst that
Commonwealth has so many able citi-
zens to look after its welfare. But the
Providence Journal introduces some
counsel to discontented experimentalists,
with the following tale, which of itself
and without reference to the local appli-
cation of its moral must be copied as de-
serving place in the current literature
of the day especially for the felicity of
its luscious description of repast such
as is not to be had even at irst-class
hotels:
Jedediah Waterman was a substantial
farmer in Johnston. He was a deacon
in the church, voted the Wing ticket,
subscribed to the Journal, and was, in
all respects. a worthy and substantial
citizen, a Rhode Islander of the old
school. He was nigh upon sixty when
he used to say that he never had pain
or an ache in his life, and had never
passed an hour in bed except for his
natural sleep, never on account OF sick
ness or bodily weakness. But it came to
pass that the good deacon felt the need
of medical advice, and he sent for the
doctor. Or. Fiske drove up in that old
fashioned eulky, old-fashioned even in
that day, and his old bay horse-nobody
recollects them but we-and arrived at
the deacon's house at high noon, and
Just as one of the deacon's hired men was
blowing the horn for dinner. This may
not have been altogether accidental, for
the deacon was famous for his good
cheer, and the doctor, like all other doo-
tors that we ever heard of. was not al
together indifferent to the rational
pleasures of the table. -A7
Arrived Just at that hour, the deacon
suggested that it would not be well tc