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The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-12-21
CINCINNATI.

The Weather-John Morrfssey sues
Promfnest Citizen.
CINCINNATI. December 20.-1t is very
cold. The boats are all laid up on &C.
count of the ice.
VIM. II. Mead, agent for John Nor
rissey, arrived here yesterday. and has
brought suit against John Kilgour, one
OF the wealthiest men in this city. for
O,OOO, money lost at Morrisseys gamb-
ling table, on Twenty-fourth street, last
February, which Kilgour failed to make
good at the time. The petition claims
SIC. 900 for value received.
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WEATHER REPORT.
Probabilities.

WASHINGTON. December 20, 7 p. u
A falling barometer and cloudy
weather with rising Temperature sili
probably prevail on Thursday wsss sf
Michigan and Alabama. With rain a
snow in Dakotah and awyomisg Terri
tories, and fresh northwest wipds With
falling temperature and uaclaas svssth1
inc arrh or grrIitsa ipafonpse1-
probably extend over Penn.ylvania and
New England, with continued north.
west WINS in the Middle and Eastern
States.
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IOWA.

McGRreoH, December 20.-The resi-
depce Of Judge Murdock, near Gran,
willie. was burned st about 3 o'clock
A. II. An old lady over ninety years
old was rescued from the burning
building. but unobserved BY any one
returued 70 save hsr money and Per
ishsd in the 6rs. ...- CIR
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BY TELEGRAPH.
for the Register.
By the Pacific and Atlantic Line.
Onice, IO3 Main Street.
r. u n O p e.
The Orleans Princes.

PAR,s, December 20,-The Orleans
Princes entered the Assembly last night
unaccompauied. Their entrance caused
tenn porary agitation among the members
OF the party of the Lett. The event
was generally discussed after adjourn.
ment, and the prevailing opinion was
that the admission was stepping stone
toward the destruction Of the republic
and the establishment Of q monarchy.
The Princes adhere to the party Of the
Right.
prince of Wales ConvaiesciDg.
LONDON. December 20.-The conva'
lescence of the Prince OF Wales is pro-
crossing fa7orably and rapidly. By
the advice of his physicians he will be
removed to Torquav, where he will
remain for few weeks, aiterward going
to Madeira to spend the winter. Slr
William Jeuner left Sandringham
Yesterday and returned to Windsor.
Drs. Gull aud Clayton remain at San
dringham.
Sympathy from Thiers.
LONDON, December 20,-Queen Vic
toria received telegram to-day from
President Thiers expressing the salts.
faction of the French Government upon
learning of the improved condition oi
the Prince of Wales. Her Majesty has
signified her acknowledgment OF this
expression Of sympathy Of the French
nation.
The New spanish Cabinet.
MADRID, December 20.-The forma'
ton of a pew cabinet to take the place
of the Malcompe ministry having been
entrusted by King Amadeus to Don
Sagosta, formerly Minister OF Foreign
Affairs in the Zorrilla cabinet, the
latter has accepted the mission. lie
has offered four portfolios in the new
cabinet TO members OF the Zorrillaist
party. This offer has, however, been
rejected, principally at the instigatlon
of Don Zorrilla. This further compli'
Gates the present ministerial crisis
which shows no signs of adjustment.
BERsE, December 2Q--Ths eSwiss
Federal Council has passed the bill
abolishing the military penal code, and
prohibiting in future corporal punish
insa in sthe srny By hosging or other
wise.
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NEW ORLEANS.
"BuIietin" once Damaged.

"BuIietin" once Damaged.
NEW ORLEANS, December 20.-Tbe
Commercial Bulletin Office was partially
burned at 5 o'clock this morning. Loss
sS0OG fully insured 10 local companies.
A regular edition will be Issued To-
morrow a. usual.
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COVINGTON.


Illness or the PresidenCs Father.
Cor1xeroS, Kr., December 90
Jesse R. Grant, father Of the President,
was stricken with paralysis at o'clock
this afternoon, and now lies in q critical
condition. He is resting easy but it is
feared be cannot survive. Gen. Grant
has been telegraphed FOR.
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COLUMBUS.

Columbus and Springfield Railroad.
COLUMBUS, O., December 20.-The
last rail on the Columbus and Spring.
field railroad was laid yesterday and the
first train passed over the road to-day.
Trains will be running regularly mex.
,rnal
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| ~ VIC ouVioS Oil Oui tSoASsS "sA1 10y -
| need of the above articles to call On g.
W. Franzheim & Co., and they will be
sure to get the best in the city.
C. n. QUIMBY. 60
news dealer, Market street, below
Quincy, has a first class assortment Of
holiday goods suitable for presents
Among the numerous display Of goods
we notice q lot of games such Is pa
cheesi. detectives, game of lie, race
course, smashed up locomotive, alpha
bets, building blocks, backgammon,
chess, &c. He also has albums, port
folios, ,stereoscopes and views very cheap
and in great variety. He keeps con-
ssantly on hand al the periodicals. aud
the latest publications. Call and ex.
anime his goods. Orders by mali will
be promptly attended to. AZ
We now fall in with our popular
green grocer,
NEWTON MCKEE,
No. 100 Market street. He keeps con.
stantly on hand fruits, vegetables, oys-
ters, butter and eggs, necessaries which
nobody can get along without during
the Christmas season. His supply OF
poultry and game is always fresh and
Of the best kind. He also has a fine lot
Of Catawba grapes. By calling on him
you get the best and cheapest Of every
thing the market affords.
WILLIAM ROTH.
Old Santa Claus, Kris Kinkle, or
whatever else he may be called. has
established bis headquarters at William
Roth's confectionery and toy store, No.
100 Main street, opposite the Merchants
National Bank, and be has on deposit,
at Roth's all kinds of American and
fancy candy, toys, dolls and presents
for little folks generally, and any guam
tity OF them. Parents call and see this
fine stock. .Z!.t
W. H. HENNEGEN q CO.
have on exhibition the finest and most
fashionable assortment of jewelry ever
brought to Wheeling, to which they ask
the attention of all desiring TO make
holiday presents Of most acceptable
kind. The stock includes breast pins,
ear and finger rings, bracelets, %. oi
all the latest and most stylish patterns
and at prices to suit every taste. Their
stock OF presentation canes 10 largs ssana
most beautiful. They have slso the
largest best and most stylish Aecst;
nept Of silss1 .se silver PAses sss'sty % 1S5' q
these goods we know they cannot be
excelled. Ladies' and gentlemen's gold
and silver watches Of the most approved
makes, and in cases tn suit any purse.
They also invite particular attention to
their stock OF bronze clocks, eight day,
marine, calendar and bed room clocks.
There is nothing usually kept in first
class jewelry store that cannot be found
IN this house, and at such prices as can
not fail to give satisfaction.
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H PKspLETos. GO. DAvExpoH1
PENDLETON q DAVENPORT.
A TT0RSEYB AT Law, F0URTa
"A Etreet above the once Of Lamb q
PAUL, Wheeling Practice Law In al the
Courts q OHIO and Nayshau oountiea, W.
Va, and In the Rederal Courts and Court of
Appeal Also IN neixhborinx eoanfieG ,
Ohio and Psnnsyivasla. ssy1
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Where to Find Them

90 hin, able to finish our business
.sai ifs " yesterday, we continue our
,,,n-ninc
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81" Market street. This Gel
house has everything in
~asical lire, from a Stein
Eaao and Mason d Ham
"a I.or which he is sole agent
I" tie finest Italian violin string.
= t'.day present nothing more
''.s Or desirable could be selected
o' 'i toe instruments Of this es.
~snt, Our readers will consult
: -'''s.ts BY giving Mr.. Harding q
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r. j. FINNEY,

tgis, on Market street, below the
rlye House. He has everything in
ioe o; business that you desire.
stock Of Perfumery is varied and
), aad can | fail to please the smell
most fastidious. Then his supply
billet soaps is excellent as well as
rugs and medicines. Give him a
sd satisfy yourself that all you get
'naey' is first class and cheap.
!a cold weather yesterday suggested
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So 90 Monroe s.ree., we find the Weed
sewing machine agency. As a holiday
n,eseo, in fitness, usefulness and dura-
bili,y, nothing is better than a Weed
Family Favorite Sewing Machine
With the possession Of every advantage
claimed for other machines it has e1-
celleucies possessed BY no other, and 8
mother, wife or sister will have . lasting
remembrance Of you if you remember
the appropriate gift. The Weed took
the first premium At the Paris E.posl-
ton ss q family ssping machine. It Is .
perfec. model Of simplicity. il destitute
Of any Of the old fashioned iscumoran'
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BROWN Il HIGGINS

Photograph Gallery, in McLain's
building, Monroe street. This estab.
lishment is thorough and complete in ev-
cry particular, which speaks we'll for the
vim and enterprise ofits proprietors. You
can get yourself duplicated here in any
size and in all styles. We advise our
readers to call on Brown e. Higgins
when they want a good picture taken,
for they can do it. -.
II you want q machine of different
style call on
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1871-08-05

The deaths of persons who are i'll
temperate compared with deaths in
all equal number who are not intem-
perate are in the proportion of 32 to
10. This was ascertained from the
statistics Of the General Life Insrr
ance Company Of London, by DR..
Edward Jarvis, who proved that if
100, 900 incorporate persons be taken
from fifteen to seventy years of age,
and an equal number of correspond
ing ages who are not Incorporate, 32
of the former will die as often as 10
of the latter. Out of 100000 of each
1G,9O7 of the Incorporate will be dead
before fifty years of age, but of those
who are not incorporate 1926 only
will be dead. From 80 years to 60
the comparative numbers of deaths
will he GALS and 2,254, and from 60
years to 70 they will be 10, ia and
SO, 2G0-[N. o. Picayune.
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AN EXTRAORDINARY SUITS;

An EXTRAORDINARY SUIT.-SayS
a New York dispatch Of the 22d:
A most extraordinary lawsuit is
about to be instituted by life insltr-
ance company of this city, against
Mr.. Henry Ward, of Towanda, Pa, a
wealthy real estate owner, who killed
Mr.. Shrader, the agent OF the Great
Western Mutual Life Insurance Com
pany. The company that institutes
the suit had policy on Mr.. shrader's
life and now claims damages from
Ward for destroying its property.
Leading lawyers here state that
the case is actionable in all its de-
tails,
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A GREAT CHEESE FACTORY

"a Il AtAobI'
The Wells (Mimesota) Atlas, gives
an account of the cheese factory at
that place, which, it says, is the
largest of the kind in the United
States-it is of 5000 COW power,
and is now using the products of 225
COW. The main building is of brick,
35 by 80, three stories high, with a
wing 90 by 30, and is complete in all
it's arrangements. A 24-horse-pow
steam engine drives the machinery,
and the water is supplied in every
part of the building from an artesian
well. The manufacturing room con
tains 80 presses, and three vats,
holding 500 gallons each, and al
arctic cooler. There is also a butter
room, with every necessary applian
ce. An experienced Vermont dairy
man superintends the busines. The
factory is located in the centre of
Col. Thompson's 1900 acre farm, on
which the stock of cows is to be I'M
mediately increased to GOO, Nine
cents per gallon is paid for milk.
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HANGED WHILE PERsoNATING A
GHosT.-AtC Canton, Ohio, a prisoner
in the County Jail, named Theodore
Lehman, accidentally hung himself
while personating the ghost of Hoff-
man-who was imprisoned in the
same Jail for numbering his wife,
about two years ago-in order to
frighten fresh prisoner. Lehman
had arranged with some half a dozen
other prisoners (who were confined
in the cells apd a large hall, all
made one apartment by the doors
being thrown OPEN, to bring in the
new prisoner to see Hoffman's ghost.
Doing so few minutes afterWard,
they found Lehman hung to the bed
post, and, although his feet were on
the floor, the poor fellow had given
up his own ghost to personate Hof'
mans,
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Lumber! Lumber ! Lumber

CHOICE CYPRESS a. PINE LUMBER,
~ DC every dimension, and iii unlimited
quantities. supplied by the undersigned ct
Mount Pleasant Mills, near Washington. We
are receiving large LOT of chain logs, and
viii fill with promptness and Dispatch all
bills entrusted 10 us.
Orders addressed TO the undersigned, at
Washington, viii receive Immediate attention.
All kinds and any amount ef Seasoned
Lunnber always on hand, at - Reduced
Prices.
TgRsts--C Cash lit the mill.
FRANK McNICOLL.
MI. Pleasant Mills, Jnlya. 1871.
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An EngliSIman met with Il North
American Indian, and i'll the course
of conversation was very ANXIOUS TO
impress Inn with the greatness OF
the British Empire. /" The sun,
said he, "never sets on English DO
minion. DO you understand how
that is p ooh, yeS,' said the In,
dian, '.that is because God is afraid
TO trust them in the dark
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The people of the South are be-
ginning to realize the fact that it is
possible to manufacture cotton there
as we'll as to grow it. A cotton fac
tory at Augusta, Ca, has paid divi-
dends of twenty per cent. annually
from the start; and a new one to run
one thousand looms is contemplated
if the requisite capital can be secur-
ed. The President OF the Augusta
company claims that cotton can be
manufactured ten per cent. cheaper
there than in New England.
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A gentleman, addressing pas
sionate love-letter to a lady.ln the
same town, added this curious post
script: "Plcase to send a speedy
answer. as | have somebody else i'll
my nNn"
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Josh Billings says that a large
policy of life insurance doesn't eN.
actly make mans corpse smile at
his widow, but it helps amazingly to
oct another fellow to do it for him.
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II am aStonished, my dear young
lady, at your sentiments; you make
me start" 'Well, sir, | have been
wanting you to start for the last
h,urr
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"One thing,' said an old topper,
"was never seen 'comin' through the
rve.' an that's the kind O whiskey
one GETS nOW-a-daNS.7
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\ Fifth Avenue widower said OF
a recently departed wife, the other
day, II shall miss her; she was
very expensive wOman.7
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'!My DEAR" remarked Punch, ''is
an expression used by man and
wife at the first of a quarrel"
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Why is woman tying hee corset
like man drinking to drown care !:
Because in So-lacing herself she be-
comes tiNht.
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COTTON PRESSES
----AED--
HORSE POWERS.
The Reynolds Revolving Wrought
Iron Screw

~ ~ a ~ ~ ~ x ~ ~ - y
III an Improvement on The most popular Screw
Presses, and ii pronounced to be the most
complete, durable, and easy working Press
now ia the market. The whole weight of the
Press with the cotton 10 the box stands on a
pivot. enabling two men or one horse to press
d 500 lbs bale with ease
1gse E9eyssOEsEs Horse EsOsrers
Is unsurpassed for strength and durability.
They are manufactured expressly for Cotton
Ginning. Corn Mills and other plantation
work.
These articles took the PREMIUMS ut the
TEXAS STATE FAIR, 1871.
Manufactured in New Orleans, at
REYNOLDS IRON WORKS,
Corner South Market and Fulton Sts.,
Near ST. Mary's Market.
w. Til. REYNOLDS, Proprietor. Box 1890.
Office and Depot, 80 Carondelet Street.
BLOCH & DUPRE. Agents,
Opelousas, La.
AGENTS wanted everywhere. . Send for
Prizes List. TJe24-6m
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TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION:
J. w. BLACKMAN'S
COLLEGE,
6I CAMP STREET,

Corner Of Commercial Place, New Orleans, La
~ OPEN DAY AND EVENING THE
@- ENTIRE YEAR.
~ aPenmanship, Book Keeping Math. h.
ematics and Languages are practically taught
bv experienced professors. Persons from fif-
teen to fifty years of age attend Instructions
piyen privately to each studenb who has
Separate desk to himself aud is put through ,:e "a
thorough and systematic course to quality hlm
for the situation he intends to fill. Persons
,Vh who 's have neglected their education are here
speedily prepared for business; Students from n,
The country may obtain board in the family
of the Principal. ~
TERMs-Twenty per cent, less than other
Commercial Colleges in this city. Cost OF
full Commercial Course only $500. Average
time, three to -four months.
The Principal has been professional teach
er in New Orleans since 1851.
For Circulars address
J.W. BLACKMAN,
Febl8-1y] New orleans
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DOMESTIC MAGAZINES. - Wives
who blow up their husbands.
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MA" said a little girl to her mo,
ther, !sdo men want to get married
as much as women -
Psl,aw, what are you talking
about p
"Why, ma, the women who come
here are always talking about get.
ting marrieG-the men don't do s0.'
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A girl in Iowa, without legs, has
married man without arms, and
the local papers say they get along
splendilly. She can't kick; he can't
hit from the shoulder. She will new
er run; lie will never strike when
freedom slrieks. She will never
have to stand at the wash-tub the
live-long day; he will never tire his
arms off packing water. But then
he must do all the keeping step to
the music of the Union, and she
will have to bear arms whenever the
occasion demands.
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\ Lock HARD TO PICK.-LOCk-
law.
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Observation-Disclosures advcrtis-
ing always pays.
If you have a thing, advertise it.
If YOU have not, don't.
If you don't mean to mind your
own business, it will not pay to adj
yertise.
Never run down your opponents
goods in public. Let him do his own
advertising.
It's as true of advertising as of
anything else in the world-if it is
worth doing at all, it is worth doing
well.
You can't eat enough in one week
to last a whole year, and you can't
advertise OH that plan either.
A large advertisement once. and
then discontinued, creates the i'm
preston that the man has tizzled.
Injudicious advertising is like fish
ing where there's no fish. You need
to let the lines tall in the ii ght place.
If YOU can arouse curiosity by an
advertisement, it is Il point well
gained. The fair sex don't hold all
the curiosity in the world.
People who advertise only once in
three months forget that most folks
can't remember anything longer than
about seven days.
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There is difference between char
acter and reputation-the first being
what a man really is, the other what
people think him to be: and these
may be as opposite as the poles,
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WHY JOHNNY DIDN'T GO FISH
ING.-"Once,' said reverend mar
rator, ''the superintendent asked me
to take charge of a Sunday School
class. You'll find them rather a
hard lot said he. 'They all went
a fishing last Sunday but little
Johnny Rand. He is really q good
boy, and | hope his example may
vet redeem others. | wish you'd
talk to 'em a little | told him |
would. They were q hard looking
set. don't think | ever witnessed
more elegant set of black eyes in
my life. Little Johnny Rand, the
good boy, was i'll his place, and |
smiled OH him apprOvingly. AS
soon as the lessons were over !
said: Boys, your superintendent
tells me you all went a fishing last
Sunday-all but little Johnny here.
You did not go, did you, Johnny9 [
said. NO, SIR That was right.
Though this boy is the youngest
among you,' / continued, you learn
from his own lips words of good
counsel, which I hope you will pro
fit by | lifted him up ON the seat
beside me, and smoothed his auburn
ringlets. Now, Johnny, / want you
to tell these wicked boys why you
didn't go a fishing with them last
Sunday, Speak up loud now. 1t
was because it was very wicked, and
you had rather 60 to Sunday School,
wasn't it 2 NO, sir; it was because
| couldn't find the worms for bait
And there was silence for o space"
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Not many months ago some ladies
of uncertain age met at a friends
house, out West, for social after
noon. and there was general VOW
ing that they never would getmar-
ried, etc. But one, wiser or more
outspoken than the rest, interrupted
their fervent eNclamations with:
|Talk to me about woman's ri ghts :!
We have all the rights we desire, if
the men would only propose. You
may say what you choose about it,
but | do know if the right man
comes along and makes me an offer,
! won't be at your next old maids
dinner She was married last week.
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JACQUES ARNAUD.
Notary Public and 1astige of the Peace.
orFIcE Am
Leonville, Parish of vt Laaary.
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. THE BULL FROG-By a little boy.
The bull frog is green. If | could
lump like one | could beat pig or
two pigs. Frogs is a bald-headed
animal, but he can draw timber for
a meeting house. If | was frog it
would hurt me to stand OH my head
to see the President sworn in. Jane
Martin wears red dress and hop
ped at me when / didn't know it. 1t
scared me so I jumped too. If frogs
could run with q fire machine 1t
would be fun to 60 too, for they are
all Baptists. When they growl they
don't bite. Mother melted the bot
tom ont of her teapot, and Lordy,
how dad ripped about it. Geese
have more feathers than young
frogs, but geese don't give milk.
Nor does wild frog. When ashes
are worth fifteen cents bushel Is
the best time to go frogging. Little
frogs peep, but who is afraid
Scrambled frogs are nice i'll cold
coffee, but as for me, give me liberty
or death, but no frogs or a 1evolu-
ton in France. I'm going to sell
nv dog and see then if he won't
fetch something. Frogs never have
the mrnnps, but they always come
with a spring. THOMAS SHINE,
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THE HUMORISTS' COLUMN.

A little nonsense now and then,
Is relishrd by the wiscstmen.
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Virgil was the son of a potter.