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The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-07-13
Mheeliug Register.
THURSDAY, JULY Is, 1871.
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

New Advertisements
Wanted.
For Pittsburgh.
American Watches.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-07-13

The Ottawa" the new Summer bever'
age, at Finney's Drug Store. ..
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-07-13

Virginia Tobacco.
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~ rs and rs.
Boxes "Leadbetter's" Blk los.
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20 Boxes yellow Jessamine" Bright twist
"a Caddies Luscious Chew" Twist IS.
10 Boxes ~. NJ. Booker's" Bright los.
10 "Apricot" do do
"Corrie Smith" do do
KENTUCKY TOBACCO.
"Monitor."
"Russelrs Banana" los and Navy.
"Merrimac" Navy lbs.
Premium Bright los.
Premium Bright Us and IS.
"F. g." Smoking, rs, rs and lbs.
We have all of the above standard brands
on hand and for sale cheap.
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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-08-16
A Musical Mouse.

The CINCINNATI Gazette, of Friday,
says:
Who has not read and heard thou
sand times the pathetic story III the
school readers of musical mice-not
musical in any executive sense-but
merely lovers Of music lovers with
such intensity of devotion as to make
them voluntary martyrs. They listened
and died We have now to record an
advanced era in micadom The time
of mere, passive appreciation of music
is past in mouse history, and now
comes the era Of producing power. a
mouse no longer hears music and dies 4;
it mares music and lives.
Some days ago lady residing on
Walnut Hills heard strange music,
like the suppressed singing of birds in
her cellar Her efforts TO find out the
source were bafied It moved about
now in one place and now in another.
Her husband looked and listened, but
could give no clue to the mystery.
Just as they were becoming fit sub
iects for conversion into a belief 10 spir.
its or ghosts, or both, the husband
caught sight of a mouse about where he
drought he heard the strange noise
The little animal was secured alive,
placed in cage, and soon proved his
musical powers by beginning his song.
His singing is not loud, but sweet and
tender with very rapid intensations like
the twittering of whole flock of birds.
He does not open his mouth to sing,
but seems to have way of producing
music without using that organ. He
can sing and eat at same time. BIT
his great delight is to get into the little
cylinder attached to his cage and sing
while he runs at full speed, whirling the
cylinder as adroitly as the most prac.
ticed pet squirrel.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-08-16
FOREIGN Notes.

GREAT BRITAIN last year consumed
forty two million pounds of tobacco,
or pound and half for each one OF
the population.
The Earl of Derby's estates in the
county of Tipperary, Ireland, we're
sold short time since to Mr.. Valen-
tine O'Brien O'ConDor for $3.50, 900.
The young Prince of the Asturias,
son of ex-Queen Isabella, has just been
betrothed to his cousin, daughter Of
the Duke de Montpensier
GRAND Duke Alexis, third son of the
Emperor Alexander, says a German pa
per, is engaged to marry the eldest
daughter of Prince Frederick Charles
One single pigeon, favorite bird
with the pigeon fanciers OF Paris,
brought into that city during the seige
200 pages OF official dispatches and Is,
900 private dispatches.
CREDITORS in Canada rejoice greatly
in the new postal cards. Very few of
even the most obstinate debtors need a
second dun, when the first goes through
the mail by this method Of open secre-
Sy.
FRAU PHILLIPINA MANGELsDoRE, hav-
ing passed an exceedingly. creditable
examination before the Government
censors of the province OF Pomerania,
has been allowed to set up as an apoth-
ecary, the first of her sex ever permit
ted to follow that business III Prussia.
So remarkable is the power of vitality
of the baobab tree, that, according to
Livingstone nothing short of boiling it
in the sea water can possibly destroy
this power The tree retains it's full
vigor, although continually barked by
the natives. The bark furnishes indie
structable materials for rope, whence
the saving IN Bengal, GAS secure as an
elephant bound with baobab rope"
THREE heavy golden vases were Lite
ly found at Pompeii, in the middle Of
the street, only few feet under the
ground. It is believed that they were
carried by priests in procession to
propitiate the gods, and that the bear
ers were killed while moving through
the streets
The KHEDIvE of Egypt has just con-
tracted with Krupp for 100 c9nnOn, and
with Jay for torpedoes such as he put
under Mobile Bay during the rebellion;
and has set our late rebel Gene al
Rhett to work experimenting a big
powder mill out on the desert, twelve
miles from Cairo.
A RECENT notice in the obituary col
umn of the London Times recorded
the death of Mrs. Elizabeth Abel, in
her maiden days the Miss Balcombe,
known to every reader of the memoirs
of the First Napoleon's career, as the
Young lady whose sprightliness and
sympathy were among the few things
which rendered his latter days in exile
at ST. Helena supportable.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-08-16
Origin of Financial Authorizations.

The New York Journal of Commerce
thus answers a query as to the origin
of the dollar mark:
The dollar sign (S) was in use long
before there was any Federal coinage
to be represented. All these old char
acters grew into use so gradually that
their exact origin is often disputed,
and frequently lost even beyond the
reach of long armed tradition. The
origin Of the dollar-mark is disputed.
Most old writer's claim that the came
from the old Spanish pillar dollar,
which bore on it's reverse the two
9 Pillars of Hercules" the ancient
name of the opposite promontories at
the Straits of Gibralte The parallel
lines in it thus H } stand, according to
this explanation, for the two pillars,
and they are bound together
thus ($) with scroll More modern
writer's claim that as the Spanish dollar
was piece of eight reals, IS r " being
once stamped on it, and it was called a
E.piece Of eight, that the figure with
a line drawn through it, as characters
were generally formed, produced the
sign Of the dollar. It was not called a
dollar, but a "piece Of eight. The
name itself was born in Germany, and
from the fact that the first piece Of this
character was coined in the Valley of
st. Joachim, in Bohemia, in the year
1913, it was called Joachim's Thaler,
the last half OF the word being pro
nounced (and often written) datJer.-
The character E is the first letter Of the
Latin word librae, with a line across for
the pound sterling, and the letters ID,
with a line across it, represents the same
word as applied to q pound weight.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-08-16
Partisan BeggaTS,

Among the curious stories told of
Partisan beggars is one concerning a
blind man-reaiiy bIind-who is always
to he found near a certain gateway on
the Boulevard Sebastopool. A passer-
by who was III the habit of giving him
a couple OF SOUS, one day dropped
double louis IN the fellows hat by mis-
take. On discovering his mistake,
some time after, he returned to reclaim
his gold The blind man was gone,
but cripple in the gateway directed
him to the Rue du Petit Carreau, where
he said g Monsieur BENJAMIN " lived.
The enquirer went to the address indi-
Gated. A nicely dressed servant came
to open it,
'Monsieur Benjamin in %
eyes, sir.
Our friend is shown into an elegant
anteroom, through which one could see
into the dining-room, where there was
a table admirably appointed with fine
white linen, crystal and silver The
maid came TO say that Monsieur Ben
jamin would be glad to see his visitor,
and at the same instant she opened the
door of an apartment furnished in the
Turkish fashion, in which the blind
man was seated on divan
" You wished TO speak to me-" he
said.
Eyes, indeed, sir" replied our
friend, rather embarrassed. |" I am
very sorry to trouble you, but the fact
isl beiieve-I rather think-that i'll
passing along the Boulevard Sebasto-
pyl this morning [ gave you, by mis-
take, two louis for two sous"
The blind man said with the utmost
GOODNESS, EThat is quite possible, I
haven't looked at the cash yet; and if
there is mistake, nothing is easier
than to rectify it..
He rang the bell, which was answer
ed by the maid.
ASK Mr.. Ernest" he said, eff in
the receipts Of this morning he found
piece of forty francs"
The piece was there the maid fetch
ed it and at the bidding of her master
presented it on a tray of Chinese lac to
his visitor. The visitor bounced up
on his coin, and without more ado
proceeded to take his leave.
d" Pardon, sir, said the blind man,
you have forgotten something; there
are two sous to return to me-
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-08-16
Welded Bliss in High Life.

And now comes the story that the
marriage of the Princess Louise with
the Marquis of Lorne was not, accord
inc to late English gossip, by any means
the love match it has been popularity
supposed to be, and the welded pair
are now far from being happy together.
Runor has it that the Princess inherlts
her mothers quick and in erious tenn
per, and the two women had such fire.
quent quarreis that the peace OF the
royal family was destroyed The mar
riage of the Princess and her residence
elsewhere being the only resource IN
the emergency, certain number OF no.
blemen were selected and invited to
Windsor Castle, and the Princess re
quired to chose husband from among
them She obeyed, and her choice fell
on the young Marquis, but there was
no more love between them than usual
ly attends sach business-like arrange
ments. The result has been that the
Princess temper is as bad as ever, only
it is exercised on a new object. The
exclusion of the Marquis from the roy
al circle, and the consequent separation
of him from his wife on state occasions,
is said to be owing to these conjugal
differences, and not to any law OF Ell
quette. It is even reported that not
long ago the Queen was sent for, and
went down to Claremont, the residence
of the young couple, TO prevent com
piete rupture.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-08-16
The Ocean Challenge Cup.

Messrs. Tiffany & Co, have nearly
completed, and viii soon have ready
for inspection, Commodore Benefits
Ocean Challenge Cup, which is to be
given to the winning yacht of the ocean
race, to take place this month from the
light-ship off Newport to Sandy Hook.
The cup is shaped like an urn, and
stands on an ebony pedestal, with a
corresponding panel of frosted sil
yer in front and rear, connected by
miniature chain-cables of silver. The
angles of the base of the cup are orna-
mented with four dolphin heads in oxy-
died silver and gold. The four cups
are tastefully connected by rim of
rich honeysuckle ornamentation in
dead gold. The stem is embellished
with what is technically known as
Marguerite foliation in frosted gold.
The swell of the body of the
vase or cup is futed in silver and gold.
Both sides of the neck of the cup are
adorned with the remnants of the rival
yachts, floating from Lilliputian flag
staffs, and crowned with o golden
wreath of laurel The cover is formed
of plain square block of satin finished
silver, in the center of which is placed
a statue of Columbus, lifting a veil
from a gilded globe, typical of the dis
covery of America. The cup weighs
200 ounces, and viii cost between
81, 800 and 81 900. A bronze medal
accompanies the prize, upon which is
the following inscription:
Ocean Challenge Cup-Light ship
off Newport to Sandy Hook Light ship
and back"
On the reverse is q bas relief of
scene taken from Fellows story of the
HeSDGF1Cs.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-08-16
Assignment of Land Warrants.

Commissioners of the General Land
Office Drummond has addressed let
ter to the registers and receivers, say
ing: "In view of the statements that
have reached this office, to the effect
that assignments are frequently obtain.
ed from parties entitled to military
land warrants and in blank as to date,
but in fact prior to the issuing of the
warrant, and it having BEEN represent.
ed that this practice is used to deter
minesuch claimants Ill inducing them to
dispose of their rights under the law to
designed men for merely a nominal
sum. it is deemed best to return TO the
original regulations governing the as
signment of warrants and to require,
before the exceptance payment for
lands, that on all Gz1igned warrants the
assignments should be made in total or
part upon the back of the warrant as
signed Should it be found necessary
in any case to write the entire assign
ment on separate paper, which can
only occur when prior assignments have
entirely filed the blank space on the
warrant, it must be 50 attached as TO
show unmistakely that the warrant as
signed was in the hands Of the party
making the assignment. In such cases,
the signature of the assigned must be
made in presence Of the officer before
whom it IS acknowledged, who must
certify as IN the form hereafter shown
that the same was made in his pres
sence, and that The warrant was in pos
session of the assigner at that time
The same requirement herein set forth
must be observed relative to powers O
attorney. 1t is now intended, however
that these regulations shall apply t.
cases where warrants have heretofore
been approved bp the Comm ssioner
and which may not have peen located
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-08-16
A Remarkable Case Of Surgery.

The extremely rare operation known
in obstetric surgery as the 'Cesarian
operation" has been performed, and
successfully toe, by DR.. Bacon, the sue
cessor of DR.. Knight, of New Haven.
The patient, a woman of the denej-
monde, was brought to the hospital for
Observation-Disclosures, and DR.. B., finding
the case to involve the physical impos-
sibility of natural birth, gave the pa
tient a choice of two desperate meth
DDS, neither Of which afforded much
promise of anything but fatal result.
She chose the C@sarian operation, and
tie result is that both mother and
child are alive and doing well, though
it is now nearly three months since the
operation. The mother is but II.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-08-16
THE M0cfzing Birds Song that WAS
flushed Forever.
From the Nashville Banner

very curious incident, illustrative
Of the power which can be exercised
over the animal creation by kindness
and care n training, occurred but a
few days ago at Scottsville, Kentucky.
The sister of Officer Harry Mansfield,
of this city, has raised a mocking bird
which she taught to go and come at
her call, and, in return for all the kind
ness bestowed upon it, exhibited pc
culiar fondness for her Last Monday
week Miss Mansfield was taken i'll, and
to while away the tedium Of the SICK
room, she had her little pet brought to
her bedside, and day and night it
cheered her with it's sweet carols, bring
ing to her mind many happy thoughts
of field and meadow, sunshine and
song. As her illness grew more alarm
ing, and day after day brought no re-
lief from suffering, the warblings of
the little songster rather served to an
noy than to please her, and SO turning
YEARLY on her pillow she said to him,
Birdie, hush, you worry me" "
Strange to say, the words seemed to be
understood, for Immediately the song
was hushed, and the bird retired with
in itself, as it were. On the next day
the lady died, leaving, it would seem,
a command of silence upon the bird,
which will never be broken, for, all
though several days have elapsed since.
and every effort has been made to in
duce him to sing, he refuses to respond
with song to any lips but those of his
once loved mistress
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-08-16

Where is it to be found cries the trembling vic
tim of nervous debility. Not in the tavern dram
that fires up the circulation for a moment, and is
succeeded by collapse. Not in purgative pills. or
Lenten diet, but in invigorant and restorative in
which the tonic elements are united with gentle
aperient and Alternative properties. When Hostetters
Stomach Btters was introduced nearly twenty years
ago, this important object was first attained This
peaceful and active vegetable specific is as justly
celebrated for its cures of diseases, for
the absolute certainty with which it relieves dyspep
STA and biiousness. The hot weather toward the
close of summer generally aggravates diseases of
nervous type, creating degree of feebeness which
is beyond measure distressing Under such circTln-
cumstances rally the bodily energies with course
of Hostetter's Stomach Biters OF all tcncs it is the
most satisfactory in its operations, and the least
exciting. 1t braces the up to their natural
tension, but not beyond it, there is no reaction.
1t has other properties however, than those of
vine, and blood depurent and moderate aperient,
is superior to any other medicine of the day.
Fraud, however, is on the alert. The celebrity of
the original medicine has given rise to scores of
c0unterfeis and limitations. Examine the label and
the fac sipeile of the signature of the firm that
the spelling is all correct, and thus make of the
genuneness of the article you buy P. S.--Hostet-
ters Bitters sold in kegs barrels but in
bottles only.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-08-16
INVESTMENT SECURITIES.

ENVEsTBEENk SECURITIES.
JAY COOKE & Co. are selling, and recommend
as profitable and safe investment for all classes,
ern Pacific Railroad Company, bearing Seven and
Three-Tenths per cent. gold interest tmore than
per cent. currency, and secured by first and only
mortgage on the entire Road and equipments, and
Cd more than 3 900 Acres of Land to every mile of
tracor 500 Acres of Land to each 81 900 Bond. The
highest current price will be paid for Q. S. Five
Twenties and all other marketable Securities
ceived in exchange. Pamphlets, maps and full
information as well as the tonds themselves, will be
furnished an application by JAY COOKE & Co., Phila-
delphia New York and Washington, and by most
Banks and Bankers throughout the country.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-08-16
IN Indian War-Rai,is on the Settle
ments by PieganS.

A letter from Fort Benton to the
Montana Herald, dated July 10, says
@ An express from Cow Island, under
charge of a man named Courtney, was
attacked by Piegan Indians July 16,
and robbed of all the valuables, and
what could not be carried off was burn
ed. A few days previous they sacked
Il post fifty miles below Fort Benton,
and tore down the stockade to raft
themselves across the river. They have
stolen every horse at Camp Cook, and
shot man named Cenix. Every place
on the river between Benton and Cow
Island has been pillaged and destroyed.
Their main camp is now across the line
on British territory, from which they
make excursions upon our settlements.
They declare an intention TO clean the
whites out this winter. The Sioux are
raiding the Grows, and last week the
Grows killed sixteen Sioux on the up
per Judith River. The eros Rentes
have moved up the Morris River. The
Grows say the Sioux viii conquer the
country this winter, and hence they are
anxious to make peace with the Black
feet and neighboring tribes for their
safety"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-08-16
4 9TVStas Y,

The Boston Journal tells of the
death of once eminent clergyman
He died in an obscure village in Cana
da. Il e was settled in the city of New
York. His society was rich, large and
fashionable. Herode on the waves of
popular favor Crowds attended his
ministry, and his pay was large. In
the height of his popularity q letter
was received by the principal warden of
the church late one Saturday night, an
nouncing his resignation, and saying
that he had sailed for Europe that
very day. No reason was assigned,
anu the parish were in a state on great
excitement. After time the pastor
came back. His reasons for this course
were stranger than his conduct. The
principal one was that he was subject
to blackmail, and he could endure it no
longer. He was soon settled in an adj
joining city, over an important charge.
His popularity was renewed. But
soon he left, went to Canada, look the
place of an assistant minister in small
charge, and there he died. His secret
died with him.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-08-16
Grown Diamonds OF France.
from the Boston Transcript.

The crown diamonds of France pos
sess a value almost fabulous in their
historical associations added to their
intrinsic worth. One of them, called
the Sancy, forms the subject of many
anecdotes. 1t was once pledged by its
possessor, Harlay de Sancy, in order to
raise Swiss troops to aid Henry III in
resisting the Iigue When DE Sancy
started for Switzerland tonegotiate the
affair, he dared not carry the treasure
himself, but confded it to a faithful
retainer, not so well known as himself,
who was to take it by another route,
and join him beyond the frontier Ar
rived at the rendezvous, the master
failed to meet his servant, and hurry
ing to Strasbourg, learned that he had
been dead a fortnight. Convinced that
the devoted fellow would not part with
the valuable diamond, even in death,
his master had the body disinterred
and examined, but without result, IN
til he bethought himself to open the
mouth of the deceased, in which he
found his treasure safely preserved.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-08-16
A Champion Squirrel Hunter.

There is a young man in Contra Costa
county, California, who may be regard
ed as the champion squirTel-killer of
all creation. He is said to have killed
no less than ten thousand in a single
season, From this it may be inferred
that the squirrel crop Of the Golden
State is of the heaviest of the INDUS
trial resources of the Pacific slope. The
young man in question gathers his crop
not for the fun of the thing, nor be-
cause his family is habitaalIy out
of meat, but us matter of business
He sells the skins Of the squirrels for
Is cents each to the agents Of foreign
kid glove manufacturers, andthe co1ln-
ty pays him a bounty of ten cents a
head for every squirrel killed.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-08-16
I Feel I'm Growing Aud. GUIDE Wife.
BY JAMES LINEN.

By JAMES LINEN.
/ feel I'm growing auld, guide wife
feel I'm growing aud :.
Ny steps are frail, my cen are bleared,
My pow is unco baud.
I've seen the snaws o. fourscore years
Ger hill and meadow IA,
And, minnie! were it not for you,
I'd gladly slip AVA
/ feel Pm growing aud, guide wife
feel I'm growing auld;
Frae youth to age I've kept warm
The love that meier turned cauld.
I Gamma bear the dreary thocht
That we naun sindered be;
There's naething binds my poor aud heart
To earth, guide wife, but thee.
feel I'm growing auld, guide wife
/ feel I'm growing auld;
Life seems to me wintry waste,
The very sun feels cauld.
OF worldly friends we've been to me
Among them a. the best;
Now, I'll lay down my weary head,
Guide wife, and be at rest.
Home Journal.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-08-16
Content.

Sweet are the thoughts that SAVIOR of content
The quiet mind is richer than crown:
Sweet are the nights in careless slumber spent;
The poor estate scorns fortunes angry frown.
Such sweet content, such miEds, such sleep, such
bliss,
Beggars enjoy when princes oft do miss.
The homely house that harbors quiet rest,
The cottage that affords no pride nor care,
The mean that greets with country music best,
The sweet consort of Mirth's ana Muslcs 1afes
Obscured life sit down type of bliss;
4 mind content both crown and Kingdom Is.