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The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-09-23
PITTSBURG.

A HOMICIDE ACQUITTED.--A NEW RAIL-
ROAD.
PITTsBURG, Sept. 22.--Barry, who kill
ed his wife on July 10, was acquitted on
the ground of insanity, and will bo sent
to plymouth lunatic asylum.
The southwestern and Pennsylvania r.
r. company, Thomas A. Scott, president,
held u meeting here to-day and awarded
contracts for grading, masonry and brdg-
ing the entire road from Greensburg to
Connellsvillo, Pa,
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THE HUNTERS.
GEN. SHERIDAN AND PARTY
AT NORTH PLATTE:
THE RENOWNED BUFFALO
BILL "ONE OF THE
PARTY.

FORT McPHKRsoN, NEB., September 20.
General Sheridan and party arrived at
North Platte this morning, and were con-
Quoted to Fort Mcpherson by General
Emery, commanding here.
A review took place of four companies
OF the Fifth cavalry, General Carr, com.
manding.
The party start across the country to-
morrow morning, guided by the renowned
" Buffalo Bill" and under tho escort Of
company F, Of the Fifth cavalry.
Buffalo, elk, antelope and wild turkey
are reported in great numbers along tho
route.
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JOB PRINTING.

sSsisnsd. proprstors Of the DAILY and
uLLsr,l, have Just received an sssort-
& latest styles Of Job Printing types.
IA and West. They haiter themselves
nosssSs facilities for turning sut
N The best style Of The Art. al work
20 them, from the smallest card Or
hs %s%mo,h s poster, -. -. and Il q s.S Prices
s.diss their n sc,t e 2 q; 81 IS,'iy VIZ cinSin'
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ST. LOUIS FAIR.

o0s.Ip FOB CATALOGUE.
A.B, BARRETT, President,
q. U. KALB. Secretary.
sT. LOUIS TRADE, ZANE, BUSINESS AND Lo-
CATION or LEADING vHoLgsALg AID
kBTAIL HOUSES.
Thoes Of OR readers whs esntsmpla,e visiting
we tair wili please cut this ont sAd Us. It as a
made And are strictly frs,-class.
ART GALLERY.
Looking Glasses, Picture Frames, 10. George
n. harsisg.:iV7 n, finh street.
ARTIFICIAL ARMS AND LEGS.
fnes list free. Lewis Lockwood, 40 Pine 1t,
81. LOUIS ALE BREWERY.
s.h Youngk co..sliy. som.sreiai o.,
BAGS AID BAGarSs.
Hal Chase, II, D Hsin street.
STAR BAsKIr nAIUTACroAY.
GIN Fleming a Co. los Main, manufacturer. Of
Star Baskets for Grain, Laundry, 4e
BOoEsELLEI a sTATIoSHR.
ssssfor os.alogue: W kcIsiyre, No 4 ssuth
Fifth street.
ST. LOUIS BOOK SEws co.
Wholesale staiioners, &c., sOT Fourth street.
BooKsRLLERs tlaw and general
Soule, Thomas 1 Winsor. SIS n Fith.
BfLLIARD TABLES, LOOKING GLAssEs
Picture Frames, &c. Julius Bake, Th.ns.en 4
Co, u sSth.
BRIDoB BUILDERS.
NJ Carter Co, = corner Ah and Walnut.
'CABRIAGA MANUFACTURE,
Henry Timkin, sA 4 SIC Nsixth Street.
CHARTER OAK STOVES.
Excelsior Manufacturing Co., Ga y Main street.
CIDER (HIssoURD.
Green 4 Clark, 1000 Pine street
CIDER (oHIo).
Heary Eich, 1925 Seventh street.
COMMERCIAL COLLEGE.
ssad for Catalogue Circular. Jonathan Jones,
President, eorne. Fifth and Olive.
DRY GOODS WHOLESALE AND RETAIL.
william Barr Co, cor 9th 4 st Charles;
HSHIS., BoILxR AND SHEET IRoS WORKS.
Alex. Crozier Co, 1874 n Main street.
EEGIsEs (PoRTABLK AND STATIONARY.
often and Compresse.. Smith, Begg- 4 Co,
so Main, cor Morgan.
URSIrURE & BEDDING, WHOLESALE AYp
RETAIL.
Curtis 4 MAssA, 2lG Washington avenue.
FURNITURE, (wHoLEsALR AND RETAIL).
Sole agent for Jones' Pat Bed spring. JH Crane,
$40 h 6l3 Fourth street,
FURNITURE, (wHoLRsALE vND RETAIL).
Sanford g. Scarrltt, N Y corner 4th A Locust,
branch house 2i4 Markets st..
GUSs, PISTOLS AND AMMUNITION.
coaHw,,n .,roa,
,rupr, lvuo, vs.,A
sehusll. 1 ouerl. NV cor 9Th and nulapph,.
LEATHER AID suoH FINDINGS.
Sole AsentAnslo Machine SIX; Harvey Tst'e'
&C. i"p'f' osDe "'' '''' W.
WV ''"''s''
PATENT SOLICITORS, GUS. AND FoREIdN.)
prindle DYER Z cor 5th and Pine 81 st Louis
No, and Washington, DC.
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WEATHER REPORT,
CAIRO. ILL. Sent .

CAIRO, ILL.,, Sept 22--lO;46, pm.
War Department, Signal Service, u. 8.
A, division OF kilograms and reports for
the benefit of Commerce. The following
Is the official meteorological record fsv the
- hours ending lo;4G, p. m.
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-09-23
CHICAGO.

THE SWINE ExHrBrrroN-LIBEL SUITS
. AGAINST THE TRIBUNE.
CHICAGO, September 23.-The swine
exhibition closed to-day. II was . great
success in every way except financially
The total receipts we're 81, $50; the expen-
ses were S10,500.
John b. Rinkman, and Louis Hail have
commenced libel suits sgains. the Tribune.
Each claims $4,000.
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BYNDING.

DOCKS, pamphlets briefs, catalogues, news
ID papers, tax lists, and every variety Of exten.
SpsAdily executed, In the Billetin book, lob;
and usWSpApsr siAdisg establishment
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FIRES.
AT wIHSEcoNNE, WIS.

MILWAUKEE, Sept, 22.-The Milwau-
kee and st, Paul railroad depot, ut VIM
neconne, Wis, including the telegraph Of
fee, were burned this morning. No par.
ticulars.
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RIVER NEWS.
PORT LIST.

| PORT LIST.
ARRIVED.
Steamer Mallis Ragsn, Evansville.
Utah, Vicksburg.
Clarksville, Memphis.
X. r. Walt, Vicksburg.
Illinois, Columbus.
Mollie Moore, st. Louis.
Jas. Fisk, Jr., Psducah.
" j. j. Albert, Mound City.
DEPARTED.
Steamer Msllie Ragon, Evansville,
Utah, St. Louis.
" Clarksville, st. Louis.
" r. p. Walt, st, Louis.
Illinois, Columbus.
Jas. Fisk, Jr., Paducah.
BOATS TO LEAVE TODAY.
Steamer Glencoe, New Orleans:
City Of Alton, New Orleaas.
City Of Chester, st. Louis.
Mary Mcdonald, Memphis.
" Dick johnson, Evansville.
Illinois. Columbus.
" Jas. Fisk, Jr, Paducah.
The Ohio is now about stationery. The
late rise improved tho channel considera-
bly, between here andEvansville.
The Mississippi continues falling with 4
feet 6 inches to st. Louis, and feet 70
Memphis.
Business on the landing was very fair.
The weather continues clear and cool.
The Mallie Ragon, from Evansville,
brought down good trip OF reshipping
freight.
The Utah had on board a lot Of freight
damaged by tho sinking Of the wharfboat
at Vicksburg. She pissed the Clarksvihe
under way, and for q while 1t WAS nip
and tuck" between them but stuck"
got IT,
The Clarksville, from Memphis, had but
little freight.
Tho Mollis Moore had fair trip and
will receive all she wants here.
The hugh James Fisk, Jr., had $50 bbls
cement, 4sS bdls spokes, felloes, etc, 46
rolls leather, II bdls dressed pine and Sa
boxes handles.
The A. Baker went to Columbus with
$50 bbls lime. She leaves In the morning
for Wit.enburg. Capt. Ray treads the
hurricane roof, and the handsome James
A. Phillis does the honors Of the office.
Mike Gammer, pilot on tho ,owboat
Mary Alice, died in 81. Louis on last We'd
nesday. All the steamers in port had
heir flags at half mast.
NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 22.--ArriveG-
st. Louis. Departed--John
Kyle, St. Louis.
VIcKsDuRo, September 22.-Down-R.
4. Lee. Warm and clear. River falling.
LOUISVILLE, September 22.-Arrived
and departed-Camelia, Henderson. Riv-
Or rose 3 inches during the past "a hours
inches on the chute and 3 feet Z inches
On Portland bar, which enables the Gin
,innati mail packets to make their regu
ar trips.
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THE BULLETIN.
BY TEhEGRAPH

"'"''"'"".s,',',."."...s
Reported especially for the Cairo HUI.
letin. Ten hours I'm advance of ~.
Louis papers.
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m Y GO0Ds.
G. H A N N Y.

G. II A N N Y.
LARGE STOCK.
lBRowN sHEETINGs,
PRINTS,
TICKINGS,
CHECKS,
sTRIPIs,
KIHrucKr JEAss, KxrRA,
CASsIMRRs,
FIANNEIS.
BLACK ALPACAs
LUsTgRs,
GRos GRAIN SILKS,
LARGE STOCK OF CARPETING,
O1L CLOTHS,
NArTrSo,
window shsAss.
GILT BANDS,
NOTTINGHAM LACE
His B.tirs sssek Nsw Closing Ous
VERY Low FIGURES.
coRHER STH ct, AXD conNlRcIAL-Av.,
.,,.sv sass. Einnei>
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THE STOCK

OF E. NYE l. CO.. together with; the Stock
Of N, n. FRRDRICK, forms one of The hnest
and moet elegant aAsottmente OF JEWELRY,
ever exhibited In nVirginia or the State.' =
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sJ50, 900 in Currency.
C I r T 8 1:

will be dlstrIbutcd by lots 10 tho holders Of
Tickets In the following r
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RAILROAD NOTICE.

DAssKNeERs BY THE VIRGINIA AND
Truekss Railroad nom Carson o. sitgmia
q sny n-iht on the road are requested TO pro
sn,e HefstG before entering the cars. A diner-
S.eS n uaSda a IS cents each between ticket
sstSI ~ rSteS Of hres collected on trains.
4. II. YER1NGToS, Supt. g
Csrsoo. Junsl, l&Q. ,''.a rs' ~ I'-'' lel.u 3
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-07-18

FIRST OF JULY, 1871.

A liberal discount will be allowed when 100,
800 or 1000 tickets are purchascd In Q lot. All
orders accompanied BY remittances will DO
promptly attended to, and the. tickets returned
by mail, registered or by express, as ordered.
ager of the very successful Mercantile Library
din Concert Of San Francisco, having been ap.
pointed, Agent Of the above enterprise, has 70
say that everything viii be done to; make this
an entire success. and buyers OF tickets will find
their interests as well guarded as u they were
pcrsonally present and superintendcd the entire
affair, ... CHARLES r. PETERS,
80 Gait House. Louisville, Kentucky.
N. A. FRENCH,.............-A0HNT,
..'.: virgiuia, Nevada. Jy1o-m
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In addition to the above Gifs, the sum OF
100000 will be given the following named
gentlemen. Trustees Of the Home Hon. .Thos.
Flndley, Hon. VIM. Watt, A. B. Brady, Dudley
Hoyt and Martin Ford; for the purpose OF build.
ing and establishing at Grass Valley Home Tor
disabled and supcrannunted Miners.
For o guarantee that the Gins Will be fairly
drawn, we beg leave TO refer to any Citizen Of
Nevada county. ...; ..grwts, ...A.:. .. :.
/. FIFTEEN PER CENT. discount win emade
to parties taking Fifty or more Tickots. =.
On receipt Of Postofficc order or Gfeenbacks
for $50 we win send Twelve Tickets to any cd.
dress In tho United States, -
Remittances should be made. by check on any
responsible Bank, or by Express or registered
letter by Mail.
All orders should be addressed to 7.'a .g ,.
.-.--. 49, GEOAGE W,.DLXON.E % Z
Secretary Gnd HhalpeSs MRna&fy.
oFFICR-Exr6anse Building, Grass Valley,
CallornlAt .-...i -. y -. -, lehso !,
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WATCHES, :, AND, JEWELRY
or all descriptions ,Made, Carefully Repaired,
" Wy" and Warranted In all cAses.
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III Prizes, In all. ll......................S .So6O,n
Aiter paying the expenses Of the enterprise
and making The distribution Of the gifts, the
balance OF the proceeds arising from the sale OF
ttckots win be appropriated to the establishment
OF "a FREE LIBRARY In Louisville, to be
called the ... .....
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HAVING: PURCHASED = THE ENTIRE
III Stock Of z. NYE & CO., from the Cred
itor., st less than IMPORTATION, PRICES,
Offers to the people Of Virginta, God Hill and
tho whole State; one OF the finest, most COM
plete and Recherche Stocks OF ,.i ''- ':-.E
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TRAVELLING AND PRRIGRTIEG,
CENTRAL PACIFIC
RAILROAD.

Tim. Schedule, July sth, 1871.
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I,5Ol Gifts Of Gold Coin !
During the Festival the sum Of $50, 900
will be distributed to the Ticket holders, a. fol

l,601 Gifts, amounting 70. $4,000
awarded In Z similar manner ~ the Concert
Qivei, IN Ban Francisco In aid Of the Mercantile
Library. and under the supervision OF q Gem:
mittee or we'll known responsible citizens OF
Neyada County, California '..@ 1.. .
TREAsURER, . ...
BANK Of TnOs. FINDLRY eco,
~ Grass. VALLEY, ...
with whom all moneys will be deposited. All
disbursements will be made Though said Bank.
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100, 900 Season Tickets Of fAdnIssisu
viii be sold, ....
AT $e so EACH.
pPEMIuMS:

Z,VUo SOlu COln FIcuiuHie, hmouut W SiuV,VO
A. W. Potter, A. II. Hagsdorn,
J. Corwell Lee.
By special permission we refer to the follow.
John II. Dickson, Sheriff OF Nevada County.
T. W. Sigonrney.
John A. Lancaster, National Exchange Hotel.
FM. s. Deal, Editor Nevada Transcript.
G, Y. Schmittburg, Postmaster.
julius Greenwald, County Treasurer.
Geo. B. Newell. cx.County Supervisor.
Thos. j. Gardner. Editor Nevada Gazette.
p. Banner. Merchant.
r. B. Gentry, late Sheriff Nevada County.
D. Z. Bell. Deputy Postmaster.
Ira A. Eaton, Union Hotel.
@. G. Allen, Nevada Foundry.
Judge 7. II. Role.
Geo X. Phillips, Merchant.
A. Goldsmith, Merchant.
William X. Coo, Chief Engineer OF the Fire
4. CanGeid, ex.Chiei Engineer Of the Fire
Department.
A. Sanford, Merchant.
Blivcn & Potter, Merchants.
Lester 4 Mulloy, Merchants.
l.. Nthell, City Marshal.
commissions allowed. Money should be tcnt
BY Express, or By draft on any solvent Bank.
Address all communications to
,r @. II. sOCIRTY
Nevada City, California.
TICKETS for sale by
Summit Stables, on the Divide,
n5-td, Virginia City, Nevada.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-02-14
DAKOTA.
TheIndian Tribes.

YAxKrox, D. T., February 10
Eleven Indians, representing families
of forty-fve persons, to-day signed pa
pers before acting Governor Batche'dor'
renounciug tribal relations and clam clam
ing citizenship, preparatory to sel'lihg
upon their homesteads on Big Sioux
north of Sioux falls. This Will make
thirty.seven homesteads taken there by
Indians, representing nearly two hun
dred persons, all members OF the san
tee Sioux band of Indians concern
ed in the Minnesota massacre III
1862. They left the tribe IN
Nebraska twenty-five miles wes5
of here nearly two years ago an"
although they have received no assist
ance whatever from the Government
nor any from the State, they nave
proved selfsupporting, paving @ 'nelr
debts more promptly thsn the wni;ss, mes:
and proved peaceful and law a9'o,ng W
citizens, sustaining church ana '"o
or three schools.
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San Francisco.

SAN FRANCISCO, February ia pre-
mium of 5000 for the best plan for a
new City Hall, was awarded to Augps-
tus Lever, of Fuller n Lever, New York,
the architects of the new State Capitol
at Albany. The Hall will be on the
general plan of the Albany Capitol.
The steamship William Faber just
arrived from the Lower Coast with a
large number of passengers but an
chorcd in the stream, not coming to the
wharf, and sent Tor the harbor police.
On the trip up the coast Wells, Fargo
d Co. Express agent was robbed, and
the police were wanted to arrest the
robbers.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-02-14
WEST VIRGINIA
UNIVERSITY.
ALEX. MARTIN. ID. d., President,
vl-FfJ. q. Tr,TT f.grr, ~ prr,g.s.srrs

OPENED But RECENTLY FOR PUK-
" pDscs Of instruction, this Institution
has already attained a very extensive range
Of patronage and support
r p|,s-sz.sss the fnest grounds and build
ingS In the state
Classes are formed In all the regular
Departments 81 Collegiate and Scientific
study.
Special advantages for thorough aoquisi-
ton Of the Modern Languages, the study
Of Geology, and other branches In the In
tcrest Of Agriculture.
Chemistry taught according 20 the new
and only correct system.
Teachers Class every Spring Term.
4 valuable Cabinet and Apparatus.
TUITION from sl5 TO "a per year.
FALL TERN begins Sept 7th. winter
December 9th. Spring, March Zlst.
Commencement, June 18th
S-Send for a Catalogue.
GEjO. {. STURGISS,
Secretary ROzrd Of Eezsnts-
NOrgautOwn. ". Va, July -, 1870.
ssD2
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-02-14
WASHINGTON.
ELL to Abolish the Test Oath.

The Hiu to Abolish the Test Oath.
WASHINGTON, February l3.-The bill
recently passed 10y Congress for par
AL repeal of the test oath in cases OF
rrr-ons elected to office who were en-
.,o.,r6 in the rebellion, but not under
institutional disqualifcations, has been
., the hands OF the President eight
.,.r;,lative davs. Consequently to-mor-
.nw the bill will become a law. There
lave been rumors in circulation as to
rhr probahle intention of the President,
and while he has been urged TO sign 1t,
very energetic remonstrances have come
rom many Southern Republicans. The
..,rr,t statement is to the effect that the
.irIay mas not been owing TO an unwlll-
r.ucs- to Sign the present bull, but be
cause the proprietv of sending a mes
-aae recommending thelentIre repeal OF
.ac test oath is under consideration
II {, thought however, the bill will be
-urd and sent in to-day.
Sir John Rose VIII Not Serve.
Ncv- wa received here last night
'aal it will be impossible for Sir John
Rose 10 serve on the Joint High Com
mission To settle questions at issue
n,lw,rr the United States and England,
.ar vi. ,ail from New York early this
"~rn. lir luke of Devonshire or the
Du," or Ar.vle is mentioned a likely
." ha appointed in his place. 1t Is
h~i.yrd the Commission will not begin
IT,, session until about the lst of March,
a. under the most favorable CIR
rlm~fanres Earl lie Grey, Prof. Bernard
and Lord Leuterden will not arrive
here until the last week Of the present
month, while the successor Of Sir John
Rose has not vet sailed.
General Sjckles telegraphs the State
DEPARTMENT that negotiations for a
mixed Commission to consider the
claims for injuries to persons and prop
prtv O: American citizens by Spanish
authorities during the insurrectlon In
Cuba have been concluded, and that a
messenger is on the way TO this city
with the correspondence.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-02-14
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.

WAsHIxGTcN, February l3.-Mr.
Sherman presented resolutions OF the
Ohio Legislature requesting Congress to
pass no more land grants. -
Mr.. Pomeroy, from the committee
on Public Lands, reported the House
bill to enable honorably discharged SOL
diers sailors, their widows and orphan
children 10 acquire homesteads on the
public lands OF the United States, with
amendments striking out the provisions
allowing the assignment of homestead
certificates and by emitting the section
allowing the entry of land by agent or
attorney. The committee also recon-
mended that the Commissioners OF the
general land Office have authority to
make all ample regulations to carry
the act into effect, especially regarding
the declarations and proofs required.
The Senate took up the joint resolu-
ton prescribing the form of oath to be
taken by Mr.. Miller, claiming a seat as
Senator from Georgia.
After lengthy debate. the Senate
voted upon the pending question, which
was upon ordering the bill 10 its third
reading, which resulted - ayes, 2S
nays, 20.
The bill was accordingly read a third
time and passed. .
The Gulf steamship subsidy bill then
came up as unfinished business, when
the Senate adjourned.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-02-14
SUMMARY.

uyld closed in New York, yesterday,
1uN.
P-ooklyn is threatened with water
tm..r
rajge King, an old and prominent
.,ru OF Dubuque, Iowa, died yester.
.u Hg $50
Hrv. H. w. Condit, pastor of the
.- Presbyterian Church at Oswego,
\. y tor the past forty years, died
,i!ieuiy last Sunday,
At omaha, today, the French Aid
society will open grand fair and fes-
wal. including a ball. Considerable
r,rry,t is manifested in the matter hy
..t citizens.
fire AT Princeton, Illinois, Saturday
,h, DESTROYED the Republican news,
,lper Office. the stores of Sherman Il
,ra!k. K. B. Foster, Harris d Cottle,
and others. Total loss $4,000 covered
.y Insurance.
George Sits a justice OF the peace in
...taso. took laudanum yesterday with
view to terminate his existence, but
..r fact was soon discovered, the poison
..r.ed out OF him, and he is again ad-
mastering justice.
The Assistant Postmaster OF New
York died suddenly about IL o'clock
sunday night, from heart disease. He
ire, occupied the position above named,
,nce 1922, with the exception OF an
interval of three years.
East river Is again blocked up with
..r at Fulton ferry, and thousands are
.ru-.iug the river on foot at that point.
"r~y boats are unable to make their
,.,a.9r crossings, and several tug boats
..H .,ramers are stuck fast in the ice.
,iar arents Of the Lorillard, Atlantic
.ad Mercantile Fire Insurance Compa'
..r-'oi New York, the Springfield Fire
.n>wance Company of Massachusetts,
and the Commercial Fire Insurance
.',mpanv of Cleveland, have withdrawn
rom the Chicago Board Of Under
writer's
The shoe manufacturers OF New ork
state that they are unable to meet The
demands OF the Crispins and do justice
TO themselves. They have necessarll!
been compelled to discharge a majority
,r their workmen, and contine them
selves 10 the manufacture OF only such
,oois as they have immediate demand
.nr.
The Province Of Ontorio has voted
$4,000 to encourage immigration, and
$1,000 to build honses and clear from
,.~.r 10 five acres on a number Of free
..a, lots. The proposition is intended
..,rr particularly to meet the require
...nt- of new settlers who may have
$50 or three hundred dollars, and b'
..rljng TO pay moderate sum casl
clown in order 10 obtain immediate sheI
,.r for their families and secure a croi
of potatoes and other vegetables as
supply for the first winter.
Al the Illinois Valley Coal Mlnln!
Company shaft. three miles from La
sale, on Friday last, a miner named
Knowles stepped into the cage for TIT
purpose ordescending to his work k, b!
mistake Of the engineer the cage, RAISED
instead Of lowered, and Knowles, ap
pretending danger from contact will
'he puIly, Jumped to the landing from
which he had started, but striking hi
mead against post fell back into th'
,naft and was killed, his body descend
ING a distance ofthirty feet The bone'
90. his legs were driven into his body.
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EDUCATIONAL.
WEST VIRGINIA
State Normal School,
FAIRMONT, W. VA.
&c. GIISHRIST. a. VI. Principal.

ITS OBJECT r. the preparation of teach.
ers for Common Schools, High Schools ana
Academies, not by special superhciaIlueN'
but by thorough scholarship, actual teach.
ing and the study Of the philosophy ana
met hOds Of Education.
ITS MENTAL TRAINING j. equally
adapted 10 those trltO dD BOt intend 10 become
teachers, aiming at the greatest Denent 70
the student in the development ~ nentu
md moral powers and practical usefulness
in lite. - ,...
CGTRSE OF STUDY includes the Com
mon branches, the English language IN all
its DEPARTMENTS. the Natural Sciences, the
Mathematics, Commercial Arithmetic and
Book Keeping, Vocal and instrumental
Music, and the Theory and Art Of Teaching
SESSIONS. The Winter session Will
close March 18th, nj, and the Spring Sos
sion will commence April Ith, and close
June ID. III.
TUITION Il FREE. Students attending
this school 10 b" educated rs teachers pm
uS brfftOU.
send Gyr o Circular.
+. II. PIERPOST,
fDb2 Secretary NJ TX. Com.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-02-14
River News.

PITTSBURGH, Pa, February lit Is
cloudy and raw, with occasional snow
squalls. The Monongahela is four feet
lour and falling. Departed, Argosy.
CINCINNATI. Februaey l3 Business
is very dull. Arrived, Annie Laurie,
Ksnawha; Dove No. >, Kentucky
River. Departed, Junietta. for Pitts
bur.h
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-02-14

The Supreme Court of Iowa has de
clared that if a juryman drinks intoxi-
eating liquors during a trial the verdict
NAV he set aside and new trial or
dered