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The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-08-26
UnnrOhucliEc Lands.

In travelling through the country
one is struck with the vast amount OF
land in an unproductive state Not
referring to the timber land, which in
one sense may be held to be in a pro-
ductive state, there are within sight OF
the principal railroads passing from
East to West, many millions Of acres
that are out Of cultivation, for the
most part producing weeds. This is
undoubtedly the consequence Of farmers
holding too much land. If we should
undertake 10 calculate the value OF
these lands, estimated at the cost OF
improving and fencing them, it would
be something too considerable for belief
1t would represent the amount OF
capital lying idle, bringing in no inter
est, but, on the other hand, yearly
deteriorating and growingless. The evil
OF holding too much laud is twofold;
there is not only a loss in the waste Of
the money value involved, but there is
a damage to the part cultivated from
want of means to cultivate it properly
and proftably. The passion for pos
sessing land has become a serious evil,
for it has led to the accumulation, in
the hands Of men who are unable to
use them, Of large tracts which are
farmed in the poorest manner and
made to yield only small share o.
what they would produce under proper
cultivation.
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LONDON, OHIO.
MRS. CoIburn Acquitted.

LONDON, o., August 25.-Mr. Rankin
iOr the prosecution briefly reviewed the
case, which was nothing particularly
interesting. Chauucey Olds followed.
His sueech was powerful vindicatlon
OF the accused lady, and bitter, scath-
.ng denunciation OF the prosecution and
The means employed to make up the
case. At the end Mrs. Colburn was
acquitted When Justice Crab con
c.uied the reading of his opinion the
entre audience arose TO their feet and
bQrs; into prolonged cheers. MIR. and
Mrs COlburn were surrounded by hun
dreIs Of ladies' and gentlemen and con-
graduated in the warnest manner.
The scene in the courtroom at this
time was pathetic. Many were moved
TO tears. Every one was pleased at the
undramatic termination Of this wonder
iul drama Of human life.
Soon after the decision was rendered,
Mr. and Mrs. Colburn left the court
room Tor the residence of Mr.. HARRISON
the defendants counsel. They will re-
main here a few weeks to recover from
the excitement the trial has subjected
them to, and then proceed to their
home in New York. The prosecuting
witness has vamoosed, and gone no one
knows where. No one here doubts
that the whole proceedings were instl
tnted from mercenary motives or feel
iIng Of revenge, with Thompson at the
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Treat Animals Kindly .

1t is a pity every one does not treat
animals kindly, for much more can be
done with them in all ways; they will
do as you wish them readily, and you
become completely master OF them,
without knowledge on their part that
they are subservient to your desires.
There is not more interesting sight
than TO see a first rate herdsman, or a
thoroughly good shepherd, move a
numerous lot of animals and draw them
out into different yards and then per-
haps into pens-one here, 'wo there,
&c, but in every instance the right one
going into the right place, and all this
done without any hustle and in the
most regularly quiet manner imagin'
able. Man, too, is an animal, and how
very much better it would be il any one
having that sort of animals around him
would treat them kindly; he might, as
stated with the lower animals, become
complete master and have entire control
of them, without their feeling how
really subordinate they were. Over.
bearing mani ers beget dislike. Belittle
a man by o foolish arrogance, and he
is totally discouraged and becomes
careless. In fact, there is generally a
great want Of sense in any one who
tries to make others feel inferiority
and depend upon it, there is nothing
better than kindly treatment towards
all animals.
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cincinnati Maraet.
CINCINNATI, August -.

CINCINNATI, August -.
COTTON-Strong; sales oil low mid
dlings at l74c; good ordinary, l4l@l5c
FLOUR-Improved demand in the
market; low grades. So 40@4 90; su
perfne, 81 3j@4 -; fancy, - goo
6 75.
GRAIN-Wheat unsettled red win
ter inspected, 81 IL for No. |, and 81 IA
for No. =. Corn, increased receipts
sound mixed ear, SIC; white, 56c
Oats unchanged; mixei, 33@3jc; good
to prime white, 36@3Sc. Rye firm al
csc. Barley steady; fair TO good fall
SU@9Oc.
HAY-Steaiy; No. | timothy,
Sl7 009lS %; lower grades, sl2 "
ole 0O.
OILS-Linseed oil, moderate de
mand at S3@S4c.
PROVISIONS-Irregular; mess
pork inactive; city mess nominal al
Sl2 80; country, Sl2 90. Bulk meats
quiet; shoulders, Sc; rib sides, 63c.
Bacon shoulders at &c; clear rib and
clear sides, 7@7!c. Sugar cured hams
firm at l32@l4lc Lard-kettle rem
dered and leaf city firm at &c.
SUGAR-Fair demand at l3I9l3tc
hards, l3i@l4c.
TOBACCO-Active; GALES at 81 50Ca
l6 50, for trash, lugs and leaf.
WHISKY-Firm at SOC.
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Compulsory Education.

By recent act Of the New Hamp'
shire Legislature, system is provided
to compel children to attend school.
Every parent or guardian Of child be-
tween eight and fourteen years Of age,
must send him to some public school
within two rifles Of his residence for
twelve weeks in each year. Six weeks
OF such schooling must be consecutive.
The parent is relieved from sending
such child to public school in case he
is instructed for the time mentioned at
home or in some private school in the
branches taught in the public schools
or in more advanced studies. The pen
atty for violation of this law is ten dol
lars for the first ofiense and twenty dol,
lars for the second and every subsequent
offense. The local school board. on
notice from any taxpayer OF any ylo-
lation OF the law, must institute suit,
under penalty OF twenty dollars for
each neglect 10 enforce the law.
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Let Gen. Grant Hurry I'm.

There can be no doubt that General
Grant is the real author of the recent
unprecedented outrage at New Orleans.
1t was executed by bis brother-in.law
Immediately after an intimate confer
epce with the President at Long Branch.
1t was executed with view to Grant g
interest; aud its folly was Of just the
nature into which an unrefectiug, pig
headed military man would be most
likely to fall.
1t probable, nevertheless, that Gen.
eral Grant now feels wish to disown
this atrocity and to free himself from
responsibility for its performance. We
warn him that if such is his purpose, he
must hurry up his disavowal and sup,
port it by plenty Of strong testimony. Ii
he waits mnch longer it will have the
appearance when it comes OF hav-
ing been extorted from him by the de
nupciations of the Sun and other iude
pendent journals. Ifsuch thing is &c
done at all, it cannot be done too qnickly
Let Grant make haste!-N 7. San.
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Arrest Of the Supposed Robbers of
LytIe, on Cheat Mountain.-They
are Committed to Jail.

On Friday, 18th inst, a warrant was
issued by Thos. Watson, Esq, Of Val
ley township, Preston county, for the
arrest of Isaac Smith, son OF Henry
Smith, of Union township, and Lewis c.
Cupp, living near by, charged with the
robbing of Orton Lytle, a peddler, OF
Smithfield, Pa, on the Masontown road
on the 10Th Of July last, an account Of
which was given in the Post at the
time.
The supposed robbers were arrested
by Captain Isaiah Kirk and Coleman
Hartley, of Valley township, Preston
county, and Elihu Ridgeway, Esq, Of
Union township, this county, and had
a preliminary hearing. Lytle, the man
robbed, was present and identified
Smith as one Of the men that robbed
him, and made oath 10 that effect. he
thinks Cupp was Smiths accompllce'
but is not positive.
DOln WeTe uIouSnt ~ 'o"u on SN'
urday morning and confined in the coun-
ty jail, where they will remain, We pre-
sumo, until Court.
Smith is a married man and has one
child. Cupp is unmarried. -,
The arrival OF the prisoners created
quite an excitement about the Jail,
owing, probably, to the fact that the
country around about Morgantown
seems to be infested with robbers and
thieves, and the people desire to see
speedy justice meted out to all evil
doers. s.-!Norqanto,o Post.
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The CONVENTION
ADDITIONAL RETURNS.
The Eastern Panhandle I'm q
Blaze of Glory.
Marion County.

FAIRMoNT, w. Va, August 25-S P.
M.-Marion polled a very large vote
sixty more than last fall The Conven-
ton received thirty-three majority; Ste
venson had thirty-nine. s. NJ. S.
Brooke County.
The Panhandle Nescs of yesterday
says:
The election Yesterday passed off qui-
etly. A general apathy appeared to
prevail. AS natural result but a
small vote was polled. Wellsburg
township cast but III votes; Of these
5S were for Convention, and ll3 against.
At the hour of going to press Is A. NJ. }
We have not yet received the entire vote
of Brooke county, but the majority
against the Convention will be in the
neighborhood of 100
Hancock County.
A report reaches us from Hancock
county to the effect that the Convention
has been beaten by over 100 votes.
Kanawha County.
CHARLESTON, August 25.-Kanawha
six hundred and eighty-five Radical
majority; Wayne and Lincoln counties
very close; Fayette four hundred and
fifty Democratic majority. Partial re-
turns from Cabell, Boone and Putnam
indicate Democratic majorities.
H. w.
jefferson County.
CHARLEsTowN, August %, go ?. NJ.
The majority in our county for a
Convention is seven hundred and nine
teen. >. w. ~.
Wood County.
PARKERsBURG, August 25.-We claim
Wood by thirty majority and large
gains in Writ and Richie. j. \. c.
Berkeley County.
,MARrINsBURG, August 25.-Berkeley
county one hundred and forty majority
tor the Convention. w. L. Il.
MARrINsBURG, August 25.-Martins,
burg gives sixty-one majority for the
Convention.
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EUROPE.
Rounania Question Settled,
Disarmament of the National
Guards.
THE DEATH OF RENFORTH.
Two Vessels Lost at Sea.
THE CHOLERA AT ANTWERP
celebration Of the French
Republic Prohibited.
Sc., "c., %c.
Two Vessels Lost at Sea.
THE CHOLERA AT ANTWERP
Celebration Of the French
Republic Prohibited.
cc., @c.,
CSc.

LONDON, August 24.-The determina-
ton OF the French Government to push
in the Assembly the disarmament Of
the National Guard, is due to the dis
coyeries made by the police as to the
operations Of the International Society.
A satisfactory solution Of the Rou-
mania difficulty has been made at Gas
TEN, by which farther complications are
avoided. The bondholders OF the Rou.
mania railroad will he indemnifed by
new loan guaranteed by Austria and
Prussia.
Intelligence states that the Tichborne
claimant was at one time a convict in
Cockaloo Island, Australia.
LONDON, August 2j.-Watney's ma
jority for Parliament is one thousand.
The English papers commenting on
the death OF Renforth, hint that he
may have been poisoned.
The ships San Cearas and Knight
Errant, bound for San Francisco, have
been lost of Cape Horn.
Eight lives were lost yesterday from
the sinking OF schooner in the English
Channel, in consequence of collision.
The report OF cholera at Antwerp
has caused the enforcement Of quaran-
tine at that port.
Tempestuous weather is reported to
have damaged the shipping, especially
on the Irish coast. Damage to the
Scotch crop is also reported.
LONDON, August 25.-The steamship
Thuringa, of New York, touched at
Plymouth. The Hamburg, of St. An
irrws, has arrived out.
PARIS, August "a, Evening.-All the
principal towns of France have resolved
10 celebrate the anniversary OF the
French Republic on Sunday, September
Il. Extensive preparations are being
made in this city for an immense dem
onstration on the same day. A grand
military display will take place, which
will be followed by jubilee and festi-
val at night.
PARIS, August 25.-The Government
mas forbidden all public rejoicing on
the 4ih OF September, the anniversary
OF the revolution last year against the
Bonapartists. Assurances are said to
have been received at Versailles that
the Prussian troops in France will be
reduced to $4,000 by the lst Of Sep
trmGer Those remaining will be
lol.cd in The barracks.
The Dake De Broglie, late Ambassa-
lor of France at the Court OF St. james,
las teen commissioned by the Govern
ment and will return to London at an
early day, to negotiate re'ision OF the
commercial treaty now existing between
the two countries. Considerable inter
ct i attached to the result OF the
DIkrs mission.
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New York Market.
NEW YoRE, Angus

NEW oRK, august -.
FLOUR-Shipping grades -four
scarce at SlO9l5c; better at
s. O095 40 for superfne State; s. I5@
5 90 for extra 90; s. 95GS6 10 for
choice do; s. 00tGj 40 for supertine
western; s. 75@6 % for common to
medium extra western; Sc 0j@6 80 for
choice do; 81 5097 % for common to
choice white wheat western; 3 goa
6 10 for common to good shipping
brands OF extra round hoop Ohio;
So l596 80 for trade brands; - 9O(g
6 % for common to fair extra st.
Louis; Sc 5000 for good to choice
do, the market closing firm. Southern
-four a shade firme; at 8 S096 go
for common to fair extra, and $6 %
@9 90 tor good to choice. do. Rye
flour steady a, "a O095 %. Corn
meal quiet and steady.
GRAIN-Wheat is l@2c better;
81 seal ~ for No. 2 spring afioat
81 436l As for winter rel western;
81 46@l so for amber Michigan;
81 So for white western to arriv.
Rye quiet. Barley malt quiet and
unchanged. Corn is more active and
a shade frmer at 66@66lc for mixed
in store 6TA@6Sc for do aioae lOc
fox yellow. Oats steady at 42(95Oc for
western and Ohio.
PROVISIONS-Pork quiet and steady
at $l3 629l3 Is for mess; $40 SOC
ii 90 for prime do. Beef dull at 81 "
all 90 for plain mess and $ll O0@l4 o.
for extra do. Beef hams dull at slS 0O@
2S 90. Tierce beef nominal at $40 OOa
Is 90 for prime mess and sl2 V(S22 "
for India mess. Cut meats are quiet a
5;@6ic for shoulders and l09l3c fol
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TEXAS.
Trouble Among NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
ton OF Martial Law Anticipated.

Trouble Among Ohicials-PrOclama.
ton OF Martial Law Anticipated.
BROWNSVILLE, August l9, via INDIAN
OLA, August 24.-Woods, whom Gov.
Davis appointed health officer at Bra
zos, Santiago, was fined by Judge Davis
for attempting to exercise the functions
of his office in defiance of the injunc,
tons of the Court. The fine was fixed
at one hundred dollars, which Woods
refused to pay, and was imprisoned.
Gov. Davis disregards the order of this
Court, and insists that Woods shall
assume the position. The police will
obey the directions of the Governor,
unless Woods illness should prevent
him from assuming the office A proc
lamation Of martial law is anticipated.
On the 18th a lot Of hides crossed
from Matamoras in bond, when the
State Inspector attempted to inspect
them, tor the purpose of finding stolen
bonds, but the Collector resisted and
called on the military. A guard was
furnished and inspection prevented, but
the State officials afterwards seized the
hides at Brazos. The Collector refers
the question to the Treasury Depart
ment
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CINCINNATI.
The Sale OF the Cincinnati and Day.
ton Railway Set Authorizations
ally Drowned.

The Sale Of the Cincinnati and Day.
ton Railway Set Aside-Accident-
ally Drowned.
CINCINNATI, August 25.-Judge Ha-
gan this morning granted the motion
setting aside the sale of the Cincinnati
and Dayton Tunnel railway, and dis
missed the receiver under scheme Of
capitalization issued by the Secretary
of State to the aforesaid company. The
effect of this decision is favorable to
John C. Fremont, and parties residing
in Kentucky, and the Great Eastern
railway, who are here in the interest Of
that road by way of the tunnel under
Walnut Hill.
Edward Breeder, a well known citi-
zen, was accidentally drowned last
night by stepping off wharf boat at
the Fifth street landing.
A telegram from Crestline reports a
heavy storm there yesterday afternoon
of wind, hail and rain. Trees and
houses were blown down, and the engine
house of the Cincinnati and Indianap-
oils railway was completely wrecked.
No lives were lost.
Rain fell here all last night and this
forenoon.
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SPORTING.
Chicago Races.

CHICAGO, August 25.-First race
$500 purse, for horses that have never
beaten 80 four entries were made.
Rocbesline won in two straight heats,
time, 2:43i and 2:45.
Second race-$2500 purse; for
horses that have never beaten 2:34; nine
entries were made, though only six
started. This race was not finished
on account of the darkness. Five heats
were trotted. 1t will be finished to-
morrow. =,
Third race-Running, mile heats
The first heat was won by En-
ma in l:46i. The second heat was won
by Regent in LAG. 1t was postponed
till tomorrow on account OF darkness
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WASHINGTON.
Important Decision by the Posthhas
ter General.

Important Decision by the Postmas'
ter Gen erai.
New YORK, August 25.-A special
dispatch from Washington says that an
interesting legal question is before The
Postmaster Generals Department ans
ing out Of an application made by de-
tectives for three letters lately received
at Council Bluffs postoffice, bearing ad-
dresses of fictitious names, and Wnieh
were returned to the Dead Letter ofhce;
The detectives state that the letters Will
afford a clue to the counterfeiting opera
tions at Council Bluffs, where large
gang of counterfeiters have been ar
rested, but the Postmaster General says
the delivery Of letters sent to the DEAD
Letter Office is unauthorized.
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CHICAGO.
Proceedings OF the Convention Tor
the Advancement of Agricultural
and Practical Education.

the Advancement Of Agricultural
and Practical Education.
CHICAGO, August 25.-At the evening
session of the Convention for the Ad-
vancement Of Agricultural and Prrctlcal
Education, the question discussed was
the relations which the Agricultural
Colleges bear to each other and the
public. Professor Gilman, OF the
Sheffield Scientific School, gave 8 his
tory OF the work which he had done.
The sum of all the experience which
had fallen under the Professors notice
was that there was going forward a
great change in the forms and objects
OF education throug hout the country.
The results OF the new training were not
yet far enough advanced to definitely
decide as 10 their value, but 1t had been
ascertained sufficiently TO show the new
form was a success. President Welsh,
of the Iowa Agricultural College, rela.
ted the satisfactory results which had
followed the experiment OF seli-goveru.
ment in the dormltories and boarding
houses. This consists OF divisions Into
sections from each Of which a member
was chosen to form court Tor the trial
OF culprils and the settlement OF dis
putes. The speaker had some different
views in relation to the question OF
manual labor. He would have this
made one of the elements of the college
course, and his own experience was that
the experiment was entirely successful.
The woman question had never been
matter of doubt with him, and that he
had always been entirely successful.
That the element introduced by woman
into schools was one which made the
government most easy.
President Dennison, of Kansas, dis
cussed the woman question, and fully
agreed with the previous speaker con-
cerning the advisability OF admitting
women. Prof. Folwell, of Minnesota,
was enthusiastic for admitting women.
President Gregory spoke of the intro
duction of women into colleges he
rather favored their education with
men Profs. Jones and Roberts discuss
ed the labor question and advocated the
necessity OF farm connected with each
college.
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GRIMES AND CASUALTIES
Probably Fatal ARRAY.

BRooKLYS, August 25.-An afray
took place at No. 100 Atlantic street,
last evening between William Cody, a
carpenter, and James Pagan, liquor
dealer. Cody called Pagan out of his
saloon and struck him blow with his
fist The blow was returned, when
Cody drew hatchet from his belt and
struck Fagan in the shoulder and neck,
inflicting two severe wounds, He then
attempted to escape, but Pagan seized
the batchet and threw it after him, IN
flicting a terrible wound in his side.
Roth men were arrested and taken to
a hospital. Cody's wounds will probably
prove fatal The quarrel originated IN
a difficulty about some money.
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MEXICO.
A Riot-Many Persons Killed and
Wounded.

New YORK, August2 25.-The Herald
correspondent at the City Of Mexico
telegraphs the following, dated August
IS, via Indianola, August "a: In Mo
nelia a priest named Covero preached
a long and bitter sermon against the
laws Of reform and religious talent. He
excited the people against the Protest
ants so much that breach OF peace
ensued. Covero was sent to prison and
a rescue was attempted by the people.
The Federal troops resisted, and the re-
suit was a great riot. Many persons
were killed and wounded. lncendlar-
ism was resorted to by the enraged fol-
lowers of the priest.
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FINANCE AND TRADE.
New York Money Market.

New YORK, August %, p. Y.
MONEY-Closed up easy at from
, to per cent. on government bonds
and stock collaterals.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE - Was
flrmer this afternoon, and leading bank
ers advanced their rates to 1901 Tor
sixty days bills and 1902 for sight.
There was small business transacted at
at per cent. below these quotations.
GOLD-The market closed up quiet
and steady at ll24@ll2s.
GONERNMENT BONDS Quiet
and firm at the close. L. s. Currency
6s at ll6i@ll6!.
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OMAHA.
Fall Races.

OMAHA, August 25.-The proprietor s
Of the driving park in this city, are
making arrangements for the fall meet
-, of three days, to be held before or
.as u nt.s, ~ the county lair. The owners OF
GoIdsmith Maid, Lucy, American
Gil and several noted trotters and rum
ming horses have signiied their n ine.n,
ton ton Of being present with their horses horses
ssoO0 @ has been subscribed for purses;
Ths intention is to offer purses anu anu
prises is amounting to $4,000. -.
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WISCONSIN.
Ole Bull and Wife.

MADISON, August 25.-Ole Bull and
wife arrived here last night. He does
not appear to be in critical condition
His recent illness arose from a derange-
ment of the bowels, and not from brain
trouble, as reported.
The disgust of the Democrats at the
nomination of Doolttle, the great po-
litical somersaulter, increases with
time for reflection, and not few declare
that they shall depart from him.
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CONDENSED TELEGRAMS,
The Latest News.

Gold closed in New York yesterday
at ll2s.
The steamer Rhine, from Bremen, has
arrived at New York.
The West India and Pacific Steam,
ship Company's steamer Caribbean
from West Indies, arrived at Baltimore
yesterday. She is to load for Liver
nool
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NEW YORK.
The Procession in Honor OF Italian
Unity.

New YORK, August 25.-The cele-
bra,ion in honor OF Italian unity took
p)ace to-day. The procession moved
from Fourteenth street shortly after
ton o'clock. A drizzling rain was then
falling, which in half an hour became
a nerfect deluge, accompanied by fire.
ouent peals Of thunder The procession
marched to City Hall with no interier-
once or disturbance. The professor,
marched down to the Bowery, passed
City Hall and proceeded up Broadway
to Fourteenth street, where 1t was
disbanded. ~