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The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-02-28
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
LOST.

A LADY'S GARNET SLEEVE BUTTON,
n on Fifth street, between John and
Monroe streets. The finder will confer
favor by leaving ii at this office, and be suit
a hly rewarded feb21
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-02-28
The Celebrated
Murray
Lannnan's
FLORIDA WATER.

The most lasting, agreeable, and
refreshing Of all perfumes, for use
on the Handkerchief, at the Toilet
and. in the Bath. For sale by all
Druggists and Pefumers.
sepl3dSw
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-02-28
Tuesday. March oIst. 1871.

at the front door of the Court House OF
Ohio county, sell at public auction, Lot
number four az in Jonathan Zane's addi-
ton TO the city of Wheeling.
TERMS OF SALE.-One-third of the pur-
chase money CASH, the residue in two equal
payments, with interest from the day OF
sale, the purchaser giving bonds with APP
proved security for the deferred payments.
\. RICHARDSON,
feb2S-oaW Commissioner
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-02-28
Flour. Flour.
New Orleans Sugar.
TObaccO6.

~ HHDS. PRIME NEW CRoPSCGARS,
III just received and for sale by
janis HENRY h. LIST & co.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-02-28
Commissioners Sale OF Real
Estate.

DY VIRTUE OF A DECREE OF THE
d Circuit Court of Ohio county, rendered
on the llth day OF April, 1870, in n cause in
chancery therein depending, in which SAM
uel A. Dunbar and Others are complainants
and Isabella Dunbar and Others are defend
ants I will on
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-02-28

IN CASES MONITOR NAVY rs
lU ~ caddies Rosebud Bright lus.
. "Rich as Cream" Black los
10 butts Diamond Cluster" Bright
Twist. Just received and for sale by
febl5 NJ REILLY.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-02-28
AT COST
Lard Oil.

IN BBILS. EXTRA WINTER STRAINED,
lU Just received and for sale by
ianB OGLEBAY, son & co.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1871-07-29
Southern Normal University.

The Northern Illinois Insane Asylum was
located at an unsuitable place because Elgin
offered the state bonus, which may or may
not be paid; the state Reform School
was located at an unsuitable, OUT of the way
place, because Livingston county offered the
state bonus of $780, 900, which, now that the
building has been erected and the school put
in operation, the county repudiates and the
Southern University was located at Carbon.
dale about as unsuitable location as could be
picked out, because jackson county offered
bonus of 100000, which the county has also
repudiated.
1t seems now, with regard to this last
named institution, that the state is in fair way
to be swindled out of good deal more than
the $4,000 bonus. The contractor to erect
the building at Carbondals had agreed IS part
pay to take the $780, 900 Jackson county bonds.
They having been repudiated, however, the
last Legislature came to his relief and agreed
to pay him for what work he had done, on
condition that he gave up his contract This,
it appears, he accepted. The act of the legis.
ature authorizing the settlement, made nc
appropriation to 60 on with the work and
authorized no re-lctting of the contract. II
turns out, however, that the three commits.
sioners, who get some $500 salary each, were
not satisfied to take their pay for nothing,
but wanted to be doing something, you know.
So they found man at Carlo 10y the name oil
Boyle, a business partner of one of the com.
missioners, who Was very anxious to get the
contract for the erection of the building at
Carbondalc, and the commissioners. for cat,mble
reasons doubtless were anxious to CRAFTY him.
So they put IN advertisement in the darkest
corner OF ST. Louis paper asking for new
bids. The advertisement was inserted but a
days before the time fixed for receiving and
opening the bids, and of course nobody but
Mr. Boyle saw it. His bid alone, therefore
was pat in and accepted although it involves
n swin'ile OF the state to the amount OF $40. DOC
According to the Alton and Jonesboro papers
1t seems passing strange that under the pres.
ent radical domination, not even hen coop
can be built by the state but she must he
swinded cut of as much more rs it ought to
cost.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1871-07-29
MARSEILLES ITEMS.

MARsEILLEs, July eth. 1871.
p. A. Smith has sold out his lumber yard to
Messrs. Tousley & Hannug, and We regre. to
state that he intends leaving US to do business in
Chicago.
The Crystal Fountain division Sons of TEN.
perance gave = sociabe at their rooms last eve
ming, consisting Of dancing, refre hmeuts. and .
crystal fountain constantly on the flow. 1t was
. most enjoyable aud successful affair, aud
many express their desire for it TO be repeated.
The Rev. Jonas Green, of Chicago, will ofici.
ate at the Episcopal Church on Sunday, norning &
and evening.
The Active base ball club Of Morris. visited
Msrseilles on Saturday last, and defeated our
Junior club by score Of 50 to 90. Umpire, Mr..
David Shpman, Of the Olympic club.
The Stone City base ball club, Of Joliet, start.
ing on their trip Aug. 1st will stop at Msrseilles
and play with the Olympic club. chi PHI.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1871-07-29
Railroad Charges.

Railroad Chazses.
The trainers of the new constitution OF the
State of Illinois inserted in that instrument q
section, saying, ''The General Assembly shall
pass laws to correct abuses and prevent IN
Just discrimination and extortion in the rates
of freigkts and passenger tariffs on the differ
ent railroads in this state, and enfore such
laws by adequate penalties, to the extent, If
necessary for that purpose, of forfeiture OF
thei- property and franchises
In obedience to this constitutional mandate
the last legislature passed Law providing,
among other things, that railroads whose gross
earnings per mile are $4,000 per annum be
limited in their charges to q cents per mile !;
those whose earnings are $1,000 per
mile cents and so on, 900 to $4,000 per
mile warranting charge Of cents, and less
than 81 OOs charge Of 81
The penalty for the violation of the law is
$500 and reasonable attorneys fee" to the
person overcharged, and, when judgment
shall have been recovered under the act
against any company for the fifth time, ''such
corporation shall be deemed to have forfeited
all its rights, privileges and franchises: and
it shall be the duty of the States Attorney in
any circuit or county through or into which
it may run, to proceed against such railroad
corporation so violating any provision of this
act upon information, in the nature Of quo
warrant0, TO judgment of custer and final
execution"
In reference to freights similar provisions
are enacted against discrimination in greater
over lesser distances, &c.
The law provides for the appointment of
three railroad commissioners. whose duty,
among other things, is to see that the law is
properly obeyed. These commissioners have
been appointed by the Governor, have organ
lied and commenced business" by issuing
q. circular calling the attention of the railroad
companies to the provisions Of the law, and
warning them, in case they fsil to obey its
provisions, that they will take thc necessary
steps to bring the matter before the courts
1t is observable that the railroad companies
have made no other answer to this than is in
volved in silent defiance of the commission
ers and the statute. Doubtless they have con
suited their solicitors" and when the commits
sioners commence therlega proceedings to en-
force the law, they will be met by the railroad
corporations of the state in determined
fight that will end only in the highest court
to which the matter can be carried.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1871-07-29

II the following extract from recent letter
OF Gen Mcclellan is an indication that he &C.
cepts the new departure" us radical paper
before us says, all We have to say is, that the
new departure, with most democratic papers,
is good many years old:
The negro has n right to vote-lct HIM keep
it: but strive 10 educate him to fitness for the
high privilege conferred on him. Show him
who his real friends are, and We will eventu.
ally turn in our own favor the weapons so
carefully forged for our destruction.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1871-07-29

Secretary Robson made 4th of July
speech at Newport, in which he set up the
trea'y ct Washington rs the "highest," if not
indeed the only "claim the administration
has to the confidence Of the people" lie is
willing to 90 before the people in the next
presidential campaign on this ~ne-legged plat.
form. As the treaty of Washington was
simply revival of the Johnson Clarendon
treaty, with one ~ two of its best parts ONT.
ted, this indicates that the Grant adminislrn.
ton is reduced to pretty narrow straits when
its only reliance is on the cast.oif shoes of poor
Andy Johnson.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1871-07-29
HeR. B. G, Cook to Resign.

The Ottawa Republican learns ''from a relia-
bic source" that the Hon. B. G. Cook, having
accepted the position of solicitor general of
the North western r. II. Co., is about to resign
his seat in Congress as representative of the
9th Illinois district, his resignation being one
of the condition on which the new position is
rendered him. and the Republican, gently hints
to Mr.. Cook the propriety of handing in his
resignation at as early day as convenient.
Considering that this Is an Overwhelmingly
republican district, and the wretched material
left in the republican party of the district of
which to make another congressman, the pro-
bable resignation of Mr.. Cook is to be regret
ted; unless, indeed, the democrats pluck up
courage and make such fight in the district
as they did in this county last fall, In which
case the result might be more fortunate.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1871-07-29

Dick Oglesby, in spite Of the pathetic pleading
Of the Ottawa Republican, to say nothing of a
good many reputable minor radical newspapers,
refuses to step into the empty shoes Of John A.
Logan. "Under no circumstances" he writes,
will consent to become candidate for con.
sress this fall" Henceforth, no says, his only
aspiration will be to sustain just appreciation
to public virtue, and consequently to smash the
pretensio of that unmitigAted political mounte'
bank and swashbuckler, John A. Logan.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1871-07-29
A Rich Scene.

That must have been an amusing and edifying
spectacle in the kuklux committee at Washing
ton. when the reply of Gov Bullock was read to
the circular Of Mr.. Scott, chairman of the com.
mttee, asking the redodbtable governor to furn-
ish the committee with such statement of the
condition of Georgia as to justify REMINDING
that state back to all the pains and penalties of
the kuklux and military bills. The ever faithful
and obsequious Bullock couldn't see it, but in
reply read to the committee few extracts from
Jefferson, as follows:
Let Ne rather adhere to the original and
lasting foundation OF republicanism, 80 concisely
and 90 ably presented by Jefferson when he says
Equal and exact justice to all men, Of what.
ever state or persuasion, religious or political
peace, commerce and honest friendship with all
MISUNDERSTANDING alliances with none THE
SUPPORT OF the STATE GOVERNMENTS IN ALL
THEIR RIGHTS As THE COMPETENT ADMINIsTRA.
TIoNs FOR OUR DOMESTIC CONCERNS AND THE
sUREsT BULwARKs AGAINST ANTI-REPUBLICAN
TENDENCIES; the preservation of the general
government in it, whole constitutional vigor a.
the sheet anchor of our peace At home and safety
abroad; Jealous care of the right Of election by
the people, mild and safe corrective of abuses,
which are Topped by the sword OF revolution
where pesceable remedies are unprovided; sbso.
lutte aequience in ths deoisipn of tho majority
tho vital principle Of the republic, from which
there 10 no appeal but to force, the vital principle
and immediate parent Of dsspotism."
And Balak was very wroth. And Balak said
unto BALKAN, what hast thou done unto me? I
took thee to curse mine enemies, and behold
thou hast blest them altogether.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1871-07-29
The Xu-Xlux Committee-A Shabby
Trick

xhe Xu-Xlux Committee-A Shabby
Trick.
On Friday Of last week Vas unearthed in
the Ku-klux committee at Washington vile
and contemplate trick, showing to what low
shifts and lodges radicalism is capable of re-
sorting to save that inquisition from utter
ridiculs and contempt The democratic
members of the committee having patiently
for months allowed the radicals to summon
and examine their own witnesses to establish
such disordered and lawless condition of
the south as to justify the Ku,klux legislation
Of the last congress, in which the radical in
quis,tors utterly failed, the democrats de.
manded the privilege of examining q few
conservative witnesses from the south, priv
ilege which the radical majority were, out of
decency, compelled to grant. Summonses
were accordingly sent to about a dozen of
prominent southern conservatives, men Of the
very highest character and standing. But
after waiting some two weeks, the democratic
members of the committee were surprised and
chagrined that none of their witnesses had
appeared. Suspecting something rotten in
Denmark" they finally telegraphed to some of
them, and then learned that the sergeant at
arms of the committee had telegraphed to the
witnesses not to come! Mr.. Beck, one of
the democratic members of the committee,
thereupon expressed his indignation in the
committee room in somewhat vigorous terms.
But none of the radicals present could give
any explanation of the matter, while the ser
geant-atarms was conveniently out Of town.
Meantime, however, an order was made for
the immediate issue of new summonses. A
day or two afterwards, Mr. Poland, one OF the
radical members, admitted that he had in
structed the sergeant-at-arms to recall the
summonses, supposing the committee would
adjourn before the witnesses could reach
Washington! The explanation was just weak
and lame enough to show the readiness of the
radicals to defeat an honest investigation by
trick of unspeakable meanness.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1871-07-29
lfelnR.

This IL the month that has two full moons,
which doesn't occur again in the same month
during the present century.
During . game of base ball at Tama City,
ILL., on the 4th, the batter drew back his bat to
give tho ball telling stroke, and in doing 80 hit
tho catcher, who was close behind him, on the
temple, killing him instantly.
The Jonesboro Gazette says, items of thous.
ands Of bushels Of peaches will rot on the ground
within 20 miles of this place." and urges the
erection of q canning establishment to prevent
this sinful waste of fruit.
j. Milton Smith, we'll known throughout the
west as a successful manager of horse fairs, il
lying at the point of death at his home in
Geneva. .
Tho accidental discovery Of oil at Streator
few weeks ago while sinking coal shaft, has
lead to the organization of an oil company who
are preparing to sink series of oil wells.
The Sandwich Gazette states that Mr.. Kelly,
OF Rutland, Kane county, lost valuable colt
last week that had been killed and eaten BY
wolves. The marks on its dam showed that she
had made vigorous fight Tor her progeny.
The new steel and iron works at Joliet, now
in course of erection, require four buildings, one
75x130 feet one l6Ox2l6 feet, one 132x352 feet,
and one 60x1O feet-all to be substantially built
of stone. They are expected to give employ.
ment to 300 men.
S. Il. Moore, OF Kankakee, has commenced
suit against the Illinois Central r. r. Co. to re.
cover excess of fare collected from him over
the amount allowed to be chasged by the new
railroad law OF this state. The suit will Of
course go through all the courts, as it is intend.
cd to test the constitutionality of the law.
The telegraph announces the death OF Mrs.
Alexander Hamilton. niece Of presiden; Monroe,
at New Brunswick, \. j., on the 2lst inst. Also
of Mrs. Jay Cooke at Philadelphia, about the
same time
The guage OF the Ohio & Mississippi railroad
$40 miles in length was changed from the broad to
the narrow guage last Sunday, the entire job be.
ing done in hours.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1871-07-29

The Ottawa Republican sneers at r. E. Good.
elias cadidate for congressman at large. 1t
says, he was raised in this city, and was once
sheriff of La Sale county. "The idea of making
him representative in congress must be re.
garded in the light of joke" says the pom
derous Cullen. That the idea of making a
congressman out of the sort Of timber of
which La Sale county has made some of its
shenffs, can be regarded only in the light of a
joke is conclusion natural enough when one
recollects that William Cullen was once sheriff
OF La Sale county; but Mr.. Goodell was but
% years old when he was sheriff, and, though
all admit that, mere boy as he was, he made
the most efficient sheriff we ever had, it must
be recOllected that he has had time to learn
something since then. Judge Douglass said
Of Il. f. Goodell, that he had more natura,
ability than any man he ever knew, and all
our representatives admit that If II. f. Good
ell had been ut Springfield last winter our
river bill would not have been lost, nor the
session of the legislature wasted in foolish
squabbing. The only Cullen idea of fitness
for Congress is = man who can babble for
hours on stamp and say nothing, like him.
self and George Francis Train. Mr.. Goodell
doubtless lacks that qualification.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1871-07-29


The RepuVl:n has II correspondent, u, Earl.
vile, ''lady," who critic.e,,,a essay, re.d be.
fore an association in Earvilie by Mrs C. V.
Waite, in this wise:
But when she Insist. upon absolute dcm0-,ucy
in politics, why should she hold tt-t To absolute
monarchy in religion II Sue repudiotes King
George and George Washington, why should she
cling to King Jesus aud theocratic Moses. !,
she Ia politically free, Why should she be relig.
iously SLAYER If one side Of her n,,ure ca,
stand alene, why cannot the other? HIS God
made oHc limb sound and the other a cripple I
Is her intellect to be trusted while her moral
nature IN 20 have a guardian Or i. she only
learning TO walk on one foot at a time, o, con.
sistency, thou art indeed jewel!
This is on the assumption that king Jesus
and ",heocr AUTO Moses" are the mere equals Of
King George and George Washington, and Of
course, deuies the divinity Of Cari.t and that
the law was diviuely given to Moses amid the
thunderings Of Sinai. That woman's rights doc.
trines are rokres-ive L. shown 10y the fact that
they have produced such monstrosity M y 70.
male atheist, but the good taste Of opening ordi.
nary newspaper columns 70 ventilate such ideas
questionable.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1871-07-29
Not at All, 8tr,
Says the Ottawa Republioaa:


According to the FREE TRADER Of last
week the democracy are in q deplorable con-
ditiOn On the question of the 'new departure"
1t says the democracy have no idea ofconfess-
ing that they were wrong heretofore or that
the new measures are right. On the contrary
negro suffrage, the constitutional amendments
and the means by which they were adopted
are ''inexpressably infamous and the men
who brought them about should long since
have been hung. But such is the hunger for
office that the democratic party Is compelled to
abandon its "time honored record" its consis-
tency, conscience ~ and seltrespsct, to en-
brace and enforce policy which it pronounc-
es I" Infamous and execrable and whose au-
thors are worthy Of death.
The Republican is mighty right in saying
that the democratic party have ''no idea Of
confesslng that they were wrong" in hereto.
fore opposing universal niger equality and
niger suffrage; but the Republican is i'm
mensely out OF the way in saying further that
the democratic party is prepared, for the sake
of Office, to e abandon its time honored rec
ord, its consistency and self respect" by con-
senting to abide by or "enforce" the constitu.
tional amendments after they have been rec
ognized as regularly adopted and part OF
the constitution. The democrats always obey
the constitution, no matter how distasteful to
them may be its provisions. 1t is only
the radicals who have set the example of 60
ing "outslde of the constitution when they
can find no authority for their infamous meas
ures inside of it. That is the radical, not the
democratic style. "a
The democratic party is in the condition Of
the physician who has a smallpox patient.
They had no hand in bringing upon the poor
wretch the loathsome disease. Indeed they
warned him and they besought him with tears
to flee the disgusting contamination. But,
guided by wicked counselors, the poor vic
tim rushed on heedlessly, and became ''inoc.
ulated with the virus all over" as Loveioy
SAID
The democratic party cannot undertake to
expel the virus (amendments) and bring the
patient back to where he was before he con.
tracted the disease; but they can strive to
ameiorate its ravages, not only, if possible :
to save the patients life, but protect him
from the after effects ofthe disgusting infection
We propose, first of all, to release the south
from the uncontrolled dominion Of the disease o.
niger suffrage, by allowing the white people
who pay the taxes and bear the burdens of the
state, to have an even hand in the voting and
we propose, while the white ku-klux are tc
be punished, that the Niger ku.kux and
thieves shall be placed on an equal footing.
There is no Inconsistency" about this
nothing "deporable"-no 'going back
about it Of any sort. 1t is the plain, honest
consistent straightforward democratic style
to ''obey the constitution and the laws
whether good or bad, but If bad, to strive t
amend them or ameiorate their evil effects.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1871-07-29
The Lamar Insurance Co. Of Chicago.

To LEONARD SWEET, PRESIDENT Tho
charges Of fraud. corruption and perjury against
this company, Of which you are the head, which
was ventilated last week in the Chicago 7rt.
bune, and republished in other papers, has
awakened q deep interest among the stockhold.
ers, that nothing quiet but full expose of
its management and the present condition Of its
affairs.
1t is now some days since these charges have
been made, and yet, you, as we'll 40 w. H. w.
Cushman, the Treasurer, remain silent. Arc
the stockholders left to infer from your silence
that these charges are trueT Can it be possible
that the managers of this Insurance Company
have swindled the stockholders out OF their
money by means of fraud, corruption and per.
jury? If it is true, every member Of the board
Of managers ought to BE- indicted by the grand
jury and sent to the penitentsry. II these
charges are not true, something more than
"shut pan" silence is required to vndicate
yourselves from these foul and villaiaous charges
Tho fears of some who subscribed for stock in
this company were, that the managers of the
company would "steal them OUT and so ex.
pressed themselves to Mr.. Phelps, the canvasser,
but his Jolly tongue" suggested the high Isl.
ton of the President and Treasurer, and their
standing in Chicago, asa guarantee against any
such conclusion. Our fears are realized, and 70
have been literally "stole out and made the
uu willing dupes of AN organized set of swindlers.
A SToCKmoLDER.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1871-07-29

Dispatches from Rome during tho week indi.
cate strongly that Pope Pic Mono is unwilling to
remain in that city while another sovereign,
King Emanuel, has made the "Eternsl City" his
capital, and that the pope, with the consent Of
the French, will transfer his residence to Corsica,
Of which island he will Be the recognized tempo.
raj sovereign.