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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1872-01-18
THE WHEELING
INTELLIGENCER


4IV l. 1ll1ll4 ~ ASA -
FOR 1872.
The Weekly Intelllgsncer for 1879 will aim
10 maintain and IL possible improve upon IT.
character for excellence 10 the present and past
| Il will consist Of fifstcla.s original and select
ed matter, the latest news by telegraph from
all parts Of The world doHn to the latest hour
Of going to press tbping the only paper in The
State receiving the Western Associated Press
dispat,hcs;) editorial comments on current
topics; correspondence; the proceedings Of
public bodies in session within our own state
aud of important public melting; political
speeches: financial tntl commercial news, re
ports Of lhr grain, provision. dry goods, cattle
and general markets; o her li,eriry and gener
nj Intelligence, and in brief whatever there
NAV be Of general value or interest IN the world
Of news that can be brouyh, to Us BY telegraph
or mail.
The yearla72 will bca
PRESIDENTIAL YEAR.
And the campaign promises to be as exciting
as any within the last decade. The lntelll.
gpucer stands s,eadfastly by the principles o.
the Republican party, and will defend aud
maintain them il the future az IN the past
with It's accustomed earne.tness and vigof.-
We shall among other things advocale the
Preservation Of The public lands for actual set
Tiers, under the Homestead and Exemption
lew.
Opposition to monopolies ofevery descrip
ton and 10 corruption in every form.
Rigid economy and purity Of administration
in National aud local governments.
Attention will be paid not only to local a.
fairs in West Virginia. hut 10 those in the
nelphborinp counties Of Ohio and Pennsylv'a.
MA; aud wehope by filling our columns with
the freshest news OF home and rbrad Win q
pure and elevated and profitable literature,
and a variety adopted TO every want and tasle'
70 make The Iu,elligpncer welcome si.ltor 10
thousands Of households in West Virginia,
Western Pennsylvania aud Eastern Ohio
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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1872-01-18
THE CONVENTION.

The Publishers Of the K,yAwHA DAILY IN.
form the public that the, will employ several
frs class stenographers to report in full The
proceedings Of the Convention. both houses OF
The Legislature, and also the Court Of Appeals
The DAILY will he mailed to any post OF.
free three months for $I.5), or during the SEES.
sion OF the Legislature for 81, payable in ad
vance. Address,
Charleston West Va,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1872-01-18

Valuable European and American Seeds
given away. Nj, N. P. Boyer the senior
publisher Of the American Stock Journal
while travelling in Europe the past sum
mer, was particularly impressed With the
great value q Lucerne, for the feeding or
selling Of stocks He has, therefore i'm
ported large quantity for gratuitou' dis
.ributiou among our American farmers =
Any Of our subscribers who may wish to
test it, will receive a small sample package
free, by enclosing stamps to pay postage.
Address N. P. Boyer l. Co Parkssburg
Chester Co.. Penn. They will also send
sample packages Of Chester County Nam.
moth Corn, imported White Norway Oats.
aud Alsike Clover il wanted, they sent out
over 100000 free sample packages last
year.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1872-01-18

Tue School FxsrvAI.-This beautiful
little Quarterly Magazine, devoted 'onew
and sparkling matter for School Erhibi.
,ions and public days. is received for jan
uary. No teacher or pupil should be With
out it, I.oosts only fifty cents a year;
single copy, diteeu cents, Write for it, to
Alfred L. Sewell, Publisher, Chicago, III.
Send your subscriptions n0c and you will
not regre. it.
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readers who are 10 wan, Of good, sound
sterling Democratic paper, We commend to
them the Cincinnati Enquirer. It is .
q paper that is peculiarly adapted to the
interests Of the people Of West Virgins.
aud one that has long been identified With
Us. We are pleased to know that 1t has
such an extensive circulation in the Kama.
wha Valley The Daily Enquirer is Sl2
per aununu; Weekly 81 per auuumn =
The Weekly Enquirer is The cheapest pa
per in the world, aud contains more news
than any paper in the West Adore"
Faen l. Mclean. Cincinnati, Ohio.
!M. Editor
| feel a great interest in the Ps. Pleasant
Literary Society. although | am not . mem.
b,r. aud in conversation With some OF my
friends have heard them express = wish
to hear tho following named members OF
the Society discuss some interesting subject
10 public: Me.srs W j. Kenny, +. A.
Guthrie, Y. ". Sissou and j. B. Meua-
ger.
A WELL W.lIra or THE SOCIETY.
The Rev. Nj. Mea, Rector Of the Par.
ish at St. Adams, occupied the pulpi. 8.
the Episcopal Church 10 this place on
Sunday last, he and the Rev. Mr.. Hay
den, exchanging pulpirs. MI. Nee prea-
cb.d very eloquent sermon, to quite .
large and appreciativc congregation. We
tru,. his visits to our place may be more
frequent We consider him one Of the
brightest lamps 10 the Episcopal Church
10 our meek Of tue woods )"
MAnHlEp .-0u Thursday evening Jan.
u,ry II, 1872, at Christ Episcopal Church
in this place. by Rev Horace Edwin Hay
den. Mr.. Joseph S. Miller, to Miss Mat
tie Shaw, daughter Of Dr. $. G. Shaw =
Attendants: Mr.. Il B. Thomas and Miss
Kate Ili.e, Mr.. john Machir and Miss
Lynn Lewis. Mr.. John Couch aud Miss
Vsnie Thomas.
Tue following is from the Point Pleas
SAINT correspondent, Of the Cincinnati En-
qutrer tine church was 6led to reple.
ton by the friends Of the happy pair, who
Wished them all the joy thi, mundane
sphere affords As we are no jenkins. :
We will not attempt description OF the
besutiful toilets which graced the beauti.
full bride and Der fair attendants, but suf-
fee to say, they were gotten up 10 the la.
test style. We e,:snd our congratulations
to the happy pair, and fervently hope that
the u,,'rimopial sea upon which they have
launched their banks may be calm, unruf.
a,d, and may no breakers ever wash their
happiness upon the beach Of di'appoios-
ment or uuhappine,s and may their whole
life prove that they are but
Two soul. with nut = single thought;
Two hearts that heat rs one
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The Market.
(consoED BY COLE : ROBINSON

EXCELSIOR Mill. January II.
No. l White Wheat 81 40 to 81 60;
No. l Red Wheat 81 So to 81 so
s,Corn 40 to 40 cents per bushcl
Flour-A Ss75; XXX IS 90; Xxx
81 SO; X 81 90 per barrel
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1872-01-18

Oue editor it is pretty certain did not
receive any turkeys or similar gifts during
the holidays. The Parkersburg Glsette'
noticing that the editor Of the Weston
Democrat had beeu presented With big
turkey. wrathfuly adds:
"Slo.. Of the people Of this county are
too mean to give man hisju.t due, 10
.ay nothing about fat turkey"
We publish the Prospectus Of the
Wheeling Register in another column.
We refer our readers TO it. and would add,
that il they wish another paper besides
their county pap:', they cannot take a bet
ter one than the Register. It is edited
With great spiri, aud ability.
Dtsp OF OLD AGE. The Moore6eld
Advertiser says, Mrs Tucker. and old lady
residing on the suburbs Of Mooredeld. died
en- last Thursday week. Mrs Tucker had
reached the ripe age Of one hundred years
and four months
Mr.. II. W. Rook has disposed OF bis
interest in the West Ergiaian Newspaper
Office at Fairmout, to bis former partner,
Mr.. c. C. Shiun, who now goes it
alone"
The Clura Scot, we are glad to know
is growing very popular 10 the Charleston
and Petersburg trade, and is doing .
GOOD business We can heartily commend
this boa. to travellers and shippers. There
are no better bostmen on the river than
Capt. Sam. chris:y sud CLERK. WIN. d.
Truslow.
Snow. This vicinity was gladdeued BY
sipb, Of the beautiful SNOW" On Tues
day which fell to the depth ofsis or sew
en- inches. The young folks enjoyed it BY
snow balling each other.
Coal RIVER RAILRoAD.-rhe 81. AL
bans Pioneer is advocating the cons'ruc'
ton Of railroad along Coal river, from
Boone Court House to the kanavha'
Such an enterprise would make more &C.
cessibls the large coal fields Of the Kama
wha region.
Petersou's Magazine for January is on
on, table. 1t commences the new year
With renewed ,igor. aud will be more liked
h, ladies than over. No lady can we'll do
,i,hou, /. Address G. j. Peterson,
philsdslpbis
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1872-01-18

Geo Barcus has sold one Of his teams
to Henry MiddIecoiF. for $3.50 cash
The Portland daily press., 1872-10-31

| Grand Lodge of Good TempIars.
| The Grand Lodge of Good Templors held its
semi-annual meeting at Bangor Tuesday and
| Wednesday of this week.
From the report for the six months ending
October 10Th, read by the G. w Secretary, B.
F. Hamilton, Esq, of Biddeford, we gather the
| following statistics: .ss
Number of Lodges at the commencement of
| the six months, Ut; number instituted since,
4; two have surrendered their charters, so that
the number now existing is 279; number of
members at the commencement of the six
months, q, 603; initiated during this time, g.
Der of members of new lodges, 100; withdrawn
from the Order, z75 Withdrawn by card, $50;
died, 81; expelled, $50; number now in good
standing, 23,507. New Lodges have been in
stituted as follows: Oak Lodge, No. 1877,
Brewer; Scott, No 2O7, Industry; Youth s
Safeguard, No. SO, Ellsworth; Centre, No. FOG
Easton
W. L. Hathorn of Pittsfeld, Treasurer, re-
ports that there has been paid out since the an
nual session the following SUMS
Salary of the G. w. Secretary. $3.50; Cold
Water Templars, $14S; County Lodge draw
back, S9S.17; Postage, incdentals and expense
of Grand Council, S137; Grand Lodge printing,
SIG. %; Right Worthy Grand Lodge tax, S23.-
81; County Deputies, 800 81; orders drawn for
bills outstanding at the last annual session,
$l9l 10; making total expenditure of 1914 Al !;
and leaving on hand $27S059.
Rev. Q. M. Cousins, General Superintendent
OF the Cold Water Templars, presented very
interesting report of this branch of temperance
organization, His report shows that eighty -one
Temples are now existing, Mrs G. H, Fits-
gerald of Gardiner, has Instituted sixteen
Temples. numbering about six hundred men,
bers. The membership of the eghty-one Tenn
pies which have reported, is about ter thous-
and. The expenditures in this department
amount to $685.
public meeting was held in the evening,
over which Mayor Wheelwright presided Ad-
dresses were made by Messrs. Joshua Nye, N.
g. Hichborn, Simonton and others
The Portland daily press., 1872-10-31
A Present DANCER.

There is an element of danger in our ma
tional constitution that might easily be
piucked out, but which is allowed through
decade after decade to threaten the peace of
the country. The reflection that it never has
caused any trouble is not at all calculated to
allay apprehension when the time for pos
sible experience of it is near at hand. Briefly
it is this: it is theoretically possible for less
than one quarter of the people of the United
States to elect Chief Magistrate. minor
ity have actually on several occasions elected
that officer, and it is not probable that a
great many more Presidential contests can
occur without our meeting the dangerous
contingency of majority of the electoral
college chosen by the friends of one candi-
date whose votes are much less numerous
than those of the friends of his one COMPETE
tor. Even where there have been three
rivals, and the candidate having more pop
ular votes than either of the others but not
so many as both of them, has received ma
iority of the electoral votes and has accord
ingy been chosen President, the victor has
invariably been sneered at by his political
opponents during his entire term of office as
ga minority President" The point of dan
ger, it seems to US, is reached when the mi
nority popular vote is little in excess of the
number required to choose majority of the
electoral college, so that it is doubtful whether
the small excess may not be due to fraud.
The difficulty of determining the exact truth
of the matter, since the fraudulent votes may
have ben thrown in any two or three of
numberless election districts scattered over
square miles of territory, would
make it impossible to reach conclusion that
would satisfy both parties, while the value of
the stakes would be sufficient to excite an
intensity of feeling extremely dangerous to
the public peace. The partizans of both
sides would not as in the late war, be divid-
ed by State lines, but would dwell side by
side in nearly every school district in the
United States.
As to the theoretical possibility referred to
above, it may be illustrated by hypothetical
case. Suppose union of five States, repre-
sentation in the Senate and the two conse-
ouent votes in the electoral college being in
dependent of population, as in our actual
Union, the ratio of representation requiring
vote of fifty for each of the lower house of
Congress, and the two candidates for Presi-
dent being M. and N. In conceivable, but
perhaps practically impossible, case the popu-
lar and electoral votes might exhibit this
startling diversity of result, the States being
indicated by numbers:
The Portland daily press., 1872-10-31
Help the Torpid Organs


When the body is in state of health the food TAX
en- into the stomach acts the bowels as a stimu-
liant, causing in them that worm-like motion by which
their contents are expelled. The liver being in a
natural condition, the flow Of bile (Which is mild
catharic into the intestines is ample and regular
and hence the discharges easy and sufficiently fire.
quen The reverse of all this constitutes costveness
and the only true method of is to restore the
functional activity of the two important organs
which use the bowels a sewer for the egress of
waste matter For this purpose Hostetter's Stomach
Btters can be confidently recommended as the most
effective Of all medicines. 1t Is not too much to saw
that chronic constipation would be unknown If the
Btters were In universal as remedy in the ear
lier stages Of the complaint. At this period of the
year. when dyspepsia with all its kindred disorders
are so apt to be engendered and aggravated by the
dampness of the atmosphere this unequal stimulant.
tonic and Alternative should be taken daily.
The Portland daily press., 1872-10-31

ELECTION Pool SELLING in New York
Tuesday night was not very brisk. Nobody
could be found who would back Greeley in
that State. A single pool was sold on New
Jersey, Grant bringing $50 and Greeley 81, and
another on Indiana, Grant 100 and Greeley
40. In Connecticut 200 was given for Grant
as first choice, and no bid was made at all for
the second choice A pool was also sold on
10000 majority for Grant in New York State,
affirmative 100, negative 80. An attempt
was made to sell pool on Dix and Herman,
$50 being offered for Dix, but SO small sum
was offered for Herman that the sale was not
consummated. On Mayor the first pools sold
were 100 for O'Brien, 120 for Havemeyer and
80 for Lawrence. On the eighth pool Have
meyer and O'Brien were even, and at the
last Havemeyer brought 210 against 1855 for
O'Brien and 81 for Lawrence.
The Portland daily press., 1872-10-31
Next Tuesday! /!

There can be no doubt as to the result of
will be only the formal satisfaction of the edict
of the American people promulgated month
since that GEN. GRANT shall be reelected.
1t is merely question of majorities; but be-
cause it is so no Republican should excuse
himself from his duty of voting or relax any
effort to secure as full a vote as if the result
was question rather than certainty.
1t is of the first Importance that the popu-
lar majority for GRANT and WILSON should
be as decided as in 1868 for the following
reasons:
Because the vital questions which called
the Republican party into existence are as
much involved in the present contest as they
were in 1860, 1854 or 1868, and the great
party of Freedom and Progress should de-
clare its devotion to its great principles
by such an overwhelming popular majority
as will declare to the world and thoroughly
convince its foes that it is its unalterable pur-
pose to secure to the utmost, every result of
its past hard fought battles and brilliant
victories;
Because decided popular majority is
necessary to assure the Democratic party
that the mass of the intelligent voters of the
country still believe it to be the party of re-
power, under whatever disguise, would be
national calamity;
Because mere nominal majority would
inspire the partially demoralized elements of
the Democracy to continue its reactionary
course, by embarrassing the Administration
in It's efforts to promote the highest welfare
of the ration;
Because decided majority will so dis
hearten the still hopeful chieftains of the
'lost cause" now waiting for their oppor-
tunity that they will desist for four years at
least, from any further attempts to regain
what they have lost and to yield to the over
whelming demand of the Nation for peace
and justice to all;
Because such decisive majority will be
another rebuke to aspiring politicians and
teach them not to assume that they can use
an intelligent and patriotic people for their
own ambitious ends;
Because large majority will strengthen
the national credit, enable the Administration
to reduce taxation, successfully fund the ma
tional debt, diminish the public expenditures,
carry out its policy of peace and attain a still
more important position among the great
nations.
To this end, let every Republican in Maine
give NEXT TUESDAY TO HIS COUNTRY.
The Portland daily press., 1872-10-31
ing positive was brought against him, he was

ing positive was brought against him, he was
released.
SUDDEN DEATH.
Mr.. BENJAMIN Everton of this town died
very suddenly last week at the house of Mr..
Reuben Jones, where he was at work. While
attending to his duties around the honse in
the afternoon, he suddenly complained of feel
ing chilly. He went into the house, and tax
ing something warming retired. as he did not
feel well. A son of Mr.. Jones on retiring for
the night passed by Mr.. Everton's room and
hearing strange noise, went in. He found
Mr.. Everton endeavOring to raise himself in
the bed. With the help of the young man he
sat up in the bed, and in an instant he was a
corpse.
ODDS AND ENDS.
Mr.. Fl. N. Plummer of this village. was
quite seriously injured this afternoon. He
was driving his team across the railroad track
at the depot, when the horse suddenly start
ed, throwing him from the wagon and upon
the track with great force, badly bruising his
hip. a1r.-4' :
The apple crop in this county is enormous
this season, and prices are so low that they
hardly pay for the gathering Crafts are SELL
ing at $1.50 per barrel; cider is plenty at
$500 per barrel, avith nobody to drink it.
Typhoid fever of very malignant type is
PAS'eshio IL ga pol 10 VI ouC SOuAty3 dHu
many cases have proved fatal.
We understand that the burnt district in
Phillips will next season be rebuilt with a
splendid brick block, in the second story of
there will be fine hall.
The station agent at this place has receiv-
ed orders from headquarters to take no
freight for Boston, as we learn.
Mr.. Jones corn canning factory closes mp
this week. $4,000 cans have been put up at
this factory the present season. Rumor has
it that Mr.. Jones will greatly enlarge his bust
ness next year, and will manufacture the cans
! here.
The only Greeley flag in the county has
disappeared from view. 1t " as badly latter
ed during the late rains, and fearing the con-
sequences of its hanging Gut in the storm Of
Tuesday next, its owner concluded to haul il
down. Services closed with the remark. 'TWs
shall not need it any morep'
The followers of the ''sage' have grown
beautifully less in this Vicinity. In fact it i.
hard work to get ''grunt" from them
Franklin county will warn them" mex
Tuesday. JACK,
The Portland daily press., 1872-10-31
THE sEABRooK D1sAsrER.-The BOSTON

THE SEABRooK DIsAsTER.-The Boston Ad-
yertisers special from Portsmouth says of
the evidence before the Seabrook inquest:
Suffice it to say that the switch was left in a
position, as regards the pin, the link, the pad
lock and chain, which no employe of the road
or no one at all familiar with its use could have
given it. 1t was in the most extravagantIy in
correct position which can be imagined. The
error in its displacement was not only an error
of omission, but most decided error of COM
mission. The inference is apparent. No one
for moment supposes that Dow could have
misplaced the switch purposely. The hypothe-
sis is absurd. If he did it at all, he did it care
lessly and almost automatically. But in that
case his unconscious and mechanical adjustment
of the switch could by no possibility have left
it in the absurd arrangement in which it was
discovered. The probability that the switch
was tempered with grows stronger and stronger.
Mr.. Dow is described by those who know him
best, as careful intelligent and honest man,
and it is therefore with no little pleasure that
his friends regard the turn matters have taken.
To say that no court of Law could for an in
slant find reason for his detention in the testi-
mony adduced, is not to put the matter one
whit stronger than the circumstances warrant.
The inquest will probably be finished to-mor-
The Portland daily press., 1872-10-31

THE GREELEY COALITION all over the
country is breaking up. In New York num-
bers of leading Democrats renounce the bar
gain and declare for Grant and Dix. The
New York Herald, Greeley organ, declares
that Mr.. Greeley's cause is hopeless, and the
World by induction admits the same thing
In the South the same disintegration is APP
parent. In North Carolina several leading
Democrats, including Greeley elector, de-
clare for Grant. The evidences of panic in
the Greeley ranks are everywhere apparent.
The rats are deserving the sinking hulk of the
coalition. Let Maine Republicans do their
part next Tuesday.
The Portland daily press., 1872-10-31

A HINT TO HoRsEMEN.-Mr Murray Clos
son of Gardiner, writes in regard to che pre-
vailing horse distemper, expressing the opin-
ion that the feeding of so much corn to horses
is the cause of the trouble, and that the heat
engendered in the blood by such food makes
the animal keenly susceptible to atmospheric
changes. The evil is of long standing, and
the present appears to be a fit time to call at
tention to it.