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The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-12-28
A Terrible Mistake--A Man Taken
for Deer and shot Dead.

On Monday forenoon last, a most
lamentsble affair occurred in West
Virginia, between Frankfort and
Springfield, in the lection known as
the Middle Ridge, about fifteen miles
distant from this city. Several gentle
men residing in that section of the
country were out hunting; among the
number were Messrs. William Traux
and Joshua Messmore. They had
seen some deer and were chasing them
up, but found this somewhat difficult.
the deer at times getting out Of sight.
In order to make better progress
in the hunt the members of
the party separated. Shortly after
ward Mr.. Traux eepied tbroug b the
thick woods and brush what he believed
to be the hoof OF a deer, and in the
spur OF the moment, thinking he might
shoot the (supposed) animal before it
could see him, he drew up his gun and
fired at the object. A low groan greeted
his ear, and hurrylng to the spot,
he found to his intense horror that
he had shot and killed his fellow sports.
man, Mr.. Messmore. The bullet en-
tered his head just behind the left ear
and instant death was the result. Mr..
Trsux Immediately called others of the
party, who soon came up, and in a Few
moments these men, who a short time
previous were joyous in the excitement
OF the sport, wendell their way home
ward, silently and sorrow stricken,
bearing the remains Of their unfortu-
nate companion.
The mistake was no doubt a likely
one, and is thus explained: What Mr..
Truax's eye took to be the hoof Of a
deer was a powder horn which hung by
Mr.. Messmore's side. 1t is thought the
latter was STOPPING at the time, making
his way slowly and by stealth through
thick, small timber and brush, expect
ing to come upon the deer at any mo-
ment. Had Mr.. Traux waited q
moment he would doubtless have dis
covered his error.
Mr.. Traux, Mr.. Messmore and a
brother OF the deceased, were Pennsyl
vanians, who had been for some time
in that region OF West Virginia, en-
gagged in the bark husiness-the Mess
mores being employed by Mr.. T., who
had large contracts for supplying. bark.
Mr.. Traux is a middle aged man, mar
ried, and has family; Messmore was
single and about twenty-five years Of
age. This singular and awfu! mistake
will cast a gloom for life time, no
doubt, upon the mind Of the man who
committed it. To the hearts Of young
Messmore's family and friends, the
news that the distant son, brother and
friend has been thus cut down in the
vigor of early manhood, will bring in-
describable sorrow-Cumberland Times.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-12-28
REVOLUTIONS OF RESPECT,

The members of the Legislature, es-
pecialy those who voted in favor of re-
moval OF the Capital, came up through
much tributation on their return home
last week. A part Of the story Of their
grievances is briefly set forth in the
preamble and resolutions following.
They should be dated Sunday, Deem
Der %.
On BOARD STEAMER MOUNTAIN BELLE
WHEREAS, The Captain ofthe steam er
&c. P. Huntington" by means OF letters
addressed to the two Branches of the
Legislature and verbal assurances
wherein he guaranteed to take the
members OF the Legislature from
Charleston to Petersburg by IL o'clock
NJ today, and in the event OF not being
able to take them to Parkersburg, to
take them to Portsmouth, Ohio, where
by inducing some sixty.fve members to
take passage on his boat, aud
WHEREAS, He has utterly failed and
refused to comply with his contract by
tying up his boat at Galhpolis, Ohio,
and refusing to 60 further; and,
WHEREAS, The officers of said boat
deserted it until late hour this morn
ing, thereby compelling many of the
passengers to seek elsewhere for sub
sistence; and,
WHEREAS, By reason OF their con.
duct they compelled their passengers
to charter another boat, the Mountain
Belle, thereby subjecting said psssen-
gers to very heavy additional ex-
pense, therefore,
RESOLVED, That in the opinion of this
meeting, the conduct of the Captain
and other officers OF said c. P. Hunting
ton ID unmsuly ungenerous, and uu-
becoming the officers of vessel.
Rssohued, That these proceedings be
transmitted to the papers published in
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-12-28
Medical IT. eatIse.

The edition for 1873 Of the ST. Ring med
ical annual known as Hostetter's lmanac
is now ready and may be Obtained, free OF
cos, Of druggists and general country deal
ers in all parts OF the United states and
British Anne. lea, and ind' ed in every civil
lied portion OF the Western Hemisphere.
THIS Almanac has been issued regularly at
the mmen rement of every year for about
one-ftth VI q . Htury. IL com pines WIN
the soundest practical advice for the preser.
walton and restoration OF health. large
amount Of Interesting and amusing light
read ng, and the calender, astroI ON cal
calculations, chronological items, &C., are
entirely accurate, The issue OF Hosteiter 3
Almanac for 1873 will probably be The
largest edition OF q medical work ever pub
lished in any country. The nropristorS,
Messrs. Hos eiter & smith, Pittsburgh; Pc,
onreceipt If q two cent stamp, will forward
q COPY by mail to any person who cannot
procure one in his ne1gnborhood
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-12-28
A Machine Tor Measuring Gas.

Az ingenious apparatus is now en-
ployed in London for testing officially
the quality Of the gas furnished by
companies for the public consumption.
The apparatus consists, first, of a gas
meter which presents two conspicuous
index hands, one of which revolves
once in minute, while the other makes
a complete revolution during the pas
sage through the meter Of one-twelfth
OF a cubic fool OF gas.
The first of these movements, being
maintained by clock-work, ia constant.
The second, being dependent on the
velocity of flow, or what is the sa me
thing, on the rate OF burning, may be
varied by varying the freedom of dis
charge. Since one-twelfth OF cubic
foot Of gas passes with each revolution,
if the revolution occupies one minute
there will pass one cubic foot in twelve
minutes or five cubic feet per hour. AS
the law requires that the gas shall
possess An illuminating power, when
burned at the rate Of five cubic feet
per hour, not inferior to that of fourteen
sperm candles consuming each one
hundred and twenty grains Of the COM
bustible in the same time, this ap-
paratus, VIXEN combined with a suitable
photometer, is said to make the sppli-
cation of the test very easy. Before
entering the meter, the gas passes
through a governor, which maintains
the burning pressure uniform, how
ever variable may be the pressure in
the mains.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-12-28

VIZ are panied to announce this
morning the death Of ADAM KUHN, Esq ,
OF wellsburg. Mr.. KUHN has been q
prominent man in Brooke county for q
number of years past and has contrib
uted largely by his enterprise and busi-
ness activity to the prosperity OF the
county. He has been for number OF
wears past President of the Wellsburg
Rank and has been foremost in every
work for the promotion of the interests
of the neighborhood in which he lived.
He was about seventy years of age al
the time OF his death.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-12-28

As ALMOST everything relative to
Horace Greeley has become a matter OF
public Interest, the following suecdote
may now be in order: Just four years
ago, about this season, he was seen to
cross the Fulton ferry to the New York
side ore rather bleak afternoon. The
Ladies cabin, in which Mr.. Greeley was
seated. for wonder CHANGED to be occu-
pied almost exclusively by ladies, and
just as the boat was about to start, a
poor, thinly.clad and evidently sick and
suffering woman, with q baby in her
arms, tottered into seat. When the boat
arrived at its destination the elegantly
attircd ladies passed out without kind
look or word to their suffering
sister, who was evidently too i'll to move.
Mr.. Greeley loitered behind, went to the
woman. spoke to her for a minute or
two, and then assisted her to rise,
placed one of her arms in bis and taxi
irg the baby under the other arm pass
ed ont. And so thew walked down
Fulton street, the psfsers by wonder
ingly and sometimes jestipelv observing
the awkward, large headed, big-braiped
man stalking along, indifferent to APP
pearances and intent only Oh his errand
OF mercy and his strange companions,
a baby on one side, as if it were book
or parcel under his arm, and a poor,
lettering woman on the other. He
placed tt EN- on board street car at the
Astor House, and giving some money
to the woman, he spoke lew words Of
direction to the conductor, and so they
passed their respective WAYS, whether
to meet again in this world can only be
known at the last great day.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-12-28

We have received from Mr.. WILLIAM
McNAB. formerly Of this city, but now
of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, a copy OF
the New Orleans Weekly Times OF
December IA. The paper contains a
review of the recent revolution in the
government of that State and is justly
severe in it's denunciation Of the out
rage that has been inflicted upon the
people Of Louisiana, by aid OF the
United States authorities. For this
criticism, we believe the paper has been
suppressed. A trumped up charge was
made for throwing the concern into
bankruptcy, but the full amount OF the
debt was rendered and refused, and
thus the sole excuse for giving the Times
establishment into the hands oil
the minions of Judge DURELL is the
displeasure which it's editorial articles
had given to his highness the Judge
of the United States Court. But
the publishers were not to be
deferred by any such arbitrary proceed
ing. From another office they imme'
diately issued "7Hc Times" Cor the first
number OF which we are indebted to
Mr.. GEORGE SWIFT, of this city, and
defy Judge DURELL to interfere with
this. The new paper contains the name
of no publisher, but at the head of the
editorial column has this legend. Born
Saturday, December Dist, Healthy and
Doing Well"
One of the most effective illustrations
of the present corruption used by the
New Orleans Tines before it's sup
preston is suggested by the signature
affixed by the infamous judge DURELL
to the order of the court directing the
United States Marshal to take posses
sion of the State House and prevent the
assembling Of the legally elected Legis'
ture. A fac simile of DURELL s
ordinary signature is placed side by
side with an exact copy OF the sigma
ture affixed to the order referred to-
Over the fret is placed the remark
Sober as Judge" and over the lat
ter. Judge how sober The letters
are irregulsrly formed, blotted and
blurred, and suggest maudlin drunken
ness in every stroke Of the pen. On
the 2Sth of January 1872, f. II. DUR
ELL swore allegiance to the Confederate
States, and on the 2Sth Of June in the
same year, he took an oath to support
the Constitution OF the United States
The Times reproduces the two oaths
and places them in contrast.
Louisiana has fallen into bad hands,
and the unauthorized interference OF the
United States government in sustaining
the negro usurpation is full OF warning
to the people Of other States. Which
VII be the next to fall e?
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-12-28
The INSURANCE Companies and the
Geneva ward.

The New York Tribune Gays: "A
curious question has arisen to disturb
the deliberations OF Congress on the
distribution OF the Geneva award. The
insurance companies. better organized
snd more powerful than scattered ship
owners, are coming to the front as the
most prominent claimants. How far
these companies can justly participate
in the distribution OF the indemnity fund
is a knotty and important question.
We may be sure that there would be .
general feeling Of disappointment if it
should turn out that all our, diplomatic
finesse and figuring had resulted in q
benefit only to the insurance companies
of the country"
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-12-28

DEACON TYNpALL, humorous con-
tr;butor to the Richmond Wing writes
to that journal that "a quaint Leg'sla'
tor saws that the browning enormity IN
connection with the dismemberment
of Virginia, was not the separation OF
Jefferson from Madison and Washing
ton from Marion, but in placing Smyth
and Powhatan on one side Of the line
and Pocahontas on the other"
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-12-28
DIED..

KUHN-At his residence, near Wells
burg, w. Va, on Friday, the nth inst.
ADAM KUHN. ~
Funeral at o'clock p. NJ, on Monday
the goth inst.
STONER-On Thursday, December 26th
at 2:4j z. NJ, GRO w. SToNER.
Funeral from his late residence on Centre
street, near Sixth, at 3 2. NJ, on Saturday
Religious services at "a p. NJ. -
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-12-28
A WARRINGTON City special to tn

AWsmNGroS City special to the
Pittsburgh Commercial, says that "the
fast express west on the Baltimore and
Ohio Road, Christmas evening, was
thrown from the track east Of Harpers
Ferry by distractions Intentionally
placed on the track. The locomotive
was badly wrecked and seven pairs OF
trucks driven under one of the passen-
ger cars, but no lives were lost
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-12-28
A Home Medicine.
A Home Medicine.
Tried for 40 Years.
Tried for 40 Years.
Tried for 40 Years,

' DIR. A. 3. TOdd's Liver Pills.
FOR DYSPEPSIA, CONSTIPATION, LlY-
Err COMPLAINT INDIGESTION, HEAD
ACHE, BlLlOUSNESS, &C.
BEALIsvILLE, Pa, sept; ~, iSn:
your valuable Pill, am now enjoying per-
feet health. have for many years suffered
from Dyspepsia and have tried many RENE
dies without any good effects. Some months
since, feeling exceedingly bad, got nom
9. Boram, Druggist, a box of your f1lls, and,
using them according to the directions, l
now feel perfectly restored. SO valuable
are they | would not be without them Tor
any money, and deem them the most won
derful remedy of the day.
Yours, with respect,
p. Fl. NAGLE.
Sold by Druggists and Dealers every
A LAUGHLIN BROTHERS Co,
an prOpriptOra
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-12-28
ReWare OF UOunIerfeils.
LAUGHLIN'S INFANT CORDIAL.
The Child's Cure when Teething,

TO kELIEVE
PAIN COLO AND WAKEFULNESS.
Such is the popularity OF our remedy that
IL has induced. some unprincipled persons
i'm our city to counterfeit ii, copying our
labels, circular and wrappers, almost WORD
for word. using the same colors, gliding and
style, requiring very close looking to dis,
cover the difference, An intelligent and
honest public will frown upon such at
tempts at deception and treat them as they
deserve. Hereafter we shall prosecute, TO
the full extent of the law, all parties who
by making, selling or buying such imita-
tions as shall infringe on our copyright
The only genuine article of The Cnild's
Cure when Teething, Laughlin's Infant Cor
dial, is prepared by LAUGHi1N BROTH,
Frs 4 co. Copyright entered ana secured
according to act of Congress.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-12-28
Bachelors Hair Dye.

This superb HAIR DYE is the Best IL, The
W0ld-Perfectly harmless, reliable and in
Simultaneous. No disappointment. No Ri.
Genuine w. A.BATCHELOR'S HAIR DY 4
produces Immediately splendid BLACK
or NATURAL BROWN. Does not stain
the skin, but leaves the HAIR CLEAN,
SOFT and BEAUTIFUL. The only Safe
and PERFECT Dye Sold by all Druggists.
Factory, IL BOND street, New York.
mar5-degc
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-12-28
Commissions
Editors OF the Register:

Editors OF the Reg 's'er:
Please announce EUGENE LIST as n can
didaie TOR the Office OF Commissioner for
the Washington hi trict, and oblige many
voters in the
d., Cyl FIRST WARD.
Editors Of the Register:
Please announce DANIEL 8. THORN
BURGH, tsq rs proper er~on to NIL the
office of Commissioner lor the District of
Triadelphia. Every voter in Triadelpha
knows Mr.. rnburgh to be an honest,
competent and sale man Tor this response
bic position.
dec24-i MANY CITIZEN
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-12-28

Wheeling, Parkersburg, and Charles
ton. in order to save the travelling COM
munity from the same annoyance and
imposition.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-12-28
SPECIAL NOTICES
CentaurLiniment.

Children Cry-for Pitchers csstorla.
1t regulates the stomach cures wind collie
and causes natural sleep. 1t is substitute
for castor oil, dec2l dra
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-12-28
Nation | Bank Of West Virginia.

rrHE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE
Stockholders OF this Bank and Election
House on Tuesday, January IA, 1873, between
the hours OF One aud Four Z. VI.
JOHN WAGNER, Cashier.
WHsFLISG, w. VA, December IA, 1872.
fecIJ-i
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-12-28
Judge of County Court.

Editors OF the Register:
lease announce X. G. BARR. Esq, as a
candidate for the office OF Judge of the
County Court of hio county, at the elsc-
ton to he he'd on Monday, January 6. 1872.
urcSj OHIO COUNTY,
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-12-28

IN THE NUNJCIPAL COURT OF
Wheeling. IN Assumpsit.
John Roemer and Joseph a. Bell. part
ners. doing business as John Ros mer & Co.,
,s. Theodor. Bruerkner and Lou p. Salter.
bach, partners, doing bush ess as BruecRner
& -alterbach.
rhe Attachment in this cause having been
returned execu ed, and neither OF the de-
f.ndants having been served with copy
thereof, nor with process in this suit and 1t
appearing from an affidavit filed herein
that said defendants are nOn-reSidents OF
the State of " est Virginia, the said defend
ants are hereby required 70 appear within
one month after the date Of the first publ
cation of this order, az required by Chapter
Ia of the Cole OF West Nirginia, and do
what is necessary to protect their inter SITS
The object OF this suit is TO recover from
the defendants the sum OF three hundred
and eighty-niDe dollars and sixty eight
cents, with interest hom the I'd day NJ o.
vember, 1871. and 10 subject the property
attached TO the payment thereof.
A Copy. reSte:
DANA l.. HUBBARD, Clerk.
TAYLOR & BARR, Plaintiffs Attorneys,
decl2.Oawt
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1872-03-28
HOMES FOR THE HOMELESS.
Lands for. Sale at Low Prices!
TRACT NO. 1.

TRACT NO. /. a
A0ACRES IN Elk township, miles from Nc.
fJArthur, part cleared with house and good
mprovements-balanc well timbered irih sell
very loic.
TRACT NO.2.
1O0ACRES in Harrison township, 4 miles
IAufrom the railroad at Raysville. Timber
land. t.LL - -
Each ofthe above tracts will be sold at very
low figures, on vely fair terms.
Call at my office. H. @. Jones,
20 Attorney at Law, Macarthur, %.
mar30 i87Q-.-- = ; e -.-i4' =
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1872-03-28
From Bearth and Holt
THE H00SIER SOH00L-MAsTR'
By EDWARD EdGLEsToN.
ContInued.l

was Ine leadlng one In LEWIS
burg, as it is in most county
seat villages in Indiana. lf |
may be permitted to express
my candid and charitable opin-
ion Of the difference. between
the two women, l shall have TO
use the old @Quaker locution,
and say that Miss Sawyer was a
Methodist and likewise q Chris
tian; Mrs. Whits4Was auMstIEs.
dist; but l fear she was not like
wise.
AS to the first part of ibis as
sertion, there was no room to
doubt Miss Nancy's piety. She
could get happy in class meet
ing (for who had a better rightG)
andAcould witness a good expe-
rience In the quarterly love-
feast. But it is not upon these
grounds that l base my opinion
of Miss Nancy. DO not even
the pharisees the same? She
never dreamed that she had
any right tospeak of "Christian
Perfection" (Which. as Mrs.
Partington said of total deprav-
Ity, is an excellent doctrine if
it is lived up toy but when a
woman's heart is full of devout
affections and good purposes,
when her head devlses liberal
and Christllke things, when
her hands are always open TO
the poor and always busy with
acts of love and self-denial, and
when her feet are ever eager
to run upon errands of mercy,
why, if there be anything wor-
thy of being called Christian
Perfection In this world of i'm
perfection, | do not know why
such an one does not possess 1t.
What need of analyzing her
experiences an vaccuo to- find
out the state of her soulg
How Miss Nancy managed
to live on her slender income
and be so generous was a per-
petual source of perplexity to
the gosSips of Lewisburg. And
now that she declared that Mrs.
Thompson and Shocky should
not return to the poor-house
there was a general outcry from
the whole Committee Of Inter
that she would bring
herself to the poor-house before
she died. But Nancy Sawyer
was the richest woman in. Lew
isburg, though nobody knew it,
and she herself did not once
it.
How Miss Nancy and the
preacher conspired together,
and how theyimanaged to bring
Mrs. Thomson's case up at the
time of the sacramental SER
vice, in the afternoon of that
Sunday in Lewisburg, and how
the preacher made a touching
statement of it just before the
regular "Collection for the
Foor" Was taken, and how the
warm hearted Methodists put
n dollars instead of dimes
while the Presiding Elder read
hose passages about Zacheus
Ind other liberal people, and
now the congregation sang
He dies, the Friend OF Sinners dies"
more Justify than ever, after
having performed this Chris
ian act-how all this happened
can not take up the readers
line to tell. But | can assure
llm that the nearly blind En-.
,lish woman did not room with
old Mowley any
more, AMI that the blue drill
ng pauper frock gave way to
iomething better, and that
crave little Shockyeven danced
With delight, and declared that
5od hadn't forgot, though he'd
hought that He had. And Mrs.
Matilda White remarked that
t was a shame that the collec-
;op f0r tho ma, - MokL
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1872-03-28
CHAP. xxvI.-A Letter and its Conse-
Quences.
"Squar haukins

NAOhNO5t
"Squar haukins
"this is too Lett u no that u
better be Keertul hoo yoo an
yore family tacks cides with fer
peepl wont Stan it too hev the
Men watts Sportin the wuns
watts robin US, sported bi yor
Foxes keepln kumpne with'em,
u been ossifer ov the Lau, yor
Ha viii bern as qick as to an
yor Barn'tu. so TAX kere. No
NOR ad present"
This letter accomplished its
purpose. The squares specta-
cles slipped off several times
while he read it. His wig had
to be adjusted. If he had been
threatened personally he would
not have minded it so much.-
But the hay.stacks were dearer
to him than the apple of his
glass eye. The barn was more
precious than his wig. And
those who hoped to touch Bud
in a tender place through this
letter knew the Squire's weak
ness far better than they knew
the spelling-book. 10 see his
new red barn with its large
"Mormon" hay-press inside,
and the mounted Indian on the
vane, consumed, was too much
for the Hawkins heart to stand.
Evidently the danger was on
the side of his neice. But how
should he influence Martha to
give up Bud9 Martha did not
value the hay stacks half so
highly as she did her lover
Martha did not think the new
red barn, with the great Nor
mon press inside and the gal
Looping Indian on the vane,
worth half so much as a moral
principle era kind hearted ac-
tion. Martha, bless her! would
have sacrificed anything rather
than forsake the poor. But
Squire Hawkins lips shut
tight over his false teeth in a
way that suggested astringent |