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The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-04-22
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WESTON WOODEN FACTORY.

Having added largely to our manuiac.
turing departments, we will require all the
WOOL raised in Lewis and adjoining coun-
les 10 meet our demand. Also, parties hay-
Ing Wool 10 sell for cssh will not forget we
will pay higher prices than any one else,
rs our object IL to stimulate Wool.gsowiuE
in this section. Owing 10 the fact that tho
amount produced Is not sufficient for home
demands, and having made large stock Of
extra Jeans, Cloth, Flanncls, Blankets, CAL
idonIa Linscy, and all grades of Yarn, We
can Offer great inducements 10 those wishing
to exchange their Wool for manufactured
goods. Please TO give us call and examine
our stock.
j. III. CLIFTON & CO.,
Weston Hoolen Factory.
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The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-04-22

Total amount Of pay received by
school commissioners without
authority oflaw,
Amount received by tie officers
Of the school district Of Weston,
In the way Of commission, and in
the opinion Of the cOmmittC uu-
lawfully,
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-04-22

A new and full supply Of Queens
ware at the lowest rates at Ed wards
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-04-22

TIME uNDERSlGNED, m humble prac.
titlouer In Tho Art Of Photography, but
as he verify believes, competent, Inns opened
Gallery Opposite the NoSlcy Hotel, 10
which he Invites tho attention bf the People
Of Lewis md adjoining ronntirs. Ny tTietl
for Gems nre--0nc Picture for Hiheen Gents,
FOurfo Fifty Gents, Eight for One Dollar.
All work warranted. Frames for large pir-
lures on hand md made 10 order, Old pic.
lures copied In good style, Special Ai,cn-
lion paid to tic taking Of children plC,urta.
Ms new and Improved instruments enable
nc To take Pictures IN any weather. Call
and see mc, l.. ", MORRISON,
Opposite Monkeys lIciei, Weston
nj! l.tr
Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-12-26
AMu3E M ENrS.

THE EowLR5' COMPANY AT THE OPERA uorss.
oh AuesIay evening, Mr.. ID. i. Bowers, and
MT J' y. McCollom, supported by an excellent
MMoupe' opened brief engagement at the Opera
iiouse' Inc play was "Lady Audleys Secret in
which Mrs Bowers appeared in her role Of I.a,iu
Audley. The audience was rather small. probabiy
o"his 10 Lhe disappointment Of the previous eyen-
inB but the performance was most excellent. Mrs
boweis' as Lady -fudley. fully sustained the bril-
iht reputation she has achieved in this role while
Air. AcCollon, as usual, completely captivated
the audience. The support was most excellent
anu Altogether, the play, though rather saddeniny
IN It's "details and tragic in its ending, was present.
od III manner extremely pleasant and s,tisfac-
tory to all present.
On Christmas afternoon, large audience ns.
sembled to witness "East Lynne" which was 80
successfully presented here by Mrs. Rowers and
troupe, last winter. This performance however
fesl lar short OF the previous one, and was tar less
enechveiy and affectingly rendered. Nsss Coyny
however, was amasngy presented by Mrs. Pen.
ioyer was received on every appearances, with
laughter and applause.
IA the evening, the grand historical tragedy of
"Aiary Stuart" was presented to a crowded house.
Mrs. Bowers, OF courfe. personatin2 the beautiful
and unfortunate Queen. Throughout. the deep
and Affecting interest partaining to faithful pre-
sentation OF this piece was maintained. MANY
VINO witnessed the performance last evening, de-
clare that, as Mary Stuart. Mrs. Bowers rises to
INC level OF Madame Janauschek, and is euualletl
by no other actress in the world.
Tonight, the celebrated Chapman Sisters will
commence an en- ,a.emeat of three nights with
liyrons new and sparkling musical buresaues
"l,ittlc Don diovanna." Mr.. John Morris. the
great Lightning mimic" will also appear In hal
wonderful "Mystc Change" Martha Wren and
James Collins will present their great Musical
musical Irish sketch, entitled "Birney's Court
ship" The performance Will commence with the
screaming farce OF "Betsey Baker," The pro-
gram'.ie will be Changed every evening. Price,
as usual,
Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-12-26
wILMINGTON, DEL. THURSDAY, DEC 26, 1872. PRI
WlttlciSmS.

A young man who was caught strainlnp
his sweetheart to his bosom the other night.
1ustifes himself ON the grouud that he has q
right to strain his own honey.
Here he is again: "Mr. r. Phillips, Of New
Hampshire, aged 90, has voted for ali the Pres
idents from Washington to Grant" What an
instinct hemust have possessed for the winning
dying Irishman. being asked by his con.
fessor if lie was willing to renOunce the devil
and al! his works replied: "D0n't ask me that
I'm going to strange country, and don't in.
tend to make myself enemies''
Devotion to public opinion was evinced by
a lady aged 80, who lately married man of q
correspondingly appropriate age, because, she
sald, ne comes about my house 80 much, il
don't marry him people will talk.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-12-26
Drunk.

Young man. did you ever stop to think how
that word sounda9 Did you ever think what
misery and woe you brought upon your friends
when you degraded your manhood by getting
drunk? How it rings in the ears Of a loving
wife! How it makes the heart OF o fond mother
bleedr How it crushes ont the hopes OF doting
father and brings reproach and shame upon low
ing sstersp Drunk See him as he leans against
some friendly house. He stands ready to fall into
wife, with fearful eyes and aching heart, sits at
the window to hear her husbands footsteps alas,
they come not. He is drunk! The husband,
the parent Is drunk, spending his means OF sup
port for liquor, whic his family is starving fol
bread, his children suffering for clothing. Ills
friends. one by one. are reluctantly LEAVING him
to miserable fate
Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-12-26
A Ride With a Terrible Ending.
DROWNED IN THE RIVER,

\ terrible accident occurred in BROOKLYN
yesterday morning betweep the hours Of one
and two o'claek. At that time q carriage came
around the corner OF Myrtle ayenne and tarned
into Washington street, near the City Hail. A
wheel caught in the track of n street railway
and the driver was violently thrown 10 the
pavement and badly bruised. The horses i'm
meaiately took fright and ran down Washington
street at full speed. The bggisea d,iyer got
upon his feet and so!Iose,i;; but of course was
Unable 10 come near the flying horses. \ police
man near at hand heard the voice, saw the
carriage, and, sounding an alarm, started in
pursuit. The horses kept on and as the carriage
disappeared in the darkness. a womans voice
shouted from one Of its windows ''Nelp, help.
For Gods sake saya Me.@ Il was useless, and
in another minute the foot Of the street was
reached, aud horses, carriage, occupant and all
plunged into the water, crushing through the
ice. The vehicle caught on the wharf and was
turned completely over in the fall. 1t fell on
the neck Of one Of the horses, and killed II
Instantly. The other struggled pS few
mements, but soon stransie,. ro.hing more
was heard stas lue occupant Of the carriage,
which sunk Immediately. Help arrived soon,
and by the all Of ropsa it was raised to the
surface The dripping form of middle aged
1eshy woman, dressed in black silk with several
diamonds and something over 5000 In currency
on her peson, was taken from IL Tho body was
identified as that Of a woman whose cslling is
made mora conspicuous by silence than by
nention. Her name was "Hstiie" Adams, and
she lived at sc IVES. Twelfth street, in this city
No details Of her errand TO Brooklyn are known
but il il not difficult to infer them.--World
Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-12-26

The Springfield Republican mentions, in
connection with the fact that Mr. Hubbard's .
postal telegraph has been rather unex xpectedly
reported by both the Senate and House commit.
tees, and that its friends boast Of their ability to
procure it, passage through Congress, runor
current iu ,elegraphic circles that stock to the
amount OF million or 70 has been placed
where it will do the most good" and that out
side parties have enteredinto option contracts to
take this stock or tho hands Of its presen,
holders at 80 within a certain time after the
Executive signature is affixed to the bill.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-12-26
From The New yors sR',.
Which State will be tho Next
Victim

1t is one Of the most instructive and admoh-
itory signs of the times that all the leading
agents employed by the National Admlnlstrae :
tiOn in striking down the government OF
Louisiana are cl,cebolders under the goYe,n.
E1ept OF the United States. Here Is the list
Durell, whose orders and injunctions were
the first and the essential step in the conspira-
cy, is United States District judge
Packard, who executed these oruers ana
iniunetiOns is United States Marshal.
Emory, whose bayOnets, cutlasses, and
cannon. enabled the marshal to give full
effect to these orders and injunctions. Is 2
Brevet Brigadier-General et TIP United
states army.
kellogg, whom the consprators had deter
mined to make Governor of Louisiana IN spite
OF the election returns is United States Sena-
tor, and was formerly Collector of Customs IN
New Orleans.
Antoine, whom the conspirators resolved to
make Lieutenant Governor OF the Stata.
though the retUrns showed that he was not
elected, is United States Collector at ehreVe-
port.
Lowell, the Speaker of the bogus House OF
REPRESENTATIVES which pretended to iMpeach
Warmoth and suspended him from once, Is
Postmaster at New Orleans.
Pinchback, who on the suspension Of War
moth, stepped into his place rs acting
Governor OF the State, is, or claim TO be,
member of the incoming United States House
Of representatives.
Is it not little startling that the seven
principal agents through whom the central
government at Washington have prOstrated
the legitimate and lawful government of the
state 81 Louisiana hokl once under the GEN.
trail power at the Federal capital, and that
five OF these agents derive their commissions
directly from the President. ~.
Does II not occur 70 the mind Of the most
superficial observer Of passing events that The
Government at Washington may at any time
hereafter under such plausible pretexts as were
made to serve the purposes Of the conspirators
In the Louisiana case, overthrow the Govern.
ment Of any State in the Union? II the same
prelexts did not exist In any new emergency
which arose, could not ring Of funscrupulous
pletters like KELLOGG, PACKARD, and PINcn-
BACK manufacture pretexls to order Yea,
could they not. il need be, create better ones
than sufIiced for Louisiana? lit were neces-
sary to quose the Louisiana usurpation as q
precedent and the cases seemed not to be paral.
is'. could not a supple Judge. Of the charscts.
O. puRELI. make then, parallel S---la award
when arbitrary power staFts fae sits goal and
meets with obstacles, does Il slick Il any means
f,ll or fair 10 rem owe hem ont ofits path
Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-12-26

Lord Echo in letter to the London 1Sssss,
says that this is the fourteenth year Of the ex-
istense of the Volunteer force, and no has
uv6d In the yearly hope of seeing tho COURSE
OF events force upon the nation and its rulers
the conviction that In the matter of military
organization there Is but one sure foundation
upon which It can be made to rest, namely
the old English constitutional principle OF
compulsory service for home defense
Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-12-26

MIcHIdAN.--At the late election. for the seaoAa
time tho people OF Michigan voted. by o very hea-
w majority, ta,.g09) against ieaalining the bonds
,s.ned to railrnads contrary to tho laws OF the
state. as interpreted hy tho Supreme Court II
innds, frauaulently issued, could be thus get rid
Of, many States would be u great deal richer to-
day. Bond-holders usually have the g,ft OF perse-
yerance, and when they have given a bona fae
consideration for anything bearing the stamp of a
sovereign State, they have managed to secure
such decisions in tho Federal Courts Us mlde the
people smart Tor intrusting power to corrupt men.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-12-26

The New York SUN contains what it very
rightly calls q '.sensible lury's verdict" It
was a jury Of inquest that gave the verdict,
and the occasion was one of those deaths from
the explosion. OF a coal oil lamp, that have
been 50 frequent of late. The. coroner OBJ
tanned sample of the oil from which the
lamp that exploded was filled. lie had it q
once placed in tho hands OF competent
chemist for analysis. ''rhe cheMiat testified
that the oil threw Off an inqamma6le yapGr at
seventy-six degrees fahrenheit, ignited Mt
ninety degrees, and was far below the proper
standard, and very dangerous" The Mry
rendered verdict duplicating the grocer
who sold the impure and deadly compound.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-12-26
After tho Credit MobilIor.

The President Of the Union Pacific road is asked
to prosecute tho stockholders OF tho Credit Mo-
bilier. with view Of recovering the eighteen or
twenty millions OF dollars that were ichcd
from the road. That the ring did great
deal OF plundering there can he no doubt !;
but they eoyered gp theig tracks so care
fully ltis not likely dollar u the fund will b,
fecqvered. The great Stockholders were the
orgiaators OF the swindle. They organized it for
II purpose, and we do not see how they can be
called to account successfully at this late day
Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-12-26

THE public libraries all over the North are
gradually beginning TO open on Sunday. It's
movement that whether 1t be for good sog
Whetker 4 he for evil, h certainly lncreasiuRs
It becomes all men who have the interest OF
the Sabbath at heart, and at the same time
the benefit, the harmless pleasure of the clas-
aes who have least leisure. and tho removal OF
temptation from their way, to take this matter
into serious consideration.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-12-26

The last rail Of the Buffalo, New York and
Philadelphia r. road was laid on Nopdas. Coal
from the Cameron mipes will BE- sent over the
road Immediately. On Saturday there will be
au excuysion over the soad. s5aif@
Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-12-26

NoLD AND sNow.-Thc weather is anything out
agreeable. The intense cold of Tuesday and
wednesday, was made more pinch,ng and disa-
sreenbleb by drifting snow and hail which set in on
Christmas night about O'Clock I'd has continued
ever since,
Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-12-26
pi z o..

EEEn.-on Wednesday, December eth. Mary Ell
len Reed daughter OF Sarah +. and the late Ben
(ninin ID. Reed. aged three years and seven months
The friends and relatives OF the family are respect
fully invited to attend the funeral from the residence
Of her grandfather. Maris Taylor. No. l03D West
Front street. on Friday afternoon, leave the house
precisely at one O'clock to proceed to tho Riyeryiew
We had little Mary oncc,l
She was our only pride;
We loved her ah. perhaps too we'll,
For soon she slept and died I
Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-12-26

Water-a clear fluid once used as drink.
= Smirkins looked Al q painting of pig. and
pleasantly asked who was that pigment for?
Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-12-26
DAILY GAZETTE.

iosTPoNED.-The call for meeting of citizens
10 osii society for the prevention of cruelty TO
"'liiais' noticed on our inside, we have Just been
informed has been postponed, ON account of tie
'nclcincnt weather, until Saturday evening.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-12-26

NUIICE. ~
XN The Wilmington and Reading Railro.S Gan.
pany have completed arrane ements To casSv n"n..
packcSes and Express Mattss to AMI from al points
ON R.e, .ne .ne OF tne,r road s9A West Chester.
NO; west Third street or to their De oOt Frnst
ana Madison. or orders ieh with AcNallen 4 Sal
aU6-tf (4snr SAM ~ hE nW%A;
Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-12-26

Ero3dR sAtEmA Lot Of Land at the s9athea..
inches on Front and 80 feet on Clayton street
Applyto GEO. e. MARIs.
Real Estate Agent,
Oc3ll-tf atI Market street
Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-12-26
Tor SALE aud for Bent.
EON SALE,

EON SALE.
A thrso story Brisk House. No. IN; East
.3s VIZ tn street. contai ming eight rooms and a
tis bath room. furnished With gas and water
Ia and all modern improvements.
}. IL. FRAZER,
Telegraph Building,
nov27-u Third and Market.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-04-21
The Penalty of 0verxvnrx

The British Medical Journal. a standard
authority on the subjects of which it treats,
has recently called attention to the facts
brought forward by DR.. Quain, in his lee
lures before the College of Physicians upon
diseases OF the walls of the heart From
these facts 1t appears that during the last
twenty years, In Great Britain, the total
deaths OF males of all ages from heart
disease has increased from SAG, in 1850, to
i2,42o IN 1871; and that the percentage of
deaths from this disease for each thousand
OF population living has risen from 755, be.
tween 1851 and 1855, to 1885 between 1866
and 1870. This increase, it must be borne
IN mind, is noticeable only in what are
termed the working years Of manhood.
Under the age of twenty-five no change in
the percentage is found, but between the
ages of twenty-five and fOrty-fve the rate
has gone from $50 to 709. Among the other
sex the average now is no larger than it has
been since reliable records were kept.
These figures tell their own story in very
few and very significant words: The men
of this generation are living too fast; we
do not mean in the way of dissipation and
excess, but in mental worry and work. The
influences of steam and lightning age
seem to have stimulated intellectual and
emotional exertiOn to point where people
are compelled to burn life's candle at both
ends, and dig their own graves with their
own hands. We believe that the sanitary
precautions brought about by advancing
civilization do not counterbalance the waste
resulting from the causes mentioned. Epi-
denies ale fewer and more easily managed
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-04-21
Too Much Exposure.
Washington special to the st. Louis

A Washington special to the St. Louis
Times says:
The anxiety of the administration partv
to have this session of Congress Concluded
is heart-rending. The whole party lives.
day after day, in mortal fear of some new
exposure. Every henchman of the great
ruling power is conscious of the weakness
OF his position; for he does not know when
some new explosion may take place in one
or another OF the departments, laying omen
additional fraud and corruption. In ali the
history of the government, so much of this
sort Of thing was never before known, and
distinguished Republican member of the
House told me to-day that he had reason to
believe that all the etealings under all the
administrations since the organization of
the government would not equal in amount
what has been stolen from the peonle
during Grants three years. Thus far. the
paid lackeys OF the administration in Con-
gress have succeeded very well in hiding a
great deal of this from the people, even in
the face Of the most persistent efforts to
expose it. An official whitewasbing goes =
long way, but even some OF the Presidents
lackeys are brought to contest that they
can not stretch this thing much farther,
and declare the greatest safety is in a
speedy adjournment Of Congress-
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-04-21
The Bulk Grain Trade.

The domestic and foreign trade in bulk
grain is puzzle. 1t is demonstrable that a
bushel Of corn can be taken from DUBUQUE
to Liverpool, via New Orleans, for twenty
cents less than by way of New York. It
has been shown that 20, 100000 bushels ex-
portable grain is locked in by the ice, and
kept from the foreign market. from. Novem-
Der to May. 1t is plain that there can be
no climatic obstacle to the shipment of
grain by New Orleans in the winter. It has
been proven by experiment that corn
shipped fromjNew Orleans to Liverpool, in
July, went sound into market. Grain
shipped coastwise from this point to New
York or Boston has always gone sound by
sail vessels. 1t now goes to Liverpool in
the same time by steam as to Boston by
sail. The latitudes traversed are the same;
doubt OF the perfect capacity of the gulf
route to transport grain sound. With
cheaper freight, and the only free winter
outlet, why does not grain for export seek
the Mississippi route? Such a problem de-
serves an attempt at solution.
AT meeting recently held in this city,
the grain dealers discussed this question
without arriving at a result. 1t was, how.
ever, agreed. That bulk grain river ton
mage must be increased. 9. That corn may
be carried by barge from st. Louis tO.New
Orleans at five to eight cents per bushel
8. That corn sold to arrive in New Orleans
had sometimes forfeited its contract for
want Of more bulk tonnage.
Now, DE beg our readers to separate the
domestic from the foreign bulk grain trade.
In l870-7l the receipts at the port of New
Orleans amounted to 4,2S2, 432 bushels OF
this 2O5. 597 bushels went to Great Britain,
and 1874, 1874 bushels to Cuba. Other for
eign ports. mostly Mexican, took 19l $3.50
bushels. Northern Atlantic ports took A.
1863 bushels, and Southern Gulf ports 7O8..
LIS bushels, making a total of I,344.728
bushels exported, leaving 2,900,2O7 bushels
Tor home and interior consumption.
Let US analyze, then, this trade. 1t will
be found to prove two eminent facts:
cans goes sound into tropical aud inter.
'ropical countries. 1t is kept and CON
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-04-21
The Cincinnati Convention.

We copy the following from Washing
ton special to the St. Louis Times:
The Democrats and Liberals hold no Do
Gtical intercourse whatever. There is no
Disgusting the fact that the general feeling
with the Democratic members of Congress
is decidedly favorable to a single oppOsi-
ton candidate against Grant, and that can
didate to be one whom both Democrats and
Liberal Republicans can support, but no
one has yet assumed to speak for the mass
Of the party on this subject; it is respon-
sibility they know well they have no right
to take. They will carry the whole matter
to the NatiOnalD emOcraticlC Convention, and
there each one will use his individual infiu-
ence to secure such line of action for the
campaign as shall seem the best to subserve
a successful issue.
There will be no Democratic influence at
the Cincinnati convention; that will be
purely Republican affair, and very great
deal will depend upon the result of it's de-
alterations. 1t may nominate candidates
whom the Democratic convention can and
will ndOrse, or it may proceed in such
manner that the Democracy will be COM
PEELED to place distinct ticket in the field.
Judge Davis has no material strength with
either Democrats or Liberals. There are at
least three other names that carry more
weight than his, and are more generally
SuuNdoeCu; lueSo are OOVtFuOr Drown,
Senator Trumbull and. Charles Francis
Adams. Brown really meets with less OBJ
lection than any. He has been consistent
Republican all through, but he has
been most liberal, and his only real differ
ence with the Democracy was on the
dead and gone question Of slavery. This
can not be said Of Trumbull, who, as chair
man of the Senate Judiciary Committee,
has been an memorable partisan in years
past, relieved occasionally, however, by a
display of conservative conduct at time
when it would have been simply outrageous
to have done otherwise. Of Adams not SO
much is said. His claims are presented
from the East, where Liberal Repulicanism
is not so well developed as in the Middle
and Western States. Present appearances
do not indicate that he will fare much better
than Davis at Cincinnati. Individual ex-
preston is largely in favor Of Brown, with
some one from the Eastern section-Curtin
generally suggested-as candidate for Vice
President. This, it is believed, would make
the strongest ticket for the South and West
and Middle States that could be devised.
The South and West particularly would
rally more unanimously under Browns
standard than that Of any other one vet
suggested.