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New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-11-24

Convention for the regulation of the postal
intercourse between the United States OF
America and the kingdom of Denmark.
The Post Department of the United States
of America and the Danish Post Depart
ment have agreed upon employing the
steamers in regular service between their
territories, as we'll as the steamers engaged
between Hamburg and Bremen on the one
side. and American ports on the other, in
order to establish an immediate exchange
of mails, and have, TOR that purpose, con
scented to the following articles:
ARTICLE 1.
There shall be an immediate exchange OF
correspondence between the United States
of America and Denmark by means OF the
said steamers, and this correspondence shall
embrace letters, newspapers, book packets
prints of all kinds comprising maps, plans,
engravings, drawings. photographs, lltho-
graphs. and all other like productions OF
mechanical processes, sheets OF music, etc.
and patterns or samples of merchandise;
and such correspondence may be exchanged.
whether originating in either of the said
countries, or originating in countries to
which these may respectively serve as IN
termediaries.
ARTICLE II.
The exchange of correspondence shall
take place between the pOstOtices to be
hereafter designated by the two post depart
ments: but either of the two offices so desig-
mated may at any time be discontinued, and
others established by mutual consent.
ARTICLE III.
The United States office shall make IFS
own arrangements for the dispatch OF Its
mails to Denmark, and in like manner the
Office OF Denmark shall make its own az
rangements for the dispatch of lis mails TO
the United States. The mails shall be re
ciprocally forwarded by the regular routes
of communication hereinbetOre mentioned,
and each office shall, at its own cost, pay
the expense of the intermediate transpGrta-
ton tsea and territoriaI) OF the mails which
it dispatches to the other. 1t is also agrt I'd
that the cost. either in whole or in part, Vt
the international ocean and territorial
transit of the closed mails exchanged IN
both directions between the respective
frontiers shall. upon application Of either
office. be first betrayed by that one OF the
two Offices which shall have obtained from
the Intermediates the most favorable Pc
cuniary terms for such conveyance, and
any amount SO advanced by one for or on
account of the other shall be promptly re-
imbursed.
ARTICLE ".
Ihe postage on OfdluafY I6IttIs 5eAb 49,
the United States to Denmark, or from Dtu-
mark to the United States, shall be respec-
lively twelve shilling rigsmont, or seven
cents for single letter
The weight of single letter shall not ez-
coed fifteen grammes.
For every letter exceeding fifteen gramme5
there shall be paid single rate of postage
for every additional fifteen grammes Or
fraction of fifteen grammes. The weight
stated bv the dispatchiDg office shall always
be accepted, except in case OF manifest
The maximum weight of letters shall be
two hundred and fifty grammes.
ARTICLE v.
The prepayment of postage on ordinary
letters shall be optional. Ii they shau De
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-11-24

The posta? accounts between the swo
offices shall be stated and transmitted
quarterly, ami verified as speedily as posi-.
Die, ana the balance found due shall! be
paid in the coin Of the creditor coGutry,
The rate for the conversion of the money
Of the two countries shall be one dollar for
one rigsdaler, eight9-tiye shilling rigsmont.
The two offices shall, however, always be
at liberty 10 agree upon another rate tor tue
COnEarsiOn.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-02-17
SPECIAL NOTICES.
ALI the Year Round.

And In all parts OF the world, the elements
of disease are present in the air, the soil
and the water, in q greater or less degree,
and therefore the Great Vegetdble IntidOte to
these invisible enemies OF health, Hostel
ter's Stomach BittcrS, is invaluable as a
household medicine at all seasons and in
every latitude. AT no period Of the year Is
a regulating and corrective medicine more
needed than toward the close OF winter,
when the sun and rain are beginning to
break up the winter blockade, and from
the SOftening soil arises that terrible MAS
ma, which weighs like an incubus upon
the vital machinery, and depresSeS the ami
NAL spirits. 1t is then that the seeds of in
termittent and remittent feverS, of rheuma-
tism and rheumatic govt, OF obstinate
stomach complaints, OF disorders of the
liver and bowels and whole host OF pull
monary and nervous complaints are sOwn.
The best, the SureSt way to prevent this
disastrous seeding is to invigOrate and re-
fresh the system with q course of the Bit
tiers. Ifthis precautiOn be taken non, there
will be no danger of the miasmatic germs
taking root in the fluids and tissues of the
body, and bringing forth terrible fruit in
the spring. Now is the time for prevention.
Remember that.vigor IL the only safeguard
against the virus of disease, aud that Hos
letters Bitters Is the pureSt, the safest, the
most powerful and perfect invigorant ever
administered, either as protective medicine
or Il remedy. A change of season approach
Is which almost always proves more or less
disastrous TO persons OF a weak, nervous
organization. Brace up at once with the
leading tonic of the age. Purge from the
blood all morbid matter, strengthen the
nerves, and regulate and purify the secre'
tons with the Vegetable Elixir, which
combines the juices of the finest medicinal
roots, herbs and barks, with the most
wholesome OF all ditfusive stimulants.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-02-17

THEY have a law in Washington
which provides that no person shall be
held crlminally liable in any court of
justice for any act as to which be has
been required to testify before COM
mittee OF either House of Congress. A
sharp scoundrel named SETH JOHNSON,
who was one OF the tellers in the United
States Treasury Office, was recently in
dicted for embezzling some $4,000 Of
Government funds. He was brought
before a Congressional Investigation
committee few days ago, and in the
course ofhis examination confessed the
embezzlemeut. The indictment has
been accordingly quashed and JOHNSON
is discharged from custody, and from
all liability for his financial transaction,
Nice little arrangement for JOHNSON
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-02-17

The March number Of the GALAXY
is one O! even unusual interest and
excellence. A sketch by j. ". De
Forest illustrates in the adventures Of
1.-THE Colored Member some Of the
beauties of reconstruction. An article
on Tyler's Administration is full Of an
ecdotes of the noted men Of that day
and, in truth, every article in the mag
azine is fresh, readable and instructive
Under the title "a Great Lawsuit and a
Field fgh:." Judge Jere Black furnish
es history Of some Of the Erie squat
bles in the New York courts, written in
his peculiarly vigorous and graphic
style. All who remember the Stanton
papers by Judge Black will eagerly
purchase the March GALAXY.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-02-17
Cost of the War.

The whole cost Of the war TO the
Northern and Southern States from
1861 to 1865 is estimated as follows
Lives, 100000; property, by destruc-
ton, waste, &c, S9,0O0,000,0O0. The
gross expenditures Of the United States
from June, 1861, to July, 1866, were
S., 792, 1000. Of this, the actual
war expenses were about s., 3d., 237, 900
The expense Of States, counties, cities
and towns in the Northern States not
represented by funded debts have been
estim ated at $500, 000,0 The in
crease of State debts on the war account
was $l23,000,000. The increase Of
city, town and county debts is estimated
at $200,000,000. Total war expenses OIL
the loyal States and the National Gov
eminent, Sc, l65, 237, 900.
The estimated direct expenditures Of
the Confederate States on account OF
the war were S2,000,000,000.
Aggregate estimated expenses Of the
war to the country, North and Sonth,
IS, 1929,
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-02-17
The Grand Central Hotel.

The Grand Central Hotel, on Broad
way, New York, has of late become a
familiar name with most OF our people.
In view Of this publicity, a few facts
concerning it will not be amiss. 1t oc,
cupies both the cite OF the old Lafarge
House and the former Southern Hotel
opposite Bond street-favorte hotels in
their DAYS with southern and western
people. 1t covers also the entire block
through to Mercer street, it's massive
front OF marble encompassing, besides,
the former sites of several other large
houses. 1t cost nearly two millions of
dollars, and is said to be the finest
hotel in the world. 1t is certainly one OF
the graDdest structures that adorn the
city-and New York boasts pre-emi-
uently oil its hotels. 1t was a costly
experiment to raise this huge pile OF
marble, with It's palace appointments,
but its central location, combined with
other advantages, caused its entire sue
cess from the start, not less than a
thousand guests frequently enjoying its
Inequalities at one time. 1t is undoubt
eddy the largest and finest motel with
the least prices, charging from a dollar
to two dollars per day less than others;
being the only hotel in New York that
has adopted this plan Of reduction Mr..
Ii. Lyman Powers, the proprietor, de-
serves-as he will receive-much credit
tor this last important change in hotel
management. The Grand Central is
iavorite hotel with foreigners, who re-
gard it, perhaps, as one OF the wonders
OF the New World.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-02-17
The Judicial Circuits.

We have received the report Of the
Judiciary committee. The State, ac'
cording TO this report, is arranged in
eight Circuits. 1t gives this end of the
State but one Circuit east Of the
Alleghanies, as we were fearful it would.
We are embraced in the Third Circuit,
composed of the counties of Jefferson,
Berkeley, Morgan, Hampshire, Mir.
eral, Grant, Hardy and Pendleton. 1t
looks very much as if there has been
considerable political gerrymandering
in the Convention. If so, it is sure to
crop out somewhere, and when it does
the people will not be slow to visit their
condemnation. We will see what we
will ee.-.MartinsJtrg Ntw Era.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-02-17

The Picayune, organ Of and conducted
by the citizens Of New Orleans, probably
states the case exactly as regards affairs
in that city in the following paragraph :
There are no tears to be shed here
over the malieasance of Northern local
officials. The people have their
remedy, and there are none to gainsay
their decree and judgment. AS TO the
Northern States, the people are, in
fact as well as in theory, sovereign, and
each State controls its own local affairs.
Our case differs widely, our State Gov
eminent being successor OF military
rule and virtually branch protege, and
dependence of the governing partisan
majority OF the North. Give us fair
field, and by fair and entirely pacific
means, we would soon rectify our
wrongs aud restore the State and city
to honest and economical government.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-02-17
From the Morgantown CONSTITUTIONAL
Mr.. Wheat's Plan.

! ""Ooe
We have examined with much inter
est, and we are bound to say, with
greater satisfaction, the plan for our
Judiciary system published in the
REGISTER, and introduced in the Con
vention by James s. Wheat, Of Ohio
county.
1t is eminently statesmau.like doc
ument. 1t shows that Mr.. Wheat has
not only given the subject careful study,
but he comprebends it fully and is alive
to the great imperfections Of our present
system. He has not failed to discern
with practical eye and to supply in An
able and comprehensive manner every
part OF our present system that expert
ence has proved to be lacking in prac-
teal efficiency.
Mr.. Wheat is a lawyer of fine ability,
and we should have discovered this
from his plan for the Judiciary, il we
had not known it before. We are es'
pecially gratifed to have his Judgment
in opposition to, and his plan to show
that he wholly ignores the picayune,
pettfogging proposition to set up by a
half dozen or more ignoramuses to
constitute a county court. Mr.. Wheat
shows that he has not much regard for
the dignity Of our courts, too much care
for supremacy of law. and too Guch re-
spect for the capacity of business men
who are bound to resort to our courts,
to establish a system that would carry
on it's very face the indubitable eyl-
dence of burlesque and humbnggery.
No man who does not make the law q
study, whose mind is not FURNISHED by
daily discipline. is incompetent to dis
pose of questions Of a judicial charac'
ter, nor does any lawyer Of even ordi-
nary ability want to be compelled to
contest the virtue Of his opinion given
| in good faith to client, or any bust
ness man want to submit business
proposition involving his business char
actor to a court of such material as
that out Of which justices are made.
A cheap Judiciary, like cheap jewel
ry,s is the cheapest and completest
humblg, the one OF the most valuable
| element in government, and the other
of the most valuable metal in use, that
ever pestered an intelligent community,
or fiched the earnings OF an unsophis-
ticated populace. We are sorry to see
that Colonel Ben. Wilson has such a
plan as this for our county system, in
the one submitted by him to the Conven.
ton. We are sorry that any one should
be willing so to demean our judiciary.
We think Colonel Ben. was more anx-
ious to be Democratic than judicial.
We know him too well as a
lawyer to believe his proposition for
our county courts received The sanction
of his legal opinion.
What we want is the office Of County
Judge, filled by a single man, bearing
singly the responsibility, giving it his
whole mind and ability and honoring
the position by his legal attainments
and by the exercise of discriminating
Judgment in matters Of a judicial char
acter. In all, we want Mr. Wheats
plan. We have no single objection or
suggestion to urge to it in any particu
lar. We regard it as complete, and
hope the Convention will show its good
sense by adopting it intact, the petit
fogers to the contrary Notwithstanding.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-02-17
Cost of Legislative Sessions.

Mr.. Potter, OF Massachusetts,, has
gathered some interesting facts relative
to the average length and cost OF legis-
lative sessions in twenty-four leading
States of the Union. The New Hamp,
shire House Of Representatives has the
largest number OF MEMBERSHIPS, while
the Delaware House has but 81. New
Hampshire, however has the smallest
number Of Senators-l2, except Della
ware, which has nine persons in the
Upper House. California pays her
Legislators $40 per diem, while those
OF Rhode Island receive but 81 per day.
The:Kenlucky Legislature meets but
once in two years, and the average
length of the sessions is sixty days,
while the Legislature OF Massachusetts
hoRis annual sessions Of about 10
days.i The Massachusetts Legislature
is aTSy ahead in the matter of expense.
La, in the Bay State is enacted at the
hig cost of $3.50, 900 per snnum, while
in elaware the Legislature costs but
$40, 700 biennially; IN Rhode Island,
$4,000 annually in New Jersey, Sl4 900
per year, and in New York, $4,000
annually.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-02-17

Hon. JOHN III. ATKINSON, the Repub-
lican member in the Constitutional
Convention Of West Virginia, from
Hancock county, thus writes to his
home paper, the Hancock Courier, from
Charleston:
Our friends in Hancock can rest con-
tent that our free schools will not be i'm
paired. The ballot voting will be contin-
ued and our State will not be committed
to system that will run US into debt on
railroad account.
Every Radical sheet in West Virginia,
AID a number Of ours of the same breed
on the Ohio side yelped previous to the
late election in that State, that il the
Democracy were successful, the free
schools would be abolished, the ballot
would be taken from the people, and
that the State would be overrun with
an enormous railroad debt. These
Radical editors did not believe what
they wrote. yet they thought their
readers were so gnorant that they
would believe what they said. When
ever you hear Radical charge that il
the Democracy should obtain power,
something unreasonable will be done,
YOU set it down as a lie, and that its
author, if he has any sense, knows it 10
be such when he is making such utter
ances. A Radical politician would
sooner tell a lie any time than the truth,
even if the truth would do the same
purpose. They cannot correct an in
herent habit with them, lying about
their political opponents.-Stenbsnril2s
EJ-rr,
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-02-17

US; nor will such road contribute
much to "help build up this city" As
a depot on this side is essential to
Wheelins's receiving any material or
important advantage from thsrailroad to
the Northwest, so it is a sine qua non
to our subscription to the capital stock
of such road. We don't ask the rail-
road company to build the bridge; we
don't even cay that the aid we propose
to give to the road will be limited to the
bridge; but we want the railroad CON-
pany 10 use the bridge when it is
built, and we want our Ohio friends to
think that, in building the bridge
Wheeling will have done something to
show her desire for direct railroad con.
nection with them.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-02-17
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY II, 1872.

A LARGE meeting Of prominent and
influential citizens OF Missouri was held
in St. Louis last Thursday night ito
devise means whereby foreign capital
may be induced to come 10 Missouri for
investment" A portion ofthe members
of the Legislature Of West Virginia
seem to think that money is not desira-
bic in building up State, and are
accordingly not only prohibiting loans
from abroad but inducing our own clti-
zens to send money away for investment
elsewhere. Our capitalists will probably
assist in building up the wealth OF Mis-
souri, and other Western States where
more than six per cent interest may be
obtained without risk Of forfeiture.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-02-17
wanted-A Republican State Paper

1t contemplated by the Republicans
to hold meeting at this place before
the adjournment Of the Legislature.
One of the objects is to reorganize the
party throughout the State, and to
establish State paper that will dis,
seminate true Republican ideas. 1t is
a settled fact that in order to make a
vigorous fight in this State for the true
principled of the party that we must
have State paper that will not give
uncertain sounds. In other words We
want State organ that will "cry aloud
and spare not. "-Chdr!eSton Letter 10 the
Preston County Journal.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-02-17
Bachelors Hair DYE.

This superb Hair Dye is the best in the
WoTld-Perfectly Harmless, Reliable and In
Simultaneous. No disappointment. No Ri
dlculous TintS or Unpleasant Odor. The
genuine w. A. Bachelors Hair Dye pro-
duces IMMEDIATELY a splendid Black or
Natural Brown. Does not Stain the Skin,
but leaves the Hair Clean, Soft and Beau
tiful. The only Safe and Perfect Dye. Sold
nv all Druggists. Factory 10 Bond Street,
New York. ian23-d&w
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-02-17

PITTocK, NEvIN, and COMPANY, pub
fishers of the Pittsburgh Evening Leader,
have our thanks for a copy of the
Leader Almanac for 1872. 1t contains
a vast amount of valuable statistical
information concerning Pittsburgh and
Allegheny and Allegheny county. 1t
will be sent by mail on receipt OF Is
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-02-17
ON MARRIAGE.

HAPPY RELIEF FOR YOUNG MEN
from the effects OF Errors and Abuses in
early life. Manhood restored. Nervous de-
bility cured. Impediments to marriage re-
moved. New method of treatment New
and remarkable remedies. Books and cir
culars sent free, I'm sealed envelopes.
Address, HOWARD ASSOCIATION, No.
2SOuth Ninth street, Philadelphia, Pa.
dpDS.vSb
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-02-17

We learn from those who ought to
understand such matters, that the
Northern and Southern West Virginia
railroad is fixed fact-that it will Ger
tainly te built. This road will pass up
the West Fork from Fairmont, and, we
suppose will approach Clarksburg some
where near the Point. This road, when
completed, will doubtless be Of immense
advantage to Clarksburg and the sur
rounding country.-C2arksJury Tsle-
nr1nh.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-02-17
TIE Cincinnati Commercial CORES

TIE Cincinnati Commercial CORES
pondent at Charleston telegraphs to his
paper that Camden is the iavorite with
the wire-pul!ers, and that Jacob is
strong with the people. That may do
to write away from home. But the
fact that three.fourths of the Democrats
did not know who Jacob was when
they voted for him, would show that
wire-pullers had nothing to do with his
nomination. Don't it?-Parkersburg
Times.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-02-17

WElearn that large numbers Of crows
are killed in the woods near town by
the boys. They kill them with clubs.
Some disease seems to exist among tn e
crow family, and hundreds of them are
found on the ground, entirely blind
Ne1 Era.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-02-17
III Ed.

HAMILTON-On Friday evening, Feb.
l6, 1872, at o'clock, JAMES HAMILTON,
aged G5 years.
The funeral will take place from the resi-
dence of his daughter, Mrs. f. ]. Freese,
Centre street, between Sixth and Seventh
on Sunday afternoon at o'clock. Friends
OF the family are invited to attend.
HUGHES-On Friday night, February
l6, 1872, Mrs. MARY HUGHES, wife OF ThOs.
Hughes, deceased, aged - years and &
months.
Funeral notice Monday.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-02-17

A GENTLEMAN somewhat fond of sta.
tistical information has furnished us the
following in relation to this county
There are in Berkeley county IA post
Offices, 90 physicians Is of them in
Martinsburg), 81 preachers, LOG stores
(S2 in Martinsburg), Is merchant mills
and 6 chopping mills,-Nno Era.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-02-17
From the Steubenyille News

The usury bill which has just passed
one branch OF the West Virginia Legs
lature seems TO US, in the light OF such
legislation elsewhere, an idle enactment
to which the people Of tn at State would
never be reconciled il it was within the
limits of possibility TO enforce it. Its
leading provisions are as follows:
|. No legal loaning ofmoney at more
than 6 per cent annual interest.
.. In case Of violation, all interest to
be forfeited.
5. Persons paying usurious rates may
bring suit and recover at law.
If this shall become law and be
faithfully enforced-as is worth doing
if the act is worth passing-it must
drive a good deal of capital out of the
State and deter what might otherwise
drift over there from loaning to West
Virginians. We have seen the Comp
troller OF the United States Treasury
struggling for some years to keep the
national banks down to specified rates,
and as yet, we believe, the instances
are few where he has succeeded. o.
course we understand the objections
waged by borrowers against the merciless
exactions OF lenders; yet we don't see
that law has ever helped them much to
obtain money for less than the market
rate. Who is going across the river to
loan at six per cent currency when he
can get eight per cent on this side 7
Whothat is over there will want to take
the chances on his neighbors when he
can do better on Government bonds
Enforced, the law will of necessity op
crate TO the prejudice Of the State. If it
cant be enforced, as we believe, why
enact it?