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The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-05-02
Temporary Organization of the
Convention.
sCHURzM MAKESASPEECH
ADJOURNED UNTIL TO-DAY.

CIxCINNArI, May 1.-The Liberal
Republican Convention met at lO
o'clock this morning. The Hall was
Elegantly decorated for the occasion, and
long before the hour fixed stream Of
pedestrians and long string of car
RACES from the centre of the city moved
towards the Hall. At ll:20 the spacious
Hall was com fortably filled, and at
noon the seats and lobbies were crowded
to their full capacity, with thousasds
oqtsiie crowding and seeking in vain
10 gain admittance. There were fully
-ght thousand persons in the Hall.
Col. Grosvenor was called as chair
nan of the Executive Committee, who
called the Convention to order with a
speech iu which he gave the history
and objects OF the movement to be
attained. He felt certain that while
the Convention was called for consulta'
ion it would take such action as would
insure reform. He next said he had
been assured that the Convention would
act honorably in regard to the prlncl'
PIES OF the movement. Great ap-
plause He concluded by introducing
Stanley Matthews as temporary chair
man. Mr.. Matthews said he believed
The assembly would leave its mark in
political history. Although he did not
desire to assume the role OF prophet,
70 man could tell what would
b. the result There are some things,
however that could be satisfactorily
affirmed. The main thing to be priced
above all others in this Convention Is
that the time has come when it is the
voice Of the American people that they
will not wear tue collar Of the party.
Wesre assembled as Republicans The
speaker briefly referred to the past
history OF that party. Its object had
been accomplished in the establishment
Of the principals Of equal rights for all
men. For this it will receive the ap.
proval from this and coming genera
lions. As Republicans we cannot con-
mnue I,ue in the party that fosters discomfort.
We want Just and honest men. The
speaker here referred to the preliminary
work Of the Convention. He had faith
1.-THE principles OF the gentlemen com.
posing the Convention. and thanked
mem for the honor. Great applause.
Colonel Grosveuor offered a resolu-
uon that the Convention adjourn until
len o'clock tomorrow, and that in the
meantime the States select their rep
'e:sntatlves TO represent them.
lhe motion OF adjournment was
aoont to be put when some one shouted
scrry Of "Schurz," which was taken up
ana re-sounded from all parts OF the
nal A scene of great enthusiasm en-
.ued' the delegates mounting on their
eAs and wauing their hats and calling
W speech from Schurz.
Ar. Schurz appeared and made q
'het speech, in which he advised
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CINCINNATI.
gow it Looks to a Democrat
u,u West Virginia Is Repre-.
sented.
Greeley and Gratz Brown
..,,, the wheeling Register.

,..,,I ro the Wheeling Register
CINCINNATI, May /.
This Convention is large and har-
o,ious one, but ss compared with the
..., ANDY Johnson Convention Of lS6o'
Philadelphia, it is not so large, so
-. ~ 20 enthusiastic. That Conven-
,,uss an immense one, but the trouble
...tbat the whole party was there,
f., ws. party of leaders without con-
.;,nsot. at home. An army OF Briga-
.... without any rank and file. But
-. Convention is large and able and
,.r,eclly harmonious in its aims.
r, secure a candidate who
,n he elected appears to be the
i.s;re of all, and every delegate is
,,,jy to sink his personal preference to
,his end.
West Virginia is Represented here by
N4ssrs WhaNey, Church, Cracra'''
Stnrz, King, X. B. Stevenson and a
,.u others. VIM. P. Hubbard is the
oplv Wheeling man here.
Chase stock has advanced to-day, but
,ba-s !. no probability of his noml'
nation, The race will probably lie
between Adams and Greeley. The
bs,,sr sentiment Of the Democracy IS
br Greeley. Adams has steadily
lost ground during the last iour
DAYS. His supercilIious letter in which
he notified the public that if he was
nominated i, must be rendered on a
silver fork a. personal tribute to the
man, does not take we'll with the honest
Democratic masses OF the vigorous
West. The strong ticket would be Gree
lev and Gratz Brown. That would
sweep the country like a prairie fire.
The nomination will probably be made
tomorrow. b.
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THE PATENT CAT.

How the Remarkable Invention
Works-COmplimen TestimO-
nial.
The Cleveland Leader says: 1t will
be remembered that, some time since,
we noticed reportorially an invention Of
a young man residing in this city, which
was termed the Patent Sheet Iron Cal" "
and was designed especially for the de-
struction Of the common feline serena
ders which infest all settled commune
ties and render life a bore, il not at
times a positive torment. Little did
the inventor OF the Patent Cat" think,
as he fastened the last rivet in the tail
of his remarkable conception, that he
was conferring a benefit upon mankind
of equal importance with those Of the
inventors Of the Velocipede, the Dolly
Warden, or the Potato Bug Pulverizer.
But such was the case, and the faver-
able manner in which the press Of the
country (who are slow to praise and
quick to condemn fraud and worthless
inveutions) united in favorable notices
of the Patent Cat proves that the
latter has filled a vacancy in the Patent
Office reports, that has long remained
untitled.
From Boston to San Francisco come
complimentary allusions to this inven-
ton, and scarcely day passes but that
the inventor does rot receive letters OF
inquiry from men Of note, from invalids
and nervons people, from capitalists
and others, all seeking more detailed
information concerning the mechanical
wonder, and asking for samples, and
territorial, State or county rights to
manufacture and sell the same.
We are requested by the patentee to
state that owing to the rise in sheet
iron, and the strike among the miners,
he has not been able 90 far to supply
the home demand for the Iron Ca" I"
and has utterl Y refused to export any
quantity until after the close Of the
present year. Arrangements have been
made with one of our largest manufac.
turing establishments, by which one
hundred cats per day can be turned out
after the first OF May, and il there lie no
marked decrease in the number OF
Toms" and "Tabbies" at the end of
six months, the capacity Of the works
will be doubled, as a stock company
has been formed known as the Amer
ican Cat and Anti-Fiddlestring Com
pany OF Cleveland.
Only three hundred OF the Patent
Cats" have been sold up TO present date,
but in no case have they failed to give
complete satisfaction. We subjoin q
few notices OF the press and testimo-
mails:
ave have been using for a week past
a recent invention Of a Cleveland me-
chanic, which is nothing more than q
sheet iron cat, with cylindrical attach.
ment and steel claws ond teeth. 1t is
worked BY clock work. A bellows inside
swells the tail at will to q belligerent
size, and q tremolo attachment causes,
at the same time, the patent cat TO emit
all the noises of which the human cat
is capable. When you want fun you
wind up your cat and place him on the
roof. Every cat within half q mile
hears him, girds on his armor and
sallies forth. Frequently fifty or one
hundred attack him at once. No sooner
does the patent cat feel the weight Of
an assailant than his teeth and claws
work with lightning rapidity. Adver-
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saries within six feet Of him are torn
to shreds. Fresh battalions come on to
meet a similar fate. and in an hour
several bushels OF hair, toe nails and
fiddle strings alone remain. -Bathmors
SIn.
"No first class printing office with q
roof fat enough 10 afford battle
ground for infuriated feliness should be
without one 7. TILroN.
1T has saved more than hundred
thousand dollars worth OF bootjacks in
this city alone, and a mince pie or q
can Of preserves goes farther in my
family now, than it did before the war"
J. NJ, Mayor OF Chicago.
How any family can do without
one any more than a Dolly Warden is
wonder to me.
E. CApY STANTON.
Send me FIVE hundred (500) at once,
C. O. D., with extra bellows and power
ful tone, TO participate in the Jubilee. y
?. GILMORE.
"The roof OF our office was covered
with cats four ranks deep until we
placed two OF the Iron Thomas Cats
in position. Not n cat has been seen
since, and we have sold Bologna ssu
sage meat enough to purchase three
fonts Of job type. Every young man
going west, should take a few OF these
cats with him"
H.G., in Tribune editorial.
| have used the Patent Cat with
much success in my family. NY
mother-in-law has been visiting Us for
the past eight months. Night before
last | wound up the Patent Cat and set
him under her bed. At his first howl
she leaped from her couch and yelled
scat, and at the same time stab
bing at him with an umbrella. |
can hardly write for emotion-but my
dear mother.in-law will not take her
meals with US for six months to come.
All there is OF her has been basted to.
gether, but her spirit is broken. In
closed find the money for twenty-five
more cats, and also send new claws for
the old one, as the old lady was tough.
BRIGHAM YoUNG.
We might extend these testimonials,
but it is useless. The manufacture OF
cats will soon be one OF the most valua.
bic additions TO the business interests Of
our growing city. In the meanwhile,
strangers passing through Cleveland,
and all who are interested in the ex-
termination OF the cat tribe, are invited
to examine into the merits Of this great
discovery.
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HOUSE.

On motion OF Mr.. Dawes, the House
bill to put tea and coffee on the free list
was taken from the Speakers table.
The Senate amendments were concurred
in and the bill passed-ayes 49,
nays 10.
Mr.. Shanks, from the Committee on
Indian Affairs, reported the following
bills, which were passed:
To regulate the mode Of making
private contracts with Indians.
To provide for the sale Of certain
lands allotted to the New York Indians
in Kansas.
To authorize the removal Of restric.
tons upon the alienation of the Miami
Indian lands in Kansas.
To authorize the Cultharnugus and
Allegheny tribes OF Indians, in New
York, to lease lands and 10 confer
leases.
Mr.. Burdett, from the same commit.
tee, reported bill for the removal oi
the Kansas tribe Of Indians to the
Indian territory, which was passed. He
also reported bill to provide for the
removal Of the Flathead Indians from
Mineral Valley, Montana.
Pending the reading, the bill went
over.
The House went into Committee oil
the Whole on the tariff bill, on which
Mr.. Kelly proceeded to speak. He
gave notice that he would, at the proper
time, move his bill as a substitute for
the majority bill. There was really
no majority bill. What is called the
majority bill comes before us as a waif.
He (Mr. Kelly would place tea, coffee
and tin on the free list and thereby re-
vive our commerce with the East.
Trade in the eastern country is embar-
rassed by our present laws. No man
knows when a detective will step in and
grab him. He would therefore remove
at orce the odious stamp tax.
Mr.. Negley stated that he had re.
Gently introduced bill to provide for
the settlement Of the accounts OF sundry
railroads through a misapprehension
that it was desired by many of his
constituents, and obtained unanimous
consent to withdraw the bill.
Mr.. Banks introduced a bill making
appropriations to provide for the educa
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SPEAKING about the bad weather OF
last Sunday, they tell good joke on a
well known young man, who figures
extensively on Change. About 10
o'clock on Sunday forenoon he dropped
into popular restaurant for breakfast.
When he had finished he started TO go
out, when he saw for the first time that
was showing. lie trembled, looked
up at the sky, glanced in at the large
mirror over the cashier desk, and
turned pale. Reckoning to one Of the
proprietors, he said: Charley, is it
showing out doors2' "Ycs, indeed it
is" was the reply. Thank Heaven,
said the poor fellow. 81 wasn't sure
about it. | knew that it was raining
like the devil when j came in. Then,
grasping the proprietor by the hand,
and lowering his voice, he said, "Old
boy, | thought had 'em again. -
CHICAGO Times.
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ton Of Chinese youths to act as inter.
preters and to promote an increase OF
knowledge among men. Referred to
the Committee on Appropriations.
The House, then, at 4 P. NJ, took
recess until $50 P. NJ, when the busi-
nees relating to the territories will be
exclusively considered.
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SPAIN.
Unfair Elections.

MADRID, May l.-At the session OF
the Cortes yesterday, Emile CASTELAR,
the well-known Republican leader, pro-
tested against the result of the recent
elections, maintaining that the majority
OF the successful candidates had been
unfairly elected. A spirited debate
took place on the subject.
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The Winchester Times says: I'VE
understand that the admirers Of the
famous John Brown are quietly taking
steps for the erection of q monument to
bis memory, if q suitable site can be
secured at Harper's Ferry or Charles
town.
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q. III. QUIMBY,

DEALER IN BOOKS, PERIODICALS,
- Stationery, Albums, Pocket Books,
Toy Books, Games, Stereoscopes aud Views
&c All the popular Periodicals Furnished
by single number, year and TO clubs Also
New York, Baltimore, Pittsburgh and On.
cinnati Dailies 20 mail and city subscribess
at publishers' prices. Market strest, be
tween Quincy and John, wheslinG. W. va.
janl
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1872-02-01
Sheep Pens and Racks.

SHEEP that are not being prenaroa =
market do not thrive well during VIM, io'
unless they have exercise and a we'll ia.er'
tilated pen. The building may be Of , ON
height, but the upper floor is only siy sa n!
from the ground, which gives ,a ,ee'
amount of storage room above for Sa
The floor should be of matched boa,d 10y
or the cracks should be otherwise cln'a
up to prevent hay seed or chaff from d,o1
ping on to the wool. The front of u.
shed is boarded to within four feet os ", .he
ground, leaving that space open, So th n.
the sheep may go in or out when tbo"
please. The feeding-rack is placed ronrS
three sides of the shed, and stones f oS
ward so that the sheep can consume ~,
last mouthful of hay contained in if N !,
is made SO high that the sheen cam.
reach over the front of it and pull the bar
out over each others WOOL Three fa:.
and half is the right height for larc ,.
sheep. The Stats are placed three inches
apart, which prevents the sheen FROM
pushing their heads through and wear;nn
the wool from their necks. Eyerytb;nss
about sheep-pen should be smooth leays
ing no rough splinters to catch and tea,
the wool. The pen and yard should ha
kept well Uttered. This shed is arrancsS
especially to keep the wool clean and fles
from hay seed, clover heads, and dnst
and that the sheep may be outdoors or in.
doors as they wish, end according to tba
weather, without needing very much At.
tention.-Americdn Agricultural.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1872-02-01
The Force of Habit.

ONE day fantastic little drama was
enacted upon one of the most fashiopabIs
streets of San Francisco. 1t was "hicb
change" at least for promenaders and
among the crowd there strolled idly along
happy in nice new suit of broadclot6
with boots, beaver, and gloves to match
a tall, well made, good-looking, heavily
bearded man, such as any woman Of
sense, or man either, would like to look
upon. All at once, without a worl Of
warning, a voice on the other side ofae
street shouted
"Stick p
Instantly the good-looking promsd,
bent or rather pitched forward, rearing |
out his right hand as one who thruass
peg into the earth, bawling as if in reply:
"Stuck ~
Then he recovered himself, looked
round and saw the vociferator over the
way laughing enough to fairly break his
heart Flushing deep angry red, but
without a word, he drew knife and
darted at the Laughter, who with equa
speed disappeared round the next cornG
Whether the pursuer ever came up with
the pursued, deponent saith not. Bs
what was it all about?
The answer is plain it was an illusHl
ton of the force of habit. For many Ion,
months the two men, now just arrived IN
San Francisco on liberty, had been CON
rades on one of the Government suryeyn.
expeditions somewhere up or down the
Pacific coast, chopping, sighting, chain.
ing, stalking, and otherwise Designating
roads and boundaries over mountains and
through forests, valleys, and swamR
Thousands and hundreds of thousands Of
times, in claiming lines, had that strange,
short dialogue been repeated between
them. The welldressed promenader had
been the front chairman and his mis-.
chievous assailant the rear. As thg
walked forward along the appointed hns
and as the rearward chairman came . j.
the end of the last measured chains
length, he bent down and thrust sharp
peg into the earth, crying:
"Stick p
Instantly the front man did the like
answering
"Stuck !"
One more chain was noted, and The
couple walked on another chains Length
See it?-Gataay.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1872-02-01
Juvenile Entertainment In New
York.

The New York Standard publishes an
account of juvenile entertainment which
recently occurred in fashionable quarter
of Brooklyn, which gives one a vivid idea
of the rate at which Young America is
progressing-at least in New York and
vicinity. 1t was full-dress party of
misses and young gentlemen between the
ages of and 10 years. About one hun
dred guests were present, and 1t is stated
that the hostess, a young lady of 10 sum-
mers, received them with the ease and
selfpOssession of u matron of 40. The
dresses, it is said, consisted of white,
pink, yellow, and blue silk, deliberately
trimmed and decked with spangles The
little misses had their hair dressed in the
latest style, frizzed, pulled, powdered,
and adorned with flowers. White kid
gloves were generally worn and the only
thing said to be lacking in the representa-
ton of an adult party was the enamel with
which some of the female devotees of
fashion ornament themselves. Paint and
powder were freely used, and one little
miss attracted much attention with her
powdered hair and dazzling costume.
She wore pair of diamond earrings, a
gold chain, and locket studded with dia-
monds, while upon each arm was bracelet
of elaborate workmanship. In regard
to these she triumphantly remarked to her
admirers "There is no sham about
these; they're the real thing" which her
auditors were quite willing to believe
Another little one, years of age, was
decked out in rose-colored silk at 81
yard, point applique, flowers, a galaxy of
diamonds and other expensive jewelry,
including gold belt, the buckle of which
was studded with diamonds band of
gold encircled the head, and from a
pendant on the forehead sparkled solitaire
of great value Her mother was heard |
to exclaim exultingly that the price of |
her child's outfit for that evening was
5000,
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1872-02-01
"Hard Money"

Ny father was poor man. large and
growing family was dependent on him
for it's daily bread. Coming home one
wintry evening from weeks hard toll in
a neighboring town with ten hard-earned
dollars in his pocket, he lost them in a
light snow. Long and fruitless was the
search for them. After the snow was
gone, again and again was the search re-
newed, with the same result The snow
fell and melted again for whole genera
ton, and still the story of the lost dollars
was fresh in our family circle for silver
dollar to a poor man in those days was
larger than full moon.
About mile away lived another father
of family in similar circumstances He
too, knew how much dollar cost dug out
of the heart of rocky farm. AT least
once or oftencr every week for forty
years he had occasion to pass our door,
giving and receiving the common neigh
borly situations, and every time with a
weight increasingly heavy on his con
science But all such pressure has its
limit, and when that is reached the crash
is the greater for the severity of the
strain. In this instance it was as when
an old oak rends its body and breaks its
limbs in falling.
One day, completely broken down, he
came to my father in tears, confessing:
II found your dollars lost in the
snow forty years ago. They have been
hard dollars to me, and can carry them
no longer. am come to return them,
and ask your forgiveness, and as soon as
can | will pay you the interest"
The scene was like that when Jacob
and Esau met over the ford Jabbok.
He did not live long enough to pay the
interest, but quite long enough to furnish
practical comment on the text: 1.-THE
spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity,
but wounded spirit, who can bear."
Who will say that conscience, though
slumbering in this life, will never awake
to punish the offender in the life to
come?
If any man wants hard money, let him
get it dishonesty, and he will find it the
hardest money that he ever saw-hard to
keep, hard to think of, and hard to an
swer for in the Judgment day.-Dr. Spaut
ding, IN Christian Weekly
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1872-02-01

kyns is your slave-your dog-your foot
stool. His duty, henceforth, is to 60
whithersoever you shall command 1
was Just on the point of saying this, | re-
peat, when Fanny suddenly looked up
and said, with a queerish expression upon
her face
"You need not throw that last bag over.
promise 10 give you my hand
With all your heart - l asked
quickly.
with all my heart she answered,
with the same strange look.
tossed the bag into the bottom of the
car, and opened the valve. The balloon
descended
gentlemen said Jenkyns, rising
from his seat in the most solemn manner,
and stretching out his hand as if he was
going to take an oath. Gentlemen, will
YOU believe it {. When we had reached
the ground, and the balloon had been
given over to its recovered master-when
| had helped Fanny tenderly TO the earth,
and turned toward her to receive anew
the promise of her affection and hand
will YOU believe it?-she gave me box
on the ear that upset me against the car,
and. running to her father, who at that
moment came up she related to him and
the assembled company what she called
nv disgraceful conduct in the balloon,
and ended by informing me that all her
hand that / was likely to get had been al
ready bestowed upon my ear, which she
assured me had been given with oil her
heart"
"You villain !" said Sir George, adj
vancing toward me with horsewhip in
his hand. You villain I've a good
mind to break this over your back"
"Sir George" said l, william and Jen-
kyns must never be coupled in the same
sentence, and as for the breaking of this
whip, I'll relieve you of the trouble. !"
And, snatching it from his hand, broke
it in two and threw the pieces upon the
ground. "And now shall have the honor
of wishing you good mOrning Miss F.,
| forgive you" And retired.
"Now, / ask you whether any specimen
of female treachery equal to that has ever
come within your experience, and wheth-
or any excuse can be made for such con-
duct?'
"As said before, it's like the sex, " said
the second marine.
eyes, all mankind is sejuiced by wo-
men," said the third marine.
cts just my case over again" said the
first marine "After drawing me on in
that way-after gaining my affections in
that treacherous manner, by Jove! sir, she
goes and marrics Bubber!"
"Well, it does sound improbable, GER
tainly, very improbable. But | said be-
fore | begun that ] would not guarantee
the truth of it. Indeed, if you ask my
candid opinion, don't believe it is true;
but yet the marines believe itr'