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The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-05-28
From Wood COunty-Judges Of the
Court Of Appeals.

WooD COUNTY, May %, 1872.
Editors OF the Register:
As it is common at this time for per.
sons to express their preferences for
persons suitable to fill seats on the
Supreme Bench, take pleasure in in.
dorsing the ticket presented by ELL a
correspondent of your paper, a few days
ago. 1t is a ticket eminently qualified.
Two of the gentlemen spoken of l am
and have been for many years, person
ally acquainted with. Mr.. Paul is a
gentleman of fine legal attachments and
has had large practice in the Circuit
and Supreme Courts. Mr.. Paul had
one Of the finest preceptors in the State,
Hon. J. l.. Fry, deceased, and has at
tanned an eminence in judicial learning
that but few in the State have. He has
been close student, giving almost bis
entire attention to his profession. Mr..
Paul resides in Wheeling, the first city
in the State. | think, therefore, taking
his locality, qualifications and integrity
of purpose into consideration, there
ought to be no question as to his nomi-
nation. | see the name OF Hon. C..
Boggess also mentioned in connection
with Mr.. Paurs. | have been acquaint.
ed with Mr.. Boggess for many years
and know that he has but few supe.
riors, if any. He is perhaps one Of the
most devoted men in the State to his
profession and has attained a pre-
emineuce in legal learning that but
few men have. For these reasons |
heartily indorse the ticket named by
Ell" and hope that it may be the
pleasure OF the Convention to adopt it
Hon. J. J. Jacob, James Paul, c. Bog
CESS and Hon. C. P. Il. Moore. 1t is
perhaps vain in ME to attempt even to
give advice to the Democratic party, but
being Democrat of long standing and
often tried and never found wanting"
| might venture simply to indorse the
four gentlemen above named, which /
do with a great deal of pleasure.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-05-28
DIGGING UP A CHEST OF GOLD

A Discovery on a New Jersey Farm
A Man who Claims TO have
Unearthed Captain Kidd's Trea-
sure.
The fortune hunters OF New Jersey
have some new discoveries to speculate
upon, and if the assertions OF some re-
cent finders of coin are to be believed,
one of their number has at last definitely
located the spot where the pirate Kidd
concealed his treasure.
From Cold Spring, Cape May county,
comes story Of the discovery of a chest
containing $50, 900, on the Dick Thorn.
son tarm, near Fishing creek. Two
men, one Of whom bears the name Of
Garretsou, were digging bitches on the
farm, which is now owned by Garretson,
when they hauled up the money chest.
The coin, they say, is 90 old that it is
scarcely possible for them to tell
the exact value of the pieces, but the
larger part is gold, the coins being
about the size of twenty-dollar gold
pieces. 1t is said, furthermore, that
Captain Kidd's name was found i'm.
printed on the chest. There has been
periodical excitement in the place for
the last forty years, and this report has
caused a sensation that has affected the
country for miles around.
An oystermau, Jeremiah Van Pelt,
also claims to have found traces Of Cap
tain Kidd or some body else, near
EIizabethport. While dredging for oys-
tiers off the shore on Saturday, he raked
up three silver pieces, the Inscriptions
upon which are scarcely legible. Mon
ey has been found at the same spot
before, and about forty years ago hun
dreds OF treasure seekers dug up the
land before the sea had encroached
upon it-Me,o York S,n, 2lst.
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The suppIementaI Article.
PHILADELPHIA.
Boiler Explosion.

PHILADELPHIA, May 27.-A terrible
explosion occurred about 1890 A. NJ,
to-day in the finishing, dyeing and
bleaching establishment: of Messrs
Leroth, Gordon & Bryon, on Grease
street above Girard avenue. One ot
Philorders patent non-explosive boiler:
which was being tried only the second
time exploded, killing the engineer and
seriously injuring one OF the workmen
and salesman, besides fatalIy y injurIng
a girl, Lamed Augusta Shatfer, aged
sixteen. The building is complete
wreck,
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Exclusively for the Register.
By the Pacific and Atlantic Line.
ONCE, lIO Main Street.
THE GREELEY CONVENTION.
The West Virginia Liberals in
Council.
An Executive Committee Ap.
pointed.
Special DISPATCH to the Register

Special Dispatch to the Register
CHARLESTON, w. VA, May 81.
The Greeley mass meeting and State
Convention here today has been strong
ly attended. An Executive Committee
was appointed consisting Of NJ. {. Z.
Church of Wood, J. w. Seutz of IA
nawha, G. Mclean OF Putnam, John
Hall of Mason, II. j. Samuels OF
Cabell, w. P. Hubbard of Ohio, II. ID.
Blackburn of Berkeley, Wallace Rob
inson of Greenbrier, and John A.
Hutchinson of Wood. Speeches were
made by Messrs. Church and Phelps
The Convention adjourned to meet at
Grafton on June 18th. W.
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NEW YORK.
Bennett Dangerously Ill.

New YORK, May 27.-James Cor
don Bennett is dangerously i'll, and it is
rumored that he is dying, al his resi-
dence at Fort Washington.
Explosion Of n Steam Tug.
The boiler of the steam tug Absolom
exploded at one o'clock this afternoon
with terrible force. The boat is CONS
plete wreck. Portions of the boiler
were hurled to the shore and on the
decks of passing steamers. and numer
GUS passengers and pedestrians were
injured.
The WOrkiugmen's Demonstration
iD front Of the City Hall, this afternoon,
was largely attended. There were two
stands, one for the English and the other
for the German speakers. A meeting
of the Sofa and Lounge Upholsterers'
Union was held to-day at their
headquarters. The piano makers, the
German cabinet makers, varnishers and
polishers, and the marble polishers and
rubbers held meetings to-day to further
the progress Of the strikes.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-05-28
WHEELING AND LAKE ERIE.
A Plain Statement by a Wheeling
Man-InfOrmatiOn Concerning the
Contract and Prospects of the Road
Facts for the Voters.

Facts for the Voters.
We take pleasure in spreading before
our readers the following admirable
letter addressed by Mr.. JOSEPH BELL, Of
ihis city, to the editor Of the IatS!F-
Gsncer:
Editors of the eIntelligencer;
Having some stake in this city and
being a director in the Wheeling and
Lake Erie Railroad Company, cannot
permit such Misrepresentation as are
almost daily appearing in your paper in
reference to this enterprise and the
steps taken to assume its accomplish
ment to pass unnoticed. | have but
iust returned to the city after some
what protracted absence and fee! no
little astonishment at finding so much
mi-apprehension prevailing respecting
matter OF so much importance to all
classes OF our people-particslarly after
there having been complete exhibit Of
the Wheeling and Lake Erie railroad
undertaking published in both your
paper and the REGISTER, over the sig
nature OF Mr.. Wood, my associate In
the Board and also President Of the
Company.
From all that can learn, the oppo-
sition to this enterprise and to the
proposed city aid to it !s based upon the
following grounds. Firstly an alleged
want of confidence in the honesty and
Judgment of the members OF the City
Councils, and secondly on the alleged
absence Of guarantees in the contract
for construction between the company
and Mr.. Wilson aud his associates.
In respec! to the first allegation am
unwilling to admit the correctness OF
imputations which you and others have
collected against these gentlemen who
have at best thankless duty to per.
form. | am willing to go further and
express my entire confidence that they
will fairly and honestly carry out the
wishes OF the people in this matter ;
but after all let me ask you, and l
shall be glad to have you meet this
question fairly and squarely, what
chance will there be for these gentlemen
TO misappropriate any portion Of the
city grant2
By the terms OF the contract referred
to, both the share and the bounded
capital must be placed under the con,
troll of trustees, who are required to see
to lts application aud the contractor
receives nothing whatever until twenty
miles Of the road are graded and tied
and the bridges and masonry thereon
completed, and thereafter only fifty pei
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before me) the main points, showing he
was seeking to unite these conflicting
interests, and consolidate both into one
road; that it was with this view he had
conversed with the editor of the Inte!h'
gencer, and to forward this plan ne
wished to have an interview with the
citizens of Bridgeport taking an interest
in the matter.
The foregoing is substantially cor
rect; if any minor matters have been
overlooked by me your recollection Will
supply them, and | request you on re-
ceipt OF this to call my attention. to the
same, for it is very likely the case that
some such omissions should occur:
l promised Mr.. Wilson that publicity
should not be given to our conversation
beyond the few to whom | was at lid
erty to communicate it.
As you are the Chairman of said cor
porators, address this imperfect COM
municaton toyou, placing you under the
same restrictions l feel myself under as
an honorable man.
Truly yours,
Ross J. ALEXANDER.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-05-28

FROM the fact that the ordinance
proposing a vote on the question OF
subscribing 100000 to the Wheeling
and Lake Erie railroad is the only one
published in the newspapers, some Of
our friends may be in danger of losing
sight of the proposed subscription OF
100000 to the Bridge. The latter is
dvertised by posters placed at conspic-
nous places in the city. 1t may also be
worth while to explain that The
Wheeling and Ohio Union Railroad
Company is simply the name under
which the Bridge Company is incorpo'
rated, and is in fact the Bridge Company
itself
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Railroad Accident at Elizabeth

ELIZABETH, New JERSEY, May 81
The Philadelphia train on the New
Jersey railroad, due here at 9:45 tbi:
morning, ran into the rear Of the west
bound cattle train. The fsgman wa:
90 duty, 30 no blame is attached 10 him
The accident is attributed 10 a new en-
gineer on the Philadelphia train. One
car was upset and the engine badly
smashed. Some six passengers were
more or lees injured, but none seriously,
The wounded are being carefully at
tended to.
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ParhOned.

PHILADELPHIA, May 2.-Hugh Do
horty and Jas. Mara, convicted in Octo.
Der Of attempting to assassinate Reve.
nue Detective Rrooka, and sentenced to
twelve years imprisonment in the
Eastern Penitentiary, have been un'
conditionally pardoned by Governor
Geary.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-05-28
Railroad Accident.

JOLIET, Ill, May "a train on the
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific rail
road ran into one backing up on the
Michigan Southern road, Saturday,
striking one of the passenger cars in the
side, splintering it and ipjuring several
passengers, among them VIM Hill, oI
Providence, Il. l., whose arm was taken
off.
The Chicago Typographical Union
has decided to ask an advance OF five
cents per 1000 ems for composition on
daily and weekly newspapers.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-05-28

Now that our neighbor is in partlc-
ularly amiahle mood, would it not be
we'll to revive the old inquiry: If
GRANT is nominated for President, will
the MteNgsncsr support him? I'VE
pause for reply"
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-05-28

NOT content with abusing the mem-
bers of the City Council, the Intcll,yen'
.r is moved to pour out the vials Of its
wrath on Mr.. WILSON because he
proposes to build a railway that does
not run up Indian Wheeling creek.
For this atrocious crime he is assaulted
without mercy, decency, or stint. We'll,
the members of the City Council think
they can stand it and probably Mr..
WILSON will also survive. The IntelH'
qcrscer reflects honor upon those ii
assails.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-05-28
Tho Worktugmen,s Demonstration
WASHINGTON.
decoration Day.

WASHINGTON, May 27.-By direction
OF the President the several depart
ments of the Government will be closed
on the Both inst, in order to enable the
employees to participate in the ceremo,
nies OF decorating the graves OF Union
soldiers in the various cemeteries
around Washington.
The Supplemental Article.
Official information has been received
here as to the action Of the British
Government on the modified supple,
mental treaty adopted by the Senate. A
private dispatch received here tonight
from London indicates the certainty OF
its acceptance, of which there has been
no doubt expressed here. The altera,
tions made by the Senate simply render
the language in the article less arbitrary.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-05-28
BOSTON,.
A AMassachusetts AbOrtionist-Mur.
der Trial.

4 MaSsachuSettS NbOrtfOnSt-WuF uF'
der Trial.
BosToN, May s7.-Andrew J. Linn
a quack doctor, was to day arrested and
held in twenty thousand dollars bail
for trial, on the charge OF procuring an
abortion on Sarah E Brown, OF Fitch
burg. She was twenty years old and
died in great agony last Friday.
In the Supreme Court today, Charles
A. Hobbs was put on trial for the mur.
der OF Patrick Sullivan in Haymarket
Square, December last.
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General Assembly.

DErRorr, MICH, May 27.-The Pres
byterian General Convention to-day
discussed the subject of rotary elder
ship. -...
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TRANSPORTATION.
Cleveland & Pittsburgh B. B.
~ 41 ON AND AFTER NO
sH1H VEMBER II, 1871, Trains

Tickets 10 all principal points In the EA,'
and west can be procured at the Union
Ticket Once, In Mcclure House, and NJ the
station at Bridgeport
FIR. MYERS,
no2l Gent Passsngsr and Ticket Agen
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-05-28
Rubber Gloves.
TinWAre.
TinWare.
Auction! Auction! Auction

WYE HAVE RECEIVED AND WILL
w receive daily fresh supplies OF No
tiOns. Dry Goods, Household Goods, Fish.
Furniture, etc, etc. which will be sold
without reserve 10 the highe.t bidder for
CASH, on Tuesday evenings, "Wednesday
mornings, Frida, evenings and Saturday
mornings and evenings until closed out.
We have al.O received n large Iot OF
second hand miscellaneous books TO be sold
at the same time. Country merchants will
do well 10 give us a call before purchasing
elsewhere. J.C. HEkVEY & 60,
may2i 100 Market street.
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BALTIMORE & OHIO B. R. co.

u rASsESaEf riii sas sE q. TsAiSs isiiorsns
on and after November 2t, ISL
Whealing time.
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-03-21
THE PORT RoYAL RAILROAD.
A Mild Howl from Savannah.


Our Savannah neighbors don't relish the
idea of the endorsement by the Georgia Rail-
road of the bonds of the Port Royal Railroad.
The Savannah Republican howls at the prope.
sition In this fashion:
Augusta and Mr.. John P. King have long
been in want of something; exactly what,
neither has appeared to know. Both the city
and the Georgia Railroad have prospered, but
they have for years been casting about for
some movement that will, at least, injure
somebody else, If 1t should not benefit them.
They have, at last, after much deliberatlon,
hit upon the road to Port Royal as the great
desideratum, something that is destined n 70
make both the city and the Georgia Road rich
and happy. AS to the scheme itself, however
Augusta may feel about it., we shall be
greatly mistaken should Mr.. King find
Il very easy matter to convince the
stockholders OF his road that the invest
ment CT million dollars In order TO get con.
troll Of a railroad from Augusta to Port Royal
humble Judgment it's aridlculous one, viewed
as mere business transaction. Augusta has
already two outlets to the sea. In direct line
of railway to Charleston and Savannah; and
how she Is to be materially benefited by build
Ing another, to run between them, and nearly
or quite as long, we do not understand. She
has now fierce competition for her ireights,
ana tley are CaTrloQ low enough Ill all COu'
science. Her new road makes the third COM
petltor. and to get freight it must take them
at still lower rates, In fact below the remuner..
atlng point, We cannot see the wisdom or
this. Indeed, the whole scheme looks 10 US
like an open declaration of war by Augusta
against both Charleston and Savannah, whom
she ought to make friends OF and not enemies.
But let her 20 on with her Port Royal project;
she will get sick enough of 1t before she gets
through, should the contract just made be
ratified, and we believe 1t will not be.
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-03-21

NEW YORK FASHIONABLE PRoMENADEs. =
'.BurleIgh" writes from New York to the Bos-
ton Journal: Fashion rules the pavement on
which the upper.ten OF New York promenade.
From ten to twelve, the great drift is on Fifth
avenue, below Twenty-third street. From
two to four, The pavement on Broadway,
from Fourteenth street to Canal, bears a
floating tide Of beauty and fashion. The Gus
tom Is to walk down on the dollar side, take
an omnibus and ride up to Fourteenth street,
and so drift back and forth for couple oi
hours. The gentlemen meet this arrange
ment by riding to Canal street, and then,
walking up, meet the drift of gayety and
beauty arrayed In the gorgeousness Of New
York outdoor bellies. Lexington avenue
has little qnet promenade of Its own every
morning. This Is quiet street, without
cars or omnibus, and away from the drift
of travel. Ladies and gentlemen here meet
to promenade, or meet appointments to es-
cort their friends down town; and so they
make the pavement sort of Lovers Lane Il
Gentlemen who watch their wives or follow
their daughters, take turn on Lexington
avenue. On Sundays Fifth avenue, above the
hotel, on what Is called the Hill, is sight to
behold. While the costly churches on the line
of that fashionable thoroughfare are nearly
empty, the pavement for three miles Is packed
No fashionable soiree or party Is more
jammed. 1t Is moving panorama of beauty,
fashion, costly dressing, with jewels, feathers
and veivets, that New York ladies love 80
well to display. Ladies and gentlemen who
wish to be thought anything promedade on
Fifth avenue of pleasant Sunday.
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-03-21

CUNDuRAHGo NOT A CURE IN CANcER.-Atter
q heightened trial OF this drug in the cancer
wards of the Mddlesex hospital, the surgeons
at that institution, Mr.. DeMorgan and Mr..
Hulke, who carried out the Investigation, have
arrived at the conclusion that cundurango has
no effect whatever on cancer. At the meeting
Of the clinical society Of London on the 9th
Instant, papers were read bY these two gentle
men on the subject, In which they distinctly
stated that not one single Indication of i'm
provement had been observed In any of the
cases treated by this alleged remedy, In
fact, the disease either ran lis usual course,
or the patients showed symptoms OF derange.
ments of system which might fairly be attribu.
ted to the drug. Mr.. DeMorgan alluded 10 the
fact that large number of persons in this
country, In the belief that the reports which
had come to us from certain sources In Amer.
lea contained some truth, were paying exorbI.
tant prices for cundurango. He referred at
the same time to the alleged cures of cancer
by cundurango. Some OF these had come
under his own personal observation, and he
found that they were mere fabrications. A
feeling was strongly expressed at the meeting
of the society that the public shonld be made
aware oil the utter worthlessness ofcundurango
as remedy for cancer. Many of those
afflicted by the disease are spending large
sums OF money in purchasing the drug, while
much valuable time for the employment o
other means of relieving, II not. indeed. O.
| curing the disease, Is being lost.-BritiSh Ned
| 1cat Journal, February II, 1872, 2. 1876.
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-03-21
ESPECIAL TELEaRAx TO THE NEws.l

ESPECIAL TELKGRAN TO THE NEws
WASHINGTON, February 20.
In the Supreme Court to-day the case of the
United States vs. Charles Il. Avery, ct al, was
continued, on the motion by the attorney
general to dismiss the appeal for want of ju-
rlsdletion. Hon. Reverdy Johnson made a
powerful argument against the motion to dis
miss, and was followed on the same side by
Mr.. Henry Stanbery. Attorney-General VIII
liams closed for the government, arguing in
favor of the motion, and the court took the
case under advisement, aud will give It's de-
cision tomorrow morning.
This preliminary question, leading up to the
graver subject of the constitutionality of the
enforcement laws, has been argued with sig.
nal ability by the distinguished counsel for the
writ of error; but there Is, nevertheless, good
authority for stating that the court will not 60
Into the merits of the case at ALL but will grant
the motion of Attorney y-General Williams to
dismiss the writ of error. The court ad-
journed early to-day in order to give ample
time for consideration of the technical terms
involved In the discussion.
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-03-21

The EFFECT OF LIGHT ON SMALL-Pox.-The
Journal OF the Telegraph says: "Among the
many Investigations now being made Of the
chemical action OF light, there are none more
Interesting or more important than those
which are directed to the observation of its
effects on the health. 1t has been observed
by DR.. Weber that the aensibilty of the skin Is
very much increased In those parts OF the
body which are always exposed to the light
and this difference has even been measured
by that eminent physician. The remarkable
fact is especially observable on persons suffer-
Ing from smallpox, the severity of the skin
disease being visibly augmented If the patient
be not confined In dark room. Dr.. Waters
has recently published paper on this sub
ject, In which be states that If the room be
darkened 80 that not single ray can enter 1t,
the effect Is to arrest the disease at the papular
or vascular stage; 1t never becomes purulent,
and The skin between the vesicles IL never in
famed or swollen; liquor sauguinis is not
changed ints pus. nearly oil the pain and Itch
Ing are absent, and the smell s, II not entirely
removed, greatly diminished. Another ad-
vantage, important in therapeutical point of
view. Is the assistance given to medicines, the
absence OF light increasing the excretory pow
ers of the skin.
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ABUSYD4YN CONGRESS.

WASHINGTON, March 20.
/ the Senate, the Chicago relief bill was
discussed all day. Several amendments were
offered aud rejected, and the bill finally passed
as originally reported.
In the House, resolution inqulring the
names and amount paid to newspapers for
publishing laws was adopted.
The bill in relation to bridging the Ohio
River passed. 1t requires all bridges above
not less than ninety feet In heighlh above low
water and forty feet above highest water, all
below that point to have one span not less
than one hundred feet high above low water,
and forty feet above highest water, and all
below the Covington and Cincinnati Suspen-
sion Bridge to have 10 addition to such high
span pivot draw giving two clear openings
of one hundred and sixty feet each.
The postoff1ce appropriation bill passed
The amendment increasing the subsidy to the
San Francisco and China mail failed. The
proposal to make the mails semi-monthly and
increase the subsidy 10 one million dollars
failed by vote OF 81 to 80.