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The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-09-04
From Charleston 10 Huntington, W.
Va.-HOw TO Develop Natural
weaIth aud RutId Cities

Va.-HOw TO Develop Natural
Wealth and Build Cities.
Editorial Correspondence of the Country
Gentleman.
Were it not for the salt and coal Of
the Great Kanawha Valley and vicini-
ty, that region would be famous for its
lumber. Nowhere east of the Rocky
Mountains is there so fine body Of
timber as is to be found in West Vir-
gnia, and is it especially valuable for it's
hard woods, which have no representa-
tives in the Sierras. The oak, ash,
maple, black walnut, hick ory aud chest.
nut, so valuable in ship building, in the
manufacturing OF agricultural imple-
ments and household furniture, and
which are becoming to be scarce on the
seaboard, are here the most abundant
trees in the forests. and the forests are
hardly yet invaded By the woodman's
axe. 1t is estimated that there are at
least ten million acres Of primeval tor-
ests in West Virginia, besides the mil
lions more included in farms, which
have large share OF timber land, that
more than meet the wants of the own
ers. A good deal, to be sure, is ou: OF
the reach Of railroads and navigable
streams, but now that the Chesapeake
and Ohio is through, the Kanawhs
and its tributaries will bring large
portion OF this timber to an early mar
ket. The fhipbuilders OF the North
have for years been in the habit OF Sc
curing timber near tide-water, in East
ern Virginia, for their yards; and
now that 60 large a port;oa Of
our marine osses falls upon iron stesm-
ers, and the insurance upon iron vessels
is so high, the tide is turning again in
favor OF wooden vessels, which will
bring these immense stores OF ship tim
Der to a good market Here are white
oaks enough TO supply all the waste OF
our nayies for ages to come. The white
oak a;tsins a more magnificent growth
than csn be found in the East. Trees 100
feet high aud four feet in diameter are
not uncommon. Locust and Chestnut
among our best ship-timber trees, are
Of large size, and very abundant. The
white wood or tulip tree is one OF the
most common trees here, attaining the
h eight Of $50 feet, and 4 to s feet di-
ane,er. The black walnut, which has
been so nearly exhausted BY the cabi-
net makers, ia frequently found here
from 3 to feet through. This lumber
psys to send to eastern markets from
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-09-04
PHILADELPHIA.
Democratic Nominations.

PHILADELPHIA, September 3.-The
following Democratic nomination for
city officers were made here to-day
City Treasurer, William J. Head
Register Of Wills, John Cadawalden,
Jr; Clerk Of the Orphans Court, J.
Sterling; City Commissioner, Joseph
Kinike; Sheriff, Benjamin Hall. The
Convention vas peaceable.
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INDIANA.

Death ofn Celebrated Horse Train er.
MADISON, IND. September 81. B.
Hartley died of fiux in this city last
night. He was celebrated horse
trainer and veterinary surgeon in New
Orleans and Mobile, and known all
over the south. For the last five years
he has been keeping livery stable in
this city.
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MASSACHUSETTS,.
Conc to the Relief Of Fishermen.

GLOUCESTER, September 3.-A reye-
nue. cutter aud a merchant steamer
have gone to the relief OF the fisherman
caught in the late storm on the Nova
Scotia coast. A moderate estimate OF
the losses to Gloucester by the storm is
thirty.fve lives aud ninety thousand
dollars.
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FOREIGN.
TURKEY,

CoNs1ANrISoPLE, September 3-His
Imperial Majesty the Sultan OF Turkey
has conferred upon Prince Bismarck
the order of o. s. Marie. The order Of
decoration handsomely set in diamonds
has been sent to Berlin.
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In 1860 there were more women than
men in the United State, but the statis-
tics now show that in 1870 the males
exceeded the females by about 100000.
In Pennsylvania the women are in ex-
cess OF the men.
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CANADA.

TORONTO, September 3.-At the re-
gatta here to-day the yacht race was
won by Hardy Stanley, Of Hamilton.
The scull race was easily won by the
Coulter crew Of Pittsburgh.
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PRICE OF TICKRTS

Whole tickets 80; halves 80; tenths, or
each coupon, s.; eleven whole tickets for
$40: NJ tlcksts for {l ODO ; Il3 whole tickets
:or 81 90; "a whole tickeH for 5000. No
discount on les than go worth OF tickets
al time.
The unparalleled success OF the third
gift c1rc'It, as well az the satisfaction giyen
by the first and second, makes it only ne
cesIsrY 10 announcs the fourth 10 insure
the prompt sale OF every ticket. The fourth
gift concert viii be conducted In ali It's de-
tails ike the third, and full particulars may
be learned from circulars, which will bs
sent free from this once 10 all Who apply
for them.
Tickets now ready for saie, and all orders
accom- panied by the money promtly fIled.
liberal terms given 10 those who buy To
sell sgain.
THOS. Z. BRAMLETTE,
Agent Publ. Libr. Ky. and Mans. Gir Cont.
Public Library Building, LoUIsyILLE. .KT
]. V. L. RODGERS. Agent,
l96 Market street.
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Bl,5OO,OOO,

divided into " 20 cash gifts, will he dIstrib-
uted by lot among the Iicket-hoideIs. The
mum Ders Of the tickets " he drawn from
one wheel by blind children and the gin
from another.
LIST or GIYTA
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-09-04
Total, 1000 Gifts. all Cash
rnnnunIluRtO--.--.--.--.

The distribution win be positive, whether
all the iicse are sod or not, and the l2OoO
glifs all paid In proportion 10 the ucksis
sy!d-sll unsOld tickets being de troysd, az
at the fr,t and scOnt concert, and no,
reprcs u 81 IN tie drawing.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-09-04

having lost over forty thousand dollars
by these forgeries. They have attach"
ed S25 900 deposited by kendrick a. Co.,
with the Union Trust Company. Iney
charge Kendrick & Co, with compiicl-
ty in the swindle.
The Counterfeit Five Huudred Dol
lar Notes.
Further irquiry at the Sub-Treasury
has elected information from Mr..
White the cashier, that about twelve
counterfeit five hundred dollar United
State notes were discovered in the pos
session OF persons presenting them at
the Treasury for verfcatlon. The
impression is gaining ground that these
notes come from the West, but 1t is inn
possible to Judge how many are in cir
cuIation until later returns from the
West are received. Cashier White
SAWS he thinks larger portion OF it
has come from the West.
Cheap transportation.
A meeting of merchants interested in
cheap transportation, was held yester'
dsy at the Importers and Grocers Board
of Trade. A large number were present
among them being Chairman B. B
Sherman, John F. Henry, c. W. Way
nsn, H. B. Clsflin, Frank B. Thurber
and otbers. After the report of the
committee on signatures to the call
had been received, it was decided that
thew should continue their work up n
the time of holding mass meeting ~
cooner Institute, on the 18th instant
Mayor Havermeyer presided on the oc'
! casion.
The Republican journal., 1873-04-24
VOLUME 43.

short, though exceedingly neat, head fore
head covered with wool, and face and legs
with gray or brown hair. The fleece is
rather short, of good felting quality, equal
to half-blood Merino, but superior for
flannel, &C., and should be solid and COM
pact. and of uniform quality throughout
without projecting hairs.
The carcass should be straight, with
well-sprung ribs and broad level back, hav-
ing wide quarters, deep flank and we'll
packed twist. This being held in higher
esteem than any other breed for the pro-
duction of superior mutton, the full and
perfect developement of carcass is deemed
of the highest Importance.
The Hampshire Downs are coarser in
form and fleece, with black faces and legs.
The Shropshire Downs are a cross be-
tween the Southdowns and long wools-a
large breed, with long coarse wool, in form
resembling the Cotswold, with black faces
and legs.
In regard to this matter of the color Of
the faces and legs, it Is remarkable that
while the Southdowns which stand at the
head Of all these varieties, have, as before
observed, brown or gray colors in these
frequently show black faces and legs.
When the object is to keep d small flock
for mutton, rams of this variety are found
exceedingly profitable to cross on ewes of
almost any other breed. But the nearer
they go to the pure blood the better the
mutton.
The Republican journal., 1873-04-24

what can we do tor vou?' | asked
him. Heshook his head and said, Nothing
MY time has come, boys, and must die
when | was in Denver The almighty
dollar that spirit Of gain which has i'm
PEELED me since | was a boy, has at length
proved my ruin. | was not satisfied with
my fortune, | wanted more, more.
In this pack is the wealth OF years
hard toll and labor. Every trip | made
through these mountains in search Of
more gold I determined should he my
last, and that on reaching my starting
point I would 90 East and enjoy my
wealth; but | was never satisfied, and
now have reached this miserable end
have no need for the gold now; tits yours ;
divide it between YOU when | am dead ;
| have no other friends
He closed his eyes for few moments,
and then raising his hand and placed it on
his brow, he cried is this death Must
I die now? Oh God, save, saver His
arm fell on his breast. y gurgling sound
was heard in his throat, few gasps, and
our Yankee companion was dead.
That's too bad said Shell, drawing
his coat-sIeevc across his eyes. Il believe
the man was made out Of the real stuff;
he died game ANYHOW
1t is no use to describe to you wounds
that caused his death. I hope you will
never see the like As long as You live,
Suffice 10 say that we buried him beneath
the spreading branches Of juniper tree.
within the precincts OF Il track OF land
that would remind one Of the Garden Of
Eden.
The pack contained al ont ten thousand
dollars worth of gold dust and nuggets !;
no wonder the poor fellow groanei be-
meath his heavy load We divided the
sum between us and returned to Denver
where | left Shell and returned homc.'
The Republican journal., 1873-04-24
Breeds of Sheep.

A correspondent of the National Live
Stock Journal expressed wish to see 'Sa
1nll and fair description of the Cotswold,
Leicester and Lincoln sheep" whereupon
the journal proceeds as follows:
Ihe Lelcesters are usually placed at the
head of the long wool breeds, as being the
finest in form and fleece, and also because it
has been largely used in crossing, for the
Improvement of the other varieties.
The head Is horness, and rather long and
narrow; ears thin. with spots of blush
tlnge. The long, well cut ear of the pure
Leicester, with its sprightly backward in
clination, is distinguishing characteristic
OF the breed, as is also the full prominent
eye, with quiet and lively expression. The
face and forehead must be bare of wool,
though covered with a fine coat of hair
white with little inclination to the blush
tint.
The body is straight, with ribs well
sprung and barrel-shaped; the pelt inclined
to be thin; the wool exceedingly soft, fine
and lustrous, and should be uniform over
the carcass.
The acknowledgements and legs-are
exceedingly fine, but the quarters are full
and wide, with back broad and level In
deed, the carcass of the true Leicester sheen
IS as near perfection in form as can he con-
ceived possible.
ne CotsWold, though of late years mod
lned by the crosses of the Leicester blood
ana, therefore, strongly resembling that
Dreed, Is somewhat coarSer and longer in
carcass with heavier fleece, which should
be as lustrous, though not so fine as the
Leicester. The head is larger, and must
have tuft of wool on the forehead, which
the Leicester never has.
The Lincoln Is as large as the Cotswold,
though in other respects, as now bred, very
strongly resemble the Leicester. The head
Is long, the face narrow and bare of wool,
with white fine hair and light blush tint as
In the Leicester They stand rather higher
on the leg than the two varieties before
mentioned, and the carcass is apt to be less
symmetrical; but the fleece is longer and
heavier, and though not quite so fine as the
leicester, is unsurpassed in lustre, and
therefore, commands the best prices in the
markets
lt Is dlfflcult to describe animals so as to
enable person to determine the pure bred
from the mongrel indeed the best indoes
are not always able to detect the presence
of slight dash of inferior blood
One thing the producer may RELY upon-
that longwool sheep peddled about the
country at low prices are never pure bred
Indeed, blooded stock of all sorts should
be purchased of parties that are known as
reputable breeders-this is the only reliable
security the purchaser can have that the
animal purchased will turn out what it is
represented to be-
Ihe Southdown sheep has broad, rather
The Republican journal., 1873-04-24
From Appleton's Journal.
Defeat.

He took her hand and looked at her;
No sound did that deep stiffness stir,
Even the weary, wandering rain
Had ceased to beat upon the pane;
Only about her perfect mouth
A sigh, more faint than the faint south
Hovered, a moments space, and then
Died into nothingness again.
The words he spoke were brief and slow
What could he say she did not know?
What pulse Of that impetuous soul
But owned her calm, serene control:
No need for him to test her heart
With cunning fence of verbal art;
Only to ask and wait her will,
And, winning-losing-loye her still.
Perhaps she wavered; aye. perhaps
The shadow of the cloud that wlaps
The future from our questioning gaze
Let in some glimpse of after days,
Some hint of all she might possess
In that true spirits tenderness.
If but her weak life might move
Unto the music of his love.
Perhaps! Who knows? He only knew
The large gray eJes were dim with dew,
Sad only on the mouths sweet bloom
The shadow of reluctant DOOM
Fell only one sad, gentle word,
And then through that deep stiffness hearC
Once more The weary, wandering rain
Beat dull against the windowpane
The Republican journal., 1873-04-24

SEASONING WooD. A writer in an
English journal informs us that small
piece of nonresinous wood can be seasoned
perfectly by boiling four or five hours, the
process taking the sap out OF the wood,
which shrinks nearly one-tenth IN the OPP
Grafton. The same writer states that trees
felled in full leaf in June or July, and
allowed to lie until every leaf has fallen,
will then be nearly dry, as the leaves will
not drop off themselves until they have
drawn up and exhausted nearly AL the
sap of the tree. The time required is
from Il month to six weeks, according to
the dryness or wetness Of the weather
The floor OF II mill laid with poplar so
treated and cut up, and put in place in
less than month after the leaves fell,
has never shown the slightest shrinking.
The Republican journal., 1873-04-24
A Terrible Accident.

NEwBuRG, N. Y, April 10. Last night
the residence Of Sylvester Townsend in
Matteawan, Dutchess CO... was burned ;
loss $4,000, insured. This morning, while
number of children We're playing about
the ruins, the chimney, which had been
left standing, toppled over and buried five
little girls, one Of whom named Alice I'm
derhill, aged / years, died in 4 few hours
afterwards. Three others, Mary Coleman
aged -, Kate McKinnin aged II and
Elizabeth Sinni aged 10, We're seriously
injured and will probably die. Kate Cole
man was also injured but will recover.
The Republican journal., 1873-04-24

a WESTERN RoAtANcE, Jonathan, the
hero, was the country store keeper
Amelia the heroine, was a young lady
who kept the village school. ana boarded
around She frequently had occasion to
visit the store, and there Jonathan re-
ceived those impressions which ultimately
developed into strong passion for her.
He resolved to pay her . visit and select
ed Sunday for the purpose. He dressed
ph'ssilself very nicelyall but the pants These
We're Of delicious nankeens, but frequent
cleansing had qualified their length to
such Il degree that it was only through the
agency of straps that he could keep
them down to where they belonged. Thus
adorned he waited until the people had
GOT to church, and then started for the
house. She met him at the door. US the
rest Of the folks were at church, and
looked the pleasure she felt nj his coming
lie was invited To step into the parlor
while she went fora lamp Confused, de
LIGHTED and embarrassed, Jonathan opened
q door and stepped brisIllg in. There
were two doors leading from the entry.
One of them led into the parlor, the other
didn't. Jonathan stepped through the
one that didn't, and went careening into u
very dark cellar. In the descent he struck
against a pole where the farmer had hung
q lot of oXbows to dry and the pole losing
its hold, dropped its contents upon the
miserable wretch, and in his efforts to
dodge them he stepped OFT the stairs with
one leg and sOuccd into Il barrel OF some
PUPPY substance, and the nankeens parted
in q very disagreeable place, and the un-
happy wearer crawled ont, and started on
a mad gallop for q window way. which
he regained without further trouble, aud
removing the sash, worked himself into
the welcome open air. Then he clutch
ed those parts of the nankeens which
were wounded, and danced towards
home. The young lady preparing the
lamp in q back room, was permitted to
catch brief glimpse of dying figure in
the moonlight The next instant it was
gone and never turned. Jonathan is still
unWedded
The Republican journal., 1873-04-24
A Western Tragedy.
From the Peoria Transcript, April !.

! hall an acre, iust Mt the west side of the
| town. This incloSure is surrounded on
three sides by dwellings,, the west side
abutting Il woods pasture. Dlag0nally
across this inclosure, and running very
near the corner of the school house, is an
unused railway cut, two feet deep. In
this cut and Immediately il the rear of the
school house, about 3 o'clock the body of
what was at the time supposed TO he Il
strange woman was found, the lower
part of the face and the neck so eaten
away by hogs as to make it indeed horrl-
bic sight. The excitement ran high, and
conjecture was on tiptoe but even con-
! lectures furnished no cline to The identity
OF the victim or the murderer. A meSSen-
ger was Immediately dispatched for the
| coroner, J. M. John, OF Metamora. Hun
dreds came and looked, and turned from
| the appalling sight and compared their
! vague conjecture until about noon, when
the body was identified rs that OF Mrs.
! Elizabeth Hedges, widow OF David j.
Hedges, who was killed at his farm, near
| Pamela five years ago next May.
/ Mrs. Hedges lived with her family of
four or five children in the south part -ut
the town, more than mile from the scene
OF the murder. During Saturday She LETT
7 home to come up town. with the eXpecta-
ton of going to meeting at night, a quar-
nLrToh hoi,l[7 i, ,ass;c,, OF tba ti,ro b..
tween 4 ana + n,clncE in tbn ,f,nrnnon IN
onr of rho st,,.ns sbp ,ara;vAd 212, which
/ with norhans y, Ii,tIa chan,rn She h,d no
/ f,ra and ,nn,a small oaIonti,,,. nod, In
| babo1f of tba ,.hurcb a,,,rrtad io all to
,hnut 215N Mrs Unrgas ,vas o,a ot fire
/ cnlIaotors far .ba N,thodis4 cbnrcb buf
! tba s135 was bor nu,u lunds She took
/ si,,n,.,. 1t tI,,. rasidanca of =, Nv. Could -
| sbnft distance tram, tLn ,l.,na vbnr, Lar
4 lo,L ,olr ,,... ru,nd Sho rnft f,n,Id,.
hons. hopt : O'Clock re,narkin,, th,t she
WIS .r,.iucr f., raU ot - NIr Wuod's anl
from there she wnn1I ca tn church TIN.
j. tha last that ,r.s .ern .F hrr.tliva II.r
cousr 40 Wood, led directly u,.t fine
school honsr
The body ,vIan f,und hora inl;,.,Iions
that thr throat had bpa,5 emf sndaIsnt th,t
the head had li,.pn strurl ar bpntnn with
, rlub Dr rrowfort al Frrnl.., ntI..
An examination. ana arrived lt He r,u
cIusion that the unfortunate woman hlI
been rendered insensible Inv I,low an the
head and tha- fo mako assurance lonblv
sura thp nnrpptr,tot, of tbe crime MA thqn
emf her throat
The first suspicion ot all parties was
that the crime had been committed for
money rs that which Mrs Hedges Wa
known to have on her person was missing
During the examination of the body tnr
identification, however. Il letter was found
fastened to the warnan's under.cothing in
such Il manner as to denote Il desire tor
It's concealment. This letter was without
date, address or signature. and while not
I directly proving u criminal intimacy be
tween the writer and the person to whom
The Republican journal., 1873-04-24
The Corn Crop.

Many have emigrated westward, only to
meet the low price of corn,-ten cents per
bushel in many localities, while farmers
here think that they cannot raise corn profit
ably for 81 per bushel, the present price for
northern corn.
l VIII here give a statement of a crop of
corn, (not large one,) raised by me the
past year,-lO0 bushels of good shelled
corn, (the small corn not being reckoned, }
on about three acres land, where potatoes
grew without manure the year before
About sixty OK loads, (not half cords,) of
harn-yard manure, not very strong, made
mostly OF swamp hay, were spread on and
ploughed under in the spring, aud the corn
planted three feet each way, without phos-
phate or any manure whatever in the hill.
1t was planted at different dates,-the first
piece the 25th of May; the second the 18th
of June, and the third the l4th of June.
The cost of cultivation l estimate to have
been nearly as follows
The Republican journal., 1873-04-24

Total value of crop, $3.50 90
Leaving net income, above the cost of pro.
ducing, of $47 26
This result is not favorable to the profit
ableness of farming, Ga question that has
agitated the agricultural press so much for
three years past), seeing the crop above
named was but second rate one, being
only 80 1-3 bushels an acre With the ad-
oltlon OF twenty cords more of manure, at
an increased cost Of 1874, the production
would have been fifty bushels an acre, with
tne ADDITION of another ton of corn fodder,
az $lo, which makes the net gain on the
three acres, $78.26, instead of $47. .26, as in
the ilrst case, with no more cultivation.
Farmers generally, in this section of
country, believe that a bushel of corn ia
cheaper bought than raised; which an
prOaches correct estimate, if it were not
for the use of the horse hoe that does the
entire work in a more workmanlike and
thorough manner than can be done by hand.
| am not going to tell your readers what
kind or where manufactured, lest you
should think this sounds like an ADVERTISE
ment; but | will here say that if there is
any profit in farming, (Which as yet seems
to be an open question, especially for a
Whole decade, taking our changing climate
into consideration it is mostly due to the
use of the latest improved labor-saving
farming tools and machinery.
In 1864, the darkest year of the war,
when farm labor was so reduced by that
cause, the hay crop of New England could
not have been gathered in, if it had not
peeh for the moving machine.