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The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-08-04

him here and give him partof our house,
and try to lessen his dreadful miSfor-
tuneP'
at is like your gentle nature, dear
est wife" Was she then really this
monsters wife2 "But l can not suffer
you 10 live near such dangerous mad-
man." he said, in answer. at is true
that now he is quiet; but brought back
among old scenes, with all their sad
memories, his brain might again fail.
Ah, you can not imagine how danger.
ous and determined he is when ex-
cited Never will I forget his fierce
look when he stood, poker in hand,
the night we took him TO the asylum.
Had not gone into the next room. and
opening the door behind him, suddenly
thrown a table.cloth over his head, he
would have done mischief"
Oh, brother, brother
"I often think Of that dreadful time,
dearest" she replied, shuddering, IND
drawing closer to him. "How your
kind, tender heart must have bled for
him And yet he was ever gentle to
me and, before 1 knew you, 1 thought
1 loved him dearly"
could not stay and listen longer.
Another moment and must have
rushed forward and told her all. I fed.
Although they must have heard my
retreating footsteps, they. were unable
to sec me and 1 made haste to leave
the home OF my fathers, never to re-
turn. Why should I disturb her hap.
piness by denouncing the man she
loved and was welded tor No, l
would go, and leave her in happy ig.
norAnce.
Bat before doing so would write Ia
him and warn him not to betray her, as
he had done me. I went TO Liverpool,
and finding ship about TO sail for Mel
bourne, engaged u steerage passage il
her, paying for it by the proceeds OF Q
valuable ring had OIL my finger, and
OF which, for wonder, l had not been
robbed in the asylum. 1t is many years
now since left England-how many
do not know, nor do I wish to renem.
Der. My brain has never recovered the
treatment I received SO long ago /; and
at times l lose my reason, md have
several times attempted to destroy my
self--I have never my wish to iniurC
others-and have been four times in
the Yarra Bind /; but with kind, Judi
cious trcatment-very different to what
received in the private asylum-I have
always soon recovered md been dis.
charged.
A kind frieud-tlie only person who
knows who l am aud where | am-ofteu
writes to me and through him I hear
that my brother is kind husband to
her whom l still love better than any
thing on earth. He hns given up all
his evil ways, aud is one OF tho most
respected men OF his county, n justice
OF tue peace, and n great promoter oil
charitable institutions.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-08-04
A Wicked joke.

A cruel hoax was petpctrated on Mr..
O. Trimble. Of No. % Kossulh'placc,
Broadway, Brooklyn, Z. D., and others;
Il appears that the Victory Lodge OF
Good Templars, OF whicl, Mr.. Trimble
Ia nm old member, had some difficulty
with some Of the new members, arising
ont Of their annual election, which took
place six months ago, ever since which
time the lisafIected have been endeay-
oring to brenk mp the lodge and obtain
possession OF the lodge.ro0m furniture.
At length meeting Of all members in
goo standing was called to take place
At Mr.. Trimbic's house ut 1880 o'clock.
This was advertised, and somo parties,
supposed to be tho disafTected, sent
postal cards around to different persons
who had advertised for positions, or
missing property, or for other things,
that II they would call at Mr.. Trimble's
at 7:30 o'clock ION the evening appoint:
ed for the meeting), their wishes would
be met. Upward OF fifty Of these cards
were sent, and the resultto Mr.. Trimble
was electrical. AT the time given out
for the meeting, men and women were
seen pouring toward the house. They
literally filed It. Mr.. Trimble, not
taking in the situation, nervously asked
whnt was wanted. Some wanted situ.
ations, some loans, some lost property,
and one detective wanted information
in relation TO the Oyster Bay murder.
Some Of the women had gone a long,
weary way with children in their arms.
some had come from Staten Island,
Breslau, Rondout, and other places.
The parties who pCrpetrated the hoax
are suspected, and no expense will be
spared to bring them to Justice.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-08-04
A New suindle.

The Harrisburg Telegraph has the
following:
"Three or four weeks ago two men
travelled through neighboring county
pretending that they wanted to estib.
iish township libraries, which were to
be ke kept at the farmers house, and
the books loaned out free OF cost.
Calling upon a wealthy farmer, they
would ask him II lie wOnld take charge
OF the library. II he would, they asked
him to write his name on a piece OF pa.
per, which wns to be sent to the Conn.
ty Auditors The men then cut the
sheet into slips, turned them over and
wrote note Of hand on the other side,
leaving the farmers name TO back II,
They served half dozen or more far.
mers this way, writing notes Of $50 or
ESQ, TO run thirty days and signing any
name they pleased, so long as the note
had n good endorsement. The notes were
afterwards discounted, ,atlhe bank, and
the thieves fled, leaving the farmers Sc.
yerely stuck"
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-08-04
cnptnln Jack,s Cave.


The Boston Transcript publishes al
extract from private letter giving M
account Of the first visit Of q white man
to Captain Jacks cave:
al directed Bogus Charley to take
the lead to the famous caves which no
white man Ind ever visited, and 70 see
which was the object Of my expedition;
Bogus was in doubt whether he could
find the trial, 1t had been so long since
lie was there-some two years. But |
told him to make the trail, and we
started OF in single file, Bogus on the
lead, then myself, O., J. and the en-
listed men. / had carbine, Q. and J.
pistols, and the soldiers Springfield
breech.loaders Charley had no weap:
ons, so il he meant treachery he would
be the first victim. II was intensely
hot, and after tumbling and scrambling
over rocks for four honrs, Charley came
to halt, saying he had lost the trail;
I ordered rest OF few minutes, and
then told Charley to try again. go,
ave were then almost TO the middle
of the layd beds, which were from
twenty to twenty-five miles long by
from seven to nine miles w!lc--that is
70 saw, we were about four miles
from our starting.point in a straight
line, though we had travelled about
seven. In about half an hour Charley,
as he rnised crest, discovered a juniper
tree, which was the mark lie had been
looking out for, and informed mo that
the caves were within three hundred
yards Of that tree, which latter was
distant from us about five hundred yards.
We made the last quarter.stretch in a
hurry, and sure enough there was q
cave. Charley descended first, and
then turned TO me, as began to de-
scend, and said, Leave your gun
"t gate my carbine to one OF the men,
and descended about thirty feet. Char.
ley and I proceeded to tho mouth Of a
cavern, aud as went in Charley said
'You first whito man ever come here.
[ entered the first cave, which / found
to be three hundred feet long by forty.
Ave feet wide aud thirty to thirty.hve
feet high, lighted from the top by two
holes in the roof extending to the sur.
face Of the ground there were side
galleries and tunnels running from the
lioor to the outside surface Of the
ground In all directions. Eagle nests
adorned The ceilings, and mountain
sheep tracks dotted the dust which lay
several inches thick on the bottom Of
the cave. Stalactites husg OIL the sides.
This was the frat cave and tue largest.
After passing through this, We came
into daylight again, into another crater,
on the opposite side Of which was a
hole large enough for man to CON
veniently enter. Charley went In first,
and finding ii dark, we got some sage
brush to burn for light. As We had no
means OF keeping light, and the bottom
Of cave No. 9 was strewn with large
rocks, difficult to climb Overland among,
we went rs far rs We could and then
turned back. The third cave was OPP
posite the entrance to No. /, and upon
examination presented the same features
as the others. The first cave entered
was the largest. We then turned our
faces lRkeward, found our traps I'm.
molested during our absence, and had
dinner"
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-08-04
Formulation Of Canada.

There are returned 622, ,71o families
in the Dominion, the total population
showing slight preponderlnce OF
males, who number /, 76i, i,3l1, 10 1,72l,-
$50 females. In matters OF religion the
Catholics are credited with total Of
/, 400, ,O20, to 1893, ,732 "Protestants,"
which means mot Catholics" embrpc-
ing every shade Of belief and unbelief,
from Judaism and Spiritualism down to
leism and atheism. As to the origin OF
tho people Of Canada, IL seems that q
s02, 763 OF the inhabitants are set down
as having been "born in Canada, +"
leaving only 500,o9s foreigners. Tie
more detailed and infinitely less trust
worthy table is as follows; French,
|, 1,OS2, ,bIO; Irish, $40, Ala; English, 706,-
900; Scotch, $40, ,9i6; Germans, 202, ,09l;
Dnlch, %, ,6G2; Indians, q, ,097, Africans,
q, ,496; Welsh, 7,779; and Swiss, 1902.
After all that has been said about tile
intense national spirit which the forma:
tion Of the Dominion was TO create aud
foster among the people, II seems that
there are no such folks as Canadian
officially recognized. Indeed, all
through the Dominion, when the word
Canadian" Is used, II Is applied Ia
tie inhabitants Of French origin.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-08-04

BADLY TREATED. "A man in San
Francisco recently was so unfortunate
as to be robbed OF s15. With the old.
fashioned idea in his mind that tue
police and the Courts are ordained for
the purpose Of enforcing Justice, he
complained Of the theft. Whether hO
recovered any portion Of his money, or
whether the thief was detected or
punished, we do not know but we do
know that the poor fellow who made
the complaint hns Just been released
after seventy.eight days confinement,
having been locked up as a witness all
that time,
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-08-04

"oNE OF TIE onpsS TprE. THE
Oldest white inhabitant Of Minnesota
has been heard from. His name is II.
s. Spalding, and in q recent letter he
SAYS: az claim TO be the first white
child born In what is now the State Of
Minnesota. On the 26th OF February,
1927, was born inside the walls Of Fort
suelling, near st. Peters. Ny irthCr,
Stephen Spalding, runa canoe with mo
in Il, in 1898, to St. Louis, and from
that day to the present have never
returned To Minnesota. Born in Mime.
sofa, raised in Missouri, and graduated
in the Rocky Mountains, 1haye caught
more beaver than all the Newhouso
traps combined. thought In the Mc1i-
can war, and God only knows howl many
Mexicans l killed (though | don y know
as / killed any.) On the 1Othof August,
1859, / discovered tho first gold ever
ionnd on the west slope Of the Rocky
Mountains In Colorado. The mines l
discovered were good, but my own were
good--ior nothing"
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-08-04

A BosroS sroRr.-south End goSsips
about the story Of lady who recently
returned from Europe. Two years ago
sllo married Boston physician and
bestowed upon him fortune Of $50, 900,
with which the couple took up their
residence OH tic Continent, The hus.
band has deserted his wife, II is said,
and squanderCd her fortune for the
benefit Of titled foreigner, in conse.
quence Of which she has returned to
lier relatives In town on the line Of
the D. and A. II, II. The parties are
all very we'll connected, and the mar
rative cxcites great surprise and com.
ment,
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-08-04
The True Nobleman.

NOllrs, no rudeness, no pro.snOe,
Nohck of plain good common sense;
NoboOrish manners to annoy,
NOUlclous morals that destroy
Tue manllnosa and grace;
lie wears upon his face
Agontle, honest air,
And no deceit IA there.
lIliruc address, Anl not lis dross,
Commend him. and his manllnOss
Wins the good favor Of the few
WHO know him well, and know him true.
fIolOans not on tho broken reeds
oinccstial renown, and deeds
Thfathor did long years ago.
Blue blood iu royal veins may aow,
And 10 20 cold and thin
That take proud heart within
Warns not in "woal or woo,r
50 cold its pulse and slow.
Dylll men DO It understood,
IlIO noble man trusts not In blood,
II'Asks no privilege of birth
llowonld be valued at his worth.
Knowing his rights, no dare maintain
lIl'phnelplO without stain
UPON his lips; he bAyely pleads
For others. and he intercodOs
For the downtroddcn poor,
For the hoart-sIck and sore;
lie dries tho tear ho finds,
1ho broken heart lie binds.
lIi word Is good As any bond;
IIcloySs this life, yet looks beyond;
wtElth cannot spoil him, for Ills trua.
bnot In heaps Of yellow dust,
Ills fAcc and speech inspire the loul
TOnpuar,i flights and solf.controli
Itgivos tho soul sense Of wings,
IllIfta it from terrestrial things.
When lie Ia host or guest,
AbleEslng seems to rest
On all who hear and sco
Such true nobility.
Tho throb which his brave heart repeats
lntindred bosoms warmly beats;
ADonOdicllOn lights his face,
Ills speech Is gentleness and grace.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-08-04
Clever Trick by A Detective.

A clever trick was lately played by
Que Of the London poliae detectives.
It is q frequent practice for the mem
servants IN large establishments to .lay
the dinner.tRble in the afternoon, and
as the windows are usually open at this
period Of ihe year, thieves have in sew
eral instances effected IN entrance
thereby aud cleared of all the plate.
One afternoon detective called at a
house in n fashionable neiglhorhood,
and on the door being opened, he said
he hal come to warn the inhabitants
that that a good many plate robberies
lad taken place. "Ail right" said
.Teames. "But is II all right2" replied
tho detective. "oh, yes Ileit the
dining.room only few minutes ago" Z"
swell, there would be no harm in
making sure." SO rather scornfully
Jeames went into the dining.room, and
then scorn gave place 10 dismay. Tie
man Of plush was ready to faint, for
every spoon and fork had vanished.
The detective then quietly opened q
carpet bag which ho had with him, and
revealed 10 Jeames's gaze the missing
articles. The detective had himself
got in at tho window and swept of all
the plate. It was rather q dangerous
experiment for him, butav very instruct.
I've lesson TO Jeames.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-08-04

An Ohio father who sent his daughter
to n university where both sexes arc I'D.
mitted says she was perfectly willing to
stay there, but ho can't sec that she
learned much except to sigh about the
house like q sick kitten.
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Ghe aemutrat.

RATES OF ADVERTISED, y, y; =
One Square, tenlnss or loss, one inssFton SlSS n
For each subsequent insertion ''''''', m m m
Ono Square, u months. s.....,..;..''''' 'o5 M
One.fGirth Of column, u months. zS'S NJ
OGe-liat column, u months... .,...'' y 52'HS ~
ono column, y months. bs.......-.,.;..,,.:'''S INV
Local notices 20 cents per line, which mIss 2,
b0 paid In advance, Five dollars WI po
charged for announcing candidates I6s
county, and ten dollars for State and u
s, Offices. Lengthy Obituary notlceS
must be paid for. rS5-Al legal notices
arc charged to tho attorney presenting
Ssciai rate, 10 parse, dsSiring more than one
.J0B PREN II I'm G
Neatly and Promptly Executed at tils oaiS0'
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-10-01

TEE name Of John a Kasson, OF Iowa,
Is mentioned as likely to4be brought for.
ward for the speakership ofthe House Of
Representatives by those disaffected with
Speaker Blaine, or who, TO quench his
supposed aspirations for the Presidential
chair, would be glad TO see him reduced
10 the ranks in the House. MIR. Kasson
10 Q man Of considerable asmar,ness" and
duency. but hardly carries guns enough
70 seriously compete with Mr.. Blaine. He
will be remembered as at one time an As.
Instant Postmaster General, and aiterward
as Q member. OF the House Of Representa-
tives, where he displayed no little readi.
mes, in deba,e. he dropped suddenly out
ofpublic LIE, in consequence OF his con
stituents Withdrawing favor iron him, az
q penalty for certain copjugal infdel.
tiles on his part that caused his wife 10
seek q divorce. He accepted the publish
ment with tact, In quiet submission, and
his constituents seem to have concluded
to overlook the fault and give him anoth'
er trial, and heis Q member elect for the
next Congress. He will undoubtedly
take pretty active part In the business
Of the House, but will hardly be so indis.
Greet Immediately on his temperance
there, as to seek the notoriety involved
in the candidacy for the speakership. II
In stated that ha will he hron,,L,. 4.
by the West for the Speakership, but this
would seem unlikely, as the same papera
that state this say that the West Is de.
manding that Senator Carpenter shall 70.
sign his seat or be deposed from the Vice
Presidency Of the Senate, in behalf Of
copjugal parity and good morals.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-10-01

TIE late Public Printer is the elephant
OF the Democracy in this State. After
sbolishipg the office and legislatipg him
out Of office, the party leaders imagined no
debut that they were rid OF him;but not 80.
The P. P. now comes forward in the atti-
tude Of injured innocence and demands
nothing less than a complete endorsement
at the hands Of the Democratic rural
press. It is quite amusing to see how the
"rural ROSTERS" come up to the scratch.
The latest instance is the Weston Demo:
crat which founders through two columns
before it gets through the abssement in
Q self.satisfactory way.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-10-01

We are. furnished with continued evi.
dence Of the growth Of the country,
Among the last significant indications Is
the fact that the number Of money orders
issued during the fiscal year which ended
June S0th last, exceeded those Of the pre-.
vious fiscal year by 100000; that the ag-
gregs.e excess in money on orders issued
and. paid was 100000, and that the
sale oil stamps and stamped envelops iol
the last fiscal year exceeded tho previous
year BY st,25o,Ooo: When it is added
that the postal railway service !, extended
yearly some 5000 or 10000 miles, somt
idea Is gained Of the rate at which we arr
progressing as nation.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-10-01

Eepecially, who have been The v!etIms M IN.
~ Vice, that droadful and destrnettSs. eSlt
which annually sweeps 70 an untmels s saoa
thousands Of Young Men OF The most ,, KY,
talent and brilliant intellect, who niSs a Nv
wise have entraneed listening Sepaies ~, Sus g
thunder Of eloquence, or walked 10 ees,.sa ~
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-10-01
ArrArns in The Pittsburgh post.office

ArTArns in the Pittsburgh post.otfice
were found by the Government detectives
to be in o. nice condition. Letters were
stolen bywholesale, there was no system
Of regularity in the management OF the
office, and in every part Of the business
there was negligence, incompetency, or
dishonesty. Postmaster Stewart "a a dc;
faulter to between $4,000 and $40 00oi
he Is proved to have paid his clerks less
sums than he reported to Washington and
made them receipt for; and he has placed
on the pay rolls persons not in any way
employed in the post.ofllce business. In.
competency and dishonesty are what
allied Postmaster Stewart.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-10-01
One Feature OF the Money Panic.
.x-s.-,. ss-thunaN

(From Mondays 1EiouneJ
In most Of the panics Of which the his
tory Is accessible, the currency has been
rapidly contracted by the practical des-
ruction Of all the paper issued by broken
banks. In the present collapse Of oul
banking system not o dollar Of currency
has been destroyed. A man can get biz
dinner OF the usual price, and the CLERK
behind the desk will not look twice 81 ms
money. The laborer loses nothing by tne
transformation Of the money In his pock'
ct into stock for the paper mill I,
The currency, while unimpairea, ~
quality, has been increased IN quansa Nv:
IN his city alone In the last ten eays
abont thirty million dollars have peen
added 10 the circulation. Mucn o. thls,
,Ss snppose, Is stored away in hotel safes
and carried about in mems pocket books.
Thus boarded il makes no purchases and
earns no interest. II the stock dealers BY
hook or by crook can succeed In stopping
the tumble and starting On upward move.
ment, the voracious outsiders who are
now blocking up" the currency willspeed,
ily let 1t loose again and Wall Street will
DO as happy and as densely populated as
ever. -.. l d. tf-H s
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DIED.

7MLLER.-Tuesday morning, September 50,
fs73, at Sk o'clock, FRANKIE, son OF Matthew
and Elizabeth q. Miller, aged three months. ,lil
Funeral from the residence Of the parents, on
John street, this WEDNESDAY evening at four
O'Clock. Friends OF The family are respectfully
invited. -..
wBITZRL.-Tuesdsy, September 80, 1871, at
6 o'clock p n, MARY RLIzkBETH, daughter oil
william and EltEabethA A. Weitzel, aged 80 years.
Funeralnotiee to morrow. -, ts.-
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-10-01

ENDUhobhENIo tr Iah Fhboo.
The many thousands cured OF this establish
ment within the last twenty years, and the ssr
BY Or. Johnston, Witnessed BY the reporter, d
the Sun. and many other papGt, botee' q
which appeared again and again before The p1e'
lie, besides his standing az o gentl' man o! thl'
acter and responsibility, is Sufficient guIfAhv
to the afflicted.
Skin diseases speedily cured. Isnii
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-10-01

ABSOLUTELY pure iron is said to have
been produced by q Russian chemist by
means OF the galvanic battery. During
the process large quantity of hydrogen
was disengaged from the ordinary iron
used. The pure iron is a silyer-white
metal, very malleable and ductile, and so
soft as to be readily cut with pair Of
scissors. It oxidizes very rapidly.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-10-01

A WAsHNeros correspondent states
that the sl3,5O0.Ooo Of bonds purchased
by the Treasurer last week cannot be IS
sued again; but that they cannot appear
in the debt statement as reduction Of debt
till they have been examined and destroy.
ed. They will not appear in the state
ment to DO issued to-day.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-10-01
I ~; !. 80, WILLIAM P. HUBBARD, Trustee.
GEO. A. WICKHAM, Anctioneer, sepi5
COMMISSIONERS SALE OF WAC
ZION AND CARNAGE FACTokY. :

Ia pursuanee Of decree entered BY the Conn
ty Courto Ohio county, West Virginia, on the
fourth day Of September, 1873, In the chatcery
cause In said Court pending wherein Daniel
schamhra Ia complainant and Jacob Grosscloe
and others are defendants, shall a. Special Com.
missioner named In said decree offer NJ public
eale Of the front door OF the Court House or Ohio
county, West Virgtnfa, on F7
"a SATURDAY, October Is. 1874,
Beginning at II O'Clock A. L., the following dc.
scribed real estate, that 10 TO ray: Lot number.
ed eeyenty.nine CD In the old town oil Wheeling
in the Firtt ward OF tho city Of Wheeling, In the
county OF Ohio and State OF West Virginia, said
lot fronting on the west side Of Market street
and being the second lot from the southwest
corner OF Market and Adams streets.
TERMS OF SALE-Ote.third Of the purchase
money and such further spm as the purchaser
may elect, In hand. 1.-The balaace 10 equal install.
ments at ak and twelve months from the day Of
sale, the purchaser giving bonds Tor the deferred
installments with security approved by the Com.
missioner, said bonds bearing interest from the
Gay Of sale. Sale subj Ct TO Confirmation by the
Court and Title 10 be retained until payment Of
the purchase money In full. i "a
.r WILLIAM P. HUBBARD,
bpeeial Commissioner.
GEO, A. wICKHAM, Auetioneer.y sepl5