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The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-01-22
Notice.

HEREBY NOTIFY ALL PERSONS NOT
/ to trust my wife, Louisa Seabright, on
my account, as she has LEFT my bed and
board and I will not be responsible for
debts contracted by her.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-01-22
MoTIcEs.
Stockholders Meeting.


OEALFp PROPOSALS WILL BE RE.
- ceived at the office of the Board OF Com.
misioners OF Ohio county, until Monday,
February 8. 1873. to supply the Court Houss
and IaiI and Poor House with coal for the
ensuing wear. Proposals must specify the
quality Of coal proposed TO be furnished.
The Board reserves the right TO reject any
and all bids.
JOHN HANDLAN, President.
Tests: &. Il CECIL Clerk janlS-i
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-01-22
NEWADYERTIsEMENfs
DESTINATION.

kiitouaef the Resista: - 49,
Please say that am not a candidate ioI
the First Branch of Council from the THIRD
Lerd g. BAIRD.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-01-22
DECLINATION.

Editors OF the Register:
| Please state that ! an not candidate Tor
the of7iee of Councilman. and obllge,
lours, &C., JOHN NOLAN.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-11-27
The COlOrs of Candy.

The colors Of candy often excite re-
mark. Some are supposed to be poi
sonous, and on this subject the Manu-
fdcturer and Builder remarks "Lit-
mus, indigo and aniline blue are harm
less blue colors white chlorophyl, or
the green coloring matter of leaves, is
harmless; green aniline green might
also SO be used. The idea that aniline
colors are poisonous is erroneous. 1t is
true that the aniline oil itself "a color
less fluid from which the aniline colors
are made) is poison but the antldote
is to add something to change it into an
aniline color, when it becomes compare
lively harmless. The aniline colors are
also SO very powerful coloring material
that only a very minute quantity is
needed to color very large amounts of
candy, so that, even if somewhat poi
sonous or injurious, it would be neces-
sary to consume several hundred pounds
of candy at once in order to produce
any poisonous effect of the coloring
matter" This will interest young chill
dren and school girls, who would gladly
run the risk of danger could they ban
quet on such a liberal scale. Another
good authority, however, maintains that
all aniline dyes are at least suspicious,
and therefore untitled for all culinary
purposes.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-11-27
IncOmbustible Paper.

An English inventor has secured let
tiers patent for incombustible paper and
ink. Though the paper is not claimed
to be absolutely proof against heat of
any degree of fierceness, yet it is held
that, under such circumstances as fires
in dwellings, stores and factories, it is
ordinarily incombustible. The pulp
is manufactured of vegetable fiber, one
part I; asbestos, two parts borax, one
tenth part alum, two-tenths parts. Not
only is writing paper thus made, but a
stout paper is manufactured for binding
books and for inclosing manuscripts.
The fire-prC of ink can be used either in
writing or printing, and is made accord
ing to the following receipt: Graphite,
finely ground, twenty-five drachms !;
copal or other resinous gum, twelve
grains sulphate of iron, two drachms !;
tincture of nut-galls, two drachms, and
sulphate of indigo, eight drachms. These
substances are thoroughly mixed and
boiled in water, and the ink thus OBJ
tanned is said to be both fre-proof and
insoluble in water. When any other
color but black is desired, the graphite
is replaced by an earthly mineral pig
ment of the desired color.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-11-27
A Sample Of Hard Times.

The Lawrence Mass. american tells
of a sad case of restitution which has
come within its observation in that city.
A very poor but honest appearing and
prepossessing young man, named Rob-
ert Steel, on his own request, was sen
fenced to four months in the House of
Correction, in order that he might work
for the shelter it would afford him dur
ing the winter. He had been discharged
from one of the mills early in the sum-
mer, during a reduction Of labor, and
having been deserted by his father, and
having no mother, he had during the
intervening months been dependent
upon the charity of strangers. Without
bed on which to rest, he had been
compelled to seek shelter at night in
barns and other empty buildings, until
the increasing GOODNESS of the weather
no longer rendered it possible for him
to resort to them. As q last alterna-
tive, he gave himself into the custody
of the City Marshal, requesting that he
might be sent to prison, where he
might work for the shelter it might
afford him during the winter. He was
brought into court and sentenced as
we have stated above. In committing
him, the Judge lam snted the circum-
stances necessitating such course, and
said that if at any time any charitable
person offered the young man (who is
only ID employment, he would be given
an order for his release.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-11-27
Values of Gold and Silver.

Many people have a desire to know
the value of gold and silver in bulk, and
to this end we have secured the follow
ing from Prof. j. F. l.. Schirmer, Su-
perintendent of the Branch Mint in this
city, and it may be relied upon as cor
rect. The fneness of Colorado gold
and the calculation of values on gold
and silver are also given. 1t is
matter of considerable value, and should
be cut out and preserved.
One ton $1,000 pounds avoirdupois)
of gold or silver contains %, 163 troy
ounces, and, therefore, the value of a
ton OF silver is S37, 704.S4.
A cubic foot of pure gold weighs
1,21S.75 pounds avoirdupois cubic
foot of pure silver weighs CSC. % pounds
avoirdupois.
One million dollars gold coin weighs
3,6S5.8 pounds avoirdupois, one million
dollars silver coin weighs So, 929. 6 pounds
avoirdupois.
If there is one per cent. of gold and
silver in one ton of ore, it contains 291.-
G3 ounces, troy, of either of these
metals.
The average fneness of the Colorado
gold is 7S1 in 1000, and the natural
alloy; gold, ISL; silver, 2O9; copper,
10; total, 1000.
The calculations at the mint are made
on the basis that 43 ounces of standard
gold, or 900 fine (coin), is worth $500,
and IL ounces of silver 900 (coin) is
worth $l2. S0.-DenUer Ne,OS.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-11-27
Western Union telegraph.

New York (Nov. 12) Cor. Chicago Times.l
Extraordinary developments have
come to light here to-day, to the effect
that six weeks ago English capitalists,
with 1000, 900, came here to buy up
the Western Union Telegraph Com
,pany's stock, for the Ipurpose of ulti-
mately selling the stock to the Govern
ment, as means of the establishment
of the postal telegraph scheme. The
only hindrance to this scheme of the
English capitalists was Commodore
Vanderbilt, who controls a very large
interest in Western Union. The En-
glish party, coming here during the
financial panic, had made immense
purchases, and felt sanguine of accom-
plishing their objects. They had even
gone so far as to buy up lobbyists in
Washington, and had plans arranged
for the coup d'etat. Commodore Van
derbilt, however, got wind of the
scheme, and to-day went to work and
rushed the stock up from 40 to 81.
The English party will now have to
raise a very large addition to their
present capital, if they hope to carry
through their original scheme. = 49,
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-11-27
Remedy for a Dog Bite.

Inthecase ofthe.bite of dog where the
teeth penetrated the flesh, whether the
dog was known to be mad or not, use
the same precautions. Wash the wound
with warm water, extract all the virus
possible by sucking the wound with the
lips and then cauterize it deeply with the
caustic most readily obtained. The
time in which the effects of the bite of a
mad dog would be seen, varies from two
to three days to as many years but if
no effects are felt after two or three
months, as a general thing, the patient
may consider himself safe. Bites made
through clothing are seldom productive
of much harm, as even if the dog is mad
the clothing absorbs the virus before
the teeth reach the flesh. Most of all
the fatal cases are where the person was
bitten on some naked spot.
If one is situated where he can take q
Turkish bath soon after being bitten,
do so by all means. The perspiration
will help to carry off the poison that
may lurk In the system.-Herald of
Health
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-11-27
Water Boilers.

The Boston Journal of Chemistry,
some time since, made the following
suggestion in relation to water boilers
upon stoves A brass or copper vessel
timed upon the inside, and holding
several gallons, is usually found con-
nected with cooking stoves used in
families. AS this vessel is kept full of
hot water, which is used for ordinary
culinary purposes, it is important that
no deletsrious agent connected with the
metal should be employed IN its con-
struction. A recent analysis has been
made of a specimen of timed brass
plate used for making these boilers, and
it was found that the tin contained &c
per cent. of lead. How far this may
serve to cause injury it is impossible to
say. 1t is certain, however, that lead is
au Objectionable metal to be brought in
contact with culinary utensils, and hence
its use must be condemned. An iron
boiler lined with porcelain would be
much safer, and perhaps not more costly.
We understand such vessel is con-
structed, and if so, it would certainly be
a much safer one to employ asa reser-
voir of hot water for constant house
hold use.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-11-27
The Sprague Family.

The failure of the Spragues is the first
great pecuniary disaster which has be-
fallen the family. For at least three
Notwithstanding the present one
they had been going ON prosperously
and increasing in wealth.
The house at present is composed of
Amasa and William Sprague. They are
brothers, and sons of the late Amasa
Sprague, a rich and influential man, and
we think at the time of his death State
Senator in Rhode Island. Amasa
Sprague, ST., was murdered many yeats
ago, one bright Sunday afternoon,
within sight of several honses, and
evidently, from the appearances about
the place where the body was found,
after a most determined and desperate
struggle.
A man was subsequently hanged for
the murder but the evidence against
him, though strong enough to lead to a
conviction, was entirely circumstantial,
and he protested his innocence to the
last, although we believe he stated or
intimated that he knew who the guilty
person was. William Sprague, in one
of his speeches in the United States
Senate, referred with much feeling to
the tragic death of his father as an
event which had cast an immovable
sorrow over the early years of his life.
The former United States Senator
from Rhode Island, bearing the same
name,. was the uncle of the present
Senator.
The difficulties which have overborne
the Spragues, at least temporarily, are
believed to have been greatly augment
ed by bitter personal hatred toward
VIM. Sprague, cherished by what is
known as the Brown and Ives party,
and growing mainly out of Mr..
Sprague's course in the United States
Senate. -NeU York Sun.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-11-27
Steel and Glass Billiard Balls.

A billiard player, who is dissatisfied
with ivory balls, makes in an English
paper suggestion which may be worth
the attention of inventors. He saws
Everyone who plays at Billiards knows
that occasionally the balls do not run
true. They are made of ivory, and even
when they are quite new the ivory is not
of equal density throughout and when
they are old the external portion is much
more dry than the internal, consequently
the difference of density is greater, and
the balls, especially when going gently,
swerve from a direct course, the specific
gravity of the different parts of the mass
being different. 1t has often occurred to
me that much better and truer balls
might be made either of glass or steel.
The weight might be made the same as
those of ivory by having hollow in the
middle of the ball It is well known
that hollow sphere runs more truly
and more evenly than solid one. The
specific gravity of ivory is to that of
glass about as 3 to 4, to that of steel as
to Is. The hollow in a steel ball would
thus be greater than in a glass one, and
it would therefore be the truest, and the
elasticity In either case would be greater
than ivory. 1tappears to me, therefore,
that either steel or glass would be SUI
perior TO ivory for the purpose, and i
wonder whether it has ever occurred to
any one to try these materials. lido not
think that glass of the toughest kind
would be more liable to chip than ivory,
and steel would be much less so. There
is another point to be considerable
expense, and this l am convinced would
be much less In either case. The ex.
pertinent is worth trying, as elephants
are getting scarce, and may be applied
to better purposes than making billiard
balls.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-11-27

Without disrespect to the gallant
soldier who now rules France, it may be
said mat to the redoubtable history of
Athos, Porthos, and Aramis alone might
one turn for precise parallel to many
of his exploits and achievements Here
is private who has carried his baton in
his knapsack. Hereis an adventurer who
at the swords point has won his way up
the perilous ACTIVITY of promotion-not
unlike the grand plateau above Cha
mount, In trayersing which the climbers
of Mont Blanc are liable at any moment
to be swept from creation by the storm
bolt of an avalanche. Here is younger
son who, sent into the world to seek his
fortune, has advanced step by step to
the very summit of his ambition. En-
tering the military service of France In
1925, when barely IL, he became in 1888
Captain, in 1910 Major, in 1845 Colonel,
In 1848 General of Brigade, in 1852
General of Division. In 1859 he OBJ
tanned on one day the coronet of Duke
and the baton of a Marshal In 1866
he assumed proconsular power as Gov
ernor- General of Algeria. In 1872 he
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-11-27
Hot Work.

In relation to the subject of how high
temperature men can endure and work
in, writer In the British Journal of
Science notes the following interesting
cases: During the reheating of fur
naces In an iron-works in England, the
men worked when the thermometer,
placed so as not to be influenced by the
radiation of heat from the open doors,
marked 100 deg. In the Bessemer pits
14O deg. was reached, and yet the men
continued a kind of labor requiring
great muscular effort. In some of the
operations of glass making, the ordi-
nary summer working of temperature is
considerably over 100 deg. and the radi-
ant heat to which workmen are SUBJ
iected far exceeds 212 deg. In Turk
ish bath the shampooers continue four
or i've hours at time in moist atmos-
Phere at temperatures ranging from los
deg. to ITO deg. A case is mentioned of
a person In the same. establishment
working for half an hour in heat of
I'D deg In enamel factories men work
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-11-27
A Murderer,s Confession.

Nelson E. Wade was hung at Will
transport, Pa, on the 9th of November
for the murder of an aged couple named
John and Isabella Mcbride, in July
last. The deed was one of the most
fiendish and brutal in the entire cata-
logue of crime, as will be seen from the
appended confession of the wretch:
Sc L am American born; md have re-
latives living near here. / was born out
on the Blooming Grove road, beyond
the Poor-House. The afternoon l COM
mitted the murder walked up the tow
path from the city; went to McBride's
house, and calculated that it was about
the time they had done their milking.
Last winter, when / was at Glosser's,
near by, Mrs. CLOSER told me of the
trunk upstairs, and while L was there
last winter l made it my business to
find out how much money these old
folks had. On reaching the house on
Tuesday afternoon, / was met in the
yard by one of the dogs, which barked
at me. soon made up with him, and
walked into the house, when Mcbride
wanted to know what 1 wanted there. L
told him l wanted drink of milk, when
he told me to go to the cellar where the
old lady was. She asked me if 1 had
money to pay for the milk. From the
cellar / returned to ask the old man for
some bread, but found he had bolted
the door. When he unbolted it I
showed my foot in and the old man
struck at me. I then knocked him
down with my fist. The dog then made
at me, and 1 knocked him down L
then struck the old man with the stick
three times, when he cried, "Murder,"
L then hit him another rap with the
club. 1 then went to the cellar and
struck the old woman but, as have
told you several times, / did not shoot
her, as 1 had no pistol, but bought one
at Trout's yesterday. When l came out
of the cellar after killing the old woman,
the old man was up on his hands and
feet, and the dog was licking the blood
off his face. then hit him again. 1
then procured an ak, went up stairs and
broke open chest, and found the trunk
/ had heard Mrs. CLOSER talk about.
1t was too heavy, and 1 made two trips
that night, carrying away the money.
The club 1 used was cut in the woods
near by with a small jack-knifs. If they
will look in the corn-feld they will see
where the grass is trampled down.
That is where looked over the money.
1 got between 100000 and $4,000. 1
will not tell where it is. When L come
to die will tell some poor man where
it is but no rich man shall have it.
There are two bags buried in the city,
two above and two below. 1 have had
fifty names in my lifetime, but Nelson
E. Wade is my right name. Were to
do this over again 1 would exchange all
the silver for paper money, That's
what bothered me, it was SO heavy"
Two or three days before his execu-
ton, when approached by a friend,
Wade said, "Ihope you will have the
execution arranged at as near 10 o'clock
as possible. I have an engagement TO
dine in hi at II, and I do not wish to
be disappointed.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-11-27
81 Thought Sou

A minister had a negro in his farli,y.
One Sunday, when he was preaching,
he happened to look in the pew where
the negro was, and could hardly contain
himself as he saw the negro, who could
not read nor write a word, scribbling
away most industriously. After meet
ing he said to the negro, "Tom, what
were you doing In church ?" Taking
notes, massa; all de gemnen takes
notes" Bring your notes here and
let me see them" Tom brought his
notes, which looked more like Chinese
than English. "Why, Tom, that is all
nonsense" 81 thought SO, massa, all
the time that you was preaching it.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-11-27
The Best Physician.

The celebrated DR.. Sydenham had a
patient whom he had long prescribed
for. At last Sydenham acknowledged
that his skill was exhausted he
could not pretend to advise him further.
But" said he, "there is DIR. Robin
son who lives at Inverness, who is more
skilled in complaints of this kind than
l am you had better consult him. I
will provide you with a letter of intro
duction, and l hope you will return
much better"
The patient was a man of fortune, and
soon took the road but travelling was a
very different undertaking then from
what it is now, and journey from Lon
don to Inverness was not trifiing one.
He arrived, however, at the place of
destination /; but no DR.. Robinson was
to be found, nor had any one of that
name ever been in the town. This, of
course, enraged the gentleman very
much, and he took the road back to
London, raging and vowing vengeance
on the doctor. On his arrival, he vented
all his rage on the latter, and abused
him for sending him on journey of SO
many miles for nothing. When his fury
was little abated, "Well, now," said
Sydenham, "after all, is your health
any better ?" "Better!'' said he; "yes,
sir, it is better. am, sir, as well as
ever was in my life; but no thanks
to you for that" "Well," said
Sydenham, "you have still to thank DR..
Robinson. I wanted to send you on a
journey with an object in view. knew
it would do you good in going you had
DIR. Robinson in contemplation, and in
returning you were equally busy n
thinking of scolding me-"
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-11-27
Tobacco Versus Intellect.

At the nearest calculation the inter-
nal revenue report last year showed that
the United States consumed about ten
million cigars during that time. Many
old smokers prefer the pipe to the CT
gar, and probably as much tobacco is
consumed in that way as in cigars.
However out of the way numerically the
previous statement may be, it is true
that there are In this country i, 294
manufacturers of cigars, and that they
employ y, 491 men. Wherever tobacco
can be raised, the farmer finds it one of
the most ready-paying crops, and con-
sequently is very apt to go into it. Its
use increases from year to year in a
greater ratio than the population. Peo-
pie differ so widely as to its effects, that
it is only just, whenever a candid state
ment is made of any test, to give it pub
icity. Recently, at the Polytechnic
School in Paris, one of the professors
inquired into the habits of the one
hundred and sixty students there, and
then made comparison between their
devotions to study and to smoke. He
found that in each grade of the school
the students who did not smoke out
ranked those who did smoke, and that
the scholarship of the smokers steadily
deteriorated as the smoking continued.
On account of several trustworthy re-
ports of such nature, the Minister of
Public Instruction in France issued a
circular to the directors of colleges and
schools, forbidding tobacco to students,
as injurious to physical and intellectual
development.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-11-27
The Murdered Cubans.

The persons captured on the steamer
Virginius and executed by the Spanish
authorities we're l. Gen. Verona, a
native Cuban, who was General in the
insurgent forces. He has been in New
York, and short time ago went to ia
maica, where he took passage on the
Virginius. 2. Cespedes, brother to the
Cuban President, and an active partici-
pant in the rebellion. Infrm health
compelled him to live in Jamaica, where
he had plantation, and he was on his
way back to Cuba when captured 3.
Col. Del Sol, also a native Cuban and
an active rebel. Some eighteen months
ago, he was taken prisoner and sent to
Spain, whence he escaped and came to
the United States. He was on his way
to Cuba when captured. The imme-
date families of all these men are now
in New York.
The fourth person executed at Santi-
ago de Cuba was Gen. ". orc. Ryan.
He was an American citizen, 80 years of
age, and man of some literary ability.
He joined the Cubans at the beginning,
and organized cavalry corps, proving
himself an efficient officer. He had
been in New York for some time, an ac-
credited agent of the Cuban Govern
ment. He accompanied two expedi-
tions to Cuba, and was once arrested.
His case is the only one in which this
country has direct interest. That he
had been in the Cuban army and in arms
against Spain is not denied, and, had
he been captured in the field, he would
have been compelled to take the conse-
quences. -But the right to execute him
or to hold him prisoner depends on the
right of Spain to capture the Virginius
on the high seas. If that capture was
illegal, then the seizure of the vessel
and of those on board was equally lille
gal and if the American flag legally
protected the ship, it equally protected
those on board.