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charIeu x Asto ChArles's own title, the
,;re I n SnccessIon down 70 him, from Henry
" tbs head OF the dynasty, Is per-
tect and unquestioned. he was o son
OF Louis XIV, he the great grandson Of
Louis XIV, whose son. Louis XIII, was
son OF Henry ". I'VE purposely omit
the names Of o number Of sovereigns be-
tween Henry and Charles, who were In
the right line Of succession, but were not
linedl ancestors Of the latter) twill thus
be seen that If any divine right TO rule
France exists in the family Of the Bour-
bons, 1t undoubtedly resides IN the person
Of the Duke de Chambord, who, when he
reigns, will do so under the style Of
Henry V.
Whatever may be the immediate future
of France, we cannot forego the cheerful
belief That her destiny Is ultimately to ad-
vance to the high political plane Of Q Tree
and stable Republic. No people burn
with holier aspirations after liberty than
do the French. Never had that jealous
goddess more loyal devotees, or reader
martyrs at her altar than they. Learning
wisdom from the experience Of other ma.
lions and very much from her own, and
tempered still more (as undoubtedly she
Is gaining temper) from the enlightening
and emancipating spirit Of the age,
France will yet discern how to maintain
her highest glory along with the highest
liberty. The B1rbon may be re.crowned
the Empire may once more return, and
even anarchy may again for time assert
the terrors Of chaos, yet out Of all and al
Ter all, we cannot but believe, ct least let
US fervently hope, that France will. in the
happy end, arise free and liberal Repub'
lie. d.
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A depressed, irritable state OF mind ,
n weak, nervous, exhausted feeling,
no energy or animationJ confused
head, weak memory, often with de-
bilitating, involuntary discharges. The
consequence Of erocSses, mental overwork or
indbSTetons. This NERVOUS DEBILITY
finds q sovereign cure in HUMPHREYS
HOMEOPATHIC SPECIFIC, No. 2s.
It tones up the system, arrests discharges, dspes
The mental gloom and despondency, and reiure-
mates the entire system. It Ia perfectly harm
less md always efficient. Price Is, for package
OF Eve boxes and large q vial Of powder, which
Is important In old, serious cases. or q per Sngh
bO1!9 Sold by ALL Druggists, or sent by mai
on recafpt OF price. Address HUMPHREYS
SPECIFIC HOMEOPATHIC MEDICINE co.,
No. sea BRoApwAY, n. Y.
For sale by Logan, List b Co.: =. Booking;
r. J. Finney; James Mury; Reed, KRAFT D Co.,
Wheeling; Chas. Faris, Wheeling Island; James
Elliott and ]. q N. N. Mercer. BellaIre, o.
febl2eoc&w
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n.a s,,nrrla for Rule In France.

An ,n,ellIeept correspondent at Nor
o.n,ovn writes a brief letter for our col
umps to explain who Ond what the pres
ant claimants are for the French throne
which 1t Is proposed to erect upon there
assembling Of the French Assembly q
couple Of months hence. BY far the most
interesting news from abroad now Is that
from France, and it likely to continue 50
until through the action OF the Assembly
the present crisis Is past. Perhaps inc
best ground to hope for the es'aD'
lishmept Of permanent Republic y
found in the divisions OF the monarch
ists. 1fall who favor q monarchy In the
abstract should agree, the Republic would
probably soon be superseded by a throne;
but the jealousy Of the three parties as
piring to rule Is so great as to almost
forbid agreement upon the establishment
Of the monarchical principle from lear
tha. rival might get the start afterwards.
N RouHER's proposition to establish inc
monarchical form Of government first ana
then submit TO the popular vote the ques'
ton which monarchy the people will have'
10 shfewdly made in the interests OF the
Bonapar,ists, from recognition oil the
TACT that Just now the Bourbons, led BY
CHAMBoRD, arc in the ascendant, and
from n hope that II time were gained an
uppcAl in behalf OF Napoleonism might DO
successfully made to the people. But
THEIRS, himself veteran monsrchist In
former times, is at the head Of the Repuo'
licaus, u most able and formidable antag-
onist, whose wonderfully successful ad'
ministrationof the provisional Republic
under which France has been recovered
In less than two years from the grasp Of
the German, gives him and his party q
prestige that must not be undervslued in
estimating the probabilities oil the future
At present, Of the three parties hoping
TO furnish an occupant Tor the French
throne, the Bourbon or Legitimist party
appears to have the best prospects. the
Orleapists led by the Orleans Princes
Duke D'Aumale, the Prince de Joinville
and the Count de Paris, stand next in
order and the Bonapartists last. Its not
strange after the disastrous events Of the
past three years. directly chargeable TO the
Empire, that the Bonapartists should be
under cloud; but it is rather q matter q
surprise that the Bourbons, who are said
never to learn anything, and whoas rul
ing family are almost out OF the memories
OF the French people, should have succeed
ed so well in placing themselves at thf
front. Butnowhere IN the world are events
more uncertain than in Paris. They
change, with the progress Of successive in
trigues, like the colors o! the kaleidoscope
A few weeks or months may totally aitel
the existing relations OF parties there
and events that seem probable now maI
then be consigned to the category OF th'
impossible. ia-
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DIED.

HAYILToN.-At Pittsburgh, Thursday. &c
tober 9th. 1873 Gu .BtTs E., con Of Georke w
and Mary Hamilton, aged years month anu II
days.
Funeral from the residence oiMrs. John Ham
llton, Main street, this Saturday afternoon OF
o'clock. Friends of the family respectfully in
yited 10 attend.
HAMILToN-on Thursday. October Q, 1879
al AYR. n, FAIRS II son OF tho late John Ham
ilton, in the 20to year OF his age.
Funeral on Saturday. October 18th, at2 P. n.
from the residence Of his mother, Main street
between 2sd and e4th streets. Friends OF thu
family are invited TO attend.
[St. Louis and Pittsburgh papers please copy.
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Mothers, Mothers, Mothers.

Don't fall to procure MRS. wINsLow's
SOOTHING SYRUP for al diseases incident To
the period Of teething In children. 1t relieves
the child from pain, cures wind collie, regulates
the bowels, and by giving relief and health 10 the
chill d, gives rest 10 the mother. ~
De cure and call for =.
MRS. wINSLoW's SOOTHING SYRUP"
For sale by all druggists. je25-M, Was
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ToRsALE-oPTIOAL AND MUSIC
II Store. Established Is years. win a. 4,
tention Of retiring from business, Offer d, "
my well established Optical and Music Stts
With stock and fixtures. II Is 10 the best M
ness portion Of the city, has large nm Of N,
class customers. in % we'll q, ont Of IN IN
To DO sold at great bargain for the nert tSir,I
-~ MRS. c. 3. CARTWRIGHT,
eepi6 P. o. Boz "a
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80 - WILLIAM P. HUBBARD, Trustee
GEO, A. wICKHAM, Auctlonecr. sp9
NoMMIssIONERs SALE OF WAC

" ON AND CARRIAGE FACTORY.
In pursuance OF decree entered BY The Gu
" Court OF Ohio county, West Virginia. OF u
fourth day OF september, 1873, In the chAhtsl
cause in said Court pending wherein Dil4
schambra Is complainant aud Jacob 6ro:sdo
and others are Defendants, shAtl Is SNciaGJn
missioner named In ssid decree offer Al pGe.k
rale, at the front door OF the Court House Of Ohio
county, West Virginia, on
SATURDAY, October IS. 1875
Beginning at II o'clock A. NJ, the following De
pcribed real estate. that Ia 10 tay: Lot nunbst
cd seyenty-nine COY in tho old town Of Wheeling
In the First ward OF tho city OF Wheeling. In the
county OF Ohio and State OF West Virgins, sAlt
lot fronting on the west side OF Market s'Frc
and being tho second lot from the sOuthWt;l
corner OF Market and Adams streets:
TERMS OF SALE-0I c.third Of The FurthSe
money and such further sun a. the purchases
may elect, In hand, the bala,c co 10 equal INSTALL
ments a. SIX and twelve months from the DAY o.
sale, the purchaser giving bonds Tor The celsfiea
installments with security approved oy the Ccn
missioner, said bonds bearing Interest rom lls
Day Of sale. sale subj ct TO confirmation by W.
Court and title 10 DO retained until payment u
the purchase money In fall. ,,,
WILLIAM r. HUBBARD,
special Comm!ss!onei,
GEO. A, wICKHAM, Auetloneer. hepE
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DUBLIo SALE OF REAL ESTATE
UARM FOR SALE.

otF,r ,or sale tho Farm on which | now
,.IIdn sitnated In Marshall county, W. Va; ~
NO. rrTiss nom tho limits OF the city OF " be
i IL ~ IN ~ near the FAirmont Pike, contGn.I
i0S acres OF dEst-clAss land, nearly all Of WHO
"a tSi IN a dno state Of cultivation, The lmpro,s,
ns n. arc oil OF tho best, consisting Of Bna
gouse containing eleven rooms, with OIL "
eonycnionrcs needi1l. a large elstern supplad
ii With all tho water for which rain water !s ns%
cd. There 70 also large Barn, With cellar; ~
bio room for Horses and twenty head Of GAluS
Wagon House, Corn Crib, Brick Smoke HOE ICE.
Chicken House, and good Frame TeLSnt hpaS
containing four rooms; with Churches ana selVS
House within short distance. The sa'd 1no'
well watered, and falling well at tne G Sd.
There 10 good Vineyard Of Cat8wea Asa -
cord Grapes, aud 0 largo number OF inc pg IN,
Of Apples, Pears, POaehes, Plums, Cheti!n,
Quincee, with almost I'll the alBt qaany
ANAL fruit grown IN this part Of tho eosLu.E,s \,
ANY pervon desiring good home neE ~ a.
city Of Wheeling, whore they can proa"oy
pose Of whatever they may raise for inc ~ III
will do well 10 call on tho subscriber; Nnv .',I
give all the necessary information. Tcfuw'IS'
jAT-dAw NJ T. Wa w.
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special notice..
II EEP IT IN YOUR HOUSE.
Kraft's Diarrhea Compound.

A SAFE, Sure aud SPEEDY Cure Tor Diarrhea,
Dysehtery, holefa Morbus, Summer Complaint,
DC. This medicine is used and endorsed by q
gresternumber OF people than ary other prcpar-
alton ever introduced. No CURE, 10 PAY:
McCABE, KRAFT d CO., Propnetors.
jeSo Wheeling, W. Va
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For Sale.
TRUSTEES SALE.

u "
BY virtuo OF deed OF. trust made on the 18th
day Of September. 1869 by Alexander A. Allieon
10 the und erslgned trustee, which deed ID OF re.
ccrd.in the Clerks Office Of the County Court
OF Ohio. county, Wet Virginia In Deed Book
No 81, folio 3si, win otfefat public sale ut the
front door OF the Court HouBeof Ohio county. on
WEDNESDAY,, the 29th j ay OF October, 1878
Beginning at 10 O'Clock 4. n, the following dc:
sctibed real estateAthat Is to Say-all that parcel
OF ground lying on tho south side OF Caldwell2
Run, In eaid ohio County, bounded as followe.
viz: beginning at astlke on the eouth side OF
the Run, themes south 81 deg 7poles 10 a sugar
tree cotnefto Samuel McClure'e, thence with
said McClureS Inns south Is dog. east IS pools TO
STAKE corner. TO VIM. Collins, thence with his
limo north 80 deg. east a8H poles to the begin
ming, containing five acres more or less together
with allthe improvements upon the same.
TERMS or sALE -tsash. The title Is believed
to DO untxceptionable, but selling as trustee
shall convey only such tito as Invested In me by
SAID deed OF trust.
GEO. A. WICKHAM, Auctioneer, eep27
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MARRIED..

KTTCuEN-WILsoN-on Thursday evening
October Q, 1873, Of the residence Of tho bnde'l
parents on Wheeling Island, BY Rev. L B. Car
penter, Mr. ARfHuR r KITCHEN, OF Burlington
Iowa, aId Miss LIZz WILCOX.
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TRUSTEES SALE OF CENTRE
WpRRIJNl DWELLING HOIJ,R

TRUSTEES SALE OF CENTRE
l. WHEELING DWELLING HOUSE
BY virtue Of u deed OF trust made BY WIllAn
N Kennedy and May his wife 70 me- ditN
March 3. 1873. and Of record 10 the ONCE Of tls
Clerk OF tho County Court VI Ohio COUNTY, Ws,
Virginia, In Deed Book No. 50 page Sli, w
offer 1T public sale, at the fr0nl door Of AeCosl
House OF Ohio county, West Virginia On
SATURDAY, October IS, 1919,
Beginning Of 10 O'Clock A. ". the fOlowingts
ecribed property, that's " say: Part Ot lotnvn.
bered two huuufed and twelve (2l2l EuAtEt n
the corner OF Eoff and Twenty.lhtId GOrnTj
second, streets said part being bounded s1ttr
| sciibed as follows. Beginning 1T q point slXists
l6J feet east OF the corner OF tue alley runHits
between Ohapline and Eoa streets, thence tn
along the nor b aide OF Twenty third slrttttI
| teeL il6) feet; thence north across lot nGnbsd
two hundred and twelve (9l9J sixty six ~ tsS
thence west sixteen lie) feet; thence south guy!
eix 1857 feet TO the place OF beginning, viii ~
use, In common with the oMher Of the siOsts
on the cast, Of private alley running a'''a
forty.seyer az feet. ,............
TERMS OF sALE-Hali tho purchase mo eyrt
as much more as the purchase. may elect b
hand, the reaidue in two equal Inhtalmrnh
Elk and twelve months from the day oil sale, w
interest ftom that day, the deferred pay meta
be secured 10 the satisfaction u The trustee
Title believed good, but selling as trusts
shall convey only SUBTITLE as 10 yeshd In Hsel
said deed Of trust
= - WILLIAM P. HUBBARD, Trustee
HPn NInRHAM AuctIOHeer. sen3
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For Sale.
TRUSTEES SALE,

By virtue OF deed OF trust made hv pin.
PoGue 10 me, dated September Ist, ISL Sa9h
record In the Clerks once Of the CoSr,yI aa q
for Ohio County, West Virgins, In DEED Z, SToa'
Book No. 4, psge 100, will offer for ~ Ltut
Nc auction, at tho front door Il the Com, ~
OF Ohio county, West VI sinIA, on 81 nous
"WEDNESDAY. November tho i9A. IT,,
Beginning at 10 o'clock A. n, the folIo,,."
gciibed property, that Is to cay: "a tssr, o4 q
Gel u Ind In RiehlAnd township NOV Az. ~
Ohio county, IVES. Virginia, adjoining M Sttlal,
Isaac b. Kelly on the Hast, jacob bruno, N .G
", Bruner on the North, West and SoS,SA Oo !.
tAining about % acres more or les SnS 4 / ~
Pogue nTw resides " A1lh
TIRnS or EAhHzOlsh.st
pANNIRkI RNpppr m
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FoR sALE-vALUABLE
Vineyard & Orchard Property,

or a acres, near New MartInsyillc, wetzel Co.,
West Virginia. on Ohio River hill, knownas
WRTzEL VINEYARD AND FRUIT FARM.
Vineyard contains II acres, bearing vines, Of
following leading varieties: Concords, ives Ma.
deira, Catawbas, Delawares and Clintong. Aisn,
very 1ne Stone Wine Cellar, 30 feet long, 81
feet wide, 10 feet high, with complete Press
room over the cellar.
The Orchards contain say 600 choice Winter
Apple Trees, 40 Pear Trees, and over 800 Plum
and Peach trees, all OF selected ffnit and nearly
There e q good Log and Frame House, With
stable, on tho premises; plenty OF good water.
Plenty Of ground for pasture; ten acres IN tim.
Der. Vineyard and Orchards surrounded by an
oak picket fence eix feet In height.
Price, 81, 900; half cash, balance In ono and
two years. Apply to ]. G. JONES,
Or to BOYD nuGU u.s. attoIaeys!stL AZ u is,h
street formerly Monroe), near Court House,
Wheeling. VIVA ~. " Au36
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UNPRECEDENTED SUCCESS OF
The Enterprise Baking Powder

It's great popularity 10 duo to the fact, that It
IA the PUREsT, CHEAPrsT and BEST BAKING Pow.
DEW In the market .t.t
MoCABE, KRAFT D CO: Proprietors
myl9 Wheeling, W. Va.
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LOTS FOR SALE.

Forty choice Building Lou On Wheeling |,
land. Price from $500 TO $1,000 each.
TERns-one-f fourth cash, The residue In ec,t
lnstallmonts OF one, two and three yesr., with b
terest. JNo. ?. GILCHRlsT,
apI0 g. AtTopMR
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Wheeling, sM October, 1873.


WHEELING. October 0, 1878.
GxsrIEMEN-In acknowledges the receipt Of
your highly esteemed favor allow me to return
you my heartfelt thar ks, and In reply to say that
although 1had fully determined never again 10
DO candidate for pub ic office feel go grateful
for the ALTERING terms in which you have seen
proper TO speak Of my pset serv. COS and hold In
such high esteem the persons who tire pective
OF party have made this request, that csn no
longer withhold my acceptance OF your n0mina-
ti6n. Respectfully yours,
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TO RIVER MEN.

3D. oFPiCE UNION BMp0E Co..
h g'iT ~. PrrTsBuRgH, sept. IL 1910
Notice 10 hcrebygiyen TO those interests. \ 20
the navigation oil the Allegheny River, nai AZ, tne
acroSe mo iAIleeheny liver at tho Point Pits
6urph. hGa cominSneod work. Pier No Z u 10.
Gated on north aide or channel; distant W ieet
ftom sSore Tho other Piers will DO located each
2l9 feet apart across the river " F9Ey M Rp ~
njsbt an Chaunel Pier 90 signal OF danger.
by order or the Board Of Dlreetors
~ Y. W. SMITH,
sepis Chief Engineer.
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,nIssOLUTION.- THE FIRM OF
IL Frew, HagAns d Hall, Rditors and Pro.
prietors Of y INTVLIIGENoER, has been this
day dissolved by mutual consent-Mr. HARanS
having sold his interest 10 Mr. Hall. and he hay.
Ffcw. Persons having claims against tho late
Firm arc requested 70 present them for pay.
ment and those knowing themselves indebted
JOHN FREw,
L. A. HAGANs,
. ulHe Dol VA D.. q. D. HALL.
October 1. 1873. oct4
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RANNlBkL FORBES, T,,..
WHEELING, oct 8, 1873. Sss

TRUsTEEs. sALE.-BY yIRTm
i OF Deed Of Trust mAdO on the so'S ~ VI !:
January, ls1s, BY Robert .. vi ians ana ny yIs
TO t5s G1 ,Ss aS,. .s Which ds
OF Ohio Oounly, West Vs., 10 Deco RAJ S w
folio 2i7, will offer Of public ale Al RooSN 10 y
1, nWashington Hall" Bnilding, on H"siSOO
October 10, 1873. beginning a. 10 o elorS a'sh
ono PIANO. Terms Of sale calh. H.
40 !. Il. WILLIAMS. T,r,,..
GEO. A. MICKHAM. Ancllnnret -'N'Es;
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

r IsT OF LETTERS REMAINING
II uncliimed In the Post once ut Wheettng
Saturday morning, Oct II, 1879.
To obtain any OF the following, tho applicant
will please cali for advertised letters, giving the
date nf thia lIat
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1873-03-13

introduction Of the bonds on the market, u Is
alleged, had the indirect sanction OF tne
French Imperial Government. Maps were
also printed, with large lines drawn isom
Norfolk, Virginia, across the American
Continent to San Diego, California, ana
It was said that the new company haa
formed connections with roads already built,
so that the line appeared to be virtually
opened. These fraudulent operations were
frat exposed in report of The late Senator
Howard, OF Michigan, on bill to incorporate
The usouthern TransconLinental Railway
Company" and TO grant 1t The right OF way
presented 10 the Senate April ~, 1871. Inc
facts as above stated we're admitted by the
agents of the compay, and the only defence
was that these false statements were maze oy
the French operators without the authority OF
General Fremont. The evidence on the lrla1
In Paris will no doubt be highly Interesting as
showing the methods by which the Frencn
operators succeed In deluding the pubic anu
passing off sham securities. For polincai
effect the case will probably beso directed as
to expose the stock -jobblng tricks OF the men
who surrounded Napoleon Ill, the alleged
speculalions of the Empress Eugenie, and tne
purchases OF railway securities on account Oh
Queen Isabella, OF Spain.
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Taxing City Stock.

The right Of the city to tax its own stock'
a question which has been before the courts
for some time, was practically decided, on
last Monday, by Judge Graham. The hold
ers Of the city stock claim that the STOCK IS
a note of transfer, upon which The CITY
promises to pay six per cent. interest," ana
that the levying OF tax of one and nall
per cent. is o violation Of the obligation,
az thereby the interest paid upon lne
stock ia reduced to four and half per cent.
The city, on the other hand holds tnas 'he
stock is a security, and as the State mas
delegated to the municipality The power 10
tax securities, the stock is, therefore, legally
taxable.
The only two suits against the city we're
instituted by Mrs. Eliza nj. Bonneal, OF
Charleston, aud W. G. Murray, resident Of
Germany In these cases Judge Graham
decided, on Monday, that the City Council,
being municipal corporation, has the right
to tax the stock, ns no law exists which
snecially exempts it from taxation. Notice
of intention to appeal from this decision
has been filed in each case, and the ques-
tion will, therefore, be carried up TO the
Supreme Court. Many similar suits are
known to have been contemplated, which
now will doubtless be held in allegiance until
q final decision is rendered upon the cases
above named.