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The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-01-06

tended or not, the order INJURIES directly
10 their benefit, as the FIVE hundred or
more enlisted men whose families were
accustomed to their services prefer their
attendance. An effort is being made
to have the order OF the Surgeon Cen
eval rescinded.
Internal Revenue Assrssors.
The number OF assistant assessors OF
internal revenue iu the service on De
cember /, 1872, vas 1916. The num-
her in service on January |, 1873 was
2ll0. showing a reduction OF 265 This
reduction will gradual y 60 on till the
first OF May next, when the entire force
will be dispensed With.
Ku.HIux Pardoned
The President to-day directed that q
pardon be issuei tothe following South
Carolina KIN. k'ux prisoners, now con-
fined in Albany Penirentisry: GaIbraith
Hnnbright. ten years and paw fine OF
$500; David Rnmsenner. eight wears
and ray fine Of $500. The later is
quite yourg and was convicted OF mur-
der, but the charge has since been with
drawn.
Ms. Wharton,
who will he tried on Monday next for
au alleged attempt to poison E Van
Ness, in Baltimore, has arrived in An
napoiis, prepared for trial.
Murdered.
A travelling clock menIe-, named
Me5del, was bvu'ally murdered by a
gang OF negroes, in Ann Arundel
cou ntv, MARYLAND, 'ew dsyssince He
was on his wav 10 Raltm IRE and thence
to HE no ne in Paris
Nominations Approved.
The Attorney General has approved
the following nominations in the office
OF the Uunitei States Attorney for the
Southern District OF New York: E II.
Tremain, SIamas Simm ms, A. II.
Purdv. John A. Goodlptt. R NJ. Sher.
man, Assistants; Willett Durik. .Ir.,
Henry Dovue. y. P. HAYES, Clerks;
". H RadIy, Stenographer, and I
Brown, Messenger.
The softening of the ICE in the
Potomac is proceeding rapidly in the
temperature, There haa, how
ever, been no movement o. the ice and
navigation is still closed.
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ATTENTION il called to a commnnica.
ton which We copy from the L"tethyen
Ger, of Saturday, in relation to the
Municipal Court. The opinion is
quite general among the members OF
the bar in this city that notwithstsnd-
ing the organization OF the new County
Court it will be necessary to retain the
present Municipal Corrt with its juris-
diction unippsirei. In fact, for the
speedy administration OF Justice the
Mun'cip pal Court will hsve some sd'sp-
,age over ths, about to be organized,
because appeals NAV be taken from
the former directly 10 the Supreme
Court Of Appeals 'or fiosl dec sion !;
while appeals from the latter will have
to pass through the Circuit Court before
reaching the highest tribunal in the
State. A petition was circulated last
week and signed hy large IN 'jority o.
the members oi the bar "a we'll ss
by mary o our most prominent CT z"ns,
requesting the Legislature to make no
change in the existing lava RELAXING to
the Municipal Court.
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cost OF continuing the Court would be
only $1,000, the salary Of the Judge be,
ing $1,000. Cheap enough, too, for the
advantages gained. Practically y the Mu
nicipal Court has now Jurisdiction over
Ohio county concurrent with the Circuit
Court, Is 10 every case. either the ca use,
OF action arises in the city OF Wheeling,
or some part Of the property in con-
trover.y is in the city, or one OF. the
defendants reside therein. Not having
by sny means exhausted the subject, l
cannot conclude better than with the
remark OF one OF the Oldest and sblest
of our bar. made to-day to me; that
"The continued existence Of the Court
is indispensable to the administration
of Justice in Ohio county. A CONNER
cial and growing place like this will be
found to give all three courts, County,
Circuit and Municipal, all they can
do" I'd
will add that the writer has no ak
to grind in anv way, shape or manner,
but addresses you solely from con-
viction that the subject matter is a very
important one both to suitors and
LAWYERS if they wish business done and
not the "lsws delays" to be interm'na-
be. A MEMBER OF THE BAR.
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Isulah Longevity.

There are very many curious facts
related with regard to the Jewish race ,
manv, no doubt, are true. and come
certainly have no other foundation than
fancy. Professor Stowe, in his re-
m ark ably interesting course of lectures
on the subject, delivered some years ago
in this city, gave a, caretnl summary
Of the truth With regard to this peculiar
peo,le as has ever been maze, and a
s'sti.tician in London has recently pub
lished some quite remarkable state
mepts about their physical condition,
h,.ed upon carefully collected records
From these it appears that Jewish blood
contains little or no ecIofula lhe
average life Of the Jew in London 10
fortv nine years, while Of the Christian 1t
i. onjy tbir,y-seven years. Or q gwen
number of christians, only one. quarter
will .ess q general rule, live to be sixty
vesr. while among Jews one quarter
lived to be at least seventy one. Among
children, fourteen per cent. OF the CHRIS
tan popu,ation die between one year
and Ave years Of age, while only ten
,er cent. OF the Jewish children. FL
ually, in Prus.is it requires afty-ohs
wears for the Christian population to
double itself, and only forty-one year,
for the Jewish. 1--we are not mistaken,
Professor Stowe declared that the jews
had remained Of about the same tota
number ever since they became historic
This proof of their greater average
longevity and greater relative incresse
would seem TO furnish mstsriel Tor 4
contradiction. .-Harfssd 0ssaset. sG1y
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the city. drifting southwark. She was
entirely stripped and apparently M.
loaded. The river aud the lake for
three miles out is frozen and all at
tempts to reach her with tug proved
fruitless. She is believed to be the
E. NJ. Sheyer, though what could tempt
her owners to bring her out at this time
of The year is unaccountable.
An Important Case.
A case, the first OF the kind in the
United States. came up in Justice Dag
gett's Court, yesterday. 1t sroee out
of the recent raids upon the gambling
houses and the copfscation of tables,
chips, lay outs, &c. Writs Of replevin
were issued in two cases, and Police
Superintendent Washburn was called
to answer to the right to confscate and
destroy these as gambling tools, as
claimed under the CITY ordinance. Az
ter hearing the case, the Justice decided
that the police authorities had no such
right and decreed the delivery OF prop
erty to the owners and damages for
that DESTROYED. As some $4,000 or
$40 900 worth OF this kind OF property
hss been destroyed in the various raids
on the gambling houses, the case is one
of considerable Importance and will
doubtless be taken to the Supreme
Court.
Bankrupt Insurance Company.
The Investigations in the case OF the
bankrupt State Insurance Company are
still progressing before the register in
bankruptcy. Most of the witnesses
state that they were induced to sell
claims for ten cents on the dollar, but
'ouLd afterwards that they were much
more.
Temporary InJuBnction.
The Pullman Palace Car Company
has secured temporary injunction to
restrain the city from collecting tax on
in its cars. 1t claims that these cars
are leased to railroads, and should be
taxed az part Of the rolling stock OF
such roads. Moreover, the tax paid
upon them in that CITY should be
Dro rata Tor the number OF miles ran in
Cook county, as compared with the to-
tai number OF miles run. This latter
amount it is willing to pay, and makes
a tender OF that amount.
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INDIANA.
FIrP--DtPd.

ANDERSON. January "A fire broke
out in the engine room OF D.xey K 20. {
padding factory, at eight o'clock last
night, totally destroying the building
and contents: loss estimated At from
$1,000 to $4,000. This makes the
fourth time this factory has been De
strcvod, having been turned three times
and blown no once. Fortunately, 10
night the wind kept the flames from
spreading to the adjoining buildings.
Thoueards OF dollar worth OF material
under the sheds were untouched.
RISING SrN, January 4.-Morr;s P.
Merrill, the Olde-t cit In in this county,
diel Tuesday, in the ninety fourth yesr
OF HE age.
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sof Generally Ksswn.

Marin Vsp Bureu is the only man
who held the Office Of President Vice
President, Minister to England, Cover
nor OF his own State, and member oi
both houses Of Congress.
Tbemas Fl. Benton 10 the only man
who has bed q seat in-the United States
Senste Cor thirty consecutive years. -
The only instance Of father and son
In the Senate at the same time 10 ths
Of Hon. Henry Dodge. Senator from
Wisconsin, and Augustus c. Dodge,
Senator from Iowa
General James Shields Il the only
man who. ever repfsssstsd two States
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RIVER NEWS.

ST LOUIS, January 5.-.At noon to-
day a large body of ice broke loose
rom a point near The Northern Packet
landing, at the foot OF Locust street, an ]
hoaied dowr to the southern limits ot
the city. The river is now clear from
the bridge piers ts Arsenal Island, and
the ferrybosts have resumed their trips
without interruution. No damage was
done by the ice to-day. and it is thought
the gorge below the city will give way
without doing any serious damage.
CGScISNArl, January 5.-The river is
rising, Nth twenty feet in the channel
and a good deal Of ice running. Heavy
snow fell last night and to day. There
is good sleighing tonight. The weather
ls clear aud cold.
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From the Shepherdstown Register
rbe Board Of Supervisors and the
Baltimore aud Ohio Railroad
Tax.
1t will be seen by report in this
;saue, that II c. Entler. A. n. Spon-
celler, J. J Kern ard J. Fl. Haiues,
members OF the Board OF Supervisors,
have effected q settlement with the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com
psny, 'or back taxes due this county,
from the year 1865 up to this time, in
the sum Of $1,000. We congratulate
th's committee upon such an import
ant settlement, which others have tried
during the last seven years without &C
compiishment. The railroad company
had been anxious for this settlemen,
and were willing to settle upon q fair
and honorable basis, bat the delay bas
teen caused on account Of unjust exac-
tons from them. We tbirk the citizens
OF the county should feel highly com
plimented upon this just and ADEQUATE
sett ement.
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BROOKLYN.
4 Good salary.

BROOKLYN, January AT a secret
meeting Of the Board OF Directors Of the
East Liberty Bridge Company, held yes
terday, the report Of the commit
tee appointed to investigate the alleged
Encouragement Of the superintendent
and Others was presented The charge
against the superintendent is that he re-
ceived FIVE per cent. on the total expen-
diturss a. his salary, VIII ch is aaid to
have amounted in two wears to SlI5 WNO
of which it is said he returned but $50
001. The report OF the committee will
not he given to the press until next
week. It is stated that a special com
mittee was appointed to receive the re-
ports OF the majority and minority OF
the committee.
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OHIO.
MRrdernns AsSault.

CHlLLIcoTHF, January 4 - james
Emmett, Of Wsverly, well known in al
Southern Ohio, as one OF the prominent
distil'ers Of the State, was struck on the
head with a mill pick bv discharged
miller. Thursiav afternoon, and re-
ceived a sonnd from which he cannot
recover. The latest advices are tbar
his condition is very precarious
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in the U.ited States Senate. At one
time be was Senator from Illinois, and
subsequently, Senator from Minnesota.
John Quincy Adams held a position
under the Government during every
administration from thstof Washington
TO that OF Polk-during which he died.
He had been Minister to Englsnd,
member OF both Houses OF Congress,
Secretary OF State and President of the
United States. He died while MEM
be- Of the House OF Representatives.
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FOREyG Y.
ENGf.tN ID.
Condition Napoleon.

Condition Of Napoleon.
CHTsELRrRsT, January IA bulletin
issued at o'clock this afternoon, by
the surgeons in attendance upon the
ex Emperor Napoleon, says that his
condition still remains urchanCe1. DR..
Hervev Thompson and three other EN-.
inent Surgeons are constantly with the
Enperor. All tour believe that the
operation has been complete success
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atheeiiaa &eaister.

Ir is hoped that full vote will be
polled in this county 10 day for sui'a'
bic person to be Judee OF the County
Court and Tor good Board Of Commits
s,ouers. 1t is a matter ofmuch import
ance to the people and no one
should neglect to vote. The voting
place will be the same for each c'tjsen
rs heretofore. the recent char &c in the
boundaries Of the wards OF the city
having no effect upon this election.
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NEW YORK.

The stokes sTriaI-IheJu Jury Disagree
NEW YoEK, January 5.-The jury
in the Stokes trial failed to agree at q
late hour last night, standing ten for
murder in the first degree and two for
mauslaughter IN the third degree.
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Sundays Dispatches
CHICAGO.

The Manager ofIhe French Hand
krrsatiGo.
CHICAGO. H., January 5.-The TmSs
Of this date has a rumsr to the effect
that B. F Steiner, manager for the
French bard, who sbsconded with q
considerable amount Of money from its
concerts, in July Isst. il now engagel in
the clo,hi- business IN Milwaukee II
gives highly colored interviews with q
couple OF gentleman with whom Steiner
was intimate, tutnothiug definite cou!d
he ELECTED. The story may or may not
be true. .. y..
Schooner fn the lee.
A small schooner risged vessel was
discovered in the ice of Lake View, a
few miles north of this city, on Thurs
dsy. The crew abandoned her and
came ashore, but conversed with no one.
The peI, day the vessel had dissp-
reared. Yesterday, however, she vss
discovered near the northern limit ol
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Official dispatches from New Or
leans this morning report that all Gus
toms employ ss who are members OF the
Legislature have resigned or been re-
moved.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1873-05-08
NUMBER 19.

you've sassed your (whack) mother and
you've sassed (whack) me, and you've
been trying (whack, jump and howD to
run the house; but (whack and yelD
you can't do It," There was more whack-
ing and bowling, but the officer didn't
stop, being convinced that Detroit had
at least one old pioneer lett-F'rec Press.
WHAT BEFEIL AN INDIsCREET DoG.-A
couple of dogs were having a dispute on
the opposite sides of slat fence on High
street the other morning, when one of
them, letting his valor get the better of
his discretion, plunged his head through
the Stats, in hopes of nipping his antag
onist That was where he made the mis-
take; the head went through nicely, but
would not pull back. The other pup, see
ing his foe was in chancery, leisurely
commenced eating up the front part OF his
head and ears There was "music in the
air. about that time, and the yelping
brought the juvenile owner to the rescue.
He took in the situation at once, and
freezing on to that dogs tail, and bracing
against the fence, he pulled his level best.
For moment it was doubtful which
would give way first, the tail, the head, or
the picket; but, with a final surge, the boy
brought away the pup minus the biggest
part of both ears. The first jump that dog
made when loose was something over
twenty feet and, with continuous wall OF
grief he disappeared around the corner
North Bridge'cdter (HassD Press.
YOUNG MAN, DEFEND ON Your OWN
EFFoRTs.-Fight your own battles. Hoe
your own row. Ask no tavors of any one,
and you will succeed a thousand times
better than those who are always beseech-
ing some ones patronage. No one will
ever help YOU as YOU can help yourself,
because no one will be so heartily interest
ed in your affairs. The first step will not
be such long one, perhaps, but carving
your own way up the mountain, you make
each one lead to another, and stand firm III
that while you chop out still another. Men
who have made their fortunes are not those
who had five thousand dollars given them
to start with but started fair with we'll
earned dollar or two. Men who have by
their own eXertions acquired fame have
not been thrust into popularity by puts,
begged or paid for, or given in friendly
spirit. They nave outstretched their hands
and touched the public heart. Men who
win love do their own wooing, and never
knew man to fail so signally as one who
had induced his affectionate grand-mam
ma to speak a good word for him,
Whether YOU work for fame, for love, fo1
money, or for anything else, work with
your hands, heart, and brain. Say Il
will,n and some day you will conquer.
Never let any man have it to say, 81 have
dragged you up" Too many friends hurt
man more than none at all.-drdce Green
Jnoo9
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1873-05-08
Miscellany.
TIE PARISH DOLL.
BY LOUISE BERJON.


JP among the western hills, where the
SHOWS are deep in winter, and where May
flowers, ferns and blackberries fill up the
rest of the year, there lived little lady not
altogether unknown to fame.
Her beauty was wonderful to behold
Golden hair, pearly whiteness, rosy bloom,
and eyes of heavens own blue, adorned
her face. Her tigure-but we Will throw
the veil of silence over that matchless
form Her mind was serene and her tenn
per excellent: nothing ever provoked her
Is anger-or to anything else. Yet she
WIS not heartless; for, when hard pressed
and sore beset, cries OF unearthly anguish
issued from the spot in which some peo-
pies hearts are supposed to reside. That
lady's name was Miranda, otherwise known
as The Parish DOLL
Her two mothers were the Misses Guern-
sew, daughters of the pastor Of the parish.
They had reached that pleasant season of
maturity not yet suggestive of the yellow
leaf; and, being great tayoritcs in the par
ish, no one but foreign intruder would
ever have dreamed of calling them "old
maids.n
Besides, as Miss Arabella suggested,
'.to speak correctly, we are maiden ladies,
not old maids: for a maiden lady Is a
woman who has chosen to remain single,
and an old maid is a woman who has had
no offers.
Offers of what kind, not being specified,
must femain unexplained. But, as Miss
Arabella always spoke Tuthtully as well
IL correctly. it may be inferred that she
and her sister had had "otlers," which
any one might easily believe by looking
. at them.~
1t NAV furthermore be stated, that, from
the plurality of offers made to the Misses
Guernsey. two had stood out III bold re-
lief. and had not been easy to decline.
Miss Arabella's offer was shrouded III
mystery 4 gentleman seems 10 have been
connected with it: and a peculiar bright
ness had shone, for a while, on Miss Ara
hella's face. Then the gentleman and the
peculiar brightness had both disappeared,
and no one had ever seen them again.
Miss Cornelia's offer had been quite diff
ferent Everybody knew that Philip Dean
was in 10 with her lie had been so
ever since he had first met her, in blue
gown ana white-sunbOnnct picking ber-
rfcs on the hillside. He had made his of
fer in several ways before putting it into
words; and, when that hapleSs time had
come lie. also had disappeared from her
gentle life.
Not in utter forgettulness, however. He
had gone to distant city to fight the
Great battle of bread-and- butter; but be.
..re leaving, he had asked and obtained
permission to write once a year-"as a
friend" Each letter was an event 10 two
persons in the little parsonage. Miss Cor
nclia read it to herself; then she read it TO
her sister, skipping few lines here and
thcre-sometimes a great many lines. And
lhc more lines there were to skip, the
sweetcr grew the sweetness in Cornelia's
brown eyes.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1873-05-08

As it is not customary to end a story
with wedding-much less with two wed
dings-the word wedding" will not be
mentioned in these pages.
But dolls are not forbidden subject
Early in the morning following certain
previous evening, Miranda, limp and pale,
was picked up by Philip Dean and by him
given to Cornelia, who gave her to Ara
bella, who gave her to Polly, who peni-
tently restored her to her proper sphere.
She is still the admired Miranda, the
top of admiration" Better yet, in her old
age and growing weakness, she is sur
rounded by faithful friends, who forget
the faults, and remember only the virtues,
of their beloved Parish Doll.-Old and
Nee
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1873-05-08
VOLUME XXVI.
Poetry.
BLOWN UP.
BY THOMAS DUNN ENGLISH.


BY THOMAS DUNN ENGLISH.
-T4kB care and move mo eaay ,ovs a,a ,o...z
tor see ei'' n''' i' easy boys ana let the doe
Of me- ,nS "'0 u w anu p"'ch "hat mites left
There-that;u do Ira oil no ,,ea ~ - - 80
eve w. 4 al i'o "Se--l see 1t IN your
Vsen,. Dot Potl 10 Die. {p'i n'ou'n 'na' "ay-Nan
And if There really no no cbanco p, .o,,o frIo,,
Well weIIl tho b,as, ,,,s on,to onon,,, ona ,,r
evcn ~ Dl.'5t qis was i'i'e enough anu we IL
excuse the knife.
lie: lie; NY 'oii"i s'ii''S' 'o'S'' h''f'S me "s l
PM aom,t,ire, ,,,,1or,,aot II ,,, had 1,+ -,
mnitn Ia biti6 III my he"'doh RAISE M
Ana Iaf me ~ bnS ,,;5n ,o, ,,o+or ,h,r IN 80,
that the est stufT: foiii' ""'eFiNn ~ 'eil you"
IT haaf. nld rve-I ouol,t n ,,,,o,,. ~, -,-o1 5,
enona6 W NHo" i ''7oieiS III iolh
yop-1l s,y, T1gi,at to,a- , 49, s,.- . - -. at.
That jm fl' Van rsV Va,en never -birad hi. 1onor ~
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The rirctrft rider2 What's the uses hardly tbpl
one prayer, '--DN
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count Ito to .dnare t ro'''' 'i'o"" my "hoie "c
Ana = IN dDv ~ i1l le,r,ort ,,ho, tho ,,o~r5 -,
~ work Slr G Is hrougR. S 'n0i'' "is" 'n' Wo'U us
And An Inc r,ippra Tonnd about accourt fo- ,,bo,
they do '0'''O "oo'' "''ouh' ioF WHAT
The Lord above who Lno,vs All tbirya will be a.
And mercf3 Tc tU an events with Him TN let il he
" ~ ~ - " - ~
eson,abo,, ~. mind ,oasr,acl,,,,ord bors r. ,,o,,
- - - 49, So '' '0-@' ~ i'4J
TO the yaIiey Of The oyerproek. and the farmhouse
Ionp and low
When / wandered on the Palisades to yather p;pv
fer bIoou,
And. mixed with lilacs. mother pIaced them in our
sitting roam
see them IN the dre-pace in tbar pcber white
and bigh- ''-'0
ones mes, about 70 ie Ii''' 'i'o nil"' wien
why. I can see the orchard. bows upop the sidelno
nv tti j., $40.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1873-05-08

A CURIOUS case of an error of justice has
Just been discovered at tSaint-SymphOrien-
sur Coise, in France. In 1912, two far
mers, who had been to market to sell their
cattle, were attacked, robbed, and left for
dead, as they were returning to their
homes. One of them, however, recovered,
and about year afterward two inhabi-
tants of the abOve-named town, called L.
and D., asserting that they had been
calumniated by the survivor on being
called parties to the crime, commenced an
action against him for defamation. The
proceedings began as civil suit, but soon
turned into a criminal one, the two plain
tiffs being arraigned on the charge of muir
der. Evidence was brought to prove an
alibi, but the accused were convicted and
sentenced, L to penal servitude for life,
and D. to fifteen years Of the same pun
ishment; also, the witnesses, who had ap-
peared on their behalf, were condemned
to five years More than thirty years
elapsed, and few days ago an old man, a
pensioner in the aims house of SaintSym-
phorien, exculpated, at the moment of his
death, the two condemned, declaring him
self the principal author of the crime, and
naming his accomplices