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The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-08-04
The Champion Belt for Women.

For years women have weakly pro-
tested against their inequality with the
tyrsnt man in the matter Of pockets,
for whereas one solitary receptacle fo-
handkerchief, purse. gloves, knife, tab
lets ainaigrette is all that fate aud
fashion grant to lovely women, man
has pockets of all shapes and sizes, sit
uated in all parts OF his dress, to cay
nothing ofthe ample storage room al
forded by his hat. But now the leather
belt comes to the relief oil the fair sex,
and they make good use Of it. Fully
equipped. a young woman wears hang
in to the Russia leather band which en-
circles her slender waist eight articles,
namely: Sun umbrella, vinaigrette
pocketbook, fan, bunch ofkeys, glove.
buttoner, small case for thimble and
scissors, handkerchief, and on Sundays
an ornamental prayer.book. Old gen
tlemen and sober young men say that
ladies thus adorned look like fools, but
this is only masculine envy. No longer
does she envy her brother mans pocket
since she now has q place to put all her
possessions, and, moreover, 8 place
which does not conceal them like q
pocket, but allows them TO blaze forth
in glory, and exite the envy Of all her
cousins, sisters-in.lsw, and other enes
mics. Belts will give q death blow 10
bloomerism.- Globe.
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INDIANA has, at least, one Judge who
knows his duty, and is not afraid TO
perform it. Colonel Durham, 10 Floyd
county, recently instructed the grand
jury TO investigate lyncbing, for doing
which he received several threatening
letters, warning him that his life was in
danger. To these be replied 10 letter
addressed 10 q local paper in which he
says: "Tbe Vigilants, so-called, tell me
/ had better be quiet. Let me tell them
l never failed 10 speak nv opinions. ]
deuounce them as murderers. as they
are, and a. all decent citizens know
them 10 be. I have stood before the
can mons mouth, where not one OF the
masked towards dared TO stand"
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mISSOUKI.
Cattle Disease.

ST. JOSEPH, August 3.-There is but
little abatement in the Texas cattle dis
ease, which has prevailed for two
weeks in the counties Of Davies. De-
kalb and Nodaway. The deaths thus
far are between two and three thousand
head. In Nodaway county Hon. Scott
Knively, representative in the Legisla-
ture is the heaviest loser. He is large
stock raiser and having q farm OF about
1000 acres, bought lot OF Texas cat
tie and turned them in with bis native
herd. He has not only lost his own
but his neighbors' caught the fever, and
he has announced that he will pay his
neighbors' loses as long as he has a dol.
lar. Up to date he estimates the
amount to pay at $4,000.
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OREGON.
Destructive Fire.

PORTLAND, August 3.-The confla-
grafton in this city yesterday was
most disastrous one in effect. Three
hundred ard seventy buildings were
destroyed. The burned districts lis
cludes twenty two entire blocks Of
houses and portions OF five other blocks.
Loss exceeds 100000. The insurance
amounts to about 100000. Every
thing between Front street on the river
to Clay and Morrison streets has been
burned. The fire was undoubtedly the
work of an incendiary. Notwlthstand-
ing the distinctions of the fire and the
great extent of territory burned over,
no casualties have been reported.
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MARYLAND.
The Gallows Intellectual.

BALTIMORE, August 2.-On the heels
of the double execution yesterday, an
other murder has been committed. b.
Markers, Swedish sailor, At half past
IL o'clock last night, was making a
disturbance in the bar room OF James
Kennedy No. 276 Broadway, and be-
cause the bar keeper refused him and
his drunken companions the liquor
they demanded, and when the proprie-
tor appeared to eject him from the
room. Markers with . large sailors
jack knife stabbed Kennedy in the
heart as he approached, killing him
instantly. The murderer was arrested
soon after, in bed, and the knife was
found under his mattress.
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PrODuaeU New states.

No less than three projects for the
formation OF new States or changing
the boundaries OF old ones, ere nov
under discussion in tue south. Posi-
bly the oldest Of these-ior it has been
a good while since it was first broached
is the movement to bring the long
and narrow strip Of West Florida,
which borders the Gulf Of Mexico, into
the State of Alabama. The latter COM
monwealth has board OF "Commls'
sioners OF Annexation" in existence,
whose duty it is TO devise means to
bring about this result, and Alabama
naturally favors it. There is opposI-
ton, however, in and around TaiIahaS'
se,the Florida State capital.
A second project for change 0! State
boundaries is entertained in portions OF
Louisiana and Texas. The northwest
ern counties of Louisiana, those lying
between Shreveport and the Texas
boundary. have their interests cioseiy
connected with those OF Texas, and II
is thought their prosperity would be
advocated in the Louisiana counties 10.
terested, and to be cordially indors"d
in Texas, while there is no formidable
opposition 10 it in any quarter.
The third new State movement Is
that to secure which convention was
recently in session at jackson, Tenpes-
see. The plan in contemplation is the
Joining OF portions of Northern Missis-
sippi, Western Tennessee and Western
Kentucky into a new commonwealth,
of which Memphis would be the CHIEF
CITY. The names proposed are Mash
oba' and "Iuka," and the new State
would have an extended frontage on the
Mississippi and Ohio rivers, This
movement does not seem to have much
support outside OF political circles. 10
form q new State under the constltu-
ton, it is necessary TO procure the
assent of all the old States
whose territorial boundaries are al
iectcd by it, and also OF Congress. 1t 10
a rare thing 10 carve new States out OF
existing States. Maine was erected out
of part Of the territory OF Massachu'
setts and West Virginia, during the
early years OF the war, was erected, as a
war necessity, by rather irregular pro-
ceediugs, out OF the State OF Virginia.
In addition to these southern move.
ments there has been q desire for many
years for political separation OF the
Upper Peninsula" OF the State oil
Michigan from the lower and more
compact portion OF the State; but this
has not been agitated with any show oi
success Of late years.
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|, pb;Isd.Inh;a man who writes

A Philadelphia man, who writes 10
the New York Tri5tne, does not like
hackmen OF Niagara He says: "They
actually BY force, dragged me into ore
OF their carriages, set their price, and
when / got out compelled me to pay
twice a. much, for what they we're
pleased 10 call extras" You msy
probably think me fool for submitting
TO this outrage, but what could do?
Turn which way ! would ! was sure to
fud one OF these fiends glaring at me,
and il I had been foolhsrdy enoogh to
resist them, there b doubt In my mind
thst they might have plsyiully hurled
me headlopg over the falls. Besides:
. hsckmsn can talk Q man 70 Death
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PeudIeton Con nty.

We were pleased to meet our friend
DR.. Hopkins, of the Upper Tract, in our
town on Wednesday. The Doctor gives
cheering accounts Of the good people OF
Pendleton. The railroad fever has
again taken possession Of the people.
A large railroad meeting will take place
in Franklin on the first day Of the Au-
gust court. Several influential gentle.
men connected with and in the interest
Of railroads, are now prospecting the
county in person. A Mr.. Osborn. IN
engineer OF reputation, is with them.
They have leased a considerable guam
tity OF lsud containing iron ore. Al.
ready one ore bank has been opened on
the South Fork, on lands belonging to
Mr.. Dyer. The proposed road will run
from some point in Rockingham coun-
ty, through Pendleton-making Franks
lin a point-thence TO Beverly, thence
by shortest route to Psrkersburg. We
sincerely wish our good friends success
in their project.-MoorefeH Adpertiser.
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Nor long since q thief stole from the
London Crystal Palace aquarium a
piece Of living coral, of which there
were only two specimens. The Super
intendeut. hoping to bring the thief to
Justice, advertised in the papers that
the stolen polyps could be easily identl-
fed, as the other specimen still remain
ed in the aquarium. A few days after
this notice was published, the remain
ing polyps was stolen. probably by the
same person, who was desirous OF re-
moving all means OF comparison BY
which the missing corsls could be iden-
fed. Whether the thief was or was not
a naturalist, he has certainly shown
himself q shrewd fellow and humor.
ist.
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A rwrG OF q peach tree adorned with
blood red leaves is something Of a Gu
riosity, but we see no use in telling
such 8 ridiculous story ss this about it,
which is quoted from 8 paper publish
ed in Columbus: "Mr. VIM. Brsnham
has on exhibition at his store, in this
city, q email peach tree twIg, the leaves
OF which are OF blood red color. The
tree grew on battle field, near Vicks.
burg, Mississippi. and it is said that
during battle, 9 rebel officer, who was
wounded unto death, ate o peach and
threw the stone into . pool Of his own
blood" If a rebel officer. wounded
unto death" stopped 10 60 through the
absurd performance here described, IN.
stead OF attending strictly 10 the basi-
ness Of dying decently, we do not zee
what that has to do With twig which
is low several hundred miles from the
alleged battle field, -
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ST LOUIS.
Deaths-Snicidc.

ST. Louis, August 2.-The mortality
report for the past week shows twenty
one deaths, seventeen of which were
from cholera.
Mrs. Ana Wenger residing on Clark
street; near Cherokee street, committed
suicide yesterday, by cutting her throat
with buck saw. The deceased had
been in bad health for several years.
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TUscrMBA, Alsbsms, feels rather
good because it has q niuety.six-year-
old "oId man" who does not chop wood.
He uses up his surplus energy BY cult.
waiting garden Of thr.s-quarters of
acre, in which he has succeeded in rais-
ing pea with a pod thirteen inches In
length. This certainly seems to be .
good deal OF pod for one pea, but % We
gather that the old man has spent the
entire ninety six years Of his life in pro.
ducing the vegetable monstrosity We
must not criticise his work too harshly.
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WISCONSIN.
A Heavy Storm.

MADISON, August "A very heavy
rain with high wind passed over here
Yesterday afternoon. At Middleton q
brewery and barn were uuroofed, trees,
fences and grain were blown down.
Sacob Esser, OF Springfield, while going
from the grain field tc the house with
two boys was struck by lightning and
killed. One OF the boys was knocked
dow but will recover. The roof OF n.
w. Enig's house was blown of. The
grain is badly damaged and it will re-
quire so per cent. more labor to harvest
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NEW JERSEY.
Cholera.

SnOlefA.
JERSEY CITY, August 2.-.It is reported
that genuine case of Asatic cholera
occurred at Union Hill. On Thursday
last the wife Of C. Schruker was taken
sick and died the following morning.
The physician who attended her re-
ports the case one Of cholera. Mr.. S.
is now SICK with the same disease and
his recovery is not expected.
Quaxhed.
The indictments against the Council,
the Board of Public Whrks, the Fire
Commissioners and the Police Com
missioners, male about two years ago,
for conspiracy to rob the city treasury,
was qusshed to-day, in Hudson county
court. The indictment against Nc
Williams, ex.Cbief OF Police, was also
qusshed.
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THE WEATHER.
WAR DEPARTMENT.,

WAR DEPARTMENT,
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF SIGNAL OFFICER,
WASHINGTON, August 4, A. NJ.
PROBABILITIES.
For New Etgland and the st. Law
renee valley, northwest winds, rising
barometer and occasional rain on the
coast and partly cloudy and clearing
weather. For the Middle Atlantic
States, northwest to west winds. clear
ing and clear weather and lower tenn.
perature For Michigan and the lower
lakes and thence to West Virginia and
Tennessee, north and northeast Winds
clear weather and low temperature.
For the South Atlantic States, lower
temperature, southeasterly and north
ess,erly winds, partly cloudy weather
and occasional coast rains. For the
Gulf States, northeast winds. cooler and
cloudy weather and local rains. For
the northwest and upper lakes and
southwark to Missouri, falling barome-
ter, warm and partly cloudy weather
and northeast winds.
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BY TELEG RAP H.
Exclusively for the Register.
Blythe Pacific and Atlantic Line.
once, l1O Main street.
WASHING TON,
WASHINGTON August 2.
The MOdOes.

~ 80 nv" SSy
expectations Of the advocates Of the
peace policy will be realized. The
opinion that the War Department
would hereafter have control OF the
Indian affairs is incorrect. When Capt.
Jack and his band of murderers have
been disposed OF all of it's functions in
that respect will cease and business
again revert to the burean of Indian
affairs. In the Department Of the In"
terror, those who ought to know, insist
that the President never contemplated
any other, and that the control exercis-
ed in regard to the Indians by military
was never designed to extend further
than the trial OF the Modocs.
Large Sales.
A statement issued by tie Third AS
sistant Postmaster General shows that
the sales of postage stamps for the last
month has been larger than any month
previous in the history of the Postal
Department. 1t is attributed TO the
abolishment of the ranking privilege.
New Railroad.
1t is auth horitively announced that .
new airline railroad between Charlotte,
North Carolina, and Atlanta, Georgia,
will be completed 10 few days, thus
materially shortening the inland route
between this city and New Orleans.
Sales OF Gold.
Secretary Richardson has directed
the Assistant Treasurer at New York to
sell six millions of gold and to purchase
a half million worth of bonds during
the month OF August as follows, viz:
Sales of gold. Thursday, August 7th,
81, 100000; Thursday, August l4th,
81 100000; Thursday, August 2lst,
81. 100000; Thursday, August %, ST.
100000 Total sales gold Sc, 600, 900,
Suicide.
J. II. Ripley, native clerk in the
Sixth Auditors Office Department,
committed suicide last evening by
shooting himself through the head with
a pistol. He leaves wife and child
WHO are COW on visit to Boston.
Railroad Robbers.
Il is now conceded on all hands
the, one OF the Iowa railroad robbers
ia Jas. Brose, of Clay county, who
participated in the robbery Of the GAL
latin Bank and the killing OF the
cashier.
Senator Ramsey returned TO Mime
sofa last night. having had an inter-
view with the acting Secretary OF State
on the subject OF the forcible release OF
Lord Gordon and the capture OF his
captor, who is now incarcerated at
Fort Garry. The Senator carried back
with him the views of our government
in regard to the affair, but as the SUBJ
ject had not yet come before the depart
ment in an official form, it could not
We, be made the subject Of diplomatic
negotiation. The acting Secretary
of State, however, promised the officers
OF the government, on behalf OF the
prisoners at Fort (teary. The fact is
established that the capture OF the
prisoners took place south OF the iorty'
ninth parallel, which is now being 10.
Gated by the American and British
Joint Boundry Commission. An inn
portan, feature in the case, however, is
that line has not been accepted by
either governments, and hence It will be
necessary to give this an official re-
cognition before the location OF tine
capture can be fully accepted.
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BUFFALO,.

BUFFALO, August 2.--Thls morning
about 9 o'clock, one of the culyerts gave
out in the canal about two miles west OF
Medina. The water had been drawn off
along the level and no boats allowed to
pass Lockport going east. The culvert
is supposed to have been filled to its
utmost capacity by the heavy rain
Thursday night. 1t is impossible to
state how long it will be before navi-
CATION will be resumed.
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Tup Boston Globe says: A Bostt

The Boston Globe says: A Boston
capitalist, taxed for halt million, re-
marked, yesterday. that the perusal oi
the late John H. Eastburn's will had
led him to make and sign one, and as
he had no wife, children, nor near re-
latives,'h had devised the bulk Of bis
property to charitable institutions. ad'
ding: ~ have selected the names o.
two hundred needy anl deserving men
and women, to whom | have giAen 800
apiece, amounting to $4,000. to glad
den their sad hearts after / have passed
away and possibly ] may not let them
wait for that event"
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A coLoRED debating society in Tren'
ton, Tennessee. has just debated the
question, (which is the most profit to
man-money or education p One oI
the debators argued that il it had not
been for education the world would not
have been half so large as it is. This
clyncher was met, however, by the lr-
resistible argument that "If want Tor
money how you gvipe to ride on de
kyars?' 1t was at once decided in IA
vor OF money.
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THE IURF.
The Cleveland Races.

CLEVELAND, O., August , THE trot-
ting race for purse Of 1000 to-day
between Lucy, Goldsmith Maid and
American Girl, was won by Lucy in
three straight heats; time 2:2l2, 2:234
and 2::24i. Goldsmith Maid was dis
tauced in the first heat on account oi
an accident which happened to the
shafts of the sulky, causing her to get
entangled in the harness. Her hind
legs is said to be slightly cut, but after
trottine around the track seemed 20 be
in as good condition as ever.
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ENGLAND.

LONDON, August "A terrible acci-
dent occurred on the northwestern
railroad last night. The express train
from Scotland when near Wigan IN
Lancaster county ran of the track
while running at q great speed and
completely wrecked the train: Forty
two persons were either killed or seri,
ously injured. Many Of the injured
snnot revive.
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The Allen town Chronicle OF q recent
date states that the rails at certain
points on the Eastern Pennsylvania
railroad, between that city and Emsus,
expanded by the action OF the extreme
heat to such degree that several trains
had to lie over until the displaced rails
were put in order. In some places the
rails were expanded 80 much that
they were forced nine inches out o.
their proper position.
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CHICAGO.
Fire.,

CHICAGO, August 2.-The discovery
Of flames issuing from the roof OF
Singers six'story marble front structure,
corner of State and Wa shington streets,
caused general alarm Of fire at halt
past 5 o'clock this afternoon. The loss
will reach $4,000 and is not insured.
The building was to have been COM
pleted and occupied by Field Letter q
Co., on September lst, and has cost
$500 900 up to date.
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SARATOGA.
The Races.

SARATOGA, August 3.-The second
regular meeting ofthe races begins on
Tuesday. The first race is for Kentucky
two wears old's; 500 entrance; $50
forfeit, and 81, 900 added by the ascot
alton. The second race is the summer
handicap for all ages, 500 entrance,
two mile heats. Several good horses
are entered. The third race is stee-
ple chase, free handicap, all ages, three
mile heat, $500 to winner, 5000 to Sec
opd and 500 to third horse. Purse
81 900. Ten horses will start.
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A PARIS letter to the World, dated
July I6, says: "Dr. Helmbold's iami-
ly affairs are once more occupying the
public attention. His wife has again
had him thrown into q mad house as q
luuatic. lie escaped day before yester.
day, but has again besn carried back.
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TIE Boston Transcript has solved I

TIE Boston Transcript has solved q
problem which has long puzzled philo-
sophers, namely, what ia the chief pro-
moter Of happiness. II Gays: There
is nothing in this world that creates 80
much pleasure and satisfaction az the
possession OF choice diamond. II well
purchased, as it can be, it is the only
investment that furnishes q continual
daily and nightly dividend; Tor yourself,
friends and others all admire it, and The
flashes OF light it emits are ever beauti-
ful and fascinating" Blessed must be
The bar tender, happy the driver Of a
fast pag.-N J. Post.
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A CONDUCTOR on the Chicago aud Al
ton railroad is reported as having for.
bidden honeymoon billing and coo-
Jag" Observing q bridegroom's arm
out Of plsc. be forbade further demou-
strations,-s "But have right TO hug
her" said John. Not on Q railooad,"
said the conductor there is q Law
against all unjust discrimination on
railroads, and as haven't womsn for
each man on the train to huy, your
action is in violation OF the Law, and
mus! be stopped"
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TEE mails continue very unsstisfsc-
tory. Everybody ls mad with the ar
rangement, and we would be glad to
benefit our readers by writing the obis-
uary notice OF the man who caused The
unpleasant state OF thiuga-NoorcftA
Advertiser.
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GEN. J. C. BRECKENRIDGE, says the
Richmond WAig arrived in that city on
Saturday morning. This is General
Breckenridge frat visit to Richmond
since, az the last Secretary OF War Of
the Southern Confederscy, he left the
CITY at the evacuation OF April, 1868.
The General is still a man OF imposing
appearance and diStingue air, and a.
though little grizzled, is robust, erect
and ruddy.
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FOREIGN.
SPAIN.
The Revolution.

MADRID, August 2.-The 1usurgent;,
in G,amda are becoming discouraged
and have offered to surrender to the
Great decentralization ex'
lists among the Insurgents at Carthage,
and the Insurgents are continually tight
ing among themselves. An offensive
movement BY the government troops
.gsinst the Carthage Insurgents will
shortly be made.
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CINCINNATI.
Fatal Accident.

CINCINNATI, August 2.-Charles Utz
a boss painter, fell from a scafold on
the corner OF Linn and Ninth street at
six o'clock this afternoon and was so
badly injured that be died shortly after
wards.
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A DUBUQUE swain wish ed to marry
the object this fall, but she argued in
favor Of next spring. when it WAS de-
cided to regulate the event by game
of chess, in which be beat. OF course.
She looked out for that.
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The Reedsburg (Wiscousin) Free
Press employs women exclusively. 1t
says: "We have q calico foreman,
two dimity 'compositors,' aud the sweet
est little devil in pink muslin 10 be
found anywhere.