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The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-02-15

800 peices of best Calico prints, Co.
checos, Merrimac, Americans. just
received and opened at llcts per yard,
At J. w. FERRELs 8, Center Wheeling.
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THE weather yesterday was warmer
than on Thursday, and the snow under
the Influence OF the modification OF the
temperature is rapidly disappearing.
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THERE will be no Sunday Ne,Os issued
tomorrow. The strike has left the
NeoS without printers, and that is all
the strike has accomplished.
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SOME of the boys were out sleighing
Yesterday. 1t was very thin-both the
attempt and the snow.
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OIL pictures copied, enlarged und fin
ished in ink or colors in best style, at
Robinson's (Partr;dge) Gallery.
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A RARE CHANCR.-At our SEMI
annual closing out sale, consisting of
Heavy Winter Overcostiugs, VestiLgs,
Suitings and Underwear. all of which
we will sell at sstonishingly low fig
ures, to make room for our spring
stock. j. I. LAKIN d Co.,
No. 81 Monroe street.
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New SroRR-The greatest bargains
IN Boots and Shoes ever offered in this
CITY Can be had at the New Shoe Store.
/. Y. 2toSP.
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To-Day is the anniversary OF the
evacuation OF Bowling Green, KY, in
1862.
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Doors AND SHOES If you would
save money, buy your Boots and Shoes
at L V. Blends.
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LOCAL INTELLIGENCE,

Boys WANTED. - See advertisement,
aQd apply at this office.
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INK, oil, water color ana postal por-
traits, nicely finished by first class ar
list, at R ,binson's (Partridge) Gallery.
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To MORROW is the anniversary of the
surrender of Fort Donaldson.
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CLOSING Our SALE OF Doors AND
SHoEs.-I will offer for the next thirty
days my entire stock OF Boots and
Shoes Of Home and Eastern manufac-
ture, at and below cost.
L. V. BLOND.
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$4,000 In COL
One Prize $500 in oliver.

One Prize $500 in silver.
Five Prizes OF $1,000, Five Prizes OF $500, Ten
Prizes OF 500 each in Greenbacks; Tw
Family C.rriaees and Matched Horses wit
silver Mounted Harness, worth sl5C0 eac
Two Bugsies, Horses &C., worth $50 eac
Two Fine Toned Rosewood P'anos, Wor
10 each. Ten Family Sewing Machin
worth 800 each. 1870 Gold and silv
/ ever Hunting Watches, worth from $40
50 each Gold CHAINS, Silyerware, Jew
ehy, ETC., etc.
whole number Of Gifts, 10000. Tickets
Limited to so, on.
AGENTS ,NTED to Sell Tickets, 10
whom Literal Premiums will he paid.
Single Tickets, s.; six Tickets, $40: Twelve
Tickets, so; Twenty five Tick cts, $40.
Circulars containing full list OF prizes
q de>crip ion OF The manner OF drawing,
and OF her information in reference to the
distribution, will be sent to Any one order.
ing them. All letters must be addressed TO
l.. ID. SINE
Box 8, Cincinnati, o.
Main ONCE, lOl w. Fifth street.
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FIcHUKs for the masquerade, at Ad-
lers.

VERY handsome black Grape wells
received at Adler's.
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TRANSPORTATION,
MAKING CLOSE CONNECTIONS
EAST AND WEST,

EAST AND WEST,
And running splendid Day Coaches and
pullman Palace Cans on al night trains.
81. LOUIS EXPIRES.
psfly nj ...o:ss 4. N. Daily st...-l 20 a. u
FAST LINE.
..rrrAvys sgEsT-IsAvFs
n,fIr az 6.Sn p a ONiv a. 90. 81 A.
sundays excepte'. "Sun avs excepted
THROUGH MAIL.
sEAsT-LEAvEs HSEsT-LEAn
Daily at...-.Ii: r. pS'iy AL t'uo -,
ssaturdays excepte 1. Sundays excepted.
CUMBERLAND ACCUm NOTATION.
:sEAsT-LEtvEs Arrives UNI
Daily at ILLS A. Derlah l...'....'9o D.
sSnndays excepted
NEWARK AC OMM0DATION.
.gysr-Lx.v.y Arrives New
Daily al i:O5 p N trk..............ll:lO P. M
~Snndays eAurp'
WHEELING, PllTS'G 3 BALI. DIV
"a sT--LKAyEs WEST LE>NtS
sWbeeiing washington; ~
daily at.....6:3O A. y hSliS d''.....o v ~ !"
sWheelipg s~a.hington, a.,
a. al 3.2jPN d.ily al ......S:lO p. NJ.
s-nndays excepted sSundays excepted.
East bound trains MAKE conLs' non
st baltimore with trains Ior Pni!SGe,-
mia, New York and Boston. Az he!
House, via Washington CITY ior ali p"l''"
South. ,,.., ,o,,,,,
West bound trains make direct conne"-
ton Tor all points VS. - Northwest,
Tickets to all PRINCIPAL points cali Ge pro
eured al the office at the Iepot.
e'1 e~- " THIS. II. SHARP,
ASS stant MasIe5 - IracspCriauon'
R.T. UkVRlkS, 1eueIal Agent, Wheel
, - Janl4
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WANTED,
"TIEOSH.D

'ETTRosH" OR USFERNENTED WINE
Ana.,,cTo yS H;minan,on Purposes. Also,
wine for ladies and invalids. Also. snark.
ling and HocK Wines, Pinei & Co, = Brsndv
old and pure, superior Rye aud tsourhnn
WHISTLES. Tor medicinal purposex.
for saIe by LOGAN, LIST A C0
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Of nearly two hundred pages, and oil the
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au92.g
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As TO the
Editorial Department,

We need only refer to the management OF
this department OF the paper in the pas as
the best guarantee OF its course In the u
ture. Suffice 1t to say that II will be bold,
outspoken, independent, fearless.
Special attention will also be given In
our Liter airy End Art Reviews to new
books, paintings, &c: -
The METROPOLITAN RECORD will e
N cubSrrihprS the following
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Thi>eompany has been IA srcosaiI u. 0;,ei-
alton ak years continues 90 insure sga'hS'
loss or damage by LTe 0u "GJ 1illSs g.
ali Kinds. Manufacturing s1'ShL'l;"titSr
gousehold Furn!turs Rua "sTs0pai ti",'+'-
" generally, Euiis and CIT"nes On ih'
EsS.er., waters, on ~ "a oraDie terms a.
other sound InstItut rltr.
WI. 3. SlMPSOH. President.
J.K. MILL rR, Secretary.
0sCARsANDROCH, 5 gent andsohciicr'
DIRECTORS:
Vim. b. Simpson. VIZ. {. Fh1d'sn
mo. x, Ro,G.urd, {. Il. Met Orkney.
Iohn 4. Hobs, G. =. Brown,
Dr. II. j. WieSel.
isZ6
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DIR. JOHNSTON.

Member Of the Royal College OF suryeou,
London, graduate from one OF the most EN-
inent Colleges in the United States, and n,
greater part OF whose life mas been spent n
The hospitals OF London, Paris, PhiladelpLs
and elsevb ere, has effected some OF the MS
astonishing cures that were ever known
Many troubled with ringing In the he,
and ears when asleep, great nervousness,
being alarmed al sudden sounds, bssbfr.
ness, with frequent blushing, ATTENDED som,
times with deragement OF mind. were cur,
Immediately.
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Owing TO my late purchase Of Mr.: M. Hey
mans double store room and building, on
the corner OF Main aud Webster streets,
and his entire stock Of
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ect that a sound mind and body are q,
most necessary requisites 10 promote COZ.
nubisl happiness. Indeed, wIthOu; dies
the journey through life becomes u wear,
pilgrimage; the prospect hourly darkenf I.
The view; the mind becomes Swallowed witt,
despair and Oiled with the melancholy 7 81.
lection that the happiness OF another be.
comes blighted with our own.
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= VIM. L. Bridges, Of Mercer
county, has been appointed by the
Board Of Public Works SupcrintOn-
dCut Of the State penitentiary for the
ensuing two years.
James Burns has bought the
Crane property, on the corner Of Cen
trO Street and Alley Cunal-cOnsidOr-
alton $4,000.
= jacob W. Odell is appointed
postmaster at Snow Hill, Nicholas
county, vice Wilson 0doll, moved
away.
: Tue election for Corporation Off.
GERS and District School Commission.
ers occurs one week from to-day We
arc prepared to furnish election tickets
promptly and ut low rates.
= AT Grafton, last Thursday night,
a man named Daniel Woods. from
Randolph county, while 10 a condition
Of iutoxicutiOn, fell from platform
upon some rocks, and received such
injuries that he died in a few hours.
= John Bohan, formerly Assessor
of the upper end Of tho county, took
unto himself wife tho other day,
from among the fair daughters of Gil
mCr TUE DRMoCRAr sends to both
tho parties its best greeting.
= We call attention to tho new Jury
Law, printed elsewhere in this pnpCr
We have already printed the law in
relation to Rules, the one regarding
Justices and COns,ables, aud tho Ii.
quor law. AS som MS the more i'm
portant laws can be obtained, We shall
present them to our readers, as fast US
our space will admit.
= We are Informed that Judge j
II, Gather, of Taylor, who recently
purchased Colonel Woodford's farm in
that county at $50 per acre, has sold
the coal in suid land at $50 per acre.
This leaves the Judge with about 700
acres Of surface of as fine grazing land
US there is in the State.
- For the last lot Of lumber ship.
ped by them trom Lumberport, the
Messrs Burns Brothers received the
handsome sum of sci, 900. That
firm is of more advantage to Braxton
county than the location within is
borders of the State Capitol would DO
= Sheriff Woodford says that
Jesse Butcher has the clOancst und
best farm in the county. Hurrah for
jesse
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Time OIHOlding Courts

LEvu-Circmt Comt-on tho LIST
day of March and lst day Of Septcm-
bsr-Comty [omt-On the lst Mon
day in February, April, June. Au-
gust, October aud December.
BRAxTOS-Crcat Court On the
18th of March aud 18th Of August. =
County Comt--0n the 4th Tuesday in
january. March, May, july, Saptem-
bcr and November.
GlLuER-Circmt Cowt-on the
11th day of March aud llth Of Sep.
enber.-Coun,y CSwt-On the ID
Monday in February, April, June,
August, October and December,
IjpsnuR-Circait COmt-0n the
22nl Of March aud 22d of November
County Court On tho Cd Monlay
in February, April, June. August.
October and December.
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GJ- DESTRUCTIVE CoSrtAoRArloN
Just before noon on Sunday the
Goth inst, an alarm of fro was sound.
ed in town, when it was discovered
thu, the residence Of Mr.. ] N. Ben.
nett, on Court Street, was in flames.
The churches we're at the time filled
with wOrshippors, but in moment
without waiting for caromony-the
people dashed to the scene Of the dis.
astcr. The FIRE originated. it is sup.
posed, on tue roof, mud had obtained
considerable Roadway before It was
discovered. The slnrm wus given by
Que Of Mt. Benefits daughters, who,
on going to AT upper room. was met
aud forced back by volume ofsmoks.
Promptly our iire.Gghters werc on
the ground, ana never did men fight
better; but it was Of no avail. for the
fumes spread with almost lightning
raPldity. They then turned their ut.
,cntion to saving furniture, and all
else that could be removed A mag.
uiiieent piano, for which Mr.. BENNETT
last year paid $1,000, was saved, as
was nearly all the furniture 10 tho
lower roomS; for while dauntless men
were battling with the terrible flames.
and removing tho heavier furniture,
the women were holding their aprons
to receive from the windows and carry
beyond danger tho less valuable but
more highly prized artic les, and both
men aud boys wero using their lla,s us
substitutes for buckets 10 efforts to cx.
tinguisll tho flames. 1t is gratifying
to know that while tho losses arc
great, and can never be replaced, the
calamity falls softly when soothed by
unaffected sympathy of tho many SIN.
cerc friends The most Of the cloth.
Ing in the house ind everything in
tho upper ROOMS, was lost and it was
only BY dint Of hard work, and Just MS
brave conduct as men ever exhibited,
that anything was saved. We heard
Of no accidents, except that Nat An
cell bad tho thumb Of his right hand
dislocated, and Mr.. Bennett had his
ueck severely burned. We regret 10
say that although there was some insu
rance on The property. it vas altogcth.
er inaheq ua'e 10 cover the loss For
some timc tho Catholic parsonage was
in considerable danger (aud had Mr..
l'ebuctt's residence been frame
building tho Parsonage could not have
cscapcd) but by hard work and & God
management i. was saved.
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M TnE A.yLuu.-Thl Bonrd

Esr TnE Asylum. Thu Board of
Directors Of the West Virginia EIospi.
tai for the Insane, after being in scs.
sion several days, adjourned on the
2lst inst We understand that thcy
defined the Jurisdiction Of the quorum,
composed Of three members, but what
power they conferred, or what they
withheld, is unknown to US. We
learn that the Board resolved to pro.
coed at once to construct the FIRST sec.
ton Of tue northern wing of the
building, and to erect brick building
(Which at some future time is to be
converted into aa engine house, but to
be completed us Soou as possible, aud
will serve to relieve the jaih Of every
luna'ic IN the State confined therein (;
and tho present engine house will be
used for tho custody and care Of the
colored insane. The section of the
main building referred to, it is conf.
deutly believed, can be finished during
the month Of October. These will be
gratifying results to every friend of
humanity We arc Informed that the
salaries Of tho Assistant Matron aud
the Supervisor have both boon in.
creased, aud that an increase was of.
fered to Mrs. Mary i. Jackson, Qhe
Chief Nlntron) which she declined to
accept.-WO do not know when and
how the Asylum Farm is to DO im.
proved by the appropriation made for
that purpose at the late session Of the
Legislature. This is a matter Of
of pressing need. and should receive
the earliest practicable attention.
- Since writing the abeyo We hear
that Mr.. Joseph DarlintOn has been
appointed General Superintendent OF
Construction, Mr.. o. II. P. Wash.
burne Foreman of the Stone Cutting
Department, Mr.. WCcden S, Smith of
the Carpenters Department, Thomas
Bradbury of the Plasteriug and Brick.
laying and George p. Oliver Of the
B:ickmlking Departments, and Pat.
rick Malta Of the Quarry. These ap.
pointmCnts seem to give very general
satisfaction. Operations will com.
mOnce at once.
Tho brick house to be built in the
rear of the centre building, is to be let
out by contract. 1t will be 6Ox5O
feet in the clear, with Two IL feet sto.
ries and I foot basement. ltisto be
completed ready for occupancy by the
15Sh of September.
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a5,1ElM!S5l l'2tax.
A Card of Thanks.
WESTON, ApriI 91. 1818.

wrsroS, April 81, 1873.
| cannot do less, and would be glad
10 do more, than return my sincere
thanks to the many citizens Of Weston
and vicinity for their prompt aid in
endcavoring to cxtinguish the terrible
flames that yesterday destroyed my
dwelling house,
It eau never be forgotten by the
sufferers, that within ten minutes from
the time the FIRE was discovered, hun.
dreds of people were upon the grounds,
WHO, with dauntless bravery, even
to the exposure Of life, devoted them
selves to the rescue Of pcrishuble
property, Ishall never cease to bear
the most kindly recollections to the
many friends who, in this disiuterestcd
aud material manner, contributed 80
largely to my assistance
j. NJ. BESSRrr
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- LOST, gu Sunday, the Goth inst,
on or near tho portico at Mr. Ben.
nett's residence, on the occasion Of the
fire, HEAVY GoLp sEAL RlSo, With o
moss.agatc set. Any Que returning
the same to mo at my store will b.
rewarded. GIoRGg Ross.
- We learn that the wife of DR. D
S. Pinnrll, Of Buckhauuon, died on
the 10th. Her \health was greatly
impaired, wO believe, by the long sea
voyage 10 and from Melbourne, on
which she accompanied her husband
= Oh. the wretch We received u
letter from young medical friend in
Bruxtoa the other day. in which hs
says, People hero arc Interestingly
healthy just now; but live in hope
that as soon as tho green corn, apple
and cucumber season arrives, business
will improve" Some pstcrfamalias
ought 10 scalp that fellow.
A monster fish, weighing 90
pounds, was caught in the Monouga.
hels River ut lairmont last Saturday
Tbs "Oldcst inhabitaut' was unable 10
determine to what species this
"whala" belonged, as the like oft
had never been seen there before.
= Jacob Stern sold last week to
VIM. j, DOugherty lot SOx5O feet
on Main Street, right absyo IIals's
new brick building. Consideration
800 We understand that William
will ereot new tia shop there. Mr.
Stern has bought tho Shafcr prOpcrty,
near town, OH the Polk Creek roalE
consideration $l,sO0- 8 acres. By
the way Jake has bran new boy baby
at bis house.
= Milton @. Anterior is appointed
po,,maStcr at Hannahsvillc, Tucker
county, vice John II. LOughry, super.
Hdod.
= john O. jackson is erecting q
dwelling house on his property Oppo.
lits ButchOF's lanyard.
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iNJaSi JljlH,Ad ,SlrY
w -lS7I...1s72 -
Tie last Catalogue sh VS. IN attendance O
~ students ut tns Institution. Five dis
lnci departments Of Instruction, with Il Tul
corps Of competent Professors.
fae Ancient Had Modern Languages /;
'lathgmnilr', purcnHd appicd Psychology,
adhrs, Political Economy Logic, rhetoric,
ne Sciences &C., &C., carefully and thor.
1stly mu ht. Practical Chemistry and
iysic' ILLUSTRATED by appropriate apparnt.
:. Srccial Advantages Tor tic study of Gp.
N1ey
a good Library. Extensive Cabinets o.
''uprliogy, Zoology aud CnuchUllgy; tot
ether will many spccimpn' IA other depart.
atnt5 OF Natural History Fine BUILDINGS;
NpindiU nnd hualiIy location, good sOtii 2.
Fail FERN begins Sept. o. Wjucr, De-
cmbcr =. Spring, March ~, Commence
ncnt juno 20.
boarding from 50 to "A PET week.
Tuition, from SO to sci per year.
For further particulars, inquire Of
ALEX Martin President,
Morga atow
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CALEB BOGG'ESS,
W. Il. Lively,
SALE OF DESIRABLE LAND on
OIL CREEK.
George Maize,
VS..
Morgan l.. Blair ct al,

bCOTEo MhlzeI
VS..
Morgan l.. Blair ct al,
~ eTfASCRRY.
Pursuant 10 decree rendered in the
abovenhued cause in the circuit court OF
Harrison county, on the LIST day Of October,
1872, the undersigned, special commits
sioner appointed for the purpose, will, be-
fore the Court House Of LEWIS county, on
Monday, the 2nl day Of Jun.
that being a county court day for said
county, make sale, ut public auction to the
highest bidder, OfthO land in the bill and
proceedings in said cause mentiOnrd,it being
lO7 acres Of Ia din Lewis county, on Oil
Greek and Sally's Run, branch thereof.
There Is considerable Improvement on said
tract and II IL very dc irable for farming
purposes.
TERNs One fourth cash in hand, the
balance in one aud two years, with notes
aud approved security, and lieu will be
reserved for the paymCnto' the deferred III
stalments. g. D. CAMDEN, JR,,
April % 4w Special Commissioner.
Young MEN who wish to engage IL a
i lightand lucrative business, will do
well u call and see T. P. Rpay's Steam
Washer, the greatest novelty Of the age,
Saves water, saves soap, saves tine, saves
clothes, aad above all saves your wives and
daughters. Rights for sale. Satisfaction
guaranteed all the time. Now Is the time to
20 TO work. Machine on exhibition al 7.
7. Reay & Co.'S Hardware and Groce ~
Store, where goods can be bad as cheap as
you Gun get themRn iwhere elsa.
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Something view in Lewis
"pATRoNIzE noMEtNDUsTRYr

Tho undersigned has opened Stone
and Marble Yard in Weston. where hp
will manufacture Stone or Marble
TErnd and Tombstoncs, Monuments.
Foot.stones, &C., on the most 'eascup.
biz te,ms. l have made urrnugcmr I
to secure a quantity Of hard ani I
ing Rock for these purposes, when
will be equally us durable rs Marble,
lo'k ucout MS well aud cost great leal
less, | shall also make IIrarthsiou s,
Mantle Pieces, Gtndstouos, &c Ion
the manufacture of which will arcrt O
saw mill for cutting Mcnc. | Shall
shortly 90 through the county soliciting
orders. a trnl Of my work is res.
pec,rully solicited,
ES' Plans aud specifications for IN,
description Of Building furnished Vi
reasonublsratcs. W. j. KlTSON.
Weston, October 81, 1872,
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RJ- News roR BRAxrOSl7Es We
ind the following in tho last issue Ell
the Grafton "Sentinel." and commend
rnce more the old saying, "go away
from home to learn tho news" +,
"Nlr. Joseph Miller, Of this place.
started on last Monday morning for
BraxtOn county, where has an intQre t
in oonlc prospective lead mines. Mr.
Miller informs us that some of the ore
which has been taken from land that
he has an interest in there, was sent TO
New York, where it was examined
uud found TO be 10 per cent lead, 30
silver, aud but 10 dross. Should the
mines prove to be a fixed fact. which
Mr.. NJ feels confident is the case, they
will be a great source of profit to the
owners"
Tho Register, upon reading the
above, asks IL that assay isn't little
too rich. Not anyl We have men
in this town men of the most mac.
cessiblc and "trcmonjus" virtue. who
will readily swear 10 that, or anything
else But aside from this, We doubt
not but our friends in Brax.on will bu
as much ustonishod ut their good luck
as we arc.