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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-02-14

reflect that a sound mind and body arc the most
necessary requisites to promote connubal hap
Rinees; Indeed, without these tho journey
prospect hourly darkens to the view; the mind
becomes Swallowed with despair and filled with
tho melancholy reflection that tho happiness Of
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-02-14
GeneraI NotIc,eEs,,

.nIssoLUTIoN-
u The CoPaTTtner.h;p existing between ]; r
bymutuAl consent, 7. O. runaway retiring The
business will DO continued by j. 3. Mendel at
the old stand, Parties knowing themselves In.
eebted TO the old firm will make immediate set.
Element. ]. &. MENDRL.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-02-14
FoR SALE t.
Plumbing, Gas and Steam Fit
ting Material.

In ORDER 70 OUR BUSINESS, offer at tho very
lowest cash prices all Of my stock Of RoodS,
tools, &c, which are In good order and nearly
new. invite tho attention OF Plumbers, Gas
and Steam, Filters, Machlnists, Managers Of
Rolling Mills, and persons contemplating build
ing 70 the above notice.
Islso have light onehorso Wagon, nearly
new, and one set Of single Harness for sale.
Enquire OF or address ..
J. B. HUGHES,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-02-14
YOUNG MEN

Who have injured themselves by certain prac.
learned rom evil companions OF at school, ths
effects ofwhich are night felt, even when asieep,
and II not cured renders marriage immpossibe,
and destroys both mind and body, should apply
immediately.
WhatG PITY that q young man, the hope of hi,
country, tho darling OF his parents, should be
snRtched rom all prospects and enjoyments Of
life by tho consequences Of deviAting from the
path OF nature and indulging In certain secret
habit. Such persons must before Contemplating
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1874-12-29
.Marh Ttcain Intel.rier1d.

Qucstion-llow old are you? Ans
wer-Nineleen in June. q Indeed.
i wouid have taken you to be thirty. five
or six. Q-Where were yoa born
Ala Missouri. Q.-Whcu did you be
gin to write? An 1886. q Why, how
could that be, ii you are only uinieon
now3 Al don't know. 1t does seem
curious. somehow. Q-It does. indeed.
Whom do you consider the most remark
able man you ever mel2 A.-Aaron Burr
Q.-But yon never could have met Aaron
Burr il you are only nineteen years.
A New. Il you know more about me
than | do, what 10 you ask mo for ?
Q well It was only q suggestion. moth
ing more. How lid you happen to meet
Burr? A-Well, happened to be a
his funeral one day, and he asked me TO
make less noise, and -Q.-But, good
heavens il you were at his funeral, he
must have been dead; and il he was
dead how could he care whether you
made noise or not? Al don't know.
lie was always particular kind Of 4
man that way. Q Still, don't under e.
stand il all. You say he spoke te YOU
and that he was dead Al didn't
say he WAS dead. q But wasn't be
dead2 A.-Well. some said he was, ant
some said he wasn't Q-What did YOU
think A-Oh il was none OF my Ousi.
ness. Il wasn't any of my funeral
Odd YOU? However, we can never
O.. this matter straight. Let me ass you
about something else. What was the
date OF your birth A A-Monday, Oct.
/ 81, 1898. q What Impossible That
would mako you $50 years Old
How do you account lor that? don't
account for il. Q,-But you said nj first
on we're only nn1leel, and nov you
make yourself out to be $50. 1t is IN
awful discrepancy. A.-Why, have YOU
noticed that Shaking handsl Many n
time il has seemed 10 me like discIepan
cy, but somehow | couldn't make up my
mind. How quick you notice thing.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1874-12-29
Failure of Success in Life.

Here are useful suggestions from n
member of the British Parliament, Lord
Derby, who is robust, manly man. He
says:
Take two men, il they could be
found, exactly alike in mental and bodily
apiitudes, and let one 90 on carelessly
and idly. indulging his appettes, and
generally leading life Of pleasure, and
let The other train himself by early hours,
by temperate habits, and by giving 10
muscles and brain each their fair share ol
employment, and at the end OF two or
three years they will be as wide apart in
their capacity lor exeriion as il they had
been born with wholly different consliiu.
lions. Without normal healthy condi
lion there can, as rule, be no good
work and though that qualification can
not absolutely be secured OF preserved by
any rules, - little common sense and care
will 20 long way both,iu securing and
preserving l.. On .hal poiu, viii give
SON ,h.so limits: Fn,', That il j, not
mcu,a' labor which Autts auybody, unless
tbo excess Oe ycIY gvC-t, but rather fret
'..g aud idge,ing over tAo prospect OF
Abr 10 be gone through; so that The
man Who can uccustCm himself to take
hines p0,i.y l-lich Is anita O. = u1Uph a
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Crabs Ia OUsters.

! saw an oyste once aJout as hAbby
and limp fellow rs ono could wish to
meet. To be sure he had just been turn
ed out OF house and home. poor thing
and the spirit was pretty well out Of him.
But that's nothing here nor there. I'm
told that oy steIs often arc found with Tiny
crabs in their houses. How can this be-
and how does the case stand ? Does the
crab 60 in to catch the oyster, or does
the oyster catch the crab? Is it a pccu.
liar kind of crab warranted never TO
grow big, or, il net, what happens
That is to say. it is oAiy baby crab of
the ordinary sort, what becomes OF that
oyster when the crab grows upP Which
encompasses the other /?
I'm a stay. al home body, so hope you
children will please find ont all you can
on this crab.and oyster business, and lei
your Jack know the facts OF the case
81. Nicholas.
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il. The Board governs the price an'
quality of food sold The immigrants at The
ne re,tUurant in the rotunda of the building
IN limited number OF boarding house
keepers ore licensed by the Board e
solicit patronage in the buildings, at
prices also approved by the Board. and
is obliged to keep posted in conspicuous
place in the building and in his house
printed in the English, French, German,
Italian and Scandinavian languages,
he price for board per meal, as we'll as
per day and week. rae Board cXcioise
q careful supervision over all these
houses, and Officials make daily iuspcc
tions at ihem, and obtain immediate
redress in case OF complaint The board
iAg house Keeper is also obliged 70 make
daily return to ,he Boald Of The name,
age, &c. ol each persou lodging Wi,h
them If pauperS or criminals are de.
tccicd, they mc rernrcd 10 The por, OF
cmbarbalion at ,uc expense Of tho vessel
Oy which They game, This being done to
discourage the idle and vicious from
immisrating, while they will checlfully
extend a helping hand to the industrious
a4d ,i,tuous even though they may be
destitute. Those Who arc dcs itute. but
able 10 woik, and there are large mum
b-rs o.! >rch, arc provided with food,
and permitted 10 lud- 10 ,Ao building
until work can Jc louad for them.
Then the:o is Labor Bureau"
whose business it i, TO procure work Cor
those WHO have not The means OF looking
lor il, and Is they find it.-S1uih. Wesl,
North and East. and forward them to
their destination. free OF charge Then
there j, the Information Bureau. whcle
is kept list OF all emigraut boarding
houses licensed by tho Board; their daily
reports Of guests; The reports of the
officer making Inspections OF these
houses, aud all o;hor particulars. Here
also is recorded the names OF persons
calling to meet expected friends, So as to
notify them oil their arrival, and to be
able 10 trace them subsequently if ne.
cessiIy requires il. The following Ian.
gdag,s are spoken in this department OF
the building: English, German, French /
Italian, Spanish. Dutch. Polish, Por,u.
gcse, Swedish, Norwegian. Danish, .
Bohemian. Swiss. Russian and Latin, % .
that no cmigranI likely to come here Will 7
want Tor a person 10 advise him in his 7
own language. Then there is "Broker>
+ Exchange, where emgIan,s can ex
Change their foreign coins into currency
a. current Wall Street rates, without
charge or dedGe.ien,a and they are obliged
10 provide safe in which emigranls can
deposit. free Of charge. any valuables
which they may have. and receiving n
receipt, which when returned the goods
are restored. Then there is the Law.
yer's Office who gives the emigrant all
.helega advice be may need flee OF eX
peuso. Then Tie Railroad Agency"
" here all Tue railroad tickets arc sold. al
.1e regular rates.
Many other items OF interest might b I
told OF This great work OF protection to .
the poor immigrant in strange land. /
no, able to speak oar language, wihou' !
a penny in the world-stil a protesting /,
arm is always over them while in charge
OF The Commissioners OF Emigration.
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vantage over one who follows differ.
enl practice. Next. would warn yon
that those students who think theJ have
no time for bodily exercise will sooner or
later have TO find time for illness. Third.
when an opportunity OF choice is given.
morning work is generally better than
night work and laslly--a matter which |
should not stop to allude to but that l
know The dangers OF an over driven ox
isleEce in q crowded town-ii 4 man can
not get through his days labor, OF what
ever kind it may be, without "attiiciai
supportn-MW means beer or BoulbGp
it should be serious consideration lol
him whether that kind of labor is Il. lcr
him at an.7-Froai lie PircHologicai
JoWW4' t5r Decemjcr.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1874-12-29
The Cost of oar Recent Var.

Mr.. David A. Wells has furnished the
Golden Club OF England with an essay
upon the expenses. income and taxes ol
The United States We copy The follow
ing statement OF the cost OF lhe Rebel.
lion:
The whole cost of the war to the North.
ern and Southern States from 1861 to 1866
is estimated as follows: Lives, 1000.
600; property, by destruction, waste. etc
=. 0O,000,0o0. The gross expenditure
OF The United Slatee from June 1851 to
July 1866, S5,792 2j7 600. Ol this the
actual war expenses were about Sj,3l2,
237 600.
The expenses of States. counties, cities
and towns in the Northern States, not
represented by funded debts, have been
estimated at Sj0O,O0O,0OO The increase
of State debts on the war account was
sl23. 100000 The increase Of city, to IN
and county debts is estimated at 5000,
600. 900. Total war expenses ol the 10y
al States and the National Government,
sG. 100, 2S7 600
The estimated direct expenditures o.
the Confederate States on account Oft
war were g 900, 900, 900.
Aggregate estimated expenses of the
war to the country, North and South, IS,
lGj, 237 600.
The totalrecc;pis from all sources dur
ing the second year OF The war were less
than Si2 oo,oQo The expenditures were
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Nec York Letter.


NEw YoRk. Dec. IS, 1874.
Editor Democrat We received an
invitation. through lhc Sludue,s ol some
friends. to take a trip down the Bay IN
one ot Tue new steamships OF the State
line plying between New York and Gas
gov and we very gladly avAiied ourselves
OF The opportunity to see The inner work
ngs aud arrangements OF these great
ocean steamships. Upon the day ap
pointed we arrived at The dock al hall
pas. .gbt 4 ~, and al nine o'clock The
great vesso. moved Oh, very slowly al
Gt-,, Cut gradually gaming headway,
Iuu We passed Ellis and Governors
Islands, when We steamed down The Bay
ata lively pace. We were soon passing
staten I,.aud on the right. and Bay
Ridge and For. Hamilton on tAe leil.
then DIX Island aui the Quarantine
steamers, snd finally Sandy HooS, when
tAole was noihing before Us bat iEe
broad Atlantic The 81 p soon after,
shaped aeg course. which sac was 10 keep
ua.. .le entered 81, Georges CAauueD
pea. .he Eag. coast. We were served
with a splendid diaHl on board. Aat
alter promenade ou dec. We were
taken Oh oy pinot boat with lno pi.o..
and ;ben louud We were between seventy.
i've and ouc hundred mites nom SANDY
llook.
We were cruising around tor an hour
OF so. when We cauga: igh, OF smoke on
The wake, IS !a. sle eve coSl iea>A.
There We're three o,her p,oi boats 81 ANuiu
tae distance OF about i've mics, aud We
al. seemed To- see Tue smoke at Tie same
time. 10. ous "ss,ppe.' said they were all
alcr 10. and tor Tue next Two hours We
were having glorious race ior that
steamer 10 see Who wOa.d Lut a pi.o,
on boayd ist We were all Wet through
and through long before ue reached the
Steamer, which proved 10 be one OF The
White Star line from Liverpool. Be
were fortunate enough to &c. there hrs',
aud our pilot was put aboard, and went
along with Lim, p.ele.ring TO 20 home Oh
,ae steamer 10 tie piio. boat. Il was
uow about .ous or fse o'e.ocA p. M. and
getting quite dusk.
The passengers A5c.el around, eager
10 -. q: Jhe latest news, and The lew
New Ioih papers our pilot had. After
drying myself, l took occasion to look
around The Steamer, which had on Loord
nearly eleven hundred souls,-iucluding
passengers, officers and crew.
The s,oerage passengers interested me
moIe than the others, because they were
the most filthy looking set OF human
beings l ever saw-lhe long voyage, and
The smoke from the furnaces. aud more
particularly The want OF first class
scrubJing, tended 10 give them dingy
appearance. Some OF them appeared to
be quite intelligent and ,alkaliv While
Others, the les, we say about them the
b-uer.
We arrived OF Quarantine about seven
O'Clock, and were boarded by Custom
House officers and ueahh officers, aud
Jy officers whom afterwards asceuaiued
were from Castle Garden. who circulated
among the passengers To sec ii The iu4'
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F,iit0l's.

some people suppose that an editor is =
kind OF nondescgipt being that lives upon
magazines. manuscripts and other peO.
pics brains in general. and his own in
p2llicular:a being ,hat feeds on kind
OF food something akin to angels that
he Icye's IN imaginary spheres and only
d1.cends to this subiuuary one when
nature cries ont Ton something besides
i'lcaS; that his sanctum is decorated with
bouquets OF ialc eNolics and pulumed
billet duuN; taat his senses are rcga.cd
with sweet morse's aud Jiiouv, aom all
the iair damsels in the vicinity.
But 90 on an exploring expedition
among editor $ ,auciums. aud like the IN
ircpid Kane, You viii linl aa "open sea
not SO very easily attained
Come up these mu,,y stairs. Doat
iooS az The dingY walls. Peep into this
room What do We hear? The ceaseless
hum that tells OF labor and thought. the
low, dreamy sound OF wheel moving
within wheel. mind acting upon riiud
Wbat do we soc Huge piles OF unopcn
ed letters, awaiting busy lingers; great
masses OF rejected manuscr pts; little .
Pile. carefully arrangod. that is to appear
in the next weeks issue. and seated by
this iucOu gruouS mas, il the motive .
power that keeps ihe buzziug, clicking
machinery busy at its work-thc weary
working editor. Who wishes that he .
could be one?
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-"Oh. LoId, thou hnowest." prayed
Coruccicu, deacon, ",hat am afflicted
with a most .depraved son. Tnou know.
est that he will swear and lie and steal
and DO all manner Of sinful things. Thou
kuowcst that on the AS, Sabbath day be
was seen walking down the principal
street in the village, with his hands in his
pockets. whistling the following ungodly
unc'-and the congregation were aston
ished to hear Yankee Doodle flow melo-
.liouSIy rom thc dcacon's purScd up lips.
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For the OXFORD DrNoCEAr.
"OHiU 0 W0DldH'S Hdb'."
Hl rRASK II. CoNvEEsE.

A ucss OF goli-a ribbon blue
Recall what wc world fiin forget,
That in our l.r.ia,h, bitter Rue
COwds out the fragrant Violet.
An, well Times wave how eilcn throw
some relic at our feet, ,ia;We
liaI lhoughi bcneul ,hr -cl that !oll
H. b'loW near eternity.
IT, bui The Oft repeated -torvo'l
The 5me .n every ace before,
Words s1idin aNc-pridcunconuol'cl.
And ihcn-"fMcvclI, Tor c,cumoIr.'
on, morning. dawn or youth amt love,
Oh, uOoutido visions sweet ami yet
Wcdtaw our dreams tiii oStu-t.de.
And wake. 90 sal regret
Tho heart r.y rumsth on "th me -
That mi,lt li'ems past again
Sec in our heart Of hearts. do we,
Thani cod, the wish &. vain.
IANt4a~,.ITs, NOV. i-s4.
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Among The later obituaries. the fol-.
owing will net take n very distant
"back seat"
oh' bary H1uhoIomcHou m lbe woods.
I'm hruImI hole IN the ground,
WLrrc rho humble bcc- buzz and the woodpccker
sing,
And thc -tadlic.hus ,Emblc around
80 .Aai 800 winter, when thc -non aud thc s,u-b
Have covered hi- lat little bell
III. brother Artemus can 20 on with Jane
And y.s,, the place with hi, sled.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1874-12-29

Secretary Bristow has begun the
work Of reducing The current expenses OF
tie government 10y dischargng one hun.
dred and twenty officials in the New York
custom house. lie will thereby save
about 100000. Let the work 90 or,
General; The country will applaud YOU
and it is just what tee good of the patty
demands
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acres. Qullc plStlNl p4Slttu anu ldiu Jul
It certainly is 4 very heal,hral situation
an" admiralty adapted i'r the p"'pos'
'o' "h''o u Is used ne main s'lue'ut'
~ ''.S'S 81 '"' S'"' "'''S o. '"' oW'' 80
'S-'' O''' ,v.'' ''''''o'P " ,-''"S e'''' o''
'''' "'q s'''' - So'" '.o''''''''' '''" .'i
'''' """ i''o 'no"Sa"o EN- migrants can ''n'
a'''mmooa''oHS' WIN Inc" baggage
'eS'.'e '"e o.''c'' % 'he d '''" O! i-al''
".''"' "''"'N us "'''.S' u mas oee"
'' 100 '"' Pa Po'' o' prov '"'"s ''i
,''''-' '''' " 0''' twenty years. "lo'
'-.,'''y ''a'5'@"'' ian" mere a""0A"N'
'"'' " '''" vas '"''e .1'''1 '"Ie' '"ou
- ''''-'' : .'''" "'''.''' ''' 'u''''
ann - ''''' ''''''-' N'a'"S' 0''''''' 81
'' .''.' ''..' '''''y paw '-- 'P'" l"U'''''
'''' ''''' ','' .',--.. t','H'o"s J"
,'''73 H.'' N'."'.. Almost every
'''.''"'''' was represented OdI "a" IN
perfect o'"''-ho hsH.ins or improper
'''""'' WAS Ho'ic''o.e'
/ Iou"" one oi ,uc officials at The
treasurer $ 0ii''e' "ho Nj"d'y gave mc
'"c !0.'o"i"a information teSWdiug the
reception ''" dsp's''''" % 'he various
'"'-'.'",r "7 tAej ".'Ae. Ii was very
interesting TO mc, aaa &, have 40 doubt
WI. .e 10 '"e readers '' '~' Dt"'''''H'
&c '.'.''. '' 1-''''S'''''" Oh "c State
90 Nc" / ON "'s o. '-''''1sd by a" "c' Of
'''. - '''''"'' Oh NJ" A,'" 30 sI'' and
>''.7's'' c' ''" p'IsoHs-->'''" OF whom
81. y F''.''' y! '"' ''' '''''' '''n0"''''
-, ''- '''' '''''" " proper, ou' Ga,
VS. " '"' 1',' ~ NC" 1 '' " anu
'' ''''' '''' ''S'''"' 90 '"o "o''
,'''" o'''''l ""d 'Ae I'e>'dent OF tue
''''" i''"'s''"' Society are "'o e~ eD'eio
N''"J''s '' 'ne "o''d. Iue boaid meet
''' '", eH''ee VI oiutess the lhlrd Iues
'J 'H te'."''A IN each year. and all
meetings. "ic open 10 iAe paJic and the
press and these then appoint or elect
heads OF The yArious deputments, and
"'>'SHA'e their duties.
The hrs, persons connected with This
Board with which the cmisrapl comes in
contact is The boarding Bureau, con
sitting OF three official, stationed a, the
Q Quarantine grounds Staten Island, whose
duy 10 Is 10 board all incoming vessels
Immediately aNer they have been
inspected by the Health officers;
examined as to cleanliness of We"
sci, Sccriain the number Of alien
passengers; number OF birth, and deaths.
70 any have occurred during The voyage
''eNe a." complaints That immigrants
NAV nave 10 m"ke; aud to remain on
BOARD to see that runners, sharpers, and ?
''i''d.>poSed persons are excluded by The
Oh eiS OF tue vessel an'i tney a'e re-
.'e'ea oy me eilee's irom TIE Landing
Ha'eal' "ho exercise genera! 'ap'i
y ''O'' '''' assistance 10 '"e ''1'A' " rams
'''s sac eN''''' ''i.'''0'' - '"'' o''S@"s'
~ axe \ ->'''N' o'i''e' "''N ''"' '"' sA''.'
- P''Ps'' c"e'"eu "s passed. anu J"
'"1' 10 P'o'cCI 'he immigrant III ever!
oS''0' &c way U1''"S 'ne transfer i'oH' Tue
'''''''''' - '"e 'ug "n''n ''AeS 'Hen anu
''''' ''-s'''' " O''s' &C 0''"'''
Upon arrival the baggage IS sent TO
.4i- room Tor that purpose. on the east
s''e 'I 'Ge bulldog and has capacity
ior iHc storage oi over Io'Voo pieces o.
baggage. u is divided into compaIt'
mea,s. each designated BY q letter OF The
alphabet and having brass checks in
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$50 100000 per mouih-at the rate OF
500 goo, 900 a year.
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Grace Darliug became q heroine in
OF borrowing.
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FREELAND HOWE.

! NSTRANC NCE y Q T,N II
NORWAY, 1IE.
JrrIga-.y.. I'D oGrc-
a.-r..e L.-e -nl Accident I-sc.--ee la nvoi-
49,. r....- uyll
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QOGtp
CHIRLES SCMNER.

IN uE>a, v. lo>.rr-row.
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~ II I,
Oxford 5rmotrat
~ >-
Pabii.hed Every Tuesday Morning. hy
GEO. h. WATKINS,
Editor out Pvoprictor-
THYNiS II. BROWN, Political Edu.~
Terms

IHDNlS ~. BHoJN P9iHic1' Eduo~.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-01-02

n rH or pHNs HopK1Ns.-The Bal
tbmore paperf the death there of
asthma on Wednesday morning last of
Johns Hopkins, the millionaire and philan-
thropist, agel 7S years. Mr.. Hopkins was
native of Maryland and member of the
Society of Fiends. In his 18th year he
entered wholesale house in Baltimore,
and in 1927 was the head of a large bust
ness of his own, carrying on heavy trade
with the Valley of Virginia, a section of
country for which he always retained
great regard. In the last two years he has
given $5,0O0,00 to be divided between the
Johns Hopkins University, general hos
pital and colored orphan asylum, always
STIMULATING that there should be no secta-
rian restrictions about them, He was
barge stock hol5er in the Valley Railroad,
land it will be remembered generously Of
ffefed to guarantee sOnne of it's county
bonds last year. In his will he provided
for the immense charities he had founded,
and also handsomely for his relatives, with
the proyiso that if any of them went to
law about the will they should be cut off
without a cent. To one of his servants he
left $4,000, to another $4,000, and to his
cook 81 900. The first of the three he met
in Virginia and being pleased with him
purchased and set him free.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-01-02

A MODEL CHRISTMAS DRUNKEN MUIR
DER.-The Dayton CO., papers give the
particulars of a tragic affair which hap
pened there Christmas, in which none of
the actors knew what they were doing.
1t says:
The, particulars of the Stowe fratricide,
and subsequent hanging of Henry Stowe,
show that the two brothers, with some
companions, after drinking whiskey free
ly, commenced shooting at ma1k. John
Stowe insisted on loading the rifle for each
competitor, and Henry cOntended that each
man should charge the gun for himself
Henry, however, acceded to the demand of
John until it was his turn to shoot, when
he demanded that the rifle be given him to
load. High words followed, in the course
honesty in not putting any ball in the gun
when last loading it. John called Henry
liar, upon which Henry shot John dead
with a revolver.
Henry was Immediately seized by the re-
mainder of the party, numbering four men,
dragged to a mill from which rope was
procured, and hanged to limb. The COM
pany then repaired to the s'office' and took
drink, and upon returning found their
victim dead. Seeming to realize for the
first time what had happened, those who
participated fled and have not vet been
captured.
The parents of the brothers Stowe, who
live in Pennsylvania. were informed at
once of the terrible affair, and arrived yes
terday afternoon and took charge Of the
remains of their sons, who it seems were
their only children.