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The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-12-23
STEAM BOATS.
Wheeling, Parkersburg and
Cincinnati Transportation
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COURIER,............ Capt. JACK HARRISON.
EXPRESS, ........... Capt: PHIL. ASsCHUTZ.
sT@s The COURIER leaves Wheel
- Ing for Parkersburg every
Tuesday, Thursday and saturday ut lO:N
n. m. Returning leaves Parkersburg every
Monday Wednesday and Friday ut 9oclock
u. m.
The EXPRESS leaves Wheeling and
Petersburg every Monday, Wednesday
and Friday al 1917 O'Clock a. m. Return
ing leavss ParkerEburg every Tuesday and
Saturday ut o'clock am.
For freight or passage apply 70
L. Ii. BOOTH & CO.,
de ) Agents.
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EVANSVILLE, December 22.-Weathcr
cloudy; mercury fl to 37o, and wind from
the west. The river has risen & inches,
with and $40 feet on the gauge. Down
Robert Mitchell and Sandy. Up
Lloncss and barges, Crazy, Dick John
son, and Mitchell.
LOUISVILLE. December 22.-River riS-
ing fast with feet inches in canal and
4 feet 6 in chcs in Indianchute. Arrived
STRAIN and Kanawha, with tow, Pome-
roy; and H. 5. Turner, Memphis. De
partcd-Storm and tow, Paducah,
kanawha and tow, Cairo; and Turner,
Cincinnati. Weather cloudy and pros
poets of rain.
ST. LOUIS, December 22.-Arrived-
Nail CITY and Alex. Swift Ohio river.
Departed Memphis; Raven.
Cairo; Lady Lee, NIcksburg. River
about stationary. Weather fair and
warmer, but freezing again tonight.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-12-23

AN ART ENTERTAINMENT.-A grand
Art Entertainment will be given at the
Female College this evening, at halfpast
seven o'clock, by Prof. l.. S. Thompson,
Superintendent of Drawing in the public
schools ofSandusky, Oberlin, Elyrla and
Fremont, Ohio.
This exhibition will consist of views,
thrown upon large screen by means OF
a Sciopticon, illustrating Egyptian, As
syrian, Grecian, Roman, Arabic, Mores-
que, Byzantine, Chinese, Celtic, Italian
and Renaissance Architecture and Orna-
ment. Also views of beautiful and his
toric sculpture, from different sources.
The entertainment will be interspersed
with many humorous and comic draw
ings to relieve the audience, and will be
found not only very pleasing and m
structive, but altogether unlike anything
to which the public are usually invited.
The admission is only % cents.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-12-23

Is getting your stock Of holiday CALI
dies, fruits and good things generally,
don't fail to call at J. p. TruSchels, 1880
Market street. His stock of fireworks is
the largest in this city.
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VERY disagrceable weather for Christ
mes times.
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SANTA CLAUS HEADQUARTERs.-Fo
the greatest variety of Christmas Toys
60 to A. Gollner's lib Market street,
opposite old Union street; French, Ger
man and English makes. All new de-
signs. and Of great novelty. Do not
purchase until YOU see the stock. Nv
store is fllep..s Prices very reasonable.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-12-23

SOMETHING NEw.-Graphoscopic and
Stcreoscopic Albums for the holidays, ht
Halls Gallery, lllS, Main street. Splen-
did Christmas presents.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-12-23

WHOEVER contemplates making a
choice gift to a friend, in the shape OF
smokers articles, will find an elegant
assortment at Meder IL Bro, Market
street, next to Mcclure House.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-12-23

THE largest assortment of Stereoscopes
and Stereoscopic Views, at Halls Gale
~, lll3, Main street.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-12-23

J. P. TRUscHEL, confectioner, No.
1890 Market street, has the finest stock
of candies, toys and foreign fruits TO be
found in this city.
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FIFTY Organ Boxes for sale at from
sl.OO to 500, at Sheib's Music Store.
Will make excellent coal or feed bO1es.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-12-23

THE Board of Education adjourned to
meet Tuesday night.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-12-23

THE o. ID. ID. C., give one other
pleasant "skips," at Old Dominion Hall
on Christmas eve.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-12-23

THERE was not much oratory indulg-
ed in at the Board of Education last
night, after all.
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ANOTHER invoice of Organs just re-
ccived at Shcib's.
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The closing out at cost continue VET
AT [embrace It'll }. W. FERRELs.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-12-23

The finest assortment of Albums for
the holidays, at Halls Gallery, lll3
Main street
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-12-23

For Silk Dress Goods at dead cost, 90
o J.W FERREL's'
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CANDIES, fruit and fireworks in great
abundance and cheap at
}. =. TRUsCHELs
1890 Market street.
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The meaning and extent of "articlc :
is ambiguous.
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DIR. IuII,S HAIR DYE

Is easily applied, imparts beautiful black
or brown, and acts like magic. The best
II the world. Sold by all druggists. Price,
LOO box
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The CHASTITY record OF deaths that result
from pulmonary affections Is frightful.
There Is no disease that Is so insiduous in
its attack as consumption. By the neglect
Of "slIght colds" they sOon become deep
seated and defy remedies which, ifapplf-
piled at the outset, would have ayertcd all
danger. DR.. TUFTS EIpectOrant has prov
en- itsclfthe most valuable Lung Balsam
ever discovered. A distinguished clergy
man Of New York, Dronounces II the
greatest blessing Of the nineteenth centu
~" and says mo family should be with
out it," II il pleasant 10 the taste, and a
single dose will often remove most obsti-
nate cough. ONCE, Is Mury street, New
York. octl2
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New goods received daily at the New
York SO cent store, iii Main street.
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SUICIDE-A lIatcrg Grarc.-- Yesterday
morning about four o'clock, German
named Case Wcltv, committed suicide by
jumping into the river, off coal flat
lying by the side Of Armstrong; float
just above the suspension bridge. 'Bony
Downes, the Waterman on the Steam
er Science, heard the cries oi
dstress.-thc unfortunate man
having evidently repentcd his rashncss-
and he Immediately threw several small
boards out into the water in the direction
from which the screams came. But his
efforts proved unavailing, for IN few
seconds all was quiet, and the man VIII"
had cried for help, had sunk to rise no
more. Later in the morning, "Unclc
Joe" Forsyth, and officer Hugh Har-
rison, in hunting along the
bank, found hat, two coats and II
pair of boots, lying in heap on Il barge
near where Welty had evidently jump
ed into the river. The clothing was al
forwards recognized by the drowned
mans wife. Welty was about twenty
four years of age, and had been living
with his wife and two children on the
bank of the river, just above the scene of
his last act.
We learn from Matthew Refs who
lives in North Wheeling, that Welty
went to his house about two o'clock on
the morning of the suicide, knocked at
the door and requested to be admitted, rs
he wanted to talk over some business
affairs with him, Refs. After being ad-
mitted he informed Refs that he was
thinking about going into the country
and starting n blacksmith shop,
and wanted to borrow some money
for that purpose, and would come
around again in II few days, to have an
other talk about the matter. He then
left and said he was going home. Refs
says he was perfectly sober, anc seemed
to be in his right mind. From there it is
supposed he went to the river and jumped
in. Mr.. Refs requests us to say that he
will give fifteen dollars reward himself
for the recovery of Welty's body. Up
to a late hour last night it had not been
found. Wclty's family is in very desti-
tute circumstances, and something ought
to be done to relieve their wants.
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FURs, FuGs, FURs.-Big lot, and all to
be closed out at cost; obliged TO sell.
J. w. FERREL-
Cor. Main L 10Th sts. Centre Wheeling
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GREAT SACRIFICE CONTISUED Of do
nestle Dry Goods and Carpets, Morinos,
Cashmercs, Alpacas, Silks, Nelycts, CAST
mers, James, Blankets, and Furs, at cost
and less, to meet the creditors of
J. w. FERREL.
Cor. Main and 10Th st.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-12-23

SOME of the best brands of imported
cigars ever brought to the city can be
found at the Central Cigar Store of
MEDER & Bro,
1914 Market street.
They are just the thing for Christmas
gift
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HOLIDAY Presents at cost. A big lot
of Jewclry Of all descriptions to be sold
at cost, by
J. W. FERREL,
Centre Wheeling.
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Go TO Halls Gallery, 1ll3 Man street,
and get your holiday pictures.
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CUMBERLAND has u free soup house,
and the Times man is happy.
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FERREL's is the place for cheap dry
goods and carpets now.
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For Mcrino, Cashmere and Alpaca
at cost goto j. W. FERRELS.
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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER ri. 1874.
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE
TRAVELLERS GUIDE.

Arrival OF Trains.
p. & %. r. r. S.5Oa m. 40 p. m. 1850 pm.
Centr RIO. Div 74Oa 625a m. IL 40 pm.
Clevel'd& Pitt ii 90 a. III. 6U2 p. III. vi pm.
Hempfi'd RR S.lOa. IN. .......... ... 4.45 pm.
SSteubenyiIle Accommodation i.l0 pm.
Departure Of Trains, ----
II 40 r. r. 6.45a. III. S55 am. so p. III
Centr'l y. Div 40 a. III. 80 pm. 9.IQ p. III
IIeveI'dSPitt d. 05 a. III. 1 10 Il IN. H3.O5 pm.
Hempfi'd X R6.55 a. IN. ............. 2.55 p. III
SSteuhenyilie Accommodation I.55 y. III.
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NOTICE The time being extended by
nv creditors ! will continue selling out
my entire stock of Dry Goods and Car
pets at cost, the coming week, and | hope
the same liberal patronage and appreca-
ton Of great bargains and self-interest
will be continued.
J. W. FERREL's,
Main and 10Th street.
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NEW Years Calling Cards and Stereo-
scopic Portraits at Halls Gallery.
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dive. recommended for the cure OF all de-
rangements OF the stomach, liver and
bowels. BY their timely use much sickness
u prevented. The test OF many years has
proven them In be the safest, surest and
1.-St OF all the pills ever offered 10 the pub
lie. They purify the blood remove all cor
ruptions and restore the diseased system
to p4 RECT health. As an Antodite to Chills
and Fever they have no equal. For Dys-
pep~ia they are a specific. For Sick
Headache and Bilious Collie they are sure
cure. For Consumption, rheumatism,
Piles, Palpitation Ofthe Heart, Pain In the
Side. Back and LOins, Nervousness,
positive remedy. For Female Irregulari-
Ties, without a rival. When one does not
feel very well, a single dose stimulates
the stomach and bowels, restores the APP
petite, and imparts yigor 10 the system.
Sold everywhere. once, is Aurry street,
y eg York.
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AFATAL ACCIDENT.
A Man AlniOst Instantly htiied ~
the Yard Engine OF the b. d o. X. Il.
Last Evening.

the Yard Engine OF the b. d o. X. II.
Last Evening.
Last evening about five o'clock, man
named Christ Brockman, employed as a
driver for Hobbs, Taylor & Co., was run
over and almost instantly killed by the
yard engine of the B. & o. K. K, at the
south end of the passenger depot.
The following are the circumstances
as near as could be learned: Brock
man was crossing the track on his way to
the machine shop of Hobbs, Taylor u
Go. A passenger engine was standing
on one of the side tracks letting of
steam, which made it impossible to Oh
serve the approach of anything, or for
the engineer of the yard engine to see
any object on the track in that vicinity In
this way the engine had struck Brockman'
before Mr.. Clark, who had charge OF the
yard engine, had any note OF warning,
and of course it was impossible to stop
before the front two wheels had passed
over the body Of the man. Assistance
was Immediately sent for and Brockman
was put on stretchcr and carried to I"
room in the freight depot. DR.. Baguley
was dispatched for, but before he arrived
the man had expired, having lived only
about twenty-five minutes after receiv-
ing his injuries. The wheels of the en-
CINE had passed over his legs, close to
his groins, and nearly severing them
from his body.
Squire Hammer was notified OF the
sad affair, who had II jury empanncIied
and held an inquest.
After hearing the evidence OF the Wit
nesses the following verdict was rcndcr-
ed.
State Of West Virginia, Ohio Co''''N to-
nit:
An inquisition taken at the office OF
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com
pany, in said county, on the 22nd day OF
December, 1874, before me, Bcnno kam-
mer Justice of the said county, upon
the view of the body Of Christ Brock
man, there lying dead. The
Jurors sworn to enquire when
how and by what means the said Christ
Brsckman came to his death, upon their
oaths do say that the said Christ Brock
man was this 22d day of December, 1874,
about the south end of the B. Il o. rail-
road passenger depot, accidently run over
and Killed by the regulating engine OF
the said railroad company, and no blame
can be atteched to the persons then IN
charge Of said engine.
GSigned.1 BENNo HAMMER, ~.
n. w. Beck, John Finnegan, T.: Hoob,
ST., A. Morrison, NJ. }. Coyle, John
Wvcotf. j. Nj. Stewart, Thos. Fleming,
David Engram, }. Van Nosscn, j. X.
Mclaughlin. VIM. STANLEY.
Jurors.
The deceased was a German, about fifty
wears old, and lived on Chaplinc street,
below 10Th. He leaves II wife and 1--WE
children to moarn his sudden death. lie
had been in the employment OF Hobbs,
TAYLOR Il Co., for several years, and was
considered a good and faithful workman
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Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1874-08-14
Incident at a Funeral.

THE Rev Mr.. B., a Baptist clergyman,
was settled a short time ago in one OF
the southern towns of Rhode Island. He
was called at one time to officiate at
funeral there at the residence OF one OF
his parishioners, when somewhat un-
us1fa1 incident occurred. The mOurnerS
were seated in front room and adJoin-
ING lodging-room, the men with their
hats on, as is the custom in some places.
While preaching the minister noticed an
unusual merriment among the mourners,
especially among those in the lodging
room and those whose position COM
manded view of it, The levity in
creased to a giggle among the young
people, which SO surprised and con-
founded the minister, who could see no
reason for it, that he stopped in his dis
course and referred to the manifest i'm
propriety of indulging in such feelings
on such an occasion. When quiet was
restored he continued his remarks, with
the consciousness that the merriment
was only kept in check. After the SER
vices were over the following explana
ton was given: In the lodging-room
which was free from it's usual furni-
ture, some wearing apparel was hang
ing from the ceiling about the room
among it a lady's hoop-skirt, which fell
down over one of the men, inclosing him
from the top of his hat to his lap, and
being something of a wag, he sat there
demurely, looking through the bars OF
his cage, until some one near him re
moved the offending article. Had the
minister himself beheld the spectacle il
is doubtful how it would have influenced
his own gravity,
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1874-08-14

moist sand, they may be kept sound until
the following spring The main thing to
be observed is to place the vessels con-
tanning these nuts in as cool position as
possible, as, for instance, on the north
side of some building, banking up the
boxes or barrels at the same time with
earth. We have frequently kept the
common chestnut in this manner, and
also buried in a dry bank in the open
ground. But none of the soft-shell nuts
will withstand any considerable amount
of drying, although few weeks expo
sure to the atmosphere OF room with
out fire will not do them any material in
jury.
There is still another class of tree
seeds very different in character from
either of the above, those with horn
like covering, as seen in the common
locust and three thorned acacia. The
vitality of most of the seeds of this kind
remains unimpaired under ordinary cir
cumstances for many years; hence very
little attention is paid to conditions be-
yond that of keeping them dry. Their
oily nature prevents shriveling, but the
shell or horn-like envelope becomes very
hard with age and impervious to moist
ure under the conditions in which they
are usually placed in the soil; hence
they fail TO terminate, although really
sound, and their vitality very slightly
impaired. To soften or open the pores
of the outer coat of such seeds they
should either be subjected to severe cold
or considerable heat. If placed in the
sand pits during winter, and where they
will freeze, the required softening may
be secured; but if this is neglected, a
hot bath will answer nearly as good a
purpose in the spring The best way to
apply the heat is to mix with about
equal parts of pure sand and then apply
boiling water sufficient to cover all, and
let it cool, after which place the whole
in warm room or in a sunny spot on
the side of building or fence, eXamin-
ing frequently, and as soon as sprouts
appear sow in carefully-prepared seed
bed.
We have one more pretty extensive
family of trees, the seeds of which re-
quire different treatment from either of
those already mentioned, the evergreens
of various kinds The seeds may be
kept dry in bags or boxes through winter,
and will grow quite freely when sown in
warm, moist soil; but shade to the young
seedlings is desideratum that cannot be
dispensed with in our climate This
may be supplied in almost any manner
to suit the convenience of the grower,
but it must neither be too dense nor too
thin, but just sufficient to prevent the
direct rays of the sun reaching the plants
without entirely excluding the light.
These conditions must be maintained
during the greater part of the first sea-
son, and water applied whenever re-
CURED to insure vigorous growth. Ever
greens may be grown as readily from
seed as deciduous trees, but require more
attention. We are certain that if our
farmers would only try, taking the above
brief hints as general guide, they
might find raising forest-tree seedlings
both pleasant and profitable occupa-
TONY Y. Sun.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1874-08-14

with lavishing salaams and courtly words.
Few visitors at Canton will fail to recall
the shop of the venerable Sac Qua on Old
China street, Or the gentle breeding OF
the accommodating owner with his frost
ed hair and long, wadded gown of dark
silk. Huge silken lanterns hung at the
entrance, and at the'upper end was the
inevitable altar, never wanting in either
dwelling or place of business, on which
fresh offerings of tea, cakes and fruit
were laid every morning and incense
burned perpetually. The old man said
the fire had never once gone out since the
days of his grandfather, who built and
furnished the house, to which Sac Qua
had duly succeeded and which his son
would inherit after him. Said son was
frolicsome little -year-old, exuberant
with boisterous mirth, the child of Sac
Quas old age and his inseparable COM
panion. 1t was beautiful to see them
thus together, the weary old man seem
ing to grow young again in loving con-
temptation of the child's merry pranks;
and the little one always tender and gen
tie when he approached the doting sire
whose years and infrmities were an enig-
ma his fresh young nature sought in vain
to comprehend.-"A Tour IN the China
Seas" By Fannie r. Feudge, IN L6pp51a-
colts M0gazi1ae for august.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1874-08-14
The Chinese " Shops"

Born at Canton and Hong Kong-in-
deed, everywhere in China-a stranger
will be attracted by the unique appear
ance of the Chinese shops. During the
day they are thrown entirely open in
front, with the wares tastefully arranged
on the other three sides of the apartment,
small stairway in one corner leading to
the upper or dwelling portion of the
house. These shops are very models of
neatness, some of them containing a
varied assortment of costly wares, and
occasionally works of art; while the
owners, with their long queues and costly
silken garments, sit in their places of
business like princes in their drawing
rooms, exhibiting quiet dignity, and
even courtliness, strangely unlike the
manners of the races about them. Every
line OF merchandise is duly represented
Silks, teas, fancy goods, lacquered
wares, Jewelry, plate, time-pieces, books.
musical instruments, birds'-nests, confec
tons, drugs; everything that is called
for, native and foreign, is now obtainable
in the large cities on the coast, so rapid
has been the Improvement in the last
twenty years. But the ushering in of the
new epoch has not entirely banished the
OLD, as witness the stores where gods are
made and sold for silver dollars! Ay, and
warranted" too-a god of wealth
;, = sat'e to makee glow Hche," says the po-
lite yender; gods of fair weather and
guardians of health; gods for the sailor
and for the farmer-for every condition
of life, every emergency, and at all prices
Among the most attractive of the shons
are the fruit and flower stalls, usually
adorned with pretty bird-cages, while
John Chinaman deals out his dainty wares,
served in exquisite porcelain or glass,