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Urinh. Agnin-Another witness l Re
F moved.
Editors of the Register:

Editors of the Register:
Can you explain how It is that Gen.
Custer. y bold Johns.n advocate, aud the
only srmy officer who testified without
reserve before the Congressional Com
mi,tee, and vas i.one'tioteiy sr,fered 70
the extreme frontier BY In. Federal
officials WIS lel ~ fight the Saur nation
with Ten companies, while General Sher-
idsn was irol,cking IN fhiisdeipnis and
thousands Of troops IN the South doing
nothing3 r.
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TIE National Bank Of West Virg mia

81 j RE NatlonAt baDk o. west Nirk MA
las declared five per cent, semi spnusl
6vidend, and announces the tact in GU.
columns. Dividend notices by banks and
ufacturing corporations, are not pour.
hg IN rapidly SO far, this first of July
9et We have no doubt that all ot the
anks and many Of the other corporations
hsvs made something during the last
oix months Notwithstanding the gener-
y stagnstion and depression in husi-
hess throughout the country, the business
men OF Wheeling have gen"'ally added
hoderately 70 their seeu nlstions
AS to the future, no Immediate rtv val Is
espected, but it is believed that alter the
result of the Presidential electio. has
determined the policy OF the goyernIheut
p TO it's financial legislation, confidence
Fill take hold of the public mind and =
Ptesdy Improvement in business will fol-
low.
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Four Ohio Republican Congressman
wrote TO Mr.. HAYES: "The letter OF ac-
ceptance must avoid approval or condem-
nation of GRANTS administration, and
ought to be very brief" Go on, gentle
men, If you think you can fight it out on
the avoidance line ali summer.
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The Indian war progresses hand
somely. The Senate has killed the bill
g. transfer the Indian bureau from the
Indian to the War department, and the
appropriation Of Sl5O,0O0 tor rstions and
munitions has passed. With such
prompt assistance from the government,
and the aid of so many skilled warriors In
the field, General Bull will probably sue
ceed in putting An efectusl squelcher,
very soon, upon the insurrection headed
F, by the impertinent Crook.
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A Fact that IL Eloquent.

From the Utica Observer.
Less than two years ago Samuel D,
Ti,den was elected Governor Of New
York. 1t WAS the year s*.er the psnic.
The people felt poor sad they dernan led
q reduction in the expenses Of the Gov
ernHent. The taxes for 1874 were SIG,
CO. The taxes for 1876 are SS,000,0Co.
There is no humbug, no sham, no false
pretences sbout that 1t is enc of those
solid, substantial fscts which touch the
pocket, and influence the judgement OF
every citizen OF every community IN the
State, for every msn is n taxpayer.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-07-08

John A. Morrow, q well known from
Persman died at Omaha yesterday.
Mr.. Wymsn has qualified as Treasurer
\ the United States.
The annual meeting of the Western
ssoclated Press will be held at Detroit,
uly 18th.
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Ono may be going to the eternal
bow vows, 10y giving HAYES An over
whelming majority, but the drift don't
seem to be that way. ST. lar AS visible
70 the naked eye While we have ob
served no evidence If enthusiasm III in the
Democratic ranks in that State over the
nomination of Mr.. TiLDEN, We have
lh,led 20 see any marked exhibitions OF
joy over the nomination of Mr.
HAYES. But we do come across in tie
locsl press, just such items rs this one
from the Guernsey J.5ersoniGn:
There are not dozen Democrats in
Guernsey county who not will vote for
the ST. Louis ticket and there are twice
that many Republicans who will. Tiiden
and reform is much better than Hayes
and the continuance Of the rings by
whose influence he w, S nominated
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POLITICS I'M sTEUBENvILLE.
Editors OF the Register:

Editors OF the Register: lti-
I had occasion 10 visit Steubenville
yesterday on business, and from its ma
ture 1 was brought IN contact with q
number of the prominent Democrats OF
that city, who, of course, introduce the
topic of politics, which drifted in al cases
to that which lay nearest their. heart,
viz: the chaotic condition Of the Demo-
cratic party in the county, and
particularly IN the city. Before
tho st. Louis Convention Q prsponder-
ance of the Democrats seemed to have
had their hearts set upon Allen; or some
other avowed friend OF soft money, to
such an extent that Tilden was the last
man they either wanted or expected 10
be their standard bearer. This state OF
things was probably more decided than
1t otherwise would have been, by
the very positive course Of the
Cincinnati Enquirer and the Gazette, t. i,
Democratic organ Of Jefferson county.
Both of these papers said many hard
and bitter things about Tilden, prior TO
the nomination. Since that event the
ENQUIRER gracefully and promptly struck
It's eolors and knocked under, showing
that its good sense was not entirely gone.
Messrs. McFadden i Hunter, iof the
Gazette, who, despite their brashness and
eccentricities, are very clever fellows
and know how. to mske Q live paper,
seemed TO feel that to swallow oneself met
apbor; ally speaking) was no easy tssk,
on the contrary, they thought it botter to
attempt to stem the rushing torrentof
enthusiasm in favor of Tilden and kick
away ut him, though it did him no BARN
and made them ridiculous, until they
were completely submerged and de'-
troyed by its power and immensely.
Hence the chaos in the Democratic ranks
already referrt TO.
There were many prominent Demo
Gratis in Steubenyille who felt the same
way as the prOple OF the Gazette,
on the announcement of the
news from st. LOUIS, and some
few do even to this day, but they are
rapidly becoming fewer snd farther be-
tween until by the seventh of next No
vember, it is argued that there won't be
Democrat in the county who will so
back on the ticket. Even Charley Nc
MILAN and the young men Of the Gazette,
it is claimed, will see the error OF their
ways and straddIe the Tildsn' and Hen
bricks nags and urge them on to Victory
with ss much zest as If they were their
irst choice.
Yet this don't alter the fact that there
is a good deal of dissatisfaction at present
because the proprietors of the Gazstte are
pursuing their present conrse. The
Herald yesterday had two communica-
lions from Democrats, condemning their
headstrong policy. The feeling is grow
ing, and unless hearty support OF the
ticket is adopted, much bad blood, it is
predicted, will be the result.
SoJOURNER.
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a,.,pc Appo,u1.a a. \. s....er.

AGusrA, M, July The news OF
Lot N. Morrill, entering on hts duties ~
secretary of the Treasury was the occs-
SION Of much rejoicing here.
Goveonor Conner called On Mr.. Blaine
IN ms sick room and rendered him the
appointment Of United States Senator,
saying that he believed Il ~ be the very
general expectation and wish Of The Re-
publicans oi Name that he should I'll ths
vacancy caused by Mr.. Morrilis rosigns-
ton. II il Understood that Mr.. Blaine
will accept the place. e."
Mr.. Blaine has not been quits 10 veil
to dny as for two or thrs. dnvs pnst.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-07-08

WAsHISGroS, June The House
and senate conferees on the diplomatic
and consular appropriation bill have
reached . ssulstsntial agreement on hat
bill. The Senlte conferees agree la en-
feet 70 yield to the House, and fI the
to,al amount TO be appropriated as desir-
ed by the House, but they pro-
pose tha, the President shall be allowed
bis discretion in the expenditure OF
this money among the vaicus legislative
and consular bodies, in order that the
service may not be crippled.
Both the House and Senate conference
committees agree on the appointment OF
. commission for the reorganization OF
the diplomatic and consular service. The
bill will be reported in day cs two.
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Postage Ras~
Phils delphis Times

The cen.est upon the rates Of postage
on third-class matter hiss been adjusted
very ssnsibly, by reducing the rates on
transit printed matter TO one cant for
two ounces, and continuing the rate Of
one cent per ounce on merchandise. The
distinction is eminentiy proper. The
next thing for Congress 10 do with the
postal rates is 10 LET them alone Tor
awhile.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-07-08

THE better class of Republicans long
since MESSED that 1t would be impossi
bic for them to meet in the Presidential
campaign the charges of corruption to
which the Administration had laid the
party liable, except by nominating man
whose name should be guarantee OF re-
torn. The Republicans have not nomi-
mated such n man, and where do they
find Themselves noW2
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Hank GIosetl.

Sr. LOUIS, July THE Central Saw
ings Bank sf this city closed its doors To-
day. The President and Directors make
the statement that the assets will meet
the Liabilities, and make Nh assingnment
Of all the property oftbe bank. Three
prominent citizens are mentioned H tras-
tses for the depositor< creditors and
stnckholderE.
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The seaseass tat.

PHILADELPHIA, July The sdmis-
SONS 10 the Centennial Exposition yer
trrday, numbered 1900, of which
5000 were paid. The whole number of
visitors since the opening has been
.962, ,bA.
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BY TELEGRAPH
s--z ~. 10 THE
WHEELING REGISTER.
Associated Press Report. by Western
Union Line, Office Northwest cor.
Of Main and 18th Sts.
DOMESTIC NEWS.
GRAFTON.
TiIden and Hendricks Ratification
Meeting

TiIden and Hendricks Ratification
Meeting
GRAFTON, w. VA, July 7th, 1876.
special TO the Register.
There was grand Tiiden and Hen
bricks ratification meeting here tonight,
which was addressed by Hon. John J'
Davis and Hon. B. +. Martin, with tell
ing effect. A notable feature of the Oc-
casion was torchlight procession fully a
mile in length.
The meeting was large and enthusias
TIC. ,Ysumsy look fcf good news from
this section when the vote is counted.
\. w.
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Don Carlo. Ineog.

RICHMOND, VA, July Ga party OF
strangers arrived here this evening via
the Piedmont Air Line Railroad, en-
route for the Centennial ExPosition.
They are said - be Don Carlos and suite
travelling Iaosg,afO,
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The Steubenville Paper Mill will be
offered at public sale, by the Trustee,
july 27th. This is an immensely big
mill, and has lost lets of money for its
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Grs. eroRo.A. Custer, whose terri

GEN. GKoRaIA. Custer, whose terri
BILE fate has already been chronicled in
these columns, was q nstiveof our neigh
boring county of Harrison across the
river in Ohio. He was born at New
Rumley, December s, 1899; was sp
pointed cadet at West Point by Hon
JOHN A. BINGHAM in 1867, from which
he graduated in 1861. The civil wal
having broker out, he was appointed
second lieutenant of cavalry, and was
present at the battle of Bull Run, and
aftsrward was employed in the defense
OF Washington. From October l, 1861,
70 February, 1852, he was absent on sick
leave. After recovering, he rejoined the
army, and was additional side-de-camr
to Gen. MCCLELLAN during the cam.
paign on the peninsula and that IN Mary.
land, being Captain Of staff He served
through the entire war, and took
part in more than sixty engagement
in which csvs.ry we're employed
In the volunteer service he reached
the rank al M1or General. dc
was mustered out of the volunteer ser.
wee Feb. l, 1866 In the regular army
he receiyed several promotions, the
highest being that of brevet major
general. His regular rank, however,
was that of lieutenant colonel. As such
in the 7th cavalry, he was, in July, 1866,
ordered to frontier duty in the northwest.
About 1872 the Indians in this region
began 10 be troublesome, and Custer was
engaged in many encounters with them
with almost uniform success. In the
summer Of 1874 he conducted large
military and scientific expedition into
a region among the Blue mountains,
hitherto wholly unexplored, which WAS
found 10 be we'll watered and fertile, and
apparently Astounding IN mineral wealth.
He had published, from time to time
papers In various periodicals. describing
his experience in this region.
These, with more or less revision,
have been published in aseparate volume,
Life on the Plains" New York, 1874,
Readers of this brief sketch of the
CAL eer Of this brave soldier will readily
remember the effort made to detract from
his fame and degrade his position within
the last few months. During the inves-
LEGATIONS which disclosed the cOrruptions
in the War Department under BEL
KNAP's naeement, he WAS summoned
from his command in the northwest u
Washington to testify before CLYMEK's
committee. He obeyed the summons,
and while in the committee room gave
some very damaging testimony in
ftItT6UCt W tuD va
post-traderships. For som, reason the
President suspected or pretended to sus-
pect that he had sought the opportunity
to make his disclosures, or at least had
made them too willingly or with too much
Of sense of satisfaction, and peremptor-
lily ordered him IN rejoin bis regiment at
once. THIS order in effect reduced HIM
from the rank of major general to that Of
a lieutenant colonel, and the indignity
was most keealy felt by the brave and
proud-spirited officer. AT the special re-
quest of Gen. TEsRY. now in command
of the column to which CUSTER be-
longed, CUsTER's regiment was assigned
TO duty in his division of the army which
was to march against the Sioux in the
Big Horn region, where he met his ter
rible fate.
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at'heeling &egistsr.
Gou closed Yesterday at ll2t.

The ,oeather to-day ,0,a Be partly
elo,uiy ,oith east to south winds, sIisht
chance of temperature, and local rains
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nrnoCRArIC STATE EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE MEETING.

TN ACCORDANCE WITH THE wish
i of a majority OF the members OF the
state Executive Committee, appointed at
,hs Charleston Convention, said Commit
,.s will meet at the city OF Grafton on
"wednesday. the 10Th day OF July,
,.-s. tor the purpose OF organization.
The Democratic candidates for the vari-
ops stxte sffices, nominated at the Charles
ron convention, are requested to meet said
commiltee at the same time and place.
By order of the Committee.
Iva ]. w. GALLAHER, Sec'y.
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The Hancock Courier mentions that
ROBERT MERCER bought some 10000 lbs
of wool, LAST week, at 80 cents.
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S~ui~nred.

CHICAGO, July 7.-Jscob RssAm, e.
Chief Of Police, Convicted OF completely
in the whisky frasds, sas to-day sen
tenccd To pay fns Of $1,000 and 70 BE-
imprisoned in jsii for Fix months
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Gov. TILpEN is already called sscoun.
drel by the Repuhlicau press, and the ef-
fort is begun to endeavor 10 discredit the
noble work in the cause of reform which
be- has accomplished. THIS is TO be ex.
pected. There never yet was reformer
" ho failed IL make enemies Of the OPP
poneRts of reform But after the de-
.nands for clean and decent campaig n,
With no personalities, which the Repub-
hcsn press made at the time that the
bond.broker BLAINE was expected as
their candidate, this assault upon Gov.
T1LpRN looks little insincere, to say
tAe least However, no man is better
able to stand up under calumny.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-07-08

The woman sutirsglsts have been heard
aud laughed st in the recent national
political conventions, and it has been es-
4 ,blished that when lady has the floor
DO point of order is in order, and the con-
30 ,uence is a notion that the horrors of the
oppression oil women are pressing with
greater force than ever upon the devotses
OF the cause. So they grow tunnier aid
funnier. The funniest thing they have
done WAS in attempting to mount the
platform nj Philadelphia on the Centen-
NAL Fourth Ia read new Declaration OF
I dependence. HAwLrY wouldn't have
il and he Is Ia have h hard time Of it.
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A. A. Selaver, q we'll known Wall
street operator has filed . petition in
bankruptcy. Total liabilities $s6O,0OO,
Of which $5s6O 900 il partially secured.
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Base EalI.

CiscIxxArI, July THE Ses
H.vsns were defeated 70 day by , seses
Of : 10 I.
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A Paris dispatch says the romored A.
tempt on the life Of Duke De Chatra BY
soldisrs il entirely unfounded.
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Joseph DAILY, Of Philadelphia vas
padly burned yesterday, while klndling
q ire with c0Al oil.
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Horrible Harder.

wAsHIsoroN, July IA cnlorsd
man named Tarpin was killed here on
The Fourth. His head was severed from
his body and bn body cut up and thrown
into an ash pile a woman with whom
he lived h. disappeared and she Is sup
posed 70 have been the murdsress.
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! BEKsk July IA ps.ssoger tssia
from this city ior Lsusanns cstns "a eoi-
lsi.a to-day n PaleziuI vith snoshsr
trsiD coming from IAnssnns. bgh
engines vsrs Destroyed, several csss d..
molishsd and ten psssons killed
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Senstor Morrill, bss qualified NJ Sscrs-
tsry Of the Treasury.
IL IL uDderstood tbsi Governor Hayss
lettsr of acceptance will b. ready Tor ths
papers OF Monday morning. II will PrSb-
ABLY be brief.
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CoxsrAHTiserLA July 7.-Ths Anss-
,ean colony enthusiastically bosossd NJ
Fourth, Horace Maynard, tss Anssjcss
Aisisisr, presided, add rssd ths Dcisfs-.
too Of lsdspssdsscs and Sads Q spsscA
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TH K VICTIM.

The deceased called himself Marshal
johnson, from near Stsunton, Vnginis
He Was twenty nine years OF age, five
ieet six inches high, and weighs about
$50. He was dark complected, had rest
less eyes, sharp features. He used in con-
versatlon, good language, and exhibited
cool and determined bearing, and a
good deal Of what is generally called
pluck. There is runor current that he
gave bis attorney $3.50 for sAie keeping,
vet We could not ASCERTAIN the fact.
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The Lynching of Mar.haii Johnson,
for the Double Murder OF Marshal
J. II. Mitchell and e.. r. Tarner, sf
HunttngtO0-

J.. II. Mitchell and &. r. Tarner, sf
HuniingtO0-
Already it has been announced that
one Marshall johnson, alias Cox, alias
| Allen, had stolen fine horse and buggy
near Springfield, OHIO, and driven to
| Huntington, w. Va, and afterwards
being ovsrtaken four miles ab,ve Harri-
son Station, Putnam county, by Marshal
j. Ii. Mitchell and g. T. Turner, of
Huntington, who went in pursuit OF him.
and how he fatally shot both OF them
through the abdomen while trying TO
capture him.
lie was eventually captured at Pomeroy
10y parties who had been in pursuit Of
h,m and brought back to the Hunting
ton jul
a letter from Winfield, Putnam
county, to the Charleston Courier, dated
July lst, gives the following particulars
of his lynching:
About five o'clock this morning
squad of men numbering fifteen, entered
our town on horseback disnounted and
went to the Jail, where they met with no
difficulty IN securing the prisoner, the
jailor beiLg taken by utter surprise,
and not being in condition 10 re-
sist their demand for the keys. As
it was broad daylight then, and
the "mobbers' not masked the
most of those belonging to the
mob were recognized by men OF our
town, VIII, in the meantime had gathered
about the Court House, as leading citi-
zens OF Huntington. Without any re-
sistence Whatever the prisoners hands
were tied with rope on his back. They
then put him behind man on horseback
and started. At l.. &. Bowyers, who
lives one mile from town, they stopped,
wstered their horses and demanded
rope. Being refused, two of the mob
went to the barn and secured two halters,
each about one yard long, and one made
from two inch and the other from one
half inch rope, and started again.
They halted two miles from town, at
White Oak Chapel, took the prisoner TO
a CHI tnut tree close by the road side, and
there in sight OF a chur hung him TO
limb eleven feet above the ground. They
propI 1.-The limb up with fence rail land
50 he was not instantly killed. When
the hangnen left, the pulse of the poor
wre ,cb was still beating, forty minutes
q. er that horrible outrage was commit
tel. AS a matter Of course, his neck was
OF broken, and he was strangled 70
death.
VICTIM.
The deceased called himself Marshal
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proprletors
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The Killed aud wounded.

The following diepatch has been re-
ceived at tke War Department:
To General E. ID. To,onsend:
Capt. Smith, of General Ter-y's staff,
telegraphs from Bismarck rs follows:
General Custer, Captains Custer, Keogh,
Yates and Cook, Lieutensnts Smith, Me-
Intosh, Calhoun, Hodgson, Reilly, Porter,
Stmges and Crittenden, killed; Lie IT.
Harrington and Assistant Surgeon Lord,
missing; 26l dead have been found, and
81 wounded brought away, --G ..
[Signed.] R G. DRuENER.
Assistant Adjutant-GeneraL
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Troops offered

SALT LAKE, July AT a public
meeting held here this evening, it was
resolved to ollcr TO the Government II
regiment of 200 men from this ter
ritory in Ten days TO avenge the death
of Gen. Custer, and for the extermina.
ton of the Sioux,
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.SteatJenritle, July Z, 1876.