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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1876-01-29

RriSors Love or GAMDLISG-A
FoRGrRs CARgrI-SrvEN YEARS IN
AMERICA, AND Six or THIN IN PRrsoS
-Adolph Lewis, alias Lewis Brandt.
&c, awaiting trial in New Yo,k for
forgery, is known in Boston by hi.
crimes Lewis Is w.lleducs,,d d
scoundrel, able 10 speak half dozen
languages, ard has a captivating man.
ner. lie was born in Germany. Ills
father left him between 100000 and
$4,000, which was soon wasted in
gambling. Hc came TO the United
States seven years sgo, and went 10
Ohio, where he obtained a good situation.
He gambled, forged 10 raise money, WAS
arrested, convicted, and ssnt 10 the pen
itcntiary, for one year. lie again COM
mitted forgery, aud was sent back To
prison for five years. On November
IS, 1875, he was released. - While In
Columbus lie acted as clerk Of the pris-
on, aud his good behaviour and pleas.
ant address attracted much sympathy.
A Boston woman OF weal,h and respec
liability habituaIly visited the Jail I.
comfort prisoners She wrote TO Lewis
and received gratifying letters ia re-
ply. WheE released he came 10 Boston,
and took n room at the Revere IIonsc.
from which he soon moved 10 The Crsw
ford House. Meantime he kept up
communication with the. ycBaritsbls
friend. AT the Crawford House. he
represented himself as the German
Consul, and banded TO the proprietor.
Dir. Stumpkc, some papet', which fs
asked 10 have kept 10 the safe He
lived on the best fare, hired carriages,
smoked high-pricrd cigars IIs was
also daily visitor to the gaming i,Lls.
lie passed some forged paper on Mr..
Stumpke and the father Of his patron.
This compelled him TO Ay New York.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1876-01-29
BALTIMORE
LOCK HOSPITAL.
DIR. JOHNSTON,

PHYSICIAN OF this celebrated Institu-
ton, has discovered the most certain,
speedy, pleasant, and effectual remedy i'll
the world for all
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The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-12-11

PHILADELPHIA, December 9.-Petro.
lsam--Very scarce held firmly; refined
2S4@27c; crude tic. Flo ur-Firm;
Wisconsin and Minnesota family IS 26(S
675. Wheat-Dull, western red 81 aS(S
81 "a; amber 81 AZ; white 81 40 Rye
At S3c. Corn-Good supply; yellow
59@6lc; do new 52@56c. 0ats-Stesdyi
white 37@4Oc. Pork-At tic. Lard
AT 1O@10t. Butter-Firm; New
York and Bradford county extra 32(S
33c; irsts 2S93Oc. Western extra 25(S
q; frsts 216y22. Cheese-Unchanged.
Eggs-Western fresh 26@slc.
TOLEDO, December 9.-Flour-In good
demand. Wheat-Steady; No. 2 white
Wabash 81 As; No. 3 do 81 %; No. l
white Michigan 81 IS; amber 81 "a; re-
jected red 81 144; No 2 amber Illinois
81 3S. Corn-Steady; high mixed 50tci
No 2 SOC; rejected Acc; damaged 45ci
new 42c. Oats-Firm and unchanged.
MILWAUKEE, December 9.-Flour-
Quiet and Firm. Wheat-Closed dull;
No. l Milwaukee 81 224; No. 2, 81 Is;
No. $40 Corn-Nominal; No. 2,
45c. Oats-No. 2 33c. Rye-Steady;
No. |, 72c Bsrley-Firm; No. 2 spring
76c, !elIer January 763@77c; No. 8 43c
Pittsburgh, December 9.-Petroleum
Firm; crude So 79i at Psrker's; refined
2Sc for prompt Philadelphia delivery.
ST. LOUIS, December 9.-Hogs-
Steady; extra Sc Is.
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HE MIGHT HAVE BEEN.

1t was my furtune, or misfortune, TO be
called TO the Office OF Chief Executive
without any previous political training.
Grants Message.
There is a whisper riu ging clear
In this poor sleeplesS listner's ear
A whisper of but scanty cheer,
And heard more clearly year by year:
"You might have been-lou might have
been"
Breathing throughout the hush of night,
1t shuns companionship AMI light;
A knell, a blessing, and blight,
What profit had he heard Alright:
lyon might have been-you might nave
been"
Asmemory bids the past arise,
The soaring hopes that swept the skies
Each in its narrow grave now lies
He hears, and not with fearless eyes:
"YUu might have been-you might have
BEEN"
He might have played nobler game,
Essaved and reached IA wCrther aim,
Had less OF grief and more OF fame,
Nor heard, as from tongue OF haine:
"You might have been...you might nave
BEEN"
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the new crop is common of thin leaf and
not as desirable in quality as the pre-
vlous CROP 1t contains a large amount
OF horseburnt and damaged tobacco
which it will not pay 10 ship There is
large proportion of French grades in
the crop which will be difficult to dispose
of next season and q large portion Of
these grades may have 10 be carried tor
two years which of course would be very
expensive. We would advise our friends
not to ship any tobacco before May and
June. There is no demand in our mar
ket now which could not be supplied
with old stock. All our buyers are op.
posed to early shipments of tobacco and
if shipped early, the consequence would
be that the stock of this tobacco would
accumulate and dep-ess our market and
finally would have to be sold at heavy
sacrifice. WILKENs & BKALL.
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A MODEL MAIDEN,

Ills not alone that she Is fair,
And hath wealth OF golden hair;
lis not that she can play and sing,
To charm a critic or q king;
lis not that she is gentle, kind,
And wears no chignon huge behind,
Nor high healed boot, nor corset laced
To show her slenderness OF waist;
lis not that She can talk with ease
On well-nigh any theme you please;
'fis not that she can row, and ride,
And do dozen things beside:-
sarhe reasons why love Miss Brown
Are that that she never wears frown,
Ne'er sulks, or poutS, or mopes, or frets,
Or fuses about "styles" or "setS;"
Ne'er nurses lapdogs by the fire,
Nor bids her friends their charms admire
Ne'er bets upon the Derbyi day,
And when she's lost omits to pay;
BY bonnets does not bound her talk,
And Is not indisposed to walk;
Ne'er DULLES her small brothers, nor
Esteems their childish games bore:
With pigments ne'r her cheek defiles,
Nor practises quOquetish wileS:
Needs not maid to pack her things,
Nor plaques papa for diamond rings:
ON Biscuits content to lunch;
Loves Shakespeare, Milton, Pope, and
Punch.
Never descends 10 vulgsr slang,
And ne'or was known the door TO bang!
-PuRch
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Adyancins.

During the Italian campaign detsch'
ment of skirmishers, pushing forward by
NIGHT. came to a river. No bridge and
mo ford, but without hesitation officers
and men swim 1t and men swim 1t and
surprise the Austrians. At day break
the General sees that their position Is too
much exposed, and recalls the c"mman-
der. whom he orders to retneat across the
river. I'll.
GLOW, Generall There is neither
bridge nor ford"
Swim itW
That is impossible"
"Yet you did 1t last night.
AYE, but then we were advancing
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ohio Tobacco Market.
BALTIMORE, December 5, Il


Editors OF Register:
w. have to report very dull market
f,r Ohio tobacco during the past month
a,'d the total transactions amount only TO
abnut two hundred hhds., which SOLD NJ
. decline of one cent per pound. we
'IUo ,,otice a decline of one cent per
nound in Kentucky tobacco, and the gen.
P ,a,dency of the market Is for sill!
lower prices. There seems to Do Out H.
,Ie prospect now, that the present STOCK
~ ohio tobacco consisting OF about 4oUU
bb1s principally Of French grades Will
he materially reduced by sale this month
I'D the bulk of this tobacco Will likely
80 70 he carried over and will come
in competition with the new crop,
We regret to learn that some buyers
sor, bonGht some fancy crops at higher
80 han are justified by the prospects
IS onr market, and unless they quit oHy-
mo at these prices Immediately ana ouy
strictly according to the adVieeS gwen
hv AGENTS here, another disastrous season
IN 6e inevitable. Owing to the iacI
,hat buvers instead of taking the advice
w. oaents VINO certainly ought to be aoIe
70 1--WE an approximate idea OF the lu'u Ii
70 The market, have almost invariably
uaid above the prices namsd by them as
20 money has been lost for years ana
,.nars and il certainly cannot be SAID
;bot the business in Ohio Is in a prosper
o cr condition, therefore we think II Is
H;ob time that calm judgement should
n nre among buyers in Ohio and we
PEI Paooativ advise our friends to abandon
buyipg altogether unless they can Guy s
ouSi" sound average crops OF red and
ggn oou tobacco at 3d. for all heavy
dsrt brown and greenish Tobacco So 70
called French grades not over from 80 -
:" - 80 according TO the size OF the !es 81
should be paid. Even at these prices II
is not likely that any profit Will OS re,
alized unless the next crop shoulu oe a
small one, and the only way to check Tue
nro1uction will be to pay farmers very
low prices, as Long as. they got over -
tor their tobacco they will have an IN
6ucement to raise large crop. we are
suffering now under an overproductioGn
snd Il is of the utmost necessity to the
trads that farmers should be discouraged
from raising much tobacco next season
Further It should be considered thai
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ed OF MARCH, 1896; OR, WHAT
YOU WILL.

SCENE IVA Room in the White House.
Grant pacing up and down outside,
smoking pipe, his body bent, his step
weak. Enter Stranger and Colum bia.
STRANGER pointing toward Grant,
And what's his history?
CoLUMBIA-A blank, kind sir. he never
told his plans.
But let c7noealment, like bug on with
cred crop,
Feed on his hairy cheek; he pinned in
thought;
And, with a green and yellow melan-
choly,
He sat, like Beecher on the ragged edge,
Curslng at luck.
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL

NEW YORK, December 9.-MoNEY-
Closed active at 6@7 per cent. Prime
mercantile paper 5@5l per cent. The
Assistant Treasurer disbursed $l,024,000.
Customs receipts sl6s,OO0. Sterling at
48l@4823.
GoLD-Opened at 1919 and closed at
1911, with sales in the interim at 107.
Carrying rates 5, 3, Al, A and 81 per
cent.
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srATEoP WET VIRGINIA, OFFICE or
Z - PHI !. d.

STATEoF WET VIRGINIA, OFFiCE or !
THE COMMISSION RS or PUBLIC PRINTING,
WHEELING, w. Va, Nov. :, 1870.
Sealed proposals will b. received ny me
Commissioners OF Public Printing, al u"
Auditors ONCE, in the Capitol, until ia"
7th day OF December, 1875. for supply
ing the state OF West Virginia with SIA.
TiONERY and PRINTING PAPER, and
for the execution OF the PUBLIC PRINT
ING and BINDING for two years from the
2nd Wedn esday in January, l577.
Each proposal must be accompanied by
a bond, executed according 10 law, by the
bidder, with at least two good and sum.
Gent sureties, residing in this state, In the
penal sum OF Ten Thousand Dollars Tor All
State Printing, the penal sum OF Two
Thousand Dollars tor all state Binding,
and the penal sum OF Five Thousand Dol
lars tor furnishing Paper and Stationery,
conditioned tor the faithful performance
OF the contracts, and no bid unaecomPa
MED by such bond will be entertained by
the Com N issioHers OF Public Printing.
Estimates Of the vO X and material 70
be done and furnished, together with
blank forms for proposals, bonds. &C, Will
be furnished, upon Application 10 IN"
Com missioners, on and after the I'm inst.
All proposals must be made upon tn"
printed forms and blanks furn shed by
The Commissioners. :. BRADi'
Presiden Commissioners OF Public PrlHt-
Ing. now
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Practical Religion.

From the Paris Figaro.
Daring thunder storm gentleman
,akes a hack down the Champs EIysees
toward the Fauburg st. German. he
notices that at every flash of lightning
his driver piously makes the sign OF the
cross, and says, Il observe that you cross
Yourself; you do well" "oh, yes, 1t Is
always we'll where there are so many
tree but once we get into the streets l
d, mt care cuss.'
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Wheeliug ae9ister.
RATES OF ADVERTISING
THE DAILY REGISTER.

one squares Inch space.
one time.--.......S 10 One month 6 90
Two times.......... l Is Three months. IL Oh
One week........... 2 so One year.......... Is 90
one square ehangeable once a week $50.
special Notices % per cent additional.
Advertisements TO occupy fixed places Ok
per cent additional. -
Cuts VIII be charged double for space
OCCURRED
Dortle) Quinn advertisements, so per
cent aQd t.CLal.
Loca, NCutes Is cents per line-bm no
tocat nCt'ce t.tA De inserted for teas than ONE
D0LLAh
All disbursements, except for establish
ed business houses must be paid for in adj
vance.
Bills with regular advertisers rendered
quarterly.
All bills due on the first appearance of
the advertisement
Yearly advertisers will be confined to
thelr legitimate business, and all adver-
tlsementS not connected with il VII be
charged for al our regular rates.
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Accommodation tram leaves Rellaire at
81 p W, 4ug arrives at Steubenville at
:.sn.
,... Accommodation trains leave
.- .. $3.50 70. IL, and 1880 p. III. /;
5.... .~' ....5 %. m. and :O5 p. IN arrive
6 .-. Ferry a.; .G:Ij a. IN. and 10 p.
- .ru.l.a- leave Martins Ferry at
!. a.s... an so p. M; Bridgeport II 40
a..... .nn. M; arrive at Bellaire at
!. .. Dee. .... ISIS y. IN.
.ssr'. o. .. principal points in the
3 ut n.,. can 3e procured at the
T. IT,. ..Hnr in NcLure House, and
G'-r,... ..u o. bridgeport.
l. l. MYERS,
-.' u..rra PASSENGER & Ticket Agent.
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Cleveland & Pittsburgh r. r.

.JNDENSED TIME CARD.
-.-' s.-s,ss.srs-7 !. tEk.4 -4Sfzsst
= : ~. ~ {. ;5S'1-'-lsses sssie---.;fass
wv AFTER DEC !, 1876, TRAINS
\ run l...y, except SundayD as fol-
~.
ACTON y MAIL. EXPRESS.
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CAPITAL, s25O,OoO

This Bank is Organized and prepared TO
transact the business of banking in all It's
details.
II succeeds the First National Bank OF
Wheeling; Is owned by the same share
holders, and is under the same manage
ment.
By carefully regarding the interests ofits
correspondents and depositors, and by a
prompt and faithful execution OF their
wishes, Il hopes 10 merit their esteem and
confidence.
Notes and Bills discounted.
Collections made on all points through
out the United States.
Deposit accounts subject to check
sight, received from banks, bankers, nrm
corporations and individuals.
Certificates of deposit issued payable on
demand, or at fixed dates.
Interest allowed on special deposits.
DIRECTORS:
JOHN X. BoTsFoRD WM. Il. SIMPSON.
JACOB y. RHODES, WN. y. TURNER,
GEORGE ADAMS, JOHN l.. HoBBs,
GEO. w. FRASZHEIM, U. {. DEWEY,
HENRY NJ. HARP ER. my
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-12-11

RAILROAD BoNDs-Quiet this after
noon. Chicago and Northwestern con-
solidated gold coupons were firm and
brought 923. St. Joseph convertibles
sold at sO{@8Os, and Union Pacific
sinking funds 81.
STATE BoNDs-Quiet and steady at
nominal prices.
SToCKs-The market was strong and
higher early in the day and prices ad-
vsnced 4@z per cent. During the after
noon there was a reaction of fSls per
cent, followed by partial recovery
at the close. The widest changes
of the day were in New York Central
and Northwestern common, while
Lake Shore, Michigan Central, Pacific
Mail and Western Union were promi-
nent in dealings, New York Central
advanced from l041 to l044, and closed
at 108. Western Union common fell off
from 355 TO 344 and preferred from 59s
to $50, with closing sales at recovery
of I per cent for the former and 1 per
cent for the latter. Lake Shore rose
from 56s to 578, fell of to 564 and closed
at 56s. Michigan Central ad-
vanced from AZ to 43s, fell of
to 43B and closed at 4S8,
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
rose from II to n and reacted to 75,
Western Union rose from ut to 723, de-
clined to III and closed at II, Erie
declined from 81 to 81, Rock Island from
100 to 99S, st. Paul common from l9s
to l9t and preferred from 524 to 52,
Wabash from 81 to a and Pacific Mail
from 24t to 234 Among the sales to-
day were 400 Pacific Mail, 1900
Western Union, 5000 Northwestern,
5000 ST. Paul, 5000 Erie, $4,000 Lake
Shore 1000, New York Cen
trail, 5000 Toledo and Wabash
9 300, Michigan Central 1000 Della
ware and Hudson, 5000 New Jer-
sny Central, 10, 100 Delaware, Lacka-
wnnua and Western.
The burdens OF taXstion-Federal,
State and Municipal-on banking are so
heavy, amounting TO about per cent. on
the capital, that several OF the largest
New York banks contemplate reducing
their share capital. Three have the mat
ter under consideration. The Fourth
National bank, with Il capital OF So, OOO,-
600, has already submitted TO the stock
holders proposition TO reduce the capt.
tai to s3,OO0,OO0, paying back to the
stockholders the par value OF the $1,000
900 stock.
The governing committee of the Stock
Exchange have under consideration
proposition 10 reduce the brokers' COM
missions on purchase. and sales of stock
and securities
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TOY CHAIRS.

IL T. HAVE JUST RECEIVED A FAN
~. .a,SprtmentOt "hild'S Toy Chairs
a.. .' Holidays, and invite the attention
.' PATRONS Ia them. We have also a
amt beautiful assortment OF Cay
..' AMP CHAIRS, suitable Tor
.'.'>.MdS presents. Call and see them.
FRIEND & son,
'..J 1868 Main Street.
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original color, 9ctth tile gloss dnd
freshness Of youth. Thin hair is
thickened, falling hair checked, and
badness often, though not always,
cured by its use. Nothing can re-
store the hair where the folliclcs are
destroyed, or the glands atrophied
and decayed. But such as remain
can be saved for usefulness by this
application. Instead offouling the
hair with a pasty sediment, it will
keep it clean and vigorous. Its
occasional use will prevent the hair
from turning gray or falling of,
and consequently prevent badness.
Free from those deleterious sub
stances which make some prepare
tions dangerous and injurious to
the hair, the Vigor can only benefit
but not harm it. If wanted merely
for 4
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For restoring Gray Hair TO
its natural Vitality and Color.

A dressing
which is at
once agree
able, healthy,
and cttectual
for prcscrv-
ing the hair.
FADED OF gray
'h0ir is soon
restored TO its
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ihe very best Work done az
the Ter } lOVTst aguress

1I'@s.", srd samples furnished on
VI h".i.", Give Is IN order and be
NE REGISTER COMPANY
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The Towers of Silence.

The Prince OF Wales and some of his
suite were allowed TO visit the famous
flowers of Silence" where the bodies of
the dead are exposed to be devoured by
vutures. They were the first Europeans
who have ever been permitted to enter
the gloomy portals of this strange place
Of sepulture. The towers are five IN
number, are circular, md are so well
built that the oldest has stood tor two
hundred wears without requiring TO be
repaired. They ale formed ofhuge stone
slabs well cemented together, and the
largest cost 100000. If it may be As
sumed that the four other towers cost on
an average $50 600 each, we should have
a tenth of a million invested in these
buildings alone. And that Sir Jsmshidje
gave 1000 square yards of land, and
betrayed the expenses of a road, and some
idea may be formed of the cost OF he
whole cemetery. They are under charge
of the Psrsoe sect, who are noted for their
rigid exclusiveness, and it was something
of surprise to the natives as we'll as
foreigners, that the permission was grant
ed. The origin of this singular method
of disposal of the dead is due no doubt to
the vcneration with which the Parsees
regard the elements Fire is too pure to
be polluted by committing corpses to the
flames: water is almost equally venerated'
and so is mother earth. Hence TINS
strange custom has been adopted. by
which it is thought none Of the impuri-
ties can pollute the elements.-Emgi'Sh
PGDcr.
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FROM WETZEL COUNTY.
The GOvernOrship-IIO q. East
hams Claims Considered.
WETzEL COUNTY w, VA, |
March I, 1876.

Editors of the Register.
The time is rapidly approaching when
the Democratic party will hold con-
vention for the purpose of nominating
candidates for he Executive office in the
the State. In order to secure a
further lease Of power, the Democratic
party ought to place none but honest
men on guard, and men in whom the
people have implicit confidence. The
candidate for Governor seems to be con-
ceeded to the third district, and of course
their choice in that respect will probably
prevail or at least ought to, and 1t Is
sincerely hoped that they will present US
standard bearer possessing all the re-
quirements of good, honest and ell
cient officer, one that we can all write
on. Ii such man as Hon. p. &. East
hem, of Mason, is presented. the
nomination will be overwhelmingly
ratified at the polls Mr.. Eastman is a
genial gentleman, his private charac:ar
is without u stain, and is in every way
qualified to fill the Office Of Governor
with credit to the State and himself. 1t
is to be hoped that the Democratic party
will give us such a man as Mr.. Eastman
of Mason, as our next candidate for Gov
ernor. Respectfully,
Dem CR\T.
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York, and left note making an ap-
pointment at the Merchants Hotel.
Mr.. Walsh refused to CO. He subse-
quently met Jones at Willard's, in Wash.
ington, and Jones said they wanted him
to take the contract. and wanted to
know what he would give. He said:
mot a cent" Jones told him he was
foolish; that Bridges controlled the mat.
ter, and could get the Secretary to amend
the contract any way he wanted. Wash
declined to have anything to do with
robbing dead soldiers, and SO the inter-
view ended