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The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-01-29
The Northampton Bank Robbery.

SPEISGFIELp, MAS, January B.-It
il now believed that the whole amount
of the losses by the Northampton bank
robbery is over one million dollars, nearly
one nslf Of which is negotiable.
The Loas Yet L Understated.
Bosros. January 2s.-A special 70 the
Herald has the following additional par
ticulars Of the Northampton bank robbery
/, is generally believed At Northamp-
ton today that the loss by the robbery
OF the Northampton National Bank has
been underestimated and that the aggre-
cate actual loss reaches, il it does no.
exceed $1,000 600. Many Of the losers
are reticenl still declining 70
,ay bow much they lost. Il has trans
pired to-day that the town Of North
smp.on is . loser TO . considerable extent,
the burglars taking package OF bonds
deposited there BY the authorities. Capt.
Samuel Parsonf deposit Of railroad and
other securities, amounting 70 about sl5,-
OOO. is gone; also some owned BY lsasc
S. Parsons. A very large ausoani, per.
haps one -aAlL, Of the stolen securities, are
negotiable, and the robbers are
likely 70 realize largely in spite Of the
efforts Of the owners. The bsnkdoes not
suffer greatly. Il has been ascsrtsInsd
,ha. the burglars rode from Springfield
70 Northampton, Tuesday night, with q
fAs, team which Wa engaged ~ Barr
livery stable about two weeks prsvioosiy,
by n man who taid they wanted TO 60 70
. surprise party At HoIyoke. When the
team VA returned, Wednesday morning,
the horses showed signs Of hard driving
and were very much exhausted.
The bos,ler gives avery clear description
Of the man who hired and returned The
team, and il is sarmised that be vs .tht
manager 81 the robbeiy. Detectives are
| hard on his trkek and have informstior
nol ye, made public which msy Be ol
gres; Importance
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-01-29
Heavy Snow Storm,

ST. PAUL, MINI, January 2S.-A
heavy storm set in this forenoon, which
still continues with some considerable
wind. The snow will prove god.send
TO the lumber men in the woods, who thus
far have been able to get but few logs to
the streams, for lack of practicable roads
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-01-29
Aubusinessletter and COM
,,unicatiOns, intended for
this paper, should be address
o,,oTuE REGIsTER,WheeI-
ing, w. Va
At'heeliag &egister.
Gold closed in New York yesterday

FKou our reports this morning the
,-,h,bilities are that the weather to-day
will be cloudy, with southeast to south
west winds, stationary temperature, and
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-01-29
The Chair Interfrres.

The Chair in,errup;ing the proceed
ings said-The Chair feels i. his duty 10
say. and say emphaiicaily, that in = dig
nified house, as this ought 70 be, this con-
slant clspping Of hands and cheering -
unbecoming. and the Chair will appeal
10 the good sense and Judgment, and
common civility and decency Of the
members Of ihi. body in asking them 10
refrain from it, and he will cay 70 the
peUple occupying seats in the galleries,
thai If they attempt u the Chair will a.
once order the galleries cleared. The
Chair cannot maintain order on the HOor
Of the House. unless every member OBJ
serves . dignity and courtesy appropri-
ate 70 the House Of representatives,
Mr.. Ce1 said be entirely approved OF
the speakers ruling and continued his
remarks. he said when the Democratic
SIDE Of the House, after . hard old strug-
gle, got into power, after scountrelsm,
after swindling and prodigality Of many
years. never s;raight always crooked.
your side OF the House, Republican, and
on the part Of the administration, comes
in here with one little bill Tor West
Point. no, seeking "a reduce eI-
pensez teyond ~hsi they we're 10
1851. Il il opposed BY Re
publican economists eating their
own words and going back on their own
record. in the name Of the people who
ar. distressed, in the name Of honest
men svery~ere, protest in one ~ord
against The whole body Of tha; SIDE o.
the House A. wanting in fair,squsre eeono.
nv. All your platforms favor re:fench-
ment and the people cry fcr il and ysi
on the very drst opportunity when there
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-01-29

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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-12-14
The transformer Pest.

The people of Colorado are studying
the habits of the grasshopper with great
interest, since the more they learn Of the
troublesome insect the better able they
are to provide defenses against its depre-
dations. It is found that when it is
known precisely what regions are occu-
pied in the summer with the egg laying
insects, farmers in other regions can
calculate with terrible accuracy whether
or no they are likely to be visited by the
pests in the following season, and if so,
at about what time in the year and thus
forewarned, they can so time their plant
ing as to forestall damage to their crops,
For instance. there were grasshoppers
in Colorado last summer, and doubtless
there will be plenty of young ones
there in the spring, which some other
country will get in the fall, when they
take wing. Therefore, the Denver
NeaOs advises the farmers of Southern
Kansas, the Indian Territory, South
western Missouri and Texas to plant
early in the spring, and mainly crops
that will be harvested by the Goth of
July, as any or all of these localities are
likely to receive attention from Col
orado's product of grasshoppers next
Season tf .4i fr....a.,
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-12-14
A Hunter Killed by Panthers.
50 A merry, merry Christmas -

A most remarkable circumstance is
chronicled in Hamilton, Madison coun-
ty, the truth of which has been vouched
for by reliable parties. In the wilder.
ness of this county there lived sturdy
countryman named John Dunning, with
his family, in rude hut of his own con-
struction. One day early last week
Dunning saw bear passing near his
home, whereupon he Immediately pre-
pared himself with rifle and hunting
knife, and, with his dog, started in pur-
suit of Bruin. Night came on and he
did not return. His wife, becoming
alarmed at his absence, sent to neigh
boring settlement and enlisted the aid of
couple of men, who plunged into the
wilderness to discover the missing man.
After most fatiguing search, lasting
several hours, they came upon the
mangled remains of Dunning and his
dog, while near them lay three dead
panthers. Two OF them, young ones,
bore marks of having been shot by Dun.
ming, while the mother met her death
while fighting Dunning, who had
plunged his hunting knife into her vital
parts, where it was found by the search
ers. Dunning, while following the bear,
had probably been intercepted by these
more voracious animals, and met his
death while protecting his person from
the gnashing jaws of the mother, whose
young ones he had slain. -Etneira CIV.
" advertiser.
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Christmas Festivities.

The common custom of decking the
houses and churches at Christmas with
evergreen is derived from ancient Druid
practices. It was an old belief that
sylvan spirits might flock to the ever
green's, and remain unnipped by frost
till milder season. The holly, ivy,
rosemary, bay, laurel and mistletoe fur
nished the favorite trimmings, which
were not removed till Candlemas. In
old church calendars Christmas eve is
marked IeneplG eGorn0qst,tr (the temples
are adorned). Holly and ivy still re-
main in England and most esteemed
Christmas evergreens, though at the two
universities the windows of the college
chapels are decked with laurel. 1t was
an old English superstition that on.
Christmas eve the oxen were always
found on their knees, as in an attitude
of devotion, and that after the
change from old to new style, they con-
tinued to do this only on the eve of old
Christmas day. This was derived from
a prevalent medieval notion that an OK
and all ass, which were present at the
nativity, fell on their kuees In suppl
ant posture. as appears from the Latin
poem of ''Sannazaro, in the sixteenth
century. 1t was an ancient tradition,
alluded to by Shakespeare, that midnight
spirits forsake the earth and go to their
own confines at the growing of the cock.
The Christmas celebrations in England
have lost their primitive boisterous
character, the gaznbols and carols are
nearly gone by, and family reunions and
evergreen trimmings are nearly all that
remain of the various rough merriments
which used to mark the festival. The
last memorable appointment of lord of
misrule was in 1927, when he had to be
denominated ''a grand captaine of mis-
chiefe. "-Appleton's american Cyclic
911e(7in 44 Is.-
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-12-14
A Lively COrDse.

The Pine Bluff (Ark.) Press says
IA prominent lawyer and politician of
Pine Bluff, Col. M'Gehee, after short
illness last week, died, and his sorrow
ing family and friends in anguish and
grief saw his eye-ids closed, as they
supposed, forever. He was to be in
tered in metallic case after the usual
time. His funeral was about to take
place, when, on the second night of
his supposed death, after near thirty
hours, the watchers over his supposed
remains were surprised and Mortified by
seeing the glass casing of the coffin
broken open, and the appearance of the
corpse's head thrust through the aper-
ture. The Colonel spoke to know what
the devil they were trying to doa' 1t
is unnecessary to state that he was soon
relieved from his uncomfortable situa-
ton, and at last accounts he was in
fair way of recovery, and is no doubt
worth many dead men yet"
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-12-14
FLOWER OF THE DAISY.

1t was just week before Christmas,
and, peEched ON his three-legged stool,
IN the coynting-room of the great house
of WOsthington Brothers, old Joe OAR
ling, the ancient bookkeeper of the firm,
was finishing bis Saturday nights en-
tries.
While thus engaged, hand was laid
on his shoulder, and, turning his head,
he saw his old gray-haired employer, the
sole, proprietor of the firm, beside him.
cts the last time, my old friend, ~
said the merchant, pointing to the
ledger; the news this evening decides
everything. Unless something happens
before the FIRST of january, Worthington
Brothers must close doors and wind up
business, Joel"
Old Joe started as he listened to these
melancholy words, and tremor ran
through him.
Don't say that don't say that, Mr..
Worthington !" he exclaimed. And he
dabbed his bald forehead with his old
bandanna handkerchief as he spoke.
Don't say that Worthington Brothers
will suspend payment, SIR"
Worse than that, Joe, returned the
Old merchant, with a heavy sigh. CT
SOC NO hope of resuming. The great
failures In Europe have hopelessly in
vOlved rzS-so that he stopped with a
gloomy expression In his eyes-"so
that, on or before the first of January, :"
he added the house will close it's
doors. could bear that. but, when
think that the name of Worthington
Brothers viii DO dishonored-'
There the old merchant broke down.
Joe Darling seized his hand, and cried,
IN trembling voice:
"Don't, don't !'-don't say that, sir |
Don't use that word dishonored Z 1t
is not so bad /"
Ruin ruin utter RUM" groaned
the merchant.
No. no; not ruin See here, sir.
l--I-you'see, have saved alittle-"
And old Joe drew from his pocket
book, with unsteady hands, certificates
OF deposit IN various banks.
Take it, sir I! 1t was made in your
service honestly made-there's not a
dirty shilling in it, sir. 1t is yons-
and"
He thrust the papers into the mer-
chants hand. But Mr.. Worthington
pushed them back. .a
Ono, old friend" said the mer
chant, signing deeply, but speaking
IN voice OF resignation-"no. that
is not the way Worthington Broth
ems do business. If we fail, it
shall be Observation-Disclosures hon,
orable exertion. We will not drag down
oar friends, and you, Joe, our Oldest
and best. No, the house has kept faith
and honor for ffty years. If ruin comes
we will go down alone. 1t is not our
tault. I will do my duty and trust in
God, Joe, to the end"
AS he spoke, the old merchant went
to his safe and took out roll of bank
notes. Then he directed the various
employees to be sent for, and paid them
oil up to the end of the then prese. t
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-12-14
The Law of the Case.

For the convenience of those who may
desire to refer to them, we republish
the provisions of the constitution and
the United States statute upon the
counting Of the electoral vote:
The Electors shall meet in their re-
spective States, and vote by ballot for
President and Vice President, /.
and they shall make distinct lists of all
persons voted for as President, and of
all persons veted for as Vice President,
and of the number of votes for each;
which lists they shall sign and certify,
and transfer sealed to the seat of the
Government of the United States, di-
rected to the President Of the Senate;
the President of the Senate shall, in the
presence Of the Senate and House of
Representatives, open all the certificates
and the vote shall then be counted; the
person having the greatest number of
votes for President shall be the Presi-
dent, if such number shall be majority
of the whole number of electors ap-
pointed, REORGANIZATION, Amesad-
naeqats, art. XII. Congress shall be in
session on the second Wednesday in
February succeeding. every meeting of
the Electors, and the certificates, or so
many of them as have been received,
shall then be opened, the votes counted,
and the persons to fill the Offices of Pres
ident and Vice President ascertained
and declared, agreeable to the constitu-
tion.-L0a0s of The United States, Act OF
March /, 1892. .a-
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-12-14
Death Did Not Part Them.

Says the Fort Worth CTexas) Demo-
crGt: "Mr. VIM. Walker, farmer re-
siding in Tarrant county, fifteen miles
northwest of here, on the Trinity river,
discovered two large buck deer within
half mile of his farm, on the open
prairie, with their antlers securely locked
together. He walked up to them, and
with the aid Of his dogs succeeded soon
in exhausting the Infatuated animals,
who, from appearances, had probably
been fighting for hours. Taking his
pocket-knife, he cautiously approached
deep cash in the neck of one, from which
he soon bled to death. The other was
easily dispatched. The antlers of both
were taken off, and so completely were
they wedged together that It is impossi-
BILE to separate them. One was and
the other 6 years DID,"
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-12-14
The POTATO BIG.

The London Spectator warns the
British farmer that the potato bug is
coming, and must be killed in the fields,
and not ON shipboard. In the field the
eggs and the grubs are to be found, and
it is these which must be destroyed if
The potato is to be saved. eff he comes
IN any force, - it says, "that will proba-
bly, treble, or more than treble the ordi-
nary labor spent on the potato crop, and
we should soon have potatoes at very
high price. However, we may be thank
full that he is visible at all. What is to
prevent the invasion of an equally de-
structive animalcule, which, without a
microscope, would be invisible in which
case, since we cannot put our potato
fields under the microscope, we should
be simply helpless?"
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-12-14
A MODEL MAIDEN.

IT'S not alone that she is fair,
And hath wealth of golden hair;
lis not that she can play and sing,
To charm critic or king;
Tis not that she is gentle, kiad,
And wears no chignon huge behind,
Nor high-heeled boot, nor corset laced
To show her slenderness of waist:
IT'S not that she can talk with ease.
On weL-nigh any theme you please
IT'S not that she can row, and ride.
And do dozen things beside -
The reasons why love Miss Brown
Are that she never wears frown,
Meier sulks, or pouts, or mopes, or frsts.
Or fuses about "styles " or "sets.p
Meier nurses lapdogs by the FIRE,
Nor bids her friends her charms admire;
Meier bets upon the Derby day,
And when she's lost omits to pay:
By bonnets does not bound her task.
And is not indisposed to walk:
Meier DULLES her small brothers. nor
Esteems their childish games bore
With pigments ne'er her cheek defiles,
Nor practices coquettish wiles:
Needs not a maid to pack her things,
Nor plaques papa for diamond rings
On biscuits is content to lunch:
Loves Shakespeare, Milton, Pope, and Punch
Never descends to vulgar slang,
And meier was known the door to bangi
Punch, tHrtf.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-12-14

hang down from the branches of the
wondrous tree +"
Here Pet uddenly burst forth. "Why,
it's like oar tree !" he cried; only he left
out the . in 6 tree"
Silence, Pet! do not interrupt |"
said Uncle John. ct continue: Abou-
ben-darling sighed when his darling
thus spoke.
8" Truly, Flower OF the Daisy he
said, thy cedar tree shines but my
heart is dark, and there is no gift there
for me-
There is gift for our father, said
Paribanou, or Flower of the Daisy; and,
as she spoke, there was curious hidden
laughter in her voice. There is a gift
that our father will value more than all
else "a package with his name on it
from distant land
they did not look at Daisy, who was
trembling, and whose hand scarce pos
sessed strength to draw letter from
her bosom.
Uncle John continued. al
"And Abou- ben darling said: where
is this package, my child!' to which
the Flower of the Daisy replied:
" Father dear, it is here See, I take
it from the boughs of the holy cedar
tree, and give it to you +"
AS Uncle John uttered the words,
Daisy sprang forward with the letter in
her hand. ,4fs
"Here it is, father dear - she cried,
bursting into tears and laughter. cit
nearly killed me not to tell you! Oh,
take it, take it Our Edmund is not
dead |"
And throwing her arms around old
Joe's neck she sobbed upon his bosom,
while, with eyes full Of wonder, he
read the letter from his son. AS he read
on, he seemed to doubt whether he was
reading real letter. His eyes closed /;
he uttered sigh and would have tainted
had not Uncle John caught him in his
arms.
The letter was written to Daisy by her
brother Edmund. He had been picked
up in the Pacific and carried to the
South Seas by trading vessel; thence
he had worked his way to California, en-
countered Charles Worthington roaming
about in the gold regions-they had
speculated there and made great for
tunes, and were coming home on the
next steamer. That was the letter.
AS Joe grew faint, Pet suddenly ran
behind his mothers apron, uttering an
appalling scream.
At the door stood tall young man
with ferocious beard.
Chow are you, father and mother.
and Daisys"
They ran into his arms, uttering cries
and sobs. The sailor was home again,
never to leave them more; and, as Daisy
rested in her dear brothers arms with
her rosy cheek upon his breast, she said,
laughing and crying:
'Father, dear, how do you like your
Christmas gift"
phe windows shook as she spoke. It
was, doubtless, the merry COLLINS,
highly pleased with themselves and
everybody else and the hely night
the happy, blessed mght-went on its
way full of joy and gratitude.
A year afterward, strange to say,
!! Christmas came again, and saw the
house of Worthington Brothers pros
porous, and old Joe happy, and Charles
the husband of the Flower of the Daisy.
And again the cedar tree was lit and
spread around it's cheerful light, and the
loud wind laughed, and the merry COB
Inns seemed to shout:
Amerry, merry Christmas!'
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-12-14
Fun Ended by a FataI Bullet.

L. W. Neatherlin was going to his
rancho on the Cibolo, in Atascosa
county, and W. q. Slaughter and sew
eral others hove in sight and began to
play Indian, just for fun. He took them
tor Indians, and halted and tied his
team, and taking ambuscade awaited the
approach to within Spencer rifle range.
The bravest warrior dashed ahead of his
fellows, and Neatherlin drew bead on
him and shot him through.-G0lvesto
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-12-14
w. NEATHERLrN was going to his

u L. w. NEATHERLIN was going to his
ranch on the Cibolo, in Atascesa county,
and W. FL. Slaughter and several others
hove in sight and began to play Indian,
just for fun. He took them for Indians
and halted and tied his team, and TAX
ing ambuscade waited the approach to
within Spencer rifle range. The bravest
warrior dashed ahead of his fellows, and
Neatherlin drew bead on him and shot
him through. Galveston News. a
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-12-14

SINGS LIKE A BIRD.-The delightful
effects Of this new principle DR.. J. FL. Nc
Leans Cough and Lung Healing Globules. AS
the saliva in the mouth acts on the Globule a
gas is generated which soothes and heals irri-
tation Of the throat and lungs. makes the voice
clear as bird, cures Hearseness, Coughs,
Colds, and Consumption. Trial Boxes, by
mail, rs cts. DR.. J. FL. Mclean, 314 Chestnut,
st. Louis,