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The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-04-03
wHEE11NG DAILY REGISTER MONDAY MORNING. APRIL 1876

induce emigration to our county. l
think its resources will be more looked
into after this centennial year. We
have many thousand acres OF valuable
land here unsettled, that would make
homes for many citizens that are home
less. {,
We have the advantage OF the free
schools, they are progressing rapidly IN
this vicinity, which speaks favorsbly OF
patrons, pupils and teachers; though
four months out of twelve is rather q
short period for the advancement OF the
Young pupils. The political pulse is be-
ginning 10 beat slowly. We want good
| honest farmers to represent us IN the
next campaign; leave the lawyers ~
home TO lmpeach Babcock, Belknap and
others of like character.
The citizens Of Grant have a slight
railroad fever and we had a public meet
ing here on the 18th to discuss the ad'
vantages of q railroad through our coal
fields and timber land or the extension
OF the Washington and Ohio Railroad
would be preferable, which / think we
can get by liberal donation OF oui
minerals.
| We have a fair prospect for a good
wheat and fruit crop, if not too far ad'
vanced by the warm weather in February
for the present cold snap. The grass
and vegetation had taken start, but the
equinoxial storm has put things back a
least one month.
Wishing the REGISTER success
throughout the State of West Virgins
and adjoining States,
Yours respectfully,
j. w. SHILLINGBURGH.
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The oft repeated question OF who Is
HOFFMAN Atkinson, lately appointed
Secretary of Legation at St. Petersburg
and accredited to West Virginia, Is an
swered by the State Journal. That paper
says that he is 8 New Yorker and his
only claims to West Virginia citizenship
are based upon the fact that he lived in
Parkersburg some SIX or eight months
before the war, and adds that he has not
had foot on West Virginia soil for nine
years.
This is sad when we know that so many
native West Virginia Republicans would
willingly have accepted the appointment
But what is worse than that, the Journal
says that HOFFMAN is Democrat.
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The testimony Of the witness BELL
before the House Investigating Com
mittee wasslikea clap of thunder IN
clear sky to the administration party.
BABcocK's counsel rush into print WI'n
statements contsadicting his testimony
and even the old swill tub OF the Interior
Department, Secretary CHANDLER, So
bers up long enough to make a denial;
but before he gets through virtually ad-
m,ts the truth of BELLS statements
BELL may be dead beat" he may
have been rascal, as is most probable
from his connections with the whisky
ring party, but bis story bears the stamp
of truth on its face, and in addition u
that, Distrlct-Attorney DYER, backs him
IN his statements, and says that his tes
timony is substantially correct. 1t Il
fearful to contemplate the corruption
of the Administration.
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STATE NOTES.

Mr.. w. r. THAYER has opened the
Hale House in Charleston.
JUDGE DICKY, of Marshall county, de-
clines a reelection to the bench.
GRAFTON has voted for license and
against municipal court.
JUDGE SopER, Of yler county, died last
Friday.
JUDGE MOORE of the Supreme Court
who has been sick, is convalescing.
THE remains of Meigs Jackson, Esq,
were brought to Clarksburg and inferred.
TIE expeditions manner in which
Judge jackson forwarded business be-
fore his court is an example for other
Judges to follow.-4sLegram.
MADAME BRRALAU,an actress OF prom
inence, according to the West Virgintan,
failed to draw large house at Fairmont.
Cause-she didn't advertise.
FROM the signs of the times, we are led
to believe that we are soon TO enter upon
one of the liveliest local political contests
within the party traces, ever experienced
in ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Post.
The Clarkburg Ncps says that last
Sunday some one shot three times into
the house of Mr.. Shiers, one of the bull.
lets passing very close to Mr.. S., who
was sitting with small child in his arms.
JACOB WARD and Archie Harper, OF
Randolph county, narrowly escaped
drowning while crossing Valley river in
q wagon after night. They missed the
fordlng and foated down the river, losing
two of their horses.
Our Democratic friends who contem-
plate attending the State Convention at
this place. in June. will have to bring
their whisky with them. Kanawha
county has declined to furnish the sup.
ply. No licence, is the ticket now-a-days
lin these parts. '-Marteston Journal.
JUDGE JACKSON of the United States
District Court, has made an order speci-
flying what counties grand and petit
Jurors should be drawn from TO serve at
the sessions of his court at Clsrksburg,
Wheeling and Charleston. This order
will 90 far towards reducing the expenses
of bis court, and meets with general APP
proval.-ClaTksb,ay Ne,cs.
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FROM An OHIO LADY CORES
PONDENT.
A Girl 10 Suit the Tt1nes-The P0pu
Iarity OF the Register.
HARRIsvILLE, OHIO, !
March oath, 1876. (

Editors OF the Register:
AS l have never as yet had the pleas
ure of uniting my name with the num-
ber:of your correspondents, l beg per-
mission to import a few of my thoughts
in your valuable paper.
While hereby stating the above, re-
minds me OF little episode contained in
one of the papers, which reads as follows:
"a man VINO does business without ad-
vertising is like young man winklnga at
pretty girl in the dark. He knows
what he's doing but nobody else does"
So it has been with me, have written
at times, (since your valuable paper was
first introduced into our home circle, J
quite enough to fill two or more columns
Of the paper. "But nobody else knew
IT. l fearing that it shonld be deemed
unworthy Of notice, of publication, de-
ferred sending; but was indeed, greatly
encouraged. While perusing the paper
this evening observed "what. the girls
want" l scanned closely each letter,
and am rather better pleased with the
little country girls letter, as she
speaks my sentiments precisely. l too
am country girl, however, not a
farmers daughter; but flatter myself by
saying that am pretty well versed in
the art of cooking, making good bread.
According to the old sdage, "bread is
the staff Of life and of course we want
it good; also, am able to make q besuti.
full bed, In short, we, as house.
hold arc in nowise deficient in domestic
duties. Owing 20 the fact that the great.
or part of my time is spent in the city, l
am deprived Of many of tho privileges
that my sister correspondents seem to
enjoy. However il is from duty and not
choice, as the country is my preference.
As regards beauty, I'm sorry to admit
Pm out" but like the majority of the
country girls, can boast of the bloom Of
health upon my cheeks, and using the
young lady's words, | am too sensible to
throw myself away on an inferior piece
o, humanity, "ifI know myself at all"
Yes, it is sweet to love, but then how
bitter to love man and then not get
him. Before closing my letter, must
remark that nothing could better please
me than to be allowed the opportunity of
gazing upon the voluptuous form OF the
young man who is going to church in
an ox car. or lsmber wagon, with "hi,
girl clad in plain ca. ico dress of 10
wards, sun bonnet and calf-skin shoes
He's gentleman, feel assured, from
his excellent letter. but to fill the bill We
can find few sach. Shall we send her
on? Having written quite an extensive
letter will withdraw, lest the reader
may grow weary of the uninteres.ing
lines Aurevolr,
LENoRA E. +.
PSI must remark that the REGIS
TER far surpasses any paper yet intro
duced into our neighborhood and every
one is delighted with il. LEE
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Senator DAVIS in January last made
charges in speech IN the Senate in re-
lation to changes in the treasury accounts
which sounded strange and great many
people came to the conclusion that Mr.
DAVIS had been misled by the intricacies
of the the National bookkeeping,
The point he made was this:
Included in the annual report OF the
Secretary of the Treasury is table pre-
pared in the Registers office, showing
the outstanding principal Of the public
debt at the beginning of every fiscal
wear from the organization of the Gov
eminent to the present time. OF course,
after the amount has once been ascer-
tanned and the accounts tor given per
iod are closed. no future occurrence can
make any change In the
amount OF the debt at that
time, and the tables repeat themselves
from year to wear, with only the addi-
ton annually ola new entry. 80 stood
the report until 1870, but from that date
the reports for the previous thirty-six
wears were altered. Beginning with
1884 the amount Of the public debt for
almost every year as now reported Is en-
tirely different from the amount as given
previous 10 1870. In some cases II is
less, in others more. The sum total o.
the additions exceeds the subtractions by
more than S247,000,0O0.
fla Mr.. DAVIS had been deceived, as
some people supposed, by the intricacies
of the Treasury books few words
from Mr.. BRIsrow, or from
Mr.. boutwell, would have explained
everything: Bu no such words have been
spoken. and the Finance Committee Of
the Senate does not seem 10 be in hurry
to insist upon an explanation. The as.
pect of the case is becoming serious If
the table proposed by the Register to &C
company the annual report of the Secre.
tsry is not transcript from his books, it
is fraud upon the public. If it is
transcript from them, how is the alters.
ton to be accounted for? There ought
to be no difficulty in sscertaining upon
whose authority the change is made, but
from the failure Of either Mr.. BRrsTow or
Mr.. BOUTWELL, to make 3 salts
factory explanation and the Hardness Of
the Senate Finance Committee in taking
hold of the investigation, the people have
a right TO supposethat they have been
robbed to the extent of several hundred
millions. 1t locks suspicious and more
especially In the light of daily develop
ments of frauds and rsscslities at Wash
;noton. If Mr.. Bristow is honest in his
efforts at reform why doesn't he throw
some light on this subject. 1t is of more
importance to the people of the United
states that an investigation of his mule
contracts. !
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DISSOLUTION.

rI,HE FIRM OF LEWIS BAKER q Co,
editors and proprietors OF the REGIS,
TER has been this day dissolved by mutual
consent, Mr.. Baker retiring. All iiapln-
les of whatever nature OF the Ola nrni,
rill be settled by the new. and all debts
iue to the office are payable TO the new
drn, LEWIS BAKER,
JAMES Il. TANEY,
WIN. j. JoHNsToNl
WIN. II. TANEY.
1uurrtrNc January l. lS1H.
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EFROM GRANT COUNTY.
Mt. STORM, GRANT Co, W. Va,
March 24ih. 1876

Editors OF the Register.
No, having seen anything in your
vslus6ls paper from this vicinity, l
thought l would write few lines,
which if you think worthy of space you
can publish.
Mt. Storm is in its youth, situated .,
the junction of the Morefela road and
the Northwestern turnpike, with one
store and postofice, three dwelling
houses, church and school house.
The land is slightly elevated, well
timbered and under-laid with several
seams of coal. iron ore, ERE clay, SC.
The soil is fertile, well adopted for graz
ing purposes. We have everything to
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A CARD.

THO ALL WHO ARE SUFFERING FROM
the errors and indiscretions of youth,
nervous weakness, early decay, loss OF
will cure you, FREEoF CHARGE. This great
remedy was discovered by a missionary
in south America. Send n seli-addressed
envelope to the Rev. JOSEPH T. lNMAN,
Station ID, Bible House, New York City.
feb29eod-egub
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If GRANT, his Cabinet and personal
reltainers, are all to come 10 MoundsVllle
this season, Capt. BRIDGES will have to
nut I'D few more shanties.
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MONDAY. APRIL 3. 1875.
THE WEEKLY REGISTER

Is the largest and altogether the most
complete news and family paper printed In
West Virginia. 1t Will be sent 10 any 40
dress one wear for $780, Valuable premi-
INNS 10 cluu agents and TO subscribers.
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WHEELING BUSINESS COLLEGE

ESTABLISHED 1850. OFFERS AN I'M
Gf proved course OF study for the prac
teal education of young men. Elegant
rooms, refitted and furnished. Separate
room for ladies. Sessions day and even
ing. Individual instruction given each
student; also thorough course in the Eng
lish branches. Call al College office, oppo
site Mcclure House, or address,
J. VI. FRASHER & CO.,
agl7yb Wheeling, w. Va.
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SEALED PROPOSALS.
CITY CLERKS oyyrcE,

NII1 NLEKKB OTFfCE, 4
WHEELING, w. Va. March ~, IsSs. I
ONCE Of the City Clerk until ThurxIsy
April 9Th, 1919, At 2 o'clock p. n, for the
furnishing and delivery OF I5DO3 feet OF
good sound White Oak Lum Der free from
sap and bark. Said LUMBER TO be 70 feet
long, Sinches thick and from 10 10 " Inrbes
wide. The lumber 10 be delivered AZ the
east end OF the Seventeenth street bridge
by the lst day Of May, ls7s. The COMMITTEE
on Streets and Alleys reserve the Vht 10
reject any or all bids. Bids te be addressed
20 me chairman OF the Committee on
G. 7. C0wEN,
Chairman OF Committee on streets and
Alleys. mr2A
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The undersigned having become sole
owners OF the REGISTER, have this day as
Sociatei themselves together for the pur-
pose of carrying on the Newspaper and
General Job Printing and Book Binding
business, under the firm name and style
Of THE REGISTER COMPANY. The business
OF the late firm will be closed by the SUD
soribers. who alone are authorized to make
such settlement.
Gao. II. MOI FETT,
JAMES b. TANEY,
WIN. j. JOHNSTON,
WIN. II. TANEY.
WHEELING. January /, 1876. jaH5sb
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REWARD CARDS.

EoR SUNDAY AND DAY SCHOOLS.
T. A new stock Just received, SchooI and
miscellaneous books, Newspapers and
monthly magazines by single humber and
year, al Publishers prices, mailed 10 coun.
" and delivered To city .uoserlbers tree
mrs Hii Market ST., wheeling. VIVA.
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SPECIAL NOTICE.

EINE STONE CANOES A SPECIALITY.
We are making q speciality OF Fine
stone Comeos. ana can safely guarantee
lower prices on these goods tnan any other
house In the city. We kave just received
a barge as >ortment, and will take pleasure
In showing them 70 all who win favor rs
with a call.
mara TURNER Il DILLON.
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PRUNES.

THAvE JUST RECEIVED TEN CASKS
i $500 poIndsj Choice Turkish Prunss,
which / will sell low.
Y. J. sAYTH.
mr9Q Cor. Market and Fourteenth So.
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CopARTNERSHIP.

WHEELING, January l, 1876.
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WHEELING, January !, 1876. jams
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-12-26
CITY ELECTION.

Notice is hereby given that an cleo
ton will be held in the city of Chey-
enne on Monday, December 25th,
1876, in the City Hall Bpilding,
for the purpose of eIeeting tB6 Trls-
tees, for tie term of two years EACH, ia
place of l.. IL. Bresnihen and John
&ealon, retiring members of the Board.
The following named persons have
been appointed Judges OF election, viz:
], II. Nichols; 7. J. bfokamara and J.
E. futile.
By order of the Board of Trustees.
L. II. BREsNAHEN,
President and ex-of6eio Mayor.
Attest: E1I8TrE
GEO. B. sTIMrsoSNC itysclerk.
dl7-dtd
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A SCHEME.

Proposed Abolishnient Of the Presidency.
New York, Dec. 25.-The Worlds
Washington correspondent says:
A public meeting to discuss the qnes-
tion and petition Congress to pass an
amendment to the constitution abolish
ing the presidency, wiz take place
Thursday evening. The public, and
members of congress especially are in
vited. 1t is proposed to abolish the
presidency and substitute an ex-
ecutive council therefor, to be composed
of seven secretaries, or heads of depart
ments, four to be elected by the House
of Representatives and three by the
Senate, from members of their respec-
tive houses, for two years, one or all to
be removed by the house electing them,
and each to have the rights of Il menu
Der in both houses.
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SOUTH CAROLINA.
The Oannnk.


Columbia, Dec. 25.-The issue will
probably come through measures taken
to collect taxes. The Hampton assem-
bly, passed a resolution calling upon
-taxjsayeRs of South Carolina not TO pay
any taxes to agents or the Chamberlain
government, but to pay, for the present,
on~e-fourth of the amount of last years
taxes to such agents as Hampton shall
appoint. To a bankrupt governor like
Hampton, who don't WI a dollars
worth of property and don't pay a
cents worth of taxes in South Carolina.
and whose honest debts amount to
oye one million dollars, it is no small
matter thus to be made receiver and
disburser of the taxes of a whole state.
A demonstration of Taxpayers will
be made in Charleston on Wednesday
next, when measures will be taken to
support the legitimate government of
the state. Meantime the tax bill passed
by the regular legislature will be en-
forced like other laws, in the regular
way, and refusal to pay taxes will be
followed by the regular levy and sale
of property OF delinquents.
The Congressional Committee.
The congressional committee have
closed the examination of the canvass
of the electoral vote in the state, and
are said to be satisfied at least that
Hayes and Wheeler have carried South
Carolina.
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TEL TICKS.
A 800 600 fire at St. Louis sunda,


A $50, 600 fire at st. Louis Sunday.
George Pease and Chris Smith shot
each other in Chattanooga Monday.
Great preparations are making al
Kescheneif for the march of the Rus
sian army.
A conspiracy to overthrow the Gar
\ and establish a republic has been dis
covered and s~quelched in Russia.
Cronin has gone to Richmond, Va,
to be absent some days. He has not
yet filed his certificate with Ferry.
On account of the discovery of seri-
GUS irregularities iu the U. S. Patent
Office, the resignation of the commits
sioner is expected.
A panic in u Washington theatre,
| Monday, during the performance
of ''The Two Orphans" caused seri-
GUS injuries to several persons.
A young Californian named Wood
was fatally injured by a railroad acct
dent near Adams, Ind, Saturday night.
The train left the track in consequence
of a misplaced switch, and Wood, in
attempting to rush from the cars, was
crushed in the wreck of the platforms.
President Orion. of the Western
Union Telegraph company, having been
ordered by both houses of Congress to
surrender certain kilograms from prom
inent political leaders throughout the
country, has replied that he is unable
to do So, as he has no control over mes
sages sent over the wires.
In New Orleans it is rumored that n
compromise will probably be made be-
tween Yarmouth, Pinchback and the
Democrats, by which the Democratic
legislature will elect Pinchback and
Yarmouth to the U. S. Sc. tie if they
will assist the Democrats in installing
Nichols as, governor Republicans deny
it, and say neither party could carry
out the contract.
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mortgage bonds and the balance due
the government. B new mortgage can
then be authorized by Congress. Let
SIS, 0O0,0O ofOthe new first mortgage
bonds he placed with the government
as collateral security, to be redeemed as
fast as the company can sell them in
market at not less than par and ae=
erued interest, but not in any a year
to be less than ten per cent. of the
amount, besides paying coupon interest
as it natures. There is no doubt that
first mortgage five per cent. bonds to
the amount of $50, O00, 900 would be
safe and popular security now, when
the p~racticabilitY and certainty of the
scheme for securing a return to govern
ment of every dollar which it has in
vested in the U. z. railway is demon
strated.
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TELEGRAPH
MIG HIT REPORT.
FLORIDA.


Tallahassee, Dec. 25 .-To-daynothing
was done by the state board of canvass
ers. Tomorrow they reassemble to
canvass the returns in accordance with
the mandate of the Supreme court.
Some members of the House commit
tee went this morning to jackson
county, and will be absent about a
week. y
The Senate committee continued its
investigation to-day and examined sew
eral witnesses from Jackson county,
and their testimony made still more
apparent the evidence Of fraud on the
part of the Democrats.
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DIRECTORS:

]. H. NICHOLS, j. f. WILD.
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GRoVER,s GAS.

A Bray from the Ortgoa ass.
Sin Francisco, Dec. 25.-Gov. Grover,
of Oregon, arrived here last evening.
He stated that the report of the Repub-
lican electors to the effect that they
didn't refuse to act with Cronin, was
not correct; they did SO refuse, and
compelled Cronin to adopt the course
he followed in organizing his board of
electors. He denied the report that he
had his house under guard through
fear of violence, but said that the Re-
publicans threatened to burn him in
effiey in front of his own residence,
and his friends gathered there to pre-
vent any such proceedings. He denied
with much apparent Indignation that
his action WAS in obedleaice to instruc-
lions from me east or that his published
statement has been sent out to him for
signature, stating that his action was
in conformity with his views, after
careful consideration of the law in the
case, and that his statement was en-
tlltiJ VI HIo Ohn Citdblun. Dut uN du-
United that pending the decision of the
matter he had frequent advices from
parties east.
Gov. Irwin, who was present, volun-
teered the statement that no thinking
Democrat claimed it was a settled
thing that the issuance of a certificate
to Cronin settled the election of Tilden,
but it would compel Congress to go
behind the face of the returns, which
was the object Governor Grover. as a
good Democrat, sought to attain by his
action on Il legal t~eclnicality. This
view of the matter was corroborated by
Judge Hagar and other prominent
Democrats present. This evening
Grover Will have a public reception,
rendered by the Democratic committee.