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The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-08-17
KILLED BY LIGHTNING.
WEBSTER DlsTsIcT, MARSHALL
COUNTY, w. Va, August IA.

WEBSTER DISTRICT, MARSHALL
COUNTY, w. Va, August IA.
Editors OF the Register:
A gloom was cast over our community
upon hearing of the death, by lightning,
OF David K Martin, on the lith inst.
The deceased was son Of John Mar
tin, of this district. His remains were
inferred In the family graveyard, on Sab
bath morning, the 18th inst. Mr.. Mar
tin was highly esteemed as q man Of good
Judgment and integrity, true friend ot
education and an earnest advocate of
whatever he believed to be right, and for
the welfare Of his fellow-men. I. NJ.
1Moundsville papers please copy.l :
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Rr,iitanf Reception.

SAN FkAScIsco, August l6-Csri
Duierin n was accorded q handsome re-
ception on his arrival Victoris street
wa. handsomely decorated with arches,
eyergreens and flags. The lieutenant
governor, city government, military and
lirn societies formed = procession and
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-08-17

The silk manufacturers of the Eastern
States held q meeting in New York, yes
terdsy, and resolved TO advance prices
twenty-five per cent on all classes oil
goodA
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er and in active demand.

er and in active demand.
STATE SECURITIES Quiet.
SToCKs-Dull and ieatureless, except
Erie, which advanced to lag; closing at
l4t, and St. Paul, which was weak and
lower. Transactions only $4,000 shares
of which $4,000 were Western Union,
5000 St. Paul, 1000 Erie, 1000 Lake
Shore and 1000 Delaware, Lackawanns
and Western.
The S2,269,OSO gold received for Ala.
bama Claim Commission bonds sold to-
day at 1.26@l11.35
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.

New YORK, Aug. I6-MoNEY-Market
easy at l4@2 per cent. Prime mercantile
paper 3@4 per cent. Customs receipts
S3S6,0O The Assistant Treasurer dis.
bursed $4,000. Clearings $4,000, 900.
Sterling firm at 4S7t@4S9.
GoLD-Closed at II /, the two ex-
tremes of the day having been III! and
l11i, Carrying rates per cent Loans
also made fat to per cent for borrow
ing.
GovERNMENTs-Steady with q frac.
fional ,mnroypment in some instances
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At'heelina 2egister.
GoId closed yesterday at lllt.

IT., ,csather to-day ,otA be partly
,,,b, ,,jh southeast to southwest 'o,'ads,
,,,;a0 temperature, and local rams.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-08-17

PETER COOPER club is talked OF IN
P,rkersburg. No one under huhoreu
,o,rs old will be admitted.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-08-17

PIrrsRuRGn, August l6.--Potrcleum
Firm and higher; crude $2 20 At Park
er's; refined lss(elstc for Ph'ladelpb%
delivery.
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The Democratic Congressional Con-
yep,ion, for the First District, meets at
psrkersburg next Wednesday. The
Convention for the Second District meets
next Thursday.
After that, work ought to commence
with vigor all along the line.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-08-17

Hon. M. j. Buran was nominated for
Congress to-day, at Sanford, Ky, by &C.
clamation.
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Sinking Rapidly.

Rock ALUM SPRINGS, VA, August IT,.
-1OP. M.-Spesker Kerr is sinking
rapidly. DIR. DAVIS, of the University OF
Virginia, his physician, pronounces his
case hopeless.
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BY TELEGRAPH
TO THE
WHEELING REGISTER.
Associated Press Report. by Western
Union Limo, office Northwest cor.
OF Main and 18th Sts.
DOMESTIC NEWS.
Sneaker Kerr.

WASHINGTON, August 16.-The follow.
ing dispatch from Speaker Kerr's son
was received here at 2:15 o'clock to-day,
troms msRockbridge Alum Springs, Va:
Fathers condition Is. unchanged since
yesterday. Our hope is weakening. All
of it is in the timely arrival of DR.. Pope,
and bis power to give him instant relief,
otherwise my fathers time is short. He
Is wonderfully calm and resigned, speak
ing only of his death and its effects upo n
those he loves.
[Signed.] SAM. Is. hERR.
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NO.. 81.

&c per bunch; lima beans 15c per quart,
celery sSl0c per bunch; jersey sweet
potatoes, new, 60c per peck.
FRUIT-Apples 6@l0c per peck;
watermelons l0@35c each; muskmelons
and and csntsloupes 5925c; peaches 6Oc
per peck; plums &c per quart or 60 cenu
per bucket; elderberries 20(925 cts
per bucket. Grapes, Hartford variety,
81 90 per peck. Pears 6oc per peck.
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lT is q truth to which every merchant
whotrades with the South will testify,
that when Southern state is able to
throw of the corrupt yoke, the prosperity
of It's merchants increases, their credit
improves, and business generally re-
ceives an impetus. The reason is that a
period of dishonesty and corruption IN
the State Government has been succeed
ell by one of honesty and integrity, and
the formerly discouraged people get
sgsin spirit of enterprise, without
which business stagnates. On a larger
scale, by clecting TILDEN President,
We shall throw oil the incumbus Of cor
rup,ion, thievery, extravaganza, and
harsh taxation which has distinguished
the period of GrantiSm
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-08-17

The Democrats in Marion nave d
very strong legislative ticket, and our IN
formation is, that it will undoubtedly be
elected. The Republicans in Marion as
in Ohio county, will risk everything for
the Shcr flalty, but we hope tho Demo-
Gratis of Marion will stand squsrely by
their nominee. Mr.. MANLY, the candi-
date will make good officer, and the
party and the people should stand by him
How Is it that the Baltimore and ONO
Railroad charges sl3 90 to carry pas
scnscr from Phiad"lPhia to Wheeling,
while it vii, carry passenger from
rhrlnlrlphls 10 Columbus through
Wheeling Cor 81 -?
In rhlIdrlphIa person can buy
ticket ru th, Pennsylvania Road 10
Wheeling for 500. By the Il. II o.
Railroad Sl3 % is charged.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1876-01-13
@eaaina tnr the Sabbath.
CONDUCTED BY
REV. ROBERT LATHAM.
lOrlginal.
BALANCING.

It is grand mistake to suppose that at the
last day, the day Of final accounts, our good
deeds will be put into one end of the scale and
our bad deeds into the other end, and accord
ing as the scale turns, so will be the decision
of the judge As matter Of fact, every mans
wicked deeds and wicked thoughts would far
out balance his good deeds and good thoughts !;
but God does not propose to proceed with the
judgment in this way at all. He; does not
propose to pardon the sinner because he has
done more good than evil. This would be
unjust, It would degrade the law of God.
Every,sin deserves Gods wrath and curse.
Hesays the soul that sinneth must die. Sin
must be atoned for; not by good works, but by
blood, Hence we are saved by the blood Of
Jesus Christ. If we accept of Jesus as our
Saviour, our good works will be taken at the
judgment as an evidence that we did accept of
him. , The righteous will Be acquitted at the
day ofjudgment, not because they have done
more good than evil, but because they have
believed in Jesus Christ.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1876-01-13

vHE COOKING STOVES, S,manufsctureda ~ our
works IN Greensboro, II e, gife uHlEensl
safisfaction wherever introduced. They ar4mAte
of The REST SCOTCH PIG METAL, wit heav-
ier and thicker plate than any othet Stow y the
market and consequently win the longer NIn-
stand heat and hard usage. They are OF hand ,
some pattern and neat finish, and dwarranted equal
in every other respect to any Cooking Stove s0id
in the United States, while It is conhdentiyc ctse9
that thew are the CHEAPEST. All the, usus!
pieces Of ware and cooking utensils are fnrnisned
with each Stove. an important conadersnon1
with purchasers is the fact that our patterns snd
sizes are never changed. Should piece gss scc. .
dentally broken at any time we can fepace y ~ y
is home production, button account OF its 1ntF1n-
sic merits as an article Of house hold economy, 90
we ask the patronage of home purchasers; More
than ONE THOUSAND Of these Stoves are now
in use and among many others having them we
respectfuly refer to the following: u. II Gufhte,
%. M Campbell, N. 81. Currence, Hork county;
Mrs. Elizabeth ]. Wylie, Chester; ID. a. Goroon,
Guthriesyille; John A.. Brown, Rock Hiiii sb.:f.
Boyd. Joseph Herndon, Il. M. Grdst, Iofxyaie.
You can save the freight from the northern cit1es
and the dealers profit, which II no small ITEM,
by buyine OF us, and at the same nmer Ges
STOVE THAT ISMQRE EDURABLBfhantno those
of northern make. The following are our prlces
delivered at depot In Greensboro ..o 4. ~
No 9, with 70 pieces ware and fsss ss = 90 90
Address, SERGEANT & McGAULEY,.
- - - = ls-,d. dGreensbOfo, M O.
r. M. DoBsoN Il CO., Agents, Yorkxtlle, g: @.
JOHN r. LONDON, Agent, Rock HAl So.
A. F. LINDSAY, Agent, Lowrysvine' che'-
J. L. CiRROLL, Agent at chester.S. c.
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Anmuruus department.
SAMANTHY,S ELOPEMENT.

EYES," said the old lady, as she wiped her
eyes and proceeded to tell the sympathizing
neighbors about the elopement of her daugh-
ter, eyes, Mrs. Blobbs, you may we'll say it
ar q dreadful stroke. I amt had such
another shock sence that last spell O. rheu-
matiz. To think that darter of mine would
do sech disgraceful thing after all the care
an affection me an her father have ravished
on her from her infancy up. I couldn't bear
up under the affliction no how, but for the
conservation of religion. Religion is power
full enervsting in such trials as these" .
"Did you not suspicion that they were con-
templating such move p asked the nsighbor.
"No, we never suspicioned nary contempla-
ton. After I'd runned the conceited upstart
of the premises with the mop, didn't think
he'd have the insurance to speak to Saman-
thy agin. An she seemed to appear so con-
signed that never respected her of having
any under handed contentious But all the
meet clandestinely, when Thought Samanthy
was at meetin', an decoct their plans to run
off an elope Well, Samanthy has made her
bed an she'll have to lay on it. I wash my
hands of the ongrateful girl from this time
forthwith"
"Did you make any effort to intercept
them ?" . .....
mo, you see, we didn't know it, or else
we'd intercepted 'em within an inch o their
lives"
II mean did you try to have them stopped
when you found they were gone p
Eyes, indeed. Father telescoped to FIVE
or six towns, an give their prescription
cost him lots O money, too; but he said he
wouldn't mind speDdin' the price Of COW to
get Samanthy back. But we never heerd
nothing from them, and I told father to let
'em alone and they'd come home after a
while with five or six children behind 'em.
But I tell you, Mrs. Blobbs, they shan't set
a foot in this house except over the dead
body of my defunct corpse. You jest remem-
ber that"
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STABLES.

Much of the capital of every farmer is in
vested in domestic animals. 1t is important
that this portion of his capital be preserved
from decay. Not only so, but it is important
that it be made productive in every respect.
In order to do this, good stables, good barn
and barn lot, are necessary on every farm.
In order that these appendages to every farm
may be regarded as good, several things must
be taken into consideration. The location Of
a barn lot and stables must not be overlooked.
The ground should be level, or nearly so. If
it is on hill side, it will require great
amount of labor to prevent all the manure
from washing away. In selecting a location
for barn and stables, attention should be
paid to the healthfalness of the spot. The
location selected, the lot should be large and
so constructed as to be convenient of access
from the dwelling.
Whatever may be the plan Of the stables
and barn, the comfort and health of the do
mestic animals should never be forgotten. In
order to secure comfort to horses and mules,
the stables should be large and so constructed
that they can be made warm in winter and
cool in summer. 1t is horrible practice to
coop a tired horse up in narrow cage in
which he cannot lie down. 1t is barbarous
to tie him up to rack so as to prevent him
from lying down. Every horse and mule
should be allowed to spend some part of every
twenty-four hours in reclining position. In
other words, every horse; in order that be
may rest, should be permitted to lie down for
some time, during every twenty-four hours.
Stables, in order to be comfortable, should
be high, and no hay or fodder should be put
above the horse unless the floor is dust
proof
If the ground upon which the horse stands
is not level, it should be made so, and kept so
by constant repairs 1t is injurious to the
animal to stand in any other than in vel
position.
In order that stables may be kept healthy,
they should be washed occasionally in the in
side with lime. The trough should be so ar
ranged that the horse, in eating, has to stoop
down rather than reach up for his food. 1t
is unnatural for horse to raise up his head
to either eat or drink.
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THE OUAKERS AND MARRIAGE.

About the year 1910, religious sect called
Quakers, sprung up in England. The name
was given to- them in derision, because when,
in 1649, George Fox, one of their first leaders
wasipprisoned in. Nottingham jail, be and his
adberents told his prosecutors Ito quake at
the word of the Lord"
The Quakers area very simple people in
their manners and customs, and they are. q
very good people. William Penn, the found
er of the present State of Pennsylvania, was
a Quaker. His record is as fair as the record
of any of the early settlers of America. The
world has given the Quakers great deal Of
trouble i but the Quakers have never troubled
the world much. They are honest in all their
dealings and extremely simple in their man.
ners and customs. They detest show. What
few ceremonies exist among them are so sim
pie and so much like matters of fact, that they
can scarcely be called ceremonies.
A marriage among all civilized people is q
period of Joy. 1t should be so. Our Saviour
attended a marriage, and for the entertain.
ment of marriage party, he performed bis
Grst miracle 1t was at Cana Of Galilee he
turned water into wine. Good things, how.
ever, are sometimes abused. A marriage is
often attended with much expense, and the
ceremonies are often relicts of paganism.
When two Quakers determine to enter into
the relation of husband and wife, the fact is
made known in the community, and on the
day set apart for the marriage, all assemble
at the meeting house, as they call house for
religious worship. No minister, no magis-
trate, no civil officer, is there to perform, as we
say, the ceremony. When the hour arrives,
the two individuals get up and present them
selves in front of the whole congregation and
the bridegroom says in an audible tone to the
bride, II, George Fox" or whatever his name
may be, "do take thee, Nancy Penn" or
whatever the brides name may be, ito be my
welded wife and promise, through divine as
sistance, to be with thee loving husband, un-
til separated by DEATH" The bride then re-
peats the same words, only changing the order
of the names This done, a certificate of the
marriage is prepared by some one previously
appointed for that purpose, and the whole
congregation, or as many as desire, come for
ward and sign it. The congregation then go
home. This is just as solemn, as sacred and
as binding a marriage as if some pompous
ceremony, conducted by the greatest dignita.
ry on earth, had been performed.
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Aqritaltnra1 department.
[Origlna.]
JANUARY.

Bya long established custom, the year COM
mcnces with January and ends with Decem-
Der. In other words, by the consent Of all
parties, January is the first month of the
year and December the last. To the South
ern farmer, the last part Of December and the
first part of January, is the most important
period of the whole twelve months. 1t is du.
ring this time that the affairs of the past year
have to be settled up, and plans concerted for
the new year. ;.,;....~ ,--. ...,s<fs;
Taking it for granted that the work Of the
past year is finished, so far as it could be, we
proceed to make few suggestions with re-
gard to the present year.
1t is important that every farmer have his
plans, for the year, matured as soon as posi-
BILE. He should conclude at once what fields
he will plant in corn, what in cotton, and
what fields he will SOW in spring oats. The
oats should be sown in this month, or not later
than the first of February. Before sowing,
every sprout should be cut, and the land ma
nured. The ost crop is one of prime impor-
tsnce to the Southern farmer. 1t comes in at
the very time that corn and fodder are scarcest
Those who have not sown oats last fall, should
make it a point to do so as soon as the ground
is in good condition for plowing. 1t is waste
of time, and otherwise expensive, to SOW oats
on poor land-land that will produce nothing
else. It is far better to SOW small quantity
of land and manure it we'll. Lands designa-
ted for corn or cotton, should be thoroughly
broken as soon as possible. This is the time
of year to use turning plows. Lands plowed
deep in January will, by the action Of the
frost, be as mellow as an ash bed at planting
time.
When the ground is too wet to plow, ma
nure may be made. If our Southern farmers
would succeed, there are two things they must
do. They must make all the manure they
possibly can, and they must stop this thing of
giving liens on the growing crop for supplies
In making arrangements for the coming
crop, it would be well for farmers to fix the
price of corn for eighteen hundred and seven
ty-seven at one dollar per bushel and cotton
at somewhere between ten and twelve cents
per pound. Cotton may be worth more; but
it is scarcely probable that corn will be worth
less. We would suggest that some good land
be selected for planting in corn, and that ar
rangements be made to give it, at least, half
work
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ST. PATRICK.

ST. PATRlCk.
The most noted character in the early his
tory of Ireland, is St. Patrick. From him the
native of Green Erin is called "Pat." Many
strange tales are still told about this saint.
The Irish, at one time, generally, and some of
them still, believe that St. Patrick drove all
the snakes out of Ireland. So many extrava-
CANT stories have been put in circulation re-
specting him, that some might be led to doubt
whether such an individual ever existed.
There surely was such man. He was ma
tive of France. He lived about the middle
of the fifth century. His father and his grand
father were ministers of the gospel When
sixteen years old, Patrick was captured and
taken to Ireland. Sometime afterward, he
was released from bondage and permitted TO
return to France; but was again captured and
a second time released and permitted to go
home. Henow became deeply impressed with
the idea that it was his duty to return to Ire
land and preach the gospel to those by whom
he once was held in slavery. Full of this
idea, he did return, not, however, as the papal
church thinks, a catholic; but protestant.
St. Patrick was, beyond all controversy, pres.
byterian, so far as church government is con-
cerned. He founded three hundred and six
ty.6ve churches and ordained three hundred
and sixty-6ve bishops, or pastors. This is in
accordance with presbyterianism-a bishop
for every church. He also ordained three
thousand elders-nearly eight to church.
Ireland, in the days of St. Patrick, was a
rough place. No doubt the civilization which
he introduced amongst the people gave origin
to the story of his driving all the snakes from
the country, just as John Knox is said to have
driven the rocks out Of Scotland and tore up
their nests. 'a"a1 .':'f ..'. .a'.... i.'.s''i
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RELIGIOUS CONVERSATION.

/. One of the peculiar features of religious
people of the present day, is that they keep
their religious thoughts and religious feelings
to themselves, When ,neighbors meet, the
subject Of religion, unless in very vague
way. is never mentioned. The preaching
powers of certain men are spoken of, or q ref
erence being made to fine sermon that some
one lately delivered, it is talked about in a
kind of loose, roundabout way. Nd scripture
doctrine is brought up and discussed in all its
bearings and Importance Even at church, all
that many do is 60 into the house, wait impa'
tiently until the exercises are over, and then
60 home. There the whole thing ends. The
sermon, be it good or bad, scriptural or un.
scriptural, is never spoken of again, and, per.
haps, not thought Of: Some, no doubt, go far.
ther than this. They never speak Of religion
only in vague way in their families. Their
children grow up and have no idea of what
are the views Of their parents respecting the
cardinal doctrines of religion. The only way
that they know that their parents are Chris,
tians, is that they are members Of some par.
ticular church. Such state of things is dis
tressing. 1t converts church into an ice.
berg. 1t makes preaching as hard work as
mauling rails. 1t is like preaching to marble
statues. Such state of Indifference is ftly
described by the Saviour as being neither
cold nor hot, but simply lukewarm.
John Cumming says, ignorance in the
pew makes ignorance in the. pulpit, and
knowledge in the pew makes knowledge in the
pulpit" An ignorant and lazy teacher can
not long hold his position when his pupils are
industrious and anxious to learn. He will be
forced to work or give up his place. Just go
it is with preaching. If the hearers, like the
Bereans of old, search the Scriptures daily
and think and talk about the doctrines Of the
Scriptures, those who preach will be obliged
to study or cease to occupy the sacred desk.
To be always talking about religion is not
possible; but never to talk about those things
which lie at the foundation of our temporal
and eternal welfare, manifests that, Gallo like,
we care for none of those things, and that our
religion consists in cold formality.
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THE Y0RKTILLE EHQUIRKR
s}1tstellanebms &tading.
MIXED UP.

mIAED OHs
I've wandered through the village, Tom,
Along with Annie Lee, 3
To listen to the mockihg. bird, -
In the cottage by the sea.
Reid's bay mare can't be beat,
While coming through the rye; .....
Let me kiss him for his mother,
Said the spider to the fly. . ,>....v-, ,
The colored girl and poor old Ned,
Now swell our national song;
I'd offer thee this hand Of mine, "
But take your time Miss Long.
I'm lonely since my mother died,
Susanna, don't youcry;-- ! &!
We're all nodding through the world
Then root hog, or die.
Hark hear an angel sing,
=. AhI daddy he's struck lie - ;t :
We're coming, father Abraham K =. .'' .
Along with Annie Lisle.
This song my mother used to sing, ..' ..
The wearing Of the green
The girl left behind me,> 49, .-s -
To-day sis seventeen. III &Is n .
That nice young man and fairy belle.
Are swinging in the lane
The captain with his whiskers - 49,
! Has marrying on the brain. ~ tJ,a
Well rally round the flag, boys,
For Johnnie stole the ham
Yankee Doodle, Hail Columbia!
Or any otherman.