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Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-09-23

EAST AURORA, N. Y. May %. 1872.
MEssRs. SETH W. FowLE & Sons;
GENTLEMEN:--I was troubled with
Dyspepsia for thirty years, and tried sew
eral medicines advertised for the cure of
this distressing complaint without de-
irving any benefit from them. About
year ago commenced taking the Peruv.
ian Syrup, and after using altogether
twelve bottles 1 find myself entirely
cured. | consider my case one Of the
worst l ever heard of, and take great
pleasure in recommending the Peruvian
Syrup to all Dyspeptics, beliving that it
will be sure cure to them.
Yours respectfully,
J. II. BOVINE,
Sold by all druggists. Sel7-lm
W1srAR's BALsAM OF WILD CHERRY.-
The great remedy for Consumption.
This well-known remedy is offered to the
public. sanctioned by the experience of
over forty years; and when resorted to
In season, seldom fails to effect spt e1y
cure of Coughs, Colds. Group, Bron-
chitis, Influenza. Whoopipg Cough,
Hoarsepess, Pains or Soreness in the
Chest or Side. Bleeding at the Lungs,
Liver Complaint, etc. Beware Of Coun-
terfeits! Remember that the genuine
Wistar's Basam of Wild Cherry has on
the outside wradper the signature of l
3UTTs.' and the printed name Of the
proprietors, seth W. Towle e. Sons,
Boston" All others are base limitations.
Examine the wrapper carefully before
purchasing. sel7'lm
Now is yonr time to provide your
selves with Clothing and Dry Goods. j.
COIN & Bro. having determined to re-
move their immense stock if not sold
within thirty days, now offer their goods
at 40 per cent. less than any house in
this county can possibly do. Call aud
satisfy yourselves Parties indebted to us
will please settle at once, rs all accounts
remaining unsettled after the Both inst
will positively be placed in the hands OF
the proper authorities for collection
Store for rent and safe for sale.
j. COIN 4 BRO.
se7-lm Main ST., opposite NJ. '. st
/ In order to reduce stock and rais
money, will sell to merchants and citi
zens of Phoebe, goods at greatly reduced
rates for cash. T. W. CLUTE.
Phoebe, August %, 1876. II
BocA.-Just received an invoice Of tn
Justly celebrated Boca Beer. on tap or b.
She bottle ut tho Panaca Saloon, Lacou
street. One price! One Bit If
CoaNAc, brandy. fine whisky, HOLLAND
4. gin, and old Jamaica rum, at T. G. Pou
;ade's. If
FULL assortment Of groceries and pro
visions at 7. Q. Poujade's, Meadow Val
ley street. IT.
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-09-23


I'd says: About sixty feet Of the drain
ditch drift on Gay l. Scott's claim. at
Gayville. caved this forenoon. buryin9
Thomas Carr and Morris Team. The
d. pth OF the shaft is 25 feet. The men
are supposed to lie ut the head of the
drift, where a shaft is being sunk az
rapidly as possible. Plenty of willing
hands are taking turns at the shovrls aud
windlass. 1t is hoped that they may be
alive when reAobed, but few miners be-
lieve they can survive until that time,
which will not be before two o'clock to.
morrow Sunday. Thomas Carr is
from Bailey Harbor. Michigan. Morris
Team il an oil and experienced miner
and drifter, lately from Salt Lake.
Neither has any family.
A correspondent writing from Northern
NJ, xlco to the St. Louis Republican, d =
scrbes region OF country richer in
precious metals an more promising
than the Comstock mines. The locality
spoken of: is the Palmilo Mountain.
These mines are now being worked by
Mexicans in the old-fashioned Spanish
way with donkeys, Mexican carts. and
without the appliances of modern ma.
chiuery. These mines are called the
Minos Nueves, and some Of them are
virgin aud unopened; none OF them being
deeper than eighteen hundred feet. The
whole region OF Northern Mexico. and
especially the States o. chihuahua and
Sonora, are undoubtedly very rich in sill
YER and gold. when the southern rail
road shall be extended toithe Rio Grande
this trade will be tributary to San Frau
cisco. Arizona is not az yet half ex'
plored. When this country is once fully
d, veloped it will contribute to our pros
perity as large as Nevada does now.
On Monday last, says the Gold Hill
News OF the 18Th. three officers Of Orms
by county. accompanied by Chief OF Pc
lice Lackey Of Virginia. started out frou
Carson on what they thought remark
ably good scent. About q year ago th'
Green River stage, Montana, was robbed
OF s.. 900 in gold bars. A man came &c
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-09-23
SPIRIT OF THE PRESS.

Henry Eigerton will stump California
for Hayes and Wheeler.
The Morning Herald. new Demo-
cratic paper, made its appearance in San
Francisco on the 10th.
Hon. William WOODBURY. will soon take
the stump to make thorough canvass
Of the State for the Republican ticket.
The sixty sixth anniversary Of MeIi'
co.'s Independence was generally cele-
GRATED throughout the State by the Me1l-
cans.
The following Is the political complex.
ION of the Oregon Legislature: Demo.
Gratis. 81; Republicans. q; lndepend-
-nts, 2.
Michael o Conner, alias Red Handel
Nike" bruiser Of some repute, has ar
rived at Virginia for the avowed purpose
OF fighting jimmy Trevillian.
A report is current and generally be-
lieved that the capital stock of the Bank
Of Nevada is to DO increased to $40 ,OO0,-
700.
Alb Bong, the Virginia Chinaman who
did such good execution in ithe rows be-
tween the rival companies some months
ago, died in the quarters of his people on
the 18th.
The Arizona Miner is informed Of sew
eral new discoveries in the vicinity Of
Walnut Grove, among them a silver
nine and lead mine which, 1t is
thought. will prove of great value.
The approaches of the Black Hills
begin to furnish evidence OF a better con.
dltion OF society in that region. Neat
| little tombstones now arise at brief in
tervals on every hand.
Two new mail routes have been estab
lished, and contracts for service let
through Arizona. One is from The
southern terminus of the Colorado rail
way system to the southern terminus OF
the California lines, and the other is tc
| connect in like manner the railroads o.
Texas and California. Both are for tri
weekly service, with four-horse coaches
The rival to the Santa Barbara grap'
vine, distant twenty-five miles sontheas
Of San Diego. measures thirty-thre,
inches in circumference and covers {
space equal to forty feet square, 1t i
only thirteen years old, but promises t,
rival the great vine. This year its pro
duet is about 100 punches of fin
grapes, of the mission variety.
At a meeting Of th Q Board Of Director
Of the Eureka and Palisade Railroa
Company, held last Monday ut PaIisadt
a resolution was unanimously adop.e
removing the principal place OF bushes
Of the Company from Pslisade to Eu
reka. The removal will be made in thiI
~ days from the adoption Of the reso
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-09-23
PUBLIC SCHOOL BOOKS.

Several papers in different parts OF the
country are commenting on the present
high price OF the textbooks in use in our
public schools. 1t certainly is singular
to say the least, how oft choaply gotten
up book can be enhanced FROM ten to
five per ceut in value. just because 1t Ia
intended for juvenile use. We had oc-
cas,on to notice this few weeks ago IN
sending to San Francisco for small
library Of standard works. The publish
ing house at that place could afford to
sell we'll printed, neatly bound books al
from one dollar to one dollar and seventy
five cents apiece. and then take of 33H
per cent. from those list prices. making
the books appear murvelously cheap, u
course. they made II profit. and 80 die
tho publishers of the Eastern hons
where III, wer- originally issued. Yet
poorly often up schaA books are held
at ,Yorlitant figures, sad what il still
worse, about the time the child gets vel
used to tho book. it is changed; fresh
set OF I, It. books is introduced, and a0aip
the parents go down in their pockets
for the wherewith to purchase them. A
Cincinnati paper Of recent date compares
the past and present prices OF certain
standard school, hooks, which have just
been discarded by our State Board OF
Education. Fifteen years ago McGuf
fey's Fourth Reader sold for n cents
apiece. To-day it is worth Az cents
The Fifth Reader then sold for AZ cents
now it 10 worth rs cents. The SIKH
RAIDER was quoted at "a cents; now VI
il the regular price. These are Cinoin
natl prices, aud represent wholesale quo
tations solely. On the lst Of this month
those readers were discarded in the pub
lic schools of Nevada and Chicago
firm's books adopted. They are quoted
at a correspondiugly high figure, Now
it ia question with q good many, our
self among the number, what keeps the
price Of textbooks 80 high. II we Cal
buy finely bound, wall-printed copy o
Byron's poems for $500 why have t.
pay 81 90 for an Inferior quality OF boo
in the shape OF a Fifth RAIDER. Tn
thing is bare-fAced imposition. Will
the school authorities rests the remedy
1t ia a good idea to get the best; but thi
thing OF plying two prices for BOOK
should H. st'pped, and publishers o.
school book. III ,ds to feel that the pur
chasing public have some rights they ar
bound to respect. The demand 10
those books is enormous. Ever
little hamlet throughout the country ha
its public school and whatever expens
is incurred in getting those books int
shape is amply repaid in their enormor
circulation. Why the school books al
so dear. is a question that the Board
Education might with great prophet
answer.
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-09-23

The printers monument to Horace
Greeley is under way. aud will b. I'm.
yelled in Greenwood Cemetery. New
York, some time next month. 1t is paid
for by voluntary subscription from the
printing fraternity throughout the
country.
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-09-23

Lieutenant Governor Adams has re-
turned to Carson from his Eastern trip.
Viewing things with Democratic eyes.
he says political matters are booming be-
yond the Rocky Mountains with the in.
dications tavoring the success OF Tilden
aud Hendricks
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-09-23

The Eureka Sentinel thinks if New
York goes Republican. tbs Democrats
may as we'll throw up the sponge. In a
comfortable article on Presidential pros.
poets, that paper figures up 1872 electoral
votes for Tildsn. Isl for Hayes, and sc
doubtful.
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-09-23

The rumor is MS yet uueon6rmed that
Tllden in his early youth poisoned bis
nurse with paregorc and killed three
kittens by sltanglipg them with his
teething ring.
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-09-23

The Humboldt Register thinks that
the yellow fever at Savannah is scourge
inflicted ON the Georgians for voting the
Democratic ticket. We never thought of
that.
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-09-23

According to the Virginia Chronicle,
Judge Wells, at recent meeting said
the Republican party twas resting its
head in the bosom Of God aud fading
into bouudlrss eternity"
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-09-23

Six skuuks were the article and dis
gni ,e that Satan assumed to break up {
Pennsylvania camp meeting. He go
oebiDd them that time.
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-09-23

And now they have Theodore Tilton
charged with case of nest.hiding in q
sleeping car on the Hudson River Rail-
road,
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-09-23

The population of Massachusetts, is
100000.
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-09-23

Three hundred thousand Englishmen
were arrested over there for drunken.
ness last year. It's Eight little isle. :"
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-09-23

Three thousand Smiths recently at
tended picnic of tho numerous Smith
family at little town in New Jersey.
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-09-23
AT A MEETING OF THE
Republican County Central
Committee,

Resolved, That the Primaries be held in all
Precincts, except Phoebe, on Tuesday, the Goth
day Of September.
Resolved, That the Primary in Phoebe be held
on Tuesday the Sd OF October; polls to be
opened at 3 o'clock a. m and kept open till &
O'Clock p. ~. and that L. +. Morton be In
spector.
Resolved, That the Republican County Con-
vention be held in the Court house, at Phoebe,
on Saturday, the eth of october, at eleven
o'clock u. IL.
D. NJ. TYRELI, Chairman.
+. A. BUCK, Secretary. se2l-td
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-09-23
DEMOCRATIC
County Convention
THE DEMOCRATIC COUNTY GEN.
TRIAL COMMITTEE

OF Lincoln County, Nevada, at meeting held
in Phoebe on the evening of August 18th, 1876.
Resolved, That a County Convention of the
Democratic Party for Lincoln County. Nevada,
for the purpose of nominating candidates for
State and County officers, to be elected at the
general election of November, 1871, be held in
the town of Phoebe, in the Courthouse, on
Thursday, the 5th day of October, 1876,
at IL o'clock a. III.
Resolved That the primary elections in the
several precincts be held on Wednesday,, the
27th day Of september. 1916.
The Committee made an apportionment of
delegates from the following precincts:
Phoebe. ..............22 Panaca...--........3
Bullionville. .........2 Newark Mil .......l
Highland ............ Rose Valley. ....... Q
Spring Valley........ l Lake Valley. ..,.....2
Hike. Groome. ............l
Virgn.............. Clover Valley ......l
FL Dorado Canyon.
Total number Of delegates A.
The following persons were appointed as In
spector and Judges of Election on the day of the
primary election in Phoebe;
Inspector, N, Wescoatt
rracoS 81, r. Duff,
'""ee'' | F. E. Clark.
The following Inspectors were appointed for
the other precincts, with the authority given
them to choose Judges:
John Atchison, Panaca.
A. Mcmahon, Bullionville.
Frazier, Newark MILL
James McGregor, Highland.
W. c. Glissan, Rose Valley.
W. b. Maxwell, Spring Valley.
C. G.. Heath, Hyko.
James Smith, Groome.
| l.. l.. Woods, Glover Valley.
| A. Prairie, Lake Valley.
VIM Carter. Virgin.
John Piatt, FL Dorado Canyon.
Resolved, That the test at the primaries be
| own you support rilden and Hendricks in the
| coming campaign"
J. p. CURTIS, Chairman pro TEN.
| GEO. T. RIvEs, Secretary.
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-09-23
ANNOUNCEMENTS,

All Notices under this head must be paid
for in advance.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-01-06
WHEELING W. VA. THURSDAY MORNING. JANUARY g. 1876

that this was the Centennial year in
which past disensions, difficulties, &c,
should be forgotten, moved to refer the
resolution to a select committee on Cen
tennial celebration. He wanted the
House to go to business and have no
more buncomb.
The motion was agreed to by vote OF
121 to 81 and resolution was accordingly
referred.
Mr.. Harrison offered the following re-
solution. .....
Resoirsd, Tha. in the distribution of
the patronage of the House of Represen-
tatives and of the Government generally,
those elected and who by law have ap-
pointment of subordinates, should only
regard the Jefersonian test, lis he hon.
est is he faithful, is he capable, and that
recent events in the Federal administra-
tion give peculiar emphasis to this Dem.
ocraeic sentiment (Laughter). Adopted.
Mr.. Canlfield offered resolution stat
ing that certain charges have been made
implying fraud and mismanagement in
the construction of the custom house and
postotfice building in Chicago, and in
structing the Committee on Public Build
ings and Grounds to enter on an inves-
tigation of such charges. Adopted.
By MIR. Burchard, of Illinois, bill to
create western judicial district in llli-
nois.
The House then adjourned.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-01-06
BY 'TELEG GRAPH
TO THE
WHEELING REGISTER.
Associated Press Report. by Western
Union Line, otHce Northwest cor.
OF Main and 12th Sts.
DOMESTIC NEWS.
Prize Essays.

New YORK, January 5.-The second
oratory contest of the international Col
leg late Literary Association took place
last evening at the Academy of Music.
Hamilton College, represented by Julien
NJ. Elliott, whose subject was "The Hero
ic Element in Modern Life, the Heroism
that is Typiaed by Flynn, OF Virginia"
took the first prize and D. j. ThompkiLs
of Cornell the second. The 5000 p'ize
for the best essay on "Dickens and
Thackeray Compared" went to Frank +.
Heath Of Cornell. The essays on "Nel-
son" by 5. Spencer OF the College of the
City of New York, and OF +. A. Hills of
the Northwestern University, on the
advantages and Disadvantages
of Universal Suffrage were
so equal that the prize Of 5000 was di-
vided. Wilher Larrimere OF the College
of the City OF New York took the 500
prize for an essay on "Arbitration rs a
Substitute for War in the Intercourse Of
Nations" The prizes were $500 and $500.
The first went to 4. II. Palmer, OF Cor
nell, and the second to +. B. Halstead of
Princeton College. In the first exami-
nation the first prize of $500 was award
ed to Miss Julia j. Thomas of Cornell.
the only young woman who
competed. She has since this
examination been married, and the prize
goes t. Mrs. Julia j. Irving. The sec
ond prize of 5000 went TO Henry Noght,
of Rutgers.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-01-06
Chicago Market.

CHICAGO, January 6.-Flour-Dull.
w Wheat-Active but weak and lower;
No. / Chicago spring 81 06: No. 2 do
95;c spot; 9G!c seller February; 81 O4t
seller March; rejected 6l@6ltc Corn
Dull and shade lower; No. 2 at i3lc
spot; 43sc bid January; 42!c February
rejected new 34(g35c. Osts-Dull and
heavy; !c lower; No. 2 29yc spot. Rye
Dull and heavy at 66c. Bsrley-Ac-
tive but shade lower; 7Stc spot; 7Gic
seller February. Dressed hogs-Quiet
but steady at s. 1898 90. Pork-Quiet
but steady; sl9 20 spot; sl9 35Gl9 81!
seller February, Sl3 62! seller March.
Lard-Stcady and firm; $l2 27l spot;
sl2 40, seller February; sl2 OF! seller
March. Bulk Meats-Steady and firm.
Whisky-Steady and firm at 81 o.;
receipts for the week 1900, $1,000, So
900, $4,000, 2,30O and II 900 gallons;
shipments, $500, 1900, 10000, 4,s00,
1900 and 1920 gallons.
Ga call bosrd-W Whest-Easier; SOCI
95c seller January; 81 o03@l COZ seller
February. Corn-Dull and lower; 43tc
January; 42ic February, Oats-Dull
and unchanged. Pork-Dull and un.
changed. lard-Unchanged
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-01-06
wheeling Retail Mavkes.

SECOND WARD Wednesday Mor'pig.
Though there WAS slim market lh's
morning the demand was not brisk ior
anything except fowls, which were very
scarce and dear. Eggs were very plenty
and lower. Butter was In good supply
PHopucr-Egg,, 2s@25 cents per doz.
butter 26ta,85c per ID; chickens dressed
3OG,35 cts; live 30CaS5 cts each; driei
beans 8 CT, per quart; ducks dressed 700
80 cts per pair; rabbits 25c each; squir-
rels l2c each; corn meal 10 cts per
peck; new corn 45 cts per bushel; buck.
wheat &c per pound; turkeys, live, VI -
a,l so each, according 70 size; dr-sss'l
Is cts per ID; Partridges s2 30 per do~'
geese bOta GO cts each. Dressed Hogs by
the quarter &c per ID. Beet by thr
quarter &c per ID. Phessanu 4oc each.
VEaErABLEs-Pota,oes, 10 cents per
peck: beets 8 cts per bunch cabbage bf"
i5c per head; onions S0td40c Per peck car
rots &c per bunch; sweet potatoes 1Oc per
peck; turnips l5c per peck; pepper
Be per bunch; celery 5CG7c per bunch
pumpkins 69Ioc each; pannips0c per
peck .o,,,o
FKuIrs AND NUS Apples %)s4Oc
Der peck; cranberriss l2c per quart;
walnuts IOtglhc per peck; hickory nuts
40c per peck. Oranges ~; per doz. Lem
ons 40c per doz.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-01-06
New York Market.

NEW YORK. January 4.-Cotton-
Firm and asking higher rates at l3 5.l6
@lSIc,; futures closed steady; January
I3lc; February l3 7-l6c; March l3 2l-S2
@i3 1l-l6c; April 1908 1882; May
IA S-S2@l4sc; June IA 5-l6c; July
IA 7-l6@l4 1882. Flour-Receipts l5,-
600 barrels; generally in buyers favor
with moderate export and home
trade demand; supcrfne State and
western 81 2564 65; common to good
extra S4 S0G5 S5; good to choice So 400
s 80; white wheat extra SIS 95@7 rs; ex-
ira Ohio S4 S0@7 %; st. Louis So 259
9 90; Minnesota patent process, extra
good to prime, So 1901 %; choice to
double extra 81 30GD9 90. Rye Flour
Dull at s. 40(45 so. Corn Mesl-lleavy;
western S30OIGS 30. Wheat--Dul with
a limited export and milling demand;
receipts $4,000 bushels; No. . Chicago
spring 81 %; No 3 do nominally at 81 o.
Gl OS; No. spring 81 S0@l 3S; No. .
Milwaukee, 81 23d}l "a, No. 8 do 81 09;
winter red western 81 1901 50; white do
81 40@l As; No. l Minnesota 81 80; re-
jected spring 9Sc9Sl %; ungraded do
81 GOAL 10. Rye-Quiet; western $50
90c; state 94@96c; Canada in bond 90c.
Barley Quiet and unchanged. Corn
Heavy and lower, with moderate ex.
port and home trade inquiry; receipts
1900 bushels; mixed, graded, 66@67!c;
closing at G6967c; yellow 67(96sc; clos
ing at &c; western mixed, in store, lOci
do afoat 72.c mixed, no grade, 57l@60c;
closing al 57I95Sc. Oats-More doing;
receipts $4,000 bushels; No mixed, ih-
spccted 45lc; No. . do 47c; light mixed
46!@47c; No. 2 Chicago 47c@i7lc; No.
2 Milwaukee 4Ssc; white do 49c; mixed
State 47c; white iSG63c. Hsy-Firm;
shipping $50 90. Hops-Firm; cast
ern, western and New York State 100
Ice; California l7620c. Rio Coffee
Quiet and unchanged. Sugar-Quiet
and unchanged. Molasses-Quiet and
unchanged. Rice-Choice Carolina 7lCD
7cc. Petroleum More demand; crude
7lG7ic; refined l3sc; closing at 1890
l3tc. Rosin-Strained firm at 81 7ON9
rs. Spirits Turpentine-Firm at 3s!c.
Eggs-Steady; New York and Pcnnsyl-
vania 20@3lc; lined 24@27c; western
2S(G soc. Pork-More active; new mess
$40 75@2l 90; February $40 70@20 10;
March s2l 75@20 ~. Beei-Unchang-
ed. Cut Meats-Wes quiet; middles
dull; western long clear l03ci city do lOi
Callc. Lard-Heavy and closed steady;
prime steam II l5-l6c; February 1870
l3 3-l6c. Butter-Firm for prime, but
others heavy western l6GG25ci State %
(93lc Cheesc-At Ga l2lc. Whisky
At 81 llI@l IL. Lesther-Unchanged.
Wool-Unchanged. Manufactured Cop
per-Quiet but steady at 23ic. Pig Iron
Scotch quiet and unchanged; American
dull at s1S 00@2000. Russia Shecting
-sl2 O0@l2 IS gold. Nails-Dull; cut
81 90(d3 90; clinch 81 5OG5 co; horse
shoe 29G2Gc
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-01-06
Libel Suit Decided I'm Favor Of De-
fendant.

ST PAUL, January 5,-The libel suit
for $4,000 damages, which has attracted
much attention from the people and pol
iticians of the State, terminated to-day
in the Court of Common Pleas. During
the recent canvass Pisender, State Treas
urer elect, sued VIM. :. Hunter, present
Deputy State Treasurer, for libel, assert
ing that Plaender had been in league
with Erina Munich, q former detaulting
State Treasurer, and had received money
from the State Treasury through Munich,
in 1870, showing it to be State money.
for retraining from being candidate
tor treasurer in opposition to Munich.
The damages were laid at $4,000. The
iury after short absence from court,
gave a verdict for the defendant. Ptaen.
der's friends were much astonished at the
result. Ii is understood that Plsender 10
ready with the requisite bondsmen TO en-
ter on his duties, and take possession of
the State funds on Friday, when the
officers lately elected are sworn in.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-01-06
Acricul,uraI Convention.

COLUMBUS, January 5.-The State AS-
ricultural Conuention met here to-day,
seventy-four counties being represented.
The subjects discussed were: Grasses
and their culture, the hog cholera, under
draining and forestry.
Resolutions were adopted urging Con-
gress to grant a reasonable subsidy
to the Centennial; asking the Cen
ersl Assembly to furnish means
for appointing q Committee
to investigate hog cholera During the
day General Noyes, Hon. K. b. Ranney
General Hayes, of the Ohio Centennial
Board, addressed the convention, urging
the claims of the Centennial upon tle
farmers of Ohio. b. w. Carlisle, OF Fair
field, j. II. Pugh and Leo Welts, Of Clin-
ton, and ID. l.. Page, of Geauge, were
elected members of the State Board OF
Agriculture.