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The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-07-16
STATE NEWS.

The Writ county Mentor has been en-
larged.
THE Mayor of Spencer, Rosne county,
has resigned.
FAIRMoNT is TO be blessed with com
pany of Light Guards.
LEwIsBURGERs are trying to raise q
volunteer cavalry company.
TIE New MartinsvIlle Vu'd1catOT
Office is offered for sale or rent.
The West Virginia Educational Asse-
citation will meet ut Martinsburg, August
18th.
The Fairmont West Vsrgintan say
good deal of property is being exposed TO
public sale stthis court.
MR.. r. STUDEBAKER, of Ohio, con-
templates building n wooden factory IN
HsrrisvIlle Richie county.
THE total value of real ard personal
property in Green brier county is -, 49,
0s5. The tax levy of this county is Sl6,-
O79.7S.
The Appeal says the Murphy move
struck Spencer. Did it hurt, and WAS 1t
in the shape OF Gibbons, who outraged
Roane county.
q w. ATKINSON OF Ksnawha county
has been promoted to special agency in
the revenue business, and has been
ordered to New York. - Charleston
Courier.
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money between them, and this was made
apparent by the sumptuous manner IN
which Edison soon began to live. de
left humble quarters and moved to resi-
deuce in West Fifty second ssreet, sitter
removing from Forty-fourth street, near
Eighth avenue. The family lived re-
specially, and Edison, with all these stu
ister schemes in contemplation and exc
cution, acted as devoted husband and
fond father. He drove out on the road
every afternoon, and was reticent and
modest to his companions. He made no
particular display, and seemed to centre
his thoughts in his family. Such was
Edson's social position, when, the mas
being torn of, he stood in such an unen
visble light before the world,
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The communication received at this
Office entitled "Ses sickness and how TO
evsde it." is about rs much Importance
to the readers of this journal as would be
knowledge OF the contents of Chinese
Junk in mid ocean The gist of 1t Is that
fowl sir produces sea sickness, and a
means Tor the better ventilation OF ships
should be Invented, so as to preserve
pure air. While pure air is very essential
now desire TO enter into the ship building
to the health of any one let alone sea
SEX person it is not generally believed
u be the cause of seasickness. Take
swsy the sea and motion of the vessel
and there will be little trouble about
suuesmishness. On the other hand II
these conditions exist foul air will most
assuredly aggrlvate the complaint. As
to the mode OF preventing the generation
of fowl air by ventilation, we take 1t that
sny of our readers, when they comLem-
plate An ocean trip, will like to have Ms
much pure air as possible, but do not
business, therefor the writer would do
we'll perhaps to communicate his views
on ventilation to Messrs. Roach y Son,
or some other eastern firms who are
extensively engaged IN ship building.
Now, if the author could prevent sea
sickness altogether, or provide some SIM
pie remedy for Its absolute cure-some-
thing say that could By carried in ones
pocket, or in his trunk ~ least, he would
Mt only make his i,rtuae, but deserve
the blessings of tourists for all time to
,sna
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The University of Wooster,

DEV. A. A. +. TAYLOR, y. b., PRFSI-
II dent. Collegiate and Preparatory De.
partmentS in successful operation. Twelve
capable and eXper enced Professors and
Teachers. Yearly 2UJ Students Classical.
Philosophical and Scientific Courses,
graded to the standard OF astern colleges.
French and German taught thoroughly.
Moral and religious Influences prevalent.
Location healthfu!. building and appara.
tus ew,expenses very low. OPEN 10 students
Of either ser. Fall term opens September T.
send Tor a catalogue before going Else
where. Address the President, Wooster,
Ohio. Jy4egraw
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SOME of the choicest writers in Amer
lea send the choicest lucubrations OF their
pens to "Andrews' Bazaar They do this
because they reach the most intelligent
and extensive female constituency III
America, The ladies take this magazine
because it's authority on matters OF
fashion and society beyond all others
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FRESH TEAS.

800 packages Gunpowder, Imperial,
Young Tyson, Oolong, English Breakfast
and SOuchOng Teas, in store and for sale
al low figures. NJ. REILLY,
1893 ana 1911 Main street.
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aDaily. fDaily except Sunday.
Sleeping cars from Pittsburgh To Clncin-
natl, Louisville. Indianapolis, and 81.
Louis, and from Columbus 10 Chicago
without change.
ID. W. CALDWELL. Gen. Manager.
WI. O'BRIEN, Gen. +. y L. Agt.
General offices. Columbus, .. jyl6
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AN Expert IN LOCKS.

Edsons next venture WAS in New
York, and here, it seems, he met with
success in the house Of Herring " Go ,
securing position as An expert in locks
and ~ travelling salesman Tor TINS firm.
In this position he investigated and re-
ported to Scott and Dunlap, the burglars,
the weak points IN all the banks and
bank safes that he examined in his travels,
and wss found TO be 4 most convenient
sccomplice Tor the robbers. lie was able
10 take the combinations of outer doors,
make impressions in wax of locks, make
note Of extraordinary distractions to safe
breaking and generally note the detences
t. burglarious attempts on baHk8 and safe
deposit companies.
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REFINED SUGARS.

500 barrels Crushed, Powdered, GrauU.
lated, Coffee and yellow, in store and Tor
"a e at low est market rates.
NJ. REILLY,
1897 and 1871 Main Street.
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.sUPONT,S WHEELING POW
DER AGENCY.

| ZINE n large stock OF the above cele-
brated Powder, viz: Rifle, SpOrtins, in
cans. Blasting and Mining, IN metallic
packages which will sell AT wholesale AT
manufacturers prices. 1 have portable
magazines OF different sizes for shipping,
and will deliver Tree on cars or boat. Ihls
Powder Is uuequa!led in strength and
quality. VI. REILLY,
sole Agent.
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CAROLINA RICE.

~ tlerces received direct from Charles
ton, in store and tor sale by
N. REILLY,
1893 AMI 1871 Main Street.
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RROOMS.

300 dozen fancy, riOuS sizes, Just Ic-
ceived and for sale by NJ. RElLLN,
1909 and 1871 lain Street.
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TOBACCOS.

Ihav. on hand a full line of Tobaccos
from the leading manu- 'actnries in the
country. including Lorillard's, FINER
Bros, Homer Hudson s., j. b. Pace, Rich
mund, j. K. Pace, Dauyille, b. +. Grayely,
HOlbrOok's Monitor Navy, barry {. HOl-
brook = Navy.
can furnish all styles made by these
factories, at lowest market prices
NJ. REILLY,
1919 and 1871 Main street
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MEATS AND LARD.

sugar Cured Canvassed Hams, Sugar
Cured CauvaSSci shoulders sugar Cured
breakfast Bacon, Plain shoulders, Clear
Sides, Sugar ured Dried Beet, fresh from
smoke. house daily.
Kettle rendered Leaf Lard in tierces. bar.
rrIS, ball barrels, kegs and paiS, all At
Lowest market rates NJ. REILLY,
1909 and 1911 Main street.
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A Young Merchant BECOMES Burg
lars Accomplishment of the
safe Agent Edison.

lars AecOmPIice-aaree Oh inc
safe Agent Edison.
The chief witness for the prosecution
in the. northampton bank robbery trial,
Just concluded, was William ID. Edison,
VINO appeared against the safe breakers,
Scotland Dunlap The conspiracy OF
the robbers has never been exceeded IL
the annals OF police history. 1t appears
that Eison, the secret agent OF the
cracksmen, was the accredited travelling
,ne,man OF Messrs. Herring Y Go. the
safe manufacturers o. this city and that
he. in pursuance OF MS apparently leglt.
INA business, went TO different banks
throughout the country learning the
weak points of bank safes in order 10 in
form ms "paIs" of their condition. In
this way the bank vaults OF the following
institutions were endsngered-viz:-The
Second National Bank of Elmirs; \. Y;
the First Matte nal of Saratoga, the Long
Island National of Brooklyn, the Gov.
ington (Ky.) National OF Kentucky, the
Tnird National of Syracuse, n. Y; the
Rockville Conn National, the First
National OF Pitts;oa, the First National
of Quincy, Ill.
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
ChsrIestown Academy.

A COLLEGE PREPARATORY SCHOOL
"A Tor Boys. ,o.,, -. Con-
The next session opens the 10Th OF sep
gueto WM. II. KABLE, A. NJ,
w Va. jyeqgt
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A HOME IN NEW YORK

1t will readily be seen how valuable
such an assistance rs Edson's would be TO
the men who prey and fear not. The re-
salt was that the organizer and his ac-
completes divided very large sum of
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"sHEN THIEVES FALL OUT"

Bu, after the cracking" of the North.
smpton Bank, with apparent spoils to
the burglars OF $l,0O0OOO, there seems,
according TO the testimony elected, to
have been falling out of the thieves, nc.
cording to poetic justice, when honest
men should get their dues. At the trial
some dramatic effects were produced by
the withdrawal of the senior counsel tor
the defence, and generally, al abandon
mcnt O: the case 10 the peopin by .he
lawyers retained by the accused; and 1t
was even asserted that the State wtnes
~ tom was in such danger of ais lite
that he was constantly watched b. detec-
I yes, who exercised surveillance over
him with winch ps,ant might BE sup.
D ,rd to guard nm Only child. He was
escorted from the Court House u the
nI.el: his meals were tasted befo.e he
va. allowed to touch them; and finally,
every VINO approached HIM was sub
jec.eI to an examination, more or less
rigorous.
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CARPETS AND O|LCLOTHS,

LARGE ASSORTMENT OF BOTH At
A prices lower than ever offered LOT
many years past. DESTROYS to close our 10
make room tor spring stock we ouer
HARBOUR & DITTMAN,
2,o 1859 Main Street.
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1857 Prizes, amounting to.-..............Sl O,iOO
Write tor Circulars or send orders To
NJ. A.. DAUPHIN, i. y. Box So, New Or
leans, La.
Sept. 4th. Capital Prize $1,000. Tick, t. :
each. jy5eDWS-gt
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FISH.

Mackerel, Nos |, and 3, in barrels, hall
barrels and kits: Lase Herring In hail
and quarter barrels: salt Water Herring
in barrels and halt barrels; In store and
for sale by Mr. LILY,
mnll 1909 and 1911 Main Street.
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EDSnN's CAREER.

The secret history of this marvellous
combination, however, remains TO be
written. TIE life of William ID. Edison,
the arch conspirator, has never been
given to the pubic. HE'S man OF per-
haps forty-two years of age, strongly
bIilt, about FIVE feet six inches IN height;
his complexion is rudy, eyes of light
color, and he has iron gray kslr gener-
ally cut close, according to the prevail
ing fashion; thick moustache, dyed
black. covers his firm mouth He al
WAYS Was noted for restless
gsze, scarcely ever being able to
ok Il man in the face. He was gener-
n " reticent, never making confdant
among his business companions, and a.
WAYS seeming to be devoted 10 his family
duties. In 1859, his father, reputable
shoe and leather merchant Of Philaiel-
pha, died, and young Edison was left the
bulk OF his fortune, rs well rs his bust
ness. The house WAS situated on Third
street, hear Market, in Philadelphia, and
foe a while ne business prospered, some
patents beiUg added TO the concern which
W re generally considered to increase its
revenues
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FAST LIVING.

At this tine EISon commenced 10 live
fast He. He bought trotting horses,
and was known on he road to Schuylkill
Fails rs the possessor of some of the best
t-Otting stock that made the dust fly be-
tween Broad street and the Wlssa-
hlckon Then he married, and his wife
bang a beautiful woman their mansion
was crowded with those who admired the
dash of the husband and the charms of
his bride 1t was suddenly whispered
tIat EIson was in trouble, and his
house wsS IN danger of failure.
The crash came. Edison was ruined
man, and the citizens of the Quaker
CITY knew him no more. TheneXt heard
o MIN was in connection with some do
mest:c scandals; be was divorced from
rs beautiful wife, and had again mar
r.e!; he bad divorced himself in turn
from his second wife and had remarked;
MS first wife in the meantime had pro-
cured divorce from her second husband
and the twain were reunited. The issue
of the legal marriage was thee children,
Dovs-Wilhc, Frank and Albert-and
they are low of the respective ages of
seventeen. nineteen and twenty all
good promising young fellows who seem
10 have none OF the characteristics which
have led the father into such desperate
courses of lli,
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ASPLENDiD OPPORTUNITY
TO WIN a FORTUNE.
Eighth Grand Drawing. 1877,

At New Orleans, Tuesday, Aug. Uh,
Louisiana State Lottery company
This Institution was regularly !ncorpor-
ated by the Legislature OF the state Tor
Educational purposes, in 1858, with Oapi-
tai of { 100000, 10 which IL has since add
ed a reserve fund OF SS5O,GC0 It's Grand
Single Number Drawings Will take place
monthly. II neUer scales or pOStponeS. Look
ut the following scheme:
CAPITAL PRIZE. 100000.
tan M HOLE
Smyrna times., 1877-05-02

THE PENINSULA TRADE.-The two hundred
and eighty odd thousand people on this Pc
ninsula have organized trade in grain, oys-
tiers, fruit and truck that makes Philadel-
phia, New York and Baltimore strong COM
petitors for its patronage. Philadelphia
has undisputed control of all the upper
portion of the territory, and great portion
of the balance. Baltimore, which used to
have almost unlimited command of the
Chesapeake side, has had to surrender
much of it to Philadelphia, by reason of
the greater railroad enterprise of the latter.
While the water communication still gives
Baltimore large share, Philadelphia has
all the rail communication, and has thus
evenly divided with the Monumental City
a trade that used to go all one way.
But now New York is overbidding both
Philadelphia and Baltimore for the trade
of the lower portion of the 4erritory. In
addition to extending a railroad from Lewes
to the Virginia border, (which it is proposed
to continue to the very tip of the PENN
sula) a steamboat has been put on Chinco-
league Sound to run between Franklin, the
lower terminus of the railroad opposite
Chincoteague and Drummondtown, Watch
apreague, and possibly Hog and Cobb's
Islands. 1t is claimed that the early truck,
oysters, fish, white and sweet potato business
requires the increased facility to reach
market. Accomac county is a heavy
shipper of potatoes, heretofore mostly to
Baltimore. Now New York has opened a line
for their outlet through the Old Dominion
Steamship Co., and offers more than Balti
more can afford to pay.
We see the statement in one of ouI
Eastern Shore exchanges that this route
makes freights from New York lower thar
from Baltimore. Flour is 80 cents from
New York and 65 cents from Baltimore vi;
Snow Hill to Chincoteague.
Already this enterprise is working il
favor of New York in the oyster trade
Oysters are being brought from the Chesa
peake and planted in Metomkin bay
Bivalves from this bay grow very large, ar
of excellent flavor, and bring S. and Sc pc
Dbl. in the shell in New York market
Should the experiment Of planting be
success heavy demand will be made fc
Chesapeake oysters.
Smyrna times., 1877-05-02

DELAWARE cannot be laughed at this time
by people abroad for complaining about
the failure of the peach crop. Some one
has been foolish enough to send letter
from Wilmington to the Philadelphia Times
stating that the coming crop will very prob
ably amount to twenty millions of baskets.
The writer further shows his lack of good
sense by stating that the crop is now be-
yond danger. One-half the quantity above
named would glut the north and swamp
the growers-6, 100000 baskets nearly did
it two years ago-while it is will known
that the most complete failure we have
ever had was caused by heavy June frost.
Growing before we are out Of the woods
may prove as ludicrous as croaking.
Smyrna times., 1877-05-02
MARYLAND ITEMS.

JAS NJ. Vickers was admitted to the bar
at Chestertown last week.
The owner of "Sadie Bel" has refused
an offer of $4,000 for her, so it is reported.
Twcnty-four liquor licenses were granted
by the Kent County Court last week. Five
OF the applicants were for Chcstcrtown.
Queen Annes county has issued county
bonds to the amount of $4,000 to obtain
money to repair the courthouse in Centre
vile.
The Maryland State Teachers Assoca-
ton is to hold its next meeting at EastOn
on the 10th, 1lth, 18th and 18th of July
next.
Samuel V. Farson, Smyrnian, has
given up the Voshell House, at Chester
town, and John C. Voshell has taken it
again.
A severe hail storm at Greensborough
and other points on the Md. & Del Rail
road on Monday night greatly damaged
the peach crop.
Tydrophobia is developed among the
hogs on Mr.. Bailey's farm, near Ruthsburg,
Queen Anne's county. Several of the
animals have died from the disease.
The ladies of Millington Circuit, NJ. f.
Church, have decided to hold strawberry
tcstiyaI in Mllington the 7th Sth and 9th
of June, for the benefit of the NJ. E. Par
sonage.
The Centreville Record says that few
days since q citizen Of our district becoming
enraged with one of his mules took an axe,
and deliberately cut the poor creatures
throat, killing it on the spot.
An Editor IN Luck.-The editor of the
Easton Gazette, William II. Councell, has
been reappointed and commissioned Post
Master of Easton. Mr.. Council has held
the Office for twelve successive years.
Rev. F. C. McSorley, young minister of
| the Wilmington Conference, stationed al
Reese's Corner, Kent CO., was married last
week to Miss A. Tryphena Roe, of Talbot
co. A handsome reception was given hin
by his congregation.
Judge Thomas A. Spence of Snow Hill
, has resigned his position as Solicitor Gen
eral of the Post Office Department, il
Washington, to take effect on the lst o
! May, and Judge Freeman, of Tennessee
e has been appointed to succeed him.
!, The Eastern war has stirred the militar.
blood on the Eastern Shore. A compan.
, of cavalry has been organized in Berlin
! Worcester county, with DR.. j. w. Pitts a
! captain; Geo. w. Henry, first lieutenant
l and w. j. Pitts, second lieutenant. 1t
to form part of the Maryland Nationa
Guard, and is named Bond Guards"
! Ocean Cty.--This Maryland Sensid
y Resort near Berlin, Worcester CO.,
y making steady progress. -Four new hotel
are at present in course of construction
. Captain English will run n small steame
y between his hotel on Chincoteague islam
:, :. and Ocean City during the summer. Th
= Agricultural Association of Worcester CO
. . propose building a Race Course on tn
y mainland, close by.
\. Railroad Accident.-An accident to trai
Y on the Maryland & Delaware railroad o.
/. Cured last Thursday morning, near EastoI
sr 1t seems sparks from previous train hO
,e set fire to one of the large white oa
st stringers used in bridge and it was burr
( nearly through. When the train fC
le Clayton reached the bridge the string,
d gave way, precipitating the engine, tend
and baggage.car down an embankmeI
Smyrna times., 1877-05-02

POLITICs AND PROHIBITION.-The new,
very latest, and most effective prohibitory
measure has come to grief in the Massa-
chusetts House of Representatives, log to
III. So the State falls back for another
year at least upon the present moderate
law, which is based mainly upon the plan
of Local Option. During the debate in the
House last week which preceded the re-
lection of the bill, rather a curious scene
occurred. Mr.. F. w. Bird of Walpole was
among the opponents Of the measure. He
made long speech, and at the close of it
he dared the Prohibitionists or the Repub-
licans to pass the bill. . If you do it," said
Mr.. Bird, "you will he whipped out of
your boots next Fall" This was indeed
rather an alarming way of putting the
matter; but Mr.. Bird knew his men, and
they knew him. " You will be swept from
your warm Seats, said Mr.. Bird. And then
they voted as aforsaid-l17 Nays to l0f
Yeas. For thirty years this Prohibition
question has more or less affected the
politics of Massachusetts,. So long as the
Republicans believed that a majority of the
voters wcrc in favor Of a stringent Maine
law they supported or made a show of sup
porting it. The Democrats were upon the
other side partly through the force of cir
cumstanco H.l PARTLY from conviction
and u." t.en they had their Ittl'
triumphs. But unquestionably, as Mr.
Bird said during the debate the other day
a majority of the people Of the State ar
opposed to the law and to the principle o
Prohibition.-N. y. Tribune.
Smyrna times., 1877-05-02

THE NAVAL CADETsHIP.-Prof. Groves
hands us the following, which we publish
for the benefit of the applicants: Examina-
ton of candidates for the position of Cadet
Midshipmen, will be held at Public School
Nc. 9, corner of Eight and Wollaston, Sts.,
Wilmington, Del, on Tuesday, May 18th,
beginning at o'clock, A. NJ. Candidates to
present on that day certificates from Physi-
clans in regard to physical soundness, and
testimonials of character. All applicants
address Immediately j. II. Groves, Smyrna,
Dol