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The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-02-26
RIVER NEWS.

The marks At the landing last even
ing showed 8 feet 8 inches in the channel.
The Dick Fulton passed up Saturday
morning, light.
The Ragon departed for Parkersburg,
Saturday.
The Granite State passed down Sat-
urday morning, en- route from Pitts
burgh .or Portsmouth.
The Hudson lett Saturday afternoon
for Cincinnati with good trip.
The Carrie Brooks, from Z,nesyille
for Pitts burgh, passed up Saturday nj ght
The Kerr is the Pitts burgh packet to-
day.
The Salt Valley passed up Saturday
night, en- route from lronton for Pitts
burgh.
The Hornbrook left Saturday night
for Pittsburgh.
The Star of the West made trip to
Steubenvilie, yesterday, with Leader
mail.
The Coal Hill drawing five feet of
water, is lying below Cox's riff, unable
to come up until there is more water
She has freight aboard for this city,
SeubsnriiLe Herald.
When the Nail City meets the Ed.
Hobbs the two boats will change COM
manders. Captain Ben Goodwin viii!
hereafter be found on the Nail City.
Captain Wash. Kerr, of the Granite
State, says he is thinking of contraciir G
for new boat 800 feet in length, 100 feet
high, with two feet beam; to be supplied
with all the latest appliances ana I'M
provements. 1t Is but proper to state,
however, that he has not made any OF
his contracts as yet.
lBy Telegraph.
PITTSBURGH, February 25.-River 4
feet inches and rising slowly. Wealth
er cloudy and cold.
CINCINNATI, February 25.-River 10
feet 8 inches and failing. Weather
cloudy and cold.
MEMPHIS, February 25.-River fell
inches and now stands IL :eet 6 inches.
Weather clear. Mercury 43. DEPARTED
Colorado, s.. Louis; CapiIsl City, Yicks-
burg; Common wealth, New Orleans.
LOUISVILLE. Februsry 24-Rlver 6
feet 4 inches in the canal and falling.
Weather cloudy and cool Arrived
Fawn, Evansville; Church, New Albany;
Baum and Cherokee, Cincin Ls,i. De-
psrted-Baum, Memphis; Cherokee,
New Orleans.
EVANSVILLE, February 25.-Weather
cloudy with signs Of STOW; mercury 80
to SO >; wind northwest. River 8 lest
and falling slowly. Down-Etna, R,b,.
Mitchell, Robin, Grey Eagle. Up
Mary Houston, katie p. kountz, Ella
Lamar, James W. CAT, generally with
good trips. The Lamar is tswing the
dredge boat 0sweso. Business active.
CAIRO, February 25.-Arrived-St,
Genevieve, st. Louis; Bigley ST. Louis;
james Gilmore, Ohio; Grand Lske, New
Orleans; Nail City, Ohio; Barnard, St.
LOUIS; kaude. 81. Louis DEPARTED
Idlewild, Evansville; Chester, ST. Louis;
st. Geaevieve. Memphis; Bigley and
Grand Lake, ST. Louis; Barnard, New
Orlesnl River IA feet and falling.
Weather cloudy and cool.
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Indian DenretlntiOna.

DEADwooD, February 25-Last even
ing, near Crook City, the Indisn5 at.
tackled and captured Dick Dunn's ard
Hornicks & Evans cattle trains, killing
TWO men named McGonigle and Riley,
and wounding another severely, named
Jones. The three were connected with
the trains. Lieutenant Cummings with
n number OF soldiers and citizens, are in
hot pursuit of the Indians who captured
Boug htcn's cattle on False Bottom.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-02-26

THH CALrMxT.-Regarding the new
boat owned by the Anshutx brothers,
wrecked BY The ice in the late breakup,
an exchange says: The bottom of the
Calume,s hull is now cut OF water, and
the work of getting oat the freight began
Wednesday. Captain Phil. Anshutz
and diver Gwyre are experimenting the
work, and are meeting with good success.
So far they have recovered $50 bbls Of
pork and beef, 26 bbi' OF whisky, Is
bbls of vinegar and Is kegs Of butter and
pigs feet This freight ~ we'll rs the
boats hull, il in good condition. consider
ing the glacial experience they have
passed through.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-02-26
Breathing nia.ma wi,hosi Injury

There is no eXaggeration in the state
memo IL at thousands of persons residing
from one year Is end 10 another in fever and
asue regions on this Continent and else
where, breathe air more or less impreg.
mated with miasma, without 1ncurr1ag
the disease, Tim ply and only because they
are in the habit OF using Hostetter's Stom.
ach Bitters as a preventive. 1t has fire.
duentIy happened, and the fact has been
amply attested by the parties Tn mselves,
that persons surrounded on all sides by
ne!ghuors suffering the tortures of this
shivering and burning plague. have en-
ioyed absolute immunity from IL, thanks
10 the protection afforded by the Bltters
Nor is that standard ant!-febrile cordial
less efficaciOus in remedyin; than in pre-
venting chill 5 and lever, bilious emitteuts
and disorders OF a kindred type. Taken
between the paIo1ysms, +; sPe ediiy mlii-
gates their violence, and eventually pre-
nts their recurrence. These TAGS. con-
vincingly established by evidence, appeal
with peculiar force 10 travellers and
sol turner's in malarious dIstricrs.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-02-26

MARpI GKis The New York Graph.
&c OF last Friday contains first class il
,us trstion of the de livery Of the keys Of
this city to Rex by His Horor, Mayor
Sweeney, iron a sketch by Mr.. Wilson
Porter. The Mayor, old Rex, and prom
inent citizens are Graphically portrayed
IN the illustration, and one cannot fail 70
recognize it as q work of art. Mr.. Porter
is certainly deserving Of credit for the
mastery manner in which he has pic
tured the event, ard the Graphic is 10 BE-
congratulated or securing his services.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-02-26
CEN 7 AUR
L|N|MENTS.

The lame can be healed and the woHGieJ
made whole. Ne now know just what
the Centaur Liniment will do. They vi
not mend broken bones or rurr Cancer.
but they will extract soreness, allay palt,
cure Rheumatism and argcr range
flesh, bone and muscle ailments than any
article ever before discovered.
Scientific skill cannot 90 beyond ID,
effects OF these remarkable prepH ration.
Chronic Rheumattsm Of many ycsn
standing, Neuralgia, Weak Back, tev,'
Sores, W eeptOg .Stnews, Sciatics, 'aS'd'
, Breasts, Distorted Joints and Sprain,i
Limbs OF the worst kind are cured by TIE
White Centaur Liniment.
IL will destroy the pain and heal With.
out u scar all ordinary Burns and Scald.
II will extract the poison Of Bites and
sStings, and the frost from Frozen Limb,
II is very efiicacious for Ear-ache, Tooth
ache, Itch and Cutancous ErupiI"nS.
Mr.. Josiah Westake, OF MarysyilIe D,
writes:
"For years my RI eumatism has been NJ
bad that have been unable 10 stir iruL
the house. The first three bottles ci ,rL.
taur Liniment enabled me TO walk with
out my crutches. | am mendiDg rapidly,
] think your Liniment simply marvel.
What the Centaur Liniment has doIs
for 9th eTs 10 will do for you IL IN HANDY
II is reliable, and II IL cheap
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AMose rHE GoxRs -Naik City Ryers.
The Wheeling correspondent OF
Wilksss Shirt of tie Times, published al
New York City, thus ssyslof Nv heelings
fastest horses "As spring approaches,
our horsemen are CORES pondingly happy
IN anticipation Of speeding their trotters
on the road. Although We do not boast
of any Goldsmith Maids or Smuggier',
WheeliEs ean turn out some lively step
pers. Nh. WilfsHandlsn,; one of our
representative horsemen, is-the7owner Oh
several fast suns" among them young
stallion that makes them all take dust
when out on the road. Will
thinks OF entering him in the cir
cult, Mr.. Charlie Rhodes drives styl.
lab team of chestIuts (Golddust stock,
that can chow $40 gait at any time
Mr.. John Heinlein, another devoted
horseman, handles the ribbons over Hot
Water, o chestnut, thai can trot low
down Ia the thirties. With the exceP
ton of . brown gelding owned by Sher
il Tingle, Hot Water is considered TN
fastest horse fh this section. Mr. Char. e
Brues drives promising colt, HANDLE
tonlan stock,j no record, but can tro
better than 2:4O. Mr.. l.. V. Blond is TIT
owner ofa black mare, . years old, neve
handled until last season, but shows ex
trsordinary speed for . green one.. MI
James Speidel, Fred Hnseman and Gee
R. TAYLOR are the happy possessors OF las
ones, and can, be seen any hne svenint
speeding their flyers out on the road
Wheeling has several others that deserV
TO be mentioned, but more anon"
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-02-26

RAILROAD MEETINa.-Ssturdsy even
ing, pursuant to announcement, num-
Der of business men met at the city
building 70 take action regarding the
proposed extension 10 the Cleveland
Wheeling and Tuscarswss railroad.
Mayor Sweeney presided, and Mr.. l: Ii
Williams was chosen secretary. The
committee appointed a. aprevious meet
ing, consisting Of Messrs. William b
Simpson, james 0glebsy and ID. List,
jr, OF this city, and Messrs. A. Bags,
William Holloway and Ross Alexander
of Bridgeport, to canvass the city for
subscriptions, reported that $4,000 had
been subscribed to the capital stock, and
that the prospects were favorable for
securing the full amount-$5o,OOO.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-02-26

THE TIMEs.-We are in receipt of {
poem eatitled The Times" of sever
stanzss, but as the first is sufficient t.
convince our readers OF its claims to b.
ranked as a standard work, we only give
the first stsnZa:
You NAV talk of times and half times
and times OF JOY and laughter
but Of all the times the good times =
.sjust the times We're after
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-02-26
A VALUABLE FARM
IN THE OHIO RIVER FOR SALE

A NJ UNIV TN DIs F'ah's'
will, ON the 1T day Of uATth ~
offer iDy farm at public sale. ne
consists % two hundrsd acres, 'lAU'A''
to seventy aces Of river bottom. Ib'
~ botT hill AID bottom j. Bnsufph
An app = orchard that hardly .S'' -
| Of seventy trees, besides aJDLt ~ 49,,
trees Just commencing Ia bar: bsl ~
| Que hundred barr ]. this -~a~Jp " e
| finest kind OF apples Coal, nfr az .
the choicest building stODe In aDS1'.,
| and - Of sccs.s. There sop "a
nous. Of nine rooms ana si'rh'D' -
the latter II the best offspring AA'i' -.
bank barn, sheep hOuss, spung -
coal aud wood house. Ind also -
vineyard and strawberry Fabh' -, Ir
one hundred young pshrh if"f -
orchard. will Offer or the same J1) 80
tbOroukhbrsd flIeJs, thr year y, -,
one Thoroughbred stud colt. ysaHIbs y,
aD one stud colt two year, Old %, 80
two yean old. lao very Dicr ycuh. ~,
hsTn Durham cows, one fDuf An a
o. hsI ibre. year oid this spflhE' ii 'II y.
them iresh nov aud the other "h' - al
10 sbont a month. together W I'LL
household furniture. IL farm s,.,,
sell the balance Of my stock. TT - 800
four calves, two hOrsss, wagon 20 ID .p8
sets barnes, two one horse Das ssi,,l
safne>s, nine bead OF shoals, one ~ ..,.in
bezt Of sheep, hay and grain, $50
IL the ground. and taTmIng impiIh,' "a
ofssIlous kinds. II The fsrm Is hSs..,,ol
altdSetber, Will offer 10 In tbf.. aI ora .sI
lots "A a. 70 suit purchaser. IL zoo M,
se wslI Tor dairy arm, A. thsl
BEST OF sefiDg vaIer, AMI lies IVY roa
Port Homer Station, three h''.,' go
FAirylew, IN. county ssat 81 III .sbool
county, West Va. churches shl Yy
hsuses. one Of each within . np, %
reasons for wishing to sell: last IA. s 70.
a son and dat ghtsI, aud hsyr bI' op ms
len with me. my one wishing Ia ss
farm, And In . hood loo ton, So
well ~ bay. ~ I z meet 70 I'll
sale 90 commende ~ leocioex
Terms made knOSsn on day OF sz''
For further Information ndifS
q" W. CHAPhA ",
jxsegowt Fsiyviev, Hsneoek Co.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-02-26

Personal---very. Christian Mabis
an old citizen of this city died yesterday
morning, q, his residence on the island,
of consumption.
Mr. Charles w. Buehler, of Parkers-
burg, is in the city.
Mr.. James Scott, formerly of this city,
now residing in New York, is in town.
Tine Cal Wagner company leave to-day
for Pittsburgh.
Mr.. Coon Leonhardt, ex-Street Com.
missioner, is experimenting Bailey and
Travis livery stables.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-02-26

JUSTICES Morris. Friday night JUS
tice Schultz held Louis Dreihorst and
Franz Hobrecht in the sum OF $50 each TO
keep the peace for six months. The par
ties we're charged with assaulting Mag.
dalen Klenzager, . girl OF fifteen years
Of age.
Geo Baksr, for abuse OF his better halt,
vas committed 70 Jail for ten days by
the same justice.
The case Of Malcolm Sharp . young
lad aged shout u year,, charged With
stealing . watch, before Squire Hammer,
~ dismissed, Gustavs xerston, the
plaintiff. failing 10 idsotiy the property
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-02-26
Shooting ARRAY.

CISClNNArr, February Pa shoot
ing atfrsy occurred tonight, between
Dick Holland and Tom Hartshorn, two
gamblers, over a settlement of money
matters. Holland, while intoxicated,
placed pistol to Hartshorn's head, but
It missed fire. The latter promptly drew
n revolver aud p aced it at Hollands
head, with like result. A second Effort
was more successful, aud Holland was
shot in the breast. Tho wound is not
considered fatal. Hartshorn Is under ar
rest,
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-02-26
Meeting OF the Board 10 Retire DIS
abIPd Officers.

CHICAGO, February PA board Of
officers to retire the disabled officers OF
the army has been appointed by order:
from Washington to convene in Chicago
on Monday next The following officers
areSletallei as members OF the board
Co.'s. Sackett, Kilburn and Drum and
Lieut. Col. Sheridan as recorder.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-02-26

RAILROAD Bosps-Closed dull. The
most important change was in Hannibal q
81. Joseph, convertible sale OF winch was
reported at 80 against 83a yesterday.
STATE BoNDs-Steady.
STocKs-The market was heavy and
lower in early dealings except tor coal
roads, which advanced, but subsequently,
fell of in sympathy with the remainder
of the list New York Central declined
from 85i to cat; Lake Shore from ~ 70
All; Western Union from IS to $751; At
lsntic and Pacific Telegraph from 2Otols;
Michigan Central from Al to 400; Hock
Island from oct to 80. st. Paul preferred
advanced from 46s to Al! and North
Western preferred from 5O4 to dig, re-
covering in general list after midday
it ranged from to I per cent. among
coal stocks. Delaware and Hudson rose
from 462 to 49,, reacted to 47s, and Ie-
covered 10 4SA Delaware, Lackswanns q
Western rose to 62s, reacted to 6l and
rallied to Gil. Morris and Essex ad-
vsnced from oOI to 80I and New Jer'
sey Central from log to llb. The trans
actions were $4,000 shares, OF which
1900 were New York Central 34,50O
Lake Shore, 1000 Rock Island, 6,OoO
Psc fic Mail, 1880 st. Paul preferred,
U3,7OO Western Union, 2,6OO Delaware
L4ckawanna,& Western, 800 Delaware
and Hudson Canal, and 1900 Michigan
Central.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-02-26
MOUNrUNiON COLLEGE.
A Thorough Education Accessible 10
All.
From the Cleveland Herald.

From the Cleveland Herald.
Another superb building will be erect
ed the coming year. Museum worth
100000. Departments, modern and
ancient Classics, Scientific, PHILOSOPHERS /,
Ladies, Normal, Music, Commercial,
Fine Arts, Preparatory. Good Board,
81 so co. operative les. Tuition but a
trife; no incidental char ,es. Attend.
snce last year, s47. Students enter any
time, choose any studies, earn by teach
ing winters their expense for spring.
summer and fall terms. For Catalogue,
address Prest. HARTSHORN, LII d.,
Allia.cp, Ohio, junction Pittsburgh, IT.
Wayne and Chicago and Cleveland and
Wheeling Railroads.
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The Yellow Centaur Linimept

Is worth It's weight In gold 10 owner. OF
horses aud mules.
This Liniment has cured more AprRio.
cd. Sweenied, RUng.bonsd and Called
Horses In three years than have MI tI-
Farricrs In the country In an age. IL
effects are simply wonderful.
We have thousands upon Thousands Of
certificates as strong M the following:
"My horse was lame for "A year wiihi
tetlock wrench. All remedies utterly
tailed Ia cure and ! considered him worth.
less until commenced to use I.ntau'
LinIment, which rapidly cured him.
heartily recommend
"REv. GRO. W. FERRn,
"ManoIvil q. Schohari" To-, \. T..
"DEAR SIR 3--I.hsve used your C"nuur
Liniment In my family, and md 4 TO be
Of great value. Please send ~" w" dollar
worth, one for ia. males ann hnn",.
"RILEE SICKLE
Fails station, Wyomin:' TO-, Ia
n makes very liitio din"rrnc" what no
case Is, whether " be Wrench SPiaiD
POll-Eyii, RingbonC Scratches Or LAME
ness of amy kind, til" "iir rs arc N" "n'.
LiyeTymen, stage pIopficion, FsiW''-'
&c. never be withUUt the "lioE i"niApT
81 ould l. niment. IL ~ sold 'SrTySb'f"'
and warranted Ia Ito effects.
Laboratory Of j. b. Ros" X Co.
" DEFY 1T. NEW YORK.
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FRANK Walters has another pig.
wheeling III Stch on hand This time it
is 900 FOUNDER, and the event will tax e
place rs soon rs the cars on the Elm
Grove railway are put in operation.
The pcrcine is now lodged at the Wash.
inston House.
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Died.

ST. LOUIS, February 25.-pr John l.
Temple, the pioneer OF homeopathy
and founder of the homeopathic Medi.
cal College OF Missouri, died yesterda y
afternC on, aged 10 years.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-02-26

BUSINESS is looking up in Martins
Ferry, Ohio. The keg and barrel fac
tory of tina. place sdvertises in this
mornings REGISTER for 40 men and
boys At good wages, with steady EN-
plOyment"
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-02-26
HEADACHE

CELERY AND CHA MOMILL PILLS
are prepare sapressiy 70 cure SICK S ae a,1c
Headache. Neuralgia, Nervousness, Sleep
lessness, and viii cure any case Price %
cents, postage Tree. Sold By all druggists
and country stores. Once, NS North EutAv
street, Baltimore, Nd. Reference: q.
Lester. Cashier Howard Bank, Baltimore
Nd. dsc7o
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-02-26

THE travel out the pike yesterday was
not such as to encourage toll gate
keepers.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-02-26

The REGISTER is in no danger Of
starving SO long as there is so much good
Grub in it.-Leader.
. Blue Glass Cure sccomplishes wonders.
Don't it, Chswles.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-02-26

THE Committee on Arrangements for
the inaugural ball have oper ed an office
IN room No II, at the State House.
where some of the members of the COM
mittee will always be found.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-02-26

THERE were several cases at twelve
o'clock last night booked for the police
court this morning.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-02-26

ANOTHER Bio DRIvE.-Best style
dark yard wide chintz for 10 cents per
yard at J. w. FERREL,
Cor. Main and Twentieth streets.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-02-26

YOUNG OF IONS and lettuce have made
their appearance in the markets. The
spring poet ought to send in his contri-
button about 1.-The sweet scented onion"
az
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-02-26

IT is said that blue glass windows are
being put IN the Register saLctum. A
cure is to be hoped for.-Leader. A
more sincere Cure than the Leader man,
at any rate.
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Molly Ma.uires.

PoTTsvILLE, Pa, February 24.-lles'
ira, Tully and McHugh. the Molly Ms,
guires on trial at Bloomsbury tor the
murder of Alexander Rea, near Cen
trails, have been found guilty.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-02-26

The Murphy meetings continue to
draw fair audiences, although there is Pm
original sameness in the performances
which ceases to interest
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-02-26

THERE was "vscant vacancy" on
the street corners yesterday, which looks
as if the corner statusry had sought some
other occupation.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-02-26

Two boys were arrested Saturday
night at the Opera House, charged with
turning out the gas at the entrance.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-02-26

TIE CoURTs.-Munsc,pdl Court
This court met pursuant to adjournment,
Saturday, and transacted the following
business, Judge Cranmer on the bench:
In the csse of the Nail City Brewing
Company vs. the Workingmen's Build
ing Ass ociation No. 2, garnishee Of
Christopher Liebrard d. the President OF
the Association answered that he had
$24 belong cling TO Liebraod in his posses.
sion.
Adjourned till this morning al ten
o'clock.
POLICE CoURT.--Judse Cranmer dis
posed of the following cases before tins
court Saturday
James Brady, drunk. fined 81; com
| mitted for thirty days.
James Murphy, drunk, fined s.; com
mitted for thirty days.
John Dunn, drunk, fined 81; commit
! ted for thirty days.
Dennis Murray, drunk, fined 81; com
mitted for thirty days.
Joseph Gable, drunk, fined 50, com
mitted for thirty days.
Patrick MCGEE, exposing his person
| fired So; committed tor thirty days.
Patrick McGee, for resisting the Off
Ger, fined 500; committed for thirty days
Charles Heidi. disorderly, fined IS
paid.
Samuel Smith, case diimissed al cos
of complainant, Capt. Curtis.
John Kelly, peddlng butcher knife
without license, fined SIS. Execution sus
pended, defendant agreeing to leave tn
city.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-02-26

THE inaugural bsll is the topic which
agitstes social circles, and the ladies are
making great preparations to look their
loveliest.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-02-26

Nor1cK-At the forced closing on.
sale of J. w. Ferrel, you can get Muslin
ut 4 cents, Calico at cents, Grenadine
ats cents, and Carpets at 10 cents per
yard. Call soon If you want bargains.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-02-26

ST. Louis, February 25.-Arrived-
Grand Tower, Vicksburg. Departed
none. The river is falling slowly
Cold and cloudy weather.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-02-26

AND now it is rumored that the Sun
day Leader man has performed the re-
markable "ieet' of successfully carrying
away murphy"
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-02-26

A PLEASANT reunion occurred at
SistersvilIe, Tyler county, on last Tues
day. Mrs. Sarah Mccoy, an aged lady
of that place, having attained her eighty
third year, celebrated that event BY an
entertainment to her children and grand
children. Mrs Mccoy is the daughter
OF one OF the oldest settlers of Brooke
county, whose name was Wells. This
patriarch married the second time. His
FIRST wife bore him ten, and his second
ell wen children. The twentieth offspring
OF these fruitful unities was christened
Twenty" and the twenty
6rst and last child, q girl,
received the euphoneous, and perhaps
appropriate name OF PLENTY" Nearly
three .tourths of q century a % number
of the Wells family bought lands in
Tyler COUNTY along the river, and the
village of Sistersville received its name
in honor OF three OF the Wells sisters, one
OF WON is Mrs. Sarah Mccoy, The
only other survivor OF this score and
more OF children is Nicholas Wells, ESQ 4,
OF Long Reach, who has arrived at the
ripe old age o. four score and ten years.