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The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1878-02-15

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The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1878-02-15

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20 with name, lees, Nassau Sardes-. Nassau. n.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-11-03

Dickerson will is fraud, and that
the signatures were forged. AS has
already been announced, Dicker-
son is In prison, where he
will probably remain for
a number of years. The
bold scheme to get possession of
the dead mans millions was con-
cocted in New York city, and at a
room in French's Hotel the vii.
lainy was perpetrated. 1t is be-
lieved the forgery was committed
by Herman G. Pulte, who is known
here as a "shyster" lawyer, and
has been caught in several affairs,
which should have given him q
long residence in Jail, but he al
ways wrlggled out of them. The
seal of the will was made by an
engrayer in Nassau street,
and the paper on which the
fraudulent document was written
was purchased within stone's
throw of the hotel. The will pur-
ports to have been made in July,
1875, and the writing appears faded
and old. This was accomplished by
chemically prepared ink. A few
days since a woman expressed from
New York to Bristol bundle of
papers to Pulte. Instead of reach
ing him they fell into the hands of
detective. Among the papers
were several sheets containing
Whitakei's name, showing that
Pulte had been practising the for
gerry. He had sent for them so that
in case Dckerson was successful
in having the fraudulent will
probated he could not shut Pulte
out, but the latter wonld have
these evidences in his possession to
hold as whip over his partners
head with q threat to expose him.
In addition to Pulte, who is also in
prison, Joel Vanarsdale, q Bristol
lawyer, u shiftless sort of fellow,
has been taken into cus. .ody. He
was present at French's when the
will was made, and is partner in
the scheme. During his lifetime
and business transactions Whit
aker made some of the worst
men in the community his COM
panions. among others those who
have tried to rob his heirs. Dick
erson jumped his bail here, at the
time he took up his residence in
New York, for embezzlement. He
was at one time an honorable bus
iness man, but his greed for gain
overtopped his good qualities, aud
he gave himself up to rascality. He
ia nearly 20 years of age aud de.
crepit. When admitted to prison
and asked his residence he said:
II have no residence; [ guess I
might as well stay here for the
rest of my life" The chances are
that he will.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-11-03
A PHILADELPHIA FRAUD.
A Bold Scheme to Rob Large Estate.
New York Times, Oct.

New York Times, Oct. g..
On the 25th of August last Rob
ert Whitaker, possessed of $I,000,-
600, was killed on the Pennsylvania
Railroad near Bristol, Pennsyl.
vania, by a train from New York
to that city. Whitaker was busi-
ness man of Philadelphia, and re.
sided here, having his country-seat
near the place where he was killed.
As soon as he died O dispatch was
received by the Register of Wills
here from William r. Dickerson, a
lawyer of New York, requesting
the Register not to receive any
will of Robert Whitaker, as he
(Dickerson) would bring the will
over in few days. In the docu-
ment two men named Sheets and
Wegus were named as executors,
and Dickerson was appointed coun-
sci for the estate, with power to d.
rect and control the executors. In
fact, the will gave the manage
ment of the estate into Dickerson's 8
hands. The heirs were. cut off with
paltry sums of $4,000 each, and
the hundreds Of thousands were
Dickerson's beyond doubt, had he
succeadaI;- his desperate game. 1t
- auu' evSSearped tbat the
'ich is tis gbetter * s1 '"p '"e
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-11-03
Halloween.

Halloween, or All Saints Eve,
which is the night of October 3lst,
is u memorable occasion in Ireland,
Scotland, Wales, and among peo-
pie of these nationalities residing
in this country. Its observance is
relic of Pagan times, as no men,
tion is made of it in the rubrics of
either Catholic or Anglican
Churches. According to tradition,
this is the time when supernatural
influences prevail, when the gift
of divination attains its high
est power, and the gift of calling
up spirits becomes available. In
parts of Scotland it is made the oc-
casion of a general thanksgiving
for the safe completion of the har-
vest. 1t has been called "nut-
crack nights" in the north of Eng
land, from the custom of cracking
and eating nuts, swhich are made
the means of divination in love af-
fairs. Various devices for foretell-
ing the future are practiced on this
mystic eve. A lassie in quest of a
husband takes a lighted candle
and goes to some deserted spot at
midnight, places looking-g
before her and proceeds to eat an
apple while combing out her
hair. She will then surely see re-
fiected in the glass the face of her
destined husband. In the North
Wales it was the ancient custom to
build great fire, called Coel Certh,
around which the people gathered,
each person casting white stone
into the flames. In the morning If
any of the stones were missing it
was believed that those who threw
them would die before the expira-
tion of the year. Many curious
sports formerly prevailed at this
season, but they have generally be-
come obsolete.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-11-03
Pass Kim AroaaS.

One of the duties of journal.
lists to the public, and not the least,
is to expose frauds and humbugs,
and caution their readers against t
the we!l-laid plans of professional
bilks, pretending to be in posses =
sion of great wealth in some foreign
country, and who, after sponging
some length of time on credulous
and hard.working citizens, sudden
ly disappear for parts unknown.
We have had such u case here late
~, of one who passed himself on
his victims as an Austrian Prince,
but, unfortunately for the ras-
cal, lie was exposed by one on
whom he had practiced tho
same game at Los Angeles, three
years ago. Our object is to guard
the public against him by giving q
description of his personal appear
ance, hoping it will be copied by
every paper in the State: He is of
slight stature, rather delicate and
about five feet four inches in
height; complexion very fair, with
somewhat flushed face; hair curly,
Of very light color, and the full
beard he wore of a reddish tint, par
TALLY covering a wart on his left
cheek; two upper front teeth are
missing, and his left fore-finger
somewhat crooked near the
end; age about 26 years; ad-
dress very slow and chosen; speaks
the German language best; also
speaks French, italian, and much
better English than he processes.
He feigns delicate health, thus
drawing sympathy from his dupes;
can only smoke the best Havanas,
and, while here, never partook
of alcoholic drinks; very neat in
his dress and person, and shuns
society; despises all manner Of
frauds and swindles and appears the
very ideal of honesty.-Santa Ana
Times.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-11-03

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Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-11-03
]. HANNON, N. D.,

COUNTY PHYSICIAN N.
Ilt,oMS & IL, fANFRANCO BLOCK.
IL Residence Downey Avenue, EAST
ffss Angeles, eaf the end OF street rail-
OiiIce hours from 10 to "a. M; from to
~. ap0-tf
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-11-03

nTnRYYXR and Morphine hsbit absolutely ant
IERuIv speedily cured. rainless, no ne%PublIciy %
w ~ M ton la Washins 81, Chicago ~
my2-0m
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-11-03
PHYSICIANS.
DR.. Kirkpatrick.

Nffice and Residenco-No. 10 l6FRANKLIN
STREET. fe28-lm
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-11-18

NEw York, November 16.-The elevated
railroads are giving mighty impulse to
uptown real estate and building projects.
Building lots are firmly held. There are
are no bargains in the market, as owners
prefer to wait for the rise which they think
is sure to come. A good sized city of
brick and mortar is going up east OF Cen.
trail Park, between fifty-ninth and eighty.
eighth streets. The centre OF our wealthy
residence district will in two years be
transferred from Thirty-fOurth street to
the neighborhood OF Fiithy.ninth street.
There are now building porth OF Fifty
ninth over q hundred elegant French
apartment houses, to accommodate from
ten to thirty families each. Over FIVE hun
dred brick and brown-stone private resi-.
dences will also be completed this fall in
this section, N an average cost of SO, O0C
apiece. A better and more hopeful feel
ing is apparent in all classes Of New York
real estate, except in lower Broadway
property, where the present depression
must continue until the wholesale trade
fills up the street.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-11-18
Ietter from Jame. =. wharton.
PoErsMorrn. o., Noy. u, lSIS

PORTSMOUTH, Va -NON' II, 1919
Editors Inielllgencer;
Iepelose you copy of an article from
the Cincinnati Tiples Of the 4th, which in
teresied me very much; but perhaps you
have few readers who would he interested
in it. Mr.. James Robb went to Wheeling
about the time or before did US:i5), and
was clerk in the dry goods store OF John
Fawcett, who kept on Main street, just
above the bridge. He was there some two
years after ], knew him. He was then
some twenty odd years old, and evidently
young man who had no advantage OF
early education, but had been well trained
By some one outside Of the schools in his
boyhood, and was constantly reaching
after something higher and broader than
he had. This was manifest by the fact
that he used many words that he did not
fully understand, and conversed upon
subjects he had not yet grasped. This Of
ten raised smile with his associates, but
yet seemed an evidence that a future was
before him.
The first step he took from his cleriship
was the result Of lecture on banking. de-
liyered before our lyceum, at which Red
lex Mckee, President OF the N. & III. Bank,
the President and some of the Directors
OF the branch at Morgantown were audi.
tors. It was good lecture, and on the
strength OF 1t he was elected Cashier OF the
branch bank.
In the early part Of 1855 Mr.. Brady and
I went to Morgantown and remained some
DAYS. Wash Wilson was there-his old
homeland one afternoon party consist.
ing OF WIN. Lazier, John Hannay, I. T:
Ray, James Robb, Mr.. Brady, Wilson and
myself, went to Tommy Wouman's, who
kent a tavern in q one-room log.house on
the forks OF Cheat, nine miles. Tommy
was short one leg, but had twelve white
headed children. There was u shantty a
little distance from the house where they
cooked and ate. The room in the house
had four beds and trundle bed, in which
latter the twelve children were packed,
heads out in every direction. Our party
occupied three OF the beds, the landlord and
wife the other, while room was left so that
we gathered up some girls from the coun-
try around and had good lance, though
the fiddler had to sitin the doorway. The
most remarkable events OF the night were
that Larier wore ont his stockings dancing
on the puncheon floor and Wilson scream
ed out in the night, waking all, and apollo
sized by saying Robb's toe was in his ear
and he dreamed It was an earring. At
that time Mr.. Robb told me OF his purpose
Of going TO New orleans-believing his
lungs were seriously affected. ! believe
all the party are dead except Brady, Robb
and myself. Mr.Ray died in Baltimore,
and Wilson in California.
l felt great interest in Mr.. RObb's re;
markabte career, but supposed he was still
in New YORK, until read the enclosed &C
count Of him, which is very correct, ex'
cept / always supposed he had lost some
$1,000 900 in his Southern railroad opera
tons. He was certainly for many years
a very fortunate man, as well as shrew,
ed, iar-sighted and benevolent one. All
who knew him in his youngerdays will be
glad he Is so well fixed.
Yours, ]. E. WHARTON.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-11-18

BELLAIEI I.ocAIS.-The funeral OF Miss
Althea Snively, which took place Sunday
afternoon at one o'clock, was largely at
tended. This Is heavy stroke, not only
TO her parents and near kindred, but also
to those who have been her schoolmates.
Her disease was inflammation OF the brain,
and it did its sad work rapidly. She was
but little past Ii years Of age, and many
girls OF near this age, both in the High and
Grammar Schools, will be sad for many
days. It seems great loss indeed, that
one 20 intelligent, just blooming into
womanhooi, should be cut off; but let
those who most deeply mourn her loss re-
member that It is all for some wise pur-
pose, and that our bereavement is her
eternal happiness. The pall.hearers were,
Charlie Sheets, Burt Morgan, Elmer Wall
ing. Dora ogle, Lew Stevens and Cash
Marsh.
Elder ]. G. Encell, OF Troy, n. Y, will
lecture at the Disciples Church, Tuesday.
Wednesday and Thursday evenings oi
this week, his subject being Panorama
OF the Apocalyptic Visions, or "What
John saw on the Isle OF Patmos." His
lecture will be illustrated by quite nun.
Der Of oil paintings, and will, no doubt, be
interesting to all.
Robt. W. Nelson, John Oswald and
Albert Storm have been appointed as sp-
praisers of the real and personal properly
OF the late firm OF Cowen, Sheets { Co.,
also Of the real and personal property Of
B. r. Cowen.
DR.. A. ]. Saunders has received the con.
tract as physician OF the poor Of the town.
ship and city, at a salary OF $lA, he fur.
nishing tho medicine at his own cost.
This is much lower than the customary
salary, that Of last year being $500, and
that of the previous year being about
$50.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-11-18

nemocr1IIe plurality over Republicans -
Democratic majority over cGubinei Republicans
peSaesss %aSaTity Over ali, dividing the GTre6-
hackers between the two parties aecurSins TO
their knOEn pltdsrs and preilectiOas %
In the above list California, not having
elected, is omitted. Her delegation will
probably be equally divided, as it is now.
In the Twelfth New York District there is
one vacancy caused by the death OF Alexan-
derSmith, Republican. Where it is known
beyond doubt that a Greenbacker is under
Democratic pledges he is placed with the
Democrats, and vice versa. For instance,
Yocum, OF Pennsylvania, is counted as a
Republican, because it is understood that
he was elected by coalition with the Re
publicans, and acknowledged that in a
square fight between the two old parties
he will go with the Republicans, and so Of
the Greenbackers elected in North Caro-
lima; whereas Ladd, OF Maine, and Gillett,
Of Iowa, are for similar reasons placed in
the Democratic column. Since the election
in Maine, ar. I.add has taken the Demo-
cratic stump in another State, The five
Greenbaekers whose positions make
their first allegiance due TO the Ma
tionals arr put down to the Greenhackers.
Three OF the FIVE, De Ia Matyr, OF Indiana,
Weaver, OF Iowa, and Murch, Of Maine,
are Of Democratic affiliations, and the
other two, Forsythe, Of Illinois, and Bar
low, OF Vermont, are Republicans. The
Independent Democrats OF Georgia and
Texas will act with the Democratic party,
their independence relating to State and
local issues. The Republicans are allowed
three members from North Carolina, but
il is probable that Yeates will get the GER
ti6cate, in which case the Republicans will
have only two members IRON that State.
1t is reported also that Russell, Republic
can Greenbacker, elected over Waddell In
the Wilmington, \. c., District, will not go
into the Republican caucus, but this re-
port has not been verified, and he Is there
lore enumerated in the Republican col
umn,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-11-18
The Prlmar, Cause OF a Distant symptom

Nervousness i rarely disease in itself In
SiA, in a majority OF cases. The nervous dis
tusbance is at first triiling. but ultimately its
parent - nndermines the general health as TO
produce consequences very threatening to that
great nervous centre, the brain. Hostettsr's
Stomach NtterS is the most powerful medici.
nal opponent Of the -ravageS OF indigestion.
and protects the nervous system fnOm them.
The tremorS the unnatural anxiety, the head
aches, the slceplessneSs and los OF appetite
which cltaracteTiIes digestive irregularity and
weakness, and which are almost invariably
accompanied by an uncertain condition Of the
bowels and inactivity Of the liver, ART all Grad
iCated by this matches corrective, and when
nervousness docs not proceed from the cause
designated, it affords most grateful relief.
eO(lAW
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-11-18
An Interesting Article In Harper for de-
eember. ( q 4

2.
Governor Seymour, OF New York, swells
the tramp literature Of the day by au atti-
Gle in the December RaPr'a His idea is
that when a man has been more than once
convicted OF ofIense against the law, he
should thereafter be looked upon as an
habitual offender, and watched as such by
the authorities. He would then give to
magistrates the power to punish summari-
" such criminal, for petty Ofenses, eth
er by condemning him to certain amount
Of hard work, or to be publicly foGged.
lie believes that our iails are steaming
lighthouses for developing the growth OF
vice and crime. Men and boys, without
r,.srI to their experience in crime, are
there shut up together, and those who are
the Youngest or most innocent soon
become contaminated by the inHu-
epee Of the worst. He believes the
whippinE.post of Delaware to be infinite
~ better than this. In the case OF the
Young particularly, who are just starting
outin a career OF crime, he would have
them either punished by whipping, or
hound out to service. As for older offend
ers, he would set them at work breaking
stone. These punishments would OF course
he for minor otienses such as are now pun
ishetl by fines or imprisonment. A whole
some dread Of the lash or Of hard work
would then have. restraining effect,
where now the Jail is often looked for
ward to as comfortable refuge from hun
ger and cold weather. There is much 60.
eepcv in the Governors argument, and
particularly in that portion of it which
sets forth the perniciOus effects OF impris'
oning various classes Of prisoners togeth'
ar
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-11-18
The Fall In Values In This Country and
Europe.

Europe.
Mes YOrE BalleIIa d SatANlay.
Each day now brings lis crop OF failures
in England. Yesterday, two firms sus.
pended, with a total OF liabilities prOba-
bly, close upon s., 900, 900; and, in addition,
the failure Of Dcnner ( Co, OF London,
which occurred on Wednesday, brought
down large Hamburg house in the China
trade. These occurrences must be regard
Ell As the immediate result OF the contrac.
ton Of discounts recently adopted by the
banks; and as the result will only intensi.
~ the caution Of the hanks, it would seem
that a great deal Of liquidation may yet
have to be done. This condition OF things
in England cannot fail TO affect the mar.
kets here. Failures mean q stopp9ge OF
demand and certain extent OF forced
sales, which in turn means lower prices;
and lower prices in the British markets
mean fall in values the world over, the
United States included. 1t may quite pos
sibly prove that the impression, very gen.
eral on this side the Atlantic, that values
have seen their lowest point is mistaken.
There are symptoms on ever. hand that
The reactionary process that set in FIVE
wears AGO will find its final solution in the
lowest range Of prices that has been known
since the Introduction OF steam and, In
deed, that seems to be the only natural re-
suit al that wonderful addition TO the
worlds power OF production.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-11-18
The variations In the Gold, Premium
This Year.
The fluctuations in the gold, premium

The Commercial movement cohuhues 70
be favorable to thc resumption Of specie
payments after next month. The trade
returns from New York for last week show
that while at the corresponding time last
year the imports had reached $40, ~ OIL,
or about thirty.threc and a half millions
more than the exports, this year the i'm
ports have fallen of to S25O,67e, sos, and
the exports have nearly touched three
hundred millions, causing an increase of
about iorty.iour millions. The net differ
ence Is over S77 10000.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-11-18

The value Of every vote at elections is
emphasized by the official returns from
Indiana, which show that from $50 to 200
more Republican votes properly distSibut-
ed would have carried the Legislature for
the Republicans and secured a United
States Senator. In eight or ten counties
the Democratic maiorites on the IAegisla-
tive tickets ranged from 10 to . votes.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-11-18

The Charleston Meas having printed a
report that one precint in Sumter county,
S. c., had given a Republican majority, a
Democratic correspondent writes to it from
there that the precinct gave Democratic
majority of 100, and says the italics being
the Nesa'.l: 'ItlOOmajority is not enough,
say how many more you need, and our
bts sRoHs, noe in resIrrs, will be put in mo-
t;on
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-11-18

vrcKsnrEo, Mss, contained in 1870 a
population of SOS whites and 6,SOS col
ored persons. At the last election there
were 1901 votes poIled for the leading
Democratic candidate, nine votes for the
Republican candidate aud one vote for an
independent candidate,