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From the 81, Louis UlOOe, November I.
About 0 year ago q woman named
Focstlin brought suit against Arthur j.
Barnes, the shorthand reporter, for $lO,-
900 for alleged breach of promise Of mar
riagc. The suit was thrown out Of court
for failure to give security for costs. The
disappointed maiden was not satisfied,
however. and yesterday she presented q
petition to Judge Lindlcy setting forth her
impecunious and forlorn condition, and
asking leave to Il as q poor person. The
petition was granted, and the suit will be
commenced anew in n few days. The
strongest part OF the affair is that the de-
PENDANT AYERS that the girl speaks notking
but German Ehilo he speaks English only,
and,tha The alleged promise OF marriage
was to give her an order as his servant TO
go to market and purchase material Tor u
square meal. She misconstrued the Ian
gliage Of the'Orlerand got herself ready
TO get married, thinking she wa to bring
home n bridegroom instead OF a beefsteak.
The astonished ~stenographer refused to be
led to the hymeneal altar in such a short
handed way.
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An ree.Brcnker and sand.uar plongher

Captain +. N. Mahan, Of st. Joseph,
Mo-, has invented machinery to break up
ice and clear out sand.bars in navignblc
waters. A description OF it in the st.
Joseph Ga:atc is as follows:
"An ordinary recessed stGrn.whoel boat
tan readily be converted into an 'lccboat
and dredger' Mt II cost Of $1,000. On the
bow of the boat are placed II series OF cir
cular ice saws, two feet apart, on a large
wheel. Said saws ARE simply cast steel
sccments, with teeth one foot i'll length
and eight inches acroSs their edges, secure
" bolted 10 the veins Of the saw wheel.
Said saw wheel is hung and supported ut
any desired depth below the level OF the
ice r at any desired depth when dredging
or saving through n sand.bar, by means
of n heavy frame truuiOned TO the sides OF
the boat. SIid frame will play free up and
down except when keyed Al any point,
then, OF course, it will be rigid, This man
ner Of hinging said frame to the board II is to
serve the double purpose OF gauglng the
depth OF the cut TO the thickness OF the ice
or depth Of cut in n sand bar when drcdg-
ing us well as TO allow said saw wheel and
shaft to be elevated cntirenly above water
at any time, when necessary to move
tile leo boatand drelger TO another field OF
operation. Said wheel will'bU elevatedby
means OF jackscrcws worked by steam or
derrick rs may be desired, the steam pipes
being automatically adjustable. The
whole frame work on which is located
the two engines and the saw wheel, can be
moved on the trunions at will. The
engines I owork the saw wheel are located
on the said frame on the bow OF the boat
and are attached 10 the saw wheel shaft at
quarter angle. Between tho raw e%ircles,
heavy triangular or wedge shape choppers
whose base and points fang Mt each end,
and arc securely bolted to each alternate
arm Of the saw wheel. These choppers will
be between each saw vein the entire lenght
of the saw wheel and will serve as stout
braces thereto.
'These saw teeth will he east in scgments
of the required circle, considerable broad
er at their points than the saw vein is
thick, SO MS to give ample clearance to the
saw in the ice. The saw wheel by reason
OF the heavy frame on the forccastle OF the
boat can DO made OF such u length that It
will cut n channel ten feet wider on each
side OF tho boat than the boat ITSELF
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roR CRIME.
A Mosemen, to Try the Lash In cA'lfer'

A Movement 10 Try the Lash In Cnilfer.
A a. mia.
,Fnn The saasFnnc!sco Alta, NOvenbett
The propoStion Of Delegate Campbell to
incorporate logging as n Of thepuhish.
mentS proper undert the law will commend
itself to those who have watched the
growth OF crime MS one Of the most efiec-
tual correctives that can be devised for
certain Oifenses. For instance, the com
mon practice ofgarrotingi two reckless fell
.Flows~resolve to "stick up" a citizen 70.
turning to his home late at night, and they
proceed to carry their plan into execution
by suddenly bouncing upon the unsuSpec-
ting person, compelling him to deliver up
his ~valuables unGer threats OF taking his
life; or they overpower him, and by II
blow in tho stomach and compression OF
the throat render him powerless for a
timc-Iong enough to permit the ritiinS OF
his clothes. II the garroters succeed, they
arc tOlcrably safe from detection; and il
they fail and are captured, there is very
little terror in the prospect Of punishment,
so little that they frequently think it not
worth while to make any effort TO prevent
conviction. II sentenced to State
Prison, the convicts arc apparently
asked what kind Of idlCncss will be
most agreeable, and that soft billet
which suits the aesthetic tastes OF n gentle
manly garrotcr will be assigned him. III
stances have been given, within a few days,
OF fOrgcrs officiating rs bOok-kceperS anu
general managers, and embezzlers acting
M chapcrone for viSitOrS-nOt even the
badgc of the prison garb to inform the
visitor that the "gentlemanly" conductor
had taken his employers money, or had
deprived the city Of its revenue by apprro'
p%riating II to private use through the
agency OF forged documents. il, instead
OF c~Onsigning the garroter, the iorger ana
the mean embczzler to the comforts OF the
State prison andthe luxury OF good clothes
and easy work, they could be sent to the
public whipping-pOst to receive thirty OF
forty lasltes, the number Of criminals
would speedily decrease, and citizens
would feel infinitely safer, both on the
street and in their contingencies. The
degradation Of the nogging would be q ten
fold greater punishment than close con
inemcnt or hard labor in the prisons
which many of the criminals very curious
" avoid. Some tender-hcarted people say
the punishment is cruel, but they should
remember that there is nothing very con
soling or soothing about the actions OF the
vurroters, and II reckless men will JUMP
npon nm unsuspccting citizen and choke
him into inscnsibility, with the aid Of Q
terrible blow in the stomach, they should
experience a little taste OF cruelty, il moth
ine else will work a reformation.
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Tho nnIIots lney use,l IN boston.

From the Augusta GMc) Journal.
We have been shown specimens Of the
different political tickets cast in Boston at
the recent election. They arc as large as
hand.bills, and some Of them as fantastic
in device. The grcenback- abor ticket,
with buffers name at the head, had u
good.sixcl picture, containing the seal OF
Massachusetts, witra laboring man on one
side, q soldier on the other, and an eagle.
overhead. The back of this ticket Is In
imitation OF ~agreenbaCk note, with part OF
tho platform OF the party OH i. The
Stmight Democratic, with Abhott's name,
has Funcuil Hall, the maid Of industry on
one side, and on the other, in blue ground,
heads Of Washington, Jackson, and Nc.
Clcllan. The Republican ticket Is pink,
striped with red on one side, and bearing
ruls of shields on which are fireworks:
'lionest moncy-honcst mon. Another
ticket, with Butler, llas the, picture on one
side Of an angel dying IoVOftthc world
whilo shc speaks through "a trumpet.
[0nly 5000, she is probably saying. The
othes side ii green, with an eagle holding
the names OF Butler aud Arnold.P asI
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Mr.. W. G. ~Rrockunier.
WnERLING, Nov. II, 1873,

WHEELING, Nov. II, 1878!
Editors IutSlliEsncer:
If there were anything in the antece.
dents Of Mr.. Brockunicr to justify the ST.
percillious tone Of his note in the INrEIl.I.
GEScER, of the l1th inst, the public might
possibly agree with him MS to the sense Of
his own greatness, which seems to bear
with so much weight upon his mind at the
present time. But il not, the same dis.
corning public will not be slow to perceive
in his very short publication, n rlise to get
out OF q very pressing difficulty. They
will be apt to apply to him the maxim,
"Discretion is the better part OF %valor,"
and to see that his note is a complete sur
render Of the main point at issue. They
will conclude with me-and justly too, rs
| think-that Mollie Scott was the real
heorine OF tho powder exploit. II Mr..
lIrockunier Is satisfied, I mn sure. have
no reason to feel otherwise.
]. II. MCMGcnES.
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Now that Connecticut has elected Re.
publican Legislature, the State would
honor itself by the election of General
Joseph Il. Hawley to the Senate. It is to
General Hawlcy more than to any other
man that the Republicans owe their vic.
tory in Connecticut, and OF all the gentle
men named, he would make the rbleSt
and most creditable Senator. He is n dc.
cidcl partisan, but under it all there is a
strong foundation of honesty that gives
lustrc to a statesmen in these degenerate
Iays. "
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WHERE 4 FLEE Would DE UsEFUL-The
municipality of Ste, C%unegonde, Canada,
bought a fire engine some months ago, but
omitted making an appropriation for
horses to draw it. a couple Of weeks
ago tho Council appropriated the neces'
slry funds and the horses were procured,
hut no appropriation was made for the
harness. Fortunately, however, the PEG.
plo OF Ste. Cuncgondc have obtained
temporary help from st, Henri, tho fire
company OF that benevolent municipality
having consented to lend their harness, iii
not too often asked for and returned in
good order"
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WELLsBURG.,a
After the Reccs-G Gambling death Of Miss
MeMnIen, sc, &c.

McMl1Ien, 6es &c. W.
wEL1sBrEo, November II.
Special Correspondents d the iptsllIgeneer.
Our tOwnihas assumed its accustomed
appearance since the departure of the
horsemen and their attendants, who were
here attending the great races under the
auspices of the Wellsburg Driving Park
Association, which most likely exists in
name only. The usual number Of hang;
ers on were in town limping and swaggcr.
ing around, their months filled with aud
speaking low, dirty slang which went far
towards inducing our citizens to stay at
home, and to form a very poor ~opinion.of
horse racing, 1t is to be regretted for the
sake Of the Agricultural Association that
their grounds were allowed to be used for
such purposes.
Several species Of gambling was carried
on over in La Grange, growing out oil the
assembling OF those who gather to lose
and win money in races and the like.
The last day the races and all else con-
nectcd there with were brilliant in the ex.
treme. Some parties became engaged ii
n dispute and, angry words following, the
person having charge OF the grounds and
q general supervision OF the races notified
the disputants that no disorder would be
allowed OH the grounds, w%hereupon q
crowd OF negro attendants and so forth oil
the horsemen rushed upon the speaker
and carried him hastily to n place of safety,
There was considerable dissatisfaction OF O
financial character between the owners OIL
the horses, who proved themselves TO be
gentlemen, and those in charge Of the
races. Considerable bad blood was dis
played; however, zone wa spilled, but
some wrathy t%hreatenings were made. II
would have been better had the Wellsbure
Driving Park Association never had ar
existence.
Miss Jane McMillen, who died on Thurs
day evening, from injuries sustained from
being struck by a locomotive on the 2. W
4 Ky. r. T., was buried on Saturday,
Mrs. Rachel Reeves, relict OF Rober
Reeves, an old residentOf Wellsburg, dice
Sunday at 19 NJ, of paralysis, afteran Ill
ness OF tw~enty.four hours, in the I'D yeai
OF her agc. Funeral Tuesday, 18th Of No
Messrs. David Brown & Co., Of thi.
place, shipped to Capt. J. l.. Mahan'
fruit house, near New Cumberland, W
Va, per barge Tidal Wave, 1871 barrels o
apples, and still have some left.
The Curran building, near the steam
boat landing, is receiving a slate roof q
the hands OF Mr.. J.Schultz, OF Wheeling
G, B, G.,
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..Mnges NO ohIect."

San Francisco Chronicle, Paris Letter
Our "eldest daughter Of England" the
Crown Princess OF Germany, always en-
ploys an English lady to look after Her
Royal Highness's wardrobe. This lady
has to travel to Paris, London and else
where for the purpose Of choosing dresses,
undertaking and all other articles for
the Princess's wear. When not moving
from place to place her duties are TO sec
that everything is in perfect order. Several
gentlewonen in succession liaye held this
Office, and the last three have ended by
marrying counts. This should be cncourag'
ing news for intending lady-helps.
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Total. &c. :. $40 90, 900 96,li47OO $4,000 s., t2sSoO
The comparative figures Of theIfrst nine
months Of 1S76. 1877 and lSTSVare rs fol-

lUWSs e. A-lN 81 NtHs FsHH q ~" Hf "
800 la .siS7eaHI rJlsT7. 1873
Aggregate lOees..sitSiI.sS $50 sIg;isS3Oo ~ ,Sa6 800
IGssrs 10 luS. Co.'S $50, 100, T,itS,9vo @rS'5.eR
M. dres on rCcorI. G,t7s Its s,69i
This year, thus far, we have had less
than the usual Iproportio peofamillionairc
fires and no visitation at all,of the bosom
81 destruction such as fell uponsiSt John
and Pittsburghlas year. But as We have
said there are two months before us in
which oil such fredericksburg easily be
moro than made up. And, as both fires
and insurance arc the subjectsiof average,
it may not be amlss to suggest that, unless
1877 Is to set itself up as q defer Of precc:
don't, n considerable part ofits deficiency
is pretty certain to be made up in time to
change the accounts from profit to loss on
the companies books Taking the fire
statistics OF pasts years as "a criterion, we
will lind that the current year has really
been remarkably exempt thus iar--too
much 10 to feed the expectation that the
good fortune an continue to the emil.
For example: '''N
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Obviously, II the frc.tiend proposes to
respect the law OF average, the next eight
weeks will send along reports Of fires land
Zig ones tool in, rapid succession. Under
writer's and uninsured property owners
have no right TO presume upon anything
else. Otherwise, tho year 1878 will have
Il peculiar record Of Exceptional immunity.
Nothing could be more gratifying than 10
know that this fearful fire waStago had
reached It's suuiTieleyelana was at length
on the decline. But fear is stronger than
hone in this direction, and the "proba,
bilitics" tell us that, between this and
December 81, a good many heaps oil ashes
will be left to represent what now stands
far about $4,000 900 worth OF property.
The prospect is not a comforting one.
But wIatis to hinder2
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This lovely bud, sO'yopng, " ialf, :
Called hence by early dOcIn,
Just caIne to show how sweet q Hover
In Paradise would bloom, III. j

Called hence ny early doom, .l.
sou Just CaIne 10 show how sweet Hover
In Paradise would bloom. IE .J1g ~
The funeral will take place FROM her parents resi-
dencC, North York street, Island thisatternoona at two
o'clock. Friends Of the family are Invited to attend.
fntrrment at Greenwood Cemetery.
REST2.-0n Monday morning, November II, 1878,
At nine O'Clock, JAc0n BESTz, aged 50 years o months
and ? days. "a tf-gr .
Funcal will take place from his late rCsidCnee, No.
1915 Main street, Wednesday morning at 0 O'clock.
Friends OF the family arc Invited TO attend. Requiem
Mass will be held at the Cathedral at half-past nine
O'Clock.
November 10, 1873, ut $40 p. NJ, wILLIAM O., sou 81
Charles II. and Agnes Henderson, aged ? years aud 8
month";.
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Gsastsss' Salss.


TRUSTEES SALE.
In the Circuit Court Of Ohio County. West Virginia.
Samuel SS', ;! S S,s', . Al. In cA'Dssrr.
Under and by virtue Of q deed Of trust made B,
George Zilles and Barbara Ziles, his wife, 70 the un.
dersIgned Trustee, dated the Sd day Of December,
Court Of Ohio county, West Virginia, 10 book Of deeds
Of trusts and mortgages No. Q, on pages %9l, ~ and
t93, aud pursuant tothe decree enteTeI by said Court
In the above mentioned cause on the 10th day Of Au.
gust, 1878, Twill sell. on
MONDAY, the 18th day Of November, AID. 1878,
Commencing at 10 o'clock 4. m, on the premises sold,
10 the city Of Wheeling, West Virginia, NJ the resi-
dence Of George Zilles, at public suction 10 the high.
est and best bidder, the following described real estate,
or 20 much thereof M may be necessary to pay the
debt secured by said deed Of trust being the sum Of
81, $50, %, with interest thereon from December I'd,
1875, tOthe day Of sale, and the expenses Of sale, In
Guiding the commissions Of the trustee selling, that y
10 say: 4 certain tract Of land, being part Of Wheel.
Ing Island, Ia the county Of Ohio and State Of West
Virginia, and the southern portion Of q traet Of land
E Es"siss q X, x. H. Il. : !; zs Sse and o. S.G sSs.i and U be ssm:
tract Of land conveyed 70 said George Zilles BY said X.
V.TWhelan by deed bearing date March 3Ist 1868, and
recorded in deed book No. s; page 81, 10 said Clerks
west side Of The east branch Of the Ohio river aud n
the northeast corner OF the vineyard tract formerly
owned by Henry Moore and now owned by John +.
GIlchrsi; thence with the north line Of said GilchriSt
north S2xo west 81 6s-i00 poles to the east bank Of the
west branch Of said river; thence up said west branch
and binding thereon north 20o Rs east p 2l-l0o pole
and north 22' s. east 10 and 9S.i00 poles to 4 sIake;
thence leaving said west branch and crossing the Il.
land south $40 east % 1900 poles 10 the west bank Of
the east branch Of said river and down said river and
binding thereon south lSo 40 east Is SS.iW poles,, and
poles to the beginning, containing 20 ACRES, more or
less. Sale will be inst made Of the lots laid down In
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showing How Sensitive a c'r' in Love Is.

Medina Vul Tribune.
They wcrc sitting in an open buggy on
the cross.road and bounded on the m
side by the wood anil OH the other by an
orchard. The first we heard was, "Now
stop, win, you musS my hair" He laugh.
cd and she broke out with, "You don't
love me one bit" Tho caress he gave her
would have made a%n'anaconda turn pale,
andias she threw up her head for breath
he said, SIN strong, ell, girl?' Yes,
you are; but don'tthink You are as strong
as you uad 10 be-" And then we felt weak
and left then,
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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1873.

Tue plates for the five and ten thousand
dollar greenback notes are nearly COM
pleted, and the notes will be ready for
circulation by, the day liked for resump-
ton. They are intended TO dodouble duty
for convenience in handling large
amounts Of ~greenbacks and to take the
place Of coin certificates. Their size will
he the anne as that of the rest ofthegrccn'
hack currency.
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As compared with the previous months
Of this year, September makes a creditable
exhibit, rs wilIbe seen from the following
record OF the nine months fires in the
United States and Canada:
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DIED.

GILES lon Sunday evening. November 10, 1878,
ut ~ o'clock, LOUISA. e., daughter Of George and
Margaret b. Giles, agel II ycais 10 months and u
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0s,4sral Nnssses.
NOTICE TO ARCHITECTS.

iN0TICE. DJJA luH sreaS s7if Wf'
INUiz4tq glfadSi-ag lt .Nr4tI,tie rl
Having disposed Of the entire interest Of the estate
ofJ.H. Stallnian, deceased, IN the business, stock 10
trade, fixtures and good Will Of the late arm Of J. II.
StallmAil 4 Co. TO ]. c. Motfat, the surviving partner
ofpsaid late frm, all persons knowing themselves 70
be indebted TO said ttin will please make immediate
settlement with said I. c. Motiat, who will hereafter
conduct the business Of said late frn, at their old
stand, No. q Twelfth street.
Administrator Of the estate Of J, u. stallnan, decd.
et, tUIi W.Iaa- "4JiF1
I Having purchased the stock Of my late partner 10
the tirm o. J. il. Stallipan 4 Co., l hope 10 merit and
respectfully solicit The liberal patronage hitherto be-
slowed on that drm. ~
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-05-31

forget what was we'll known q couple OF
yesrs ago, that.a little nearer home 10 our
own Black Hills there arc also valoa1le
mines of gold, silver and copper. Inc
Metcalf mining district is destined az no
distant,day to prove a great sou,ce OF wealth.
to Cheyenne and this part Of wyoming 'ei
ritOry.
Mr.. Geo. Snyder. Of the Omaha aud Mis-
souri, valley detective sge1cv, captu IRE .%"
Iorev. in tho Hills near Fort Mckinney,
On the 18th inst. While en- route, at Brown
Snrinp. %twcnty-eight miles from here on
Tho Fort Mckinney road, Mr.. Snyder 0ts.
| covered a trail crossing the road owaF9
the Sweetwater mountains, when be t0r4so
the prisoners over to the military escort tnr
delivery here, and started on the new traii.
About s%eveuty-lve miles from here, up the
Plsttee, he captured two other thieves, st.
John and Cosgrove, and recovered two
mules and two horses belonging to MIR.
Benson. of Central City, Dakota.
Cheyenne Sun: There is but one officer
and only ten men at Camp Stambaugh now,
aud they will be removed very soon. In
regard to the abandonment of this. the only
post in the Sweetwater country, a gentle
man writes us as follows: I'VE need troops
in this section as much as ever we did. The
ATdpdIOCS"Ou u CuCIulcS-dIC III luC
valley twelve or fourteen hundred strong,
and not content with the treatment they re-
ceiyc from the government. Then we have
several hundred dissatisfied Utes roaming
about the country, so that our situation is
no less dangerous than wien you were one
of us yet we have to-day but one company
of cavalry, about seventy five strong. in this
whole county, stationed at Camp Brown"
Great changes are sometimes effected in
a comparatively short space of time, and
We have a practica. Illustration Of the fact
right here at home. Two years ago the
Indians were, for the greater part of the
time, swarming all through the country
north Of. here, often times coming down as
far as Horse creek. only twcnty-eight miles
from Cheyenne. There was really no safe.
tv for anything nor anybody. ranchmen
we're fired upon and besieged 10 their
ranches, horses were stolen, cattle driven
off the range and all sorts of deviltry was
perpetrated ty the "noble red man." Since
the removal Of the Indians from Red Cloud
and Spotted Tail agencies all this has
changed, and we hear no longer Of raids on
the Chug, of stock being gobbled up on
the Laramie river, ola providing band of
re l-scalpers being seen on Horse creek-in
fact We hear of no more trouble on account
the Indians.