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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-04-18
FROM CLARKSBURG.
Interesting Court Matter - A
Heavy Suit Now Pending.

Correspondence Of the Register.
CLARKsBURG, April 10, 1879.
The United States District Court for
the district OF West Virginia, Hon. John
J. Jackson, presiding, has been in ses-
sion here for the past fortnight, during
which time large amount Of criminal
business has been done. Seven prison
ers have been sentenced to the peniten-
tiary at Moundsville, in this district, for
counterfeiting and for violation OF the
postal laws.
The civil docket now claims the at
tention of the Court, and already sever
al cases OF importance have been disposed
of.
The Court is now engaged in the trial
before jury of important civil cause,
the amount in controversy being about
$4,000, it being controversy between
James March, late contractor of the
Martinsburg and Potomac Railroad
Company, and said company. Hon.
John J. Davis and Gen. \. Goff, Jr.,
are counsel for the plaintiff, and Hon.
Chas. J. Faulkner, Chas. j. Faulkner,
Jr., A. X. Lyester and Thos. B. Ken
nedy, counsel for the defendant. From
present indications this case will occupy
the residue OF the term. The court con-
venes at Charleston, in this district, on
the lst of May. \.
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MARTINS FERRY.

The festival given last week in Com
merCial Hall for the benefit Of Prof. j.
Il. Wallace's new Cornet Band, cleared
one hundred and thirty-fve dollars.
&. W. Delworth, dry goods merchant,
corner Fourth and Hanover streets, re-
turned last Saturday from the Fast,
where he purchased a large stock oi
goods, which he will take pleasure in
showing 10 all who may give him call.
Capt. 4. Lash is local agent for the
Ohio Valley Protective Union Life In
surance Company.
4 church social viii be given this
evening at the parsonage OF the VI. r.
Church, by the gOod ladies of that
church, for the benefit Of the pastor,
Rev. T. Y. Kennedy.
The new township officers were in
Quoted into office, last Tuesday after
noon and the corporation officers Al
night.
The contractor, VIM Findley, for the
new bridge over Glenn's Run, at Bur
lingtOn, has commenced operations
This viii be good news for people who
have had 10 travel that road the last six
monthS
Belmont City Lodge /. o. o. r, No
22l, expect 20 celebrate on the 96th.
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TO CONTRACTORS.

CEALED PROPOSALS WILL BH RRCEivED
- at the Office of the SECRETARY ~ the Bnart of
blIcctoS u the Hospital for the Insane, al wes-
ton, W. Va. up to May n, is7g. AT 10 O'Clock A.
~. at which time the Beard will procecd 10 open
publicly said bids. PROPOSALS will be rceiyst
Tor the Stone, the Brick. the Carpenter, The
Piasiering. the Roofing. and the Painting and
Chasing work nfs,cszsry for the construction of
the third aud last section north ~ the centre
building of the West Virginia Hospital fof The
Insane. The building j. about 2a by 30 feet,
with thrre rptr.ating wings about ~ by u fset
each. all two stories high--I0 abd IL feet stories
also foDt basement All Of the walls sre CON-
p-ed of Brick and ttOnc.
s.,tarais hids will he resolved for the diferrnt
branches 81 the work complete. Aggregate bids
will also he received for the entire work. the CON-
trnrtor In each cnsr furnishing everything nece--
sary IN complete his oontrnst. A boBd With good
and sufficient ssuniy viii he required W sr-
company Each proposal, the penalty ~ whieh
shali be for NJ lsasi ono half ~ Abe axgrcxnts
amount Of the euntrnrt bid for. riso reservation
81 % par czlt on exsh estimate until the c0ntfst
Is completed. The hoard IL Dircstorr rsseryes
the right ~ reIett any and ali bids.
Plans and spetineatiOns can In scfn ~ the
Hospital on and after the hf,t day of May, is7,.
Blank forms for bldder can he hsf 90 appii.
cation. a. a. LYME
We. LIVELY.
ER RAIsTON,
Executive Committee
wnros, W. Va. April ~ B7,. api7ccdb
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VIOLET STORM.
Great Destruction of Life and
Property.

CHARLESTON, s. c., April l7.-Last
evening violent storm occurred here
which continued throughout the night.
Accounts from the interior show Mat the
storm began with a terrific tornado,
which swept through the lower portion
OF the State, causing great destruction
to life and property. In the village OF
WatterbOro more thon 100 dwellings
and all the churches were swept away.
Three-iourths of the inhabitants are
homeless and Is persons were killed
and many wounded. At Oakley, a
station on the y. +. railroad all the
negro houses were levelled and one
negro killed, besides many hurt.
Similar casualties are reported from
various points in the etrack OF fthe tornado.
Among the killed at Walterboro, were
Mrs. DIR. 5. NJ. Rivers, her daughter and
Mr.. Philemon Saunders.
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COLUMBUS.
The Conclusions of the Commit
tee on the Belmont County
Seat RcmOyal-Duplicate Re-
Observation-Disclosures.


CoLUNBUs, April Il, 1879.
There is little new in the County seat
conflict. The Committee, it is under
stood, arrived at their conclusion to-day,
and have their report in readiness; but
the members are so clOse-mouthed that
nothing can be learned OF the nature OF
the report i'm advance of its intrOduc-
ton in the House. Some OF the st.
Clairsville folks insist that the re-
port will recommend the indefinite
pOstpOnement of the matter, while Bell
aires friends have a more hopeful feel
ing than before, alleging that they have
reason to suppose the report will be in
favor OF the passage of the bill. Both
sides only guess, and no one can do
more.
An unfortunate piece Of business has
been unearthed. Some time in the lat
ter part Of last month Mr.. DOdds, Of
Hamilton county, offered in the House
the remOnstrance OF W. J. HOwells and
seventy Others" Of Pease township,
PRAYING that the seat OF justice for Bel
mont county be not changed. Some
weeks later, Mr.. Alexander himself in
troduced the remonstrance of w. j.
Howells, "R. F. Smith and siXty-nine
others, OF Pease township, making the
same PRAYER. Investigation showed that
the two remonstrances are identical. II
the second introduction of the dOcu-
ment was made by accident, which is
perhaps possible, it should be known.
As it stands, the affair is involved in
mystery, which must beiound injurious
to the side of the remonstrants.
Col. Poorman arrived in the city this
morning.
Senator Wagner leaves for home at
noon, to be present at the marriage of
his son, DIR. Van Wagner, which takes
place this evening. III. ii.
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Baltimore.

BALTIMORE, April l7.-Flour-steady
and unchanged. Wheat-Firm and ac-
tive; No. 2 Pennsylvania red 81 IL; No.
2 western winter red, spot and seller
April, 81 0oiCSl oct; seller May 81 l0l
al IL; seller June 81 I0ita,I II. Corn
Western firm; western mixed, spot
and seller April, 42i(s42ic; seller May
43(G43tc; seller June 43ltg433c; steam
er 4llc. Oats-FIm: western white 81
63ltc; 10 miXed 3lG3i tc; Pennsylya'
MIA 3Od32c. Rye-Duil and unchanged.
Hay-Firm and unchanged. Proyis-
ions - Dull, steady and unchanged.
Butter-Steady: prime 20 choice west.
ern packed lsts 3oc; roll J2Eel5. Ezg'
- Steady At l39l2Ic- Petroleum
Steady and without change. Coffee
Firm; Rio czrgoes ordinary 10 choice II
CS,I6c. whisky-DUl and nominal n
81 07Gyl 07i.
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The Hinds-James shooting Case.

BALTIMORE, April 1.-THE jury Of in
quest in the Hinds-James shooting case
rendered the following verdict: THAT
Isaac b. James came TO his death from
pistol shot wounds fired by the hand Of
n. b. Kinds. aided and abetted by his
brother. Harry Kinds" Upon the rem
dition OF the verdict, the coroner COM
mitted 10 jail ID. B. Kinds as principal
fr murder and Harry Hinds as acces-
sorry to the murder before fact, to await
the action Of the grand jury.
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NEw YoRK, April 5.-Dr. Robert
Murray, United States surgeon, testl-
6ed thot ne met General Haxen when
going 10 the front at Pittsburgh Land
inp. thought he was on horseback going
toward the riyer. He seemed depressed,
and said 70 me, Doctor, | am a ruined
nan. have lost my brigade They
are all scattered. and | cannot nnd
them" On redirect examination, the
Doctor said that when he met General
Hazen, his opinion was slightly stag
ger,-i. lie subsequently formed the
opinion which be now holds, that the
General WAS a brave and gallant soldier.
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IAriN Nofariea

CoLuNBUs, o., April l7.-AttOrney-
General Pillars in reply 10 a request
for decisson on the law recently passed,
authorizing the appointment OF women
as NOtAries Public, to-day issued an
opinion stating that in his Judgment
the Law In question Is constitutional, on
the ground that the Office Of Notary
Public is not such a public Office as is
contemplated in Section 4, Article Is, oi
the Constitution.
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NeEre Rarisher Lynehed.

BALTIMORE, April l7.-When the
train which LEFT Washington with James
Carroll, the negro accused OF outrsging
Mrs. Thomas. AZ LickVille, Nd, reached
Washington Junction, TO day, fifteen or
twenty masked men boarded il, and,
after q desperate struggle. succeeded in
overpOwering the policeman. The
prisoner was dragged iron the train, 4
rope thrown over his head and he was
pulled across a field TO the nearest tree
and hanged
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Business FAiiure

NEW YORK, April 1.-THE failure of
Hart, Bliven & Mead, manufacturing
company at 107 Chambers and 9l Reade
street. IL announced. Their liabilities
are placed at over $4,000. Their trade
obligations VII not exceed $4,000. The
assets show large surplus nominally
over their liabilities, and consist OF
merchandise, open accounts, bills re-
ceivable, and real estate.
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THE SCAFFOLD.
Execution of Hezekiah Shaffer,
mt Chambersburg. Pa.

CHAMBERsBURG, Pa, April l7.-Heze-
kiah Shaffer, who murdered his wife on
Febr uary 81, 1878, was hanged in
the Jail yard to-day. He was carried to
the scaffold in a blanket, the loss Of
blood consequent upon his attempt at
suicide on Monday rendering him una
BILE to walk. On the scafiold he
was seated in an armchair during
the process OF piniOning. He
made no reponse To the inquiry
il he had anything to say. He was
then placed on the stool and the rope
adjusted. He was again asked il he
had anv remarks 10 make. He only
shook his head The Sheriff then left
the scafold, the trap was sprung, and
the body dropped. After hanging abort
twenty minutes, Schaffer was pro-
nounced dead. He protested his inno-
cence within an hour Of the execution.
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Stage Robber Sentenced.

YASKroS, d. T., April l7.--Dr. J. ;.
Parsons, the stage robber who Was cap
tured between Yankton and Sioux Falls
by Government detectives, having
plead guilty. was to-day sentenced by
Chief Justice shannon 20 two years
Imprisonment and 10 pay a tine OF one
thousand dollars
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Pro,s., AS.ipst Chinese immigration.

SAN Francisco, April IA dispatch
from Portland, Oregon, says: The
Beard OF Trade unanimously adopted a
long memorial. to-day, addressed To
President Hayes, condemning, in strong
terms, Chinese immigration To that
state. Among other things, the memo
rial declares that the Chinese seriously
interfere with all free labor, as they are
able 10 exist on plttance
that does not suffice for the mcreSt
support oi the white laborer and his
family; that their crimes and pauperism
are a cuntiIull source OF expense 10 the
State: IN. they 10 not in any manner
add IN the wealth. OF the State by the ac-
QUESTION Of realproperty, the payment OF
taxes. or the development Ofany OF its
resources: that the dollar they earn,
that Is absolutely necessary Tor their
support, is sent out Of the country, and
that they have introduced disease and
crimes into our midst entirely unknown
prior Ia their advent
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A Me1icnn Cnt- Throat.

GALvEpoN. April 1.-The Ns.'
Eagle Pass SAYS: A Mexican named
Mnnos cut his Eiie's throat, last night
His daughter. in attempting 20 interfere.
was also Injured. A neighbor. who
tried 10 arrest Munos. Was hevn with an
axe. diving shortly. The murderer co
eaped 20 Mexico,
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Pnial RoiIer ErnIn-inn-

DErRoTT, April 1.-THE boiler in
Haxley 4 Go. 8 steam saw mill at Shel-
BY, oceana county, Michigan, exploded
yesterday, killing the engineer and seri-
ousty injuring two other persons. The
mill vas entirely Destroyed.
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II Seems lmpoxzible

That remedy made Of such common
simple plants - Hops, Buehu, Man
draAe, Dandeiion, &C., shouh make 30
many and such marvellous and wonder
ful cures ~ Hop Blfters do, but vhen
old and young. rich and poor, Pastor
and Doctor, Lawyer and Editor all testi-
~ 70 having been cured By them, you
must believe and Try them yourself.
and dosbt no longer. See other column.
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DRY GOODS.
New YORK.

NEW YORK, April l7.-Dry Goods
Cotton goods remain fairly active and
very firm. Prints in steady demand
and firm. and in light supply with
agents. Wide prints in fair request.
Dress goods and ginghams moving in
fair quantities and prices steady. Wool
en- goods in light request. Foreign
goods quiet in tirst hands, but iobbing
fairir
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Weather Indication,

WASHINGTON, April Isl 4. M-For
Tennessee and the Ohio Valley and
Lower Lakes, rising barometer, north
east Ia northwest winds, stationary tenn
perature and partly cloudy weather.
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cneksnan Killed.

-GmcA0o, April IA uellknOvn
craftsman passing in police circles by
the name OF smith, vas fatally shot at
midnight by patrolman, while making
on with soIne ssolen booty.
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BUYING AND SELLING.
GENERAL MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH
Money Easy at 4 to Per Cent-Govern-
ments Steady-flour 0uII-wheat
10 Fair 0emand-Hogs Dull
and Lower.
FINANCE.

NEW YORK, April l7.-MoSrY--Easy
at 4@5 per cent. Prime mercantile pa
per Hoo per cent. Sterling exchange,
bankers bills weak at Asst; sight ex-
change on New York 1881.
SLvER-At London 49id; bar silver
here at 81 0S!; subsidiary silver coin at
s@l per cent. discount.
GovERNMENTs-Strong
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sues were weak.
STATE BoNDs-Duil.
SroCKs-The market was less active
than yesterday and somewhat irregular.
The granger shares were fairly steady
on slight fluctuations. The coal shares,
after fractional decline, became firm. on
reports from good source of the renewal
OF negotiations for a combination. The
Southwestern shares were irregular,
Kansas Pacific advancing from S5i to 3S,
and closing at SIT. Kansas and Texas
declined from 10 TO III, closing at l4l.
In the general list the fluctuations
were comparative narrow, the closing
prices being at or near the highest of
the day. Erie was active and strong
throughout, closing at the highest point.
New York elevated advanced II per
cent and C.. G. & |. c. rose to u. The
transactions aggregated 10000 shares,
of which 2l,0OO were Erie, 5000 Lake
Shore, 2l,0O0 Wabash, 10000 North
western common, 5000 preferred, 5000
st. Paul common, 5000 Delaware,
Lackawanna and Western, 1900 Michi-
gan Central, 1900 c., g., & !. C.,
5000 st. Joseph, 1000 Ohio, 1000
Western Union, 5000 Atlantic and
Pacific Telegraph, $500 Kansas Pacific,
5000 Kansas and Texas, 10000 st.
Louis, Kansas City and Northern
and IL .OO0St. Louis and San Francisco.
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RAILROAD BoNDs-Generaliy active
and strong, especially for Erie, Wabash
and &. c. ]. c. The Southwestern is
sues were weak.
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ToLKDo, April i7.-wbest-D Dull; !;
amber Michigan, spot, 81 06; aeller Msy
81 05g offered; June 81 08i; No. red
winter, April 81 05 offered; seller May
held st 81 05b 81 o53 bid; ssllW Jane
held NJ 81 06i; western amber 81 U.
Corn--Dull; high mined heA = e6lc,
DC bid; No. spot DC bid; sellsr Juns
held st 361c; seller July 37c asked U4c
offered, beh q s5ie, spot; ssje ~ My;
36}c ssked.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-08-07

el. The form Of the ear and the NUN
Der of grains in the spikclct, have
much TO do with the yield. A square
shaped ear with four to five grains 10
the spikclet, will yield more than
much longer pointed ear with three
grains to the spikelet. A spikelet
contains from five TO six florets, OF
which one always-sometimes more
lis barren. No spikelets, then, can
contain at most more than five grains
-oitcner only three. 1t will be
readily understood from this how it
is that in California they obtain so
much greater yields than We do, as
the wheat there averages four and
five grains TO the spikelct, ours only
two or three. Our wheat generally
stands as thick on the ground as
theirs.
The great enemy Of the wheat
plant in this country is the rust, or
mlIdew, as it is called in England.
There is no year in which IL is not
more or less prevalent. While il is
true the plant, to bc perfect, should
have all the blades turned 10 golden
yellow from the ground up, still the
loss of the blades does not appear to
affect the size and plumpncss Of the
kernels. 1t is only when the roots
of the fungus penetrate the stem
and intercept the flow Of the sap to
the ear that the grain loses its color
and shriyeIs. The only certain way
by which the effects of rust may he
avoided is 10 SOW variety which
will ripcn carly. In this climate. q
sort which would be ready 10 cut by
the 2Oth of June would generally bc
safe; one that ripcncd n late a. the
1T Of July would nlway- b. more or
les injured. 1t Is probable that ashes,
or mixture Of ashes aud salt, If APP
piled in quantities sufficiently large,
would have a tendency 10 prevent the
ravagc- Of rust have observed spots
in fields. where brush heap, or a pile
Of stump, had been burnt, in which
the straw was perfectly clean aud
bright. while all around it was perfect
ly black. When q field i. struck with
wha; is commonly called the black
rust the only thing to be done is to
cut it Immediately. 4 single night
will ruin it utterly.
At an carly date we will continue
this subject by the consideration Of
the yariciic- of wheat, and the result,
of some experiments with the newer
ones by the author Of the above.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-08-07

WE HAVE received, for inspection
and trial, one of Dildine's Adjustable
Selves, made by the Milton Scive
Manufacturing Co., at Milton, Pa.
We have not had opportunity as yet
to test the qualities of the seive, but
an inspection of it leads us to believe
that it will prove a great acquisition
To the farmer as an aid in getting rid
of foul seeds from among his clover
and timothy seed. 1t is what its
name implies, adjustable, and the size
sent US would seive anything from
the finest timothy seed to wheat.
When we have tried it we will tell
our readers how we'll it meets our
expectations.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-08-07
1879. THE PATRIOT. 1879.
Get Up a Club and Receive Your
Paper Free.

The DAILY PATRIOT will be sent bv
mail 70 clubs at the following rates:
800 T~r COPY rer year 20 club q hrs
sa5o T'eT copy per year 90 a eluh 81 ten.
9 90 Ior oaIg I'ef 1eaE e. dub q twenty
S5o por osIH psr year 20 a club q thirty
- % ror ooIy Ter year - rlub q any.
Ard one cops ffes ioT yeas ia ever, case 70 The
psr-on getting ~ The club. Proportional rate. &C.
part. II year.
The WEEKLY PATRIOT will be sent by
mail at the following rates:
s2ao l-ss anuum fa siHgle ooiy.
slAo IeT suHun Tst copy a ,luh q four
si25 per Anuum I.er oeIy g. a club of eight
slpo Fer ahnun pei oaIy O. club oi hfteon.
Sosj fst anuum per ooTy to a club q thirty.
So I'r shnHm rsr copy e. club of hay
so7S psr auuum J'et COPY o. = ciub q one hundred
And one opy tr or year in every eass to r.ttsr
M q eluh
The cash must accompany all orders 10
insure attention. All money should be
sent by post Office order or registered
letter, otherwise it will be at the sendcr's
risk. Address
PATRIOT PuBLIsuISe Co,
Harrisburg, Pa
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Hints to Wheat Growers.


SELECTED fr8m Cor. = its EarAl Ssu Yorker.
In n broken, hilly country, il is
throwing away time, labor and money,
to SOW wheat on n hillside with a
northern exposure. Even if the
plants should chance TO pass the win
ter safely-which is seldom the case
they will never mature. They will,
in nine cases out Of ten, bc destroyed
by the rust before they can possibly
ripcn. As case in point, have q
hollow field which runs from cast to
west. Following the hollow and go
ing west, one has a south hillside on
his right-hand and a north one on his
left. From the middle Of this hollow
to.the right, have never seen the
wheat fail to mature, although the
yield was sometimes very indifferent I;
from lke middle to the LEFT, never
knew but one crop to ripen. On hill
sldes the exposure must bc either
cast or south, otherwise it would be
better TO SOW rye in the fall or oats
in the spring. In sections where the
land is only gently rolling, these re-
marks admit of considerable modifi-
cation.
The time of sowing does not make
any great difference in the time Of
ripening, as this latter is almost
wholly controlled by the situation.
On southern exposure, wheat sown
the lst Of October, will Tipcn sooner
than the same wheat sown on diff
ercnt situation the lst of September.
Some varieties, as, for instance, the
Boughton, do most of their tillcring
in the fall, and consequently, in or
der TO succeed, they should be sown
very early others, rs the Fultz, tiller
mostly in the spring, and may be
sown later. 1t may be set down as a
rule, with few exceptions, that the
largc-grained whcats ripen late, the
small-grained, early.
The length of the ear does not
have as much to do with the number
Of grains contained in il as many
suppose, since the intervals between
the spikelets in the large-graincd
kinds, Is much greater than in the
small-grained. An ear of Boughton
would probably have as many grains
as an ear of Clawson of one-thirl
greater length. There would be,
however, this difference in favor OF
the large-grained = admitting the
number of grains in both kinds to be
the same, on an average-that 1t
would take about 200, 900 small grains
TO make bushel, and 550,0OO TO coo,
900 large grains. Maj. Hallet, OF Eng
land, claims that 10000 grains OF
his pedigree wheat will make bush.