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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-09-09
No Election by the People

PORTLAND, September S.-Iwo hun
dred and nine towns give Davis 46, sos,
Garcelon 1t, l62, Smith %, 9,62l, scattering
50. The same towns last year gave
Connor 3S,667, GarcelOn 1850, Smith
24,53S, scattering n. The Republican
majority in these towns is 1889, against
ABA, the opposition last year. The
towns to be heard from gave last year:
Republicans l7,SS7, Garcelon $3.50 and
SuIiGh 1888. II they come in like the
others the total vote should stand: Re-
publicans, 6S,5OO; Democrats, 2l,OOO;
Greenbackers, 50,0OO-and Davis will
lack $500 OF election.
In Cumberland the Republican county
ticket is all elected. Fifteen out OF
twenty representatives are elected, a
gain OF seven. Reports from other coun-
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-09-09

Concluded on Fourth Pags.l
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The Russian Nihilists.

A despatch from the Russian capital
announces the arrest of forty persons
suspected Of being implicated in the at
tempt on the life o. General Won Drente-
lin on The 25th of last month. The Nihi-
list doctrines have apparently penera
ted al classes of Russian society. Not
long ago a young nohleman was arrested
at Charkoff, charged with the murder OF
u detective in transporting Polish poll.
tical offender. A large namber OF Nihi.
list .sladies and gentl, men" were recent
ly arrested at Ki, if after sharp fight with
tue military. Among them was Mile,
de Gersefeld, the daughter of Russian
general, who fred her revolver at the
police and threatened .to exterminate
the whole race Of tbem," and Countless
ranin. the daughter of lady in waiting
to the Empress. Aud now we are told
that among these arrested are officers OF
the guard, C urt chamberlains and two
ladies. daughters of minister! No
wonder the government is alarmed, and
it sppears to have good cause 10 be so
and to fear the threat of the Nihilists who
demand "Death for death, execution in
execution, terror for terror. Tue Nihilisls
have doublless..scme reason for their appa
ront madn' IS, for the sla'tling announce
ment is made that during space of four
months out of five hundred prisoners,
principally Nihilists, incsrccraed in the
Charkcff Central Prison. two hundred
have died !! And for their deaths the
socialists hell Prince Krapotkin responsi
be, apparently with justice, aud caused
bis assassination. 1t is cruel method
of revenge, hut the police expressions in
Russia are apparently still more cruel.
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Intentions of the Afghans.

"Perfect order reigns in Afghanistan. :"
So says the chief of the embassy
which the late Ameer sent to General
Ksufmsan; and from the same source we
learn that the intention of the Ameer's
successor is not to make peace with the
English. As matter OF fact the Anglo
Indian authorities have already ohse'v we'd
that their negotiations with Yakoob Khan
continued now through the whole winter,
have made no progress, and are now, if
not off altogether, in fair way to fall
through. They explain this to their own
satisfaction by alleging the opinion that
the Ameer dare not come TO terms with
the English for fear of becoming unpopu-
lar, and that he waits until English sue
cesses shall 90 so far that it may be oh
vious to all that when he yields he Yields
to force. Now there are some difficulties
in the way of that explanation. II Eng
lands successes get that far the world
knows and the Ameer knows that it will
he loo late 10 treat, since England W II
then simply crush the Ameer's head be-
meath her heel. This explanation admits
that the country is for war, and it is pos
sible that, az reported Ivy the Afshans to
Kaufman the Ameer is the head and
front of national opinion on that point
N, Y. Herald.
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Wayne County Democrat, Cd inst.l

General Robinson has travelled over
the State considerably OF late, taking an
inventory OF Republican prospects He
and General Grosvenor were in close
consultation at Columbus on Friday
night last General Grosvenor told a
Cleveland Leader reporter on Saturday
that General Robinson is 'svcry anxious
not to be reported, but he has changed
his views radically OF late" These two
Generals came to the unanimous conclu.
sion that Judge TAFT should not be
nominated" for Governor. Couple this
with the statement of B. j. Loomis, the
Columbus correspondent Of the Cincin-
natl Commercial, that the Republicans
M .Ohio are in state of inquietude, y
and you viii see that the Republican
prospects for the fall do not wear rosy
hue Major Mckinley, Jr., is their man
for Governor!
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EF The pruverh that "murder will
out" is once more illustrated in the case
of man named Thorpe, in Nova Scotia.
Dr. McDonald, a resident Of Dartmouth,
a town on the eastern side of Halifax
Harbor, disappeared about thirty years
ago. He was supposed to have been
killed for his money. Thorpe. who liv.
ed in the house with Mcdonald, was ar
rested on suspicion, but as there was no
evidence showing guilt he was discharg.
ed. Yesterday skeleton was found un-
der the fl ,oring Of the house, and Thorpe,
who is still alive, is to be rearrested -
Should he be convicted and hanged, the
crime and its sequence will form a cele,
braled case indeed IN. Y Sun, 1st inst
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Garfield's Object.
philadelphia Times)

The answer that General Garfield most
wants and that he exhausted all the arts
of the demagogue and falsiier to obtain,
is The etulition of some Hotspur of the
South, who will be tempted into an elo
quent defense of Jefferson Davis or
lasled into fresh bubbing over Of a
steam of rebel tomfoolery Ifthat fails,
GarHelds speech will be failure, and all
the dividends he will gather for revoln-
,lonary party purposes will be the silly
bombast of some hooted and spurred Con-
federate cross roads newspaper. What
Garfield and his fellow revolutionists are
hungering for is defense OF the Con.
federate side of the wa, on the f,or OF
the House, and if there shall be TO fool
ready thus to appease the demagogue.
Garfield will have gone wooling and
come home sheared. There never was q
better opportunity than now for little
sense and patriotism to win most signal
victory in Congress.
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A New Sort of Ghost Story.

The village of New Martinsville, &C
cording to the Pittsburgh Leader, starts
a novel ghost story on its rounds. In
1874, man named Stephen Templeton
disappeared from New Martinsville and
his family. He had received nearly
$500 in payment OF note for some prop
erty he had sold, taken skiff to gn to
neighboriWg swamp to cut hoop poles,
and never returned. The skiff was found
upset in the river. the river was dragged.
and diligent search was made, bat no
trace OF Templeton could be found. His
wife and children gave him up for dead,
and time passed on. The other day q
young man was crossing swamp to
reach the ferry, and says that he was ac
costed by the headess trunk OF man
that seemed to rise up before him out Of
the ground. The apparition said he was
Stephen Templeton, who had been foully
murdered for the money he had about
him-$7S5, Hewas cutting hoop.poles,
and his murderer, whom he named, got
hold of his ak, and split his skull and
and then severed his head, He was bu-
red near the foot of certain tree, which
he pointed out, where bis bones might be
found. together with the ak with which
the deed was done. He vented his muir
derer prosecuted, and said that he was
willing and able to appear against him in
court il necessary to secure his crnvic-
tion, The young man told few friends
of this ghostlv interviewer, and thev re
solved that before saving any,hir g about
it they would dig for Templeton's bones
to prove the ghost story. They digged
at the place and found bones and boots.
OF course the remains could not be inden-
tifed, b1t the village eobbler recognized
the boots as his work, and like those he
made for Tempteton to omnodate his
c>rns. Those we're Tenn Jleton's bones
Whether or not there was any ghost come
10 tell them where to look. those young
men found Templeton's bones, that had
been missing for five years and mote
The ax that Templeton hal welded
among the hoop poles was also found in
the shallow grave according to the ghost
story. When it was noised about that
old 4Templeton's bones had been found,
the man he named as, having been his
murderer secretly left, town and has not
been seen there since. II he is caught
and brought to trial, in view of the ghost
story, there will be come interest 10 see
if thst hesdless Trunk will come into
court to face the assassin and give testi
mnny against him. In the meantime
New Msrtinsville waits for the wonder
Wheeling Vest "a. Iatelligencer.
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The Zulu War.

In S ,uth Africa the state OF affairs
looks sill unpromising for the English.
Colonel Pearson is enirenched al Ekowe,
forty miles within the Z,lu couatrv. but
his position is not happy one, With a
force Of two thousand English and native
troops he has to defend himself against q
Zulu force estimated some time ago al
ten thousand warriors. but now probably
many more, who command every road in
his rear bv their ktaals, and completely
cut him q # from supplies and assistance.
A force is being orean;z d "a, the mouth
Of the Tugela to go 10 his assistance,
which must be NJ soon. however. or
his little band will hive to surrender for
lack OF provisions 6r seek the fate me,
by their gallant companions at Isandula
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Producers of Tobacco.

A case of interest to producers OF to-
bacco was decided in the United States
District Court, Boston, Mass last week
One James S!etson was indicted and
convicted for selling leaf tobacco of his
own raising without a license 1t ap
pears that 5tetson-and bis practice was
common with his neighbors, alsc-traded
his crop for drv goods, groceries and
other matters of domestic use. In other
words, he paid his rent, store bills and
grocery bills with leaf tobacco. There
was no iuputation of any d, sign to cheat
or defraud the Government. The prac
,ice was the result of ignorance. The
3244th section OF the United States Stat
utes, under which the conviction of Slet.
son was had. reads:
"Daalers in leaf tobacco, except re-
tail dealers in leaf tobacco, as hereinaf
ter defined, shall pay S25. Every per-
son shall be regarded as dealer in leaf
tobacco, whose business it is, for him
self or on commission. to sell or offer
Tor sale, or consign for sale on commits
sion, leaf tobacco, and payment OF spe
cial tax as dealer in tobacco, manutactur-
er of tobacco, manu- facturer of cigars,
or any other special tax, is therefore
hereby required, bu. no farmer or plant
er shall be required TO pay special tax
as a dealer in leaf tobacco for selling to
bacco of his own production, or tobac-
co received by him as rent from his Ten
ants, who has produced the same on bis
land; provided that nothing in this sec
tion shall be construed to exempt from
special tax any farmer or planter who,
by peddling or. otherwise, sells leaf to
bacco at retail directly 10 consumers, or
who sells, assigns, consigns. transfers, or
disposes Of to persons other than those
who have paid a special tax as leaf deal
ers or manufacturers OF tobacco, snuff
or cigars, or TO persons purchasing leaf
tobacco Tor export"
BY this law It will he seen that the
grower OF tobacco, is confined within
very narrow limits, il he sells wilhout q
license. He can only cell to a manutac
turer II he sells his crop direct 10 the
consumer, he becomes retail dealer.
and ,pust pay special tax : Cine'nnats
ENQUIRER
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~The Flrz john PORTER Court OF
Inquiry reported a few days since and
completely exonorate him and recon-
mend that the President "restoie him TO
positions which his sentence deprived
him Of, such restoration TO take effect
from the date Of bis dismissal from the
service"
The Court say Of the conduct Of Gen
eral Potter on the 20 b of August:
That General porter's conduct was
obedient, subordinate, faithful and judi.
ciaI. II saved the Union army fIom dis
aster on tue 29 IN Of August."
vi the battle on the 30,h Of August,
when LoNGsrREEr vas pressing foI ward
to strike PoPE's exposed left wing and
flank, when two Of PoRrER's brieades
sprang into the gap and saved the Union
army from rout, the Court say:
"Thus did this & .llant corps (of Por
ter's) lob and amply vind'cate the
charsc'er OF their trusted chief and de-
monstia,e TO all the world that disobedi-
ence oi orders ard misbehnvior Ia the
presence OF the enemy are crimes which
could not possibly end q place in the
head or heart OF him who thus comman.
ded that corps"
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What Will He Do?

WASHINGTON, D C., April 2 III the
Republicans were sure OF the President
their attitude in the pending political
{ controversy would be less arrogant and
aggressive. While the report is studi-
ously circulated in Republican newspa
pers that the President will certainly veto
the Army Bill il passed In the shape in
which, it has been reported, the wish is
father to the thought, and no one has
yet been able to get, even by indirection,
the views of the President on the pend
ing bill 1t is known here that Charley
Foster, before leaving Washington for
his homo, intimated rather pointedly to
his Republican friends that the President
would sign the Army Bill in the shape
in which it is now offered 1t is the ap-
prehension that this statement made by
Foster is true which constrain the Re.
publican leaders to make fiery speeches
and raise false issue in the hope that
the President can be inf fenced to veto
it, and hep his party out of the position
in which it now finds itself The record
of Mr.. Hayes while in Congress shows
that he is recorded affi.matively in more
than one vote attaching political riders
to Appropriation Bills The President
is exceedingly annoyed by frequent pu'-
lications purporting 10 give his views,
and anticipating what his action will be
when he is confronted by the Appropria
ton Bills. He is quite careful in his
conversation with those who call upon
him 10 refrain from expressing any opin
ion upon the merits of the controversy,
and it is this very fact which gives un
easiness to his party friends. II be
would orly empha,ically declare that he
would refuse to sign the bills, great
deal of eloqnence yet to be aired would
not he wasted AS it is, his party is
afraid of him, and, while the leaders af.
feet to believe that he will stand by them
10 the extent OF interposing the veto
power, they are very much afraid that
he will not. To such as are ready to be
gulled by the cry Of the new rebellion
which is the burden Of the Republicans
argument, it will he refreshing to kno "
that the debate is conducted in the bes'
possible feeling. and there is no bad
blood displayed. The Democrats are
fully aware that the cry is raised merely
for buncombe, and is put out as a feeler
to see how the people take it The de-
bate has now lost its interest, and is car
! rled On by fhe small fry.
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Senator Anthony's Bad Manners.

WASHINGTON. March 81 Gentlemen
nominated to office and desiring to he
corfirmed will no, feel under obligatio, 8
to Senator Anthony. At the close ol
the session to-day the Republicans de
sired to 60 into executive session, and
Mr. Anthony made motion TO that ef
feet, but out of desire to make cheap
reputation for wit prefaced it with the
remark that "If the chairmen of the va.
rious Democratic caucus and suh-caucus
committees had no business to attend TO
or speeches to make he would move that
the Senate 90 into executive session. -
To Mr. Anthonv's disgust Mr. Keinsn
presently rose and quietly moved to ad-
journ, saying that while the Democrats
we're willing to help confirm good nomi'
nations they would do so when the mo-
ton for an executive session was made
without breach Of good manners. The
Republicans in some CONSERVATION got
Mr.. Anthony to ask to withdraw his re.
marks, but the motion to adjourn was
carried. The next executive session
will be moved without preliminary flour
ishes.
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The total valuation for 1877 was.
sle,a54,5l7 rs
Total,
Total levies made in 1877
for all purposes, S27,5I


for all purposes, s275l4. $50 70
Il is very plain that the taxes levied
by county, township, city and town au
thorities amount to more than five times
that imposed by the State authorities.
II is necessary to build bridges, make
good roads, construct county buildings,
school houses, support the poor. pay
debts and look after the expenses OF the
different c)rporations. Bat the tax pay.
ers of one county, or city, or town, have
nothing whatever to do with paying the
lakes Of any other county, city or town !;
and any man who, by written or oral ar
gument, atteupts TO prove the contrary
is demagogue and not entitled to re-
spectful consideration by intelligent
men.
The State tax Is uniform throughou,
the State, and is a mere pi,tance com.
pared With local taxation. II would be
as well, perhaps, for men who are seek
ing popularity to permit their zeal to be
governed by the ordinary rules OF COM
mon sense and honesty.
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ET The cry OF revolution" raised by
the Republican leaders because the peo.
pie could no longer trust them 10 WELD
the power of the Government, is thus
disposed of by the New York Herald:
"Itis fact that the Republican lead.
ers who inspire the present excitemen,
are not sincere. They are simply Presi.
dent making when they cry out '.revo
lution," and this is a fact which onght
to be known to the country When they
shout "rrvolution" they do not helieve
that new secession or a revolution Of
any kind is threatened; they have no
fears for the constitution, for free gov
ernment or popular liberty, what. they
really fear is that they will lose the next
Presidential election, and to prevent this
they know OF no better way than to try
to scare the North into another CT az
like that of 1875 1t is the duty of im
partiul observers to tell the truth-thai
there is no revolution impending, and
that the men who have now once more
started the cry Of "Wolf'' are not shep
herds. but men who have fondness fol
other peoples mutton"
"Fhere is not the least ground for the
excitement and bitterness which are sud
denly manifested here by Republicans
The Democrats have majority in botl
houses; they are doing what the Repub
licans have over and over again done
lacking political legislation on appropria
tion blls-the only difference being tina
the Democrats have at once opened thei
matters to the fullest debate, while th'
Republicans sometimes forced their.
through under the, gag law known as tn,
pre- ,ious question. The Democrats meaI
to pass their bills and send them to th,
President, as they have a constitutions
| right to do, and there is nothing revolu
tionary in it."
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Adm'rs Sale of Real Estate.

n pursuance Of an order Of the Probate
i Court OF Monroe County, Ohio. will Offer
for sale, at public auction, on ~
Wednesday, the 18th day of April, 1879,
at o'clock p. m, at the east door of the
court house in said county. the following de-
scribed real estate situate in the county Of
Monroe and State of ohio, 10 wit
The east half Of the northwest quarter Of
section thirty one, township four and range
five, containing City three and forty.twe
hundredth acres, more or less.
Appraised at $r0o8 o..
Terms Of sale, Cash.
DAVID 0KEY,
Admir- of the estate Of David q. Doug srty.
decd. lS,7swA
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THE HARD MARCH.
wAlex. Milligan, of Liberty towr

wAlex. Milligan, of Liberty town
ship, and an old soldier OF Company
b. 18th Regiment Q. V. l., has trapped,
during the last II years over 800 Musk
rats, and has sold in that time fur to the
amount of 800 dollars. He shoots Coon
from the highest trees during the darkest
nights, by plan we have not seen in
print A lamp is fastened at the back
part OF his head, in such position as to
shade his eyes, and attract the vision OF
the Coon. The glariDg Of It's eyes di-
rects his aim, and be seldom fails to land
ths game Cambridge Ne'ss
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John &. Thompson, Esq.

John G. Thompson is the ablest or,
ganizer in Oaio. He shoul.i succeed
himself as Chairman Of the Democratic
State Central Cdmmittee - Hoodsjield
Spirit,
We are an "old original friend OF
John G, Thompson, and do not know q
man in the party who would prove half as
efficient in the position he has held so
long and with such distinguished abili-
ty. To supplantlim at this TIME would be
so imperil the success OF the cause. He
should by all means be retained Atheas
Journal,
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Ex-senator Bruce, the only colored
member 10 the U. S. Senate, is disguised
at his Republican colleagues because they
ignored him IN selecting members for the
several committees He has refused to
servo as the tail Of two or three unlm
portant committees.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1879-04-08

Ex-senator PESDLEros's bill provides
that Cabinet officers shall have seats In
the Senate and House and the privilege
OF debate on all questions pertaining to
their respective departments Two days
OF each week are provided for in the bill
for their preseacs Taey will have no
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1879-04-08

EF-The case is put In nutshell by
the World: When the Republicans con.
trolled the Senate and the House and
ANDREW JOHNSON showed himself to he
disohedient President with an eye to
the Constitution, the stalwarts commended
that Congress was the executive. Now
that the Democrats control the Senate
and the House and Mr. HAYES is in the
White House, the stalwarts contend that
the President 10 ths Legislature.
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rxThe "Bsby's Best Friend" is ,h,

y The "Baby's Best Friend" is the
most appropriate title for DR. Bulls Baby
Syrup. 1t is absolutely free from Opt.
um, Morphia and other powerful agents,
is perfectly safe end reliable under all
and by allaying the usual
Stomach and Bowel Disorders OF baby
hood keeps the child from fretting and
crying, so injurious to itself and annoy.
ir.g 10 all. Prise 25 cents.
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Universally Admired.

DR. Prices Unique Perfumes are now
universally admit ed. 1t is truly rema k
able to see how like the freshly gathered
flowers are all of, Dr. Prices odors for
the handkerchief. They are the fashion
able perfumes They are the sweetes,
and most lasting odnrs in the market.
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Ex-senator THURMAN has recovered
from bis recent illness and is again a. bis
post In the Senate. When "Brsins," as
the Senator is dubbed, is feeling well the
smar. boys in the Republican ranks are
very careful not to make incorre ect etate-
inenis upon any subject under conside-
ration, for they know full well that Thur
MAN would set down upon them very
promptly and emphaiically should they
indulge in such fancies.
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William Garrett, who was rescued from
the Indians BY Custer, says that be was a
Mountain Meadow captive, his life being
spared on account of his age, which was
only 10 years. His younger sister, taken
at the same time, afterward become the
wife OF Red Cloud. the Sioux chief, and
now refuses to feresake him.