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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-12-04

a foot i'm diameter, with rubber tires,
steel wires for spokes, iron frames, the
whole weighing but about fifty pounds,
and capable Of being driven by its rider
at the rate of mile in less than three
minutes, and upon the road at the rate
of one hundred miles per day of twelve
hours. The great advantage claimed
Tor the bicycle of to-day over the velOci-
pede of few years ago is that the mo-
ton required TO propel this now in use
is a perfectly natural One-a walking
motion, instead Of pushing one, as the
seat of the rider is almost directly over
the center OF the wheel, instead
of down between the two wheels,
rs with those of former years.
There are said to ne 100000 OF them
now i'm use in England. They were not
introduced in this country until about
a year ago, when about half dozen
were bought and used in and about
Boston. The exceedingly practical
character of the machine, and its bcne-
fetal results 10 the health of those using
them, rapidly increase the number.
The best evidence of their utility is
the record OF speed they have attained
4 horse has neither the speed nor the
endurance To follow them when they are
propelled by an ordinary rider. We
find in an exchange the following record
of several remarkable trials OF speed
with the bicycle:
November -, 1878, Mr.. L. III. Park
hurst rode from Boston To South Farm
ington and return, distance o. forty
miles, i'm 3 h. 36 m, without stop; the
last twenty miles were male I'M II. 81
M. October %, 1873, Messrs. +. :. anu
f.. Z. Jaquith, in the suburbs ol Boston,
rode one hundred miles in / h. 45 m,
including stops. Ring time 10 h. ID M.
Fortv-siX and Il quarter miles were
made without diSmOunt. Boston,
May 10, 1879, at the races given by the
Hon. Amos A. Lawrence To the Suffolk
Bicycle Club, at the Chestnut Hill Res
ervOir, G.. Tappan Francis made quar-
ter mile, with flying start, in 3Ss $,
heating the best English time on record.
Russell :. Goldman made quarter mile
in 39l $. q. Tappan Francis won
the five mile race in Is m, l24 $.
The following are some Ol the
long distance outdoor records made IN
Europe: In July, 1877, Mr.. K. New
man, accompanied part way by MIR. +.
Mcmillan, both of the London Bicycle
club, completed n tour oil SIS miles on
BICYCLES i'm eleven days, being an aver
age of IS miles n day. Nav >, 1873, two
bicvcIists oi Paris, Mr.. Il. laumille and
the Baron Emanuel dc Grailenricd, ac-
compliShcd the longest journey on
record. Oithe lorty dayst hat the Journey
extended. over thirty We're occupied IN
sight seeing, the remaining twcntX-seyen
days only were necessary Tor the accom-
plishmcnt of this long ride OF about 900
leagues, which gives an average OF -!
leagues labOut - miles Tor each day :
Journey. Baron Emanuel de Gratenrlcd
is only fifteen and oue-half years old; he
sustained very easily and glmely the
fatigue OF this extraordinary Journey.
The fastest mile ever made on one was
in 2.54l, the fastest long distance riding
,both i'm halls, l,l4 miles in six days,
made i'm London in September last.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-12-04
USES oFTHE TELEPHONE.

n is stated that the woOing between
the young King OF Spain AMI the Arch
duchess CHRISTINE, whose nuptIals
have lust been celebrated, was conduct
eel in part through telephone extend
ing from the palace Of the King to the
apartments othis expcctaut bride, ten
miles distant
This isa picturesque illustration OF
the practical application OF modern
science, as well rs the energy OF modern
enterprise in carrying tine useful lnven-
tious 10 the rcmotcst corners of the
globe. The idea of Spanish King
whispering love messages iutoa machine
is enough To start MP the ghosts of the
old iuquisitorS who, no doubt, would
have deemed it ample cause for SEN
tence to the stake.
We hrlivr there has been no well de-
vclopcd oJairs GmoUr conduct
ell through the REGISTER tele-
phone between Wheeling and Eellaire,
but almost every other character COM
muuication, from that OF the smallest to
the most important business trans
action, finds daily ami hourly use for
this speaking medium. rs it serves to
bring Wheeling AMI Ecllairc into closer
business relations, SO is the telephone
destined at no distant day to unite all
parts Of this country into more easy
and perfect business communication.
The time will come when We shall speak
with the pcoplcoi Europe a il face to
face. Already parties have communi-
Gated with each other over distance OF
two thousand miles by this medium.
Mr.. Robert A. Parker, Superinten-
dent oi the Pennsylvania and New
York Canal and Railroad Company, at
present hunting with party of gentle
men i'm Nebraska, few days ago for
two hours couvcrsed pleasantly with his
wife ami friends 40 SJyrc, Pa, his broth
or al Mauch Chuuck, Pa, and friends
along the line. The medium was the
railroad and Western Union telegraph
wires and EplsoN's telephone. At the
office i'm Bethlehem, Pa, connection
was made with the EIstou and Albany
wires. and at Perth Amboy with a
Western Union wire, and thence to
Chicago and North Band Nebraska,
where the party are. The distance was
about two thousand miles, and every
whisper is said To have been distinctly
audible. This is the mos, successful
experiment We have vet noted, at long
distances. but 10 sufficiently Indicates
what NAV be expected %, the telephone
i'm the near future.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-12-04
TIRE COMING SPORT.

As a diversion combining utility,
health and pleasure, the bicycle is I'M
questionabiy the coming sport. We
have heretofore referred 10 the Cntlu-
siasm the invention has occasioncd in
the Fast, which is now spreading West,
and We wonder that il has passed our
city without leaving some evidence OF
the contagion.
Bicycle schools are 'pringing mp hither
and thithcr as uumcruuSlv as the free
schools. They attract not boys, or the
sportive classes alone, hut professional
men, ministers, lawyers, merchants,
and all who are in need
of active recreation, a. well
as those who live in tine suburbs OF
cities or have long distances 20 traverse
between there homes AMI their huSi-
ness. II thus promises 20 prove not
only of practical value ~ means of To-
comotion, hut a profitable and pleasant
means of recreation 10 those Of seden-
tary habits.
A great many have coniounded the
bicycle with the awkward and danger
Gus yelocipedc which hal its short run
a few years ago. But the bicycle is con-
structed on intelligent and scientific
principles, Of which the vclocipedc was
only crude experiment, although there
NAV be some resemblance between
them.
II is described as consisting OF two
wheels, one Of about five feet in dame
ter the other following atbut little over
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-12-04
TIMELY TOPICS.

Jouv RUSSELL EoUNG, who sailed
around the world with General Grant,
and knows considerable about his affairs,
estimates the Generals property 10 be
worth about Sl5O,OOO.
TIE great difficulty in the pathway OF
the successful demonstration of the tea
culture in America is that the cost of
producing anything in China cannot
possibly be equalcd in cheapncss by the
cost OF production in America. Protcc-
ton would be indispensable.
THERE is now under Roadway among
Scotch farmers 4 very general move
ment looking to a lettering OF their con-
dition bv immigration to the cheap and
productive land of the northwest, and
about twenty-five delegations repre-
Sentng rs many counties are now in
this country examining our agricultural
resources.
AMONG the congressional measures
which have the approval OF Col. Boudi-
not, the Cherokee hali-brced lawyer, is
a bill to organize a territorial govern
mcnt TO establish United States court
in the territory, to allow civilized Indi-
ans Of the territory to become citizens
Of the United States, and TO provide for
representation in Congress.
TIE extension of the voting privilege
TO the women of Massachusetts Is lead
ing to some unexpected developments.
As they have become voters, the mar
ried women are now being asked 10y the
tax assessors what property they hold
or own, and the ladies are giving the
thing away. one husband who has
hitherto only been paying small poll
tax is now required to disburse eleven
hundred dollars a year for the benefit OF
his frIlow-citizens. lie, like many 9th
crs, had conveyed his property TO his
wife, and so long rs no one asked her
awkward questions, the saving was
considerable.
The following, embodied in the new
Constitution upon which the people Of
Louisiana are about to pass, is an adj
mirablc statement Of sound Democratic
doctrine, and well worthy to become
part Of the supreme law in all commune
ties: "All government OF right origi-
mates with the people, is founded on
their will alone, and is instituted solely
for the good of the whole, deriving its
Just powers from the consent of the
governed. Its only legitimate end is to
protect the citizen in the enjoyment OF
life, liberty and property, When it as
sumes other functions it is usurpatiOn
and OpprpSsion." This is both an atiir-
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-12-04
There is Health Ahead.

For cherries dySpepucs who will use HoStct'
ter's stomach Biitcrs, which VIII enable them
to digest, restore their appetitcs, steady their
nerves aud drive away the blues. II with such
a prospect there are any of them who neglect to
profit by the above suggestion why, they deserve
toSufIcr, that is all. Let them ask any one who
has used the BitterS II il is not good medicine,
and II they receive truthful reply it will be an
affirmative. Biliou>ncS,, bowel troubles debili-
IT, rheumatism are all conquered 10y this highly
esteemed aud professionally sanctioned specific,
which has also won a national reputation ~ a
remedy for, and means Of aycrting intermittent
and rcmittcut fcycrs. 1t has a cheerful effect
upon tho respondent invalid, and may be relied
upon to produce decisive and not palliative
effects II is the one thing ncedtul for the cure
OF dyspepsia, and nothing will supply It's place
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-12-04
traffic of the road,

1t is further estimated that the incl
dental and running expenses OF the road
will not exceed $50 per day. This
leaves as the net earnings SllO per day,
and the probability is that the real sum
will somewhat exceed this.
Counting 3l2 working days to the
wear. this makes the handsome sum OF
s34. 800 AS the annual earnings, which,
it will be- seen, will pay the interest on
the bonds and a handsome little divi-
dend as well.
OF course this way of estimating the
value or the success OF the road is only
taking into consideration the bust
ness aspect. TO Woodstield es-
pecially, and to all the country traversed
bv it, Its value cannot be estimated in
dollars and cents. Once having a rail-
road, the people will wonder how they
ever got along without it, and if 1t were
necessary after few years to pay twice
rs literally of their means to prevent
the removal Of the track rs they have
already paid to secure its construction,
the stockholders along the line would
willingly pay it.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-12-04
THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

THE DEPARTME EMF OF JUSTICE
According to the report OF Attorney
General DEvENs, the great bugahOo that
was made by the stalwarts irsthe last
session Of Congress about the suspen-
sion Of the judicial business OF the coun-
try, owing to the refusal OF the Demo
Gratis TO make appropriation for the
pay of Marshals, turns out to have been
quite an inoiIcnsiyc kind of animal.
The judicial machinery has run along
as though nothing unusual had hap
pened.
The failure to make this particular
appropriation was due entirely to the
objection to employing marshaIs and
supervisors in political capacity, and
not as to their duties as court officers,
and the expenses which they have in
CURED in this latter capacity, will, OF
course, he promptly met bya special APP
preparation. The revolution over
which the Radicals dashed themselves
into such fury will then have this
peaceful solution.
The report makes recommendation
for the creation OF an intermediate ap-
pcllate court by appointing another
Judge i'm each circuit. The crowded
condition of the Supreme Court docket
has been heretofore referred TO, and the
necessity of providing some means OF
relief is very generally admitted. The
docket is now more than two years be-
hind, and is increasing every year be-
yond the capacity OF the Court. 1t is a
practical denial of justice to compel a
sutton to wait three or fourycars for the
final determination Of his case.
This difficulty and lclay is the great
fault Of our modern court system, both
rs to the State and United States Courts.
The DELAYS are no greater and the dis
patch ct business is more prompt than
in years past, but it don't comport with
the tenor Of the times. This isa day OF
railroads and telegraphs, and anything
So slow as our courts is out of fashion
and not Of much practical use.
The reform proposed in the |. $. SUI
prcme Court may not fully meet the
emergency, but it will help. The or
ganization Of court composed Of two
circuit Judges and the district judge, to
which appeals might be taken from the
districtaud circuit courts, would entirely
relieve the Supreme Court OF 4 vast
amount of business that now cncum-
hers its docket.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-12-04

nation OF the true and an arraignment
of the false. BY it every man can
readily determine his own status.
DR.. PEBBLES, the lecturer, saws that
he recently saw salt strewn on doorsteps
in New Orleans. He asked what it
meant, and the reply was; 1T is conse-
Grated salt to ward off the demoniac
charms of the voudous. There are 90
600 of them in New Orleans, and they
work magic, put spells on people, pro-
duce bad luck, and even DEATH lie
made some investigation OF the subject,
and among the professed voudou priests
whom he found, was an old, oddly
tatooed negro called DR.. John. "This
man." he saws, 'Geit Africa in 1889. He
confessed to having had twenty wives.
Previous to the civil war he was rich,
owning at one time fifty slaves. Many
prominent men OF the South had faith
in his magical powers. Such men as
Slidell and Gen. Beauregard used 10 con-
suit him. When ignorant people came,
he used cards and crystals; but with
the higher classes he simply employed
his 'second-sight' gift, making at times,
it is said, startling revelations" DIR.
PEBBLES describes how he visited YOU
don camp. where negroes danced and
chanted around Gagged serpent and
boiled the claws of birds, the scales OF
fish, the fangsof snakes and other things
for charms. He is a splritualist, and
believes that voudouism is a low form OF
spiritual manifestation.
The iron boom continues in Pitts
burgh. There is at present there lull
i'm orders, but no symptoms Of a lull in
prices. Some parties there think iron
will 90 still higher. Red short pig iron
is quoted at So per ton, and ores IN
Cleveland are rated at So 500. ID 90 per
ton. with an upward tendency. Should
there hc another rise in ores, pig metal
will take another leap, and it is believed
will not stop short OF $40 per ton. As
an instance how things are jumping, the
old Mcknight mill, for which
$4,000 could not bc obtained a
year ago, has just sold for S72,725. These
works are leased by Lewis, Oliver X
Phillips, and there will he hard legal
fight over the possession. Governor
Hoyt has issued a charter to the Man
chester Iron and Steel Company OF
Pittsburgh, with 4 capital stock OF $780,
600, divided into 500 shares. They get
the old Superior rail mill, and will turn
il into a Bcsscmer works. The steel
Billet works, lately organized in Pitts
burgh, will be built as soon as 4 suita-
BILE site can be found.
The New York Graphic, in imitation
of Professor Proctor and other scient-
lists, thus graphically and sublimely de-
fines space: "Spacc is very large. II is
Immense, very immense. \ great
deal of immensely exists in space. Space
has no top, no bottom. In fact, it Is
bottomlcss both at the bottom and at
the top. Space extends rs far forward
as it does backward, vice versa or versa
vice. There is no compass Of space, nor
points O! the compass, and no boxing of
the compass. 4 billion million Of miles
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-12-04

The number Of aids 10 the SHERMAN
boom. which the adroit Secretary has
incorporated in his report, are thus re-
capitulated: "The Pacific coast, where
the Secretary has never been strong, Is
placated by a proposal to levy taxes on
rice AMI opium, the Chinaman's food
and folly. The auti-railroad cry at the
West receives respectful attention in the
proposal that Congress ought To inves-
tigatc the trunk lines and their rates.
The suggestion that a joint committee
should De appointed 10y tine two cham
bcrs tn find where retrcnchmcnt is pos
sible. is the first Of the kind heard from
a Secretary for years past, but while 1t
does Secretary SHERMAN great credit, yet
it still smarks of the sounding boom. He
also suggests moderate duty on ship
ping As the secret Of the revival OF Amer
lean commerce, thus hoping to bring
another great interest 10 his support
lie has a long hcud, JOHN has.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-12-04

1t is said that a company has been or
ganized for the purpose of operating a
line of steamboats, between this city
and Bellairc. The project is said to be
to construct two boats Of the best pat
tern for speed, and to make trip each
way every hour, the two boats leaving,
one Wheeling and the other Bellaire,
simultaneously. The increased travel
between the two cities since the COM
plction of the L. d ). w. road is said to
be the induccmcnt, but we have not
heard full particulars.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-12-04

MOVED by the recent disclosures as to
Illegal lee charges by the Clerk OF the
United States Courts for the Southern
district of Ohio, Ex-Governor loUNG,
member from one of the Cincinnati dis
tricts. proposes TO Introduce in the
House a resolution providing Tor gen
eral investigation OF the official fees in
all the District and Circuit Courts, with
a view to the enactment Of law to pre-
Nnnl allnrp1 abuses
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-12-04

The Georgia Independent movement
has already disappeared Mr.. STEPHENS
disavows all responsibility for a connec-
ton with it, Besides, there never was
any movement to talk about.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-12-04

WILLIAM II. VANDERBILT now holds,
il is stated, about Sl6,OOOOOO of United
States per cent. bonds, the annual
interest on which foots mp some S64O,-
600.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-12-04

raised by the inhabitants OF the section.
In return, all the groceries, dry goods
and general merchandise sent to large
part of Monroe county will find its way
over this road.
The following is an estimate made by
the company at the time its bonds were
being offered in the market of the daily
III 90 tho road.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-12-04

The total coinage at the mint, and
various branches, for the month OF No
vember aggregated a little less than SIX
and half millions, Of which S3,9O4, lS5
was gold.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-12-04

The Readjusters Of the Virginia Legs
latnre and the cOlored members OF both
houses, acting under the insticaiion OF
their Republican masters, are fully COM
mitted To the population scheme, and
will thus, probably, enable the majority
to control all the patronage and elect a
United States Senator. This Is one oil
the Southern outragrs that the Radical
press of the North for some reason or
other is slow Ia howl over.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-12-04

NuScatcl, Valencia ScedleSS
and Sultaua EaiSlns,
Zaute CurranS,
Turkish PruncS new
LeghOm Citron,
Lemon Peel.
Jnhring's pride Of the sea" Mackerel in cans,
Cane Col CrauherrieS,
Pine Apple Cheese, &c, AZ -.
Ices 1870 Market 81, cor. Eleventh.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-12-04

4 vessel from Victoria, the chief sea-
port of British Columbia, lately car
ried to London $4,000 cases OF canned
salmon.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-12-04
| AGENTS READ THIS.
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4 STENOGRAPHER WANTS A SITUATION
N a. a reporter. amanuCuSiS or assistant to
>teuOguphCr. Has had experience aS a CorrtS-
rnulrut and I'm the L. : District Court. Al
dress. "Pitnau'S system, Register office, uUA
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ON 80 DAYS TRIAL

Wcwill send our ElE.TEO-NoLATIC BELTS ana
other Electric Appliances upon trial for 80 days
to those suffering from Nervous Debility Rhcu
mati,m, Paralysis OrHuy Diseases Of the ldNrroi
kidneys and mnuV other diseases. 4 SUR turc
guaranteed or no pay. Address, NOLAllt
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AGENTS WANTED f Ias'53 si,a a$r /: ,
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PLUM PUDDING,
SUNDRIES.

Il ROBBINS PLUM PTD-
IL ding in ! To ami > 10 caus Just IN
i1,S THCBCRN * BRO.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-12-04
KTR,K'S
PROPOSALS.

CITY CIFEK'S OFFICE.
WHEELING ". Va December T. l.-'.
Scaled Proposals will rn received 40 the office
of the CITY Clerk until Thursday, December 3,
1--+ at { O'Clock r. ". Tor lpu perch Of lime
>tou. tu t, broken and spread on Zane street,
Island. Bids % h. aIjn,-scl tp the Chairman
II Oh, Committee con streets. Alleys and Gufes Do
the committee rl>cTy.Ug the right tu reject any
or an bids. ALkA. JPDEFkAtt.
d-It CITY Clerk.
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THE AUTO-LITHO-PRlNTE

DIETER THAN PRINTING PRESS. lLTHO-
ID EHuhy, PapyTu-nuu. Will make one iu
seventy tive copies from one writing. For sale AZ
The Arizona sentinel., 1879-09-06

Marsaen the porter Of one OF the 3. +
r. r. sleepers, who has become 80 popu'
lar on the roate by his thoughtful attsn.
ton, To those travellers under his charge,
ye e:erd ny RECALLED the boys Of the sEST'
MEL with a line Los Angeles watermcilon
it hsd been for sometime on Ice and com.
ing just IN the heat Of the day was duly
appre cisted, though the Devil said he did
not like such cold things, but he got away
with bis share MI the same. We al, thank
Narsden and hope he will do 70 sone
more.
The Arizona sentinel., 1879-09-06

Capt J. N. Starkweather came in from
Castle Dome this week and left for San
Jose Cal. He reports the mines as look.
ing well and that from the Railroad mine
sloae eight men are getting out fifteen
tons of ore daily. The last barge that
came down from the Landing to Yuma
left lot OF ore on the bank.
The Arizona sentinel., 1879-09-06

A number OF our citizens who were I'M
patient to get the election returns from
California on Thursday night, made up q
purse and were kept informed as fast Al
telegraphic news came into Los Angeles
of the approximate results. II made
things quite lively about the Colorado
Hotel, whore the dispatches we're re-
ceived.