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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-11-25
METHODS OF JUDICIAL KILLING

An effort is being made IN New York
10 get up a sentiment against the mode
of executing criminals by hanging. Mr..
HENRY BERGu, whose name has become
famous through life long efforts to pro-
tect animals from cruelty, has turned
his attention TO the subject, declaring it
10 be a relic Of barbarism that the civil
ization Of the age should abolish.
There are two objections against pub
lie executions by hanging, that are for
cible. The object of enforcing the death
penalty is not 10 punish the criminal,
but to protect society. \ more severe
bodily punishment could be inflicted, ii
that were the only object, than in hang
ing a criminal
But the mode adopted operates to
defeat its object in a large degree. \
public exhibition OF such character
tends in its very nature To harden and
demoralize the public sense. The more
blood you shed the greater is the ten
dency in the public mind 10 hold human
life in light esteem. The contempt OF
life engendered by the wholesale lie
struction OF human beings, manifested
itself Enthusiastically alter the war, and
there has not been a complete recovery
from it vet. Such sights never act rs
dcterents, but their frequency rather
tends To increase murder
The other objection Is that hanging is
not the most speedy or merriiul mode
ofkilling. II the object be, as we main
tain. simply 10 put the offender out OF
the way. the State is bound TO take his
life a. quickly and merciiully as poSsi-
bic. not solely out of regard for the
criminal, but from the injury which
society sustains by the law maniiesting
any motives ofcruelty or revenge.
All reason OF excuse for continuing
the method in vogue disappears in view
of the fact that there are q number OF
other methods by which a criminal
could be deprived OF life, that are mani
testify more effective, more speedy, and
lar less cruel The Herald has inter
viewed a number Of leading men in
New York who favor the abolition Of
hanging, upon the matter Of proper
substitute.
Mr.. BERGH favors chlOroiOrm, or some
powerful poison, electricity, or hydro
gen gas. He prefers any substitute that
will do away with manual destruction,
and which will relieve the officer of the
law from an active agency in its accom-
plishment, that makes him feel, il a man
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-11-25

THE Irish Nationalist OF: Pennsyl-
vania are wild with excitement over the
recent arrests in the County Mayo, and
will hold meetings throughout the State
wherever they have an organization, Tor
the purpose OF expressing their sym
pathy with the prisoners and the cause
they represent.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-11-25
COAL
Notice to Contractors anu builders


OFFICE or THE Board OF PUBLIC WORKS,
WHEELING, November -, lNla
Sealed proposals will be received 10y the Board
Of Public Works, Of the State 81 West Virginia,
addressed to the undersigned, up To II o'clock
noon, of March the l>t, $50, for the ALTERATIONS
~ and TIE ADDITIONS 10 the building known rs
the STATE HOUSE, at Charleston, Kunawha
county, West Virginia, according To the Plans
and Specification. furnished by G.. c. Kcmblc and
4. PEBBLES joint architects.
Bids will Dee received for the whole and the
several parts Of the work. Plans and Spcciica-
tiouS may Dee seen Mt the Capitol Building in
Wheeling, ON aud after January l>t, 1850, and
any information relative thereto may be obtain
cd by applying to c. c. Kcmblc, the architect
csidcnt nj Wheeling, W. Va.
Bond security, approved 10y the Board Of
Public Works, will be required Of each contHc-
tor. The right of receiving or rejecting any or
all bid, j. reserved.
BY order Of the Board Of Public Works.
noyld s. BRADY, Secretary.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-11-25
MUST SWING.

Governor MATHEWS has declined TO
commute the sentence OF LNH,N WALK
ER, who is under sentence 10 be hung
next Friday, November 2Sth, for the
murder Of man named NoLEN, down
in WAYNE county. WALKER was tried
at the August term OF the court IN
Wayne, and the sentence of death was
passed upon him by Judge WAEp-he
considerably fixing the day after
Thanksgiving for the execution. Con-
siderable effort has been made toinduce
the Governor 10 commute his sentence,
but the reasons presented have not
seemed sufficient to justify, in the Gov
ernor's mind, his intervention.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-11-25

Iris a striking and interesting fact
that the city OF Philadelphia alone pro-
duces annually 6,jOO,OOO yards OF car
peting more than does the whole Of
Great Britain, and that the manufacture
Of carpets in the United States more
than doubles that oi the United King
dom. The importation of foreign ear
pets declined from S6,OOO,OOO in 1873 to
s.3qS. ISL i'm 1879.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-11-25

STEAM cable towing on the Erie canal
what is known as the Belgian sys-
tem-stands the test OF experiment 50
iavorably that next spring it will be ex-
tended the entire length Of the canal, a
distance OF S45 miles. IL effects an in-
mense saving in time and it il said that
the ordinary boats can be towed by
steam without alteration.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-11-25

The agitation OF the question OF a cen
tennial celebration OF the great reyOlu-
ti0narv siege OF Yorktown has induced
the people of that town 20 call upon
Congress 10 act upon a resolution offer
Ell by RANDOLPH. Of Virginia, on the
10Th OF October in l7Sl. This resolution
was TO the effect that Congress should
raise monument in Yorktown COM
memorative Of the battle and its partici-
pants. The Yorktown citizens think 1t
ABOUT time tnIJ uIIs ,ss,...,,uurus suuuIu
be erected upon the historic spot desig-
mated. and they have instructed their
Congressional representatives to present
the matter before the next national as
semblv.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-11-25

II regard To trademarks, it il stated
that the Secretary of the Interior will
soon issue a circular for the Information
OF parties desiring 10 register their trade
marks, to the effect that the Federal
statute upon the subject by the recent
decision OF the Supreme Court is de-
clared unconstitutional, and that the
Patent Office registration Is conse-
quently Intellectual as means Of pro-
lection; but that the department will,
however. continue to register trade
marks for persons 50 desiring.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-11-25
PUBLISHERS AND PRoPRIEroRs.

THK salary of members of the Ohio
Legislatures now only six hundred
dollars year; hence a short session is
predicted this year.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-11-25

Ma. BLAINE and his friends care ter
ribly excited at the idea OF a returning
board in Maine. although they think
returning board is exactly the thing in
Louisiana.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-11-25

tbs clearings of the Chicago banks
during last week amounted tn S2S,25S,-
S2s.77, OF $40, 1O7, O63.55 more than dur
ing the corresponding week OF last year.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-11-25

CHICAGO packers have slaughtered
anti sailed $4,000 hogs since the LIST in
slant, against SOS. $50 for the correspond
ing period a year ago.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-11-25
$50 tOS5000I
CHEAPEST BOOKSTORE ko Til E
ON 80 DAYS TRIAL

We will send our ELECTRO-NOLATIC BELTS and
other Electric Appliances upon trial for ~ days
10 those suffering from Nervous Debility, Rheu-
matiSm Paralysis or any diseases Of the Liver or
kidneys and many other diseases. A Sure Cure
guaranteed or no pay. Address, NOLA1lC
BELT co, Marshall, Mich. nO6o
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-11-25
Don't be Deceived.
HOusEKEEPERS SHOULD KNOW

That LOGAN. LIST 4 cos FLAYORING EX.
TRACTS and SPICES Bre not only pure. but Of
s'is,t quality. The market il full Of adulterated
and inferior goods. Get the best aud you will
not regret 10.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-11-25
AGENTS READ THIS.

We want an Agent I'm this County To whom
We will pay salary al SluD per month and ex-
reuSe, 10 sell our wonderful invention. sample
}ree. Address al once SHERMAN & CO., Mar
shall Michigan. boEbb
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-11-25
NOTICE.

A LII PERSONS HAVING CLAIMS AGAINST
IN the estate of the late Thomas HurnbrOoG
will present them, duly certified tu, for settle
mcut, and all persons knowing themselves IN
dcbtcd Ia the estate are requested Ia come Tor
warI aud settle. GEO. III. PARKS,
Attorney in fact for +. p. HOrnbrook, Admins
tmtriX. NOS
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-11-25
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
WANTED.

A COOK. GERMAN GIRL PREFERRED.
a Applyat
nOv25T No. 81 FIFTEENTH 81
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-05-08

Elder John A. Brooks delivered a
lecture on Temperance at the court
house on last Tuesday night. He is
an enthusiastic prohibitionist and has
been zeatously at work trying to get
the general assembly to submit the
question of prohibition to the voters
at the next general election. Speak
ing of the effect of the Maine liquor
law, Mr.. Brooks said that since the
adoption of ~prohibitory laws in that
state, crime had been reduced 80 per
cent, and contrary to the general
opinion extant regarding the law in
that state, 1t is a perfect success, and
the report of its failure was heralded
abroad over the country for effect.
Mr.. Brooks is a pleasant yet a very
emphatic speaker, and his lecture
was listened to with marked interest.
Paris Mercury.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-05-08
NO DOWN.
I'm the Conclusion of Congress
to Legislate Separately ON
Military Interference with
Elections.

Now that the Army Appropriation
bill has failed to become law through
lack of a two-thirds majority to pass
it over the presidential veto, there
can be no improperly and most cer-
tainly, there is no weakness or va
clifton in the separation of
military from civil e~lection-in-
terference-legislation. While the
President expresses determination
to hold on to the machinery of SUI
pervisors and marshals, he has not
met the question of total exclusion of
military intervention from the polls
squarely. 1t is eminentiy proper
therefore that the majority of the
peoples representatives in Congress
should use every means possible to
remove from the statute book every
shadow of authority to use the army
to manipulate elections on the fimsy
pretext of keeping the peace.
OF course Congress has no desire
whatever to deprive the executive of
an iota of his legitimate authority TO
execute the laws. Their aim is To
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-05-08
- -da Il thing

..s .C-day thing
AS too frequent recon
.a,lon is the cause of the irregu-
larity everywhere apparent. Only q
few of the streets are straight, &
palace and q hovel, 4 state building
and a stone, a splendid church and !;
small hotel, adjoin each other, and
the rich and the poor are nearest
neighbors.
Nothing is more noticeable and IT.
~tractive than the display of colors,
red, white, green, gold and silver,
with which the public and private
buildings are ornamentcd. Rome
has long been celebrated as the city
of churches, having one for each day
in the year and an additional II fCI
leap year, but Moscow a boast OF
nearly TO II hundred temples de'licat-
ed to religion. Although the circum-
valuation OF the city is o than
twenty English mics, yet the objects
of interest to a traveller are within
narrow limits. The Moskva flows
through the city, spanned by noble
bridges, and along its banks are beau
tiful lawns, shaded by noble trees.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-05-08

their preacher (De La Matyr) to ask
our Father to again open the win
dows Of heaven and cause it - rain
greenbacks instead Of water for forty
days. (Laughtsr.) The eloquent
and elegant gentleman from Iowa,
Weaver, had the teinerity to intimate
the other day that God was able to
raise up q new David for our next
president. i suppose he meant that
the deity could advance the interest
Of a gentleman on the other side Of
the House Mr.. Wright, Of Pennsyl-
vania) who always writes 'sindepend-
ent'' after his name. / am not here
TO intimate that God Almighty can
not do what he pleases, / have too
much confidence in his power fer that,
but / ask the gentleman from Iowa
to consider if he is not expecting too
much from Providence, ~(renewed
laughter) what are these Independ-
ents7 As a general rule they are
good for nothing and can be found
on both sides of every question. and
on neither side of any. daughter }
They are half fish and half women,
too much women to be good for any
thing as fish and too much fish to be
good enough for any thing as women
{Shouts of laughter.) Then moving
towards the Democrats and address
ing Southern members, MIR. Horr
said what the country needs and what
the South needs is not more green
backs. I am not q sectional, but a
good feeling man and I say that
what you want down there is to 60 to
work. daughter. You want to
raise more corn and cotton and less
cussedness. (Laughter.) You want
more hogs and less humbug. You
must raise horses and corn more and
hell less. (Great laughter on all
sides of the House.) This question
is a matter about which the people OF
the North are in earnest. What they
want US to do is to pass these appro
priation bills like business men and
then 60 home. There used to be ar
idea preached, that God sometimes
brought about good actions among
mortals by pestilence and famine and
other terrible expedients, and 1t has
occurred to me that the deity nevel
had a better opportunity to aid thii
country than by turning the yellow
fever on this House. If he should
conclude to do so, however, I SHOULD
like him to use great discrimination
in his selections. (Shouts oflaugh'
ter all round the house and IN the
oalleries.l
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-05-08

rhtained Sr mechanics devices. meiica
per compoI nds, ornamental designs.
marks AMI labels. Caveats, A ssiv n
IS. IIIterferences, Infringements, and
matters relating to Patents promptly
ided te. We make preliminary ex-
iation. an furnish opinions as to pat
biiitv free of charge, and ali who are
ested In new inveHtions n Patents
are Iavited to send or a COPY of our
"Guide for obtaining Patents" which ia
sent fres to any address. and contains
complete instructions how to obtain Pat
ents, and other valuable matter. During
the past five wears we have obtained nearly
three thousand Patents for. American and
Foreign inventors, and car give satisfac-
tory references in almost every county in
the Union.
Address Louis Dagger s. Co., Solicitors
of Pateuts and Attorneys at law, lie
Droit Building. Washington. ID. Chilly
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-05-08

A colored child had q fall from a
second story window, the other day,
and his mother, in relating the Incl
dent at q grocery store, said, 'sDat
idere child was a coming down feet
fust, wild every chance OF being kill
ed, when de Lawd, He turned him
over, de. chile struck on his head,
and dere wasn't so much as a hutton
| flew off"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-05-08

We will during the Holidays dispose o
100 Pianos u Organs at extraordinary low
prices for cash; Splendid Organs 2 SIS sets
of reeds S65, 3 sets with sub bass and cot
pier $50, . sets $50. | set $40, | set z
Octave, all rosewood Pianos, Sl30, Il
do SI40, warranted Tor ak years. Agents
Wanted. Illustrated catalogues m ed.
Music at half price, HORACE WATERS
IL SONS, nanfrs. & Dealers, 40 E. l4th
Street. New York. n37-4t
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-05-08
FREE.

We have printed a large and COM
plete catalogue of our books, arrang-
ed by subjects and on application
will mail copies free TO any address.
We shall also be glad to send free
specimen copies of the Blade when
ever asked to do so. All persons
reading this advertisement are cor
daily invited to send us by postal
card or otherwise the names of them
selves and friends. Address.
TOLEDO BLADE, Toledo, O.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-05-08

A very old lady, on her doath-bed.
in a penitential mood, said: 81
have been a great sinner mor thar
eighty years, and didn't know it,
An old colored woman, who had hv'
ed with her a long time, exclaimed:
"Lordl 1 knowed it all the time"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-05-08
Fifty Thousand Books
FOR SALE AT HALF PRICE.

We arc now Offering to the public,
postage prepaid, at one-lialf the
regular prices, fifty thousand vol
umes of choice books. comprising
Aastory, biography. fiction, poetry,
inimor, medical religious and Scien-
iifc works, editions of standard au-
thors, etc, etc. These books are Sc
lected by orr Mr.. Locke (Nasby)
rom the shelves of the leading pub
~isllers of the country, r all new
md fresh, and are the identical edi-
lions handled by the refill bookshelf
crs. We have mailed thousands of
,hese books TO all parts of the II
try, and every book sent ont is q
ranted 10 be exactly as represented
and to give entire Satisfaction.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-05-08
AFTER THE VETO.
The Struggle Continues and
the Cause Advances.

Notwithstanding the announcement
that the army appropriation bill has
been vetoed, the country survives.
The sun shines as clearly, rain falls
a plentifully, spring advances as
rapidly, and the embers OF patriotism
glow as brightly as before the presi-
dental veto was conceived. This
Il not the first electoral controversy.
that has been fought and won in this
country. The records OF our courts,
legislatures and congresses are re-
plete- with adjudications of claims
arising out of improper election laws
and unauthorized and illegal civil and
military interference with voters and
ballots. As q general rule, these
laws have been repealed, and uncon-
stitutional interference has been final
" unsuccessful. To this there has
been one conspicuous exception how
ever, the fraudulent and arbitrary
decision of the presidential electoral
commission; but the country sur
vived that, as it survives the veto,
and, as has been intimated, the
struggle for political Acknowledgement
not only continues but even advan-
ces. The barrier of an adverse SEN
ate has been removed, and between
the populace and free use of the bal
lot, there stands only the stronghold
OF the presidency. This, too, begins
to weaken. Its last remaining re.
source is repression Of sentiment.
This single issue embraces the whole
contest for the control of the army
and as 500 Is its nature is thor
oughly understood the sanctity Of the
ballot-box will be indicated.
1t can never be proper to place q
money valuation upon either civil or
religious liberty. Both are pearls OF
countless value, and yet if. the bene-
fits conferred upon the country by
the recent discussion Of popular cleo
toral rights in congress and by the
press could be estimated in dollars
and cents it would be easy to show
that however much the extra session
may cost, the sum will be probably
expended.
Already some of its benefits are
perceptible. Intrigues respecting pol
icies, offices and candidates have
been modified. Much of ordinary
party management has been upturned
gud not q little Of what has heretofore
been regarded of paramount lmpor-
tancs has been abandoned. Even
alienation widens, for when Mr..
Hayes asserts that the military has
not as yet been used at elections dur
ing his administration, whether that
! be true or false, he aims q deadly
thrust at the strong man and his
friends, that cannot be parted and
will not be forgiven.
While congress is detained it ought
to busy itself about the departments.
Wise reforms might be attempted in
regard to most of them. Fair COM
petition and equal distribution of fu-
ture loans might be introduced. New
safeguards might be applied to the
custody Of the puhlic funds. whose
sccumulstioHa exceed nscsss ty and
even prophet, Taxation might. be
reduced, expenditures diminished,
and the condition of the currency i'm
prove If sucn measures are inaug-
s. and vetoed, appeals on them
Alec aixht be taken from executive
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-05-08
EVENING SESSION.

Economy is The scnpegoat on which
many d poor school director hasbeen
carried out into the wilderness of
death. 1t has a good sound, like
the sweet music OF bells, cracked and
out Of tune. The extrayagant are al
ways the best preachers of economy.
Asa man always suspects a stranger
who calls at his house to inform him
that a gang of burglars he's just come
to town, so we also suspect the crab
bed old fellows who nuke long and
~sbeezy speeches at the annual school
~ach-
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-05-08
States for 1850.

The lobbyists and '.thos who
know in Jefferson City, are busy
making out the states for 1880. The
following state tickets have been put
on the black board just to see how
they would look:
Ticket No 1. For Governor:
Col. Jno. f Philips of Pettis county !;
for Lieutenant Governor: Col. J. r.
Claiborne of ST. Louis for Secretary
of State: Jno. F. Rucker of Boone
for Auditor: c. C. Morrow of John
son; for Treasurer: r.. L. Lakenan
of Marion; for Attorney General: c.
G.. Cravens of Greene; for Register
OF Lands: VIM. DawsoR of New
Madrid.
Ticket No. 2: For Governor
John Walker of Howard; for Lieu
tenant Governor: A. H. Edwards O1
st. Charles; for State Treasurer
Michael H. Phelan of st. Louis ; foi
Secretary of State: w. Y. Pember'
ton of Pettis; for State Auditor
Thomas Holiday of Madison; fol
attorney general: D.. H. Mcintyre
of Audrain.
Ticket No. g.: For Governor
r. p. c.. Wilson Of Platte /; for Lieu
tenant Governor: NJ. H. Phelan o
St. Louis; for state treaturer: Jos
L. Stephens of Cooper; for state AIT
ditor: Thos. Holiday of Madison
for Secretary of state: Michael h
McGrath of ST. Louis for Attorne,
General: Nat c. Dryden of Lincoln
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-05-08

w. H. Vanderbilt, the railroad
king, was in Missouri the first of this
week. He travels in a special pal
lace car, which went through Mexico.
We learn that Vanderbilt is very
much interested in the Chicago, st.
Louis and Kansas City road.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-05-08

Last fall the battle cry was ''the
Chinese must go,''uow it is the mourn
full wall, "By George, the negroes
are going" 1t is hard to please the
natives.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-05-08

Time levels everything except a
mans back. 1t humps that up And
I don't see why, either. IL doesn't
appear to make the back any stronger
and it certainly doesn't make it any
prettier. But / suppose lime knows
his business. z gssas
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-05-08
Hive for those who love me.

live for those who love me,
For those that know me true,
For the heaven that smiles above me,
And waits my Coming to;
For the cause that needs assistance,
For the wrongs that need resistance,
For the future in the distance, !,
For the good that 1 can do.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-05-08
TEAS
f OF ALL TIME.

The very best goods direct from
the importers at half the usual cost.
Best plan ever offered to Club Agents
and large buyers. All express charges
paid. New terms free.
The GREAT AMERICAN TEA Co.,
81 ass Vesey St., New York.
O. Box, 428S.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-05-08
.sr fEtxMlus AWARDED
THE California HERB REMED,
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Bitters!

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sociatio1 OF 1873 as the best Medical
Bitters, Blood Purifier, Cathartic
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This is q medical Bitters. not q Fancy
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1t acts on the Stomach, Liver. Kidneys
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thorough Clthmtic and Reg ~llatJr; purely
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Impurities Of tin, Blood. Liver and Kid
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A single bottle Of these Bitters will
convince tho mnst skcptical OF its. extra
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Richardson Il Co, Agents. st. Louis.
will furnish the trade at Chicago prices.
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