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rr-rICURA REMEDIES

all druggists Price: Cutieurs, 50
~ >t by sI.y. soap - cents. Potter
@ ,..r,,L CO.. Boston. Mass. send
l. '..t..r ska Diseases,
aTTuFY the complexion and Skin by
PEAU n,sag the CuJteura soap
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-10-09
ECZEMA.

-,f f0m salt Rheum Tor over eight
TEsyt sil.l,L r5J that I could not attend 70
ql> A.11s .rgkS 40 u time. Three boxes
business "a g,t- bottles RESOLyEST have
< Craa !, me- Gs,hi> dreadful disease,
cg w. lUHN THIEl, Ntlkesbarre, Pa.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-10-09
Chicago.

CHICAGO, October S.-The DrOuerS'
Journal reports: Cattle-Ifeceipts $500
head; shipments > ZOO head; market strong;
shade higher. Shipping steers So GOa5 20;
stOckcrs and feeders 81 20a3 60; COWS,
bulls and mixed 81 75a3 IL; bulk s. l0a
= 60; through Texas cattle, higher; COWS
81 2Od2 ~; steers - 15a3 40; western
rangers tirmer; natives and half breeds
81 1Oai 10; cowS - 70a3 p; wintcrcd
Texans 81 90a3 60.
Hogs-Receipts 10000 head; shipments
10000 head; market steady; rough and
mixed 81 50a4 10; packing and ship
ping 81 9Oa4 30; light weights So 50a4 40;
skips - 5Oa3 so.
Shcep-Receipts 5000 head; shipments
1000; market active but lOa2jc lower;
natives 81 5Oa4 90; western 50 40l3 20;
Texans 81 50a3 -; lambs So 5Oal -.
East Liberty.
EAST LIBERTY, October Cattle
Receipts, 30 head; shipments 135.
Nothing doing; all through conSignments;
no shipments to New York to-day.
HogS-Rcceipts, 300 head; shipments
200; market steady; Philadelphia
SL.s0ai.9 80; Workers $l.GOaI. 70; : cars
shipped to New York to-day.
Shccp-Receipts, 1000; shipments 300.
Market slow, shade off from yesterdays
prices.
New York.
New YORK, October Sleeves
Receipts, ~ cars; market declined Zoe
per 100 lbs; native steers 50 90ai 90; fair
Texas 81 90; fair to good Colorado steers
81 25ai -.
Sheep and I.amhS-Receipts 1000 head;
dull; sheep So 75ai - per 100 lbs; lambs,
81 OOa6 Is.
Hogs-Receipts, 5000 head; market
quiet at 81 15a5 10.
Cincinnati.
CINCINNATI, October S.-lIOgs
Firm; common and light 81 Goal Al;
packing and butchers 81 l5ai 80. Re
ceipts 49,; shipments 6lO.
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Chicago.

CHICAGO, October a.-The tendency in
wheat was downward again to-day, and in
the latest trading prices were at the lowest
point current since the present decline Of
prices. The market closed in the latest
trading &c lower than yesterday. Corn
was lower, closing at about the lowest
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-10-09

Mother Showing the new baby to +year-
old son)-What do you think Of him,
George?
George (after reflection Il think he's a
mighty small family. -Arkansaw Tray-
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-10-09

NTH. AGO 1 had the pleasure to in
S1nR i've mons ~-r5yemeut in the use OF the
am va SSirTTS.DiSstu my Ct SsyeT c gC@TSnIS
g.Fna -l.I.gii consider my cure per
ua o.. .As. s~I attribute il entirely to
ag a1i g~' Ssying used no Others
@r-nGaIs'' FERNAN ESENGHARD0,
s p.1ua avenue. -. Louis, No.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-10-09

H., Pains. Num6ueSs, Soreness
M. r. Cough. Asthma, Pleurisy.
SSsr "f Inflammation relieved tn
SHy one mtnui .! sne SNtHH,a
g 1890 gii':I s,a5 5 cents, FS':
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-10-09
A Bit of Advice.

Mr.. Edmund Russell, the American
trustee OF beauty" gives this advice:
sNever stand under 4 light. 1t brings
out lines and makes eve the young look
careworn and lined" New York
Ernnhic
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prices of the day. Oats was weaker and
aac lower. There was a nervous and I'M
certain feeling in the market for hog pro-
ducts and only a moderate speculative
trade occurred. The strike of the packing
house employees made the operators eau
tious in their dealings. Mess Pork opened
5a7lc lower, rallied 15a17lc, and closed
in the afternoon 5al0c lower. Lard was
quiet and weaker. Flour-Dull and I'M
changed. Wheat-Cash No. 2 spring T1bc;
No. 2 red 72a724c. October 70aa714c,
closed at 703c; November 72sa73ic, closed
at 72Bc; December 7~49a75Sc, closed at
74ic; May s1saS18c closing at size. Corn
No. ? cash 344a344c; October 3~4ia35bc,
closed at Sale; November 35saa36sc, closed
at 353c; December 369a37lc, closed at
36lc; May 40sa413c, closed at 40sc. Oats
No. 2 cash 232a24c; October 23fa24c, closed
at 234c; November 24!a25ic, closed at
243c; December ~25sa26!c, closed at 25sc;
May 295a304c, closed at 295c. Rye-NO.
. 4Slc. Barley-No. = 53a53ic. Flax
Seed-NO. l 81 03a1 03!c. Timothy
Fair to prime 81 Goal 20. Mess Pork
Cash So 20; October So 65a8 s2l, closed at
S. gu; November s. 62!a5 87g, closed at
SIS 623; January 50 80a9 50, closed at 50 50.
Lard-Cash s. 70a5 10; October s. Goa
3 10, closed at s. 80; November s. CHA
) 77!, closed at S. 20; January s. 95a
5 80, closed at So 80. Short rib sides-Cash
Sc 20; dry shoulders boxed, S. 70a5 80;
short clear Sc 65a6 20. Whiskey-At
81 IS. Sugar-Cut loaf 64a64c g%ranulated
6ta6 31-100c; Standard A 5 94-100a6c.
Butter-Firm; creamery 1Sa27c; dairy LA
zoe; picking stock 7a9c. Eggs-Scarce at
lie.
Philadelphia.
PHILADELPHIA, October S.-Flour-
Dull. Wheat-0pened firmer, reacted
and closed dull: No. . red, October S2a
Sole; November 83a834c, December
84!aS43c; January S6las64c. Corn
Spot, quiet but steady; No 3 mixed 454c;
steamer No. , high mixed 47c; futures
neglected and nOminally &c lower Oats
Spot steady, but quiet; rejected
white 31!c; No. 8 white 3~3ia33sc; No.
2 white 34ia3j; Futures quiet but
steady. No 2 white October 3lia34!c;
November 3i!a34Ec; December 35!a353;
January 36ia36!c.
Cincinnati.
CINCINNATI, October S.-Cotton
Steady. Flour-Easy. Wheat-Dull; No.
= red 7Gc; receipts l, 900 bushels; ship
ments $500. Corn-Weaker; No. = mixed
33lc. Oats-Quiet; No. 2mixed 274c. Rye
Steady; No. . 53c. Pork-Quiet at
1925 Lard-Easier; s. 20 bid. Bulk
meats and bacon-Firm and unchanged.
Whisky-Firm at 81 IL. Butter and sugar
Steady. Eggs-Quiet at l5c. Cheese
Strong and higher; mild, full Ofcream fiat
at llal2c.
Toledo.
TOLEDO, o., October 7.-Wheat-
Dull; closed lower; Cash and October 7Glc;
November 71chid; December 1S}c; January
79Ic; May S5Sc. Corn-Dull; cash and Octo-
Der 3S!c; December 9c asked; May Il. Oats
Steady; cash 2Gic. Clover Seed-Inac-
tive; cash and October 81 30; November
81 75lc: December 81 Go.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-10-09
DARN FOR SALE.

The subscriber Will sell or trade for a smaller
property near the City of Wheeling a Farm of lis
Acres on Big Wheeling Creek, fourteen miles
nom the city. Land very level. Large Orchard
of Good Fruit; Water in Every Field; two Cot
tageS and Cold Well Water, soft rs rain; Good
Fences; plenty of Limestone and Coal cropping
out on the land. A purchaser can get a rare bar.
gain. I'D. EWING,
jylSe4gh Office. 1l6o Main ST., Wheeling.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-10-09

STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA, CoUSrY OF OHIO, CITY
OF WHEELING:
], Thomas NJ. Darrah, Clerk of said court, do
hereby certify that the above named special
Commissioner has gwen bond aud security ~
required by law and said DEGREES.
THOMAS NJ. DARRAH, Clerk.
June 26, lSS6. ju2Si
Tn above sale is postponed until THURSDAY,
OC1uBER II, lSS6, at same place.
ALFRED CALDWELL,
Special Commissioner.
auI.-,ag,aa-g
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-10-09

Grove.
By virtue of Deed Of Trust to me made by
Abner Key and his wife, dated the twcnty-iitth
day of July, in the year 1879, and recorded IN the
Clerks Office of the County Court of Ohio county,
West Virginia, IN Deed of Trust Book numbered
II, page 262,I will, on TUESDAY, THETWELtTH
OFOCrOBER, 1856, commencing at ten O'Clock
n. H., sell ut public auction At the premises, the
lots or parcels of land numbered respectively !
TO Il inclusive. the location and dimensions
whereof are more particularly shown by the plat
thereof filed in said Clerks office. Said lots or
parcels of land are part of the subdivisions X
and K. shown on the plat of the Subdivisions OF
the shepherd estate recorded in Deed BOOK mum
hcrcd ~, page 513, in said Clerks office, which
subdivisions, X and X were conveyed 10 the
said Abncr Key by Daniel c. List and Daniel
Lamb as special commissioners, by deed dated
the 18th day of May, 1870. and recorded in Deed
Book numbered -, page 2i7, in said CLERK :
office.
| believe the title to be unqucstionablc, but
selling a. trustee. | ID not warrant.
TERMS OF SALE-EaCh purchaser to pay IN
hand Onc-third of the purchase money due 10y
him, and rs much more as he may choose "a pay,
and the remainder in equal inStalmcntS bearing
interest from the day of sale, payable respective
" in six and twelve months thereafter. The de-
irrrcd inStalIncntS To be satisfactorily secured
and the title To he retained until payment in null.
SclOOaWOCl-ci DANIEL LAMB, Trustee.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-10-09
SUNDAYS.

Leave the City at 100 H., and every hour 20
800 y. IN.
Leave Wheeling Park at 500 a. m, and eyegy
hour 70 1000 p. m.
Church Train At l2:l0 p. IN.
G.. HIRSCH
superintendent.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-10-09

Passenger trains daily, including Sunday. Ac-
w. J. ROBfSGOs,
Genera Freight and Passenger Agent.
YKED. UUsEMHN,
Trav. Pasa. ASsrt
J. q. TOMLISHON,
Ticket Agent, Wheeling. ". Va
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-10-09

St, Clairsyille accommodation. leaves Wheel
ing at s:3i a. m, $50 and 600 y. m; leaves BELL
aifc at $40 u. m. lbs and 6:SJ D. IN, Returning.
arrives at Wheeling AT s.lj a, m, I'D ana otJ y.
m, daily except sunday.
1890 u. m. train through Ia Cincinnati without
change, with sleeper through To Cincinnati;
Zancsyillc Accommodation leaves Wheeling nj
400 y. IN. Bellaire at I:l5 y. NJ, daily except sun.
day.
Moundsyille Accommodation leaves Wheeling
At 1875 n. m. and arrives at Mouhdsville At l2lo
p. IN, daily except Sunday:
Grafton Accommodation leaves al 3s5 7. m.sse
Through coach from Wheeling Ia Cincinnati
daily on No. >, leaving Wheeling at y:25 n m, sr.
irving AT Cincinnati at go 2 IN.
II. x o. sleeping cars on all through Trains.
Close connection made for all point south and
Southwest. North and Northwest, making this Q
desirable route for ~colonists and persons moving
Ia the great west, and 10 whom particular stten.
ton II given.
Tickets To all principal points on sale al depot.
Sleeping car recommendation can lie secured 81
Depot Ticket once.
Ticket Agent II. 40. Depot.
JOHN BAIIiE.
Ticket Agent, uRdcr Mcclure House.
JOHN 7 LANE, Tray. Passenger Agent.
&. X. LORD, Gen. Pas. Agent
X. 7. DEyRlEs. General Agent. Wheeling.
NvHEELING AND ]PITTsBURG DIVISION.
on and aner May 20, IssG. passenger trains will
run IN follows-whcel'ng time:
DEfARTURR.
For Pittsburg-5Ga q. m, daily T35a m, daily /;
1876 p. IN. and go y. m, daily.
For Washington-It0 y. N, daily eIcepa Sun.
day.
ARRIvAls.
From Pittburg-9S a. IN, daily liS O. 10.
AMI go p. m, daily l06 y. IN. daily.
Prom washington-7aos m, DALI except Sun.
day 1928 p. m, daily.
G.. X. LORD, General Passenger Agent,
Il. DuNHAM, General Manager.
j. 7. LANE, Travelling Agent, wheeling.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-10-09
PETROLEUM
Oil City,

Oil City.
OIL CITY, October S.-Petroleum-
Opened ut 65; highest est; lowest Gag;
closed 6li. Sales S23, 600 barrels; clear
ances ;, 7Ol, O0O; charters 1l2, 063; shipments
62, 759.
Pittsburgh.
PITTSBURGH, Pa, October s.-Pe-
trolum-Dull, but steady; National Transit
certificates opened at Ga; closed at GAY;
highest 65t lowest Gi{.
Bradford.
BRADFORD, October petroleum
Opened at 634; highest G5!; lowest GAY;
closed at Gag; clearances l,G26, 600.
TItusyille.
TITUsvILLE, October s.-Petroleum
Opened at IS; highest 65S; lowest 64s;
closed at 6l3.
New York.
New YORK, October s.-PetrOleum
opened strong at 645, advanced to 65t,
broke under heavy sales to CAT, rallied To
Ga, and closed firm at 6iic. Sales 2,2Ol,-
900 barrels.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-10-09
ECZEMA.

c-,.ynowledge 4 cure of Eczema, or
rn,efllIy SSs5 meek. face. arms and legs
sfRhyJm, % not able 10 walk except on
@<UotfeeEH 6rSs 70; n year; not able 70 heip
LII for tIgh. ET,~rsd nv case hopeless; per.
= toCtoC pin fhr CUTiCURA REMEDIES.
r,g,g,ly CiIe" ~ WILL MCDONALD
90, dearborn street, Chicago, Ill
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-10-09

RPLpVPcC Its CAUSES and GRE. By one who
NbhE unop was deaf twenty-eight years-
Treated by most OF the noted specialists Of the
day with no benefit. Cured kfmseB In three
and since then hundreds Of others by
same process. A plain, simple and sueeessinl
home treatment. Address, rs PAGE lB East
2eth street. New York City febAfu, ThAsa.sb
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-10-09

DITTsBURG, CISCIsSATI&sT. LOUIS 4. y
i (Pan-IiAndie R0ute)
ilTlme table Tor Eat and West oprcctA. 70 Jun
q. -. Trains leave Panhandle ststiSn, foot
of Eleventh street, near public landing ~ toiious
Central Standsrd Time.
pa, Vas. y.s Pc;
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-10-09

AL trains daily except Sunday.
Trains leaving Bridgeport At LIP p. m. Qa7 city
time) arrive at Chicago at $50 following morning.
Trains leave Cleveland for Wheeling n l2:io
n. m, arriving at 5:lSp. IN.
Leave Cleveland lilo p. m, arrive Al Bridge.
port ut 7:+S T. IN.
L. A. FORD.
Gen. Pass. and Ticket Agent, Pittsburg, Pa
JAMES McCREA,
! Gencral Manager. Pittsbure. Pa
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-10-09
Gor Sale.

E1oR SALE-CORNER LOT ON GREENBACK
II street, (Kirkwood,) Bridgeport. o. Will be
sold cheap If sold soon. Call on or address J. T.
HANES, Real Estate Agent, Martins Ferry, o.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-10-09

UTHEELING AND ELM GROVE r. r.
On and aNer MAY S, 1856, Trains will run as
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-10-09

earn MONTH. Agents wanted. % best sell
SIdn ing articles In the world. sample free
lddfeA JAY BRONSON, Detroit, Nteh
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-10-09

We the undersigned Banks and Bankers vii
pay all Prizes drawn in The louisiana State Lot
teries which may be presented ut our counters.
j. IL. OGLESBY. Pres. Louisiana Natl Bank
J.. w. KILBRETU, Pres. state Natl Bank.
4. BALDWIN. Pres. New Orleans Natl Bank
Incorporated I'm 1865 for 2jyearz by the Legisia
ture for Educational and Charitable purposes
with a capital Of 81 ,OnO,OO0-tO which q reserve
fund Of over SJO, on has since been ADDED.
BY an overwhelming popular vote it, franchise
was made q part Of the present state COnstltu.
ton adopted December ID, A.. ID. lS73.
The only Lottery ever voted on and endorsed
by the people Of any state.
IL never scales or pOsipOnes.
Its Grand Single Number Drawings
take place monthly, aud the Extraordinary
Drawings regularly every three months instead
Of S~cmi-ADnually a. heretofore.
4 splendid opportunity 20 win a~fOrtrDe. Tenth
Grand Drawing, Class X. In the Academy 81
Of Music, New Orleans, Tuesday. October ~,
~Iss6-I97th Monthly Drawing.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-10-09
TOR SALE.

A very valuable piece of real estate, well i'm
proved, situate on Eoff street, and numbered 2GT
and 1903.
The property will be sold cheap for the pur-
pose of closing an estate. Parties desiring 10 ex-
anime the property will please callon the under.
signed. LEANDER MIX,
edb Administrator.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-10-09
Rtdhinal.
ECZEMA
-, Every Species of Itch
anu n~ and BURNING Diseases
Srred by Cuticura.

rczsSA,,S3 q i, ssH&E sB5 Sai& SsE4 ls = ~
ES6NILlNG NSuLr, 6sth with CUTICURA soar,
loved BY = Weston OF CUrICCRA, the great
ri 3 single nv repeated daily, with " or
~ cure. LE S,-TSIraA R~ESoLyENT, the new
-, doses OF ESsD the blood cool, the per
ScSd rar,aSS AMI anirritatins the bowels open,
+; 5.a a7'3 s $ R55, fsi1 Ssi5ss asS5s. " Ras ,siss, RIsS SsSs
Una TetITTi "A nandruh. and every species
S--i,> sad n and Pimply Humors Of the
4 Itching Sr ~ ywheu the best physicians andall
sap remCdieS fail
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-10-09
8aaroads.

DENNsYLvANIA COMPANY, OPERATING
Z Cleveland and Pittsburg r. z.
Condensed timetable Of passenger trains cor.
rected 70 OCTOBER 3 lsS6-Centrd Standard
Time.
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NbeeEins Resister
drarelrrs' 6uiae.

EAExPLAEArIoN OF REFERENCEM MARKS: $Daily.
Sunday excepted. monday excepted Wheel
NJ Time.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-10-09

EAST AND NORTH TO rrrTsBuRs AND cLEvELAED.
STATIONS. A A. y. n. ?. ,. ?. y.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-10-09

BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD CON.
d pany. On and afler August ID, lS6, passenger
trains VIII run as Acknowledging time:
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-10-09

CTATE OF WEST VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF
- Ohio, city OF Wheeling. In the Municipal
Court OF Wheeling.
William {. lIandlan, Sheriff of
Ohio county, West Virginia, and
Administrator of John Brinton, In Chsro,r,
deceased, . '
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-10-09
x0tttrp.
CAPITAL PRIZE $4,000.
Tickets Only S.. Shares In Pro-
portion.
Louisiana State Lottery Company.

ave DO hereby certify that we supervise the
arrangements for all the Monthly aud Quarterly
Drawings of the Louisiana State Lottery Com
pany, and in person manage and control the
drawings themselves, and that the same are con
Quoted with honesty. fairness, aud In good faith
all parties, aud we authorize the company
a. use this certificate, with fac-similes OF our sig.
natures attached, In Its advertisements"
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-10-09

CTATE OF WEST VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF
y Ohio, City of Wheeling. In the Municipal
of Wheeling.
Missouri l. Brinton, and others yl
next friend. &c
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-08-27
FOREIGN MISCELLANY.
Quiet at belfast.

BELFAST, August 26.-EverythiDg is
quiet here today, Huge paving stones
and brosen glass mark the scane Of
last nj GIFTS rioT. The Rev. DR.. Kale.
the Protestant clergyman VINO declared
that uuless the police we're immediate
" disarmsd 100000 armed Orsngemen
would relieve them OF their weapons
is again out with a declaration charg
ing the magistrates OF BelIa,t with
criminal p8rleying with lawlessness
The Orsngemsn of Belfast have
called meeting of their fraternity fol
tonight to consider aad adopt the best
means of helping to restore order in
their city.
The Rev. Hugh Hanna, DID,, of ST.
Enoch's Churcn, this city, has pub.
lished letter in reference to the riot.
ing yesterday on the Shank Hill road
DR. Hanna advises all respectable res.
idents of Belfast to remain as closely
as possible az their homes for some
days to come. He gays he fears that
the Belfast disorders ere to be revived
in a worse form than ever, and that
the future loss OF life in riots through.
out the city will De much more dread.
full than 1T has been hitherto. The
soldiers, the doctor says, will be
obliged to fire upon the citizens.
Thirty men who had been convicted
Of taking an active par in the recent
riots were sentenced today to various
terms OF imprisonment, one Of them tc
thirteen months. A number of Other
men, arrested on the same charge
were committed for trial.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-08-27
GALvANIC SHARES FOR PUss.
The Progress OF Science interiors
with the Musical Culture OF Cats.

New York Times: John j. Morris,
Excise Commissioner ofthe old board,
lives on Twenty-frst street. -Four
years ago cats drove people from their
bones in this street by their midnight
music. Commissioner Morris owes
the peace Of his home 10 his son Welt
more, who is an amateur electrician.
He put wide board on top OF the
back fence TO better facilitate cat loco
motion. He then ran six bare tele-
graph wires along the top of this board,
very little distance apart. He con-
nected these wires with the strong
battery in the house, and key, within
easy reach, connected the battery with
the wires on the fence.
With darkness the cats came. When
few vigorous notes gave indie lthn OF
promisingy loud 0ncert, Wettmofe
touched the Key. One long, loud yell
followed. Two cats were seen several
feet above the fence paving the air,
and all fell down into the yard quite
paralyzed. One by one they got up,
smelled Of their paws, murmured a
new and quietly stole away. This
was kept up for several nights, until
every cat in the block had tasted light
ming.
Now, whenever cat finds it neces-
sary 10 cross the dangerous path, he
first puts a paw gently out upon the
wires, and crosses very slowly, with
every muscle wound up for a spring to
the ground at the first suspicion Of
ah0nH
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-08-27
A MISERABLE MISER.
John Van Schanck at Deaths Door
s5nkesu startling Revelation,

MATAwAN, n. j., August 2l.--John
Van Schanck, a mistr. who lives at
his old homestead at B,adwell, II ar
here, having had two paralytic shocks
and believing he was dying sent for
Judge SpsdeT, Lsfay cite Conover and
Charles f. Conover Ho was found
living on halt broken he'd. The
house is eighiy.fvs years Cd. Van
Schanck is y years old and has al
WAYS lived in this same house, II is
made of cd fashioned shingles, every
hole in the shirg es was made with a
gimlet and the nails are clinched on
the other side. The shing es are all
lined with three inch plank. The
windows are one foot wide and thres
feet high. The stairs leading from the
fl 81 n the second floor are cut out OF
a solid tree. The doors are all teven
inches thick. All around the house
runs an o k fence. Every picket is
fastened to a rail with a
nut and bolt 50 that
it Is impossible to break one. The
pickets could only be taken of with a
saw. This fence wss put up by the
miser five years ego, 80 that no one
could iut'ude on his grounds, The
house ia a vaIitsble castle aid we |
nigh impregnab'e. For five years
Slnanck has declined to sea any OF
his relatives, or to permit any one TO
enter. He lived on bread ADD pota-
toes. Once year he killed a pig and
made that last him for months. He
did his own cooking; Il loaf OF bread
sufficed him q week. He has four
horses, OF which he was very fond, in
the old barn. Al the Managers are
made OF iron. The mitersp spent money
in bat one way; he had a perfect
craze for old musk cts and pistos.
L. was curious sight that greeted
Judge Spader and the Connveis when
the entered the house. The dirt was
an inch thick all over the house.
schanck said broom had not been
seen about the pla"e for eight yesrs.
The furniture was rusty and moth
eaten. Judge Spader says there were
thirty-four muskeis and seven big
army pistols, altogether about 100 fire.
arms of different kinds. The miser
WAS lNluR VII IL % u6uy uOllal( Ills LIS
said he had made Will which was to
be oplned after his death. He re-
marked, "If you will look around care
fully, gentlemen, you will find kome.
thing to surprise you" They began a
search An old musket bJrel WAS
found filed with silver and gold coins
worth $500. A stocking full of
greenbacks was found in the gar.
ret, and in an ancient bureau drawer
along with a lot of old iron
were $40 0 in gold and silver, and
in rickety washstand drawer was a
pile Of notes, much soiled, tied with
tarred rope. They aggregated $4,000.
Before the search ended last night
they discovered $4,000 sacreted in
various parts OF the house. Two re-
maioed all night with the old man and
this morning they renewed the search.
1t is doubtful whether the miser will
I've the night out. Great curiosity is
expressed as t, the will. IL is believed
Schanck drew it himself. Schanck's
pets were tquirrele, Four years aRo
he built house o; iron, close TO the
Homestead. which he devo ed o equir-
rels. Further developments OF wealth
are expe ctsd, and the affair causes
great interest.