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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-12-08
The New Main street Bridge.

The first pile for the nsw Temporary
bridge acros the creek, at Main street,
was driven, y.tetday afternoon. on the
south tauk of the stream, and the work
will now continue righ. along, with
what rapidity the weather will permit.
The pile driver is located on large bNge,
in the creek, ard spile, are being hauled
TO the touth bank in considerable numbers.
There was large crowd in the vicinity
du. ing the afternoon.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-12-08
GENERAL INTELLIGENCE.
Transfer OF Real Estate.

The following transfer was admitted TO
record by Clerk Hook yesterday:
Deed made December !, 1883. by the
Wellsburg National Bank, to Jamts Nc
Murray, for four and one-tsuth acres oi
land in Liberty district. Consideration,
Sl35.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-12-08
A Horse for $4,000.

LONDON, December The Derby VIII
ner Ormond has been sold to an American
for eI7,OO0.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-12-08

A travelling m An who has been on little
batter in the city for a few days past had
an awful mishap bef.ll him on Thursday.
He drank good deal that day and went 10
bed rather early sfter having drank some
water. He shortly became very sick at the
stomach and threw up copiously. After one
very hard spasm be looked into the vessel
and there was good sized mcu'e which ne
had elected from his stomach. He at fret
though he "had EN-" bat even when he
discovered that the mouse was real one
be YVES as much frighte ned and immediate.
ly sobered up. He has no idea how be
swallowed the rodent.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-12-08

THIS is sad, indeed. Gen. BENJAMIN
HARRISON doa't seem inclined to recog
niza Hon. JAMES G. BLAINE in ths make
up Of bis cabinet, although the magnsii3
man is anxious and willing There will
he weeping and wsiliDg and guashiUg Of
teeth h:t0re this little matter is settled.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-12-08
Fine Hor.es forO1av

PARKEREBURG, W. VA, December T.
A !beauhful span of fine blooded horses
passed through this city yesterday from
Tennessee on their way to Washington
City. They were purchased in the Blue
Grass region of Kentucky by leading Re.
puolicans Of East Tennessee and will b:
presented to Hon. Matt s. Quay, of Penn.
sylVaniA, as recognition OF his able serv,
les for the Republican party during the
last camp Ign.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-12-08

HE bellies of society see the propriety
OF SOZ0DONr'5 claims to attention.
Intense their delight, since in keeps their
teeth. white
So they give it mesS flatte1iug mention.
leading songs;resses and actresses
Are among its benefsctrssses.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-12-08
u,~DED PROCEEDINGS.

1,hs-a - time when forbearanee ceases
10 virtue and that time has
70 the Democrats of kanaWba
onr,v Il there is any legal means by
ub, h the partisan Board Of Commission
o,,b.t county can be made to deal out
om.,blu, like evsn-handsd justice it
.,,r,l fr employed at once and Othe full
est extent.
.r,s r,rce that was enacted yester'
,,r uss an outrage against every
h,,.,, voter 10 the State. Lewiston,
C..rbrr, and Winilred precincts stand
o,s,: " ne came footing before the law.
Tn. same irregularities existed in each,
90, Coalburg which gaye a Democratic
majority Of WAS thrown ont, while Win
fired Sh.h gave Republican msjolity Of
,uss allowed to stand.
l,,o,sst WAS q 20 avail. The direct COM
,,,r3ofthe ~up-eme Court, Itappesrs, was
,...,sd with contempt. Tbisis fair sample
o,,bs mel hods that have prevailed since the
,,s.,ro,pr O.the recount 10 the face ofsuch
r,rrs,D rnalrucss there is only one course
r,f,rbp psmocracy-csrry the contest be-
tore the trloural allowed by law and every
,r,srf of .1s,ice will applaud them in it.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-12-08

TuE bold moOushiner still flOurishes in
the southern counties Of Wet Virginia.
We would suggest that here is al oppor-
tunity for certain Republican newspaper
liars to become flnous. These gentlemen
have probably learned by this time that
the stories Of Democratic fraud in this
State do ro. furnish sufficient field for their
brilliant powers.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-12-08
NEWS AND COMMENT.
~dE WEATHER..

.s,-W,,, Virginia and Western PennSyivsnis
rs.,wes,hyr Dl owed on the 'SAeS " IAi"'
.,.- variable winds
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-12-08
The Anniversary Of Osesgstswn College.
NJ .auxuorHon naensnhoa -IhA nnO~A

The Anniversary Of Osesgstsws College.
WASHINGTON, Deosnbes THE most
elaborate preparations ars bsiss made for
the celsbration Of ths centennial q Gessgc-
town College. Visiting Clergy ase sxpsc.-
ed from all portio,s a Eafops asd A1ai-
CA and 90 tbs day Of ths celebGstioa IL IL
expected that upwards Of 500 Csshelic pr
lates will Be prsseDl. T6s csleArstioa Will
eoaiinue three dsys, Fe6suwy 20th, 3lst
and 22d, snA President Casvdasd an1 Cr-
dina, Gihbsas viii partieip.ts d II CO.
roa;e, iec.dsnt TO The cslsbntSoa.
Thoussndso fear dtseas have a1sptsd Dr..
Bull'scosgh Syrup 0ths family Stasd-by
Cuts. sprains. scslds md bur1s speedily
cured By 6alvstica on Prics 26G
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-12-08

THE farther the Times parsues its prose
rutiOn OF PAENELL the l.msier its case sp-
pears Twice within forty eight hours
has it been convicted of bIIbing Witnesses
to give false testimony. 1t is rot i'm
possible that the tables will be turnsd and
the bitter bit before this contest is settled.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-12-08

4 RErOET from Washington says that
the Southern Republicans will receive
every consideration from the hands OF the
iucomiug administration. This will be
highly Interesting news for Brothers WEs-
LEY ATKINSON, BILL FLICK and FuD
NrGINNI~. besides the numerous other Re-
pqbiican statesmen who failed to connect
Don't despair, gentlemen, there is chance
ia yOu yet. Uucle SAN may want few
I4nltOrs q mes5enge and who could hll
these high and responsible positions bettsl?
THE Panhandle minerS, it is said, stand
ready ID des, ri tn K. OF L. for the Feder-
t,ou, and the river men will follow suit.
Z. begins - look like PuwDEELY has run
the X. Of l.. against a snvg rs far as this
particular branch Of orr gtnzed labor is con-
rs,ued. A few more defections and there
won't be enough miners left to maintain 3
separate assembly.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-12-08
A Missing Girl.

For the past three days Miss Mary Colts,
resident Of Virginia stree, Island, has
been missing from her home and the city.
Wednesday evening her mother appealed to
the police 10 hep obtain some trace OF her,
aud Inquiry revealed the fact that she had
left for PIttsburs, over the "Pewiky," In
company with a member Of tie Kimball
Merry Makers troupe, lately at the Grsnd
Opera House. The Pittsburg police de-
partment was notifi.d, and yesterday void
was sece ived that the girl bad gone to Buf,
falo, N. Y. The Ptt,bVrg officers asked
for photograph Of the girl, 10 be sent on
tn Buffalo, and one was forwarded.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-12-08

TIE hesgOniss of ehilblains are PERMANENTLY
cured By Salvation Oil. Pfics 25c a bottle.
Used properly it never dissppoints any
body. We refer to DR., Bulls Cough Syrup.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-12-08
A CHANCE FOR GOFF,
Or Wesley, or FuJ, or Bill Flick. or Al
Other Defeated Candidate.

Or Wesley, or FuJ, or Bill Flick. or Any
Other Defeated Candidate.
WAsHINGTON, December livery indi.
cation POINTS to the fact that the Southern
Republicans will receive every considcra-
tion at the hands Of ths incoming admin
istrstion. This will be especially true Of
Virginia aud West Virginia. 1t is antici.
pated that careful nursing of the leaders
in the former State and liberal distribu-
tion of patronage will win the Old Domin.
ion over TO the Republican party to stay.
Ex-Attorney- General Blair, of Virginia,
who led the electoral ticket in that State,
is already being urged for the Solicitor,
ship of the Treasury. He made hot can
vass for the National ticket in the recent
election and is very popular in his party
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-12-08

Sheriff-slect Lewis Steeurod hss made his
first appointneut-that Of jsilor. The
app,iutmen is William Dimmey, Of Pleas,
ant Valley, q prominent Democrat, and an
excellent selection. Mr.. Steeprcd will
m ske no further appointments Tor several
months, although he takes possession OF
his Office the first of January. Hehss re
ceiyed over tour hundrad applications for
The positions under him-about q balf'
dozen in all.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-12-08

WASHINGTON, December The
House Committee on the Merchant Marine
and Fisheries has determined to take some
action relative to the alleged perpetration
of outrsges upon the persons Of females
and the restraint Of liberty said to exist
iu Alaska, which has teen brought before
the pub!ic forcibly of late by publications
In YariOuS neWspapers.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-12-08

TIE scheme to gerrymsnder the city
which the Republicans in Council intro
dr,.d q year sgO has come to the front,
now that the city election is coming on.
Il has Lain dormant since its introduction,
40 that the popular indignation that greet
ed the proposed Outrsge on popular suffrage
might blow over"
Bg .bis proposed reiistrictiug Of the city
Il, Republicans expect to deprive the
Democrats Of three members of Council
and retain control of that important
body, despite the popular Democratic
m.Drlty IN the city. The details of the
scheme will be found on the local page in
all ,n-ir uakeIuess. 1t is bald and IN
bluship. attempt to defeat the will of
Demcr,atiC Wheeling
These Republican bushwhackers mis-
1d-s the temper of the peOple. Tnsir
plan is q neat one but the people, neverthe-
less, have their relress at the polls. Oar
citizens regardless Of party should put
their veto cmpbatically on this attempt to
trlest popular suffrage.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-11-08
Is Consumption Incurable.

Read the following; Mr.. C. II. Morris.
Newark, Ark, says: "Was down with
abscess of lungs. and friends and physi-
clans pronounced me an incurable CON
sumptive. Began taking DR.. Kings New
Discovery for consumption. am now on
my third bottle, and able to oversee the
work OH my farm. 1t is the finest medi-
cine ever made" LESSEE Middlewart, De-
catur Ohio, says Had tnot been for DR..
Kings New Discovery for Consumption I
would have died of lung troubles. Was
given up by doctors. Am now in best of
health" Try it. Sample bottles free at
G. G. Smiths, So. Londonderry, and at
+. E. Smiths Jamaica, vt.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-11-08
The Calling Gun in 1901.

Up to this time we had not seen any
Prussians beyond few skirmishers in
the plain, though our battery of Gatlings
had kept blazing away at nothing in par
ticular all the while; but now an oppor.
tunity of its being in use occurred A
column of troops appeared in the valley
below us, coming from the right-a mere
dark streak upon the white snow, but no
one in the battery could tell whether they
were friends or foes, and the commander
hesitated about opening fire But now an
aide de-camp came dashing down the hill
with orders to pound them at once-a
French journalist, it seems, having dis
covered them to be enemies, when the
general and all his staff were as puzzled
as ourselves Rr-rr-a go our Gatlings, the
deadly hail of bullets brushes into the
thick of them, and slowly back into the
woods the dark mass retircs, leaving,
however, trace of black dots upon the
white snow behind it. This, their famous
and O'Clock effort and it's failure, has de.
cided the day That one discharge was
enough. Journal
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-11-08
The Magnificence of Civilization

Talking about the early days in Cali.
fornia, there was an old fellow down in
the country who was the first senator to
60 to the Legislature from his district,
His district was a rural one, and there
were no houses-only cabins there-rough
wooden cabins, with nails for hat racks
and rope for wardrobe and a cracked
looking glass for dressing table He
went to Sacramento, and when he got
back the entire district came in to call
upon him, and he gave them a wonderful
account of the magnifcence of civilization
in the capital of the state.
''Yas, boys; had a china basin an a
cake o soap scented by gosh; smelt like
the flowers, an there wor little place in
the wall with row of big hooks in it, an
said to the waiter, What's that for?
TO hang your clothes in, says he, an
well, didn't have any clothes to hang in
it; but it wor splendid; but, boys, that
wor nothin' What do you think i had?
A real bureau, real, carved bureau, with
looking glass bigger'n this window in it.
II wor gorgeous, gorgeous. Under
tones" in San Francisco Chronicle.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-11-08
Our Seventy Year Clocks.

| Our brains are seventy year clocks. The
Angel of Life winds them up once for all
then closes the case and gives the key
into the hand Of the Angel of Resurrec.
ton.
Tic tao! tic tacl go the wheels of
thought Our will cannot stop them.
They cannot stop themselves. Sleep can
not still them. Madness only makes
them go faster Death alone can break
into the case, and, Selling the ever swing.
ing pendulum, which we call the heart,
silences at last the clicking Of the ter
beneath our wrinkled foreheads.
If we could only get at them as we lie
on our pillows and count the dead beats
OF thought after thought and image after
image jarring through the over tired
organl Will nobody back those wheels,
uncouple the pinion, cut the string that
holds those weights, blow up the Internal
machine with gunpowder? What pas
sion comes over US sometimes for silence
and rest! that this terrible mechanism,
unwinding the endless tapestry of time,
embroidered with spectral figures of life
and death, could have but one brief holi.
dayl Who can wonder that men swing
themselves off from beams in hempen
lassosf that they jump off from parapets
into the swift ard gurgling waters be-
meath? that they take counsel of the grim
friend who has to utter but his one per
emptory monosyllable, and the restless
machine is shivered as a vase that is
dashed upon marble floor? y If
anybody would only contrive some kind
Of lever that one could thrust in among
the works of this horrid automaton and
check them or alter their rate of going,
what would the world give for the dis
covery?--O. W. Holmes
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-11-08
Lie of the Loco Weed.

No other plant in the fora of Texas has
enjoyed greater notoriety than the ia
nous loco" or crazy weed" Popular
superstition has accredited it with most
remarkable property, and that is, the
power of producing insanity in man and
beast. Botanically, the plant is known
as Astragalus molissimus. The extrava.
giant stories that have been told about it
recently led Mr.. James Kennedy to inves
tigate its properties and determine what
physiological phenomena result from it's
action
As the result Of his investigations and
his experiments upon animals feeding in
pastures, Mr.. Kennedy finds conclusively
that the plant is non-toxic and innocu.
GUS and possesses none of the properties
long ascribed to it by popular supersti
ton. He thinks that the immense de-
struction of stock with which it has been
charged may have been caused 10y some
poisonous plant heretofore unsuspccted,
or II the loco" really has produced death,
1t has done so by reason of the tough,
fbrous and indigestible character of tho
plant acting as an irritant, and not as q
poison. -Scientific American.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-11-08
To our campaign subscribers; One
dollar from you will pay you out to
January 1890,
GRAPE JuIoE UNFERMENrEp.

Mr., Speer in his experimenting to
preserve grape juice pure and in its
natural state determined not to add
any substance to the juice, or to heat
it, or change its character, but to sub
ject it to fumigating process and a
current of electricity that would kill
the fermenting germ.
The fumes and the yeast germ have
so strong affinity for each other that
they unite at once and carry the float
ing vegetable matter that may be in
the juice to the bottom, leaving the
juice pure and free from both the
yeast germ or EXETER of fermentation,
and the fumes the juice will then not
ferment unless it becomes exposed to
the air again at temperature of over
40 degrees and the germs (of which
the air is fully come in contact with
the juice. Druggists have it for sale.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-11-08
WHICH Is THE TRUE ECONOMY?


To buy paint which cost 20 or 25 cts.
per gallon less than standard article, or
to pay the difference for the best paint,
two coats of which are equal to three of
the cheaper, and, with less cost for M
plying will give better protective coat
ing, more Ornamental and enduring, by
reason of its superior quality
A strictly frst-class paint cannot be
made, put into packages, with attendant
expenses of shipping, etc, and sold at
prices at which most paints are offered,
and leave profit for the manufacturer.
II is claimed that, in additonfo the
greater dcSebiliSs9f H. W., Johns I'D
uid Paints, their superior covering prop
Il ties are such that the actual outlay for
sufficient to paint house is less than
with the ordinary paints, as the difference
in price per gallon is more than equalized
by the smaller quantity required, while
the cost of appl ying an extra coat is saw
ed The cost of applying is usually from
TWO to three times that of the paint; AMI
there can be no doubt of the economy of
investing money in good material rather
than in unnecessary labor. Therefore,
strictly tirstclass paints are at once the
best, most durable and economical.
These paints and the well known As.
bestos Roofing and other Asbestos ma
terlals are manufactured by the H. w.
Johns Manufacturing Co., and can be
bought from your dealers.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-11-08
In n London Music Han.

The London music hall furnishes at
once music and liquor for the masses.
There is always u chairman" who an.
nounces the title Of each song and the
name of each vocalist. The Importance
and impressiveness when he shows in his
manner, and its apparently impressive
effect upon the audience, gives the Ameri
can strange sensation lie doesn't know
whether to accept the whole thing as sc
rious or as farce, It is always the same
old tune which has been sung to genera.
tions of Londoners, with variations of
word and sentiment to suit the times
The farces are long, tedious and stupid
the fun is boys horseplay The Bowery
ten-cent temple of the drama would not
tolerate such bosh.
The music hall at night is the favorite
lounging place of that fine animal in uni
form, the British soldier of the Horse
Guards, in his tightly fitting red jacket,
his cap raked so far on one side of his head
you wonder it does not fall off, his hair
neatly brushed, his legs faultless as to
cut of pantaloon, and in his hand always
little switch cane. He affords a re-
freshing contrast to the prevailing dim
and dingy hue Of London's garb. You
will see there suits of black on mems
forms which look as if they must mo-
mentarily fall to pieces. 1t won't do to
call such clothes rusty, threadbare or
seedy There is a certain quality of de-
cay visible about them never seen here.
They give you the impression of having
been first worn, say, sixty years ago, and
then abandoned for year or SO to the
moths and then hunp mn four or fva
years in second hand clothing store, and
then purchased and worn few years, and
SO on, alternating as above mentioned up
to the present time. This treatment gives
them certain look of oleaginous rotten
ness, rich, fruity and peculiar. Prentice
Milford in New York Star.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-11-08
ELECTRIC BITTERS.

This remedy is becoming so well known
and so popular as to need no special men
ton. All who have used Electric Bitters
sing the same song of praise.-A purcr
medicine does not exist and it is guaran-
teed to do all that is claimed. Electric
Bitters will cure all diseases of the liver
and kidneys. will remove pimples, boils,
salt rheum and other affections caused by
impure blood.-Will drive malaria from
the system and prevent as well as
cure all malarial fevers. For cure of head
ache, constipation and indigestion trv
Electric Bitters.-Entire satisfaction
guaranteed, or money refunded. Price
so cts. and 81 90 per bottle at G. G.
Smiths, So Londonderry, and at F. E..
Smiths, Jamaica, VT.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-11-08
Democratic WAYS.

Some interesting facts are given by
the Fitchburg Sentinel with reference
TO the force by which the mill of the
Falrchild Paper Company of East
Pepperell, where paper used for
stamps by the internal revenue SER
vice is made, is guarded. Under
Arthur's administration the United
States Government employed su-
perintendent and three watchmen 70
do the work, and all four were disa-
pled Union veterans. When the
present Reform, pension-vetoing Adj
mlnlstratlon came in the Union vete-
rams were displaced. Six Waterman
were employed in place of the three.
and of the six, all but one are from
the South, and nearly all are ex-Con-
tederates. To be more specific
The superintendent is Capt. f. M.
FRAZER, formerly Of the Fourteenth
Regiment Virginia Cavalry; and
among the Waterman are Walter L.
Patterson of Baltimore. Charles Land
street of Alexandria, formerly a reb-
Ell soldier, John Kadv, a Virginia
Democrat, Luther F. Shaeffer.
Nlrginian who lost an armin the Con-
federate service, and Aaron L. Estev
os North Carolina. The only North |
ern man in the lot is Frank WaIford
OF Evansville, Ind. We shall prob
ably be accused Of waving the bloody
shirt and ''reviving sectional bitter
ness, but we must admit that it does
seem little superfuous to turn out
Union veterans in Massachusetts to
make room for eX-Confederates.
Boston Journal.