The Huntington argus. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1872-1905, 1872-06-29

A man who sailed around the world and
carried Philadelphia newspaper in his
pocket, said il was the most widely ciren-
lated journal in America
The total reduction Of revenue by the
new Tariff and Tax bill is $53,057,259
IL you want to make Radical soueal
ask him whether he has seen Summers
speech.
Judge-"Well, you are fond OF stealing.
If should let you steal now, what would
lou stealY' Prisoner-'l would steal
away, your honor
General 4. C. Harding. member OF Con.
gress from the Rock Island District. de-
clares for Greeley, and saws there are five
hundred Republicans in Warren county
who will vote that ticket
A convention of the counties interested
has been called to meet at Marietta june
Is, IN regard TO a railroad from Belair to
lronton.
A good old man down in Massachusetts
being asked to vote for the noted uobbler
declined, remarking II would like 10 show
YOU bad job of cobbling he done for me
forty years ago, that's all
Colfax was made the Jonah of the
Grant Radical Convention, and thrown
overheard to appease public opinion Poor
Smilerl
There were ,629 births. 43T marriages
and ,552 deaths in Richmond, Va, last
year.
A straw berry has been raised in Raleigh.
\. l., that weighed an ounce aud quar-
ter.
When Ulysses and the great Smiler
were nominated the Radical ticket was
leatLas and pruEello. BY the substitution
OF the Natick cobbler for Collax il has Toe.
come awl leather. 1851.
The Kentucky War Claim viii no Doubt
now be settled bin having recently pass
cd Congress for that purpose.
An Indiana patriarch has lived to form
the acquaintance of Lis great great, great
grandchildren.
Young society men in New York now
ape Lord Gordon, and put . crest on their
visiting cards. ..
Some one saws that the lobster is a most.
luminous work of creation, Tor it is only
read after its death.
Ohio claims to have three million more
acres of land under cultivation lhan Penn
sylvania.
The Bible has been translated into Es-
quiinaux by the Moravian brethren in
Labrador.
Tie annual income OF the lady who pre-
sides over the Republic of bonnets in Paris
Is 100000 l'f
a penknife was found in the heart Of a
tree lately felled in New Haven.
The Noble County, Ohio. RepuJljcsn
says: "A wool-huyer IN this county in.
forms MS that lie is paying not to exceed
DOC for the best grades OF wool, and 7jc
Tor tub-washed
! a Danbury, Connecticut, man has not
slept ont Of the town for thirty years.
A tame crow in Lansing. Michigan
lives with the hens and crows each malta
Seyen;y-eight acres in the heart Of
Evansville, Ind are in litigation
A gorilla or devil is soaring the rail.
road IaOGrers near Muscatine, Iowa
A Baltimore minister il deposed Just for
playing whiskey poker and auction pitch
Tor the drinks in lager beer saloon.
a Chicago court recently condemned a
small boy &c three years imprisonment for
stealing twenty five cents from his mother.
An alligator Is feet in length and weigh.
ny SOD pounds was recently killed near the
mouth Of the Ocklawha river in Florida
4 Sunday-school phenomenon in New
Canaan, Conn, committed to memory $50
verses Of Scripture in one week.
OF the Grant press in Iowa % journals
are edited 10y men who hold office under
Grant, or receive bic official patronage.
4 Two OF Grants retainers in the United
! States Senate have attempted 70 answer the
speech Of Mr.. sumner but have Gsilel.
The Philadelphia Post. one Of th, mos,
Radical sheets heretofore, ia ihat CITY. has
repndiatsd Grant, aud com, on. Tor Gree.
icy.
DR. Huston has been acquitted. aui how
will press bis suit for libel agaiLs. the Bal.
tnnore American.
An ounce Of mother. Gays o Spanish
pro'erb, Is worth pound Of clergy
Luna Aurora Borealis Smith il the Gu.
, phoheous name Of western female
a deadly Detroi; drug,i., adyer,i,e,
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