The Huntington argus. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1872-1905, 1872-10-05

TO be looked at; men believe they ought
to be handled.
A Grant and Wilson Club-the
bludgeon with which Dent struck Reed
over the Lead
A Nermonter who sent for ono of
the $3.50 hand sewing machines adver-
tised in the papers. received "A shoema-
ker's awl worth about ten cents
The Indiana Bourbon convention
numbered just thirteen persons. and
nominated'a ticket OF twen,y-six names.
some OF which have since Withdrawn.
The Illinois Bourbon convention hum
bered no more than four persons, and
met in private.
Willis B. Machen, OF Lvon county.
hentucky, who has beeu appointed BY
Governor Leslie as United States
Senstor, to fill the vacsncy occasioned
bv the death of Garrct Davis. is about
sixty years old, was a member of the
Constitutional Convention, and has
served in the State Senate and House of
Representatives. Since the war he has
held no political position. He is said
TO be an able man.
"A Pennsylvania editor who was on N
dead-head excursion ont TO the plains
tOSt his pass and had to walk seventy
miles before he could find man who
had sufficient confidence in him TO lend
him money to telegraph home for his
wife 10 sell the ocok stove and remit the
proceeds at once.
''if there Is anybody under the cam
mister of heaven that ! have In utter
eNcrcsccnce,' SAYS Mrs. Parling,op.
1T is the slanderer going about, like q
boy constructor circulating his calomel
upon honest folks"
"A city youth, disposed to be Mcs-
nous nj the expense ofa countryman,
asked him why sheep stayed white when
'hey eat so much green grass. The
countryman said he did not know, and
asked the city-bred which was the hcst
side 10 milk COW. The city-bred. In
his iurn. said he did not know, and ask
Ell the couniryman whi ch side was tie
pest side. lie got for reply, "Tbe
out side and did not ask any more
questions.
The Duke OF Sutherland is construct.
ting railroad az his own cost In Scot
laDd--the Sutherland aud Csithness rail.
way. III often happens that the duke,
who 'ts a practical engineer, drives his
own cars up and down the line.
The "Allgemeine Zsitung' states that
Nohammcd-M Murad, the nephew and
| presumptive heir Of tie Sultan. is shut
. mp with his brothers in the low rooms
oi new palace. here the humidity is
, such as TO have lie ndercd FIVE Of them
very III. Nusuf-Izeddin and Diemil
Eddin, Tie Su!tan's sons, are. on th a
conrary palHded on all occasions before
Tie public.
There is water famine in Nav
/ Orleans. The cigterns are destitute
of the great element. and when tho
fire plugs avs opened the drvest of ,bc
people drink from the cutters. Thi.
condition of affairs is very unusual In
The lali'ute of lower Louisiana. pierced
by the Mississippi, intersected bv
bayou-. aud with Lake Ponchartrain
aud The CUR Of Mexico chadng its
sides.
While Ilc' ~ Ward Brecber wos
n nding IN lrOni of the Twin Moun-
Tain House, ia New Hampshire, the
other day, - dandy y.lookiug gentleman
drove up and tolI him to pat his horse
into the stable, and feed him well
Beech'r said never word, but took the
mans twenty five cent and stabled fbe
horse. Pretty soon the achievement
waS nOuced about the hotel. and the
dnndy in question found IL convenient
" leave that night
Dispatches from Perpignan STATE that
Puy Cerda, a frontier town of Suain.
in the province Of Corona, hal bee n
besieged 10y the Carlist Leballo, with
six hundred men. Tho conmandery was
summoned 10 surrender but upou his
refusing. tLc b-siegers " wthdrew from
before The Town. a later despatch iron,
Madrid -nys lhat % reinforcement O z
)IyJ regulars arrived 10 Puy Ccrda or
saturday, and the Carisls who were
investing ihe place Disappeared iu the
mountains.
Tho following appeared in the
AoTisiJ"n 'Jert5mIH:' = "To whou,
81 nnj epnrern; Whereas, Pamela
Bus 70. 70 Fc-idrut uf tL.-frr. did prom.
ise .' m1"rri" or uc 18Th iu-.. bm
instead oI auiIs $50. did funk and has
run "I, b'..t he %. % liar. aud a
per-'n "' bad cnaucpr generally
E"nAnn PrNll"
A Wssb.ug,ot sp,ci,i ~ the Po,,or
-" say iH rri. r-ucr 90 Illinois: Iua
l''' rt .rr' ttut.. frUm Rtd-
leU a .l.i, i-,n psrstal frirnd of S.p-
%" Logan. HHt ulu has !i.rcf.io. q
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