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ArnOld's Treason.

Robert Dale Owen writes in the At.
ldntic that he spent week with Gen
LAFAYETTE in France, and from hin
learned this incidert Of Washington's
conduct after discovering the treach.
cry Of Arnold:
"The usual version is that he com.
municated the portentous news TO Gen
erals Knox and Lafayette jointly, but
that is an error. The statement made
to me by the latter, during our journey
to La Grange, surprised and interested
me at the time, and has remained in
delibIy impressed on my memory. 1t
was this: When Washington sal
down to dinner, no unusual emotion
was visible on his countenance. He
was grave and silent, but no more SC
than often happened when recent
tidings from the army occupied his
thoughts. At the close Of the mca
he beckoncd to Lafayette to follow
him, passed to an inner apartment
turned to his young friend without ut
tering n syllable, placed the fatal dis
patch in his hands, and then, giving
way to an ungovernsble burst of feel
ing, tell on his neck and sobbed aloud
The effect produced on the French
Marquis, accustomed to regard th'
General cold and dignifed in his man
ncr. as devoid Of the common weak
ness Of humanity, may be imagined. 81
believed said Lafayette to me in re
lating this anecdote, that this was the
only occasion throughout the long anC
sometimes hopeless struggle that Wash
ington ever gave way, even for mo
ment. under a reverse Of fortune; and
perhaps. | am the only human being
who ever witnessed in him on exhibi
ton of feeling SO foreign to his TEN
permanent. As it was he recovered
himself before | had pursued the CON
munication that had given rise to hi
excitement, and when we returned +
the staff not a trace remained in his dc
meanor eli her of grief or dependency.
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Decay Of the Art OF Hanging.

! On the night OfAugust llth Liver
pool had murder of the rutiianiy type
with which readers in this country art
tolerably familiar. A halfdrunker
rufflan, named Connor, violently assault
ed o woman outside a music hall be
cause she refused to drink with him.
A passer-by interfered to protect the
woman, and got mortally stabbed toT
his pains. The murderer was senten'
ccd to be hanged on September sth, eX'
actly four weeks after his crime. In car
rying out the sentence Of the law,
however, the business was bungled in a
way so grimly horrible as to. arouse a
positive sympathy with the fate of the
criminal and a feeling Of in dignatlon
against the mercilessness of the law
Calcraft was, as usual, the executioner,
and if long and varied experience can
lend absolute certainty to all the de-
tails of the process Ct hanging, this
per. on might surely be expected to be
at the very head of his profession. But
as q secret flaw in an axle may i'm
pair the character for safety of the
best regulated railroad, so an undctect-
ed fault il a rope has seriously affected
Calcraft's reputation for truStworthi-
ness. The preliminaries of the execu-
ton went off with unusual smoothness;
in fact, while under the beam, the m-
fortunate Connor "smilingly nodded to
some of the warderS in the court be-
low, and everything seemed to promise
a quick and pleasant dispatch of busi-
ness. But when the bolt was drawn
and the criminal suddenly dropped, the
rope snapped in two, and COnnor fell
on his feet at the bottom Of the hole
over which he ought to have hung sus-
pended.
As soon as the Condemned man re-
covered breath he tried to unpinion
himself, and asked piteously: "What
do YOU call this? Do you call this
murder? After this you should let me
off, Being placed on a ch it while
the drop was refxing, the Chaplain be
gan again the interrupted ministrations
of religion. Addressing himself to his
spiritual consoler, Connor remarked
Surely this is enough. stood it like
a brick the first time After delay
of eight minutes the unhappy man was
successfully and apparently painlessly
dispatched, to the infinite relief of the
officials and reporters in attendance.
After the usual inquest on the body,
there was an inquest oil Calcrafts
broken rope. That worthy was quite
unable to account for the lamentable
failure of his chief implement, remark
ing in a tone truly professional, I'D
have ri,ked my life on it," Probably
some of the jury wished he had. 1t
was found impossible to censure the
hangman, however, as a rope-maker,
who opportunely happened to be on the
jury, declared the rope to be a
thoroughly good one - manufactured
of Manila hemp, and eminently roper
to suspend a body withal
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REMARKABLE PREDICTIONS In
September, 1872, more than one year
ago, Mr.. ID. 6. Croly, cf New York,
once the managing editor of tho
WORLD, made the following predic-
tions, which were published in The
Modern Thinker IN December, 1872.
The prediction that the existing pan
ic would exceed that Of 1887 has 80
far proved to be false, and will, wo
trust, preserve that characteristic.
Here are the predictions:
IL predict that within the coming
two years this country will expert
eDce the worst financial panic known
to its history. 1t will be more wide
spread and disastrous than even that
Of 1887. All the debts created by
our paper money era will be wiped
out or compromised Land will tenn
porarily fall to one-half It's value.
"The panic will be precipitated, in
all probability, by tho failure Of tho
Northern Pacific railroad, and per
haps the bankers Who mausge it,
This last prediction, which even
went so far as to give the "preciplta-
ting" cause Of the panic, is indeed
most remarkable. - Richmond Dis
match,
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The Northern Pacific.

Having heard that the construc-
ton of the Northern Pacific railway
had been stopped, Sun reporter
asked Mr.. Wilkeson, Secretary of the
corporation, concerning the truth of
the rumor. Mr.. Wilkeson said that
the building of the road had been
stopped for the present, owing to the
approach of cold weather. He ad-
ded: "There are no contracts out
standing for construction, and there
fore there will be no construction this
fall or winter
ReportCr-Do you intend to go on
10 the spring?
Mr.. Wilkeson-We do.
Reporter-How are you to get
funds?
Mr.. Wilkesou-Why, BY selling
bonds, of course.
Reporter-What security do you
cffer your boudhOlders?.
Mr.. Wilkesoo-Our magnificent
land grant in Washington, Montana
and Dakota Territories, and in Min
nesotd.
Reporter-Your land in Dakota il
comparatively worthless for agricul
turc.
Mr. Wilkeson-There is the valley
of the James river.
Reporter-The valley Of the james
river is only about three miles wide
on an average, and while the three
miles width of bottom seems to be
good enough land, the country when
YOU leave the bottom is as dry, arid
waterless, and treeless as any part oi
the D1kota desert. There is very
little timber on the James, and wha'
there is is merely scrub growth, none
of it reaching the dignity of Missouri
cottonwood. There is not enough
timber on any part of the stream tC
keep settlement in fuel.
Mr. WIlkeson-But the dry land:
can be irrigated.
Reporter How, by pumping wa'
ter from the river? The ounain
or hill streams are dry two-thirds oi
the year, and iu the hot season, jus
when YOU want water for irrigation
the James becomes a brook across
which you can step, while Elm creek
and other streams smaller than the
James are distinguished only By
rank grass aud water holes. Th'
land might do for stock raising if yol
would build sheds and provide ha.
and corn for your cattle during to
winter. which, Notwithstanding tn
description OF isothernal engineers
is extremely severe, and freqnentl.
fatal even to buffalo. Will any at
tempt be made to procure Govern
ment aid?
Mr.. Wilkeson--I have no dout
that 10 the extent to which the Gov
erment is interested in the construC
ton of the road, by reducing th
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u1TNTNGTON WEST VIRGINIA. THURSDAY. OCT ODER l6 1873

ro.t of lbuIsu service auu W at De-
p,rtmept expenditures, it would be
WiIlipg to guarantee interest on The
Compauy's bonds and that amount
would pay the annual interest on The
sum necessary to complete the rosd.
He added that the Northern Pacif,
ic had still four years upder their
charter to finish the railway, that the
company had received patents for
649, 900 acres, and patents we're in
pre- epsratiou for 336,724 acres more,
The company has thus far sold bZ,-
393 acres for s2s0,2S3, Of which
sl27,175 has been paid in cash.
Nep York Sun.
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He WENT TO THE WRoxa LoDeE.-

He WENT TO THE WRONG LoDeE.-
A Richmond, Va, paper tells story
of very sagacious dog and very
funny man, and the man owns the dog.
He is married man, and the other
evening told his young wife that he was
going to the lodge" The wife anx-
iously looked for the return Of her hus-
band until the small hours Of the morn
ing and finally there was a scratching
at the door. She opened it, There
was the dog and something more. He
had in his mouth bloody handkerchief
and a round piece Of ivory about tho
size Of silver dollar. She did not
know anything about the ivory, but the
bloody handkerchief suggested to her n
terrible story. She put on her bonnet
and followed the dog. He piloted her
to the lodge, which WAS in an upper
chamber of a high building, and there
on the floor in one corner was her
husband, with a badly swollen eye
and bleeding nose and useless legs.
He could not walk home, but there
was a reason for that, which disap-
peared in a few hours. That young
man wants to dispose of very faith
fnl, well meaning dog. He also wants
to find the man who hit him on the
nose in the gambling-house.
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while hanging to my dress, whisper
ed to me, "He's dittin' mad at her
Running towards Pepita, she seize
her funny little hand. Don't, Bill
ly,r said Katie; and Billy didn''
Nora returned with a plate of sand
wiches, and the annoying subject wa
at once dismissed, while Katie ant
Billy loaded the little girl with bis
cults, and then ran to the man will
the remainder. In broken Epglist
he thanked us, his face speaking
more inte!ligibly than the manglet
words he uttered.
"One more tune and one more
dance" said the children; 'just one
more-please do!'
Good-naturedly, the grinder plan
ted an action from which a tune
sprang forth, aud Pepita danced until
her clumsy feet gave out. Gesticula.
ting to the man in her quick little
way, he lowered the organ that she
might seat herself upon it; then rails
ing it to its former position, be threw
his arm protectingly around her and
smiled, while the little one, as if
weary, closed her eyes.
Home" said he to US, pointing to
Pepita, and looking as if he would
like to explain.
"Yes-homel" exclaimed Pepita,
opening her tired eyes and searching
the little group till her glance fell on
Billy. Home" she again repeated,
and pointed to the sky above her, and
then to the surrounding landscape.
'Is that all the home you've got
your fathers arms!' exclaimed the
boy as they walked away.
"Hush, Billy" l whispered. GA
fathers or mothers arms are dear,
bright home for any one; Pepita is
rich in her fathers love-"
aren't there poor little children
that haven't got any fathers or moth
ers, or any hones?" asked Billy.
so many, so very mauv, Billy
"Well, what do hey doT
"Pm sure don't know" said |
musiug y, as l thought of the suffer
ings, uucared for poor that throng
our larger cities.
At night, as [ was tuoking my boy
up suugIy in bed, he resumed the
conversation. "Pepita is now at
home" said he. Mother, ] know
what the poor little children do that
hsia't got any fathers or mothers
arms to 90 to: God takes 'em up
Aunt Sabina said SO, and lots more
1t was a statement could not
gainsay, nor did l wish to. At last
Aunt Ssbins and | had arrived at
point upon which we both could
agree.
Billy" said I, bending over my
beautiful boy, "Aunt Sabina told
you truly, "God is father unto the
the poor as we'll as unto the rich, aud
His ear is erer open to our cry"
ats jolly to think of, amt it,
mo,her?7 said Billy. I'm going to
tell the very next little boy see just
how IT is And be kept bis word.
Billy has grown to be man, but
he has not forgotten the lesson he
learned in the long ago, for to-day,
in a foreign cline, he is telling the
he athen of Saviour and Saviours
love, and of the God who has sald, >
"Whcn thy father and thy mother
forsake thee, then the Lord will take
hce up"
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A school boy being requested to
write composition on the subject Of
pins produced the following: Pins
are very useful. They have saved
the lives of great many men, women
and cbildren-in fact whole families.
"How so,'' asked the puzzled teacher;
sod the boy rep led. "Why, BY not
swallowing lem This matches
the story of the other boy who de-
fined salt as "the stuff that makes po.
tatoes taste bad wheuj on don't pu,
any on
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We have reason TO suspect that Jay
Cooke is Just as good a man, morally,
as he was before his failure; certainly
his suspension has brought to light no
nefarious dealings, nor any sort Of spec
ulation that the public did not know
before that he was carrying on. Then
why were the preachers silent before
and vociforous now? We would like
to know, you know. We don't like to
see a man kicked when he is down, even
though the kicking is down with eccle-
sastic cowhide.-Found in Lac Com
monwealth.
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The new Masonic Temple in Phill-
delphia said to be the lagcsi and most
imposing structure consecrated TO
masonry in the world, was dedicat d
last week with brilliant ceremonies.
There was a procession Of ten thous 70
end masons, representing Lodges from
all narts Of the country.
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1t was an Irish corner, Vho. when
asked how he accounted for 40 ex-
naordinsry mortal'ty in Limrick, re.
piled sadly: 81 connot tell. Ther 9
are people dying this year that never
died before"
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A rural rooster thought be would
drop in and see the Prodigal Son,
while at the Exposition a day or two
since, and after gazing at the painting
for about an hour, anxiously inquired
when that ID curtain was going
to be raised. '-hdionoPotis SeRtin !.
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Miss Aurora II. c. Phelps, we learn
from the Woburn Mass Journal, has
broken ground for her village for wo-
men. The land comprises about sixty
acres, and is to be laid out in small
house lots, which she will dispose of to
working women on very favorable
terms, and they viii be encouraged to
work upon and improve the land. She
will erect a laundry as the first step.
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O,e of the English comic papers
says of the system Of taxstion 10 that
country: at hardly presses ou the
rich aud presses hardly on the poor
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Mr.. Michael McCoo'e is the most ten
er-hcarted Of men. He says he could
easily have killed Allen during their
prize fight the other day, but was re-
strained by feeling Of pity for Mrs.
Allen and her children. We wouldn't
be surprised If Mrs Allen is very sorry
that he vas restrained w any such
feeling "a that-C0urier .J0urnGL
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When a man kills another in NickS-
burg he does the fair thing and passes
around a hat Tor subs Iiption- for the
widow
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AlArs
The magnificent iron steamer rSUE, -
Cant. a C. Nickie, viii leave Pier II
Light street wharf foot Of Barre street
on Mondays. Wednesdays and Fridays, at
.. M. stopping AZ the Landings on the
. York River aul arriving 10 R-hmond at
I 10 am. the following morning.
Passenger Trains leaving Richmond
/ for Baltimore and all points North, on
Tuesdays. Thursdays aud Saturdays at ::
m, arriviugat Baltimore the following
morning.
This route from Blltimore offers TO the
public an uninterrupted nights rest on the
Bay, aud entering ire York River At
Daylight affords 'hr passengers beauti-
frl view OF the n,r -nihcent scenery on
York River and allowing time 20 par
take OF Glaa .a.t on The steamer before
arriving 70 West Point.
Passengers nom Baltimore 10 Rich
mo7d $500, after thirty days tickets
WI. be soil 20 Baltimore over this line at
the same prices OF any other line,
Frdet. received rr the days mentioned
above. carefully handled aud forwarded
with dispatch.
an claims for lost and damaged freight
will ba promptly traced and adjusted
Through bills Of L1Iiug and rates guar
anteed TO a]l points south as low as by
any other line. For furthur information
Apply tor. FOSTER, Gen Superintendent,
900 Light street Baltimore.
lBW, F. FOLGEB,
Gent Ticket s. Freight Ag't Richmond.
Va. y. "a. H1ruHErss, Travelling Aceut
- U.odyl1T'sr, Fountain Ho'et Bal'mors
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DIR. 5 LEITCH BUTLER,
DIR o. O.. CHASE,
DR. ROBERT LONG,

Once at the barber shop on front
street between 9Th and Sth, offers his
professional services 10 the citizens Of
huntington and vicinity. There being
no college for colored people 20 prepare
for medical duties, in this country, DR..
Long has no other recommendation ex-
o"Pt that obtained through his unParal~
led success. 29tf.
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Washington proposes to have SIo',.
600 hotel on Capitol Hill.
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BUILDING MATERIAL
|. B. PALMER,

A. 3. PALMER,
Agent for the
Manker & Mockbee, Planning Mil
Co. Of Ripley, Q,
Has on hand and 'riH recGve This dag
10000 f. dressed aud seasoned pop
lar lumber.
1000 No, l, l6 in. sawed pine shin
100, 900 q" d" Cut poplar shingles.
100 900 90 " Poplar lath.
100 Windows assorted. primed and
glazed
10000 f. dry poplar flooring, yellow
pine, white pine, aud black wal
nut flooring.
100 Pannel doors.
WINDOW AND DOOR FRAMES
MADE To ORDER.
Dressed Pine in. It in. II in. and
Is in. thick.
10000 q. Of Weather boarding.
Fancy
Brackets.
I1Ouidi"gS.
And al building material furnish
ed prompt, oD short notice.
Buildings erected on short notice
Sd Avenue bet Sth and 9th streets
Huntington, West Va. II.
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utyEY slNVs.

w LD 4NG4Ah n
Real E.Et9. Claim and Collection Agency.
yNHE unlersi. ned have opened an Of
4 nee 10 Huntington for the purchase
sale and lease of
Real E,'1ls,
CV Prrre-tr
H.g.-1 LT11s
Euug Ir,rr7sV
dg3 for Hs
COLLECTION OF CLAIMS
Uf gI hHt,.
We now have several very desirable
properties in this city and vicinity for
sale or lease. Circulars detailing terms.
modes Of doing business, references, to-
gether with the circulars Of the Central
Land Company and maps Of the City OF
Huntington, sent hy mail on applcstionon
OHce m Post Ofice builiing, Hunting
ton W. Va. ". s. DOWN ~ f CO.
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RAILROAD LINES.
CHESAPEAKE & Ohio RAILWAY,

Trains arrive and depart from Hun
tington, daily, Sundays excepted
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WEST VIRGINIA

VS. DOwNEE
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Commencing October ;, 1873.

Trip and Return Tickets to
White Sulphur and all other Va. Springs
Can be had at reduced rates.
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monkey. but Katie dou'P said he,
catching hold Of my hand and the
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-10-16

Central WiScOnsin.--A cores
pondent of the Milwaukee Neacs, writ
inc from Graud Rapids under date of
September 18th, speaks of the W, v.
r. r. as follows: "Much interest has,
of late, been manifested in regard to
the route of the Wisconsin Valley
Railroad northward from this point
From the conception of the project 1t
was the design of the projectors to run
from Centralia on an air line route as
near as possible to Wausau, crossing
the Wisconsin river at knoWlton.
Since the completion of the road to
Centralia, Stevens Point has made stu
pendous exertions to procure the build
inc of the road to that place. Through
the representations made to Mr.. Joy,
bv the Pointers. he had almost decld-
ed to construct the road on that line,
and came here on Sept. I'd, to attend
the annual meeting with that determI-
nation. 1t was finally thought advisa,
bic to continue the original line and
reach Wausau as soon as possible.
This decision was hailed with delight
by the people of Wood and Marathon
counties, and it is unquestlonably the
most profitable route to pursue.
Grading is rapidly going on and the
main track will soon be laid TO 'he
crossing of the Wisconsin central.
Side tracks are being constructed 10
the mills along the river and the com
pany has fairly ,naugurated an opposi-
ton to the old Wisconsin. Inc RIVER
is lower than it has been before 1or
years, but now that we have the rail-
roads there is no anxious Watching ioi
a rise The road is already more thah
paving running expenses.
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Another Little one gone. I'll

Announcer Little one gone. The
little daughter of R. G. Worthington,
about two years old, the only one, went
home last Tuesday. She was taken
sick at an early hour in the day and
went away about 5 o'clock in the after.
noon. Mr.. Worthington was in Mil
waukee at the time where the mournful
intelligence was communicated to him
by telegraph. Two other little daugh-
tiers have gone before to the beautiful
home where the heavenly mansions are,
and now lis one in whom were center
ed the hope and affection of father and
mother is gone to join hands with the
little sisters Drs Witter and Whit
ney pronounce the disease congestion
of the lungs. The sympathies of all
our people arc with the bereft ones in
this affection.
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Dancing School Notice. II

Dancing School Notice. The La
dies class will meet at Music Hall
Friday Oct. 18th. from IL past one
o'clock, ?. NJ. until IL past four
O'Clock. Juveniles from 5 o'clock 2.
NJ. until IL past 6. Gentlemen from
I to s. Ladies who cannot attend in
the afternoon can attend with the Gen
tlemen in the evening for practice
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Butler & Smiths Factory.-Thi

Butler l. Smiths tactOry.-1hls
enterprising firm have recently made
decided alterations in their factory,
whereby they can turn out more work
in less time, and of superior quality.
They have put up new building 24x40
with % feet posts, enclosing their old
bull iiuy, giving them now working
room 40 by 60 feet, with a finishing
room overhead, and smaller room for
the finishing Of cabinet ware on the
ground floor. They have changed the
original line shaft, and are putting IN
still another which will enable them to
add more. machinery to their already
large stock. They have recently plac-
ed in position Shaping machine which
materially aids them In tire preparation
of cabinet work In the spring the
firm will run a car track from the rear
of Mr.. Rablin's mill to the factory,
enabling them to procure lumber di-
rect from the mill for the supply of
the factory. Their planer is now plan
ing and matching over 5000 feet of
six inch stuff per day. The firm is in
prosperous condition, and by their
enterprise are building up business
that is an honor to the city, and pro-
itable to themselves