Huntington advertiser. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1874-1921, 1875-07-29
STATE NEWS.

ped from this depot thus far during
the season, and it is still coming in
slowly.-HintOn Herald.
The Martinsburg Independent is
for the following:
We heard farmer Yesterday offer
to bet S4.25 that his hired man could
take longer to get to the corn field,
get back to dinner quicker, eat mole,
DO less, and bear down harder on a
fence pannel than any other hired
man in this county.
The death OF Judge Allen, of the
Fourth Judicial District of this State,
is announced as occurring on Friday
last. at his home near Moorefield -
He leaves behind him reputation
as a learned and upright Judge, earn
ed By long service upon the Circuit
bench of Virginia, and our State, and
the memory Of many virtues as
private citizen Wheeling Standard.
Mr.. Striking who owns the two
put several big rats into
the cage Yesterday morning. One OF
the cats made mince meat out Of
three of them. This is pretty good
work for kits only five weeks old.
The cats have all the appearances Of
very young kittens, except in size.
The fur is coarse, dark gray, and
limbs and head thick, and burly.-
P,'rter~j,ay Inquirer.
Our town and county wGs visited
last Saturday morning with Il severe
thunder storm, accompanied by very
heavy winds which we fear has ilju
red the crops to considerable extent.
The corn. oats ard grass were more
or less injured. The oats and grass
where heavy were blown fiat, and
had the appearance of having been
rolled over by log. The corn was
blown down and in some cases bro
ken oE.-BachhaRnon NcIta.
The Richie Gazette offers the fol-
lowing ticket for tie consideration OF
the voters:
For Governor, \. F. Gibbons,
Charleston formal; Attorney Gen
eral, W. ID. Dawson, kingwood
Auditor, John Broydrick,
Piedmont independent; Treasurer, c.
VI. Shinn, Grafton Sentinel: State
w. +. Williams,
Clarksburg Telegram, Chat Is if he
can read and write).
The State debt, and how to pay it,
is all to the engrossing subject Of dis
cussion in Virginia. while West Va,
sits quietly by rs though she were in
no manner interested in the result
1t can he said with much honor to
the cid State that there iSno repudia-
ton party within her limits. lndi-
viduals, there may be, who see in re.
pudiation IN end to all their woes,
but they are not sufficient in number
to constitute a party. B@eimm.
STANDARDIZATION Harms, once a
vounc- man cf GREAT prOmisp. bur.
since the death of his father, Gen.
:. y. Earnes, without fixed, steady
occupation. was very often preyed
upon by distressing feelings of mel
and in such a mood went,
Yesterday, to Mrs. Hahn, his step
mothers residence, on Juliana street,
where he STAYED for some time in 4
room, which he left laterin the even
inc, and sat upon the front porch
about half an hour. The discharge
Of weapon startled the inmates Of
the house, who, hurrvinr TO the spot
found poor Wilson weltcrinc in agony
from the effects Of a wound inflicted
by himself with a pistol shot In 4
few minutes later, al his earthly >uf-
fcrings were over. death relieving
him. -HarIcrsbWg Times.
\ Coon SELECTION. We learn
with pleasure that Rev. $ +. Lane Of
Point Pleasant has been invited to adj
dress the State Teachers Assoc iation,
al the annual meeting beginning at
that place August 4th. We ongratu-
late the authorities upon this happy
selection. Or. Lane is q gentleman
OF very superior culture, of a wide
range of valuable experience in mats
tiers pertaining to public education,
zoalously devoted to the progress of
,cncol interests. and will present what
ever theme he may choose for the &C
casion. in an abe, instructive and en-
;ertaining manner. II the entire pros
cccling> Of the Association shall
reach the standard Of that part OF the
assigned to Doctor Lane
We may confidently anticipate meet
ing Of rare usefulness and Success
Cof'csioa Cooricr.
\ ">lqck water navigation meet
irr was he'd IN ;hc NiuSon House,
last Friday. General NeE!cY, ct
was present and made some
very able remarks upon the utility Of
slack water navigation and the i'm
portancc Of damming the BIC Sandy
River. There is but little doubt
that an improvement Of this kind
would be Of very great advantage to
thepcoplc Of Northeastern Kentucky.
and it is to be hoped that they will
interest themselves in tins matter
and begin at once the prosecution Of
this enterprise, which promises to be
Of such public bcneft.-Demorr1'.
The Catlcttsburg folks damned the
Big Sandy, to all inten's and purpo-
SEES last week, bnt they spelt dam
med the other way.