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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-09-06
STATE OF WISCONSIN, IOWA

~ County Court. In Probate.
In the matter Of the Last VIII and Testament of
JAMS BENEFIT deceased
Whereas an instrument in writing, purporting
to he the Last viii and Testament Of James Ben
nett deceased, late OF said county, has been fled
in this Office together with the petition Of the ex-
eertors, praying thu; the same be proven and adj
mltted % probate, and letters testaiuentary gran
Ell thereon according TO the laws Of this state
II - ordered that the prayer OF said petition be
heard before the Judge of this court, at the probate
ofdce in the village OF Dod@eyilie on the nth day
OF Srptember, A. y. 1876 at 10 O'Clock in the fore
noon.
And IL Is further ordered that notice Of the
hearing thereof be given to all PERSONS Interested
10y publishing = copy OF this order for tBree weeks
successfully preyiou, 20 the time appointed in the
Mineral Point Tribune. a newspaper printed in
This state. Dated August llth, lS1G.
In OPEN COurt
ROBERT WILSON.
Csuuty Judge.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-09-06

Close connections are made ~ Chicago with ire
Lake shore * Michigan ~outhvr,, Michigan Cen
trll Baltimore ~ uuio, PiJtsburg, Fort Wayne b
thjg8eu, kaukdkye Line and Pan Handle Routes
fer last Uul southeast and wi,h the Chicago u
Alton Bud Illinois central tor ali points south.
Close connections are also ma le with the Union
Pacific Z. k. a, iaf Omaha tor AL vest points
Cf1.s tUp.Hsyflaus ar Hultts at S4acttOa pOinis
GrjA trains of tflf cross ypi1s.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1876-06-02
The Louisiana Disorders.


The New Orleans P;'cdya,e explains
rs follows the rise of the disturbances
in West Feliciana:
1T is notorious fact that the deprc-
dations OF negroes in this parish have
been such that no kind OF property was
safe, and the stock Of planters in The
parish has been almost entirely destroy
ed hy nocturnal marauders. These rob
berries were carried to such an extent
that the colorcd people for their own
protection, to protect their property, or
gained q Mutual Protective Union. one
Of the regulations ofwhich was that any
negro found guilty of thioving should
be publicly whipped. The Aaronstcin
who was killed resided in the neighbor-
hood of Laurel Hill. One night not
long ago, he detected four negro men in
the act OF killing some of his cattle. -
He informed upon them. and they were
given 800 lashes by the colored people
themselves. Several nights afterward
animated by revengeful desire, they
came to the house and shot Aaronstcin
and colored man who stayed in the
house with him, killing the first and
wounding the latter in the hand. He
recognized the murders and informed
upon them, whereupon the whites in the
neighborhood captured and executed the
two leaders Of the band Of assassians.' -
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1876-06-02
Who is to Be Nominated.

Il Under this caption w ashington cor
respondent Of the Richm ond Esquner
gives as avery full and interesting re-
sumo or the political situation, as seen
from his standpoint at the Capital. The
correspondent thinks that although
Tildon has been more talked about on
the Democratic side than any other, and
that his friends have been sanguine, yet
that it is obvious he has dropped very
rapidly within The PAST two weeks
Abiding to the st. Louis Convention,
and it's probable action, the writer says :
The States whose delegates will have
the greatest weight will bethosc like
PENNSYLVANIA, Indiana, Ohio, Illinois,
Missouri. Kentucky, Tennessee, Virgin.
In, North Carolina, and others which
are either dcbateablc land or are rclia.
bic States for the Democracy. The
doubtful States are the States to be secur.
ed, and the question is how can it be
done? Davis, Hendricks, Hancock
these are the names that will be careful
~ scanncd ut St. Louis to determine
which will run best. | will not under
take TO say which it will be Of these
three, but it will be one Of them in my
opinion. AS for Judge Thurman, he is
oat of the question. His friends here
all give it up. Allen is q noble old Ro
man, but he is too obnoxious in the East
to make his nomination judicious, and
1t IS safe to say that he, too, is out OF
the question, MIR. Bayard has the high
est qualifications, and is the favorite o
the Southern people. they could make
President. But-I greatly fear that the
Northern delegates will regard him as
unavailable ut this juncturc. The Pres
idency would not add one cubit to hi:
stature. So it will be Davis, Hancock
| or Hendricks, rs matters now stand
The last named gcntleman's friends
claim that he will 90 in with more
strength then Mr.. Tilden. and strength
that will stick to him. They count ant
count correctly the votes Of Indiana
Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Kansas, Mis-
souri,, and Arkansas, besides other dele
cations. That Mr.. Hendricks. ms tn,
case stands. will lead on the first ballot
cannot doubt. Whether he can ge
the two-thirds essential to n choice, i
is too soon to predict. Judge Davis.
friends are divided as to the policy o.
putting him MP ct the start land perhap:
General Hancocll's name NAV be hel(
back for favorable stage in the bal
| loting." t.lo. .sE.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1876-06-02

End of The World in 1879.

The Chicago Times has the following:
& News of the approaching end OF the
world is always interesting reading
Many time and oftcn have the Adven.
tists figured out the date OF the end of
all things here below; and though the
predictions have invariably failed, their
renewal from time to time has always
been the cause Of interested discussion.
Thurman predicted for last wear did
not come off, but the prophecies have
been looked up anew and an error in
the computation corrected. Tho Ad.
ventists of New York have arranged
for the second coming Of Christ during
1876. The prophecy Of Daniel says
that the world will end in just 1885
years from the 'time when the daily
sacrifice shall be taken away md the
abomination that maketh desolatc be
set up" The abominntion that maketh
desolate, of course, is the Roman Cath.
Ollie Church which the Adventists un.
dcrstand to have dated from SAL, when
the Emperor Justinian gave the religion
of Rome its Papal character. Then
followed the period Of 1890 years, spo..
ken of in the prophecy, bringing the
time up to 1891, when the allied powers
OF Europe took away from the Bishop of
Rome as much power rs Justinian had
given him. TO this 1920 years the
prophecy added, "a month half"
meaning forty-fvc years, thus fixing
the grand finale in 1876. Nothing could
be palmer. Figures cannot lie. The
end has got to come this year. and it is
to be lamented that the New York Ad
ventists are not able to fix the month
and day. The catastrophe is to come
like a thief in the night. 1t behooves
every prudent citizen, therefore, to
make the necessary preparations, and,
in the language of Joyce to Mcdonald,
to put his house i'm order.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1876-06-02

Snyscd lin the Capitol, u few dav, -.
seyee Seaators. among them H.
4 ilcac0ck hastily evacucatcd their 49,. 81
nd rpghed down stairs 70 the frat a.
Fto& oecrtain the cause Of the loud rcno' ~
which W. clarified them out Of their =.
nal QenAcum Ascertainiug the cause
Hitchcsck returned and explained :,
the- curious Senators that the explos;oS
was caused by an accumulation Of r s
under the ceiling. .'Well, then .s;s
Senator Thurman, IN lie dry way. lool
'iag .sp ~ che shy-ligsts overhead 80
must certainly DO In danger. for eoouvs
gas must have accumulated in this Ch,y
bssr' since tic discussion ON tirisdictioa
bssan.1 TO light the city or New Yosh n,
q inonth!' "But," said Conkliuy. ether.
will be no danger OF nm excessive acc.
mutation OF gas until the Senator from
Ohio speaks. Than, look out for an or.
.plosion - n.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1876-06-02
N NOTICE
Commissioners Notice.

DY an order. made on the 9Th day Of Ma,
ID 1875, by the Circuit Court Of Hampsbi,,
County. w Va, 10 the Chance'y cause OF Mi.
william 4. Rast rnas IL. hssrs a.. ocs ssSnn
ed was appointed Special Commissioner 10
state, settle ard just TIE accounts of William
n. Powell, Sheriff Of Hampshire County, aud a,
snch, COMMITTEE adminis'rs tor Of William
kuykeud I'll, dec d.. and to call before him tv
publication, the creditors OF the estate OF said
William A. kaykendnll, deed, TO prove ,h,i,
debts and demands against the said estate.
Therefore, Notice is hereby given. that o,
the 24th day OF Jsiy, ls76, al ,iLe Office of n
w. bailey, Jr., w Romney. Hampshire Couniy.
West Va: will proceed to carry out the pro.
visions Of said o,der.
HENRY B. GILKESON.
Special Commissions.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1876-06-02

Tux SUp1AS DErnRoHED AID HISS Sue.
IL cEssoR PnocLAnGxD.

& LokDoS. nay 50 2 !, H-The Reuter-
Telegram company have received the
following dispatch. confirming the report
telegraphed from Berlin. OF the sultan
dcthroncment:
"CoNsTAETrNoPLE. May 3O.-It il
otiloial@y announced here that by the
unanimous wish OF the people AbAsi
Aziz has been dethroned, and the heir
presumptiye, Murad Effenli, proclaimed
sultan t, .ft
Effects on the London Market.
LONDON, May 80. 8 p. M.-At the Elk.
change to day Turkish securities OF all
descriptions have been very strong and
active, and at one time were 5 to high.
er; they are now about higher all n.
round. 1t seems to be the opinion that
the overthrow OF the Sultan will result
benefcially. The Paris market is also
very firm. tn aG
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1876-06-02

KILLED BY SPuNG GUN.-Mr.
Henry Ruff, Of Hartford CO., Nd, having
noticed that his cider cellar had been
invaded, placed loaded spring gun in
position in the cellar TO command the
window. On Saturday last James Burk,
q young man in the employ Of Mr. Ruff,
attempted to enter the window, and in
so doing discharged the gun, the entire
load of shot entering his stomach. lie
fingered until Tuesday, when lie died.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1876-06-02

KEYsER.--A grand entertainment will
be given in Keyser on June 22nd, by the
knights Of Phythios 10 which the adioin.
ing lodges Of Piedmont, Cumberland.
Frostburg, &c, will be invited The
programme will consist Of parade, din
ner, display Of fireworks and dramatic
exhibition at night.
ia In the municipal elections on the
2jth nit, in Virginia. the Conservative
tickets were successful in all the towns
and cities with the exception Of Dan
Vile and Lynchburz. In Winchester.
William l.. CLARK Esq, was elected
Mayor and Holmes Conrad, Esq. Re
corder
tY'Thc Republican National Convcn.
ton will meet at Cincinnati, Juno l4tb ::
the Democratic National Convention nj
50. Louis, June 9th.
TYTwo years ago II. W Edmunds
paying teller Of the Second National
Bank Of BOSTON, was discharged because
lac could not account for the disappear.
ance Of $4,000. On Wednesday orIast
week tho money was found in crcvice
Of the safe into which it had slipped AT
the time Of its disappearance.
~ The Huntington Advertiser, Point
Pleasant Register & Martinsburg States
mn III oprosc Ma, h(lsvs lOr Co,crpoS
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1876-06-02

IVA ticket composed OF rilden and
Thurman would be the most powerful in
America. if the ambition OF friends could
make the necessary concessions. IL is
clear that New York, with her FIVE mil
lions OF people, is iudispensably neces.
sary TO Democratic victory aud if o.
bio should aid with Thurman, or Mis-
souri, with Broadhead, for second place,
the nomination would strike terror into
the disorganized ranks Of the Republi-
cans.--LoRisriNe CpWricr.Jow.--pesi. .
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1876-06-02

PlNIco RACEs.-In the first race at
Pimlico on the 26th ult.. Messrs. r. B.
and w. y. Davis May ID and Romney
we're third and fourth; Longstah-s Free.
boo'or being the winner in the excel.
lent time OF Lao. ard Crouse's Fraud
second. The race was q mile dash for
three year Odds, $3.50 to first horse and
$50 TO second On Wednesday in the
sweepstakes race for three.ycar olds,
mile dash. May ID. was third. Loril.
lard's Peru won in .46I and Lorillard's
Shirley was second $500 TO FIRST horse
and 500 10 second. In the fourth race
on Wednesday, mile heats for ail ages.
$500 to winner. Davis jest was fourth.
Babcock's Egypt won 147h; I.4s.-
Cumberland Ness. May "a.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1876-06-02

An IRATE JUDGE.-Judge Bond OF
the u. s. Circuit Court. tried i'm Rich.
mond last week the case of Jesse Banks.
colored, vs.. Is. Il. Crouch. a conductor
on the York River Railroad, for putting
Banks off the cars OH account OF color.
When the jury came into Court, they
told the Judge they hadn't agreed upon
verdict because they didn't understand
the term denying" used by the Judge
in the sense Of denying certain rights to
Banks because OF his color. Judge Bond
grew little wrathy. and told the jury
tina: he had instructed them fully on this
point. that he despaired OF any verdict
from jury that could not understand
the instructions he had given them and
thoreupon discharged them instanter.
saving You are discharged. Go on
l don't want you TO say anything more
about it, And the jury went. This was
the first civil rights case under this act
that has been tried in this court. Iii
probable that the jury would have had
less trouble in coming 10 a conclusion
had the marshal exercised more indp.
mcnt and less craftsmanship in summon.
ing il.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1876-06-02

CONVICTION OF A SAwDUsr SwIND.
LER.-On Monday David Howard, n re.
spectacle looking young man, was con i.
victed In the United States Circuit Court,
under recent act of Congress, of max.
ing use Of the United States mails for
the promotion of n scheme of fraud. -
john II. Hutchinson a1d Richard l..
Hollar of w oOdstock, Shenandoah coun.
ty, Va, testified to paying $500 for
what they were led TO suppose was a
package of counterfeit notes indistn.
guishable from the genuine. but which
proved to contain only rubbish In n
preliminary interview the complainants
bought some highly satisfactory bills
which were exhibited to them: among
the bulls which they offered in payment
where three loo which Towards con.
federate recognized as his own manu-.
facture and property, and which he &C
cordingly took possession of without any
credit TO the customers. The jury stood
ten for conviction and two for acuuitta
for nearly two hours. the minority being
unwilling to convict unless the prosccu.
ting witnesses could be punished also.
A compromise verdict was finally agreed
upon. by which the accused was found
guilty with recommendation to mercy.
demanded for sentencc.-N, y. Journal
Of Commerce.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1876-06-02
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
70 The Creditors OF William A. Kuvkcr

'"T >fc"'oo' Of =" ft''HHI ~. huykcn'
dali, deceased.
Tn pursuance Of decree OF the Circuit c ourt
i Of the County at hampshire, made ia = cause
therein pending, to subject the real estate of the
said William A. kuykendail to the paymep,
of tits debts, yon are rsgeircd To present your
claims against the said William A Kuykend,il
Tor adjudication To Henry H. GiIkeson, Special
Commissioner, AT the Office Of W. Daile,.
Jr., in Romney, ia the said couniy, ON or G,.
fore the 2ith day " July, 1875 Witness,
.. White, Clerk oftaid Court, This 30ih day Of
May, 1876.
c. S. WHITE, Clerk.
June , 1876
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1876-06-02

EXECUTION or PTER.-Thc cxccu.
ton OF Thomas w. Piper, formerly sex.
ton Of tho Warren avenue Baptist church.
ia Boston took place ut tho Charles
street Jail on Friday morning last
Piper was convicted last February on
the second trial for the murder Of Mabel
Young, child Of five years. in the tow.
er or the Warren avenue church, on the
23rd OF May. 1875. lie stoutly denied
his crime before and after conviction.
but on tho 9TH OF last month. after n Sc.
ries OF false confessions. finally acknowl.
edged that he not only killed the child
but murdered Bridget Langran on the
9Th Of December. 1873. and attempted
to Kill n girl named Mary lyman. be.
sides committing other crimes, inclnd.
ing incendiarisn and theft. lie attribu.
ted his tendencies 10 the use OF liquor
and narcotics.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1876-06-02
GLASS FRUIT JARS.
THOS. WIGHTMAN & CO,

45 Wood Street, Pittsburgh
WINDOW GLASS. BOTTLES &vIN
OF all kinds. Orders promptly eve
ted Get our prices and circulars19.
buying. Quality unsurpassed.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1876-06-02

ES From the gentlemen who are Sc
lected TO represent our county in the
State Convention, we believe our dele
CATION will support Mr.. Eastman for
Governor, Mr.. Blakemore for Attorney
General, Mr.. Jos Miller for Auditor, Mr..
j. V. Cunningham for Treasurer, and
Prof. PcndIeton for State Superintend.
ent Of Schools.--ieHdleion News
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1876-06-02

ia Mr.. William Writ Henry, OF Rich.
mond, Va, has accepted the position Of oenten-
nisl historian for the 18th Of June for tho epenipR
Of The Academy Of Fine Arts, 10 aid Of the ma
ioual museum Of Independence HALL Air. Hem
~ tsa grandson o. Patrick Henry, aud . gen
tirni4r rf fre effainnrnis
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1876-06-02

ssEH'A Friend that .'sticketh closer
than brother during warm weather
your flannel shirt. ~ ffs
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1876-06-02

EY'A Paris fashion journal declares
that IN less than five years knecbreeches
and six-inch shirts will be the rashiona.
bic street dress for ladies'.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1876-06-02

1proPos OF tho long discussion on the
question of jurisdiction. Senator Hitch.
cock, who never said funny or witty
thing Intentionally IA ms lie. was tae
innocent cause OF considerable amuse-
ment in tue Senate during a secret scs.
sion, the other day. When the recent
gas explosion, by which one man was
killed and another seriously injured, oc-
National Republican., 1876-08-10
AFTER CAREFUL INQUIRY

The newspapers say that Mr.. W. NJ.
Springer has made his report on the truth
of the allegations contained in the petition
of Seth briggs to Congress in the Venezu-
elan affair latter careful inquiry" If the
Committee on Foreign Affairs were of this
opinion, would it have suppressed the bill
which MIR. Springer had prepared to pre-
sent to Congress for annulling the awards
of the umpire and appointing a new COM
mission to hear and decide all claims other
than those decided by the commissioners
jointly under the treaty Of 1866? Match
ett, who has appeared in this ''investiga-
tion" for Venezuela, as well as for briggs,
boasted recently that "they" had "a good
man" for commissioner under the new
treaty. He must have been if they had
selected him-the very essence of goodness
and pink Of perfection Mr.. Springer also
made no secret of his expectation of get
ting his bill through Congress this session,
and figuring at once as treaty breaker and
treaty maker. But he had not made care
full inquiry" He seriously proposed to set
aside the awards of the umpire, on the
ground of fraud, without examining thai
gentleman or even trying to ascertain his
whereabouts Nor does it seem yet to have
occurred to Mr.. Springer that Venezuela
should have punished Mr.. Juan N. Macha-
do, jr., If she had proof of his corruption.
But she examined him, and let him 60
without an imputation on his integrity.
The idea that the annulling ofthe umpire's
awards on the ground of fraud without alb
solute proof would be an insult to the Rus
sian Emperor, whose ambassador appointed
Juan n. Machado, ir., umpire under the
National Republican., 1876-08-10

THE Pennsylvania Avenue Paving Com
mission have made an excellent move in
partially circumscribIng the character of
the materials from which they will con
struct the new pavement. The next step
which it should take is to select the very
best known material from the remainder in
th eir list and then proceed to prepare the
foundation and to lay the pavement under
the personal supervision of one or more OF
its members. The appropriation is suffl-
cient TO pay for frst-class pavement, pro-
Vided it is utilized and large proportion
of it is not frittered away in contractors
profits Labor here is very cheap. Men
of intelligence Can be had to superintend
laborers at lower rates than at any time
during the laying Of pavemeuts by the
Board OF Public Works the material re-
quisite to first class pavement can be OBJ
tanned twenty five to thirty per centum
cheaper than the same cost that board, and
the patent right to lay and use the best
pavement we have in use can be purchased
for reasonable sum. With all these ad-
vantages in their favor the commissioners
owe it to themselves, to their reputation as
engineers, as well as to this community
and to the country to take none of the
National Republican., 1876-08-10

treaty, seems never to have occurred to
Mr.. Springer at all. Nor has he made
careful inquiry" of Mr.. Murray, the
man whom briggs, the petitioner,
charges with inducing him (Driggs) to
perjure his soul. In fact, Mr.. Springer,
although he was informed in the testimony
which he has printed of Mr.. Murray's
residence and profession, never summoned
him at all. Nor, although he has per
sisted in going into the merits of the claims
which the umpire decided favorably, has
he ever summoned a single original
claimant, except briggs, the self-convicted
perjurer. Him he questioned through six
pages Of testimony-sometimes as an ex-
pert on mental and moral qualifications;
and so highly did he regard him that he
actually allowed charges of which briggs
had merely heard, although derog atory
both TO the living and the dead, to go on
record. 1t will astonish persons who have
read and believed that almost all the claims
allowed by the umpire are fraudulent, and
that they show fraud on their face. to learn
that the State Department has again and
again denied the allegation. Aud the fact
that more than two thirds in number, and
one third in value of the awards-all that
were made by the commissioners jointly
are neither questioned by Venezuela nor Mr..
Springer, can scarcely get its head out of
water and into sight of the people, so over
whelmiDg has been the tide of falsehood
that has swept through partisan, cowardly
and credulous press in this Venezuelan scan
dal.
The committee allows Mr.. Springer to
report resolution which, if it passed,
would simply prevent the collection Of the
awards by force, and the distribution of
any money received on their account, prior
to March 4, 1877. But whatever the
House may do, the Senate will not so in
wade the rights of American citizens nor so
embarrass the administration. If the ''in-
vestigation" does not end where it now
stands, the claimants will see that it is made
worthy the name, and the result may sur
prise some good people, who are not
greatly blessed with the charity that
"thinketh no evil" and also those
craven hearted, thick-headed, time serving
Republicans who have been so scared by
the cry of mad dog" that they have had
no eyes to see the head or tail of the ami
NAL, far less hair of his hide.
The only direction in which Mr.. Springer
has made careful inquiry" has been after
"Sepor Machado," whom the Russian
Ambassador appointed, but whose place
as umpire was taken by Juan N. Machsdo,
jr. And for him he sought, like Japhet in
search of father, till certified copy of
Baron Stoeckl's letter dispelled the fond
image, let in the light OF common day, and
showed how cruelty his Venezuelan friends
had deceived him.