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Convicted.

A notable murder trial has just
been concluded In Easton, Pa, the
defendant being Andrew G. Laros,
young scho0lmaster whe was
charged with having poison ed his
entire family for the purpose ofpc-
cuniary gain. The evidence of the
prisoners guilt was conclusive, and
defense was obliged to plant itself
ION the plea of insanity. The court
room was packed by sudden rush
as the rumor few that the jury ,af-
ter being out two hours, had de-
termined upon a verdict. Amid a
murmur Of expectancy the jury
entered and arranged themselves
before the Judges bench. Judge
Myers deprecated any demonstra-
ton over the finding of the jury,
whatever it might be. Then the
foreman announced the verdict.
"Guilty of murder in the first de-
gree.' For seemingly minute
perfect stiffness prevailed. LarOs
sat during the rendering of the
verdict without a show of feeling.
his hand supporting his
chin and his small eyes rowing
around or sbent upon the
floor with an air of easy indiffer-
ence to the proceedings. After his
conviction the prisoner had real
or feigned epileptic. The warden
of the jail, the sheriff and several
other persons were called. The
sheriff suggested to the warden the
propriety of trying choking on
the supposed unconscious sufferer.
The suggestion was followed, and
straightway Laros kicked, strug-
gled and speedily recovered. Be-
levers in his epilepsy said that he
was just recovering, when this
rough test was applied, and would
have regained his senses in a few
minutes anyway; but the majority
ofpeople look upon his demonstra-
ton as a fraud.
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The Danger Of LampbIack
[ Boston Commercial BuLletsn.I

Boston Commercial Bulletin.
Within two years there has been
three shoe shops lost in Massachu-
sets, so the record states, from
lampblack "A hand damp with per-
spiration, drop of water, bit OF
grease, or a sprinkle of oil will
create the combustion which will
start iampblack aglaw like char
ceal, and so ignite the package ;
and hence the blaze. In lampblack
factories, where great precaution
is taken to prevent fires, a rainy
day or sharp frosty.day will start
dampness upon the inside of a
window pane, and the flying par
ticles of dust lighting upon this
creates the spark, which, com mu-
nicating to the pile, sends a glow
of fire with wonderful rapidity
through the galleries; if the men
let drop of perspiration fall into
pile they instantly sscoup up the
black in and about where it lodges
and take it out of the house.
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COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.
j. w. DAY, ct al.
Us.

The Circuit Court of Berkeley Coun-
ty, West Va, at the May term, 1876
having referred the above cause to me,
the undersigned, to state and settle the
personal estate of Sam uel Hutchinson,
dec d., with the defendant as Execu-
trix, and to ascertain the fee simple and
rental value of the real estate of which
Samuel Hutchinson died possessed, and
ascertain the debts remaining unpaid,
now produced, and their respective
amounts and priorities.
Parties inferred in the foregoing Or
der will take notice that l will attend
at my office in Martinsburg, on Mon
day, the Doth day of Septem Der, 1876,
to execute the above reference.
j. T. PICKING,
Commissioner.
WIsNER & MILLER, Atty's
Sept2, 1876, 4tw.
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COMMISSIONERS NOTICE
GEORGE SN YDER, Executor O.
Henry Siler: deceased,
WIN. TEDRICK a. 9th

The Circuit Court of Berkeley coun-
ty, West Virginia, at the May term,
1876, having referred the above cause to
me to ascertain the real estate of the
defendants OF either of them, and the
annual rental and fee simple value of
the same, and the liens on the same, il
any, with their amounts and priorities.
Parties interested in the foregoing
order will take notice that I will at
tend at my Office in the town of Mar
tinsburg, on Thursday, the 28th day Of
September, 1876, to execute the above
order. j. r. PICKING,
Commissioner.
w, II: Il. Flick, Atty.
Sept. 5, 1d,3w.l
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A preacher is accredited with
having gotten up something novel
in a Church Creek pulpit, lately
which came near, however, in
volving him in trouble. To draw
a full house he had rumored far
and wide that upon q certain Sun
day evening he would show the
congregation something they had
never seen before and would never
seen again. Curiosity accordingly
led many out who had nOtlOoked
upon the interior Of a church for
many days. Aftsr the large au-
dience was seated tho minister
arose, and, drawing a peanut from
his pocket, held it up 80 that all
could see il. '"That," began he,
"you never saw before" and then
breaking the shell, he tossed tire
kernal into his mouth, blandiy re-
marking, 'and you'll never see it
again" The congregation was
justly indignant, and it was limited
that If he did not shortly leave
the town he would be treated to a
pelting with stale hen fruit
Cambridge MD Chronicle
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DIR Beard states that from analy-
sis of the lives OF q thousand rep
resentative of men in all the great
branches of the human family, he
made the discovery that the golden
decade was between 40 and so.
the brazen between 90 and 80: the
iron between so and so. The su-
periority of youth and middle life
over old age in original work ap-
pears all the greater when we con-
slider. the fact that all the positions
of honor and prestige-profes sor-
ships and public stations--are in
the hands Of tia old. Reputatio n
like money and position, Is main
ly confined to the old. Men are
not widely known until long after
they have done the work that Civ e
them their fame. Portraits of
great men are decisions; statues
are lies They are taken when
men have become famous, which,
on the average, is at least twenty
five after they did the work which
gave them their fame. Orig inal
work requires enthusiasm. If all
the orsginal work done by men
under As were annihilated, they
would be reduced to barbarism.
Men are at their best at the time
when enthusiasm and experience
are almost evenly balanced. This
period, on the average, Is frem 50
to 40. After this the law ia that
experience increases, but enthusi-
asm decreases.
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(NUNTY OFFICERS.

President of the County Court, Sheriff,
Prosecuting Attorney, two Justices for
each District, County Surveyor. two
Assessors, and Constsbles for each Dis
trict
And on the 18th day of November,
1876, TUESDAY after the first Monday,
polls will be opened ut the different
places of voting in this county, to re-
ceive votes for the election of Electors
of President and Vice President of the
United States; and Representative
in the next Congress of the United
States, of the Congressional District
composed of the Couneies of Taylor,
Morgan, Monongalia. Preston, Tucker,
Barbour, Upshur, Webster, Marion,
Pocahontas, Randolph, Pendleton,
Hardy, Hampshire, Berkeley, Jeffer-
son, Grant and Mineral.
Given under my hand this 10Th day
ofAugust, 1876.
CIV DOLL.
Clerk of Berkeley County Court.
September 2, 1876,3t
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Which Explains the Hard
Times.

Peter Kapper, the lessee of the
saloon at the Schuetzen Pord, has
been suffering numerous petty
losses from his money drawer du-
ring the last two weeks, and the
utmost vigilance failed to detect
the thief. On Wednesday he re-
moved pile Of beer barrels from
the cellar and discovered . rats
nest made of one $10-bill, one 90
bill and quantity of currency, all
slightly damaged by being chewed
IN. Y. World, 18th.
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NEW YORK DEMOCRATS,
Meeting orState Convention.

Il
| SARATOGA, Sept. 13.--The demo-
| cratic state convention met in the
Opera House attached to Congress
Hall at II m. The hall, which Il
capable Of seating 500 persons. was
we'll filled. 1t was handsomely dec
GRATED. The telegraph lines were in
troduced, and all tho conveniences
for a convention provided. Just be-
fore the meeting Of the convention
the indications were that the contest
would between Lucuis Robinson and
Clarkson N. Potter, for governor. At
1920 o'clock Judge Gray, president
OF the last convention called the con-
ton to order, and said when the con.
vention adjourned all were under the
impression that they had nominated
a ticket all the candidates on which
had accepted. In this we were mis-
taken. Mr.. Seymour had never con-
sented to take the nomination of
governor. Therefore, the state COM
mittee had determined not to gil the
vacancy but to recall the convention.
Now we are here to fill that vacancy
and none other, unless there are 9TH
or vacancies.
After the roll was called resolu-
ton, that the convention proceed to
AN INFORMAL. BALLOT
for governor was adopted. On the
informal ballot Lucius Robinson had
1S9 votes, Potter 107, Homer Al. Nell
son 81, Augusta Schoomaker, in, 33.
Sames Starbuck s, Hezekiah Sturgis
4, Scott Lord 4, Amasa +. Parker o.
Eli Jay Ward 2,George b. Bradley /.
Before the result was announced a
delegate from Jefferson county with
drew the name of James +. Starbuck
and cast the vote Of that county for
Lucius Robinson. This gave Robin
son a majority, the announcement of
which was received with applause.
Otsego county also changed to Rob-
inson. Various other delegations
withdrew names of other candidates
and cast their votes for Robinson.
THE NOMINATION OF LUCTUs ROB-
INSON BY ACCLAMATION
was moved. The clerk here an
nounced that at the close Of the roll
call, and before any changes Of votes
had been made, the ballot stood -
Robinson 1921, Potter 1861, Nelson
q, Shoemaker 3S, Sturges 9. Star
buck s, Lord 4, Parker q, Ward 2.
JOHN LELLY SAID:
| was placed on the electoral ticket
as an elector at large; GOV Seymour's
name was placed there too, but re-
moved after his nomination for gov
ernor. He (Mr Kelly believes his
name ought to be restored as an cleo
tor at large, therefore, he moved that
he Mr. Kelly resign as an elector at
large and the name of Horatio Sey-
mour ,e substituted in it's place.
The chair said this motion was not
in order, as there was motion ren-
ding to make Lucius Robinson's
unanimous. Mr. Kelly
then withdrew his motion for the
present.
THE NOMINATION UNANIMOUS.
The chair put the question on the
of Lucius Robinson by
and it was carried with
applause.
MR.. KELLY
then renewed his motion, rendering
lis resignation as an elector at large
and moved that the name Of Horati0
seymour be substituted for it. Mr..
kelly's motion was then adopted and
,he name Of Mr.. Seymour was sub
'tituted for that of Kelly, as elector
1t large.
A committee was appointed to no.
,ify Mr.. Robinson Of his nomination
md the convention adjourned sine
lie.
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Blew Ont the Gas.

At Grand Rapids, Mich, Miss
Mary e Rannels, about Is years
old, was found dead in her room,
at the RathbHn House, Friday
morning. She arrived Thursday
night from Mears, Mich, retired
early, blowing the gas out. The
room being in a distant part ofthe
building, the escaping gas was
not discovered until the chamber
maid came to clean the room. De-
ceased was on her way to Way
land, Mich.
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YOung's Divorce

SALT LAKE CITY, Sept. l4.-The
counsel for Ann Eliza Young having
refused to devide the indemnity
bond required by the u. s. marshal
Judge Shaefer has ordered the release
of the property of Brigham Young
and return OF the execution unsatis
fed. The attorneys for the plaintiff
gave notice for an attachment
against the defendant requiring him
to show cause why he should not be
punished for contempts.
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DR.. Bulls Vegetable Pills for the cure
of Liver Complaint, Billions Affections,
Headache, and especially Sick Head
ache, Pain in the Side, Stomach, Back
or Intestines, Sick Stomach, Giddiness,
Dimness of Sight. Weak Nerves, Loss
of Appetite, Costiyenoss, Dyspepsia,
Derangcment of the Kidneys, and all
delicate Female Complaints. For sale
by all druggists at % cents per box.
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What President Grant Says
About YWeed,s Arrest.

New YORK, Sept IA Long
Branch dispatch says the President,
in conversation yesterday, said that
he was in possession of all the facts
relating to the efforts of the govern
ment to secure Tweed, and their fl
nal success.
ABOUT NEW EXTRACTION TIRE
ATTY WITH BRITAIN.
He also intimated that negotia-
tions for new extradition treatybe
tween this country and England are
pending.
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Ex-Governor Henry A. Wise who
died at his residence in Richmond, Va,
as mentioned in our telegraphic columns,
was born at Drummondtown, Accomac
county, December 8, 1906, and was
consequently in his 10th year. He
graduated at Washington College Pa,
at the age of nineteen, and subsequently
studied law and was admitted to the bar
at Winchester, Va, in 1928, and the
same year removed to Nashville Tenn,
where he practiced his profession for
two years, when he returned to his ma
tive county OF Accomac, which he repre-
sented in Congress from 1888 to 1874.
having been elected on the wing ticket.
In 1874 be resigned his seat in Congress
to accept the mission to Brazil, which
post he held until the Fall of 1847. He
had previously been appointed minister
to France in 1843 but his nomination
was not confirmed. In 1848 be was a
presidential elector for his state, and
served as member of the reform con-
vention of 1850. In 1862 he was again
Presidential elector, and in 1866 was
elected governor Of Virginia, which of
fee he held until 1860, 1t was during
this term OF Office that the famous John
Brown raid occurred, which ended In the
execution of its protector. Gov. Wise
took an active part in the war Of the re-
belIion, but since its close has devoted
his time mainly to the practice Of his
profession.
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Emancipation I'm Brazil.

We are happy to learn that
through the humane sentiments
that animate the present Imperial
Government the large sums al
ready collected for the gradual
emancipation Of poor slaves are
about being used to that effect in
every part Of the empire. -[South
American Mail, Rio Janeire-
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There was another yellow fever
scare in Brooklyn last week, and
Friday evening prayer-meetings
were much better attended than
usual Argus.
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| THERMOMETER MARKED NINE
TY-EIGHT IN THE SHADE.
From the Omaha Rupublicdn.]
They came at 10 a. m.-the baby
his grandmother, his papa and
mother, and two aunties. They
wanted to have his picture taken,
The obliging artist got everything
in readiness, brought out the little
velvet-llned high chair in which
the babies are.usually photograph
ed, and then the trouble began.
The baby's papa wanted to take of
it's sack because it had such pref
! ty fat arms, but its mamma was
afraid that it might take cold.
Then one auntie thought it would
be so sweet to take off his little
stockings and sit him in a big arm
chair, but his other auntie thought
that such performance would be
very immodest indeed, and the
conflict seemed imminent.
Finally it was agreed that they
should take the artists advice and
strap him up in the high chair.
After much ringing Of bells the
baby was induced to look with fa-
vor on the new state OF affairs.
The artist prepared TO take the ne
gative, but just at the critical mo-
ment the infant doubled itself
across the strap and screamed lus-
tily. His papa jingled the bells
anew, the artist set the music box
going, while the mamma drew
him out of his chair, and his auntie
called him a putty utzy little sing
Peace being restored, another
negative was taken, this time with
tolerable success. But one auntie
did not like the expression of the
face, and the Emamma thought it
did not dojustice to his eyes. The
next time he stuck both fists into
his mouth and shut one eye and
the next time his grandma, who
had been watching him intently,
ran Hastily forward and began
shaking him and slapping him on
the back.
1t was IL o'clock, and the Their
mometer stood at 81 in the shade;
and that artist ground his teeth
and looked to see how far it was
from the window to the sidewalk.
Three or four more unsatisfactory
attempts was made,a and at last the
baby, who had been taken out of
the chair SO many times and was
not properly secured, slipped down
on the floor with thump. A
grand hubbub followed /; every
body screamed, the timid auntie
tainted, and the papa swore, while
the trembling artist, fearing for his
life, secreted himself behind a
screen in the corner, where he
waited until he was sure that ne
bones were broken, and then he
came forth saying that he had sud-
denly been called down stairs to
see a man.
He wassn much relieved on being
told that they would not try again
that day he forgot to live up to his
rules and demand "pay when the
negative is taken" AS they started
down the stairs the head Of the
family informed him that they
would call again in few days, and
he has hired q small boy to sit ON
the steps and bring him word at
their approach, SO that he may
have time to lock the door and
hang out a n0tice-:'Gone to the
Centennial
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STATE NEWS.

Wheat seventy-five to ninety cents
down in Kanawha.
Diptheria is reported raging on til,
tributaries Of the Elk river.
The laborers in the coal works oppo-
site Cannelton, are on strike.
A lodge Of Free Masons is to be or
ganizcd at Cannelton.
Philippl Plalndealer asks for chickens
on subscription account.
Parkersburg cider is twenty-five cents
per gallon.
Kanawha county real anl personal
property, $e,16o,1s5.
Eissenville has an amateur circus
troop-the Humphrey boys, who give
public performances.
Good news for teachers. The coun-
ty superintendent would like ia secure
the services or twenty-five more good
teachers for Clay county.
w. w. Price, Esq, Of Raleigh Is out
as an indedendent Democratic candidate
for the Eighth Senatorial District.
Sutton Is wailing over street hogs,
and trying to stir mp the city dads to
make decree OF Punishment,
Two neighboring farmers near Moore
field, have killed twenty-one ratte-
snakes and eight copperhcads during
the snake season.
$1,100 was realized from gate money
by the Moundsvil'e camp-meeting as
ISOLATION. Tbs will be devoted to
paying debts.
The state paid $3.50 to the Mar
shall county commissioners for the old
stone from the demolished Jail building,
and it will be used about the peniten-
tiary.
The assessed value Of Wayne county
real and personal property is $2,220,-
$40. Last years levy of twenty cents
did not pay expenses, and tho county
levy this year is fifty-fvc cents.
The Huntington people want to-
bacco warehouse, aud then they claim
factories will soon be built in that
Splenuld TOBACCO region. Inc next
Legislature is relied on for the necessary
appropriation.
L. A. RAIDER Of Mason City narrowly
escaped serious accident on Thursday.
He caught his hand in planning Ma
chine and would have been fatally in
ured had the flesh of his hand not torn
loose.
Judge Redmond in accepting the
nomination for Congress from the third
district says: 1t certainly is surprise
that the lawyers and politicians should
be willing to give farmer the nominal
ton for seat In Congress. On the
subject of the James river and Kanawha,
and other water line improve
ments in the District, believe them to
be the greatest National works of the
country.
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Mr. Bayard Taylor has seen ev-
cry Worlds Fair ever yet held and
considers the Centennial Exhibi-
ton the most interesting and COM
plete of them all.
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Gen Sickles is on his way to the
United States.
Yellow fever was taken to Sa-
vannah by Spanish vessel.
The Chicago coal dealers have
reduced the price of all Goals fifty
cts per ton.
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Election Notice
STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA,
COUNTY OF BERKELEY,
August Goth, 1875.

To all ,ctons 1t mag concern:
Notice is hereby given that on the
10th day of October, 1876 (the End
Tuesday of the monthly Polls will be
opened at the different places of Vot-
ing in this county, to receive votes for
the election of the following named Of
. floors viz.
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One span of the railroad bridge,
one hundred and eighty feet long,
over the Tennessee river, at Lou
don, Tenn. was blown down re-
Gently.
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Death or Henry A. wise.

RICHMOND, VA. Sept lex
Governor Henry A Wise died at his
residence in this city to-day at half
past II.
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U. r. Clapp, a well known man
ufacturer of Northampton, Mass,
being arraigned for assulting a
workman, pleaded .'Not guilty:
but ! ought to be-"
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The largest assortment and best
Calico in town for 81 cents per yard,
call at III. N. DEATRICK's.
I'm daw.,
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All the buildings at the Chey-
enne Indian agency have been
swept away by q flood and all the
records and papers are gone.
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Ethan Allen, the celebrated trot-
ter, died on sunday at q Kansas
City. Mo-. stock farm, aged "a
years.
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STATE OFFICERS.

Governor, Attorney General, Auditor,
Treasurer, one Senator to represent the
District composed of the counties OF
Morgan, Berkeley and Jefferson, in
tho State Senate, two. Delegates to rep
resent this County in the next House
of Delegates of this State. and State
Sunerintandent of Free Schools
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JUDICIAL OFFICERS.

Three Judges or the Supreme Court of
Appeals; two for the full term and one
to fill the vacancy caused by the death
of Hon. James PAUL..
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The season for cotton i'm the
south during the past few weeks
has not been favorable.
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,REATTYP1A N @.

AGENTS WANTED male and Female, J
, to take orders. DANIEL F. BEATTY
Washington. NJ
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A. j. HUGHES,
rS.
L. B. w. SHYROCK, MICHAEL Nc.
CABE, and E. STOUFFRR,
In Chancery.
The object of this suit is to obtain a
decree of sale of the realty in the bill
h a% S To saS de aranst saga deend
ant Shyrock, and it appearing on atfi-
davit filed in this suit, that the sold de-
PENDANTS l. B w Shyrock and E Stout
fer are not residents of this State. they
are hereby required to appear within
one month after due publication of this
Order, and de what is necessary to pro-
tect their interests in this matter.
e. S. TROXELL, Clerk.
w. & M. Attys.
Sept 9, 4tw
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NEW AID YER EASEMENTS
OF WEST VIRGINIA

At rules held in the Clerks Office of
Berkeley County, on the 4th day of
September, 1876
A. j. HUGHES,