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Can be cured. Why7
because We have
cured hundreds OF
cases, some OF them
being. given over to
die by all physicians
Of other schools Of
practice. Consump-
tioE u a disease Of
the Al. passages and
ovef two-thirds OF
the cases are caused
by Catarrh. We
guarantee "a cure n
you will come 10 sea
son.
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Why? because Asth-

Why? because Asth-
ma is a contraction
II the Bronchial
Tubes, caused by in
hammation and irri-
tation of the mucus
membraneliningthe
bronchial Tubes.
Use Oxygenated Air
as we will direct and
we will warrant a
Cure. We have cured
cases of 70 years
standing.
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CONSUMPTION


d. sPEPS IA WI
CURE. Liver and Kid
neycomplalntsaree tfec-
tually reached by Oxy-
gcnated Air.
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SAD ACCIDEST-On Wednesday last Mr..
William Weber, who lives near Great
Head. left home for the purpose of chop,
ping wood on Newport Mountain. Not
returning as usual. search was made for
him and he was found lying insens ible
beneath tree, from which he had evil
IDENTITY failen.It is supposed that he ascend
ed the tree for the purpose of dislodging
another tree which he had felled upon il,
and in some manner slipped and fell to the
ground, striking his head and rendering
him senseless. At last accounts, hehad not
recovered his consciousness and his ply
stefan thinks it doubtful if he will live.
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ASTH MA !

WE GU ARANTEE TO
GU RE Coughs, Colds,
Diptheria, Pneumon a
Neuralgia,and aeariy all
OF ~ severe attacks
MlSl all other remedies
fail.
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MARINE LIST.


Disusfers.A
Ah A Hooper. Moon, which arrived at Boston
18th from Ellsworth, struck on Boon Island 2lth
and hlled with water she wac hauled of and
towcsl in.
Me- Capt John Rsys while lying at Porter Il Gil,
bers's wharf, dtHoasf.s lumber broke her chains
at about o'ciocelsS Governing, ami 'rifted ashore
on The rocks in second Cove Part . her bulwarks
were stove in, also plank or w., in her bottom.
W HAKBoR- Me. Dec 80 In the terrible gale
OF last night, the sch 7 Haynes. OF this place,
dragged her anchor ana collided with sch Yankee
Lass, OF Boston, which Is moored here Tor the WIN.
ter. The A had her foremast broken, mainnast
SIss,. s cd p.r damage Tine hef Y G2Is
Ia. ID sesassd gear carried away but was not
here as being Me heaviest for great many years.
|, -, :. MenapSnda.
SctG)eHapk, Remick, from Ellsworth for Bos-
ton. which put In 18th, has hauled up in Portland
The MN and Can Buoys in Portland Harbor
have been removed for the winter season. and their
places supPiitd with Spar Buoys.
sch J p Ames, of Bucksport, ashore at Isle of
der gone, and keel and foyefoot injured. An a..
tempt Will soon be made to get her OF:
- OVERDUE Much sollcitude is felt for the safety
III the three-m sch Waldemar of Bucksporf
She sailed from Rio Janeiro, Touched at Pernani.
bucofarriyed at Turks leland nov !, where she
known Of her. sie was built In BucIsport, where
she IS principally ssvned. in Isl. !, ,n
Fs;s5 The ss.aH1s hops SsP sg ssT,
=: 6oi.sAsJ Fors
.ssHs ltAL oR-Ar s., ssN. sammy r,,., Allan.
safy BIKE, Good LUX FOR 9 IT,. Az"
.s sers Hsl nSseh sr l koE luxe
Jonestsro for Boston, ale,ra s,I
t Gal, ss Andrews; saedes Chadwick Hoston for
Ar q. schs Nellie El1Sn. rowp.sra c,,ai. for
s%arren' RI; Il Easos1 Gnffy. Calais for Proy
ss Z ;:si E ssga s5i s is
PoRrLAND-Ar %. sch Senator. Murch. Els
Bagadgce Clement. Castine for New Bedford.
"a ys Kozeila, stanley. fremont.
ar ~ a.. sin nass , kkemisk Ellsworth
AZ - seh Mary Augusta, Jordan. Perth Am6oy
ser .~Sewburyport 10 load for Pros
.arO0.; .cb Andrew Peers, Torraey. Port
N Major, Tracy, Bickssscst Tor Ne"
K. vu-d IS, sch Eben H King Blu ker
..anio-.ei -. y 4 oeiard, woodard, Ellsworth.
Ar hrs VA s.~s..aa sch Lenora, Bonsey' Els
worth .Hsyn % sch Wesley Abbott
Gan a., 1reka, Moon,
, Is Bah sn@ s@ Yae si Hiking Bunker.
:. meee, win, Charlestown,
tAZh seacs evidence for Port
ohrs&l' Wilmington, Del,
"a. a. e D.
y. fsts by Rev DIR. Tenney. Mr..
nd Miss Carrie Z. Brown, all of
dec 9Th, by Rev. B. F. stnson, Mr..
N0Dlne, OF Deer Isle. and Miss Eta n
,e.n Of swans Island ~
s1uenIDec a6th by Rev. A. X. Pipn,mer Mr.
Frzzel, of Eden. ~
M Desert-Dec. ssth, by G. W. Bracy, Esq.
capt Geo Grover, Jr, and Miss Lizzie j. Bracy
both of Mt Desert.
Dedhafn-Dec. 25th. by 2. p. Gilmore, ESQ., Mr.
Samuel j. Hoyt and Mrs Mary z. Rowe, both Of
Dedham y "
Winter Harbor-Dec. Both, by William Rand.
Esq, Mr. Alexander S. Bickford, and Miss Fannie
Ii. Norwood, both of Winter Harbor
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From Augusta .

Organization OF the legislature
REPUBLICAN LEGISLATIVE CAUCUS u.
NFALLY OF BANGOR, NOMINATED FOR
SPEAKER.
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Why for the same
reason as given a.
boye. The Bronchi-
al Tubes are simply
conductors to carry
air to the Lungs,
hence Inhalation
must go direct to the
SCAT Of the disease,
and If you will fol-
low our directions,
we guarantee to
CURE Bronchitis.
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Brdnchiitis!.

ALL PERSONS THAT
read this are invited to
send for our large and
beautifully illustrated
Paper. sent free to any
address
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Business Notices.

4 SORE THROAT il bad s'Forest Tar con-
tains the healing properties sor cure. -
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Notice.
The Stockholders Of the - Dsrt Ne.onal
Bank are hereby notified that the An u al mectins
for the choice of Directors and the sraf,ssctioS
oil any other hu sineas that may legaIIyr Come -
fore them, will be held st their Banking Room an
Tuesday the 9th day Of January next, & SocIock
p. Nj.
Edwin. SwASEY, Cashier.
BucsspOrt, Dec I3th. lsT6. Sw5l
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CORRESPONDENTS OF THE BOSTON JOURNAL.
AUGUSTA, Me-. Dec. IS, 1876.
The following is our annual record of such
events OF importance as have taken place in
this State during the year now drawing to
close. with other matters of public interest
which have transpired.
With the beginning of the year the revised
Constitution Of the State went into effect. The
opening of the year was sgnalzed by the abo-
lition Of capital punishment by the Legislature
Maine being he fifth state that has abolished
the death penalty. The State tax for the pres
year was fixed at Ss&3, sos 81, or "a mills on
the dollar, reduction of quarter of mill as
compared with last year. Municipal taxation
was slightly increased. There was slight de-
crease in the valuation of real and personal
property.
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ly g 3mos A
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1877-11-17
LATEST WAR NEWS.

CoNsTANTINoPLE November 10
Private kilograms stste that the at
tack OILS Erzeroum was renewed Sun.
day. The Geshofs arrived here
Saturday. Il 10 proposed TO send
them to AIeppo without trial.
ST PETERSBURG. November l3.-
lnr G@|ooSG publishes rp, clsl from
the Russian headqu .rters before
kars which says: The Ssghanle and
Erlvan columns have taken up posi-
lions near E 7srou
LONDON, Nov. l3 The following
Is the text Of the Times Belgrade
correspondents dispatch, reporting
that tine participation OF Servla IN
the war We decided on: From the
mos trustworthy source | her tha,
the aclve interference OF ServIa IN
tue war Is nearer At hand than was
&c lersliy supposed. Yesterday Ar
other subsidy Of two million francs
arrived from Russia. An extraord,
osry Cabinet council was held yes
terd"y under the Presidency OF
P'ince Milan. IN which IL Ia staten
that he participation OF Seryia in
the war was DEF ermlned on. A
proclamation to the army IS SAID
b already prepared.
Al 't6cls Russian dispatch SAVE
Gen. Hey man advanced against E
zerodm ThufsiAy evening. but h..
columns lost their way IA the dark
ness. Three Russian battalions can
turef the fortified position OF VIZ 2
and, although obliged 10 withdr,w
before hyperion for n, carried of $50
pusonrTs. The Russi.ns lost hirt,.
two killed aud GOO wounded A
body Of Russians marched Berkoutz
west Of Vrrstz4 fti- soI posed che,
inte"d TO make az attempt to crss-
the Balkans.
According 10 to-day 'srumors from
'oe Kn7s'an camp, preparations are
MAKING ior a general aseault OH
Pievna.
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dent has not the right TO express an
opinion, If be does think Nswbure q
good location for butcher, or, in
other words. no man has the right o
sell beef in this vicinity but Back
himself. He says that Buck has mo.
tifisd John Johnson to call and Iio-
uIdate his oeef bill" John John
son neTer bought rouud OF beef OF
Buck nor did b. ever owe him one
cent; but he has heard complaints
from his best customers, and one 10,
that be sends the same beef to Port
land for ~ cents per round, that be
sells ia bic Newburg customers for
10 and II cents. Our friend B.R.
ought TO rrcolect that he lives In
the freest country On earth, and not
IN on- wherp e rnkes The FIRST tip
Oh the snoot for trate." There
ar- N ny Other ssons VIII, New
burg needs good butcher, but you
only need to prod a dunkey to make
him kick. THE loafers employed
by the B. & o. r r. Co., who roost
on the old hand car in the black
smith yard have removed since the
cold snap.----Rev. King, who ls
holding a protracted meeting al this
place, t"- delivered some way lie
sermons during the week just passed.
----Sherif Ford is ~ town looking
alter taxes. McVrigh, the fruit
tree man, OF Ohio, was IN town this
week. ---- NJ Hull, nd viii, of
Tay Tor county, are visiting friends
in this place. JOHN JOHNSON.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1877-11-17
FAMINE HORRORS.
WOMEN BOILING AID EATIDo THEIR
own BABIES In IuDIA.

The st. Louis Republican publish.
es the following private letter, writ.
ten by magistrate on the island
called umheu, in India, TO his BIRTH
er IN Missouri: Il am 30 ieariully
sick Of this dreadful famine; people
dying oil starvation all around and
out OF enes power to assist. Re
turning from my morning ride one
day this week I found woman in
the last stage OF starvation, aud al :
though procure lag and brandy
Tor her the poor creature died. ]
am TO hold meeting this evening to
start private congee house to re-
Iieve the necessities of some. Every
day we give rice aud money on OF
our own resources, but it is heavy
drain. Rice sells At twenty.fiye
shiIliugA a bag OF 16i pounds, which
last year could be bou BIT for eiph.
teen sbIlllngs. and OF course every
thing IL dear in PROF ortion 10 the
vegetable line; but cows and on
tay are TO he bought in the same
place for nominal sums only. The
people have nothing to feed them on
and IN sone places there Is actually
famine OF water az well as food:
Grass IS an article OF importation.
and pays for it's conveyance. Ne
feed about 800 people daily, one
meal day only, giving bur enough
to keep hem alive. We cannot .f-
ford to give more, az we sha.i have.
probably, to feed them for four
months, perhaps longer. Last
month was great festival time
among the Hindoos, buD. owing to
the famine. not many came TO mar
ket, although there Is a temple here
much frequentsd by devotets. Some.
times, after landing on the shore,
they roll the whole way (eight mi en- }
to pay their devotions. In one ia
leeg 80 1000 died of starvation in a
month. In our district 10000 died
IN May. Is it not terrible q? You
cannot imagine what scenes we Iu-
dams see and hear daily. Can you
fancy a woman boiling and eating
her own baby2 That occurred moi
many miles from here only last week
When possible | superintend the
giving Of food, and have often seen
the mothers take the children share
and eat 1t themselves. | must ad
that make 1t up to the poor httIe
things, when possib e. by giving
them an extra allowance, "A I feel
that only the p~ngs oil utter starva-
tIon would induce mother to rob
her child, for, although black In col
or they are not devoid OF feeling "
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1877-11-17
symptoms Of a Diseased Liver


Symptoms of a Diseased Liver.
PAIN in the right side under the edge
! of the ribs, increases on pressure /;
sometimes the pain is in the left side
the patient israrely able to lie ont left
side; sometimes the pain is felt under
the shoulder-blade, and 1t frequently
extends to the top of the shoulder. and
is sometimes mistaken for rherma-
tism i'll the arm. The stomach isnflect-
ed with loss Of appetite and sickness !;
the bowels in general are costive,
sometimes alternative with lax; the
head troubledwith pain. accompan-
led with dull, heavy sensation i'm the
back part. There is generally a con
siderable loss of memory. accompan-
led with painful sensation OF having
left undone something which ought to
have been done. A slight, tlrv cough
is sometimes an attendant. Tire On
tient complains Of WEAKNESS and de-
bility he is easily startled. his feet are
cold or burning, and he complains ola
prickly sensation ofthe skin his spir-
It's are low and although he is salts
fed that exercise would be beneficial
to him, yet he can scarcely summon
up fortitude enough to try it. In fact,
he distrusts every remedy Several of
the above symptomsattendthe disease,
but cases have occurred where few of
them existed, yet examination of the
body, alterdeath, has shown the LIVER
to have been extensively deranged.
AG UE AND YER.
DIR. G. McLANE's LIVER Pills. IN
CASES or AOUE AND FEVER. when
taken with Quiuine, are productive Of
the most happy results. No better
cathartic can be used, preparatory to,
or after taking Quiniuc We would
advise all who are afflicted with this
disease to give them 4 FAIR TRIAL.
For all Bilious arrangements and as
asimple purgative they
BEwAEE OP LIMITATIONS.
The genuine DR. G. MCLANrs
LIVER Pulls are never sugar coatcd.
Every box has a red wax seal on
the lid, with the impression On.
M LANES LIVER PuIs
The genuine Ms LANE S LIvEn PmLs
bear The signatures Of & Nc LANE.
and FLEMING Bros on the wrappers.
- Insist on your druggist OF store.
keeper giving you the genuine d. G.
Nc LANES LIVER PLis. prenaIeI
by Fleming Bros Piusbugh ~
Sold by al respectable dmgg .I.
and country storckecp' rs gene. ally
Tothose wishing 10 give Dp G. .AcfArrs f.fvpp
FfLfsa TIL. SIC viii mail po-f pad aut p4rf OF
she Jnitcd ottiet. one box ~ tiI. 'rr twenty five
cents. FLEMING BROS. pitts5crg, "a.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1877-11-17
THOUSANDS LIKE HIM.
[From the cleveland Herald. ]

From the Cleveland Herald
There was a tramp on the street
corner yesterday and he hadn't had
meal for week. Through the
holes In the Tattered coat and the
holes in the dIlapidated trousers and
be holes in the soleless boots, thai
same wind wbizzsd and wh,stled
Every little whilea dash of anow
bsat upon MS face an settled IN q
little drift IN the rolled up brIm OF
bis old bat. He leaned against the
lamPost, and watching The spsrrows
IN the gutter, ln a frveush kind Of
way began 20 talk: "Ispose thew,
havin jolly Old time down there
now. Long ways down there. tew
Maine. Hadn't ougntsr gone away
from there. Spose they think I'm
dead; hain't heerd IRON EN- n four
years Wall. I'm n. &. anyhow. an
hadn't oughter have anything 10 do
with en-. I'll be TnankseIur'
soon raie old Yankee Thsuksylvin'
spose the girls ~ runnin around
out in The pine woods ter day. a git
tn moss an limbs ter Ok up WIN.
and The old lsdy's rbDgin round tu,
kitchen mixln up mpcemeat. with
yonng Josnus hOpPiu away Tor dear
NE, an warm FIRE roeun % The
Chimney an Jost maxim things bum
DAD r out ieedIu erItteis with that
old red comforter on an them buck
skin m'tteDs. All theyT have a
solid old time An the littie cal
that used ter live crost the road sls
was mighty nice, most nk-ly mar
red nov. Then tba, Thauksgiv,p.
Ike Ter be there, bur they don't
want ne. an they DID, Maine's too
iur Of. But what's The use o talk
inF The ere's my lsst winter an
they wont take ms III Poverty Barn
any more, aD can't 20 10 tbe work
house. Gooi God, I'm hungry D
AMI be wiped bic mouth with BIZ
sleeve, looked huogrly around and
trudged ieebly away.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1877-11-17

Mr.. ALEX. FL. STEPHENS lives at
the National Hotel, Wash,ngt on,
and. despite his desperate physics.
condition, isa CHEEKY invalid. He
wears gloves on hands as small as
those of a teu-yesr-old child, relish
es rich food, though butter and eggs
are forbidden him; takes an occa-
sional Whit Of tobacco, and when in
health has two ounces of whlskey
or brandy after dinner.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1877-11-17

WITHIN ten years no less than II,
100000 acres OF forest has been cut
down or burned over in ths United
States. Much of the timber is used
Tor luel, twenty five cities being on
record as consuming from 5000 to
10000 acres each. Fences use up
much timber, and railway sleepers
require the product of $50 900 acres
Fer annun. The amount of pine
and hsmlock timber yet standing in
the forest of the timber states IS es-
timated at 225, 100000 feet. The
sum of $l44,C00ooo is invested in
the timber industry, employing q 0,
600 man.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1877-11-17
Additional Local.
lt.OM M BUR0

NEwBUEG w Va Nov II
Edtor Arsvg:
Jn our ~rIcle two w..Ls since , q,
mentioned ton 'Nestu,g we m
need Of butcher W did rot
think that We ware inirirgbg ON
tae iDheri'e' rights 4. any psrucu-
Jar p rsoo, Or thar lbe people Of our
Town nd vicinity w~s proprs Of
an Iary Bu e. thar We
were rior. Jouruai .u.,es...
aent U g me r 10" 2
tbe mo b i.c .iB La bit Eco )
seems to .bi hat ~ respop-
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1877-11-17
FURNITURE.
MATTRESSES, COOKING AND HEA
TING STOVES OF EVERY
DESCRIPTION.
T loMMIssIoNER's NOTION.

John >. Murdoch, administrators of
william Il. linn, deceased, vino sues as
well on his own behalf as ON be hair ~
all the lien and simple contract creditors
OF William linn,
1870 OgtinSt
william y. Brown, William G.. Brown
JuliA Z. linn, widow OF said decedepf
John \, Ollie, James l.. Stone. James a
Brown, trustee. John s. Murdoch Mar
celidS u. MurdoCk, Gustsvug Cres,p
trustee, David Wheeler, james e. Nil
GreW administrator, with the will aunex
ed, OF Henry S'artzntn. decreased. .Jobn
Burkbart, Emma hOmas and Harvey
THOMAS, her husband, children and
heirs OF Matilda Burkhart deceased lato
Matildl Blandi Anna Lee Riley. Minnie
Riley, infant children of Harriet A
J land, children and heirs OF John Bland
deceasedj William }. Bland, Edward 81
Biand, NewCpp y, Bland Minerva A
Edniston, late Minerva A. Bland and
matth' Edm sion, her husband. 4 rut,,,-
ola *. BrannOu. late Amanda * Ei,,.d
ana Juhh Brannon, her husband: Mary
J. bofentz' late Mary l.. Bland, and ia
coz borebtz, her husband, children and
heits OF Thomas Bland, deceased; Cliu-
ton Johnson, H. w johnson. Elf-abetb
brown and Ashford Brown, her nus
Dahd, clildren and heirs at law Of Cit-
Ii"sa Johnson, deceased, iermeli.,
brown iale Permelia Iihu, tnd Anna
Iinn, Joseph IInn, Virginia Zin4 and
Eiiza0eth Iinn, wild vs., clituren and
heirs oi ioytOn linn, decreased; gll Lcirs
oil tie SAID William IS. Zlnu, deceased.
IN EQJIIY.
10y decree rendered toy the Circttit
CDuJt0i the County OF PiestOu. in inc
above mentioned cause on the istr ,aU
OF October, 1871. tho report made Nv 49,.
undersigned, Commissioner. WIS tc
committed 20 hiu with instructiot,a r.,
70 tafe proof OF the dents other nau I'D.
Jud means enumerated iu said r,po..
ana mas epVrt oi the tmo. Tn, .,.
e, 7Ity icr liking the said prof. .sr,y,
gut ~ 'he iic That, owing 90 q mIsuu
der7tandIg between said A Iuiiui..r
Dr' ana the Court, tho most ofs.ii 8..t-
wore proved Doe ore ,a.ues w. Part.
Lsg" "a commissioner 90 enc Com.
CvuI' gu 7'id county, and woo rcpoif
is hlod 200 iho last nimo1 Court.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1877-11-17

DEATH OF SPEAKER GIBSON We
learn from the Rich Dond Slate OF
Friday evening, that Hon. Eustsee
Gibson, the mem Der Of the House o;
Delegates from Cabell countv and
Speaker Of the lac, House. died
suddtny Of heart disesse in The Of
fee Of the Wsverly Hotel, CuIoep-
per Court House, on Sunday morn
ing last. He was lawyer by pro
fession, and WAS 8 member Of the
Underwood Convention that framed
the present Constitution Of Virginia
He represented Giles county in tie
Convention, al made quite repu-
tatioo IS the scknoB ledged leader
q the Conservative minority. and q
very able one, too. No man dpriog
that dark epoch was better known
or nofe popular 10 Richmond than
Captain Gibson, and biz death hare
will be generally regretted. He
bad ben residing Tor some time IN
Hunii1fton, West Virginia, Were
be was very successful in the prae
tics Of the law, and was elected 70
the House Of Delegates Of West
Virginia aid vac chosen Speaker Of
that body. He was native Of Cul.
pepper county"
Mr. Gibson was genial gentle
man aud biz friends 10 tbis city and
State val regret 70 hear ofhis aud
den decease,- Reqt8isr l3H ml
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1877-11-17

SENATOR WITHERs, OF Virgins,
has introduced bill for the re ief OF
owners Of property in the late con-
federate states, which was sold un-
der what is known as the "Confisca-
ton act" The bill provides that
the government OF the United States
shall pay to the former owners of
such property the amount OF money
received for their land at the sale
aud and receive in return a quit
claim conveyance ofewnership, which
title can be transferred to the pur-
chaser.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1877-11-17

The army appropriation bill,
which has occupied the attention OF
the House Of Representatives for a
month past finally passed that body
Monday. and goes to the Senate for
It's action. As passed the bill limits
the army Of the United States to
10000 men, nearly one-iourth Of
which (four full regiments Of cavsl-
ry) are to be employed in guarding
the Rio Grande frontier. The bill
appropristes $25. 763. 600.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1877-11-17

Among the novelties Of the co,pipg
Faris exhibition Will be youth of e,nr
teen With feet shaped precisely like bi4
hands. BE can use them for the stroo
Furpo<t, and pi'y- upon the piano with
hands aud feet having a peculiar chair
which enables hiid to curl biz body into
tho p cessary POI Jon. No il = vor,
goo peii'rmerand peas botn Eugiish
ana German. bis French Is yet lmpsr.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1877-11-17

A Liberia Exodus Association"
has been form ed in Charlestcn n, South
Carolina. DR.. E. w. B!yden, lately
appointed Liberian minister to
Great Britain, has made, with view
to settlement by American freed
men, an exploration of the country
immediately west OF Monrovia. He
reports that about seventy five niles
from that city a table land from
5000 to 5000 leet above the sea
level is reached. There is in this
region an American settlement. rep
resented to be very prosperous. The
Rev. s. D. Alexander, Of this CITY.
president Of the New York State
Colonization society, MAKES an sp-
peal for aid to this migration 10
Africa, He is Of opinion that it viii
grow to large proportions.
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OF the six negroes who burned
the town of Darlington. South Caro-
lima, last July. four have been SEN
fenced TO the penitentiary Tor lite
and the other two for ten aud TWEEN
years respectively. The jury was
composed Of whites and blacks.