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, 1878-04-13

According to new law in
Connecticut, divorces can hence
forth only be granted by reason
of adultery, fraudulent contract,
wilful desertion for three years,
seven years absence and not
heard from, habitual intemper-
ance, intolerable cruelty, and i'm
prisonment for infamous crime
in the State prison.
The Executive mansion at
Frankfort, Ky.,ls rickety old
edifice, built in 1903, and two OF
the workmen engaged in it's con-
struction, Metcalf and Letcher,
afterward occupied it as Gov
ernors, the former working on
the stone masonry, the other
carrying mortar in a hod for the
bricklayers.
NJ. de Lesseps resides in Paris,
and is the proudest father in all
the land; he is bordering on four
score and was lately favored
with twins.
Mrs. Flynn Of San Francisco
had triplets, and her proud hus-
band, as i guide to the many
visitors, chalked over his door
"This is WHARF the triplets is.''
The Supreme Court of Georgis
has decided that the employee of O
railroad company who receives g
physical injury. partly by his own
fault, or partly by the fault of other
servants or employees of the com.
pany, cannot recover damages.
, 1878-04-13

The acceptance Of verbal evi-
dence in the absence of written
proofs having been granted in
the case of the young lady who
claims to be a daughter of the
Cardinal Antonelli, 100 witness
es, priests and others, are to be
called. 1t is said that a great
deal of scandal will come to
light, and that the trusted friend
of the late Pope, so pious and
chsste himself, will prove to
have been veritable Don Juan.
The Germans are making large
additions to their war navy.
Nine small vessels are to be
commenced on April l, and will
be used principally as. training
ships, &C., aud three large iron
clads and the splendid new I'm
perial yacht, the Hohenzollern,
in May.
, 1878-04-13

The Russian military author
tiles offered q reward Of a thou
sand roubles for evidence of
Capt. Burnaby's death. During
the retreat Of Suleiman Pasha's S
army, to which he was attac he'd
Capt. Burnaby gayly answered
the delicate attention by leav-
ing little notes scribbled on the
walls of houses in which he had
rested, and addressed to the
commandant Of the pursuing
forces He heaped Goals OF fire
upon the heads OF the Russians,
by directing them, in the most
courteous manner, to the places
in the house or the village where
the best wine was stored, and in
other ways endeavoring to CEN
tribute to their personal CON-
fort.
, 1878-04-13

A Washington correspondent
of the N. Y. Graphic says: 'sSena-
tor and Mrs. Mitchell, Of Ore
gon, had a most alarming expert
ence at 3 A. NJ. Saturday. They
were awakened by burly negro
standing over their bed gazing
at them. Mr.. Mitchell said,
"Who are your but his wife
promptly exclaimed: "Don't
stop to ask quesJions-use your
revolver This SO alarmed the
intruder that he fled precipitate-
ly. This was fortunate, for there
was no weapon of defense in the
house, and the police did not re-
spond to cries fer their presence,
none Of them being in the neigh
borhood. The burglar had made
his selections Of clothing, and
had evidently come to the bed
hoping to secure a watch and
purse. He left everything be-
hind in his hasty fight.
, 1878-04-13
NUMBER %
Poll FAX.
SEATTLE. W. t.. April 5, 1878.

SEATTLE, W. t.. April 5, 1878.
To THE EDITORS CT YHE DISPATCH:
As per agreement I will cffer o
few thoughts for the consideration
of our, to be, Delegates to the Con-
stitutional Convention, upon the
policy or practice of assessing a
Poll Tax. Oar laws require that
taxation shall be equal and uni
form" Is it equal to tax one class
of people under the same govern
ment, twice or three times in the
same year, and other classes only
once? Are not men between the age
Of 81 and so. who own property,
taxed once for the value of their
property, once on their head, for
poll tax, and once on their head for
road poll tax? Is not this double
and treble taxation, and purely un-
constitutional? Women of all ages,
owning property, and minors own
ing property, and men over 80 years
of age, owning property, are taxed
for cash value set upon their prop
erty. while neither one of these
three classes are assessed a poll tax.
Is this equal and uniform, even in
the light Of the law, as compared
with The other classes? But some
argue that it is the property that is
assessed, and net the individual.
Ny answer is: that there are many
head taxes whose heads wouldn't
bring the assessment under this
rule. Others ask: What, would
not you tax the hired man on the
farm, or the hundred men in mine?
Yes. il they have any property-any
money to assess value on, and No,
if they have not. I do not believe
in assessing a man for that which he
has not, and then taking the first
money he earns to pay it. The
policy of assessing poll tax assum-
es that certain pei eisons' heads are
worth two dollars some times, and
some times six dollars, (and that
other persons heads are not worth
anything) and then it takes all the
cash value set upon the head to pay
the assessment. II we assess man
one hundred dollars as the cash
value set upon his lot. we tax Ger
tain number of mills on the dollar,
but when we say that the cash value
of g persons head Is two or six dol
lars, we demand the full cash value.
Is this uniform taxation?
Let each person pay taxes on an
equal and uniform assessed valuation
of his or her property. or that under
their control. and it appears to me
that they will nave fulfilled the man
date of equal and uniform taxation.
If [ work on farm, or in mine,
or mill for company, and my L.
Dor is Of any value to them. that
value enters into their property and
increases its value, upon which
taxes are assessed. If The wages
paid me are only sufficient to keep
myself and family, l cannot see
why / should be taxed for living.
If I earn more than living and
keep it, l am justly taxed on the
cash valuation of what [ have. II
I squander my earnings, over and
above my living, it goes into the
Golfers of Others who pay taxes upon
it. Respectfully submitted.
NJ S. BOOTH.
, 1878-04-13


John Damon and Sue Meyrs
We're overtaken by the girls irate
parent while they were eloping
from Aberdeen, Ky, and the old
gentleman ordered the youth to
be gone. Damon refused, and
was knocked down. He rose,
and sent two pistol bullets whizz-
irg at the head of his prospec-
tive father-in-law, who beat a
hasty retreat. The pair then
went on, and were married. The
parent swore out a warrant of
intent to kill, but the bridegroom
got away from the officers.
, 1878-04-13
A man was scared to death

A man was scared to death in
Berryville, Mo. He was passing
a graveyard at midnight when,
two men sprang from behind q
monument and shouted at him.
He ran home and went to bed,
but was SO nervous that he could
not sleep, and before morning he
died in convulsions.
From the first of April the cate
chism of the Roman Catholic Church
will be Taught the boys of the Con-
necticut Reform School every Sat
urday afternoon by the Sisters of
Mercy.
The Car of Russia is partial
to inferior brandy, and drinks it
in large quantities mixed with
hot water and sugar. His wife
is a chronic invalid.
Major Seth Pierce. of Cornwall,
Conn, SO years. and farmer in
good health. is the Oldest living
graduate Of Yale, representing the
class of 1906.
New Workers who have winta
cred in Colorado say that the
present season has been mild and
sunny almost beyond precedent.
The celebration of St. Patrick's
Eay in Cincinnati was heightened
and glorified by speech by Deacon
Richard Smith.
The yield of gold in British Col.
umbia last yeas was 81, zoo. 600, and
the export of coal amounted to 154,-
O52 tons.
The Colorado beetle has crea-
ted great havoc among the pota-
toes in New Zealand.
, 1878-04-13

The fate of the Chinese rail
wav will not befall those in ia
pan. The latter are three in
number, built by English capi-
talists and engineers, with Eng
lish material, and equipped with
English rolling stock, and SC
well are they liked that the pio-
neer road-the one from Yoko-
hama to Toxic, eighteen miles
long-is forthwith to be pro
longed from Toxic to Nagasaki.
This road is of narrow gauge;
the other two are Of ordinary
gauge.
, 1878-04-13

The Louisville Courier-.I0,lrnal tells
the following oe the little daughter of n
clergyman in that city: "She was great
Iy pleased with the performance of the
wonderful mechanical toys in Bacon $
window. They wound them up and set
them going for her espe ial benefit. and
h-r delight was nnbounded. But by
some oversight the negro preacher.
who makes such comical gesticuations.
was permitted to rest during the exhibi-
ton. and he was not wound up or call
ed upon TO preach. After the little girl
of a half dozen Christmases reached
home she said. ,efectively: ''MaGma.
| suppose the reason they didn't wind
up the old negro preacher was because
he were afraid l would think he was
making fun of papa
, 1878-04-13

A mob Of forty masked men
took Hiram Mitchell and his
three sons from their homes in
Flemingsburg, KY, gave them
twenty-five lashes apiece, and
ordered them out Of the county
in four days under penalty of
being hanged. This was done
because they ill-treated a wo-
man.
, 1878-04-13

The religious observance Of
Sunday practically ends at noon
in San Francisco. In the after
noon the law permits all public
amusements, and race courses,
theaters, and other resorts are
open. Sunday evening sermons
are called lectures there.
Ex Marshal Bazine has become
greatly embarrassed for money
ill Spain, and has applied to both
the French Minister of War and
Marshal Mcmahon for aid, but
without success.
Anything Midas touched turn
ed to gold. In these days, touch
a man with gold and he will turn
to anything.
"A riding school for children,
with sixty ponies of different
races, has been opened in the
Jardin d'Acclimatization, Paris.
Baroness Burdett- COutts has
become a Governor Of Christ's s
Hospital, being the first lady
Governor in 400 years.
The Empress of Austria has
gone home after her months
hunting in England.
Isabella of Spain is reported
to be in treaty for a house near
Richmond, England.
, 1878-04-13

al commission. Neither of them is
in favor of reopening the electoral
controversy. especially with the
moral certainty that any decision
given by the supreme court would
be adverse to the Democrats.
CHICAGO. April G.-The 7ri5une's s
Washington special says: Last
nights meeting of the Republican
congressional and national commit
tees was called to throw the presi-
dent overheard on the threshold of
the next campaign. The talk was
that the party could get along better
without him; that he had destroyed
it in the south and crippled it in the
north. and didn't treat prominent
Republicans with common decency;
was not frank or truthful. and seem
ed not to grasp the situation. Fos
ter, Page and Phillips contended it
would be most short sighted step to
break with the president, and would
prove fatal to the next campaign.
Foster was SO reused that he made
long and vigorous speech, cover
ing the whole ground of the south
ern policy and defending the presi-
dents civil service reform, alleging
that no scandals had attached to any
of the presidents appointments like
those which Grant had suffered. No
understanding was reached.
WASHINGTON, April 7.--Considerx
able uneasiness is manifested in
Democratic political circles tonight
regarding the action of the house
tomorrow in the matter of the cleo
ton of doorkeeper. Repu blican
tactics, put in force last Friday by
Buffers resolution nominating Gen.
Shields for immediate election as
doorkeeper, are fruitful of EN- barrass-
ment for the Democrats. The ma.
jority must consent to let this resolu-
ton be brought before the house as
a matter of the pliviledge, or else
submit to having the election indeti-
nitely postponed by numerous ex-
pedients within the power of the
minority under the ordinary rules
of proceeding; but in order to secure
the election of their caucus nominee
tey mhust vote to substitute for the
words "Gen. James Shields, true
MANNED Union soldier" the name of
Field. whom everybody knows as
an ex-confederate soldier. This, in
view of the fact that Shields is and
always has been a Democrat, is
likely to prove embarrassing in the
fall campaigns.
PARIS. April IA correspondent
at Pesth has had an interview with
NJ. Tioza, preEier of the Hungarian
ministry, who said Austria and
Hungary would go to war if necessa-
ry to prevent the establishment of a
Sclay state on her southern frontier.
, 1878-04-13

A serious joke was recently
played upon a jealous special
revenue agent, who had come
from Florida on a special tour Of
inspection through thu Mar
quette district of Lake Superior.
He was told that he could dis
tinguish himself by ferrcting out
a band of smugglers on Isle
Royal, a mineral knob which
lifts itself out Of the northern
central part of Lake Superior.
The agent forthwith took the
last boat of the season to the is
land, without knowing that he
could not return, SO there he
must remain until next June,
when navigation re-opens, enjoy
ing the society OF few Cornish
miners and Indians who form
the population of the island.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-01-26
TO THE DEMOCRATS OF PRES
TON COUNTY.

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support aud iuhuencg2 Ii - the
cause Of Democracy asks you TO sup
port u. Do you desire to see 4
Democratic paper prosper IA PIES
ton County? II so, support the West
Virginia ARGUS and you viii see
one prosper. Do you hope for VIC
tory during any approaching cam
palgn1 IL you do, your intelligence
teaches y0u that victory can only
be gained by supporting, thereby
keeping W existence, that medlu 10
through which al interchange OF
opinions can be had upon the ISSUES
At stake, aud through when woul %
be defended the time honOred prin-
oipls- olyour party The ARGUS
shou d 20 luto eYfy Democratic iam
~ IN Preston uoty. IL should
have one thousand su scuUers snd
u must have them. When 10 cane
INTO ex steDce DO came % stay -
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slI We ssK is that support when the
Democracy Of Preston county shOu d
give a Democratic paper.
The ARGUS started out IS a Dem
ocratIo paper, add as lar 30 we know
d will always be such. IL start, d
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and will DO 30 without fear, favor.
or affection
We hope that our Democratic fri
ends throughout the county wil ss-
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By subscribing themselves, aud iu-
ducing others 70 subscribe. DO not
put of subscribing until some iu-
ture time. but subscribe noD.
Every Democrat Do The co. should
consider il bic duty TO subscubs,
aud We expect soon 20 zee scores
coming up and disoharging their On.
".
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1878. NEW YORK. 1875
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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-01-26

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 patientisrarely able tolie on the left
side sometimes the pain is felt under
the shoulder-blade, and it frequently
extends to the top of the shoulder, and
is sometimes mistaken for rheuma-
tism in the arm. The stomach is affect
ed with loss Of appetite and sickness {;
the bowels in general are costive,
sometimes alternative with lax; the
head troubled with pain. accompan-
led with dull. heavy sensation in the
back part. There is generally n con-
siderable loss of memory, accompan-
led with painful sensation OF having
left undone something which ought to
have been done. a slight, dry cough
is sometimes an attendant The pa
tient complains of WEAKNESS and de.
bility; he is easily startled, his feet are
cold or burning, and he complains of a
prickly sensation ofthe skin his spir-
its are low and although he is salts
fed that exercise would be beneficial
70 him, yet he can scarcely summon
up fortitude enough to try it. In fact,
he distrusts every remedy Several of
the abovesymptomsa ttendthe disease,
but cases have occurred where few Of
them existed, yet examination of the
body, afterdeath, has shown the LIVER
to have been extensively deranged.
AGUE AND FEVER.
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CASES or AGUE AND FEVER. when
taken with Qliinine, are productive OF
the most happy results. No better
catharlic can be used, preparatory to,
or after taking Quinine. We would
advise all who are afflicted with this
disease to give them \ FAIR TRIAL.
For all Bilious arrangements and rs
asimple puTgatIve theyare unequaled.
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Every box has red wax seal on
the lid, with the impression DR..
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The genuine MC LANE s LIVER Pills
bear the signatures OF &. NJ! LANE
and FLEMiNG Bios. Oh the wrappers.
ETInsist on your druggist OF store
keeper giving you the genuine d. G..
MCLANE's LIVER Pills. prepaI Ell
by Fleming Bros. Pittsburgh, Pr
Sold by all respectable druggr,t-
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T,uorr wishing 70 give b.. G. . Mef.tNE's LIVE
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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-01-26
MATTRESSES, COOKING AND HEA-
TING STOVES OF EVERY
DESCRIP TON.
+ COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.

John s. Murdoch, administrator Of
William b. linn, deceased, who sues as
well on his own behalf as on behalf of
all the lien and simple contract creditors
of William b linn,
o9oina
William B. Brown, William G.. Brown.
JIllla Z. linn, widow Of said decedent'
John A, Ollie, James l.. Stone, James A.
Brown, trustee, John S. Murdoch. Mar
cellus III. Murdoch, Gustavus Cresap.
trustee, David Wheeler, James c.. Nc
Grew administrator, with the will annex
ed, OF Henry StartZman. decreased. John
Burkhart, Emma homas and Harvey
Thomas, her husband, children and
heirs of Matilda Burkhar deceased late
Matilda Bland; Anna Lee Riley, Minnie
Riley, infant children of Harriet A.
Fland, children and heirs Of John Bland.
deceased; William j. Bland, Edward s.
Bland, Newton b. Bland, Minerva A.
EdmisIon, late Minerva A. Bland and
Matthew Edm'ston, her husband, A man
ola X: Brannon. late Amanda X. Bland.
and John Brannon, her Husbands; Mary
l.. Lorentz, late Mary l.. Bland, and ia
cob Lorentz, her husband, children and
Delrs OF Thomas Bland, deceased; Gin
ton Johnson, H w johnson, Elisabeth
Brown and Ashford Brown, her hus-
band, children and heirs at law of Cha
rissa johnson, deceased, Permelia
"A
linn, JOSEPH linn, Virginia linn and
Elizabeth linn, widow, children and
heirs OF Peyton linn, deceased; all heirs
OF tie said William b. linn, deceased.
IN EQUITY.
by decree rendered by the Circuit
Court of the County of Preston, in the
above mentioned cause on the 18th day
of October. 1877. the report made bv the
Undersigned, Commissioner. was le-
committed to him with instructions to
TO take proof of the debts other than the
Judgments enumerated i'm said report
and make report fthe same. The me-
cessity for taking the said proof grows
out OF the fac that, owing TO misun-
Outstanding between said Administer
tor, and the Court, the most ofs,id debts
were proved before ,ames w. Parks.
Esq. commissioner OF the County
Court Of said county, and whose report
is filed in the last named Court.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-01-26
COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.

Pierce t. Hansford Lloyd Parsons.
and Ann q. Parsons bis ife, Lloyd
BansfOrd, Ruth T.. Hansford, Alice NJ.
HanSfOrd, /ella Hansford and Sarah
Hansiord, the five latter OF whom are
infants and sue by William w. Hans
ford their next friend Plaintiffs,
William l.. Fansler i'm his own right
and as administrator oi Jacob Fansler
deceased, Jacob Fansler, John III Fans
Ter, stephen l.. Fansier, Jacob w
Flanagan and Elizabeth Flanagan his
VIE, Ezra Knots and Sarah Knots
ms wife, William q, Daniels and Mary
j.. Daniels bis wife. stephen Boner and
certain unknown and nom o. dent
ch ldren ano and heirs at law of An
dreV tnnsler, deceased, rs well as
heirs at law of Jacob / ansler, deceased.
defendants
IN CHANCERY.
By virtue OF the provisions Of th De.
cree rem Tered ON tile 9TH day nf Novein.
Der, 1917, by the Circuit Court Gf Tucker
county, w. Va, the alb vo entitlei cause
was "reie red 10 John J. Adams, vino is
directed l. audit, state and settle Inc ad
nilnistration account of the said William
A. Fansier, administrators OF the said .Ia-
cob Fansler deceased.
Ihdt said commissioner also ascertain
and report the real estate OF which the
ana situation thereof and whether tbp
same Is or not susceptible of partition
heirs AT law.
That 10 enable the Court 10 he more
thoroughly advised in the promises. the
said Commissioner il directed 10 ascer-
tam ana report the number of heirs en-
tltled 10 the real estate of the decedent.
including the said unknown heirs. anu
the fractional snaie OF the said real estate
I'D Whlch each viii be entitled,
Ihat the said Commissioners also as
certain an0 report the advancements that
nave been made by the said decedent
10 the heirs at law in the amount ana
proportion to which any OF them have
received sucL ARRANGEMENTS. And the
SAID commissioner has leave to renort
any special matter deemed pertinent by
himself or required by any party hereto.
anu tndt no report to this court at the
next term, ia order 10 "a final decree.
ne SAID Commissioner may publish n
notice of tee time and place / executing
this order, once a week tor four cousecu-
tive weeks in the West Virginia ARGUS
newspaper published in kingwpod.
ana su - no'lte so Published snail he
Equivalent To personal service Of the
same. upon the parties or any OF them
Notice is therefore given To the parties
that In obedience 10 the said decree,
VIII, ON Monday the 25th day of Febru-
airy, 1878, at tho Jerks Office of said
court, IN Saint George. West Va, pro
coed To- execute the said order of refer
'nce; and ~ rom any cause the same be
~ com rle1e on that day, the same vii
be continued from day to day or from
Time t. ne, at me same pEice, anu
completed.
Given under my hand as Commission
er Ot said court, this 18th day Of January
1878.
JOHN j. ADAMS, Com'r.
Dayton, p. q.
IA ii 81 tiv $22l
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-01-26

The New York Sun, pt the 10Th IN
stsnt gives a theron, b showing up o.
the expenses OF the White House,
and shows concluslvely thai many
thousands of dollars Of the people 3
money goes-no che knows where
1t costs the nation nearly three
thousand dollars per year to keep
Returning Board Hayes IN horses and
carriages. And, IN one instance five
hundred dollars were expended ior
the purpose of carpeting sing e
Office. How long wall our people al
low themselves TO be robbed OF their
hard earned money!