West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-04-13

From tho Capital.

appropriations 10 enable Schurz 10 protect
the timber will have disastrous effect. In
Minnesota alone there are two hundred and
twenty-five cases pending, involving nearly
one hundred million feet Of Government
logs, aud forty thousand cross ties, which
VIII have to be abandoned. IL transpires
that many wealthyand heretofore respectable
lumber dealers are involved, and il is al
legged that they are bringing powerful in
huence TO bear here TO prevent Congress
from giving Secretary SchurE help in this
manner. The cases above referred to are
supported by testimony sufficient to give
the government verdict in every instance
All cases thus far brought in Minnesota
nave resulted in a verdict for the Govern
ment.
Itoms I'm GenoraI.
William b. O'Donohue, Secretary OF the
Treasury under Rel, chief OF the insurrec-
honistS in Manitoba in 1871, and most active
participant in the revolt, died i'm St
Josephs Hospital, st. Paul, Minnesota
march 20. He was the brains OF the re.
bellion, and was the only one of the Leaders
not pardoned by the Canadian Cavern.
ment lie was outlawed, and has since
hVed IN Dakota County, Minnesota.
Joseph and Teek Brassel, brothers. aged
twenty-three and twenty.one years respec.
uNcly, were executed in Cookyille Tenn
on March %, for the murder Of Russell Ali
SON The event was witnessed by at least
ten thousand people The crime which
brought Joseph and Teek Brassel to the
Sallows was the murder on the night OF
November %, 1875, of another youtb abont
the same age of themselves, named Russell
Allison, living in the vicinity of Cookville.
The Greenback party met in conyea.
non Mt Springfield, H., on the 9th March.
ana nominated State officers. platform
VI aeSoiGlons was adopted in favor of
greenback policy, in the issue of legal
tenaer currency TO the full limit of ~ OOn
600. ~ '''VOV''
Thomas r. Fisher was hanged in the cor
rldor OF the Jail at Mauch Chunk, Pa. ON
haroh 2s, for completely in the murder of
Morgan Powell, mine boss at Summit Hill
on the evening of March 2, 1876. Fisher
was one of the most influential members of
inc Molly Mcclure Association and n moro
lhteIllgent man than most of his compan
TinS.oi;.'.',. ne north-bound train on tina
cleveland, Iuscarawas Valley and Wheel
ing railroad, when between MaSsillion and
5ulton, ONO, was struck by lightning. n few
uuys ago; The engineer and brakeman re-
SelVed slight injuries about the head and
luMer IlmDs, but the passengers escaped
without more than n terrible shaking nm
and a sudden fright.F. p. KelleS ~
washington Heights, Ohio, in handling a
gun In his yard, accidentally DISCHARGED II
the charge striking him in the groin. mass
hg upward, and causing almost instant
The Commercials London correspondent
telegraphs: "My own information Lad
Ine 70 oeneve that England has resolved
NPo" lar more warlike measures than the
gaining out OF reserves and that in
i iTItIohS teIegraphed to Admiral Hornby
wiz oe followed very shortly by declartion
OF war by one Power or the other A.
c'her Telegram says: A Turkish force es
l,iateu AZ ten thousand, has stormed the
Ihsurgent positions on Mount Pelion. and
;"p.uieu Macrlnltza. The insurgents are
tuehcnlhg new positions. The losses ON
ooth sides are heavy News Of anotbnr
Datlle Is momentarly expected Tn
rope received ex-President Grant. his Vic
ana son Saturday. Chatard Rector of The
IN Gan college, awaited General Grant in
the nall OF the Swiss Guard. and accon'I
panied him to the Pope's apartments wbero
6arulnai McCloskey presented him 10 tho
rope, VINO received him with every mari ~
ulstlncuon The London Times Rome
TolIesP0hdent telegraphs as follows: Pope
~ no aiIocutlon, delivered at the Consistorv
thursday, gives the Italians general salts.
lucuon. The allocution to the CburcbS .
captivity is very mild. His Holiness ex.
presses no intention to struggle for the re.
0oNery oil MS temporalities.
Inc vicinity of Louisville, XIV. has added
one OF the most iendsh crimes vet chroni.
r'eu on kentucky's black list OF dark deeds
~ uayoreak recently persons residing
aro .hl los, lost Island" in what are known
as the Wet Woods" discovered tho s,,,oi
derlng remains of log cabin. Tyin,, l., ~,
corner were the headless remains ~ a 30
anu woman. They were identi6ed 90 Nc
ana Mrs. NARROW, an old man and woman
eou nearly sixty years of age No signs ot
ms"us vi the victims could be found by
elther gentleman. Near the house. how.
ever, spade was found resting agoinst q
Iai Ieuce, ana upon il fresh dirt. givino
evidence that it had been used verv recSenti,ts
TO TO heads were found, however
sraj 3uPLeme court at New Orleans, in Gen.
eIai Ahderson,s case, hes denied the annii
ttatIon Tor rehearing, and the prisoneI bas
been released from prison. i''S
Mr.. Frederick X. Dumont, adopted SON y,
CharIes L. Dumont, Esq, of Cincinnati
S"o' hlnisei fatally with pistol a. few DAYS
ago Inc act was done in his room No oe
Nt street. where he resided with his wife
NJ Dumont was in the thirty-fourtb wear
ms age, and was the book-keeper and
CONFIDENTIAL financial manager ~ ~.
iathers business He was married on tbo
IIth Day OF February last. No reason Voc
assigned by Mr.. Dumont for tho sct IL
pumontl ST., says Frederick was Of An nm.
haPBy disposition, and had trouble with his
Western Items.
Unofficial but Trustworthy inflammation
from Fort Walsh confirms the recent sto,v
Of large confederation of hostile t,dion.
IN that vicinity. Sitting Bull and Spottod
rag have been reinforced bv Iodgss 60
me missouri River Agencies, iucluding ReJ
IS, and IL is now estimated thai fbe,c
are rom i've 70 seven thousand warriors
gIullh one hundred miles Of Fort walsh
some OF these bands have been sser -,
mlies scouts. The savages are very yestIossy
ana are under the constant survsiIlsnco 80
the TOO limited force Of Canadian rnorn,oi
ponce, who evidently anticipate troubIs
~ council, the last week in Februarv he
lnolans resolved to resist the BuaaIo
ana sitting Bull cOunseled modeystio, ~
ward The Canadians, but breatbed dcfanoa
against Americans. The force is well armed
SSno splendidly equipped, and could proba-
ny Oe augmented 20 ten thousand men 4,
HhlG9 case vigorous summer campaign
would be probable P"'sn
T~iros
Section No. 8 Of the Wasson "a, C,o,,r..-
building, at Springfield, Massacbusers uss
burned. Loss 81, 900, ofwhich the Connsc,i.
CUT valley Cbromo-Litbograph Corp,sr,,
roses f5O,WV. Insured for $4,000.
Notes nom ABROAD.
The London DaRy TelegraDh Of aIste DAT,
tay' On Tuesday night her Majesty, /.
Government received the reply Of Prince
N.f-