West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-10-26
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troops cannot now be used TO aid the In.
ternal Revenue officials In Arkansas In
breaking up Illicit distillers, as requested
by Collector Wheeler at Little
Rock, and the following telegram
has been sent TO that officer:
II Is decided not 10 invoke the ard OF the mill
tary iorce 20 enforce the laws until you have
exhausted all other means You author zed TO
enable you TO seize the stills aud the arrests
OF the Offenders referred 10 I'm your letter Of tee 81
instant. II you can not ara the force. iHtorm me
What ys1 neei, and arms will be ordered from
here. Call upon the Marshal 20 assist you with pll
The means at his command. Organize a force
strong enough TO overcome stance without
oloodshod, II possible. Act promptly aud vigor-
ously and enforce the laws at M hazards Inform
this one as,e by telegraph OF you, action:
Acting Commissioner"
Itcms I'm aonorni
a frighttul accident occurred in the Prosl
poet shaft, near Wilkesbarre, PENNSYLVANIA,
late at night recently. jenkins Lewis,
George Taker, John Williams and James
Kuanne were at work together in a distant
chamber, when n sudden explosion Of the
deadly fre-damp took place. The miners
were hurled against the side of the gang.
way aud their bodies frightfully mutt
lated. A large force was employed In other
parts Of the mine, and the explosion at
tracted them at once TO The scene OF the ca.
lanity. The injured men wero dug out of
the debris in which they were found and
although alive they all expired shortly hf-
ter their removal. The accident was caused
by the carrying of an open lamp IN
the chamber Of the Empire shaft.
Edward Sweet, a miner. was killed recently
NJ the Continental Colliery, near Ashland,
"a by the premature explosion Of "a blast
hewas preparing. The body was not found
FOR several hours after the accident, as he
was working alone in one OF the chambers
Oscar Ludlow, one of the proprietors of the
Centennial FIGURING Mills at Portland, Ind
was caught by aline shaft and was thrown
against the ceiling of the room, tearing his
clothes completely of, breaking his arm
above the elbow, aud otherwise injuring
him about the head. H. was feared
has injuries would result fatally
difficulty occurred between two brothers.
ln.law, named Lewis and Catron, living
near Daliis, Ky, about some family matter,
IN which Lewis was fatally shot by
Catron, who acted throughout in
selt-detense, Lewis having made several at
iempts to shoot him. Both parties stood
high in the community..u...Ate terrible cut
ting affair took place recently four mile.
east OF sullivan, in Moultrie County, lis
Charles Everman and neighbor, whose
name your correspondent could not learn
were cutting corn in a field when a
dispute arose between them about some
hogs. Everman struck his neighbor three
terrible blows on the neck with n corn-knife
severing his head from his body.........T The
body OF John Stone was found hanging 10 n
brace in the sheds Of the Iowa Coal Com.
pauy, in KeOkuk, Iowa, early in the morn.
ing, lately. He evidently hanged himself
some time during the night, as the body
was stl1 and cold. Stone was an engineer
and had served on a number OF railroads (:
but his wife proved unfaithful, and he be-
came dissipated, and had been reduced to
the condition of u vsgabond and an out
cast lie left note saying his troubles
Of hnl an fa I'D
TO commit the act. He is reported to have
two children living in Chicago.
The Congressional delegation i'm Indiana
will stand as follows: First District, VIM.
Heilman, Rep; Second District, Thos. II.
Bobb, Dem. Third District. George 4
Bieknell, Dem, Fourth District. Jephtba d, d,
New, Dem; Fifth District, Thomas NJ.
Browne, Rep; Sixth District, VIM. r..
Myers, Dem. Seventh District, Gilbert De
Ia Matyr, Dem and Nat. Eighth District.
Al. hostetler, Dem. Ninth District, God.
love 5, Orth, Rep. Tenth District, William
II. Calkips, Rep. Eleventh District. Calvin
cowgirl, Rep; Twelfth District Walpole
Solerlck, DEM; Thirteenth District John
Baker, Republican. Making six Re.
Pu6lieans and seven Democrats .....
IN ONO the list OF candidates known to be
elected rs as follows: First District Ben
iamin Butterworth, Rep; Second District,
Ihos. l.. Young, Rep; Third District, John
a: McMahon, DEM; Fourth District, J.
Warren Keifer, Rep; Fifth District, Ben
Le Fevre, Dem. Sixth District, w. ID. Hill
Dem. Seventh District Frank Hurd, Dem. !;
Eighth District, Z. b. Finley, Dem. /;
Ninth District, George l.. Converse, Dem. I;
Tenth District, Thomas Ewing Dem. .
Eleventh District, II. l.. Dickey, Dem. /;
twelfth District, III. S. Neal, Rep Thir.
teenth District, lin doubt) Fourteenth Dis.
trict, Gibson Anterior, Dem; Fifteenth
District, G. w Geddes, Dem; Sixteenth
District, VIM. Mckinley, Rep Seventeenth
District, James Monroe, Rep Eighteenth
District, j. T. Updergraf, Rep. Nineteenth
District, j: A. Garfield, Rep. Twentieth
District, Amos Townsend, Rep...........
The Republicans # Missouri met ip Con.
vention on the 9th, ami nominated a State
ticket; Judge Supreme Court, Alex. 7.
Denny Superintendent Public Instruction.
Roderlck Baldwin Register Lands. VIM. r.
MorveI; Railroad Commissioner, John u.
tracy. \ resolution nominating General
Grant FOR President in 1880 was received
with tremendous applause, but il was
thought inexpedieut to adopt it, The reso.
iuhons favor the payment of legal tender
notes and bonds in the standard money Of
the world express the sentiment that 60 4
and SILVER ~ the only true business money.
and that all currency should be convertible
into coin; and demand full protection for
All citizens OF every race and color.
The latest status OF the Indiana LegisIa.
lature shows that the Democrats viii have a
clear majority OF eight on Joint ballot.
insuring the election of Democratic
United states Senator The Legislature. as
reported, foots mp: ate-Republicans.
"a Democrats, % Nationals, I. House-Re.
pu6licans, IL Democrats, 81; Nationals.
run retnrn from the town elections in Con.
necticut, show so towns Republican. IS
Democratic, and 80 evenly divided: last
year, 20 Republican, 50 Democratic, aud %
divided. Net Republican gain 30 towns.
Democratic Joss Is towns.................
From Charleston, W. Va. October 10, We
get this report OF the election: Returns
coming IN slowly. kenna's majority win
De small. Greenbacker gains everywhere.
The Greenbackers came down upon the
Third Congressional District ike "a wolf
upon the fold, and have badly used an the
Old parties. For the present both parties
claim the Congressman. but the chance ia.
Yor kenna. The strength of the Greeuback.
ers amazed every one but themselves
The Republican Congressmer elected in
Iowa are McCaid in the First District
Price In the Second, UpdegraH iu the Third,
Deering in the Fourth, Clark boo The Fifth,
sapp in the Eighth, Carpenter in the
Ninth. The Greenbackers elected Weaver
10 the Sixth by about one thousand rnaioyify.
and Gillette iu the Seventh by about fsf
hundred
he most severe storm FOR fifteen wears
prevailed along The Atlantic coast on tre
18th. The dqroaoe 90 aLtrrfy0 -r,. ..