West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-06-01
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From Tho Capital

The Senate in executive session rati6eS
the treaty between France and the Unite,
States, providing for convention at Pari,
the present summer. with a view 10 IN.
adoption of the metrical syst m Of weight,
and measures.."..TheW War Departments in
formed Gen. Ord has, in a general order. re-.
issued existing orders about following
raiders. District commanders are in
structed they must adhere 10 them richly
while there l. an acknowledged government
in the exercise Of power in the territor,
in which raiders take refuge but that IL
such territory is alternately held bv riva
factions, at war with each other. and ther,
is no responsible government in control
pursuing parties can take the shortes'
routes to places Of refuge OF raiding or in
vading bands, and treat populations tha'
defend them ms IL they were raiders. SINH
lar instructions were issued by Gen Or,
during the revolution Of 1876, rs necessar,
to protect the Americans from plunderin.
bands who infested the whole opposit
bank OF the river.
Robert Petit, Pay Director of tb.
United States Navy, died on the 18th inst
after long illness. He entered the nav,
in 1887. Senior Zamacona, the Mexicai
Minister, says his advices from Mexico show
the revolutOnists have utterly failed. an5
have no support whatever in any Of tn.
States Of that republic. .... Information ha
reached this city that the adherents Of Lerd.
in Mexic have abandoned their efforts T.
lncite revolution. Our government ha
communicated to Minister Foster facts con
corning depredations upon American ter.
ritory by Indians who cross the border from
Mexico. and Mr.. Foster will inform Presi
dent DiSz ...... The receipts ( the Pnten
once from January l tn May /, 1878, wer,
1868, 1868. Expenditures for the same time
exclusive Of S45 non fnr repairing models In.
jured by fire. SlSS, 377, an Excess of rpcei I,
over expenditures # $75,5S5. At this rat,
the surplus for the wear would be S266 755.
much larger amount than has ever been de
rived in single year. Last year there WA,
1921 900 surplus. The total amount in tn,
treasury 10 the credit of the Patent Ofic,
is 81, lS9,S07.
Itcms In GoneraI.
The Republicans of PENNSYLVANIA held
their conventions a Harrisburg on the
10Th. A D atform of resolutions wa,
adopted opposing free trade, in favor Of re-.
serv ng public land for actual settlers. il,
favor OF laws by Sta'e and National Legisla.
lures against discriminating rates of freivht,
o. railroads, and indorsing the Admins
tration OF Governor Hartranft General
Henry NJ Hnyt was nominated for Cover.
nor; James b. Sterret, for Supreme Judge
harles w. Stone, Lieutenant Governor:
Aaron h Dunkle, Secretary of Interna
affairs
s.
sembly of the United States met in Pitts
burg, the General Synod of the Reformed
Presbyterian Church met in New York. tn,
General Conference OF the NJ. f. Church
South met in Atlanta, Ga, the General AS
sembly of the Presbyterian Church South
met in Knoxville, Tenn, and the Curnber
IEhu fresoyterl General Assembly met in
Nashville, Tenn.
On the evening of May 20, the heaviest
hail and rain storm fell in and around
Wheeling, w. Va, that has been known
since 1869. The hail stones were fully the
size of hen eggs, and in their descent tore
leaves and limbs from shade trees The
grape and sPple crop has been seriously
damaged by the storm, as well a. the wheat
which WIS just beginning TO head Tn.
dar age so lar as heard from W II be unite
extensive probably 5000 in the city alone.
.....i hOmas, a seven year-old SOL of Patrick
1rlinh, leIl from the bow of coal barge nj
Madison, Ind, and was drowned. The BODY
was soon recovered and an inquest held
AT Worthington, Ind late az night "A dis
pute arose over game of billiards in MuI.
lerbeck's Hall between William Mitchell
and John Warren, when the latter struck
Mitchell on the head with a bilIiard on.
fraeturing his skull He was taken home
and died next m rning. Warren was ar.
rested and held for trial. ........Jacob Straub
German living few miles northwest Of
Carlinsville, III, during a recent thunder.
storm was struck by lightning while stand.
ing in the door of his milk ouse and soon
after died from the effects of lis Injuries
a coiored woman, George Anne Lee. M
Harrodsburg, KY, re aimed in iail ten DAYS
without king particle Of food When
deorgle Anne was sent to jail she had lust
conquered an entire neigh6orhood. When
she came out she would have been An easy
NJ bar
Charles McAmee, If McHurney Station. O.
committed suicide n few nights since nv
shooting himself with a rifle. Domestic
trouble is said to be the cause Tbe
io lowing committee has been appointed for
investigating the Presidential election
frauds: Messrs. Potter, Morr sou. Hunter.
SteDger Mcmahon, Cobb, Of Indiana, Black
bnrn, Cox, OF Ohio, Reed, of Maine, and
Hiscock.
A lad about twelve years old, named
William Fisher, was instantly killed few
Gays ago, at the Mountain Shaft Coal Bank
near Massillon, Ohio. He was employed Mt
the bank, and fe to the bottom Of the
sbatt, distance Of one hundred and FORTY
ieet..... Dennis Donnelly, Schuykill Molly
mcguire who was to have been hanged st
fottsyille, Pa, on the 22d Of May, was re-
splted by the Governor Tor twenty DAYS. in
order 20 allow the condemned more time "a
prepare for death ........ Secretary Sbsr.
man has written letter asking
70 be represented by counsel before
tne Florida investigating Committee -.
y rnmor IS current in Chicago that the
Communists are secretly preparing for a
desperate strike. The theory is that tbev
are 70 rise some morning at three or four
o'clock, when the pOpulace is asleep. tax
possession OF the streets for several "a usreE.
and Darricade them for defense Whether
tnese Iumofs are true, in whole or in part
ltls az least true that the D. lice and military
arc thoroughly warned and preparing "a
prevent the least show Of an outbreak, II
any movement Is discovered a raIIying
slgnSi which has been agreed upo will be
struck upon the FIRE bells........... Mail train
no. y due 40 Springfield Ohio, from San.
dusty struck CIV one mile above West
hDPty aud WAS ditched, some Of the cars
aoa the locomotive being badly wreck ed
horace BROOKS, engineer, was badly injured
ABOUT the - George EdmOnsOn, fireman
was seYerly cut the head and face
and Nard, brakeman, had an arm broken
and was much bruised. The passeugers
were thrown around the cars, and several
strained and bruised, the most serious case
being O. ct Of Mrs. Scott, an aged LADY, al
Dayton wounded on the head aud face. and
Dack spraiued...... One Of tue fOulest mur.
defs on record has just been uneartbed
near Utica, I'LL Maggie Dody, a step-daugb.
yer OF JAMES MOnahan, nine years of age.
went down the canal 70 n friends near the
cement works She disappeared mysteri-
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