West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-09-28
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From tho Capital.

structed Collectors OF Customs hereafter to
decline to permit the delivery of books i'm.
ported through the mails, which. from
quantity or other circumstance, are pre-.
sumably intended for the use OF any other
person than those to whom addressed, or as
merchandise, and in no instance will the
use OF the mail be permitted TO enable par.
ties to import articles of merchandise which
should be properly treated as subject 10
duty under the Customs Revenue Law. and
hooks, In the latter case, as in the case of
newspapers and periodicals, should be re.
turned to the foreign country from which
they came as unavailable matter ...
census of the District OF Columbia, lust
completed, shows the population TO be 100.
O5l, as follows: Washington City, 1871 IA;
Georgetown, 1871 county, l6, 533 ... Sen.
ator Patterson will go West shortly, a. the
Chairman of the Senate Committed on Ter.
ritories, and investigate the subject of Great
ing the new Territory of Oklahama
Items IN GencraL
The Convention OF Massachusetts, indie.
pendent Greenbackers, in session at Boston.
nominated Hon. Ben. +. Butler for Gov.
ernor, by rising vote. Resolutions were
passed by the Convention opposed TO the old
political parties, and demanding Z" the i'm.
mediate repeal of the Resumption Act SO
mat periodical oarniyalS OF bankruptcy NAV
forever come to an end, and that our Ma
tlonai wealth be made the fixed and reliable
foundation OF our monetary systern forever
banishing from America the idiotic proposi.
tlon OF making commodities of shifting
values and articles ofmerchandise live cold
a1d silver, basis for money, n basis tbat
ever mas, rs ln1S l5, 1881 aud 1857 and ever
must periodically slip ont from under such
monetary system, thereby destroying IL and
plunging the country into ruin and bank.
ruptcy; basis that even England has never
Deen abie TO maintain for any great length
OF nine, although she is the creditor Nation
OF the world" They also opposed the
iurther issue of any more interest-bearing
bonds, unless authorized bv n .irectyote 81
the people, and in favor of enlnrginp the
held OF operation of the Labor Bureau.
On Friday evening, in Philadelphia, John
Gardner was shot and instantly killed by
Walter Macdonald. They were engaged in
aPolitical discussion at the time......A man
named Andrew Kueiser was found i'm The
river at Fremont, Ohio, on FRIDAY night.
He had been sick and Respondent. and is
supposed to have committed suicide
All trains running from Toronto, Canada
on the 10th, were Cancelled unit furthpr
notice, as the railway tracks have been
washed away IN many places The rain.
tail, according To the meteorological Oh.
servatoryi was the heaviest since 1913
PRESIDENT Hayes wife and sons, arrived at
fremont, OHIO 81 twelve m. SATURDAY. Iub
instant, and spent Sunday aud Monday
mere. lie then left for Willoughby to at.
TEND the reunion OF mis- old regiment the
lWenty-third, on the 18th The military
week OF he st. Louis Exposition closed
saturday, September IL with grand parade
hnd review IN the arena OF the amphithen-
ter, including four battalions Of infonryy.
one company of artillery and one OF cavalry
partic pdted, and presented q military dis.
play unequaled in that city since the war.
On Saturday morning John Riley and
ina n un i.1 u fought duel with revolvels
IN IN the Csathohc Cemetery, Fan Francisco.
They began shooting at ten PAGES, and ad.
yanced, firing, till they closed, Wien the I'M.
known placed his pistol against Riley's
body, lniicting dangerous wound. Riley
was taken to the City Hospital for medical
treatment. He refuses TO divuIpe the name
OF MS antagonist or the seconds in the affair.
a man named Krautz, was hunting in
boat in Black River, near Elyria, Ohio.
when the boat capsized, and he was
drowned. He was thirty five years Of age
and had family living at Black River. He
was good swimmer, but had heavy
overooat and boois ON. The body was ra.
covered......... widow Pope aged min et,yytvVo
years, resident of Boardman Township
near youngstown, Ohio, was found sitting
IN her chair near her fireplace a few morn.
lngs ago, burned TO death. The remains
were charred almost beyond recognition
~ youngest wn, Ohio, during the recent
food, Christian Math OF NV0odwortb was
drowned on Aill-street. He was the
hrst victim OF the hood........A fight
occurred on the morning of the 18th
about eighteen miles from Elizabeth .wr
KY, In Larue County, between United
sta es Marshdls and uOonshiners. in which
TWO OF the lat ef and one Of the former were
wounded. The Marshals retreated without
aIresuDS any one or capturing the dis.
tillery ...... There was a terrible shooting af.
Iair at Georgetown, KY, Saturday. on the
fnbhc Square. 1t being County
Court day the square was densely crowded
with people, and strange to tev. there
Deing ten shots Sired, no one was hurt ex.
cept hepartleipants in the afray. Lem or.
tutt and his son John attacked Evans. which
resultedqn Evans receiving three shots and
Ohutt, sen, one Evans was shot in the
Daek ~ young Ohutt, and fell TO the ground
ana while lying PROSTATE he was shot twice
more by the Ohutts. Evans, " th Spartan
courage, drew bis pistol, shot Offutt SEN
IN the side, and at this stage Of the
~ act both the Ofutts took to their heels
and were urged to greater speed by the
repeated reports of Eyans's pistol. 8antt
and Evans are in precarious condition.
Thomas ~. BOwles, the weIEknown al
torney, and a gentleman commanding the
resPect OF bis associates, committed Suicide
shortly after niue o'clock on the MORNING Of
september rs, at indianapolis, while in his
ONCE on Eas. Washing tOn-street The
weapon used was a spa1l.si,.d
sharpe revolver, the one chamber
OF Whlch was fOund empty, and was
held close TO his right tempIe-tbe
hole penetrating entirely through The
brain, and finding exit from the upper LEFT
side Of the skull. The body Law i'm 'front.' of
his desk, upon its back, when discovered
the left hand inserted in the breast of his
coat, and the right grasping the weapon.
and the suppostion is that Bowles sat
down upOn the floor before firing the sbot
No cause, other than mental dependency
caused by continued ill-health, can be as.
signed for this sad tragedy.
The dam above Woods cotton mills. on
Egg Harbor River, Race street, Mays Land.
ing, a few nights since burst causing great
damage TO property. When the dam gave
way the whole body Of water seemed to
burst forth In single huge column, and
the town was submerged in few minute
Bridges. lumber and coal piles. and
10 fact all things movable were
borne away by the food Nifla0eys
we're aroused BY the crushing 10 of win.
d0ws and doors, and The rush Of "a current
of muddy water, carrying lumber. sticks
COAL and stones through their houses 4
scene Of the widest excitement followed.
several lives are reported lost....... Great
excitement prevailed in Cleveland Tues.
day, 90 account 81 finding the dead body
of Nr. Edwin french "a weliknown ciE.