West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-08-03
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From tho Capital.

statement showing the amount of State
National and United States notes, etc. out.
standing at the close OF each fiscal wear
from 1860 to 1873 inclusive: The total
amount in currency outstanding June so.
$50, was 1907, l02,477, all of which was
State bank circulation. The amount out.
standing on the 30th OF June, 1878 was as
follows: Safe bank circulation, $426, 5O4 {;
National bank circulation, 1924, 5l4.2s4 :
demand notes, 50, 22O, $50 legal tender notes
S3i6,6Sl,Ol6; one and two years notes of
1868, S9O,4S5; compound interest notes
S2Il92O; fractional currency, Sl6 547. 76S
total amount in currency, $6SS, 597, 275
According 10 the statement the value of the
paper dollar with coin on July /, 1878, was
~ i-lO; value Of currency in gold, SGS1
i65,69l.
Itoms In Gcnorai
Mrs. Mary Black, of Hamilton, Ohio. at
tempted recently in the Emery Hotel. at
Cincinnati, to take the life of Scott Symmes
her seducer. She fired three shots at him
and after hard struggle, he succeeded I'm
obtaining the weapon. She accuses him Of
slandering the character of her husband i'm
order to obtain influence over her feelings
ana so running her, her husband and family
DIR. j. IL. Barger, homeopathic of Aurora,
IND, was drowned while bathing in the
river saturday evening" Supreme
Lodge OF the Independent Order Of Work.
lngmen at Louisville changed their name
Saturday to Independent Order of Mutual
Ald' "',.Ihe steamer Alaska, from San
francisco Tor Panama, took the first lot Of
Ihlnese laborers sent under a three wears,
contract TO work on a sugar plantation i'm
feru..... Hon. Alex. III. Stephens writes To
friend in Washington that his health is
better now than it has been for the past
twenty years, and that he has no doubt he.
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The British Commissioners to the Paris Ex.
position have officially notified the other
commissioners OF an international exhibit
ton to be held at Melbourne, Australia. i'm
ISSO, and invite the present exhibitors
The most Important failure in Indianonolis
Tor some time was made known Saturday
In the petition In bankruptcy of the Garnet
ana wall paper house of Adams Mansur a.
20. This is among the largest firms of the
KIND In the United States, and has stood at
Ihs head OF the mercantile houses M
Indianapolis. .........As the White Line
steamer Adriatic, from Liver, DOL to New
lorki by way OF Queenstown, was coming
down the channel in fog, she ran into and
sanK coasting shooner. The crew of the
chooner with the exception of one nerson
were all drowned. The Adriatic embarked
mails and passengers ut Queenstown. and
proceeded for New York.
Aspecial to the Bos on Globe from Water.
ville Maine, says the barn OF John Simp.
son was burned SATURDAY, morning. Loss
$1,000; insured The fire is supposed to
nave b en- accidentally set by a tramp. who
persisted in the flames ...A balloonist
named l.. ID. 'tchison, while making an as.
censlon at Emwood, Ill, was killed instantly
by falling q distance of two hnndred feet.
.....'Saturday evening, during heavy thun-
der orm, VIM. Huckleberry. working i'm n
bayfield, near Meadvil G, Pa, no iced a
severe storm coming, and started for the
mouse, when he was struck by lightning,
tearing soles of his shoes in leaving
him, and almost instantly killing him.
Nose Mrs endale aged twenty-five, colored,
was taken from the Jail at Harrison, Ark,
by amob. n few nights since, and hanged To
tree His alleged crime was an TEMPTED
outrage on white female The reunion
OF Ohio soldiers aud sailors at Newark on
July %, the fourteenth anniversary of he
death OF General Mcpherson, was very
largely attended. Addresses were made on
the occasion by President HAYES, General
sherman, General Keller, Governor Ri hop,
GeneraI Devens and others. The town was
beautifully decorated, and an imposing pro.
cessi"n paraded the streets
The National party of Ohio lately in
session at Columbus, nominated the follow.
ing ticket: For Secretary of State. Andrew
Roy, Jackson County; Judge of Supreme
Court, Chi ton a. White brown apntv
Member Board OF Public Works j. R. Falls
Lucas County. The resolutions passed de,
noqnce as crimes against the people, the law
AaSlns me greenoack only partial legal
tender, the act creating the national bankins
scheme, the act changing currency bonds
into coin bonds, the act exemptinp bonds
from taxation, the act repeating the income
tax, the act demonetizing silver, the act for
ISSUING interest bearing bonds for the pur
chase OF silver bullion to be converted into
subsidiary coin, the act for the forced
resumption OF specie payments, the not
Tor the indefinite increase of the ma.
uonal bank circulation and the enormous
contraction OF the yO ume of the circulating
medium and recognize the financial IegisI59
ton of the government. from the CON.
mencement Of the civil war, as the arbitrary
dlctauon OF a syndicate of bankers and
usurers, with the single and settled purpose
OF ro0olng the many TO enrich the few. To
remedy and cOunteract the evils com.
planned OF, the National resolutions de.
nand that the government shall issue a fuli
legal tender paper money, ADEQUATE in
volume Tor the employment of labor. the
distribution OF its products, the reouire.
ments OF business, and for the payment (
1u interest bearing bonds, as fast as re.
deemab e; the withdrawal and eancelIs.
uon OF all bank notes designed to circulate
as currency the non-exemption from
taxation Of all private pronertv
the passage OF a graduated income tax
the Unlimited coinage Of gold and silver and
the repeal Of the specie RESUMPTION not ali
iegalized monopOlies abolished, and their
establishment he future prohibited. The
resolutions recognize the mutual depend.
ence OF capital and labor; denounce Com.
muDism; and favor the establishment ~
bureaus Of statistics, and the appointment
competent persons 10 report the condition
ana wages OF the working classes. -.
me conflict between the Mayor and the
AetroPolitans, at East ST. Louis. was re-.
newed on he 23d July. The conflict on
TINS oceaaiOn grew out Of the efforts Of a
railroad company 70 lay a connecting track
70 run trains across the city, which the
Mayor ordered to be stopped Several Metro.
poltan officers and little girl we're wounded
Governor CullOm ordered out a cornpanv
o. guards from Belleville to take charge Of
the town and keep the peace.
western Itorns
From late dispatches received from
Umatiila 10 Is learned that the Indians are
fortified twelve miles from the Agency. be-.
tween Mckay and Cottonwood Creeks
Colonel Sanford's column is approaching
them from the south, Captain Miles from
The east, Colonel Bernard from the west and
infantry from the Agency. These forces ape
expected " give the bOstiles battle soon
Inc following dispatch has just been 70.
ceived from Cello, dated the 18th. The
steamer Northwest left the Grande Bon q