West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-11-09
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una discussed the question Of commercia
Ielauons with China with special relation
me Yea trade. This is the first reception
gwen by the ChiHese 10 civilians The tea
merchants requested the Chinese Embsssa.
upr to discourage the expectation of teas
Whlch were artihcially colored and to senb
teas only IN natural condition, as they are
used IN China. The Minister showed his
SSuhI1eWunesS oy informing the delegation tina
|nlnese merchants would be glad 10 EXPORT
teas IN the natural condition, as II cost them
nuch less, and that artificially colored teas
Woulu not be exported a day Longer
than there was demand for them
sample OF tea brought from China
was brought In. The Minister said that The
various brands OF tea sold in America and
Europe We're unknown to snd unused by
me tea consumer in China. They were o.
ptcialiy prepared by Chinese tea exporters
i0r the foreign markets, were colored bv
.t llcaIs' hhu inns process, together with
me peculiar methods of putting up teas for
foreign markets, not only rendered n less
Palu'aDle anu beneficial, butmorc expensive
tie expressed the opinion that il boards az
trade in New York and China were 10 make
known The fact that pure teas were not only
more paIatable, but less expensive, ii would
DC beneht 20 both the producer and con.
sumer' There rs, said he. real V but one kind
oi Yea plant, and from this both green and
uiacS teas are produced. The equivalents
iof the two terms green and black" do
not SIGNIFY to Chinese the color of tea. but
naEe feiere"ce to the period of gathering.
Green indicating, not green color
BOT unripeness. HunC Wing, in the course
oi MS Speech made the important admis.
SION that he was confident that tea could
ne successfully cultivated in certain nor.
IONS oil the United States, bat that Chinese
.iDo' Wouii DC necessary TO successfully do
TINS, ano he added that Chinamen are not
disposed TO emigrate in great numbers Ia
thls country IN view of pending prejudice
soo agita ION against them in California.
information has been received Co the Of.
rect that General Treviuo, commanding
Mexican forces on the Rio Grcnde. has al
feauy dispersed several bands Of marauders
ana Indians found on the Mexican side
Inc lhdian Bureau denies the truth of the
recent statement that the Spotted Tail In.
ulshs are IN danger of starvation by neglect
70 provide supplies. On the contrary. il IL
stated that there is an abundant
supply Of beef, -four and pork .........
Information has been received nj tLe WA
Department to the effect that the Mexican
General, Irevino, commander OF the troops
on the Rio Grande, has arrived al Piedras
%here Gen. Ord, who commands the
United states forces on the Rio Grande
frontier, has gone to meet him for the pur.
Poss oI consultation rs to plans to be pur.
side. ''''' '"' ''eA'''"
1tcms In GeneraI
The banking house of Clabaugh, Nelson
~ Co, Baltimore, suspended on the 2Sd.
Liabilities abont 100000, Of which $50, 600
are seoured......The National Narrow Guage
Railroad Convention, opened in Cincinnati
on the 23d instant with an attendance of
delegates representing about sirtv ra;I
roads.
John D. Vaoelit, farmer, ffty.three wears
OF age, his wife, and two young sons, were
murdered at their home, near Vincennes,
10, on me night OF October 23d, by having
err hends crushed in with an ak Pierre
eYost, their farm hand, was arrested on
suspicion OF having committed the murder
Richard +. lsaacs was executed at Uar.
rlson, No, on the 25th OF October, for the
Killing of Henderson Il. Clarke. lie died
penitent.....A terrible domestic tragedy
took place near Marietta, Ohio, on the
night OF the 25th of October. Henry TYLER
went to the residence of his wife's father.
where MS wife was staying, absentinc her.
sell from his bed and board, and fred three
shotS on a revolver at her. Surprising he
had killed her, he LEFT, aud when the officers
attempted TO arrest him, shot himself, and
lived but a few hours after. Itwas thought.
~ latest accounts the wife would recover.
Between two and six o'clock in the morn.
ing, recently, burglars entered the Man.
hatten Savings Bank building, In New York
city, seized and handcufIed the ianitor. and
forced hlm to reveal the lock combination.
e-foIlOO III bonds and cash were stolen
se5,oO0 OF which were available. The
cantor is suspected of collision.
Richard Kramer, saloon.keeper of New.
port, n.y., was shot by his son on Sunday
with probably fatal results The quarrel
began by the fathers Directing to the son
lndulging excessively in MISUNDERSTANDING.
As the shot was fred in scufle.
the son claims n was Occidental. ..........
Joseph Brown, the Wilkesbarre banker
who suspeuded.lRst May, has given baiI 10
ansgeT the charge Of defrauding depos.
itors .......John Whitby, a half breed has
been sentenced TO be hanged at Welland.
Ontt Nov. %, for the murder of fel.
low tramp named Allen, on April last........
Inc Iayior Manufacturing Company at
Westminster, Carroll County, Md. which
made an assignment estimate their liabili.
nes at 100000, chiefly local, with some at
tittsburg and Boston. The assets and
amount due the company, il is said will
LOot up $4,000 above the liabilities.........
Two brokers', Louis A. Brown and Horace
=. Brown, were arrested Saturday, in New
1orF, Tor forgery, in connection with the
so4 600 check forgery on the Union Trust
company. lhey were committed 10 the
Tombs without bail The bottom Of this INV.
tterlous forgery has now been reached. ....,....
y. I. Mcdonnell, editor OF the Ldbor Stand.
9rd, OF Paterson, New Jersey, convicted Of
noel m calling nOn-striking operators of
the Adams Mills scabs" was sentenced ~
pay hne OF $500. Ii WIS az once paid by
the WOTkingmen and women OF the CITY
End at night they were drawing Mcdonnell
around town IN an open barouche........
Anna Young, the wife OF John Young ian.
tor OF the Building No. III Nassau.stTeet
y. J., got on the elevator Saturday morn.
ing, ana attempted unassisted 10 ascend 10
De top hoor. On reaching the fifth floor she
started 70 get ont OF the door without stop.
ping the elevator. and was almost instantly
Nued, ner head being frightiully mashed
9ttWsen the car and door Of the casework
Inc sccident - % be attributed 10 the
woma9 reckless carelessness ........
Saturday, at Vmcennes, Indiana. Pierre
provost, the murdensr OF the Vacelet fam.
liy, committed suicide in the iail. In the
evening he sent for priest, who was will
MIN Tor some time and 20 whom Il il sup
posed he made full confession, which nav
here2tter become public Iu the MIGHT
provost tied towel around his NECK. and
iastening coat sleeve 10 the towel. and m,
owner sleeve % the upper berth in bis cell
knelt down and clicked himself ~ death
dis hesd was not over three feet from th,
moor when he was found by The JaiIer whsr
ne vent 70 iced the prisoners in the morn
ing. Thus ends the most shock ing traced,
ever enacted 10 our county.
The sad death Of young Eddie Bierv A.,
boy ahouttwelve years Of age. near ATje,
town, Pc, on Saturday afternoon. occasion,
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