West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-01-26
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From tho Capital.

issued, disseminating the Central Superin.
tendency of Indian affairs, in regard 10 the
conduct of which some damaging revela.
lions were recent Y made by the report OF
the Board OF Inquiry. Two OF the princi.
pal clerks of the Indian Bureau were dis.
charged recently in accordance with the
recommendation of this board, and similar
action will soon be taken in regard to a
number of other persons connected with
the service. Various other reformatory
measures, based upon the report of the
board, have been determined upon, but are
temporarily delayed, in order 20 make them
more effective by the institution OF civil
SUITS, or criminal proceedings, against the
parties implicated.
The Senate Finance Committee a few DAYS
ago, heard Senator Davis, of Illinois, in
advocacy OF his bill to remit taxes on In.
solvent saving banks in all cases where the
return 10 depositor would, by such remis.
sion, be increased The committee took the
subject into consideration, but reached no
action. President Hayes will probably
send message To Congress at an early day.
recommending thst the heads OF the
Executive departments be given seats on
the floor OF the House of Representatives
ana allowed TO participate in the debates
upon subjects concerning their respective
departments. The President will not argue
Iee question at length, but will probably
direct attention to full report. which was
made by committee of the House upon
this question in the Thirty-eighth Congress.
Items In Gcncrai.
The New Hampshire Republican State
Convention, at its recent session i'm Concord
nominated b. +. Prescott for Governor Inv
acclamation, and Daniel +. Willard for Rail.
road Commissioner Resolutions were PASSED
reafhrmlng the princip es of the Cincinnati
platform, approving the policy of HAYES
and IN opposition to silver legislation .....
Resolutions have been introduced into tho |
Massachusetts Legislature in opposition to
the Bland Silver Bill and referred to the |
Committee on Federal Relations.E Edwin |
J. Dunning, ir., nste-broker, No. 81 Walnut
street, New York, has made an assignment |
His Liabilities are placed at from $500 OOO
to 100000. Caledonia County. Yer.
mont, Is greatly excited over the recent
discovery that Hon. j. ID. Abbott who was
Entrusted with large amount of funds
OF widows, farmers and estates, and who en-.
Joyed the utmost confidence of the commu.
nifty, is a defaulter in many thousand
dollars. Immediately upon his expos.
IRE he attempted suicide, taking moi.
son, and it is thought he will DIE.
The Wisconsin Legislature met at Madison
on the 9th. In the Senate, A. J. Turner was
chosen Chief Clerk. and L. NJ Brayton
Sergeantat-Arms, both Republicans. In the
Assembly, a. r.. Barrows, of Chippewa. n
Greenbacker, was elected Speaker by co.
alition of Democrats and Greenbackers I
h.
Anton Klaus Sergeantat-Arms, both Demo.
Gratis .........The Connecticut Legislature met
on the 9th c. III. Briscoe was elected
Speaker of the House, and Oliver Hoyt
PRESIDENT pro TEN. OF the Senate. Gov. Hub.
bard delivered his inaugural address. S.. -.
Mrs. Marian Berry, of New Durham, New
hampshire, highly respectable widow
lady, aged sixty-fve years, was shot and
instantly killed recently, in the presence OF
her family, by John l. Pinkham. who had
been employed by her to do some shopping,
and for the payment of which there had
been some dispute. Pinkham entered with
double barreled shotgun in his hand. and
after few words. suddenly shot Mrs Berry
through the head and fled. He was soon
after found hat mile down the road with
his throat cut il is thought not fatally. He
issupposed to have been under the influence
of liquor.
The caucus OF Democratic legislators at
Columbus, Ohio, nominated George III
Pendletou on the third ballot for United
States Senator. The vote stood as follows.
Ewing, 10; Morgan, 16; Payne, /; Ward, 3;
Converse, 2 Pendleton, 81
In family quarrel, at Arcola, ILL.,, George
Bray, youth, struck his father blow with
an ak, fracturing his skull over the right
eye, inficting fatal wound In alarm. the
boy fled: The father had been threatening
MN with gun...........The State Savings
Bank, known as Freezes Bank at Trenton
n. j., has stopped payment The bank asks
the ioroearance of depositors for few days.
uhtll they can dispose of some of their Sc.
curlties. ......John Il. Switzerland of Win.
chester, KY, has taken the benefit of the
bankrupt law. His liabilities are placed at
$4,000. His assets consist of an unknown
interest In some mill property, 81 900 worth
oil corn and hemp, and about 5000 worth of
personal property.........Mr. James A. Burn.
SIDE, OF Lancaster, KY, has filed his petitiou
In bankruptcy. Liabilities, S60,3l667. as
sets, nothing.
The Inauguration of Governor r. NJ.
Bishop, at Columbus, Ohio, on the i4tb
was very imposing affair. At least twenty
thousand people marched in the procession.
though the day was gloomy and drizzly, and
lnS streets muddy. The evening was quite
as lively as the day Besides q grand hall
at the City Hall, and reception at the
capitol, there were dances and entertain
ments OF all kinds all over the CITY. The
governors reception at the Capitol was
very formal affair. John Il. Gale took the
Speakers chair in the House, and Governor
BishoP and family were escorted to the
'front.' seats, when Hon. George L. Com |
verse made the welcoming address.....
Inc hshing schooner, Little Kate, is re-
ported lost, with her entire crew of thirteen
men, all OF South Boston. The names are
John a. Hines, Captain; Martin Hines.
owen Hines, IT,, Michael Hines Thomas |
hines, Michael Cosgrove, John King. Pat
IItk ming, Martin Fay, Morgan Flahertv |
Michael Flaherty, Thomas Glvnn. and
Michael O'DOnnell. BY this disaster seven
women are made widows and twenty.one
children made orphans m The Utah Terri
torial Legislature met and organized Jan.
uary Ia Lorenzo Snow was elected Pres
Ident of the Council, and Orson Pratt
Speaker Of the House, both members Of the
Twelve Apostles. All but three OF the mem
oers are polygamists. Most Of the members
are Mormon Bishops.
An Illinois Silver Mass Convention
lately assembled at Springfield. passed
resolutions TO the following effect: "Tbat
the partial characterization Of silver and
the payment Of the bonds in gold wouId
De the worst kind Of partial class legislation
ana Is emPhatically rejected We demand /
mat the silver dollar be coined 10 its LEGAL 1
tender quality for The payment Of ali debts
ana nothing less will be satisfactory. we /
pledge ourselves to vote for no man Tor Con.
gress not fully committed i'm favor Of dis
measure, and viii resist the consummation
OF this wrong by q ] the means I'm our po,yer
we cali upon both houses Of Congfess ~
repeal the decentralization act. and In the
resident by vetoing, shall defeat the bin /
tnen we ask Congress 20 append it To- the an \
preparation bill, and stand by that acGou7 .
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