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GEO G STuRGTSS,
s71StcreIary Of Regents
'FnG, CHEAPEST SCHOOL

in West yirgnia, and one AS ROUGH
ASTIIE BEST, Is
.GZs .5h% -h.,m~/ -IG%o.L
GLENEILLE, Gilmer Co.. ". Va.
Opens Sept ember 10th. and continues unit
July 10th, 1878.
Two Courses-Normal and Advanced.
TUlTIoSS ARE PAID for a few ladies
and gentlemen from each county.
County Superintendent or Principal re.
ceives applicants.
Spring Term begin, April lst. Many
teachers and Others enter In April, and new
classes are formed for beginners. tits a
good time 10 enter.
i&8- Special Studies during September
and October for those desiring to teach uer
winter.
For particulars write to
T. MARCELLUS MARSHALL,
Principal
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alike in picking up the scattered pearls
when suddenly a woodcutter: came run
ming from the forest, and went up
quite out Of breath to the countess.
pray go no further. ladies !
hc exclaimed when was ClcavIpg
wood just now, heard two robbers
planning how they might waylny your
party, rob you and kill your servants
if. they made any resistance. Tho
fores. is full of these men, and l had
tho greatest difficulty in getting to you
in time. II you had not been later
than you expected you would most
certainly havo fallen into tho hands Of
these robbars. ,"
OF course, no more vas said
about going to the wedding, and the
horses heads were turned homoward.
o. arriving safely at her castle, the
good mother thanked God who had
preserved her aud those with her.
Nor did she forget to reward tho wood
cutter who had warned her in time Of
danger. And there were two lessons
which she tried to draw for her children
from the history Of that evening.
First, that our life always hangs on as
weak thread as that which held
Gcrtrude's pearls, and that therefore
Coo only keeps US alivo. and second
ly, that oil our troubles and dissp.
pointments are as much sent for our
good as the delay in getting to the
wedding, which saved tho family from
the robbers. "
I" From that time," continued the
clergyman's wife, ",he lines you SEQ
over our door became tho motto Of the
good countess aud her family. And
when l married, and my husband had
the parsonage repaired be Ind inscribed
over the entrance:
If oucc We loarn'd why God sends grief
and woe,
How great His boundless love We then
should know
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all they bad to do with tho sheep was
the mere ownership and expense.


The mere ownership and expense.
It seems tha. in ufew days after
wards the Nicholas county Circuit
Court convened, and this man Atwood
syore 10 the affair in such shape be-
foro the grand jury, that presentment
was madc against Dr.. somcrvillc and
Mr. B1rtlCt:, charging them With the
larceny Of tho sheep, and capias
awarded against them, causing their
arrest in Barbour county ; whereupon
q haboas corpus was sued out before
the late Judge Lewis, who discharged
them upon the bail by him required.
Upon the 5th day Of March this case
was tried before bis honor Judge Holt,
in the Circuit Court Of Nicholas coun.
ty. Colonel Davis, Of Greenbrier, and
Major Frank Smith, ol Nicholas, for
the defence, and ]. D. Anderson, Esq /,
for the prosecution; and after tho
hearing Of The evidence Of about 25
witnesses on both sides, which cccu-
pied near . days, the case was submit.
ted 10 the jury without argument, who
retired 10 their. room for few minutes,
and then returned into Court with q
verdict Of "Not Guilty." WhereupOn
the Prosecuting Attorney arose and
suid: "May it please the Court, l
have prosecuted this case with all the
ability at my command. and used all
diligence, regarded that my duty
implied,u u and must say that I fully
accord with tho verdict Of tho jury, and
believe they did right, aud regret that
official position required ms to prose-
cute a case which every vestige OF tho
testimony shows was wholly grOundlcss.
and ask that noRe prosiqui be entered
as to Mr.. Bartlett" whose trial bad
been separated from that fDr. Somer-
vile. Great sympathy seemed to be
felt for the strangers SO unjus,ly pros
ecutcd. They we're never at any time
in the custody Of officials. but were al.
lowed their liberties same as apy one
else.
Thus ends a prosecution which uevor
should have been brought, and which
is very important to our drovers. 1t
is well for them, before they lay out
their money iu the buck counties for
stock, to count the difference between
the usual aud the probable cost Of get.
ting it home. II hereafter it is under.
stood that our droyers have to employ
an advance guard. md aanking force
on each side OF the highway, in order
to secure the safe conduct Of their stock
to market, and thus pave every foot Of
the wuy home with their gold, it will
become decision pertinent to their in.
tcrest, that in the future they will lay
out their money for stock in sections
where they will ho protected from, iu-
stead Of subjected TO rsinOus prosecu'
tions, destructive to their taanccs, and
calculated to destroy their reputation
and character.
[Buckhaunon Delta and Philippi
Plaindealer please copy.
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Gossip.
favor.

Soma ono wisely calls gossip the dry
rot Of conversation. Tho detcstiblC
habit oftalkilg of people rather than Of
Ehipgs opens tho way to abuses VIC
might check with word if wc would
If the art Of conversation werc taught
and encouraged as it would be were we
so fur advanced in civilization ls We
believe ourselves, We would &C. rid Of
the incubus Of personality, and, with
it, Of a great deal of uudeseryed oblo.
guy, and the burrowing destruction Of
small ireachCries and uLnotel dishonor.
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Mrs. Gaines Alligator Story.
Washington Correspondence Of the Chicago

Washington Correspondence Of the Chicago
Times
Mrs. Gaines. surrounded by group,
Of interested listeners in the parlor OF
the hotel, was laughing and carrying
on as merry asa girl Of sixteen, tell.
ing strange anecdotes Of her most
strange aud romantic career.
"ls that SO ?" said person in tho
circle repeatedly.
IL have never heard any ono say
Is that SO 2 without thinning ofun
alligator story" s1il the little woman.
llavc any Of you ever heard it?"
Well, credulous stranger was
going down tho Red river in q small
packet that uavigatcs that stream.
The man escouccd himself in tho pilot
house and kept up u continual v0llcy
Of interrogativss,'
"AFe there many nlligators in this
stream. stranger 2"
Hundreds Of them indeed, I may
soy millions Of them" "
"1s-that-so-stranger
Never told q lie in my life, sir.
Que time we were running race, and
everything was excitement. 70 our
surprise, the other bUat passed. Throw
over the lines. said the captain. Tho
liueS wcro thrown ovcrboard aud the
alligatOrs took the lines, and they just
made tracks. and they shot ahead of
the other boat and run our boat down
tho stream 30 fast that in Eve minutes
": were out Of sight
ls-that-so-strangcr "
" never told lie in NY life. An
other time the boat struck on bar.
We worked aud worked. but she didn't
move peg. Throw over the lines
said the captain. The lines were toas-
ed into tho wafer, and tho alligntors
seized them, and drew US Of as slick
as the skin on a boiled potato"
ls-that-so-strangCr? ?"
"NCvcr told lie in my life. One
timc all the al!igators got sick and
were about to die. Throw over tho
medicine, said the captain, The m.di-
cine chest was emptiel into the river,
and tho alligstoys all got we'll"
"Is-tha.-so-strunger !"
"Never told q llc 10 my life. AZ
ter while the captain got sick and
died, and the alligatOrs held a meeting
and adopted resolutions and resolved to
wear mourning for thirty days. Each
alligator cIuppOd chunk Of mud over
bis right eye. end the meeting adjourn
cd "
"Is-that-so-strangGr 2"
"Ncvcr told liz in my life. Read
about George Washington aud the
hatchet 10 my infau,ile career"
rho story told 10 NIrs. Gaines
rapid and dramatic manner brought
down the house.
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ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE
OF THE MAILS


Clarksbnrg-daily except Sund0vs-lcares
Weston at 8 A. M.-arrives at Pm.
Braxton Court tTonse-dnilv exccpt Sun
dnys-arrives at Weston by h,an P. ", and
leaves Weston same dav at $50 P, "
Gleuvillr-IeaScs Weston at A. ". on
sondays, Wednesdays md Fridays-nrrircs
Mt 5P N Tuesdays, Thursdays and satuF-
days.
Buckhannon-arrives at Weston - NJ.
Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturlays-leavCs
Weston Q P NJ. same days.
PlIilippl-arrises at Weston TUESDAYS mad
Fridays at GP. N Leaves Weston Wedncs-
day and saturdays at Z A. u.
Mount Plca9ant-leaves Weston Mondays
and Thursdays al I A.M.-arrives Tuesdays
AMI Fridays by Pm.
West union-nrrives Mondays Mt 8 P. n.
leaves Weston Tuesdays at I A. NJ.
Sand Fork-once weSk-leavcs Weston
Mondays at Q A. A.-atrlves Mondays at 5
P. ". =,
@a- Parties hRving mall to go Shonld
bring II to the Office lalfan hour before the
departure of the mails.
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: 4 religious paper out West ad

= A religious paper out West ad-
dresses its readers in tho following pa.
tlre,ic strain: Your mother read
.hc .AdrocaIs before yOu were born,
aud read It many q day us she rocked
aud humMcl you to sleep, She bas
gOuG home to heaven. This years
Adpoea'c may guide your feet safely to
that same heaven. Brother, can you
afford to hush these memories and
qucnch this light for tSo dollars and
seventy cents"
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Is civilization q failure 7
Or is the Mcpgolian played out?
And so many free evening schools
IN the city.
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HOLDING OF COURTS.

C>vcut Courts.
Lewis, 1ss day Of March and September
Gilmer, 1lth of March and September
Upshur, ed Of March and November
Preston, 7ih Of April and October
Randolph, 2Sd Of April and October
Tucker, % of May and November.
Barbour. 9th Of May and November
Webster, 2Gth Of May aud September
Braxtou, 18th March and 18th August
Harrison. 30th May and 30th October
Calhoun. 10th of May and 10th of Oct
Co>>MtN Courts.
I.czis.-First Monday in February,
April, June, August, October and
Deceu,bcr-the June and October
terms for fiscal aud police business
only.
Gilmcr Second Monday in February
April. June, August. October and
December.
Upshur.-Sccond Monday in February
April, June, August. October aud
pecembcr.
Braxton Fourth Tuesday in January
March. May, July, September and
November.
Webacr.-Fourih Tuesday in Februa.
ry, April, June, August, October
and December.
Calhoun Fourth Monday in Februa
ry, March. June, August, Scptcm.
ber and November.
TOWN OFFICERS.
M,yr.-John II. Todd.
Rerordcr.-Joscph y. Neff.
Aidermea.-P. N. Hale, T. G. Dawson
Fl A. Bankhcnd. ". ]. Daugherty
and o. IT. p. Washburn
Sergeam.-J. S. Wilkinson.
To,ra Attorney.-Jamcs W .Woffindip
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IsUsIaVILLE, IlUTEL.
Rushville. Lewis O., w. V a.


" TUT ~ FkVFffetVt'
The undersigned desires 10 inform the
public tl'a, he has leased the above Hotel,
and .hHs refurnlshed and letitted the same.
lie offers the best OF accommodations 10 the
travelling public. GOOD ,sTABLlSG and
Feed on the premises. lie has made special
arrangements for travellers and teams,crs.
4D- Ills Ba, will be constantly supplied
with tile best Of
WINES AND LIQUORS.
lie respectfully irvites call from his old
friends und travellers.
WM. L. WHITE.
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sRRf.@YIT2,

Shhf3pI3S.
Az. a. M.--Statei commune ,t'tnl
Of Weston Lodge No 10. A. r. nnd 4 NJ,
will he held on the First and Third Mon
days Of every month.
W. G. BENNETT, W. W.
J.J. PsryRsoS, Sec
JANE LEw.-StntCd communications o
Jackson tohce No ~. A. r. md A. n
will he held In their Hall. In jane Lew, or
the Recond Saturday In earh month. -
ISAAC JACKSON, ". u.
W. n. GARPEe, Sec ...I
81. Joseph's G.. T. A. r. Sorictr.-Sfntct
meetings are held IN ,hc first Sabbath in cy'
.rr month. FATHER TRACY, Pres',.
R. ]. Sinpsov, Secretary.
CHURCHES
Mr.. Church, Rev. s. F. Jones. Pas
tor, Prrarhinr every Sabbath. PRAYER
meeting Wednesday night. Sunday School
- A. Barnes, Snnetinteudent-everyS Sun.
dav at 4 o'clock. p. N.
Presbyterian Church. Rev. George N,
Fleming, Pastor. Services every alternate
Sunday, Sabbath SChooi-Wm l.. Dun.
nington. Snpcrintendent-u.eFery Sunday al
q o'clock. A n.
Catholic Church. Rev J. A. Trnrr. Pas
tor. Services every first md third SUNDAYS
At u and 10 A. NJ. and I r. ". Sabbath
Scl,ooI-Jacob Schmiit. Superintendent
every Sunday nj ? o'clock, P n.
Enfscnnal Chnrch-nitrniCd occasionally
nv The Rev Nr. Wood. Of ClnrksburC.
African ". E Church. Rev. T. II. Crris,
p.etor carr;rps crrrv Sunday nj 10 O clock
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-11-27
PRISON POINTS.
Some Recent improvements
New Rule to BE Enforced.

Some Recent Improvements-A
New Rule to BE Enforced.
The two-story brick building,
46xl40, which has Just been completed
at the penitentiary at Fort Madison,
cost $4,000 and is the most substan-
tial and best looking building inside
the prison yard. The first floor is
used as dining room and kitchen,
and at the front of the building the
Warden and Deputy Warden both
have pleasant and commodious offices.
The second floor embraces the
work shop and the chapel. The chap
ell is nicely fitted up with seats and
other conveniences, and will be used
for the first time to-day.
There is new rule in reference to
the admission of visitors on Sundays,
no one but teachers being allowed in
side the walls. This was found nee
essary owing to the fact that many
persons who now visit the prison on
week days and pay their twenty five
cents to the library fund under the
old regulations put it of until Sun.
day and, so to speak saw the show
free.
Other improvements have been
made, such as covering the old frame
shop, known as the chair shop, with
sheet iron SO that there is ne danger
of its catching fire from the outside
The cell room has been ceiled with
plank next to the cells, SO that the con.
victs will have no chance to climb ul
on top of them and escape through
the roof, as has been done in the past
and the wagon road inside has been
macadamized.
The sanitary condition of the pris.
on is good, as there are no patients in
the hospital now at nights.-Gat.
City.
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THE LANDING OF LoRNE.

HALIFAX Nov. 25.-The day open
ed fine, with q clear atmosphere and
west wind. The official landing of
the vice-regal party will be made at
l 80 p. m. At IL o'clock the Sarma-
tan weighed anchor and moved up
the harbor, the forts firing royal sa-
lutes as the vessel passed.
The Sarmatian steamed up slowly,
keeping the center Of the channel.
The forts and York redonbt, Point
Pleasant, Georges Island and citadel
Numbered salutes in succession. The
wharyes all along the harbor and cit
adel were crowded with people.
Steam tugs and small boats followed
the vice-regal party. The fleet at an
Choir off the dockyard also fired sa-
lutes, as the Sarmstian left her an
chorage and on her approach the
yards of each vessel were manned
and as the vessel passed the men
cheered and the bands played "God
save the Queen" The sight was real
ly magnificent. In the harbor all the
vessels were decked gaily with bunt-
ing. The vice-regal party were on
deck coming in. The weather was
fine and the city well prepared for q
grand reception.
Special trains are hourly arriving
with strangers and thousands Of reo-
pie are viewing the scene from the cit
adel. Boats are gaily dressed and as
the Sarmatian passed up to " Aad
Of the wharves deafening ro
cheers greeted the party. TT
pie are full of enthusiasm.
was not nearly sviynf
kg % It would have beepl
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-11-27
Terrible Story Of Crime.
Plttsburg Telegraph.

A terrible tale of crime comes from
Coal Bluff, Washington county. A,
that place there lived, until the first
of this week, coal miner named
Henry Walls, his wife and eight chill
dren. The eldest daughter, aged
about %, is the mother of little girl
five years old, and the father of the
mother and child are supposed to be
one and the same person, viz, Henry
Walls. On Monday last, he and the
daughter left home on the 6 q. m. train
on the Pittsburg, Virgins and
Charleston railroad for Pittsburg
and at o'clock in the afternoon took
passage on boat down the Ohio, in.
tending to go to the far west, proba-
bly, Kansas. The wife of Henry
Walls was driven to distraction by
the bad conduct of her husband and
daughter and on the following day
walked deliberately to the river,
threw herself in, and was drowned.
Her body was recovered, and buried
on Thursday. The children who re.
main at home are in q destitute and
deplorable condition, and the excite.
ment in the neig about the
sudden flight Of the father and
daughter, and suicide of Mrs. Walls
is intense.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-11-27
A woMAN's VENGEANCE.
Confession Of a Murderess---A Fatal
Hand-to-Hand Conflict of TaDo

Confession Of a Mnrderess---A Fatal
Hand-to-H Hand Conflict of T,co
Women.
New PHILADELPHIA, o., November
2l.-Mrs. Catherine Stull, the muir
deress of the old Widow Best, has
made confession of the crime. The
murder, it will be remembered, took
place near Port Washington ON the
night of the 9th instant. The body of
the victim was found next day, with
the neck dislocated and deep finger
marks about the throat. The case is
one of the most singular on record.
Men have often killed the seducers OF
their wives, but this is the only in
stance known in this State where a
woman kills another for the seduc-
ton of her husband. Mrs. Stull, the
murderer, is the mother of seven chill
dren, and Mrs. Amy Best, the widow
who was killed, was herself grand
mother. sShe had started out one
evening ostensibly to visit her grand
children, and next morning her dead
body was found in the edge of a wood,
near e fence, her neck broken, and
marks of violence Oh her head. The
confession shows that she was decoy-
ed by Mrs. Stull to the spot by means
OF a false note signed John Stull APP
pointing meeting at haystack on
tho farm att o'clock in the evening.
There the two women met and en-
gagged in hand-to-hand fight, which
lasted until the widow was q corpse.
There was no evidence to fasten guilt
upon Mrs. Stull, and she safely pass
ed trial before the Coroner's jury,
but she could not quiet her con-
science. Her deed haunted her, until
she was driven to an attempt at sui
eide in the canal. After she had
plunged into the water she changed
her mind, crawled out. and, to pass
ing stranger, told the whole story Of
the crime. Mrs. Stull is in prison
with her youngest child, a babe Of 3
in her arms.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-11-27

TIE Chicago Tribune of yesterday
has a labored squeal against the &C.
ton OF the Chicago Northwestern,
G. r. /. & P. and the G. B. & G. rail-
roads. 1t claims that these roads are
discriminating against Chicago in
freights and greatly crippling the
trade of that city. 1t calls up the
granger war and suggests that Chica-
60 is being as badly abused as ever
the grangers were. The Tribune in
sinuates very strongly for the use OF
decisive remedies if necessary; ii
talks as though there was blood in its
eyes; somebody's OK is gored, evil
IDENTIFY. The Tribune claims that the
roads have pooled freights from and
to Chicago west, and that on all
freights from the East to the Missouri
river the freight rate is 80 cents low
er on all routes that avoid Chicago;
that this has the effect of making
merchants buying in Chicago pay
greater freight rates than If bought at
other commercial points.
The Tribune also claims that the
rate on wheat from Omaha to Chica-
60 is now 40 cents per hundred and
from Chicago to New York IS cents,
which rates amount to about prohi-
bition In moving to crop via Chicago.
While this is 90 it says wheat is trans
ported on routes avoiding Chicago at
much less figures.
The Tribune also says that Iowa can
Depd her wheat to st. Louis by rail,
md from thence to New Orleans for
ibout half the cost OF sending it to
,hicagos
II ia.a very long time since we have
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-11-27

NON. !. W. RAVENS RETlRES.
With the issue of the 2lst inst. the
Hon. J. w. Havens retires from the
Sigourney lIa.) Ne,cs. In SO doing
he sewers q business relationship of
fifteen consecutive years standing and
one which dates back nearly to the
inception of that paper. He has been
with the Ne,cs from its infancy up to
stalwart manhood, and during that
time has pushed the Neacs forward to
quite State reputation by reason of
his editorial ability, though only a
weekly paper. We know that to
him, who is a lover of the profession,
this retirement must be like the final
parting with a very dear old friend.
10 Ravens is an unusually brilliant
journalist, and we trust he does not
leave the editorial fraternity perma-
nently. Our best wishes will always
60 with him.
Lieut.. Will II. Needham, who sue
ceeds Ravens in the Ne,cs, is born
newspaper man, an energetic, able ed
itor, a most companionable, social
gentleman, and we very cordially
welcome him into the ranks of re-
publican journalism in the Sixth con-
gressional district.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-11-27

feet gone to sea and sailed in double
line as at first intended.
The Marquis and Princess left the
Sarmatian at ! 40, accompanied by q
number of barges and were convey
ed to the landing. The war vessels
are firing royal salute and the yards
are being manned.
Tho vice regal party was received
by the duke of Edinburg, Gen. Nc
Dougal, vice admiral Inglefield, and
Lieut-Gov. Archibald, the principal
members of the dominion govern
ment, and many naval, military and
civic officials. The cheering was most
enthusiastic. The processio moved
through the principal streets to the
Province building, where the Marquis
was sworn as Gov and an address
of welcome was then presented by
the Mayor and corporation to which
the Marquis replied. The procession
was reformed and went by circuit-
GUS route to the Admiralty House,
the streets the whole way being gaily
decorated and lined with people who
cheered the Marquis and princess
heartily.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-11-27
AUS. Vessel Captured

New York, Nov. 25.-A supple
ment of tie Panama Star and Herald
just received has . dispatch from
Buenos Ayres, which says . part OF
the press is greatly excited over the
BY the CHILEAN Corvette Mao
alliance of the American ship Devon
shire, while landing guano. The
Devonshire had authority Of the Ar.
gentine Republic, but was warned by
the representatives Of the U. 8 of the
probable consequences. An attempt
was made by the Gillian authorities
to prove the act piratical. It IL more
than probable that blows may be ex.
changed with the U. s., the bone Of
contention being the bleak, barren,
desolate Patagonia and rock bound
Islands, which guard her shores.
On the 9th inst terrible explosion
occurred In the coal mine Rose Rio.
at Lefan, Chilli and l8 miners were
killed and large number wounded
Six escaped uninjured. The damage
to the mine is 100000.
The Lampaico gold washings it Il
estimated will yield . profit Of near.
~ $l7, 100000. The engineer says II
will take ia years to wash away the
deposit at the rate Of $4,000 cubic
yards Q year,