West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-02-15
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trict Court has Just decided i'm favor OF Gen.
Lee, will also be decided by the United
States Supreme Court, TO which II has been
appealed, in his favor. The judgment OF
the lower court restores the entire estate 10
him, and calls Tor the eiectment OF all ten
ants who have been in possession since the
sale of the estate under tax sale in 1863
This includes the United States as a tenant
OF the National Cemetery, the fifteen thou
sand Union soldier dead thai lie therein,
and the Government Signal Office and sta
ton at Fort Whipple. This decision un-
doubleday will give encouragement TO the
managers of the bill now pending, which
proposes that Congress shall purchase the
property.
Chief Joseph and the Interior Depart
ment have arranged for the cession by the
Nez Perces of four thousand eight hundred
square miles in Idaho. The terms are six
townships in the Indian Territory, and
S25O,OOO in money, TO be placed in the Treas
ury, and to draw four per cent. interest
The Secretary of the Treasury has
made another call for the redemption of
S20,000,000 fve.twenty bonds, consols of '67,
in equal proportions registered and coupon
bonds. Interest will cease May
!. The net increase Of coin in the Treasury
Tor January, is $2O0,742. Coin obligations
paid during the month, S32 .47S, COG, includ.
ing Sl,57l,725 in United States notes re
deemed in coin......A meeting OF Southern
Congressman from the districts stricken by
yellow fever, and members of the National
Relief Commission, was held at Washington
Saturday evening, TO consider q plan pre-
scented by DIR. G. 5. Marshall, OF Mississippi,
for the immediate relief of the orphans, and
the establishment of a central orphan asy.
lum. Committees were appointed to secure
charter from Congress for the establish
ment of National Asylum, and to perfect
a permanent organization.
United States Senate was lately held, to
take into consideration the Presidents
New York Custom-house appointments.
After eight hours of warm work, in which
Mr.. Conkling, of New York, took strong
ground against the President, the Senate
decided by nine majority, in favor Of con.
hTmation.
Reports received at the Bureau of Sta
tistics show that there was large falling
of last year in imports OF merchandise
from Great Britain to this country. The
imports OF wool from Great Britain to the
United States in 1877 were over So, 500.
600. This year they were only $780,
600. The imports Of worsted goods fell
of 100000. Exports OF paper about
ne-half Linen, 81 900 600; cotton piece
goods, Sl3,OOOOt0; and lead about twenty
per cent ...... Commissioner Bently has sub.
mitted his estimates of the amount required
by the Arrears of Pensions Law TO Score
tary Schurz. The amount required at once
to settle cases already on the rolls is little
over $S4,000000. How much will be re.
quired by future additions to the roll IL is
utterly Impossible to determine. There are
now over seventy thousand applications
on file for Invalid pensions not vet acted
upon, and they will, of course, all date
back to the time of discharge or disability
Under the new law applications were com.
ing at the rate OF one thousand daily before
ha l.WWT i
creased the number. Hard times is n so
swelling the pension list, as many apply
who would not do so but for business de.
preston. Wealthy men generally avoid APP
plying for pensions.
General
The execution by hanging of William L.
Merrick and John II. Achey took place at
twenty minutes past twelve O'Clock in the
jail yard at indianapolis, January 20. At
IL; 80 the physicians pronounced both men
dead. Achey claimed that his crime was
not premeditated, and closed by saying:
"The people want hanging aud am ready
Tor IT." Merrlck asserted his innocence
and with no hesitation or tremor visible
The arrangements of the sheriff were perfect
aud carried out without the slightest devia.
ton or accident. The necks of both men
were broken. John Achey shot George
Leggett IN drinking saloon in the after
noon OF July l6, last. Both were gamblers.
Ieggett had arranged game, in which
Achey lost all his money He had recently
received quite a sum from his mothers
estate. Believing that he had been swindled
he sought Leggett, shot him twice, causing
death in twenty minutes. Much sympathy
has existed for Achey, and executive elem.
ency had been invoked without avail. VIM.
Merrick had lived with his wife before
h,. "a
against him aud he compromised by marry
ing her. On the night of September II
last he invited her to take q buggy ride:
stopping at saloon, he procured a glass of
WINE IN when be placed poison, taking it
out to her 20 drink. He then drove about
the city until she was dead During her
death struggles she gave birth TO n child
he buried his wife and child short dis.
lance from the city, in some rubbish. where
they were found few days afterwards. His
CONVICTION was mad on circumstantial evi.
dence almost entirely.
The Pension Arrears" Bill, which
passed both Houses by a large majority. and
was lately signed by the President, enacts
that all pensions which have been granted
under the general law regulating pensions.
or may hereafter be granted in consequences
OF death from a cause which originated in
the United States service during the contin.
uhlOh OF the late war OF the rebellion or i'm
consequence Of wounds, injuries or disease
received or contracted in said service dur.
ing said war, shall commence from the date
OF said discarge from said service of the
person on whose account a claim has been
or hereafter shall be granted, or from the
termination OF the right Of the party having
prior title 10 such pension, provided the
rate OF pension for the intervening time for
which arrears OF pension are hereby granted
shall be the same per month for which pen.
sion Wos originally granted It also enacts
that section III OF the revised statutes
which provides that no claim for pension
not prosecuted 20 a successful issue within
I'VE years from the date Of fling the Same
shall be admitted without recorded evi.
dence from the war or navy department
OF injury or disease which resulted in
the inability or death Of the person on
whose account the claim is made Dr0piJs5
mat in any case in which the Limitation
prescribed by this section bars further
prosecution Of the claim, the claimant NAV
present through the pension Office 10 the
AdIutant General of the armv.or surgeon
General Of the navy, evidence that the dis.
ease or injury which resulted In the disa.
biliy Or death of the person ON whose
account the claim is made originated i'm tho
service and ID The line Of duty: and il sucb
evidence is deemed satisfactory bv the oRi.
Ger TO whom 10 may be submitted. he sba1
cause record Of the fact ro r.r,-,.t g.