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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-11-08

A WASHINGTON correspondent Of
the N. Y. San in speaking of the
Grant movement, delivers the fol-
lowing well directed broad side:
1.-THE Grant managers and etrik-
ers lose no opportunity to magnify
the merits Of their master and to
represent him as the perfection OF
human qualities. The last story sent
out to humbug the public reads in
these words:
Mr.. Young says that his brother reports
Gen. Grant to be one of the most liberal
hearted men he ever knew; that he is con
etantly contributing TO the aid OF his rela
tiVes, and takes satisfaction in doing it.
Now, 1t is notorious to everybody
connected with the press here in
Washington that Orvil Grant, the
Generate brother, is, and has been
for months past, little less than a
common beggar on the streets, and
ls to be aeen daily in front of the
Ebbit House soliciting "a quarter"
from those whom he claims to know.
Poverty stricken and nearly shoeless,
he 10 an object Of pity and of chart
ty, who attracts eympathy from a
real or supposed weakness Of mind
III there ever was a case in which
THO instincts of humanity, not to say
OF duty and OF decency, claimed the
promptest interveu ton OF brother.
and especially Of one alleged by his
admirers to be "lhe most liberal
! hearted man be ever &new," this ia
it. For more than two years Gen.
Grant has been making a sort Of roy
al progress around the civilized
world, feasting and foprishing 10
The most magnificent style, while
Orvil Grant has stood in need Of zee
esssries to support life.
Gen Grant doubtless did econ
| stantly contribute TO the aid Of bis
relatives when be was President
But be took good care that bis con-
tributions we're made st the public
expense. He was a most liberal
hearted man in his transactions with
The Treasury, and 10 the bestowment
OF Office and patronage on his family
bic lrIends, and bis fanily'e kindred
10 the remotest connection. Many
Of them are in Office to-day, at bis
personal solicitation, and AZ A recog-
milton Of the service be rendered in
putting the Great Fraud into the
White House.
lie gave bic brother, OrYl Grant,
The opportunity TO traffic in post
iraderships, and in other patronage.
And when J. Russell Jones, whom
be had appointed Minister az Brus-
seIs, returned home, he made him
Collector Of Chicago, With the IN
deretaodiog az 10 generally reported
and believed, that Orvil was 10 share
the sslafy OF that office.
These are some Of the evidences Of
tie third teimers liDersIty in cid
ing bis relatives, which might be ca
sily multiplied from the public rec
ords. No President vas ever 20 lib
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-11-08


AS the various schemes to increase
the regular standing army have fail
ed to attract popular favor, the Mil
itarY Ring at Washington, speaking
through the mouth OF Ger. Benet,
Chief Of Ordnance, have proposed an
indirect method Of reaching their
end. Now they want to establish a
so-called National Malta" TO be
two hundred thousand strong, and
Offered by graduates OF West Point.
No proposition o! this kind ever sub
mi.ted TO the public has been more
offensive in design or more openly
defiant OF the Constitution and the
laws ma de in pursuance thereof.
The frsmers of the Constitution
frowned upon standing army, and
in authorizing Congress ito raise
and support armies" they hedged in
the power with a condition that mo
appropriation of money TO that use
shall be for longer term than two
years" They relied upon the tina
lite to execute The laws Of the IN
ion, suppress instructions, and repel
invasions," because they came from
the body Of the people, aud had the
greatest interest in preserving free
institutions. Congress was empow-
cred ITO provide for organizing, ar
ming, and disciplining the MALTA,
and for governing such part OF them
as may be employed in the service
Of the United States but with this
positive condition affixed, Preserving
TO The States respectively the ap-
pointment Of the officers"
The act Of May 8, 1872, section ] -
63l Of the Revised Statutes, follow
ing this command, provides that" the
militia Of each State shall be arrsn-
ged into divisions, brigadss, regi-
ments, battalions, and companies, as
the Legislature Of the Suite may d.
reot" Ofcourse, when called into
the actual service Of the United
States to repel invasion. OF TO sup
press insurreotion, they became sub
Ieot, from the necessity Of discipline
aud Of unity, to the rules and srtio.
lea Of war.
Il is thus seen that the Constitu-
tion explicitly reserves TO tho States
respectively the appointmentof the
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-11-08
THE LIQUOR LAW.
Editor Argus

Edition AYg,ts
For the benefit and information of our
druggists, physicians, and the people gen
orally, please publish the following sec
tons Of chapter 1871 Of the Acts Of 1877.
relating 70 the sale ofiutoxicating LIQUORS:
'No person without a state license
therefor shall keep hotel or tavern, or
furnish Intoxicating drinks or refresh.
ments at public theatre, or sell, offer or
expose for sale, spintrous liquors, wine.
porter, ale OF beer, or any drink of a like
nature. And all mixtures or preparations
known as "bitters,' or otherwise, which
will produce intoxlcation, whether they
be patented or not, shall be deemed spirit
uous liquors within the meaning Of this
section. Nor shall any person without
such license therefor, carry on the bust
ness Of a druggist"
"This chapter shall not be construed
to require any person having
license 70 sell spirituous liquors or wine
At retail 20 obtain another license to sell
porter, ale or beer, or any drink Of like
nature, At the same place; or 70 prohibit
q druggist from selling, without license,
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-11-08
Death of Fighting Joe Hooker. -

Major Gen. Joseph Hooker died
Oct. 3lst at his residence, in Garden
City, l.. /. Gen. Hooker had been
10 his usual healtth until an hour be-
fore his death, and purposed coming
to New York to-day to attend to
business' Instiers. He gave a large
dinner party in the Garden City Ho-
tel on Oct. 25th, and seemed 10 be
IN the hest of spirits and to enjoy
social intercourse with his many
friends fully as much as at any time
OF his life. HE intellect was un-
clouded, and, but for his unfortunate
lameness, be would have been as &C
tive as ever. He took his accustom-
ed walk in the park in the afternoon,
and did not complain of feeling i'll
until about 4 o'clock, when he retir-
ed to his own apar tments 10 the sec
ond story and summoned HE valet,
Thomas LAWYER, who assisted him to
a reclining position on couch. Al
ter an hour he arose and busted hi m
self about his rooms until 5:45, when
his valet, hearing the General strug-
CLING Tor breath, fastened TO his
side AID assisted him to lie down on
his bed, at the came time ringing the
bell for help, Mr.. Nickerson, the
hotel superintendent, buried to the
room, but when he arrived the Gen
eral was dead. His death was caus-
ed By an apoplectic stroke.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-11-08

officers OF whatever militia they
might raise for any public emergen-
cy. And this clause may be said to
draw the line most clearly between
the authority OF the Unitel. States
and that Of the Siates acting in their
individual and independent capaci-
ty.e
To protect the Union against for
e'gn enemies aud to preserve it
against domestic violence, the peo-
pie agreed to furnish militia from
their own ranks, to be commanded
by the President OF the United
States when called into actual ser
vice But even then. however SUI
preme the crisis might be, they were
under their own officers, appointed
by the Executive or chosen under
the laws of their own States. The
volunteers who rushed to the front
in 1861 were Offered by their own
associates.
The Chief Of Ordnance now coolly
proposes to kill the vital spark Of
the militia system; 10 reconstruct IT
as tail to West Point; to distribute
the two hundred thousand militia
men over the country, with a cor
rupting .oait OF eeven hundred for
each Congr eseional district, and to
vote Eve millions from the general
taxes as starting appropriation for
new standing army, greater than
that Of England.
This monstrous scheme is another
step in the direction of that centrali.
cation which, disguised under the
name Of nationality, is designed to
destroy the existence Of the States
by gradual process of emasculatiou,
ard which, if carried out to its log
ical and intended conclusion, would
build up an imperial power at
Washington, backed by standing
army ready to execute it's commands,
and, finally, to sell the scepter to the
highest bidder.
There is nothing ineidiouq il the
project. Il is an iusolent, and afro.
cious assault on the Constitution, the
laws, and the liberties OF the people,
by an officer of the regular army.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-11-08
NEWBURG LETTER.
NEwBURa, Nov. 5. 1870.

NEwBURa, Nov. 5, 1879.
Miss lilly West stopped over Sab
bath at this place on her way to take
charge of the sehool at Rowlesoure.
James E, Dent, ESQ, wife, son and
deughtor, Of Granville, Monongalia
county, have been visiting friends at
this place aud Grafton.
The annual gossip of the old gran
MES, Gin mems clothing) about the
removal of the engines from this
place, has commenced. The facts OF
the case are these: Some yelrs ago
the B, & O. r. r., kept one engine
at Rowlesburg az helper They
propose now to place three camel
back engines at Rowlesbure and IN
crease the trains from % loads to "a.
and use two moEus and one camel
back to help up the Cranberry grade.
and expect by that to put two Of the
Newburg engines on the througn
run, but it will prove a failure.
County Superintendent Bayles
came over from his home in Monon-
gala county on Friday, and took a
survey Of our school.
The Journal Of act week takes two
parting shots at poor old Gregg.
Shame. Dawson, be is a prisoner,
why not give II O. Hyde q round .
Died, on Saturday Nov, lst OF Ce.
rebro spinal meningitis, en- infant
daughter Of John Rowe, OF Irondale
Furnace,
1t seems to be generally regretted
that Senator Thurman will have ia
retire from the Senate. Why not
elect him Vice President, and thu,
make him President Of the Senate
How would Bsyerd and Thurman do
for a Presidential ticket7 1t would
be inviDcible.
Mr.. James Helms and wife, OF
ParkerSburg, are visiting friends at
this place.
Mr.. Shep, Dawson, Of Moreantown
made us pleasant call last week.
Messrs. John Hunter, John A.
Perrell and Geo. w. Lackey are of
10 Piedmont.
Eugene Ellis and family have re
turned home from visiting friends
ear Kingwood.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-11-08

Our Newburg correspond ent hits
the nail plumb on the head in sug-
getting Bayard and Thurman for
President and Vice President. New
err in the history Of the United States
have these Offices been conferred on
two ADLER or purer statesmen and
patriots than Senators Bayard and
Thurman. 1t is worth all the tick
cts yet mentioned, and would, in
deed, be invino:ble, for it would
command the respect, confidence
and enthusiastic support of all right
thinking men OF all parties aud sec
tions. The election of Bayard and
Thurman would more than restore
the country to its Did time glory and
purity
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-11-08
RENO DISTRICT.
Fire at Fellowsville.

On Wednesday night of last week an
unoccupied dwelling house belonging TO
the Joseph Fellows estate, on Kingwood
street, Fellowsyille, wEs entirely destroy
'ed by fire, believed to have been the work
of an incendiary.
Congress at its approaching session will
be asked TO declare the road from Fell
lowsville TO Danville by way of No. 8
(Sinclairs Mills Post Route, 30 that a
Poetofice may Be. established al the latter
place, where 1t is greatly needed,
Rev. j. Z. WATSON, the new pastor In
charge of Evansville Circuit, :, NJ. T.
Church, preached at Pavilion Church TO a
fair congregation on Sunday last
The ARGUS has "forty" subscribers at
Fellowsville, and still they come, and still
there is room and hearty welcome for
more. The people realize that at last
they have paper conducted fea riessly
10 their interest, and they have sworn in
their heart of hearts that il shall not lack
support.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-11-08

Our neighbor of the Journal not
having been we'll supplied for the
past week or two by the New York
Southern Outrage" mill, has been
bottling his wrath, and in his last
isaus he uncorked and emptied the
whole upon the defenseless head oil
poor old Elihu Gregg. While this
old man is lying in prison under
sentence Of death, and while his
council is moving the Court Of APP
peals to grant a new trial, the Jour-
nal wantouly seeks to arouse popular
prejudice and excitement against
him. We make no plea for Gregg :
we leave him to be dealt with &C
cording to law, but we do protest in
the name Of justice against this On
seemly attempt to prejudice bis
cause.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-11-08
Death of Zach Chandler.


Senator Zach Chandler, OF Michi-
gan, was found dead in his bed at
the Grand Pacific Votel, Chicago,
last Saturday morning.
He had been speaking in Wiscon-
Sin, and last night addressed On i'm
mense,audience at Mccormick Hall,
in this city. After the meeting,
when he and Senator Logan and Hon
John Spaulding were sitting in his
room he complained OF indigestion.
Mr.. Spauldiug suggested that he re-
main over in the city until Saturday
night, but he said business affairs
required his attention at home, and
the order was given TO hnye him
called IN the morning at 7 o'clock.
His friends then babe him good night
and left. That was the last time
the Senator was seen alive. This
morning when the Office boy called
there was no response and an en-
trance was then effected through the
transom and the Senator WAS found
lifeless. The phyeican who was call.
ed in decided that death occurred
about three hours previous TO the
discovery. The face looked tranquil
showing that his death wac painless.
The coroner will hold an inquest
John B. Drake telegraphed to tn g
President the rad intellIgencn about
8 o'clock.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-11-08

The forthcoming report Of the
Superintendent Of Railway Mail
Service will show that during the
fiscal year 80 lines of railway poet
Offices have been operated over II
340 miles Of railway, performing
about $4,000 miles Of daily service
and nearly 100000 miles Of SER
vice annually. The aggregate num-
Der Of miles Of railroad mail service
Of all kinds, including trsnsuorts-
ton, not only Of postal cars, but oil
closed pouches, was over ninety
three million miles during the year
The nnrnber Of letters handled and
distributed by the employees Of the
mail service on postal cars during
the twelve months was about 1859,
100000, besides which there we're
nearly 98OOOO,OOO newspapers
showing 30 increase Of about 400
100000 pieces, or nearly % per
cent 10 the amount Of work 80 com
pared with The preceding year.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-11-08

IT will not be necessary, at least
until Postmaste General Key Issues
another order, TO state the exact Ion
gitude and latitude of the city to
which letters are directed. You are
merely obliged to give the State,
county, township. street, number
postofice box, age, sex, color and
previous condition of servitude Of
the person addressed. Boston Post.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-11-08

THE Oldest Postmaster in the service
is Edward Stabler, of Sandy Springs,
Montgomery county, Md. His COM
mission is dated December IA, 1880, near
ly torty-nine years ago, when Andrew
jackson was President. His salary last
year was 1896, and has never been larger
than that sum. Mr.. John Wilson, of
Plato, Ill, is the oldest Postmaster west
of the Allegheny Mountains, haying
served since 1910.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-11-08

RUTHERFORD B. HAYES evidently
possesses front OF br-ss, or he, the
beneficiary of the greatest Fraud Of
the age, woule not have dared to
lecture the Virginians on the subjec
Orion ssty. 1t would be quite as
appropriate Tor a notorious receiver
OF stolen goods to preach to Sun
day school with the eighth command .
msnt as a text.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-11-08
rne Nsw rostaI Caro-.

Tyner, the postal card agent, at
Holyoke, Mass, has received forty
steel plates engraved with the de-
sign for the proposed two-ceut in
terratioual card adopted by the
postal union. II eau be sent 10 all
countries represented in the union,
including about all OF Europe, China,
japan, Brazil, etc. The design
necessarily contains more printing
than the present card, aud has a Dor
der something like the old one. At
the top are the words, "Universal
Postal Union" lit e curved, and
repeated in French in smaller type
beneath. Then come the words, in
bold type, United States OF Amer
lea, also repeated in French, and
then the line, in English only write
on y the address on this side" The
stamp is a well-designed head OF
Liberty, surrounded by an e!liptical
border with figure %" on each
side, and the words ~. S. Postal
Card around it. The cards will
begin to be issued early next m onth
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-11-08

s'"i ~i,n, the public puTse as GRAFT
was when he bad the opportunity,
and that is pi ecisely the reason why
all the Ring chiefs, the jobbsrs, the
thieves, the traders 10 politics, the
spectators. and the adventures who
nave no character to stake are shout
ing themselves hoarse for the return
Of the "old man to power. They
want the bars taken down and free
run Of the Treasury.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-11-08
ADDITIONAL LOCAL.
A Former West Virglnian Shoots
Himself Fatally.
Special Dispatch to the Register.
BARNSVILLE. .. Noyember 4

Special Dispatch to the Register.
BARNsVILLE, o. November 4,
A sad and terrible tragedy occur
red in this usually quiet village this
afternoon. Mr.. Samuel Freuden-
berger, young German aged 81
years, had arrived here en- the 10
o'clock tram from Frederick, Md,
where be had been confined five
months in a luuatc asylum, but from
which he had been discharged, the
doctors considering it use! ess to keep
him longer. About two O'Clock,
while IN the store oil his cousin, ia
cob OFpepheimei, he seized a revo.-
Yer in showcase and dIschar ged a
cartridge into his heart. The ball
entered in an inch below the left
nipple, struck a rib AID glanced
downward, lodging, It is presumed,
m the bowels, as it could not be
found. 1t will necessarily prove fla
tel, although he is yet living. The
young man was German Jew, we Z
educated, and at one time kept a
clothing store at Morgan town, w est
Va. and has an uncle living in Rich
mond.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-11-08

FROM ihe meagre and conflicting
returns of last Tuesdays elections
received up to the hour oil going to
press, We make up the following gu 10 =
mary; Iu New York, the Wheeling
Intettigencer (Rep.) claims that the
Republicans have elected Cornell
Governor by from 1900 to 5000,
and comedies the rest OF the State
ticket to the Democrats by al ont
the same majority. The effect of this
result VIII oe L log Mr.. 7iLlen per-
mlanently on the Shelb restore harmo-
ny an the Democratic camp and give
as the STATE IN the Presidential con-
test neat gear. Glory enough fol- one
day, surely.
In Virginia the result is for De-
moc7acy and an honest assumption
and payment of the State debt.
In Maryland and Mississippi the
Democrats have swept the platter.
New Jersey and Minnesota are
close and in doubt.
In Massachusetts,, Pennsylvania,
Connecticut, Wisconsin and Nebras-
ka as matter of course 1.-THE Dutch
have taken Holland"
On the whole. the work Of Tuesday
affords the most substantial grounds
for Democratic congratulation, as it
reduces to an absolute certainty
their ability to carry the country for
the Presidency in 1880.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-11-08

q" Mrs. ELzABET4 THOMPSON is cir
culating a tract which shows that
the people of the United States pay
over 500, 100000 a year for spirit
nous and fermented liquors, and
only 300, 100000 for education, and
$48 0OO 900 for religion.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-11-08

THE Cincinnati ''Enquier" goes into an
analysis Of the recent vote 10 OHIO, and
discovers, first, that Il Is sxtraordiuaril y
iarge, the aggregate being COS, 667A0. 900
more votes than the State ever pollsd be-
fore; second, that ETrEo ran ahead Of
lie ticket, receiving 2,135 more votes than
he Democratic candidate for Supreme
Judge third that the National vote fen
~ from 80 332 IN 1873 70 0,120 In 1879
'ourth, that EwIsG received 1929 more
o'es thar The Democratic ticket received
.a year, and carried bic own Congress
oral district by IN increased majority.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-11-08

A Colony Of Mormon converts,
two hundred and thirty in number,
have lately lapded at New York,
bound for Utah.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-11-08

STIPHEN A. DOUGLASS, jr., the
younger of the two sons Of the ia
nous Illinois Senator, who has al
ways heretofore resided in North
Carolina, is about to become a cit
izen OF Chicago. where be will pur-
sue his profession as lawyer.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-11-08

IT has taken fourteen gears to
elect a negro to Office in Ohio. The
elave states beat this considerably.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-11-08

Master Willie Dent AMMAN has re-
turned home. Yours,
JOE.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-11-08
A Little War in Doddridgs County
Correspondence of tile Register.


WEST USIJN, w. VA, Nov. 8.
An old ieud broke out in this
(Doddridge) county, on Big Flint
Run, on Tuesday or Wednesday last
between one John F. Boyce and his
two sons on one part, and a man
named w. o. Combs on the ct
In the difficulty Combs was shot and
it is thought that he is fatally in
jured. A warrant was obtained for
the Boyoe boy who shot Combs and
placed in the hands of an Office, who,
knowing the desperate character OF
old man Boyoe, summoned a posse
and went to make the arrest, tut was
resisted by Boyce and his two bows.
who fired on the officer, and knock
ed him over, but fortunately did no
serious harm, after which the officer
and his posse opened fire, being re-
eponded to by the Boyces from the
house, until Old Mau Boyce and one
OF his boys were wounded, and the
other boy, the one who ehot Combs.
escaped One Of the officers men. bv
the name Of Williams, was wounded
by Boyces' fire. Old Boyce and his
wounded boy are in custody and no
doubt will be brought to trial at our
Circuit Court, which convenes on the
18th OF this month.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-06-14

tits possible to do this even in regions Of
country where miasma is most rife, and
where the periodic fevers which it causes
assume their most formidable types. The
immense popularity of Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters is very largely attributable to the fact
of its efficacy as a remedy for chills and
fever, bilious remittents, and as a preventive
of the various forms OF malarial disease. In
those portions of the West and South where
complaints of this nature prevail, and in the
tropics it is particularly esteemed for the
protective influence which it exerts; and il
has been very widely adopted as a substitute
for the dangerous and comparatively inefec.
tive alkaloid, sulphate of quinine. Physi-
clans have not been among the last to con-
cede its merits, and the emphatic profes.
sional Endorsements which it has received
have added to the reputation it has obtained
at home and abroad.