West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-02-01

Pennsylvania, took place at Harrisburg
on the 2lst January. 4 rare incident oc-
Cured in the history OF the State az this
Inauguration, which was DELAYED
TO 100 p. m. The State was without
Governor for an hour and twenty minutes,
HartranfPs term having expired az noon.
The inaugural reiOices at specie resump.
ton, and says that henceforth we are
TO produce and exchange actual things,
and not gamble in fictitious values.
With regard TO the maintenance
OF the government by ballot, with
equal political rights for OIL the address
says: " Pennsylyania's attitude on this
question is known wherever her name is
known and she will insist upon its enforce.
ment in every State as certainly as her
heaven and her rivers roll to oh the
sea There were proCt ssions
during the day, and fireworks aud festivities
at .........Gov. Hall of Delaware. was
installed ~ office ON the 2ist. His inau.
gural address deplorcs the continued
depre sion in business, which could
not be attributed 10 misconduct in
Sta'e affairs, but TO unwisc financial
and private affairs Of private persons.........
Daniel voorhees, has been elected United
states Senator by the Indiana Legislature
Godlove Orth was his principal opponent.
The Illinois Legislature sends John A
Logan to the Senate, and Don Cameron
has been returned by Pennsylvania.
Tho West.
a Cheyenne dispatch says that passen.
gers by the coach from the north report that
a few days ago a party Of soldiers found the
bodies of two unknown men near the Fort
Laramie * Fort Mckinney road. one was
hanging To tree, and the other living on
the ground. IL is supposed they were horse
or cattle thieves, hanged 10y ranchmeu, who,
being short OF rope, hanged one, and when
dead cut him down and hanged the other.
heavy snOw-storm has prevailed at
salt Lake, Utah, aud snow-slides were fire.
quent. In Big Cottonwood there were
thirteen slides in distance Of three miles
completely blocking the rOad to the mines.
mail-carrier with five men was four
hours in crossing the slides. 1t is rumored
mat hve men were buried in a cabin i'm
North Mill Creek Canon. The roads were
blocked for ten days.
HotoS from Abroad.
The hard times have reached Sweden
and there is almost a panic in the iron
trade, one of the great staples Of Swedish
industry. Two or three prominent hank
ing houses have failed which have beer
closely connected with the iron interest
The origin OF the trouble is attributed
but too slowly working water-power for the
more costly steam process.
Adyices from Glasgow state that there /,
fearful amount of restitution existing in
that city, and applications for relief are or
the increase. There are also many skilled
workmen out of employment who are sub
sisting on their last savings or on money
receiS ed from benefit societies and trade,
unions, as well rs other temporary expe
dients. Advices from Manchester, Stafford
Birmingham, Barnsley, Mcrthyr, South
Durham, Southport, and Wolverhamp
ton state that unprecedented distr, s.
in those loca tiles continues TO increase, an,
is attributed to the prolonged sever,
weather stagnation in the iron trade, ex
treme dizziness in most branches of the Goa
trade, depression in other trades and notice,
to workmen. Many of the notices were is
sued TO bring about a reduction i'm wages
Hundreds of families are on the verge o
starvation, and the warehouses are full I,
overlooking. Charitable societies are har,
at work, and collecting boxes have beer
! placed in many places of business and pub
| lie resorts.