West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-01-18
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ton of polygamy in the territories, and the
constitutionality Of the laws passed by
Congress for its suppression. REYNOLDS
was indicted by the Grand Jury for con.
tractng bigamouS marriage. He was tried
in the Third Judicial Court OF Utah and
found guilty. He appealed TO the Supreme
Court OF the Territory, and finally to the
United States Supreme Court, which now
aihrms the judgment OF the lower tribunals
and decides that Congress has power 10 pass
laws prohibiting pOlyRamous marriages in
Utah, and that such laws are constitutional.
Representative Cox, of New York, has in.
troduced bill providing for taking a cen.
Gus OF the population, wealth, and industry
OF the United States on the LIST OF June 1850
The Superintendent OF the Census Is 10 be
appointed by the President and confirmed
10y the Senate. The clerical force is TO be
ppoInted by the Secretary Of the Int ior
end one or more Supervisors for each State
hnd Territory, not exceeding in all one hun.
dred and fifty, are TO be nominated by the
Governors OF the several States The
schedules OF inquiries az the tenth census
are the same as those contained in the act
Tor taking the census of 1850, with some ad.
ditional provisions. Three million dollars
IA liked rs the maximum cost of the census
Inc bi!l proposes subvention to any State
or Territory whiUh, at intermediatp FIVE
years, may take n census and report to the
Secretary OF The Interior, the government in
soch case to pay ha the cost.
Items In aenorHL
The new State Capitol at lansing, Mich.
was dedicated on the LIST, and Representa-.
tive Hall and the corridors were crowded
With people from all parts OF tho State to
witness the ceremonies. The telegraph
announces the sudden death of Charles T
sherman, which occurred az Cleveland
Judge sherman was brother OF Secretary
anu General Sherman and the father of Mrs
Don Cameron. He was born at Lancaster
practced law at Mansfield, and was subse.
quenuy appointed Judge OF the United
states Court for the Cleveland District He
was older than his brothers who have be-
come distinguished........E Edward Jobbn,
aged htty-one, master stonecutter of NJ
Roch's, at Quebec, was murdered by two
brothers named Clavat and n man named
Cumberland for refusing to treat them.
All three were arrested.
Hon. Caleb Cushing, the well.known
lawyer and politician, died at Newbury.
port, Mass, on the night of January g..
resumption was accomplished on the LIST
oil January without much perceptible difer.
ence IN the money movement. The only
change was the suspension OF the payment
ot interest in gold NJ the Sub.Treasury.....
lhree OF the twelve boilers mt the dis.
uilery Of Huffman & Fairbanks at Terre
hdute, Ind, exploded with tremendous
morse lew days since, doing damage to
me amount OF $4,000 or $4,000. VIM. Dav
colored, and Frank Hughes, aged about
htteen, we're scaldtd to death snd buried i'm
Ihe RUNS, which took FIRE from the furnace
One OF the cattle sheds in the slop.
YARDS also caught FIRE, and the
loft full Of hav burned cut
a dispatch from Dubuque, Iowa, saws that
ton convicts in Auamos Penitentary broke
out OF the stOnecutters' shed and made
desperate effort for liberty The yard was
Inc Osed only by board stockade One con.
wet vas shot dead by the guard, and an
other shot through the bowels fatally. The
remainder escaped from the yard Two
were shot by guards. both dropping
VITA broken legs. Five others were
soon Tecaptured, John Donohuc,
three-year man from Scott county, be
ing the only one al liberty .........
n cold wave OF unusual severity struck the
country on the night Of the I'd. AT Chi
cago the thermometer, which was twenty.
hYe "egrees above on New Years Dav.
went down on the night OF the Cd to from
hlteen to twenty degrees below. Similar
changes are reported in all the States North
The change was followed in many places by
great snowstoTms. IL was found peces.
sary TO abandon freight trains on the Lake
Shore Railroad. Trains were stalled at
Buhho and other cities in New York. At
ST Paul thirty degrees below zero ypero
A fire broke out in Towns Block, corner OF
ohicago-street and Fountain Square. Flgin.
Illinois, % hich spread 10 Schultz Il Todson's
Dry goods store, and, aided by a high west
"iad, swept the entire south side OF Chi.
ci so-street, causing total loss estimated AZ
slOOOOOj insurance, $4,000
james Larmour, pensioner and his wife
we're burned to death:at Brocton, western
suburb Of Toronto, Canada, while intor.
Icated, the house IN which they resided
having taken FIRE, supposed from the unset
ting of lamp.
HE sevcnty.s eventh call for the re.
dtm?iion Ofhve-twenty bonds Of 1865. con.
soIs Oh lo6I has been issued. The call is
Tor SlpOOO,OOO, 50 900 900 Of coupons and
ei,OOOOOO Of registered bonds. The princi.
pal and interes. are TO be p4id IN
and after the 4th OF April next,.......,
ne medical auth critics OF New York now
cVncede scarlet fever tn be epidemic, and
report for the year 1873 a total Of .8O2
cases. There were ffty.tbree deaths from
this maiady in one week, and seventy.two
cases OF olphtheria we're repo rted
Aionzo Garcelon was elected Governoy
Of Maine by the Legislature, receiving
iwenty-One votes 10 ten for Josepb I
smith. Every Republican Senator voted
for Garoelon. The vote In the House
stood es follows: Alouzo Garcelon. eighty.
I'VE; Joseph l. Smith, eighty.fve Selden
Conner, sixty.four Frederick Robie sixty.
iour. One absent on each side. At the
convention Of both branches for the
election 81 state officers, nominees Of
RE Democratic Greenback caucus were
elected q. follows: Secretary Of state. Ed
ward III Grove; State Treasurer Charles
=. White; Attorney. General, William
AcCleilan AdjutautGenersi, samuel D.
The West.
A Collar dispatch says engine ". on the
Central Pacific Railroad, blew mo near
Summit, California, killing the en-.
gineer and fireman, end badly wound
lns the conductor 81 the train.
AtCarbou, Wyoming, twenty-five or tbiytv
masked men broke open baggage.car. took
out and hung 10 telegraph pole Dutch
Charley, who was en- route N Rawlins for
iyal, charged with participation In the
Wldd0wheld murder last fam He was d
h' "rIou7 charac er, and had been ident-
ufi with q number OF stage robberies.......
Owe. Green, Baldwin, and six Others.
charged With the murder Of Mitchell and
hftohum whom they burned at the stalk
north of Kearney % few days since, we're ar.
rested az Plum Creek on the 9Th bv 81 Den.
Ny sheriff ana posse. Two brothers Of
hricnum were among The captOrs. No re-
'Ifmnoe Was made and the party ras taken
M ffa,neY an1lodgsd in jaJ ~ 8rait triaI.
The South.