West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-03-22
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last, prohibiting the landing of cattle i'm.
ported from Great Britain until otherwise
ordered, should be rescinded or modified.
was some days since submitted to Secretary
French, who, after the most thorough ex.
animation OF law and precedents bearing
upon this subject, has addressed a letter TO
the secretary, in which he takes the ground
that the order should stand as issued. Secre.
tary Sherman has Endorsed his approval on
the letter OF Judge French, and will issue
~ IN the form of a circular, and he has also
given IL to the press for publication. Judge
French says that pleuro.pneumonia Is n
contagious disease and is supposed TO be
communicated, not only by actual contact
oil sound cattle with those diseased, but
through infected fodder, or bedding or
buildings. y marked feature of the disease
10 that IL often incubates or lies dormant
from thirty to fifty days and even longer.
Alter its seeds are sown, and during this
period OF incubation, whether longer or
shorter, not even skilled veterinary
surgeon can detect its presence.
Washington correspondent says that
the Chinese agitation will open again with
the assembling of Congress. California,
Nevada, and Oregon representatives in the
Senate and House are q unit in the declare.
ton that the Government cannot dodge the
question by getting behind a veto. Senator
Jones VIII introduce an anti. Chinese bill in
the Senate as soon as il convenes. The bill
VIII be more careful elaboration of the
original measure reported by Mr.. Willis,
OF Kentucky, from the House Com.
mttee on Edu:ation and Labor. dur.
ing last session, which simply re
strlcts the number OF Chinese immigrants
IN any one vessel coming to our shores TO
fifteen. 1t is claimed by anti. Chinese legis.
iatiou that the Presidents veto of the
Chinese Bill was directed against the pro.
posed notice of abrogation OF Attic es 3
and OF the Burlingame Treaty, and not Mt
the power OF Congress to legislate for the
exclusion of an Objectionable class of i'm.
migrants. Indeed, they claim that he vir.
tually acknowledged both the right and
duty OF Congress TO do this Therefore n
new proposition is to be made to conform
70 the Presidents views, as expressed in
the veto message, under a belief that he
will sign IL.
At Cabinet meeting the Secretary of the
Treasury presented for the information of
the PRESIDENT, TO be embodied in his special
message to the extra session, \ statement
showing the probable receipts and expend.
ltures Tor the next fiscal year, and the
necessity OF making provision for the
payment OF arrears of pensions.
ooneraI
The boiler of George Kepler's saw mill,
three miles southwest of Sullivan, Illinois,
exploded, demolishing the mill and
machinery. Jonah Baugher, the head
sawyer, was blown 10 atoms and fragments
has body being scattered in all directions.
Abraham Reedy and Albert White were
severely, perhaps fatally, injured Cause
OF explosion unknown.......A special train
OF English goods from Halifax colided with
the quebec express south of Athol. Novia
Scotia, and the engines of both trains and
the cars were badly wrecked. Driver
Mcleod was killed. Conductor Cameron was
fatally injured, aud several badly hurt.
Gus. Babbitt, pedestrian Of some repu.
taton successfully completed the task OF
walking one hundred and twenty-five miles
IN one hundred hours at Cleveland Dur.
the last few hours it seemed very doubtful
whether he would complete the undertak-
ing, as he showed signs of great fatigue
and his limbs and feet became much swollen
Toward midnight he became delirious. and
twas necessary for some one to walk with
hlm constantly, turning him at the ends OF
the track. He was allowed to sleep only
quarter OF an hour at time after finishing
Rabbit goes from there to Cincinnati,
where he will undertake similar feats
The correspondents of the New York
Herald have conversed with various digni
taries of the Catholic Church in order to
discover what their opinions were in regard
to plan for assisting Archbishop Purcell
Archbishop Gibbons, of Baltimore, did not
think that the dioceses would consent IN
become responsible for the debt in anv
way, but nearly all of them would contrib.
ute what they could. He thought the plan
OF a general subscription would depend
on the financial condition of the yafiOus
dioeeses. Bishop Keane of Richmond said
that If Archbishop Purcell were to issue An
appeal 20 the various dioceses, or If Car.
nlnhl hcCloskey were to sanction such a
hxra a.
diocese, il would meet with unanimous
support Archbishop Williams, Of Boston.
had no doubt that If the people understood
what was needed, much could be accom-
plished; but until the movement for a
general subscription had the sanction of
the Carulhni, ne could not give definite
opinion. Bishop McNierney, of ALBANY.
expressed himself as not at liberty to give
any opinion upon such subjects at present.
Miss Maggie Magnus, aged twenty years.
daughter Of William Magnus, was run over
and iughuully mangled and killed by
engine on the L., N, a. & e. Ry., atNew Al.
oany, Ind, Saturday morning. She was
hard OF hearing. and the engineer did mot
see her until the train was within fftv feet
OF her. ..... at the mining hamlet known as
new York six miles north OF Younps.
toWn, ONO, three children of VIM
hlIer and two OF Fred. ZelIer.
eS0 oPPIe-patlngs tnat mad been wrapped un
IN a green window curtain paper, fatally
poisoning one and the others suffering
greatly from the effects of the poison
Durlng the progress in the hearing of a
enancery case before a referee, at Pontiac.
Mich, ID. 6. auckland became SO angered
~ some remarks of the opposing counsel
charles Draper, that he picked up q chair
and dealt him terrible blow on the head.
and, It Is feared, fracturing the skull. Both
are prominent citizens go. A FIRE broke out.
recently, between one and two o'clock in
me morning, in the wagon shop of
Mrs. Henrietta Bausch, on Broadway.
East 81. Louis, and owing 10 there
DeiDg no apparatus in the CITY
ana no call made on The Fire Depart
ment OF 81. Louis, one brick and FIVE frame
buildings were destroyed, entailing a loss
on about $4,000. Ih the second story OF
tne wagon shop, where the fire started.
which was occupied as residence by Mrs.
Bausoh, there were sleeping her three
children by her former marriage. named
Chas. GucheDbach, about sixteen vears
Old, and John and Emma Zpp. several
years younger; Henry Schoepperk oetter
blacksmith, and Mrs. CathaYina
Borot, who was spending the night with
Mrs. Bausch, oil Of whom were burned to
death, they being unable % escape, by
reason OF the door leading TO their apart
menS being fastened on the outside. Mrs.
bsusch was also asleep ia the same house At
me time, but she Jumped from the window,
bhu ~ 20 severely injured that she will urob.