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The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1880-01-31
THO .Nslr .H.sstasippi Senate.

WASHINGTON, January 3G.-The
election Of Senator George 10 the
Senate from Mississippi gives
general satisfaction among South.
Vrn Democrats. Ills career his
been one Of laborious usefulness,
and he is described by those who
know him as II man oroXceptiOnal-
Is robust and really intellect.
Ills splendid executive abilities
vera displayed to great advantage
in the campaign of 1919, when the
Democrats carried Mississippi for
the first time after The war. lie
was then chairman Of the State
committee, and is said to have
performed proligica uf labor.
Nothing but the oyershadowing
reputation and popularity OF Mr..
Lamar could have prevented
tho election Of Mr.. George to the
Senate by the Legislature then
elected. There was no open con-
tsst between these gentlemen, BIT!
it was well understood that n very
powerful minority desired to re-
ward Mr.. George for his labors in
tn" canvass, and to recognize his
wcll.krown ability rs II public man
and ms u lawyer Subsequently he
was made Chief Justice Of the
State, and is now sent 10 the SON
ute as u candidate entirely accepIa-
BILE to all the factions recently ell
gagged in Il very wrlI-contestod but
entirely gool-humorcd and de-
corous fight for the tUnNtotShip
His unlecedsnts arc all conscr;a-
tive and safe. Mississippi politi-
clans say that lie will concur sub
stanlialIy with Mr. Lamar upon
the leading public questions, con-
corning which the latter gentleman
has not hesitated to take Issue
with what appeared to be the domi-
nant sentiment Of his State. In
this connection II will 10 remCm-
hcred that Mr.. Lamar disregardcd
the instructions of the Legislature
regarding the silver hill, and de
niod the right ofa legislature to
instruct n Senator in his public
duty. Thers seems to ho no
doubt that Senator.elcrt George
will he Il valuable reinforcement to
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1880-01-31
Electric Light.

a meeting of the special commit
tee Of Allegheny Councils, on the
subject Of electric illumination,
was called for last evening, but
only three members wero preasnt
and..no CUISINES was transacted
The agent Of the Brush Electric
! Light Company was present and
submitted Il proposition in regard 10
| illuminating the Market House
with the electric light. lie said
there are now rs gus burners in
the market house, which consume
! .GGS cubic feet of gas each hour,
al Il cost 10 the city Of 81 II, rs
the city only pays 10 cents for
each thousand cubic feet Of gas.
lie will put in . dynamo electric
machine which will supply twelve
lamps inside the market house
with electricity and make q light
equal to 1000 burners, and also
supply four electric lamps, ono 10
DE r!hce,! en- !ne ou' Slus u y, t ~,
c"fsr o. ,' t''c 'i .n "ua 'n y ', ~.
I'llnG!F 'nS S'tosts " ..I;t, ,' s;I
''"l"lhg' eIrn one "l WHY" "'''
he cIn"I 10 100 gas puFner ;, 49,,
4"e elec,F'c .l'Nc'l'Ge VIII . unGrS,
iorG supply sixteen !"'"ps' M', ,,C"
VIII !oFlllsa II ~. HGll. e4uaI 10 "= ~
DEhulcs or -,nIg gas ouFEeFs' nc
Tiei'Fle macLinc consumes II
morse 'oMGr per nour' Il. = CoSt 10! 81
! cGh' !eF morse power, "l'Iell VIII !
make II c"sl fourteen GEMS l"r
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1880-01-31

the Southern Democratic Senators
who have laborel SO long and
patiently to place their section in
iulj alignment with the capital,
intelligence and character Of The
Eastern States.
Senator Lamar's friends are much
relieved b. atvices received by
Senator Gordon as to his condition
He has left jackson, and is nov
ut his hvmo in Oxford, and his
health steadily improves. \ dis
patch from General Walthall, who
in the early stage Of the recent
senatorial struggle in Mississippi
was u prominent candidate, and
Mr.. Lamar's choice rs Bruce's sue
cessor, informs Senator Gordon
that Senator Lamar may be cx'
pgctod in Washington very soon.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1880-01-31
Yne "Iircah' in ms Grain Trade

The prices of grain are consider.
ably lower than they were q short
time since. and though the hrcak
Of Saturday was partly recovered
Yesterday. yet there seems promise
Of lnuch,ace,le,l relief to the block
AIDED market. This relief will he
nonr the less pleasant to contcm-
plat because ii will been secured
at tie expense Of the "syndicatc"
(so.ca!Ird) Of spectators and fire
staI!ers, who, for several months.
have been ohstructing the natural
course Of trade in their cnleavnr to
reap = profit BIZ the enhancement
If price Of the leading b:cadAuif Of
the world. These spo ulators are
entitled TO no sort Of consideration
whatever, either " on this side Of
,hc ocean or the other. and If th,y
themselves should he broken by
I the break in prices few tears WILDE
she'd. 1t seems likely that prices
will 60 down sufficiently in Il very
short time to permit u renewal Of
grain shipments. The Mark Lane
Explcss, of January 20. said that
prices you'll need 10 decline =!
least a shilling quarter Tor say
three cents Il buShrl) before ..husi-
ness would he resumed. Thore are
large supplies in store III European
warchoUscs, and the report that
Russia will he forced 10 buy wheat
in the spring is hy no means cred
tied in any weIl.informed quarter.
The general European demand is
not strong enough to sustain itself
in tie presence Of Chicago prices,
and the quantity nov at!"St IN
route 10 Europe, partly on spcru!a-
two account, 10 said To amount 10
!l7.GOnGQO bushels, or more than
the total number OF bushels locked
N, in the West. The French GOV.
.crmrnt is gaid to have made
nearly all its purchases, and thu
area in which the fOrestWilcrS can
Operate is steadily diminishing.
In other words, to uso the happy
phrase Of tho London Economist.
The Chicago corner seems to b.,
'isOlatcd,' and no combination in
the world, no matter how magniii-
cent its proportions, can long
lnuintain an absolutely artificial
scale Of prices for an ::artic!c Of
universal consumption bui'imo'c
San.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1880-01-31

lRo% will take another lilllo
bou:m bcrore this week ends. 4
special meeting Of the Western As
ISOLATION will ba hcld OH Friday.
when the card rates will bS adj
vanced from 5! to 1 cents. There
was Il rumor that the meeting was
to hr held to-day, but this vas Il
mistake. rs the notices fix the time
for Friday. \ Representatives Of
the COnmrrriM Gu='itc had = chat
with Il manufacturer yesterday on
the subject, and asked him If the
boom couldn't "ho n little over
done?"-i'tHsJuy Commercial Gu
:tLlc.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1880-01-31

HAVANA. January 2i.--.tn Off.
cial banquet gin honor Of General
Grant took place 81 the palace last
night. About eighty persons were
present, including tic Vice-Govsr-
nor General. IntGndants Of the
Treasury and Army. General Arias.
Members Of the Municipality. the
Bishop Of Havana. and other dis.
tinsuisLod persons. The wives nj
the guests were present. General
Grant had on his right the wife Of
General C"iieiast; opposite 10
them we're Gcnsral CailCjas and
Mrs. Grant.
General Grant was in citizens
dress. General Sheridan and Colo
ucl Fred Grant in uniform. Tho
ladies were plainly but elegantly
alfred. The dining hall and table
were proiu+cIv and tastcfully orna-
mantad. Music was furnished by
the Marine Band, stationed in the
court yard Of the palace, and the
hanl Of tho Engineer 'Corps. out
side on the square, playing alter
'natcIy. The palace w@s iIiuminn-
ted. 80 speeches wcro made. but
cordialitv rcigncd. and General
! Grant expressed much satisfaction.
After the banquet General Grant.
General Sheridan and Colonel Fred
Grant. with their wives. and Cen.
erals Webb. Arias and CalIsias and
wives attended .hc Tacon Theatre,
where the Spanish %arzeIGta OF
imLeri de Ia i'ias and the Nation
Il! Spanish dance were performed.
Portraits Of the King and Queen OF
Spain were suspended in front OF
the stage curtain.
The intended receptions hy Cen
cral Grant to-day was postponed,
General Grant will he present at a
I performance Tonight in the PGircl
Theatre. Yesterday a Commission
of the Casino Espagn"li invited
General Grant To visit the Casino,
The invitation was accepted III
very llaltering terms. General
Grant alpo sent n congratulGtorr
telegram to King Alfonso, in honor
Of the Kings Saint day.
HAVANA. January 2S.-GcnsraI
Grant aud party attended The
American Circus last night, aud
left for Nuclta Ahaja this morning,
They will probably return 70 lIa
yana Saturday. The king returned
thanks to General Grant for his
dispatch of congratulation on tie
occasion of his patron saints day,
Its said that ticnsral Grant will
not 20 10 Nicaurnuga.
A number Of slight shocks Of
earthquake were felt in Fuelta Alb
ain Yesterday,
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1880-01-31
.Sh:l'HlHn--GrUi.i-- Blaine.

WASnlNGTuH, Jauyary 2l.--
Eleven coultics in Pennsylvania
lmYo sent delegates 10 the State
Convention instructed for Blaine.
In two cnl!nt!rs attempts to secure
instructions for Grant have failed,
and so far no delegate has been
sent 10 the Convention instructed
for Grant. This does not look
very encouraging for Senator
Cainaron's plan 10 secure an sn-
dorsemcmt for Grant; still !!e takes
the matter phiIosuphiculIy, and
states, truly, that thtm arc sixty
seven counties in the State, more
than twO-lhirds III which have not
elected delegates. lie says that no
has no desire To force any ind0rsc-
incnt upon the Convention. lie
favOrS Grant rs Il candidate, and
he believes nine-tenths Of the peo-
pie Of Pennsylvania agree with
him, hut iii should appear NJ The
Convention that hc il mistaken hc
willingly surrendsrs lis preference,
IlrE lurgest expectation Of meat
from New York to foreign countries
that WIS ever made in single
week, was scored last week amount
ing 10 200 live cattle, 1886 ear
cases Of beef, and 800 cara:srs
of mutton. Besides that, 5000 car
casgcs wore consumed in tho city
itself, and still! there's rooMI for
m.!lion: more.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1880-01-31
Bishop Kaia's JGsit to Rome.

Ina PASTORAL letter TO his flock,
delivered NJ the Cathedral in this
city last Sunday. Bishop kNin an
nolncc,t his intention to visit
Rome for the purpose Of laying ee-
luro Pope Leo !, report Of this do
ccse. and for other religious purpo-
scs. In the Introduction Of the
letter, tho Bishop states that hay
ing discharged the duties Of our
Episcopal office for nearly five
wears, and becoming thoroughly
convcrSant with all the interests Of
the flock committed to our pastoral
care, We now propose to lay before
Our Holy Father, the Vicar Vi
Christ. a iIill report Of our dioccac,
and with that end in view, as also
10 visit and vcnrrAlc the tomhs of
the APOSTLES We intend shortly to
sci out for the Holy City Of Rome"
Following this stnlcmen! the Bish-
op cOmmunds himself and the pUr-
poses Of his visit to the prayers o!
Ills people, and adds some reLtec-
tons OH the claims OF the Church,
which, as they are 10 he read By
the clergy 10 their congregations
in all the churches st' tho dioceee we
refrain from publishing.
Our religious reporter who called
upon the liishep yesterday, found
him busiIy engaged in arranging
the business ofthe diocese prePar.
atory 10 his departure, but received
prompt and courteous attention
and satisfactory information as 10
all matters cnquired after. His
Reverence looks well and seems
but little older than at The time Of
his conservation, although his hail
is beginning to wh;tcn ycrceptibly
His eyes are as bright and kscn as
ever, his complexion ia clear and
his active movements and rapid
decided speech indicate Il vigorous
condition Of health. Intercepted
as 10 tho latter, lie said ho was we'll
except u slight throat trouble, caus'
ell hy the unreasonable weather.
"When Go you expect to start
OH your Journey
Il intend to sail from New York
n,xt month. The steamer | en-
pect TO go on is the Belgcnland,
which sails from New York on the
1lth, lf February, prox. Tbs
steamer lands at antwerp. From
thence expect TO go 10 Rome, ar
irving there about the middle Q!
March. | will probably he there
about II month. and after that, ]
have not made up my mind exact
" rs TO the balance Of my trip
How long will you be absent?'
about six months. | thought
When got through my business al
Ro,uc | would lay ont a route oil
travel and complete it before re.
turning, tNking in Italy, Germany.
France and possibly Spain. | will
also vigit England and Ireland be-
fore my return. Father O'ConOr,
iof Clsrksburg, cxpecIa to accompa-
ny me. | will carry the offerings
made during the last year to His
Holiness and the balance Of my
mission to Rome is indicated in
the pastoral letter Of which you
have copy"
lis there anything else of public
interest connected viii, your VISIT
Nothing that ! know Of. Father
Parkc, Vicar General, will exercise
the dutir. Of administrator Of the
diocese during my absence. There
are some reports Of institutions
belonging to the diocese which il
has been customary to Publish,
hut these arc not yet completed
UL,,I,uJ Intel. iJtIr,r
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1880-01-31
IuportUni Gases 10 be Dcciici| By
To .SMprTMo Court.

Washington cores on.lcnes tls Wheeling
Register.
! have reliable information that
that the Supreme Court will, on
the lirst Monday after the February
Recess, announce it, decisions Of
the Virginia and Other similar
eases involving tho constitutions
nlitv Of the reconstruction acts.
The prevailing opinion il that tho
court stands four four, and II Stall
wart Republican, in commenting
on this said. Yes, I!arlNnd has
gone over to the confederate
Judges" Senator Thurman las
jus! referred to Il subcommittee, OF
which Senators Mcdonald and
Carpenter are members, tho
hill which proposes 10 give the
Supreme Cour! power TO Issue
wri,s Of prohibition in certain
rnscs. For example, such Us tho
Nivcs. eases in Virginia, where Il
Federal Judge tool; from the custo-
DIV Of the State authorities Il con-
yirtcd GrIon,
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1880-01-31
TIE FEDERAL soLDlEHs.
Meeting at the To'rm Hall Last
I'ednesIay.

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The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1880-01-31
\ CORRESPONDENT Of the Wheel
ing Register, from BsaXton county,
urges the nomination Of Hon. j.
N. Bennett for Governor.
In is seid that Don Cemeron has

IT is said that Don Cameron has
determined for til" present to cease
in his efforts for Grants nomina-
ton, and let the fight 50 bravclE
oil between Blaine and Sher'Uan.
liz expects the contest TO become
80 bitter between Blaine and Sher-
man that it will he absolutely &C
rssary, in order to give the liepub-
lican party any reasonable grounds
To hope for success, to bring for
ward compromise candidate, and
he expects and hopes that Grant
will he the acceptable man to com
promise on.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1880-01-31
or interest 10 Farmers.

Alta meeting Of the Vermont
DairvmcM's Association, held last
week. it WIS developed that the
Vermont supremacy in butter
making for Eastern market has
been seriously intcrfered with by
the creamery method of making
butter which 10 growing Zip in tile
WesL. 4 few ypars ago Vermont
supplied the New England cities
with nearly their whole stock OF
choicc butter, and there was no
competition; but now, said Mr..
Smith. President Of the Vermont
Association, ".he West is rising to
take the palm from YOU" Vest
crn creamery butter commands a
higher price in the Eastern markets
than the Vermont article, ard
unless some remedy Shnll BE- found
for tho difficulty tic dairy interest
in that State must decline, for
cheap lands cheap grain aud cheap
grass in the West will enable til"
dairvmcu Of tho latter region to
und;.rs4!l their Nrw England rivals
and force thsm from the market.
The remedy which Mr.. Smith pro-
poses is general and thorough
improvement in their dairy herds.
SIT yoar herds" he says, "c!imi-
nate the unproIitaeIc, BY the last
census Vermont cows annually
produced but IS pounds Of butter
per head. If that pays expenses,
what you make beyond is profit.
Swell tho average to $50 pounds,
which would not be excessive, and
SEE what your product is for Yer
mont-$1 100000 saved without
extrR cost"
But the improvement Of dairy
cattle is qHite rs practicable in
West Virginia as in Vermont; Gift
ing Of herds is quite as easy here
as there. II the average produc;
can be increased from IS 10 l60
pounds per head there, it can I've
done here too, for the problem de-
pruds very largely upon high feed
Ing. and High feeding is more pr@c.
ticable where grain and grass ':rc
cheap than in New England where
grain and grass arc doar. 7 he
great value Of dairy products that
can he compressed into a email
spucc, and the consequent compNr-
aiircly small cost they pay for car
liagr, mark them as the most
'p o.itablo objects Of Western farm
Ing. Western grains pays 20 10 40
per cent of its first cost 70 60 to
New York and Boston, while IVES
tern butter and chOcse pay only .
to S per cent, and this demonstrates
the advantage OF converting a por-
ton Of West Virginia grain into
diary prodncts instead Of shipping
it in its raw and bulky condition.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1880-01-31
WASHINGTON LITTER.
WAslIlXGroE, D. G.. Jan 2Gth
Editor Democrat:

WAsMlHGroE, d. G.. Jan 10Th.
f'9iior Democrat:
II seems 10 he questionable II
the introduction Of tho new House
rules. admirable as most Of the
changes from the old rules ere. will
not be damage rather thnn an
advantage. The discussion OF
them has gone on for two weeks,
TO the exclusion OF other business,
and promises to last sometii"" Ion
ger. Already protests againts de-
lay are coming in from Democrats
and Republicans from all sections.
There is IN unAoubtei wish i'll
Congress. as vol Ms out Of it, to
pass the appropriation bills, at
tend 10 other legislation Which the
good of the country demands, "t
once, and adjourn. There is even
Il dispcsitionito postpone action on
the various funding bills until next
session. The House Committee
can report several of the regular
appropriation hills Mt any time,
and all Of them are in good state
appropriation.
While the House discusses the
new rules, tile Senate will probably
debate Senator BayaFd's resolution.
Is it not time for a Democratic eau
Gus, at which . definite arrange
,nent Of business may be made?
The Republican brethren Of the
press do not love each other go
well, now that the time for the
Chicago Convention approaches, as
they did when nothing to do bat
fight the Democracy. Probably
no more desperate political iigh.
has been waged in Pennsylvania
for many years than that going on
between the Grant and Blaine po-
liticians, and the organ: are one
by one taking it up.
The following Statcmcm! is
understood TO be "au!hurizcd :"
Mrs. Spmguc on Saturday gave =
dinner party 10 Mrs. Conkling, It!
which several "c the New York
delegation and thuir wives we're
present. The Two ladies have
been on terms Of the closest
intimacy since Mrs. Coutlimg has
been in Washington, and this may
hsIp 10 silence scandal about tie
enlargement Of the GuME!!ng
family
The question Of suffrage in this
Distrie:-th" capital Of the only
important country in the world
whose government is baesd upon
iull suilrage-is an exceedingly
interesting one, and is pressed
upon the attention Of Congress.
Tho Constitution does not, as il by
many believed, forbid the exercise
Of this common right here, but
conicrs upon Congress the ''p"wcr
10 exercise exclusive jurisdiction"
Of the c%pcdiency Of it Congress is
the sole judge. 1t the time the
Constitution VAS adopted Wash
ing!on WAS lnarth, with here and
there u house. 1t is now 4 city OF
one hundred and fifty thousand
inhabitants, considerable business.
and oH rapidly increasing in pupu-
lntion MS any of the old cities Of
tho Union. \ magnificent meet
ing in fnyor Of suffrage was held
last fri,luy night. MEMO.
-----------l5ssHs.---
.Sh"rmG -GrGni-- Blaine.
, 1880-03-13

No COMPROMISE Finding that the pro-
posed "no fence" law is as decidedly un,
popular with the farmers as it is with stock
men the "no fence advocates are willing
to compromise they now wish for the law
to 60 into operation for few Years and then
have it repealed This would give the land
grabbers all they required. They know that
for the next few years 4 large emigration will
steadily poar into this country; in the mean
time with the facilities 4 ''no fence law
would naturally give them, every acre OF
unoecupied land would be in their posses
sion, and OF course held for speculative pur-
poses. We hope that the people will not be
led away by any shallow arguments on this
important question; they must not give
way a single inch. Tor if they do there Will
be no end to the demands of the opposition.
1t must be killed beyond the possibility OF
recovery and compromise cannot for a mo-
mcnt be entertained.
, 1880-03-13
Our Washington Letter.
WASHINGTON, ID. C., Feb. p,

WASHINGTON, D. T., Feb -, lSoo.
EDITOR STATESMAN The proper CON-
mittee has decided to have our next Presi-
Dental Convention at CINCINNATI, on the
22nd OF June. About sixty per cent. OF the
voters Of the United States were for the
democratic candidate in 1876 We may
hope for eyen larger percentage this lai..
The call is a comprehensive one. In 1t IS
the following: ''Al democratic eouserv-
ative cirizens OF the United States, Irrespec-
tive of past political associations and diltei-
ences, wLo can unite with rs IN the effort
for pure, economical and constitutional gov
ernment, arc cordially invited to JOIN us IN
sending delegates to the convention. 1t Is
well understood that CINCINNATI was chosen
because. on the whole, its election could not
be held in any way declaration IN favor OF
any particular candidate. The field is en-
tirely open, dissensions are disappearing IN
our ranks and appearing IN those OF the
enemy, and the prospect OF success Is to-day
certainly better than at any time in the
past three years.
, 1880-03-13
|, -Dur friend Ind Rny

REVIVED. friend Jud Boyakin has
revived the Idaho Democrat and Boise city
is itself again. Now, Jud, old friend, let us
give al older and more experienced man a
bit Of advice Beware of false old friends
aud sill falser new ones, and you viii sue,
ccel in your undertakings You have
many good friends who viii stand by you as
long rs You are true to yourself, and some
day, when you are rolling in wealth, We VIII
try and make You believe that we were
never y0a. ~enrmy. Success to You. and
don't forget that when you have a good
thing, press it.