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, 1880-08-11
A OF IRELAND.

The following passage from an address
by an Irish Judge,( mr.. Justice Lawson) was
lately quoted 10 the English House OF
Commons, and shews the sad state OF the
country.
81 am sorry to see that the picture
presented, especially 10 the north end OF
the county, 10 that of q determined ana
organized opposition to the payment OF
rents and to the carrying out OF the pro,
cess of the law, which state OF thlngss,n
allowed to 60 on unchecked. must lead.
should say, to the breaking up OF all the
bonds of civilized society. At the very
moment I am addressing you with respect
to a case of which we have seen q great
deal-a case at Moybells, 10 the north end
of this county, which case is not, as 1
understand. ripe for hearing at the present
Assizes-I am informed that hostilfties are
being actively carried on between the two
parties engaged in the case, and at the
present moment those who represent the
landlords interest, / understand finding
that they could get no assistance from the
law, have taken the law into their W
hands, and have taken forcible possession
of their own property. This is o state OF
things OF q very alarming character indeed.
and l hope and trust it may not spread to
other parts OF this county, from which the
reports are Of a much more favourable
character. Everyone must observe, going
through the county, that it never was In
a more prosperous condition than at pre-
sent, so far as is indicated by the appear
ance OF the crops, and Of the country. and
Of the people. 1t appears that peoples
minds are very much unsettled, and 1t ls
very difficult under such circumstances Tor
the officers of the law to carry Out
anything like Q due administration OF
the law. ! observs one case which
will go before you In which persons
have thought proper to help themselves
to q quantity of meal which Yves be-
ing carried along the high road. That 10
not to be wondered at, for, believe me,
those communistic doctrines are contagi-
Gus. and if once the belief goes abroad
that any particular class of contracts may
with safety be repudiated. that doctrine
will be extended to every class OF contract;
and those who originally spread this doc
triue may find that it will 60 home to
their own doors in a way they will very
little like. / am sorry 10 have to make
these observations, and nothing but o
sense of public duty could compel meotst
do So"
, 1880-08-11

) Dem. Crystals per cwt. Ell. rs. Sd.
: duty free. Muse. " 81. is. Cd.
!. \Clayed Havana, No. Il FL. is. Cd.
aloat.
Demerara Rum per gallon Is. i'd. in bond
Trinidad Cocoa per cwt. "a. 6S. Cd.
Consols 81 TO 9S
Bank. of England Rate of Discount, q
per cent.
Liverpool Cotton Middling Uplands
60 to /.
8 per cent Rentes in Paris $3.50.
, 1880-08-11

Early on the morning of the 18th
July heavy thunderstorms were ex-
perienced in the East, Centre, and
North-W West of England; also in the
South of Ireland. The Times gives
accounts of the effects of the storms
in several parts Of the country, from
which we take the following:
LEICESTER, July Is.
Most disastrous floods have o u
red in Worcestershire and other Mid
land counties. The lightning knock
ed down several houses near Keb-
worth and did a great deal nor
damage. In other parts the rain fell
in torrents for several hours, and the
land being saturated and the streams
fun, some serious floods occurred.
The village OF Syston was inundated,
houses being wrecked and walls
thrown down. Hundreds of the vii
layers, alarmed at the noise of the
water, took refuge in their bedrooms,
and men, women, and children had
to be rescued through the windows.
At Langton, Kebworth, Melton, and
Bowden most destructive flooding oc-
CURED. In Leicester there were seve-
raj miles of SIT eets underwater. Furnl-
ture hoated about the houses, and the
people took refuge in the bedrooms.
In some places the rush of water vas
so great that it was impossible for
vehicles OF any description to pass,
and in attempting to III to Belgrave
a tramcar was washed off the rails and
nearly carried away. The crops are
injured to such nh extent as to des-
troy the hopes of a good harvest
The Midland Railway has been great
ly damaged and the traffic ..entirely
disarranged. A flood broke on to the
line at Kebworth, where it reached
the level of the platform. Over
1000 men were soon at work along
the line. At Syston the line was
inundated for nearly a mile. At
Thurmaston "a viaduct, carrying the
main passenger lines, was suddenly
swept away by the flood, and Leeds
train narrowly escaped destruction.
Traffic was completely stopped for a
time, but the bridge carrying the
goods line resisted the flood. On the
Leicester and Peterborough branch
two bridges were washed away and
the traffic completely stopped. Baron
Huddleston aud a great many barris-
tiers and others who were going from
Leicester to Oakham Assizes were
unable to start. The new line from
Kettering to Manton was quite stop
ped, owing to a torrent of water rush
ing through Grimston tunnel. Mr..
Champion, the engineer of the Mid
land Railway Company, has arrived,
and as soon as the flow of water has
subsidized temporary wooden struc-
lures will be erected to enable the
lines to be re-opened with as little
delay as possible. The gap at
Thurmaston, is over 4Oft. wide. Up
to the present two lives r known
to have been lost. At Loughborough
q boy fell into the water and was car
red off and drowned. AT Hoby a
young man named Sharman, mounted
spony to cross a field which was
Hooded, but the water was SO deep
l fhok - $50 - S1ron~
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HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS IN
ENGLAND.

Early on the morning of the 18th
July heavy thunderstorms were ex,
perienced in the East, Centre, and
North West of England also in the
South of Ireland. The Times gives
accounts of the effects of the storms
in several parts Of the country, from
which we take the following:
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1880-11-13

pennsboro, Richie county; Geo.
Lynch, Dem, Arnoldsburg, Cal,
houn county.
Third, counties of Barbour, Har.
son and TAYLOR. L. Hall, Dem.
Fourth, couaties Of Randolph
and Tucker-C, P Cresap, Dem,
Beverly, Randolph county.
Fifth, counties of Nicholas, Clay
and Webster-Charles Mcdonald,
Dem, Webster c. H., Webster
county.
Sixth, counties OF Mcdowell and
Wyoming-Floyd Lutk, Rep.
The House will stand, political.
Is, as follows: Democrats, II;
Republicans. II; Gresn5acker, / J;
Independent l.
There Will be but four members
whose faces were seen in the hall
two years ago, and they are: Alex.
Monroe, Of Hampshire; 7. R. Nc
Cune, Preston; George H. Motlett,
Pocahontas, and a. c. Fulkerson,
Wayne.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1880-11-13
Yours,
FROM HISHINGTOY.

WASHINGTON, November s.
Editor Demarrai.
4 few words give all that is Of
interest, SO far as Washington is
concerned, in relation to the late
election. There will be no organ
lied effort III Congress to dispute
the right Of General Garfield to the
Presidency. individual members
Of the House may introduce reso
lutions, based oil the result Of i'll
quiries by State Committces-as ir
New York, for instance-but they
will full fiat. The two Houses will
meet and declare Garfield elected
and he will DO inaugurated all il
the usual manner.
There is much speculation as tc
his Cabinet, and half Il dozen MGR
are named for this or that place
but such suggestions evidently
come from the friends Of the par
ties, or from former personal friend
ship Of the Presitlent.elcct. The
best Informed Republicans here be-
lieve he is entirely unpledged.
General Garfield is a man oil
much more wider reading tliuu
most public men in the country,
and us he will now be in bette,
position tlinn ever before to rceOg'
nizc andaid efficiently many meas
ures for the benefit cf The country,
il is believed his administration
will lie much less confined TO mere
matters Of party policy than any
We have had for very. many years.
! believe no one iB authorized to
speak for him as toSwllat he will
attempt to 10 on The Southern
question:" or on any other, but,
knowing somctlIingorthc man, | do
moi hesitate to Sly that his inaug-
ural message will contain nulncr-
ons suggestions, outside Of politics,
which, because Of The peculiar con-
dition Of tie country for twenty
five years. and the kind Of men we
hare had fer Presidents during a
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1880-11-13
COMMITTED TO BIG THINGS.

A close reader Of the campaign
speeches on both sides has taken
the trouble 10 compile some few Of
the promises and assurances made
by the leading Republican" orators
during the campaign if only Han.
cock was defeated and Garfield
elected. The country was to be
blessed with good crops for four
successive years; the crops in Eur
opc were TO fail meanwhile. Our
farmers were to roll in luxury, our
shop.keepers were 10 become mer-
chant princes, manufactures were
10 spring up like magic all over
the country, manufacturers TO sell
their products at enormous profits,
Iaborers and artisans to be sure Of
high wages and short hours Of Ia:
Dor, and ryzinycstmentFma1e to
return a handsome dividend. We
shall see.=.Zz5zzz55==5=5=zs
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portion ofthat time, have not be-
fore been made.
This city is net, and never will be
a great business centre, but all
great business projects are more or
less interested in the, future legis.
Iation of Congress, and we learn
early Of all great proposed ven
lures. Generally, the members Of
q Cabinet are experienced business
men or politicians of standing, and
they or their intimates are sounded
whenever great investments are
contemplated. So, in one way or
another, We keep we'll posted from
information derived from bath
these sources.-I am convinced
that there is to be an early inyas-
ion Of many OF the Southern States.
The enterprise will show itself in
creating extended railroad and
steamship facilities, the dsyelope-
ment Of mines, and the erection Of
factories aud machine shops. lido
rot know that this will be entirely
an invasion, for great many
Southern men, who have capital
and intelligence, are entering earn
cstly intoit.
NfYo
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1880-11-13
spriAger,s zPhiiosophie =r1e.ez Of
the Situation. Z
WAsIilSGToS, Nov. TO-

Congressman Springer, Of ILL
nois, an able Western Democrat,
and one Of the leaders in the House
Of Representatives, arrived here in
4 very conservative state Of mind,
and contradicts most Of the sensa-
tional statements that have been
made about the Democratic policy
this winter. He thinks the ar-
preaching session will be an un-
usually quiet one. lie says there
ought to be no occasion for an ex-
ira session, and that Garfield is
undoubtedly elected and will be so
declared by the two houses, the
count being'a merely formal mat
ter. There may, lie said, be some
investigations with regard to frauds
pcrpetrated in the late election,
but they will moi be with a view to
changing the result, but merely to
present the facts to the country.
Mr.. Springer takes a very philo-
sophie view Of the situation. "The
! Democratic party" he said, "will
not lisband. 1t will be quite as
beneficial to the country TO be in
the minority as lift had control Of
the offices of the legislative and
executive departments OF the Gov
eminent. 1t cost at least half the
popular vote Of the country, and
The influence Of its members and
of its press and statesmen will hive
very marked effect upon the leg
islati0n and administration OF the
country. The Democratic party
ought to give Mr.. Gartield's ad-
ministration n cordial support in
Congress and through the Demo-
cratic press in nil measures having
in view the business interests Of
the country, restoration Of har-
mony between the sections and es-
Establishment Of reform in civil SER
vice and reduction Of expenditures
Of the Government.
WHAT TIE COUNTY WANTS.
is peace, the burying Of sectional
ism, and the promotion of business
and prosperity. To accomplish
these ends should be the aim Of all
parties. There will lie no revolt
iionary proceedings on the part Of
the present Congress"
In reference to the count Of the
electoral votes, Mr.. Springer said ::
ut is one Of the cardinal principles
Of the Democratic party to acqui-
escc in the result Of elections. The
people hive elected Garfield. lie
will be inaugurated notwithstanl-
ing the fact TINT he rejected, rs u
member Of the Electoral Commits
sion, the rightful votes oGtwo States,
and caused. Mr.. Hayes, who never
was elected, 10 be counted in. Vet
Two wrongs will not make Il right.
To repeat this programme would
be to re-enact the most
WICKED AND OUTRAGEOUS POLICY
of the Republican party, and TO
denunciations which they have in.
vokctl upon their opponents. If
we arc TO fdllow any Of the preced-
cnts set by the Republican pArty,
lut us initiate the little good they
have done, and not seek 10 do again
what We have always condemned
them for doing"
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1880-11-13
TENNESSEE.

Information from Nashville fixes
the status Of the newly elected Leg
islature Of Tennessee as follows;
Senate, Is Democrats and 10 Re;
puhlicans; House, So Democrats.
36 Republicans and one Green.
hacker, with three districts to. hear
from, which are claimed as certain
for the Democrats. 1t is under.
stood that included in the list Of
Democrats. arc. several. reputation;
lists, who are counted, however, as
certain to act with the regular par.
ty organization on all national
questions.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1880-11-13
TIE Pending Question: az =yIr-
GiNtU9 etc.

WASHINGTON, No. S-As indi-
Gated in this correspondence OF
last night, il looked us if General
Malone intends TO keep the quid-
nuncs in u condition Of delightful
uncertainty for some time us TO his
attitude when he enters the Senate
on the fourth day Of March next.
But, Notwithstanding this, the Re-
publicans continue 10 claim that
he will act with them, and in all
their calculations for the control of
the Senats he must, Of necessity,
be included. 1t may be assumed
as quite certain that, whatever
course General Malone may elect
10 take, he will be guided BY what
he considers as most likely 10 result
in furthering his own personal aims,
and the best judgment is that af-
ter a complete review Of the whole
field he will conclude that he has
more to gain by acting with the
Democratic purity. limitations
have been thrown out III high
Republican circles that General Ma
hone will be captured with the offer
to place at his disposal the Federal
patronage in the State Of Virginia.
But General Garfield could scarcely
atIord to signalize the beginning Of
his administration of the govern
inent with a corrupt bargain that
would offend and ALLEVIATE inlluen-
tial Republicans inall sections Of
the country. And even should he
be induced to DO party to such a
bargain, the question for General
Malone to consider would he
whether, for the sakc of controlling
Il few offices, it would be wise for
him 10 offend and ALLEVIATE almost
the entire body Of his supporters
at home. lie has just lad de.
monstrated to him that his intlu-
ence is next 10 nothing with them
when he undertakes to put in jeop.
ardy the national interests Of the
party, for which they have natu-
ral utilization, and he is not likely
to desire to repeat his dangerous
experiment. Ali the aims and all
the ambitions of General Mahsne
IRE centered in for local politics Of
Virginia. He cares nothing for
the United States seLatorship in
itself. All that it is TO him is the
aid it may be to the accomplish.
ment Ct his wishes and views ut
home. lie is shrewd enough TO
know that if he forms IN out.and-
out allowance with the Republican
party his strength and his intiu-
ence in Virginia are gone.
lIALF-ASD-llALE.
There is another point in con-
necrion with the prospective con-
troll Of the Senate which does not
seem TO have been considered by
those sanguino and anxious Re-
publicans who are hankering for
possession. As n matter Of justice
and fairness it would be rather
greedy for any party having no
more than one-Ialf the members Of
a Legislative body to insist upon
taking possession Of all the patron
age and all the Offices Of tho body,
and more particularly SO when 10
do this they would have 10 rely
upon the vote Of the presiding OIL
Ger, who is not even Il mctnber Of
the body. The Speaker Of the
House is q member Of the House,
yet il is on tho rarest occasions
thvt Tho Snsster -! as ;tnlees thsro
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Democratic, according as its Elee-
tor,ll votes will be cast for Garfield
or Hancock, it appears that there
are 6 Congressman gained in the
strong Democratic States Of South
Carolina, Missouri, Texas and Ar
kansas, with III California; and 8
gained in the Republican States Of
Michigan, Minnesota, Iowa, Ne.
braska and kansas. On the other
hand, there are u Congressman
lost in the Republican States of
New York, Maine, Vermont, New
Hampshire, Massachusetts, Penn
SylTania, Ohio, Indiana and ILL
nois, and 4 lost in the Democratic
States OF New Jersey, Maryland,
Alabama and Tennessee. Aglance
at the table shows how tho losses
in the Northeast are made up by
the gains in the South and West,
and it alss appears that the South
ern States, whose percentage Of
power in the House was steadily
falling from 1910 to 1850, are now
advancing again, their percentage
in 1850 being 3i.S; in 1870, 35.S !;
and in 1850, $50. The rate Of
their progress has been, however,
slower than the rate ofthe Western
States, which must soon reach and
pass their percentage. Ifthe num-
Der Of sections be reduced TO two,
called the North and South, includ-
ing New England, the Middle
States, and the Western States I'M
der the first head, it will be seen
that the gains oftke West are not
sufficient to Oflsetthe losses Of the
East, and that the grewth Of the
last decade has shifted three Con-
gressional seats from the North 10
the South. Non the North has
1S3, and under the new apportion-
ment it will have 1856; now the
South has los, and under the new
apportionmsnt it will have 10S.
The heaviest gains have been made
in Texas, (S,) Kansas, 81 Mime
sofa, r, and Nebraska, (2;) the
heaviest losses in New York, 80
and Pennsylvania, (2,)
In conclusion it should be said
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1880-11-13

is n tie. 1t may well be doubted
whether, in comforting on the Vice
President, who is not a member Of
the Senate, the right to vote in case
Of a tie, there was any intention to
give him the enormous power By
his one vote Of directing the dis
posal of the immense patronage of
the body over which lie presides.
Common fairness would dictate
that in case OF an equal division of
parties some anicable arrangement
be arrived at whereby an appor-
tionment ofthe committees, &C., be
made between the two parties.
This, it is believed, has generally
been the case where there was tie
in legislatiyebodies Ifbyanycon-
tingency there should be a tic in.
the Senate after the fourth Of
March, and the Republicans
through the casting vote Of the
Vice President should undertake TO
seize the entire control Of the Sen
ate, it is very certain that q bitter
and protractcd contest will ensue.
Iftlley should succeed, it is quite
as certain that the tenure bywhich
they hold the organization will be
precarious indeed, for to hold it Sc
curely not only will it be necessary
that the Eice.President shall al,
ways be in his seat, but also that
every one Of the IS Republicans be
present also.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1880-11-13
TIE LEGISLATURE.
Names, Addresses, dndPoiitics OF
the Members of the House.

Barbour eounty-Lewis Wilson,
Rep, Philippi.
Bcrkeley-B. F. Brady, Dem,
Martinsburg; George F. Ferril,
Dem.
Braxton-B. F. Fisher, Ind,
Braxton c. II.
Brooke-George w. MeCerd, Rep.
Bethany.
Cabeil-Georgc W. FIaekworth,
Dem, Milton.
Doddridgc-W'm. Maxwell, Dem,
West Union.
Eayette-1. ]. Settle, DEM,
Kanawha Falls.
Gilmer-Leyi Johnson, Dem,
Chenille.
land.
Greenbrier-J. NJ. sydenstricker
DEM, Lewisburg.
Hampshire-A. Monroe, Dem,
Barnes Mills.
Hancock-John w. Hobbs, Rcp.,
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Hardy-NYilliam Fisher, Dem,
Moorelield.0 .=
Harrison-Moscs H:.Davis,
Dem.,#a and #B..lI. #LurtyGDem.,
CIarksburg. =5====
Jackson-John II. Riley, Rep,
Ripley.
Jeflerson-Frank Bcckwith, Dem,
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The Ncrt .4pporttonment.

Ses York Times
The completion of the tenth emit
meration OF the inhabitants Of the
United States will be followed by
a new apportionment Of the seats
in the National House Of Repre-
sentativss. Let US see what the
results Of the new apportionment
will be. The House ofReprcsenta-
tiyes now contains 293 members.
An examination OF past appor-
tionmcnts and Il computation OF
percentages shows that the relative
strength Of New England has ful-
len steadily from IS per cent. in
1870 to less than 10 per cent. in
1870; that the relative strength OF
the four Middle States has gradu.
ally decreased since 1920 from 80
per cent. 10 % per cent. in 1870
that the Southern States, aided By
the admission ofTcrritories to the
westward, have more slowly, but
none the less surely, relinquishe,I
their power, falling from As per
cent. in 1890 to 34.S per cent. in
1850; and that the marvellous
growth ofthe West, nort! Of Mason
and Dixon's line, excluding Mis-
souri, for the purpose Of classifying
it with the Southern States, has
rapidly swollen its power in the
House from 3 per cent. in 1910 t.
81 per cent, in 1870. It's plain
that New England and the Middle
States must recede with each up
portionment, and thatthe struggle
for the highest percentage now lie:
between5tlle South and eAWest
eachfof which section is expanding
10 the westward. z5=sSi5zzz:5zz=
- 80 -
Let US suppose that under the
new apportionment the Housewife
contain 293 members, as it docs
now It's not probable that the
number will be increased, for the
body is already an uuwieldly one
and if We use 293 Il basis, the com
curative growth of the sections,
! and gains and Losses will 6e aecu'
rately shown: Under the last APP
portionment each State was allow
ed Representatives in the ratio
of one 10 3l,425 inhabitants
the new ratio will be one to u little
less than 10000. Each State Sc
cures Il certain number Of full dis
tricts, so to speak, and in each
State there remains fraction If
ter division, this fraction being less
Of course, than the number which
serves as the basis Of the ratio. II
the new apportionment 2!S memb:r
can ba assigned to the full districts
then two more must he assigned I,
Delaware and Nevada, neither 0
which contains sufficient people 70
a full district; after this there re
mains IS seats to be assigned to thu
fractions. Having assigned thes
to the States having the larges
fractions, in their order, the ap
portionment is complete. The re
suit is seen in the following table
which also shows the number Q
Representatives assigned to eacl
State at present:
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1880-11-13

Its well asccrtaincl now that
large portion Of Garfeld's majority
in the State of New York, was
brought about by base frauds, and
the use Of tickets that Il Republic
can Legislature of that State, last
winter declared should he consid-
lered illegal. With the frauds
that could be proven, and the dis
earding Of the illegal tickcts-lI6m-
cock would have the State and
tie Presidency. But General Han
cock would not receive that Office
upon technical grounds. lie is a
man oftoo much honor and patri+
otism for. that, aud in this he DIFF
iers widely with the present fraud
zulent President. zzz==
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= The result Of the election for
Judge in the Gilmer Circuit, be-
tween Fleming and Brown, seems
to be close. Upon the first re.
turns We understand that Brown
had a majority Of ten (10,) but We
are informed! that the Commits.
sioners at Clay Court House made
n serious mistake against Sir.
Fleming, aud that upon discover.
Ing the mistake they made a new
certificate, certifying the true re-
suit Of that county. This last GER
,ificate, il taken as the correct one,
lard we see no good grounds for
not accepting ii, gives Fleming a
majority in the Judicial Circuit.