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The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1880-02-07
W4SliiHGTOy LETTER.
WASHINGTON, D. G. Feb. 2nd

WASHINGTON, y. G., Feb. End.
Etlihr I'rmOc,at:
| am compelled 10 sny that for
the past week Congress has. not
furnished the materials for a letter.
1t haS culogized Senator Chandler,
and has discussed the new House
rules. That is all. For tho first
time in my generation of experience
here the Presidential nominations
do not influence Congressional nc.
ton or speech. Not that Congress.
men do not feel IN interest in Il O
ln&t,rr They d., Rut tIlorc is Il
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1880-02-07
4 FtdIing in the "Indcpch.icns
State"

Editor Dcmorr0!
We had a wedding Thursday
al the mouth Of Baltimore, eight
miles above Addison, ut which
time and place Mr.. Barnard IL
and Miss Anna IL were united
in the holy bonds Of weIlock. |
say ire had a wedding; for every
body ard their mothcr-in-law were
there and seemed to he interested
in the proceedings. 1t was regu-
lar feast of orange blossoms, or,
rather of apple blossoms distilled.
All the guests seemed to come i'll
pircl with the spirit Of enjoyment,
lust as If it WAS their own wedding,
and seemed determined to enjoy
themselves ii they had TO put
some ono to bed with his boots
on" 10 satisfy their desire for
pleasure. In due time tho minister
! arrived and pronounced the oamdi-
dates for matrimonial hOnors man
and wife, flesh Of one flesh, DC.
! After dinner was served and the
: minister had taken his leave the
fun commenced.
| II. concluded no was n regular
"Snortcr," and could "cican OUT
anything on the ground in just
about fourteen seconds, and com.
mcnccd knocking friend and foe
right and loft, moi seeming TO carc
who he lit SO ho dowMed his man.
And there were some others there
who were "oif the same end that
! the aforesaid Young man was, and
chuck full Of brandy and fight,
!"wadsd ill.," and q general melee
occurred, with groom, groomsmsn
and q large majority Of the assem-
bly, cngagcd-if not in actual
service"-in trying to keep out Of
the way. I never was 60 deeply
impressed in my life before Of the
necessity Of keeping out of other
peoples way. For about thirty
minutes affairs were pretty badly
mixed, when comparative quiet
again rcigned aud the wounded
were cared for. One man had his
hand almost severed from his
wrist and some very ugly and
dangerous cuts aEont his body.
Another one had n good deal more
nose than when he went in," but
ii sas badly scattered around over
his face. Still another had MI
ankle dislocated, Tho groOm "camc
out" Of the fracas minus that
article of clothing q gentleman
usually wears just inside his vest,
while the sheriff who tried to Quell
the row had to "retreat in good
order" after heing raised Che is u
small mani from the ground md
"pdssed" over the heuds of the
crowd and oct down in the
suburbs xix ar seven ineacs in
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1880-02-07
4hs Railroad to Huck!.annon.

The subject Of railroad from
Weston 10 BuckhannOn is begin
ming to assume a lively part Of or
local affairs. We arc gralilied to
find it so. The road is a necessity
to BuckhaMnon and is most
desirable to lis. II will penetrate
ono Of the best governed and most
beautiful counties of the State.
where industry thrives and CON-
merco will prosper when properly
encouraged.
These are encouraging ideas.
especially for our esteemed neigh
bors OF Buckhannon. This road
will ut no distant day be built, auA
why defer it? Is it not better for
the old men and women 10 take a
ride on the products Of their indus
try th9n to leave large estates To
others to enjoy that pleasure?
This is 80 palpable that it is not
necessary To wait for mn answer
but the road must be built, and
why delay? Nor is ii necessary to
enquire who shall build it. Ii il
shall pay by its earnings then M
body loOsss. fit shall not pay by
its earnings, and shall pay By
general development, the work
should go on; but Tilt will do
neither, then it should not he built
and The agitation Of the Euh;cct
should cease. But il will pay. and
pay handsome profits; therefore let
us have the road; let Us enjoy it !:
lot us ride TO Huckhanron for
breakfast and hack 10 Weston for
dinner, in the same manner that
the Weston folks now accnmlno-
date themselves to Clari:shurg.
We repeat il, ne want this road
aud mist have il; but We expect
DuC&hannon TO 10 I large share in
the organization Of this great enter
prise, and to stick their hands into
their own pockets for lis construc-
ton in the same manner We were
compelled to do il respect TO ctr
road to Ciarksburg. Lewis county
has subscribed $5O,000 to bring Oh.
road TO Weston ard Weston, in
addition to paving her share of the
subscription oi' the county, las
contributed $4,000. chargcable
upon her local and individual
property. This will not disturb lis
in the least, for the activity in
business will more thnn cumpen-
Satc us. Just 50 it woHld be for
BuckhNnnon.
We do not want to throw cold
,ruInp ,It,n,, tIiu u.,,4 ,,,.,.,,,;,
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1880-02-07
From, tito Gilmeris.

OSE dag this week Mr.. Andrew
Etlmiston ate breakfast in Weston,
spent the day taking dispositions in
Grafton. and returned in lims for
supper on the same day. To have
accomplished the came in any other
direction would have required
about three days. Who is not in
favor of railroads ?-Wgsroy DEM
OCRAT.
Ay; who is not in favor OF rail-
roads? No one, Judge, except
those who entirely nlisconceivs
their mission and value. All the
poor people in Gilmer want tho G..
". Il e. Il. L. extended here so
that they may have an opportunity
10 work on il and about it. SO that
tho price Of merchandise will be
less and the value of produce
greater, and so that capitalists will
come into our mids: tospond their
money. a .g-
All tho progressive business mon
and property owners want it be-
cauEe il will enhance business and
the value Of property ofevery kind.
Everybody but Zip Van Wrinkle
wants il. He, if You wake him
from lis twenty years sleep, saysit
will kill my COWS and hogs, make
my horses run of, and bring MI
sorts Of thieves and swind!ers into
the country. sand | don't know
as it'll do Inc no good, nohow, for |
don't go about hone, and tho old
way d do me-" On with the rail
road.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1880-02-07
AN&NN MOVXG&S,
ORDER OF PUBLICATION

West Virginia:
Al Rules held In the CiOrk's Office Of the
County Court Of Lewis county, On tic lbs,
Mond"! in January, 1850.
S!rigsD Cnmdcu, Infant and heir n, law
Of X. P. Camden, deceased, also heir AT
law OF Mary P. Camden, deceased, by his
guardian mad next friend, johnson \.
Camden, Flora Camden, heir al law OF
Mary p Camden, deceased, and William
+. Lively, p!aia:irs,
Adam Hull md others, heirs of Jasob Hull,
deceased, drtradar;s
The object oftims suit is 10 obtain deer. &
IariitiOning The tract Of leo actes Of land
Oh both sides Of Wolf Pen Run Of Dry
Fork Of Polls Greek, in Lewis county, Of
which said Jacob Hull died seized, between
the plaintiffs aud unknown, unnsceriainsb.c
ard uon.iesiGtn; heirs Of iaid Jacob IImll.
and recover the rests o! this suit aid expea
SEES Of mttiIioning the land.
Aud it appearing by affidavit filed tls,
The defendants Adam Hull, W.rrick Hull
Margaret Hull, James Clean t.ni Thom4,
GICnr, children and heirs Of Thomas J Glo:n
aud Martha his vile, Nelson Pray aud Mar.
garet his wit., F Il Hull and Julia hiswir.
John L. Sipe and Mary a his wiM, Cra~.
ford A Hull, Sarah A lln!l, Al r Hull, + II
kincaid and Mamie ] his wife, are not res
dents Of :his State, and that diligrnrc has
been used in behalf Of liz plnintit!!, without
effect, 10 ascertain in what county or cur
rura'iun William AdinSon and Elizabeth
his wife, or their descendants, and Sarah
karloF, wife Of - Hatlor, or their de.
s:endanis, mud o.hsr heirs Of Jacob Hull DE-.
ceaaed, unknown to tho plaintiffs, rc1idc.
and trcr not appearing, /, ia ordered thar
they do appear here within fuu' weeks after
The date oflIIc first publication oflhis order
ard do what NAY he necessary to protect
their interest in this suit.
J. WOOFTER. Clerk.
": Z. Lively, tb774w
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1880-02-07
7HEDENOC.RAT
S.4TURD.A r....,., FEB. T

A WESTON CORRESPONDENT 10
tho Wheeling iafe'';.ge"eer cri;ieiscs
pretty severely Senator IEereford's
criticisms of Rayar,l's financial res
olution. If this correspondent
is Republican, it is unkind, and
he should remember tho part the
Republican party took in securing
the election Of Mr.. Hereford.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1880-09-03

The Democrats have denounced the
Louisiana Returning Board as the most
Ubiquitous of institutions, mere legal
kdevice for monstrOus fraud, uncOnstitu-
tional and wicked. There are a great
many persons who have been pursuad-
ed by Democratic defamation that the
Louisiana Returning Board was the
means of defrauding the country otal
rightful result at the last election.
But the Democrats have been in conf
plete possession Of Louisiana for three
years. They have, of course, repealed
this wicked law?. Far from.it. They
were in power of the State in 1872, and
they made the law more stringent.
They are in power now, and the law
is unrepealed. Like many laws pass
ed to protect the oppressed, it may be
be enforced SO as to increase oppres-
ion. The Louisiana Returning Board
was Republican device to protect
bulldOzed districts. It will now be
used by Democrats to annul Republi-
can majorities. The vistuous horror
affected by Democrats was campaign
trick. The Democratic Returning
Board. will do its share in making the
South ''solid" by throwing out Repub-
lican majOrities wherever they shall
seem to throw doubt upon the result.
We shall hear no more from Demo-
crats Of the appalling wickedness Of
|the Returning Board.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1880-09-03

The Senatorial Convention at Gar
nett last week passed off quietly and
pleasantly, resulting in the nOmina-
ton of Hon. E. III. Funston. There
was some opposition from the lower
part of the county, in the convention,
but we are pleased to say that it was
nothing personally against him, and
will not come to the surface during the
campaign. In fact while contending
strongly against his nomination yet
they all admitted his sterling integrity
and capability. 1t was only because
of favOring candidate of their own,
that any one opposed Mr.. Funston.
We heartily agree With the Union,
that had Mr.. Keplinger come out ear
her'the race would. have been closer.
We have had dealings with him and
know him to be flrstclass man in all
respects. And he is the kind of man
Who. when met by honorable OPPOSE
ton, will vcquise in the result. His
friends did not present his name to the
convention, and in fact, we do not
think he particularly desired the race,
but simply allowed his name to be
used because it was the strongest in
the SD District.
There can be no question but that
the honorable and straightforward
canvass made by Mr.. Funston, will
unite the party in this county solidly
for him. He is absolutely without re-
proach, and will poll by all odds the
largest vote of any man on the ticket
this fall.
Hon. L. X. Kirk received three votes
in the convention. It is but justice 10
him to say that he was nota candidate
and would not be. Of course A-nder-
son county could have secured his
nomination by throwing to him their
eleven votes. That they did,n not do so
showed the honorable andmanly act of
that county and of Mr.. Kirk. And it
is to be hoped that the feeling and
harmony heretofore existing between
the Republicans of Anderson and AL
len counties may continue in the kl-
ture
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1880-09-03

One week from next Saturday, SEN
TENDER 18th, the Republicans of Allen
county, through their representatives
chosen at the primaries will put in,
nomination candidates for the various
county offices to be filed this fall. And
as the State, CopgrsssiQnsleand Sena-
tOrial nominations have. already been
made, we wouldsuggest the propriety
and the importance of at least one Re-
publican club bein&Organized in every
township in the. county. The Repub-
lican majoritVsin Kansas is 80 large
that we cannot expect to get up the
same interest aud enthusiasm as will
prevail in the doubtful States, but it is
impoztant thatwe thoroughly organ
lie, and thatsWe elect our candidates
by increased ,majorities. Campaign
docuDents can easily be secured for
distribution, and good speakers can be
hadsA0sa9deess the different clubs that
may.besOEganized. Let ever Repph-
lean do. hMe best, not only tp maize,
Kansas the; banner State this fall, but
o;make ANen county one of the bapc.
ner counties of the State.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1880-09-03

The Democratic State convention
which met at Topeka last week, nom-
mated the following ticket: For Gov
ernor, E. G. Ross of Douglas; Lieut..
Governor, Thomas George of Sumner;
Secretary of State, John NJ. Griffin Of
Johnson; Auditor of State, J. G. Neu-
muller of Saline State Treasurer, The
odore Weichselbaum Of Riley: Attor-
ney General, A. L. Herefordof Norton;
superintendent of Public Institution,
Miss Sarah. A. Brown of Douglas; AS
sociate Justice. q. R.. Wagstaff of Mi
ami. In, commenting on the above
nominations the LeaNenworth Times
says: 1.-THE nominatio. of E. G. Ross
fos Governor by the Democrats is un-.
questionably the weakest nomination
that the party could have made, and
will insure from forty to fifty thousand
Republican majority in the State. The
balance of the ticket gives evidence of
weakness and indecisiOn on the part of
the convention. The longer the De-
mocracv fasts the less sense they man.
ifest. The aggregate political judy
ment of all the delegates to Democratic
ic. conventions in Kansas wouldn't
give brains to one ordinary Repu oil.
CANT
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1880-09-03

f There will be a national convention
of Republican Clubs held at Indianap-
oils September 18th. Every organized
Republican club in the country is re-
quested to send one delegate. These
are effective in keeping
the Republican party well organized,
and for the distribution of sound polit-
,ical doctrine. tits to be hoped that
this national convention may be the
means of increasing the number of Or
gained Republican clubs in every
State in the Union.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1880-09-03
Senatorial Convention.

The Senatorial Convention for this,
the ,17th District, comprising the coun-
tiessof Allen and Anderson, occurred
"Wednesday. All the townships in
the District were represented. Hon.
E.. II. Funston, of Carlyle, this county
was nominated on the first formal bal
lot. He was in the field early, is a
good worker and his hosts of friends in
both counties, and to these facts do we
attribute his easy victory. Funston is
q good man, possessing strong convic-
tons as Republican he has been
in the lower house two or. three terms
and during one of them held the re-
sponsible position of speaker. He will
prove a useful man. in the Senate.
Mr.. Keplinger wOuld,not allow his
name to come before the Convention.
Had Mr.. Keplinger come out early and
developed the strength, that he pos
sesses in both counties. there would
have been q lively race in the Conven-
tion.-Htsnab0ldt Union.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1880-09-03

The temperance camp meeting at
Bismarck Grove, Lawrence, closed last
Sunday. A numberr0f the best tenn
perance workers in. the United States
were present, andthe attendance was
quite large, still nOtas large as it would
have been but for the continued rains.
Quite a sensation was. created Sunday
afternoon by ex-Gov. Robinson taking
the stand and makfpg.: q vigorous
speech in opposition to the. prohibition
amendment. he was answered to the
satisfaction of all the teuperenee peo-
plAtby John b. Finch. 81 Nxbraska,
and Gov. st. John. Theemeeting has
been Instrumental in arolsing an en-
thusiasnAs among the friends of the
amendment that will doubtless tell at
the election.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1880-09-03
Republican County Convention.

A delegate convention Of the Republican party
of Allen county, will he held as lola, on Satur-
day, September II, 1880, at O'Clock p. NJ, for
the purpose of nominating candidates for the
following offices, viz: Cle2k of the District
Court, Probate Judge, Superintendent Public
Instruction, and County Attorney. Also for
nominating candidates for Representatives for
the SD and SD Districts. Also to nominate a
candidate for County Commissioner for the First
Commissioner District.
The number OF delegates from the different
townships to the convention will be as fOliows:
Geneva, A. Deer Creek, 3; Usage, 8; MarmatOn,
9; Elm, ,, lola, 8; Elsmore, B; Salem, 2; Hum
boldt, 10; Cottage Grove, 4.
1t is recommended that primary meetings for
the election Of delegates in the different town.
ships bebeid on Tuesday, Sept. 9TH, at O'Clock
p. NJ in all the precincts except the townships
of Humboldt and lola, at WHICH places the COM
mittee recommend that they meet at O'Clock
p M Il is also recommended that the Repre-
sentative conventions meet directly after the
adjournment of the county convention for the
purpose OF nominating candidates for Represen-
tatiyes for the sd and SD Districts.
By order OF committee.
H. \. PERKINS, Chairman.
L. c. SHERMAN, Sec'y.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1880-09-03

We have received copy of the bien-
NAL report of State Treasurer Francis,
the transactions of the treas
iurer's office for the period commencing
July l, 1878, and ending June &c.. 1880.
1t is a book of 1S5 pages and contains
IS tabular statements. The tables
make up nearly the entire report show
ing in detail all the items of money
paid into the treasury during the two
years, their distributions. to the. yari-
GUS funds to which, they belong, and
their disbursement for the object to
which they are applicable.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1880-09-03
The Democratic State Ticket.

We are not certain that it is worth while to
make any remarks about the ticket nominated at
Topeka on Thursday. Wear not sure that it is
in tended as a ticket at all. We Judge from q
resolution adopted by the convention, that all
the candidates named are to hold themselves
ready to withdraw at any moment that the boss
es may think proper to effect fusion with the
Greenbackers. We do not know that one of
these Democratic gentlemen's name will be
mentioned in connection with any ticket a week
hence To get up a hoodOo of this kind would
be eminently characteristic OF the Kansas De-
with immense care traps that catch nobody.
OF the nominee for Governor little need be
said There is little to be said. To say much
would be to exhaust the subject. Major Ross is
one of those happy and pleasantgentlemen whom
nobody wants for anything; he is a peg that
there seems to he no hole fVr. No considerable
number OF persons wanted him to be United
States Senator, either by appointment or cleo
ton; and nobody wanted hun to get back again.
1t would have been the same if he had not voted
against the Impeachment. He was nominated
at Topeka because the convention all at once
conceived the brilliant and correct idea that it
made no difference who was nominated, and
acted accordingly. Next week Governor Ross
may he OF the track, and Governor VrOoman,
we believe that is the Greenback gentleman's
name, may be the Fusion candidate. hole
will be substituted for vacancy.
AS to most OF the names on the ticket the read
er is referred to the census enumerators. They,
perhaps, can tell anything about Lient. Gov.
George, of Summer county, and Secretary of.
State Gifiin, of johnson county, and Auditor.
Neumuller, of Saline county, and Attorney
General Hereford. Miss Sarah Brown, of DOu--
glas county, nominee for Superintendent OsiPub-
lie instruction, is rather more fortunate. She
is the present Superintendent of Douglas county;
is the daughter of the venerable Brook Eaxm Abb
olitiOnist and sister of eX-Congressman Will
liam r. Brown, of Kansas. Miss Browns De-
mocracy is probably not. ofsa deep-seated or
malignant type. We may add that we have
heard of Associate Jaetice Wagstaff. He is
known like stamp, e. bump on an ancient log
by the wayside, section corner stone, and such
like objects, merely because he has been in one
place long time.
This is the ticket: is it not also . joke?-Atch-
iSOn. Champion.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1880-09-03

Gen. Grant willcast his first Repub-
lican vote this fall for a presidential
candidate. In speaking to a mass
meeting at Galena, he said: II did
not intend to speak when I came here
tonight. lam very much like Judge
Orion. I never made a Republican
speech in my life or any kind of a po-
litical speech. / am sure it would re-
quire some time and much preparation
to make one of any length. 1 can of
course go little further than Judge
Orion, and say that I never voted a
Republican ticket in my life, and but
one Democratic ticket, and that was
quite number of years ago.. when I
was quitea young man. But I will
pledge you my word here tonight that
If I am spared, although. I. shall be
at some distance from you. the second
day of November, I shall return to Ga
lena to cast one Republican vote for
president of the United States, and I
hope. city of Galena will cast a
round Republicanavote such as it has
never cast BEFORE.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1880-09-03
Announcements.
COUNTYATTORNEY.

Republicans of Allen COanty:-Gentlemen-T re-
specially ask the nomination for the Office OF
County Attorney of this county. came here in
1859; practiced law since 1868; always voted the
let the whole county share equally, and ignore
ring, clique and primary manipulators, who
bring punishment, disruption and defeat to our
majority will rule. Should 1. be your choice
will make u faithful canvass If elected will
discharge the duties said office to the best of
my ability. Look, work and act for the party
and the good of the county. If another is better
qualified aDt. more worthy, make your choice.
Your Ob't Servant,
HENRY D. SMITH
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1880-09-03
State Convention.

Gov. J. p. ST. John was re-pominat-
ed OH the first regular ballot, receiving
220 votes. A motion to make unani-
nous was not passed. Dispatches re-
ceived Thursday evening state that
d. w. Finney, of Woodson county,
was nominated for Lieutenant-Gov-
ernOr.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1880-09-03

It is getting quite common for refOr-
mers, of late, to urge women to accom-
pany their husbands to billiard and
bowling rooms. Whether the cause
of reform will be advanced by it re-
mains to he seen, but it is reported as
being very fashionable at Long Branch
this summer for the ladies to frequent
bowling rooms and billiard halls to
take part in the games.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1880-09-03

General Wade Hampton writes to a
mass meeting,at Washington that he
would be glad to attend" but he
Greatly thinks it is best for our party''
that. lie keep silent. We doubt not
the party of the N.rth will utter a
volnMinOus amen to the sentiment.
The real attitude of the Democratic
party of the South is what the North
ern leaders are the most anxious to
hide. The order has gone out to muz-
zle the mouths of the Southern orators.
ut is best for our party that 1 keep
silent, as everything nowadays is SO
much misrepresented." Yes General
Hampton, stenographers and,newspa-
pers are dangerous enemies. when
mems words are life in one latitude
and death in another.-Inte1' Ocean.