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The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1881-02-25

JUDGE LYNCH IN NTENNEssEE-Iincinnati. Feb
ruary l9.-Telegrams from Winchester, Tennes.
see, represent that troops we're present for the
protection Of the Laprade murderers ON trial
there and that they give parade in the court
house yesterday before dark. That after dark
FURIOUS thunder storm came on and fears of
the prisoners being lynched then vanished. A
night session was held to finish the trial. Judge
STARK gave his charge to the jury, after which
tae Sherih proceeded with the prisoners, james
dlgg'ngs' Lock Mallory, Lon Thweat, Robert
Ihweat ana James Elder, to the Jail. mob Of
about two hundred pressed upon the Sheriff.
took the prisoners, closed the court house and
its grounds, stationed n strong picket GUARD
around them and hung the five negro prisoners
from the second story window Of the court house.
Tie onset of the mob was from without and wns
go 5urru-n uua uoIsterous, Gccompanied BY the
hrng OF pistols and guns into the air, rs to ter.
rify the spectators in the court rooms. who
jumped from the windows and hastened from
'he scene. Murphy and Duffy, two of those
.""rSeu win completely in the murder, having
neen released on Thursday, had returned to
,he'r OH Stamping ground, which is thought 10
have precipitatei the action of the mob The
mob are after them, and il is believed ,hcv will
De lynched not later than tonight. The mot
numbered two hundred well-armcd men. who
came IN from four directions on horseback and
"isPeiSed IN the same manner. They did no,
shoot or mutllate the prisoners, but left them
hanging when assured that they were dead.
III, dispatches are silent as to what the State
miiitary were doing all this while.
THE TWO FLEEING MURDERERs HUNG.
NASHVILLE, February l9-Ie is reported that
Duhy and Murphy, the Lapradc murIerers who
turned states evidence, were found hanging ia
anti, cLy I,;,
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1881-02-25

NASHVILLE, February l9.-It is reported tba
Duffy and Murphy, the Lapradc murderers VIII
turned States evidence, were found hanging I
tree near Guthrie, Kentucky, this morning
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1881-11-04
NEWSPAPER LAWS.

]. Any person who takes a paper from
the Postoffice, whether directed 20 his
name or another, or whether he has sub
scribed or not is responsible for the pay
2. If person orders his paper discon-
unued, he must pay all arrearagss. or
the publisher may continue TO send it
until payment Is made, ana collect the
whole amount, whether il be taken from
the Office or not. There can bs 90 legal
dlscoatinuance until the payment is
made.
8. If the subscriber orders his paper
to be stepped at a certain time, and the
publisher continues to send, the subscrl-
ber is bound to pay for it, if he takes 1t
cut OF the Postofice, The law proceeds
upon the gronnd that man must pay
for what he uses.
4. The Courts have decided that rcfus>
ing to take newspaper or periodical
from the Pos'office, or removing and
having them uncalled for. is p,'in'd Jdcid
evidence OF intentional fraud.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1881-11-04
KINGwOOD, PRESTON COUNTY, W. VA, FRIDAY, NOV
TAKING cARE or THEIR FAMILIES.

TAKING CARE or THEIR FAMILIES
According to their present under
standing, the Cabinet, the Justices o
the Supreme Court. the heads of bu
reaus, and all the high officials, with
many OF The subordinate, seem tC
think their FIRST duty isto billet their
families on the pay rolls of the
Treasury. Secretary Hunt is al
ready charged with four hopeful
sons, and he has been only seven
months in the Navy.
Mr.. Blame signalized his advent
to the Department of State by max
ing his son Assistant Secretary, as a
conspicuous example of self-denial.
He has been liberal, too, with more
dist ant. family connections.
Mr. Kirkwood has followed the
Scrirtural injunction of taking good
care OF his household. la fact, all
his colleagues, directly or indirectly,
have helped to swell the pension list
of nepotism.
For son Of Mr.. Justice Harlan,
a recent graduate of Princeton, the
Postmaster General found or made a
vacancy worth 81 900 a year, which
could only be.reached in regular or
der by long service. Faithful ser.
wants are set back constantly by this
eYstem OF gross psrtiality, which in
the present instance is made more
ofTe nsive because Judge Harlan has
a salary himself Ofs1o,0o0 ayear and
has another son in Office.
Judge Swayne is rich man, but
he has put con in the Department
of Justice. Judge Miller's son-in-
law Is District Attorney at Wash
ington, and other members Of his
household are asking for place.
Judge Bradley pensioned his son,
and it is TO be supposed the new
Judges who have boys that will not
work will follow in the footsteps of
their illustrion5 associates.
We are fast cresting an sristocracy
Of odiceholderp, who claim that the
Government should support their
children, just as the younger sons of
the nobility in England are grated
on diplomacy, the church, and the
army and navy. This s;stem may
be very comfortable for the benehci-
aries, but it is degrading to free in
stitutions.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1881-11-04
THE oUESrIoN or JURIsDIcrIom.

THE QUESTION or JURIsDICTION
The question OF the jurisdiction Of
the court which is to try Guiteau is
likely to be q serious one, and unless
the decision OF The court in former
similar cases is overruled it is diff
cult to see how the scoundrel can be
tried in Washington. A very SINH
lar case not long since came before
the courts Of the District and it vac
decided that the courts had no iu-
risdictioD, and the prisoner was dis
charged. The captain of a vessel,
one James Rolla, was brought before
the Criminal court charged with the
murder Of one Salisbury, q mate on
the same vessel. Just as the vessel
was leaving Georgetown, in the Dis
trict, Rola strnCk Salisbury, who
lived few hours and died on board
the vessel but just outside the linn
its. The counsel for Rolla raised
the question Of jurisdi,tion, and the
court decided that the prisoner
could not be tried in the District, as
the ofIeuse was not completed there,
and the prisoner was discharged.
This case is very similar TO that Of
Guiteau. In both cares the assault
was committed within the District
oi Columbia and in each case the as
saulted person died outside the DIG
trict. If the decision Of the court
in the former case Was sound Cult
eau is liable TO be the subject ol
| lynch low if he is punished al all.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1881-11-04
TOLL GArKs-

Hon. Dan Farnsworth, Of UpsLur
County, has published an article on
this subject in which be takes the
grounds that the legislation Of 1881
prohibits the erection Of toll gates
on all roads in the State except the
National road. He says.
81 am satisfied, that from the law "a il
now is, that no toll can be charged on any
road In the State, except the Cumberland
road, and that all other roads are now
only county roads; and all county roads
must be kept up in the same way, and
cannot be tolled. Now for the law and
The testimony. See Acts of 1881, Page
1866, and there II will be seen how county
roads are 10 be made and kept up. Il re-
quiros two days work Of each person en-
titled 70 do work on roads; and If two
days work be insufficient, the county
court shall provide at a meeting to be held
before the first ef April ia each year, how
the roads and bridges shall be kept up,
either all by labor or part by tax But In
no case snail tnere ne required OF any per
son more shan four days work IN one year.
SO that is the way 10 make and keep up
all county roads. There are no other roads
in the State but county roads except the
Cumberland road ts Wheeling. TO prove
this. see Page 162, Of the said Acts Of
1881, which says, "The roads, bridges aud
public landings, transferred by the State
20 the several counties in which they arc
situated shall hereafter be regarded ~
county roads, bridges and landings. SO
there are no more turnpikes, for the sbSvc
act or law made them oil county roads
and there never was a law 10 toll county
roads. As said before, there is no law
now In THE State, to toll any other rosd
Than The Cumberland road"
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1881-11-04

Paying Our share OF tho virginia
state Nobt.

During the Yorktown trip, says the
State Journal, Gov. jackson perpe-
trated joke that is too good to be
lost. Some one OF the Governors
party, ia . conversation with the
Hon. John Paul, member of Con-
gress from the Rockingham District.
Virginia, told the gentleman, in a
spirit Of mischievousness, that the
Governor Of West Va, was present
and had come prepared to settle and
pay of West Virginia's share of the
debt. Coon afterwsrd Mr.. Pau, who
is Republican, and the Governor
were introduced. Il understand"
said Mr., Paul, that you have como
prepared to settle the vexed auep-
tion of the public debt now existing
between the two States. Under
these circumstances you are most
welcome, | can assure you" "YeS,"
said the Governor, who scented the
job that had been set up and took
In the situation, 81 have come down
all the way from Wheeling, with a
special train, and have brought the
Treasury along with me, and am
prepared TO pay our share of tie
Virginia State Debt. Here it is;"
and the Governor passed over
two one dollar bills on the old State
Bank Of Virginia, that went up tho
same time the ConiSderacy did.
Never mind the change" said the
Governor, az Mr.. Paul in blank
smazement, finally saw the point
and "tumbled" to it with hearty
glee.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1881-11-04
DIRECTORY.
COUNTY OFFICER,

Judge Of the Circuit Court-Hon. VIM,
T. Ice.
Commissioner s-H. C. Hagans, (Presi-
dent John p, Jones and Jas, Allender.
Clerk of the Circuit COtCrt--SmiJh Crane.
Clerk Of TIC County CbUrt-J. Ann Msr>
tin.
Prosecuting Attorney-Neil j. Fortney,
Sheriff. elisha Thomas,
Surveyor Ohm A. Dali Ymple.
ASscsSors-West side, Thos. Fortney;
East Side. Gabriel Pullam.
Physician 10 jail and POorhO1tse-Dr. S,
Austen Pratt.
County Superintendent of Free Schools
Joseph III Hawthorne.
Commissioners Of the Cir~,M Court
Smith Crane, Joseph III. Hawthorne, ii.
w. McCaffsrty and Jio. Norris Crane.
Commissioners OF The County Court.
w. Parks, II. w. Monroe, Joseph III.
Hawthorne and Smith Crane.
CORPORATION OFFICERS.
Mdyor-James II. Carroll.
C0u'ciL-John s. Murdock, 8. w.
Smalley, Jno. II. Garner, Elisha Thomas
and Peter Voltz.
RecOTdeT-J ohm NJ. Crane.
iSergeGnt-Grove G.. Jackson.
Justice Of the Pedce-J oseph NJ. Gods
win.
Constdble--James Carroll.
MINISTER'S.
Presbyterian dn-Rev. Samuel Graham.
Methodist EpiScOpGJ-Rev. A. Hall.
Bdphst-Rev. Patrick Murray:
EUdn0eLicnL--R NJ. Bsllentine.
4. NJ. II. C6iTch---Rev. Alfred Steptoo
FIRST NATIONAL BANK or RINGwOoD.
PTeSiicnt-W q. Brown.
Vice- e-President-Smith Crane.
Cdshicr-F. HeermaDs,
ASSISTANT Cdshier-J. w. Parks.
THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT-TERMs or
COURT IN PRESTON COUNTY.
April Term, Sth day Of April.
August Term, 18th day OF August.
November Term, 24th day of Novems
Der.
EIEGwOoD POsTOFFGoE.
Mails close at7 o'clock a. m; arrive al
8 o'clock p. Ia.
Omce open at o'clock a. M: closes al
o'clock pm. J. NJ. GoDwIE. y. NJ.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1881-11-04
GUITEAU and LAWTER TRUDE.

GUITEAU and LAWTER TRUDE.
The Chicago Daily News has this
TO say of one of Guiteau's counsel
The employment of MIR. Trude, of Chi
cago, to defend Guteau indicates that,
with Corkhill on the other side, the trial.
which should have tho dignity of a Ma
tional interest, will descend 20 the level of
DeGdwood Police Court trial. MIR. Trude
has thrived in Chicago by tamperlng with
witnesses and juries, and his proper place,
IN the opinion of many, Ia felon's cell.
His services In the GuiteRu case, IL 10 be
ieved, will be to "fix" enc Juror who
shall resist "a verdict of guilty, and 30 save
his neck. There is but enc opinion about
Mr. Trudc among Chicago lawyers. His
practices are regarded az a disgrace to the
profession. He has formed, with Mike
Mcdonald and u few others, what might
be called Robbers and Gamblers Insur-
ance Company, which has encouraged
thefts, burglaries and other crimes, and
for share in the spoils has concealed and
defended the criminals. Both hayo grown
rich in the business, and so proficient Is
Mr. Trude believed TO be in setting up iu.
ries and bribing witnesses that dsreputs-
BILE newspapers have employed him III libel
suits and several railroads in damage suite,
on account Of his well-known practices.
His chief stock in trade appears to be his
bad reputation. So strong has been the
public Indignation at the Criminal Court
farce, for which he Is largely responsible,
that he has been several times in dan
ger of lynching. Respectable lawyers
who will not bribe juries or witnesses
often feel that they are powcrIess agains;
him. 1t causes a sarcastic smile when
told that Trude is in case. This malo-
dorous character now wants 70 air his rep.
utation abroad, adding TO his ether vices
ambition. 1t is time that our people re
buke in proper way the whole thieves,
gamblers and prostituteS' interest which
SO largely runs our courts, aud aims 10 run
our newspapers and politics.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1881-11-04
QUE CITIZEN NoLpIsRr.

Archibald Forbes, who has seen al
the armies Of the world, from the
Afgau scalswsRs to the Russian I'm
perlal Guards" and the most Of
them in action, is charmed with the
military excellence, precision, drill
and discipline Of our volunteer sold
iery. The Connecticut National
Guards, whom he saw drill at
Charleston, S. c., astonished and de.
lighted him. They marched and
wheeled be said, quite equal to
our Grenadier Guards, and l don't
think | have seen anything to equal
the precision In the manual in their
dress parade - 1t il quite probable,
indeed, that from our crack volun-
teer organizations OF all arms, full
army corps could be selected Of men
equal in drill and discipline to the
best soldiers in the world The;New
York Seventh, the Maryland Fifth,
the Boston Cadets, the Albany Bur
CESS Corps are but types Of these cit
izen soldiers Of ours, not superior to
many thousands of them. Mr.,
Forbes was az much surprised ps i'm
pressed 10y this fact. 1t was a rove
lation to him. He said that when
he saw the Connecticut isllovs pop
ping up at the banquet and elusive
~ responding to toasts, he did not
expect much of them. But, when
he saw them on parade, he coHolud-
ed that if we have many regiments
Of the same material, we do not want
any standing army at all, for we al
ready have cheaper and more ei-
fectiVe force.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1881-11-04
WeNRa N1-------------
BOB INGERSOLL,S MESSAGE.


Twelve words that Caused a. Mon
ument TO be Placed over Tom Cor
wins Grave.
lis there a monument over Tom
Corwin's grave yet" was Col. Ingsr-
soils telegraPhic reply to an invita-
tion to lecture in Lebanon, Ind, last
winter. mo sir, answered the old
gentleman who was acting as secre.
tary Of the lecture association; and
before he had left the telegraph of
hce the operator handed him mes
sage, which read:
l would not lecture 10 your old town
for half Of 1t. RoDT. G. INaRRsoLL.
Corwin's grave is on the crest OF
little knSll on the east side OF the
town cemetery at Lebanon. The re-
mains OF his vile lie on one side of
him, and those Of his son on the 9TH
or. Standing over ihem one can see
miles away across rich valleys and
fertile hillsides, the scene Of more
than one Of CorwIn's lamous speeches.
Back in the valley of Turtle Creek
is the sleepy old town Of Lebanon.
Tbs CorWin family ly--consisting Of
one married and one single daughter,
the latter lame and below the aver.
age in intellect, and with complex.
ion as dark Rs her father's-still re-
side in the old mansion near the
cemetery. Corwin died in 1865, in
Washington, and nearly every man,
woman, and child in Warren County
locked To his funeral when his re-
mains were taken home. They bu-
rled him with great pomp, and then
began to talk about a monument.
Toe family thought the couHty ought
to erect it, and the Commissiousr
soid it was plainly the duty Of the
family. Nothing was done by either
until IDgersoll's message fell among
them like hot shot, aud turned the
town up7ide down. Oorwin's son
in n-law, q Cincinnati lawyer, named
Sage, then ordered q Quincy shaft
birteen feet high, and it has just
been put in place.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1881-11-04

Some two months ago a couple arrived
foo This city aud put upat one ofourhOte,s
Whore they camo from snd on what
train nobody seemed to know, though
Johnston was whispered around. They
were a very respectable looking couple
and seemed to have plenty Of means. one
evening sitor thoir arrival carriage
drove up Independence street, and ru-
NOR has lof' BE- that whito infant OF o
loy hours birth had beon loft with a COLI
oIcI family TO nurse. Tho party loft
ibo town. and the incident had about
died out, whom minister was sent for
to baptzo an infant that was dying
Madame Rumor has 30 that the baby
died and was buried, and that 10 was lit~
orally starved 20 death, we cannot &C.
count ior tho entire authenticity Of this
rumor, but it occurs to uz the matter
might be investigated and tho truth
reached by the proper officers -rCum~
b.rlaud lNdl Alloganian
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1881-11-04
a snntI,crn Enisnhc.

COLUMBIA, s. g., October 29.--Mary
Lewis, Of Lexington County, white and
well connected, married Law, negro.
Two brothers Of the woman started in
pursuit. Being overtaken, Law, appre
hending violence, drew revolver and
fred at them. The fire was returned and
Law was killed. The brothers tbsn sought
the preacher who married them, bu; no
escaped 10 The woods and arrived hero
lhia morning.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1881-11-04
AnusE or nosrLrALLrY.

The Richmond State sGirms that
the charges made against the mem
bsrs Of the Ninth Massachusetts,
Regiment, that while in Richmond
they behaved in an unsoldiely and
ungentlsmsnly manner, are all true.
1t says that the charges at fret sent
out were denied because the Regi.
ment was thea the CUES! OF the city;
but now that there has beenso much
talk about the matter, it 10 only right
and just that tie truth should be
made known. 1t then charges that
many Of The members sf the Regl-
ment we're intoxicated during their
stay in tie city, that they ran up
bills at the saloons and restaurants
aud did not pay them, and that they
insulted ladies upon the streets.
Meanwhile the Adiutant- General Of
Massachusetts, has sent q detail to
investigate the charges. Every one
will regret the further agitation Of
this scandal; but it is difficult to be.
lieve that the State would make the
charges iu 80 firm a manner unless it
had COED grounds for them.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1881-11-04
CARINEr REcoNsrRuCrION.

President Arthur on Thursday OF
last week sent to the Senate the
names Of Hon. Charles J. Folger,
Chief Justice Of the New York Court
OF Appeals, for Secretary OF the
Treasury; Thomas l.. James, OF New
York, for Postmaster General, and
Frank Hatton, of the Burlington
HalVkcye, tor First Assistant Post
master General, vice Tyner. Mr..
Hstton is underst ood to be favor
ite of the Presidents, and quick,
competent man. The nomination Of
Mr.. James was simply a teohaole
proceeding, taken in obedience to
the statutes. 1t shove, however,
that Mr. James will hold over until
Congress meets in December. The
nomination OF Judge Folger is pecu-
liar. 1t demonstrates es very conclusive
ly the large part which Mr.. Couk-
ling is to play in the present admin
istrstion. There is nothing in any
way Objectionable in the appoint
meut. The Judge is an eminent
lawyer, ss prominent and distinguish
ed jurist as can be found uSou the
New York bench, ripe in experience
and sound III all that relates TO mon
stary affairs and fiscal and fnancia!
matters. He will administer his de-
psItment AS well as any man who
could be named. At the same time,
it must be remembered that upon
the incoming Of the late Presidents
Administration, it was the refusal OF
President Garfield to have Judge
Fclger Tor his Secretary Of the Treas
ury which, more than anything else,
is supposed to have caused the dis
content of Mr.. Conkling. TIE
Judge was his first choice, Mr.. Levi
2. Morton his second choice, and he
insisted that New York should be
more strongly represented in the
Cabnent than it could be by having
the Postmaster Generalship assigned
to it. President Arthur, therefore,
In making this appointment, not only
repairs the slight to New York, but
at the same time makes a gracious
acknowledgment Of his obligations
to Senator Conkling. To that Sena-
tor the Presidents obligations, in
deed, are so supreme that they can
scarcely fail to be embarrassing.
Conkling made him Collector and
VIce-Preaident. Tho political debt
Is a personal one likewise. 1t was
Blaine who finally secured Garfeld's
nomination and Garfield made Blaine
his Secretary OF State. How can
Arthur discharge his bebt to Conk-
ling and escape at the samo time in
Juring the country and afron.ing
his party2 Speculation has already
been at pains to indicate how this
may be done. Associate Justice
Ward Hunt, Of the United States
Supreme Court, is incapable Of dis
charging his duties by reason Of pa
ralysis. He will not resign, since
he has moi been on the bench long
enough to secure the retiring pen
sion. Congress, howeN er, at it's COM
ing session may provide for the retir-
ing OF Justice Hunt. In that case,
it is supposed that Judge Folger
will be appointed to the place. The
Treasury Department thus becomes
vacant, aud, II Mr. CoBkIing chooses,
be can come into the Cabinet as the
PresideRCs constitutional adviser
and the head Of the most important
and responsible department Of the
Government.
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4 oRAcErUh coMrnInnNr.

The Baltimore American (Rsp.)
pays the following compliment to
the Democratic Gubsrnatorisl candi.
date Of Virginia:
The reception and dinner given 20 Major
John w. Daniel, Of Lyncbburg, ana the
Hon. George ID. Wise by the Daniel Club
Of Baltimore at the Eutaw House last Fri
day afternoon, must have been an ex-
lrcmely agreeable episode in the campaign
experience Of tho Virginia Democracy's
intrepid young leader For nearly three
hours the parlors Of the Eutaw House
were thronged with prominent citizens
and the guest Of the club was the recipient
Of the most hattering attention. Major
Daniel would bo a distinguished figure in
any company; but the charms Of person
are, in bis case, supplemented by those
gracss of manner, intellect and speech.
which mark the gentleman, the scholar
and the statesman.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1881-11-04
a sugRostion 90 tho President.

Philadelphia Times.
The President seems TO be greatly en-
barrasscd In getting q new Cabinet. The
real trouble appoars 10 be In the difficulty
Of getting the Administration satisfactori.
ly stelwartizod without letting the people
know Il before the November elections.
Upon The whole, President Arthur might
about as well give the party Stalwartlsm
straight, in0tead Of half-shelliDg II until
after the elections are over.