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West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1881-05-04
CORRESPONDENTS.
Writ Court House.
April 26, 1881.

SN1
Ed. FREEMAN Dear Sir: Please
find check for $3.50, pay for five
copies of your most excellent paper.
| have examined it and find it to
be a good Temperance organ, and
full of spicy reading matter. Send
to r. A. Bennett, 0. G. Morris, V,
B, Archer, Alex Lowther, and A.
Petit. / will try to send you still
more names. Wishing you success
in advancing the cause of Temper
ance in our midst, | am
Most truly yours,
ALEX LOWTHER.
Now, that's the sort of a letter all
through and all over, that makes
Woodworking editor feel good all
through and all over, and the check
especially puts a seasoning in it,
that makes its compliment doubly
pertinent and gratifying. Thanks,
Bro. Lowther,
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1881-05-04
VOLTS Summit, w. Va.
April Is. 1881.

ED. FREEMAN | am now seated,
in compliance with my promise, to
jot down a few notes for your excel
lent paper. We have quite num-
Der of good temperance people liv-
ing in this community, and | am
safe in saying they will be substan-
tial friends of the FREEMAN. Tenn
perance is talked in this county,
talked in the houses, and talked from
the pulpits, and prayed for from the
affairs; and where there is so much
prayer and talk, there must
be good foundation. Yes, we
have a. good foundation. Human
happiness and human life, and i'm
mortality all lay at the bottom of
Temperance. Many people in this
county feel that they have album
dant room to complain of our law
making body for refusing to grant
the privilege of voting on this great
question. At the next election
some of these sages 60 who wanted
to, and did have things their own
way, dispite the wishes of many of
our best people, will likely stay at
home, the best place for selfish men.
We are much gratified to learn that
Clarksburg has taken very com
mendable steps to rid herself of her
great curse-dram shops. If we
could have full vote on the ques-
tion, we would soon have prohibi-
4iQa in West Virginia.
] enclose you a communication
from Rev. DR., Thompson, President
of Otterbein University, on the
subject of Intemperance, as lm sure
he will pardon me for the liberty.
w, D. BARGER.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1881-05-04
Rev. DIR. ThOmpsOn's Letter.

Rev. W, D. BARGER: In answer
to yours, would say: "The church
es must destroy the primary cause
of Intemperance, which on the part
of the drunken, is the fact that APP
petite rules, and on the part of the
seller of intoxicants, the love OF
money Tibet two, appetite and love
of money, are strong principles, and
have to be overcome (if the parties
are sayed.) If the Church does the
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1881-05-04

Col. William Winston FonVa 4he
recently read a paper before af I oll,
Historical Society u hat
isville, in which he clalmed amen VI" in
Robert E. Lee was seventeenth on IT.
descent from Robert. Bruce, OF !; oG disr
land, and possessed many OF LID
tinguishing characteristics
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1881-05-04

Johnny came home from school
the other day very much excited.
What do you think, pa, Joe Ste
ward, one of the big boys, had an ar
gument with the teacher about a
question in GRAMMAR" "What po-
sltion did John take?" ellis last
position was across a chair, with his
face down"
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1881-05-04

The United States Senate has a
pretty strong representation of Bible
names. There are eleven Johns,
seven Jameses, three Thomases and
three Matthews, making twenty
four in all who bear the names of
the apostles. Two Josephs, three
Beniamins and one Zebulon are rep
resentatives of the sons of Jacob;
and one Eli, three Samuels, one Da-
vid and one Daniel make up the list
of thirty-six scriptural names. A
Justin and an Ambrose, however are
thrown in to prevent the early
church from being forgotten.-W
Va. Argus,
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-10-11
Hunpty Dunpty.

Last night Tony Denicrs IIumpty
Dumpty pantomime troupe performed
at Craddock's opera house to house that
was literally iammed and cmmmcd with
people, and in the main, critical audience
TOO. In the pantomime proper the various
characters were well enough represented,
Mr.. Alfred Miaco making II very good
clown and doing some of his tricks
In an irresistibly funny way.
The entertainment, taken rs u whole, is Il
hotchpOtch, as it were of pantomime and u
variety show, The features Of the trained
dogs, Mile Caraurth with her cannon balls,
M'llo Laura Niaco with her fancy dances,
Mile Eta with her contortions, M'lleXuel-
la ON the slack wire, thepunch and cornet
soloiSt, the trapczc acts etc, were all inter
cSting and gave 2eSt to the performance.
There will be n matinee this evening which
will delight the children, and another per
Torrance tonight.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-10-11
PERSONAL.


Frank p. Fec has returned from trip
east and Canada.
G, II, Clancy, the shirt manufacturer,
paid flying trip to Plano. Sunday.
Jno. Il. Morris, travelling salesman for a
tobacco house, Richmond, Va, is in the
city.
MIR. Adolf Bender, representing the house
OF Punk, Ungcr " Co., large New York
liquor house is in the city.
Il. H. Rozell, formerly of Fort Worth, has
accepted position in the wholesale grocery
house of t. l.. Marsalis, of this city.
Colonel w. G. Randall and family re.
turned home yesterday from an extended
trip east and the White sulphur Springs,
Virginia.
Dr. $, u. Thruston left last evening for
Atlanta, Georgia, where he will Join his
wife, and they will attend the Yorktown
celebration.
Mrs Tom Field and children, who have
been visiting Philadelphia, Niagara Falls
and Canada, for the past three months, re.
turned home Sunday.
Mrs. H. II. Fosdick has returned from n
visit to Illinois, bringing with her her sis
ter, Miss Cora Il. Gillette, a charming young
lady, who will spend the winter here with
her sister.
Mr.. Isadore Renhardt, late a prominent
citizen of Vicksburg, has arrived in the city,
and concluded TO make Dallas his future
home. He will open large clothing house
on Elm street.
Mr.. James ". Mellon, travelling for and
representing the large hardware house OF
holland, Price Il Co., of this city, Is in the
city for few days, but will soon DO ON the
road again. He is an adept in the business,
and has a host of friends.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-10-11
CITY CHIT CHAT.
Birds ON ice''at Jarretts.

Birds on ice'at Jarrett's.
The station house has u new desk.
Fresh Baltimore oysters at Jarrctt's.
Travel ON the railroads is picking up.
Cheapest school books in Texas, at
Shone'S.
All the railroads are doinga heavy freight
business.
This rainy weather increases travel on the
street cars.
Dencr's lIumpty Dumpty band makes
good music.
East Dallas has no fire bell, but it ought
to have one.
City Marshal Arnold has fitted up neat
office in the city hall.
Attention is called to the amusement
column on second page,
The sewer at the corner of Main and Muir.
ply streets Is being rebuilt.
Finest French and English suitings ever
brought to Dallas at II. Zimmerman
lIumpty Dumpty at matinee this
o'clock. Don't fail to take the children.
Tho largest and best selected stock of
memorandum and blank books i'll north
Texas, at Shonc's,
Just received nice line of clocks, Alarm
clocks only $3.50 at the new jewelry store,
No. 8l0 Main street.
Remember tho scarcity of labor to be had
in this country and leave your orders early
ut H. Iimmerman's.
Officers Dean and Smith arrested and
locked up in the county jail, Sunday night,
Dan Low (colored) for drunkenness.
alIIupty Dumpty will be repeated tonight,
and all those who We're present at Crud-
docks opera house. will urge you to 80
and see IT tonight.
In the city court yesterday morning Nick
AlbrCcht and Tom Boyd, charged with sell
ing adulcratol milk, were both discharged.
The street gutter on south Elm street,
near the corner of Lamar street, is in u very
filthy condition, and extremely disagreed
able to the ollactories of those passing that
way.
John Oil dc Care was fined in Justice
Edwards court for taking aboard too much
oil of Joy, and Superintendent kinnin took
him to the poor farm yesterday, to work ont
his fine.
lfyou want good, hcagy laugh, by all
means see the great pantomime ut Grad
docks opera house tonight. And be sure
10 give your little ones a long-to-bc-rcmem-
bercd pleasure by allowing them to 80, or
taking them 10 this days matinee.
The boot-blacks and bummcrs who have
been IN the habit Of draining the empty
beer kegs around the saloons, were taken
suddenly sick Sunday night. The bar.kcep-
crS, turing OF their presence, put croton oil
in the kegs, One colored boy got so much
that medical aid had to be called.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-10-11

The fire department is inccnscd at the
city council, that it should allow the tele-
phone connecting the East Dallas and
down town engine houses to be taken down,
which was done Saturday. The telephone
company called in the boxes because the
council would not pay for them. This was
u great convenience to the department, as
it frequently aided them in locating fires
and the engine houses could direct each
other in what direction to go. In the alb
sence ola fire alarm system, il is almost an
absolute necessity, and il is likely that the
council will have the telephone restored.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-10-11

Parties desiring to attend the Atlanta
Cotton Exposition should 10 via Houston
and New Orleans, over the Star & Crescent
route. Tickets are now on sale good for
thirty days, and ut very low rate-only
thirty dollars and fNy-nvc cents from Dnf.
las to Atlanta and return. The star &
Crescent routs Is oyory way the best and
quickest and most desirable to all points
north, south and southeast. Tickets As
low as by any other route.
EnwiS o. FLoop
Ticket agent II, 4 r. C., Dallas, Texas.
]. l.. A. THOMAS,
Texas passenger agent star 4 Crescent
Route Dallas, Teas,
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-10-11

To all who are suffering from the errors
and indiscrctons Of youth nervous weak
ness, early decay, loss Of manhood, etc,
will send recipe that will cure you free of
charge. This great remedy was discovered
by n missionary in South America. Send n
scltaddrcssed envelope to the Rev Joseph
I. Imam, Station u. New York city.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-10-11
Juvenile Thieves.

About II o'clock last night Special Officer
Dempsy caught two negro boys, who gave
Their names as Gus Bogel and William
Aihards, in the clothing store
q T. NJ. Kahn d Co. Tho
r ,a oil ne two has hardly seen ten sum.
40 , su,t at mn yney had piled up Q lot Of goods
trance py way Of the rear door. erawlin,
e,c, , Ms ransom. They were lodged In
isssta'ioh mouse. 'l" o. -
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-10-11

Round trip excursion tickets to the st.
Louis fair are now on sale at the ticket
Office of the Missouri Pacific and Texas Pa
citic railways, corner Lamar street and Pa
citic avenue. Also at Texas & Pacific ticket
office at Union depot, East Dallas. Fare
for the round trip S2S.l5.
II. W. THOMSON,
Ticket Agent,
L. CHANDLER,
General Passenger Agent.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-10-11

&. W. Loudon e Co., secondhand deal
ers, SIS Elm street, have on sale complete
sets Of tools for machinists, gas-iitters and
plumbers.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-10-11

Ladies' and Misses rcady made dresses,
from u calico wrapper up TO silk velvet
dress, at NJ. Rosenthal & Co.'s, corner Elm
and Poydras streets.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-10-11

Ifyou want to get good heavy blue
flannel shirt, 30 to A. & y. Mittenthal, 50t
Elm street.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-10-11
The Boot and shoe store.

II. =. Owen has opened an exclusive boot
and shoe store, selling for cash lowee than
any other house In town.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-10-11

Knit goods of every description, and Of
the latest manufacture, can be found ut a.
Il T.. Mittenthals.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-10-11

Misses gloves sc nuinc kid, in black, 25c.
n pair at SAM gers.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-10-11

job Printers Wanted,
Two first class hands wanted at Aldridge
II Walter, CPS Elm street.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-10-11

A loo. box Of Rough on Rats will Keen
house ffce from flies, mosquitoes, rats and
mice, the entire season. Druggists.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-10-11

Fur and Wool Hats ut New York Prices.
We will job fur and wool hats at New
York prices. Also otl0r splendid line of
ladies' hats, which we will ship to mer-
chants on approval,
BLANKENsutp 4 BLAKR.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-10-11

New Goods Only.
Ladies underwear and fancy goods at
Bauman's, 7O6 Elm street.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-10-11

Madame LeComte, French modiste,
has opened an establishment at sos Main
street, where she is displaying an elegant
assortment of ladies' and Childrens' goods,
imported direct frorH Paris, to which she
wishes the attention ol. lie ladies OF Dallas.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-10-11

Madame LcComte, French milincr,
has arrived from Paris with the most ele-
giant line OF goods that has been seen in this
city; and begs the ladies to come and exam
inc her goods before purchasing elsewhere.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-10-11

Wanted-Old books, magazines and PAM
phlets by Loudon, Send him postal; he
will call for Them
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-10-11

Dallas Stock Yard Feed Store, lilo Kim
Street,
Keeps always on hand oats, corn, hay and
bran. Cow feed, such rs crushed corn, oats
aud barley. Better for horses and cows
than barley. Feed delivered free to any
part of the city. J. l.. FUDGE 4 Co.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-10-11

Wantcd-Cast of clothing, subscriptions
by Loudon, SIS Elm street; drop postal
and he will call ON YOU for them.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-10-11
A Card.

Fresh and new pigs feet ut A. j. Rosen.
fields.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-10-11

The Delmonico has all brands of the
Arrest quality and the finest flavor.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-10-11
A. j. ROSEN FIELD.

Please watch this advertisement every week
aud you will find that am now daily receiving
tile best and most assorted dslicaces W nv gu,ten
In every part OF the globe. quote ali new
goods
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-10-11

j., New York cream cheese at A. J. Rosen-
fields,
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-10-11
prown,n Cough nnlsnn

colds.
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Wanted.

Cranberries at A. j. Rosenfcld's.
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General Passenger Agent.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1881-05-13
From Washington.

The Senate has been holding executive
sessions this week. The principal sub.
iects of debate have been the nomina-
lions of Stanley Mathews to the Supreme
Court and w. Il. Chandler, Solicitor Cen
eral of the Treasury. Edmunds and
Bayard made strong speeches Wednes.
day against Mathews on the ground that
he il entangled with railroad monopo-
lies. and his opinions are wrong on the
great topics that are likely to come be-
fore the Supreme Court in the next few
wears. The chances seem to be that the
nominations will be confirmed and jay
Gould thus secure his point. His friends
claim 40 Senators, including even such
Democrats as Beck, Lamar and Pendle-
ton in his favor This would be ma
jority of 6, but the best and ablest Re-
publicans exceptp Sherman are against
him. The committee reported 1t adversely.
Later. -Matthews was confirmed yes
terday by vote of23 to %.
Chambers nomination has been warm
ly discussed and though the fight is pref
ty even, it is generally expected to be
beaten.
The Republicans caucussed Monday
and Tuesday, and all efforts to harmon
ize the warning factions proved futile, as
expected There was simply talk and
talk, but the original vote to consider
only "uncontested nominations" remains
unrepealed, Just as Conkling wants, so
that the caucus may be fairly called a
victory for him. 1t is stated that the
friends of the Administration have re.
solved to cut the Gordian knot by fore
ing an early vote on the Robertson case,
and this action is expected every day.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1881-05-13

APPARENTLY Senator Conkling makes a
pretty strong case of doube-dealing, insin-
certify and false promises of official pat
ronage on Garfeld's part, in the story de-
tailed in another column. But fair-minded
people will be 10th to believe that the case
as he presents it, is an entirely fair one, or
that Garfield could have been SO idiotically
dishonest and tricky as he represents him.
Why should he make promises on paper, or
before witnesses, and then betray them,
when he knew that the thing would be ex-
posedl 1t is a defect of Gen. Garfield's
character, always remarked by acquant-
ances, that he is utterly incapable of being
frank and explicit. Probably he gave
assurances of good will and gratitude to
Conkling, with vague, indefinite promise
of recognition" and ''better treatment
than Hayes''-al in that polite, good
natured palaver, characteristic of him,
winch was naturally taken by Conkling for
more than he meant. Another defect of
his character is flabbiness of will. 1t is
quite possible to believe that he really in
tended to do by Conkling about what the
latter expected from his 'talk," and that
Blaine, who is really the autocrat of the adj
ministration, bulldozed him out of it as re-
ported IN another column. 1t is known
that Garfield was influenced by others to
change the makeup of his cabinet nearly
half a dozen times before it was finally
announced, and it is no less likely that he
would display the same indecision in dish
ing out the minor Offices. The whole
thing, however, is discreditable and humil-
iating. A presidential candidate who
writes letters promising, however vaguely,
to reward men with offices who will do
campaign work for him, is guilty of some
thing very little better than bribery. Gen.
| Hancock would not do it, and in fact re-
fused in several cases to make any promises
whatever, saying that he would enter the
Office if at all untrammelled. The present
disgraceful quarrel, the most utterly silly
and belittling that has ever occurred in the
history of the country, is proof enough of
Hancock's good sense in the matter, and
shows how much better adapted this ''mere
soldier was for dealing with the men and
influences that would trouble him than the
experienced statesman" who was elected
Garfield is brilliant, brainy man, scholar
and reader of books, such as is rarely found
in political life, but he lacks those practical
qualities of intellect which arc well de
scribed by the homely term common
sense" He is bound to be failure right
along In dealing with practical matters.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1881-05-13


THE Russian Gear though he clings
with the obstinacy of fool to his own
autocratic power, has consented to tue
granting of couple of reforms most
urgently demanded by the country. lie
is to extend the system of Represen-
tative Self Government from the
Communes to the provinces. Then
it is said a ukase is prepared
and shortly to be issued for the re-
lief of the land problem. When the
serfs were manumitted in 1868 it was
provided that the mobiles, whose lands
were appropriated, should be paid 80
per cent by the government and copper cent
from the peasants. the peasant to repay
it all, however, in a system ofland taxes.
These have been so oppressive as in
many cases to actually exceed the pro-
duction Of the land, SO that infinite pow
erty and wretchedness has been the re-
suit. Tho Gar now proposes to devott
a 600. 600 'roubles year to the relief Of
the peasants or to the reduction OF their
taxas by that amount after Jan. l, 1888,
before which time the seignors and peasants
may make such bargains as they please,
the land is to become the property in fee
simple of the peasants. This last move
ment is evidently aimed to head off the
growth of Nihilism among the peasantry,
for the last two years the most dangerous
phenomenon of Russian politics, and to
make them as they were ten years ago, the
bulwork of the despotism.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1881-05-13

AMID the general wreck of party for
tunes at Washington, an unpleasantness
turns up between two such old friends a.
Garfield and Dawes. The latter gentleman
has been so active for the administration as
to have become the recognized leader Of its
party. But Garfield took it as a personal
matter when Dawes came to him as chair
man of the Republican caucus, to advise a
backdown on the Robertson matter for the
sake of ''harmony." Dawes could not
help it, and was only obeying the caucus
instructions and Garfield was in this re-
spect unjust and unfair But the matter
which Dawes is most nettled about is the
letter in which the President gave his views
on theindependent movements In the South
and IN Geo. G.. Gorham. Dawes saw a
garbled version of it, and to shield his cor
respondent, resorted to his usual style of
prevarication. denying that he had received
such letter he was dumbfounded when
he read on the papers the next morning Mr..
Garield's statement, or one coming direct
Iy from the White House, that he had sent
such a letter. This makes an additional
complication in the party quarrel with very
much increased doubt Of the issue.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1881-05-13

The monetary conference at Paris, which
was expected to secure recognition of sill
yer as money, by the leading nations, bids
fair to prove as abortive as that of 1873.
England and Germany have both announced
their firm adhesion to the single standard
of gold. Switzerland and Greece, two OF
the associates in the Latin Union, have de-
clned to follow the lead of France for the
restoration of bi-metalism, and four other
nations, Portugal, Sweden, Austria and
Russia, have refused TO give any pledge
with regard TO their future action. Italy
being on the point of resuming specie pay
ments is anxious to get the benefit of the
double standard as wider basis, but as
she and France are the only powerful ma
tions, besides the United States, that seem
really to desire it, there is no reasonable
prospect that they can accomplish their
purDOse
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1881-05-13

SOME light, though of rather doubt
full character. is being thrown on the In
diana campaign, last summer. 5. p
Conner, chairman of the Republican
Central Committee of Newton county,
applied for an office. He had letters Of
Recommendation, but failed to get it. as
he thinks, by Dorsey's interference, and
so he uncovers some of the secret his
tory. Dorsey, who. as Vice Presiden,
Arthur SO snamelessly boasted at the
Delmonico dinner, was sent to carry the
state by corrupting voters, commanded
Conner to ge: 600 majority in Newton
county by using tissue ballots and col.
onizing voters from Illinois. He refused
and Dorsey was mad. and so he thinks
he ia refused his office. The "coloniz.
ing" part of his story is very improbable,
considering the close watch which the
Democrats were keeping. but there is no
doubt that the state was flooded with
money, aid the Republicans won be-
cause they had the longest purse. Con,
nor claims that they had stacks of $l
and 80 bills, freshly printed and sent
from Washington.