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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1882-02-24

HE Chattanooga (Tenn.) Trades
. says that the Rugby Colony,
growing strong from suffering, has bin
on something gsnsible and practical
Near the line Of the Cincinnati South
srn Railroad toe colony owns some
o. tue naest coal laud III that region;
Ina. coal the corporation intends 10
ueVeIop at once. With a commerce
10 coal added to their agricultural
products Rugby can win its wsy to
success.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1882-02-24

10 The free eOd oo'rsr mel,d West trade
people utilized his form % a m..n. ar
vertisemen,, and if Mr.. Vice tool,
n~ew'Faaer there ne very likely saw
self, dressed in his special garb. s,ans,n,
al tbs head OF an announcement, NV
clothirg dealer that "Wild Oscsr ,bo
Ass ,nele, buys his clothes at our es,sh
lishment." An apostle who makes clothes
and personal adorrmeut so copsnicrou,
articles in his artistic creed cannot com
plain Of fiIniliarities Of this kind ua is
a new revelation TO our people. We bav,
bad suorg US for many years Jealous AMI
able %adyocates OF artistic DEVELOPMENT
the fruit Of whose careful sowing is yisi
Die "n many sides; but no one of these
mas tn uGht IL necessary TO cut his trews-
ers short or wear his hair long in order 10
make the people listen TO him. Humor is
a strong element in the American charac.
ter, ~ Mr.. Wilde has discovered. We
have no doubt he has discovered, also. an
other element equally strong, and thai is
common sense, which lie always a secesse-
~ accompaniment to a keen sonse of the
iudicrous. We did not need Mr.. Wilde's
visit to teach us the old truth that he
who dresses to attract attention contssses
mat be can hope TO attract II in no other
way. If he has been somewhat rough
~ handled he has only himself to blame
for 1t. He alone has given point to the
wit of the venerable poet who went abont
the Century Club, on the night of Mr..
Wide's visit, saying: "Where is she2
Well, why not say she? l understand
she's q Charlotte-Ann -
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1882-02-24

"WHEE l was in Paris l went 10
HE'LL said Mr.. BEEcHER last Sun
day morning. His vast congregs-
ton held its breath Iuring the pause
Of a minute that followed, then he
continnsdt with my companions, I
had heard Of the Jardin Mabille, a
sort of garden to which the cOurte-
sans flock at night, and where virtu-
Gus citizens travelling from afar 20 TO
look at them as they walk and talk.
l saw there men paid, as 1 under
stood it, by the city government, for
the purpose Of making f~rolic, and if
ever | saw hell In the form of lust it
was in the faces of some of those men.
They we're faces utterly devoid of
goodness, sentiment, and conscience.
They looked like burnt.out craters-
there wasn't any soul in them.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1882-02-24

as A REMARKABLE winter is near
tie close, the curious are beginning to
inquire Of The weather. wise what the
summer is going to be like. The in
quiry is made the more urgent in
that the sstrologists say that the
relative positions OF the planets viii
be scuh during the summe az TO
affect Lhe e4rJhs atmosphere, tie
theory being that heat will be 90 re-
Aected in these planets az to svapo
rate the moisture and prevent rain.
But a signal service man SCOTS at
this and maintains that there will be
plenty Of rain next summer, because
the last was a dry one. Experiences
goes TO show that it is seldom that
one dry sumner follows another.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1882-02-24

AN EARNEST effort is making in
Congress to reduce the internal rev.
enue tax on whiskey and tobacco.
If 1t succeeds, it will diminish the
national revenue by nearly fifty mil
Iiens OF dollars a year, but it will
none the Iess keep the entire odious
machinery Of the internal revenue
system, with its fonr thousand oiGcers
and It's FIVE millions of dollars o. an
aual expenses, IN full force aud op-
Grafton. There will be Just as much
patronage for the Federal Executive
to d%ispenoep Just as much spying into
private business, just as much fraud
aud corruption as there is now, while
tue country will lose fifty MILLIONS of
dollars & year Of its present income.
1t the repeal or modification of the
existing pension laws is not practica
bic at present, and if the paving off
OF the public debt under the opera
ton OF the sinking fund 10 to 90 %,
the Treasury will need all the reve-
nue 1t ls now getting, if not more.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1882-02-24

HE joint committee Of the West
Virginia Legislature appointed l,r
me purpose bsa prepared and re-
ported q bill for legislative appor-
tIonmeat. Under this bill the Sen
storisI Districts and the number 81
senators remain unchanged. In re
gard to the House, the bill provide,
that it shall ooas,st Of 70 member.
an increase Of I8 over tie presea,
number. Iost Of this goes TO The
Guy oiWhesiiog and counties 10 The
hana"bs wiley, where there ba.
oe'n = large increase Of population
since 1870
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1882-02-24
A Dying man CouFcsses 20 Three
Murders.

Peter Hoffman, an old German while
on his deatb-bed in New Albany, Ind, on
Saturday, made some startling disclosures
regarding two mysterious and brutal muir
ders that had been perpelrated near his
home. II appears that Hoffman was ia
ken sick a shart time ago, and as he grew
worse he evinced great mental suffering
On being informed that he was about 10
die, he cried out for a priest, and In de
spairiug tones confessed that be had muir
deTed three man. One of the crimes he
had committed i'm Germany, to escape
punishment for which be had fled to this
country. The other two murders. he
suid, he had committed 10 Harrison coun-
~, and since he was taken sick he had
bten overcome with remorse. His men
TAI torture became so unbearablo that he
was compelled 10 confess his guilt. His
statcueuis about The murders are fully
G~9iIoboraicd by the evidence in the hands
Of the authorities.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1882-02-24

a BILL has passed the VirpipiS
senate incorporating the "Fauopisr
and RappahannOok Railroad Com
Fany,' to construct a railroad fr,m
some point on the main line of the
Virginia Midland Railway COMPANY
or any branch thereof, to sperryvi!i.,
In h county of RappaLannock. run
ming to or within a mile of Wssbin,
ton' the county-seat OF said con,tn
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1882-02-24

SENATOR VOORHEES, says that the
report that he and other LEADING
Democrats are sohemIng with BLAINE
20 run the latter and himself as IAN.
a,dates for President and Vice Pres.
ident on the Democratic ticket Of
1854 "ia too absurd to deserv, eve
cont'mpt, and that he doesn't pro-
pose to dignity it BY taking an, no.
tice OF it,"
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1882-02-24

Why slI this wild talk about the
necessity for improving the Navy,
with FRELINGHUYsEN at the head OF
the Stste Department? asks the Utica
New York; Uerald. What DO we
want with q Navy, nu5er the lamb
ike diplomacy that Ia uo~ 10 .ash-
ion? We have no quarrel with any
forsign power, and we doo't propose
to let any foreign power get up one
with us, il il takes a who . library
of correspondence 20 convey our
humble apologies. We have no for
eign policy, and we don't want any
it might offend England or Chill,
or Patagonia, or come other State,
or alleged State. If anybody smit es
us, we are TO tnrn the other cheek
sHd Secretary FBELINGHUYsEN will
see TO it that the thing is done
gracefully and with the proper de-
gree of humility. AS for commerce,
we have 10 N to protect, and
1T would be extremely injudicious TO
undertake. to get any, leat England
should find fault with us. To build
a great big Navy might bo taken az a
menauce by somebody or Other, and
that would break Mr.. FRELINGHUY-
SENS heart. No, gentlemen. we
must not, cannot build a Navy. We
are too little and too peaceful to think
Of it.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1882-02-24

SENATOR CALL, Of Fla, introduced
a resolution in the Senate last Non,
day approving The call for Coneress
Of the North, South and Central
American Nations, and DECLARING
that the United States should adept
measures TO settle The controversy
between Chill and Peru. "Tais res
.o.uton, adds The Associated Pres,
dispatch. 'Is regarded as indicating
that 3r. BLAIHEs friends vilI sg,
tain uIn, aaI ooming from q Demo
cr~l has caused some comment IN
connection with tho talk oil D.ms
support OF Secretary BLAME.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1882-02-24

SENATOR HILL. Of Georgia, accord.
ing to the Philadelphia Times. is
rapidly recovering from the recent
operation performed on The gland Of
the neck for cancer. He is able to
SIT up in his room at the Jefferson
hesPit'I' anu the surgeons there
think he will shortly BE- able to attend
70 his duties IN the United States
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1882-02-24

Frederick Null, the teacher Of q schoei
at Hammond's Corners, in Ohio, was re-
Gently arrested for excessive punishment
Of Miss Lambert one of his pupils, for
some defiance Of his authority. She
brought suit, and the teacher WAS held TO
bail for trial. Subsequently the girIs
father voluntarily withdrew the charge
and paid aIl the costs and lawyers fees.
This sudden change has been Effected bv
ia teacher and pupil fallingin love, and
q marriage is TO unite tho pair.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1882-02-24

IHE House Of Representative lsst
Friday mstursd AMI passed tho pend
ing Apportionment bill iocress ng
the nunbsr oiCongfsssnsn from 2J3.
The present number, TO 325.
The States that gain are. Arkan-
sas ], California 2, Georgia /. Iu-
nois ], Iowa 2, Kansas 4, Kentucky
] Msss~cluseots J. Michigan 2, Mln-
neso.a2 2, Missiles ppi l., Missouri J..
Nebraska p New York; North Car
DIM, j, Ca.3 T. Ie11sy.v4oia
South Caro.l-s ., Iez.. Virginia
D. West Virginia j.. W,se2san ]
Maine, New ut1psuils aaI We,
mont loae one each.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1882-02-24

THERE seems to be something
about questions Of currency and f.
nance, Gays thsNeu York SIM, which
has a tendency TO middle the clear
est minds. For example, re fud no
able a nan ss the Honorable ABaAv
s.. HEWITT reported IS saying. ip
a recent debate concerning silver
dollars.
Tho law compels the Treasury TO coin
Sl,ooJ.o'. per month OF these So per
cent. dollars Tor the purpose. Of conn
mercoi bat commerce, wiser than Com
gross, rejects thc inferior dollar. and will
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1882-02-24

JAMES g. BLAINE will deliver his
GARFIELD memorial grafton at Wash.
lng'on next Monday. The
demand for tickets ia said TO be
enormous.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1882-02-24

INDICTMENTS have been found bv
the Grand Jury of The District OF
columbia against BRADY, DoRsry
and other Star Route coospirators.
upon evidence which Colonel Bliss
says moat convict them.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1882-02-24

The Cincinnati Comm, ercial rises
TO say that No man with halfa
pound ofthird term brass hunzabout
his neck will ever be called upon to
be President Of these United States"
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1882-02-24

GREAT damage throughout the
country hag resulted from the recent
FOODS. In the Mississippi Valley
the destruction OF property has been
especially great.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1882-02-24

On Monday last the dc ,d.lock in
She Senate Of the New York Legis-
lature was broken by the Tammanv
faction going over to the RepubIi
oan'. JOHN w. VRooMAN, the Re
publican candidate tor Clerk, wac
elected.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1882-02-24

HON. HENRY S. WALKER, Of Kan.
County, has removed with his
family to a farm Of 432 acres in
Shenandoah County, Virginia, re-
Gently purchased by Mrs. WALKER.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1882-02-24

TIE Washington star says; There
will be no minority report of the
Senate committee which has been
investigating The Treasury contin-
gent expenses. The report VIII DO
ready it is understood, very shortly.
IL VII. exonerats Senator SHERMAN
entirely. II will also ezonsrats Ma.
Jor Farmer, Chief Clerk Of TIE
Treasury D Partment, Of tho charaes
which have been made against bin.
TIE ceusurs Of The report will fall
upon sz-Cultodian PIrHEY and those
around him, meet OF whom have been
removed by Secretary FoLGEH, who
based bis action upon the best testi-
mJny takCa Js.oI. %. e3muiltee,
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1882-02-24

WHEELING society has just been
stirred to its profOundest depths by
the circulation Of scaudalous report
concerning Mrs, CAMPBELL, wife of
tho editor ofths LateHigencer, and
GEORGE K. WHEAT, a wealthy mer-
chant OF that city. A report dam
aging to the good name and fame of
the parties mentioned had been, it
seems, floating in the social atmos-
Phere of Wheeling for some days up
to last Friday, when it found its way
into the Philadelphia Press, 10 the
form OF a dispatch, and was copied
into the Pittsburgh, New York, Chi
cagor Cincinnati ard Wheeling ps-
pers. Messrs. CAMPBELL and WHEAT
unite IN pronounciug the whole al
fair as the foulest, BLACKLIST lie that
could possibly be originated b. the
most dePraved mind, and the story
is denounced by the Wheeling papers
as a baseless and malicious SANDER.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1882-02-24

JUDGES PORTER and DAvIDGE have
each been paid -. 500 on account Of
their services in the GUIrEAU case.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1882-02-24

Hon JoHN BLAIR HoGE has our
thanks for valuable public docu-
ments.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1882-02-24

THE court martial convened by
order Of Genera! HANCOCK TO try
the case Of Sergeant MASON, of Bat
terry B, q Artillery, for a violation
OF the Articles Of War, in having on
the evening Of the 18th Of Septem-
Der, 1881, while ne was on guard
duty over the assassin OF the late
PRECEDENT, discharged bis musket at
his prisoner, CHARLES julius GU1-
rEAU, met last Tuesday at the Wash.
lngton Barracks in Washington City.
After tho usual PRELIMINARY steps
had been taken the prisoner, MASON.
was formally arraigned. The charges
and specifications being .ead to him
MASON said that be had nothing TO
say; and the Presiden', Lieutenant
Colonel MIssEB, directed that a plea
o! no. guilty be entered.
, 1882-05-06
Sharp Practice.

There Is good deal Of talk about the
smartness Of Yankees, but ON the other
side of the water they manage to turn
out some very shrewd raseals. How is
this for a case of sharp practice "A
certain Hungarian countess, wcll known
for her riches and beauty, !the sine spir-
Ited lady who last year seconded her
brother in duel, graeed with her pres
ence the performance at the Aresa, or
summer theatre On one of her fair I'M
gers my lady wore two splendid diamond
rings exactly like each other. During an
entr' dc'e there presented himself in her
box big fellow in grotesque livery-six
feet Of the finest tlunkey imaginable.
Quoth he, in the finest Hungarian, My
mistress, Princess T., has sent me to beg
of your ladyship the loan Of one OF your
rings for five minutes. Her highness hat
observed them from her box opposite, and
Is very anxious To- examine one more
closely, as she wished 10 have one made
after the same pattern Without an in
stant's hesitation the countess handed a
ring to 'Jeames, who bowed with re-
spectful dignity and retired. The per-
formance over, the two great ladies' mes
on the staircase, and the countess begged
her friend to keep the ring at her conven-
fence. what ring, my dearl Denoue-
ment Tableaux The powdered men-
iap was no tiuukey at ali, but a thief and
the ring was gone.
1.-The police we're informed Of the I'M
pu6ent trick. Justice seemed to have
overtaken the cuiprit a in very few strides,
for the next morning the countess while
still en- robe de ckdmJre, received a letter
informing her that the thief had been
caught, and the ring found on his person
Only, added the note, the man stCutly
denies the charge, and declares the ring
to be his own To clear up all doubts,
please come at once to the police station,
os send the duplicate ring by bearer To
draw the second ring from the finger and
intrust it joyfully TO the messenger-a 4
fine fellow IN full police uniform, together
with handsome tip for the glorious
news, was the work OF moment. Only
when my lady an hour later betook her
self radiant 10 the station house to recov-
er her jewels, slight mistake came to
light We'll, my rings! / could not
compose myself the instant got your let
ter iWhat letter, madam I. Drnoue-
ment. Tab'eau No. 2, The thief got
them both ~
, 1882-05-06
The Dying Daughter.

DR. Elliott, who Was well acquainted
with the celebrated Col Ethan Allen,
visited him at time when his daughter
was sick and near 10 death. He was in
troduced 20 the library, when tie colonel
read 10 him some "f his writings, with
much self-complacency, and asked, /" Is
not that well done :" While they we're
thus employed, = messenger entered. and
Informed Col Allen that his daughter was
dying, and desired to speak to HIM He
Immediately went to her chamber, accom-
panied by DIR. Elliott, who wss desirvus
Of witnessing the interview. The wife Of
Colonel Allen was a pious woman and
had tanghi her daughter the principles Of
Christianity. As soCn as her father ap-
peared at her bedside she said 10 him, {"
am about to die shall ! believe in the
principles you have taught me, or shall !
believe IN what my mother has taught
met He became extremely agitated
his chin quivered, his whole frame shook,
and after waiting for a few moments he
replied, Believe what your mother has
taught you" A death-bed is a fearful
fster. Men who, whilst in health and
strength, and loudly beast of their skep.i.
cal principles. and ridicule religion, are
generally the frst. on the approach 81
death, 70 .hudder with fear.
, 1882-05-06
Arctic Terrors-


Il has been decided to send the United
States steamer IrOquois, now at hafe
Island. Cal, to the relief of the ofncers
and the crew of the Rodgers.
The Herald says, in relation to the loss
of the Rodgers 1t is only a few days
since the whaler North Star started from
Honolulu 10 carry provisions to the Rod-
gers. Lieutenant Berry asked for sup
DIV Of fresh vegetables and everything
necessary for an extended voyage He
had no expectation of being released from
the ice ti,l early in the summer, but 1t
was left 10 his direction whether to return
or search for the crew Of the Jeanette at
the Lena's mouth, he would unqestiona-
bly, have pursued the latter course. Part
Of his crew had landed upon an island
about twenty miles west Of Cape Serdze,
with provisions for year and materials
for sledge travelling. When the disaster
occurred at ST. Lawrence Bay he mus;
have united his forces at Tiopka, not fa-
from the winter guar,es of the Vega, and
,ur correspondent must have set cut on
his memorable Journey through the IN
hospitable ianH. The Rodgers remarks-
bic achievement in circumnavigating
Wrangel Island drew to her the attention
OF the world, and can only add to the re-
gret with which the news Of her loss Will
be received.
The ST. Louis Globe Democrat Wash
ng0n special, commenting upon the Last
adyices received from the Arctic regions
with reference to the Jeanette, has the
following Mr.. Kennan. a Siberian trav-
eler. remarked that he believed DeLong
and comrades were dead. He SAID: "lf
alive, | think we should have heard from
them before this. If they had been found
by the 25th of February, the news would
have reached us by this time. When the
two sailors left them, you will remember
that was away back il October. Just as
the Arctic storms begin TO sweep down
into that coast, and all living things move
toward the interior to escape their fury
DeLang aud party landed just too late.
II they had been but two or three weeks
sooner they could have passed up the
Lena in their boats, but ice was Just be-
ginning to form over the streams, and
they had TO make their way southwark
OF foot. There are native villages IN the
country, and while not very far apart for
Siberia, say hundred miles or so, yet TO
A party of starving men living on half an
ounce of alchohul daily, half frozen, with
the thermometer 80 below zero, IN the
face Of terrific storms, they might as well be
at the other side of the globe. think
within three weeks of the time after the
two sailors left them, DeL"ng and his
party had all perished- | think their
bodies will be found IN some of the aban-
doued huts which the natives use when
fishing in the summer"
, 1882-05-06

Or her Britannia MAJESTY letter OF
thanks for the congratulaiion gwen her
upon her escape from the assassin, Sinai
ly writes:
Most of the papers-all but one, |
think,-print the letter in the usual ty-
biography. But the Morning Post intro
duces a style wkicn may be ofheiai, but
which has doubtful effect The last sen
tence, for example, is printed thus
THE Queen thanks God that He
spared her beloved Child, aho Is her coz
stant and devoted Companion, and those
who were with Her in the moment OF
danger as well as Herself, and She prays
that He will continue to protect Her Tor
Her Peoples sake as He has hitherto so
risibly done
"You remark that the queen, the
Princess Beatrice and the Deity are alike
indicated by pronouns beginning with
capital letters. This may or may not be
copied from the London Gd-ette, the Off
cial paper, of which 4 supplement was Is
sued for this letter. The official paper,
again, may or may not have copied 1t
from the manuscript For aughr | know
It is the customary royal style.
, 1882-05-06

Is the spring Of 1853 two great ar
mics were encampod on either side OF
the Rappah anncck, one dressed IN blue,
the other in grey As twilight fell, the
Union side began to play The Star
Spangled Banner" and Rally Round
the Flag,' and that challenge MIS- taken
up by those on the other side, and they
responded with "The Bonnie Blue Flag"
and away Down South III Dixie. Ii
was borne in upon the soul Of a single
soldier in one Of those bands Of music 10
begin a sweeter and more tend + air, and
slowly as he played it there joined IN
sort of chorus by the instruments on the
Union side, until finally great and
mighty chorus sW slled up and down oui
army: "Home, Sweet Home. When
they had finished there vas no challenge
y0nder, for every band upon the further
shore had taken up the lovely ar, 50 at
tuned to all that is holiest and dearest,
ard one great chorus of the two great
hosts went up to God; and VIXEN they
had finished, from the boys in gray came
challenge: Three cheers e. Home"
and they went up, resounding through
the skies. from both SIDES cf the rive"
Something upon the soldier cheeks wash
ed off the stalI,s Of powder