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Romantic Attempt at Suicide.

A most romantic and exciting attempt
to commit suicide occurred at Beaufort.
N. G., on Saturday. MIR. Henry Johnson
was the unfortunate young man who
seemed to be tired of life, ard in well
calculated manner prepared To leave this
world. He pu chased from Allen Davis.
druggist. two ounces of laudanum, went
to the house of fIieud, asked permission
to lie down and rect, secretly drank the
hudanum, and ON lying down handed the
following TO young lady, requesting her
not 10 read IL for some time
II am tired OF life, and want 10 rest.
My heart is broken. Bury me beside my
darling wife. Kis7 my little babe tor me.
When am dead l aht no Que 10 know
the cause or manner of mv-aeath."
The note, being read, caused great ox-
element in the town. Through the skin
OF DIR. ManneY, who used ali known anti
doies, the would-be suicides life was
saved but the cause that led 10 the rash
deed remains a mystery, though it is gen.
orally supposed to be love.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1882-06-16
Order OF Publication.

WEST VIRGINIA, IS
AT Rules held in the Clerks Office Of
the Circuit Court OF Preston County, on
the first Monday Of June, 1882.
EMM 4 v. ZTNN, who sues In her own
name. and on behalf Of all the credits
ors Of the estate of Zephaniah &. ru:~
ner, deceased,
ELISHA THOM :. Administrator with
the will annexed of said decedeut. and
others, heirs at law OF said decedcut.
IL EQUITY.
The OBJECT Of this suit il TO convene the
creditors of the said decedeIt. settle tue
Admin. stration account OF said Al ..in~
istratOr and 90 subject to sale so much OF
the real estate of which the said dccedent
died seized ~ may be necessary % sltis>
~ his debts after the proper application
OF she personal assets in the hands ct his
said AdmihistOr.
And 1t appearing that tho defendants
Harriet Mckenzie. late Harriet Turner.
and - Nick enZio her husband. Eliza
beth Fordyce. late Elizabeth Turner, ana
Thomas FOrdyce her husband are not
residents of tins State, they are, there
fore, hereby required to appear here. az
Rules 10 be held for said Court, on the
first Monday of July next, aud DO what
- necessary to protect their interests
herein. And. on uIotion Of tho plaintiff
by her counsel, il - ordered that the
foregoing be published i'm THE WEST
VIRGINIA ARGUS weekly new spaper
published i'm this county.
copy-Test:
SMITH CRANE, Clerk.
Robert w. Monroe, Counsel TOR Plants
iT.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1882-06-16

a SOMEWHAT mysterious bill. wac
introduced into Congress last week
by Mr.. BEACH. It proposes to
grant permission to three men.
therein named to dig for treasure
and minerals on the Government
Lands at West Point, N. Y.--one-
quarter Of the riches thus found to
belong to the Government. It will
be s9en thBt the trio OF treasure
huoters will give fair and square
chance 10 the Government, all four
going into the business on equal
shares. But where they are to die.
and when they are TO dig, and why
they are 10 dig, aud what they are
to dig remains secret. Wll not
The effect Of this mystorios Bill
meanwhile be to set all the cadets
at once digging all over the Point ?
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1882-06-16

HoN.W l.. Wilson of Cha,lestown,
Jefferson County, was last week cleo
ted by the board II regen ts Presi
dent Of the State University at Nor
gantown, to succeed Professor PU-
RINToN who has occupied the place
since the resignation OF President
THouPsoE. MIR. WILSON soon after
the close of the late war between the
States graduated rom Columbian
College, Washington City, and sub
sequently became professor of Greek
and Latin 10 that jss.itutiou.
Whilst thus employed he,gradua =
ted in the law school, and then COM
menced the practice of his profession
n Charlestown, his thorough culture,
fine oratorical gifts and asiuteness
soon placing him in the front rank OF
prac' icing lawyers IN that section
MIR. WILSON was delegate to the
last Democratic national convention
and was one of the Democratic cleo
tors at large for West Virginia on
the HANCOCK ticket.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1882-06-16

SOME speculatlons about the mex
Presidential campaign are gwen by
the Washington correspondent Of
the Augusta <Ga) Chronicle He
sdJs that just before Judge FIELD
left for California "be was asked to
indicate the probable Democratic
candidates 70. the Presidency. He
mentioned the names of BAYARD.
MCDONALD. HANCOCK and MoRRI-
SON. He himself has no disposition
to enter the race, bat l believe he
would be the best man. One thing
IL certain: we cannot whip in the
next night on sentiment. The sin
ews of wdl' must be forthcoming
II they are absent from our camp,
| would not advise anybody to bet
against the Republican poniuee .
The Democrats can VIA agains I
everything but their own folly"
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1882-06-16

HE old saying that one half the
world does not know how the other
nall lives is illustrated by a story
from Virginia to the effect that FIVE
thousand persons in Patrick County
OF q a State, are in restitution that
rorders on starvation. Crops were
short last year on account If tbe
drouth, the county is IL the noun
lam region where farming is the
sole resource of the people, and
that cut off they are in peril of starv.
ing. Wagons have been sent ont
from Danville with food.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1882-06-16

to the parents OF The boys Of our
oTn town you'd rot be out Of place
just here. We have in the main
quite a number OF good, mauly boys,
who with proper care and man.
agsment might remain so.
Idleness is the mother Of vice, and
the boy who is permitted to remain
idle during the day, exercising nei-
Their head nor hand and then allowed
to roam the strests at night nntiI
bed time. mingling with high and
low, saturating his young mind With
revolving storys heard on all street
corners, and no question eeked as to
bis whereabouts when he come ca
home. will surely degenerate into
that class mentioned bove.
1t is strange indeed that parents
do not GEO this. 1t is really won
dertul that persons blessed with
boys, who light, with proper train
ing, become ornaments to the commu.
nitv in which they live aud who
would DE their support aud solace in
after years, take no more pride in
them than they do.
There is no possible excuse for
such Conduct on the part of parents.
There are always advantages and
opportunities presenting themselve
Tor the protection and instruction
OF the young. Take for a single ex-
ample the Literary Association we
have here. 1t doesn't receive en-
couraSement or support from a do2-
en- persons in town Notwithstanding
1T has choice lot Of books, the
nucleus of a fine library, entirely
free to be read by members. We
are aware Of but a single booI; being
taken as yet from the library by a
boy. No effort seemingly is made
by the parents to induce their boys
to attach themselves to the associa-
ton. 1t is an enterprise which needs
fostering at the hands of the COM
munity, and deserves to be patron
lied by all. It's benefits will accrue
TO those who participate in its meet
ings, and aid and encourage it's OBJ
j ect
If our boys would become earnest,
active members of such literary
institution they would find some
thlrB to do which would not only
keep them from crime but enrich
their minds with that which would
repay them an hundred fold.
Parents should look to this. 1t
is their duty; their imperative duty.
A duty they owe 10 themselvee, to
their children, and to their God.
And this duty is to keep your boys
engaged in some good work duri ng
the day, keep them at home during
the night, or at least know that they
are not in mischief.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1882-06-16

By authority we elsewhere an
nounce Oh. DANIEL b. Lucas, OF
Jefferson, as candidate for Congress
from THE District. Elsewhere We
also print a letter from Representa-
tive JOHN BLAIR HoGE, which places
him in. the field as candidate for
renomin atron. Whether the race for
the nomination will remain narrowed
down between these two gentlemen
or pot remains to be seen, but at
this time we believe there is no "dar k
horse" in sight.
Col. LUCAS and Judge HoGE are
both lawyers of ine abilities and Ell
Their would reflect dignity and hon
or upon the District end himself as
Its preventative.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1882-06-16

"A SERIOUS riot occurred at Alex
andria, Egypt, last Sunday between
hostile natives aud Europeans, dur
lug which the English, Greek and
Italian Consuls were wounded, ard
an engineer Of the British man Of
war Superb and some twenty other
persons were killed.
The immediate cause of the riot
was the stabbing Of an Arab by a
Maltese During the fighting that
ensued' and which continued for sey.
eral hours, the Europeans fred from
the windows Of houses, killing many
Arabs, while'tbe latter made terri;
bic havoc among Europeans in the
streets.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1882-06-16


WHILE the country is in anxiety
about the crops, which neel to be
abundant this year to maintain gen
ersi prosperity, there comes with the
hrst promise Of realized hope news
OF The potato bug in millions and Of
the army worm in countless
swarms. A more novel epemv
troubles the California wheat grow
ere Day and night mounted men
patrol the twelve square miles CON-
pricing the wheat farm Of one grow
or to fire into aooks Of Wild eeese
which settle down on the fields
Last year the cost Of men, horses.
and ammunition for the protection
OF this farm was $4,000. Farmers
nearer the New York msrkets
would doubtless like 70 exchange the
army worm for the Wild goose
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1882-06-16

ALTHOUGH there is az yet no eff
oiai announcement, we believe we
are safe in saying that the Congress
slonal Cohve ntiop which nom.
mates Democratic candidate for
Congress from the Second Distiictwill
be held on the Let dsy OF August at
Charleetowu, as n majority of the mem.
bers Of the Democratic Congressional
Committee have agreed on that day
and place.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1882-06-16

HE Democrats of Wayne County
met in Convention on the Srd in.
slant and Instructed the delooatss
to the district Convention to vote
Tor Hon EusTICE GIBSON, Of Cabell
County, for COngrrssfrom the Fourth
District. The Congressional Con-
Ventlon for the Fourth Dlstr let meets
at Point Pleasant on the 10th Of
August.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1882-06-16

AoNoNoALIA County last satur-
day voted down, by about twenty
votes, the proposition To subscribe
$4,000 in cid Of the building 0 a
railroad through that ana the copp
ties Of Marion and Harrison. We
regret TO zee our neighbors 60 stnb-
bornIy persisting 10 course that
must leave them farther behind in
the march Of enterprise end improve.
nent that 10 sweeping forward
around them and by them on e.
ery hand. We prefer to believe
iost their action 10 the present case
was the result Of some misupde
standing slts. than q deliberate
Ttrpos' e defeat 40 enterprise Of
such 7.tsl importance to them. Let
the friends Of lae road take fresh
courage from Che c'cscrae or he
ro5e and 'ry b, aga.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1882-06-16

IN the new hopes excited regard
ing the use Of stored electricity as
motor, the old experim ents with
other sources OF power, such as COM
pressed ail and called springs, should
not be forgotten. A short time
since the latter device was tried on
Philadelphia Street cars, it being
believed that the familiar difficulty
in regard to giving the syringe uni
torm and proper temper had been
removed. Half dozen Of the
springs. which are steel bands, each
six inches wide and a quarter of an
inch thick, are coiled comparatively
loosely in cylindrical form. then
tempered, and then coiled tighter.
They are placed upon the engine
truck, and By steam power, applied
at the starting point. are coiled up
to diameter Of 81 feet; and it is
the power let loose in slowly uncoil-
ing TO diameter OF z! feet that
draws car five miles. There are,
Of course, brakes, with appliances to
prevent the springO from suddenly
uncoling, with extremely unpleas-
ant results to passengers. Whether
this will become one of the praGtics
street motors of be future remains
to be seen, hut the preliminary trials
are said to be promising.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1882-06-16

All hard workers AFRO subject TO billions
attacks which may cod in dauQorou.
illness. Parkcrs Ginger Tonic viii keo.
tho Kidneys and liyor active, aud bv
preventing the attack sayo much sici.-
moss, loss ~ limo and expense. DrIsv
ut such tmos means danger IDrfroU
Press. SEQ other column.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1882-06-16

The ladies Of the Land League
in Pittsburgh and Allegheny have
Uncovered number " teloiless
lush emigrsnte on the South Side.
and are taking active and efficient
measures TO provide for their necss-
sltisa. ThIsis apraotical way Of do
ing good 10 Ireland and doing char
ily 90 the same time.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1882-06-16

FACE Senator wants to have a
clerk at the public expense. Why
not a valet also? And a carriage,
and a issidenCe, and all other things
that he desires to have added unto
him2 Expense is nothing, 1.-THE old
mans rich."
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1882-06-16

HERE is no apparent change in
the relations of capital and labor in
the great iron strike. The manufac
turers profess the utmost confidence
that they will wir the game in the
long run, and the workmen are
equally confient. 1t is getting to
be an interesting study.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1882-06-16

THE House of Representatives on
Monday last adopted the bill which
had passed the Senate retiring army
officers at be age OF sixty four years.
Referring to the matter the Balti-
mere american, we think, very
Justly remarks: The principle is a
correct one, and the only sound OBJ
lection to it has been that by it's en-
forcement valuable officers may lie
forced out of active service while
still IN the prime of their usef lin ess.
But, 1t we were to be engaged in a
war, such retired officers as SHER
MAN for instance, would be quickly
called upon to enter upon full duty
again, just as surely as GRANT or any
OF the great ex-Confederates would
be asked to quit private life to buck
lie on their swords once more. Mean.
while, there is the virtue in CON-
puisory retirement that it opens the
way for The promotion of younger
officers many Of whom with gray
heads are now merely captains or
heuteD ants in the line. The system
has been found to work advantage
ous!y in the navy, and it ought long
ago TO have been extended TO tha
army.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1882-06-16

The days are approaching when
the stereotyped head line, Proceed
ings In the House may be laid aside,
and attention be directed to pro-
ceedings out OF doers.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1882-06-16
Washer.
NOTICE TO FARMERS.

EvANsvrLLg WonLFN FACTORY.
EVANSVILLE, w Va, March 81
rake notice, Fafmers and the Public.
mat We haye purchased md placed n our
factory ucw cnd improved MACHINERY
therefore, wc ere able ~ comp,te with
any tsc'ofv in Che States fri making
wooden goods. We give the
Highest Market Price 70. Wool.
and sci. goods very low. We do manu-
featuring 80 very l0w rates
Farmers give ue call.
mi3iH j. BOWMAN & SON.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1882-06-16

VA.LU ABLE
REAL PROPERTY
FOR SALE.

! offer for sale al reasonable prices, on
fair conditions and easy terms, NV en-
tire property in, and adjacent to. the
Town Of Kingw God, Preston County.
w. Va, consisting Of my dwelling house
and grounds very desirable property
- the brick building i'm which the Ma
uonal Bank Uf kingwOoJ and joseph
JacksOnS store are located IL acres or
valuable meadow and pasture land, adj
Joining the borough also "Maplo-
Wood farm containing 100 acres. nm
derlaid With coal, three fourths OF a mile
from town.
For prices, conditions and forms apnlv
to the undersigned.
J. @. McGREW.
Kingwood. May IS. 1882.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1882-06-16

The Wheeling Register speaks
editorially Of the boys Of that town
80 follows;
Wheeling is raising a crop Of
highway robbers, burglars thieves,
incendiaries, and the worst kind Of
blackg yards and dead beats.
"Tae class Of boys growing up
on our streets are a shame to a civ
iIIzed community. They are ike
wise a terror 10 men and g menace
lie and property.
"They burn down our houses, as
'ault unofenbing companions, black.
2aurd women ont Of countenance.
rob their pleymates Of everything Of
value. and keep whole neighborhoods
in terror Of damage to person and
property.
1T IS common occurrence to see
gang Of these young desperadoes
attack delicate boy and 90 through
bis pockets, robbing him Of bis pen
nies and his p!aytbipgs and often
leaving their victim with bis clothes
nearly torn from his body.
Where ere the parents Of these
embryo criminsls2 Where are the
officers Of the law, that our streets
shoold be made school fox the de-
veloPment Of every grade or human
meaness' resounding with the most
outrageous profanity end blsckeuard.
Ism, and the ihsater Of ell manner
Of erime2
1T will be more economical Tor The
county to board these young scam pa
a, public expense than to have them
running al large developing their
propensities for crime. If their IA
rents Won't take care Of tben. we
innst that tbe officers Of the law
shall .cok alter this most prolific
cod dangerous element growing up
DO our m.d-t
s.em3 TO De chat word Or Two
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e<s---.---s--~s
RAILROADS, says the Wheeling
Register, are ct once lac sign and
cause of general activity and growth.
We are accustomed to gauge the bu-
slnesa situation by the degree OF &C
tlyity in railroad building just as
we are by the condition of the iron
market sOd other principal commod-
tiles.
The statement that railroad build
ing Is on the decline this year, aud
that work has been postponed on
many OF the great lines, is incorrect
and misleading. 1t is coutradicted
by the official figdres. There have
been 1000 mites of railroad buildt
within the FIRST half Of this YEAR
more tnan were built in the the same
time in any other year Of our his
tory. more than were built in any
whole year except in the years 1872,
1879, 1880 and 1881. We built T.
500 miles last year, and that is in
excess OF the mileage Of any other
year, but we will exceed that amount
10 1882 if we continue to Build n the
same proportion for the balance o.
the year that we have in the past
six months.
The Southern States are now Ia
king the lead in railroad enterprises.
Texas has built 734 miles this year
more than double the number
built in any State. Georgia has built
III miles; Arkansas 121 miles; and
Virginia about 100 miles.
But other States have not been
idle Ohio has increased h5r mile
age 10 the last elk months 2O3 mil es,
Iowa 207 miles, Indiana 2l2 miles,
Colorado 253 miles, Kansas 146
Nebraska 1873 miles, and New York
149.
This does not look like the rail
road mileage is running downward.
1t does not look like capital had lost
confidence in railroad enterprises.
1t does not look like the business
situation is very precarious, if we
may Judge it By the rate ef increase
in railroad mileage.
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ANNOUNCEMENT.
For Congress--Sccond District.

We are authorized to announce DAN
lei b. LUCAS, of jeff N County, as
candidate to rep1esert lis (the 2nd)
District in the 4Sth Congress, subject TO
the decision of the District Nominating
Convention.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1882-06-16
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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1882-06-16

iN connection with the terrible
crime COMMITTEES 6y Chicago
mother in poisoning her children and
herself to death, an account Of which
is given elsewhere, lie q circ los auce
40 unususl as TO arrest attention and
to force the question whitlier the
present tendency Of human thought
will lead. One child was daughter
about twelve yesrs oGsge.9 From
Ger tam letters she left to her school-
mates and others 1t is very clear
that the tragedy had been subj sct
OF conversation between the mother
and her, and that she had consented
to die because mamma thought it
was the best thing we could do
The scheme was TO kill them in order,
"bsby first, ANNIE second, Tony
third, I after and then mother and
this horrible programme was carried
out to the letter. Honor thy
father and thy mother that thy days
may be long in the land which the
LORD thy GOD giveth thee receives
a terrible Interpretation by such acts,
by such abnormal confidence in
the maternal Judgment that she
knew what was best even to the TAX
ing Of life. A girl old enough to
write, to think, to reason so calmly
and deliberately, yet willing to see
her brother and sister and baby all
die, then lay down her own life will.
lngIy, in full confd enc that her
mother would follow, as had been
agreed, ia dazing to human judgment.
With such ideas possessing the iu-
venile mind, who shall say whittier
we are drifting as race 4? The
mother may have been insane, bnt
shall 1T be assumed that this twelve
year old child was also insane.
and that her insanity ran so exactly
parallel with that of the mother as
to be wholly indistinguishabJe from
it2 This would be even more mys-
FERROUS than to assume that it was
a pure, childlike faith overcoming
the fear of death that led to such
shocking result. At all events there
10 no comfort in comtemplati
either the causes or the effects. 1t
is simply shocking tragedy, abnor-
NAL in every feature.
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