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West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1882-03-29

them were sent to jail; and follow
ing up the good work, several of the
dens have been abated as nuisances.
Of the Taylor county bar we no
ticed present in court, Hons. B. f.
Martin and J. w. Mason, Messrs.
Frank Woods, S. p. Mccormick,
NJ. H. Hunt, John l.. Hechner, and
P. A.. Rohrbaugh. From other
points, Hon. Sam Woods, of Bar
bour, John Basil, of Harrison, and
Judge Morrow, of Marion.
Gladly would we have prolonged
our pleasant interviews about the
Seat Of Justice, Equity and Legal
Battles, with Messrs. Frank Woods,
John T. McGraw. and others, but
we found expedition necessary
while doing a city, Circuit Court
and Conference, all at one and the
same time, and for the first two this
must suffice for the present, except
to add that the temperance voters
of Grafton had
GLORIOUS VICTORY
over the enemies of law, order and
good government, in the recent
election by a good majority of an
out-and-out temperance Mayor, Mr..
-. Albright.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1882-03-29
What Does the Record Show !!

From a communication under
the head of Inquiry" in the PIT,
Pleasant Register, it would seem
that there are charges of "some-
thing rotten in Denmark" down in
old Mason, in connection with the
granting of liquor licenses. 1t is
charged that the Commissioners
never did rescind their action re-
fusing license, and how it is that
licenses are pow granted, IS the
query.
The temperance guards down
there will have to keep a sharp
watch on the liquor pirates. They
will pack courts, suborn witnesses
corrupt juries; and, if possible, they
would distort and.suppress the very
records of Heaven to compass their
wicked ends.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1882-03-29
Exchange Notes.

We have cut out the Wetzel
Democrats Congress Primer" and
are assidulously devoting ourselves
to it's study, with a view to adopt
ing it as our textbook. When we
have mastered it we shall want a
First Reader.
DRoWNED--A man some days
ago, by the name of Morton, as was
supposed, was drowned off the
steamer Devol, below Harmar. The
Register says
"1is cries were heard by the
crew of the Mcconnell, which was
coming up the river, and a boat
lowered, but he disappeared before
it reached him. AS he was intox-
icated, it is supposed that he
walked off the boat, not noticing
that she had left the wharf.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1882-03-29
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20, 1882
Editorial Correspondence.
A WEDDING AND A FUNERAL.


AS we came flying out the track
this morning from Parkersburg to
Grafton, it struck us that this hun
dred miles of railroad is very like
a short section cut out of the short
track of life we are all hurrylng
over. Alike they are in being half
the time in gloom and half in
brightness-now under the hills
now high over streams and valleys
on bridges and tressles, and all the
time onward and onward to the
depot at the end of the track. And
how alike is the strange commlng-
ling of counter emotions Joy and
sorrow, gladness and sadness; the
shouts of merriment and signs OF
bereavement are observed and
heard in quick succession as we go
whirling on from station to station.
AS we left the Valley of the Ka-
nawha this morning, and came
winding through the hills, the
green wheat-fields, the lambs sport
ing among the fiocks on the sunny
slopes, and all nature putting on
her new spring clothes, combined
to cheer the heart ofany one fleeing
from the cramped city and close
office work.
Passing Toll Gate we viewed the
blackened debris of the wrecked
train and burned store, where the
two men were instantly killed a
short time ago To supplant these
sad reflections, minute old pride
and groom stepped into our car
from the platform at New Salem.
They were a pair Of new subjects of
matrimony that would have been
picked out from a thousand. The
Youths full face was as red as lob
ster, showing vivid realization of
the terrible "pickle" he was get
ting himself into; while the yelled
cheeks of the unmotionable bride
were as white as powdered chalk
and the terrible fright could make
them; and were it not for the fear
that, ere the honeymoon waned, the
groom might drop down on us in
the vim and vigor of his enraged
love and muscle, and demand "who
writ that ar piece ?" we'd 60 on to
remark that the lips Of the bride
and groom, Notwithstanding the
mbarrassments of the occasion,
looked as if left alone in the dark
they could out-kiss all creation but
as discretion is always the safer, we
won't say anything about that,
They left us at the metropolis OF
Clarksburg, on their wedding toner,
to see the sights and get kind O
used to bein' married, as we guess
ed, before setting up for them
selves.
The twain were made one meat
as we learned while standing on
the platform waiting for the train
but why and wherefore this novel
time and place for wedding, We
learned not.
FUNERAL.
Har1ly had thc wedding party
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1882-03-29

If any reader imagines there is
more romance than fact in the ac-
count of the trial of the boy that
cut the "sarvice" tree, in this issue,
let him go out on ."Rip-and
Tuck" in Tyler county, and ask
'Zaias, chow about it ?"
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1882-03-29

That was a mean piece Of bust
ness, slyly changing the Parkers-
burg school bill, so that school off
GERS must be chosen at the general
election. Well talk more of this.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1882-03-29

The Saloonists are sorely per
picked, because the boys seem to
like skating in decent company
better than drinking and pool-play-
ing in their spider dens.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1882-03-29

left us when we were in the midst
Iof funeral at Bridgeport. A MIR.
Carpenter, who had been West, hav-
| ing died at Catlettsburg, KY, his
remains were on our train, being
brought home for burial.
The aged mother of the deceased,
with other friends, came on at sta
ton before reaching Bridgeport,
where large company awaited the
corpse. .,.,.
The wedding and funeral passed,
we are soon in Grafton, and now
we'll look around bit.
This compact little city among
the hills is much more OF a place
than people who run through on
the trains might suppose, and the
more one moves about and views
the town from this hillside and
that hillside and the other hillside,
the more it grows. 1t not only "slts
on it's seven hills" more or less,
but it squats in as many valleys as
we'll. A population of nearly 5000
supports numerous and extensive
hourishing business-houses; beside,
the extensive round-houses, ma
chine and carpenter-shops OF the
B. & O. Railroad, make quite live
ly, rushing town Of themselves.
The new Court House is mas
sive pile of brick chucked in
against the hill, with. one story half
under ground, and as to architecture
al beauty, we have half notion to
say, it would look better all under
ground. But if our good Taylor
countians think the building pref
sy, we've no right to complain, and
are not going to.
AFTER THE PRIvATEERs.
Observing great stir and hub
bub all over town, indicating a new
departure in the matter of law-en-
forcement against the whisky prl-
vateers, that Uncle Sam commits
sions fora trihing consideration to
90 out and prey upon the people,
and noticing Pat Barritt's saloon
stock upon a dray, bound for the
Court House in charge of the Sher-
if, as we were advised, we made
our way to the Court Room, and
through the kindness of Mr.. Herr,
Clerk, and Mr. McGraw, Prosecuting
Attorney, we were allowed to take
peep az His Honor's trial docket,
where we fonnd the secret of all
this outside excitement, and some
very
1NTEREsTIN' READIN'.
From the records of convictions
for unlawful sales Of liquors, during
the 3 or 4 days ending with last
Saturday, we noted down as follows
jesse Corpening, jury and $50
fine and costs;
F. M, BoyIes, $40 confessed;
James Jennings, jury and $40 in
two cases;
Michae! Burke, jury and s25;
L. J. Giles, jury and $25;
Same, SO confessed in three
cases;
Albert Holly, $40 confessed;
Kate Daugherty, $15 and costs;
Lewis Rogers, jury and $40;
Same, jury and s25;
VIM. T. Barritt, jury and s25;
Sane, SO confessed in 7 cases;
Pat Rarritt iurv and $40.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1882-03-29

Is there corner On Rink Stock ?
A holder refused 120 for 100 the
other day.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1882-03-29
AMONG OUR EXCHANGES.
Their Notions and Ours.

"A man WIN a patent WdSHlnS
machine is in town.-Tucker DEM
ocrdt.
If his machine will furnish the
clothes and wash them without
soap or water, send him this way ;
otherwise, shoot him on the spot.
/ The West Virginia FREEMAN has
Just entered on its second year. 1t
has already done wonderful work
for the temperance cause in this
State. 1t is worthy of the patron
age of the most cultured, and GER
tainly should not be ignored by
those who desire to see our State free
from the curse of the liquor traffic.
You can get the paper for two
months on trial for 25 cents. $3.50
will secure it for one year,-Olave
Branch.
What party refused to submit
the prohibition amendment to the
people ?-Rachie Gazette,
What party will put the prohi-
bition plank in it's platform
The temperance people will
probably have something to say in
the next campaign.-Ratctae Ga
zette.
Yes, we are asking a few plain,
but, "to-the-point" questions a lee
tie beforehand. ...s...
Many a Democrat in this State
has our love and esteem; yet we
would they were more wise.-
Richie Gazette.
Hadn't you better send up little
sympathetic concern, lest they of
your own "faith and order" fail to
see what is best for their welfare?
We Greenbackers, temperance
people, and Republicans will make
things howl in the next campaign.
Richie Gazette.
Brother Morris, see to it that
eve" have hand in killing the
bear: you remember that little sto-
ry, Ell?
Too Much CoAT TAIL.-We no.
tice in the Preston Co. Journal that
DR.. r. R. L. Trippett was recently
hurt by rather strange mishap.
While riding in his buggy his
overcoat caught in the wheel, and
dragged him out of his seat.
If the Doctors coat tail is as numer-
Gus as the letters to his name,
he should be very careful not to
get them tangled.
Brother Johnson OF the Freeman
seems to think the statement in
the Oracle concerning our subscrip-
ton list, is rather vague. So it is
brother j., but not half so vague as
the cash receipts.-S. Marys Ora
Gle.
This last is a vagueness, Bro. that
we all alike can appreciate.
JAKE KEMPLE will deliver hui
morous lecture at the Town Hall
on the night of the 9th Of April.
Subject: Tribulations Of an Office
Seeker, or Why 1 Walked from
Washington. y Weston Democrat.
Jake has become epidemic and
the only safety for the people is to
vaccinate against him.
The Legislature has amended
the dog law. The Sheriffs will
hereafter collect the taxes instead
of the Constables,-Border Watch
man.
That's certainly a wise amend
ment. We can't imagine why I'M
der the sun the original law requires
the sheriffs to collect the consta-
bles. The taxes will be more avail
able and easier collected
The composing room ofthe FREE
MAN office is the neatest in this
city. 1t is not only scrupulously
neat, but bright also, the huge
sky-light being great addition.
This room is carpeted, which adds
much to it's appearance, as well as
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West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1882-03-29

Last weeks Democrat notes the
presence, on a visit at Weston, OF
Col. w. n. Chancellor.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1882-03-29
Conference Appointments.
W. VA. U. B. CONFERENCE. !.

Parkersburg Station-W. M.
| Weekley.
Parkersburg Circuit, J. Slaughter.
Cairo, G. Y. Palmer.
Pennsboro, J. A. Blagg.
Middle Island, w. D. Barger.
Troy, R. A. Hit.
Little's Mills, G.. A. Davis, NJ.
Hart. s-
Hessville, W. w. Rymer
West Milford, c. H. Cox.
Grafton Station, E. Harper.
Irondale, J. C. Morris.
Volcano Mission, J. Rexroad.
Warrington, R. M. Moore
New Milton, R. Wood.
West Columbia Dist, S. J. Ora
ham, P. E.
New Haven Station, J. w. Mar
tin.
West Columbia Circuit, H. L.
Polling.
Thirteen, E. Stutler.
Ripley, E. F. Chapman.
Jackson, L. M. Carder.
Buffalo, A. C. Halterman.
Ten Mile, A. S. Rifle.
Union, A. S. Blagg.
Milton. A. P. Silas.
Sandy Mission, T H Rymer.
Wood Mission, w H Cooper.
Huntington Mission Station, to
be supplied.
Buckhannon Dist, G w Week
ley, Pc.
Buckhannon Mission Station, J
O Stevens.
Barbour Circuit, S. T. Westfall.
Fremansburg, c K Westfall.
Lewis, H R Hess.
Braxton, R A Moffit.
Upshur, J A Stevens.
New Interest, S A Shanabarger.
Danville, R M Hite.
Preston, G D Holden.
Glade, M V Hibbs.
Pleasant Hill, w R Cunningham.
Tucker Circuit, J. Meats.
OTHER CONFERENCE APPOINTMENTS.
The Methodist Church Confer
ences recently in session in Balti-
more, were the Baltimore Confer
ence of the M. E. Church at Balti-
more, the Baltimore Conference of
the M. E. Church South at Fred
ericksburg, Va, and the Maryland
Conference of the Methodist Protes-
tant Church at Baltimore. The
following embrace the appointments
of preachers for localities in West
Virginia, so far as we are able to
designate them:
METHODIST EPISCOPAL.
Cumberland District--G. W.
Hobbs, Presiding Elder; Barton, W.
G. Griffith; Berkeley Springs, R.
F. Bishop; Bunker Hill, Thomas
Wood and J. c. Morgan; Grant
and Hartmansville, S. S. Wilson
and T. R.. Marsh; Hedgesville, Sol
ONION German; Keyser City, G. E.
Maydwell; Martinsburg, G. V.
Leech Paw Paw, H. G. Smith;
Pendleton, to be supplied by J. w.
Howard Piedmont, J. H. M. Lem
on; Rawlings Station, F. G. Port
err; Romney, H. P. West; Shep-
herdstown, c.. 0. Cook.
NJ. E. CHURCH SOUTH.
Mooretield District-W. G. Ham
mond, P. E. Moorefeld, S. S. Furgu
son, J. Beatty, Sup; Petersburgh,
J. M. Hawley; Franklin, L. r.
hardwood Circleville, S. F. Poutt;
Crab Bottom, G. L, Jerre yson Mon
terey, C. A. Joyce Keyser, W. E.
Wolfe; North Branch, to be sup
piled; Piedmont, J. F. Baggs;
Frostburg, A. M. Cockley; Liston- {.
burgh, to be supplied; Flintstone,
L. G. Martin; South Branch, W.
Hammond Springfield. L. Butt,
A.. J. Piesch Hardy, to be supplied;
North River, A. B. Blue; Morgan
to be supplied.
METHODIST PROTESTANT.
Frederick Circuit-J. Shreeve
and J. W. Balderston, supernu-
merry, assistant; Frederick City,
unsupplied; Cumberland, A. A.
Harryman.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1882-03-29
METHODIST PROTESTANT.

Frederick Circuit.-J. Shreeve
and J. w. Balderston, supernu-
merry, assistant; Frederick City,
unsupplied; Cumberland, A. A.
HARTMAN.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1882-03-29

Hardy had thc wedding party
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1882-05-26
Politicians Uncasy-Ladies Seek
ing White DOmestics.

New YORK, May 24.-It is rumored
that there will be general shaking up
of the Federal officers in the State
Lukewarm stalwarts are uneasy.
San Francisco ladies are visiting Castle
Garden on the arrival of immigrants to
obtain servants in lieu of the Chinese.
Convicted Of Taking Bribe Money.
NEW York, May 25.-The jury in the
case of General Curtis, special Treasury
agent, rendered verdict of guilty on
the first and eighth counts, which
charged defendant with receiving, while
in the employ of the United States,
money or other things of value for po-
litical purposes. A motion in arrest of
Judgment was made, and June I'd set for
the argument.
The Rest of. the James Gang to he
Taken in.
New YORK, May 25.-It has been as
certained from member of Governor
Crittenden's party in this city that on
his return to Missouri he will conclude
negotiations for the surrender of Frank
James, and possibly other members of
the James gang, and thus put an end to
the organization of brigands in Missouri.
Frank James is now in Jackson county,
and instead of meditating more mischief
is represented as being anxious to make
the best terms possible for himself. Gov
ernor Crittenden is fully informed as to
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1882-05-26
The New Bank Commissioners.

The organization of the new Board OF
Bank Commissioners was effected yester-
day. Commissioners Watt and Coleman
of the old Board met ON Monday after
noon, when Mr.. Farnum and General
Sheehan, their successors, presented
their certificates and qualified bonds.
The retiring Board then adjourned sine
die. Every courtesy was extended to
the new Commissioners, one of whom,
General Sheehan, paid tribute to the
character and ability of Messrs. Coleman
and Watt. Mr.. White was not present,
and it was therefore determined to await
his arrival yesterday before organizing
the new Board. At the meeting yester-
day j. E. Farnum was elected President
and L. Wadham was chosen Secretary
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1882-05-26
The Arrears Of Rent Bill.

New YORK, May PA cable special
to the Herald from London says: How
wide-reaching and effective the Arrears
bill is may be jadged from the fact that
it will effect to greater or less extent
$50, 600 tenants, representing in round
numbers 3, 500, 900 persons, who now, in
the words of Gladstone, are at the mercy
of the landlords. The immediate effect
of the measure will be to save tens of
thousands of families from eviction; to
restore to their houses o thousand al
ready evicted, whom the Land League
is unable to protect, Notwithstanding
the best efforts of its leaders. How
pressing the necessity was becoming
may be judged by the eviction of 1000
persons last week in Connemara, and of
other thousands all over the country.
Had not the Government stepped'in, it
is calculated that 250, 900 persons would
have been evicted by the end of the
Winter, as the landlords were preparing
to make monster clearances under pro-
lection of the new Coercion bill. With
out the Arrears bill the Land act was
utterly useless to the poorer tenants,
because they all owe from two to five
years rent, which they are wholly un-
able to pay. On some rack-rented es-
tates, where old arrears have been kept
alive, the tenants owe legally as high as
fifteen years rent which puts them
hopelessly in the power of the landlord
and makes them the veriest slaves. Un-
der the Arrerrs bill all those old debts
will be swept away, and the tenants, for
the first time in their history, will have
fair start, without any fear that their
improvements may be contiscated by
rack-renting landlords. Such is the new
measure proposed by Gladstone, and,
save the freeing Of serfs by Russia, it
promises to be the most important act
of European legislation during this age.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1882-05-26
Burke's Brother on the Dublin Assas-
sinationS.

In speech before the Layfayette, In
diana, Land League, DIR. Burke, of that
city, brother of one of the victims of
the Phoenix Park assassins, paid an elo-
quent tribute to the worth of the Under
Secretary. He said:
know that his death will be speedily
avenged. | know that no Land League
in Ireland and no Land League here
had hand in this cowardly deed. Ire
land and England were on the verge of a
true reconciliation, and no true patriot,
no true Hishman, ever committed the
fearful and dastardly deed. The spirit
of Toryism is alive to the dangers of
the situation. The strength of the Land
League is not only shown in Ireland, but
has firm footing in Scotland, and will
soon have one in England. What then
becomes of Landlordism in these couns
tries? What then of the ill
gotten wealth, prestige, and hon.
or of that so-called Conserva-
tive power, great only by the greatness
its accumulated frauds and crimes? Be-
lieve me, it is the spirit of that Toryism
that has armed the men who murdered
my brother. As for you, friends and
fellow citizens, all ask of you is that
you raise your voice against this mon-
strous assassination, and enter public
protest against such foul and cowardly
proceedings. 1t will be consolation
to my sorrowing brother and my discon-
solate sister, and token of American
respect for brother and friend who is
no more.
The Land League adopted resolutions
denouncing the assassination in strong
terms.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1882-05-26
FROM THE CAPITAL.
Budget OF Political and Other
News from Washington.
APPOINTMENTS.


WASHINGTON, May 25.-Pay Inspector
Joseph A. Smith will be appointed Chief
of the Bureau of Provisions and Cloth
ing, with the rank and pay of Paymaster
General of the Navy. Vice Admiral A.
C. Rowan will be appointed Superin-
tendent of the Navy observatory, vice
Rear Admiral Rodgers. deceased.
SENATE CONFIRMATION.
WASHINGTON, May 24th.- VIM. H.
Brown has been confirmed as Surveyor
General of California.
NO MORE ARCTIC NONSENSE.
The House Committee on Naval Af-
fairs yesterday unceremoniously and
heavily sat down upon Calkins's scheme
to startanother. expedition to the North
Pole The committee took the broad
ground that science had not been bene-
fited by any of these expeditions, all of
which cost n great deal of money. A
member of the committee said to the
Chronicle correspondent that if naval
officers wanted to commit suicide
he thought other means should be pro-
vided than by starting out these cruel
and useless expeditions. He said the
prime mover in and author of the Calk-
ins bill is q naval officer who had no
Arctic experience whatever, but had
been around this city for nearly two
years, the greater portion of which time
he was under the influence of liquor.
He said the Navy Department knew this,
and consequently had not assigned him
to any duty, and that he struck upon
this Arctic expedition as something to
do, though he did not propose to start,
even if it were adopted, for year yet.
CALIFORNIA INVENTORS.
Patents have been granted to residents
of California as follows: William l..
Blythe, Mokelume Hill, pick; George
Brammer and j. r. Sevarts, Livermore,
device forming shoulders upon vehicle
axles; Andrew jackson, San Francisco,
dental plugger; Milton II. Sanders, San
Francisco, railway car; Harry r. Ste
vens, Los Angeles, wind engine; Isaac
F. Templeton, Amador, ore feeder for
stamp mills; Sylvester M. Williams, San
Francisco, collar button and cravat fas-
tener.