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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1883-12-21


The Republican organs are endeav.
oring 10 make the people believe
that the business interests of our
country are lo)Is to undergo most
distressing state OF affairs because Of
the election Of JOHN G. CARLISLE to
the speskershlp of the House. Those
who are entertaining fears in thie
direction may dispel them by read
ing the following which is an extract
from the speech CARLISLE made up
On taking the chair as Speaker
Sudden and radical cbanges IN the lave
and regulations sffecting the commercial
and industrial interests Of tho people
ought never 70 be made unless impera
lively demanded by some public emerpen
cy and, in my opinion, under existing
circumstances, such changes would not De
favorably received by any considerable
number of those who have given serious
attention to the subject
If there be any who fear that my action
on this or any other subject will actually
be injurious TO auy interest or even afford
reasonable cause for alarm / am quite sure
that they will be agreeablY disappointed.
What toe country has a right to expect is
strict economy 10 the administration of
every department OF the Government. Just
and equal taxstion for public purposes.
faithful Observance Of the limitations of
the Constitution and scrupulOus regard
for the rights and interests Of the great
body Of The people IN order tha, they may
be protected, as TAR ~ Congress has power
70 protect them, against encroachments
from every direction. Whatever can be
done, under the circumstances surround
ing 40, to meet ibis expectation ought 90
be done, Ia my judgment.
Is there anything 10 this that
would lead the people to conclude
that The man who now bolds the re-
spoDslbie position Of Speaker Of The
Houee is hot-beaded Free-tradsr.
aud that the beet interests Of our
country are to be sacrificed because
Of bis election TO Che position be nov
honorabiy bolds2 Wsth,nk not. So
far az CARLISLE and the Democratic
House Of Representative are con-
cernei tbs people need 20, fear that
anything w'.I be done b. them that
is detrimental to The peoples inter.
ests. The success Of The Democratic
party next fail rests With The action
Of this House. aud it is not al all
reasonable TO believe that they Will
engage ia ANYTHING against tue peo-
pie's viii or Try TO bring bout any
kind o. lee alton which would NOT
be isvorably looked upon by the
msssos.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1883-12-21

II DOW turns out that there wss
gross Encouragement and an enor-
nous waste Of funds 10 the manage
ment Of The Star-route prosecution.
W. A. Cook, one Of the Original
counsel 10 these prosecutions, say.
that one Of the strongest Of these
cases could have been tried 10 q
weeks time, yet the weaEest end
most doubtful ones we're selected and
dragged through a trial Of seven
months and f.aIly resulted 10 the
acqnitai Of OBJ Tie parties concerned.
The matter will Investigated,
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1883-12-21

Az investigation 90 to the cause oil
the late riot at DsnvilIe, Va, shows
that the so called Bourbon bad
nothing to do with the getting up o.
that melee All that stuff Published
by the Radical press 10 reference to
the "outrages PerPetrated upon the
negro" is nothing but fragrant lie.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1883-12-21

The editor Of the Brook county
Local has been scissoring biz editori-
ais from the Terra Alta Enterprise
EDITOR SKILLEIFJLL directed alten
ton TO the fact last week, and very
generously dropped that paper from
biz exchange list. We consider that
a very humane act.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1883-12-21

NOTHING has yet been heard Of
MCCULLocH, the missing Ono county
clerk, and all the efforts OF detectives
to find clue TO bis whereabouts have
proved futile. Judge LoMAs. Last
week, declared the Office vacant, and
appointed CHAs. FLEMING to the
position.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1883-12-21

A GREAT many bills have already
been Introduced in both Houses Of
Congress, but nothing important will
be done by that body until after the
holidays.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1883-12-21

The Republican National Execu-
tive Committee met in Washin gtol
City last Wednesday aud agreed up
on Chicago as the place Of holding
the National Convention. June Sd,
Is the date upon ghich it will be
held.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1883-12-21

TEE Democratic National Com
mittee will meet in Washington, Feb.
221, and decide upon a place aud
time for holding the National Convex.
ton, The time will probably be
about two weeks later than June 81,
but We would not venture to cay in
what city the Convention will meet
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1883-12-21

The action OF the Republican Ex-
ecutiVe Committee Last Wednesday
will likely blight, to some extent,
ARTHUR's political aspirations. The
election Of SABIN, as Chairman. is a
decided Halfbreed victory.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1883-12-21

The action Of the Republican E1-
ecntive Committee in making SABIN
Chairman is considered victory for
BLAINE. The Committee is mostly
composed OF anti--GRANT men. and
is controlled by BLAINE.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1883-12-21

The indications are that JOHN A.
LOGAN, Of Illinois. will be the next
Republican candidate for President.
The only grave objection that can be
urged against LoGAN's candidacy is
that ne 10 a very bad grammarian.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1883-12-21
Ex-senator

Ex-senator KELLOGG, a true
representative Republican, has been
called upon TO answer a charge OF
having received bride Of $40. 900
Tor aiding and facilitating the Star
route thieves in robbiDg the Govern
ment When called or for trial, It
was suddenly discovered that very
important witness was absent and the
trial had 20 be delayed. This ID on
y one example IN many hundred
where Republican officials have act
ed az accomplices in the nefarious
business Of deiraudiDg the Govern
ment.
Turn the rsscals out.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1883-12-21

WHEN the water in Cheat river
turns TO milk, and Kiugwood gets
railrosd-when these two things
come to pass-the people of this
State will elect Republican Gev-
ernor.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1883-12-21

Chrlstfnas ~ again drawing upon us,
though il shoulG be the brightest gem ip
our crown Of pleasure, and in the wordA
of the poet, 1.-The Christmas sun shines
upon the brightest day of all the year.
yet, with the more retrospective, its APP
proach is not hailed with that degree OF
light heartedOess that it should be, for it
brings the fact so wildly to as that we
must soon bid farewell 10 'S3 with all its
varied PLEASURES. and note them on the
pages OF memory as mere "reminiscences
of tho past. But / think it will be ~ graag
relief when we can say OF this year, that
IL is over, for il has been marked with
such bitter appointments, such terri
BILE misfortunos, such trying SORROWS and
inxieues. as might make us glad to feel
tnat it is all ended.
PLUG
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1883-12-21

The Plumed Knight now holds the
Republican Executive Committee On.
der his thumb, Wonder how the
Administration feels over this sudden
turn 10 political matters.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1883-12-21

CONGRESSMAN WILSON has intro
duced bill in Congress which di-
rects the removal of the restrictions
and taxes on tobacco By the farmers
who raise IL
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1883-12-21

The Radical PRESS ia circulating
all manner of lies about CARLISLE
There is nothing singular about this
though.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1883-12-21
KINGWOoD. DECEMBER. q 1888.

WE will issue no paper next week.
The printers as well ss we need and
wish a short sesson OF rest. All we
have to say further is that we wish
all our subscribers happy time dur
ing the holidays.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1883-12-21

HE Democratic House has already
commenced TO expose the Radical
rottenness' Let the good work go
on The Republican party mnst 90.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1883-12-21

CONGRESS will take a recess dur
ing the holidays.
The Daily Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Or.) 1876-1883, 1883-09-20

EX-SECRETARY EvARTs tells a
delightful story at his own expense
about a small donkey which he
sent mp to his country seat for the
use of his children. One Of his
little daughters going out with her
nurse to admire the animal in its
paddock was sorely distressed
when the donkey lifted up its voice
and brayed dolefully. /" Poor
thing! Poor thing!" exclaimed
the sympathetic child-but sud
denly Frightening up she turned
to her nurse and said: "Oh! j
am so glad. Papa will be here on
Saturday and then it won't feel so
lonesome!" The child was wiser
than she knew. That donkeys do
really love company and long for
it clearly appears from the fact
that when the editor of the New
Tacoma Ledger finds an inordi.
nately asinine article in a Walla
Walla paper anent the Columbia
bar, he stops his press in order tc
insert II in his own columns.
The Daily Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Or.) 1876-1883, 1883-09-20
a GALVESTON, Texas, special of

a GALVESTON, Texas, special of
the 18th says: A reign of terror
prevails in every portion of the
county except, perhaps, Gilgore,
from which place there Is no re-
port. The excitement is due to a
raid upon the whites supposed TO
be contemplated by the negroes.
white farmers have their wives and
children in houses, and are hold
ing guard over them. In some
communities little sleep has been
had since Friday night. Haggard
faces, with looks of fear or de-
termination are seen everywhere,
and betoken the excitement pro-
duced by the blood curdling re-
ports brought in by each. Hun
dreds of countrymen in Long
view to-day on returning to
their homes carried all the
arms and ammunition obtain
able. The whole trouble has
arisen from threats and speeches
of a few colored persons of bad
reputation whose course is not
sanctioned and was not known BY
the mass of negroes. There were
indications that as much fear ha:
been excited among the latter a:
among the whites; however that
may be, people have been carried
to such pitch of excitement, it il
certain that should a white persor
be molested, the bloodiest TRACE
dies will be enacted ever known
The Daily Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Or.) 1876-1883, 1883-09-20
Water Street Assessment.

NOTICE is hereby given that the a>-
seSsment made by ordinance No. jiS 0t
the City of Astoria. ClatSOp county, Or
egon, and which ordinance passed the
Common Council of said city on the
2Sth day of August, 1883, and was ap-
proved on the lst day of September
1855. for the proposed improvement OF
Water street, in the City of Astoria, rs
laid out and recorded by John VI.
Shively, from the West side of West
9th street to the West end of said Water
street in the manner provided by Ordi-
dance No. 53I, of the City of Astoria,
and which ordinance passed the Com
mon Council on the oath day of July,
1883, and was apprOyed.On the 25th day
of July. 1888, on each of the following
described lots fronting on said portion
of said street is now payable at the OF
flee of the City Treasurer in I. ;. gold
and silver coin, and unless paid within
five days from the expiration of this no
tee. viz: Friday, September 2l, 1855,
the Common Council Will issue war
rants for the collection thereof. The
assessment is as follows:
The Daily Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Or.) 1876-1883, 1883-09-20

THE scientists have a poser in
the statement that enormous masses
of ice were thrown up in the re-
cent tremendous commissions in
Java. Where did that ice come
from?
The Daily Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Or.) 1876-1883, 1883-09-20

GRAVE rumors are circulated in
New York respecting the success
Of the Canadian Pacific. The
statement is made that the exodus
from Manitoba so far this season
has reached an alarming proper
tien, and that emigrants from the
province exceeds the number of
immigrants into it. This appall-
ing fact is not denied, even by the
railway authorities. Those who
have returned there say that the
cold in winter is so intense that
ladies, especially, cannot leave
their fires to 60 out and shop, and
therefore retailers cannot sell
enough to pay expenses during the
winter months.
The Daily Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Or.) 1876-1883, 1883-09-20
BABIES are at present decidedly

BABIES are at present decidedly
a drug in the English market. A
short time ago one wa advertised
for sale for 81 los. Again, it
came out in evidence, on a school
board summons, that a child had
been bought for shilling; and
last week the mother of a two
months-old infant put her baby
into bag of rags which she was
about to sell TO a rag-dealer, with
the view, apparently, of at once
getting rid of the child and o
making the bag heavier.
The Daily Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Or.) 1876-1883, 1883-09-20

OF the appropriation of $780,
100000 for the payment OF pen
sions for the fiscal year ended
June so, s39,OOO,OOO remained
unexpended and was reappropriS
ated for the present fiscal year,
making the sum available for ex-
penses Of the pension bureau
about 1925, 100000. Commission
er Dudley expresses the opinion
that there will be another large
surplus at the end of the present
fiscal year. In that event he will
ask to have the surplus reapPro-
priated, and expects to be able
considerably to reduce the amount
required for the fiscal year begin
ming July l, 1884.
The Daily Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Or.) 1876-1883, 1883-09-20

The WdH Street .NelcS of the
18th says: at was denied Satur-
day that loan Of Sl,10O,OOO had
been called for by a Boston house
on the Oregon and Transconti-
mental Company. We understand
this is correct. The money was
not borrowed by the Oregon and
TranscOntinental Company but by
Willard personally. The loan
comes due Thursday, the 20tf
inst 1t is Sl,l0O,000 in amount
The Daily Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Or.) 1876-1883, 1883-09-20

AMONG other reports 1t Is said IN
San Francisco that recent large
expenditures on Improvements of
the South Pacific Coast railroad
and construction Of the new pile
road two miles out into the bay,
have been prompted by a new cor
poration called the San Fran cisco
and Colorado Railroad compa ny
with Willard, president of the
Northern Pacific, at its head. 1t
is also affirmed that he has bought
the North Pacific Coast railroad,
running from San Francisco north
along the coast to a point called
Duncan's mills, with the intention
to construct it to a junction with
his Oregon system. 1t is further
stated that he has bought the San
ia Maria road, short line run
ming from Port Hartford to
Santa Barbara, and that he in
tends to build connection to join
the South Pacific Coast road
With this accomplished he woull
have a continuous coast line from
Puget sound to within a shor'
distance of San Diego, in southern
California, a distance of about
| fifteen hundred miles. Such I'll,
mors are wholly improbable, as IL
the case of the Astoria railroad, ht
is obliged to forego any additiona
enterprises until at least relieves
Of his present financial embarrass
ment.
The Daily Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Or.) 1876-1883, 1883-09-20

A MATCH has been made for
$1,000 between Jay Eye See and
st. Julien. to be trotted over the
Gentlemen's driving park, at New
York, September 29th. This will
be the greatest match race that
ever took place, Jay Eye See hav.
ing q record Of 2:102, and St
Julien 2:lls.
The Daily Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Or.) 1876-1883, 1883-09-20

THE fastest train on the Ameri-
can continent runs from Coteau to
Ottawa on the Canadian Atlantic,
1t makes the distance of 7S.4
miles in one hour and thirty-foul
minutes, an average Of over fifty
miles per hour for the trip, and oi
over ffty-two miles per hour
actual running time, after deduct
ing for one stop.
The Daily Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Or.) 1876-1883, 1883-09-20

SLAVERY in Cuba is described
by Matte Young in the Kansas
City Times. She was born in
Nashville, Tenn, and at the age
Of 8, was stolen by Robinson's
Circus. They made a dancing
girl of her, and took her to Cuba.
There, seven years later, she was
auctioned to a planter whose place
is eight miles out of Havana. She
goes on to say: 81 was branded
The Daily Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Or.) 1876-1883, 1883-09-20


4 SAN FRANCISCO Bulletin
special, quoting from the New
York Times editorial on the state
ment that the l1Ho California;,
under the proposed purchase hy a
group CT prominent Democrates
OF that city, VIII support Justice
Field for the presidency, says:
'SThere is not printers ink enough
on the Pacific slope to float Stephen
J. Field, or any other California
Democrat, over the Rocky moua-
talns and into the presidential
candidacy. There are too many
Democrats on this side OF the
Rockies who are more powerful
and have got a better start"
The Daily Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Or.) 1876-1883, 1883-09-20

on the back with eighteen names,
and as often as the scars dimmed
l was branded again. / was made
to plough like a horse. They
hitched three women in harness
and made us drag the plough, one
Of US carrying bit in the mouth.
We were sometimes whipped three
times a day, and we never knew
what Sunday was The girl at
length escaped to a ship and
landed In Galveston.
The Daily Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Or.) 1876-1883, 1883-09-20
Tlc 1ailn Astortan-
ASTORIA, OREGON:

THURSDAY SEPTEMBER %. 1855
The Daily Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Or.) 1876-1883, 1883-09-20

a BUOY made to whistle by the
action of the waves, the tone OF
which can be heard for thirty
miles, is q recent invention which
the Government is trying at the
Staten Island lighthouse depot.
The Daily Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Or.) 1876-1883, 1883-09-20

II was Richard Grant White
who sometime said that he had
never met one hundred men who
could speak English correctly.
Were that master Of diction to
cross the Cascades and read the
exchanges he would greatly lessen
his list of those who can write
English correctly. There is slip
shod style of newspaper writing in
vogue which horn ofignorance and
fostered by carelessness is fast su-
perseding the use Of pure English
and has a demoraIizing effect upon
those who must accept it rs their
only mental pabulum.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-01-20
CONDENSED TELEGRAMs.

In the United States Senate on the
10th several bills were reported. The Tariff
bill was taken up, but little progress was
made, numerous amendments being Of
fered. In the House the conference report
on the Agricultural Appropriation bill was
agreed to. An adverse report was presented
on the measure to admit Majors, contingent
member from Nebraska.
SEVERAL State Legislatures began
balloting for United States Senators on the
10th. Frye was reelected in Maine. Also,
Harris in Tennessee and Garland in Arkan-
sas.
The losses by the recent floods in
Germany were estimated at 10000
marks.
SPECIAL agents of the Post-oiice De-
partment went TO Grand Rapids, Mich,
lately to investigate rumors OF defalcation,
BUTT was said only found that a registered
letter containing $500 was missing.
MICHAEL DAyITT's appearance on
the platform at Oldham, Ireland, the other
day, brought on row. The mob drowned
his words by noise. The police removed
the disturbers.
Ice gOrges were reported in the
Lower Missouri River day OF two ago.
THE employees on the Caledonian
Railroad IN Scotland, it was said, we're on a
strike a few days ago.
Two houses were shaken down at
Carlsbad, Germany, on the 10th by an
earth quake shock
PATRICK HIGGINs, recently convicted
as one Of the Huddys murderers, was
hanged in Galway, ireland, on the 10th.
II was reported from Washington on
the 10Th that the report Of the Jeanette
| Board would not be completed till the
rest OF the wrecked crew returned from
/ Siberia in March.
THouGH the floods in Hungary had
/ subsidized it was said lately that many houses
had been swept away by ice and thousands
Of persons were still homeless.
BEN TICE, clerk of the Newhall
House, lately burned at Milwaukee, Wis. ,waI
reported as saying positively that somebody
set the building on fire. 1t was fired in the
ldndlng closet.
THE United States Consul-General al
Shanghai was on the 10Th reported as in.
volyed in a controversy with the Viceroy
owing to measures Of the Chinese authori
ties to obstruct the manufacture Of silk b.
an American company.
FIVE children of man named Groe
stick, living at Dubuque, Iowa, were th
other day attacked by a disease oalle'
laryngae diphtheria, which II was said nj
medical treatment was able to overcome
Three OF the children had died and the othe
two were not expected to live.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-01-20
hIIsCELnANEnus.

A VERDICT for the largest amount
ever given in a breach-ot-promisec case was
that given by. the jury in the Livingstone
Fleming case In New York City recently,
The plaintiff being awarded $4,000 dam
ages.
THE MARITIME Exchange at New York
lately protested against the passage Of a
pending bill in Congress to transfer the ad-
ministrauon OF the revenue cutter service TO
the Navy Department.
An association for the preservation of
Niagara Falls was formed iu New York City
the other night, Howard Potter, publicist
and banker, being chosen President, The
bin for the purchase OF surrounding lands,
vetoed by Governor Cornell, was to be in
troduced in the present Legislature.
THE police of Cleveland, o., recently
completed census which showed the popu-
lalion OF that city to be 1913, 800.
THE authorities at Montreal insisted
lately upon taxing a Jewish temple because
fair was held in the building.
Ir was reported the other day that
Henry NJ. STANLEY, the African explorer, mad
reached Congo with 5000 tons Of goods.
A LONDON Eng, CourI recently gave
judgment against Charles Bradlsugh on his
action against Eiskine, Deputy Sergeant
alarms Of the Commons, for assault on the
occasion of BradlaugA attempting to enter
| the House Of Commons and take his seat as
a member, after a resolution had been
/ passed prohibiting him from 50 doing.
THERE were POP business failures in
the United States during the seven days
ended on the 18th, an increase OF thirty
eight as compared with the previous seven
days.
A GENERAL strike of iron-workers
WAS threatened at Fall River and Somerset
Mass, on the 18th, when a fifteen per cent.
! reduction OF wages would take effect.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-01-20
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

THATCHER PERKINS, one of the most
prominent machinists and inventors in the
United States, died lately at Baltimore,
Nd. His greatest work was ten-wheeled
locomotive.
WILLIAM BUCKNELL, of Philadel-
phia, recently handed the Board Of Truss
tees Of 'Se University of Lewisburg, Pa.
Baptist Theological Seminary, a check for
81, 900, 900, including his own subscription
OF 100000, made on condition that $4,000
more would be secured.
DAvITT, speaking at Birkenhead Ire
land, the other night, referred TO the dis
tress in the West OF Ireland. He said IL was
humiliating that Ireland should stand before
the world time after time as mendicant.
The people OF Ireland had enough futile
agitation and semi They were
going TO fight il out this time.
+. b. WAsHBUREE, ex-Minister to
France, while riding at San Antonio, Tex
the other day, was painfully injured by be-
ing thrown from bis horse,
LORD DUFFERIN lately informed the
Egyptian Ministry that Great Britain would
withdraw from the Treasury control, and
suggested the appointment Of a European
financial adviser.