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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1883-05-19
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our regular correspondent
WASHINGTON, May ID, 1883

WAsHINeToS, May II. 1883
Society 10 in kind of chaotic
state consequent upon the approach
ing hydra to summer quarters.
President Arthur intends going to
Soldiers Home the let of July, Sec
rotary OF State Freel.nghuysen and
family will 90 to Their country home
in New Jersey. Justice Miller Of
the Supreme Court has already
started on his circuit through the
west. Secretary Chandler of the
Navy will spend the summer at his
home in the mountains Of New
Hampshire. Gen. Sherman will re-
move TO 81. LOUIS with hlr family in
June; Dut before going he will at
t nd the commencement at West
Point for the lsst time as General OF
the Army. Tue Mexican Minister,
Spanish Minister and family, Swed-
ish Minister and family. and the
wives OF the Danish, Russian. and
Italian Ministers Of the Washing on
Diplomatic Corps viii be in Europe
tlIs summer.
The priucip4l event to tok. ,laoa
IN Washington ,,s w-es is Tho aroo,
Reunion OF the Armv Of tho Po,o
mac. Ey.rv det.l NJ or.an-,
for the affair has been no, fac,ad 49,
the city ia waiting 10 rac.;vo ,ho
hundreds of visitors that arc evroo,
ed. "wednesday parsde don 49,
Army with halta d Zen Iooal mil;
tary organizations will na.s in 20
view before the President, who will
occupy astand that has been erect
ed on Pennsylvania Avenue in front
OF the White House. The old sol
diers will wear citizens dress, and
alter the parade will visit the White
House and pay then respects to
President Arthur.
The civil service commioo;o,o.a
have lett w lexington for the npr
pose of establishing local exsm;nino
boards in the principal cities Of the
country. Mr.. Eaton eoes n Tho
''e'ern Clues; Mr. Thomas to the
western ana southwestern cities,
ana Mr., Gregory to The uorthern
anu Lake cities. Mr.. Lyman, Chiei
CLERK OF the Tleasurer's Ollie, Was
appointed Chlef Examiner OF the
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1883-05-19

The New York Tribune last Thurs.
day published complete reports of
the condition and prospect of the
crops throughout the gram growing
regions Of the West. While the
prospects, at present are not favor
able for as large a ysald AZ last year,
yet they are more favorable than
those received earlier in the season.
The weather everywhere has been
very favorable for the sowing of
spring wheat, and the great acreage
that has been sowed this spring, will
likely make good the loss in the
crops of winter wheat. The reports
are very favorable in regard to oats
and corn, and the Tribune thinks
that with the large supply OF corn
on hand from the crops of 1882, we
have no reason to anticipate a de-
hciency in that grain during the
year.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1883-05-19

Elk GOVERNOR ST.JoHN of Kansas
prohibition fame has just been defeat
ed for Mayor Of the city oil Lsavens-
worth, and we say amen. We have
not word to say against prohibi-
ton az an issue in itself, but we shsll
always hold in disfavor any attempt
to wrap that subject with political
cloak.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1883-05-19

We have received No. !, volume
of new Democratic paper that has
just been established 10 Pocahontss
County, this State. The paper is
very crsditsble in its makeup, ard
deserves the patronage OF the De-
mocraoy down there. We wish
Msssrs. CAEFHLD and MARSHALL,
ils publishers, abundant success.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1883-05-19

TIE National Rspub hcan, a Stall
wsrt organ OF Washington City, has
nominated CHEsTER A. ARTHUR for
reelection. We have no idea, how
ever, that CHEsTER A will cut any
violent dash in the next National
Convention. His wing OF the party
seems to point with pride towards
GRANT as their FIRST, and CoEKLINe
as their second choice.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1883-05-19

SAMUEL ]. TILDEE is often men
toned ~ the probable candidate OF
The Democratic Party for President
in 1884. Mr.. TILDEE's health and
age Kill hardly permit biz entering
another campaign, ss a Presiden tial
candidate, bot in case be should al
low bis name to 90 before the Con
vention, is very likely be would
rsceiVs the nomination and be elect
ed President By much larger ma
iority than be received in 1876.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1883-05-19

BEN BUTLER is making it any
thing but pleasant for the Republ-
cans OF Massachusetts,. There wss q
time when they admired the Beast,
but now they hold him in the most
AFFECT dsrision. "Times change and
men change with them
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1883-05-19

AT the recent election ia Chicago
the Democratic MsyoraHty ticket
was eleclsd.-PIedmont O6serUsr Of
MAY II
This bit Of late % news is very
gratifying to US. However, after
thinking over the matter for some
time, it appears that We hssrd OF On
election being he'd 10 Chicago about
SIX weeks ago.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1883-05-19
ICE KEPT FIFTY YEARS..

The following big story com en-
from Canousburg Mr.. VIM. Riebey
recently erected block of buildi ngs
on Pike street, and while excavatine
In the rear OF the building, on the
18th, struck the old ice vault con-
pected with the old Briceland Hotel
at depth OF ten feet below the sur
lace. A quantity Of straw was found
In a good state OF preservation. and
while the removal OF the same was
under process cake of ice was found
two and half inches in thickness.
ten inches wide and twenty inches
In length. Neither the straw mr. ice
had been 10 the daylight for the last
Fifty ysars.'-[ Washington Reporter.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1883-05-19

ALEXANDER III. will be crowus1
at Moscow the 9th OF the present
month. Great danger is spprehend-
ed of the Nihihsts, who, 1T Is thought
viii. endeavor to prevent the cersmo-
ny if possible.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1883-05-19
LEE RUssART.

JOSEPH PULITZER of the st. Louis
Post Dispatch has bought the New
York World for $350,0O0. HURL-
BERT, the present editor of the
World, will go abroad in the interest
Of the GOULD railway systsm. The
paper will remain Democratic.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1883-05-19

THERE seems to be general
movement among working olssses
throughout the country to secure
higher wages for their work. The
coal miners in different parts of the
country have struck, and a general
strike among rolling mill msn seems
imminent.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1883-05-19
SNAKES 81

h. V. Keck while repairing the
fence on the hillside near Kincaid,s
butcher-shop, WAS attracted by a
noise among the leaves and brush
when to his utter surprise he found
1T occasioned by a huge rattlesnake
Hastily collecting come stones, war
wssmade on the glIstebing serpent but
the snake succeed ed in escaping, after
being crippled, in large oak tree.
Securing the aid of Mr.. Grim, the
tree was fred. and presently down
came the rattle-, partly roasted. l.
was quite four feet long and very
lsrge.-L Inorganic WI Post.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1883-05-19
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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1883-05-19

No part Of the WORK on the Iron
Valley and Morgsntown K. r. bas
been awarded yst.--tNsv Dominion
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1883-05-19

There is a big excitement out at
StillwslI creek over the lucky strike
OF some Peunsy lvsuia parties, b. cad ed
by man named Messimer. Shallow
oil bs' been struck at deptb Of Jess
than % feet. h humber Of newwslIs
will be put down at once. Goa il
beng dug for and big boom on
StiIiws'l is the order Of tie day
State Journal.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1883-05-19
NOTICE TO FARMERS.

EVANSVILLE WooLKN FAeroRr,
EVANSVILLE, w. VA March 81
Take notice Farmers and the Public,
that We have purchased and placed in our
factory new and improved machinery,
therefore we are able 10 compete with
any factory in the States in making
wooden goods. We give the
Highest Market Price TO- Wool,
and sell goods very low. We do manu-
featuring al very low rates.
Farmers give us call.
1mrSltf J. BOWMAN& son.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1883-05-19
ANOTHER HoRRLBLB ACCIDENT.

News reaches us Of the horrible
death OF Mr.. George Herod, of Tay-
lortowD, which occurred on Saturday
last near bis home in that place. The
old gentleman was at work in clear
ing burning brush and logs. and as
he was subject to epilepsy. it is sup
posed he was striker aud fell into
The fire. he was burned to an up-
recognizable mass aud was of course
entirely dead when found. Deceased
was about 55 years OF sge.-rNew
Dominion. d.
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On Sstu rday Secretary Lincoln
paid to the heirs Of the Arlington
estate $4,000. Congress apPro-
prIated $4,000. but MIR LLcoln
retained $4,000 Tor accumulated
taxes.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-09-27
Foreign

Cholera hangs on we'll in Egypt, but
its ravages are hardly noticeable after
the record so recently made. Euro
peans complain of the rapidity with
which everything in the way of saoita-
ny service has been abandoned 10y the
Egyptians now that their fears have
subsidized.
A mob of Chinese burned the houses
and wharves Of several European mer-
chants at Canton. The foreign resi-
dents sought refuge on vessels in the
river, and Chinese troops dispersed the
rioters. Two British gunboats were
sent to the scene from Hong Kong
The cattle dis ase has spread all over
England, and only American beef can
be obtained in some sections.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-09-27
General

Large shipments of Frenc h geld are
daily reaching New York.
HARRY Hill, the stakeholder in the
Mitchell Slade contest, has issued an
ultimatum that the men must fight Oct.
%, at o point within 100 miles OF New
Orleans.
Since the first of January, 145, ISL
packages of dry goods were exported
from New York, larger quantity than
was ever sent abroad before in the same
period.
A mob of sixteen masked men forcibly
entered the Yell County Jail at Dan
vile, Ark, seized John Cocker and DIR.
Flood and took them to a bridge and
hung them from the center spar cross
beam.-Coker was accused Of leading
into ambuscade tho Sheriff's party
in search of the Danville outlaws sew
eral weeks ago, in which two men were
killed. Flood was accused of harbor-
ing the outlaws.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-09-27
SOIIIh.

At colorcd celebration in Beaufort
county, ). c, boiled shrimps were dis
pensed. Three negroes have died from
their effects. and seven are not expect
I'll to Eve.-A boy Of Is and a boy
OF Il fought q duel ut Richmond, Va.
The difficulty Was caused by n Miss OF
-. The difficulty was Smoothed over
after mis- Ola both sides. The dead
~ toy pistol did not figure in the affair.
A young nan called for a glass Of
~pda-Uatcr IL New Orleans. The clerk
responded. The customer said the
glass zla dry. The clerk denied IT,.
The customer called the clerk q hog. in
French. i duel was arranged. After
a combat with rapiers lasting eighty
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-09-27
A Great Aqueduct.

Among thenotable American works
about to be undertaken is the con-
struction of a new aqueduct running,
from a vast reservoir to supply New
York city with water. This aqueduct
will be thirty miles long, and although
the first estimate is $14,5OO,OOO, it
will probably cost $25,0OO,OOO.
When completed, New York will have
q water supply of 360,0oO,OOO gal.
Ions per day. Even should there be,
% year of droutl, there will be never
less than 250,00O,000 gallons day.
an amount sufficient for population
of 100000 persons. 1t is doubtful
whether New York really needs this
costly work for underneath the city
lies a vast reservoir Of water, which
is sweeter, cooler, and chemically
purer than the Croton OF any other
river or lake water. It can be reached
in about forty feet from the surface,
and has been tapped in a thousand
different wells TO supply hotels, bath,
ing houses, breweries and manufac.u--
ries. New York is the best watered.
city in the world, and it ought to be
the healthiest, but it's death rate is
nevertheless very large.-Erom Demo-
rests Monthly for October.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-09-27
NEWS in BRIEF.
kinSh.

On Long Island, near Hunters Point
depot, two passenger trains came in
collision, and two persons were killed
and eight wounded.
A SCORE of villagers attended the
auction in Chappaqua, n. Y, Mt which
Horace Greeleys farm was sold. One
bid was made for the seventy-seven
acres, and il was sold to Miss Gabrielle
NJ. Greely for $4,000. Neighbors who
wanted the property would not bid
against the daughter. The place cost
Horace Greeley about $4,000, and he
expended on its improvement about
$4,000.
The Newark N. j. Evening Ne,oS
publsllg two lettots from the abduct-
ors of little Charlie Ross, written Nov.
%, and "a 1874 (the year in which the
child was spirited away to Mr.. Chris
tian X. Ross, and demanding $2O,O0O
ransom or his own son would be put to
death. They were found among pa
pers Of the late William II. Helms, Chief
of the Philadelphia detectives. The
point aimed at by the NeacS is that the
evidence OF those letters was unknown
to Mr.. Ross or his friends, and so pre-
vented, in measure, the return OF the
child to his parents.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-09-27
Growing Dlstrust OF Cornor..

There is no mistake in the crow
prejudice of the great monopoIS;s sO"iI
was long ago said that corOOs es.
had neither bodies to be kiekeS Su %
souls to be crushed. A bossa
twelve men, each of whom is inS;n
ually Just and kind, when oct;uu
concert, are often unscrupulona
cruel. These organizations have b aa
used to exploit the public, hence ot n
anger at monopolies. The IOuSaj
Pail Mall Gazette says that this feaG,'
is as rife in Great Britain as in n
United States. Everywhere .leo;sId|
ton is demanded to resist the 's a,a
croachments, and limit the profit i
these souless corporations. Th.0I
last now have almost unrestr;otsj
power to tax the community. EssS
new invention is seized upon to bsl1
plumber the public. A telephone y!
instance, is only a speaking tube, n n
was discovered sixty years ago bv !
German named Isaac Refs. But mai
vile Bell and certain of his assoc;
ates have utilized the invention u
Refs to levy heavy tax upon tbI
American people. The telephone conn
panies represent capital with tba
market value $75,OOO,0O which paws
- per cent, and represents nearIr
three times the original capital. Tbis
is tax upon the business commupiI
ty for using a speaking tube. So NTH
the electric light and other invent.
ions useful to man, which are ufl.
lied by corporations to enrich the few
atthe expense of the many. The rela.
tions of the community to the copO.
rations is destined to be the subject
of wide spread debate, and its settle.
ment, if possible, would solve one Of
the most serious practical problems
of the age.-F'rom Demorest's MOnth1u
for October.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-09-27
Washington.

The Agricultural Department a
| Washington has issued its Septembel
report on the cotton crop, the average
of which is now reduced to "A, while a
| the same time in 1882 it was 80 pei
cent. Drouth has had this bad etlec
in almost every state, and rust, cater
pillars, and the boil worm are preva'
lent in many districts.
Col. DAVID p. HOLLOWAY died al
Washington last week in his 18th year
c edited the Richmond, Qnd.) Patld-
an many years, commencing IN
1882, was q member OF the Indiana
Legislature for ten years, from 1913 to
1853, and was one of the Indiana Rep
resentatives in Congress in the lS55-56
term. He Unsupported Commission
err of Patents by President Lincoln in
1861.
The Treasury Commission appoint
ed to investigate the conduct of Archi-
tect Hill have submitted their report
to Secretary Folger. They find the
Office which he held guilty Of official
favoritism, which in it's consequences
entailed great loss upon the Govern
ment. The firm of Battlet Robbins q
Co., of Baltimore, were paid $4,000
for simply drafting the plans for the
heating apparatus OF four buildings.
In one case an outsiders shutters Were
rejected because they were too good
rather than exactly of the quality adj
vertised for. Mismanagement, ROBBERY,
ineflicie ncy and many other kinds OF
ras cality re stated to have been pre-
valent all around Architect Hill, but
he personally is not found to havs been
corrupt.
Washington telegram: POSTMASTER
General Gresham, the only cabinet OIL
GER who has remained in Washington
any considerable portion of the sum-
mer, has a large budget to call to the
attention OF the President, and 1t is
quite probable that number of Post
masters will be removed. Among them
are some Postmasters whe, being pro-
prietors of country newspapers, have
inserted the latest advertisements OF q
lottery company, which sharply attacks
the Posteffice Department and the Ad-
ministration on account Of recent de-
cisions excluding lottery letters from
the mails IN view OF the successful
evasion Of the recent order OF the
Postmaster General against lotteries,
it is expected, too, that another order,
more stringent than the former one,
will soon be promulgated"
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-09-27
BRAN hOrk aed Food.
Boston Journal of Chemistry.

The notion that those who work only
with their brain need less food than
those who labor with their hands has
long been proved to be fallacious.
Mental labor causes greater waste o.
tissue than muscular. According to
careful estimates, three. hours of herd
study wear out the body more than a
whole day of hard physical exertion.
Without phosphorus, no thought, Is
a German saving; and the consump-
ton OF that essential ingredient of the
brain increases in proportion to tine
amount of labor which this organ j.
required to perform. The wear and
iCar Of the brain are easily measured
bv careful examination Of the salts IL
tie l5guid excretisns. The importance
r the brain as q working organ =
shown by the amount Of blood Il re-
coivcs, which Is propOrtionately greater
than that Of any other part Of the body.
One-fifth OF the blood gees to the brain
though Its average weight Is only one
fortielh 81 that Of the body. This fact
alone S0uId be sufficient 10 prove thaI
brain workers require mere food and
even better feed than mechanics auC
farm iaborers.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-09-27
barge Ranches and Small Farms,

The breeding of cattle on the West
ern plains has long been a lucrative
business. It has enriched thousands
of men of limited means. Four-year
old steers could be raised for about
$3.50 each and were then sold for $18
to $25 at the railway station. But the
old conditions are changing. The set
element of the Western country has
limited the free pasture lands, and, as
in all other occupations, the large cat
tie breeders have driven out the small
er ones. The business is being con-
centrated into the hands Of a few men
comparatively; this monopolizing tend
ency has some advantages. The land
is being fenced in, and successful en-
deavors are making to improve the
quality of the stock. American beef
and mutton are now equal to, and will
soon be the best Of, any in the world.
When ensilage is well understood in
the Middle and Northern States we
will probably be able to raise more of
our own cattle to supply the local de-
mand, and then doubtless the smaller
capitalists will again have chance.
Ensilage, it will be remembered, is
the system by which fodder is kept
succulent and fresh all through the
winter months. 1t corresponds to the
canning of fruits and vegetables, and
Is compar lively inexpensive process.
But while the great droves of cattle on
the western plains are getting into
fewer hands, tits also true that the
large farmers are monopoizing the
soil to the exclusion of the smaller
tiller of the earth in all the prairie
countries. This tendency to make
great land and cattle kings is not a
wholesome one, for the hope of our
country is, after all, in farming class
which tiils its own soil and are not
hirelings. Luckily, in other parts of
the country there is steady increase
OF the number of farmers who own
800 and less acres. In California, for
instance, there are but little over 5, 900
farms of mere than 500 acres, while
there are over 10000 of less than 500
acres. All the hilly and mountainous
region of the country, including the
ocean slopes, is more suitable for
small than large farms. In the neigh
borhood Of the great cities, also, the
fEuit and vegetable farms are always
limited In extent. Landlordism is
more likely to develOpe its evils on our
Western prairies than in any other
part Of the cOuntTy.-FroHl Dsmorest's
Monthly for Oto5or.