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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1883-12-14

TUF Brooklyn rmoa says of General
Fremont old age and poverty 'Jtisa
sad fate Cor fhc Pathfinder, whose ro-
mantle career cast such q halo about
Dbl, name @ generation ago. and the
country viii mot object if hi, friends
cen persuade Congress to- follow the
precedent set in the case of General
Shields few years ago, and place the
old soldier ON the retired list of the ar
N.Y. with The rank of Brigadier General
and q comfortable income"
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1883-12-14

ALBANY, N. s., December The civil
service commissioni FOO session the past tbro.
days finished its labors by tine ndorti., "a
snt Df "civil service rules" under tho qcf
OF 1883. entitled cam ACT Co regulate and
improve tho civil service of tho State of
Ncw York" They have been submitted to
tue Governor and approved OF by him.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1883-12-14

APPLETON, Wis, December o. Seventy
citizens of Cicero aud Lessor townships, Of
Snswaue County, started into tho forest
to-day ON an organized seuIcu Tor little
Ienie Matsci who was carried away by "a
huge she-brar. Bears are numerous in that
vicinity, and are being killed every day.
10 is believed that the child Dr. .fIII alive.
and the people arc wild With excitement.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1883-12-14
-Four NeHIoans Lynched In Texas

ShN ANroWo, Tx, December 7.-It is
reported Chat four Mexicans, charged with
numbering Domingo Polomo. four wceg.
ito' near Fort Davis has heou taken from
tnc authorities and lyuchod.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1883-12-14
The Pennsylvania LEGISLATURE Adlourns

HARMsBuRG, December G.-Ihe Lcgislu-
turc adjourned sine die, Most OF the mcm-
bcrs turned into the Treasury one hundred
and ten dollars each, their pay for the
eleven days recess at the beginning OF the
session. a charter was granted TO the
standard Manufacturing Company, OF
BlttsluTg, capital 500 900
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1883-12-14
Frenoh Adyanoe Erneoind al a..

Hose KoNo, December "a Chinese
night attack on HoipbonR has been frus.
Wated by the French The Chinese ad.
vsuccd close.t1 Hoiphone and burned a
village. French guuu08t aud troops were
dispatched 90 the scene and the oneroy
routed. Itis expected the French ,giIi IN
vance on s0ufay tO.ulerrsv,
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1883-12-14
ProhIbitionists 10 ConsoIidaie

BLOOMINGTON, Ill, December 5.-The
Illinois State Temperance Union ,o-day
decided TO consolidate with the National
Prohibition aud Home Protection party.
and suggested a national convention, TO 10
held at Louisville, Chicago, or Buffalo,
after holding the Republican and Demo.
cratic conventions
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1883-12-14

ThE reported decline in the yield Of
silk in China will probably greatly adj
vance prices in this country. Stray silk
umbrellas will bc in greater demand
than ever
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1883-12-14

MATTHEW ARNOLD speaks of the typ
ical American citizen as clean and
dry, ~ and that, too, in Nation in which
there are no less than l75. 600 saloons.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1883-12-14
Worklngmen to Move In poIilIce

BosToN. December THE President of
tho Workingmeu's Association of Lynn
calls lor q national convention of the Ma.
uonoi W0rNingmsn's party aud tho uomi.
nation of candidates for President and
Vice President
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1883-12-14

COLORADO has 1000 milcs OF
narrow guagc roads in operation; Texas
has l,l0o; Mexico LOO; Arizona has 700
under construction, and Utah about
l,6O0 projected.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1883-12-14

The action of the French Dramatic
Authors Society in forbdding mana-
gers TO put on plays Of thcir own com
position, may have in it the clements of
seIf-protcction Of the innocent thcnter-
going public.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1883-12-14

( IHREE Western professional humor-
lists are going EeAtto Lecture. The Bal-
timore dfaericas gives notioe chat it
'rslli go ~ lieih @cs fibn>iile fot lsss
mob violence That may burst forth in
MARYLAND
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1883-12-14

The Norwcgians, twenty or twenty
five years ago, had plenty Of oys-
icrs. but now they have scarcely any.
Their oyster banks have been ruined by
oycrllshing and carclcssnccss.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1883-12-14

InE idca that horses spread scnrlct
fever is probably erroneous But this
scourge together with diphthcria and
measles, is acknowledged TO be- conta-
giou, ana at any time liable TO become
epidemic among the school-childrcn in
the fall and winter
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1883-12-14

TINS Lord Mayor of London receives
salary of $4,000 hut IL is estimated
that the Office costs him SljO. OOOa year.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1883-12-14

FRENCH orchardists, who have over
100000 cider apple trees, are advised
to plant more crab-applcs, rs they nro
superior to others for making cham
pagne wine for shipment to the United
StatcS
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1883-12-14

GAIT. NOAH FAIR BANKS. who. at the
agc Of ninety-seycn, recently died at
Frcdericksburg, Va. was historical
charactcrin Chesapeake Bay navigation
He was the first man TO take II stcam-
boat in Virginia waters
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1883-12-14

An Oregon paper warns the people
that the Neutrality-suspicious. clock scheme
was got up by the watch-makers To
boom their business TO as rcmuucraliyo
n scale as plumbing.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1883-12-14

AT recent literary library salc in
New York volume containing the adj
dress delivered by Rev Jesse Appleton,
President OF Bowdoin College from 1908
TO 1918, with sketch Of his character,
sold for one cent.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1883-12-14

IT is in contemplation TO hold. some
time this winter n New England con
vention Of officials and others Interested
in the preservation Of game and fish, in
order 10 bring about uniformity of lcgis-
latiOn iu the several States.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1883-12-14

CHINESE in California attend Sunday
schools 20 learn English and become
qualified To carry ON business.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1883-12-14

TINS license tax ON public carriages
in London has largely substituted two
wheeled vehicles for the four-whcclcrs.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1883-12-14

HoUsroN, TrxAs. December 6-J NJ
It'se' wealthy carriage manufacture.
disappeared last Sunday, and tho wife and
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1883-12-14

WArERTowy, n. ~, December g.-Wro.
=. Rogers, Treasurer of Lewis County. is
missing, and is believed to have euicided
Letters were found bidding his famine
good-by. he was q candidate for re.cIse.
ti0n, and defeated.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1883-12-14

IW Mormon church is not only rap
idly growing in Utah but i'm Arizona
and Idaho, while missionaries are AZ
work all over Europe and the United
States. The church contains the pres
idoni u apostles, js patriarchs, 1886
high priests, 1000 cboirs. 800 bishops
and 600 dnncnn..
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1883-12-14
EngIIsh Commenl on Arthur,s Messaas.

LONDON, December 5.-Ihe Times thinks
President Arthur message somewhat
colofless, and sees tribut. o. The Irish
Na'e in ine language used 1 regard ~
pauper euiuaurs. The press generally
express 1i-aipnu fmcr. 'ha. tine President
dId not recommend reductions in the tariT
at This Jon. Al, however. rofer to the
picture tho message pre- or' of tho great
prosperity of Che United States
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1883-12-14
TOPICS OF THE DAY.

TuERr Is said to hc three cents worth
of gold In every ton ofSca- water
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1883-12-14

TIM jcwclry manufacturers of Attlo-
boro, Mass complain of dun times, and
expect work 10 bc light during the win
ter
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1883-12-14

Oscar Wilde believes that his
poetry viii be read when Shakespeare
has been forgotten
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1883-12-14
Things Getting Serious in Egypt.

LONDON, December Ca Kartoum dis.
patch says The mudir of Seruaar telc-
graphs tnat dorvisch entered tho bazaar
there wednesday evening and proclaimed
near El Oleid. The d,rvisch swgre
ou the Koran that not one Egyptian
soldier was left alive iu Eordofsu. Five
thousand hearers armed themselves, 500
having Remington rifles, aud declared for
ID Mandi. The Mudiraek for instructions.
a CAIRO CORE. .pOudfut says the foregoing
i- thc most serious new. received since the
report oi tuc destruction of Hicks Pasha's
army ocrnaar is Cine grauury OF the Euar.
tDuW. The proceedings nt Soruaar may be-
repeated at kuaTtoum Or even nt As-ouau.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1883-12-14

Mary Cosgovc, of Jersey CITY.
stabbed q policeman with % hair pin
As it did not Kin him she escaped with
six months imprisonment ~ Y.
H.r0ld
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1883-12-14

Mrs. MATTHEW HorNNs. wife of an
Austin, CIcX) Iowyc thigh reputation
is said 70 have clopcd, and her husband
has since died OF % broken heart The
poor man looked upon his wifos disap-
pcarance as utterly mysterious. and
could not be made 90 believe. upon the
strongc,t proofs that She had voluntar-
ily dcscr "d him.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1883-12-14

A woWhS pleads for saloons. and SAYS
they do not create. but simply supply.
the demand for strong drink. Her
theory is that as thc race refine. and
spiri'uallce DO call, for moro .stmu-
laune and spirituaIiliug continent
But She can not show chat habiual over
Indulgence in this sentiment" is rein
Ing
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1883-12-14
B. & o. R. r. TIMETABLE.
WESTWARD.

=. Condensed timetable OF passenger trains for
the stations named below
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1883-12-14
EASTWARD.

BESIDES the abOvc-namod trains, there is "A
way Train with passenger car attached that
goes both East and w est daily except sunday
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-05-29
THE OHIO PROHIBITIONISTS.

The next campaign in OHIO is likely to prove
of unusual importance TO the temperance cause
in that State. Two constitutional amendments
will be submitted to the people for rejection or
approval. The first provides for absolute pro-
hibiton The second gives the Legislature
power to regulate the liquor traffic, to tax 1t
and restrict it by license, local option or ether
wise. These amendments have been prepared
by the Republican Legislature as the only just
and lawful way of reaching settlement o the
yexed temperance question. They refer the
subject to the people for decision, since the
people alone have power under the Constitution
TO decide 1t.
Before the campaign has opened the Dem
ocrats have taken their position in opposition TO
both amendments. They are in open alliance
with the liquor interest in favor Of untaXcd and
unrestricted rum. There is no other truthful
way of describing their attitude. Ihcn iavo-
rite candidate for Governor is Judge lloadly,
the attorney of the liquor dealers in the recent
litigation with .he State. The Republicans
stand where they stood last year, in favor Of
both taxing and restricting the sale of liquor.
They Will not oppose the prohibitoly amend
ment, but will leave the people to vote on that
according to their own free will
In view of this attitude of both the leading
parties it is difficult to believe that the Pro-
hibtionists of the State will commit the serious
blunder of running a separate ticket. They
have nothing to gain and everything to lose by
such course. A separate ticket can have no
other effect than to help the Democrats, ard it
is SELF yident that Democratic victory rs the
issues are now presented would be the most Sc
rious blow which the cause OF temperance could
pos.ibly sustain. A majority of the people of
the State are Enthusiastically in favor OF taxing
the sale OF liquor, rs proposed by the Repub-
licans Such u course it has been shown, Will
largely reduce the number of saloons and thus
restrict materially the spread OF intempcrance.
If the Republicans and ProhibitioniSts work
together for :his reform they can secure IT be-
yond doubt. If their vote is divided success
is Ivy no means certain. We do not believe the
Prohibitionists will he so short-sighted as to
throw away all chance of any reform simply
because they cannot get precisely the reform
they wish. Every vote cast for straight Pro-
hibtion ticket will be nothing moro nor less
than vote in favor of Democratic victory
and free rum, and if there is no such ticket in
the field there will be no excuse for temper
ance man to cast such a vote.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-05-29
THE NEVIS THIS MORNING.

FoREIGN.-1ho festivities in Moscow were con-
tinued Yesterday 80 Owing TO the Tonquin
trouble the feeling in China is intensely hostile 10
the French. &C Michael Pagan. one OF the Pho
nix Park murdereTs was hanged. 60 meeting
of the British Rifle Association, at which arrange
ments for the coming match were discussed, was
held. - Statues of Barons Alexander and Will
helm Won Humboldt were unveiled in Berlin. ==
The funeral of NJ Laboulaye took place in Paris
DoMEsTIC.-Mr. Dezendorl says that the Virginia
elections are rebuke to Malone. 80 Inc adj
vance III wheat continued at Chicago under large
orders from st. Louis and New-lOrk. 600 The
Rev. j. II. Boyd, of Trenton, has been missing
since last Thursday. GO The General
Council of the Reformed Episcopal Church
adjourned yesterday. =- State troops were called
out to protect prisoners at Stirling. Ky, from
lynchers. - A general strike in the iron mills
of Western Pennsylvania and the West is expected.
- Violence was resortcd to yesterday by the
striking miners i'll Illinois.
CITY AND SUBURBAN.-The annual parade and
dinner of the League ot American Wheelmen took
place Yesterday. - deserted mother threw
her two children into the East River and jumped
in herself all were rescued. GO The amount Of
travel on the Bridge was less than on any previous
day since the opening. 60 DR.. Willard
Parker and a coachman of james Stokes
testified III the Stokes will contest. --
Ex-Assembyman James Irving was convicted
of assault 60 The contract between the
Pennsylvania and Jersey Central railroads in refer
ence 10 Long Branch business was terminated
- The County Medical Society adopted amend
ments against the admission of sectarians and
1ogmatists. == The annual parade of the Police
Dep ,rtment occurred. 60 John l.. Sullivan
pitched for the Metropolitan Baseball Club on the
Polo Grounds 60 The second trial of Mrs. Sally
Story for the murder of Mrs. Elizabeth Fast was
begun in Paterson. == Two Siberian blood
hounds engaged in fierce fight on the stage of
Haverly's BROOKLYN Theatre. - Gold value of
the lega-tender silver dollar l412l2 grains), o222
cents. - Stocks opened dull and improved a
fraction; later they were lower without any
change in character and they closed weak.
I The Manufacturers local observations in
dictate fair and partly cloudy weather, with slight
changes IN temperature and chances of occasional
light raius. Temperature Yesterday: Highest 74';
lowest. 6lo; average. 81 81.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-05-29
C0LLFGE DEGREES.

Tic CORPORATION OF Harvard University will
meet again on Thursday to decide the moment
GUS question Of comforting degree of Ill. ID.
upon Governor Butler Their perturbation
mast afford him unbounded delight, but it can
scarcely be called cdifying to the rest of the
public Nor is there any apparent cause for it.
Only two courses are open to them, and which
ever one they choose ought to lead to an easy
and prompt decision. The degree either
means something or it means nothing.
If the Corporation take the ground that it
means nothing, they can find plenty OF reasons
and numerous presidents in favor OF comforting
il. Governor Butler is not profoundly versed
in law of any kind, being merely a rather
shrcwd criminal lawyer, but he knows as
much law az some of his predecessors who
have received the degree. 1t may be given to
him also, not on the ground oil his own merit
at ALL but because majority OF the people Oh
Massachusetts have decided him to be suil-
GENTLY vcrscd in the laws of government to he
made the chief executive officer of the State.
The degree has been given in this way before,
and il would mean as much now rs it did then
and that is nothing at all. There should be no
childish talk about giving the degree to the
Office rather than to the man.
But if the Corporation will take the other
ground-that the degree means something's
great opportunity is before them. The trouble
they are in now is the natural outcome OF the
course pursued, not only by Harvard but by
other American colleges, OF scattering degrees
right and left without regard to the merits of
the recipients. All the colleges have COM
bincd so to chrapen and degrade their Ownide
grees that they no longer mean anything 10
anybody. This very degree of LII. ID. has been
thrown about 80 prOmiscuously that its most
deserving possessors invariably shrink from
using it. Originally it was given only to teach
ers of civil and canon law. Subsequently it was
conferred both here and in England as an hon
orary degree upon persons who had acquired
distinction in learning or public affairs. From
this later use it has been degraded into an
empty compliment for anybody whom a college
wished TO flatter If Harvard will improve its
present opportunity and declare that hence
forth it will give no degrees except for merit,
either to Governors or anybody else that be-
ginning with Butler it will follow new policy
in future it will take the first step in breaking
up one of the most inexcusable abuses in our
college system.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-05-29

force of repression. Crowned with success as
wel, a. with the sacred oil, the Car energies
from the Coronation ceremonies more powerful
than he has been at any time since DIS lather
was foully assassnated.
When Alexander III. assembled the throne no
was urged by Melikoff and the Council OF Min
listers to make a great concession 10 the euu-
Gated class from which the ranks of the Mill
ISIS had been manly recruited. They pro-
posed the summoning of constituent assembly
10 be elected by the people and endowed WIN
consultative powers. After period of vacilia-
ton and delay the Car rejected this demand,
hnt sanctioned two DEGREES for tho relief OF
peasants who were suffering from burdens I'M
nosed by the law of emancipation. His favors
were restricted to the agricultural classes which
had not been demoraized by Socialist teach
ings. For those who sympathlzed win the
political demands embodied IN the Nlhillst
manfestoes he had nanght but the old system
of repression. The Ministers with Liberal
tendencies and conciliatory dispositions soon
disappeared from his Council, and their places
were taken by uncompromisng Conservatives,
who knew of only one way OF governing the
empire and stamping out dlsaflecuon-tho
tyranny Of arbitrary arrests, police surveillance
and secret tribunals. These modes OF gov
eminent have been folloNed for two years, ana
the suppression of Nihlist plots las apparently
been complete. Very few overt attacks have
been made upon public officials and the secret
presses have seldom been in motion.
The policy of repression has been so success
ful that the Car has no disposition to reverse
70, l. nrn len m
the continuance of tho present system ana
makes no promises in reference to national re-
forms. Apparently in the retirement OF Cat
selma he has reviewed the annals OF sthe last
two regns and convinced himself That bis
grandfather was a wiser sovereign than
his murdered father. He is not prepared to
open his reign with any professions OF LID
eraiism but prefers to go on as he has oe-
gum in tie track of the handed Nicholas.
Reforms are not to be expected from the
throne. The honOrs lavlshed upon the MIN
listers and confidential advisers who have en-
couraged him to perseyerc in the policy OF
stern repression and uncOmprOmlslng resist
ance to popular concessions cvince bis apprc-
citation of their services and lis determination
TO follow the path on which he has entered.
The prospect now opening before Russia is one
of sterile inaction. 1t is no longer IN I'M
crowned Car who regns, hut he has hardened
his heart and set bis face against all changes IN
Che Imperial system, 50 that the bcaulocrdcy
and the police will govern rs before. The re-
forms are not coming from above and VINO
can venture to say what is going on below
whether the malign spiri, OF NlhiiSm Is still
hidden in waters that have been sti.lcst during
Coronation Week or whether The frenzy OF
unbelef has erased stirring the unknown depths
Of Russian society
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The Philadelphia authorities have been discussing
the question of founding training school for
nurses at the Blockley Hospital I'm that city, and
the exceences Of the system in use at Charity Hos
pitsl, Blackwelfs Island, have been recounted by
competent mon who have carefully examined the
workings of the school, 1t is not easy to exaggerate
the benefits which result from the intelligent adj
rnInistration of such system in large public
hospitals The mortality is greatly decreased. the
comfort of the patients Is much enhanced the whole
appearance and atmosphere of the place are bet
tered, and the entire machinery moves with more
smoothness, efficiency and economy. Nor are the