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The Mineral argus., 1884-11-06

While everything points toward
cheap living for at least a year
to come, the depression in bust
ness Is not alleviated. IL is not
those alone, who are turned out of
work, or have inadequate remuneration
therefor, that suffer. 1t is the capital
lists, large and small, and the manufac-
turer, wherever he may be, or whatso-
ever goods he may produce, that feels
the depression most. He sees his in
investment shrinking day by day and is
powerless to turn the tide of trade.
The case is precisely the same with the
railroads and the steam and sailing YES
sells. Liquidation is going ON. Money
is plenty and cheap for those who can
give good security, and the caution
which mas prevailed since last May in
bank parlors is not at all relaxed. In
word, there is not visible to the
commercial eye any definite time or
mode of revival of business, while never
before was the country so rich in all
chat goes to make life easy and comfort
able. Gradually al no distant day
there will be a reawGkening of trade,
and those who are prepared to take adj
vantage of the turn will again make
money at a reasonable rate.
The Mineral argus., 1884-11-06
Some Doubt About Mrs. Huntington's Be
quest.

The Cincinnati Enquirer prints a statement
of facts in regard to the will of the late Mrs.
Augusta M. Huntington. The article saws in
the outset: THE win of Mrs. Henry D. Hunt
ington, by which she left 5000 o to the
Episcopal church of Minnesota, was probated
some ten days ago. 1t now appears that Mrs
Huntington had nothing to will, for the reason
that her worldly possessions consist
ed merely of a life estate interest
which interest died witt her. M
Huntington with her only child, Clarina Bar
ton Shumway, until recently resided In This
city. Her maiden name was Augusta NJ. John
ston. She was a daughter of William S. John
ston, who died in 1869, leaving an estate worth
over a million. Miss Johnston married Horatio
M Shumway, and subsequently,, about the wear
1911, by a second marriage, she became Mrs
Henry ID. Huntington" Here the article details
the provisions of Mrs. H~untington's will he
qeathlnG 100000 for Ep~iscopalian schools in
trust 10 Bishop Whipple of Minnesota.
The Mineral argus., 1884-11-06
Record of Casualties.

Mollie Freeland, a highly respected young
ady OF Washington, Ind, committed suicide by
shooting. Cause, unrequited love.
The Pacific hotel at Tacoma, w. T., was
burned recently. Loss. $4,000 The house
was fired by a man who made his escape.
AT Atoka, Ind T., the boilers of B. Scratches
! Co. 3 sawmill exploded, killing J. B. Oliver.
frank Choate of Atoka, and John Radcliffe,
engineer, from Clayton, Ill
Several boys found nitro-glycerine cans in
he woods near Tarport, Pa. They built a fire
and amused themselves exploding them. One
Ooy was hit by flying fragments in the abdo-
men and disembowelled, and died six hours
later in great agony.
The Mineral argus., 1884-11-06

The most absurd incident of the pres
idential campaign is the canvass made
by Mrs. Belva A. Lockwood. Without
presidential electors in a single state,
she solicits votes and in all respects acts
as If she felt sure of effecting something
IN the way OF gaining popular support
for woman suffrage. She will gain
some notoriety of a cheap kind, as a
presidential candidate, but will not
gain the respect even of those who,
under other circumstances, would be
glad to sustain the suffrage move
ment.
The Mineral argus., 1884-11-06
THE PTTH OF THE HFEE
wlsEIngton News.

": b. Dempsey, ~s.ationer, was indicted al
washington for d~efrauding the navy depart.
meut
The secretary Of state has designated J. A.
Kasson, United States minister Of Germany,
Is representative on the part Of the United
states In the Congo conference to be held in
Berlin.
An officer of the signal service said on We'd
aesday, relative to the long continued droush,
hat it extended to all sections east Of the Mis-
.issippi valley and Texas. General rains have
fallen during October in Tennessee, Ohio val
ley aud the lake regions, and the drOuth has
continued in the Middle Atlantic, south Allan
DC and the Gulf siRtes. The little rain that has
fallen has not been sufficient to do any good to
crops In these sections. At Atlanta, Ga, no
rain has fallen for two months, and it is est
mated that the cotton crop in that vicinity will
tall short 40 per cent Near Shreveport, La,
it is estimated the cotton crop will only be
two-thlrds Of an average. In the vicinity of
petersburg, Va, it has become necessary to
close cotton factories on account of the search
y OF water. Official reports indicate light rain
u this vicinity, and say there is a heavy rain
storm In the lake regions. There has been no
Ialn OF consequence in or about Washington
.or nearly three months.
The Mineral argus., 1884-11-06

Beauregard's article in the Century
on the subject of The Battle of Bull
Run says that JEFF Davis was timid when
holiness was required, and rash when
caution should have been consulted, and
that he was narrow-minded, stupid and
ignorant in regard to military plans.
1t has become fashionable among ex-
confederate officers to abuse jeff Davis
and make him a scapegoat for every
misfortune, but it is doubtful if any of
them, placed in the same circumstances
could have been more efficient. Certain
1t is that the result would have been
the same whoever might have been
placed at the head of the defunct con-
confederacy.
The Mineral argus., 1884-11-06

The special correspondent of the Lon
don Times in the west of Ireland gives
an exhaustive description of the town
of Galway and its trade. The town,
with a dwindling population, which
only a few years gonumbered thirteen
thousand, is a picturesque old place
going quickly to decay. Yet it enjoys
every natural advantage which ought to
insure it a wealthy and busy vitality.
The harbor, at a slight expense, might
be made the finest on the western coast;
she water flow from the vast reservoir
OF Tough Corrib, with its fall of four
teen feet, might drive any quantity of ma
chinerv.
The Mineral argus., 1884-11-06
raunis Kemble and her Father


Charles Kemble was by no means &
fortunate manager, and by the year
1929 the affairs of Covent Garden were
in such a disastrous condition that the
bailiffs were in possession for taxes
Inevitable ruin seemed to stare the un
fortunate lessee in the face, when his
daughter Fannie, then only in her sew
enteeth year, stepped into the breach
and at once redeemed the fortunes Of
the house. In "The Records of a Girl.
hood" she has given a most interesting
description OF her debut, relating how
after she was dressed, she sat in heI
dressing room with her hands convuls.
lively clasped and the tears yelling uI
into her eyes; how, when she was
called, she stood at the wing lying
back almost insensible in her aumti
arms. At length the dreaded moment
arrived, and Mrs. Davenport, who
played the nurse, called Juliet.
''Then, " to continue the story in her W
words, "my aunt gave me an impulse
forward, and 1 ran straight across the
stage, stunned with the tremendous
shouts that greeted me, my eyes GOV
cred with mist, and the green baize
flooring of the stage feeling as if it rose
up against my feet; but 1 got hold O
my mother, and stood like a terrified
creature at bay, confronting the huge
theatre full of gazing human beings. J
do not think a word l uttered during
this scene could have been audible. Ii
the next, the ball room, 1 began to for.
get myself; in the following one, the
balcony scene, 1 had done so, and, foI
aught 1 knew, L was Juliet, the
passion / was uttering sending ho'
waves of bushes all over my neck anc
shoulders, while the poetry sounded
like music to me as | spoke it, with nc
consciousness of anything before me,
utterly transported into the imaginary
of the play. After this L die
not return to myself till all was over
l wonder if any of the self-suficien'
young ladies who exhibit their incom.
petence to the admiration of theiJ
friends at matinees nowadays feel any
such sensations? But Fanny Kemble
Notwithstanding the OVERLOOKING houses
drew, which enabled her father ir
he n season to pay off 913, 900 of his
iebts, was not a genius; she had no true
'ympathy with her art, and was chiefly
conspicuous, after her short lived tri
imp, for casting scorn and contempt
lpon everything and everybody con
lected with it.-Belgravia.
The Mineral argus., 1884-11-06

A reporter Of the Toronto Globe rugged ou'
like q respectable tramp. was met with scam
courtesy and given verJ poor seats by the ele.
giant ushers Of several fashionable churches oil
that city.
The Winnipeg Times says that fully s15,OOd
in forged paper was discounted for Rigney by
the Merchants bank, and II is q matter OF
much remark that many OF the notes are Drawn
at three and six months.
Arthur orion, the Tichborne claimant, weigh
ing 364 pounds when incarcerated in 1874, and
when released the other day his weight was but
252 pounds. He and his many titled friends
have already begun an agitation intended to re-
open his case.
England's would-be king has long wanted
buckingham palace TO live in, and the queen at
last reluctantly gives him the use of il, but her
consent carries the condition that Wales shall
hold semi-royal receptions at his " expense
in her behalf.
A mob attempted TO stop a conservative
meeting in Dumfries, Scotland, at which the
marquis Of Salisbury was speaking. Later
they stoned a hotel in which he was stopping,
breaking windows. The mob also attacked his
carriage. The police were obliged to use
force to protect the marquis at the railway
station.
Meeting Tennyson to-day" writes Joseph
Hatton, ''you might mistake him for a land
who farms his W estate, a grave, gray
countryman. He wears q soft hat and smokes
a short pipe. In appearance he is not unlike
Walt Whitman, except that where Whitman's
face is weak and s%ensuous, Tennyson's is
strong andnoble."
The express train, which left Montreal, ran
INTO a cattle and freight train at Point Claire
station. Alex. Stewart, the engineer of the
train, was killed, and his fireman seri-
'usly injured, both legs being broken. A
lumber of passengers were slightly injured.
GEORGE McMsster, a commercial traveller of
his city, was badly hurt about the head and
body. The loss in property is over $4,000.
The Mineral argus., 1884-11-06
A Social Sensation at Devil.s Lake.

Devils Lake, Oak, has had a genuine social
sensation, in the petition of Mrs. Creel for a
divorce from Lieut. II. NJ. Creel, one of the
founders of the city. The complaint alleges
that plaintiff, who is twenty-seven years of age,
was married in Indian Territory on Nav 10.
1879, to the defendant, whose age is thirty-one
years that there has been no issue: that since
the marriage and subsequent to November.
ISo3, when the parties came to Ramsey county,
the defendant has repeatedly treated the plain
tiff in a cruel and inhuman manner. beating
her with a revolver and his fist Several acts
OF this KIND are specified and the dates given.
the last being on the 18th inst The plaintiff
charges that by reason of one of these beatinps
she became sick and sore, and was compelled
to fly from home to save herself from further
beating, and obtail protection from the assaults
of said defendant; that she returned to the
house of the defendant on his promise to treat
her as a husband should, which promise
was violated; that she has never given defend
ant any cause for such treatment
TIL second act in the drama was performed
Thursday morning. Mrs. Creel has been STOP
ping at the residence of Mr.. Prescott, presf-
Dent OF the North Shore bank. Wednesday
evening Mrs. Prescott was calling at the house
of a friend, when Creel came in. He told Mrs.
Prescott to mind her own business and not in
terfere with his family affairs. The lady re-
pled she was always ready to succor and de-
fend the victim of a wife beater. Croel then
made several insulting remarks. Thursday
morning Mr.. Prescott saw Creel on the street,
and hiA,ea him. Creel turned and drew a A-cali-
Dor revolver. Prescott grasped the weapon
with his left hand, and commenced hitting
Creel IN the face with his right A third party
came along and took the revolver from them.
Prescott then finished Creel's face in b%eautful
jet, making the bold ex-lieutenant cry for
The Mineral argus., 1884-11-06

The question of establishing q stand
ard prime meridian has been settled at
the international Conference in Wash
ington. Of the twenty-four nations
represented twenty-one voted in favor
of the following resolutions: 1.-THE
conference proposes to the Governments
here represented the adoption of the
meridian passing through the center of
the transit instrument at the observa-
tory of Greenwich as the initial merid-
ian for longitude" The delegate from
San Domingo voted in the negative and
the delegates from France and Brazil
sbstained from voting. 1t is probable,
however, that they will, in spite of To-
cal pride, find themselves forced to
reckon from Greenwich as the stand
ard, because the rest of the commercial
world will not pay any attention to
their sulking. 1t is to be hoped that
the twenty-one Governments here rep
resented will take immediate measures
for ratifying the action of their dele
gates.
The Mineral argus., 1884-11-06

A remarkable private act, the Earl Oh
Devon's estate bill, wa recently intro,
duced in the House of Commons. II
empowers Lord d. and his son LORD
Courtenay, to sell every acre OF tine
vast family estates, preserving no otneI
house but Powderham, and deals VIII
mortgage debts amounting to Sl,2oo,
900. The bill has become a Necessity
through the conduct of Lord Courtenay
who a few years ago passed through
the Bankruptcy Court with de3t1
amounting to SO, 800, 900. The Courte,
nays, who are of royal descent, owned
in time past no inconsiderable portion
of Devonshire, besides holding n 2,
the largest properties in Ireland. MISI
of their Irish property has been SOU
The Mineral argus., 1884-11-06
Personal Points,

Duke Gwyn is in Washington as the agent of
De Lesseps' isthmus canal
Prince Albert Victor of Wales will start next
spring on a long tour through the continent,
the United States and Canada.
Miss Carrie Welton, the lady whose sad
death upon Longs Peak attracted so much at
tention recently, has left her fortune, amount
ing, 1t is stated, to between 5000, 600 and $780,
BOO, to the Society for the Prevention of Cru
city to Animals.
The Mineral argus., 1884-11-06

The presidential canvass Will soon be
ended. 1t has been prosecuted with a
good deal of vigor in certain pivotal
states, and amidst much excitement, but
on the whole, the country has been
profoundly quiet. The result, whatev-
er it may be, cannot fail to disappoint
millions, but all, with one accord, will
be heartily glad that the agony Is over.
The Mineral argus., 1884-11-06
About Watches.
From the Philadelphia Press.

From the Philadelphia Press.
"An the very small c~hatelai1e ladies'
watches are made in Switzerland or
France, said one of a firm of well known
dealers and importers of watches yester-
day. "The smallest lady's watch made
In this country, is what is called a six
size case, about an inch and a half in
diameter, whereas there are Ere nch
and Swiss watches no larger than a ten
cent piece. set in a ring of a bracelet.
As size is an important feature in a
watch, and as, if the watch is small.
1t must compensate by the fineness of
its work for what they lack in size,
these microscopic watches are very ex-
penslve, costing not less than 800 or
Sl5O. But there is a lady's watch,
about an inch in diameter, made in
Switzerland, that can be sold as low as
$50. Unless a man cares to pay $3.50
Tor a Jergessen c~hronometer, he can
buy a good watch for all ordinary pur-
poses for 800 in America as a man
need care to own. A very good Ameri-
can watch in a silver case can be bought
as low as So. The price of watches
Is down about as low as it can get.
Watches that sold for $50 a few wears
years ago are now retailing for $13.
Tins only applies to the cheaper grades
OF watches. The finer grades could be
sold cheaper han they are now, and
yet at a profit for the manufacturer"
The Mineral argus., 1884-11-06
Railroad ana River News.

Chief Justice Wallbridge gave Judgment at
Winnipeg in the case of George A. Stanbro,
charged with embezzlement and forgery. while
letting as agent for the Northern Pacific Ex-
press company at Hawley, MINI He decided
that Stanbro be held in jail to wait extradItion.
Counsel for Stanbro will apply for another writ
Of habeas corpus on technical grounds.
The Mineral argus., 1884-11-06
Nuggets Of Foreign News.

Rev. Stafford Brooke, Of London, is about to
leave the English church to join the Unitarian.
Importers of Matthew Arnold and others VIII
crop Brooke.
The Mineral argus., 1884-11-06
Great Fire in Milwaukse.

Thu magnificent wholesale and retail dry
goods store of I. A Chapman & Co., at Wis
consin and Milwaukee streets, Milwaukee. took
fire about $50 o'clock Thursday night The
establishment was a total loss. The immense
carpet and shade establishment of Stark
Brothers, IN the same building, is also burned.
and the stock a total loss. One half OF the
building was owned by T. A. Chapman and the
other by H. E. Dickinson. 1t was of brick,
2OoxlO feet, and four stories in height in front
and i've in the rear. The building is entirely
Quilted The loss is estimated as follows:
Chapman & Co.'s stock. ...........S $500. 600
Chapman's part of the bnilding. 49,. 100000
part..............,....... 10000
SYN. UU
Chapman was insured on stock and building
for s425,0 900, Stark Bros. for about sI25, 900,
and Dickinson for about $4,000. The origin
of the fire is unknown.
In the same building P. E. Paposkey had a
picture store, which contained a very valuable
stock. Thu whole building was valued at S1T5.-
600, and contained stock to the amount of
about $500. 600. and is well insured
The Mineral argus., 1884-11-06

In Japan the smallest piece of money
Is called cash" and it takes about l..
900 of them to make 81.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1884-05-29

As per announcement made several weeks
AGO the ladies of the N. f. Church, South,
of this town. propose to give an entertain
ment of strawberries, ice-crean and cake on
Thursday and Friday nights, and Saturday
afternoon of this week. Their object is to
raise funds for the purchase of carpet for
their Church. The ability ofthese ladies in
such matters is sufficiently well known to
insure the success they deserve.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1884-05-29
HOUSE BUILDING. BARNS. BRIDGES. 81
CR.sZYP.gTCETU'ORK!

Having large as-frtn,Cni q remnants and
pieces 0f handsome brocadci siik-' aims ana
v.irets We arc putting them up assorted bun
nc, eri furnishing them ~ tfazy iaicb-
work" Cushions. Mats. Tide, e., g. Pack
A. NJ. I-isa hJuisouie bundle u exquisite
.iiks saiins and hrOceIci vclycis ial differently.
.Jp' ,ke thing for the most sgpsrs Pr'fera gf fan.
~ t-,rt. Sent postpaid Tor ~ cents in postal
not. or i-cent STAMPS. Package M. 1-fontain-
if.g three times a. much ~ package No. /.
Sent ro~,paid for 90. These are ali 81 tho rcry
fset guqii,gand cannot be- cguallc,i At any other
81. aurks in the L. > Gf hrct Haqe' mr. yricos
They will please any lady. One gf'.cr always
lrires a dozen more. LADIES MANUAL or
FANCY WORK with 800 illustrations and full
instructions for artistic fancy work, handsomely
bound. postpaid. ~ cts. Orter aow. Address
THE ROCHESTER, snS Co, Rochester, y. \.
May -, iss4-st
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1884-05-29

Mr.. Wayne Mcvcagh has published a letter
attacking President Arthur in severe and dis
courteous terms The following is an extract
from it
DWhilencbsdy envics Mr.. Arthur the great
prizc-as f.S beyond his expectations as ms de-
i,r,s-whilh he drew in the lottery of asSasSi-
ration vet nobody has forgotten the pregnant
actthat Guiteau was an original Arthur man :
that hc killed President Garfield expressly 70
make Mr.. Arthur President. and that he did
make him President by that act for nearly iour
ralrS 90
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1884-05-29

pIr Fn.r.p-ln thc >f..-.frf J.rrefa nj Tues
81. .,-.... lIc1u.u' .ifiOn .irncl ?. p'at-
inc Il..l e.ri Nnwcfrr in au ass NWlri pr
.Ii rranf tr -hC eiiir lerlsf chat in f'r the dc-
-....-l-r . have l .ar.hffr who, usc itrrin1-
ti. ts .li.rI Before tnc fr I'ir tn 1rrc them,
.rr-r f.- privacy ni tlr p.1u-n lnf t"r -fer-
..rls --.a1. AMI true n.uio rate -iy ].
...... .nr OBJ. place HHf seeking if ~ him-ri
Ilf Or frr rr'l.r. nlr1 CD ifi i' li''ii '.it
.. .rr.rnt.l himself Over bis own signature,
CO. candidate cleo g. p-0. .a ming Rim ife o.
~, hampton OF tlc lfm.r AMI aX-Qavcr,
.... Ell, known tllt hr is in illl Accord Win
t.. ..r'.r.nrlI as,es,nsnt. Advocates OF
a...l Ilrtsiy ..n exist iu CHS county ser
...r'- f.., saa -n,as il. i-illi-rs uho a.ryadr
.... ff.. f.frtIan uf flles tleY bear and
$50. -r.r- hf. irin- =" "a peFlot hrcskuaier o.
-..a.f fht Goo. of pnl.ti.si corruption. loaF-
..-f OLA. .rf.-ls,rr ti.at tis competitors Tor thc
MONTH. finn ar..a TART nftlf food tlaf wrcuchc<
..I..ir polite i-eHn Washington O. Alaska,
.. .i,u nf thr uucontrldirtcd ANNOUNCEMENT
flathc l.l.atll Mr Clements in the Charleston
Convention lr lc.c-ail Co Chicago upon the
,.l,t fI,..t Clements Vas railroad man AMI his
f..rrl. ti.r free passes trti-c Convention. when
I'D fte ,lri, TIME Alr Nanustre had IN his
r.l...t lrce pass Shat deaiheEiet himself
fh.rtf TlcRraur 3. not lu Tic tEt thar ne
-If. or.a f-Oc pass. nothing criminal IN that,
.tu. iH Oh. truth uf his accepting such plea.
-.rl srhicvemcut of distinction doesn't look
l-kc Indifference 90 personal preiermcnt on the
r4rt ~ . man designated - the joScph upon
whom tie blessing OF political Jacob Shoull
res, ava eulo-iztd as one who has weiSht oi
,ers,isil and moral character which makes INN
Pride and au honor. IT.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1884-05-29
LIQUORS AND WINES
PAINTS.

WE have 80 gallons OF Lucas Liquid Paint
w ON lrlnd-it is the best. Over four thous-
and gallons Of il have been sold in this COUNTY
in tho los, five years. We keep Lewis Pure
White Load. and every variety OF CoiofS' var
nishes and Iimseed Oil. Paint IN al yVlots "a,
ready prepared in and 10 cans. Ce,t nate
and an self for the same quality Of goods. as
am an ..' "a, 81. i',west. AlSQCrrU CO.
Nav - ISL.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1884-05-29
Ederly LightDmf Urine Binder'
AULTMAN & TAYLOR ENGlNbo'
TVRESUERS SAW MILLS,

and all Pir.t-Class Farming lmPlen,i.e,in'. "A
well as any make Of Engines. saw Sii,, ~.
Thre.lers for sale, and guarantee iui, I. ,be
ton OF 40 sale. The Novelty "a" NI'. +. m
wheels. ready for work, u soon a. you -"
Threshing Mschinc the saw 'fayels 20 W ir
Che log remains still The saw cuttihS ~,
takes great deal less power than the Oh ~
Give Us a chance. .,.,.-.,,, z, -,n
lam prepared to move my Saw slill ifo'', -, .le
to farm 10 do the Saving for the farmers O' -
premises. frrvRER N
hand. for sale: and the hes; fEhli''''''
CIV 49, - JAMES II. CoShLI''
Nav Is. issl-6t.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1884-05-29

The Democrats Of Berkeley County on Satur-
day last elected the following delegation to the
Gubernatorial Convention:
JB. Ho-e. Richard Boyer, d. W: Shaiisr A.
Oien. b. Hughes. Aaron Hess, A. kogleschatz'
Patrick Mahony, W. b. Colston, VIM. > Hen
shaw. K. :. Eichelberger, \. J. Thomas, Jno.
". Holuda, j. \. Cunningham. Decatur HedscS'
Inc "a D3dd. DR.. +. NJ. Davis Jacob Seyster,
NJ c NadenbouSch. VIM l.. Cunningham,
sylvester Jamison. James II. Walker; NJ. ).
t.-antham. d. H. Stuckey, d. y. KEGS, Jas, W.
McKown. VIM. Kilmer, Peter Foreman, p l.
Hoffman G. Sturkey, /. b. Snodgrass, W. W.
powney, c. W. Borer, Geo. Showers.
The delegation is solid for Hon. f. Boyd
Faulkner. \ resolution endorsing him and
indicating him the choice of the democracy ol
Berkeley was unanimously adopted.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1884-05-29

There will be an informal observance OF
Memorial Day in this place on Saturday
next. By scattering flowers abroad In
showers the harsh outlines Of the soldiers
craYcs will be hidden.