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ElkinS.

Bayard. q small station on the w.
Va. G. & p. r. r., two miles from
this pl"ce, on last Friday evening,
was The scene OF an exciting and fatal
shooting affray, in which man l.y
the name of ThGs. j. Stevenson came
to his death in a very precitita,e man
ner, at the hands of T.. j. Glenn.
From what we could learn from sew
eral trustworthy persons. as well as
from Z. j. Glenn, the perpetratOr of
the deed, circumstances pointed di-
rectly to stevenson as being crimi.
DalIy intimate with the wife of Mr..
Glenn. This coming under the obsPr.
walton of Mr.. Glenn. the fire of jeal-
ouSy was kindled in his heart which
gradually ripened into a fame that
was not easily extinguished. Time
and again he warned Stevenson to
keep away from his home, but the
latter being always upheld by Mrs.
Olenn, needed net the warning, and
even went so far as to accompany her
on foot distance Oftwenty.twO miles
through a lonesome country to place
called Salt Lick, in Preston county,
w. Va. During their absence Glenn
endeavored to drown his troubles in
whiskey, but the demon jealousy had
taken fast hold ami he thirSted for
vengeance, and on their return he
again warned Stevenson to keep
away, only to he ieered and laughed
at both 10y Mrs. Glenn and Steven
son. Matters went on in this way
until last Friday morning, when he
made rinal appeal to Stevenson to
leave his house and never return.
Angry words pnsued, hen suddenly
Stevenson rushed upon Glenn with a
butcher.knile and made him beat u
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Political StraWs.

A dispatch to the Pittsburg Lead
er from Cleveland, Ohio, says:
1.-THE Irish here are disguised with
the nomination of Cleveland. Bish-
op Gilmore, of the Catholic Church,
says that BIaine's success is assured
beyond doubt, as also does w. j.
Gleason, president of the local Land
League:
The following is an Associated
Press telegram from New York city |:
NEW YORK, July 13.-About IS
Irishmen met at Clarendon Hall to-
day, and formed an organization to
oppose Cleveland and Hendricks. A
resolution was passed endOrcing
Blaine und Logan, and a committee
was appointed to prepare plan for
the permanent organization of Irish
Independents" in this city.
The New York Sun (Dem.) puts
the following significant conundrums
to Cleveland's sanguine supporters !:
"But the great point of uncertainty
is the real magnitude of the Republic
can revolt against the Maine states
man. No doubt all the malcOntents
of that party will give their support
to the Democratic candidate, and
how much will that amount TO ?
Will it overbalance the detection of
! the Tammany wOrKingtnen and pol
iticians in this city? Will it drown
the protesting voices of William Pur.
cell and his allies in Monroe ? Will
it convert to friendship the stalwart
followers of Roswell p. Flower in
the Northern counties =? In a word
will it enable Mr.. Cleveland to carry
New York Will it bring over tC
him other States that are now doubt
full.
The Washington Star, (Ind.), o
Saturday gives nearly column O
interviews with laboring men on the
subject of CleveIand's nomination
A spokesman for the stonecutters a
the Washington monument said
"YOu will find this nomination O
Cleveland will be brought up in al
the wOrkingmen's assemblies. The
feeling against him is very strong"
How about Blaine inquired the
reporter ?"
"As between Blaine and Cleve
land" said one of the stOnecutters
"wOrkingmen, as rule, prefer Blaine
Blaine when he was Speaker, was {
friend of the workingman, and such
orders as he had to give in regard IL
work about the Capitol were in favOl
of labor. 1t is not Il question of par
tisanship. This tariff for revenue
only does not please workingmen
Between the two parties, the Repub
lican party has always. been moro
friendly to the workingman.
"WelI Mr.. Kelley, what do yor
think of the nomination ?" 81
think" he replied, after some hesita
ton, THAT it means defeat. / thought
SO before it was made, and think Sc
still. / am sorry that the convention
was so blind as not to see it."-Ne,,
York Times.
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hasty retreat from his own house.
Glenn not being prepared to defend
himself at the time wendell his way
to Elkinsr armed himself with IA No"
80 caibre bulldog revolver, stopped
around here till toward evening, then
went to the photograph gallery. ask.
ed the photographer to take his pic
ture and hang the picture up on the
show board. in the gallery, stating
that if he did so he would not be
sorry for it by the morrow. He then
walked leisureIy home, got there
about six O'Clock, only to be met Ivy
a singing TRADE of abuse from his
wife, but he paid no attention to 1t
until he saw Stevenson walk in the
gate. He went to the door and warm
ed him not to come in, hut Stevenson
being unmindtul Of the wrath of an
injured man, walked straight to his
doom, and as soon as he got fairly on
the inside Glenn opened fire upon
him and dispatched him in a very
few seconds. He then started fol his
wife who had ran out i'm the yard,
Ordereb her TO kneel down, took de-
liberate aim and was about to pull
the trigger when he WAS grasped from
behind by some Men who rushed to
the scene. He gave himself up and
on his own testimony was committed
by Justice Shaffer to Grant county
Jail to await the action of the Grand
Jury. The public sympathy is with
him. The remains of Stevenson were
put into a roughly constructed cOftiR
and inferred near the railroad, close
to the scene of his folly.
Jas. Kitzmiller who was accidently
shot about TWO weeks ago has recov.
cred sufficiently to be on his feet
again.
A runaway couple from West Vir-
ginia were in our town early this
morning anxiOusly looking for some
one to tie the untieable knot. Fall
ing in this they wended their way to
Mountain Lake, where we hope they
found the object of their search and
were accommodated to their hearts
desire.
UNOME.
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On Friday of last week the Chica-
20 Convention nominated as the
Democratic candidate for President
S. Grover Cleveland. of New York,
and Thomas A. Hendricks, of India
ma, for Vice President. The nOmi-
nation of Cleveland is hailed by the
Republicans as very favorable cir
cumstance for them, as he has made
many enemies in his own party in
New York, notable the members of
the Tamany organization, and hence
cannot expect to receive his party
vote.
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CleYeland an Enemy to Labor.

The Issue.
The movement against Coy. Cleve-
land has become general throughout
the State. His nomination is nowhere
so bitterly opposed as in Buffalo,
where his intimate friend, G.. w.
McCune, of the Buffalo Courier, has
incurred the disclosure of Typo
graphical Union No. 8 by refusing to
employ union men, or to confer with
the union. The grievances of No.
have been laid before all the labor
organizations of the State, and a
vigorous campaign of workinsmen
against McCune, the Courier, and
Cleveland is the result. At recent
meeting of the Central Labor Union
OF this city the following resolution
was adopted
"ReSolUed, That the labor repre-
sentatives of the city and county of
New York protest Solemenly against
The nomination of Gov, Cleveland for
the Presidency, and we pledge our
selves to oppose his election, if nomi-
mated, by every means in our power,
regarding his selection as a renun-
ciati0n by the convention of the car
dinal principles of Democracy, and
an adoption by the Democratic party
of his unrlemocratic and unpatriotic
veto of the five cent fare bill, by
which he delivered the inhabitants
of this city, bound and helpless, to
the plundering rapacity of Jay Gould
and his elevated railway companies :;
of his refusal to sign tue bill limiting
the car drivers and conductors hours
of labor to twelve hours per day,
thereby sac rificing the safety and
comfort of the travelling public to the
greed of the railway corporations of
his notification of the railway cOm-
mission act. by selecting for the MEM
bership of such commission the sup.
pie and plant tools Ofthe corporations
whose acts they ara required to SUI
pervise, correct and express of his
evasion of the statue creating bureau
of labor statistics, by making the APP
pOintment of its chief the reward
Of a Democratic politician, without
sympathy with the laboring classes,
or education sufficient to intelligently
discharge the functions of his office
and of every other act, declaration,
or omission which has stamped the
administration of Gov. Cleveland
with unlnistakable proof of its hos
tility and Indifference to labor, and
of its subserviency and devotion to
the enemies Of the industrial classes"
The Anti. Monopoly League has al
so adopted, published, and widely
distributed a resolution in which it
is declared that "Mr. Cleveland has
broken his pledges to the anti.mo-
nopolists and shown his sympathy
with monopoly interests by appoint
ing a hostile majority on the rail.
road commission by placing the
canals in the hands of the favored
contractor Of the iNew York Central
Railroad ; by his vote of the elevated
railroad fiYe.cent fare bill on consti-
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Cleveland's availability as a Dem
ocrotic Presidential candidate is sup
posed to arise from his election as
governor Of New York. This was m
an "off year." and he who was his
opponent was charged with bearing
a nomination charged with fraud.
Let us moment analyse that vote,
and in doing so we shall adopt fig
ures lately used by the Baltimore
Day (Dem.):
"There were cast for Cleveland at
the election which gave him his phe
nomenal majority 535.3OS votes-that
is 807 more than Hancock received in
an election in which he fell more than
twenty thousand short of enough.
How, then, did it come that CIeve-
land received so enormous a MAORI.
ty? The figures again answer con-
clusively. Garfield received in 1880,
555,544 votes. Folger received in
looA' o4A'fot' hepuOttcIH tOSS " Zlo'
$50. Cleveland then ow ed his ennr-
NOUS majority exclusively to the fac,
that the Republicans in vast numbers
refused to vote. Again, it il said thai
many thousands of Republicans moi
only refused to vote for FOlger. hui
voted directly for Cleveland. If thi'
is true what does, it prove? Clearly
that Cleveland fell many thousand
votes short Of polling euea the mfor
tundteiy small number of roteS tina
tCere cast for Hancock"
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Admired for His Political Pluck.

Portland [ Oregon News.
The Ne,0s will advocate the election
of James G. Blaine and John A L0-
gan with all the enthusiasm of per-
sonal friendship and all the tenacity
of honest conviction. 1t admires the
men it honestly approves the prin-
ciples which they represent. The
people on the Pacific Slope especially
are enthusiastic for Mr.. Blaine for
the reason that tn y recognize in him
a pioneer in hoth politics and states
manship. The people of Oregon
honor and admire james G. Blaine
for his political pluck. He never
lodges questions until he can hear
from his constituents. He meets
them boldly, and his position with
reference to them Is never mIsunder-
stood. He is positively for or
against, and is meyer found astride
ola political dilemma, tinIidly debat-
ing with himself upon which side 1t
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-07-19

Many persons living In this district
are doubtless uniformed of the full
contents and effect of the "MOrrisOn
tariff reduction bill" 1t is generally
known that while this bill aimed at
a horizontal reduction of the tariff as
to the vast majority of dutiable ar.
ticles, it at the same time proposed
to put lot of articles now charged
with import duties on the free list,
among the latter coal. The damaging
effect which would follow such action
to our people was admirably shown
by Mr.. McComas in strong speech
made before the House when this bill
was pending. This speech has been
very generally circulated through our
community, and should be read by
every one interested in our great in.
dustry. The fact that two Democratic
county conventions, those of Garrett
and Washington, endorsed the bill.
the former by express declaration
and the latter by implication, seems
almost Incredible in view of the dis
astrouS effects to our people which
would inevitably follow the passage
of such law. Two years ago. when
canvassing the district, Mr.. McComas
freely predicted that 1.-THE election Of
a Democratic Congress meant coal on
the free list" Happily the attempt
to carry out this policy was foiled (;
but we shall never feel safe in the
premises with Democratic Con-
gress. -Cam,6. NelCs, July IAN.
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A Great Discovery.

Mr.. VIM. Thomas, of Newton, Ia
says: my wife has been seriously
affected with a cough for twenty-five
years, and this spring more severely
than ever before. She had used many
remedies without relief, and being
urged to try DR.. Kings New Dis
covery, did so. with most gratifying
results. The first bottle relieved her
very much, and the second bottle has
absolutely cured her. She has not
had so good health for thirty years. "
Trial bottles free at Sturgiss' drug
store, Large size $1.00,
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tutional grounds, which were oppos
ed to the decisions of the highest
courts, and in the face of petitions
asking him to refer any constitutions
Al questions to the courts for decision;
Ivy vetoeing the bill limiting the
number of hours to which horse ear
DRYERS should be:compelled to labor;
AS well as other acts of similar ma
ture."
The formidable opposition thus
suddenly developed in bodies hith.
erto relied upon "a largely Democrat
ic is alarming the Governors friends.
Some indiscreet inquiries are also be
ing made in many quarters concern
ing his position on the tariff question,
No one can tell on which side of the
fence the Governor stands. Politi-
clans of the lodging school argue
that his Strength lies in the obscurity
of his economic faith, hut the Pxpla-
nation is equally unsatisfactory to
rahld free traders and earnest pro-
tectionists ofthe Democratic Dersua-
sion. In the Western States the
friends of Carlisle, Morrison, Melon
aid and other possible revenue re-
form candidates unite with the adj
mirers of Randall in denunciations OF
Cleveland as a trimmer and man
utterly unfit to run against Blaine.
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ADDITIONAL LOCAL NEWS.
A Former Democratic Office. Holder
PrOcIaimS Himself for Blaine.
CUMBELAND. July Il. Is

CUMBERLAND, July II, 1884.
EDITOR DAILY NEws-.Sr As
certain Democrats IF this city have
repeatedly censured me for exprcis.
ing the right of an American free.
man and gentleman to vote as my
conscience dictates, and to explain all
doubt as to my political position, al.
low me to proclaim publicly through
your valued paper that at the APP
preaching election | will vote for
James g. Blaine and the whole Re-
publican ticket, and Use my hes: ef-
forts to procure for him as many
votes as lies in my power. 1t re-
qniros but casual glance at the pub.
lie affairs of this State to convince
any reasonable mind that DpmOc
racy is and has been power of dis
elimination against labor, and this
has characterized the party since my
recollection. 1t il true that l served
in the Confederate army, and | am
not ashamed but proud Of the record
I made there As a soldier, the proof
Of which is abundant and at hand,
and ifany of these WORTHLESS question
my course, I can he found attending
to my duties at the tannery of Mes
srs. j. B. Hoyt & Co., and will cheer
fully answer any call they desire to
make. S. s. LYNN.
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ROAD PETITION.

he made to the County Commission ers after
thirty days from the first publication of this
notice, for the location of n public county
road, to begin at point on the old road lead
ing from Selbysport TO Friendsville, on the
north end of the KessIer farm. and running
thence over the lands Of the said Kesslers,
Edward Schroyer and the Williams lands. to
intersect the old county road at or near the
accident road, or at the most practicable
point near triendSvi,le.
IL. NJ. FRAZEE,
l.. NJ. FRIEND,
WILLIAM RYLAND,
THOMAS GEAREY,
I 10 st And others.
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The New York Commercial AdUer-
tiser, which has beeu on the fence
since the Chicago nomination, has
got down on the right side at last.
1t has come to the conclusion that
the election of Democratic Presi.
dent would be a far worse calamity
than any that could possibly attend
the election of Mr.. Blaine.
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Here is the parting shot given by

Here ia the parting shot given by
the New York Sun to Cleveland We'd
nesday morning of last week:
What a contrast is that between
Samuel J. TiIden, with his profound
intellect, his universal and minute
acquaintance with every department
of public affairs, his fertile spirit ever
active in the work of reform, and his
well.nigh infalible Judgment, and
the plOdding mind, limited know
ledge, and narrow capacities Of Mr..
Cleveland
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-07-19

The New York Star, Tammany's
organ, did not have the slightes edi-
torial reference to the nomination of
Mr.. Cleveland on Saturday, but it
had beautiful leader on the Concord
School of Summer Philosophy.
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will be safest to fall. That such a
man occasionally makes mistakes is
not surprising. But his mistakes only
the more strongly develop The intel.
lectual fibre and muscle of the man,
and Httract voters who desire strong
man for President, rather than mere
echo of parties and legislation.
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Messrs. Carlisle, Hurd, Bookwal-
tiers and other pronounced revenue
reformers declare that the tariff
plank represents their views, and is
entirely satisfactory to them. They
say Exclusively" means "only," and
the Republicans will, doubtless, &C.
cept their Interpretation.
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When the Maryland delegation
changed from Bayar,l to Cleveland
were its members influenced Ivy re-
gard for "the right" or for the sex
pedient ?" If for the "expedient, ;"
whose ?-BdLto. Dan.
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A young lady Of Urbana, O., sent
seventy-fivn cents to New York for a
method of writing without pen or
ink, and received the following on a
postal card: "Write with lead
pencil"
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OF ILLINOIS.

Blaine, Logan and McComas as the
battle cry this fall will strike terror
into the hearts of the Democrats of
the sixth district.
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Correspondents must enclose full name and
al lress not necessarily for publication, but
a. q private guarantee of good faith. Reject
cd communications will not be returned.
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UNOME.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
NOTICE TO TRESPASSERS.

All persons are hereby notified to cease tres
passing on my lands by passing through or
over the same, or in any manner whatever.
Any and all persons SO offending will be pros
ecuted to the full extent ofthe law.
ADA HALTERMAN.
July 49, lSSI-3ms
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The Evening critic., 1884-07-21

IT is significant comment on the as
sumption of superior virtue by George
William Curtis Association of Civil-Service
Reformers that their treasurer succeeded in
stealing moro money than has been stolen
by all Government employees put together
since the Republican party came into
power nearly twenty-four years ago. After
his Civil-service Reform Association was
formed Mr.. Curtis had q circular sent to
Government employees and others, in which
was the following:
Donations for the general purposes of the
association nre requested. Checks should be
drawn TO order Of John q. Emo, treasurer, and
addressed to William Potts, secretary.
On the 14th Of June of the present year
the following paragraph was telegraphed to
papers all over the country, and published
more in detail in the New York papers:
An attachment was granted yesterday In
New York against the property OF John o. Emo,
the abscondipg president OF tho Second Ma
tional Bank, In suit brought by the bank 70
alleged, Emo misappropriated.
By the figuring it will be seen that the
Civil.Service reformers selected from their
number, as their most trustworthy financial
agent, a man who, when ho had the chance,
stole over three million dollars. If Mr..
Emo had had aspirations f,r political Office
it is evident that George William Curtis
and his association would have urged him
to the extent of their ability for any posi-
tion of trust under Government that Mr..
Emo might have desired.
The Evening critic., 1884-07-21


LIE majority oil the people oil the United
states are wide awake as TO their own best
interests and OF their country. Ever since
the great rebellion the majority have care
iully, seriously studied the natural
tendencies andimpulses OF the two great
parties into which the country IS DIVIDED
Ihey have also closely scanned the mo-
tives OF the leaders OF these two parties
nave reckoned them up, as detective
would say, and have drawn conclusions
tnat arc correct and abiding Ihat the
result has been disastrous to the Demo-
cratic party our history since the close oil
the war abundantly testihes' Nor Is IL TO
DO wondered at, The great ante-beiium
conspiracy Of tho Democratic lead
ers has been exposed and laid bare In all its
ramincations' The long-hidden treachery
ana treason oil the Democratic leaders havo
been made manifest TO all men. And since
the war the opposition OF said leaders TO
The Evening critic., 1884-07-21

IS EVERY civilized country in the world
The exeCutioner is looked upon with aver
zion ana loathing. Every one admits that
so long as our penal code remains what it is
so long must we have executioners. But be-
cause we e@ltst have them, and because they
voluntarily do their grewsome duty, these
are not reasons why VIC should greet them as
associates, take them by the hand or receive
them into society. Nobody blames ex-Sher-
if Cleveland for doing the duty he hal
Voluntarily taken upon himself, but we do
claim that hangman is not the proper per-
son to become the Chief Magistrate of a
great people. By his own act he has dis
Qualified himself for the position, and he
should lay in the bed he has made for him
telf He volunteered TO do the loathsome
duty. He has, with his own hand, erected
q barrier that should forever prevent him
from becoming the head of refined people.
A haDgman in the White House iNsyer
The Evening critic., 1884-07-21

). 10 he EdItOr Of The Eceatn9 OritIc,
In the once OF your Democratic morning
contemporary Is displayed n we'll executed
counterfeit presentment" OF Its candidate for
the Presidency, with his short hair, we'll.
groomed mustache and shirt collar admirably
arranged, representing man OF great phys.
ique and much more than the average aYOir-
dupoie
But 1t reminds one OF GoazalO'S description
lin the "rempesr) OF the
g. mountaineers,
Dew'lapp'd like bulls, whose thrOats had hang.
irg al them wallets OF fio5h"
Blainos portrait contrasted With It would
naturally suggest TO the observer Brains
ttTSuS Beetl q,