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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-07-11

IN air, he turned il ere it tell and
with the hammer SIDE struck the
language of 6O,OOOOCO of people
fairly in the face. aud mashed it be-
yood recognition. Under his stroke
the floor OF the American Senate
was sPsttered with the remnants OF
once proud vocabulary, and messen-
gers, doorkeepers and pages were
covered !Iom head to loot with the
spray. La tie fearful two hours
which followed the fast roar Of his
GRAFTON. sIl the parts o. speech we're
routed aud put TO fight. There
were orphaned sdjectives and widow.
ed nouns, bachelor verbs driven .
PoIygamy, aud poIYgamOus Vel bs lett
10 e COZ functions discovered, pre-
positions scattered, adverbs dishePel.
ed and dist orled, and gyntsx lung
mo Wild disorder. 1t was great
day for LOGAN.
lie sci h,s teeth into the language
es tue uutamed tiger OF the jungles
takes between his mouth and paw the
wearing apparel f the way farer, aud
The ripping Of it was heard through
al The forest depths. reverberat
ed to he other end O! he C.pno =,
and sluggish RePres antatiyes lifted
up their ehs and listened to the roar
with teri fed awe. Some started
Tor the scene bu: upon being tod
he cause oil the distnrbauce in the
Uriei communication, LOANS mp,
turned back, with full assurance hat
they could near from that end oil the
Capitol all that Was worth hearing.
SO through two hours LOGAN swung
his beautiful arms over the heads of
the Senate like the booms OF a gov
ernment derrick, while his chin
churned the language like a pile
driver in a heavy sea, and the b. ed
reporters made wild pluuges with
their pencIls to gather Up his re-
Rurgitstions for the printer.
AL Logan is great man
statesman. When he throws his in
teIect into question, whether it is
OF finance Or seligoYernment, or of
sticking TO the chip, something has
got to come. Aad you may always
know where 20 find bim-to- wit,
where be has always been, drawing
pay from the government in stme
caPacity. He leaks only fifteen or
twenty things CT being an orator.
He his lungs. IN. Y. Tribune,
January Ia, 1875.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-07-11
OF His Base as Usual.

The Journal ssys that we made
an attack upon john W WATSON Tor
personaI reasons. The llwise editor
OF our contemporary is OF bic base
again as usual We gave two valid
reasons why WATSON should not be
dominated Tor County Clerk, and If
there were any show Of bis getting
ths romitation, we could end would
give other reasons. II is TO use to
ezpend a further waste II time End
paper upon him, however. for there
~ not even q shsdoy q pose biutv
OF re being nominated. r gnl here
though let ug say that our person.
ioge Tor w T5oE couuteibs,ances
hat 80 entertain for MAHrry Soft
vail be- seen we have no persona
preference. The truth Of The matter
is ibis. There appears TO be no 30.
Hb.e chance to elect a Democrat to-
The chice IN question. The beng
tbe case, then 1t becomes duty we
owe TO thirteen hundred Democrats
ofthe county 70 use our endeavors
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-07-11
State SIperlntendency OF Free
Schools.

TIE Democracy OF Preston county
will preaent TO the State Convention
at Wheeling, I. c. RALPHsNYDER as
a candidate Tor State Superintend-
ent Of Fee Schools.
Mr.. K. liz answering in his Fl lei
ity to Democratic pIiLc.p es, aud bar
ability and experience in school work
sufficient to allow him 10 perform
the duties OF The fife intelligent y.
Should the Democratic CONVENTION
see fit to nominate him, We can rest
assured that we have Democrat AT
the head OF our State School, System,
end z man who will use his energies
and talents &c build it up TO a high
Ell stand I'd of perfection.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-07-11
A Harmonious Dem ocraoy.

The Democratic Convention held
at Terra Alta on Saturday vac prob
ably the most respectable gathering
OF the kind ever he'd in the county.
The harmony which prevailed was
the cause of much comment, not on
ly among Republicans Who had ad-
Verused a circus Tor that day in the
columns OF the Journa', but among
Democ ats, who have of late been
prone to regard call for a Demo.
cratic Convention call for a DIM
ocratic row nothing more. Ltst
Saturdays work, however was con.
Quoted in qniet and orderly man
ner, and shows conclpsive!y that the
Democrats oI Preston county are ca
gerIy willing to lay aside personal an
moslties Il thereby there is hope
OF promoting The interests Of then
party.
We are glad to see su3h q feeling
manifest itself. It is the only way
N which we can ever expect to gain
anything IN the county. Our parry
IS to2elesslV 10 the minority in this
county, and if we desire TO accom-
pleh any results OF 4 practical kind
there must be harmony IN our ranks.
The Democrats have earned to sp-
preciste this fact and will enter the
coming political struggIein harmo-
NOUS body having for common
object tho overthrow Of The Rcrub-
Iicsn party IN Preston county.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-07-11

TO have tie best m4u on To, Rspuh-
lIcan ticket nominated. We believe
AMI HAPTIE is a better mau for the
position in question than JOHN W..
WATSON is, cons' quently we favor
bie(MARTIN's) nomination. This is
all there is IN 1t, and don't you
forget it,.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-07-11
TO SUBSCRIBERS

Ill subscriptions dUtjno
from Apr. 81, 1888 and re-
Do0iJ1jI16 unpaid at the e.r-
pir0tjOn Of the coming court
term, JCiJL he discontinued
and placed IN the hundS Of
an attorney for collection.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-07-11

II is lun oaed rha, j. r. HcKE ia
cand date lo' Prose cutting A,tor.
ney' ard is now cl.ndes,ineIy setting
~ biz political props in d q rent
pate o'lhe county. L. appears that
he is "in the hands OF his hlends" so
TO 3! eak. aud viii make 80 CANVASS
tor the nomination. The Judge, Tx.
JAHEs A. BRoWN, is d cand date in
this wise J.; 1T my lrieLds elect me, |
will serve.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-07-11

The Bosses aud sub bosses are
busily er gagged low setting up the
political props for the Ring caudi-
datee. The people Will have no say
IN the Convention, bu, they viii have
at the TOLLS this all. After the
votes are counted it is bell we'd the
members Of the Bug ~rll have spa
mode conyuIsious Of the heart.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-07-11

Ed MESSENGER declares positive y
that he has never yet said be viii
support fusion ticket. The Jour
has lately been tying to make it ap.
pear otherwise. It's drerpga.d OF al
truth is becoming still more and more
apparent with every iesue. and The
people generally place very limited
credit IN anything it e4ya now-t-
days
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-07-11

The circus which the Journal
rra'u'tous'y advertised TO exhibit at
Terra Alta last Saturday, wac post :
Poned until Friday. August 8 h.
1t will rosit vely 'xhibif on that
day WILLIAM MEEKINs OWENS
DAWSON Wi act as general rn4,aesr;
col (?)john d. riPq, as text agent,
and DAVID S GUTHRIE, I esnur ver-
der. Doors open Al III 4. IN. Dsm-
ocrats are not especially invited to
at,end.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-07-11

lH orr rtzi issna we will be able
to give TO our readers the name Of
the next President Of the United
States.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-07-11

MRS. HAYES hubbard has not
been + card from this week on polit-
ioaI matters. Word has come from
him through her though o the effect
that be BIAS become an expert at
patching eggs By the incubation pro.
cepp
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-07-11

CAPT HAssLEa, candidate for
Auditor, Was 90 town last Thursday
lie 10 n fine looking man and made
a favorable impression upou orr PEG
pie.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-07-11
szs@srnyz

UP to be time we 70 70 press We
have nothing antbento a. to who
will be nominated at Chicago. Iu-
dicslions seem to point towards
CLEVELAND though.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-07-11

II O DAVIS knows which side Of
bis rread has apple butter upon it,.
30 urR the Democratic ticket
You'd mean political oblivion Tor
HEYRY.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-07-11

We Isck having In tie usual sm
punt Of reading mater this week.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-07-11
An AynrIcious Age.

A great many people call the present
age AN avariciuus one, The American a
n rule, thinks OrtLe almighty dollar i'm an
OF his trans lotions, whether in the pur-
sui; Of wealth, health or pleasure. Tho
general tendency of our race is toward
excess, and this should lie carefully guar
dod az inst. The love of money is gem
orally credited with being the DOT of all
evil, but ali people seen Ia be after plen-
~ OF the roof. Ii can not be told from
the phrase7logy OF the f)llrwing whether
the writer intended wholesale cure or
whether 10 wished to 30 int little spec
ulatiOn
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-07-11
LAMEaTnNNN- =

DR.. $. 3. HARTMAN az Co.-At VIVA,
p:icc VIII YOU furnish PERUNA by tho
gallon? / am afflicted with neuralgia
and cdiarrh. | have t,Ecn three bottles
oil PEHUNA and il is helping me.
l.. Il. MOATS.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-12-26
=
SOUTH AMERICAN I PICS.
~
II
A PANIC AT ECUADOR'S -TolTAL.
Hygicnic Measures at Panama-The Re-
cent tEarthquake-One Town Nearly
Observation-Disclosures Suffered Badly
Political Matters in Peru
The New Chilian Loan.
A PANIC AT ECUADOR'S

PANAMA, Dec. 24.-Ianama is putting
Itself in order almost for the first time i'm
Its existence. The streets are being clean
ed and hygienic measures are being adopt
ed which should have been done long ago
The health of the city is fairly good. The
dry season has just set in and fevers are
rife along the line of canal work. No vel
low fever cases have been reported during
the past ten days. The earthuuake of
November ., already reported. appears to
have done far more damage than was at
| first believed. Aquadas ard Pacora suf-
Tered heavily and Manizales was almost
destroyed. All the churches and public
edl1lces and many private houses fell to
| the ground while those remaining stand
ing are more or less destroyed. The dam
| age done is estimated at from $3.50 900 to
s4Oo,OOO Every house save four in Soledad,
| town OF 6OOO persons, was brought to the
ground. ground Letters from Quito state
This capital is a veritable Babylon
No one appears to comprehend the political
sentiments of his neighbor and the panic
IN the government files is increasing daily
| Inc prisons at Guayaquil are full of
suspects. The people continue to protest
against the country being flooded with
paper money Political matters in Peru
are improving although financial matters
are going from bad to worse The
government troops have been victorious
over several of the Montonero detach-
ments and the whole north and centre
IS now pacified. 1t is impossible for
Caceres to offer any resistance. His men
are. deserving him, his prestige is gone and
he IS without money. Chilian newspapers
state that loan of E2,0OO,OOO is being ne
gotiated by the Chilian government which
offers as security the proceeds from the
sale of 100000 tons of guano for which the
IpNpr11tinn * in ho
root sugar factory ever put up on the
south Pacific coast is about to commence
work in Chilli: 1t will make $500 pounds
of sugar per day.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-12-26
Y, rs.

peculiar disease. His bones had apparently
turned to chalk during the past year and
he was barely able to move in bed for fear
of breaking his bones. His arm has been
broken several times recently by merely
raising it from the bed.
The Burned Orphan Asylum at Brooklyn
NEW YORK, Dec. 23.-Thc burnt debris
of the Brooklyn orphan asylum is being
rapidly cleared away. A number of or
phans who have been missing heretofore
were located by the police to-day, but there
are yet about 2G boys unaccounted for
The funeral of the victims of the fire will
come off tomorrow forenoon.
Harrigan Hart's Theatre Comique at
New York Destroyed by Fire.
NEW York, Dec. 23.-Harrgan & Hart S
theatre comique on Broadway was des-
troyed by fire at an early hour this morn
| ing. Nothing was saved from the wreck.
| The safe in the treasurer's Office of the
| theatre contained besides the books of the
establishment some $1,000 in money and
| the manuscript of several of Mr.. Harri-
| gan's plays. The loss will probably reach
| S2O0,OO0
| WHEELING, W. Va, Dec. % - Last
night four men broke into the house of
Elijah Marling, bachelor miser, of this
| C'uh'1, anu iiluIllS ohlS Flo@ vi HIS per
son, put him to the most horrible tor
lures to force him to reveal the hid
ing place of his gold. He was tied
to bed-post, stripped and red
hot poker was applied to his back
in 20 places. Hot oil was also poured
down his back. He evidently had nc
| money concealed or this would have
brought it. In their anger at the failure
the burglars struck their victim heavy
blow on the head and left him hanging il
his fastenings.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-12-26
a Judicial Decision Adverse to the West
crn Union.


Six days, six hours and tifty-two min
utes is the quickest time yet made between
New York and Queenstown, and the
Cunarder Oregon, which made ii, must
have the credit of not only making the
best passage yet on record, but also of be-
ing the only steamer in the North Atlantic
service capable of beating her own time
(Which was the quickest before the pres
ent trip, and still holding the lead. Com
pared with some of the usually fast yes
sells arriving in New York this week, after
long, tedious and generally rough passa-
ges, the Oregon may indeed be classed ms
a racer" But the quickest trip" has
not yet been made, and there will now be
more rivalry than ever among steamship
lines to beat the record,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-12-26

place this evening at the Pavilion. About
twenty couples have been selected and the
general public anticipate pleasant time.
w. A. Briggs of this place, Col. j. Is.
Mcad's assistant, will start for New Or
leans next Monday. The owl club Of
st. Albans, it is understood, propose to
give minstrel entertainment here about
the 10th of January. Preparations for Il
similar entertainment by home talent are
progressing.
Waterbury.
Daniel p, only son of Frank and Ellen
Carpenter, died of pneumonia, aged eight
months. The sympathy of Il large circle
of friends are extended to the bereaved
caught fire Sunday morning from the
chimney and was eXtinguished without Il
very great amount of damage.
The village meeting Monday elected G..
+. Clough, president; G. q. Washburn,
clerk James A. Burleigh, Lucius Morse,
trustees William Corley, chief engineer
Nathaniel Moody, treasurer ; j. f.. Shop
ley, :. II. Stowell, ChaS. keene. 7. b.
CroSsett, fire wardens.
MiddIcbury.
Miss Eta Goodrich Of Middlebury. was
married Wednesday evening to Frank
Atwood, Jr., of Salisbury Eugene
Twitchell arrived home Wednesday after
noon from Kansas, whittier he went Il
couple of months ago with sheep. Miss
Matte Mead is home from Boston to re-
main until after the holidays The new
band, containing twelve members, is now
and will practice regularly during the
winter months. ....T The students of the
college will have Il vacation continuing
over Christmas and New Years.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-12-26

NEWNoEK, Dec 2t-To-nights Brooklyn
Eagle says: The mystery connected with
the disappearance of the Rev. John X.
Thompson of the Grace Methodist church
has been clared up sufficiently to show the
reasons why he left Brooklyn us uncerc-
moniously as he did. He was addicted to
the habit of taking choral and the drug 50
unsettled his mCntal faculties that he was
for time at least unconscious of his acts
That he took thi, drug to excess there can
be no question. y prominent member of
of his church says the fact that five days
after Mr.. Thompson left his home he went
to Jersey City and drew Il sum of money
from the bank in which he hedeposited there
entirely relieves the suspicion from the
minds OF his friends that he attempted or
Intended suicide Il think said mem
Der of hls congregation this morning.
THAT when he recovered his senses and
knew the circumstances under which he
left, the shock was 81 terrible that he was
ashamed to return even to his home,
much less face his friends. Ny opinion is
that he has kept away from his own
friends and has GOn" somewhere where he
can get Il rest from the great mental strain
under which he has been labOrlng.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-12-26

The Conference with the Managers of the
Gould System-A Strike Probable.

ST. Louis, Mo-, Dec. 24.-The grievance
committee of the brotherhood of locomo-
tive engineers who have been in secret
session here several days, have waited
upon Col. HOWE, third vice-president of
the Gould SYSTEM to know the intentions
of the road i'll regard to reducing wages.
1t is understood that the Gould system
wished passenger train engineers to lay
off certain trips and permit freight en-
gineers to take their place SO that the lat
ter whose pay has fallen off considerably
under the depression OF business, may earn
better wages. This suggestion has caused
trouble. Chief Engineer Arthur will ar
rive here tonight from Cleveland, his
presence being necessary to solve the diff
ticulty. The railroad authorities say that
there will be no strike but the engineers say
that one is very probable as they claim
that their wages are to be reduced on the
first of January.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-12-26
Failure of II. W. Carter n Co., with LA
biIities of ss65, 900,
THE HILL-SHARON CASE.
The Fair I'laintin Wins her Case to the
Great surprise of All.

san FRANCISCO, Dec. 24.-The celebrat-
ed Sharon divorce case has been decided
in favor of the plaintiff. The suit as
brought by the plaintiff, Miss Sarah
Althca lil!l, claiming to be the wife of eX-
Senator Sharon, was for a divorce and for
Il division of the common property. Judge
sullivan : decision is very comprehensive
containing 2G,GO0 words After reviewing
the testimony he concludes by declaring
that under the laws of California the
plainttf is the legal wife of sharon, and
as such, on the grounds of wilful deser-
tion is entitled TO Il divorce and division
of the common property. The latter is es-
timated To be worth 100000 900. The YER
dict is great surprise to the public, it
having been generally supposed from the
contradictory character of the teS-
timony. that the plaintiff would
have been non-ssuited 1t is believ,
ed that Mr.. Sharon viii! appeal
W. II. l.. Barnes the leading couns i for
ex-senator Sharon. says of Judge Sulli-
van ; decision 1T is an entire surprise
to the profession, both rs to law and facts.
The Judgment, if it stands will not be a
serious pecuniary injury to Mr.. Sharon,
| don't think he has $4,000 worth of prop
erty which could be made subject to the
decision Mr.. sharon is greatly adnaded
by ~ present decision, but has
not the slightest idea of submis-
sion and of course will appeal
and we are confident of reversing the de
cisiun. The suit brought by Mr. Sharon
in the nted States Circuit court to have
the marriage contract declared invalid
will he prosecuted
The plaintiffs council will make appli-
cation for counsel fees and 5000 per month
almony for fourteen months or since the
beginning of the case.
a Judicial Decision Adverse to the West
crn Union.
CHICAGO, Dec. 24.-Judge Blodgett in
| the United States district court this after
noon overruled II motion to remand the
case of the Marine Grain and Stock EX
! change versus the Western Union Tele-
graph company to the State courts, He
| ruled that the board of trade had control
| of its own quotations and if they refused
| to let the Western Union Telegraph com
pany have them they can not be compelled
| to furnish them.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-12-26
TIE GREELY ARCTIC COLONY.


WAsHINGToN, Dec. 2i-The National
Republican of this city will print to-mor-
row extracts from the diary of Lieut..
Lockwood of the Greely Arctic colony,
describing the manner in which the starv
ing party spent last Christmas. As the
day drew near officers and men joined in
talk of home and planned grand
feasts for the time when they should
reach the civilized world. They made
preparations for Il feast ON the
approaching Christmas by setting apart
small portions of their daily ratiOns. On
Dec. 2l, Lockwood writes: "By II great
effort | was able to save one ounce of my
bread and about two ounces of butter for
Christmas. ! shall make vigorous eff
fort to abstain from eating il before
then Tile adds that he put II in charge
of Biederheck as an additional safeguard.
On Dec, - he writes, We look forward
to tomorrow and Christmas" and II
offered to give any one Il roast
turkey on reaching home for a single
dog biscuit now but found no takers.
Many thoughts are turned toward me of
where am at the moment. The entry foI
Christmas day is as follows December
p, barometer 29:9?, thermometer BOB
Christmas We have all been talking and
waiting anXiously for the day and now it
is here and q p, M nearly gone, Break
fast consisted of thin soup of peas and car
rots with little blubber and some spoon
fulS of patatoes. This we had mt O'Clock
The event of the -dinner-consisted OF
a fine rich stew of seal meat with onions 4
little blubber, potatoes and bread crumbs
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-12-26
BUSINESS MATTERS.
The Result of Free Trade-An English
Mill and English Operatives in
AmeriCH.

PROVIDENCE, r. l., Dec. 24.-By the
early train from New York, Mr.. John
Cooper with 120 English operatives arrived
III this city this morning and Immediately
took carriages and drove to Simmonsville,
a village a few miles west of Providence,
where houses had been erected and fur
nished ready for them. Anew and commo-
dious brick mill had been erected on an
old mill privilege there, and filled with
machinery imported from England, and
these operatives were brought from Not
tingham to begin business at once The
enterprise is a direct result of the work
ingS of free trade which has driven the in
dustry to Il congenial field in this country.
The mill Will manufacture fine hosiery.
Failure of Il. W. Carter Il Co., with LA
bIities of SG5,OOO.
BOSToN, Dec. pr. w. Carter & Co.,
proprietors of the Commonwealth hotel
and of the Ocean House at Swampscott
have failed with unsecured liabilities OF
| about sG5,OO2 the principal assets being
the furniture i'll the hotels The firm of
fer - cents cash on Il dollar or p cents in
notes running three, six and nine months.
1t is thought that the latter offer VIII be
accepted. The failure is attributed to the
burning of the Ocean House.