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THE LIGHTNING HARNEssED.
E"tire Success OF the New Electric street
Railroad ht Cleveland,

CLEVELAND, o., July 2G.-The first com
mercially successful electric railroad in
America was started in operation in this
city to-day by the East Cleveland Street
Railroad Company, which has just com
pleted mile Of road and ran cars on il
to-day Tor the first time. The expert
ment was so successful that the
company expects 20 change its entire
system, comprising over twenty miles, into
electric roads. The system used was n
combination Of the Brush and Knight and
bentley systems, and the current was car.
RED on underground conductors laid in
conduits, like those OF the cable road. The
cars were started and stopped and reversed
win the greatest ease, aud without the
disagreeable jerking incident 20 the cable
and horse roads. The economy OF running
IS claimed to bc greater than
that of cable roads, and the cost
OF construction less than one.third as
great. Any number Of cars up TO fifteen
can be run at one time on single circuit.
ana from one machine, which is a result
not attained by any of the European sys-
tens now in operation. The success Of the
new road has made a great sensation IN
both the street~railroad and electrical cir
cIes, and is expected 90 greatly extend the
Held OF electrical development as well as
enhance values Of street.railroad proper
ties.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-08-01
CHOLERA HoRRORsIN FRANCE.
"""e" pst"E Atese 49, Th~t, uaa.~. a
sr"sef-Nat"r Duet American Tssst "a.
Fleeing Prom F.rt.

Paris, July A.-i p. u-Tbere we're
thirty>seven deaths from cholera at Mar.
settles during the day Tho increase iu the
violence of the epidemic is attributed o. the
cessation OF the east wind, which has hith.
erto prevailed. Eleven deaths occurred at
Aries. The condition W affairs no ArIca
Is most distressing. The deaths from
cho'cfa are rapidly increasing. The fcW
Joiners who remain in tho plague.stricheh
city have threatened to leave unless paid
higher prices for making collins. which
Is NOW their sole occupation. Owing Co
the desortion OF employees, the Water
Works have become useless. thus adding TO
the terrors Of the situation The total
number Of deaths from cholera ~ ruulon
Tor the past twentysfour hours t thirtV.
Isolated cases OF cholera continue o. be re-,
ported I'm various parts OF France, some
Instant trom tho infected district. Two cases
~ cholera occurred az NarhOuue, and at -
NaEalre, village not FAR from TOulon, two
deaths occurred. One was Of an especially
pathetic character. An unknown woman
was seized while passing along the street,
iell PROSTATE and expired immediately. A
pitiable case Is reported from Marseillos.
woman OF seventy years was missing
several days, The police at last 'o4.sd an
entrance INTO her lodging, and found her
body upon the floor in such condition
that she must have been dead some dnvs.
Examination proved that she was the vic.
tim Of cholera. She had lived almost cH.
clusively on fruit. The Corvette Argcu.
tina rec, ntlv AT Marseilles desired 10 take
on coal atGibratar. Tho English authorities
forbade this, and threatened to fire unless
the vessel departed. Tho Argentina there
upon proceeded 10 a port i'm Portugal, and
began Coaliug, but the inhabitants became
panic stricken, and compelled the authori.
ties TO order the immediate departure OF
the unfortunate vessel. Where tho ArgUns
tina Is TO find fuel enough 10 enable her 70
return 10 Laplata appears an in
soluble problem. Tho large mum
Der OF those who recover from
cholera shows that the disease is not OF the
same deadly character which some pre>
vious outbreaks displayed. There is a con.
siderable exodus of people from Paris, who
are apprchensiVe the epidemic will reach
the capital, but nothing of the nature Of
panic has yet appeared. Paris never was
so deserted as at present. English and
American tourists give Paris wide berth.
Such IA scare, is altogether uniustihed, as
the capital is better cleaned and more
abundantly watered than any other city,
At Ioulon two foolish youths made bet as
10 which could drink the most seltzer wa
ter One drank nine syphons and the other
eight. Both died shortly Of cholera.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-08-01
Elaborate and Effective suIoIde.

NEw YORK, July 2j.-Julius HoIwcgg.
hfty-five years Of age, nativeo Geuthin,
Prussia, came 20 this country about n year
and half ago with bis wife, and since
that time has been living in the rear rooms
in the tenement 19 Norfolk street. lie
obtained n position as steward Of a res.
tnurant at 20 Chambers street, whore his
wife was also employed as cook. lie wa.
a miller in the old country, but failed in bust.
ness. To-day he bolted his door. placed "a
gun against his breast, attached string 90
the trigger and 20 the arm Of n chair iu
which no sat, then in each hand took n
revolver. A loud report called the atten.
tiou Of the neighbors, and the apartments
we're broken into. HOlwegg was found
dead, with two bullet holes in his head, and
the gun resting against his breast and an.
cTulodod.
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The Spanish Treaty.

WAsHINGTON, July 21.-At tho State
department news D. now expected from
Minister Foster, at Madrid, that hs has
concluded with Spain new commercial
treaty, reducing duties upon our exports 90
Cuba. This was one Of the subjects that
brought him here Ia tho spring, aud Le has
been authorized by the dcpartmont TO
use his own discretion Boa securing the
best concession that can be had. Secre-
tary Freliughuysen has confidence that
something will como Of 90 that will stimu>
late our trade with CubH. Spain has begun
20 feel that ~ is necessary for her Co have
our kindly feelings N she wants 60 keep
the island iu her own hands. Mr.. Foster,
from his long residence boo Spanish Amer
Jean countries, rs fully acquainted with the
advantages 10 be gained by SUCH an ar.
rangemeut. Speaking spanish fucutly. he
IS considered tho best equipped man f0r uis
present task this country hus.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-08-01
Take Care OF Yonr Eres.

Tho late venerable Prof r. ID. Mus
sos. ~ Cincinnati thc most scientific
and celebrated surgeon our country has
ever produced. gave the following in
-iructiOu- a. 10 the proper way Of car
ing for tho eyes
Avoid All sudden change betwceB
light and darkness.
Never begin 10 read, write or sew fCy
several minutes after coming from
darkness to % bright light
Never rcad bv twilight or moOnligbl
or pn ans cloudy day
Never read or sew directly in front gf
thc light or window or door
n is the best to have the light fall
from above obIiqucly, over the lcft
shoulder
Nstcr sleep -o that, ON first awaken
ing ihc cyc BAN open ON the light Of
window.
DO mos u-c the cyc-sight by light so
scaut that DO requires au effort to dis
cfminatc
The moment sou src instinctivcly
prompted to rub thc eyes. that moment
cras" using them
lf tho olelids are glued together on
walking up, d1 NOT fprciby open them.
/ hui apply fhe saliva with the finger
7 it .- thc .pccdicsl dilmant in the world;
tHou wash your eyes and face iu warm
wlicr
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FROSTED FEET.
Henry leith's Singular and Painful
leeicent.
e~Fmssn'. TaEesteo. W~thoa so Car.
sore test s.a th~ Csssrauea~~.

fnfLAnrtrUiA, July 2I-Uenry f.elth,
aged htty seven Years, of i2r Tou,v .tr~,t.
was brought into che German hospital last
night with frozen feet 81 the doctors
pronounced after an examination
which resolved them upon ths
promptcst measures in order o. save am.
putation. tsegb's singular accident wa.
che result of an effort o. cure himself of
very romm1n hoe weather maladv. All
summer long he has hcon extremely
tootsore, the sku povliug ot
his pedal cNtrrmities For
this he tried cold water remedy. tut
With no success. He stayed nt home for a
week, with his feet suu...l 600 a bucket ~
water which was renewed every half hour.
i' went happily forth 1t fhv end % tho
week, Tut his solCs ramr back iu as raw a
hiat' as ever. Aftrru .rf|a practice he
placed his feet upon u cake uf ice Graiu.
ally uc managed GO leave them there till
t"Nt was taken. Hy tHl. iIuir bis tr~t were
quite iuscusihle Co cold. llr was, a. ho ox.
Pre-. srd a., san t.uumIuN up Go tue
"uklcs,' and propouUurd tu bIs wife. a. he
Not over his tub, q theory ior hardening
CHNalrN officers for Arctic service. little
before O'Clock last might Boo, wife. who was
down stairs, heard fri iEuttII tnrtaks issuing
from her uu~baud's ruam Sue rushed up
stars, 20 hnd him still sitting over his tub.
hl7 iovt, however, hud entirely dis.
appeared. "Cut 'em out' cut 'em out
yelled Mr. Leith. Iis wife looked
at the tub and saw two ankles
protruding from the two huge cakes OF see
upon which her husbaud's feet had been
placed. lie had gone Co sleep, aud his foet
hhd melted completely through the caket.
After Tow fu'l" attempts O. ubcrate hor
hu bands understanding with "a daruiug-
needle aud the hack at hair-brush, Mrs.
Leith hcthouEht herself OF the icc.pick.
rms speedily accomplished the desired pur.
pose, but Nj. Lrith's feet were found o. bs
III the condition which the German Hos
Pital doctors arc trying 10 alter.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-08-01
The lumnY law Disease.

CHICAGO, July 26.-Surgeons at the coun.
ty hospital have under treatment "A Mrs
Murphy, twenty-seven years old, who is
suffering from a horrible disease which
afilicts cattle, and is known as the
"lumpy jaw" IL is in form Of absccss on
her jaw, and it was at first supposed 10 bo
ordinary absccss, but microscopical exam
inatiOn proves the contrary. The abscess
IS found 90 contain vegetable parasites,
identical with those found ia the nbscesses
on cattle. 10 Is supposed TO have been
caused by eating meat from cattle having
the disease. An operation will be per
formed Tuesday, and the case excites some
interest, as it IS the first one reported I'm
the United States, though similar cases
hnYn nlrnalY been recorded in GermnnN.
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DETERMINED TO DIE.
a" I"ssn" Woman, FaiIIog 80 Ktu usr-eII
with a Kuifr, seeks D~aih ia water

lNDIANAroLrs, IND., July 25.-The dead
body Of Mrs. Pauline Grimm, pro p istress
OF the Germauia Hotel, was found on the
bank OF Poguc's Run this morning. " ith
the head OF the body partially under water.
10 seems she had been iu nl.
health for some time, and that two
watchers were required 60 attend her.
One ot the watchers left the room last
night and the other fsll asleep. Tuis the
patient, who was undoubtedly iusa~a for
tho moment, discovered, aud quietly
slipped TO tho kitchen, whore She tried to
xiii herself by hacking her wrist with n
knife. Failing in that, she went to Pogue's
Kun, two squares distant. where her body
was found this morning 10 l. not thought
that she was drowned, but that death was
caused 10y tho loss Of blood.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-08-01
The Plague Stricken Cities.

MARsEILLEs, July 2G.-Cholera has mp.
peared at Spizzia, Italy, carried there 10y
Italian workmen from the arsenal at Tou.
Ion. Two fatal cases have occurred
already, and the inhabitants are in a panic.
Fugitives from here arc beginning TO re-
turn. The municipal authorities haYo
thanked the Sisters OF Charity for their
devotion and zeal in assisting the cholera
sufferers. Twenty-Five death from cholera
occurred here to-day.
TOULoN, July 2G.-Therc were two deaths
from cholera to-day in the city, and two in
the suburbs. The total number Of deaths
from cholera 90 date is J93. The exodus
has decreased the population two-thirds.
Sixteen deaths from cholera here during
tho nigLt.
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FIVE MEN KILLED.
a Leh'Eh valley Engine ExpIodes win
Terrible ResuIts.

WuKEsBARRE, PA, July 2j.-1he empty
shifting engine of the Lehigh Valley Rail
road, with five of the crew on board, run
ming from White Haven 30 Necopeck siding,
exploded this morning. The entire crew
are reported killed. Three were blown 30
pieces and can not be found. Having no
hnemnn 10 warn an approaching freight
train, the latter ran into the wreck, demol-
ishing several cars. All trains on the road
are several hours late. Western passen-
gers for New York and other points south
are being transferred here TO the Philadel-
phia d Reading Railroad. The officials ro.
fuse TO give any information.
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COMING HOME.
The Greely Relief Squadron Leaves st.
Johns,
Attended ny n a>ymPRthIsiBg Demonstra.
a"n-E"sii>h aud United States FlaEs al
Half Mast.

Sr. JOHNS, y. f., July %. AT 10 a. m.
the "reely relief squadron steamed out
INTO the bay. The flagship Thetis led,
ioiIowed 10y the Bear, Alert and ell the
haroor steam tugs and steam launches,
with the flags of Great Britain and the
Ol'lted States at half-mRst, and
crowded with leading citizens. On
all public buildings and mercantile pren.
lses flags were draped. The vessels i'm port
displayed their National flags i'm mourning,
thousands of spectators from the shore,
waved adteus by banner or handkerchief.
Whlcn salutatlons were gracefully returned
by the recediug squadron. Lieutenant
Treely and the other survivors are enjoy.
ing tolerable health
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HI led His Man and Went 10 cburob.

Tyler, Tx, July 2G.-Joe Bailey, a me-
gro, living in thesouthern part Of the city,
was called 20 tho door at nine o'clock last
night and shot by Alfred stcarus,
dying this morning from the wound.
Stearns during tho day had sent Bailey
two or three times an invitation to
talk walk with him. Bailey declined.
About O'Clock last might Stearus and ms
wifo started 60 church. When they wer8
near Baiey's house Stearns told bis wife
20 go "a certain way and he would meet her.
lie then went 90 Bailey's house, call 3d him
out, did the shooting, and thou went 90
church. lie was arrested and jailed %.
lay,
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Hunaarians MurderOusIy Assaulted.

UNIoNrowN, rs. July 25.-Last night
four Hunguraus who were moving their
goods from one boarding house to another,
we're attacked by party ~ five coke
drawers, aud Doe the fight which eu.usd
Paul Elias, ono OF the Huugarans. was boo
or the hcud with stone, FRA turing his
skull and causing death iu two hours The
others were seriously but not fatally in-
jured. Ih" five men, named ur. $50.
Knight, Eumrse, Fell and Hhaon,r. were
neid for murder.
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nisnslrous siorm ln Kan,aa

DODGE CITY, KAs., July 21 a cyclone
a. 10 o'clock Iast night visited Cinnamon
Station, eighteen miles west ~ here. de
moIIshing about o. dgfou houses. ons-Hnh
of the town, including a dry goods store
aud livery stable. The house 0f Az Barton
was swept completely away. Mr. Barton
aud child were seriously hurt. Several
the wind reached velocity OF eighty.
seven fuIIr- Hu hour.
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Disastrous Hail Storm.

TOWER CRY, OAK, July 2j.-A disas.
trous hail storm occurred this afternoon.
Several buildings were unroofcd and torn
down. and many window lights broken.
A few persons were injured, but not fatally
Hail fell about thirteen mile. west Of town,
going southeast, running all the crops. n
Is not known how far ~ extended, on tine
amount OF damage iu the country.
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slranoe sulelde In take Eris.

EBIE, PA, July 2J.-Grcat interest Be-
manifested in the idouuty of o man who
wont ont in % boat in the boy, stripped and
Jumped overheard, committing suicide, but
as yet tbero is mo clue. Nothing was found
iu tuc pockets of bus clothing. The boat VA
picked up by pleasure steamer search
Tor the body is being made.
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WAsHINGToN, July 25.-The silver dies Of
the graat seal Of the colonial and proprie,
tary government Of Maryland, known as
the third or Fendall seal, which has been
lost for uearly n hundred years, was lately
found iu the Treasurer office at Annapolis.
For this time 30 has been impossible 20 obs
tair any trace OF this seal The last date
VI ila nse. SO far discovornd nns IIn3
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PirrsBrrGH, July 25.--Ihe Peunsylvania
Railroad Company nas purchased ono hun
drcd aud twenty-five acres near Freedom
Pa, and will establish there n monster
freight yard at a cost of 81 10000, and With
a capacity of soyeu thousand cars
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SalualinnI.la Arrn,lnh

RocHEsrrn, N. s., july 27- Eighteen
members of The Salvation Army were ar.
rested to-day for singing while paradInr
the streets eight inru md ten women.
They wiIl remain al night in tue police
station, praying and singing. a requert
60 pass .E tHmuyrinos io tue prisoners wns
denied. Tine leaders had been notified not
TO -iug while unrrbfur
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Deaths from Cholera.

MANsgrLLEs July 25-or. y.-Tbirty.six
deaths fere from cnol,ra tho past twenty.
four hours
PARIS. July ~ Twelve deaths from
cholera at Aries .o.day, md six at AK.
There is % panic at .ue latter place.
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-Four Hundred and Forty- Seven gaIIots

81. LOUIS, July 2G.--Tbc Democratic Con.
gressiOnal Convention Of the Fourteenth
District, of this State, which has been lin
session at Poplar Bluff since Tuesday
morning, adjourned sine die late tonight,
after taxing 44T ballots without nominating
a candidate, an event unparalleled in Mis-
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PAEs, July 25.-Ansr the council Of
Ministers at the Elysee, Saturday. Prime
Minister Ferry held am interview with LII
Fong Pao, Chinese Ambassador. It was ar.
ranged that China should pay France an
iud muity OF twenty million francs. a "a.
ciHc solution Of the troubles is now certain.
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Thcrc il n child In Vermont hat Il

-Thcrc h o chIId In VDmOnt nat IS
rather queer. Every effort TO have it
use ifs lcg- vgs made by its parents,
but 10 had mo- inclination that way lt
will raise it-e.f upon Its hands and
move RAPIDLY across the floor and when
it has picked up the article 90 seeks,
places 70 between It's feet and moves
away on u- hands E0sfoR GfObc
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L0GAN'S LETTER
Accepting the Vice Presidential Nomin.
alton.

hFief Discussion of the rIntform Fro
t.rtt"n ts American t.nbar'' ucar,tIS Ap-
proved A"d us he"cuts outttnrd Do-
oar~ttc s"d h"rstga s'oniucrce, and Ebr.
etgu oitticai Relations
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KiIled by Lichlnlnn.

BEWgvr, lLL., July 2G.-Hovey b. Clint,
ter, aged eighteen, whose homo is boo Cisnc,
H., while at work in lanyard here wos
instantly killed by Lightning st four O'CLOCK
this afternoon.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-08-01

"a lump of Alabama coal weighing
10000 pounds is on exhibition at
Birmingham. % that State. Chicago
Journal.
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B. & o. R. r. TIMETABLE,
WESTWARD.

CONDENSED timetable OF passenger trsi.s tsx
ne stations named below
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EASTWARD.

Besides the above named trains there 10 n
way Train with passenger car attached that
goes both East and West daily except sunday.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1884-01-25
Legislature upon this question; but from

Legislature upon this question; but from
an extensive contact with the tobacco
growers Of this county, and a comparison
of views with them upon this ques ion, the
TIMES will undertake to say that the great
preponderance Of opinion among the to-
bacco growers of this county, which ranks
second in the production of that commo-
dity, have no complaint to make against
the present system in any of its features
There is really nothing odious or offensive
to the liberty of the most high spiri ed
freeman in the compulsory feature of the
inspection laws, so long as the State in
specions are honest y and efficiently made.
Inspection of tobacco is made necessary
condition precedent TO the placing of the
same upon the market, as we have hereto
fore shown, by the ma ure of the product,
which requires that il must be sold by
sample, 10y the multiplicity of its preduc
ers and their generally unk nown or doubt
full responsibility. Compu's ,ry inspection
luCtCIplC, iuSNitaoiN iioih wv N
facts, the only question is whether the
planters will hold together well enough to
submit to the inspection OF al their tobac
CO at the State warehouses, and for that
purpose allow the compulsory failure of
the law to stand after the warehouses; are
paid for.
The danger to be apprehended from
repeal of the compulsory clause is this:
When this were done. the wealthy railroad
corporation that seeks to control the to-
bacco trade would at once erect rival
warehouses, and, tor the purpose Of work
ing the overthrow of the State system
could we'll afford to run them at loss for
awhile. They would for that purpose
probably give free storage at first, with
view Of diverting away patronage from
the State houses. The tobacco buyers, the
natural foes of the State system, wou d
readily collide with them and give pre-
ference 10 The samples taken by the rival
inspectors. In this way the revenues of
the State houses would be 80 far reduced
as to make the system no Ion ger self sup
porting and charge upon the State.which
would of course in very few years cad
to the final repeal OF the system and the
sale OF the warehouses
So it would seem that the lar mnre pru-
dent course is TO leave the compulsory fea-
ture stand, and il II he found necessary to
make any amendments ia the law looking
to the exposure and punishment of false
packing, let such steps lie taken End every
measure be adop'ed to secure absolute
fairness and efficiency in the system and
restore the confidence in the State inspec-
ions of all who may have honest cause for
complain.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1884-01-25

The news of the terrible marine disaster
off the coast of Massachusetts, on Friday
morning last, attended with such ! shock
ing loss of life, makes the first sad chapter
in the history of fatal disasters of that
character in the new year. The steamship
City of Columbus, on her regular trip from
Boston to Savannah, with go cabin and
steerage passengers on board was strand
ed on the rocks of we'll known reef call
ed the "Devil's Bridge" of Gayhead, and
only nine of the passengers were saved
Of the crew of As men and officers, % were
saved. The accident seems to be due to
bad seamanship, but the loss of life seems
to have been inevitable after the ship
foundered, as heavy gale was prevailing
and the sea was running so high as to pre-.
vest the successful launching of the life
boats. 1t is to be hoped that thorough
Investigation will he made in this case
and the responsibility fixed where it be-
longs.