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Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1884-05-29
y. G.. Baylor, Esq
Atlanta, Ga.

y. G.. Baylor, Esq
Atlanta, Ga.
We have been satisfied all along that the
genuine John Blown sabre is the one pos
sessed by Genl. Baylor.
But we are consttutionally opposed to
any reference TO John Brown or anything
associated with him without emphasizing
the fact thar an honest, Industrious, inoffen-
siye coloyed man Of IIarpers Ferry was the
first victim Of JOHN Brown at HaTper's
Fcrrv.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1884-05-29

Gen. w. II. II. Terrell, Of Ind, late Sd
asst. p. II. Gen'l, IS dead.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1884-05-29
C7 4RTFSTOWN JEFFERSON COUNTY, W. Va THURSDAY
DERERRED PARAGR4pIIs.

Tully Wise, brother Of Hon Gee Wise,
died lest week in Frisco.
The Louisiana legislature has nominated
J. ID. Eustis for L. 5. Senator.
The Dakota democratic delegates have
beer instructed for Tilden and Hendricks.
Among the naval graduates last week
Lewis Nixon, W. r. ". Field. Hammond
Fowler and Jas. II. Fits of Virginia.
The l4th qusdrennial geus!al confer
ence OF the Meth Prot. Church met last
week in Baltimore.
The Speaker has designated Bepresen-
tatiye Goi Of W. Va. as visitor to the
Annapolis school examination.
The two Houses have passed tho bill
granting q million "loan" to the New Or
leans exposition.
The Anti-Monopolists have carried ont
their contract Of nominating B. L. Butler.
The Grand Council of Red Men of VIZ
ginia met In annual convention at Peters
burg last week.
The s9th annual council Of ;he Virginia
Episcopal diocese met yesterday in Win
cheste.
The House has passed the Senate bill
providing territorial government FOR A
laska-,hc temporary seat Of government
being placed at Sitka.
The Greenback-Labor convention meets
the 2sth at indianapolis. Chicago follows
with the republican June 8, tbs anti-ma-
sonic June 10, the democratic July g. The
prohibitionists meet July % At Pitssbnrg.
The mort obstinate cases Of Catarrh are
cured by the use Of Ely's Cream Balm, the
only agreeable remedy. Il IS not liquid
or snuif and is easily applied. For cold in
the head it is magical. Price 80 cents.
See ady't
Tor nearly 81 years | have been victim
of Catarrh. / have tried many remedies,
receiving little or 30 relief. | bought one
bottle of Elys Cream Balm and derived
more real benefit from that than all therost
added together. You can recommend 70 as
being a safe and valuable mcdicine.-A. J..
Fuller, Dandy, \. y.
As one having used Ely's Cream Balm !
would say it is worth its weigh, in gold as n
cure fox GataTrh. One bottle cured me. ;.
4. Lowell, Franklin, Pa. See ady't)
For ten or twelve years ] have been Sc
verelv afflicted with Catarrh. Never be-
fore found such decided relief as from Ely's
Cream Balm. consider myself cured.-J.
w. Burlington, Mechanicsyilie, ". Price
80 cents.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1884-05-29
SAGoI3 STARRY,

Dealer ~
Groceries, Provisions, Liquors
Fooaecos, ,Cisass, Co.iEcci.osaceses
B0OUEy WARE, QUEENSWARE. &a.,
: uAYEon hand and an Ia receipiof LOrs
z Stoesof
Family Groceries and Liquors,
which WILDE sold as low ascan be bought else
where. Give me callbeforc purchasing.
CAAGlrsrowS, June ., lS17-ly. !. 5.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1884-05-29
Nm 20. 1881
Tie John Brolen sabre.

A year or more ago, and again within the
past few months, we announced that the
John Brown" 5abre-the identical weapon
which the old raider and murderer wore at
the time of his raid upon Harper's Ferry
was in possession Of Genl. T. 6. Baylor,
now a citizen Of Atlanta, Georgia. Wide
circulation WAS given to the fact. Some TWO
months ago q card appeared in the Washing
ton Star, signed By Mr. Gray Of that city
who claimed to be the owner Of The Jchn
Brown Sword'-that the same had been
given b. sister Of Genl. Lee to Dir. Viii
ting. who gave it to Mr.. Gray FOR his c9liec-
ton Of relics. The cssl OF gIr. Gray having
been sent by Us TO Genl. Baylor, and by him
to Gen. G. w. c. Laeat Lexington, Virginia,
elected the following letter:
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1884-05-29

1LN may, At9t.
W DEAR MR. BAYL0n:-I received in due
time your letter OF the 2Gth ult., but have not
been able 70 answer it before to-day. Ircturncd
20 Washington City from California not very
LONG after the capture Of John Br0wn-it was
sometime in November when ] reached Wash
ngtcn. and was with my father at Arlington
several weeks before he left Virginia TO resume
his command IN Texas. During those weeks
neither ssw nor heard of John Browns sword,
nor have | ever heard since that :; was ever II
the possession II my father or any member ci
his family. Ny father had butone sister living
10 the time under consideration, and she was
IN invalid the wife of Judge Marshall Of Bal
t,more 1t is not likely thai the sword was ever
in her possession and aiu very sure my father
never would have cared to possess II, or present
10 10 any one The newspaper slip enclosed
state. that Gen. r. +. Lee was Lieutenant
II the time Of the capture of John Brown. lie
vas q Captain In the Corps Of Engineers L. >.
army, before the beginning Of the Mexican war
ana was At the time IN question either . L.
C1l.-cr Col OF Cavalry the former think.
hgd charge Of MY fathers affairs in Va, from
the winter of 1850 to the Spring Of ls5l, and
should have known something OF Joln'iirown' ;
sword. think. ifit had been among my fathers
effects Thisisa al the knowledge have ON the
subject. With best wishes for Your health, hap
piness, and prosperity, l remsin
Very truly yours
The state journal. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1883-1885, 1884-04-26
A Letter From Mr. Lincoln.

CHICAGO, April 16.-As the name
of Secretary Lincoln has been men
toned as a candidate for the Presi
dency, and as in nearly every COM
bination that has been suggested it
appears in connection with the Vice.
Presidency, the following correspond
ence will prove of interest as bearing
upon that point.
CHICAGO, April l6, 1884
Editor of The Tribune:
have been asked as to whether
knew Mr. Lincoln's views upon the
subject of his candidacy so often Of
late that beg you will publish, as
an answer to such inquiries. the fol.
lowing upon that subject, Yours,
truly, LEONARD SWIFT.
TIE letter to which Mr.. SWEET re
fers is as follows:
WASHINGTON, d. G. March %, 1884.
My DEAR Mr.. SWEET: Please see
the friend who writes the inclosed
letter, proposing to organize a club
in Chicago in my behalf for President
l am not candidate for either Presi-
dent or Vice President. and therefore
do not wish any clubs formed for me.
If you will kindly give this matter
your early attention and stop it you
will much oblige me. Sincerely
yours, ROBERT I. LINCOLN.
The Hon. LEONARD SWEET.
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Councilman Ridgway's Denial.

PHILADELPHIA, April %, 1884.
My Dear Sir
Your paper of the 10th inst, has
been-sent to me, and find therein a
statement, by your Philadelphia COR
respondent, that l told delegation
of colored citizens, who visited me to
secure my assistance 10 procuring the
appointment of one of themselves as
turnkey at the central station, that
''You colored people aspire too high,
and that "Such YVES the answer given
by man who only escaped defeat by
these same colored voters In the
first place, let me say, was elected
by majority in every division in the
ward, white or colored; and secondly,
that the remarks quoted, is untrue.
So far from thinking the position too
high for a colored citizen, | openly
and earnestly, as is we'll known, urged
the appointment Of Warren Jackson,
colored man, by the Mayer, as his
messenger and attendant at his Office,
and introduced him personally to Mr..
Smith, aud used all my influence in
that direction. A place much higher
than the one mentioned, in every way.
have been a strong advocate for
the rights of the colored people since
boy of sixteen, and was styled then
an "abolitionist,' "a term 80 years
ago Of obloquy, l come of that kind
of stock, for my father was one of the
earliest members, and Secretary of the
cd anIi-slavery society.
I was pleased with the action of
Mayor King in giving them police
uniform, and encouraged and sus
tanned him therein. | think have
earned the right to be considered,
when it meant something, and since,
the friend of those people. OF course
there are some worthless men who do
injury to The race, but they are to be
found among all mankind.
reply to your correspondent be
cause it wounds me to think that
under these circumstances such re-
marks should be attributed to me-
which some of your readers, without
denial from me, may believe to be
true. Yours very truly,
JNo. J. RIDGwAY, JR.
To the Journal Publishing Com
pa'ay, Harrisburg, Pa.
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Special to the STATE JOURNAL.
Philadelphia.

PHILADELPHIA, April 25.-Wash.
Parker, Leo. Taylor, Thad. Manning,
Benny Webb, Rob. Strange, Benny
Marrigold, Ed. Waters, Will Rowan,
Lew Courlander and Will Main, met
at the residence of Benny Webb and
formed themselves into a social Or
ganization TO be known as the Mis-
sletos Select, and the following off
GERS were elected:
President-Benjamin +. Webb
Vice i'resident-Wa shington Par
ker.
Treasurer-Benj. w. Marrigoid.
Secretary-L. d. Z. Courlander.
Financial Secretary-Leo Taylor.
There is no doubt but this organi
cation will take the lead in society.
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Ruled by the Administration.

COLUMBIA, S. G., April l6.-The
Seventh or black District elected L.
B. Johnson, white of Charleston, and
w. H Thompson, colored, Of Berk
ley. Both are for Arthur. The
First District elected J. NJ. Freeman,
colored, of Charleston, and E. A.
Webster, white, of Orangeburg.
Both are for Arthur The Fourth
District elected Wilson Cook, colored,
of GreenyilIe, and G. Wilder, colored,
of Richlaud. Both are for Arthur.
The Fifth District elected G. G. Nc
Coy, white, of Chester, and E. Fl.
Dibble, of Kershaw. Both for
Arthur. The delegates at large are
E. NJ. Brayton, Robert Smalls, w. N,
Taft, and Samuel Lee, All are fol
Arthur. A resolution of sympathy
with Gen. Grant in his late misfor.
tune was adopted. The following
was also adopted:
ReSolved, That in view of the
embarrassing circumstances growing
out of the assassination of the late la.
mented President James A. Garfield,
and the extremely delicate position in
which the present incumbent, Presi
dent Chester A. Arthur, was placed
we, the Republicans Of South Caro-
lima, in convention assembled, dc
most heartily indorse the Administra
ton of President Chester A. Arthur
as wise, economical, end just, with
out reproach or stain, and perfectly
harmonious in all its departments.
The convention then adjourned SIM
| die.
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REPUBLICANIsM IN GEORGIA
What the Party has done for the
Colored Race in that State.

ATLANTA, Ga, April l8-During a
recess in the Republican convention,
yesterday, John E. Bryant made a
speech which has aroused furious race
indignation. He spoke of the state Of
slavery, and how the colored people
were turned loose after the war with
little Roadway to do anything. He
said a great change had taken place
in public feeling. Think he said,
"of the changes that have taken place
within the last 25 years" and continu-
ing he remarked: "I.ast night walked
down the street, aud I heard band
playing. stopped to listen to that
band, and all around me were colored
men, most ofthem probably delegates
to this convention. But on one side
standing in the door of house, l saw
a little group of young ladies, colored
young ladies, and l say to you here
to day, openly and broadly, that among
these young ladies were some that viii
vie with the most beautiful young
ladies of this town of my own race in
accomplishments. They were the
daughters Of well. known colored men
in this town who themselves are earn
ing an honest living and are max
ing money and rearing these daugh-
tiers in virtue and responsibility. Ap-
plause.1 Twenty FIVE years ago these
beautiful girls would have been ia
ken from their fathers and mothers
and sold to the lowest gambler and
vagabond in Atlanta immense ap-
plause] if he had money to buy them.
| ask any Christian man or woman
in Georgia, or throughout the South,
is that not enough to stamp upon our
cause the signal of glorious victory
if we had nothing else but that
[Deaiening cheers. Col. Bryant con
tinued in review of the aims of the
Republican Patty and its future
prospects
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The WHITE MANS PARTY
OF THE NORTH
BLAINE LEFT, BUT THE RE
SUIT THE SAME, AS THE
COLORED VOTERS OF
OHIO WERE LEFT
ALSO.
Ohio Joins Hands With Pennsyl-
vania and Treats with Con-
tempt her $4,000 Col
Ored Voters.

CLEVELAND Ohio, April 24-The
republican state convention re-as.
sembled at ten O'Clock. The Blaine
forces had held caucus previously.
William Mckinley js., Of Stark
county, was made permanent prcsi-
dent and on fixing the chair he made
a speech. The platform committee
reported series of resolutions which
were adopted, bnt subsequently the
vote was reconsidered and the plat
form recommitted. J. r. Robinson
of Hardin county, was nominated for
secretary of state on the third ballot !;
w. w. Johnston was nominated for
Judge Of the supreme court and @.
A. Flickinger, Of Defiance, was nom
mated for member Of the board of
public works, on The first ballot.
AT this stage Of the proceedings a
delicate question arose. The leaders
had promised to give the colored men
a representation on the delegaticn-at-
large to the Chicago convention,
while it was evident from the be-
ginning that there was no intention
to fulfill their promise. Various ex-
pedients were r,sorted to in order to
evade the issue. First Judge J. B.
Foraker, who was defeated for gov
ernor by Dir. Hoadly, was elected by
reclamation. twas proposed to pay
the same compliment to w. H. West,
who was defeated for the same Office
by Bishop some years ago, but the
convention refused. Then President
Mckinley was elected in that way.
This disposed Of two of the seats.
For the other two Judge West, Gen,
eral John Beatty, Walter s. Thomas
(colored) Jacob A. Amber, Samuel
Craighead, John II. Greene (coloredl,
Rev. James Poindexter (colored) and
S. s. Warner were named. As the
ballot was about to proceed motion
was made to elect Marcus A. Hanna
by reclamation and it prevailed.
This left but one seat to fill and
Judge West was chosen. The col
ored men were named az alsernates
Gen. James NJ Comfy and General
Beatty were chosen electors at large,
the delegates atlarge, are three for
Sherman and one, Judge West, for
Blame. The platform was again re-
ported and adopted. The only
change from the first report was in
the first resolution, the amended re
port demanding proper internal taxa
ton. The convention having thus
completed its labors adjourned with
out day.
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Pleasant Reception.

Wednesday evening Mrs. Martha
D. Saunders, of Cherry avenue, gave
a pleasant reception TO Rev, A. Wal
tiers, of San Francisco, Cal. Rev.
Walters, who has been in attendance
as delegate to the Baltimore and
Philadelphia conference held at Car
Isle, is a young man of marked
ability. The gentleman spent a few
days in the city as the guest of Mr..
and Mrs. Saunders, aud was agreea-
bly, entertained by them. Among
those present at the reception were
Rev. Daniels. Miss Florence Smith,
Aida and Fannie Weaver, Cora
Williams, Julia Leech, Mrs. Thomas,
Mrs. Ella Howard, Messrs. James
Auter, Carl Williams, James Stewart
aud William Sbirks
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Eloping with a Colored Man S
Wife.

CLEVELAND, April l6.-A very
peculiar elopement is the sensation OF
the city. This morning NJ. R. Pat
terson, a colored plasterer, reported
that white man named J. HI. Bing-
ham, sewing machine agent, had
eloped with his wife. Patterson is
one of the most prominent colored
men in the city and quite an active
Republican politician. His wife is
nearly white and quite pretty. The
sewing machine agent is IS years of
age. II is supposed that the guilty
pair have gone to Detroit, and the
authorities of that city have been
informed.
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being a candidate for the Legisla

being a candidate for the Legisla
ture.
Uncle Jake Purneli showed some
smartness at the last meeting Of
council by the bill he presented. &c
ahead Uncle Jake, yeu are on he
right track.
Hen Pitts aud Jim Tunnel have
bu,ied the Ratchet aud in the future
1t is, how are you brother hen.
George Barrett has not been well
for the last month, but he is getting
better and will be oil light soon.
Bill Harris says he will gu to
Chicago with the NJ. s. Quay club if
he has to walk there.
Warren Jackson has accepted the
position as messenger to the chief of
police. 1t seems to be in bad taste
to accept after being candidate for
Mayors messenger.
Next week we will give more of
the workings Of the "solid seventh,
FIFTH WARD.
The Vert End club of this ward
gave a grand ball at Assembly build
ings, on Wednesday night, which
was a grand success, despite the rain
The ball was for the purpose of fur
nishing the rooms of the club on
Seventh street, and handsome sum
was realized.
Joseph Cline, the diamond broker,
is power in the ward, and is rec
ognlzed as a trader here.
Con. Hubert is one of the smartcst
young mtn in the ward, and bids
fair to make some of the older ores
take back seat.
The saloon of Sam. Rodney is Z, ne
Of the chief resorts for politicians of
this ward, of which class Sam. is a
power.
Robert Taylor continues to con-
troll the patronages of this ward, and
it could not be placed in better b DDS.
John Davis had his hands full at
the west end ball, but you may rest
assured that he was not left.
Billy Bishop is rather quiet at pre-
sent, but he will be on hand when it
is time for solid work.
When you ask John Lawson
'what is the news" he only smiles
and says look out for him as he has a
surprise in store for the boys.
Next week the Fifth ward will be
fully represented in this column; look
out for it boys, and be sure to get
one. Howard.
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COAL PRICES FOR MAY.
By Associated Press.


PHILADELPHIA, April 25.-The execu-
tive committee Of the Lehigh and Schuyl
kill Coal Exchange held their monthly
conference to-day to establish circular
rates for the line and city and harbor
trades for May. The only change made
was an advance Of ten cents per ton on
pea coal. This is return to the
ruling prices of last month. The Phila-
delphia and Reading coal and iron COM
pany's new circular gives the price of
white ash coal at Schuylkill Haven for
the line and city trades as follows Lump,
steamboat, broken and, egg 50 %; chest
nut, 50 50; stove and small stove,
50; and pea, 81 so. The Lehigh
Coal and Navigation company's line
prices at Mauch Chunk are So 10
for lump, stove and small stove; So for
broken egg, and 81 So for pea. The
same company's city prices are So IS for
lump stove and small stove; 50 IS for
chestnut; 50 rs for broken and egg, and
81 so for pea
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SEVEN DAYS, FAILURES.

NEwYoRK, April %. The business fail
ures throughout the country as reported to
r. G. Dunn & Co, by telegraph for the last
seven days, number for the United
States, 1853 and for Canada 81, or a total
Of 1S9 as compared with total of 176 last
week, showing an increase of 10 failures,
eight in the United States and five in
Canada as compared with last week. The
failures in Canada, though not very nu-
merous, include some large houses both
in Quebec and Ontario.
The state journal. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1883-1885, 1884-04-26
Important Meeting Held in the
Eighth Ward.

Quite a number Of prominent citi-
zens held a meeting in the Eighth
ward Thursday evening, which Is the
precursor of campaign club. Mat
tiers relative TO the perfecting OF a
permanent political organization were
discussed, and a committee appointed
to prepare rules and directions look
ing to that end. The club will en-
dorse no ticket except the one nomi.
mated at Chicago, ard will be cen
trolled il State, county and municipal
affairs only by matters which affect
the interests of the large number OF
voters which the club will represent.
The STATE JOURNAL was adopted as
the organ of the organization, and
the club will be uamed in in honor
of F. g. BATHS, Esq, 1t viii not be
confined to the Eighth ward, but will
embody members throughout the
country.
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A MOB THWARTED.
WOuld-be Lynchers Defeated by a Plucky
Jailer.

Jailer.
BY Associated Press.
MOUNT STERLING, KY, April 30
Early yesterday morning forty or fifty
men went to the residence of the jailer
and demanded admittance, the leader
stating that he was the sheriff of Breat-
hit county, and had warrant for "a
prisoner. The jailer was on the point Of
admitting them, when he discovered the
party to be u mob intent on hanging Il
prisoner named VIM. Osborne, sentenced
for five years for killing Henry Thomas.
The leader Of the mob told the jailer that
unless he surrendered the keys the mob
would batter down the doors. This was
done, but the jailer and his two sons,
who were in the second story well
armed defied the moi to ascend the stairs.
After searching the lower part of the
house for the keys of the Jail, the mob
left.
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a SUIT DISMIS 5ED.
Rv SS0ciated Press.

PHILADELPHIA, April 2j.-The suit
against VIM. B. Gill, superintendent, and
other employees Of the Western Union
telegraph company, growing out of the
struggle between the Western Union and
Baltimore and Ohio telegraph companies
for desk room in brokers' office on
Third street, was dismissed to day, owing
10 the absence ofth prosecutor
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Communicated.

Mr.. EDITOR The Short Street
M. E. church have divine services at
the Court House Sunday, April n,
to assist them in raising the balance,
$4,000, on the church lot, which they
are purchasing on the corner Of State
street and West avenue. This PEG
Pile have succeeded in raising $1,000
toward paying for the purchased
ground. OF their small means we
think they hove succeeded and done
well, and are worthy Of all aid they
may receive from this kind commu
mtg. Quite LARGE lumber of this
consisted of an essaN~-oI Ii"r-r a IN
The state journal. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1883-1885, 1884-04-26
WASHINGTON NOTES

The National bank notes received ior
redemption yesterday amounted 10 90i''
600. rovanue
The receipts from internal reFe ~
Yesterday were $408, 436, and from e"'-
The Treasury Department YESTERDAY
nprchased 1924, 600 ounces of silver for oe
f;vprv at the different minis
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,,op1vEs A RECEPTION.

Dy 49, j5.-Mr. Morton, the
80; Anis S;taster, gave grand re-
Onl .;on I leg. Two thousand in
GG ;tpot;nne we'd. Among the guests
,rera Prefrry, the diplomatic
body, anfii'e oS "iiSi"n '
| American
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AZ GER LYNCHED.

BY Assocfs'
HELEN Aprl So.-'Jo nH IeH
darson ayas hung and his body
,;ddled ITS in Delaware, Miss,
nosterda. Davis and his neigh
Iors 4 had horribly assaulted
Davis { nun 'heenec'S OIL WHICH
she will
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congregation are eHPI05c0
various families and different depart
meuts. We hope this Christian
community will rally to this poor =
people, for they are worthy OF al
confidence.
Written by friend in the cause o.
Christ.
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WANTED.

A colored girl to do general house
work ::and cooking. Apply lmme-
diately at 100 South Second Street