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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-10-06

JAS. a. CARROLL has been select
Cd as the Peoples candidate for
Prosecting Attorney Mr.. Carroll
isa gentleman in every respect and
would make an efficient officer.
Vote for him.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-10-06

A Pole will be raised at IL o'clock
A. NJ. The speaking will commence
al 2 P. ". The Procession will be
former at Brsndonville and march
to Bruceton and back.
\ COME ONEi COME ALI
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-10-06

If you are an enemy OF packed
conventions, Rings and Bosses. vote
the Peoples Ticket.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-10-06

SEE to it that full vote is out
from your district, and the People
will succeed. g
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-10-06
MASS MEETING !
The Democracy of the County will
hold Grand Mass Meeting at
BRANDONVILLE.
SATURDAY. OCTOBER 18th, "a.
AND

Hon. VIM. L. Wilson, our present
and next Congressman. and Hon.
Benjamin F. Martin will address the
people.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-10-06

You must all vote in your own
Msgisterisl districts. Warn your
friends Of that fact. A vote else
where will not count.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-10-06
VorE the Peoples Ticket, and
vote it straigAt. 80 ''"

90 to the polls and vote and work
for the People. "
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-10-06
A MASS MEETING
Oh f. Ri ISTTG.

There WILL be a Democratic Mass
Meeting and Pole Raising at Terrs
Alta next Saturday, Oct. l1th.
The Meeting will be addressed by
WooD DAILY, Esq.. Of Ksyssr.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-07-10
diplomatic ana othsr cnavges.

A recent Washington special telegram rays
There has been considerable shifting around
In the diplomatic service. Congressman
Kasson OF Iowa goes TO Germany to see II he
can get along With the great chancellor, and
takes with him q natural aptitude and long
experience in diplomacy. Ex-Attorney Cen
eral Taft is transferred from Austria to
Russia, and John M Francis, OF the Troy
Times, In promoted from Portugal to Austria
Mr. Francis would have been sent TO st
Petersburg but for tho fact that New
York already has one frst-clas IS
mission Lewis Richmond OF Rhode
Island goes 20 Portugal in the place OF
Mr. Francis The appointments for Alaska
were also made to-day, and Andrew 4 Lewis
Of Cannon's district, Illinois, ta make clerk
Of the court Franz sperry, who Is private
secretary to the secretary OF the treasury, Ia
appointed one of the justices for Dakota aud
Leonard Smith Of low is the other. This Ia
o great disappointment 70 Delegate Ray
mond, who earnestly urged George 7. Elan.
merry and George n. Hand, who were well en-
dorsed by the bars OF their respective dis
tricts. George Turner of Alabama Is made
associate justice OF Washington Territory.
He was the chairman Of the Alabama dele.
saw " NAo 11AtAH0 kObFEhtAou~
In the long List Of the appointments sent
10 the senate to-day there is one which ere.
ates considerable amusement, tn at OF Frank
Sperry, to be associate justice of Dakoka
Sperry Ia a young man Of about twenty Ave
years, but his youthful face and diminutiye
stature make him appear as q mere boy. He
has delicate little mutton chop side whiskers.
which look as though they were the first at
q A..x4 "a -..-.-- hA.~l NJ (. Ia.
gether q very insignificant looking youth
We was admitted TO practice AZ the New
York bar two or three years ago. but through
the Influence Of George Bliss was appointed
private secretary to Secretary Folger. Con-
eequently he has had no experience In the
practice Of the law. IL is said that he has
been vsrr faithful TO the wishes Of George
Bliss, and that he has regularly reported 70
Bliss the private movements of Folger.
There does not appear to be any objection to
the young gentleman aside from his youth
and inexperience. The appointments Of
Kasson, Kent and Francis are gcner-
ally commended Seward Smith,
who has been appointed as
~sociate justice OF Dakota, is a lawyer of Des-
Moines, with a practice OF twenty years He
Is said 10 be a man Of ability and high stand
ing at the bar. Mr.. Byers, who has been APP
pointed consul general at Rome, has been
for several years consul at Zurich, Switzer-
land, and his nomination is a deserved pro-
motion. Byers is the author OF the song
1Sherman's March TO the Sea- The
president has appointed John Jarrett
OF Pfttsburg, president Of the A~malgamated
association, as the head OF the labor bureau
OF the interior department.. recently created
by congress- John A. Rea, register Of the
land ONCE at Bismarck, has been reap.
pointed.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-07-10

Tho New York city and county expenses, es-
Inmates for next year, are s7,9SG,OOG
Judge Mitchell of Pennsylvania holds pie
lures not TO be exempt from execution as fur
niture.
Gov. Stanford has bought the Aqua Fria
grant in California, containing q, 900 acres In a
high state of cultivation II adioins 1900
acres he already owned
Philadelphia authorities are having q hard
time 10 make the Schuylkill oarsmen dress suf
fciently, semi professional ~scuilors have got
ten into the habit OF wearing nothing but a O.
gar.
The company Of Mormon emigrants that left
Liverpool on the 9TH reached Salt Lake Non
day, the 80th, twenty-three days on the way
They number 5Sl, Of whom 400 were Scanjina-
viAns.
A Judicial court presided over by Bishop
Harris, Of the Methodist Episcopal church,
st New York has acquitted Rev. DR.. Bristor Of
all charges OF immortality and restored him I'M
stained the ministry, reversing tho action OF
the Newark conference
The National Bank OF Broadway, New York,
has brought suit against William McCreey Of
Pittsburg 70 recover s10O,oo 0 ON -four promis-
sorry notes Of s25,0 coo each. The action is the
outgrowth OF the failure OF Commodore CART
son and the P~it,sburg, Cleveland 4 Toledo
railway.
Gen. Sheridan has received from the mint
the gold and silver medals which will be OF,
fered AZ prizes at the biennial rifle contest tc
be held a Fort Leavenworth, Kan, on the Isl
OF October The handsomest medal is that Il
be awarded to the best skirmisher. There are
six other prizes for regular Workmanship
A dispatch company Of peculiar nature hai
been established at Long Branch this year
1t employs about fifteen boys, all residents Of
the Branch and knowing all its streets and
good many Of the cottagers, each OF whom il
provided with 3 bicycle for delivering the mes
sages quickly.
At the Illinois democratic state convention
Gen. j. G. Black presented the name OF Mayo
Harrison OF Chicago for nomination for gov
ern0T, and the nomination. was made by accla.
nation. The remainder of the ticket was Sc
lected as follows: Lieutenant governor, Henri,
Setter Of ST Clair; secretary OF state, Michae
J. Dougherty Of Knox; state treasurer, Alfret
orendorT Of S%angamon; auditor of state, Wal
ter A. Cariin Of Jersey,
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-07-10
Nurget. OF rors,xn Hsw..

M. de Lesseps denies that thsse is a failur
in the Panama excavation works, and says tina,
the canal will be finished by 1881
Pere Hyaeinthe's first sermon in his church
after he returned 10 Paris was disturbed by 4
party OF drunken men, who greeted him with
yells and jeers.
Miss Mary Anderson arrived in London from
the continent She IL looking the picture of
health, and has evidently enjoyed her holiday
visit 70 Italy.
At elections AZ Keekemet for members Of the
Hungarian diet, seriou riots occurred The vo-
ters were dispersed by the military. Herr Ray,
member OF the lower house was arrested.
Sir John Blossott Maule, O c., the public
prosecutor, has refused TO allow w. Irving
Bishop, the American thought reader, 10 Grim
inally prosecute Mr. IAbouchere for libel on
account of the charge la Truth that Mr.. Bis
hop swindlea the Victoria hospital out OF $500.
Mr.. Bishop had consequently begun a civil ac-
lion for damages against Mr.. Labouchere.
Advices from Toulon state that Ave cases Of
cholera have been cured by inhaling pure oxy-
gen The effect OF this is immediate, and con
sists In restoring warmth TO the system, max
ing the pulse normal Tho Times,
ing on She cure says: Nervous persons NAV
henceforth trust IN the existence OF a cure for
cholera The academy of medicine ought to
inquire into the oxygen treatment
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-07-10

Ex-Jailer. Merrick, convicted at Carmel, N J
OF granddaughter for killing a prisoner, James
Barns, was sentenced to ten years IN state
prison.
Miss Lille Fowler, aged nineteen, Of Mccomb,
Ohio, who was 70 have been married on the Ath
OF July committed suicide by taking morphine
Abe Buzzsrd, the outlaw, shot at Detective
George r. Bartholomew on the Ephrata mount
ain, Pennsylvania Bartholomew was within
ten feet OF Buszard when he deliberately shot
ct him, then took 70 the woods, and Is still ~
large. Bartholomew is the detective who broke
up the gang of thieves on the Ephrata noun
tsins, securing the conviction Of the principals.
Peter Poose, an old citizen OF Oysteryille,
Wash, committed snicide by hanging The
circumstances OF the case are very peculiar.
Many years ago In self-defense he KILLED aman.
justifiable homicide. Haunted by the ghost OF
the dead man, driven 10 the utmost verge OF
obstruction, he destroyed himself 20 escape the
intoierable burden Of existence.
Doe Bagg, the ''ounko king" who played
Minneapolis for q sucker last year, is in San
Francisco. With him is George Kn0wlton
"Rebel George" who was tried AZ Yankton =
couple OF years ago for the commission Of the
first murder At Pierre in the spring ofIs16, and
acquitted by some hook or crook, not reEem-
bered by tle writer At present is in limbo at
San Francisco. He was convicted last week for
uttering q forged check.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-07-10

United States Minister Low Wallace,
who Is just come home from Turkey,
has . high opinion Of the Sultan. u
believe, be says, 'there is no monarch
to-day actually administering a Govern
ment in Europe who is his superior.
He isa man Of great intelligence, and
has . thorough appreciation Of the
needs Of his empire. He Is an energetic
worker and devctes himself night and
day 20 the business that presents itself.
My candid opinion is that IL he lives he
wiz carry out the reforms most press
ing upon him. He il q man Of acute
intellect, sharp, shrewd and a thorough
diplomatist.s
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-07-10
DAKOTA NEWS NOTES.


Des Moines, Iowa Special Seward
Smith, the nominee for associate Jus
tice OF Dakota, is a native OF Massachu-
sets. well educated, and has been In tine
law practice in Des Moines for twenty
wears. He is fifty three years old. he
was for several years a law partner OF
General Solicitor WitErow of the kock
Island road, and is Justly regarded as .
thorough lawyer perhaps rather too ami
able to shine brightly before q jury, bnt
hardto excel in drawing pleadings. Inc
only Office he has held was city solicit
or a few years ago, He had been as
sured by Mr.. Kasson that he should oe
made associ ito justice OF Montana,
and when that place was otherwise
filled he gave up all thought of securing
a federal position. There is no cues,
ton Of his great personal worth or Of
his legal ability; and while he is COM
paratiyely obscure, he will exert .
strong influence for the betterment o.
the political troubles that have per-
| picked the Dakota people.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-07-10

NEttiiA - T'Db 40 ~ AtANN4a~ Va
dicates a cold, selfish character, while
the hand which seeks yours cordially,
and unwillingly relinquishes its warm
clasp, gives token of a warm DISPOSE
ton, and of a heart full Of sympathy for
humanity.
A band Of gypsies that have wintered
at Springfield, Massachusetts,, and is
about TO start out for the summer Gam
paign, has a number of neat and com
Portable wagons. The largest Of these
is called the Gypsy Queen" and is in
tended for Samuel Cooper who is at
the head of the band. IL is about ten
feet long by six feet wide, is lighted by
handsome colored glass windows and is
nicely curtained and cushioned. 1t is
elegantly painted and has a great deal
of gold leaf o-rnamentation.
The average duration of a locomotive
is thirty years, and it is good for about
700, 900 miles of travel.
A german doctor in Philadelphia says
that nearly all the diseases among the
Germans in this country are caused by
drinking beer. THERE'S nothing of that
kind in Germany, where the beer is
pure and kept for one year after il is
made. Here it is not only adulterated.
but is "jerked out" 10 tipplers when it
is only a month old. 1t is asserted that
the picric acid which is used to give the
beer a pungent taste is very injurious to
| the kidneys and other organs.
A sensation was caused at the Metro
politan Opera House in New York one
evening last week. A Brooklyn law
yer stood up during the performance,
and, leyeling his forefinger straight at
the giggiing, chattering occupants of
one Of the boxes. said: "Will the peo-
| Pile in tiat box be kind enough to stop
talking, so that the rest OF this audience
can hear the performance" Dead ST.
lence ensued, as a matter of course, and
was sustained during the rest Of the
evening. The incident occurred while
Stagno was singing, andi the gigglers
had almost succeeded in drowning his
| voice. The box which was pointed at
belonged to the Astors, but is sand that
no member of the family was present,
and that they had lent it for the even
ing TO some friends. tits said that as
l q rnle foycy1 residents OF the city most
I frequently violate rules of decorum at
] places Of amusement.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-07-10
The Latest Pulmonary ~

II has got to be a matter o.
that people suffering from
the respiratory organs have =
by spending two wintersn w
Of Santa Fe, or have pfolons
lives by living there permaneass I.
high altitude of Saata re
above the ocean, and the enuls
of swamps and the great dlss
the lakes and seas, all coLlpIs
the atmosphere that freedom !.
laria and dampness so e
health. The purity and drypss'
atmosphere is so great thai I. -
ont in the open air will no "
will dry and become IKE az
Owing to the rarit, OF tus
phere the lungs of the CONSUME.
compelled to inhale a larger ~,
air, thus exercising and ~
them, which aids the work q y
The dryness of the air enaoics /
sorb more OF the moisture .
TEN, thus crrrying of the Pu sss
readily from the throat ana ly4'
can be done in a damp cllnls's
alone is n great help in the W. !,
ing pulmonary diseases. ~ =, !
tc ali these are the u'ila =. I
mildness Of the climate, and ~
from extreme cold and ns~
brief statement viii give the ~ v
the great superiority o tns ~ -
Santa Fe for diseases OF the w. I.
lungs for catarrhal troubles
matte diseases.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-07-10
A Bank President Ki
weeps.

A New York paper says
dent Daniel Dodd Of the Nea
ings Institution has beensO N
worried since the bank failall
circles have appeared aaiT
set eyes and additional lines
seen on his sallow face. He
by day and night, and his
that the preparation OF his
the allegations Of contempt d
Jersey court of ehanceryisaI
on his mind. The managerd
cast all the blame for the
Dodd, A story is told in Nsd
on the day Fisk q Hatch snspd]
notified President D0dd that
used the banks money and a
Dodd's face blanched and be |
this city. In the Office Of fisEs
according to the story, Dodd I
his knees and with tears stress
his cheeks implored Mr., Fish !
Hatch to give him en- ough seq
save HIM from eternal ruin !
grace. A large batch Of seq
different kinds were packed ny
satchel, which was handcuda
arm Of President Dodd's son,
employed in Fisk & Hatchs 2
a clerk of the firm entered ne
with President Dodd and his
party drove rapidly to Newarh,
curitias were locked in the van
bank and then Chancellor hu'
notified that the bank was y
Then came the crash and thsa
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-07-10

A great trade in paper bottles is grow.
Ing up In Germany and Austria. Ten
per cent. Of rags, forty Of straw, and
fifty af brown wood pulp are used in
making them. Thin paper is coated
and impregnated with a solution COM
posed Of sixty per cent. Of d~efbr1nated
fresh blood, thirty-fve Of lime and
hve Of sulphate Of ammonia; dry and
coat again put ten or twelve sheets
together, and then dry in heated moulds
under pressure. They are made in two
pieces and joined afterward. aud are
said 70 be perfectly proof against spirits
and other LIQUIDS.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-07-10

General Crook the great Indian fight
er, gave the graduating cadets at West
Point q sensible talk on their gradua-
ticn, which trey will do well to heed.
He told them that the greatest fault Of
young soldiers was "idleness and ments.
Incidence" and he harmed them against
the temptations which follow such lazi-
ness. He also told them that they were
citizens, and that this country was made
mp Of citizens who rightfully we're ieal-
Of the sword, and only used il as a
necessary evil and last resort. Our ge-
ogrsphical position sheltered us from
foreign aggression, and we have mo
need OF armies 10 repress the tendency
Of the age towards self government;
therefore in the future, as in the past,
the army is likely to be hardly more
tbsn . national police, scarcely sufi-
cient 10 weakly garrison our scattered
frontier posts" He added that even ON
the frontier the military would have lit
tie TO do, as wars with the Indians are
practically over. II Is 10 be hoped thai
the cadets viii, in Wow of this outlook,
take q modest view OF their career aud
be Wiling to conduct themselves ike
other citizess.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-07-10
Recent Incentive Appointments.

s O. Williams, Tor many years vice consul
al Havana, has been promoted to the consul
geDeralship in place OF Adam Badeau, who
recently resigned under circumstances tina,
aid hiso no credit Mr.. Williams was
strongly endorsed by the New York mercan-
tile community. III H. Brenta OF California,
who has been appointed consul at Callao,
Peru, a position made vacant by death
Of Jesse r. Moore Of Illinois was for many
wears secretary Of the legation al Lima, snf
has been acting as counsel since Mr. Moore's
surveyor general Of New Mekieo. IN place Of
Gen. n. NJ Atkinson OF Nebraska, who has
been there for eight years, and whose term ex.
pred last spring. Mf. Pullem Is a resident Of
santa Fa.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-07-10

When a l.--o contained o stipulation
granting TO the ~lessees the right and
privilege TO purchase the leased prem
ises Of and from the lessor AZ any time
before the expiration Of the lease, for q
stipulated sum to be paid down in cash
TO the lessor upon the demand Of a deed
prior TO the expiration Of the lease. the
Supreme Court Of Minnesota recently
held that payment Of the same within
the time limited was an essential con-
dition 10 the consumation Of any bind
ing contrast Of sale. The court took
the view that the lease amounted sub.
tantially TO a written proposition or offer
TO sell upon the proposed terms, and
that the assent or act Of acceptance,
whether by payment or tho fulhllment
Of some other condition, was neccessa-
rily TO be made within the time
limited, otherwise no contract could
be conaumated.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-07-10
The Carboniferous !

II we could suddenly tnal
selves from the gardens al
the nineteenth century ms3
a carboniferous Jungle On
some forgotten Amazon Or
val Nile, we should find @ul
rounded by strange ands@l
otonous scenery, very lid
that of the varied and beara
which we ourselves nov
huge foliage of gigantic ts
titanic club MOSES woun !
our heads, while a green al
ty trailing creepers would
uriantly over the damp sol
feet. Great swampy Ed
stretch around Us l
side; and instead
rocky or nndulating hills I'D
Europe, We should probsbll
terror country composed d
bridges, untitled as yet By Y
heaval of ages into the Alps
OF the modern continent d
striking peculiarly Of the y
doubtless be the wearisone
of its prevailing colors. Eu
and primitive trees overheS1
alike present a single heldd
and unyarying green. No
err, golden fruit, or gay but
give a CLEAN of brighter 1
coloring to the continuous
that more than tropical for
and green, and green, again
the eve fell ii would rest ali
monotonous and unrelieE,
harsh and angular yerdnre.
len, in The Gentleman's NJ
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-07-10

The increase In size and tonnage Of
the great ocean steamers has been sc
gradual as TO attract little attention but
il is evident that within q few years
vessels Of 10000 tons viii not be be-
yond the ordinary limit. The great
Eastern was q sensational experiment,
built under the influenced Mr.. Brunei,
who was more interested in the enhance
ment OF hie own fame than for the prof
its Of the stockholders, and was q fail
ure not so much on account Of its mn
wieldy size as because marine machinery
and architecture had not been adapted
to It's condition by natural growth and
experiment. But with the examples OF
such vessels as tho Umbria, and her
probable successors, it is quite likely
that steamers as large as the Great
Eastern will be in successful operation
while she is yet afioat.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-07-10
RECORD Of casuaisiss.

Seversl buildings were burned al L0ichburg,
Pa, ontailing . loss Of s59,VU
Dick's touring mills near Venice, Ohio, was
burned Loss, $4,000; fully insured
The Neptune hosse at R~ockaway, near New
York, was burned The guests all escaped
Loss, $4,000
Mckay Brothers cabinet factory, Douley's
hotel and several shops At Arizona, Cut, were
burned Ioss $4,000
Two freight trains were telescoped near Gun
ninghsm station on the Ksb.ucky Central rail
way. A Mr.. Gillian and his granddaughter,
Mrs. Hastings, were killed
The large manufacturing establishment OF
the Silver A Dewing Manufacturing company
at Salem, Ohio, was burned The fire origina-
ted in the paint room from spontaneous com
bustion Loss, tl00O0o; insurance, $4,000
About 100 men are thrown out of employment
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-07-10
minnesota insolvency law su.,.,n,a,

Justice Miller Of the U, s Supreme court,
has delivered his opinion on the cases in I'm
tied States circuit court involving tho c~onstitu.
tionAlity of the Minnesota State insolvent Law
He held that the law was constitutional but
that debts contracted before the law was made
were not subject 90 IL A contract made after
tho law became . law was subject 10 IL, for All
contracts should have been made with the un,
d~errtandiIg Of the law, and though II was MOI
written In tie contracts, its existence caused II
70 be q part OF the contracts. The above cues.
ton, il viii be remembered, was brought up In
the court by the suits OF insolvency in Lee va
Mann Tent vs. Mann, John Sloan ct al vs.. @
A. J. r. Chiniquy, and John r. Pierce And
others against the same. This decision agrees
with that OF the state supreme court, and Il Ad,
verse 70 that OF the Michigan supreme court
The decision, therefore, dlsmissee the bills 4
set aside the assignments in the aboye-men
toned cases