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West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1885-01-14
New Appointments.
Corresponding Secretary's Notes.

1t is with great pleasure the Ex-
ecutive Committee announce the
appointment of Mrs. Matte J.
Sleeth, of Cairo, as President of the
Fourth District, vice Mrs. DR.. Hall,
resigned
Miss Lucy Shaw, of Parkersburg,
Superintendent of Literature, vice
Mrs. Geo. Parsons, resigned
Mrs. J. P. Thatcher, of Mounds.
vile, Financial Secretary, vice Mrs
l. H. Johnson, resigned.
There are several other vacan-
cies to be filled and we hope to
make the appointments known
through the FREEMAN in short
time. AS these ladies have been
appointed so late in the year we
ask for them the hearty ca oper .1tlon
of every w. C. T. U. in the State.
IF each woman does her whole du-
ty the work will be what we all
wish it to be, a grand success.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1885-01-14
WEDNESDAY, JAN. IA, 1885.
We Mothers want no Gilded Dram
Shops.
ID at last back in his

t. - Ia at last back in his
old quarters in the - Block,
but the features of the room are en-
tirely changed. He has replaced
the old with new outfit entire,
that is the finest in the State. The
furniture is all heavy carved cher
nv, not loud, but just enough en-
bellished to make an elegant con-
trast. The mirror is heavy French
plate glass, about 1Ox5 feet, noun
ted in massive carved cherry
frame. The sideboard is likewise
cherry with silver mountings, and
the counter is a rich cherry, sur
mounted by hand rail of the same
wood mounted with silver. The
tables and beer cooler are the same
kind of wood richly carved, with
frontispiece mounting the mono
gram, -" All the ware is
new cut glass and silver. This sa-
loon is now the finest in West Vlr-
ginia, without any exception
Enchange.
Don't be beguiled, dear reader,
at the outset of this excerpt, into
the belief that this is the descrip-
ton of beautiful home, built by
a happy couple, who have struggled
up from poverty, by sharing each
others tolls. Don't think the mer-
ny prattle of baby tongues will ever
echo through these elegant apart
ments.
Don't imagine the heavy French
plate mirror will reflect the deli
icate purity of fair women, or the
sterling integrity OF brave men.
Despite the seductive rhetoric
used in its description, it is non e
other than
A WEST VIRGINIA DRAM SHOP.
The declaration that "the fea-
lures of the room are entirely
changed" apply only to its extern
al appearances.
The same sorts of gin and rum
are there as of yore, and they pro-
duce exactly the same effects.
The same class of men come and
60, and they are still drifting in
the same direction. The hearts OF
their wives are heavier than the
carved cherry. And the silver
that rs not" in their own homes
you will find in the mountings Of
this Finest saloon in West Virgin
ia"
And don't think this modern
mausoleum of wrecked manhood
the only dispenser of that which
cat the last biteth like serpent
and stingeth like an adder" There
are many in Parkersburg more o
less like it.
And to do justice, we are told
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1885-01-14
West Virginia W. @. T. U.

President-MIss A. TAYLOR, Wheeling, W.
Va.
Vice President-Mrs. NJ. M. Love, Grafton.
Rec Sec.-Mrs. K. f. Nine, Keyser.
Cor. Sec.-Miss Emma b Fowler, 95l Mai n
st., Wheeling.
Treas.-Mrs. G. F. Scott, Petersburg.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OF DEPARTMENTS.
Literature-Mrs. Geo. Parsons, Keyser.
Evangelistic-Mrs M. M. Love, Grafton.
Young Ladies' Work-Miss Carrie Scoheld
Wheeling.
Juvenile Work. Mrs. d. B. Purinton, Nor =
gantown.
Railroad Work-Mrs. Emily Chambers,
Martinsburg. o,o
Prison Work-Miss Amanda List, 220l
Chapline ST., Wheeling.
Sabbath school Work-Miss Emma Fow-
or, 95l Main St., Wheeling.
Legislature-Mrs. Gen. l. I'll. Duval, Wells
burg.
Influencing the Press-Mrs. ]. B. Thomp-
son, Grafton. wv,
Scientific Instruction-Mrs. Isaiah War
Hygiene and Heredity-Mrs. M. L. Chal-
FAINT, Jane Lew. ;,
Unfermented Wine-Mrs r. l.. Kendall,
Parkersburg
Flower Missions-Mrs. w P. Wiley, Nor
gantown.
State and County Fairs-Mrs. j. P. Grego-
~, Huntington.
Work among Colored People
WEST VA. FREEMAN and Union signal
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1885-01-14
Minutes of the Maryland COnven
tiOn.

ton.
With compact neatness the re-
cords of the years work by the W.
C, T. U. of Maryland is before US.
The Presidents address is mod
ell of comprehensive brevity.
The Treasurer's report shows
receipts and disbursements to have
balanced, the amount being ST.
363.O4.
THE YEARS WORK.
The Corresponding Secretary
sums up the years work in the fol-
lowing manner
First. The Legislature has been
petitioned, and as result the Po-
lice Commissioners are authorized
to appoint one or more matrons IN
the Stations. One has been thus
appointed and is working success
fully.
The present number of our aux
iliaries is 48. Increase since last
year, 8.
Average membership, 5000.
Number of Juvenile Unions, II
reported.
Number of pages of literature cir
culated, 256,985.
Unions are organized in II coun-
ties.
Number of subscribers to "Union
Signal" 229.
Your Secretary has communion
ted by mail, at least twice during
the past six months, with every
Union in the State, and sought to
acquaint herself with details oFthe
work of the different Unions as far
as possible. Responses are not
easy to procure and thus the re-
ports are necessarily meagre.
Mrs. S. Tudor makes a point
in her report as Superintendent OF
Literature and Union Signal, as
follows:
REPORT OF LITERATURE AND UNION
SIGNAL WORK.
Whilst attending the Interstate
Convention of the Woman's Chris
tian Temperance Union, at oul
health-giving, soul-inspiring Noun
tain Lake Park, last summer, my
attention was drawn to a few no
ticeable facts, concerning this great
temperance problem, which is ex
ercising the minds of the civilized
world.
To carry on the work wisely, WE
must be intelligent. To make it {
success, we must have seal accord
ing to knowledge" and courage t.
do the Lords a0iU under any circum
stances, leaving results with Him
We invariably find notable har
vests reaped, where such condl
tions exist.
Let our own workers take notice
REPORT ON RAILROAD WORK.
Mrs. S. H. Martin, in her repor
as Superintendent of Railroa
Work, has a word about our owl
State. We wish she would com
over oftener. She says:
BY invitation of the Secretary c
Railroad Branch of the 4oun
Mems Christian Association, l wa
present and addressed meetings a
Harper's Ferry, in August, an
, Pen Mar, III September. | hav
distributed 1000 papers and Leaflets
visited some families and talked t
: great number of railroad men.
find them hungry fer the word {
, life, and in almost every case vii
ing to hear of our blessed Redeeme
: l often go to Martinsburg and NEE
with the Baltimore men of the Ba
timore and Ohio. At Harper
t Ferry two men signed the pledg
who said they had been impresse
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1885-01-14

DON'T FORGET THAT MISS
FOWLER KEEPS ON HAND
ALL NECESSARY SUPPLIES
FOR UNIONS, BANDS OF HOPE
AND DISTRIBUTION OF TEN
PERANCE LITERATURE.
APPLY TO HER AT 936 MAIN
STREET. WHEELING, w. VA.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1885-01-14
Francis Murphy Coming.

We are hoping to have a visit
from the great Temperance apos-
tie, Francis Murphy, in the course
of a few weeks. No place could be
in more need of a Temperance re-
vival than this city of Wheeling.
May the Lord move the hearts OF
the people that they may turn to
Him ere it is too late.
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- - = -
The WAILING CRY.
A Grand Kick Over the Present Em.
barrassed Condition Of the De.
partment OF Agriculture.

WASHINGTON, May IL.
Commissioner Coleman has discovered
that the condition of affairs in the department
of agriculture, which to say the least, is en-
barrassing. Soon after he entered upon his
duties his attention was called to the fact that
the labratory fund was nearly exhausted. In
order to avoid making . deficiency he was
compelled to furlough several employees
until the end of the fiscal year without pay.
Now it appears that several other specific
appropriations are in like condition of ex.
haustion, and many minor branches of the
work must be temporarily suspended. The
statistical division suffers a loss of all the
State agents, and other suspensions will nec-
essarily be made.
The condition of affairs in the seed divis.
ion in some respects is inexplcable. The
appropriation for this division for the current
fiscal year was 100000. On the fi-st of the
present month there remained only S32 of
this fund in the treasury. The estimate
made in detail by the head of this division
and approval by the commissioner for the
purchase of seeds called for an expenditure
of $4,000, which would leave $50, 900 to paw
the expenses of packing and distribution.
The amount actually expended for seeds
from this fund seems to be So, 200. As n
result there are several kinds of seeds on
manu- ih sS 4uatitttits VIII uO money 10 pay
the expense OF packing and distribution.
There are thus in excess $4,000 pounds of
beet sugar seed, between seven and eight
hundred bushels OF peas and between six
and seven hundred bushels of sorghum seed
There has been distributed during the past
year about 5000 pounds of beet sugar seed
and the supply on band is sufficient to last
nearly two years at that rate Some OF the
peas on hand cost 81 bushel.
A part of the sorghum seeds have been
emptied from the sacks on the floor and BOYS
are employed to stir them around as meas
ure of precauton to keep them from spelling.
wide variety of prices seems to have been
paid for seed, for example: 100 bushels OF
sorghum seed were purchased from New
York firms at prices ranging from S2.35 to
81. 95 per bushel, while 800 bushels of the
same variety was obtained from a western
man at 81 per bushe. The chemist of the
depot said TODAY that at the time this stock
was purchased it was sold as low as % cents
bushel in Nebraska; but 81 bushel would
have been an exceedingly good price for the
very best quality. He said there was no rea-
son for the purchase of either sorghum or
beet. There was no o-purpose in view; there
was no new variety to be tried.
1t is said many other discoveries have heen
made, which justify the suspicion, to state it
mildly. that some of the details of the depart
mental management have latterly not been
carefully looked after.
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THE DEFEATED MOTION.
Tbs Times Thinks it Was Out of Place
The Standards Opinion-The Al.
CHAN Terms Not Yet to be
Published.
LONDON, May IL.

LONDON, May IL.
The Times, commenting on Lord George
Hamilton's motion of censure, says the oppos-
itions case was presented at proper time.
Lord George, however, the Times thinks.
ought to have withdrawn his amendment
after the official documents concerning the
Afghan question had been promised, and
should have reserved the Indictment for a
time when he could have made it complete
The Standard says the majority by which
the government carried their point will not
rehabiliate their reputation.
The papers on the Afghan question which
are to be published on Saturday, will not
contain the terms of the frontier convention.
which will not be made public until the con-
vention has been concluded.
After the government explanation in the
House of Commons yesterday, the opposi
ton we're half inclined to withdraw Lord
Hamilton's motion, and the debate fell fiat.
The members showed far more anxiety about
the result of last nights division, which il
certain to be very close. Grave doubts are
expressed as to whether the government will
adhere to the decision to resign, if defeated
and the result will depend on the attitude OF
the Parnellites.
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BULLDozlNG THE PRESIDENT.
The Maine Democratic Crusade-f8is
Tempest in Teapot.
(Boston Journal Special

WASHINGTON, May IL.
Ex-Gov Plaisted of Bangor, Elias Milliken
and 4. c. Allen of Augusta, arrived in
Washington today and called at the White
House and postofiice department At the
White House they informed the President
that they had come to ask him to recognize
the entire democratic party OF the State of
Maine, and the wishes of large number of
the republicans, and to appoint Col. Morton
as postmaster of Augusts. They told the
President that Col. Morton had no rival, that
the democracy urged no other candidate, and
that he had no opposition except that of the
two Senators. They urged the President TO
disregard this interference and what they
were pleased to call the ''mpertinent dieta-
tion of the Senator's" and to exercise his
right of selection. At the postoflice depart
ment the delegation notified Mr. Villas that
they would file large number of additional
applications for COL Morton tomorrow. The
postmaster general expressed surprise at this,
and inlimated, they say, that he had not
thought stronger budget of papers possible.
The delegation arranged for hearing Wed.
nesday, at which they will present the case
to the President and postmaster general. Mr..
Plaisted said this evening that the delegation
will confine their attention solely TO the Au
gusta postotfice until that is settled In his
opinion there is no doubt that Morton will be
appointed.
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THE DYNAMlTERS.
The Trial of Burton and Cunnisg q ham
Continued.

LONDON, May IL.
At the trial of Cunningham and Burton
this morning, the counsel for the prisoners
informed Judge Hawkins that the governor
of Newgate Prison had refused to recognize
His Honor's permit allowing them to hold an
interview with their clients. The attorney
general suggested that the counsel for the
prisoners be allowed to hold private inter-
view with the prisoners, and this was grant
ed.
A detective named Weeks from New York,
testified that Burton arrived in New York on
the steamship St. Lamente, on the 18th of
March. 1884.
Other witnesses testified to the events of
the 18th of May. Attorney General James,
in offering the evidence of these witnesses.
said he did not propose to connect the prison
ers with the dynamite affairs of that day, but
simply desired to prove the existence of
reasonable plots. Other witnesses we're then
examined for the purpose of proving the
movements of the prisoners from December
until the date of arrest. Strong evidence
was adduced connecting Cunningham with
the explosion on the Metropolitan Railway.
but the efforts of the prosecution to connect
Burton with the same outrage failed. The
court adjourned until tomorrow.
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New YORK, May l3.
IN THE NORTHWEST.
A Force Sent to Ciarke's Crossing
Reports Of steady Fighting.
WINNIPEG. Nav l2

w
The telegraph wires are still down between
Qu'Appelle and Humboldt, and no further
word has been received from the 'front.' Great
anxiety is felt. A Saskatchewan Landing
dispatch says an order was issued Sunday
night by Gen. Lawrie that the entire corps Of
the 7th Fusileers and two companies of the
Midland battalion should proceed at once to
Clarke's Crossing. They left Monday morn
ing at o'clock, on barges. The force num-
bers nearly $50 men, under command of Col.
Deason. They expect to reach Clarke's
Crossing in about five days. Two companies
of the Halifax battalion left Swift Current
for this point Monday night, reaching here
Tuesday evening. They will remain until
further orders. Another small detachment of
mounted men have gone from Brittle to join
Col. Boultop.
OTTAWA, May IL.
Gen. Middleton has ordered up forces to
strengthen his column, and wants more can
non and Gattling guns. The Brice battalion
has been called out, and the Montreal earri-
son artillery has started for the front. The
Prince of Wales Rifles of Montreal and the
62nd Regiment of St. John, N. B., have also
been ordered forward.
WISsEPEG, May ~
The telegraph lines were repaired today
Batouche have come through. The casualty
roll of the troops up to this morning included
two men killed and Is wounded. The fight
ing is still going on today, and Gen. Middle
ton is anxious for more troops. Numerous
reinforcements have been ordered to proceed
to his assistance. This 10 taken to mean thai
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Inc commissioner of the general land Of
nee has selected VIM. Walker of Odin. Ills.
as chief clerk of that Office to succeed Demp-
sey Smith.
The President made the following nomina.
tions today: VIM. A. Vincent to be chief
Justice OF the supreme court of New Mexico
Leroy +. Youmans to be United States at
torney for South Carolina.
The director of the mint has issued the
Following circular in regard to the purchase
OF mutilated silver coins: The superintend.
ents of the mints at PHILADELPHIA. San Fran.
cisco and New Orleans have been authorized
to purchase mutilated and uncurrented q.
.. silver coin of standard fineness at the rate
OF % cents per ounce, troy weight. when
presented in sums of 50 and upwards The
coins can be forwarded to those mints by
registered mail or by express (charges pre-
pald) and the value will be returned at the
sellers risk and expense by express, regis
tered mail, check or draft Persons sending
the full weight of U. s. subsidiary silver
would receive at the rate authorized abou,
~ cents per dollar of their face, but for NUT
hated coins less amount proportioned to
their deficiency in legal weight
The arrival of the Wachusett at Panama
the llth inst is reported.
The commissioner of agriculture has issued
directory of the departments, boards, So
cieties, colleges and other organizations in
the interest of agriculture, horticulture,
stock raising, dairying, bee-keeping, fish cul-
ture and kindred industries in the United
States. 1t contains the names of more than
5000 organizations.
The count of moneys and securities in the
United States treasury has been completed.
Everything was found in satisfactory con-
dition and the reports of ex-Treasurer Wy
man were proved in every instance. Even
the alleged discrepancy of two cents, report.
ed III the count of the cash room was shown
on the recount to be correct. The missing
pennies were subsequently found on the
floor where they had dropped during the
progress of the count.
The bond of Pillsbury as collector of in.
ternal revene for the 3rd District or Massa-
chusetts, has been approved by the solicitor
of the treasury and the Office will be formally
transferred to him tomorrow.
Geo. V. N. Lathrop, the new minister to
Russia, will sail for St. Petersburg, about
June 10Th.
The comptroller of the currency has de-
cided that candidates for appointment as ma
tional bank examiners be subject to a special
examination in order to determine their
fitness.
The secretary of the navy has ordered the
construction of a small hospital building at
Widows Island, in Penobscot Bay, Maine,
for the accommodation of such cases as may
be sent to it from the Isthmus of Panama.
Commodore Z. Y. McCauley has been
ordered to report at San Francisco to COM
mand the Pacific squadron, the 25tn inst.
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Housed Up.

For the last three months a great many
people have been housed up, because they
have not felt able to Withstand the stormy
wintry weather that has prevailed. But un.
fortunately the confinement and the close air
of modern houses during the winter season,
10 very enervating. and the system needs
help to enable all the organs to do their
proper work. If these organs have been in
selves in the bilious condition Of the system,
or in constipation Of the bowels. or in dis
orders of the kidneys, with all the aches and
pains that accompany these complaints. II
you are in this condition from any cause you
should make faithful trial Of that well
known remedy, Kidney-Wort. 1t acts at the
same time on the kidneys, liver and bowels,
and is therefore especially fitted to correct
torpid condition of the system.
may yl2deod&wIw
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FIGHTING FIRE.
Two Girls Imperil Their Lives While
Trying to Rescue Their Father.

PITTTBURG, Pa, May IL.
Yesterday, a valuable tract of timberland
in Fulton county caught fire, and w. Hess,
farmer fought the flames single handed for
several hours. Becoming exhausted Hess
fell TO the ground unconscious. His two
daughters, Annie and Lizzle, became alarmed
at his absence, and in searching for him,
found him lying where he had fallen, only a
few feet from the flames, which were ap-
preaching at fearful rate of speed, Hastily
picking up their father, they hurried to a
place of safety, but in doing so, their own
clothing became gnited, and before the
flames could be extinguished, they were so
terribly burned that recovery is doubtful.
Both ladies are suffering intense agony There
is no hope for the recovery of Mr.. Hess, as
he was too far gone before he was discov-
cred
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Lost Overheard.
FROM BIDDEFORD.
The Haverbills Defeat the Biddefords.

BIDDEFoRD, May IL.
The second league game of baseball be-
tween the Biddefords and Haverhills was
played at the notting park this afternoon. A
vase won by the Haverhils, the score being
l3 to IL. The game was marked by heavy
batting but there were no very brilliant plays.
The score was as follows:
Innings-l 2 3 5
Haverhills % 0 0 0 0 Z 0 5-13
Biddefords-2 3 0 2 0 0 0 3-l2
Time of game, one hour and fifty minutes.
Umpire, Donohoe.
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FROM CANTON.

A Village Improvement Association Org.
aniZed.
CANTON, May l2.
Canton organized a village Improvement
association, Monday evening. Otis Hayford,
president; C. R. Davis, vice president; E.
N. Carver, secretary: Fl. L. Deshon,
treasurer.
Death of a Dixfeld Citizen.
r. J. Cox, an aged and respected merchant
of Dixfield, died Tuesday morning
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the government has more alarming news than
has yet been made public, as no one here can
see any great necessity for bringing up more
troops. IL may be that the government has
once more got into an unnecessary panic At
all events, Gen. Middleton 10 evidently not
prepared to storm the half breed stronghold
and intends to starve them out, harrass them
into surrender or await reinforcements.
CLARKE's CRossISe, May L.
News from the front up to Monday morn
ing is to the effect that fighting had been
going on up to that time since Saturday
morning and was commenced for the third
day when the messenger left.
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shutting Down Mills.

EAU CLAIRE, Wis, May IL.
Fifty men, who were laying pipes for the
water works this morning, were overpoweret
by a crowd of 200 laborers and forced to quit
work. The crowd marched to Pioneer anG
also to Sherman saw mills and forced them
to shut down. Some violence was used. AL
other saw mills was shut down before the
strikers arrived, except one. The demand o
the water works strikers is for Sl.50 per day
The saw mill employees made no demand bu
were forced by the strikers to suspend work.
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Base Ball.

At Boston-St. Louis s. Boston 6.
At Providence-Providence 5, Buffalo L.
At New York-New York 2, Chicago 10.
At Observation-Disclosures II, Detroit
8.
At Pittsburg- Pittsburg s, BROOKLYN 4.
At Observation-Disclosures 6, CinciR-
matt 5.
AT Louisuille-Louisville 10, Athletic 5.
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WATERrowN, Mass. May I2.
BEEF CATTLE-Receipts go; cattle market
firm beef choice Q so a s75; extra 00as 50
first quality at 90 az 80; second quality 500 o
9 80; third at 0oa450.
STORE CATTTE-working oxen per pair Mt iooa
225 mich and calves at 2564s; farrow cows at
1891; fancy cows, 5oas0 yesrling i0g20; two years
1890; three years 2492;
SWINE : Receipts 7.5ie Western fat, live, 4laS
Northern dressed hogs at 81.
SHEEP AND LAMBs-Receipts 4I62 heads.
Sales Of sheep in lots at 20oa4 90 each;
extra 90 30 or 2la5lc; spring lambs 4lasi veal
calves 2la5l.