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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-07-08
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Accidents and incidents IN West Virgin
sands yIolnity. :


~ and Vicinity.
The sessions q the Maryland State
Teachers Association began at Deer Park
yesterday.
Vanderbilt & Co., Of Pittsburgh, have
leased the gas rights Of 5000 acres OF
ground In the vicinity OF Bnrnsville, West
Finley township, Washington county, Pa.
The well they are now drilling on the Nc
Clsery farm Is about 800 feet deep, but
work Is delayed on account OF o bit having
dropped down the hole. 81
Aiewdays ago John Scott, an East Fin.
LEY, Washington county, farmer, reproyed
one Of his hired men for negligence.
Saturday night the hand was standing in
the doorway Of SCOTS house; as the pro
prietor drove past the fellow suddenly
whipped outa revolver and fired at ms
employer, the bullet fortunately missing
its aim.
The Randolph County Court laid the
levy for this Year at 60ceuts on 500 OF
all real and personal property. The in.
crease in valuation on personal property
in that county this year over last Is about
$4,000. Last year the levy was 50 cents
ION the 500. The people are anxious TO
know what the cause for the large increase
| Is. especially when considered in connec-
ton with the increase inyaluation.
Last Saturday when the worSmen en-
the coke ovens at sewell Depot, Fayette
county, were paid, r. E. Hutson and Benz.
Manning got into q dispute in some way
and Manning drew q knife and commenc.
ed to cut at Hutson. Hutson knocked
Manning down and tried to get away.
Manning ran up and cut Hutson on the
left shoulder, making an ugly wound, and
was in tn the act Of striking him another
time with tho knife when some one hit
Manning on the head, which stunned him
80 that the force ofthe lick was lost.
The Charleston Star speaking Of the
strike Of the miners Of the Campbell
Greek mines, says that 1t has assumed a
phase not looked for blythe miners. The
strike was inaugurated because the coal
company deemed 1t prudent to discharge
two gifts miners, The other miners feel:
ling themselves aggrieved by the action OF
the company quit the mines In body,
and refused to return unless their two COM
rades were reinstated. Thistle company
refused to do, and the supply store Of the
company was closed, apd work at the
mines will be suspended until the striking
miners evince % willingness to resume
| THAR W0Fk
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IMPLICATIONS.

WAsatSorcs, JulyS.-1A. M.-For the
Ohio Valley and tennessee, slightly
warmer and fair weather; variable winds,
generally southerly.
For the Lower Lake region, generally
fair weather southerly winds; nearly sta
tionary temperature.
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The Ohio and Marshall county bound.
airy commissioners met at thecourt house
yesterday and agreed upon line
Tor the boundary between the two
counties. The line is astraight one, due
east and west II cuts of about 81 acres
from the taxable land in Ohio county,
adding that much TO Marshal. Iron mon.
uments will be planted along the line to
marx Il permanently in the future.
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osinizapp, of Round Top, Fayette, Co.,
Texas, Is night constable there, In;dis.
charge Of his duty there he eolased one.
fifth OF Ticket No. 81 1858 in the May
Drawing Of The Louisiana State Lottery,
aud dreamed he won the capital prize, and
he received for his one dollar one-fifth Of
the first capital prize Of $4,000. Truly II
IA often better to receive than not to give.
Every ticket does not draw, but for any
information apply to n. A. Dauphin, New
Orleans, La.-NeD Orleans Lay Picdythe,
4ag2S. paw
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The following shows the range Of the
Thermometer as observed at schnepfs
drug store, 1918 Market street, yesterday:
"a. M,77o|i I'm, sS';Sr. NJ, 7P. NJ,
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Special excursions To Pittsburgh every
Sunday. Round trip rate 81 so. Train
leaves the baltimore 4 Ohio depot at 4;40
a. ", city time. Returning leaves Pitts.
burgh at $50 p. NJ, city time. Tickets good
for this day only,
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PREDICTIONS.

To make room for our incoming Fall
Stock we shall offer our entire stock OF
Spring and summer Sultings ut greatly
reduced prices. Q. HISS & SONS.
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Ii You use a sack Of AIinnehaha Flour
it will make yep happy, and your days
prolonged. A Jom s. WElTf.
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e. w. s.-The only proprietary medi.
cine on earth that ever received gold
medals and awards at World s Fairs and
Expeditions Is st. Jacobs on. They, were
given to II Tor being the best pain:eure,
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a.or arnt aud a;0r Sale.
FOR RENT.

Business House, corner Jacob and sevsnisss4
Budness House, No nos Main street -
Three tW0 roomed houses and one ioui w. ~
houye. on Twentyteyenth street. between BLY,
II Two as rooms, SsSs Water street.
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DURING the hot weather my Store
WILDE closed ut q I. NJ. Saturday ex.
septed. JACOB w. 6RUBB.
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II you want to buy choice seasonable
dry goods cheap and on reasonable terms,
90 to ;BRuEs 4 CoFFER's.
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Auction Sale.
Proposals.
CEALED PROPOSALS.
Wet VIRGINIA PENnENrfAEY,
MouSDSyiLLf, JlnD =, lS5S.

WET vmoNIA PkNrIESrfAHY,
TX. MoUSpSyILLE, juno =, ISIS
Sealed Proposals. will be received by tho updc,.
ElSned until noon gu ! UEsDhf, The 18th day a
JULY, 1876, toi the erection Of Gas WotiS mi
lighting tho PenitenliAry with KAS.
such prnpoiAls must Be Accof8Saeed with nlAb,
and specifications fully sstiegs iorth NE EoTs
proposed t0be done, the .clpAEliy OF Aueh gOff1,
and all ether matters necessary iorthe 4niounsiio,,
Of the Board. Address proposals. 10 Tho Board q
the Board reserves the right to reject any OF ali
St BY order Of the Board Of Direction.
Ie26 - JOHN Y PEEK. supt.
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Is LADIES EMBROIDERED suITs, in white
and colored, at greatly reduced prices.
BRuEs 4 CoEFRR.
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wesleyan Female rns,ituts, stanton, Va

Cosrs viii be added to tax bills after the
10th inst. O. p. BRowS, Late Sheriff.
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oYsrER Sour LuXcH at Heyman's So.
loon tonight.
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gives better satisfaction than any other.
Thy q sack WARrHES 4 TIEMANS,
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Baltimore q Ohio.

oysrEa Sour Lusclr at Heymans sa.
loon tonight. ~
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b1AN SteE ttssts
Abroad.
Mr.. Henry Baer leaves today for Mich
iean on vacation Of several weeks.
Mr.. George NJ. Shook and wife and Mrs.
n. II. Van Cleys left yesterday morning
to visit friends in Martinsburg.
Mr.. VIII Goethe, Jr., returned last even.
ing to his home in Pittsburgh after q brief
visit to his relatives. and friends In this
city.
Miss Lucy Mann, Of Wheeling, who has
been the guest Of Miss Viola Runyon, re-
turned home yesterday.-Bsltaire hide
pendent. rs. 81
Mrs. w. X. Psndleton, Of Bethany, has
gone to Augusta, Ga, having betH' called
there by the serious illness OF her daugh-
tar. Mrs. Lamar. rts -Li
Dir. j. E. Smith and wife started on their
summer trip this morning, first visiting
Mrs. Smiths home, and afterward to the
sea shore. They will be gone probably a
month.
Mr.. F. B. Loomis, q representative Of
the Pres, OF Philadelphia, Is In the city,
an route to Ohio to doup the political Gitua-
ton there for his paper. Mr.. Loomis &C.
companied Mr.. Blaine in his tour OF the
country during the last Presidential cam
paign.
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ARE rIIEsR sroRlEs TRUE?

The Chief having been given credit for
his three divers explanations, II will be
we'll to sec II any Of them is probably true.
Edward Fritz says he.was not of his
steps, from which he could see any person
90 into Madame Mess, after the fight
until Smith came out, and Smith did not
20 in alter the fight.
Bent Neal was with Mr.. Fritz and
makes the ZANE statement. Nh: Neal fur.
Their says he met Smith and his friends
going toward East Wheeling somo time
before tho row.
Theophilus Camp, who lives opposite
the Moss house, says he was sitting in his
door from the time the fight occurred until
Capt Smith came out. He did not see
the Captain 90 In, and does not believe he
could havego In without HE seeing him.
Mr.. Walt, who also lives opposite, was
also in a position TO see any one go in the
house after the fight, and asserts positive
| ly that nobody did 60 in before Porter
Smith came out.
Mrs. Baxter, who lives on Nineteenth
street near Eofl, was passing the Moss
house at the tune OF the row. She saw q
man with an officers badge and brass but
tons on come toward the gate In tho side
entrance to the Noes house, and then 60
back. She does not know Captain Smith,
and cannot say 1t was he.
Mr.. Sam Richardson, who is employed
at the gas works, saw Smith and his two
companions 60 up Nineteenth street after
the row; he thought they were all under
the influence OF liquor.
The truth is that Captain Smith had
been out at seibert's garden, and had
drank several beers" there. He came
to town and took supper with friend at
q restaurant, and after supper more drinks.
They subsequently drank beer at the
Cottage, the Arlington, and possibly one
other saloon, and also at the Moss house
and another similar honse. The beer 10
sold In these houses in open violation Of
the city ordinances, and at from so centsto
s. q Bottle.
tits quite possible that by this time
Captain Smith did not know to an ALSO
Lutte certainty whether he went into the
Moss house,,
l. To look for man who was charged
with an iniraction Of q city ordinanceJ
2. To hunts girl'who owed money to q
man in Pittsburgh; or
8. To recover stolen jewelry.
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cosrswill be added to tax bills after the
10th inst. O. p. Brown, Late Sheriff.
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lNI Mlnnshaha Flour. r.
Como and get sack and nothing else
will suit you. J. B, CRAWFORD.

CosrswiIl be added TO tax bills after the
10th inst. o. P. Brown, Late Sheriff.
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=. TItEY no NOT CONSIST.


Unfortunately, Capt. Smith had pre-
yiously made several other equally In
genious explanations, no two being alike
In any particular except the claim that he
reached the house alter the row. One
story was that party In Pittsburgh wrote
to him TO collect some money from q girl
who had come from that city here, and 1t
was in his search for this girl that he en-.
tered the Moss mansion. Another version
was that he had received word from q
Pittsburgh detective that o girl had stolen
some ieTelry there, and was believed to
be in this city. He was requested to
make an attempt to recover the stolen
property, aud in carrying out this request
he visited the Moss house TO look for the
girl. He said the Pittsburgh detective
was TO receive $40 for recovering the
liewelry, and OF this he promised 70 give
smith 80.
These two stories were told to Mayor
Grub, among others. A reporter heard
OF this yesterday, and asked the Mayor
| II this was true. He answered that 1t was.
Elbow do you reconcile the story that
he went 70 collect money with the other
story that he went 10 recover stolen
II don't reconcile them,p said the
Mayor. Ihaye not tried. Capt. Smith
| did not try to reconcile them, either"
The public will have still more diff
Guilty 10 reconcile Capt. Smiths three
different explanations, now before them.
The explanations are all right 90 far as
they 20, but they 20 too FAR. The Chief is
on record as having explained:
THAT he went to CLARA Moss to
s'look for man who was charged with an
linfraftion OF q city ordinance.
2EThat he went there to hunt girl
who owed money to 0 man in Pittsburgh.
S2That he went there to recover stolen
iewelry.
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o. zapp Dreamed Of sudden wealth.

o1srRR Sour IuSoH at Heyman's 50.
loon tonight.
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PREPARATIONS are now in an advanced
stage for the soldiers reunion and G. A.
n, picnic, 10 be held at New Martnsville.
on WednesIay, July 10, and thesnccess OF
tta affair Ia now atsnred,
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oysrER Sour LUNCH at Heyman,s ga.
loonitosnlght. y 81
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!, BEurs 4 Gown arc offering bargains IN
to close. s 57s
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oYsrEa Sour Iuscu at Heyman's "a.
loon tonight "
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The market on the Hill to-day has boen greatly
demoralized. The offerings were much In cxesEs Of
the demand, and q number Of dealers could not
dispose Of their offerings and will hold over or NJ.
was rather superior 10 last week, but there was q
much longer line Of medium and common cattle.
Dealers generally report tops as being CT nc,
medium nc aud common, In some Cases, 70 IS
compared with last weeks rates. Prices gj4R6c,
mott sales ranging from 4 10 $40.
THE SWINE XARKEr.
Arrivals this wcek 81
Arrivals last week SS5
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Baltimore Live Stock Market.
or1cx OF I'M cAIyEHroS LIVE sTocK YARps,)
MONDAY, July 9, ISIS.
HEcrPrs OF THE WEEK.
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On ! 1Sas. 3. lla,on-Dsntllt-Head Of Local
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y1TANTED-THREE THOUSAND
wv dollars for a period Of three TO I've yelr.
Real estate given as ieeutity. No incumbfGneS
Address 2. o. Boz IS, New MGtlmofas, WEhInStSa
county. Ohm. = : !, &c
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cosrs Vim he added o tax bulls erthef
10th inst. o.P. BRowN, Late Sheriff.
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ABOUT; pEopLE.

strangers In tho City and Wheeling Folk
Abroad.
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Yesterday Mr.. Harry Trueman received
! handsome pair OF velvet pantaloons
rom friend in England.
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The German Lutheran Sabbath school,
OF Wheeling, will hold picnic out at
.Ridgeway's grove. Thursday, ~
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t,,,s..s y, a r,inoT sIsnsnt IN and About the
7 = 81 ctty. IL
Tnr new sewer on Eleventh street east
az Chapline Is about completed.
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g,e,u Advertisements.
NEW MUSIC BOOKS.
Leaves Of Shamrock.

leaves OF SlanFUUk.v
Anew. choice and very musical collection OF lo1
efihe 81 Ikisa MELODIES, arranged Tor the
Plano or Organ. THY are not dimeult, AND 10
5l Fly c,,1 sio.h $50, po,ra. 81 Paper 50 cts
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0Dor Leedle German Band" has been
making alleged music about the streets for
several days. The strains are superior TO
fhnsa Of the Salvation Army.
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A HoEsE belonging to Shellhase & Son,
the grocers, got into the sewer ditch on
the Eleventh street slope yesterday, ana
was somewhat scratched and bruised up.
TuE Pittsburgh Daily and Sunday Dis
match will hereafter be served TO itsps-
irons here by Charles q. Sharp, tho only
authorized agent for Wheeling. Address
inEn ATorkat aiYaAk ciEY.
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oInoERs Barum and Croughan, Of the
police force, having obtained a two daye
leave Of absence will goto Pittsburgh this
..S,,.,trf, I IL I ~ ~ -
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The run, which Is rather llsht, numbering more
ings OF last week, has met q fAir demand, with
prices kc higher than they We're lat Monday
The duality runs quite as good Gs was thatof last
sssxo and XII % FOOD butcher i 6css ~ 55sCSc
Same time last year hogs sold al as the OK.
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ssrons rlgu at Bs.hel-othsE nellalEe I0el
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Eorge,t.

DooMs FOR RENr-IE HORN.
Ii brooks plock. Apply TO W. Y. H0GE 4
BRO. 100 Marest street. AZ,
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GSoR RENT-A PLEASANTLY STU.
a ATED Front Room. apply al % FiIteelth
street. ~ - "a
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MICHAEL QUINN, an old rilroader, has
been promoted 70 take charge Of the On
i. 4 w. road between Freeport and
Bridgeport, o. He was formerly Of the
Nickel Plate railroad but resigned his
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lUTANTED-BY A YOUNG MAN, A
wv lltnation q Assistant Book keeper, or Vpaa
Adde'S, Situation, Y care elligeneer otiSe.S
IN -
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l. IL To look for q man who was charged
with an infraction Of q city ordinancej
2. To hunt girl'who owed money to q
man in Pittsburgh; or
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The sessions q the Maryland State
Association began at Deer Pssk
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mn MEu MARKET,
nEMAnHa

Arrivals this
4 4ETysls a lsss wee Tsss ~ q,
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SMantta.

yTTANTRD4TWo GOOD SECOND.
; wv haui Comb Pool Tables. AddtSS
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Joseph Clements, the grocer, got back
on the noon train yesterday froma trip to
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YESTERDAY was not quite SO torrid g day
as Monday, but quite warm enough.
Tur enginei in the new nail factory at
Benwood was tried yesterday, and worked
like charm.
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The funeral OF Mr.. Henry Hathaway
will take place at 10 o'clock this morning.
The bodywiil be taken to Portland to be
;ntaeya1 80 ~
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The Glass City Building Association
sold money Monday night at twenty cents
premium. This association is selling
money very reasonably and has It's invest:
ments madeIon first mortgage on some Of
thn HAT nrnnartv in Rallaira
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Saving Money All Around.

WASHINGTON CITY, July 2-Between
March II and June 80 the government re-
covered $572 - of pensions paid to persons
not entitled to them Two thousand eight
hundred and forty seven dollars and thirty
three cents was refundes to the Office by
persons who knew themselves TO be not en-
titled and $l9, 100 70 was recovered by the
rejection of claims after they were al
lowed The sum of these savings is
$22, $40. A.
Eleven persons detailed to act as guides to
strangers visiting the bureau are returned
to their original duties as printers assist
ants, and an order has been prepared desig
mating Saturdays, between the hours of 10
and p as the only day in the week when
visitors can be admitted This order is
rendered necessary by the delays which re-
suit from the great number of visitors who
have been allowed heretofore topass through
the work-rooms at all hours. The salarie
of the guides amounted to $S, 800 year.
Another order, which took effect July !,
requires the strict enforcement Of the eight
hour law throughout the bureau. Hereto
fore a considerable part of the force has not
been required to report until twenty minutes
of each morning, while all have been ex-
cused at 5 O'Clock on Saturdays. The new
order will bring thu entire force on duty al
o'clock and keep them at work until 4
O'Clock each day. All counters, examiners,
and numbersTs a great many of whom have
heretofore been paid by the piece, are here
after to be paid by the day. They will be
divided into three classes TO be paid at the
rates of 81, ST. 15 and 81 50 respectively.
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SUED BY A FOREIGN STATE
Great britain Gives Notice of a Suit
Against Virginia udiation.

Great Britain Gives Notice of a Suit
Against Virginia Repudiation.
NEW YORK, July 2.-The English govern
ment through Mr.. West, its minister at
Washington, has formally called the atten-
tion of the president to the repudiation of
the public debt Of the state of Virginia as
affecting a large number of citizens of Eng
land, holders of Virginia bonds, and reauir-
ing action by the English government to
secure, protect and force their rights.
This is the first instance of the
kind in the history OF the country.
1t involves legal and constitutional
questions that will be far-reaching in their
character, both from the international and
national standpoint The fact has been
kept grave state secret. 1t became known
here through prominent bankers, who have
recently been consulted by northern men
who are interested in Virginia enterprises,
and who are engaged in formulating plan
to resuscitate the state credit Senator Will
lam Nj. Evarts, as attorney for the bond.
holders in the famous Virginia coupon
cases, was asked by your correspondent If
he had heard of this action taken by the
English government, and admitted that he
had, but said he knew nothing of the de-
tails "You will find all have to say on
the question in the brief submitted by me
to the supreme court in October last The
decision of the court upheld my argument"
What Mr.. Evarts rs counsel, said bearing
on this point of international interference is
quoted below. After referring to Article
3, Section 2, of the constitution, and the
eleventh article of the amendment Mr..
Evarts said:
A foreign state can sue a state under this
constitution. Ii can sue il as of primary
jurisdiction in this court. And whenever
there are creditors in foreign nation thus
treated by Virginia or any of these states the
foreign state has a power and right, when
the state is unjusticiable and is flouted in its
courts, itself to make it, in its sovereignty,
the master of those debts and claims, and
if not disposed to resort to force as it may
do, to acquire them, and to appear as suitor
in this court against the state of Virginia.
What Mr.. Evarts declared might be and
what the supreme court ruled could be tho
English bondholders have not been slow to
act upon. The result is, that the English
government, as a first stop in the preced-
ing, has served formal notice on the United
States government of the default OF Vir-
pinia