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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1886-07-16
WEST VIRGINIA.
UNIVERSITY.

Oniy First- Cioss Lilcrdry Institution ~,
ne Stdto.
FREE TUITION
TO West Virginia students. Full corps
Of Instructors.
Preparatory Department
Academic Department.
Military Department,
Law School,
Tuition in Law school $1,000.
Ia Medical Department $40 90.
Total expenses for one year Of 81 weeks
$40 10 10000, excluding travel and
clothing. state cadets furnished books
and stationary free.
For full information and catalogues, adj
dress,
T.. NJ. TURNER, A. NJ, Pres,
Juno ISL MOrgantOwu. W. VI.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1886-07-16
To Whom it May Concern

Notice is hereby givcn that / shall on
the 10Th day Of August next apply by poe
uuou 90 the Circuit Court Of Preston
County for nm order directing Joseph IT,.
Hawthorne. guardian boz Preston County
of Arthur and Kate Jordan, who are resi-
dents of the State OF Maryland, To- pay
and deliver 90 mo any property or mOn-
jos boz his hands belonging to his said
words.
RALPH ENGLE.
Guardian bon Gurctt Go. Nd for said Ar
ihuf and Kato Jordan.
July H., 1886. lobe
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1886-07-16
NIoHNIN Glory

III. J. Snivcly, formerly editor
and proprietor Of Che Grafton Eayle,
and now a travelling insurance man,
was struck bya train at Chicago on
July 9th and seriously hurt Papers
on his person show that he had Sl5
900 insurance on his life. lie has a
family at Grafton.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1886-07-16

State Mine Inspector Tucker
says in his report for the year 1885,
that Of the total Of twenty who
we're killed in and about the mines
in 1885, seven we're married, seven
women were made widows and TWEEN
ty.fOur children orphans. Total
number Of miners IN operation, ia;
number Of mine and other employ.
ed i'm and about mines 5.48G, out put
Of coal, 3,088,O08 tons coke, 1851,
coal and coke shipped over the b. a.
O. r. r., l,07I8jl tons. The coal
production in West Virginia for sew
eral years past is Gin tons 2,240lb TO
the tom 1882, 1000, 900, 1888, $685..
GGG; 1884, 100000; 1885, 3 ,483 ,457.
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The Central University of Ke,

The Central University of Ken
lucky has conferred the degree of
Doctor Of Divinity on Rev. w. n.
Scott, pastor of the First Presby terian
Church of this city. Bro. Scott is to be
congratulated on receiving the degree
from so famous an institution; the
institution is TO be congratulated on
honOring one of the soundest, ablest,
best and most lovable men in the
ministry of the great church which it
represents [Galestone (Texas) Chris.
tian Advocate.
The Reverend Scott is a brother of
DR.. S. M. Scott, of Terra alta.
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Commissioners Sale.

BY Virture ola decree of the Circuit
CourI of Preston county, rendered on the
Sth, day OF December 1885, in the chance.
~ cause of Adolphus Armstrong, ct al.
vs., Jacob Frram, ct al, the Undersigned
special commissioner will sell. ut public
auction, at tho front door ct the court
house of Preston county, on tho
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ADVERTISING RATES 4:

Transient advertisements will be in-
serted for 81 per inch for first insertion,
aud fifty cents por inch for each addition.
al insertion.
Personal Communications inserted for
30 cents an inch
Local notices 5 cents per line.
Poetry cents per line.
Entered at Kingwood Post Office as
second class mail matter.
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"A Washington correspondent
tells a story Of game Of poker in
which Senator Kenna took hand,
which is malicious falsehood design.
ed 10 discredit Kenna with the large
and respectable poker.playing ele.
ment in his native State. He could
never have been elected Senator
if he had been so ignorant as to yield
up pot because ne thought three
aces a better hand than two pair Of
queens. The Washington correspond
ent has but imperfectly learned his
tale They teach poker in the Sun.
day scoolsi in the Krnawha Valley
[ Huntington Advertiser.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1886-07-16
Order of Publication.

WEST VIRGINIA, So:
At Rules held
In the Clerks Office of tho Circuit Court
OF Preston County, on tho first Mondey
of July, 1886.
Geo. w. Myers
w. Il EYtitU.
Harrison Spurgln,
Tho object of this suit Ia to subject the
lands of tho defendant Harrison Spurgin,
To tho payment OF The judgment and trust
liens in tho plaintiffs bill mentioned.
And IL appearing that the defendants
James NJ. Spurgin aud William Thomas
are not residents of this State, they are,
therefore O, required To appear hero within
ono month after tho date of tho first pub
LEGATION hereof, and do what is necessary
TO protect their Interests herein. And on
motioa Of tho plaintiff by his counsel IL Is
ordered that tho foregoing DO published
In Tho West Virginia Argus, weekly
newspaper published In this county.
A cOpy-IosL
SMITH CRANE, Clerk.
j. ii. Carroll, Counsel for Plaintin. lfbe
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1886-07-16
TERMS OF SALE.

One-fourth cash, and the residue ON a
credit of ono and two years IoI which the
purchaser will bo required TO execute lis
two bonds with goo, security, each for
one half OF said residue, bearing interest
from date.
Benz AMIN i. MARTIN,
special Commissioner.
Bond anil security has been given in
the above mentioned case AZ required by
law. Test, SMITH CRASE Clerk,
baXjl 7-0-1.
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Observation-Disclosures

One dollar per year. invariably in adj
vance. One dollar and finy cents per
year, when not paid i'm advance. These
instance.
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COUNTY AND STATE NEWS.
Read the legal ads.

THAT trunk" gave the Luray
party great deal of trouble.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-09-21
AGAINsT DR. DONLIN.

The opposition faction of the County De-
m cracy In the District met Iast rVrninx a. No'
2l7 -prrx~st aud organized q new association Oppos-
ton to Dr. Pnio Conln, who has bern rrcoznizrd oy
The sub Executive Co.nniitee or tue County DEMOCRACY
AS lie legitimate in tho district. s-eDs 10 be tue
lea ling sentiment OF tho faction Ihrre we're abodt
severity PERSONS pr cent, OF whom twenty-iOur were
meu,b-rs ne Ola ORGANIZATION The following officers
wrr. chosen President James Degnan Vice-presld"hl'
h.iwari s.-ner; secretary. NJ. j. Ciarse treasurer,
william Harvey; sergoant--t-arin- Thomas bfgiry VI J
qua! hicIDerinott esented preain"le and res"u-
tons drectel ~. DOdiia. chlrcterizlnx hn - AZ
All Ell ee aud nou-payIng OF tas organlZA'loh
who obtained leadership ny m-feprss ht<tu"-
Mayor Grace ed Tor nusing roin euleo tst
corruyt political accident, kO1 VI. squire Inc re-o-
luton. wese adopted. Mr.. Harvey aud MS rrirhos
prumIse warm as the can Tor Dr. Donnn-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-09-21

ROCHESTER. n. Y, Sept. 20 (SDecian. Will
tam C. Ely a nome Ciy IL TINS morning. age
sxty-seven years. lie was the s-nlor memoet o' Tue
nrrn Of Ely. son & H1yt. president OF the Pou2h-
keen.,s Gla.s WorK. and OF the trustees Of the
Consondated Fruit Jar Comp my OF Nrw-fdrk City,
About three years ago. when Mr. Ely was on ais way
10 New-York TO attend sbusness meeting, MS tram WAS
wrecked near Kingston by LAM slide. He was no' se
rIon.Iy tunr, l. and cnntinned his Journey; but me-
nervnus .vsem mad received severe shork tn1 ABOUT
two WEE after ns home 10 suHereu from
.Irokr III PARALYSIS IN his lett side, rOn whlcn ne
never luily recovered. Two weeks ago he was pueh
arro Ell a. was the Late j. Tden. ami pasrel peace
iully away AT ; p'clOck thls morning. Mr. Ely Was
proba ~ the richest man IN Wayne county out was
iuau Oh unassuining drm-snor aud aoau-tolnSi 70 eA
nrn .r.. sums IN unOsenlatlOus chhrllles his ous
ness character above reprOtcn. ana h' wAs AnO"n
as ni-heartsd. courteous aui unsensn gentleman
Tne funeral Will take pl Iee Tnurslay al ?. M
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-09-21
FINE WINDS FOR The KNiCKE8BoCKERS-
wlNNElss IN THE FALL RrGArrA OF TIE Yacht

The regattas of the knickerbOcker Yacht
CHM arr a,way- well conducted AMI its fan regatta
sailed yeser .ay 81 the most successful ana III
,erestin races thai sailed b snail craft t'iS
season. Tho breeze strong from me northwest
AMI the time male over the twenty-inie course wa~
tie fastest made wi.h one exception thAt OF Tue
sloop LIZ r. who NATE IL IL b"urs AMI a. minu IS
OF the twenty clts That started thireeo coh-
pie ed course, the caDln sOcp W'onGah' owned Oy
H. Doscher. making the fas esq tine w.tho time a
i,vanc--2 a,nr. A. minutes and 80 -ani WIN
ming the champion penaant addition IN the first ssiz'
her class
Before 10 a. m. fully 100 yachtsmen-crews OF the
boats enered-hsd boarded tneir respective craIt al
Puit Morris busy housing t"pn ISIS tylDE one
ortwo nanssll AMI getting additional sand
bags aud osSln Jackets aooar for he WED was piping
Fright smart from tue nor west and on the river
we're caps H. plenty The course Tor
all was around Gan -way Buoy, OF SANDS Point
and return. The preparatory signal Was gwen
Al 1o-45 and the one ~ start ten minutes laier
Down came the NTH and sixth ciasses for the line
C. Benefits catost crossing hrst mHu'e ara Inl''y
SCI onds after signal. Win the Wayott Nhlh ha
l and Adele all within the nve-mlnute limit Then
cane the Maggie, Vida Rosetta A. FASH MelVna Ill
vrit FAY. BACK Hlnk, Rover. w,eondan, Elephant
Tohr Deu.rest Alice H.. Lena. tue stea n Launches
M,s.Ic and Casey. AMI ia, sOsp Annie L. IN tne ri"
n,met All having crossed WITHIN nrtren lnihates away
mev went v ia rreied maInsas bOO- We'll III Ia star
Dor crews and stnd - On 'ns Me,s.i.
chasing another az such 4 not pace va 'r " 49,
er CISCO carryIn< the Riga "a Committee l. H. b.o"
ANA A. Vlrian, aud the Glars surS1si oo i no nr
them I'LL kurL SCHUYLER w4s reached ."e Jolu 49,, n
..i Alee Bubble. VIla aud Rosetta A. "a Z the race
nm before that pom sri the A ce H. soon aIlrr theL
re cievin4 Magotts Lila X. set the pace f1r the
ot.ers IN their ant ~ was not Oho aIter t
lntfe.i around tue Fort AMI hAIirned Ia sheet Sn
CIf- Ia " gallant eIevei, Win III
two steam launches ma lie pretty ana excitlhR Tprc-
t,c. "a they plunge1 into the chuppy seas, h"hlhe
H., ~ tor me uuter mark" The Mrvina was leading
wn,p sne sed for AT 1918 Dut he missed stay-
,nd fnr Mayotia srUuni hrst LILO: Me-
VIVA l2:ls Elephar l2:ls.4J tnlprit ray ty'-v
y AN. l2.19:5J, WacOniah, l2:2O -0' Annie r.
| Ttuk
Mani >. .}O25 b Hawk, 1894 10; Mystic II }"
20 WIN -nr-ts started they started uscA ai liln-
| ~ wludwari The Culput Fay fetched ~ hirs'"he
Po,nt I'M th. had to tatk. On tHkrr lsen'
-, s,,s N "A lending and cardboard LACK a
,er fou her maAing ber proOADo lose H. her
class. . Aou,s,~ 4 ,tnr,.
In the frat class the wacondtn won heating Cdpri-
Fay 5p. 24L1 the Rover S1n IN he secruI el' "eI1
M the HlArx .iaw6 On l5s: in class D. Ne INA N,
hea, th- Maud 23ln 12l1.. The Aa@-ie, hdyota ana
Cosey mad {" walk overs IN tleir respectV. ca
rbe ilIges were L. Leiforts. j. K Adler anu j. "
I t.urg
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-09-21
MR.. sELIG nan 1OSrIRr j WEEKLY PAPER

H, PLANS AND PrRPO7ES-Hs HOPtSFTo DO THE
PUBLIC GOOD SERVICE
De Witt J. Seligman. son Of James Segman.the we'll
known banker contempaates starting weekly journal
in III city. About a year ago Mr.. Sehgman had IN
view the founding of another daily newspaper here
hut after looking over the ground thoroughly ana
committing the expense he to the conclusion nat
tbeie wa 10 room Tor such sheet he had in mind
His project tor stating weekly paper at toat time
also lell through
Yes | have fully decided to have a payer Of my
own said Mr. Selgman. when asked about the matter
Yesterday am fond Of writing and the running OF
a new.naner has long been a hobby of NINE shall
e.,ablisA it AS corporation taxing all tho shares
,orlf and shall be IT. editor in chief Ny present
,lan IS 70 enploy sub-edtor who shall be practical
nex-naper man competent manage the details and
do considerable writing and depend for the material
necessary to fill the space not occupied by the sub
editor and myself upon contributions from known
WRITERS of ability have not vet made arrangements
for sub editor contributors. and IN fact nave NOT
even decided upon the name OF the paper. IL VIII
nrobaby consist OF sixteen pages. about the size OF
= The Town Topics or The Hour pages; ana VIII
deal with poliiical. financial, social and general
on stions Although am at present eltssed Win the
MugNumps politically 1t will be independent
hardly expect that it will be an Immediately lucrative
venture but believe that II VIII be the means OF
dolnq the public good service IN many WAYS. The first
number will Appear " thin two mouths .,
Mr Sell oman is about ,h,rty-eight years Ola. OF
u,e-lum stature slender and nervOusly active. hl@
comm vion IA dark and h hair aud mustaehe are
Jet bats For a number OF years be was employed ID
his father banking house. but retired from business III
1879 and since thai time has taken the degrees Oh
Doctor OF Philosophy and Doctor OF Laws at ColunDla
lollege. In 1854 he appointed meIpher o. Ihe
Board of Education and still sits with that body
Bevoud few communications t. the daily pap r. ne
has been known writer to any extent ana mas
had newspaper experience Wh9teNtr.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-09-21
LEAVING NEWPORT IN = HALF GALE.

NEWPORT, X. L., Sept. 20 (opeciab.-Ihe
Ma, f,we- ,Atea eft mere before noon to-day 'o
M,rblehe.d the May rloaving about one hour ahea"
nj her rival yachts had their nansals rceeu ana
carried single Tbs, The wind blowing at NE lie OF
tor,y-ays miles per honr These noted vessels were
n,,l.a by beet of ashis which bad weighed anchor
early IN The day he ei foe The shores OF Cape N"d
Among the Latter were so"ps stranger and IheI''
xhueu ~ IA Goube reefs headed Tor Marb4ehead ON a
race for - 10 side. BotA had pretty tart 6nt IN
r.vrdtnV IA. bnoy a Brrhtou's kerf tue Ihetls
Iocketed her rival neatly amt hns gained uecdei
,dvautag-. Warn last Ihetis vas ieadn- by "a
,.,, or more Wilh present wind II VIII De "a neat
N, g-tOn Bat win fair tld~. lney Will proDthy
reach MarbirRoad to-nOrrow az ern"on or eV"ui"k-
Conlnnd0re CRY left aboard the E!rctr -ariv
Iii. afternoon Tor Martna's Vinesar AnoGg thr
v.cnts rrluatniue here the hrbesch, Fanny wave
crest LYDIA, Wanderer. Foam ana INDIA.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-09-21
5ueclIl NJtice5


shoud DAILY all Interested as changes may &C.
any time-)
Letters for foreign countries need specially addressed
dispatch by particular steasr except Mno ~ - 20
sired sent upllcatesoi Oankin ind ~ az, 10 ~
letters specially being sent Dy las fastest 'es
sells available
Foreign mails ending september 20 VIII coss
(Pao aprLY M ali cases. ~ tnls o'nes as follows;
TuEspAY-Ats.so Ireland per steamship sothnin
-. on..,.rawu leIirrS MI Britain other
Ilropssn countries must be dIrrcted per bothnis y
wEDS ~. s%o and sremsn Gett sS raaa
per Elder AZ sso m ios rs,na
Britln LaroDean countries must be directed
per Butic ,.
Paclnc ports. per steamship Acapulco VA Asons al Jet
sers S or Asa Europe ser 20 sts.asSp k@paS VA acsas
town. ~ Dor Porto t.ee direct par steamship Irnr
Yucsiaa per stsamsni clIy q Aesaniri. a. p
aua lsa.i.sa. per ss.4lssnlp oter rum Ss~oriean>
FRIDAy-AIsA ~ Tor Newfoundland per ss.aansf rosn
ha-iLAx-
sATUHDAYAt 10 m tor Newfoundland psf steamship
ror'~ a. ioA IN toe Jansisa gsr sss'ns.s s,sI 20,
IIeal.rs 'hrucsi par Hexia =" az ~ M ior
ior pri,ss must Ie ,rr,sts psr um,rl = AZ
France la rssxgne Hsvrs al ~
seosa' lrsc, pei ''e.lashle etnog va "ias<ow
ss'sr aas. 20 rss'si DER ssrPss a. wa s 20.
tsrlA4n ,,essrs aust 70 .areets, per y eAsid a. :
~crp sI.sss must DO Directed pss Peanand ~ 30
49, % s.ssS. m@. :. ns Dsr a5 81 CHI
caso'L
close aero sspisnDor "a At IN Mails ss
the s.nls'en isiAA.s pot steamship 1sa-n',a " la ,a,
/
japan. per stsAnsnp siaslc urom san " A
| clscoD lsre scpteiulsr rs ~ " m Main .oi
| Australia. New-ZeAsad. sandwich Pa ana sA~s~i
lslands per steAn.lp AiAinsA from san frsne.ssos
close mere Jcto -sr 'io Al p IA ga sa arrival a. New
leitlc BlttsA
Man. Ior Cuba. by Tampa Fla an.i ia.ass u
steamer rpaa ksy Wus Fla close ~ thls o4nes daily
2:5UA
|
Tic schedule closing rr.as Pacific mails arrans
on the overland transit
san FRANCESCA Malls arriving rias a, sal
Frznsisna VI sailing III steamers are msp~ehs
SHOWS ~ HENRY g. PEARsoN, PnstnAstsE
Post oriSr. New Yaxk n. r.. Septaml~r IL loo1s
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-09-21

The CITY Hall enlivene yesterday morning by tie
ptI .a Of the societies u the city honor OF the
sp,yv 81 The Italian troops Victor Lnanuel Rone
IN s7o From The cupOl Of the CIV Han aoaed the italian
u.tona fas ami the coios were iyius from the
roo Of H. building About orty NJ the United Italian soc
ets aYe and represented by 1000 men IA Ire from
N YORK and neigh ori ? Each society hal ts own
III form; some Army hats, others wore thTce
oorpere, hats with huge b1k planes ana ren "ariDa
sst re 80 conspicuous IN the absence Of Mayor Trace
pr.-nt S.s,,,ry Of the Board Aldermen reviewed the
ma, fv.,u the ny stegs With him were rn"i
tori, MARITIME. Grant iaiiiDeiLln lVus ~.
Other II olncalz Many ue -frirtl earrf D4.in
ll0 Hall The plOccason 1dIch~i 70 IN. 'oo =.
Bee where carried them 10 Sn]"i hA
ltl, l.v.y PARK Whicl IuIaat Il Ia The ef ehlA5
children ifom TIE cay dHd its 'i.4n.'s
~ glfes hundrcd- Ma i'y aIIlN,-
socs.tes the boat 10 tir Riouh.s-
cepon va. .ven to guests III siont taNiH
yeita Gf weont- Sprr nes we're H'H''
IL iV ADLrtt OF New Jersey
Hal of Newark MAYOR hrff o. h""0,-Hh
Italian onsuL RATIO nj count oioiitu
AdellAa Lew DI7ghtcyed young lLlth <lIt "IAllhi'9
dTes-.a ted in Italian pori entllesl nate ana -
telling tsy mi the ue~ eoany Of the itaaus Tho Oans
stTak up Italian eSle joeti ~ ~ nSAs
Tie tirir vfiSat nill"i,s ~
feathers mingled lleir ifisn,s anu tAN" nD
great b4nfis play ec ON
paIts grounds little g1Dups sall icl anu nS
Italian patriot songs he nDor the as li.1 e5
with dac evening Alodt u "ci"ek ths PiAr
annoaDse The OF tfe societies no ~
q gold sve prcsrntsf =" tnensy 1' p'''
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-09-21
KNIGHTS TlMpLAR IN COyCLATE

LOCAL sFLF-GOVERNMENT FOR THE CONN AND KiEo
To b DISCUSSED.
ST. LOIS. Sept 2O-Grand Master Nithers,
who rived yesterday with the Call ornia deieSatlon II
III. When hs lot CHINA weeks ago he was IN DAD
health nOhiDg could BE- done On shipooard 10 relieve
him lie has been al most cOn.tlntly travelling for six
weeSs aud i. much exhausted ID puIy Grand Master
R,op,e of New ork arrived morning accompanied
by Grand Treasurer smous The latter Is also unweil,
but Will no doubt. he able 10 attend to business On
an eastern train came bOiy OF knights distinguished
by being the special escort or Grant Master
Robert +. WtherS Th-se were the Richmond Com
maDdery No .. and the Columbia No l. OF Rchmoua'
Va Under the Richmond banner gathered the
grand couinandery, swelling the number to sky
With the virginia C0mnanlerg came the Knights OF
Washington, d. c.
One of the subjects II no, the main one. for dis
and determination at the meeting OF the Grand
Enca pneat Is the quest Of n'ndinE the organic
OF the order with regsr TO powers and privileges Of
lie Grand EneampmenL A meeting of members OF the
Grad Encampm has heen Gale for to morrow AFTER
Doou az the Nebraska lie siq Itrters 10 decide whst
course the opponents OF tue proposed chah-ss
shall pursue circular letter accompany u the
call sets forth the ILaIter in controversy 1t quotes
y,a,, tia ,rne.edngs of The Grand Commaniery Of
Nebraska winch appointed special detail Of hve in
May OF this year TO PREPARE re "rt on
Az vanI. and neing adopted the Of the Iowa
Grand Colninandery were fornu aed by the after 90
IN r-solu; Ions that the Grant Ercanpment or ne
ITnet states should abandon the system of central ze
and exca-iv~ power watch now naiH ans anG return
10 he sruerai system devised nv rs InunterN tiat
SOVEREIGN power should he recVgn Zed a. vested Ia
graad e"niiDanieries and snch General poSrrs my W
the gram -ncainp nent may be rxnrr-slv delegiel
TO n; and- that the General E1canp'nrtt 10
in duty hound 20 prnhh par "a rnrrSihinrnts At
it, conelayrs Tue ssued by the Nebraska Com
taxs ssrong gr'unt aKahst tne pr"p'S-SS
chsse claiming that their adoption would accomplish
TIE eventual ACKNOWLEDGMENT Of the Gr.ad knca'np-
10 the prOposto5 oahandon ptrafes and 0theT
displays the occasion Of the Grand Encampment the
Nebraska Connandery gives is hearty support
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-09-21
SAMUEL G. sNALLING shyTEycED.
TAKEN TO PRISON FOR SEWN YRARs-rrvADfN'
GUILTY To oNF ND crNFNT.

TAKEN TO PRISON FOR SEVEN YRARs-rf.EADfNG
Guilty To oNF md crNFNT
BosToS. sept 20 t>pfc'aN Samuel q. Smelling.
late treasurer OF the Lowell ulcachery. arragncd
this afternoon 10 plead 10 the indictments returned
AGAINST MIN charging embezzement and perjury n
making false return TO the Tax Commissioners. He
was accompanied by his counsel Robert Morse ~. the
Rev DR. Phillips Brooss and tew friends. Ito
sppeared. IN entering the cour' calm and sef-
ro4sessed the expression Of one who bad atiaIncl a
good degree Of mastery he eelings When called
upon 70 plead Mr. smelling answered guilty 70 tho
charge Of snbezzc ~ent. On the indictment charging
per1nry he pleaded guilty. His voice WIS so or
a. 10 be almost inaudiOlc. even 10 thos1 "h0 were
within few stepa
one OF the moments most full OF patho- vas that
when Mr. James sturgis who had been called a.
witness 10 testify a. 20 the kud-hearcdnr'- o. mr.
Smelling expressed his feeling that be- co1ld no "e''o
him 10 he a bad man. he nai known hin ana i'Noi
bin iou earliest hoyhood Even the judge VS.
maniesiy affected. and was iorese 10 hide las eyes
with his hand kerehet When ths tine cam Tor
speaking the ence however. The judge resnmed ms
frnness and HIS words and tones di-Uonrirng 10
those VINO haf hoped for q mder sentens smiling
was sentenced 70 the State Prison for ssvrn years,
hen the Judge uttered tie last words Of tnc srntecs
Mr. Smelling appeared 10 be deeply impressed. aud IN
moving out in charge of a court Official h, form was
bent and hs appearance generally indicated emotions
that were only halt suppressed.