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An Tnsolyent ON Company,

CHICAGO Sept. 30.-AppEcation made to-day
for the appointment of receiver for the Lake Side
Oil Company, which is claimed to be hopelessly in
solvent, owing S25 OOO The assets are estimated al
$4,000. Judge Bagby appointed w. R. Omohundro
one Of the directors. as receiver.
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A Policy that Suits England.

LONDON, Oct. 1.-The Standard, commenting
on Herr Won Tiszas speech in the Hungarian
Parliament. says: Herr Won Tisza shows that
whatever side arrangements have been made
with the Car, the alliance of Austria and Ger
many has never been superseded by the triple
alliance. The cards of at least one European
power are on the table, and are found to suit ad
miraoly the honest game of English foreign
policy which the government has resolved to
plavn
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Distrainine Officers A,tacke ed bv Women.

DUBLIN, Sept. 3O.-At Milltown, Mabay County
Clare to-day, while the sherifs employed in dis
training on the property of named Kelly. the
married women of the neighborhood attacked over
powered and imprisoned all of the officers engaged
while their husbands secured the cattle and removed
them from the locality.
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KY, yesterday to work upon his farm. Robbery IS
supposed to be the of the murder, as Mr. Mart
sold load of watermelons yesterday for $l8. This
last night at o'clock in his wagonb bed. the team
having wandered into corn-feld The murderer has
not yet been apprehended although it believed he is
hiding in this city.
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FOREIGN MISCELLANY.
Mr.. Chamberlain Declines tO Attempt to Re-
unite Ia Ifhera1a

unite the Liberals.
LONDON, Sept. 30-Mr. Joseph Chamberlain.
replying to a letter urging him to exert himself
to bring about reunion of the Liberal party
writes that his correspondence. published in the
London Times of June T. proves him to have
done his utmost to avoid a split in the party.
and he asserts that the split has only resulted
in bringing ungenerous and unjust charges
of Inconsistency against him. Concluding he
says: THE intolerant actions Of a certain sec
ton of the Liberal party constitute the greatest
obstacle to it's reunion"
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Murdered for Eighteen dollars.

Speciai to the Indianapolis Journaa
EVANSVILLE, Ind, Sept 30.--Walter Mart, prom.
inent and well-to-do farmer, residing in kentucky,
Just above this city, beaten to death last night by
an unknown negro whom he lad hired in Henderson,
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DoN'T-If q dealer offers you bottle of Saliva
.tion Oil without labels or wrappers, or in mu-
tiated or defaced package, don't touch it-don't
buy it at any price. Insist upon getting per-
feet, unbroken, genuine package. Price, %
centg.
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HedgesvilIe.

Mr.. Chas. Wisner, of your city,
made flying visit to this place dur
ing the past week.
Mrs. j. s. Vermilyea has purchas-
ed an organ Of fine tone and excellent
finish, gift to her eldest daughter.
Mr.. j. r. Criswell, among many
other improvements, has in course
of erection an ice house, which will
be both useful and ornamental.
Mrs. Keesecker, an aged resident
Of Back. Greek Valley, died on theev-
ening of the 25th inst. Her remains
were inferred on Tuesday last.
A protracted meeting has been in
progress for several days at the M.
e. Church Of this village, Rev. j. r..
Pardew, pastor.
Mr.. Lewis Woolfor has built the
foundation for wagon makers shop,
which branch will be carried on by
skilled workmen in addition to black
smithing.
1t is rumored that the young peo-
pie of the village will give theatri-
cal entertainment at an early day, to
defray expenses oferecting kitchen
in the rear of Masons hall.
Mr.. Henry Jack, native of this
county, but for many years a resi-
dent of California and Oregon, died
at the residence of Mr.. Geo. Hill on
Monday last, at the advanced age of
10 years. His remains were inferred
in Falling Waters cemetery.
On Friday evening last quite a
large assemblage of young people
collected at the residence of Mr..
Jacob French, where tripping the
light fantastic was INDUCED in until
the "wee sma' hours" The Hedges
vile String Band acquitted them
selves very creditably.
REPORTERS.
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A Man with a Mission
rs RENDERED SOME EXCELLENT AND SEA.
soNABLE ADVICE.

soNABLE ADVICE.
Detroit Free Press.
"Am Pickles Smith in de hall to-
night anx- ously inquired the Presi-
dent as the notes ofthe triangle died
away.
eyes, sah," was the prompt re-
Spouse.
"You will please step forward;
hev a few words to say to you"
Brother Smith walked forward in
an uncertain way, wondering whether
he was to be complimented for clean
ing the snow off the sidewalk, or
censured for trading off an old wheel
barrow for q sick dog, and the
President said
"Brudder Smith, it am come to
my knowledge dat You believe you
has mission on airth. You believe
it am your solemn dooty to be on
hand at cherry funeral in your nay
burhood, whether friends or stran-
gers, an offer your sarvices an CON
solashun. You stand ready to knock
off work in de daytime an to rout
out of bed at night, an it seems a
long week to you when somebody
isn't on his dyin' bed or on de move
te'rds de graveyard
Yes, sah,n humbly replied Pick
les. "I'm not gwine to AK you to
quit, Brudder Smith, but Ize gwine
to tell you dat, of all pussons on
airth except criminals, de man or
de woman wild a mishun am an
enemy of mankind. De woman who
emagines dat dc Lawd put her on
airth to relieve de por' an hungry
will do mo- harm by feedin' lazy loaf
ers and professional tramps fur y ar
dan she kin off set in five by reliev-
ing genuine destitooshun.
'sDe man who emagines dat his
mishun am to spread dc light of do
Gospel by sighin' an prayin' on de
public streets will be de cause of mo
cuss-words an breed mo- ill-will dan
his work for religun can compensate.
de woman whose mishun am to
carry from ten to thirty poo families
freu de winter may lay up credit fur
herself in Heaben fur good intenshuns
but she am also layin' out work fur
de poleece an de courts.
"Brudder Smith, you am one Of
our Oldest an best members, an /
doan want to hurt yer feelin's. Since
you took up dat mishun your wood
pile has run short, your rents gone
behind, an your family looks run
down. If / were you I'd drap it. I'd
bring myself to beliebe dat de mish-
un of o mar'd man was to take good
keer of his family and lay by few
dollars fur rainy day. Pull dc
stockin's off de feet of a woman wild
mishun an you'll find holes in de
heels. Go into de home of man
with mishun an you'll find q suff-
in wife, half-fed children, and
hatfull of dunnin' letters. Brudder
Smith, you may return to your seat.
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If you want to make your fowls
feel good and thankful, give them hot
corn for supper--just as hot as they
can eat it. To find out how hot it
should be, pick up handful, and
hold it tightly in your closed hand,
if it burns, of course it is too hot, but
if after holding it minute, it makes
your hand feel warm and nice, it is
just right. To heat the corn, put it
in an iron pan or kettle in the stove
oven, and stir occasionally. If your
wife has biscuits in the oven, you bet
ter put the kettle on the back part of
the stove. and stir the corn often.
Mind now, / don't mean that you are
to put water in with the corn;
mean hot dry corn. If some kernels
at the bottom of the kettle should
happen to get scorched, or even char
red, the hens will eat it, and it will
do them good, too.n All nonsense
to fuss warming corn! Well, you
may think SO, but / think it is inhu
man to give fowls supper of cold
corn in cold weather. How would
you like it : III you don't know just
how cold corn can be. take handful
Of cold corn, and hold it in your fist
until it gets warm enough to feel
good and while you are wondering
if your fingers will freeze before that
corn gets warmed through, ask your
self how you would feel if your stom-
ach were full Of just such cold stuff.
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Greedy for Gold.

ST.. Louis, Jan. 24.-Seven broth
ers, all raving maniacs, en- route for
the Jacksonvill, Illinois, Asylum,
passed through city yesterday. The
commissioner in charge Of the luna
tics states that prior to the war q
wealthy farmer named Arson Arnold
settled in Hickory county, Mo, with
large family The requirement of
money seemed to be their highest
aim and the whole family of seven
sons and five daughters deprived
themselves of the necessities of life
in order to gain it.
About three years ago O stranger
visited their home, and after convinc
ing them that they could in short
time largely increase their wealth in-
duced them toinvest their all in what
proved to be mythical silver mine
in Nevada. After months of anxiety
they learned that they had been inn
posed upon, and all seven of the
brothers upon the receipt of the news
Immediately became afflicted with a
violent form of insanity, which is the
cause of their present trip to Jackson
vile, Ills
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The schools are in a prosperous
condition as far as we can learn.
Since our last we have had some
cold weather, thermometer marked
60 below zero one night last week.
The boys who took Mr.. George
Houck's whip, compensated him by
giving him its intrinsic value in
cash.
Mr.. VIM. Jack, venerable and
respected citizen of this neighbor-
hood, died on Friday morning, 22nd
inst. His remains were deposited in
the cemetery at Harmony last Sun
day.
Sleighing is good and the lads are
making good use of their time. We
noticed last week at different times
countless numbers of black feds
jumping about over the snow as
gayly and as unconcerned about
their isolated home as the common
flea is in September. We profess to
know something of natural history,
as we have spent much precious time
and study on that subject, but we
must confess our ignorance as to the
nature of these invaders, that could
be seen on the crust of the snow last
week in such prodigious numbers.
Will the editor or some correspon-
dent be so kind as to enlighten the
readers Of the INDEPENDENT on this
subject? ARcTuRUs.
Flee from the wrath to come,
man, and let the mystery remain I'M
solved. ED.
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G. L. Hopkins, living near the
Mud River coal mine, in Kentucky,
has killed his own son. The father
is 4 farmer, and is about SO years of
age. He has an ungovernable tenn
per at all times, and has been the
dread of the neighborhood. In his
family he has been very severe, and
at times even cruel, and then for
season over-indulgent. Last week
he was on spree and in one Of his
savage moods, finding fault with
everything at home, he charged his
son Willie with laziness and worth
lessness, although the neighbors
looked on him as u patient, abused
and over.worked hoy. On Saturday
morning about s O'Clock, Willie, who
IS nearly nineteen years old, got up
and began putting on his best suit.
The father, who was standing with
his back to the fire, seeing this, ex-
claimed: "You lazy whelp, take off
them brooches and put on your work
ing trowsers.' Willie nettled up
and replied: Pap, I've had enough
OF this" and went on dressing. At
this the old man exclaimed: an
show you how to talk to me- and
grasping the shotgun from it's rack
on the wall, fired as he spoke the
last word and blew the whole top Of
Willie's head off. He hastily picked
up his hat and coat and fed and has
so far escaped arrest.
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Maj. BardweIl's Death.

Maj. G. III. Bardwell, of this city,
was stricken with apoplexy in a
brokers' office in the Girard House,
Philadelphia, Saturday afternoon.
He had been in the city visiting for
about a month, and was apparently
in good health, and in his usual
cheerful spirits. He made remark
about the weather as he sat down in
an armchair. The broker turned
away for moment to direct clerk,
and when he turned to him again he
saw that Maj. Bardwell was speech
less, his face pale and his chin press
ed down upon his chest.
The stricken man was taken to a
private room in the hotel at once
and medical aid summoned. Two Of
his daughters, who are living in
Philadelphia, were sent for, and were
soon by his side. A dispatch was
also sent to his wife in this city, who
fastened to his side. All the ladies
remained by his bedside during the
night. At l:55 yesterday morning
Maj. Bardwell died.
Maj Bardwell did notable service
during the late war, ana was very
well known in military circles. Lat
terly he has been a contractor, doing
a large amount of work for the gov
eminent. He was prominent Dem
ocrat. He has been living in Wash
ington for about fifteen years, and
was spoken Of as a candidate for the
position of doorkeeper of the House.
Maj. Bardwellspent several months
in Martinsburg in connection with
some railroad projects, and many of
our people will remember favorably
his social and genial qualities.
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R. II. Taxes Paid Up.

The Baltimore & Ohio Railrod
Company has paid to the State Aud
itor the amount of taxes due the
State from the compsny for the year
1885. The total amount was 1884,
1885 divided as follows: Main
stem 500, 602.S4; Parkersburg branch
$23, 1886; Wheeling & Baltimore,
$3,l30.45; Winchester & Potomac,
$l,963; South Branch, 2,25S.7c. The
Chesapeake b Ohio Railway Compa-
ny has also paid $43,093.4S to the
Auditor, that being the amount due
for the year 1885.
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A Great Evangelist

S. III. Horgan, New York CORE
spondent, has been writing up the
lives of the great revivalists of this
country, and has the following in
teresting sketch of Rev. H. M.
Wharton, so well known here:
Zone of the most widely-known
and successful evangelists in the
Baptist denomination is the Rev.
Henry Marvin Wharton. He is a
native of Virginia and in his 38th
year. His early life, like that of
many other successful revivalists,
indicated career entirely different
from that which he eventually chose.
At the age of Is he entered Roa-
noke college, in Virginia, but before
the session closed the school was
disbanded on account of the war.
He then entered the Confederate
service, being but l6 years old, and
surrendered with Gen. Lee at Apo
mattox. That year he left his faith
er's home to join colony in Mexico
but, like the prodigal which he was,
he returned in eight months to his
home. We next find him teaching
school, and afterwards practicing
law, which he continued for years
with great success, owing to his gifts
as an crater. He became very pop
ular among the politicians and was
always called upon on public acca-
sions. The jolly good fellowship of
his nature led him into q whirl of
gayety and dissipation which came
near ending his career. His father
chung to him, though, with unwaver-
ing devotion, his mother having died
when he was l3. AT the age of 25
he left home again, this time to break
away from the associations which
were bearing him down. He went to
Louisville, KY, where, while attend
ing meetings conducted by his
brother, he protested conversion and
was baptized. He Immediately en-
tered the Southern Baptist Theolog
ical Seminary. Since his ordination
he has held but two pastorates, since
when he has devoted himself entire
ly to evangelistic work. Mr.. Whar-
ton has been classed among the first
and best of revivalists. His meet
ings are singularly free from every
thing like sensationalism, his SER
mons generally being simplicity sim
plifed. His nature is tender and
emotional and herein lies much of
his power, though he will at times
preach sermon with all the power
of the greatest orator."
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BedingtOn.

Miss Ella Beatty is visiting friends
in Maryland.
Mr.. G. E. Krepps, of Ash, Nd,
was in this vicinity last week.
Miss A. j. Lefevre, who has been
sick for the past week is better.
Mr.. Albert Merchant is seriously
i'll. We trust our young friend may
soon recover.
The past week has been a very
lively in the way of dances.
Rev. Ross delivered lecture at
the M. E. Church here on Wednes-
day evening, on Camp Meetings. ("
1t was quite interesting.
The literary society met Thursday
night. Miss Belle Mayhem and E..
b. Pitznogle each read declama-
ton, and Miss Annie Quinn read a
very creditable essay. The subject,
RESOLVED. That Intemperance is more
destructive than War;" was argued
in the affirmative by Messrs. E. B.
Pitznogle, John Kennedy and +. K.
Snyder, and in the negative by
Messrs. d. w. Snyder, j. M. Quinn
and X. Poole. The discussion was
very spirited. The subject for next
meeting is, ResoLUed, "That Poverty
is more productive of crime than
Luxury. PRo BONO PUBLIoo.
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&11 y ~
GanOfOwm.

News is very scarce and nothing
doing on account of hard times.
Mr.. "Squint" gave us some very
good advice in last weeks paper,
about making missteps. We are
very much obliged for the good adj
vice, but would say. friend "Squint,"
hereafter be a little more careful
yourself.
Our school is moving along very
nicely, and the general attendance
is good. The teacher keeps the
scholars very lively in some way, for
when he lets them out, you can hear
them yell at least four miles.
We have not heard anything from
our old friend p. v. for some time.
What is the matter with him?
Our old and much esteemed mer-
chant has notion of pulling up
stakes and looking for more genial
climate. He says he is going tosell
out cheap. Now is your time, as he
will sell to you at the very lowest
cash prices, to get out of this "God-
forsaken, poyerty-stricken, outside
corner of no place." as some.term it..
Mr.. William Brannen has opened
up store on the HILL 1t will be-
come quite a business place. Any
one who wishes to go into the mer-
chandizing business would find an
excellent location between Shanghai
and Glengary. We already have
three stores, and there are going to
be three more in a short time, and
the distance between the two places
is only about five miles.
OBSERVER.
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Mormon polygamists are resorted
to every possible strategy to escape
prosecution. The Legislature of
Utah has recently reafIirm the com
mon law, that q wife cannot be a
witness against her husband or a
husband against wife, In prose-
cutting for polygamy the testimony
Of such witnesses is highly essential
but as it is forbidden, the polyga.
mists in Utah give the court great
trouble. Senator Edmunds' bill now
proposes to overcome this by max
ing a wife or husband a competent
witness in pclygamy case, but only
to prove polygamy, and not to
divulge confidence Of man and wife
of the legal order.
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Our Lewis County letter.

WESTON, Jan. %, 18S6.-During
the past week all available force at
the hospital has been engaged secur-
ing ice, finishing up on Thursday.
We have housed, securely, between
four and six hundred tons of super
Tor quality, which is said to be a
larger quantity and better quality
than has ever, heretofore, been pro-
vided. During the week two deaths
has occurred, somewhat sudden in
their character-Squire Bulger, of
Wheeling, remains inferred in asy-
lum cemetery, and Mr.. Jos. Pratt, of
Putnam county, information for dis
position Of body not yet received.
It is noticed that Mr.. Hale, con-
tractor ofnew annex, is now deliver
ing brick and lumber. He was for
tunate in having finished up the full
foundation before freezing occurred.
The building will prove, when finish
ed, q great Improvement.
Itappears that occasionally, either
from sheer ignorance or in defiance
of law, persons afflicted will be
brought forward by friends and adj
mission demanded-subjeeting the
Superintendent to inconvenience and
themselves to trouble, if admission
is refused The public should know
that this is a State institution, gov
erned and controlled in all its de-
partments by regular defined laws,
and the Superintendent is obliged to
control his action in accordance
thereto. For the information of the
public, I will copy a provision of the
law, as found in the Acts of Legisla-
ture for 1882, relating to process of
admission. Chapter CT, page 1876,
section IA, after action before JUS
tice, declaring party insane, section
reads, "The Sheriff or other officer
to whom order is directed, shall i'm
mediately ascertain, by written in
quiry of the Superintendent of Hos
pital, whether there is vacancy
therein, and further ascertain wheth-
er the superintendent will remove
the said lunatic to the Hospital.
Until it is ascertained that there is
vacancy, and until the Superinten-
dent shall remove said lunatic, the
patient shall be kept in the county
Jail. Whenever lunatic is remov-
ed from the Jail of the county on
bond, before superintendent shall
send for him, it shall be the duty of
the sheriff or other officer to notify
the Superintendent without delay"
&c. Friends of such unfortunates
frequently desire to keep the parties
from Incarceration in Jail. This
can always be obviated by giving
bond before justice of the peace
and holding the parties ready for
removal at such times as vacancy is
found for them. This thing Of friends
bringing forward patients and find
ing no room for them should uever
occur. At this writing there is no
vacancy.
General health of inmates is good.
One lady admitted. No discharges.
Number under treatment, COL.
p. G.
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The New York Sun puts the silver
question in q nutshell, as follows
"The issue between silver and gold
is one between debtors and creditors.
The debtors are contending for the
right which has been theirs by the
law of the land for nearly a century,
except during the briefintcrval from
1878 to 1878, of paying some $10,-
600, 100000 ofdcbts in silver dollars.
The creditors demand the abolition
of this privilege and seek to compel
the debtors to pay them in gold or
its equivalent. The gold dollar,
measured in the products of human
industry, is worth one-quarter more
than it was when the $40 900 900 900
of existing debts were contracted,
and the struggle is therefore, on the
one hand, to avoid giving the addi-
tional quarter, amounting to 50 ,500,-
600, 900, and on the other to get it,
The financial policy that opposes
silver money and asks the establish
ment of a strictly gold standard is
simply the echoe of the demand Of
Wall street. 1t is but a further
method ofextorting tribute from the
producing classes Of the country,
and placing the people more COM
pietely at the mercy Of the money
power. 1t is gratifying to be assur-
ed that majority Of the present
Congress is committed against it.
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The residence of James G. Blaine
is only 100 yards from the Kennebec,
and he is one of the most persistent
of ice-yachters. Glad in q big fur
cap, Mr.. Blaine always Insists upon
steering the yacht himself, and his
ice-boat, the Kennebecker, is one Of
the heetest crafts on the river.
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