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The Daily telegraph., 1886-06-21
A Decision.

NEW YORK June 2O.-Judge Cox of
the United States circuit court, in
deciding Saturday against the plaintiff
in the case of Joseph Netherchift, vs..
Collector Robertson, of the port OF
New York, said that the supreme
court will probably be called upon to
settle the question at issue. The
judge said he could not believe that
congress ever intended to encourage
fraud by making San Domingo a
dumping ground for sugar from all
parte of the world. In October, 1884.
the plaintiff imported from Puert Plata
two cargoes of sugar, on which COL
lector Robertson assessed the duties
under schedule E. of the tariff of 1883.
The plaintiff protested, insisting that
importations of sugar from San Dos
mingo should be admitted free under
stipulations of the treaty with that
country of February sth, 1867. Con.
press subsequently, imposed new duties
on sugar, but in 1875 made treaty
with the Hawaiian Islands by which
certain articles, including sugars, were
admitted free. In 1883 congress pass
ed new tariff act, but it does not
effect treaties In force between this and
other governments.
The Daily telegraph., 1886-06-21
ALEXANDRIA TALK.

ALEXANDRIA La, June 2, 1886.
To the Hon. E. e. Smart, Senator and
Hon. s. F. Meeker and Robt. P. Hunter
Representatives, Baton Rouge, La.
Gentlemen-We, the undersigned
citizens of the parish OF Rspides,
respectfully and urgently request that
you will oppose all laws or acts that
are unfriendIy or hostile to railroads.
We desire to see our State with a
net work of railways, the same as the
other Older and more prosperous
States. The prosperity and develop.
ment of Louisiana mainly. and largely
depend on these great improvements,
which are Just now in their infancy
with us.
1t must be remembered that at this
time the eyes of capitalists are being
turned towards Louisiana with view
to invest in railroad enterprises,
because this State presents an inviting
field in that respect.
But any legislation framed in hos.
tile spirit against railroads would ma.
turally repel capital now willing to
seek US, and therefore we deprecate
any such legislation.
We are not to be considered as being
opposed to any and all legislation on
his question, but we think that acts
on this subject should only be passed
after most careful consideration, and
be framed with due regard to the
rights of the railroads, as we'll as 70
those of the people living on their
lines, and we think that our laws
should favor railroads as far as they
can provided at the same there be no
sacrifice of the just rig of the people
We are encouraged with the hope
that by no unwise or unfriendly legis-
lati0n, we shall at no distant day
have great trunk line connecting the
city Of New Orleans with the cities Of
The Daily telegraph., 1886-06-21
Matthew Arnold Interviewed.

WASHINGTON, June 20.--Matthew
Arnold has been in the city for several
days. Speaking of the political situa.
tion, he said; "It is very interest,"
ing and, at the same time, very
serious crisis in English histry. What
do think will be the outcome of the
present struggle? believe that if the
Chamberlain, the Harrington and
the Goshen factions would unite and
produce local government bill for
Ireland, which should be free from the
dangers and defects OF the Gladstone
bill, it would receive a warm support.
EVERYBODY ought to have home rule,
but the idea of an Irish Parliament,
as embodied in Mr.. Gladstone's
measure, would be an element OF great
danger. 1t would bejust like having
Southern Congress in this country, as
we'll as the present one. 1t would
always be dangerous. The Irish, like
the southerner5 here, have natural
taste for politics, and they would be
The Daily telegraph., 1886-06-21
A SOrrOWfuil Tale,

GALVESTON, Tex, June 2O.-A
special to the News from Temple says;
On Thursday last Capt. w Knight an
Frank Russell, his son.in.law, resids
ing near Temple with their families,
went TO Summer Hill to have some
wheat ground. During the grinding
the party went fishing.
At about 4 p. NJ, Eugenia knight,
aged l3 years; Lena Whitehurst, aged
II, and Hattie Jones, aged Is, went in
bathing. They got beyond their depth
and went down.
Mrs. Knight and Miss Emma
Knight fastened to their re jcue, but
they also got beyond their depth and
sank.
A plowman in field near by heard
their screams and arrived on the scene
in time to save Miss Emma Knight.
Mrs. knight succeeded in reaching
the bank and catching hold of bush,
and was rescued. The three girls
were drowned. Their bodies were re-
covered an hour later.
The Daily telegraph., 1886-06-21
THE CONFEDERATE BONDS.

1t is curious how the details of the
war history have passed away from
the minds of its most prominent par
ticipants. Since Judge Fullerton's
argument in support of the payment of
the Confederate bonds, your cOrrespon-
dent has asked a number of people
who were active in the management
of the affairs of the Confederate Cow
ernment as to the amount of bonds is-
sued by that. government. To this
time he has found nobody who is able
to answer that question. Postmaster
General Reagan, who was in the. Con-
federate Cabinet to the end of the same
Congressman Singleton, who was
member of the Confederate Congress
during nearly or quite all of the exis'
tence OF that body, and others who had
an equal hand in the management of
the affair of the Confederacy have been
asked this question. Yet none of them
are able to answer. They seem to
have deter mined to "let bygones be
bygones," and have so thoroughly
turned their backs upon the past as
relates to the war that they do not re-
member things at that time very i'm
portant details. 81 have pretty
distinct YecolectioD," said Congressman
Singleton, with smile, 'of having
owned some Confederate bonds. l
sold my best farm during the last part
of the war and took my pay in Con-
federate bonds. ] have still got the
bonds and the man TO whom 1 sold
has the land, but 1 am inclined to
think he got the best of the bargain.
/ have sometimes thought that Ben
Butler or some of his colaborers got
some of my good money during the
war. l had $50, 900 in gold in bank
ia New Orleans when Butler took
posse ssion there. When tried to get
my money I got $4,000; the balance had
been ceased along with the other funds
of the bank aud 1 never got it."-Cor-
respondelce Cincinnati Times Star.
The Daily telegraph., 1886-06-21
Miscellaneous.

Gov. Hill, of New York, was enter>
taine i by the Bay State D nocratic
Club, of Boston, Saturday.
Davis, Sacker & Perkins, OF Boston,
wholesale dealers ia coffee and spices,
assigned Saturday.
The coal shipments from Pitlsburg
on the present rise are S659, 900 bush
els, of which 100000 were for Louis
vile and Cincinnati.
The statement that the Aritish
Government hes revoked the orders
given for the rigorous enforcement Of
the treaty of 1918, respecting the fish,
cries, is denied,
Nieuwerhu's, the Dutch Socialist
leader, has been sentenced TO solitary
confinemet for one year for insulting
the King in. outrageous publications.
Tee prohibitionists in Maine have
nominated Andrew Clark. of Buxton,
for Governor.
The knights of Labor of Wisconsin
will hold a convention to nominate a
State ticket. The Labor party in the
State will also hold convention for
the same purpose. ~
Minnie Austin, aged IS, suicide d at
Mingo, Ohio, Saturday, because her
mother refused to allow her to accom-.
pany her sweetheart to a lawn fete.
The Daily telegraph., 1886-06-21
DAILY TELEGRAPH.
CIV. McCRANlE. Editor.
V. M. TELLES, Publisher and
Business Manager.
Fire,

ST. LOUIS, Ju ne 2O.-A fire broke
out about midnight Saturday night in
the shops of the Missouri car and
Foundry Works. An alarm was
turned in es soon as it wss discovered,
and two engines were soon on the
spot. They, however, were unable to
control the flames, and second alarm
was given.
Before it was answered, however,
the flames, owing to the inflammable
nature Of the contents of the building,
spread rapidly, despite the firemen's
efforts. The works were almost COM
pletely destroyed. Less between $3.50,
600 and 100000, partially covered by
insurance.
The Daily telegraph., 1886-06-21
Heavy Rains.

New ORLEANS, June 20.-A special
to the Picayune from Alexandria says
One of the most fearful deluges that
ever visited country commenced with
US on Monday last at noon, pouring
in torrents for fifty hours without
ceasiug. The rainfall by the signal
officers reports for the fortyeight houls
ending at 8 o'clock last Wednesday
evening was % inches and $500, and
for the twenty-four hours ending at I
O'Clock Wednesday the enormous
amount of % inches and 27-100.
Four flfths of our town was flooded,
and skiffs, flatboats and RATS were the
only means OF travel on all the streets
except Front and Second streets.
Bridges all over the town and every
where for miles round were washed
away. The culvert on Bayou Rapides
was weshed out by the floods. The
river having risen over 25 feet 10 forty
eight hours, and only lacking about
two feet of coming over Bayou Rapides
causing the citizens of our town on
Wednesday last to icss all hope of
withstandipg the ovel flow that they
thought was certain thinking at the
time that the rain had reache Shreve-
port and all above, and we would
have to stand an additional rise, but
on Wednesday evening the river COM
menced falling, and up to O'Clock
had fallen very nearly
feet, standing on the gauge % feet 10
inches above zero.
Many of our people in the back of
town were forced to leave their house
during the storm, on account of the
flood, and seek shelter elsewhere,
some finding as much as one foot OF
water in their houses. Our deputy
sheriff, Jos. James, was forced to leave
his residence in the Jail yard and move
into the courthouse.
The reports from the crops in the
lowlands as 10 the damage done are
varied. Of course more or less damage
has been done, but from those on the
north side of the river, on Flagger
and Clear Creek, the worst possible
account comes, as they say everything
was washed away, and no hopes of
replanting it, being so late in the year
The washouts on the Pacific Road
above and below here are very bad,
and it will be two or three days
before trains will be able to run. Gen.
A. A. Egbert is here seeing that the
work on the washouts is pushed to
early completion, and if nots it will
nOt ho his or hic dopIfipo fault
The Daily telegraph., 1886-06-21

the great northeast--a line through the
State of Louisiana, from the Gulf of
Mexico to the Arkansas State line.
And this will be but the beginning
the stepping stone to other work and
improvements which will put Louisi.
ana abreast with her sister States,
East, North or West.
We.trust you will bs able to avert
any and all lllesislation that may retard
or have a tendency to retard the
investment of capital in the construct
ion of railways in the State of Louisi.
ana.
We do not, however, consider it hos
tile legislation 10 pass such laws as
will give relief to persons whose stock
is killed by railroads in the operation
of their trains, but think some fair
equitable law on this subject should be
enacted by the Legislature.
Very respectfully,
j. g. WHITE,
]. r. THORNTON,
Geo. O. WATTS.
]. A. CRAWFORD,
q. Il. RANsDEL.
E. H. MCCORMICK.
j. M. ARMSTRONG;.
Aud Others.
The Daily telegraph., 1886-06-21

anxious to make themselves conspic-
uOus. In case there was a Russian or
an Austrian complication, the Irish
Parliament would be able to be very
disagreeabie. Americans in Europe
are all strongly against Gladstone on
this question, but over here, strange TO
say, are all hot for his bill."
The Daily telegraph., 1886-06-21

The Chinese in California number
$500 of which $4,000 are in San Fran
cisco. This is about on-tenth of the
population of the State. 1t is estimate
ed that each Chinaman sends an aver
age of 500 back to China annually, or
a total drain of $40, 900 900 of the State
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1886-05-14
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.

Alfred Russel Wallace. the English
naturalist, will lecture in America next
autumn
Jake Sharp paid ont over S315, 900
TO lawyers in building his Broadway
railroad ~ y N,vN
Allan Arthur. the son OF the cN-
President. is SAID To bc the most skilled
amateur banjo player i'm the United
States.
Madame Grcvillc defines good
book to he ono which i'm color, detail
word nud action Will. not rsdtbn tho
check of - modest girl.
observation-disclosures AmcS, of Mas
sachusctts, gives $1,000 year to the
town of Eastou i'm that State. to be
used in setting out shade trees.
Countess Elise dc Edla. widow of
King Ferdinand, of Portugal who was
formerly Miss Lizzie IIcnslcr, of Bos.
ton, WIN return "a that city and make
il her permanent residence Boston
society Is naturally excited.
Peter Mclauson, eighty years old,
died suddenly III Glare, n. S. recently.
and his wife. two years younger, who had
always said that she hoped sho should
die with her husband, lived only -four
"When | was last i'm Ehgland,' 80
says Elizabeth Cadv stanton, ~ wanted
very much TO pay my respects To the
Queen, but ON learning that court
dress involved bare neck and arms,
abandoned the idea of shiye!ing in
cold antc-room for one hour aud losing
my sclf-respcct to enjoy that honor.
Fred Kenzlc. who has been II host
l,Y
LitiI, Pa, has received from his moth
cr in Germany draft for 800 and ~
letter advising him to prepare ut once
To leave America for Germany, where
fortune OF 100000 waits him bv the
death of an uncle Phiiddciphia Press.
Rev. Dr r. Dewitt Talmago does
most OF his work on railroad trains
and the entire series of his recent ser
mons ON The Marriage Ring way
composed ON the cars on a weeks trip
last September When hc loses sleep
he keeps an account of il and balances
the account i'm summer time 10y sleep
ing right straight ahead. - ByoOkiyW
Edgic.
The book of memoirs Of the late
General George IL. Mcclellan will bc
published next fall. It. will be vol
ume of six hundred pages Tho
greater part of the book was written
by the General himself, and il has been
edited by his literary executor, Hon.
William G.. Prime. It's general charac-
ter is that of personal rccollections and
memoirs, chiefly regarding his military
life ~ Y SIM
Till recently" says the London
Liicrdry World, 1--WE in England hayo'
h6d bht 'poor' opinion of American
newspapers, but now that our papers
have sunk TO their level, and fiji their
columns with sensational news add tho
results of wholesale interviewing. il is
to- be questioned whether we are i'm -
position TO pride ourselves on our in
tellcctual superiority. Americans are
great readers of newspapers, and
there, more than here. do they Inform
and guide the general public g.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1886-05-14
soLoMoNIc WISDOM
a Coiored Justice Decides That -Four Men
Can swear Harder Than Two.

a Colored Justice Decides That -Four Men
Can swear Harder Than Two.
We came along to a cross-road. In
Alabama where colorcd justice Of the
peace was about 10 open court and it.
was proposed that we halt for an hour
or two and witness operations Tho
case 10 come ON was between two col
ored men. one of whom charged the
other with having stolen hoe There
were neither lawyers nor jury but the
Judge called up the piaiutfl and said
''Mr Burrows, how many witnesses
has you got dat Mr. Bunker stole dat
hoc?'
Two. sab.
Mr. Bunker, how many witnesses
has you got dat you nebber took dat
hoe, nowhere?'
20 sab.
"Dcn shall dismiss de case. an
Mr. BurrOw mus pay de- costs.
Every one knows dat To- witnosso. kin
sw'ar harder dan two witnesses. an it
ann mo- use gwinc ahead 90 take up de
valuable time Of dis court
Mr. Burrows paid about three dol
lars costs. and a- hc was going away
Dbl, Honor continued:
Next time Nuu is gwiuc ter suc %
man YOU waut- mo witnesses dan hc s.
got or YOU are gwiue to bc LEFT Dis
couri viii now adjourn an 20 Gshiu',
Detroit Frts PtCa
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1886-05-14
THE NOBLE HORSE.
NaturaI History Reduced 10 an Ea,I,
Comprehcndod Science.

SaturaI History R'ducrd "a an Easily
Comprrhcndod Science.
Horse, are found in all parts of thc
globe and in livery stables They are
chiefly intended for hauling loads aud
travelling, but sometimes they discover
other channels in which they may br
useful, and experiment in the Kicking
line.
There is but one animal capable oi
putting moro electricity into kict
than horse, aud that !. mule. Nam
young men Of culture and promise have,
suddenly realized the necessity ol
chartcring q hoarsc after fooling around
horse that was loaded
The Arabian -tcrd i- generally dc
-cribcd as the necic-t, but have found
that the borrowed horse will brat IL. II
your spurs are long enough
When horse, are hired ~ liver,
stable they become quite expensive
nave paid bon 20 month SO. 81 for a horse
that was afterwards old for %21.15.
Unlike mule, and tex collector.
horses -Omctmos die. and are hauled
of without funeral Their remains
are utilized by glue makcr-, who leave
what i- unfit Tor Chat purpose Tor ol.o-
margarine and -ausdgc-makcr-
Horses are largely in demand uOw.
bat not 80 much 20, when Richard or
fcrcd bis kingdom for ono. Unless Dor.
kingdom i- mougagcd viii wap bm
team Of horse, Tor b. to-day ST.
LINUS HHiy
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1886-05-14

on in> head. Whom asked him what
he meant, hc replied thought YOU
had Your daddy i'm that box They
built their fire i'm the bush and let me-
alone the remainder of the lonv. wet
night Nine o'clock next morning
brought another train and | began to
get I'm my work at once. and as a = Office
was not an express one, and "a, my box
could not he considered baggage. / had
To fee the baggage master TO the extent
OF two dollars TO taLr u 10 the trunk
me few miles distant. On arriving
there We had hut fifteen minutes To-
make the transfer, and there I met
the same trouble aS before. The station
agent insisted that my package was
not baggage, and insinuated that it
would "look better for gentleman to
express his dead in proper shape. than
lrAlng 10 -smaggle them around dead
head this way. | had no time to
express them, a the train had arrived
I'm sight left hurried Instructions
FOR the agent To make out the thing i'm
proper shape and forward by next
train, and | went olr Arriving at
Missouri City, we remained several
days, and no box came. When we cot
down to Lexington | ran up to the
North Missouri Ststien 20 Nnd my
goods, but was told by the agent that
1.-THE thing Smclt so strong that the
company refused To carry il, and we
buried it up in the old oak clearing -"
and tried to console me with the assur-
auce that "the old fellow had Chris
tian funeral, the town pastor oflici-
ating, and two or thrco old ladies
acting as mourners.
| wanted 10 get up miniature rcsur-
rection, but the indignant citizens oh
jected. Said they did not know what
disease the dcfunct might have had,
and hiuted very suggcStivcly that il
would he moro in Keeping with the
e'ernal fitness of things if ! erected a
suitable monument over his grave
this to propitiate the people and
then quietly leave the place, all OF
which | agreed to do But AN hour
later had boarded passing freight
and left the place forever And my
o!d fowlmg piece now rests beneath
the sacred soil that has witnessed the
daring deeds of the James and Younger
boys. ys.-ArkdHSdO Tr0rciCr
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1886-05-14
TRAINING CHILDREN.
The Importance OF AN Esrly Cultivation OF
Politencss and Grace.

\ child's trucSt and best happiness
does not consist IN making his iudiyid-
usl well-being the pivot upon which
the whole household machinery turns.
He will bc better. not worse. for a lit
tie iudiciouS letting alone occasionally.
and for being taught that there are
other people to consider before him
self While a mother should always
have quick and hearty sympathy for
juvenile trials and perpleNiticS, She
should at the Sumo time exact from
the child CORES >pondng consideration
for her own occupations and annoy
anccs The sympathic>. like other
spiritual development, require diligcnt
cultivation.
In the minor moralities the principle
of careful early training holds good.
The politcnesS that is now significantly
styled old-faShioned might be rcintro-
duced with benefit to those who pritc-
tced it and TO those who are favored i'm
receiving H. The graceful deference
To elders and To women is something
that Is rarely acquired in mature years.
n boy of five is none too young To be
taught to pull of his CAP when he
meets an acquaintance, to remain un-
covered I'm the presence of ladies, to
step aside TO allow them To enter or
leave room first and to remain
standing until they are seated There
Is an case of bearing gained 10y early
drilling IN these regards that makes
! unmiStakable the difference between
thS26iiG'%ftR %ii6Hi'iS fs'si TcnScfing.
no matter how ,s%ilfully the latter may
have been appHcdA' N i'.', = .H''
The table niarFh6rS'bf children can
not receive too chose attention. and vet
they seldom have ade0uAtd Chi;6 be-
slowed upon them The constant re-
proof and 9dmonitjon required geems
but az thanRess. task for many years.
Boys and girls marufeSt n terrible, in
gcnuityo IN acquiring awkward habits
and unpleasant tricks apd an equal
slowncSs in ovcrcoming them. Per
pctual 'nagging' il always painful
both TO the giver and the object but
the recompcnSc of grateful app~cia-
ton comes surely, though slowly
Some parents weary of waiting, for il
and abandon the efforts at training
To men nothing can make up Dor the
lack of this early discipline. Women.
more initiative and less transparent i'm
imitation, may tutor themselves into a
fair pretensc of ease. but a man rarely
sufficiently overcomcs his self-oon-
sciousness to feel otherwise than miscr-
able in n circle where hc knows his
habits and manner mark him as of less
outward refinement than his associates
Once in a great while the wife of a
man may succeed in imparting polish
that transforms the rough article into
tolcrable counterfeit of the fine one,
but it * at the price of long struggles
and bitter mortificatons alike to hus.
band and wife. 1t is i'm the mother :
hand that the power is laid, and with
herrests the responsibility she fails to
exercise it Alright christine TerbinIe
Hcrrtcb, tH BrO0kiyn Times