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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1888-03-22
The Experience Of Mrs. pe,er,.

As the cable road loses its grip, Death tight.
ems his on the passengers
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1888-03-22
Consumption Surely Cured.

a Madison wis man has given 5000 child
en- OF that city free sleigh ride.
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Ihompson's Eye-water. Druggists sell at
Zoe. per bottle.
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ROUGH PILES

Cures Piles or Hemorrhoids, Itchirg, Protrlnd-
ing, Bleeding. Internal and external remedy
In each package. Sure cure, soc. Druggists
or mail K. $. WELLS, Jersey City, N. J.
The Portland daily press., 1888-05-26
Chicago Strangely Visited.
lChieago Tribune.l


Chicago had two puzzling visitations last
week. They were harmless and no worse
effect than to cause the entomologists and
the ornithologists to rack their brains in vain
and ordinary folk to ask good many un an
swered questions. Thursday night suburban
residents who took the midnight train on the
Illinois Central found the sidewalk at the
foot of Randolph street under the the cleo
tric light strewn with multitude of large
"bugs," unlike anything anybody had seen
before. They ranged in length from one to
two inches, and had the general character
istics of the locust. They were so large and
so unusual that they attracted the attention
of everyone that was around at that time of
night in fact the trainmen pinned several of
them up on big placard and threw knives
at them. A bug big enough for a target Il
considerable OF a bug. So far as is known
they were noticed in no other part of the city,
1t is suggested that they were seventeen-v r
locusts, which would account for the iSno.
rance displayed concerning them, but the in
sect in question does not make its appear
ance at this season of the year. At anv rate
they were undoubtedly bound for some other
place, and were carried out Of their wav by
some sudden change in the atmospheric pro-
gramme.
That same night and the next day a multi
s tu9e VI shaii pIius unlike anything ever seen
before made their appearance. They settled
down on Michigan Avenue and many of them
dashed themselves to death against the cleo
trio lights. They were pretty little birds, a
tritle smaller than the English sparrow, and
had bright plumage-yello red, green and
darker shades. They were exhausted as II
from long flight, and quite a number We're
caught by pedestrians. Though nobody
seems to be able TO give any definite lnfor-
nation, they were similar to what the small
~ tEa,. wifi
the first real summer weather. Why they
should have arrived here at this season IS
not explained. 1t may be that they as we'll
as the ''bugs" were caught bya heavy wind
The Portland daily press., 1888-05-26

THE HAvERHILL AND LAWRENCE ROAD.
The directors Of the Haverhill and Law
renee railroad tried again Thursday to secure
from the Lawrence aldermen the right of
way through the city on the proposed route
to Boston. Their plan asked for route as
follows: Beginning at a point on the
boundary of Lawrence and Methuen near
the Merrimac river, passing the City Aim
house and Industrial School; thence, in
steading Of following the northerly bank Of
the river, the line, turns to the left, crosses
the Merrimac river by bridge 800 feet in
length that runs to Merrimac Street; a spur
track begins on the above described line /;
swinging northwesterly, follows the valley
OF Sour Brook, crossing East Haverhill
street, near where the street crosses the
brook. As the line approaches the head of
the brook 1t swings to the left, passing un-
der Prospect street, follows down Valley
Bloody Brook, crossing the brook, it termin-
ates at Berkley street, near Jackson street.
where station is to be erected. The matter
was postponed until next Monday evening,
that the city engineer and city solicitor NAV
consider the question.
NOTES.
The Bartlett and Albany Railroad Com
pany has entered into an agreement with the
Boston u Maine railroad, whereby the latter
Is 10 Iurnish the iron for the construction of
the Bartlett and Albany railroad from
point near the .company's mills in Bartlett to
or into the Swift River Valley.
OE ana alter Monday, May 2Sth, an addl-
tional passenger train will be put on the
B0Ston d Maine road between ROckport and
Boston. The train will leave Rockport at
7.35 a. m, and arrive in Boston at S.55 q. IN.
The stockholders of the Maine Shore Line
Railroad Company will meet at Bar Harbor
on June 9th.
The Portland daily press., 1888-05-26
BASE BALL.
Portland Stays in the League for the
Present.


A meeting Of the New England Base Ball
League was held at Boston, Mass, last
evening, all the clubs being represented
Thomas A. Gill, of Nashua, was appointed a
league umpire in place Of Charles A. Mars
ton, and James F. Mullen was dropped from
the staff of substitute umpires. IL was voted
to instruct the umpires that when an umpire
is hit by a batted ball, the batter is entitled
to resume his place at the bat. No base shall
be run, and no ball or strike shall be called.
The matter of the withdrawal Of the Port
land club from the league was considered,
and 1t was decided that Portland shall hold
its place for the present and play games ac-
cOrding to the schedule.
The Shelter assault case was also investi-
gated. Shelter, of the Manchesters, made
an assault on Umpire Mullen, for which. he
additional by the Manchester management.
After both sides had beeu heard the league
decided that the umpire's fine could not
stand as he had no right to impose it after
the players had left the field. The league
however, imposed Sine on Shelter Of 800,
besides the 500 already imposed by the man
agement The meeting then adjourned.
hymns, 10; PoRTLANDs, g.
The Lynns outbatted and outfelded the
Portlands yesterday, but came within an ace
of losing the game after having it well in
hand, owing to the erratic work OF Ferson
in the pitchers box. Stine. Of the POrtlands,
played perfectly, and made one brilliant
fielding play. LarOque did some sharp hust-
ling that saved him errors. The work Of
Corcoran, Black, Terrien and Lynch was
particularly good. The score:
The Portland daily press., 1888-05-26
EXECUTION BY ELECTRICITY.
The Result of New York's Search foi
Humane M ethods.

ALBANY, N. Y. May Ex-Governor Hill
has before him the new bill in regard to ex-
ecuting sentences of death by electricity in
stead of hanging. He will undoubtedly sign
the bill. A circular was prepared soliciting
views upon the present mode of punishment
asking for observations made at hangings,
and inQuiring for suggestions in regard to
some more humane method. The circular
was widely distributed, especially among
judges, district attorneys, sheriffs and physi-
clans. About 200 replies came. OF these so
were against change, 81 favored electricity,
s po ison, 0 the guillotine. 4 the garrote, and
the rest for various methods. After an eyi-
IDENTIFY careful consideration of all the replies
and much outside inquiry and study, the
commissioners decided in favor of electrici-
ty.
The bill, as passed, provides that execution
must be not less than four weeks and not
more than eight weeks after the sentence.
The time of the execution within said week
shall be left to the discretion of the warden,
to whom the warrant is directed; but no
previous announcement of the day or hour
of the execution shall be made, except to the
persons who shall be invited or permitted to
be present at such execution. No account of
the details of such execution, beyond the
statement of the fact that such convict was,
c0rding to law, at the prison, shall be pub
lished in any newspaper. Any person who
shall violate this act shall be guilty of mis-
demeanOr.
The Portland daily press., 1888-05-26
ANCIENT AND HoNoRAsLEs.
The Boston company's Visit from
the English Organization.

New YORK, May 25.-Eighteen members
of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Com
pany of London arrived on the steamer
Trave this afternoon. A reception commit
tee from the Boston company of the same
name chartered tug and went down the
bay to meet the steamer The visitors start
ed for Niagara on the late afternoon train.
On Sunday they will go to Washington and
will be received by the President and Minis
ter West Thursday they will visit Gettys-
burg, and Friday return to this city and
meet the Boston company, with the Old
Guard of this city, and all three companies
will start for Boston.
The Boston company was organized June
d, $685. 1t is the offspring, and the only one,
of the Honorable Artillery Company of Lon
don, which was brought into existence in
the year 1887. Last year the London compa-
ny celebrated its 350th anniversary. At that
time, in response to most cordial invitation
Col. Henry Walker. the present commander
of the Boston company, together with Lieut.,
Fottler and several past commanders and
privates, went to England and participated
In the anniversary rejoicing of the parent
Monday. the 4th of June is the great day,
and will be celebrated in the Ancient and
Honorable way--a way that will be then $50
years old. In the first place the officers OF
the company will be summoned at sunrise by
the roll OF drums, and at Faneuil Hall an
old-fashioned New England breakfast VIII
be served at 8 o'clock. Re-enforced by the
English delegates and the Old Guard, the
company will march past the State House
ana ana be reviewed by Gov. Oliver Ames Of
massachusetts,, and as many of the COVER
nofs M oi the 1S original States as are present.
JoIled thea, after the review, by the COVER
nors and 200 guests, the march will be re-
sS9nmed, Sn ana this time the new Old South
Ghurch ~. VIII be the objective point. In that
ed by Rev. Phillips Brooks. After the SER
mon they VIII return to Faneuil Hall, where
dinner Of 746 covers will be served. Among
those who are expected to be present are
President Cleveland, Secretaries Endicott,
Whitney and Bayard, the United States
Senators and Representatives of Massachu-
sets and Collector Saltonstall.
The Portland daily press., 1888-05-26
The Methodists.

New YORK, May 25.-The Methodist
Episcopal conference elected the following
agents for the Book Concern ]. M. Phil
lips, Sanford Hunt, both OF New York,
Eastern agents, and Earl Cranston, of Col
orado, and w. p. Staine, of Wisconsin,
Western agents, at salary of $4,000 year.
The following resolutions were ordered
placed in the discipline of 1888:
We are utterly opposed TO the enactment OF
laws that propose, by license, taxing, or other
wise to regulate the drink traffic because they
provide for its continuance and afford no prOtec-
tiOn against its rayages. We hold that the prop
er attitude of Christians toward the traffic is one
OF uncompromising opposition and while we do
not presume to dictate to our people as to their
political aifiliaton, we do express the opinion that
they should not permit themselves to be con-
trolled by party organization managed fin the
interest of the liquor traffic. We advise the men,
bers of the church to aid in the enforcement of
such laws as do not egaliZe or endorse the man.
ufacture and sale of intoxicantS to be used as a
beverage and, to this end we favor the Organi-
Zation of law and order leagues wherever practi-
cable, We proclaim as our motto, voluntary ana
total abStnance from all intoxicants as the true
ground of personal temperance, and complete
legal prohibition OF the traffic in Intoxicating
drinks as the duty of civil government
The conference then proceeded to the cleo
tion Of three missionary secretaries, 13 nom-
nations being made. Before the result was
made known, the convention adjourned
The Portland daily press., 1888-05-26
STATE POLITICS.
CLAIMED BY BuRLEIGH.

CLAIMED BY BURLElGH.
Mr. Burleigh claims the delegates from
Kingsbury, Avon, Concord, Lexington,
Highland Plantation. Dead River, Flagstaff
and Forest City, nine in all.
NOTES.
Hon. l.. G. Downes. Judge of Probate OF
Washington county, declines a nomination
for that Office at the county convention, and
the Republicans Of Calais are almost unani-
nous in favor of George Il. Gardner.
The Republicans of jefferson have or
ganized campaign club. w. A. Jackeon is
president, and j. j. A. Hoffses and j. III.
Bond vice presidents.
Mr.. III. S. Hobbs, of Rockland, has return
ed from Cincinnati, where he went to attend
the Union Labor national convention. He
reports that very few delegates from the
Eastern States were there, but quite large
representatives from some of the Western and
Southwestern States. He will endeayor to
organize the party in Maine.
The Oxford County Republican convention
has been called to meet at Paris, June 27th,
for the purpose of nominating two senators.
one county commissioner, judge of probate,
register Of probate, county attorney and
treasurer.
The delegates from Hartland telegraph the
PRESS that they are for Burleigh instead Of
for Marble, as has been stated.
Ex-chairman s. ). Brown on Thursday re-
ceiyed telegram from Congressman MILL
ken extending congratulations on MS NOM
ination and giving assurance OF pleasant
campaign.
The Portland daily press., 1888-05-26
PORTLAND MAINE

Mr.. Blount of Georgia in the chair, on the
legislative and judicial appropriation bill,
which was read by paragraphs for amend
ment.
An amendment offered by Mr.. Taylor of
Ohio, to increase the salary of the chaplain
of the House from 5000 to $500, was reject
ed
The greater part of the afternoon was con-
sumed in dreary discussions upon the pro-
posed increase of salary for House employees
and tedious debate on points of order. No
material changes were made in the bill.
Mr.. McComas of Maryland, offered an
amendment increasing the clerical force of
the civil service commission. He declared
that in the whole century there had never
been such clean sweep of general officers
as under Cleveland. Now, this sweep was
made under the guise of the most colossal
hypocrisy that ever graced the Office of Lord
High iExecutloner. The Democrats would
deceive nobody but morally dyspeptic mug
wumps, who, for free trade. had dickered
away civil service reform.
Mr.. Hopkins of Illinois asserted and COM
mented on the assertion that throughout the
United States Cleveland's federal Office
holders had captured the Democratic State
Conventions and elected delegates to st.
Louis, regardless of the wishes of the peo-
pie.
Mr. Reed Of Maine said he could remem-
per now the gentlemen on the other side, in
season and out of season, used to point out
the melancholy spectacle of Federal office
holders participating in nominating c0nven-
tions. He remembered they used the Ian
guage of violent reprObation at the appoint
ment and removal OF men for political pur-
poses. They asserted that If they ever came
into power they would end that thing, and
declared 1t was to the interest Of the Repub-
lie that 1t should end. Carrying out the SEN
timents of this virtuous oratory, President
Cleveland, at the beginning of his tenn, pro-
claimed that he intended to stop Federal
otfice-holders participating in nominating
conventions, not having prophetic eye on
the recent Pennsylvania convention or the
New York convention: Laughter. What
the Republicans pointed out was that the
gentlemen on the other side, after all their
virtuOuS orat0ry, as soon as they got into
power did precisely the same thing about
which they were SO indignant before they
W % did t That was lust ovsSa what Dg tbsT sSyS ybaS
said before election. That was precisely the
gravamen of their charge. That was pre-
cisely the fault they were going to correct.
and now, when they committed this fault
said before election, forgetting that the con-
ditions had changed. The accusation made
against the gentlemen was and he hoped he
was not lnparliamentary. that their conduct
compared with their previous declarations,
savored OF hypocrisy. Laughter.
Mr. Lodge of Massachusetts said that the
providing Of an additional clerical force for
the commission was simply a statement on
the, part of Congress that it believed the
civil service law should be extended and
maintained.
After further debate, the pending vote be-
ing upen the McComas amendment the
committee rose and the House took recess
until clock
. 81
3S private pension bills, and at 1890 o'clock
adjourned.
The Portland daily press., 1888-05-26
A Live Yankee.

To the Editor Of the Press:
The following is from the Chicago Times
of May 22d. 1t refers to my friend of many
years, John l.. Woodcock, Esq, who was
born, reared and married in Calais, Me-, and
who is a true son of the Pine Tree State. A
few years ago he passed the summer at Rob
binston, ON the banks of the beautiful and
historical St. Croix river 1t was during
this time that the yoke was made. If Maine
men should visit Chicago and call upon him
at the Clifton House and present him with
piece OF our pine, | will guarantee them
cordial reception, especially if they are
Blaine men. w. III. S.
Mr. Woodcock, Of the Clifton House, is a Maine
man, and early contracted the habit OF whiting.
He has knife now, which he has carried Tor
butchers knife, and all from whiting. Some
days ago, In q paragraph OF gossip, II was mem
TONED that he was Keeping, up the business Of
this was that some Of his friends sent him around
bundle of pine wood for whiting purposes
A few years ago, Mr.. Woodcock's health began
to fail, and he went back into Maine to see the
men who were boys when he was a boy, and wan
dered around on the beach. His :old friends
piece Of wood to whittle, During his stay he
made yoke with his knife. and his daughter
painted it, and had the pins tipped with gold.
This he gave to an old raftsman away up on the
kennebec river. The gift was accompanied by "a
bit of p0em," which Is still in existence. i have
surrepttiously obtained q copy Of il "all unbe-
knownst' to Mr. W0Odc0ck, and spring II on him
] /: q: !: . /.
here;
The Yankee boy is full OF life
His chiefeSt treasure a poeketknfe;
He whittes a tune on his way to school,
And whittles his desk against the rule.
As the years 60 by he begins to trade;
His wits are Sharp and so is his blade.
He makes sharp bargains as he shayes the wood,
And gains some dollars-as all men should.
His health may fal-then he longs for rest
SO he hies him away to the old home nest;
Mftn his Knife in hand he cuts rough TOYS.
And he gets rest as he talks with "the boys"
One day at "Old Quoddy' Just for joke,
From piece of birch he Whitfield this yoke.
IT'S symbol of patience, union and strength
Don't be IN hurry, thatyour days may have length
Accept t-may 1t ever bring you good luck
with true pulling mate you can never get stuck.
1t will be seen from this effusion that mine
host Leland is not the only poetical Boniface
in Chicago.
The Portland daily press., 1888-05-26
SENATOR hALE's COMMITTEE
Finds Large New York Family Fill
ing Good Berths.

New YORK, May 25.-The investigation of
morning, with only Senators Spooner and
Blackburn in attendance, Senator Hale be-
ing sick with rheumatism. The first witness
was j. 0. Conway, an assistant weigher who
entered the service in 1886 under civil SER
vice examination, and claimed that he was
discharged without cause. He had always
been Democrat. No reason, he said, was
ever given to him for his discharge He tried
to see tie collector, but the latter would not
see him. and referred him to the surveyor
From Mr.. Rafferty,, in the surveyors Office,
he learned that there was no charge against
him in that office, but there was charge in
Brooklyn. Mr.. Fallon, who was superinten-
dent of assistant weighers and laborers,
asked him with an oath what business it was
of his what he was dismissed for.
Herman Davis, a brother of Judge Noah
Davis, testified He was past 67 years of
age. In 1868 he was appointed in the GUS
toms service as invoice clerk in the naval Of
flee. He was a Republican. Last July he
was removed. He did not know the cause
of his removal The rOundsmen among the
inspectors, the witness said, went about and
looked after the inspectors to see that they
were on duty, that their uniforms were all
right, etc. A roundsman named Penfield
had reproved him for taking off his uniform
buttons seven minutes before the end of the
days duty. The next day, when he asked
Penfeld why he did not rebuke new man
on duty who was not in uniform at all, PEN
field replied. HE isn't the kind we are hunt
ing for"
An official that will receive special atten-
tion at the hands of the committee is Deputy
Collector Charley" Davis, of the Marine
Division. The treasury regulations declare
that whenever there are two or more men,
bers of family in the service covered by
the Civil Service Act. no other member of
such family shall be eligible to appintment
to any of said grades" Davis draws $1,000
2 year himself. His son, as clerk in the
Civil Service Board, receives $1,200 A
brother-in-law, one Plough, is clerk in the
Marine Division at 81 400 year. Another
brother-in-law, Capt johnson, gets 81, 200 as
a night watchman. A cousin by the name
of Bishop is on the rolls as a clerk in the
Storekeeper's Department at $1,000 year,
and Division Inspector Hubert's relation
ship to Davis is distant but near enough to
enable him to draw ST, AGO annually. In all
it is said that the Davis crowd gets a good
deal more than $4,000 out of the service.
The Portland daily press., 1888-05-26
Lth CONGRESS..-FIRST SESSION.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, May 25,
Senator Blair introduced joint resolution
proposing an amendment to the constitution
to the effect that no State shall ever make OF
maintain any law respecting the abollshing
of religion or prohibiting free exercise there.
of, and that every state shall establish and
maintain a system of free public schools, but
that no money raised by taxation shall ever
be appropriated, applied, or given for any
school, Institution, corporation, or person
whereby instruction is given in any doctrine,
tenets. beliefs, ceremonials, or observations
of religious sect. 1t was laid on the table
at Senator Blair's request
A resolution was adopted instructing the
committee on Indian affairs to examine into
the condition of the State bonds held by the
United States in trust for the Indians.
Senator Turpie introduced bill for the
making and printing of a register OF labor.
being modification of the amendment offer
ed by him the other day to the bill for de-
partment of labor. Referred.
The Senate considered the House bill
making an appropriation TO- supply the deli
cheney in the appropriation for the expenses
of collecting the revenue from customs. An
amendment was reported by the committee
on appropriations to strike out the clause re-
pealing the law making permanent annual
appropriation of S., 600 for the expenses
of collecting the revenue from customs, and
was agreed to. Other amendments reported
were also agreed to and the bill passed. The
Senate then proceeded to executive business.
The Senate continued in secret session un-
til $40 and then adjourned until Monday,
HOUSE,
Private business having been set aside, the
Housa want ;n+o committee of the whole