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NOTICE.

/, ~ Rsssss IA Is s.ses'| ';s 3 & EstZs
ing lands:
loo acres on Zen creek purchased
from Win. Collins.
;,t,a acres on lseaF Pale purchased
from VIM Culiisls.
100 arrs-s on H.ncrrk purchased fu,ii
VIM. Collins.
81 acres on Beech creek purchased
from D. ID. Mahon.
IN acres on 0etsh crcek purchased
from Samuel Mahon.
Ill acres on Beech creek purchased
ssssssassssst horny Mashef ! 81
81 arv~ on Bcrch creek pssrrhassst
from Valentine and Ianc Hatfield,
900 acres on Beech crcck purchased
from T.. Malon.
lso acres on Tug river purchased
from Dos. Murphy.
1855 acres On Tag river purchased
from Ans. Hatfield. Sr.
l.33S acres on Grapevine purchase,i
froia !. NJ. Vance. Jr.
- slslaa2n.ss G. lseSiaaas pAfei1sssssl :
from Al. Hatfield, Jr.
$50 acres OH Grapevine purrhAsssi
from johnson Hatfield. .Tr.
III acres on Sniph1r purchased firm
Alafair Davis.
IA acres on Mate creek purcha~-l
from I'D. Chambers.
1851 acres on Mate creek putvhas..l
from Ans. Hatfield, Sr.
3a2 acres on Mate creek purchussd
from Elias llatiiela
40 acres on Mate creek purchased !
from Elias Hatfield.
s2B acres ON Mate creek purchased
from Ans. Hatfield. Sr.
All persons disrpgarling this notice
will be prosecuted 10 the fullest eNiei.t
of the i;sx.
j ,Mks u,kgErTE. A gent.
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ERcH / ! 0RS
In the State are
KELLY & N0RTKCO1'T| I
HUNTINGTON, W. VA

Their partner in the tailoring business is
7. J. Grieves the FINEST of CUTTERS, and
fit and satisfaction guaranteed. They also
handle full line Of Ready Made Clothing,
gents furnishings trunks, vaIises, etc. In
fact every thing to be found in any City
Clothing Store. They buy for cash. and sell
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Town Directory.
afayor-U. j. Buski1-k.

Afayor-U j. Buskirk.
tEseeeorder-Millia Strsn tom.
Collncilmen - Elias Hatfield,
Y TIT. n. ioeiiUrrrtfp, s. " 4 fritz,
l.. II. Thompson and VIM. Cary.
tsssergeaat-B. F.-fsrys41r.
Assessor. G. White.
= Street Commissioner-G. r.
: BuslsirlS
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ililllaaEseH ports that
at thc first monthly examination
Of his school at mouth of Cop
!seras Mine, Kittie L. Aldridge
aud Clarence w. Price stood at
Tie head Of their respective class
ea-tlie former averaging 81 per
cent. and the latter Sc per cent
The department Of both were
Number one.
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The Huntington Weekly Adj
vertiser comes. to lis this week
greatly enlarged and improved.
Ma Fay It have the success which it
observes.
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: There is scarcely a Jail in West
Virginia that answers the pur-
pose for which it was built.
Whether it is from the parsimo-
niousness Of county authorities or
from the lack of skill on the part
of architects, remains to be de-
termined, yet the fact remains
that there are but few jails in the
State out Of which a prisoner on
the inside with a barlow knife
can't get out, or a little mob with
a pick and crow-bar can't get in.
II Cabell Record.
You are right, Bro. Balentine,
and in a majority Of the cases,
and Of our Logan county Jail espe-
cially, it is not the insecurity
alone that can be complained Of,
but the method Of the structure is
such that they, can not be prop
erly ventilated, and foul stencil
arises from them which .poisons
the whole air around them. Our
tails should be made more secure
and at the same time should be
+.
made comfortable,
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VI lloyd, who has been atb-
&oAt for several months visiting
tic Arkansas Hot Springs and
-t-4-jf+iTf pleasure and health resorts,
i with us once mere, and says
tii4;tt- health has been fully re-
-f8rrfl,
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County Directory.
Cireiiit Court meets 1st Monday
IN .tt15ril. July and October.


Cinilit Court meets 1st Monday
IN .tt15riil. july and October
ri,eefv Court meets 81 Monday
M February, juno and November
--r-rll 81 81, Monday in July
1ndee Of Circuit Ccurt-T. H.
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Wilkinson.
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fa,a,n ~ioncys--M,,ses Ferrell
md Ssinpson Ellis
49, M. l,,,,n+,, G,,rt cSA1.
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DoN'T SpoIL Your PoTAToEs.-
You certainly will do it if you
leave them for few days exposed
to the light, especially if exposed
to the direct rays of the sun. Did
YOU never notice that potatoes
which have become uncovered are
all green, and that if cooked they
are a deep yellow under the skin,
that they are never mealy, and
that they are very bitter to the
taste? It is the effect Of strong
light upon them producing chemi-
cal changes that change them from
a wholesome, paAatable vegetable
to a nauseous and poisonous one.
Potatoes should be kept in the
dark, and never be exposed to the
sunshine any longer than is neces-
sary to dry them. We have had
potatoes brought to us that had de-
Perforated more than one-half
from this cause. Keep your po-
tatoes in the dark Keyser
Echo.
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Some sneak thief entered the
EitclIeil Of Mr. Lewis G. White on.
sunday night. Mr.. White heard
1.-The noise and went to the kitchen
door with his gun, but the thief
escaped by him. Mr.. White fired
off his gun, but no damage was
done. The thief was recognized
by AHv White, but he has not as
Yet given his name. Petty thiev-
ing is getting to be too common
around town, but the thieves have
beef spotted, and eondign pun
iShment will soon overtalle them.
Serious Shooting on Harris Greek, in
Lincoln County.
On last Sunday, while Mr.. Allen
Brumfield and his wife, who live
near the mouth of Harris creek,
in Lincoln county, were returning
home from visit to Mr.. Hender-
,6n Dingess, father-in-law of Mr..
Brpm0eld, and when about mile
and i half below Mr.. Dingess',
they We're fired on by some par
ties in ambush. Mrs. Brumfield
was serionssif not. fatally wound
-rtt, The ball entering her right jaw
near the ear and coming out near
tte nose, carrying away the great
q PORTION Of the right jaw. Mr..
hFlahfIeld was shot through the
Hgm arm and another ball passed
: trough his vest, grazing his
breast. * son of Mr.. Dingass,
!: vino was With them, was shot
through the leg. DR.. @. +. Hudg-
lhs Of this. place, and DR.. ". Il.
Moss, Of Barboursville, were sent
ior' nd DR.. Hudgins dressed the
wound on Monday. We have not
flearnedsfhe names Of the parties
who We're suspected Of the shoot
lilS, bitt learn that they are being
IMPUTED for, and~sif found will be
properly punished.
Z
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DIED.

MULLISs.-Sept. %, Of cholera
infantum, an infant son Of Mr..
and Mrs. Floyd Mullins.
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ORDER OF PUBLICATION.
State of West Virginia, Logan
eolpty. to-Wit:

State of West Virginia, Logan
county, to-wit:
At Rules, held in the office of
the Clerk of the Circuit Court of
said county, on the first Monday
in September, 1889.
Alva Music and Mary A. Mu-
sic, his wife, rs. Samuel Clay, Jr.,
and Geo. w. Headley-in chan
Gerry.
The object of this suit is to spe-
officially enforce the execution of
a contract dated 22d day of May,
1883, for the sale and purchase Of
1000 acres Of land on the waters
Of Guyandotte river, in Logan
county, West Virginia, and to
subject the same to the payment
of $500, purchase money due
thereon. This day game the
plaintiffs by their attorneys, and
it appearing from an affidavit
fled in the papers Of this suit that
the defendants are non-residents
of the State Of West Virginia,
therefore it is ordered that they
appear here within four weeks
from the first publication of this
order, and do what is necessary to
protect their interests in this suit.
Teste: II. @. WnlTED, elk.
SnUMATE 4 TURKEY, Soils,
s:l sept5-4w
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Notice. Is Teachers.


The last stated examination OF
teachers for, Logan county viii be
held at Logan 9. III. on the second
j! Friday id in 0etoher, asa IL. u teaehs..
or will be examined after that
time. j. M. P. RoBISETT,
se26-H County Sup't.
The old way of hauling saw
logs is about to be abandoned in
Logan county. Mr.. X. b. Lawson
expects to haiit d hundred RATS
on his tram road on Buffalo. The
Bowman Lumber Company has a
tram road on the Beech fork of
Spruce over which they expect. to
take five hundred thousand feet!
Of lumber; and Paran Christian
is building tram-road on Elk
creek, where at least a hundred
RATS will be hauled. This method
cheapens the process of getting
out timber more than one-third.
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{. E:Wl ING,
Wholesale Dealer
Queensware, Glassware,
China. TinWare.
Stoneware, Etc,

Stoneware, Etc,
n Extends a kindly greeting to
his many friends among the -mer--
chants Of Logan and adjoining
counties, and earnestly solicits a
continuation Of their esteemed
favors. He will spare no pains
to please them in prices and
quality of goods, and viii give
careful attention to orders en-
trusted to him by letter or other
wise.
Portsmouth, Ohio.
may30 | zz.
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Death of Bob Younger.

SALTWATER, Mimi, Sept. 17.-
Bob Younger, the Missouri out
law, died of consumption at 1920
yesterday evening, at the age Of
"a years, after an Imprisonment
Of 13 years. Hisss.remains will
probably be taken to his native
county of jackson, Mo-, for inter
sment. All the Youngers claimed
that Bob never participated in
any lawless act except the North
field affair.
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BORN.

GARTES.- Sept. p, to Mr.. and
Mrs. Uriah Garten, a girl.
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ALBERT MAYER & BaQs.,
Wholesale Ilatiers
LOT lo9 W. Pearl st.
GIMCIfE a TI O

Thanking the merchants or .i.a
.GuyaaJotte Valley for tic libsrsi
patronage heretofore given ~.
We lseg To assure them that NJ.
have cnte rcd the Spring and S#ai-
.ner Campaign OF 1850, betiasr
equipped than ever before, ass.i I
are prepared to giyato tl,c traae.
better bargains for II lssT q. .s:
GOODS, than has ever been
offered in the Ohio Valley.
Whom ron visit Cincinnati. givs
us a call before purchasing ysar
Hats and Caps.
Respectfully, s~ly
Albert Mayer & Bros.
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= 4The Providence R.Is9}-Jeufn
drops some hints to owners OF
Southern forest land which they
would edo we'll to ponder. 1t
says:
ssThe forests Of the South,
though long unappreciated and
even scorned, are in reality among
the most valuable of its material
possessions =;
Again:
.Ihe forest-eoyered acres of the
South can be purchased cheaply
now. because the Southerners are
hardly yet awake to the import
ance of the treasure they possess
in this respect. The lands in the
timber belt of that section (the
South are surezte become before
many years one Of the nations
chief sources of lumber supply,
and those who then own them will
be made rich thereby"
The lesson of this is that our
people should not be too anxious
to sell the timber on their forest
lands to the first man who offers
to buy it. Timber is a crop that
will keep-a good while.
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The jail in Charleston contains
not less than twenty desperate
criminals who have been brought
there from interiar. counties for
safe keeping. The majority of
them are murderers, and since the
numerous lynchings in their sec
tons they have been hurried out
of harms way. 1t will be neces-
sary to send armed guards, able
to fight mob, with the majority
of them,-if they are ever taken
back to, their counties for trial
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Judge Harvey in mixing charge
to the Grand Jury, dwelt particu-
larly on the necessity of the law
as to road surveyors being strictly
enforced, and urged that search
ing investigation be made of all
reports Of carrying pistols. Bad
roads and the carrying of pistols
are two of the greatest drawbacks
to the county's prosperity and
peace, agd we trust Judge Har-
vey's persistency in furnishing
these evils will result in their
Abatement Lincoln Citizen.
Road surveyors in Logan had
better look out for squalls. Our
Circuit Court will convene on the
It'll of October.
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PERE 0NALS.

Mr.. Il. b. Lawson, of Buffalo,
was in town on Tuesday.
Erich Schlartzer, of the Herb
Medicine Company Of Weston,
was selling Hot Drops to cur mer-
chants last week.
G. A. johnson, of Clintwood,
Va a., was in town last week.
J. M. Faverty, Of Il. f. Ewing,
Of Portsmouth, Ohio, was in town
on Tuesday.
John Stevens returned from
Lincoln on Tuesday.
Alfred and A. w. Buskirk are
in Wyoming this week.
NJ. Il. Mullins and family have
returned from Charleston.
j. a Sheppard is on Sandy
taking dispositions.
= =. IVY J. ~
NeeA eahins ael'os,.lol's.
in town on Saturday.
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CIVIL CAUSES.
At issue, 80. Office judgments
and appeals, Is.
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j aMns U,kgErrE, A gent
For j. y. SERGEANT. mar 2S 80 III.
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Old causes, 10; new causes, Is
school land causes, AZ.
Morning journal and courier., 1889-03-06
BRILLIANT MARDI GRAs.
Thousands of Sight Seers at MobiI and New Orleans Witness the Illus Srurfua prncaasFnnS.

Thousands of Sight Seers at Mobile
 and New Orleans Witness the Illus
 trative ProcessiOns.
 NEW ORLEANS, March 5.-The day was bright and balmy, the sun being out in all its glory, and his majesty the Mighty Rex treated his subjects to delightful days pleasure. The display was one of the most brilliant pageants ever witnessed, Illustrating ''Treas- ures of the Earth" The procession was led by the Household Troops, mounted, fol lowed by the minister of Boeuf- -Gras, who was attended by a mounted guard. The kings car was the first of the nineteen cars that were in line. It was resplendent with jewels and emblems of all nations. The other cars represented respectively Cornu- copia, Pearls, Rubies, Silver, Opals, Fruit, Crystals, Iron, Marble, Copper, Diamonds, Sapphires, Ivory, Gold, Amethyst, Emer- aids, Coral and Shells.
 MOBILE, Ala, March 5.-Mobile was parts of Alabama, and the mystic celebra- tion of Mardi Gras was the most brilliant in years. There were four parades. At the night celebration the mystics gave large display entitled ''Type of the Passions" illus trative of the loveliness as we'll as hatred and envy found in human nature.
 The infant mystics were resplendent in an exhibition of the history and legends of Ven ice. Both societies wound up with grand ball, the infant mystic palace being trans formed into the square of Venice with views of palace of the Doges and the Grand canal
Morning journal and courier., 1889-03-06
TELEGRAPHHO JOT ZINC

MT. W. H. Gladstone is improving.
 The Duke of Sutherland and Mrs. Blair were married Monday by Bishop Weed at Dunedin, Fla.
 The second reunion of the veterans of the Confederate cavalry was held at New Or leans Monday. The Pope is preparing an important ency- clical letter on the necessity for maintaining peace in Europe.
 Dr. W. Collins was shot and killed at Natchiteches, La., by William Palo. Self defence is claimed.
 MT. Goschen, chancellor of the British Ex- chequer, is considering the advisability of issuing e1 bank notes.
 Arthur R. Walker, a clerk in the Minneap- olis postofice, has been arrested, charged with robbing the mails.
 The American Catholic pilgrimage, which left Hoboken, N. J., by the steamer Wieland arrived at Paris Monday.
 Miss Mary L. Booth, editor of Harper's Bazaar, died at her residence, No. 101 East 59th street, New York, yesterday afternoon.
 MT. Bourliers has filed suit against Man- ager Macauley for ST .O00 damages at Louis- vile, for causing Mary Anderson to break an engagement.
 Princess Sophie of Prussia has been for mally betrothed by proxy in Berlin to the son of the King of Greece. She will enter Greece with the title of Crown Princess
 Local assembly 3,294, K. of L., workman on machine and hand-sewed boots and shoes at Haverhill, Mass, have voted to surrender their charter and have organized under the National Trade union.
Morning journal and courier., 1889-03-06
mfsCsIIamgo1E.

SINGERS WANTED. WILL good soprano, tenor and bass singers for w church music, wishing situations, please ad- dress, stating terms by mail, H. O., mas St Box ,224, City.
Morning journal and courier., 1889-03-06
4 RIOT IN CHINA.

Relief Coming From All Sides for the
 Flood SuHerers-The Arrival of Jap-
 anese Officials Who VIII Examine 0
 cur Military and Naval systems.
 SAN FRANCISCO, March 5.-The steamer City of New York, from China and Japan, brings advices that relief is now coming in from all sides for the great distress in North China caused by last seasons flood, but nev- erthless it is feared that many thousands of peple will perish in the cold.
 In consequence of the arrest at Ching Kiang-Foo of Chinaman by police, 5000 rioters assembled February 9th, burned down the English consulate and attacked the American consulate, doing great damage.
 Among the passengers arriving by the City of New York were Count Save, Marquis Maeda and three under officials, who com- prise the party sent to this country by the Emperor of Japan to examine the military and naval systems of the United States. While in this city they will visit the cruiser Charleston and from here they will go to New York and thence to Washington. West Point and the Naval acadamy at Annapolis will be points of interest
Morning journal and courier., 1889-03-06
Amerfean Trotttne A.aocIatton.
DIsORDERLY TROOPS.

Pennsylvania Troops Disgrace Them
 selves at Washington Serious
 Trouble Threatened A Company
 Charges Up and Down the Streets.
 WASHINGTON, March 5.-The Pennsylva- mia troops became very disorderly to-day, and it looked at one time as though there would be serious trouble. The police, al- though present in force, were unable to disperse the disorderly guardsmen. Adjutant General Hastings was finally appealed to and he ordered Colonel Craw- ford of the Tenth Pennsylvania infantry to clear the streets. The latter officer detailed one company with instructions to charge up and down the streets in disturbance and the gathering was soon broken up. The men for the most part were very much under the in- f1uence of intoxicants,
Morning journal and courier., 1889-03-06
Personal,

Morris Callahan, who died at his home No. 60 Wilson street, from paralysis Sunday, aged sixty-two, had been one of the bosses in the street department for a number of years and faithful workman in the department for the past twenty-five years.
 Mir. Thomas E. Noonan and Miss Jennie Hart were married in Terryville yesterday afternoon. NIT. Noonan is night editor of the Morning News, and was at one time connect. ed with the Shore Line Times. The happy pair left last evening on wedding trip. Many friends unite in offering their best wishes for a long life and happy one for bride and groom
Morning journal and courier., 1889-03-06
Easct oftho OkIahoma Hin.

WASHINGTON, March 5.-Among the mea- sures which died with the dying Congress was the Oklahoma bill, which remained to the end upon the Senate calendar. Some of it's provisions were, however, incorporated into the Indian appropriation bill. No terri- torial government is established. but an area of land embracing about 6,00O,0 acres in the Indian territory is thrown open to settles menr. The land forfeiture bill reached the stage of being reported to the House by a conference report, but was killed by flibus- tering.
Morning journal and courier., 1889-03-06
PaIiee ConamissIaner.,

The police commissioners last night approv. ed the pay roll of the department and pro. noted Officers Watrous, Goode, R. T. Moore, Marshal, Gilligan and Shields one grade. Officer Hugh Doherty was called in from .he street and will hereafter do oIe-third duty for one-third pay. Supernumerary Coffee WAS appointed to the permanent force.
Morning journal and courier., 1889-03-06
Died of Heart Disease Last Might

Arthur Leary, aged about thirty-fve, dropped dead of heart disease at his home, No. 1S1 Hamilton street, shortly after Il o'clock last night. He was employed at Canal dock and went to his work yesterday as usual. He lived with his mother on Ham ilton street. Medical Examiner White was summoned and pronounced heart disease as the cause of death.
Morning journal and courier., 1889-03-06
To Teach Foreigner. to Eat Corn.

PARIS, March 5.-The management of the Paris exposition have set apart space free of charge for the proposed American exhibit of Indian corn. The intention is to build 8 handsome corn palace in which the different kinds of corn will be exhibited. American cooks in attendance will prepare corn for food in all the various ways known to the American housewife and samples will be freely distributed to all who visit the exhib- it. The promoters of this display believe it will prepare the way tor greatly increased demand for the American cereal in the Euro Dean market
Morning journal and courier., 1889-03-06
JAPAN,s NEW CONSTITUTION.

The EmperOr,s 0ath-The Flvc Laws
 Forming the New System-The Par
 liamentary System of the New Gov
 ernment.
 SAN FRANCISCO, March 5.-The steamer
 City of New York, which arrived last night,
 brings mail advices respecting the promu1-
 gation of the new constitution of Japan on
 February II. The Emperor having sworn
 the solemn oath in the imperial sanctuary to
 "maintain and secure from decline the
 ancient form of government and never, at
 this time nor in the future, to fail to be an
 example to his subjects in observation of
 laws hereby established ,' took his place on
 the throne and in the presence of all the
 highest functionaries of the empire, as we'll
 as of the chosen representatives of the peo-
 pie, handed to the Minister President of
 State the five laws forming the new system. These are:
 The constitution of the Empire of Japan. The imperial ordinance concerning the House of Peers.
 The law of the house.
 The law of election of members of the House of Representatives.
 The law of finance.
 In the first place the sacred and inviolate nature of the imperial title and perpetuity of the throne are associated with the fullest l emphasis. The emperor remains, as before, the source of all law; but his legislative function is henceforth to be exercised with the sanction of the diet. Only in the pres- ence of urgent necessity to maintain the pub ! lie safety or to avert public calamity can he issue ordinances in lieu of laws, and 1t is expressly provided that such ordinances must be laid before the diet at the next session,
 when, if not approved by that body, they become invalid.
 The parliamentary system of the new gov- ! ernment is vested in house of peers and a | house of representatives constituting the im- perial diet. The upper house is partly elec- ! tive, partly hereditary and partly nonains- | tive. The hereditary portion comprises
 members of the imperial family, princes and marquises The elective portion comprises both noblemen and commoners. The noble men are counts, viscounts and barons, elect | cd by members of their respective orders in aumbers not exceeding one-ffth of the num- | eer of those orders. The commoners are | nhosen by prefectures, one by each from 1 bmong the highest taxpayers. l The lower house, or the House of Repre- sentatives, consists of three hundred mem
 bers elected by ballot, in the districts fixed by supplementary law exclusive of lega- | tions only nine foreigners obtained permis- | sion to be present at the declaration.