West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1890-10-02
MISCELLANEOUS NOTES.

pnY, at MS nome In Boston.
Minnesota Democrats have put
n state ticket in the field with
Thomas Wilson for Governor ut tn,
head.
The youngest member of the next
Congress will be j. NJ. Bailey, of
Texas who is only twonty. five years
of age.
The President has nominated
Horny Sherwood TO bc Postmaster
at Washington, ID. c., vice John
w. Ross, resigned.
In Michigan the Democratic State
Convention at Grand Rapids nom
mated ex-Congrcssman Edward b.
Winans for Governor.
The Indiana Republican State
ticket, put in the field Mt the con
vention in Indianapolis, is headed
by Milton Trustcr for Governor.
A double site has been selected
for the Worlds Fair at Chicago.
one on the lake front and the other
jackson Park. Both sites are on
Lake Michigan.
President Herrera -Obcs, OF
Uruguay, has no palace, but lives
modestly in rooms over milliner's
shop IN one OF tho principal streets
of Montevideo.
General Grcely, chief OF the Sig
nal Service, is in receipt of at least
twenty letters day from cranks
who solemny hold him responsible
for the weather.
Prince Louis, of Battenburg, is
one OF the few royal personagcs of
Europe able to support them selves
by means of a trade or profession
lie is skillful typssetter.
Justice Miller OF the United
States Supreme Court. has been ON
the bench twenty-eight years. His
commission was signed by Lincoln,
and dates back further than that of
any other member of The court.
The mail brings more than seven
hundred letters a day to President
Harrison. Only few of them
reach his desk, tho remainder being
acknowledged and answered, if nee.
essary, by Secretary Halford's staff
OF clerks.
Paul A. Johnstone, mind read
er, drove blindfolded through the
streets of Chicago from the Audi
torium to the grand Pacific Hotel.
and there found a name on an old
register which mad been previously
chosen by committee. Afterward
he fell into a prolonged cataleptic
fit.
The only smokcless powder fac
tory in the United States is now
erecting on the Ritz farm in Wayne
County w. Va. Mr.. j. w. Olean.
of New York, has the contract for
lifting up the buildings, which will
be thirteen in number. The build
ingS will, altogether, it is said, COW
er four acres Of ground.
Blackwater division No. o, Uni
form Rank, X. Of p. was instituted
at Davis City Sept. 11th. Ifall the
divisions Of the state attend the
session Of the Grand Lodge at
Clarksburg this month and com.
pete for the prizes offered for pro-
ficiency in drilling it will be a grand
affair. Parkersburg or Huntington
will likely carry off first prize.
When the civil war ended, Texas
had 100 miles of railway. She now
has 10000, or 1000 more than Penn
sylyania. She sent out last year to
the markets Of the world 1,175, 900
bales Of cotton, 5000, 900 pounds
Of wool, 16, 300. 600 pounds of hides.
$l0,000,0OO in cattle, Sc, ,0OO, 900 in
cotton seed and 50, 900, 900 in grain
and hay. 1t seems TO us, that Tex
as for democratic State is doing
fairly well.--Parkersburg Sentinel.
"Do you know" said Charles y.
Barnes, Of the Pettibone Company
to a reporter for the Cincinnati
Times-Star, "that the Knights OF
Pythias are 80 well drilled that
they could put an army OF 10000
men into the field at two weeks
notice MOP Eyes, they are drill.
ed according to the United States
militia rules, and they arc better
/ drilled than most of the State Mill