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CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARK

: IfICAGO, July 5.-HOgs, HIM; DNIK,
:7,4cds7.7o: light. s7.Goas7 e2ia mixed $3.50
500; heavy S7.o5a&10; rough. sI.ol1s7.2o
pigs. $s.6o637.To. Cattle. firm; native beef
steers. Ss.Saftslo.2o: Western steers s7.e5G3S.5o
cows and heifcrs, sasfs950: calves. s7.5o1
SOB Sheep. unsettled; sheep. s5.7jaS6.sS;
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FINANCIAL
ASK MIR. BOWMAN"

For Information and rates to Califor.
MA Expositions before making ar
engagements elsewhere. He can proba-
sly save you money. Tickets by rail-
or water to all points. Phone RAM
loiph 1857. CTS T.. Mntn ST. Rich M md,
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PETERsBURG PEANUT MARKET

'ErnDTSrd ~ Roosers, PIummer { Co, Inc.)
Farmers s,ock-Market steady. First quail
ity. SSc PCT hushel: orgrade. ioc to SOC per
eushel. observation-disclosures stock-Ma RI 81
steady. Fancy Jumbo. s,sc per pound !:
fancy handpicked. 3Nc per pound: extra
prime. &c per pounds: Smelling stock. &c 10
2i5c per pound
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NAVAL STORES,

SAVANNAH. GA. July s.-Turpentfns
firm. - cents. Sales. 9! casks: receipts So!
casks; shipments. co5 casks stock @, IS:
casks Rosin. hrm: sales. l.+li barrels: re.
Ceipts. esi barrels; shipments i,c43 barrels
stock. 5s.52i barrels. Quote: ALB. 200.
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Curb Market Is Active,

NEW YORK. July 6-Trading on
the curb market to-day was active
the dealings embracing a large num-
Der of issues, but the volume Of bust
ness was not as large az in the clos
ing sessions of last week 4 STRONGER
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RICHMOND LIVE STOCK MARKET.

Best steers Sh@Na: medium TO good. ~ a s.:
common Io, to fair sa; best hsife1s 5ATs
:; best cows. 6d6h: medium to good 5tat
common to fair. tiagSit; best oxen. 6hd ~ ;
medium TO good, 6a6la, common TO fair, me
best bulls, Ga6h: light 515N; veais. sash:
best sheep. 5a6,a medium TO good. "A AZ
common to fair. 3hGt; best lambs. 2; com
mon to good. IhGS: pest hogs. IG1A. sows
and stays. 5G6: fresh. cows. st07SSo.
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CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.

CHICAGO. July 6.-Wheat prices took
decided drop to-day. Influenced by the
outlook that the arrivals Of the new grain
WOULD soon be much enlarged. The market
closed steady. but itsalH to 3ta under Sat
urdny nights Lowell. Corn finished l. off to
ikGi. up; oats. down Il TO :, and provisions
at : a
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POND LIST

Atlantic Coast Line Let Observation-Disclosures. ~
\. c. LII. and y. Observation-Disclosures. ssh
Chesapeake and Ohio cv. 4,.s........... III.
IigEctt and Myers is............ ......... IL
l.or!llsrd IS cO2
Norfolk and Western cv. 4izs........... 1885,
Senhoard Air Line stamped is......... ~
Seal GARD Air Line adj 5s.............. e5a.
southern Pacific CIV. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. S0i2
Southern Railway Observation-Disclosures. c2i-
southern Railway Ss.. Observation-Disclosures. 900.
I. :. Registered IS. 1880 tbid) .......... SEA.
I. :. Registered IS. 1918 tbidp .,......... 1901.
L. :. REGISTERED Panama Is, 1876, tbid).. io0h,
l. :. Registered IS 1925 tbid) .......... lVo
United states steel "a Observation-Disclosures. 1914
Va. Brown Bros. ctfs wv. Na.)........... 81
Va. Ry. and Power IS OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. s.
Ma. Car. Chemical OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, a,I
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RICHMOND STOCK MARKET.

STATE Securities i,id Asked.
Va IS, Old c. and R............. SIS, =.
Va. Centuries, , 3, {. and r.. - -
STREET RWY. STOCKS.
Va. Rwy.' ana Power Co, Dfd.. :.
RAILROAD STOCKS.
Atlantic Coast Line. conn.,. .oS 49,
Chesapeake and Ohio ........... 3sI.
norfolk and Western. COM. :O3 .
Seaboard AIR Line. pfd.......... B
Seaboard Air Line. con........ !;
Southern Railway, pfd........... ~ 80
southern Hallway. Conl........... II 49,
BANKS STOCKS
American National Bank ..... loj
Contra! National Bank......... ,IS
TRUST COMPANIES STOCKS
MISC EILANEOUS.
Va, car. C.sH!caI, pfd......... 3s
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AEW ORLEANS July After an advsnc.
.! s!S-' =" zen points IN the carly ,rq6irc
to.eay ne cotton marker scttloa d".u
hsC"i!Iu. ail! "!tu narrow fgctua,ions IN.
"Hf'h'e was gradually los, under nraS.
taxing 'y scaipins longs ana ne dos. Gas
w IN, a. 20 TO ~" points ~. compared Win
W." t4'sINe quotations ~ last .,o4k m.
early 4ayanc. was due 10 good c,hl. m
nne1IE T"i"t In 'he cotton bel, over he
noic.sS some hgyrg Vac stimulated in
ttrp' - o! increasing boil wcAyil d.narc
rspecla'!y 10 Texas and M!.sissipni rns
'3htHt.l large spot demand in i!v-rrn"I
N"-S"A h4lhsh comment. as did rHn.rts
ni "a ,egoIG hreakinE business in cAr.sin
tihcs 81 cotton goods 81 This country ~.
o,H.aH' HH"'FHr, was soon satis6.d sf,eS
Wh'Ch thE market rcc.rue stagnaut "a, =
ION futures closing July. sos; Octoh.r -
Dece;hieF Sc. January eT. March . -
Cotton spot steady. unchanged. rnisa'i-s
~, s.is' on the spot. - bales. 10 az
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Sales. stock
LOCO Allis-Chalmcrs .........
5000 disclaimers. pfd. -.
ll,I00 Amalgamated Copper 49,.
200 Am. Ayr. Chem. com.
1900 Amer. Beet Sugar. com. =.
l,T00 American Can .........
100 American Can. pfd. -.
200 Amer. Car and Fdry. e.
zoe American Cotton Oil. 49,.
400 Amer. Hide and Lea. pr.
American Linseed OH. :.
$500 American Locomotive -.
Amer. Loco, pfd. l3Sc
500 American Smelling ....!
American Snuf, com. :.
100 American Sugar .
200 Amer. Tel. and Tel. Co. :.
American Tobacco. com
American Tobacco. pfd.
loo AnacondaCo pper 1919.
''VO . .ttHnlSH' Coast lime.
y. &. l.. OF Connecticut. {.
500 Baltimore and Ohio. -.
$500 Bethlehem Steel Co. com
= 500 Baldwin Loco. com. =. s
British Amer. Toh. Co. :.
800 BROOKLYN Rapid Transit.
500 Central Leather. com. :.
$500 Canadian Pacific ...
loo Californian etrolcum ....
zoo ChcSapeak and Ohio
200 Chicago Great Western.
100 Chi. Great West. p.d. :.
I@.iou Chi. Mil and 81. Paul
Zoo Chino Copper ...
5.'oo Crucihle Steel Cor. com
leo Colorado Fuel and Iron. ..
Colorado and southern. E.
Consolidated Gas
500 Corn Products, com. -.
Den. and Rio Gran, com.
500 Erie
SOC Erie. LIST ptd. .......
Fed. Min. and SIN. pfd. :.
i.l0n General Electric
ZOO Goodrich. com. .....
soc Great Northern. pfd "
l.SoC Great Northern ore CTS
Illinois Central .....
900 l,ltorhoro- Met.
100 Iuterhpro- Met. pfd.
Int Harvester .
Int Paper
Int. Paper. pfd.
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KENYON HALL,
HOTEL. FRANCIS

on beach. mt Belmont Avenue Chelsea I'm.
opstTncted ocean view; running water in al
rooms; eicr: capacity 500. THOS KENT
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MARKET CONDITION..
Wool has advanced. and In worry good do
mand. Hides also very firm. and II Is
believed the market will continue strong
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COTTON MARKETS.

MEW YORK. July H.-Tle cotton market
to-day's trading and closed steady al a net
otc ,iln OF one to two points:
!.,NeFpoo! developed considerable strength
over the local holiday. and first prizes
here were six TO eieh, points higher
tu,t!sh view Of the weather map which
indicated more or less continuous rains In
me eastern belt since last Friday failed To
promote any general aggressive dcmnnc
ana INC market soon turned easier under Z,
!t'tf spot mouse selling, scattering nCui
Hht!or. After The frat squirt trading wns
generally quiet ami the market closed al
practically N. low point q: tho DAY Ther.
~as some swltching from July to later
months, ana july was relatively easy. SELLING
a. net decline OF Ave points Priva, =
cables reported "a omparat!vely small mar.
het '"T futures in Liverpool bu, the srn,
"bioS mere were unusually heavy for this GO, .
IN of the year. footing abou, 3: 900 bales
IcF inc thrs" days. and prices showed a
.!afp advance for bott spots and futures
me cotton .naiket olose. stnaNN
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HOTEL FRANCIS.
South Michigan Avenue: near oil ettrac
lions Noted for Its select patronage. Room.
single or suite. with private baths
Rates. 81 daily: SO. $3.50. sis weekly. Cas-
pacity. 80. Booklet
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RICHMOND GRAIN MAHKEr

Richmond, Va, July g. ,9io
"IoI EStl.f QUOTATIONS ON CHANGE.
WHEAT-Car lots
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Cattls OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. SSto ~
Hogs. choice NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. TO
Country Bacon
Hams we'll smoked smAll....... IL to 20
Hams. well smoked. larHe......... 16 to I.
Sides. we'll smoked ...........-.. Is
Shoulders. we'll snioked............ to Is
Miscellaneous.
Black eye peas No l. bushel.: - 90 TO n
Potatoes. Irish. No. :. bushel.... 80 to
Dried applies bright shced..... 3sto
MARKET CONDITIONS.
Poultry-Chickens. easier; market slow.
Ncn'-Lowcr. market active at prices quoted.
,But;er-Market lower. weak and uneasy.
All other produce selling fair.
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AICIMOND PRODUCE MaKhFT
Wholesale Duofatinn.

y Ivy tOIaTHlsFlOr Con-
Richmond, Va. July {
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SUMMER MISUNDERSTANDING City
6Aastlc City
GeteG3dgRtse aesGasii.,o
Open &soaskeut tie gsas.
T.'mTemsesYsSon
ALAMAC

Ocean Front In the heart of Atlantic City.
Absolutely fircproof. Open Always
American and European plans; hot ana
Soid sea water baths; capacity. 400; "Latr-
kehcr grill; orchestra: dancing. garage.
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Co. p, SPOT auie;: rniadlinr uPand-. 3,
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NEW YORK. July s.-Closing: Mercantile
paper sa3h. sterling, sixty day bills. si,'s;
for 10 .nand. $3.50: cables St,11S. Ba~
silver. As Mexican dollars 81; Government
bonds steady: railroad bonds. Irregular.
Time loans. steady; sixty days. .tn%is;
ninety days 2t.Iss; six months. $685..
Call money. steady; ruling ~.
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HOTEL SHOREHAM

Vermont Avenue and beach: canacIty nm
noin,m nosrat na rates t for the comforts.
10 up daily; special weekly Large coSi
ocean %ra,, we" rooms. etc. Booklet. c. Bs
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HIDE AND WOOL MARKET.

Green hides should be thorough
~ sailed In warm weather 10
keep them from spelling.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-05-02
MARRIAGE BROKERS
WINGS ARE CLIPPED

a woman Podszus thought would suit
him. He also guarantees the expen-
ses of Podszus It'll he finds the right
woman. 500 If the applicant married
on his own account. and the same
sum If he was indiscreet"
Client Wanted MOneycd Wife.
Didn't you go in TO get voEian
with money!" Bannis,er was Saestioa-
ed on the stand by the Lawyer fOr
Podszus.
You bet ] DID, was the. reply.
You wouldn't marry any oae elseF
Not now / wouldn't Bannister an
swered with conviction.
After the marriage the profess 'ona!
ohaperon 3esan TO demand his fee Cor
value received. and on ienusry last
Bann. ster charged hin w1.h writing
a letter in which he t1li his client &c
meant TO go to Coopeesrown and SHOW
the promissory notes from h9us= -
house. Two weeks .ater Ranriste:
saw Podszus and the latter ackEc's-
edged that he had sent the letter.
.rIIe hasn't done anytaias" his coan-
sci urged in extenuatioc- Hes just
been a tool"
Podszus was continued IN bail for
week pending sentence.
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Podszus, New York, Had De.
pew and Garibaldi Names
On List of Clients.

NEW YORK, May Fritz Pods
gus. 80 years old. Of 3oS West Emo
avenue, who combined real estate
deals with the business OF lntfodac-
ing soul mates TO each other, was
convicted III special sessions OF writ
ing letter TO one OF MS torner Gus
toners in which he threatened expos
ure unless he paid a promised eonus
70 the marriage broker for helping
him 10 live happily ever after
Podszus stated n court that ne aao
been making the course or true loNe
RIM smooth for a consideration dur
ing 35 wears. lie said. he had INST
of lO.Ga0 men and women VINO want
ed TO find out If anyone would marry
them.
From the cataIog kept by Podszus
OF the men who aspireo 70 a.
some women from spinsternooa. As
sistant District Attorney Locknar1
read a name which had been set down
as .4Chauncey NJ Depew. ~ West fit-
+y-fourth street" PodsZus says ne
didn't know the former senator. out
thar he had gone TO the Grand Centrai
station one day to arrange MARI,
moniai venture with a Fan VINO saia
he was .=Dr. Depev. The man faatco
TO keep his appointment.
al see this page has the name oil
CON Josenh Garibaldi," said Justice
Freschi. inspecting one OF Podszus
.doomsday" books. 1t says the gen
erai wants a wife with S9oo,oVe- DO
YOU know him personally
sure" was the unblushins reply
of Podszus. whose grizzied hair, heavy
nous+ache and spectacles were hardly
suggestive OF Cupid. Il have MS PFC
The assistant district attorney de-
cIared that the books we're filed with
names which purporied- to be those OF
man and women, some OF them al
raa5v married. The 1edgers were
kent IN the elaborate style of a police
bio,ter and contained the candidates
nedirrees and most Of their physical
and mental specifications
One OF the clients. VINO was also
offered TO the marrying public in the
matrimonial journal which Podszus
published, was inscribed as "Jask Ed
wards, A West Forty-eighth street. IN
District Attorney Whitmans once,
I.ockbart said. and an investigation
showed that the real Mr. Edwards was
an editor Who was considerably an
moved at the unfounded report that he
wished for a wife, as he had one al
ready.
threatening letter was listed as
.TIarry Bannister. of 1863 DAILY ave-
nue., the Bronx wants 5000 wo-
man. religion immaterial. fat widow
with children preferred" One OF his
accomplishments was that he plays
the piano and photograph" The wo-
man whom Podszus picked out for
him was Miss Lena CoSsart. OF Coop
erstown. n Y, who was described as
nossesisuS 81 600 and expecting a leg
scv Of $50. 600 They were married
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IN WELL TWO HOURS
WITH BABY IN ARMS

ne child was crushed TO death she
became violent.
The well into which the child fell
had not been used in years. The
child in some way disiodged the rus
" cover and tumbled in The moth
er. TO save him must have jumped
almost Immediately into the We'll a
rome dangled from the cover. and al
though moldy and ragged. il bore
ner weight.
screams were heard family nearly
two hours before the woman was
found. but no one of those who heard
them thought OF the well.
A boy passing directly over It
heards groans and gave the alarm
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HIccoTGHS MONTHS:
DOCTORS INCASE BIN

NEW YORK. May Ever since
he ate his Thanksgiving dinner, Ave
months ago, Cortlandt Brooks. cap
tain of a lighter. who lives at Green
port. L. l.. has been hiccouGhing.
Capt. Brooks is in the BROOKLYN hos
pital and his case has aroused wide
interest among physicians The his
coughing spasms usually last for fve
or sir hours each day. The patent
who weighed $50 pounds when first
seized. has lost IS pounds and is a
mere shell OF the man he was
Physicians are confident that the
hiccoughs are caused by tuberculosis
Of the spine and they incased
Sant brooks in a plaster cast SO that
his backbone is held absolutely rigid.
IN a few days he will probably go to
his home. returning to the hospital
AZ the end OF month. when new
plaster cast, viii be fitted.
Physicians at the hospital say that
me hSccouxs vii disappear aftsr a
while and that the victim may be en-
tirely cured OF his other troubles pro-
yfded he remains constantly in the
open air.
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Whiskey InsurrecGon
From Ha,mond.s History OF Herrison County

seems as if they are disposed to give
IN their violent opposition and be
come good citizens. but il truth OF
this 1 am not certain, but was yes
terdav informed by gentleman OF
character Immediately from there
That fha oficer from Morgantown.
who l am Informed IS very scar!
has got home again.
The Indians continue to alarm Us
very much IN the course OF last
month they killed and took hve peo-
nie out about Is or 20 miles from
clarksburg and have killed more cat
tic in our county this season thsn
ever done in a summer before
,;ohn Raymond TO the Governor.
..Clarksburg. Sept. 4. 1871
Il had the pleasure to receive
-ours of the 2cth. August. with It's
enclosure, and am happy to inform
vor. that. although some people IN
this county have spoken in favor or
+he distracted Pennsylvania proceed
Jugs a very great majority are ad-
verse 10 proceedings so destructive
TO good order and subversive TO the
rights of free. Independent people
l have lately travelled through thaI
mart OF Pennsylvania so unhappilS
engaged. and find Utmost a totai ne
elect of their common interests.
namely 10 crafty that spirit OF OPP
Dosition which deprives them OF COM
mon civilfty. as they scarcely let
stranger pass without insulting hini'
violating their own liberty pole m
scriptions. the first word OF when IS
liberty"
OF those unhappy people ] refer you
TO NJ. Stillwell, who, l am infornieo
vas witness to determinations Tor
which some doubt. whether the per-
sons deserve tc be punished wlta
rigor or not, hope At least they met
with a check, which viii for the III
ture deter them from like conduct.
Mr.. StiIlweu / am Informed, IS
sent by Captain Lowther for moneg
due the poor soldiers on our IRON
tiers. l believe many OF them are
I in great need of money. and as they
have hired a man TO bring 1t l nope
\ II possfble TO avoid it your excellen-
cy will not send him away empty.
Written in reply TO letter received
from the governor enclosing procia-
George Jackson to Governor Lee.
i September 9. 1874:
4 Il received your letter and procla-
nation by express. relative 10 the
riotous party IN Pennsylvania. and
am happy 10 inform you there ap-
nears to be no disposition in our part
of the state, TO use violence against
I the government or state government
or the laws thereof.
washington at this time was pres
ident with the seat of government
at Philadelphia and he called for
1 troops to suppress the insurrection
/ from the state of New Jersey. Penn
I svlyania, Maryland and Virginia tc
/ the number Of fifteen thousand.
The president himself came as far
as BEDFORD. in October. to look after
affairs. He placed Governor Lee N
command OF the expedition. who
Z noarebed at. once on Pittsburg and
met with no opposition.
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Governor Wishes Report to
Next Legislature on Estab-
fishing Institution.

BALTIMORE. Md. May Gov
ernor GoldSboroush has named a
commission which will study the prob
lem of dealing with habitual drunk
ards in the state IL is understood
that the governor wishes the com
mission TO attack the problem imme-
diateIy by having the men isolated
correction and that he wishes the
body to report at the next legislature
the feasibility of establishing a spec
iaI institution for them. Redeeming
the drunkard ana returning him 10
society as useful and productive
citizen is the ultimate end OF the
move
Dir. Nathan T. Gorter. health COM
missioner for Baltimore; Raymond E
Kennedy, of the staff of the Evening
sun: George +. NcCIeary. manager
of the Friendly Inn: Police Justice
Charles r. Schirm and J. Frank Sup
F; plee, Jr.
Governor studies Question
The commissions have been mail
cd. The appointments were made
after the governor had conferred for
several months with persons familiar
with the problem and interested in it,
Physicians have advanced this
change in methods OF dealing with
the drunkard for several years The
governor. in statement given out
. in connection with the announcement
of the appointments. says that the
present statues directed against the
drunkard are concerned only with
furnishing him BY fines, ranging from
SIS and costs TO 500 and costs. ac-
cordins to the degree of disorderli-
ness which accompanies his fits OF
intoxication-or by imprisonment II
he cannot pay his fine
To Experiment at The Cut
II Is the governors theory that
this is crude and N effective meth
cd of dealing with the drunkard-
He thinks that by giving such man
/ work in the open air and keeping
him at 1t until be is freed from the
effects OF mis- appetite he may become
self supporting and self respecting.
L
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-05-02
is Ca1ted
through Wall
Street

NEW YORK, May 1-wall Street
was treated to the rather unusual
spectacle Saturday afternoon OF acav-
lily laden trucks moving through the
district. manned by armed detectives
and guarded by uniformed policenlre
These trucks contained about $!35.-
GG5 600. belonging 10 the Mechanics
and Metals National bank, which was
heinr transferred from the banks old
Qua rrers in No 30 Wall Street to its
new home in No. 90 Nassau street,
which was formerly occupied by the
Fourth National bank
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-05-02

The only practical way the people
west of the mountains had of dis
posing of their surplus grain was b.
dfstiIling il into whiskey. as IN tnaf
condition IL was easy OF transporta
ton. Small distilleries abounded.
and whiskey became an Important
article of commerce.
In 1871 Congress passed law
laying a small tax on stills, and tax
ing whiskey at four pence per gal
lon and appointed excise ofhcers TO
enforce the law
This created great dissatisfaction
in soutnw estern Pennsylvania, when
finally swelled into an insufrect'on
with Pittsburg as the center OF me
revolt. All the officers of the Unied
states government were forced to
fee the county or to resign their
a few inhabitants of the border
counties in Virginia participated IN
this feeling 10 a small extent. y
party said to have been from Penn
syIvania came to Morgantown on TWO
or three occasions in attempts 10
force the excise officer 10 resign ana
10 stir up revolt among the people.
The following letters will give you
an insight into the situation:
Edward Smith writes from Win
chester. August II, 49,. 20 Edwsrd
Covington, supervisor Of revenue at
Richmond stating:
That the collector at Morgantown
had been obliged to fiy his home. and
that the people of Randolph ana mar
rfson counties are temperate on TINS
business and that the affair az Nor
fowns5was the result of rahble who
have nothing to lose and that the
best people are well disposed.
Governor Henry Lee of Virginia
issued on August 90, 1879. procla-
nation stating:
That a bandetti from the western
part of Pennsylvania have in defiance
Of law and order passed INTO sr na
commonwealth, and by threats ana
other evil doings compelled an Of
fcer of the United States living IN
Morzantown TO abandon his home
and seek personal safety by night
and directing ali officers and mill
tary to apprehend any persons who
are offenders so that they may DC
dealt with according TO law
BENJAMIN Wilson TO Governor Lee
sepfembeI- .. 1894, from Clarksburg:
yesterday, Captain John Hay
<nond favored me with a sight OF your
letter to the couEJy delegates. With
your proclamation on the SUBJECT OF
the rebellion in Pennsylvania ror
my part 1 am highly pleased Wlth
your procedure. as IL Is OF lnStan'
raIue TO the few who speak their
sentiments. free and open in favor OF
the government. I believe there are
hut Few in the counties of Harrison.
Mononralfa and Randolph who viii
dare to appear in arms, when the
standard OF the United states is dis.
played at the head of our federal
= George Jackson to Lieutenan,
rovernor James Wood, dated Clarks-
burg. September Z, 1874;
Il do myself the honor 70 inform
vou that the piotions parties in oui
sister state against the excise law