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kn>? 5BINS0N&CO. WATCH 68, CLOC^d SILVERWARE, SPECTACUES, ETC. W. C. ROBINSON & CO BIG STONE GAP? VA? FRIDAY, MARCH 4? 1892. a SEARS. T^da..red by the 5 ie,t.MP Known to - vrr.viK'nment of f**0"! enssibl? Remedy "i.- i' itW ' dcnti?1 pot wem? i bubbling Wt ? :-tor aim hroth in Macbeth, least five ImnureO the ^voting population^ , itseems impossible ,)lCGov?ament in?0,' In the ,'^unronu* Hall will] *^ordefe.iM-. Tarn ^restintbecit^atJ * . s interest it only because, ? : :;: ,,a temptations for] 11 , Whenever it has *l r HlH to elevate it supports R, ifit, l-er is treated, { cc,nd its demands re.ee . rfag knife ?Ith ??spur-, ' ^effect- Its methods Lindum. Ii is treacherous j* lt*o?Ul roll up an cnor-: aibrHill; Probably for*low? brWkitnev, I it Gorman is, I ^maao?tsideofNewTork , ?. Wd he can get itoulj, StW^tionofHin. Tauv " crtforc either dictate the no yflfitut nun. * * ^iuunnl party has been brought ^^Iccomplcxionbyihemosi . ipcrshiv known to history, littk men-quacks, blather Uic, stuffed with perry vanity, e-ltavc pushed themselves ( relations with the party ?dtofniiac its ,1a; boms and licies, solving profound the mental caliber to ttbeir surface, carrying into lue ? , ? lhe fean.e charlatanism erii that are betrayed m the gtteiinees of many newspapers, U%\ to be forgotten or brazenly ?? ? *. ami expecting sensible ? . , ; ;u, superficial glitmner g^ed minds lor the fixed max ? v igeut statesmanship. "I he Ktud natural leader of the party ?*;.,!. Sam Knitdall expired- He (tae most important plank in the i.\ |r$l,:uul gave direction I >lhe iniLc Eastern Sufe*, excluding % liluu?ererd from the stump tit coat eft was dose, and elected -i But when he v. as wasted and i :? ,ui incurable disease and itol'tieheart by the hand of the ?hose triumph he had secured, the .? ?i m tu it re? and perilous . . il precipitated defeat while t*?f ?ithiu easv reach of victory. rate estimate there are 500, r DemocratB than Republicans tin: votiLig population of the Unit i?. Yet with this ovewhclining I the partv caitnot gel control ol mlGovernment. What would be fa general who encountered dc vttn pitched battle with such jut iii? command? What would be *bfthose vho participated in his vi?.y.-i ()Ur upstart leaders, itapacity oi eminence hut ;t record ton disaster, are deified by a swarm Seid toadies who arc eontinuaSly j raises and kissing their f waybe that Hill possesses the nqualily mr command. He has t?som? evidence of political and icuiiiia in tin; contempt with ?* bas rejected the approaches of uue marplots, lie has also shown j tageaudconfidence ol leadership. ftrong will and steadiness of itofyiii? carping of critics and j **' s : ruin, keeping i ighl on II' tn ti wrorkingman's cottage j *?? House in Albany, a scat iii j tte, uo? rea thing I or ihe chief of- '< jjtwost powerful nation <>n the !may I? told that lie is but a lipuUtor lit the machine, a mere hiCitster whose triumphs arc ? deficient in coutprehen *tg< questiotta and elevation of bot lhe man meets all this by to results? ct alts \. rung, too, !'" of : irtttnc or powerful !*JMl hol? tin- most adverse condi Sw wile know him best are his l^pportm. H,. hut. retained in j''!',, frienpships of his early r*h* victorte* have been shared The;, have beeu the vic 1"? party. He not only was .dec- i ' ?aarlj :.>>.uo() majoritf when Uo*i 'he State, but he has more I ^?rcucUed tli ? begis'aturu from ! ;l,s ?1'P nent? when thrce J ?ue DenmcratK ol New York ??M lite claim, and hw did this :' ltt?l, hut bv invoking and in verdict of thecoartK. He requirement. He has to every occasion. And while rj^ntof sublimated sentiment, 11'? l?od( -? of life have been TL"1 tb ?cccpled rules of honor L J )? Jc i^ poor, but owes ?oth |fh??no itching palm. With ex t';.,?, ?l'P?rtunitiet< for enriching ? hY the neglect or'the sac, M trusts, he has emerged ; with clean hands, liv ,.^r1} lo his salary, but never I J ??viudin^r aiway? the pain fetr w uury '"?"?^tion?, but .?' Apathetic witlt those wi utnW struggles, grateful in L^S 1111,1 audauttted bv dis "?Utid detcat. K m.an ls :l leader of litt le less Tt?B .?VVeK0UI'ce' untiring in or S? -n of l,tt?le, practical j^. ? lie n.ugwurupsoi- Marvlund 7??hihe same rancoi and Hkt Hill. iiut Ule reraai?B master, and his power in the Stale wan ticyer sojreat as it is today. Had Clevc andheouvdh^^ UighiS latai message, and the plat Conn bunglers ot '88 accepted his counsel, the Domocratte party would now be entrench? ed m power for a generation, but there ts n ride in tho affairs of parties as of men which must be taken at its flood to avoid shallows and wrecks. The opportunity was lost by a curious display of ovcr-oon 6dencenndbad indgment in Washington and phosphorescent insanitv nt St Louis Gorman wa^ overruled, and'tho usual de' reat followed the usual cansc. The author, ot these repeated calamities should be sent to tbe rear. Their incapacity has been de? monstrated by a sufficient number of de? feats to lix the verdict of history To re tain then, in place is lolly in the f.,ce ,? t?te In their stead, let the p^tv accept the leadership of Hill aud Goinrod, men who have never lost a battle, hut whose personal careers havebeeim series of per? sonal and party triumphs. There is some? thing about them that inspires confidence and strengthens courage. If victory can be if;ted from the havoc and contusion precipitated by the petty Warwick*; who have strewn the field with the wreck id favorite platforms and leaders, thev eat. ?do it. The architects of our ruin' can never become the instruments of ourrecon stmction. We have followed those who win defeat?; now let us folio* those who win victories. (j ? y THE OROiri?. Its Treatment Till the Doctor Come-*, a "Advised hy Harper's Ha/aur. * To begin with croup, that terror of all parents whose children arc subject to this malnday. The mother who has once been roused by the hoarse barking cough so un? mistakable in its warning is never likely to target the thrill of terror which seemed to make her very heart stop beating. No matter whether it be true or false croup, the alarm at the moment is the same, and in neither case is there any time to lie iost. If tho cough does nr.! seem vet y light and is not accompanied by strangling, be? gin giving si rup of ipecac in doses of fif? teen drops every twenty minutes. Con? tinue this until tiie childs breathing is re? lieved or until he vomits. Rut should he awake with symptoms of choking and great difficulty c.t breathing, administi at once a teaspoouful of the ipecac into which has been stirred a good pinch oi powdered alum. Should tin* not cause vomiting in fifteen minutes repeal tin dose and assist its action by making the ? hibl drink a cupful of warm water, l i ice bii in as hot a bath us lie can bcai?about hit' degrees and keop him there .it least (< n minutes, spreading blankets over the in to prevent the water cooling. Heshoubi be supported in a reclining position,-si that as much of his body as possible 111113 be under water. When lie is taken out, roll him at once in b/mtcd blankets, and put him to bed in a warm but ventilated i room, lie may sometimes be ralicvcd hi I inhaling steam, if possible, ue? a doctor I immediately: j Take great caretheday after croup that the child is nol exposed to cold. There j used to be a conforming theory current that no child ever had croup al ler mid? night, but, alas! time and experience havi proved this a pleasant fallacy. -, ??,, REDEEMING RANK NOTES. [tfuny Curto-us Anecdotes of Their Partial Destruction Arc on Record. Many an interesting story might be told of the manncri 11 which bank notes are some times redeemed, says HoraldjW.'George in the Ch?ufcauquan. They are sent to the treasury department in every conceivable form. Sometimes men will hide their money In chimneys, and the good house? wife, ignorant of the whereabouts ol liie treasure, will build up a lire that ii...ti? the chimney and sets lire to the valuable contents. Alice and rats, particularly in stores and banks, steal the pr< eious papci I out of tills and carry it away to make nests Dogs destroy and swallow it; and goals, which are said to exist at times 011 tin cans and back-lot deposits are on record, at the the treasury as having tried to live on rolls of money which came in their wav. Jn case of ibis kind the mimals ar< killed, unless thought to be more valuable than the money lost, and the little wads of pellets found in the .stomachs of the of fending quadenpeds arc rescued and for? warded for repemption. Babies have also been known to swallow valuable bank notes, but there is no record of one hav? ing been killed to make it disgorge what it had eaten. It is a rule that no bank note can be re? deemed unless at least three-fifths of it are presented at the treasury, or the loser makes affidavit that his money was lost under circumstances such as to preclude its recovery. The strongest kind of evi? dence is necessary to make the govern? ment officials redeem lost or destroyed moo ev when the notes in question are nol forthcoming._ ~_ Nw.knames of Great Neu. [Mad AudJBxj-T 8B 1 Groat men's nicknames all remind us. we rnignt be well known to fame and de? parting leave behind ns proofs, that we wore-in the game.11 The following are some of the terms of affect ion given to a few of the more prominent leaders: ?lack Dan?Daniel Webster. J>iaek Jack?John A. Logan, Little Phil?Philip Sheridan. The Silent Man?U. S. Grant. Old Hickory?Andrew Jackson. The Honest Mfti??James Monroe. Poor Kichard?Benjamin Franklin. The RailsnliMor? Abraham Lincoln. The Little Giant?Stephen A. Douglas. Wizard of the North?Sir WalterSeott. Old Rough and Ready?Zachury/Ja: lor. Father of Greenback?Salmon P. Coi.se. Old Man Eloquent?lohnQuiiicy Adams. Goldsmith of America- Whsingtonlrvit.g Silver Tongucd Orator-Wendell Philips. GmiidOldMan-WiliamTSwart Gladstone The Poet of Nat ore?William Collen Bryant. _ ... xr u Schoolmaster of our Republic?Noah THE OLD TRICK LOSES NONE OF iTS CILA RMS. Vir. "Lf??-tlie Poor Indian-GetolnJifB Work. Tiu.ston. Feb. 38.-The bunco opera tors have done Partrick Martin,a prosper <>us Bordentown merchant, out of $5,000: I be facts came to light yesterdav. Three *eeks ago a man of gentiemanlv appear '">ce and a fluent talker called at the *,ome <'t Mr. Martin, seeking information of rel? atives who he pretended, were living in Horden tow n. The stranger succeeded in convincing Mr. Martin that he v as a distant relative, "?",| t,Ki??' names were similar. He claim ",: f'? l>avc recently come from the gold ?egioiisoftheWoat, and wasjust secret,ve enough to excite curiosity. Before leaving he hud worked himself completely into the comfidenee of Martin,; ;'inl received a pressing invitation to call soon again. He took advantage of the welcome, and on Friday last tested the hospitality of Mr Mar tin once more. This ?'me he uns more communicative, but on ly under the most exacting pledges ofse-| c rccy. He told Marlin his real business, and! ??e had just arrived from the West with r.n j Indian who was the possessor of two! "ricks of gold worth 21,090, which he had accidentally discovered whiie hunting i Hie red man, he said, was at this tiineee crcieied in the woods about a mile trom ! freu inn, u ad was luixiou? to dispose of flu gold, even at a great sacrifice, rat her than run the risk of .'Hiring it publicly, and possibly getfini into litigation iu some ? ty. Mr. Martin, although already quite well-to do, still retains the thrifty habits which brought him wealth, and is always "pen for any kind o{ an honest transac? tion, from a horse trade up. He conclud? ed to accompany bis newly made Iriondto Trenton and learn more of the affair. The Westerner suggested that unexper be secured t?test the gold before Mr. Martin took any risks, and this ndvic? was so fair and disinterested that even so oidinarih shrewd a man as .Mr. Martin could no longer doubt !he genuineness or the transaction. Air. Martin agreed, ant! "ii arriving iu Trenton the stranger offer? ed lo go to any j? we'll'}' store that Martin w old suggest, ;> - a menns'of learning* here they could find a man competent .t>tcst the goi?. Morrb May- of bo-ad and Street Si reels, suited Mr. Martin, meihen th trainger entered. leaving Mr. Martin ? n the outside. JIc soon returned, bearing note supposed u. have in en w ;ifie.:i May, recommending "to them tt man th< n si ?;. ; in;: it lh? Windsor Hotel, ivhom h< :uew to be reliabb and trust worthy. A moments latei tins man was louud ?> his room ul lue hotel, apparunth loo bus, ,n bis work of weighing and measuring gold to be even interviewed. He, however, listened to their story, and was finally induced by a little persuasion :<> accompany them to the woods where the Indian was in hiding. Before leaving the city si ranger No. J informed Mr. Mar? tin that the Indian was willing to sell th bricks for $5,000 cash, i Martin having no money in the Trenton banks, asked Capt. Lawerenec Ferrell ? i re ii ton to cudoi so :. check for t he um?ui and as soon as the $5,000 check could ! cashed, a start with made to hud the ii dia n. They were not long iu reaching the:; icstiuatton, a lonely spot not far from the State insane asylum. The Indian was seen in the distance bopping behind trees in true dime novel style. It was with dif? ficult v t hey could induce the sa vage to ap? proach, wiiich was carefullj explained to .vir. .Martin as being due to !be fact that he w as nol civilized, and very much fear . d i!io treachery of all palefaces, j Tin* bricks of gold could be seen tight! clutched under his arm. At the sight oj j Martin's money he came forward, however, and with some ceremony submitted th< j bricks. The expert i? suo, bored the bricks I cid assured Martin they were, genuine, giving $5 lor a small chip as proof ot tie value of the article. Mr Martin there j upon handed over the $5,000, und, receiv ! in?; his bricks, losi no linn in getting t? < Trenton, and thence to Bordcrtowri. His iuteurioii was to havfi nis treasure ex chauged for money at the I'hiludeluhi" Mint on Thursday n* xt. Mr. Martin was yesterday Im agree mcnt, expecting i visit from the Western? er, but instead leceived a special delivery letter from him nostiuarked Newark, slat? ing that he and iwo of his colleagues wert -hi-their way to Can .da expecting to on jov his $5,000, and expressing the hope Mr. Martin would get comfort ont of tin bricks, which he thought metal. He con? cluded by advising Mr. Martin to be more careful iu future of strangers. -Mr. Mar? tin was prostrated by the news: and was unable to leave Ins home in Bordertown yesterday1. Of c "urse, t he Westerner, the goid tester, and the Indian were all unit? ed in the swindle. When the Wcsternci visited Morris May.-'s store, he- simply nriced some jewelry., never mentioning abour a tester. He hud previously prepar? ed the note with Mr. Mays signature forg? ed. People's TicketP. [Crtnmiunicated.l The tune for electing city officers for Big Stone Gap-is not far distant, and they should be selected from our best citizens who will take an interest in building up ourcitv. Our mayor should he a man who is not connected with any local cor? porations, but friendly to alike. The fol? lowing named putties would make good aldermen: Ohas. Evans, Win. Goodloe, Josh Mul?ns, W. l\ Lippornh, do May uor, Hurt Kilboutn'. "Vomu/" i Unmmoth lllicUStJli. BtttMiNoiiAir, Ala., 1'Vb. ^.?A party of revenue officers retun.ed from Cleburne county, where they destroyed the largest illicit distillecry ever known in Alabama. It was operated by a hifteeu horse-power engine and made 700 gallons of whiskey daily. Ten feet from it was a small briek house containing thirty stacks of lire arms. Five moon-shiners were caught and the sills blown up by dynamite. A 2'ittsbarf; Wall. [Chattanooga Tradesman. 1 The following from u review of the pig iron market, we find in a late issue ol' the Pittsburg Chronicle-Telegraph: Some years ago and before the South became a factor in the pig iron situation the furnaces of the North produced fully enough and were capable of producing a great deal more iron than the entire coun? try could consume even during a period of extraordinary activity. Then the won? derful advantages and artificial resources of that section attracted Northern capital with the result that throughout that entire section when tnerc were visible outcrop pings of ore, coal and limestone and suffi? cient level land lor a town site, a blast fur? nace was erected to serve as a dumb but none the less persuasive bind agent of town lots. It has even been ascertained that such companies actually sold the pro? duct of their furnaces at less than cost in order to help the sale of their land, and v. hen the latter was all disposed ot and I <heir heavily bonded plant (?) unloaded j on unsuspecting Northerners the company j would pull up stakes and renew theopera j tion elsewhere. The success of such ras? cally schemes became so widespread that I it was overdone, in a few years and it is I during these few years that the South ha mudc. the pretend i heft I way in the iron industry. This is the policy that has re? duced the industry to bo unprofitable a le ve! the country over, and its evil effects arc being visit-.-d first upon the heads ol it.-' originators. The iron trade is bad in the , North, but it has sunk to the b?st stagy^ ol desperation and unprofitableness in me South. Their condition is much dissimi? lar to ours here in the North, for they have no consumptive held 10 rclyuno'n for the use of their output; they are simply producers, and their one-sided aspect ren? ders it necessary for I hem to look to the North for n field or dumping ground for their inferior products, and lliis is why lhe iron industry is ;0 dull and prices so depressed. Ii war this continued compe? tition between fiest two sections that made the Valley furnaccmcn utter the cry of almost absolute despair in the inaugu? ration and persistent enforcement of tlie famous shutdown movemcutof last spring. It is this ruthless steile that has reduced the trade in the East to such a lamentable state, and it is this same commercial war that now reaches out through the far Norlhwest, and bids fair to take that sec tion, too, under its strong grasp. All this has ijiv desoairinc South done, and more, no, for while it has never visited this dis rrict, with its dark cloud of cut-throat competition, it has so reduced the industry on both sides ol us that we are equal sharer: i-; ih< depressi n. hist so much iiver-producth n is the cause of all i. i ?'viI that at present confrouts us, just nnch will it require the amelioration ol his evil to once again place the industry on a sound footing; to remove the effect the, cause inu-.i be thoroughly eradicated. ..nd it is dmiii;v the enforcement of this principle more than ever that the condition is most seri -us. Noassociation or other amicable means can restrict he production; it is only accomplished by competition of such bitterness that tin weakest and most nnfittest plants will In forced oat of existence, and this wcedinj Mit process will be carried on until tin breach existing between the opposing tors, consumption a ol production, is I'm vee closed over. How near we a re I i ? dual condition j* hard to determine. 0 .in>'. we a re quite sun of and that ist., toriipCtiriou sib1 reign fiercely.9> The readers of Tin- Tradesman must, i.-\cuse o tr indicting on them this long ludicrously untruthful, spiteful, silly ti? rade. We reprint it solely as a specimen of the misinformation, imperfect assump? tion and reckless dishonesty of a numbci of Pennsylvania's alleged newspapers I'hcse never miss an opportunity to misre? present the S .'Ut.'i in geueral and its in? dustrial condition, progros and prospects >n particular. Phey net and t as if th" very ponderous fact of 2,000,000 gross ion of Southern-mad o pig iron euuid be ob? literated by a puff of denunciation, or a whiff of falsehood. Toe whine, to the effect that the North, having furnace capacity to make all the iron the country needed, hence the South in becoming an iron maker was guilty of n nigh commercial Crime, is characteristic of the class of journals of which the Chron? icle-Telegraph is p. -ample. The oid chestnut to the effect thai the South'a iron trade has been created through the influence of real estate, town lot booms, is rather amusing on account of the stupidity of those who reiterate it. than exasperating. Toe man who is fool enough to believe that a development be? ginning at nothing in 18S0 and rounding up in 1SD0-'91 with a product of ^OOlhOOb gross tons for each year, hud for its foun? dation a series of swindles, is clearly loo stupid to instruct the public, or he b>munt honest enough to tell the truth. We want in this connection to say to the Pittsburg editor, that no industry in this land ha^ been more legitimately, honestly or care tuMy brought, out than the Soother?- iron trade. Not one in ten ot the furnaces built, whether in boom periods or in times when businebs was normal, had for its in? spiring motive any other than legitimate profit. No iron smelted in the country, has shown so decided improvement in quality as the Southern brands, taken as a whole. This is peculiarly trno of South? ern charcoal and coke foundry, and good mill. The proof of this is in the fact that these irons lound their market in no less than thirty Stales and hove held their own in competitionwjtb thebe-t Pennsylvania iron" at ail Easteau, Northern and North? western consuming centers.. Thousands Of tons of Southern charcoal and Coke iijjihs have beeii sold in Pittsbnrgand tens of thousand- of tons in the territory Pitts burg used to regard us her special pre sc:ves which nobody coold successfully invade; antWhen the Pittsburg man lit? erally howls about the " despairing cut? throat policy," he only makes himself ri? diculous; and when he says the South has not sold iron In the Pittsburg district, he displays amusing ignovance or inability to tell the truth; but we did not iuSenu going into :i detailed analysis of the fool? ish and false screeching of the Chronicle Telegraph. What we have said is rather for that paper's correction than for the information of any man, South or North; who really knows anything about the Sou? thern trade. As to overdoing the crude iron trade wc have deprecated that as hcartly as the Pittsburg editor can. The South, how? ever, is no more responsible for this than arc the iron masters of Ohio and Penn? sylvania, and for that matter in this free country, any man or company of men may milks pig iron without danger of indict? ment; and the South will goon making it regardless of objections from those who seem to think they should have a monop? oly of the business. We are told the South has no consump? tive fold JJfo sell her iron to. What folly a ;d lying: The bulk of the Southern field is as near the whole great central North and Northwest as are the Mahoning and Shenango valleys and ncn rer much of those fields than is any part of the Pennsylvania bituminous district. True, we have not sufficiently diversified into steel and fin? ished materials; but when the South does that?and she will do it?she will beajdeal more troublesome competitor th an sito is now. The Pittsburg editors ought to keep tie r tempers and cease from bearing, false witness on a subject so heavy, pa' pablc, real us the Southern iron trude -^-NX y Meeting of thv Fire Company. >N mi etiug of the Powell's River Fire brig? ade" was held at the council house on last Sat? urday enveniog. ii. T?te Irvine was elected charirman, and It. K. Pox, secretary. It was decided to let the old organization drop aud !?? get up a new fire department to be governed by the State laws. A committee, insisting of ii. C. McDowell, W\ S. Beverly, I*. R. Gilly and It. T, Irvine, was appointed to ?rcpare by-laws for the company, ?nother ommittce, C. H. Spalding, B. Payee, K. K. j Fojc and K. T. Irvine, was appointed to get the signatures of a number of men in order to .arc the Company chartered. The following the signers: Old members, '?', E. Spalding. J. A. rbuel, ?f. Tb Pavnc, G. B. tiiilv, W. B; Kilbourn, J. M. Ooodloc, W. T.Goodloe, U. B. Pox, C. E. Bibbs, H. 0. Mc? Dowell, Jr., C Ii. Sp?idiog, R. T. Irvine. Sew Companv: I). II. Shelbv, Fred Iloback, W. .\. Beuwood, C. A. Tracy, A. W. Trarv, Or?Evans, Will Youell, W. F. Baker, K. L. Brown, W. S. Beverly, W. A. McDowell,J, L. lenuings, Malcolm Smiuo, Frank C. Smith. The next mm ting will he held at lie* Conn il ro m Saturday, .March .r?th, at 8 o'clock t this uu-etingthe members will be sasigried laces in the llnok and Ladder, flosc und bucket Brigades. t'ractieai!y !)? ad, [Th.i Iron hVt.j The Kent railroad bill, previously no? ticed in these columns, was reported ad? versely by the committee in the Virginia Legislature, and this practically settles the fate this obnoxious measure, though 'here art; a few members who ore work ? rig like beavers for ils passage bill il wii e to no purpose. 'I nest- mem In rs i rinci ally from Eastern Virginia * should seriously cripple vi?c coipotHifrpn? * i( i. ,. made this s?.c*ion o; th' Sisyi 0 >rdei i get iil a tew individual? the;; 1 agiue have abased their power us man ngers of lines. The St. Louis Globe-Democrat, com? menting upon a recent article by Hcv. Sam Jones, says: "It is well known, as Mr. Jones asserts, that the greatest prosperity is along thi lines of prosperous railroads." The peo? ple are surely not harmed by a corpora? tion that builds up towns and uiuiTtpHrt business enterprises and improves the or? dinary faciltics of trade and industry I'herc is nothing that the South is nor. in need oi than a railroad system like thai hieb has ?vronght such wonders in th> o est. it would pay her to ^raftt almost any concession or indulgence for a bless? ing of that sort; and it is just as certain ihm bite cannot afford to light the.corpo? rations that are operating under her laws and contributing to her welfare. She will lind it much bettor to adopt a policy oj on lightened tri ndliness toward such ugen cies, and to encourage them in the con? struction of their service." Wo -heartily endorse every word of the above and commend it to some of those enthusiasts w ho are trying so hard to place unjust restrictions upon the iailroads. CLEVELAND A CANDIDATE. :?on. Frank II. Hard Will Probably Nomi? nate Htm Hi Cbfcag-o. Toledo, 0.. February ?'J.?Hot?. Prank H. IIuml, of this city, to-day announce* that he will be a candidate for delegafe-at !arge from Ohio to the National Demo? cratic Convention, and that if so appoint? ed he will place Grover Cleveland in nom? ination before that body. He also snyr liiere will be within a few days a confer? ence of leadingOfiio-Democrats, including cx-Govenor Campbell and Congressman Harter, to organize the party for Cleve and and tariff reform and against free silver coinage. Mr. Hnrd went to Ann Arbor ou the i?2d to meet Mr. Cleveland, and announces uuthoriativoly that the lat? ter is a candidate for the Democratic nom? ination. The Finance Committee of the Senate has presented a resolution in that body providing for a joint committee to confer with the authorities of West Virginia with regard to that State's'proportion of the Y.iriginia debt, and in the event that n?' settlement is accomplished, to brinr suit in the United State? Court in the inline of Virginia against W ;st Virginia The resolution raised a lively discussion. The House adopted a resolution pro riding for the appointment of a committee of three. Senators and five Delegates to report to the next session of the General Assembly the real and assessed valnre of I the mineral lands of the State, in order, that the same may be assessed and taxed according te their own aalue. The body also ordered a bill appropriating $35,030 for tbe World's Jfeir exhibit Indus trial And Local 3totes. Contractor Baker and Architect Bird arc putting the finishing touches on the GoooToe Bros., house, on T*oplar Bill, For Gen'f R. A. Ayera. The stairway, whrcfc is mainly a home prodnc*, made of walnut, red oak and quartered white oak, hi per? haps the handsomest in town. Thtwerk on he halls and bath-room and oilier rooms are in good taste. * HI Mrs. J. K. Taggart has set the extreme? ly pretty fashion of having a conservatory in one of the rooms of her dwelling. The flowers and the greenery add yery mich to its attractiveness. * * The supreme court, of Yirginia, letting at Richmond, adjourned week before last without renderibg a decision in the ease of Dr. Bailey against the S. A.AO. rail? road, but as it resumes its sittings ncxi Thursday it is hoped that an opinion will tie promptly delivered,as this section Iris a great deal to expect from the S, A. ? ?. railroad afterwards, in the way of Jarge developments. * * Mr. Roman is erecting * substantial dwelling, to cost >ibout f8,00fl, near the Worden Mills on the South Jork, on land vhich he bought from Mr. W.T. H?rigen*. ?? * Mr. Hudgens is displaying a good deal' of public spirit in erecting a fuot-brwige across the river at this point, and in hir? ing a space about ninety feet in width be? tween his lot und.the river, foT a boule? vard. -* * W. B.V. Siidhain, at his last opening, has uncovered a seam of iron ore that promises to be the best outeftme yet see* on the north <idc of WaUin's Ridec. Tfce o.e is in regular formation, almost verti? cal nnd about four feet in thickness, on* half of wM/.h ts soft ore unfl one half hard. Abont one hundred feet south of this vein he has discovered the onterrp dng of another of abont the same kind, and thickness. ? * Messrs. IVftit k Thomas have bought most of the poplar timber on the Prosten land, and nre'hanling it to the track of Big Stone Gup and Powell's Talle;' Rail? way, where ii is loaded, und then *hipped to England und Germany., * ?? Civil Engineer Pfircy, formerly of the South Atlantic ?nd Ohio railroad, passed ilirough town i't>if. :;?*??> in Ms way ro Let eher coontY,Ky., to surrey some tracks f Uud for Mr. W*. Vi. Nickels. * * The Exposition Hall wishes toscknow} s;dg? the receipt of ah iron plate the. 9rt% casting made by the Big Stone Gap, Grate and Mantle Company; also of a fne *im ule of eannel coal from the lands of Hew *r*. W. H. Nick'lea and H.H. BnllitT, in Lctcher county, Ky. * ?? Mr. W. E. Harris; of Big Stone G*r>. >a ihis week in Frankfort. Ky., or;:*nr>.Infif * m-Opera'tvi Town *nd Land Ooropany To icd it. Pik?; ? ??t'?/ Y.y. T?iere f.T* *f?j i i sand ncn ? ' '- rij5 to 'be foiri hi abont : drdrars per ixorc,.e?ch;fihare enOt n owner i'> one acre of l(a/idt. itfd r fj'm m ?nys thai thfry wTfl ill betak'e.n viihi/i - months. -? # M ?. .1. P. Moore, agent or the L. A N. rail)oad,rhas now on sale section* three and four iii lb*1 Buffet sleepers betvoen Louisville and Norfolk. ? ? Mr. G> McD Hampton, son of flermror Wade Hampton, of South Carolina, asd brother-in-law of Col. John C. HAskell, ? resident of the S. A. k 0. railroad, wws lit Big St<-nc Gan recently looking over Its natural advantages and opportunities; * ? Messrs. WhH ' idge, Fox k Jam's b?yi <tn application for a lo4. near tb? furnaei, from a party, who wishes t*i erect L^ereon ? $!,W0 residence. -? -? Messrs. C. A. k A. W. Traer are about to build an addition to their shop, so ?ste enable them to put in a water motor for v/ood working pnrpobcs. ? Some of the stone and brick for the Episcopal Chapel is on the ground, ana the building is to be done by the 15th of May. The ?ite r* at the comer of Clinton, avenue and E. First street on )r,H one and two, block thirty-four. \ t^mre a numncr of bonds hare been bought by parties In Boston, Cflnclnntrtft and points in Kentucky, Virginia and West Virginia, to be used in settling np their indebtedness on purchases In pistil, and the circle of buyers is growing dally. Mr. R. C. Ballard Thruston, truMee, H now receiving these boads, and the tea ner cent, in cash, on deposit, so that par? ties may not have to pay further interest. Until ail the bonds are damped (whfea Mr. Thruston'a clerk, Mr. Morton ts bow doing) he oannot tell the exact proportion of bonds that will be receivable, but with? in a week or two, he will he able to malt? exact settlements and give purchasers a release deed of vendor's lien. This act of the bondholders is regarded as being a liberal move and the general difposttfon is to take advantage of it. A large ma? jority of bondholders, rather than sell ?heir bonds at five hundred dollars,prefer to hold thera and take Um* chances of get? ting from the company their face *a!we, $800 to $850. Itisdouhifnl if ther* will be enongh, purchasable, to the extent illowed. without an increase in priceafr-ore ?.">00. It was to have been ext ectcd that few eie ft; bonds would h? thrown orw>B he market; but those have twen raptdly nsorbeil, and the ruling price Is .firenteli dred dollars. Gen'l R. A. Aver? is baring the part of the second-story ot his bntiding, jrrst back of the quarters of the Appalachian Club, divided into four large offices for himself, his partner, Mr. Win, Wallis, as?? other tenants. 'Windows are being plseed in the side walls, which will mike thorn some ot the lightest and airiest office4in town. If GcnT Ajen em get sdditicsteii