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C|t ?|)t|)i)fri)sfoton Agister. H. L. SNYDER. Editor and Proprietor, Shkphkudstowx, W. Va. FRIDAY, JANUARY 31. 1890. Thk peach crop is killed a little ear lier than usual this year? that's all. Hayk a little patience? we think we will soon have a real, sure-enough (iovernor. WHENEVER the Republican Sena tors have nothing else to do they abuse and malign the South. Thk United States Senate is noth ing like Heaven? for it is hard for a rich man to enter the latter place. With sixteen feet of ice in the West where last week there was twenty feet of snow, the East is good enough for us. Thk House of Representatives seems content to work without rules. After awhile it will wish it was without a record. THK latest "fail" among fashiona ble girls is to sleep on pillows stulTed with old love letters. Nothing could be softer. Wanamakkr isafter a United States Senatorship. Maybe he would make a better Senator than he does a Post master-General. Thk Committee on Railroads in the West Virginia House of Delegates unanimously reported against the Chew railroad bill. There is a pretty strong contrast between the quiet, dignilied and be coming behavior of Judge Fleming and the bombastic egotism of (ten. It off. To the West Virginia Legislature: l)o not forget to pass a new election law before you coiue home ? some thing that will prevent any more con. tests like the present one. It would be interesting to know what limit there is? if there is a lim it ? to the disregard for common de cency and fairness that characterizes the Republican majority in Congress. Senator I no alls made his dress parade speech on the negro question last week. He said plenty of smart things, but after all he advanced no practical ideas or common-sense sug gestions. Will the Republican newspapers that are howling because they fear a Democratic Legislature will seat a Democratic Governor in West Virgin ia please observe the House Elections Committee and then shut up ? Thk usual rows between President Harrison and the Senators and Rep resentatives are being reported by t lie press, but we notice that when it comes to the pinch the parry lash al ways whips the kickers into line. It is never too late to get a monu ment. Congressman Burrows is try ing to get au appropriation of $50,000 for a memorial monument to Queen Isabella, who encouraged Christo pher Columbus to go ahead and dis cover America. Ex-Sknator H. H. Riddlkbkrokk died at his home iii Woodstock, Va., last Friday, in the 40th year of his age. With abundance of brains and conrage, and with the qualities that would have made him a leader of men, he was unfortunate in the one thing that incapacitated him from making himself famous. Peace to his dust. General GofT, in his modest, un assuming way, stated in his speech to the Legislature that he was not there for himself? oh, no !? but for the 79. 000 voters who elected him Governor in 1888. It is well the General made this explanation ? there are possibly a few persons who might otherwise have thought he was personally in terested. Thk House Committee on Elections lias decided? at least the Republican majority lias decided? that it is not worth while to waste time in consid ering the evidence in the West Vir ginia contest before it. The case is to be settled on partisan grounds, so there was no use fooling with any other questions. There is a brutal frankness in the way the present House of Representatives makes known the fact that it is there for po litical purposes only. Said General (iotT in his recent plea for the gubernatorial chair: "If I am declared Governor we will build up the State and plant towns, cities, villages, coke ovens, and open mines where solitude now reigns supreme." If all reports are true. General (toff hasn't planted many towns or cities or opened many mines in West Vir ginia up to the present time, though he has surely had abundant oppor tunity. On the contrary, it is said he invests his wealth in bonds and Washington street railway stocks. Thk people of this country are now unjustly taxed over $0,000,000 per an num for tin-plate that is in universal use among workingmen ; and it is proposed to tax them some f^OOO.OOO more to enable a small ring of spec ulators to manufacture tin-plate in this country. Of course, we could manufacture tin-plate in this country if the work ingmen's dinnerpails and the small farmers' tin cans were taxed over one hundred per cent in excess of the present tax. So could we raise pine apples and all tropical fruits under glass, if the laws of nature were sup planted by arbitrary laws of greed ; but they are luxuries, while tin-plate is one of the commonest necessities of the poor. There are many hundreds of thous ands of makers of tin-plate and there are sixty millions of cousumers of tin ware in this country, while the whole labor required to manufacture the tin we import would employ a very few thousand men at most, aud not one-tenth the amount paid in taxes by consumers would go to the wages ! of home labor. Of all the inventions of greed to tax the whole people for the benefit of the smallest circle of speculators, the proposition to tax tin-plate from twelve to fifteen millions a year is the most in defensible.- Philiadeljjhia Times. The Great Contest. In the West Virginia Legislature at Charleston last Thursday Hon. W. 1?. Hubba-id. counsel for General Goflf in the gubernatorial contest, made his argument. After a few introduo tory remarks he said that the contes tee had been informed that the con testant had a case; that that case was based upon the report of the majority of the contest committee ; that to "the report is added all the thought of trained and skilled think ers. But what is the report at last ? At most, at best it is only an apology for its own existence. The report lays down the reason and facts in the case as seen only by the majority , but shall Fleming take his seat by the dictates of a partisan returning board? The 4t> Democrats are invited to put themselves in the position of the famous electoral commission that seated Haves. There were 8 to 7 of it, and in this instance there are 4<> to 45, one Democratic majority. Shall it be his fraudulent}*, A. Brooks Fleni Air. Hubbard referred to the fact that the time for taking depositions in the contest case was up May iO last and lie asked that all evidence taken after that date be rejected, as there is not and never has been any evi dence produced by the majority to show t hat tiiere was illegal or fraudu lent voting in the State, and in Mer cer and McDowell counties in partie ular. , , . Mr. Hubbard then took up individ ual cases of voters against whom fraud is claimed in the majority re port, and endeavored to sbow the court why thev should not be cast out. He dwelt at length on residence and domicile, and closed by saying that he did not believe, as others do, that his matter is iixed without argu ment. It so, he would not be here. lien. -Nathan (iolf appeared before the joint assembly of the two Houses of tiie last Legislature on Friday and spoke in behalf of himself as contes ted in the famous gubernatorial con test pending before the Legislature between himself and A. B. Fleming, lien. trolT spoke the full live hours which had been allowed him. He pleaded that the cause was not his own cause, but that of the TU.O'JO voters in the State who, he said, elected him liovernor. He asked the Legislature to act carefully and to commit no error. Other courts err and ttiere is a remedy: other judges may go wrong and may be corrected ; but" trom ?he decision of this legisla tive court there can be no appeal. The judgment is final. The ques tion to decide is not who they want or would vote for as Governor, but who was elected in November 1838. He referred to the frauds said to have been committed at the election, and said that all the charges made may be true and still show no great num ber of fraudulent votes. He referred to Mercer and McDowell counties where most of the illegal votes alleged by Democrats were cast. He spoke of the development of the counties by new railroad and coal mines. Here large numbers of votes had been de ducted from (TotT's vote. "Those whose votes were cast out. In* said, "are not myths or residents of \ ir ginia ; they are thereat work earning an honest living." Gotl then took up the list of votes which had been rejected as illegal by majority of .he committee, ami dwelt on individual .eases. He had plenty of time to go over the entire list of votes rejected and object to each, but out of 4U0 votes rejected by the com mittee, lie only took up 20. It all of the 20 were wrongly rejected bv the committee still Fleming would have over tfUO majority. Here the weak ness of the argument was shown. The argument was closed by Colonel St. Clair, counsel for Judge Fleming, on Monday. His winding up was a general reply to allegations made by General Golf and his attorney. In reviewing the evidence he showed that hundreds of non-residents voted in Mercer and McDowell counties, that many of these voters were resi dents of Virginia and North Carolina, who worked in the collieries in Mer cer ami McDowell counties in the winter and returned to their homes in the summer and raised crops, that Judge Fleming did not nor does he wish to he seated on a technicality because his party has a majority in the legislative court. Col. St. Clair said that the majority of the commit tee had made some mistakes in sifting out the evidence, but where it had made one mistake the minority had made two, if not many more. "1 have been," said Col. St. Clair, "in Mercer and McDowell counties, where the Republicans boast of vast developments, and there 1 Hud the most abjeet poverty among the ne groes who are at work in the collieries. They are half clothed and almost starved. It is worse than any land 1 have ever been in, and it is caused by the low wages paid by these Republi can operators." The members of the Legislature have been discussing the question this week, and will display their oratory, probably, until to-day, when it is thought a vote will be taken. Death of a Great Circus Man. Adam Forepaugh, the veteran showman, died at his home in Phila delphia last Thursday morning of pneumonia, following an attack of the grip, lie was nearly 00 years of age, and leaves a widow and one son, Adam Forepaugh, Jr., who has been associated with him in circus enter prises. Mr. Forepaugh was born in Philadelphia February 20, 1830. His education was neglected, and from the age of nine years he worked foi his living, at lirst a> a butcher's boy, and afterwards as a cattle dealer in the West. When he had accumula ted a small fortune he returned and became a dealer in horses there and in New York. In 1804 he sold forty four horses to a circus proprietor, and took an interest in the show as pay ment. From that time on he has been engaged in the business con stantly. rivaling Harnum in the mag nitude of his undertakings. His lirst circus was known as Dan Rice's, but since 1807 the shows have been under his own name. He has been very prosperous, and has accumulated real estate estimated to be worth half a million dollars. A few days ago it was reported that an English syndi cate had secured an interest in Fore paugh's circus, which had been capi talized at ?5,000.000. The story was not credited, though Mr. Forepaugh himself said, "There jvill be no more Forepaugh's circus." Adam Fore paugh, Jr., is an elephant trainer of distinction, and is expected to con tinue in his father's footsteps. A Scrap of Paper Saves Her Life. It wasjust an ordinary scrap of wrapping paj>er, but It saved tier life. she was lu the lust stages of consumption. told by physi cian* t hut she was im-uiai>ie and ooufd five only a short time; she weighed less than i seventy pounds, on a piece of wrapping paper she read of Dr. King's New Discovery, ami got a sample bottle ; it helped tier, she bought a large bottle.lt helped her more, bought another and grew better fast, contin ued its use and is now stioug. healthy, rosy, plump weighing liO pounds. Kurluller particulars send stamp to W. H. Cole, Drug gists, Kort Smith. Trial Bottles of this won derful Discovery Free at J. tj. Gibson's Drug Store. A Washington county ( Kansas) man named Steers mortgaged "four white steers" to a loan company. The fore closure proceedings developed the fact that the man mortgaged his four children. The loan company had Steers arrested, as one of the children j was a girl. A GOOD APPETITE Is essential to good health; but at this season It is often lost, owing to the poverty or impu rity of the blood, derangemeut of jhe diges tive organs, and the weakening effect of the changing season. Hood's ?<arsaparllla is a wonderful medicine for creating uu appetite, toning the digestion, and giving strength to the whole system, vow is the time to take It. Be sure to get Hood's Sursaparilla, Six Killed, Twenty Hurt. Passenger train No. 1, on the Louis ville, New Albany anil Chicago Rail way, which left Chicago Sunday night at 11.55, was wrecked Monday' morn-: in# at 7.50 one mile above Carmel, a village 16 miles north of Indianapolis, lnd. The train was running at a rap id rate and was approaching the long trestle across Wilkerson creek, when the tender of the engine jumped the track. The engineer reversed his en gine, but before the air brake could check the speed of the train the loco motive and baggage car had cleared the trestle, but the four coaches at tached went over into the creek. The'j ladies' coach immediately caught lire, ami in an incredibly short time was reduced to ashes. Fortunately for the occupants of this coach, train No. 2 had been or dered to meet train No. 1 at Caruiel, and as soon as word of the wreck was received the oassengers hurried to the scene and went earnestly to work res cuing the occupants of the burning car. A horrible scene met their eyes. In plain view of all weretwo boys and a woman. All were dead, but their bodies were being rapidly consumed, i The arm of one projected through the side of the car and could be touched by those on theoutside, but the open ing was not large enough to draw the body through. Immediately in front ! of t lie boy was a lady who got on the train at Frankfort, unidentified. Her body was enveloped in flames, but there was no possible way to get her out of the burning coach. Across from this lady was Mrs. Kubanks, of Itroad Ripple, lnd. Her head was horribly crushed. The brakemanand a passenger seized her by the arms, and by a desperate effort pulled the body through the window. Life was not yet extinct, but she lived only a few minutes after being taken out. Another of the rescued, but who has since died, was Mr. Denting, of Sheri dan. He was pinioned to the floor by timbers and horribly crushed. Some heroic men seized axes, and after a few minutes' work cut away the tim bers that held the body, which was removed to the north side of the track. There was no medical aid present and the man died in a few moments. Buckets having been procurtd from the farmhouses near by, the flames were soon subdued and prevented from communicating to the sleeper or other coaches. As soon as it was pos sible to do so a search was made for the dead. The body of a woman, identified as Mrs. Lizzie Fitzpatrick, was soon found. It was burnt to a I crisp. The Oldham children were found side by side, the heavy stove lying across their bodies. In all. six persons were killed and twenty hurt. What a Cigarette Did. For some weeks one hundred labor ers have been at work trying to dig down a small mountain in Wilkes county, N. C., and make a cut through it for the Wilkesboro extension of the Cape Fear and Yadkin Valley Kail road. Several days ago they began to drill a large hole into a rock for the purpose of blowing it up with giant powder. Wednesday they com pleted that work and soon had two full kegs of powder packed into the rock, (ieorge Hendly was adjusting the fuse and at the same time care lessly pulling away on a cigarette. He was almost ready to touch tire to the end*of the fuse and the other la borers were preparing to run when a spark dropped from Hendly's cigar ette and ignited the powder, which in an instant sent up an explosion which | jarred the earth for miles around. The rock was sent dashing up in a 1 thousand pieces and an entire side of the mountain was blown lip. Several men were sent whirling skyward by pieces of the broken rock, and falling they were soon buried by dropping earth. Some were knocked to the ground and killed by rocks or dirt falling upon them and others escaped without any injury. It was some twenty minutes after the explosion before the smoke passed away, and the agonizing cries of the dying were painful in the extreme. Some men were found with a large rock upon a leg which wascrushed intotheground and others partially buried by drop ping dirt. When those who escaped unhurt got to work digging out the dead it was found that live had been killed and thirteen wounded. Dead Torn from Their Graves. The Polish church war at Plymouth, Pa., of which mention was made last week, has again been renewed. The other dav Martin Wilkes, leader of the Polish faction, was arrested while on a business visit to Wilkesbarre. When the Polish faction heard of tin fate of their leader they called a meet ing and raised $400 to employ a law yer to get h i in out of jail. When court assembled the prisoner was released on habeas corpus. As soon as Wilkes was released and left the court room lie swore vengeance against the Lith uanians. He said ail the dead Lithu anians now buried in the Polish cem etery would be taken out and their bones scattered to the winds. When Wilkes reached his home in Plymouth he at once proceeded to carry out his threats. He summoned about twenty of his most devoted followers, and arming themselves with shovels and pick-axes the party left for the ceme tery. Arriving there they opened the graves of two Lithuanian children buried the day before. The coflins were broken open with pick-axe- and the bodies thrown over the fence into an adjoining field. One of the bodies was badly lacerated. The pick axes had been driven through it in several places. As soon a* the grave robbers had completed their nefarious work they fled. The exhumed bodies were afterward placed in a rough box and are now in the cellar of a house near the cemetery. The Lithuanians are ' gunning for "Wilkes. They say they ! will shoot him on sight. A Farmers' Trust that Seems Successful. Tlie farmers are deriving great ben efit from the alliance. It lias saved them in Georgia alone $200,000 in a single year on the purchase of fertili zers. it has lowered the cost of every article they use. food, clothing, farm implements, wagons, buggies, ami even the few luxuries that Georgia farmers have been able to enjoy. It lias taught the farmers the use of the tnost powerful weapon in the strug gles of peace or war? co-operation. Divided, they were the easy prey of I the monopolists and trusts ; but united in a phalanx 4.000,000, with one ri'jg resting on the shores of Maine, the ] other on the Pacific coast, the farm ers have become a power. They are the people and they must rule. The membership is steadily increasing, and its field of usefulness steadily broadening. Our reports from the South Carolina Alliance is particularly encouraging. The order is making rapid progress in that State and has. as the Georgia Alliance, a settled pol- , icy of uplifting the people and pro tecting them from the designs of mo nopolies and trusts. The alliance has a good work before it. It has accom plished much, but it has much more to accomplish. Fortunately for the people, it has the courage and the ability to wage war successfully and to fulfill its mission. ? Atlanta {Ga.) Journal. Salvation Oil. the greatest cure on earth for pain, has no equal. Persons suffering from rheumatism, neuralgia or from cuts, bruises, sprains, &c., should not be without it. Price only twenty-five cents. "What is the whole duty of a mar ried man?" asks the new conjugal cat echism. To be agreeable to his wife and keep Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup in the house for the children when they get a cold, of course. Ask us some thing hard. Mr. Cleveland and 1892. Morrison Mumford. editor of the Kansas City Times , called on ex-Pres ident Cleveland in New York last week and found hiui as earnest us ever in the cause of tarilT reform and gratified at the interest which the peoplt are taking in the subject. In reply to a suggestion that the demo cratic party was looking to Mr. Cleve land as its leader in 1892 the ex-Presi dent said : "As to that it is the cause and not personal considerations that should concern us. I am so well situated now that if I consulted my own feelings I would prefer to have some one else take the lead Men who have elements of leadership de velop rapidly and it is a long time till 1S92. It is not a matter of men, but of principles. It would be a pity not to carry forward the work which the party has so grandly inaugurat ed, and there ought to be no halt un til the ends .aimed at are compassed and the people are in full possession of the benentsand blessings which an accumulations of inequalities called into existence by apathy on one side and self-interest on the other have diverted from them. I rejoice in feeling that the democratic party is the repository of the best principles and purposes; that its ranks teem with the intelligent young manhood of the country ; that it enjoys a com plete monopoly of every American policy not merely sectional or time serving." Farmers Should be Protected Too J. H. Brigham, of Delta. Ohio, a worth v master of the National Orange of the Patrons of Husbandry, ap peared before the ways and means committee at Washington last week. He stated that the organization which he represented was composed of men of every shade of political be lief. They differed on the question of protection and free trade, but they were substantially agreed that what ever policy might be adopted for other industries and interests should be applied to agriculture. If the manufacturers were to be protected the farmers should also be protected. Whatever protection could be ac corded to agriculture ought to be given. He asked for the imposition of the following duties on farm pro ducts: Barley, 25 cents a bushel : bar ley malt, 35 cents a bushel ; beans, 50 cents a bushel ; peas, 2-> cents a bushel ; hops, 12 cents a bushel ; pota toes, 25 cents a bushel ; hay, >'4 a ton ; hides, 10 per cent, ad valorem ; eggs, 5 cents a dozen ; apples, 25 cents a bushel. He thought that adequate protection should also be given to raw silk and live animals, but could not give the exact duty that should be imposed. A Blood Sucking Sect. A new religious sect has gained a foothold in the territory adjacent to the Blue river, just east of Kansas City, Mo. According to the reports, { the practices of the sect were founded upon the bibical injunction to do good to the sick, but the sect has degenerated into a band ot blood suckers. About a year ago there ap peared in that neighborhood a man named Wilcox who openly advocated the drinking of blood for all diseases, giving as authority for such action the fact that the Bible taught that the blood was the life. At the home of John Wrinkle have been found tv.o emaciated children. On the bed lay Wrinkle, who was apparently in the last stages of consumption. The limbs of the children were covered with scars, showing plainly the effects of the bleeding. Wrinkle acknowl edged that the children had willingly given their blood to restore him to health. The man ?as in such a con dition that he could not be uioved, but the children were taken from the house and placed in the Children's Home. It appears there is no law which covers the case and nothing can be done. The Eighth Wonder Found. The eighth wonder of the world lm been found. Living about twenty miles from Columbia, S. C., is an aged lady who for the last forty years has had a snake in her left upper arm. When first noticed, forty years ago, it was very small, but it lut.> now grown to be about one foot in length. It lies in a U -shape, with the tail and head pointing to theelbow. It is just beneath the skin and can be plainly seen. The head and eyes can be clearly distinguished and the pul sations of its heart felt, The scales ot the snake can also be felt and when much disturbed a slight move ment can be seen about the head and tail. The possessor of the strange pet has always been unwilling to bavd the serpent cut out, but has consented to allow it to be done after death. How the snake ever found its home in such a place is not known, but il is known that the lady was bitten by a snake about forty years ago. Five Strong Point# of S S. S. First. It is entirely vegetable, con tains no minerals or poison of any kind, and builds up the system from the lirst dose. Second. It cures Cancer of the Skin. No other remedy or treatment has ever cured it. Third. It cures Hereditary Blood Taint, even in the third and fourth generation. No other remedy has ever done it. Fourth. It has never failed to erad icate Scrofula from the system. Fifth. It cures ( ontaglons Bloof) Poison in all its stages by eliminating the horrible virus from the system, thus giving relief from all the conse quences of this bane of the human family. S. .5. S. builds up the general health of the patient, instead of pulling it down, i|s is Me case with the Mercu ry, Potash and old Saraparilla mix tures. It is harmless to the most del icate woman or child, yet such is its healing power that it searches out the poison in the blood and roots it out entirely, thus giving nature an oppor tunity to assert itself, and as a conse quence the general health is rapidly improved, and the cure Is effected We have an interesting treatise on Blood and Skin Disease wnich we will mail free to those who will send us their address. SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., Atlanta, Ua. The Grave Gets Tired Yjwning, Seemingly, fur pertain wretched invalids who toddle feebly along, though always looking us if they were going to die, but omitting: to do it. They dry up. wither, dwindle sway finally, but In the meantime uever having robust health, know nothing of the physical enjoyment, tht z? st of that existence to which they clinic with such re markable tenacity. They are always to be found trying to mend by tinkering ai them selves with some trashy remedy, tonic or "plflk toe up" to give a fillip to < I ideation, or "help the liver. If such misguided folks would resort and adhere to Hosteller's Stoni ach Hitters It would be well with them. Tills superb In vigorant supplies the stamina that the feeble require, by permanently reinforcing digestion and usHimliatlon. It overcomes nervousness, insomnia, malaria, kidney com plaints, biliousness, constipation, rheumatism and neuralgia. An insane man named John Watnr clieck threw his little hoy out of a five-story window in New York on Tuesday. The poor little fellow was terribly injured. Eupepty. This is what you ought to have, in fact, you must have It, to fully enjoy life. Thousands are searching for it daily, and mourning be cause they tind it not. Thousands upon thousands of dollars are spent annually by oar peuple In the hope that they may attain this boon. And yet it may b?- had by all. We guarantee that Klectrio Bitters, If used according to directions and the use persisted lu will bring you Good ingestion and oust the demon Dyspepsia and install instead Enpepsy. We rec.uumend Electric Bitters for Dyspepsia and all diseasesof i.lver, stom ach and Kidneys. Sold at Sic Hiiii $1.01 per bottle by J. G. Gibson, Druggist. i ITEMS OF INTEREST. Mr. Lewis N. Ripple, a well-known Baltimore man, is dead. Lucia Zarate, the Mexican tuidget, the smallest human being in the world, died on Wednesday. Three men fell into a bi? tank of hot water at (fraud Rapids Mich., the other day, and were boiled to death. A series of explosions of natural gas at Columbus, ()., Friday, destroyed several houses and killed and man gled several victims. The President has appointed the colored ex-Senator from Mississippi, B. K. Bruce, to be Recorder of Deeds for the DL-trict of Columbia? a very fu,t office. James Gilbert, recently a giant in Barnum's circus, who is fight feet high, is to be married shortly to a lit tle woman who is just a tritle more than half his height. Charles Blanchard. of Camden. N. V., eloped last week with a widow who had six children, all of whom were taken along. Excellent start for a man desiring to raise a family. Henry. Bush, of Chicago, has just been "awarded $40,000 damages against the Northern Pacific Railroad. Hugh lost the use of both legs while he was employed as fireman on the road. . During the month of January the ! Atlantic ocean was swept by fearful gales, and ships and sailors had a hard ! time of it. The big steamer Erin is supposed to have been lost with all i : on board. 8. B. Paul, a. Baltimore man. met a horrible death in a runaway accident a few days ago. He was thrown from a wagon against another vehi ; cle, the shaft of which ran clear ; through him. Mrs. Boggs, of Pike county, Ohio. | while returning home through a corn- < ; field Tuesday evening was attacked by a vicious sow. Before assistance reached her she wa* so horribly man- , gled that she cannot recover. George Lounsberry, who was cash- | ; ier of the postoffice in New York, shot himself at his home in Hackensack, N. J., Friday. Investigation devel oped the fact that his accounts were short to the amount of $40,000. Nellie Bly has completed her trip around the world, having reached New York on Saturday evening. She accomplished the task in seventy-two i days, six hours and eleven minutes, i having covered during her travels a distance of 23,000 miles. Last week Morrison Avery, a prom ising young Washington man. drank carbolic acid in mistake for whiskey, and died in a short time. Postmaster Charles McGee, of Holmdel. N. J., made the same mistake, on the same day, with the same result. Rev. R. C Cave, pastor of the Cen tral Christian Church in St. Louis, has resigned and organized an inde pendent church. S"ine time since lie preached a sermon denying the inspi ration of the Old Testament, and this caused a split in his congregation. The Methodist Episcopal Church of America decided to build a college in Kansas City, Kansas. A million dol lars* worth of property has been ac quired there, and the educational committee met last week to make arrangements for the construction of the building. Jesse Thompson, a prominent lum ber dealer of Augusta, <ia., and presi dent of the construction cor pany formed to build the Angus' ?? ami West Florida Railroad to Thoinasvi lie, was shot Saturday at Medville. Ga., bv a telegraph operator named Nor rell, who had been discharged pre sumably at Mr. Thompson's instance. Several men were shooting at a mark near Snow Shoe. Pa., the other afternoon, when Mike Bordner, one of the party, called out to a man named Stachick, who wjis replacing the target: "What a flue shot'.' "shoot away," replied Stachick. Taking him at his word. Bordner fired, killing Stachick instantly. At Abbeville, S. C.,on Saturday, A. N. Nelson was shot and killed !>y his wife, who then attempted suicide. Their five-year-old boy saw the trage dy. Nelson had bought his wife a pair of shoes and lost them on his way home. His wife sent him back to hunt for them, and upon his return unsuccessful she killed hitn in her rage. During /ices at St. John s Epis copal Church, Philadelphia, Sunday evening, a voting man arose in tin' church, and. pointing a revolver at Bishop Whjtiuker, who was taking part in the services, fired a shot at him. The would-be murderer was taken into custody and was locked up, pending an investigation. He is sup posed to be demented. Mary Petrikovsky, a handsome ; young Russian girl, was cruelly mur- j dered ln?>t week, in New York by her lover, Michael 1'opoff. PopolT comes j of a wealthy family of high standing in Moscow, "Russia. His parents died two years ago, leaving him the heir I of large estates. He buciiine a spend thrift and squandered most of his for j tune. He murdered the girl because j she refused to marry him. The two sons of Mr. John W. Crea- i ger, living near Frederick Junction, ! Md., tempted by the warm weather on Friday last took a bath in the Mo nocacy, remaining in the w^ter for i over half an hour. After coming out of tin* water the youngest one. who is only twelve years old. was violently seized" with cramp. He was at once taken to his home and medical aid summoned. It was the work of sev eral hours before relief was afforded. The thpee-monthg-ojd baby of W. W. Williamson at Warrenton, Va.. was accidentally smothered to death the other evening. Mrs. W. had rocked the baby to >le?-p and gone up stairs to see some ladies, when after half an hour the conversation turned on children. Mrs. \V. remarked that her baby was in the habit of tarn'ng on its face \yhen asleep. One of the ladies told her it was dangerous: then she weut to look at the baby and found it dead. The United States engineers report that at Paducah, K>\. the point has been washed away by th* combined currents of the Oiiio and the Tennes see fivers until the t\vQ sma'n- ur separated by a narrow strip of 'and not more than ten feet in width, which will probably disappear when the water recede. a-*caviiig banks a' ways follow a falling river, it is also reported that nn'ess something be done at once the Ohio will be turned into the Tennessee, thus leaving the town of Paducah on f}n inland Near Abbeville, Henry county. Ala., on Friday, there was a hog killing on the plantation of Mr. ('has. Martin. His three little boys, from 4 to 10 years of age, were interested spectators of the killing and scalding of the hogs.! After the work was finished a large tub of hot water was left at the slaughter pen. While the men were aii in the house the three Uo>? were playing about the tub. The two elder ones decided it would be a good joke to dip their four-year-old brother in the water. a< they had seen the hogs dipped. They did not know how hot it was. and plunged the boy in up to his neck. Before they could get him out he was fatally scalded, and died in a few minutes. Eminent physicians everywhere recom mend Aver * Cherry Pectoral ait the most re liable remedy that can be had for coida, eonirti*. and all pulmonary dlaordera. Ank vourdrnMist for Ay er 'a Almanac; it la the Jx-^t publication of the kind, and full of In formation. 1 The greatest will ease of thedecade, the light for the $12,000,000 left by the late dry goods prince, A. T. Stew art, of New 'iork, has been settled ac cording to a compromise. Judge Hil ton retains all that he received dur ing Mrs. Stewart's lifetime and all that he has ever claimed the right to retain, except the $987,357.86 from her estate. All parties interested under the will receive what the terms of The will entitle them to. Consumption Cured With Grapes. This fell destrover has brought a blight to many a promising life, ami sadness to many a home circle. There is one remedial agent that will assist nature in thowlng off this terrible disease, viz: Speer's Port Wine. It has been used by hundreds with wonderful success; has checked the progress of disease and orought thousands back to health. Its property is to make new blood. For sale by druggists. A few gentle little zephyrs passed over Colorado last Saturday, and rail way cars were blown from the tracks. tiO<?!.KY ('reamer, I>avis Swim; Churn, / Butter Workers, Printers, and all Dairy Goods, for sale by C. D. WYSONG, Agent. Shepherdsiown, W. Va. Jan. 31. 18W? im NOTICE" I) ItONZK Turkeys, Kggs from pure-bred > Plymouth Rocks. Light Brahmas. Wyan dotte*, White leghorns. Rouen and Pekln Ducks._ Extra line Berkshire Pitts. Also some Young Cattle. some of them well-bred Jerseys. For sale by C. l>. WYSONG. Shepherdstown, W. Va. Jan 31. 18W? im PUBLIC SALE ?OK VALUABLE? Personal Property. T 'HE undersigned, intending todlscontlnue A farming, wi 1 1 sell at i ?i; ! >1 if sale, at tin* AD* tieiam Cement Mills. 2' : miles south of Sharpsburg, on the road Leading ironi Bridge port, Md., to Antietain Iron Works, one mile from former and two miles from latter place, on Thursday, February 20, 1890, the following Personal Property, to-wlt : 6 Head Horses and Colts ! 1 large Roan Horse, suitable for cart or dray ; 1 Hue Brown Mare, Ayearsold In spriug. sired by thoroughbred Canadian iioise. dam An drew Jackson marc? flue saddle and driving animal ; 1 Thoroughbred Mare, > years old in May, sired by O. B. Smith's "Col. I'pton, dam thoroughbred llumiiletonlan mare: 1 stud Colt, 2 year* old in the spring, sired by "Custlftluau ' (owned b> Dr. A. s. Keyuolds>, dam ltambletonian mare; 1 Black Half Can adian Driving Horse, kind, safe and gentle; 1 Thoroughbred Shetland Pony, "Oliinle," weighing about 150 pounds, kind, gentle and atTcctiouate? any child can ride or drive her, 5 FARM MULKS! Excellent Animals in Every Respect. 14 Jersey Cattle! <> of which are excellent Milch Cows, one fresh and balance will be fresh In March and April; 2 three-year-old Heifers, will be fresh tiiis spring; 3 tine yearling llelfurs; 2 tine young Bulls. Three Fine Young Berkshire Sows ! 1 New Webster Wagon and Bed, half broad t read, lor 3 or 4 horses; 1 low-wheel log or atom; Wagon, 1 light 3-horse Wagon and Bed. . good (art, 1 new lalling-top Timpkin Spring Buggy. 1 No. I Falling-top Brewster Side-bar Buggy, 1 No. I Hog Ctrl. 1 sulky, 1 two-seated Wagon, 1 new llgnt buggy spread and Yoke. 1 Carriage Spread aiul Yoke, 1 sleigh, 1 No. 1 Mecl-irame Usbourn Binder In liist-cliibs oider, 1 Buckeye Mower, I good 1 lick ford a- llullmuu Grain l>rli!,lgood Horse Hake, I double harpoon horse Hay Fork, I triple-screen Dixie Fan, 1 No. 1 - luclair Cut ting Box, 1 puir Hay l^iiiders, 1 hay or si raw Kniie. 1 running gear of {jkivernmenl Wag on. 3 b'ir-hear Plows, 1 sub-soil i'low,2slngle shovel Plows, 3 double-showl Iron Plows, 3 Harrows, 1 Acme Harrow, Clod (.'rusher and Lrtjveler, 2 Grain Cradles, 3 Mowing Scythes, 2 Brier scythes, 1 pair Hedge Siiears, lot Corn Choppers, 1 Cross-cut Saw, Maui and Wedges, Grain It ikes, 1 Corn Planter with Fertilizer At tacb men i, lot uf Barbed Fencing Wire, l I.og, 1 Filth and one Bearing Chain. 2 pairs double-linked Butt Traces, 2 pairs double ltnked Breast Chains, lot of single, double, and treble Trees, 2 Corn Coverers, lot oi Hal ters, (i Cow Chains, lot of Forks, lot of Grain Hacks, 2 sets of heavy Breech bandt, i sets of Front Gears, 0 Blind Bridles, 10 <>r 12 Collars, 1 set ( 'art Harm/**, 1 wagon and 2 riding Sad dles. I Pony saddle, tl sets Plow Gears, I sets light wagon Harness, Collars and Bridles, pair 1-horse Check-reins, 1 ti-horse Wagon Line, 2 sets double Buggy Harness. 1 #>'t of single do., Buggy Bridles ami Collars, 1 Cider Press, lot <|f Old Iron, set heavy Wagon Tires, 2 Hand Saws, lot of Augers. 1 Wheelbarrow, and many other things not mentioned. About 12 tons of Clover and Timothy Hay by the ton and lot of fodder by the bundle. TERMS OF SALE.? A credit of six Months will be glvuu mi sums of ilO and upwards, purchaser to give uole with approved secu rity. Notes to bear Interest from date, but if paid promptly when due the interest will be remitted. Sums under elU, cash. No proper ty to lie remo.ed until terms Of sale have been complied with. Sale to begin at nine o'clock a. m. WM. M. BLACKFORD. Van h. liitAHHEAKs, Auctioneer. Jan. 31, la'.* ?? ts M, S.Hiteshew 18 RECEIVING PEw GOODS n .A. I Tu Y , AND ( ) F F E It S B X Gh Inducements IN SHOES. NEXT ?V EEK. WILL HAVE A FULL LINE OF &C.j S:C., &C. T n wo #1 ?? An Infallible regulator i^axaaor of tha uuman System. Cures T ovq/Iat* Cures Bilious Liver Affections &c. Complaint, rflTOilnr Price Costireness, i^t*^*UUr 25 Cts. Dyspepsia, Giddiness, TgToi|nr &c. Sold b j druggists. The Leading: Perfume. iCOIOGNE Lasting I AT ALL DEALERS. DP BULLS SYRUP CURES COUGHS & COLDS FOR 25 C CALVATION Oil 1# Prlct only 25 di. Sold bg all dniggittt. Will relievo Rheumatism, Neuralgia, Swellings, Bruises, Lumbago, Sprains, Headache, Toothache, Sores, Bums, Wounds, Cuts, Scalds , Backache, Gout, or any bodily pain or ailment. wwEEHEvEES: "PUBLIC SALE. riiUK undersigned. Intending todleconttnu* r'Twwif- !ir?" on the wrin of Mr. I . H. kiioii. formerly known aa the Henry Kloth farm. ? miles ^uthea-t of tJhepberdstown, near Moler's Croee Koa?ts, on Wednesday, February 19th. I8S0, the following Personal I'roperty, to-wlt : 6 Head of Horses ! one of them a good Brood Mare ami one a year-old Colt. Twelve head of Cattle ! four of them .Milch Cow*. and one Beef. Two Shoats ! 1 two-horee Carriage, 1 four-b;>r?e Wagon and Hed,- net* Breecbband*. sets rroltt Gears Hrldles utld Collars. I Champion Self Hinder I Horse Hake, 1 Eureka Wheat hinan good hb new. 1 Cutting Box. I three-borae har She-ir 1'low, I two.liorse i:.tr*.li*?:ir Hoot I low. etiiitle and douhlc-shovel Plows 1 nearly new three-borne Harrow, single, double and treble Trees. 1 log Chain, a lot ot ? Hd Iron, i stand* of Bees. and many otlier article* t???? numerous to mention. Also, 45 Acres of Wheat in tho Ground. TFRMS OF sAEK.? The two shoats will he sold for cash <>'i all the other property a credit of nine months will l?e given on *uiu% ot SI" and upwards, purchaser t<? give uote with approved security Notes to hear Inter , si from data, tnu If paid promptly when due the |iittuu!>t will he remitted. Minis under slo cash. No pro|?erty to he reinoveil until terms of sale have heen strictly compiled with .Sale to Iteglu at 10o'cli?ck a. in. GEO. W. CATON. Jamk*? W. Kkksky, Auctioneer. Jan. 'Si, 1890? ta Special Commissioner's Sale. HOUSE AM) LOT. UY virtue of a decree of the Circuit i ourt of .leilersoii County, West Virginia, on the lot ti day of 1 )eeetnl>er, IwK. In thechan eery cause' therein pending of Joseph l?. Cook us. Ac., vs. Margaret F. G^ter. ?<t., the undersigned H|>e<.liil ' -omuiissloner will^oller at public s ile. before the EN 11. EH HO'i In shepherdstown, lit said county, r.r, Saturday, February 1st, 1390, nt 1 o'clock p. m., the following real estate, Consist I ni{ ol a certain 1/ IT UK GltOl N 1', nit - ti lt , < 1 on the south side of New street In said town, said l?"t fronting on said afreet about HO feet, hy shout 103 feet deep to an alley In the rear, known on the plat of said town as Lot No. I'Jl and part ot Hot No. 122? the Im provements whereon consist of a TWo H'lo HY UWEELING and Hack-building, with good Cellar. Fruit. Ac. This property Is very conveniently and accesslhly located. TEHMM OF KALE.? One-third cash on th? day of sale. ami the residue In twoequal pay ments at ouo and two yeais. with Interest thereon trout day of sale, to l?- evidenced l>v the liondHof the purchaser, and the title to he retained until all the purchase money Is paid. liEO. M. HELIZHOOVEH, special Commissioner. In the Clerk's Office of the Circuit Court of Jefferson County, W. Va. I, T. W. Latimer. Clerk of the sal<i <"oiirt, do hereby certify that George M. Heltrhoover. Kpeelnl Commissioner in the above eaiise. has given bond as required hy law and In ac cordance with decree therein. Given under my hand this 1th day of Jan ! uary, l*a). T. W. EAT! M EH, Clerk. Jan. 10, isjn) ? Iw THE BOSS Clothing fRan Desires to inform li is friends and customers that he has a i small lot of Heavyweight Clothing left ? a few Suits and some over and undershirts ? that he will from this time sell for cost, and rather than carry them over he will sell them for LESS T m COST, as he wishes to make room for his spring stock. Now, if you wish 1URGA.1NS, don't fail to call on the Boss Clothing Man, as he i* Ixuind to sell. JAC03 WINTERMOYER. Ca-TTIsTS I I am prepared to furiii-h all the Htantard makes of Double-barreled tiuns and Rifles. Call an<l examine cuts and get my prices. DR. J. G. GIBSON i OAUKAGK HKASOSISO? Powder?"l Black ! ^Pepper. Powdered -**aKe, Powdere<l < oriau- ) <ler, rovdend H weet Marjoram. All i|**# and pure. At *'?' KHAN H. fitJISK I p.-rA new .tovfr pollah, e??'.ljr applied. Shin** without ruhhlnx. I? laat ! uk and ha* no unpleasant odor. Half plBta only ?>cent?. Call to a*e bow nicely U wor*? at McM (JBKAN'rt DRUG rtTOBB. 11* INDOW GLASS? J uH received, a lame ft .took of Window Glass rangtnir In *lxe? from Hxl<) to 15x10. of good quality andrleai. Ttaa larger ft'.zes are double thick. Patty made I ofilnaeedotl and whiting and *lno tack* fur I (lazing. At McMt'KKA>"fi, 1 SPECIAL for Till 1TEXT TEN DAYS Blanket*, per pair (We fortnerlv I " ?100 9ic ? ! 44 12* " 1 0? " 1 - ITS " 44 1 "2 ft) " -M3 ? ?> 50 All Wool Bboketo at 13.25, u..rth 4.00. All Wool l\i . I Blanket. ,y $3.25, worth ?4.00. A tine line of B?>\>' and M, n'? C -A. IF s which I wish to closo ??ut at Boys' Polo Caps, lie oa?h ; B.,v. Cape, 21c ; Riys IV>nl?l? -v i- r V'aj,. 3ile, sold f<>r 5(V ; ( hihlrenV l?u?va: Caps 43c, sold for .?7i ; M> u". t a. ? from 2.V to G9e ; a I'.-r-htrv Cap 20c, worth ">0e ; Boy Stiil" Hat>, l?>e up ; Men - Stitf 1 1 a t > . 7 1 w ,r*J $1.00. A few pieces of French lMai.l I'h.; . nels at 27 Ac per yanl, iv^ular price 34c and 30c. A few Ladies \ iist> K it that ^ ill l?c sacrificed t ho next 1" da\? Men's rinlershirts 3v, - : 1 i ? 50c; Men's C?ray I'lidi r>hirt> sold for 40c ; Men's Cant<?n Flannel Drawers 21, 32 and 39c per pnir. Overalls for men, 3H, } ?. tV.t, v.. rtnd 1.0 ), r il ir pri?* .? " ? ilOc and 1.25. Men's Boots will bo sacrifice. 1 this sale, also. A groat Slaughter in Tinwarr, 1 \ Gal. Water Buckets, ?>nK l'ic 2 44 44 44 " | lie. 2A 44 44 44 " i;v. All other tinware sold at r tionatelv low prices. New Crop X. O. Mola-M ?, u lirM class article, only (U) c? nt>. Kn-i>b Prunes, 7c. Currants, 7c. limnine, H and 10c. only 30 cents a pound. (rood Sweet and Twist Tuliart Come and soo in ? next d > ?r t.i Bank, ?J. I). BILLMVKK. PUBLIC SAI.K OK A LARGE FARM. 'IMIK nndentirned, Hpaeinl Commi** -m r> 1 by virtue of a decreo of the C'frenii ? "? ?un or Jefferson County, Wwi Vlruinii r. n .1. -. i ? >n the llth i|?y of r , |??< n si chuncery cause therein pendliiK of Mm n ... Hint othera attains! J. il. 1'oweli and oti.i-r*, will offer at I'ultllcriale, In front oi the ? our I Moil*- In I'liarlestown. on Friday, the 31st day of January, 1890, at ii uclork, i. m? Hn< following x? hi. ir real estate, ii| w Ii l?*lt tli<! lute Joint Ktiu ' > I hi i >!?*? I hii'I imnm< \ la : A I I in* Irm't ' LlnicktmiH f .ii ml . wltli H'Miiu , i A'f ? I I lMlil-.lt, cot? tain lug t>ri acuks, *llun ir?l in JHferson ? "uiily, V/t, nilleaw ?t of Hheplirnlilovn and I', milt-* north <>f Hheiianduih Junction, on ll?< i : ? 1 ? r-?; rim nlnn between *?i I pl?<-. ?; u? i?i . ? v. ni?nti t hereon ivuIiiiiik of u lais ? Brick Dwelling-House, a If'** I Tenement llouae, k l^>ru? Itarn. ?i I other ? iuibuii<liiiK*,all littf >?idi\?ii i n ?> i oil repilr. I Iin hImivi* proiM-rly i? well wortlijr ??( ri.? attenttoil Of j?"rnoim denlriug to i.ii?. Iii??? ? Om furm wn*I <? MnUt Imnm. Ii i*io<-*tnt conveulently lo elturoii, wliool, ?i<?>?*ml fill I roil >1 KlHiI'MiB. The land tool I.iiii - ? >m<iI. inoulli, letllle, well w?l?r?<l, ?? glMHl letK'llIK, HII'I til Mil I x. ? Ill-Ill ?'!?.? I cultivation. TEKMMOP HAhK.? On?-tlilrd of ll<- i ? ehMMi money < 'm*Ii on <lay ol Mkle. Ik' t> ?i i< ? III two eqaiii twjnoenla, ;?l oii? u 1 1*0 from daUfOI Wile, Hie deU-rrcl pajnoM*: lie ??vMciiCfd liy tlm U<i. l? oftli* j ur. ???' iM-urniK Interest from the 'in> ? t ?? i ur?-d by tlu- retentlOft <>f tin* lit <? i"'ic property until the pofebaM mom) la -?.i paid. 1 lie rlKht, however. r ? ?? i ? * J. ? i- ?'? . implication i? me Court, to midify ili< teriUM of nale eo it* lo leave the l?*t i?l> >" ' pay itient a eliarge n|<<?n die land ai . ?lea th of Mrs. KlinlMili Huae. 11 *;ie ?>.<? I ?ur'> I ve t wo > ''ar* afu i I he ?!?'.?? of aal ; ?? Hie Intareat on the auld la*t >ie!> m i , roant to l* |>ui<l h>'r annually. I'""*"* will lie ?i\ ? ii April ial, I'-". oko, i'. \ ^ i-"H, I K. KN'.I K, Hpeelal 0?mmi*? ??i'i? J?. Ile.lelxiwer, Auet r. Clerk's Oltlee of the Circuit ? neii ?f>n Count), W. Vm. I.T. W U>Oia*r.' ''k of *ald Oiurt, .do hereby ertil) II ?' '* Itaylor, one of the *| rmnml" 1 '<? '? ' the . 1 1 m j v e naiiied cauat. Ua* gi?en i">n ' *? [' <|Ulre?l by law and in aeroHtonce altti'"!*" cree therein. (riven under my hand tt? la 2Ti t. ? f I"""1'' l<er, las*. T. W. I. ATI M I I: 1 Jan. 10, 1j#>? iw 8HKNAXIMMII VAIX?V Poultry and P?t Stock Assoc n of lfolor a, Jefferwn,* ^ 1 * H Itrth m*. Urr,wn an<j |JU/-k ry*h?rn?. norl V"01,"1 ?*?*???. ll,n,t*jrr?. VI Urnm A HP Plymoulb tVrk?. n* > fcinr'J I* Tark+ya KitglUti H*rt 2 ? ?r It K**? ?*?*? to?i* ?f 91-1 -l?r muting. K. D. I.AMAH,tJur. *?*>. Jab. SI. H?>-S?r AUCTIONEER John \V. LhxJd iii a licen^i A*' tioneer in JefT?non ami lUrktlt}' Cwinties, and will be UiAok/fal for ? thare of the public jmtr"ua^e. ^ cry on per cent, or lump tii^ ^ drew JOHN. W. DODD, Ma rtintburg, Vf. ^ *?