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THE HUNTINGTON ARGUS V°L 1/ _HUXTIXGTOX, WEST VA., FKniU AKY H, 1878.' " nTsT* *iev. H’lthird, President. tf *t»rf Burr. Vice - President It M H&mon. Cashier. First National Bank —or— iKovrov 0:110 Capital $280,000 j Surplus $100,000 All kind* of Government Seeuritie* Ix.urht and -old. II market price paid for Gold and Gold Coupon*. Interest allowed on Time Deposits Draft. f.,r .ale ..n all pnrtsnf England. Ire l.md, Gt-r many and France. Collections made on an; point in the fnited Mate, and Europe. Alro.eK |*a..age Tickets to and from Eng land, Ireland and tierman; at lowest rates. t ». IMAMS PmUnit w. W. JOHNSON', fp, /V. A MAI HU. Cashitr Second National Bank -OK IRONTON, OHIO. nriTAL, *150,000. si rpli s, *t»,500. Deposits received and collection- made an nil iu tkc country. Interest Allowed on Time Deposits. Draft, for sale on England. Ireland, Soot Mini. France and Germany. 0i;2&u8 It. MATHER. Cashier. klsrat r. uisson, L. r. siocktth, Huntington. Harbour. % ille. UIB.SOV A IUCKKTT*, Attorneys at Law, Will prattle, in the Count; of Cabell and ad jnininx •'•‘Untie*. * ollection* made nnd protnptlv returned. J. Tl. I-A Y.\K, VTTOHNKV AT law, HI NTI.Vl.Toy, WENT VA. Office on Third Avenue between Ninth mid Ivnth streets. yin* jr.. Attorney at Law, Will practice in the court, of Cnbell aud ad joining counties. Ofietooer N. W Hainr*' Ciijar Sturt, Third Arenue bet ilth and Itlth >U. 1 " WITH t. it. ki.ink. Mnrrn ,v ATTORNEYS AT LAW, Cabell r. il, west va., ill practice regularly in the Circuit and County Courts of Cabell. Lincoln, Wayne Kanawha. I’utnam and Mason, and at.., in thJ C' urt of Appeal, aud tutted State, District 4 >urt at Charleston. •4l~ Prompt attention given to collection of . . ..u... J '* H. FERGUSON u ii UAMVKTJ i l:lce. i son a imiUA, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, HlttiTI VfiTOX, W V A Offiee on Kighth street lief ween Sreoud and Th.r I A venue. Al*u at Cabell C. II. Ti ll.1.1 HI W V It I IN. (Lata •>( Virginia.) ATTORNEY AT LAW. II UN IT NtiToN, \V VA Offi-o en Third Avenue, between Ninth and r.nthata. my22uty w ith kti i.v Liiwiai ATTORNEY AT LAW, iintTiNoTor, w. va. on Nth street het. 21 and 3d At enues. r. <. niiiF.it, s. i,fitch iicti.nt, •" rkitn. Ilrnlnt >'nt. „f tlrnl.il Co/. IHM. KIDLII A Ml Min Demists, y/nca hi nuniirk x /flock, A i f., llrKTINOli.il, W V*. i»m. h. 'itimi’i IU«p*. tfulljr off»r. hi. |.r.,f-.,i„nnl .jirvi.-r. » ,h" ' I'll' n< of IInn'inxi'T. and vl-lnit/ « ltk "" *»p*rl»o*o "f T«KMr utk vii.aa 'n ih. r/-"; '• "I uio.lifinr, be hop,■» 1„ ,u..rit, klr, v>r public patr»nnge. S//rrin( ,I/(ration tjir#n !u //«#*'•«, « 0f /Vew#|»a. Office on Third A venae, Wi ween hwbandllth •treet#, over flatii k llro.'v Drag Store, altf hr. tiiohin \\ t:i «n Iteapretfullv offer* hi* profeeafonal ■♦•rviee* tu the eititen* of IIiintingt' ii and vicinity. Speeial attention paid to dmenaer of the Lnnrj, Tliro.il, Hrart nml Gnito I r.uan Orran». ‘»rtler on Third Avenue between Ninth and Tenth afreet4. over !lti«*e! k Miller# tir. -, ry alar*. * J Mat* WAlt V b K j» •' tt b » *M, a in mii.iov. A' 17?<7 b'OMS A X/> I'll YSK /.I .V.S at Wall A llutfinAt n > Itrug Sti.rc r.., orr at Kighlh Mlrn t an.l Third Av,nat. II| \ I IM.TtlN. WnT Vi, 7 ::r;7£'*n~rr"m 1 ,o ,b *• m MERCHANTS' HOTEL, <;»•». Sent none, I'roprietT. C ornrr Hrronil Av.nut and N.nlli aUffl, IlrilTmt.TON Wrht Va. SHERIDAN HOUSE, WJf. NT. n.ilK, Proprietor. Cor. Front awl lawrence Streets, I RONTON, OHIO. iThr JRmttiuflton ^tipis. -— WALLACE Sc GILBERT. Proprietor* ww. r. Wallace, n imshik. TERMS OK SUBSCRIPTION. The price of this paper l« Two Dollar* per annum. Fur 6 months, $1,2*; for 3 month*, 7* cent# . single copies, 5 cents each— payable, always, i* adcisre. RATES OF \DVERTISIN«. One dollar per square (of one inch in length, will be charged for the fir-t insertion, aud «'»0 eent* per square, will he charged for each ad ditional insertion. 2 5 b e e ■* t ST 2 3 r * 1 <qil»rc. *I."0;*2,U" it.ill o,"" *7.6" *12.1111 J “ 2.0" 3.BO 3.IIII 8.00 12.00 10,00 3 •* 3,00 0,011 7,60 10,1111 10,1111 20,1111 column 6,00 8,00 10.60 12.00 16,011 26.00 “ 8,00 12.00 16,00,20,00 25,oo; 45.00 1 •• 10,00 20,00 J5.00 30,00 40,00! 76.00 ’ Editorial notices 10 cenM jot lino fur each insertion. Marriage and Death notice*/rec ; but com ments upon cither will he charged for at half rpice. Huntington Church Directory. I* rcwby I op in ii. Services every Sabbath, at College, at II o'clock. II a. in. and 7 p. n»., by Rev.J. 1». McCliutork. Sunday rchool at # a. in., in Pilgrim Hall. < OIIICreKHtlotlltl —Rev. C. S. Walker. Pastor. Service# at Pilgrim Hall, Third Ave nue between Ninth and Tenth street# Preach ing every Sunday at 10 a. in. and 7 p. in.: Pa# tor’* Bible Cl a*# at 12m.: I nion Sunday School at 2:30 p. in.: Prayer meeting on Wednesday evening at 7 o’clock. « liriMiain < litiri h. Preach ing every Sabbath at 2'u .'clock p. in., in the new School 11 oU*e,corner 4th Avenue and 7th street. I*reftb>t€»riun—• erviee# at Burdick'# Hall every Sabbath fit II a. iu. anti 4 p. in. l*rot4»*fniit k|»i*ro|>nl Rector. Hcv. KJw \ alciitinu June*. >er\ice* at Trinity Hull, 3d Avenue between 10th anti 11th street*, every Sunday except the fircL. Sunday erhool at 3 o'clock, p. m. Hit |»t inf—Preaching every Sunday even ing at 7 p. m . Sunday School at V a. m. Pray er meeting every Friday evening. Melliotlial lipiacuiml Rev. .1. A. Kibbc. Pa#tor. Preaching at Garrett .1 Gib #•*»•'* llall. Third Avenue between Ninth and ’’Vuth #trert*. every Sunday evening at 7 o’cl’k Sunday School meet# at 2.30 y, m.j Prayer meeting every Thur*day night at 7 o'clock; Clan# meeting every Sunday at 4 p. in. TT1 I OIM.I . No. sjgrlI'N X-L «» >• « «* l.» meet* ''^pT cv.ry Thursday evening >«t 7 o'clock. P. M.. m .lohn#tou’-s Hall i corner o( Third Avenue and Tenth «t, . ‘ . **. I. S1NSK!., N. G. A. M . \V aBNr.it, See*y. A I. A A, JI.—Huntington l...dge No &3 An. i. m. Fr«. and Aee.prod meet in M i.nnlr llnll in the I’miral T.nnil ('ninpanv’a Huilding, .... II,.. Ilr.t null Third Friday, of each month, at 7 p. m. J. E. MORROW, W. M. Gao. R«.w: an|i. See'y. I. O. (■. r. h,'iru<„r meeting etory jgjg* -muidity evening, nl 7 o'.-lnclt. „• Pur Cmvi ■'"! * llnll. Snrner i.f Third Av.iiuu and Ninth M. T. M. MAKSIIAl.L. W. C. T. I.iin. Sam,,,hn. Rep. Sec’y. Pk I .■ I . 1,' I I iv. I, , , r,. I ... JOHS wool HtssEL. , u.A,.r BANK Of HUNTINGTON, III NTIMiTOV. VV. VA. If.pn.it, reeeir.d and tolleetiuna and r.init. lance# made on All Points Throuyhont the Country. Far hang, pureha.ed, and note. ditv.niBttd •t, appro..d erdlat.rai. Inter..I allnw.d up Tim. I), pi,.it.. Regular bl.tuant day—..try Wedn.-day. Third AT.ntir. I orlirr Itlh M. •rptTlf ni:A ItfJlA UTEHS — roB-— Boots and Shoes or AM. HlVIlh. .1 f*. <r. «r.»cilnll» I M..- .-ilt/ma .f IIuntil.ft ,1, •arr. iin.linf ronnlrr that I,, ;u,k *" •* •' ..• • HooIh, Shorn ontl llotn. ^ ';r *h'*• "i”1 «i... h„n • ell, at (ha p »*| m(fi,-* "n»u,»«, i r IntMn #,*, HinRI.no> A BKTTk, Prepriatora «.f (ha IZEtOlSTTOHSJ- HOUSE, Cor. Railroad and Proat-ata., MORTON. OHIO- ♦ Corrc«(M>ntJ«ace Huntington Argus. iiki: it iKovro*. Iron tun, O , Keb atli. 1873 A lout halt put on* o'clock this morn, ing tire was discovered to lie issuing from the store room occupied by Mr. Urunebcr". Qiieeiirware dealer. In a lew nflnutes the alarm was given, which brought a large portion ol live citizens to the spot When vour correspondent reached the scene ot action, dense clouds of smoke were pouring from dilTcreut parlo of the block, and as there was no blaze, many were deceived an to the exact locality ot the seal ol the tire lor sonic time Ity the aid of the Holly water works, and well disciplined hose company, the lire was confined lo tile buil ding in which it originated. Although in the centre ofn block ol seven building*, | but little damage was done by tire to the others. Four streams of Water, two in trout and two in the rear, was Moodily the buildings: but for the water-works ber* the | city would have sustained a loss of about ♦ low,DOW; bait a dozen tire engines would not have prevailed agaitmt the Mantes. Wv learn that the loss will amount as follows Mr Oillin, owner of the home, $700 lo ♦1,000. J. A Hitman, hardware dealer | damage by water, theft and breakage, ♦•J.Olki Win. tirumerberg loss by tire and breakage about $1,000. lioddard \ With row, damaged drvgoeds. about $1,000._ Some families livin; in the block will loose $500 to $1,000. William P. Bartram died here on Thurs day Irum hemorrhage of the I towels. liu mors of small pox prevailing in Washing ton township come in ; there is one care reporled in this city, which will receive proper care and treatment Fayette town ship disappointed our citizens hy her ac lion rejecting the proposed river railway Report current on the street the -lours,if , office was sold to A. T. Dempsey & Co. SANTo ^ • w M tit HOI Mat'll. I.K IT KM a. Ilr/mrlnl f„r Ik, A ryes. Our people were much excited, uo Wedoss day Inst, by u telegram t„ tire effect that the long heralded train, will, tbe happy txeur.lon irts. would pars BarboWllle, en route from Hiehiuond to lluurington, during the evening of that day. In a few hour, altar ward the station wa. crowded nul.lds aud inside, with <»gei sod t urious persons to ree I be sight an I enjoy i|,e toil, in the meantime, --HI,,- gmii, tlemen prepared a nice bucket of egg noggaud wilirky toddy, t., whieb a barket large an I fine,-T ..apples mid 1„„ of line , ,g,„ were added. A telrgrnui containing tlie ab.-te luets, logelinr with an invitation to clop. was •ent to tbo party on the approaching train.-. II>C invitnli'.n As ..ih< Itmu '•"I’P"’*. '* hi«lj ffnui «m present nrosi on the u.t.|iiisl,r air in (,„n„r „f wh„ umlcr liie must trying diUieullies. laid tile la,t rail of a great road, which connects the At.an J tie senl onrd with tl,« prairies of the West. Eranthing passed off pleasantly, ihe ejeur (denials -earning lo feel perfectly eon tented — They »uid it UjC tr.Ml lU-, l|14li U.#|J uffered them ou the road. Our old friend, Col. II M. Dungan. left f,.r Richmond vu lust Tuesday evening, to take ' barge uf the masonry of the great Church Hill tunnel, lie sold In* interest iu the drug business to Dr. W. R. Alexander. •Mr. li. H- Thaxtou, assistant in .Marshall C ollege, returned bouia Irom Huntington, on Friday oI iu*l week, quite sick. 1 wo uegrucs. arre-tej at Huntington for gambling, and supposed to he connected wjih a murder if! Virginia, were brought to Barbours ville on Tuesday morning, and lodged in jail for safe keeping. Mr. Joel K. Salmon is ^uite sick with pnou n»on.a. Dr«. Alexander. Wall and Mass are in attendance. Mr Win,,|in Merritt, an old settler u/Cabell, died on last Tuesday morning. Hr. C. D. M« *s h;««jn«t retired an inter -t ing letter from Chnrle* O’Connor, candidate for (’resident at the late election, in wbi<h he • >ffer« him a position should tirant call him to the Cabinet * Ha'H, thunder and lightning was (be order of the day on Tuesday Inst. have a»*en the model of Wood n «•. vnrsible (irate. and wan aural that it inr excel* anything we haveever seen invent e*l for convenience ami f lent illness The tfrntt* i- held in its place by two pine pene trnt tig sn iron fireplace Iront, and ia held a'Athitmrv by the action of n ca«t steel spring, which receives it at the poster.jr edge |ty detaching the grate fr>tn this aprtng, the ashes are d posited in the pun fwlow 1 he rear wall in comprised of fire »de. wliidi p,,sMr*n great power in rr*i«t ».g the action of heat At the |<»p there ia n dnioper *o arranged that the draft cat. be regti.nted to suit the temperature of the room Altogether it in the lo*st thing we nave ever sect*. I he following certibutue *1 t»ks in ite praiac H. rsatniTTR, W. V Jan. 20, l(i<7.% Mn. J. K. Wtmtt— fhnr Air I deem it my duty, as well as a privilege, to say to you that thi grata set by you ia my bouse, last Kail, m tfuyaudotte, with your Kaealsior Fir* Tile, is ail that you claim for it, and more too. |t has already teen worth $Jj to me ia the saving at fuel and in comfort. I am respeeifu'ly yours, if I. MM ITU, Sheriff Cabull Cq, hiv»:k hews. . H INTlnoton, February 14, 1873. Ki»cr Rising rapidly, with thirty fret <*»trr and floating less. The rise is mostly Ironi Kanawha, judging from the amount of oil on the water, there is a good portion out of the Kiltie Kanawha; it roee here more rapidly Wednesday night than it has done tide season ; coming up eight or ten •tet during the night. The J. C. Crossly went to Gallipoli* Tuesday night and reported the Mattie Robert* coining down from Parkersburg through the ice on Tuesday ; they said it was not dosed entirely above, but onlv a narrow channel open from Harfceraburvh down I he .1 C Cross lev had one of the largest trips ol the season trom above. 1'he Fannie Dugan and Chewpsakc are out on tune, doing a lively ba»mnn. 1 lie f S. Mail boat Kanhioft, cam# out and made .1 trip or two, but the ire being aotieavy ehe did not eucoeed very well. niic Kittie Hegler came up Irotn Cincin nati at day light Thursday morning for Kanawha river, where she will And plenty ol water for all practical purposes. The Telegraph went down from Ash land Thursday morning, and will be up on time Saturdax i lie Fleetwood came uj> on Thurmlavg bringing the first consignment ol height or goods, through direct horn Cincinnati to Kichmoml, lor way ol'Chesapeake and tl rai.roa.l fins is the tiawning of a new l era to the commercial world ; and era in which nil men, from the Atlantic to the great West, are interested. Freight that is shipped Iroin Cincinnati will arrive m Itichmond helore it could reach l’arkers burgh by river. The Fleetwood had a splendid trip out from the city, and will lie tonn<i a*, our wharf regularly. Our old friend Mnnck w ill he fonn I on the deck again alter a long resting spell at lioinv. 1 he Atlantic Monthly tor Februarv sue* tains (he reputation won by the high char acter of its contributions. Hohcri lisle , Owsn furnishes an interesting ''Chapter on j lliogrsphy," in which are shown the ways i of l^'t Scottish pe.iple at the commence i meat of the present century. Farloo con tinues his “Life of Jefferson," which must engage the attention of all lovers of A mericun history. For sale bv H. Jenkins, Cost Office block. The enterprising Clothing House of T " Sprague A I'o, of Cincinnati, are doing a profitable business in this part ol the Stale. Unit man Thornton, who comes around here so fashionably pul together himself, and talking Sprague's clothing in such*A*convincing nay that one cannot he near him without feeling ashamed ol. his shabby appearanoe 1|* is popular up at * hurlrston, too, and has a peculiar fscultv of reaching that place a month or so in ndvanes ol prominent marriages, and sur "eds pretty generally in roping the matri monial victim into his wedding outfit. The linn of Sprague .V C'.. is one of the largest in Cincinnati, Moses 1 horn burg ol Ihtrboursv ilje, our efficient Clerk ol the Circuit Court, is in charge of the records of the county. Mr Thornburg has won a deservedly high rep ulalion for ability ns an officer, and a host of friends by Id* attentive and obliging disposition. Mr James Shirley, one of the Keprr senlalives from Jefferson county, fiassed through town, on the 3d just., on hi* wn\ home, having been ttueX|>fCtrdly called by • be death of a brother. •Scribner s Monthly tor February, come* to us looking a* fresh anil rich as ever._ I he reader is treated to a collection of rare and instructive contributions Among them, the "Tehuantepec Canal," by A H. Twombly, will strike the reader with pe-u liar interest “A Court Hall at the I Hague. "In ami Around llsngkok,'' >1.eaves, and others, will sustain the reputation that .Scribner's has w.m. The I illustrations cannot he excelled. For sale at the Huntington New- If,,**, Uf. lice Block. Tlie enterprising lirmol Harper.1 W«bh Have juat made a la,e« addition to rl.eir no. k of firoceriee. and are looalng 'or an ntl.rr "apply, wl.icf. are now on ,|lrir WHV I Ire* liavt aa good an article ae cun be ... »"d are eelling ,t pricw a- low ae tire lowed. For further inior '“jll • fc* peel rally r.trr tin- reader to iTe gentlemen in i|iie*tion. at (heir en.re in Hurd.ck a block. I bird Avenue I’artie* contemplating building raw aulla or m nerd ol engine* and machin rry of any kind, cannot do better Ilian coneuit tbe buckeye Kngine t!«, w liner advertiaeuient appear* m another column line manufactory it oat of the oldrwt in Ohio, end their engine* embrace Ik* lateet mnroved pattern* Messrs. A.T Dempsey & Co., stationer* and printers of Ironton, have purchased Mr lutwson * interest in the Journal— i Success end a wide spread popularity ha j followed this paper since it passed into Mr t Lawson's hands. II* liae made the Journo ' I one of the heet local papers in the State._ We have long been in friendly relation* with him and will miss him among onr exchanges. We understand that he will leave Ironton to follow his fortune in mo ther locality. Our wishes lor prosperity end happiness attend hi til. The ItreckeaVidge Presbyterian Church have just added 1120 new books to their Sunday School Library, 30 new Bibles and -4 Testaments, making, witb the uumbai on hand, 3*35 volumes of new reasitag ! hooka; besides Bibles, 'Testament* and llHj volume# for a Church Library for the »*e of their congregation, thus providing read mg matlvr Tor all. Their Festival uelted them thesuug sum of $135. thk lvcbi n. Ilia Huntington Lyceum met in Pit prim Hall, Tuesday evening last at o clock. Tlie President being absent tlie ( ' ice President occupied tlie cluur. Tlie I minutes ot tlie last meeting were read and i adopted. Mr Thurman Lewis was elect ed to actunl membership of the Lyceum tjurslion lor discussion was "should capital punishment be abolished." | 1 he debate was opened in the affirm* live by Kev. C. 8 Walker, who stated as ttie grounds of his argument, 1st. That it should he abolished Iwcauwe tbs innocent often suffered lid That man, it malier j "Ot how great his crime, never entirely sacrificed his olaiiue upon society. 3d Thur it ha* an evil influence upon the morals ot I the community at large, and lastly, that it ! laila to accomplish the purpose for which it is intended, namely, the [irsvrntifiD of I intirdrr Dr. Moucure, lending disputant for the I negative, replied to Mr. Walker, an in stance where copilot punishment wa* t abolished in Germany, for about two year-, and bad to lia remslituted to consequent's | of the increase of crime. The discussion 1 was very spirited, and was participate m l*> “.c The weight of arpunimvt wm 1 decided to be tu favor of the negative Dr Campbell was upp</jjiled essayist for meeting three weeks hence. 1 he following is the order for literaev eXficihM lor next I ueathty v^uutg, u» Pil Urmi luill mi 74 o'clock; Kssuy ou Matrimony, a" a theory a* I Celibacy by experience by Mr. il O. James. (or (iit<ciiM>iou; “Was the reign ol lamia SufaJeOh jt hiudrunce to the true interests ol France. The Jebatnta as chosen are ns follow* Affirmative —If teens, Ln> .,« am). War • uer. Negative. James, Motalleu.aud Cullen Ladies and getitlemeu ay* rt vpeiiltuliy invyiej to attend. . J G. HLLSLIN, J'h.u Otiio Okkn*. Sec y. .. - w p fm. -. A revival is in progress at Wayne C'oltH House, and we are informed ihnt so gene ral ha- been the uprising there are only two in the town, and tiv* or *ix in the neighborhood, who have not been converr ed. The I huranter wt the ( ouniry versed by Ikr I liesapeulv* asvl Ohla 11m 11 roMdi Il i- an easy thing to talk rHi]roaJ and tesee glo'*'iug accounts given in news^a |»rs of the profit* tlmt flow into their trea sury. hu'l when the time comes to biijl/l one there are difficulties to encounter thytl are not thought of at first. Person* who l‘v,d" cities and are not familiar with tU building oi road-, do not fully appreciate ‘he great work of tunneling mountain*, filling up deep gorges .mil bridging ob structing rivers The completion of u.w Chesapeake and t'hiu railroad is a triumph over obstacles like these. They in* vl.own in tlie* following correspondency f, the Ifirhtnoml /loiof-f; In coiicliinion ol thi* ► ketch of the *na , ,-erring it may not |,e nrtinlereeimg In men . lion tin* tiHineanf the tunnel*. (heir lefigtr ill-., commencing from Ihrhmonii > < bur, h Will 11,ini' I, (.1,011 lent; lirrenww.k .>.'»«i • Brookiville, Met. Ml,I,- Hock, 100 Mm Ifl'lire f Milllmro', 1,311ft (ion r, ■. J*'iO Moon • .'.Will I'olem*,,'* 4O0,.fnhn* ■on * 2ID M • i * I Innnel. Tut. .Xnrrnt’*. 41*1 l.nUr * *0*1 Kelly ■ liilU, Lrmi'i 4 (MM, Alleghany. I'll IVniie Mulphiir. ’.If* > WI,lie If k, -BUI; He, mill Creek t lie. I)»H. « l.lun (treat Bend, f. 4fK> J,K»i^ Be,ni, , in Stretcher* Nenk, k.iMW H..b» . No.,. ■Jf.il, Bine Hole. C(l(), nml gj_ :i«i I,.ml K V/J lent, or mti mii»»*f*( Atom one*tli 1 rd * A 01 f fieie* hare been raeaa.peg on th* bill juel above mwn lor nearly tv« wrek» they arc driving a thrlflr (red* ,a lor lane-telling.— G, a/.on SnAntl Have they told yon «(m yea might look lor the advent of Ike f'uyiiaf’