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THE HUNTINGTON ARGUS.
Vol> 1'1IUXTIXGTOX, AVKST VA.. MAY 17, 1873. No. 52.
1 »IO>. W S4VASS
VV. W. JOMNaOS, IVc* Pr^HJmt
L MAI HI.K, <
Second National Bank
—or—
IRONTON. OHIO.
WWTAL, ?»i),000. SI RPLLS. Jii.aOO.
rantjred and e<d!celiooi mail- on all
1 ■ inn in |iir country.
Interest Allowed on Time
Deposits.
nrafu for «al- -n Knitlaiid, Ireland, Scot
I m l. Fran-e and Germany.
"" * "> • H. M ATURE, Canhier.
IT./; ,rd. /Wdcai
//<Gary f.V Bsrr P/ee-/Vc«/,/car
It It ir.I.oH, CatMtr.
First National Bank
—or—
IKO\TO\. O.'IO
Capital $283,000 ; Surplus $100,000
411 kind* of Government Securities bought
«:iJ ‘old. II igho*t in.»i kel price paid for Gold
nod Id Coupons.
Interest allowed on Time Deposits
Draft# f..r sale «.n all pari# of Knglaud, Ire
land. Germany and France
Collect ion* mule on any point in the United
• tau- and Europe.
\l*° l’noi»s».' Twki't* »o and from Eng
Ireland and Geriuuur at lowest r ites.
MJUTACP flia-OV, L. C. MCKKTTfl.
Iluntiigtoii. Darboursville.
<-IHSOV A IIM KETTN,
Attorneys at Law,
W 11 pr .-iic in the County of Cabell and ad
joining Counties.
C -i|, •riMns made and promptly returned.
J. M. uiat;
\TTOKNEV AT LAYV,
ltCNTIWTON. WKKT VA.
Offi on Third Aveuue between Ninth and
Tenth street*. vln.'t
kei:d, jr..
Attorney at Law,
" II hr i-ti™ in ihc cur'. of Caboll ami aj
joining c.unti*',.
'K‘‘' e ,\ \J Hamer (Vyur Store,
I .il l Avonuo b»'l Hill and lUlh ila.
aw. SMITH T. &. KLINE.
nuith .v hi.im;
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
C.YBKLI, C. II., WEST VA ,
\\ ill p-a *ti<‘,» regularly in the Circuit and
* 'i.utity Courts of Cabell. Lincoln, Wayne.
Kan i ’ Ii i. I’utn im an i M n-m and also in the
<*..urt of Appeal* and United States District'
•emit it Chur!e*tnn.
/• ,r- Prompt attention given to collection of
bairns. febKtf !
J AS It FKRGCHiF* IV. It. HAItVKY. I
ri:iK.| Hi»\ A IIIICVCV,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW.
Ui;XTI\f5TOX. W VA.
«rflj ■ ou Kigiith itri-ut between Second aud
Third Avenues. Also at Cabell C. II.
U 18X1.13! MIIMIV,
(bate of Virginih,)
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
iu;nti no ion, \v. va.
o'I.*.- mi Thirl Aveoiiii, brt,.rri. Ninth nnil
1-nth «t». my22nI
W. 3111 H i IN LEWIS.
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
iirvrivorov. \r. va.
0!li.**» «*n Hth street b*-t. 2d and 3d Avenue*.
a>u. Tiion \n H i i sn
Ke*|, • tfultl -ITm hi* |irnf. *4i n**) irtvin to
ib1 :11 ii* of llufiting tio art I vicinity.
Speei il .mention paid to eiiat-ane* of the
I. unji, I limit, Heart anti llrnilo Innary Omni.
Off.— on Tlii I Avenue between Ninth and'
t ii? . atreel*, over !»n**«l A Milter's Grocery
t <hr,n Wall V n r s flu/ffmnf •* J/ l>
H %l«la A llllll\4.T4»\.
snutKOXS AM) I’ll yskiass,
Iffr •• *»f ' aM A Huffm^f n’* Ii nz eor
u -i ol Eighth Mlre<*t aud Thud Avenue,
11I’MTI VOTOM, Wm V *.
O .1. K ;i..i »» - K. .in 7 t . Ill A M , And frvm
, ' *i « IV V
itu. M. M’.lr< II III I I.Kit.
l^.ifj-rie.r to Kid r A Hullei.)
3Doia.t1.s3t,
■( 5 / At ’ •iu*•. or*r J) hum & /Iron.
f>ruj SUn'c.
II* \ ri\‘it v W V *
i>:i. i;. h. icim.it.
SUftlEON DENTIST,
' i n.F.i r.Hitr k v
I ■ ■ t *. rjltr .... || ,. J Art t l»i « iHStA furm.ll
Oil. 43. II. i|.,rl I TT
't »|. -rmly •-t’- ■. h.. p, f. ,«r,ie. .
>• .«"./•! - 't II II Ii - . ii.rt Violiin;, tt ,1
• I '• 1
II. . ' M.l I- nr*, h. b-.pt— tfl |A, rit. Sill
• I.. .
ftV w to /J........ of prn.ntr*.
• * •• .ii T\. i in. . b, • ».. n I* ll, A.„i llth
4<r,-iH - - . I I V It > 11 ll / H | , ||
MERCHANTS HOTEL,
(w4 o, Srramtf/0, i’mprirtor,
• iirnrr Me4501nl Avenue m.d Ninth street
Ht'VTiMfTON WkotVv.
w.a. « M. vaiUK. h.c.
<•■.•/ /VfA. Att'yut /.«•*. Au*$*t Lm*
WEST VIRGINIA
REAL ESTATE
—AND—
Collection Agency.
Room* nrrr the Post Office. '2d Avenue.
HUNTINGTON, \V. V A.
Mi l: l\N! Ri.M’i;
\N s Pohi)«t A *’« *r* ngent* for fl»*
l.i *• ItiMirnnre ( 'tMn^iiv in lit* Uni
t**«l '■Utr* — in* W :t»lt mgton, of Nr\v Y«»rk
f^nll Mini A?*f m I'irrulnr. « tilt-minr. blotter,
uteiitotmmltitii l»ook Ac
WASTED.
A tract of land, suitable for a forge rd.my,
near . «.r on the line of the ClImi
ff'lcwomd Oku, Umlron.t. It must he of good
averwge quality—Timber, Mineral and Farm
ing. I met must not Icni than 2.1.000
nor mart* than 4IMNM) am**.
w. S. DoWNEK A CO .
" est Virginia Heal Estate Agency, over the
Post Office. feblM4
•m © ^
\N S Downer «V (!o have several \crv
cheap «nd eligible houses ami lota on Sec
ond. third and b<uirili Avenue* Pcr*©n*
actlling here will find it to their interrat to
Cull on them and examine their lisle.
W ASTED.
Mineral and Timber I.and-. *.n or near the
line of the Chesapeake ami Ohio Railroad, in
any quantities. W. > D'lWNKK A CO..
'Vest Virginia Kenl Estate Agency, over the
Putt Offi«*e, Huntington.
WASTED.
We want a tract of live, ten, or twonty
thouaaiol ncrea of coal, iron,or timber and •
(arming land tor a colon\
W S !>• vvxkr Sc Co ,
^ eat \ a. Knit Estate Agencv.
over the Post t Mtice.
- m © o»
WASTED.
100.000 (Vet Wnlniit I.o^h. Must
be of good quality, and hewed square.
W S DOW NEK A CO.,
M»st Vhgini.T Real Estate Ageucty, over the!
Post Office, Huntington.
CITY I'ltOPKKTV
We have a lar »r numberof the mo«t eligible j
lots in town, and snim very convenient and1
••.heap dwellings. Call and see our list.
SI ill KltAS l*IC02*EICTV.
" •• ba\e siafy vary eligible building lets on
tbe Western border of the city, a.td a few acre
building lot* at very l< w pi ices.
I'AK.MS
420 acres, *ix mile* from Huntington, with
with good house und outbuilding?, on liny an
ili'ttc river. Pjic*( $26 per acre.
410 acre* on fbe-apeitko and Ohio Itnilroad,
tWenty two mile* frm Huntington; 249 lens
timber of fine quality: several small house* on
the place Term* easy. Price $ I* per acre. '
7#< nc^e* on Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad,
fourteen mile* from Huntington; all bottom
land on Mud river, with a good mill *cat —
Term* ca-jr. Price $4,000
190 stc: ? on New river, four mile? from Sum
mers II; first rate loud m good order; Ififl
.•ere* timber, balance in cultivaiiou: good bri« k
house and outbuilding*; teriu*«u?y.
Price. $2,000
•Ifi icrrs within tw.. mile* of Hunting on; 0 ,
acres bottom, bilance rolling; ull g-.- d
Price, f 1.000
Four firin' «»f respectively. 22V 170, .15. and !
250 see*, on Hurricane and h »iy (‘reeks, at ,
low price!!.
85 acres «n tiuyand >fte river and Chesapeake
and Ohio Raiiroad, right miles fretu Hunting ,
ton; good flume house, • r* hard, Stc. $rt.000
10n acres < n Mu I river, one half mile fr*.*.
Mil ton depot tin I'He* i peak e and Oht . R i i Ire |; *
no improve acuta but fence. Price. f.1,000 ,
fif. ac- • >.ne half mile from the rill ige
(Suyandotte on the Che»ap«ake and Ohio Kail- i
road and (luyandotte rivoi. *• herd? A h* use*.
Price, $150 per acre j
4 9 acre* nine milrs fr ,m White Sulphur
-p inrs. <ir> < ubtier c-outr; 200 acre* und-r ,
cultivation, balance timber; good house nnd i
outbuilding*. Price, $1200(1
Timber mid tlinrral I.iiimIw
2 I0i» acf.-s n»ar the Oh i riv r, eight miles
fnin Huntiiigt-n; unrivaled oak, foptar and
pin* Hmh r great m lii'*',nrn(. for stir* c**t- i
ter*. |»,,.:e e. ry low.
400 acres coal land on th* (luyaadolto river !
♦wenty flv* tin e* fr >m Hutif ngr.tu three V* in*
• if good coal Price, f.O1 per ae.e
72 < iron and timber, ne*r Oivandntte 1
fi'er, twenty miles fr**io liunt'Ogt the tiin- :
tier !• good, in 1 there u a *d Vein { iron on
the land Price, $20 pi r acre
209 re <« ;tmher 1?n !. f? mile, from Hunt
intftos tlf.r bii.imlt r»* * i . fill* land In* a
good vein • I e tl on it. Price, fa j er .icre
6 a .es c..al .d «* *. a /••* I i . • ■. n* 1. *v
• * W4
F ur inf |(\'* *7 l.. vii 2* 00 acr. •
tm * e. I .suit «n ftai*4 e... *>.J h s»pi ike
and Ohi » I *. . • «». *e «nd« a*l hat* min
V e.‘ $29** •$'-!» pr *•'*
* ■ t *’n»| r-. T,...ilUtilt, *'H fin
b ied. iiti ni'f • . v. f«rt v-n o < »n**»
• n I a f •nr i *• in of I..tuuilfti u- e »i: p> »-c
ttry low.
4?5 acre* . n tfurr'ran* f're*fc, Patn »in conn •
»r, •r imarv log h-.u- : inoacre* rlrar* •; tb •
ft« l I* fenced; ha'ance heavily timbered w. U
poplar, oak, and *« me pine. Pr.»‘« \l per
Wr have ether eery va'mhU coal land* that
we offer at reasonable price*.
(Thr ^luutiugton Prints.
M'.U. r. W.1/.LACK,
r' lLURII 4X0 PtorRIItOR.
terms ok subscription.
The price of tki. paper i> Two Ootliiru
prr annum. Par ft month.. $l,2>; for 3
m-nth«, 75 eenu . singla copies. 5 eenta each—
payable, alrray., la ■4„„.
Rates oe advertising.
One dollar per .quare|..f inch iu length,
mil be Charged far the flr.t insertion, and 50
cent* per square, will be charged for rank ad
ditioual insertion.
H • e b b "3
»- a- = II?
I square. $1.00 $?,0n$2,50 $t.nil $7,0(l $ 12^111
I “ 2.110 3.UH | 5.00 8.00 12.00! I ft’on
I •• | .4,00 ft,on I 7,in lo.iiii | r,.oo; 20,00
1 , roll!mil i.1‘0 H.on to Ml 11.00 15,00 7.V00
S " H.00 12,00 15,011 20,00 25,00 \b.V0
I •• 10,00 20,00,25.00 30,00 to,no 75,1111
Kdilnrial nelieea 10 eenta per line for earh
insertion.
Marriage »»n.l Death notices ,rrt; hut enm
•nent* upon either mil he ehnrged for at half
rpire.
Huntington Church Directory.
Hrxl I’ri-.h, t<-riian. —Services every
''nMitlh.nn &ih Avenue between lfttli an<l 11th
Street*, at 11 o’rlork, a. m. and half pa*t 7 p ir.
Her. .1. n. MeOlintook, Pastor. Sunday school
llrreklnriduM* PreahUerlMii- erv
iee* in the l.and Company’* building c\erv
Sabbath nt II a in. and 7 p.’m. llev .1 Peters,
pastor. Sunday school at half part ¥ a. in
< ongrogalloiiHl - Rev. <\ S Walker,
Pastor. Services at Pilgrim llall. Third Ave
nue between Ninth and Tenth street* Preach -
inr every Sunday at II a. in. an I 7 p. in.; Hi*,
ton Sunday School at2:<0p. in.; Prnyet meeting
on Wednesday evening at 7 o'clock
<Tirl»l!utt Church. Preaching every
Sabbath at 21* o’clock p. in., in the new School
House,corner 4th Avenue and 7th street.
Pro fowl ii ii I Dplaropul—R'tior. llev
Kdw \ alentine .Inn*** s*rt ier* nt Trinity
Hall, :M Avenue between 1 Oth and lltli street*,
every Sunday except the first. Sunday school
• t H o’clock, p. in.
Itupt iwf —Preaching every Sundav even
ing at 7 p. m ; Sunday School at i» a. m ; Pray
er meeting every Piiduy » veiling
JI«»lllO«liNf CpiMOpHl -Rev. J. A
Kibhe. Pastor. Pc a> lung at Hnrrett k Oih
»o*n *■ llall. third Avenue between Ninth and
"••nth street*, every Sunday evening at 7 •.’el k
Sunday School meet* at 2:110 p. m.; Piay»-r
meeting e\crj Thursday night at 7 o'clock;
Clas* meeting evi l v Sundav h» f p in.
(■ujaimiotic i Imp for, No. IO.
vV* Hoval \reh Mu*m-. m n in Ma*uuir
'V' llall, Huvan lottr. M-nday before the
full moon, at 7*a o'clock.
.1 A. KiBlJK, II. P.
Ill >TiM; ro% i.oim.i\0.
J"L HI. |. o wft O ft., innls
• every Tliur-ul.iy hi 7'..
oVIuek, I* M.. in Johti«foi>'« 11.«11
corner or lli.nl Avenue and Tenth et.
fl. I. SI NS EL, N. «J.
A. M. Warnrk,Sec*v.
' * • «V M. II
Ancient. Free m.d A cept-d Ma«.na meet In
M..sonic Hull in the Central l and C 'inpany’s
lltiiltlinjr. or. the first and Third Fridays ..I
each uionih, at p. m.
‘ d K. MORROW. W. M.
fito. Itowr.AJtn. See'y.
rr . * !• O. (».T. •U-jrnlar meeting every |
,y{*\ N,"n ,av , v‘ »»£• »t h o'clock. at I5.ii ,
<£***»finicton'a Hal., over T. 8. (iarlan l A
Co's Dry floods Store.
L. C CHASE, W. c. T. !
A R Pat.nrft, Rec. "re v.
PH R R C. HLTRI.sr# | ON /r^,Hnl
JOHN HOOK Rl’aSKL. CtukUr
BANK OF HUNTINGTON.
IirXTIXCSTON, W. VA.
received and eoHrefione and remit
Un'ct made on
All I'ol'il* Thro it;/him I the
♦ Oil III r If.
Eccl.ai./e |»ur... .- 1, and ».>*(». di«*-unfed
on approved e.»llateral
Interest allowed on r.rr^ |mjw«:K
R.-^.iUr diu-.uiit «!:.)—W'.jf Wednesday.
Third Itenar* < nrn. r Itih vt.
eeptTtf
I in Mm • urn: ns
Boots and Shoes
or ill. kIMIV
pe*M fully inform ^
II . tn-Kton a,J
■
if' k* *’f i9ttf “ '*i'‘ '* 111 *l lM"' •- -WOp*te
Hint’s. Shm s atul Ihils.
r t *♦ v , t. A«a! (•• ve ii m
b call, at B ii i'ek*. :* ..k
•*»! iie tfte. IliinHa^f^P. M \ ;».
*• //. U »*' !fH».
ItAMHI.FTON *1 IIKTT1,
I'll pm.a-' v <li tiia p
i I^OTSTTOlvT J^OXJSIlJ,
*■*». Railrwasi an 1 F:oal Hi ,
IT.ONTON, onto.
Arrivals ■« Jlsrcfcaais* llstrl,
1 <* mcr ol lit It slr«i nnd 2il Avenue, dur
• » g ilie seek ending Friday morning, May
16th, lsC3
rain t\.
ii I> Wait, J N Murray, Portsmouth; II C
llay»ie, East Ky K It p Whlteeeed. tJ A !
ttroudt, Parkerebsrg; X Fperry, Ashland, O;
• W right, PiiUburg. .la- Price, tisyandutte;
l> U Kn»««d«, city: J T lUnirn, tleo Merritt, j
Itarbourmritla; J U llauna. Hartford; J A Mil- ,
•on. N» sport, Ky; K ,1 Andeiws, Unit uaurv;
> italiner, Richmond; J N Anderson. II A Kil
le. Aider son; J A Patterwaa. J M Rockwell C I
A u K It; It U lira ham. I'lttsftcld. Ma-s; L It
I Hrfin-drll Ceieda; K S I.dwaid- Cincinnati; 1
A A Hanley. Hanleys Landing J W Hardner. |
tiallipolis; W William-. » rvs •(..ad-, «i It
| Hudson. Marietta: W M l>trn*ll, M<>ur *e ew;
Jel.u till . J W Hagers. \.« Jersey Kill*
1 PoWill, no plash .
■> i rt ut» %v.
A P llatHcm pt iMcn-ant; J t’ Shut. I.evi
t'- nnvi, Ci••as viiy; l. C R. bin* n. \V p
llughey. All •••ble. itnr-tuuwiJ Alder- m,
A It. rson: A l* MiUy, C l> llaiu.n. rly, I ti
M i beli, C F .'pitman, *>ty; J A Curry, Kcu
i tuvky: A A Hu*«%*r, llitltiiunra; Ja« .Moure
Pat Wtiiiseed, I'm kersburg; N M l>ur|i-v tv
I V; 8 It Page X wile, Cleveland. S W Boyd,
W heeling; ii l) \\ ait. Portsmouth; J A Cramer
fliaU.hurg, lll;8W 8e»tt, Isaac \dler tiuyau
ilottv; H \\ Uobineuu, Richmond, Vi 8 Mer
rill, lioutou; C T Kstus, C A 0 R It.
•tttCDAY.
Ludwig Febmi.lt, (luyandntte; t) P Huttos,
Itockn.idge; S A Frus.tr Ashland. Ky; N C
Petit, aity ii T Vt iiliauis, Cincinnati; H 1. Ituf
ner, Kanawha; L Hrumuioud. Ft Albans; I* H
IIarmisun, 1 ronton; S Flowers, P Philips,
Malden, J as Hacker, At bans, ti; J M Co p r A
wil«, Meubcuvillo; J M Rockwell, C A 0 It It
MON HAY.
" I Thompson, C K Myers. A O Church,
C’has By an. lUrhoursvillc; J Parks. liallipolts;
1 K .1. tlri.-s, Charleston. V li L llandley 8 .1
! Handley, Hurricane; V While Cured., 11 F
I hnuias, Chas Kendall, T Gliek, Cincinnati;
*s Sexton Kills Powell, Itev J A Kibbe W 11
FitU, W II llittrick. .1 1 Lowry. fit v; X li Gray.
South Point, l» Il Kinell,’ Baltimore; J ’ll
Wright, S W S.-ott, J II llyeell, liuyandolte: .1 J
' Gordon. " Vh; C B Hull, Miller,port, J
, Maiduu. Ji O It ll, J W McMe-ll, Pntxburg;
.1 11 Shoemaker, Leiage'a; .1 W Boyer, on the
ir#mp; II ti Cross, Va; W Nuwiuau, Milton
"taii ai; C I’ Scott, Bilchie; ll Howe, .New
| Y..rk.
TIKMUAY.
W M Ho\cy,C W Moore, I, C Binketls Bar
hoursville; •* ;; Liudaley, Springfleld.K J Pur
••••I ,v wife. \V C Hiieaion, C tl Adams. A .1
..hiian, W .1 t'atliie, t lueiunati; II ll llairis,
Gl»l .; Barn) t l.»rv. W Va; |i I Smith Guyan
und ■ te; J s Kobsou. Ashland, Kj . L Scluuidt,
Wilton: .1 .1 GaUw.iy Ma lison, lnd; .1 Hillers
Imu.^. Jackson, 0; L T Moore, W J Hutchinson,
G Newbeigcr, I roll too: K McGee, Pro. i.rsvillc,
J Meli.iui i, Burlington; J P Lodge, |, c
Naill, IV Keen, Charleston; A I’ Wei more,
Warreu. P:»; .1 " Parr-h, Malden; J || Bock
we|i, .| Kowry; C A tl B It. S C Shield, New
Vorlc; A It Monger, Toledo; Jas Gray, Ohio;
1 CMosf, AHo. Unity; M l* Cooper, Ashland.
Heo Bogcr«, on the tr«mp; .1 VCollins, Mar
I iinaviurg; .1 .\ Murray, i*o»,muuuoi; ,n o AlM.
iiioiin. Henry county, III; W 11 || llolawade,
T M ctilone. city
WKPXKMP.lY.
Henry M Amlin, Cln- Rothschild, Emanuel
Loth • incinnnti; Jas U Karl. (! .vington, Kv,
H tl Timford. U'onge comity, Ind; Ja< \| Bint.
Brown county, t». .1 II Hcnt. It K llradtord.
.1 B L ll" rs, Il ilrim re: J M Simms, city, A
I Tyler, Pirjua, O; J A Kline W V..; W M
Warren. Goshen, Vo. IV .1 Williamson, Logan
• omits. IV S Moore, Charleston; J K Quidor
Staunton: G L Bui hank Lebanon. Tenn; N
Cook. Ashland; J Walker, Miss M K W.lkei,
Klu l>*it,. Pa; tVui II lioiuback, Saltskurg,
Pa. K F IV.ili.im-, I ronton; Pat Xolou Cat
Ictt-burg. Ky.
Tlfl'KHPAY
J 'ines Jordan, 8 item; S M Lowenstrin,
I Charleston; L T Moore, Ca'lefts burg; C ll
ILnud, New York; K I Traey, llootievill«, Mo:
\V IV Van Pelt, Lexington; Ky; I Smith. T B
Klm . A *i ( I hi r«-h, Bui bour«s ills; FC Atkin,
I N Smart, J A Patterson, J II Rockwell, J
It Leacock, ll K Iturcli, C .1 *» B It: J N Co|
• ms. .Martin-burg; C L llowdin, M Atkios,
i llaoiline, It F Hanley. Guy andottc; W M Kir
; Pi11-bn g;.? K F ekh •niier. It .1 McCoy, J
II K<l|..g, L l a latif, A J Grimes, Cin in iiti:
P A Butterfield, Springfield; (1 J Wvman, Huy
t"ii; J V Coghill. Covington. \ a. W T Hamel,
Richmond; li J Monro. .>«• liar ill*; N Fti M,
lliiitoi..G V. Burbank, Lcboann. Tenn; A J
M .re, Ashland. W C llonson, Putnam; S J
• uipent. ,, M-son county; G W Hummori, Mil
I oi .**'.ii ion. II II irin’i . II-i risbiirg, P i J T
II atelier. Z rneavill#: J Parsley. It Cvao*, Jus
W#|oh, I ronton; S «* r»yw. M. i,...... I„j.
BJ Lnpg, "heeling: Oscar lleibert, laaan
Phd.ps, lr.»ndale. Ohio.
f ill. niLIIC hlMsn ||.
Concerning the return o m |x»rf»<»?i of
i» e tof Ce|it IIhIT* \r»*ti«: Exploring
K\|>« itiion, nidi liir reported f<ti<iitp<f
• i «l ► Aiel'tion, hr .1 .1 ll.«vr*, iu r» c •*
explorer. hi hii interview uu he •uljccl,
expre»»ed »l»* opinion thm the P Im* *a
M fit lor the xtirv ei*^ in.| thm the injury
to the v«-«*el whs cm-- I hv I* frets in her
htiihl
i he ft.Mowing, n hirh we flip front the
Com i« i-Mi Kiiyuir r "v«* u different
phnee to the «i :it»er 'TOtn thnt heretofore
re|4;ried;
4 Hptniti Ifni! 0)iii| the h.irfor, * n i«
I'*.; im - i-d., rhe North Pole If. (IUM)
hi* i-r *en whnt I Iihvp pi edited loud
po I lull Smith’* Sound w «• imvignfile,
»m «*» tiip true pvex^e m*o i*.e • ion
P'| ,r S| 1 M l»h*i# In* *r* iim in h »%e reii* l»
• I Wh> Ite «M driven hue* I rMiinoi
• I l1 -}n» lv I ' drif.i.j# jr-r fhd*. o
• ‘•-of % • d mil f no fhmlit tnnt he
i * I ri-nehed the Polnr >«.H
• Ti *-.e i* on- retiinrT.il # f • t *ho it h *
e.ploii lull*; Hr OHO I'liini Milt *iin«Jih e
.•it:.-. »rr<
d • .*«• • n t •* »m h Moiter-* »rr n I
•hr;- • * t *• i i m i oi •<tid> in*1 I run t
i »t w 11.. p], p n • t b t* • »
*»•• N i i • • i». r a i him.-1 w on Id dr*x*r
t e ne r-p mddi*«- **■'» • •* rtr-h «.*,
it I *h • 11' i|ip*p iv*. «ti- n n»9) on l o i d
" it c - "i e i- i ii x urtv M hi e •
leeroi. «di | «ve iln* *n.p There n» *
*fert «i i - pot nt iih* reptirt ih.n '
J r i»i n it 'nttiami
• I tliin t * ip’aim II ll tin* done n ph.ri
I on* thing 11 r hue gone flirt he noiih
w.t h ship iIihu •*»/ I "in in Wing e\er
did l rluir Inin, although other* btsve gon •
tar mi pledge* Captain Halt seems to
have broken the iceburg* of Smith's Sound,
whndi b-tlbdhoth previous rX|eililioiis,
and »«nceed«al in reaching a point where
Inith Kane and I claimed to have seen the
»»!•*•» Polar N’k, mi latitude 8*2—16, the
is o~t northedv latitude over reached by
any ship lit* ship was 2*29 mtlss farther
north than Kane'* ship
**I can’t underainud why the survivor*
acre lelt to the tiirme* of a floe unless
there was difficulty on twiard the ship.
At the out eel, at Drisco, there was some
difficulty bet wet n Hall ant Haddington
I'liis Waa settled by lli- Captain ol the
Congress. There waa some lung very
mv*terio.i* in Captain Hall'* deitli I
wouhfn t li »e fo say that he w is killed by
one of hi* mrndtt a Mint ny. but it would
si moat look so I h ive never known ot
an* r*tie dying in that region ot *|>oplexv.
and Captain ||NII certainly did not look
like an apoplettc man
“1 think thers ia a strong probability
that the people on hoard the 1VIa is arc
-ate and that the vessd will lie hack here
hy StptimU r. Ttie men who deserted the
*diip probably did so because of Hall’s
de*tli He an* a brave and resolute man,
and *et out with tile del emit tint ion loreacb
tlie Non . Pole il it would tuke liuti five
'em* to do it lie wa* one ol the
pluckiest men 1 evtr saw, and would cer
t linty have stayed two year* tiP>r* to ac
roiu|dish bis purpo-e irde.iih bad spared
him—death or murder, 1 don’t know
which."
Professor Haird of the Smiths-mian ln
atilute think* the Hall Kxfied tiOa far
1 rmn a failure, and ha* no doubt realiie l
, many ol the objects m view in sending it
<•UI.IT DIKCOVBUV!
Ml* er fllne* wllhln t« mile* of CJal*
IpolUI
1 IV«i>< vf Siii'n Or* Six f<* AT, /hi Feet T'lielc nn
km* u/ Henry tSke, in /'ut.i.im Cuioittf,
( H\ I*...
Tlic ollmving which we clip from the
< Lilli pot is HulUtin, clearly demonstrate*
i ■ «* l.»i*i of wlnti wc have often nmrrtvd —
flint llie mineral* ol West Virginia are
dialined io make il one of the richest and
mo-t pr< * permit* Stales in the L’uion—
l’l»e*e mines ar»* m*ar the line of llie Ches
hIa'ak•* and I Mho Railroad, and but a re*
lioiira distant from our city. Hurra lor
ills minerals of Wot Virginia;
More than a year ago, Mr. Maury F’ike,
| of New \ ork City, look several specimens
| of ore from ilie land- he now owns in Put*
■ 11 a mi f 'minty. West Virginia, to New York,
ami ieit them lyoig in Ihs office The-am
i pies viere tpiani d by Mr Pike, and taken
■ >»* i. .<•**- of* Id *d oaiid" iron
| ore and considered rich. A tier being in
iiis office lor some tune, Mr Pike * broth
er, the late N Pike, linppened to come
m, and, seeing * he ore lying on the .floor,
[•xamined it lit- nt nu-e said, “This i
-liver ore. and uloac V rescrith'e- specimen*
of ore- from silver min s hi Utah m which
i I am ititercaieil." lie udvised that the
| -.re be subjected to a—ay, that the truth
1 *»i Ins n.serf on mi^lil be »ested.
Mr Henry Pike thereupon placed one
1 of the samples in the hand- of Messrs.
; ih-.b-rick, Scar* A Co, IX Maiden Lane,
N V. As-avrs and Refiners, (one of the
• .*rge-t and mo-t responsible firm* in (he
••■hintry devoted to this hux'ties* ) ami on
the 2dd of April. 1X72, fliey made the fol
io* mg rvpoii which wc copy from the orig
inal; *
"Received from Mr Henry Tike, one
sample ore. which upon te-l yield (o the
ion oi 2<ftM pound- td X ok. silver. Value
|« r on in gout coin $.#(> til *'
Cor the purpose ni more thoroughly
testing tl»e matter, Mr Pike to *k Another
-ample to (he same parlb*. and on the
- Mb ol \p.-il, |H72, re. eived a report, ainl
ti'gllial toe Maniple‘*U|K>fi t-<-t vield* to tile
ton of 200'f pound-, h i *10 ok silver. Val
ue per ton in gold. #l2d 12”
Another (and inferior) •nmp’e was ta
ken lo fFeorge W . Platl, * Reliner and As
*H*er. No. I, Liberty .Street, N Y , And on
the 2bih of .J ii y, |X72. be repotted to Nf r.
pike iliar |||MII. le-l it yielded tj (he ion m
gold f iitii
Plie MMiup e- assayed were from the out
cropping- ..f il e vein The vein is from
my io eiyktfeet in thteknmn, and inexhaunt
•f le **i quantity, underlying n vast extent
of r .u**ir»
The no|H>rfsnf discovery which we here
chronicle ivi« made l.v digging for coal,
after going in from eighty to ninety feet,
and. a- staled bef P*. when loutal was *:.p
l-»-ed fo be h'srk band iron—mure eofif
•nonly known a- times'one ore
I be sh Ve en brae-- the si ople fact in
• be rase We I av»* examined the original
rejoris of pie •—aver- and giv-n the re
sult I Here rail la no dniiht of theT eof
»entneae t.ie standing of the firms preclu*
ding e en h eii-pi* ion o' unfair play
\» r . ongi itu.aie Mr. Pike upon his
good i.roi.u and truer that the golden bar
v***f !»*• r* nfH may a ptv p*vard him for
iIt«- ♦ fT rts lie making to develop our
lielmd-o dr f ke are within twenty
miles of fFillip l.v river, and hence
»u - di-e .vr % .. u direct interest to otlr
pr**pte
' ' i. *tif i..\t -iharo.it I no «f i|,e
- ' t m i -i h " . . v.«ti.r m IjiirM So 1.
#M* ' 1 n'»,r ■ ■ ■ I n ..f eoilllliuoi*
'•Ik ni .iH. II lie < iir-H ahi> mill Ohm
rjad ml t .• Iv .H i , n. (•„,! j| n|i
iii i » I'lii1 In of tlif • • hI trnfii time
*n,' "* T-i »lir -ml .iii- nln-uilv iii pro rera.
W 1,1-11,1 Iim Hrrii'ifniie .•» t..r ■•,,»: <li pinrntn
■tea Hilt ....iiii tr r. inrT, „ | he a l.ri>k
li'l.ii,I'M |,v t„r I*. , , r ",i|imT in
ill « 'll reel lull, I 4 rlrettliif i. priiimunreil
ii line p -ir .,i m-.rk Mr .1 i>. Mania,
jr. (In* tMttilii.il rt*«i I. tt' r»»jf ««*rf uirtn
i e *k’ *’»•( i Mt >\ durgeof
(III cni tlriicil'itt (If lift It »*tf Mlltll) Itt)(|
rlevAivr — I’ ar « t^*'» r

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