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WEST. VIRGINIA ARGUS,
i:OR*iE
PURCJCLL, - ;
a 1 NUW'QOI),
DK('. 27, IS7'.»,
No paper next week.
Senator L>un Cams ho.r. of Penn.
jivania, has been chosen in place of
1 he late Gicb Chandler Chairman of
' he National Republican Committee
Che 31 day of June next wa«. fixed
the time and Chicago the place
or folding the next Natioual Re
publican Convention.
■ ■1
Gov Blackburn, of Kentucky, la
not like Grant, ilia neighbors re
cently took it iuto tb. ir head* to give
iim a pair of blue graus steppeis;
hut the Governor had h.s own uo_
iono, “I decline the gift,” he said.
'My old aoriel horae and the car
tage which I used in visiting my pa
.ante are good enough for me.”
l‘aocy Grant refusing a span ot
t ne grata carriage horses.-or any.
uii^etae, for that matter!
Speaking of Gen. Grant's sump
tuously furnished rooms at the Cou
-mental Hotel, in Philadelphia,
the Aeto York Tribune siyg ;
1 Ilia bedstead is the one on which
the Emperor, Dom Pedro, reposed
luring his visit to Pbila lelphia.”
To which the Sun adds :
‘‘This, together with the Grant
Ai ms—three crowns and a shield—
must havo imparted a.royal aspect
♦ o the General's apartments.
While tossing on this imperial
i edHtead Geo Grant, thougu not
much of ar. scholar, is supposed to
i nve. discovered a new reading of
Shakespe ire ;
' nea-y lies the head which does
not Wear a crown.”
iHE action of Gov. Garcelon of
Maine, ass raised a terribly bowl in
the Republican camp, and "indigna.
tiou ' m^etirigH are being held to de
nounce what they are pleased to
term "the great outrage.” But the
real question in the cane, and ;vh<oh
;hese rabid partisan gentlemen seem
■’lxioue to ignore, is this; Has Gov.
'iarcelon acted in strict obedience to
the Constitution and laws of the
>: t te of Maibe, or has he violated
L.'iera? If he has merely followed
pud applied the iulea laid down for
• m in these instruments, bo^haa done
t ight; if he has broken these rules, he
h*A done wrong, and deserves puu_
i'lament. I»ct those who are denoun
cing him show that he 1ms violated
the Constitution and laws of the
Siute, and then all right-tbinkiDg
men, everywhere, will join them iu
that denunciation. But not till then.
Congress adjourned on the 19ih 1
or a holiday recess of two weeks or
to the Gth of January, Since it
ame together on the let of Decem
ber over 200 bills and joint reaolu.
•ions have been introduced in the
benate, and over 700 in the House,
aaiof the appropriation bills, thiee
-av^ been passed in the House and
0a9 in the Senate, besides the intro- i
di' jtion in the two Houses of some
V00 petitions. It will therefore be
en that the present Confrere has
r-een more than usually industrious
■ fid expeditious in pressing forward
.ts regular business. Many of its
Members have gone home to spend
-bo receps, and will return to their
poets early in January freaU from the ,
people, wbeo we hope to ooe it t*k_
ng practical steps toward retrench- j
rnent and economy by the reduction
>f official salaries, from thet of the
President down, and by abolishing |
useless offices, and by cutting down
appropriations to the lowest possi. !
'.»le figcre. This is what the people
zpeet—wba$r they demand.
N Maine, lor the first time in
uure than half a generation, the
'Ombined Opposition won a victory
iLyzAr, and they elected a Gov
ernor, who has now made his mark
on the records of the State, and who
.as at a single bound leaped into a
lost conspicuous position. He let
le known alter tLe election in
x-pterober that the gross irregulari
ty heretofore practised would not
tolerated, and that the returns
foold be subjected to (be plain
uiretnents of the Constitution !
; the laws of the State.
Mr. Bitine end hie friends and
were, who bad claimed a great j
try, knew very weU. that the
ication of tb s rule would throw
a into a minority Hence they
in to shout fraud, gathered to. I
her a crowd of ex .Governors,
t. Senator*, aud noioy politician*
o intimidate the Governor in lh*
i‘-cbarge of bis duty, and to raise a
y of foul p ay being intended.
All this clamor di 1 not disturb
. v. Garce-loo in the least, nor
-r re his purpose of seeing the laws j
- thfuliy eiecuted. He stood firm
< rock, and in ^uiet dignify let I
revi’.ers understand they had to
with an official who could nei. i
i»e seduced from bie convictione
ioi *red froro carrying them into,
; ■ t. The res lit is that the Re- j
tiicans have lost the Legislature. ■
It 18 uot pretended that any wroi g
has been perpetrated, or that the
Governor and Council have done
anything more than to administer
the law ae it etandj on tho statute
book.
Mr. Blaine found it good -and
rightful to uphold the Returning
Board freoJs when they profited
himcelf and’bis party, and attempt,
cl to excuse them on the most mis.
erable of *hau.n. Now, when the
Constitution rod the laws of his
owu State throw out a majority ille
gally chosen, he finds it hard to ac.
cept the situation, and rushes about
wildly in impotent rage. If injus
tice has been done in any ca*3 it
will be easy to prove if. The cool
head aud stern will ol Gov. Garce.
Ion have been evi.leutly too much
for the Hctsporof the United States
Senate.
WASHLNQYCA LETTER.
CONORKS*MKN OOlNn HOMS—THE CONTBSTED
— LOUISIANA I!* 1870—DON CAM*
R°N AND Til K KKITRI.ICAN COMMITTEE—
WHAT OKOROK O. GOKIIAM THINKS OK
THE I’gyr^ECT IN CALIFORNIA—THE KB
STILT IN MAINE.
Washih«ton, D. O., Dec* 23, ’79.
Political affiirs are assuming shape
for a lively ahakiuk up, in Congress
and out, after the recess. Congress
men sre now leaving lor Lome to
discuss Christman dinners with their
families, and to hold sweet commu
nion with their constituents,but when
they come back there will be some
thing else to discuss, aud we shall
have something to talk about here
unless tho signs of ibe-times are all
wrong. There are .indications that
the quietness that has prevailed so
far in Congress is but the calm that
proceeds a storm. Among the first
things to come up alter the recess
are the contested election cases.
the Kellogg caee in the Senate and
the case ol McCabe against Orth in
the House. The latter oase was sup
posed to he about to go by default
•or lack of effort on the part ot the
contestant, who, owing to lll.ucaltb
aud a family bereavement, himtjone
nothing to obtain hie seat. li'.T't he
now comes forward and has filled an
affidavit with the committee,'1 which
will probably open the whole cane.
There is mid to be ample evidence
to show that Orth has no right to th2
seat, aid it la not unlikely that he
will have to retire. It ia an import,
ant case, because, if Mct.'abe is enti.
tied to Lho h-at, it makes the Indiana
delegation Democratic. In* view of
the schemes lalked of by the Re
publicans to steal electoral votes in
New York and elsewh-re. the Demo.
Dials will he luck/ to have some
power in their . *n bends by con
trolling a majority of the State del
egations, so that they can choose tbs
President if the olccticc finally goes
into the House.
As to the Louisfopa. Sehatorship, it is
pretty certain that Kellogg — “Brindle
Bill” as they cajl him—will have to go
rhe sub committee recently returned from
New Orleans, and is about ready to report
:be evidence taken. It has been aireedy
liecussed by the full committee, sna there
s no doubt but that a majority report‘de
daring Kellogg not* entitled to the seat
will be made shortly after Con fess reas
lembles. The evidence :< conclusive that
Kellogg not only paid for his electipc, but
hat the Legislature votVhg for him was
lot a legal body, and did not hive a legal
luorum at the time the vote was taken. It
Joes not follow that Spofford wrentltled to
ihe scat. Upon this poiut the vie we of
he committee cannot be positively stated,
3ut it is more than likely that the seai will
limply be declared vacant, and a new elec
;ldn follow. There certainly never was a
jreater scoundrel in politics than Kellogg
\nd it is a forcible illustration of the In.
consistencies of politicians to note the
crookedness of the Republican party in re
almn to the Louisiana election of 1070
niden carried the State by -tearly 10,000
najority, yet the electoral vote was siren
a} Hayt-s, while Packard, who received ir
KK) more rotes than Hayes, was declared
it*tested; and then the Legislature, which
Hayes refused to recognize, and which
never had a legal existence, was permitted
to send Kellogg to the Senate. That was ■
: willing tilings around with a vengeance.
There will shortly commence here the 1
liveliest intrigue for the Republican Presi. I
lential nomination ever witnessed. With
Don Cameron at the bead of the National
Llommittee representing Grant, and such
an unscrupulous trio as Cockling, Hlaine
and John Sherman scheming and wire
pulling for themselves as candidates, It
promises to become one of the most cor
rupt contests on record. Don Cameron is
a worthy successor of Zach. Chandler.
His trsita and training, and the traditions
»f the Cameron school of politicians, are
In beautiful h irrnony with the theories 11
lustraUd In the official acts of his prede
eesor. Resides, be has & “bar'l,” and Is
always ready to use it. One thing 1
notice in connection with the proceedings
>f the committee is tbs. Mr. George C.
Ilorham was not deposed. Gorham indnl*
<H in a little rebellion 'stains’ the ring
andidate for Governor of California in
be last election, and tbe'State organize
lion sent, on a request to have him remov
'd from the National Committee. Rut
Glorham assumed a defiant attitude, .nd
justified his course hy showing that It was
sot personal, bnt simply a light against
ihe railroad ring in his State. He says tb*
party had better paddle close to t|jore, or
I hey will lose the btate in the Presidential
slectlon, and the Hcnatorship. The T>*?m
scraU, he hsdievrwill not he divided ss
Ibey were this year, and unless the l<r I
publicans cat loose from Perkins and the 1
railroad ring they are gone.
The Republicans make a terrible wry
ftce over a email dose of there own m* (]••
cite. It was a slick job they thought to
steal the Presidency by the “counting
out” process. Hut now that they loss the
llttlo Btate of Maine by the same process,
thereto bur-lood on the face of the moon.
Hndoubtodly the Governor and his coun.
ell, who are mostly ei Republic*. a, have
follows] the strict letter of the law, and
*aken a -tap towards a correction of the
loose methods that have gro^r up .under
continued Republican * pt-kctlces. Yet af
ter all, and granting the election was car.
rted by bribery and corruption, of which
there is no doubt, I believe It would have
been better policy to let the Republican
party enjoy a monopoly of the methods of
Madison Wells and bia associate ballot
thieves. A. a. opposition Legislature In
Maine, however, may act as a wholesome
check upon the schemes to ateal the State
of New York by legislative manipulation.
Poor old Hannibal ilamlim sorrowfully
admits that it will. I’nouo.
Till FORTY SIXTH CONGRESS.
BENA.TK.
Washington, December 17.
Mr. Davis, of Went Virginia, intro
duced a bill to repeal certain per
manent annual appropriations. Re
ferred.
Mr. Morgan offered the following
resolution:
Resolved, That tbs continuance of
the existing volume of Uni ted States
treasury notes, ir-ilb their legal ten.
dei preserved,^and the maintenance
of their equivaleocy in value with
coin, ie demanded by the present ne
cessities of trade, commerce and in
dustry, and that the full restoration
of silver coinage lo equality with gold
is necessary to secure lo the people
of the United State a sufficient and
permanent supply of money to secure
our national prosperity.
Mr. Morgan in speaking of bis res
olution said it might be unwise to
pioceed too rapidly hoyvaid a con_
snmraition of the policy which was
theoretically acceptable that our
present prosperity was likely to
prove temporary; should we be obli
ged te buy largely abroad we would
need all'the good sound money we
possessed and probably more; that it
was unwise to withdraw any of the
currency.
Mr. Morgan declared among other
things that the Greenbacks were kept
at par by the known power and will
of the people to pay them in gold.
If there ever was a time when they
should have beeu depnved ol their
legal tendor quality it was when they
were below p*r. fTh« present mo7f_
raent for tbeir demonetizrtion was
in the interest of capitalists and il
was likely that attempts would be
made to coerno a great political par
ly into aiding the movement uuder
tin eat that other w ice tlm. capitalists
would throw a great mauy cities and
States of the Luion into the camp of
the party that had always supported
monopolies against tho people.
The Senate then held a short ex
ecutive session, and when the doors
were reopened passed among others
a bill to authorize a free entry of the
prizes won by American citizens in
foreign countries.
Adjourned.
HOUSE.
Mr. Jones, from tbe Committee on
Postoflicea and Post Routes, reported
a l i ! exempting postal employes from
serving on juries. Passed.
Mr. iCnott, Chairman of the Judi
ciary Committee, reported a bill au
thorizing the bolding of thi terms of
the United States Dislrtct Court for
tbe district of. West Virginia, at
Marliosburg. Passed.
Mr. Knott also reported back tbe
concurrent reeolution for the,, ap
pointment of a joint committee of
three Senators and five Representa
tives, to in ventilate the present sys
tem of salaries, fees and emoluments
allowed to the officers ofseveral of the
United States Courts, to ascertain
whether any abuses exist therein and
granting such committee the power
to report at any time. Agreed to.
Mr. Hurd, from the same.commit.,
tee, reported a bill providing for
Circuit knd District Courts of the
United States at Columbus, O., and
transferring certain counties from
the Ijorihern to the Southern Dis
trict, Passed,
Mr, Conger offered a resolution,
which was adopted, asking for infor
mation respecting the operation of
the Life Saving Cergiee on the great
lakes,
The consular and diplomatic ap_
pr jpriation bill ’.vaa reported, order.
ed printed and recommitted.
The House then went into Com
mittee of the Whole on the Miliia.y
Academy appropriation bill,
Aftrr considerable dsbate ' the
committee rose and reported the bill
to the House without amendment,
and it parsed.
Adjourned.
Mr. SmilrWy, from fhe Com
mittee on Pnvaleges and Factions,
reported a resolution that an attach
ment be issued to tbe Bergeant-at*
Arms commanding him to bring to
the bar of tbe Senate for contempt
Smith and other witnesses snbpoe.
aned by tba subcommittee to in
vestigate Senator Ingalls, and who
have refused to testify. Adopted.
Tbe resolution of Mr. Davie, of
West Virginia, inatruetrtig the Ag
ricultural Committee of both Ilonees
to consider tbe subject of. •gricol.
lure and report what ought to be
done by tbe Government to promote
the agricultural interests, was
i-jllovitg bills wc.e intro.
BKNATE,
Decmbor IB.
duced and referred : *.
By Mr. Coke—To provide for
the appointment of commissioner* to
ascertain aud report the lotees cue.
tamed, by Cttizena of the United
Statee by reaeon of Ipdiaa depre.
datiooe.
By Mr. Hereford—For contin.
uing the court ot commissioner* of
the Alabama claims and for the dis
tribution of (be monies of the (/*
uaya award.
The Pension Appropriation 'Bill
wa* passed.
Mr. Vorhesa' resolution for the
appointment of a committee te in.
Vestig&te tho caunci of the negro
emigration from the South vraa ta
ken up aud Mr. Yiirhoea c^oke up
on it.
Mi. Vorhee* disclaimed political
motives offering Lis reeoiu'ion.
The oegroe* Were evidently being
deluded, end bis resolution was
offered in tne interests of humanity
ai.d justice.
Mr. Wmdom spoke briefly io sup
port of bis amendment instructing
the committee to inquire into thy
expediency of setting apart territo
ries for tbe negroes.
Mr. HiJI spoke against the res
olution. lie was tired of these in
vestigations of ^unimportant ques.
tions. Tbe negro emigration ques
tion would settle itsell. The negro
whs no longer a ward. was
fiee to go wnere he pleased. The
negroes were contented in propor
tion to the length of time the Soul It
em States had been under home
rule. In Georgia from 70,000 to
90,000 colored childred are attending
school, and the blacks own $6,00$^
000 in real properly. Tne talk
about this question was all gammon.
It was kept up by designing and
unsetupulous men.
Mr. Windom's smendmeut was
rejected; ayes 18, nays 25
Mr. Ransom denied with much
warmth the allegations of, txoat.
ment, by tbe whites, ofdbe negroes
in his State, and cited, in support
ot his statement, such Republicans
as ex.Governor Holden, U. S. Dis_
trict Attorney Badger, Represents,
tive Martin, and Representative
Smith.
Mr. Vorhoao mourned bis reaotu
tion so as tp.omit tee special ref.
erenoe to North Carolina and Io_
dianna. He also accepted the
amendment suggested by Mr. Win.
dom, so that the resolution reads:
Wijkreas, Large numbers of
negroes from the Southern States
are emigrating to the Northern
States; aud,
Whkf.eas, It is currently el'eged
that they are induced to do so by
the unjust and cruel conduct of
their white tello* citisgus toward
them in .the South, and by the de
nial or abridgement or their per
sonal and political rights anJ privil
eges; therefore, be it
Jie8olvedff That a committee of
five member's of this body ba ap
pointed by the presiding officer,
whose duty it shall be to investigate
the causes which Lave led to the
aforesaid emigration and to report
the same to the Senate, and the
said committee eball have power to
send for persons and papers.
Mr. Jones opposed the resolution
as smeuded. Whether theie was
anjr..bad -treatment of th6 negroes in
North Carolina cr not, there was
none in Louisiana br any other of
the Southern States.
Mr. Pavie, of Illinois, raid he
agreed with Mr. Jeues on the gen
eral principle and this resolution
vvjn liuoiy to aid in keeping up
sectional discussion.
A vote was then takon and re
sulted.. yeas, 25, nays, 12 No
quorum, having voted Messrs. Pad
do k and Harris remarking that 11
seemed impossible to tell whether
this was a political question or not,
ignored their respective pair* and
voted aytup order, to make a quo
rum1.
Tha.resolution wts thus adopted
by a vote of-.yeas, 27; nays, 12.
Adjourned.
HOUSE.
Amor g,the bijl* referred was one
to create permanently a deep, wide
and straight channel through Bandy
Hook, New York harbor, for the
purpose of forming an improved
commercial outlet.
Mr. Townsend, of Illinois, offered
R resolution calling on the Secretary
of the Treasury for information as to
Ihe number of licensed dealers in
leaf tobacco and the amount ot in
ternal revenue collected from them
for the last fiscal year. Adopted.
Committees were then called for
reporta.
Mr. Hatch, from the Committee
on Agriculture, reported * bill to
repeal ao much of the internal rev
enue law as prohibits farmers and
planters from selling leaf tobacco
of their own production to others
than tobaico manufacturers with
out raying a special tax. Referred.
Tb# House than went into com
mittee on the bill authorizing the
Secrotary of the Interior to make
a treaty with the Ute Indiana, and
a long debate ensued. Without ac
tion the committee rose and the
House adjourned.
SENATE,
e Ijecernber 19.
After the reading c' the journal
Mr. Thurman said the.e was evi
dently no a nor urn present and no
possibility that one wouid.be obtain
ed and moved to adjourn, but with
drew the motion temporarily to per.
nut the traneactioo of aoc^i iuipor.
a ht, business.
This dons the Yioe President ap
pointed Messre. Voorhees, Vance,
Pendleton, Nfin.lom and B air a
committee to investigate the censes
of the negro emigration from the
.Southern to the Mortem States and
the Senate adjourned.
IIOUdF,
Mr. Blackburn, fiom the Com
mittoe on Rales/ submitted a nnsr.
imoua report. Ths consideration ot
the report is made the special order
for the $th January, and from
day to day thereafter to the exclu
sion ot every otfier order,
The Speaker appointed the follow
ing committee on the Inter.Oceanic
Canal; Meeire. Calling, Singleton,
Wbittbcyme, Maitin, O Turner,
Nicholas, Hutchins, Pope, Conger,
Frye, and Haskel.
Tb« Committee on Public Build,
iogs have agi e l upon a report,
which appropriates $750,000 for the
public buildiug at Pittsburgh and
$450,000 for the extension of the
public building at Cleveland. .
Toe folio \.ug communication was
received fro-jf tue President ;
To the S naff and House of Rrpre_
smtaUves.
have tbe honor to transmit here.
With a Hrajt &j the bill submitted
by tbe Board .of Commistnooers oi
the District of Columbia, entitled
"A bill to provide tor ths reclame.
, lion of tbe m»rsb»a in tbe harbors of
the cities of Wssbii gton and George,
town* and for other purposes," to
gether with a letter of the President
of the Board requesting its trans.
mission to Congress. The bill em.
braces a plan lor the reaclamation of
the marshes ot the Potomac river,
witntn the.limits of the city, and
carefully Iramed with a view to
economy in the .prosecution of the
work. Tbe improvement contem
plated is essential to the health ol
tnoj*e who reside, whether pertna.
nently or temporarily, at the Cap
ital, r.ud for the puipoae of com
merce it is a measure of more than
local benefit. Tbe C*pi'al ot a na
tion should be relieved from every
disadvantage which is practical to
remove, and should possess every
attraction with which it can be in
vested. The peop'e of tbe country
will susta n and approve the efforts
of their representatives in the die.
charge of.this responsibility.
[Signed] R. B Hayes.
The Speaker also appointed the
following committee on the York,
town Celebration/ Messrs. Good*’,
Hall, Loring, Aldrich, Hawley,
Mulier, Brigham, .Marlin,
Talbot, Davis (North Carolina),
Richardson (South Caolina) aud
Persons.
Mr. Kenna, from the Committee
on Commerce, reported a bill known
aa the “steamboat bill,” which whh
made the special order for the sec
ond Tuesday in February.
The Ilouse then adjourned till the
6th of January.
J i _
ADDITIONAL LOCAL.
OUlt TUNNELToN LETTER.
Titnnki.ton, December 23, 1870.
Editor Argus,
Extensive preparations are beiDg made
tor a Christmas tree ou Christmas eve.
The “Journal” of last issue in rauking
mention of Ashby’s death, HHl<\j.“lIe got
into a difficulty at the dance, and lift the
house at about 12 o'clock at night, logo
over the tundel ” Now, this ,-altogether
a mistake. Mr. Ashby did not get into
any difficulty at the dance. Mr. A-hby
came to the dance and played tilt violin
for several “sets,” after wh.ch he began to
sing songs that were not altogether becom
ing in ladies’ society. Borne of the gentle
men present went to him and told him
that the ladles objected to such songs, and
asked hhn if ^e wuulnn't leave the dance.
Mr. As iby very readily consented to go
and said that he d^ln’t mean to insult or
offend* any of the ladies present. We
merely make mention of the above in juf
tiro to parties who were present at the
dunce. We.kijpw that Mr. Dawson will
willingly correct the above and exonorate
all concerned, as we have no doubt but
what it was told to him by some credu
lous person or persons.
We had occasion to visit Fj’lowsville
one day last week, accompanied by Neil Sc
Ellinglmtn's genial and popular commer
cial drummer, 8. II. Crayton, of Wheeling.
Mr. Editor, to oe candid about It, we were
somewhat afraid to visit „JKeJ)owsville sin
gle-handed, not knowing the depth of
“Bilks’ ” temper; conafouently we had
Crayton to accompany us as a body.guard,
he being an old war veteran But if eyer
we were laboring under a mistake it was
when we root and formed the ccqualnt
ance of the gentlemanly Doc Ilanway,
the genial Haray McCafferty, an^ the
big hearted Marsh Taylor. We foun d
them to ba ail jolly,, jovial and genial
gosd fellows. They left nothing undone
to make our stay in Kellowsville a pleas*
aot one. While there we were surprised
to see the amount of bus!nets that wne be.
ing transacted by Mr ilanway. lie sure
ly does a good business. Mr. Taylor
didn’t fail to atuuse us with his tricksy
horse. He has the animal trained equal
to ouo of old Dan Itice’s circus horses.
Taking all in all, we enjoyed our trip im
mensely, and the only trouble we had to
encounter was in pelting Crayton home.
He hsd fallen in )ovo w^h one of the fair
damsels.
Grandma Robinson left on Saturday
last to visit her many friends and relatives
at Fairmont. We were sorry to see
Grandma leave us for she was the pride of
the house. We wish mi r. pleasant visit,
and trust she may return in the near fu
ture to her many friends here, who will
cordially welcome her baeje
“Aunty" Jt fferys was visiting her “urn
cle” at Irish Ridge, on ftunday.
Mr. Creed Dunr.iogton left for home
( Webster) on Haturdsy, where he expects
to spend hit merry Xmas.
Geo. W. Wilson has gone home to ipend
the holidays with bis family at Portland.
The city “dads” are endeavoring to
bu^ld » side walk from Uihson & Hro.'„
•tore to connect with the G. J. BbafTer
side-wain. Hometblng badly needed.
Mr. .1. Hunt, of this place, smiles from
beblod.the counter of the new store at
Austen, upon the young Misses, Ducceas,
old boy, aod may you long enjoy their
•miloa.
Mr. Editor, wishing yon and the many
readers of the Anoua, a merry Christmas
and a happy New Year, wfc are, (It “Joe"
is matriinf>nhilly inclined), the same old
“hair.pin," IVur Q. L.
LETTER FROM AUSTENJ- -
Ausror, Dec. 34, 1H7».
Editor Argus: . ,
80 long a*t everybody is anx'ous to
siive as much a* poasitle in busmen
transactions and buy goods where they
can beeljUlneil at the lowest coat, so
long will those stores which ottei spec.*
ial attractions in the way of bargains re
ceive the lions share of (Nttrouage. Bon
a^tirto inducements to spend money
never fail to secure respectful attention,
and for this -canon there was consider
able excitement iu domestic circles
wnen it became known a couple oi
weeks ago that Shaffer <C Bonafleld had
,vp$ned tip a new store he^c^ ami were
Hoirtug goods for almost nothing in the
| way of money. The rush has lor the
I |M-.t week been so great as to tax the e»»
! orgies of the salesman u> the fullest ex*
| tent. But the consig tueiit was so large
iQ. all its branches that, although the
[ most exteusi/e purchases have been
; made tUero is still a vast stock to choose
from.
The venerable P. -Welsh is Laving a
new dwelling hous erected hero, near
his natch box. The carpenter work is
being done by Wjii. Wi.soA and Ham
Sheets.
M. L. Shatter has purchased another
fast steed. Ho all ye farrier keep your
eyes open, as Preston County will have
a racecourse iu the spring.
Diphtheria still lurks iu our luulst;
throe case . iu town at present.
A clillil of W. 11. Ashby wns severely
scalded ono uuy last week, by the over
turning of u coffee pot of boiling coffee.
Miss Bertha M. Shaffer was visiting
Mauds in Grafton last Saturday.
His majesty, W. J. Lavelle, a id Lew
Weaver, of Tunnclton, paid us a visit
Sunday
Mrs. Kicliard Welsh ir, visiting friends
over at Kodumers.
Sorry to have to say it, but it is an
admitted laot dial An.Uit. possesses the
laziest pers->n iu the Stale,
A new patent inodicino is ndvortisod
here; among the thousands of testitno.
nials is one whore *’a colic of ten years
standing” was calmed. And people
still talk of purgatory.
Good evening,
Tyro.
ORDER OF PUBLICATION.
W EST VI R'i INIA, 38. :
At ltules {eld iu the Clerk’s oHico of
the Circuit Court of Preston county, on
the first Monday of December, 187i*.
'I he object of tins suit is to uncertain the
lu dm ami the priorities in the plaintiff’*
bill mentioned, und to enforce t.io Maine
Monrok Rkkm >n et al. j
vs., > In Equity.
Lot M. Si*u hoin et al j
And it appearing that tho defendant
Robert Auuu.stine ia not a resident ol this
State, lie is, therefore, horeby required to
appear hero, at Rules to be held for said
Court, on the first Monday of .January,
next, aud do what ia necessary to protect
his inttreats herein. And on motion, wf,
the plaintiffs, by their attorney, it is or
dered that the foregoing l»e published in
the "West Virginia Argus,”—A weekly
newspaper published in this county.
A copy. Test: SMITH CRANE. Cl’k.
Shown *fc Paynk Alt’vs lor Plaintiff*.
King wood, l).;c. 3. ’70.—16.50.4.
ORDER OF PUBLICATION.
WEST VIRGINIA, 8^. :
At Rules held in the Clrrk’s office of
the Circuit Court of Pioaton county, on
the first Monday of December, 1879.
Marlin Broderick,
vs.
Michael Broderick, in his own right, and
as Executor of Lawrence Broderick, do
ceased, Michael Broderick, (son of John
Broderick). John Francis Btoderick and
Stephen Broderick,devisees of said dece
dent.
In Equity.
The object of this suit is to enforce the
payment of the account marked “A” filed
with the plaintiff's bill, due the plaintiff
And it apneariug that the defendants,
MicLat-l Broderick, (first aforesaid),
John Francis Broderick and Stephen
Broderick, are not residents of this State,
they are, therefore, hereby required to ap
pear here, at Rules to be held for said
Court, on the first Monday of January,
next, aud do what is necessary to protect
their interests hj rein. And on motiou of
the plaintiff, by h1s attorney, it is ordered
that the foregoing hfi published in the
“West Virginia Argus,”—A weekly news
paper published in this county.
A copy—Test: SMITH CRANE, Cl k.
Jno. Barton Pay nr, Att’y for Pi t IT.
Kingwood, Dec. 2, ’79.--|i8 50.4.
ORDER OF PUBLICATION
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WEST VIRGINIA, 8b.:
At Rale* beld in the Clerk’s office of
the Circuit Court of P-eston county, on
the first Monday of Deoember, 1870.
David It. Johnson, Executor of Nlcho.
las John*on, deceased.
vs.
Cathnrlne Johnson, widow, and Catha
rine Fast, anti Francis Fast, her bus*
band, Mary Johnson, Nicholas Johnson,
Sarah Jane Johnson and David R. John
son, children and heirs at law of said
decedent; and John Poundstone, Henry
Hunter, George Diffenbaugb, Jane
Hardin, Elizabeth E. AJtman and James
E. Altman, and others, parties unknown,
creditors of said decedent.
In EgniTY.
The obiect of this suit is to subject the
tract of land, of which the decedent died
seized, to the payment of his debts.
And it appearing that the defendants
are not residents of this State, they, are,
therefore, hereby inquired to appear here,
at Rules to lie held for said Court, on the
first Monday of January, next, and do
what is necessary to protect their interests
herein. And on motion of the plaintiff
by his attorney. It is ordered that the fore
going be published ir. the “West Virginia
Argus,"—A weekly newspaper published
in this ceunty. A copy—Test:
SMITH CRANE, Clerk.
Jno. Harton Patnb, Att’y for Pl’tff.
King wood, Dec. 2, '79 —f9 50t4.
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