West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1877-12-08
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From tho CAPITAL.


protect the lives and property of citizens
and recommended it's increase
The Treasury now holds $3i4, 040, $50 in
bonds to secure the national bank circula.
ton deposits; United States bonds deposited
Tor circulation for the week ending Nov. "a
rs SOL $50; United States bonds held 70,
circulation withdrawn for the same time
S5S6,OOO; national bank notes outstanding
IN currency notes, 1919, 1Ss, 741 ; gold notes,
notes for the week, as compared with
the corresponding period last year,
1915, 100000; 1877, 81, 49,, 900. .......The
amount of additional circulation issued
by the Comptroller of Currency during No.
vember was $3,95S,255 Eighty per cent of
this amount in greenbacks will he retired.
leaving the amount of greenbacks now out.
standing, 1851 $40 2SS. Total amount of the
additional circulation issued since the pas.
sage OF the act January Ia, $50, SIS, 1924, $40
amount of National Bank notes outstand.
ing, S3l9,295,79l.
Toms In GcnornI.
Capt. Howgate has received letter, via
Scotland, from Capt. Tyson, in command OF
the Florence, the advance vessel of the
American Arctic expedition, under date Of
September 20, in which he reports his safe
arrival at Niuntilick Harbor, Cumberland
Gulf. lie proposed moving to the head of
the gull in few days, to go into winter
quarters, and carry out his instructions in
reference to the collection of material
The Third National Bank of Chicago has
falled, with liabilities two and a quarter
million of dollars. The resources are re-
ported at two and n half millions. Besides
TINS there rs the personal responsibility of
ninety stockholders, representing 100000
SO that there is no possible loss cNcept to
stockholders, and little, if any, is antici-
pated even to them, beyond loss
oil interest on their money in the nee
essarliy tedious process of liquidation
Harrison Il. Thomson, of Thomson Station
Clark County, KY, counted among the
noted cattle breeders of Clark County has
gone into bankruptcy. His liabilities are as
follows; Secured, $26,4OO unsecured,
STSSdVT; accommodation mod paper sls66ss.
largest cattle dealer in Kentucky.
who failed several weeks ago, was
Ihompson's surety in most cases
Michael Lxddan, master mason of the new
custom House, St Louis. James Gallatly.
an assistant, and George NJ Plunket assist.
ant engineer, who was formerly n Deputy
United States Marshal, have been indicted.
Iyddan and Gallatly for conspiracy to de.
fraud the government and also for perjury
and Plunkett for stealing government
property.
Robert Meyers, bright nine-year-old son
OF Martin Myers, attempted to run across
the railroad track, near the rolling mill at
GAINESVILLE, Ohio, and fell and was run over
by train of cars. His head was literally
smashed to jelly. While returning home
from Sidney, a man named Burton. who
lived in Lockport Tour miles above Pioua
Ohio, had his buggy upset The lines got
entangled about his neck and the horse
dragged him until he was strangled To death
1.-The jury in the case of Donnelly who was
tried at Pottsville, Pa, for complicityin the
murder of Thos. Sanger and Nm. iIrin M
Raven Kun, in September, 1875 have re-
turned verdict of murder in the first de-
gree. No demonstrations were made by the
prisoner when the verdict was announced
lie became very pale, and said he hoped the
squealers, meaning the Mollies who
turned States evidence, were satisfied
A frightful accident took place the other
morning On the Pittsburg TT. WAYNE and
Chicago Railroad. Thomas Molev. n news
poy ageu tnlrteen, OF TT. Wayne, was run
ming along tops of cars on n moving freight
train, when he slipped and fell beneath the
cars, htteen OF which passed over him sew.
ering his head entirely from his body.
AT Bellevue, Mich, a few evenings since a
young son oil Anso Monroe fell into boiler
OF not water, and was scalded to death be-
fore help could rescue him. man
at Grand Rapids, Iowa, giving his name ms
Garter was recently shot by a policeman
while resisting arrest and died next dav
from ms wounds. 1t has since transpired
that his name was Brockie McLain, one of
the most notorious burglars in the country
lie is IS well known to all Western detec-
tives- he has relatives in ST. Louis. and his
wife is in the Michigan Penitentiarv. He
was desperate of the worst stripe. and
klleu man IN Chicago n short time ago
a little child, ten years old, of Mr.. f.. Whit
takers, In Beaver Center, Crawford County
Penn., was left in the house alone bv his
parents, and upon their return they found
IT with its clothing burnt off and life extinct.
~ Is supposed TO have been playing with FIRE
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states steamer Huron went ashore about one
O'Clock on the morning of November "a. nj
the bend of the North Carolina coast
seventy-fve miles south of Cape Henry,
me most exposed portion of the shore
between Capes Henry and Hatteras The
Huron was a third-rate iron screw stea ner
OF hye hundred and forty-One tons. and dis
placement of 1,020 tons, and carried an
armament of four guns She was compare
uyeiy new vessel, being one of three-the
Alert the Ranger and the Huron-buiIt bv
the Government three years ago with
peculiar rig. She had on board when she
went down crew of one hundred and
thirty-nlne officers and men, of whom one
hundred and five were drowned. The crew
OF Hfe-boat sent out TO rcscue snr,;
yors was also lost in the storm
The ineessant rain in the forty-eigbt bours
commencing November "a resulted In
heavy foods in the Western portions of the
state OF Virginia. The Potomac, the James
ohuUlANi flNtEs gNeFuOWe0 their hanks
The Baltimore and Ohio, Chesapeake and
Ohio, and Virginia Midland Railroad were
greatly damaged by the overflow. and travel
was Temporarily suspended Bridges were
reported washed out by the score and travel
suspended. Great damage is aIso renorted
70 the James River and Kanawba Canal
There has been no such food in the Potomac
since 1897. 1.-THE State Treasurer of Tndi-
ana has submitted the following general
showing: Net cash disbursements Tor the
year ending October 31st, g, 32O.51Q.44. and
the cash on hand November 1st s4O5 902 D =
The total cost Of keeping up the benevolcnt
institutions reaches $505, 227 divided as foi.
lows: Insane Hospital, $f4g4f2 10 Doaf
and Dumb Institution, f65. $500 Riind
Asylum, so, 3O7.S3; Soldiers Home ~
49, House Of Refuge, SCI, S4Os2. FemaIo
keiormatory Institute, S25.72s.q7 new
building Insane Hospital, &1i6,s7376 The
two prisons, North and south. cost s3ze
ol821; the educational institutions 6ef
Il9Wi judiciary, 8142,S 642s: Ieoisiatin1
SlOl 99O.29; interest on State de6f s90i ,
5z5.s9 public printing and stationery. 500
Southern Itoma
AZ Columbia, Tenn, a few DAYS since. a
mob Of twenty-five hundred citizens took
negro from the jail and hanged him 10
the Courthouse window. lie had made a
brutal assault few days previous. on 4
Notes from Abroad.