West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1877-11-17
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From tho Capital.

During the month of October four calls
for the redemption of 500 bonds matured,
amounting TO $4O,000,OOO. The amount re.
deemed and paid for by gold check was
$SS, 100000. This included scattering bonds
OF other calls that had not previo lsly come
in. This amount, together with the coin
deposited in the Treasury by the syndicate,
VIII enable the Secretary TO place 5000
600 OF per cent. bonds in the public debt
statement lately issued. IL is expected the
debt statement will show a reduction of
about 100000.
Itoms I'm GonoraI.
Ex-Mayor A. Oakley Hall, has returned to
New York from his foreign tour. lie saws 4:
So long as my brain will hold out shall
resist every attempt to make it appear that
former Mayor of this great city deliber-
steiy planned and carefully executed and
Prohted pecuniarily by n criminal conspir.
acy. All there can be to say about the mode
of my leaving is that no person whatever
knew OF II, directly or Indirectly, and that
as now know, | had not for a long time
prior been myself. With the strange absence
the ring troubles have nothing proximately
TO do. OF course there has been n great
strain upon my brain and will power dur.
ing the six years in which these troubles
have been uppermost i'm the public mind
principally regret that so much romance
became necessary to invent, and especially
10 the disparagement of innocent individu.
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Earthquake shocks were reported in the
New England States on November 4, early
in the morning.. Rev. WIN. III. Wyckoff.
Secretary of the American Bible Union.
dropped dead lately in New York CITY,
while taking his customary bath The
wife OF Stephen May, of Mechanicsyille.
New York, left her house, taking her four
children and throwing them into a creek
following al
aged nine years, got ashore, raised an alarm,
ana the mother and one child were rescued
......A brakeman in the Colinwood Yards of
the Lake Shore Railroad mt Cleveland, was
literally cut to pieces by falling in between
the freight cars while they were i'm motion
When found he was dead. One arm Law out.
SIDE oil the track, cut completely Off His
brains lay scattered in a confused mass on
the crossties. His head was mashed into
Jelly. The balance of his body lay inside the
Track, one leg being severed from the body
~ is supposed that a sudden movement of
the train threw him between the cars while
he was standing near the end of the ear
Michael Cavanagh, aged thirty.seven, of No
~ lhomas Street, New York, n printer on
the Herald, was murdered the other even
ing by Bridget Cruise, his paramount They
had quarreled, being intoxicated, and the
man lett the house, followed by the
woman, who stabbed him with n butcher
KNIFE. The woman was arrested
AZ canton, Ohio, few mornings since. !.
is. Ecker, residing in the First Ward. built
fire in his cook-stove Shortly after there
was fearful explosion. Ii is supposed
that some time during the night powder
had been deposited in the fue from the out
side by some malicious person The force
was so great that the bricks of the chimney
were blown around indiscriminately. The
roof of the house was partly lifted and the
upper end blown out Mr.. Ecker's little
boy, standing near the stove was thrown
into corner of the room, but was not hurt.
Inc Kitchen was considerably wrecked.
Inc Chlcago Times Sparta (Wis.) special
says news has just been received from
Wilton of a horrible affair which occurred
mere Thursday night. Mrs. William Van
voorhees,, young woman with three young
children, and about to become n mother
again, had, after living unhappily with her
husband IN their home on the outskirts of
the village, been deserted and left desoIate
and respondent She frequently spoke of
suicide 10 her neighbors, and was prevented
from purchasing poison by her neighbors.
thursday night, about nine o'clock, her
dwelling was discovered in flames and when
the neighbors reached the house and burst
IN the doors, they proceeded 10 her bedroom.
where sickening spectacle greeted their
eyes. Inc mother, nearly naked, Law face
down in bed, with her two youngest children.
IN the same position by her side. The
hair, scalps, and portions of the arms were
burned off from each, and the blaine
rafters from above were falling down upon
them. The body of the eldest bow. AGED
ten, was found behind the bedroom door
burned to crisp. Blood was found spat-
tered upon the bed clothes and upon the
mothers garments. Appearances indicated
that the woman poisoned herself and
children, and that life was extinct before the
names reached them. No marks of violence
could be discovered upon the bodies. but
the matter is being rigidly investigated.
Monday, November 3, two inches Of snow
were reported in Central Illinois. A snow
storm prevailed throughout Canada at the
same time .........A riot occurred among mil
road laborers on the Scioto Valley Railroad
at Piketon, Ohio, Monday, November <
Over one hundred hands were engaged in
IT. The row began among themselves ON
sunday, but the next day they turned their
attention TO the town, with manifest in
Iention 70 run affairs to suit their own views
having become half crazed with beer, thew
demanded liquor from the proprietor of The
Nessler House. This was refused. and the
mop drove him into the street, handled him
roughly, broke open the bar.room. heIned
themselves. Before the riot could be aneiled
ihe ullita were called out, and the ring
t c, Aouged IN jan under military guard
several men received bayonet thTusts and
others severe Wounds. Saturday, Nov. q
george Eckles, who had been but recentI,
released from the Kalamazoo Insane Asyy
Ium as cured, killed his mother and com
mltted suicide near Hastings, Michigan. The
work was done with a revolver. and FekIes
lett note declaring his intentions. The
same evening, at Winona, Mimi. Charles
BONN, a hotel keeper, shot his white at a
ball, and thinking that he had killed her
shot himself through the forehead. lie fell
dead, but she will probably recover.
Sore than fifty thousand people attended
the funeral Of Senator Morton al Indiana
polls, on NOvembr 8. Floral tributes yyere
sent by Mrs. President Hayes, and bv ladies
IN Sc. Louis and several other cities. Promi.
nent citizens from all parts Of the Union
were IN attendance, without respect 10
PartyJtogether with many officers Of the
Federal and State governments. After living
IN state at the Courthouse the remains were
removed under military escort 10 his late
nome about eleven o'clock, whence thew
were taken IN the afternoon 10 Roberts Park
chapel Tor the final services. These were
simple but impressive, consisting of chant
ing by the choir, the singing Of a familiar
hymn, sermon by the Rev. J. r. Cleaver
and euology by Rev DR.. Bayless. Al The
grave the ceremonial Of the Odd FeltoV0s
was conducted, and the War Governor vac
az rest ""'
Elections in the several States passed Of
wednesday, 9TH inst, with generally very
light vote. Massachusetts, elects a Repub.
hean Governor by an increased Republican,
vote over the election OF two years AGO.