West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-12-21
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AZ columbus, Ohio, recently, at HAYDEN s
Rolling Mill, by which two young men
we're instantly killed and FIVE badly
wounded. The killed were Richard Berry
aud Richard Freelsnd Berry's head was
blown of, and both were terrible mangled.
Berry was about eighteen years Old and
Freeland about sixteen.
The bank at Montreal received a cable dis.
patch announcing the suspension OF tie
West Of England Bank, headquarters at
Bristol, capital stock, II 600, 600, and II has
'orty-nine agencies The trouble was caused
by losses IN the iron trade............ Bernard
kuollenbeTg, an old citizen of Richmond
inG., one OF that city's leading merchants,
iell from wagon loaded with manure, and
was killed almost instantly, his neck being
broken. He WAS siXty-fve years old
Calvin r. Edison, a prominent dentist OF
Cleveland, Ohio, committed suicide few
mornings ago by taking poison. He came
home ono night and told his wife that he
had taken poison, but as he had been i'm the
habit OF making such threats no attention
was paid TO him. Later he retired, and his
breathing betrayed something wrong.
physician was summoned, but too late and
he died at three O'Clock lie had been disc.
lutte in his habits Of late, and was having
trouble with the family OF his first wife
from whom he was divorced A German
inmate ottho Dayton Soldiers Home, Ohio.
attempted TO cut his throat. A tier TRYING
several times he failed to accomplish his
ann, lumped up, ran over TO the doctors at
the Hospital, and had him sew up the wound
IN MS throat. Seventeen students from
me Methodist College at Albion were
taken TO Marshall, Michigan, and locked
mp in The Calhoun County Jail They
are members OF College society. and
were arrested ON capiRs warrants sworn
ont by another student who charges them
with defamation Of character in having
expelled him from their society An OH
man named Samuel Ely WAS crushed 10 a
lelly by Limb OF q tree falling upon him
IN tie woods Of Daniel CrOsslev. n few
miles north OF WavneSvillc, Ohio where
the unfortunate man was working BEING
missed, search was inS ituted in the
evening, resulting in the finding Of his
body with life extinct John c. Uovwnrd
who resides IN Fond ia Lac, Michigau
and rs student NJ n Chicago Medical
college, shot and killed, Saturday morning.
James McMahon, saloon keeper OF the Ist.
YER city. Inc quarrel grew out of the set.
tement OF twenty cents worth Of drinks
which were played for at cards Harvard
was arrested ........The Citizens Relief Com.
mittee OF Memphis have wound up their M.
laiIs. and distributed the balance on hand
1905, pro ratd among the four Orphan
observation-disclosures Meips upou the
advice Of the SUPERINTENDENT the
fifteen hundred tents shipped to
Memphis during the yellow fever en-.
demic will be burned.........Ex.Pres
dent Grant has accepted the courtesies OK.
tended him by President Hayes through the
Department of State to visit Asia on Inc
United States steamer Richmond which
sails this month for Singapore, and which
ne viii join at some seaport ia Europe.
ms means that Grants foreign trip will he
extended year al least, and that he has ma
q An urfv l.
James Hodtham, of Hillside Station.
Fenn., few nights ago, PLAYED
tramp upon his courageous sister
Mary, a young lady Of eighteen. Mary had
niue shot-gun, and when the shot from il
entered his manly breast James had only
time TO say " My dear sister" before takin;,
ms leave Tor that undiscovered country from
"nich no tramp ever returns. Moral-Alwavs
loke with some other fellows sister........
Lewis Ohnt, farmer living FIVE miles from
hushVl!le, Indiana, eXcavated "A mound ON
hls premises and unearthed, at the depth of
Twelve feet, numerous scattered human
oones and two entire skeletons, lying side
by side. In close proximity to these were
iound many specimens OF conner
earrings and bracelets OF very large
at1e ma peculiar construction; also an
assortment of queer beads and a couple
OF teeth, each OF which was almost
three inches In length, one inch in lame.
yer, and bore evidence of having officiated as
m6sJicqtOrs Tor huge animal at some period
The Skeletons were those OF exceedingly
tail people, as one of the thigh-bones meas.
ured almost thirty inches in length. while
me skull lacked but little of being twice
as large as that OF en- ordinary man The
remains are supposed to be those OF Indians
Inc country Is thoroughly aroused and
Mr.. Ofutt and his neighbors agreed 10
level the mound and bring to light hidden
mysteries now inurned beneath it
John a. Weigel, OF Hamilton, Ohio, in fit
Oh jealousy, killed his wife. and then shot
'hree bullets into himself He had been for
long time brooding over the affair.
Tho West.
The silver production az Leachville. Col
proceeds the expectations OF the most
sanguine. New discoveries are reported
daily. The product OF the leading mines
has increased Fifty per cent. within the past
two weeks Two thousand tons, Welding
twenty thousand ounces OF silver. were de.
ll7ered few days ago, and three thousand
IONS Oh hlgn grade ore are waiting transpor.
non. Leading ore buyers estimate the net
product Tor the year at f3,OO)0OO.
On Saturday, the 3Oth ult.. two negroes
Henry Jackson and Henry Martin, entered
The house Of poor old couple. Charles
Slocum and vile, az Nebraska City, and
strangled the old man, ravished his wife
aud robbed the house OF three dollars ana
seventy.hve cents. They we're arrested i'm
p few days, indicted for murder. and sen.
fenced 70 the penitenGary for life. Next
morning, at three o'clock, mob Of three
hundred me- overpowered the guards AT
the jail, took the men tnerefr0i0. add
taking them q mile away, hung them 10 a
tree
The South.
a large mass meeting assembled i'm the
Varieties Theater, New Orleans. on the
night of December 3, 20 express tho heart
felt feelings a the people Of The South 70
the people of the North for their sympathy
end financial help during the late and terri.
bic SERGE epidemic. General Fred.
Ogden presided. General Ogden spoke Of
ths generosity Of the North and East and
west az unparalleled iu history. Among
me wee Presidents were the officials Of the
state and city Presidents Of the
various banks. inEurauce companies
railroads Howard. and other associations.
81 bran Ches we're hon0Yed iu this connec.
hon Chief Justice Manning delivered nm
address foil oi beauty aud sentiment III.
spoke Of The terrible amount of desUtutiop
ana actual want, and said if 4t had not been
for the spontaneous offerings OF the country
not On cted, there is DO knowing what
could have become 0f the afflicted and
'heir families how MANY dying hours were
'n'tened Dy tbir sympathy the donors wTl
never know. No word can express the