West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-05-04


has completed the Indian appropriation
hill. The total amount of its items is about
$i,7O0 900, being some $4,000 less than the
total in the bill last year. The present bill
is framed upon the same general basis, and
contains no new legislation OF importance.
........ The Treasury Department il in receipt
OF information that the Canadian Govern
ment has decided to exact duty OF seven
teen and half per cent. al valorem upon
all importations of United States silver coin
shipped into that country.
Items I'm General.
AtCoal Creek, Ind, mining town, seven
miles south of Covington, in Fountain
County, a militia company, composed OF
miners who were in the strike a year ago were
drilling during the day. and at night, while
some of them were in a saloon, with their
arms stacked in the corner, they became en-.
gaged IN an alteration with negro, who
had been sent i'm for more liquor by party
OF negroes who were having spree, re-
sulting in the killing of the negro. The
whites then moved through the streets
shooting at the negroes on sight, killing two
more and MORALLY wounding another. The
Governor, in answer To call for HELM. de.
clned until the Sheriff should signify his
inability to preserve order. The Sheril' has
since requested the presence of the Adiu
tant-General, and made n requisition for
ammnnition......John Griffin, a sevcn.year
convict in the Ohio Penitentiary from
Stark County, committed suicide by drink
ing carbolic acid............ The Chicago Times
OF recent date, devOtes thirteen columns
to painful scandal involving the venerable
BISHOP McCoskrey, of Michigan, who has
been accused by letters and other evidence
OF getting himself into a scrape some
what similar To that of Henry Ward
Beechers. IL is said the Bishop will
resign and go to Europe
terrible assassination took place at Rich
mond, Indiana, recently, in the shooting of
Charles Maule by his wife's brothers He
was fairly riddled with bullets. They
accused him of scducing his wife's sister,
nut ON his dying bed the victim, on being
told that he could not recover, said: "As
hope to meet my God, they shot the wrong
man. | never wrongcd my wifes sister
and IL was her constant anxiety on my
account, owing to threats against my life,
that made her crazy. AT St. Louis,
ployed in Jos. Abrams tin.shop on
broadway, had quarrel with his EMPLOYER
on the subject OF some wages due him
Abrams left Shattard alone in the store with
the formers eighteen-months old bow. who
was helping himself to some food from n
pap-bottle. Shattard took the bottle and
poured into il a lot of muratic acid, which
is used in soldering. The child drank of il
and immediately fell in violent commissions.
Meulcal attendance was called, but at the
latest accounts the child was suffering terri
ply, and could not possibly survive the
dose of deadly poison.
A horrible domestic tragedy took Mace in
Gcauga County, Troy Township, on the
18th, the victims being Mrs Stroud and her
husband, Leonard b. Stroud. The husband
with long butchers knife, disembowled
ms vile and then cut his own throat They
bad not been living together, aud had a
1ihculty about property Stroud died from
his wounds. The tragedy has created i'm.
menSe excitement in the township, and
much sympathy is expressed for Mrs
stroud, who appears to have been highly re.
spected. She isabout fifty years old. Stroud
Is not Tar from sixty. She was his second
wife, and he her second husband. They
came from the East few years ago.
Mr. oliver Harlan, of Mt. Gilead, Ohio,
who was horribly mangled by being drawn
INTO portable saw-mill, has since died az
ter terrible Notwithstanding the pro.
gress oil game of base ball at Cleveland
Saturday afternoon, between two picked
mines, Albert Walker, fourteen years old
was INT on the head with bat, iracturiup
his skull and probably inficting n fatal
wound..:Two young women, Maggie and
Emma hinbett, orphans, poisoned them
selves at Brooksburg, nine miles east of
Madison, Ind. Cause of suicide and partic-
ulars are unobtaiuable.
A freight train on the St. Louis Iron
Mountain Southern Railroad jumped the
track near llematite Station early i'm the
morning recently. Nine cars were thrown
down an embankment. Seven tramps were
stealing ride on the train, four OF whom
were carried down in the wreck. One.
supposed to he named J.. ii, Evans, OF
Gladewater, Texas, was instantly killed
Another, who refused to give his name
DIED two hours after, and the other two were
hauly bruised........ On Thursday night
whlle party of men were engaged i'm cut
ing back the levee near the lower end of
LAKE bolivar, IN Bolivar County, Missis.
slppl, to let oil heavy body of water.
caused by unprecedented rains the whole
party were caught in siuice, and, with the
exception of Capt. Briscoe all were swaI.
lowed up in the vortex. Briscoe was res
cued after being more than an
TGur IN the water and quicksand
The names of the lost are Captain
tortley, planter, two brothers named
Moran, and an unknown laborer
Hon. william Orton, President of the
Western Union Telegraph Company, died
III New DIRK City on the 2lst Of April the
lmnediate cause being .apoplexy, with
Which ne was stricken at eleven O'clock AT
nIght lie leaves wife and eight children.
ana an estate estimated at 81 200, 900
terrible tornado crossed the State of
iowa on Sunday afternoon the Dist, entering
the state above the Missouri Va lev juno.
.'i Posing huTlhfAsitflN across to
storm Lake, Pomeroy and Fonda, in Monona
county. Trees were torn up by the roots
along the rivers. The house OF j. r Thurs.
ton at Sioux City was wrecked completely.
The wing OF the house OF Mrs Reilly was
struck and torn to pieces, and T.. Reilly.
standing IN the wing, was picked up and
carried over the main building and over
some trees near by, and set down uniniured
We learn that near Onawa a man was
driving double team. The horses wagon
harness and driver were taken up bodily
carried several yards and set down unin.
lured. On the Illinois Central Railroad
the damage - more serious, accompanied
by loss OF life. A whirlwind or tornado
passed over Storm Lake from the south.
west Ihree-quarters Of a mile east OF the
town, the residence Of Alfred King was
struck lifted from it's foundation. and
dasned into thousand pieces. Mr.. Kings
mother was instantly killed. She was
found some distance from where the bouse
stood. Other members Of the household
escaped unhurt. Lighter timbers Of the
mouse were pounded into knding wood
trees IN orchards were torn up and carried
away. The house Of Mr.. DeGraf half a
mile from Kings, was uuroofed Some
hogs ana cattle were killed Farm wagons
ana q buggy were broken up. Ills I1ss h
about one thousand dollars The buVgv
was carried quarter Of a mile through M
ar. The water ia the lake rose 70 height
OF many feet. One witness says "a million
barrels were lifted up. Reports Of similar
character come from all parts Of that country
a severe storm of wind ON the 12d "a