West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-11-23
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CITY was INFORMED, on November I, that the
body OF A. T. Stewart was stolen from the
family vault at -. Marks Church, early
in the morning. The casket was broken
open. Inspector Dilks, when informed OF
the robbery, at once sent out the following
general order: "To all Precincts: The
remains of a. T. Stewart were last night
stolen from the family vault IN St Marks
churchyard. The casket was found broken
and the body removed. Decomposition OF
the remains are so offensive that they can
not be concealed. This is apparent from
standing at the opening OF the vault this
morning. Consequently il cannot be taken
across the ferries without discovery
Cause diligent search to be made IN
your precincts, as the remains were evil
IDENTIFY stolen in the hope OF reward" .........
a body of BulgariauS burned fourteen vii.
lagos in the District of Memotica. The
Porte has sent a note TO Prince Labanon
pointing out the fact that the Russians are
powerless to represS the Bulgarian move.
ment Ina another note 10 Prince Lebanon
The Porte discusses the non-evGcuation of
Turkish territory los the Russians. .
Wilmington, Ohio. dispatch OF November
7 TO the Commercial says: About eight
O'Clock last evening, a butcher by the name
OF John Manmeisel. was found dead i'm
David HES blacksmith shop, i'm Sabina. A
hole had been broken through his skull
large enough. as our informant stated. to
had evidently been done with
hammer belonging 20 the shop
Deceased had been carving on
branch butcherinG establishment in Rees.
vile, village some three miles from
Sabina, and was formerly OF iutcmperate
habits, but had not been intoxicated Tor
some months previous to The time OF his
death, but on that day had been drinking
heavily. a wagon spoke with a bunch OF
hair resembling that Of the dead man, cling.
ing to IL, was discovered behind the bench
OF the shop. The theory is that he was muir.
dered for the sum OF forty dollars which
be was supposed TO have had in his posses.
sion. When found there WAS but fifty cents
~ money on his person. No clue as Yet to
the murdered
While Governor Hampton, OF South
Carolina, was hunting, recently, his mule
became frightened, and the bride breaking.
the Governor leaped from the saddle. By
the fall the Governors right leg was broken
~ two places, the bones protrudinr
ana his ankle was badly hurt
dispatch from Des MOines saws the
hoard OF State Canvassers have compile ted
the canvass OF the vote OF Iowa The FOL.
lowing are the Republican maiorities on
the state ticket: Secretary of State. Hull
over Farnsworth, l0967 Auditor, If SlI.
treasurer, lO,73S; Register of the Land
Once, 9,9i5; Attorney General. 1876;
pNpAVhS - ugty 0iSIi.
AT Wheeling, w. Va, Saturday the un.
yelling of the Paxton Fountain took place
IN the presence of five thousand people
The fountain stands on the west side of the
Capital Square. 1t cost about twelve tbou.
sand dollars, and was presented to the citv
by James Paxton, Esq, a leading citizen
,-;At Oamden, n. j., Saturday morning.
'uuSe woodruff refused to grant a new
tTIal TO Ken fqnin Hnnta-
murder of JOhr NJ. Armstrong. The
prisoners counsel then took ex
cepu0Ds, and Hunter was sen
fenced to be hanged the 1Oth
OF January. He displayed no emotion.
ana was immediately returned to his cage
Edward h. Aldrich, who committed
ulclde IN New Iork City by SWALLOWING
three ounces of laudanum, had been work.
ing hard Tor Lawrence jerome in the cam
palgn for election TO Congress, and was re.
ported 10 have wagered large amounts on
Mt Jerome's success. The result of the
Slecton depressed him greatly, and to
HToWn ms sorrows he took to drinking Two
suicides have been caused there by disan.
polntment over the election AMI
one death caused by success.
william kaney, negro tramp, was HANGED
al Warrenton, n. c., on November 5 for
INC murder OF brother tramp last Nav.
After making speech, which concluded
with, al am rejoicing in this CON.
s0Iaton-dat il. Satan gets me, he will
also and likewise get every one of You who
see me dlej" correspondent OF the Gin.
cinnau Enquirer says he turned to Inc
0heIh and said: II you don't tie the rome
right l will knock YOU down" Then he
and the Sheriff got into fuss. and fnaiiv
came TO blows. The excitement was in
tense, and cries Of Help, help" were sent
up by the officers. Raney struck the Sber.
lli two severe blows in the face, and would
nave got away with him but for the assist.
ance OF parties who stood bv. when tbey
mad overcome the negro they gave him n
good beating, and then hurried up with the
hahucun5 and the moose. The drop fell M
one O'Clock. Just before Rainev was
swung of he gave a terrible shrek which
GGuld nave been heard a half mile away.
us NECK was not broken, and he died a
hard death by stangulatiou
: Charles and Peter Shuts byotbe,s of
Rondout, \. " quarreled about yoke Of
cattle, and the latter killed the former.
Judge McAllister, in Chicago, has rendered
an important decision in the case of
dehny et. al. VS.. FOo'e, to the efec.
that dealing in options grain, is under
the statute, nothing more nor les
IMAM gambling, and any Indebtedness arising
lhereIrOm can not be collected sccording ~
Ia" -....... Wyatt ChadmeIi. an old m,n
clutched nervously at the iron railing in
INV W lht justices desk m the Tom ba
rev York City, when called 10 answer
70 the charge Of intOxication. He aston.
lshed the court by reciting passages from
chaks Peare and Virgil, winding mn his
DISCOURSE with an extract from Homer.
mao. The prisoners classic re-.
citations failed to have abv effect
however. lie asserted he was
grandson OF Patrick Henry. he had been
a confederate soldier, and participated I'M
9li the chief battles Of the rebellion. Justice
hllpreth listened 10 him with attention. and
tnen discharged him with a reprmand
Whlle Joseph Schultze, Of Ionfa. Nicbiyan
ana party OF friends were returning f2o,,
hunting expedition, they found farmers
ofcharq, and while Schultz was i'm the act
o clubbing down some apples with bis
gun ~ was discharged, the load eDteripo
ms side and killing him instantly. ......... 4 |
'SfIDle tragedy occurred at West Che.
mango y. T., Sunday noon. Three brothers /
James, David, and John Taber. live togetbey /
ana own and run a farm Jointly. James and
DaYld have disagreed for some time about .
DIVISION OF property. Sunday David went
70 the barn where james was busking
corn. They quarreled, and David seizipgs
pltchiork, knocked James down and qtgL
1ed him in the chest fifteen rtwentv tr,es
he lived only few minutes. David hen
went 70 the woods and blew bis brains ogt
win a shotgun.
-Four hundred and fifty carpe. wsaysrs NJ
Philadelphia went on strike on tae rgu