West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-09-21

the deadly breach, fighting the most
gigantic plague that ever cursed
American soil, are men who do not
own one dollar in real estate in Memphis.
Facts are stubborn things. and We are now
treating OF facts. The men who are to-day
standing in the fore front OF the battle
have no capital but their manhood. God
bless them. They will have no other re.
ward than the assurance OF good deeds well
performed
The steamer Reliance, running between
Jacksonville, Florida, and Savannah, ex.
ploded her boiler, few nights since, two
miles FROM ST. Mary's, Georgia. The first
engineer, VIM. Moulton, second engineer,
Josiah Armstrong and second mate. VIM.
DARTS, were killed or drowned. Rev. Mr..
Dun mp, of Savannah, had his thigh broken
None Of the o. Er passengers were seri.
Ously hurt Several OF the crew were ia.
jured by steam, and George Edmondson,
cook, fatally. The upper 81 orks were blown
TO atoms. Purser Richardson escaped, AL
/ though his room was blown To pieces.
Captain White aud toe first mate were
blown into the river, but not seriously in.
lured. The wounded wer. taken ~ "a.
varnal
From a Now Orleans uotc OF the 10th we
learn that the yellow fever continues to i'm.
crease "a, Nicksburx. Among the recent
deaths Is Dr. Gotthelf, Jewish Rabbi Gen.
r
the eastern part OF the State In cousc.
quence OF fever at Lake and Lawrence sta
tons, on the Nicksburg & Meridian Rail
road, has resulted in the stoppage of trains
on that road east OF Jackson by quarantine
regulations. Travel is almost impossible
The Legislature can not assemble, aud
afflicted communities must continue TO rely
upon the people AZ home and abroad Tor
support.
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Dispatches from Omaha state that the
Grand Central Hotel, the finest west of the
Mississippi River, outside Of San Francisco,
caught ere mysteriously in the fifth story
on the night OF the 9TH, and after burning
over six hours was completely DESTROYED
The building was fve-story brick one
hundred and thirly.two feet square, aud
cost 100000. few minutes before mid
night, when the fire had burned five bourS
division wall fell or squad Of firemen
who we're in the corridor of the hotel, bury.
ing four men who held the nozzle Their
names are John A. Lee, Louis Wilson
Alonzo Randall and Billy Mcnamara. 4
cornlco teil on man named Lockii and
fractured his skull. Efforts to clear away
the debris and rescue the men were uuavaii-
ing. The fire burned all night, and AT noon
next day WAS not exhausted. The remains
OF the men were found in an uurecogn liable
state next morning. Loss on hotel building
wv huuuFeu IN uNaud dollars. August
kountze, of New York, b ,ught it a few
months ago under foreclosure
Notes from Abrond
Later estimates OF the lumber Of per
sons drowned by the collision on the Thames
are higher than those previously given. Ii
Is now stated between six hundred aud
seven hundred were lest, majority Of the
estimates favoring the latter number A
diver says tuat he felt corpses packed four
and i've deep in the cabin OF the Princess
Alice.
Rinderpest is rapidly extending through
out Roumanis The authorities neglect
taking precautions to prevent its spread.
............At daybreak in Paris, France. Sat.
uriay morning, the two murderers, Barre
and Lebiez, condemned To death on July 81
for the murder Of Madame Gillet. were
guillotined.
The assassin Modelling died at Berlin, on
the 10th from the effects OF his wounds.
The immediate cause OF his death was
paralysis OF the lungs.