West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-03-30
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From tho Capital.


suit Of official telegraphic correspondence
fromS ST. Petersburg, as well as from informa.
ton derived from commercial houses in that
city, the opinion that the proposed peace
conference ut Berlin will, IL it shall take
at all, prove to be failure, so far as any
direct determination OF the Eastern ques-
ton is involved, and that ms matters stand
now, there is more probability OF war than
peace.
Items In GencraI.
Mrs. Anna Eliza Leggett, rich widow,
VINO lived In her handsome country house in
luckahoe, near New York City, was shot
and instantly killed, in the presence of one
oil her own daughters, in her own hall, by
Thomas Merritt, neighbor, ut about three
O'Clock on Thursday afternoon After
shooting Mrs. Leggett, Merritt hurried 10
ms own house, and shot himself through
the heart. Both moved in the best circles
oil soclety. Merritt had been drinking on
the day o. the murder, and was refused al
mission to Mrs. Leggetps house. To insanity
from dissipation, and offended pride. are
ATTRIBUTED the tragic act of Merritt
Inc Mayor OF Chicago has reconsidered
MS order discharsing over one hundred
hremen and laying aside several engines
Only thirty.three firemen will be discharged
All the engines will be retained, and not
over eighty-fve policemen win be d;s'
charged, but reductions in other dcnort.
ments will continue The SociaIistic
Workingmen held large demonstration i'm
%. LOUIS, Saturday night, in celebration Of
tne 10th OF March-Anniversary of the Paris
commune: Addresses were made in Ger
man, English and French. Colors of varions
nauonallties were displayed, and also the
req nags OF the Social Labor Union. - A
new temperance act, to apply THROUGH
out the Dominion Of Canada has besr
Introduced IN the Senate. II authorizes
city or county to prohibit the sale
OF aicoholic liquors, except for medicinal
mechanical or sacramental purposes Tbc
law VIII be subject TO ratification bv n
majority of the Dominion electors
Inc irish Societies of Quebec resolved that
tne procession March IL should lot, ms usual
ssaluIe either the Lieutenant-Go Governor or
mayor, and serious divisions among tho
societies occurred in consequences The
PRESIDENTS OF Branches 4 and 5, Irish Catho.
TIC Union, have resigned, and the 81
fa,Fick's Total Abstinence Society resolved
TO take no part in the procession Com
mouore John Hodges Graham, United States
navy, dled OF apoplexy, Friday. March *
at the age of eighty-four The Commodorc
was one OF the twelve officers who took mari
IN the midnight expedition against tho
Srltish stronghold opposite Black Rock
Nlne OF the officers were killed
OF; severely wounded, Graham receiv.
ing n wound in the ankle which caused
an amputation of the limb afterwards
n lew evenings ago, Washington street
the main thoroughfare of Indiananolis woS
Ine scene OF shocking tragedy. n. w
hogshlre and p. w. Bolan, Democratic
,h poIiucians, were talking in front of
the farmers' store, when Dan Mobonv a
leamster, came up, and disputed some state
meht made by Bolan, and called him n vile
name Bolan demonstrated SO he saws. and
warned MIN not to repeat it, but Malonev
hsnds at the same time throwing up his
S ue "s th9ugh about to strike. Bolan
ureW revolver and fired three times oil
me Dails entering the body of his victim
VINO dled instantly.......Mrs Smith Iiving
near cambridge, Ohio, met with a borrihis
death recently. She was preparing dinner
Wheh her clothes accidentally caught fire
reached the house her body was bmrned
nearly to crisp.
Dill has been introduced in the Penn.
'!iVahla house of Representatives, which
makes the cremation of the human body n
misdemeanor, and provides for a fine of
~. less IMAM 5000 nor more than 81 600
"i'h imprisonment, and makes il the duty
OF constables, sherifs and other ofJ;cers
ENFORCE the act, under penalty of nrosecu1
uon: ....,...The house of Henry Grd1ar a.
ing -FOUR miles west of Fort Madison Jowo
Was burned, lately, about midnight. Neigh
~. seeing the hre, rushed to the rescue
t.
whose bodies were almost burned 10 q go,
FROM all the evidence, they had both he'll
murdered, which was the verdict of tho O.
oheI lury:........Joseph LaPaige. oIi1s To.
psPn iarlsh, was executed in the state
lIis9h AT concord, N. H., March Is. for the
. vi Josie a. Langmaid, aged seven.
teen, at Pembroke, on the 1tb Of 0ctohar
10 Lafalge confessed the murder ~
MISS l.angmaid and Miss Rail snhooi
teacher, at st. Adams, in 1874. '0iooi
Donayan Rosa, the Fenian orator. lee.
tured at Toronto, on the night of the ,s,l,
march, and was attacked by mob SbortI,,
slter midnight, the mob advanced nm one,
street and attacked Cosgrove's Tavern
were hossa was stopping. The croyv6 l.,
slde answered with revolvers, and The rint
. ietuIheo the tre. Hundreds of shot
neIe e4ehanged, and stones were nonra5
INTO the hotel until the window sest ou as u
IeIniture were demolished. Tho YoI;aa
eSat'ered the mob with their batons -.
nerve were shot-one, a young Protestent
James Clegg, it is feared fatally. O''''a"''
south ern Items.
Inc Commissioner Of Internal po,,or,,o .
washington, has received the folIoving 49,.
gram from Collector Brayton, at CoIumbio
o. e.: Information is lust received f..'J
special Deputy Collector Hoffman, 49,. vi ~
Ihe sth inst, three Illicit distiiiess
arrested by his force and committed 10 III
o. the flckens Court house bv Comnoissiyy',s'I
anoIhDy; were released by an armed norL
supposed to be led by the outlaw RoJ
mOnd. The Sheriff, who s,yrou uJ,am req .t
800 20 save his life, refused to aid in
C.gsg the prisoners" Denutv
Sonyctof Jiliison, at GreenvilIe tels
sIaPns that he has advices that AN armed
S SLonu surrounded the house of William
uafy, VINO aided the revenue officers ia ar
Iesuhg the released distillerE. for a.. 90
pose OF hanging him. When satis6cd H.,
ne was absent with the officers. tbe ~
SSsaIteo 10 pursuit, threatening 10 csrI,,,o
,UtaIy ana drive the officers from tbst sno
lVu. Inc danger OF the officers bein,, go
powered was imminent, as Rednond,s go,
soIganized and desperate. The Coi1esr,as
mas since reported that he has called ,,,sI
me united states Marshal and Nett, P -.
t'Ihcy. TOT assistance in capturino r. ~
cueo uistllers, and bringing the All 49,
RS 70 justice and that ne has ayyononS e.
lhe employment OF a sufficient foycs 80
lions. 'Pe'intend opera
The execution Of Brown CobIe. the coIo,,d
minister murderer, took place At vyinchs.
TER Tennessee, in the presence Of seven
"ousand people, on March "A. Al two
O'Clock ne was placed on the scaIold. After
prayer and Scripture reading he made q
lIeeeh Iorty-hye minutes long. He protesteJ
nIs innocence % the last. The zone ,vos
ny ~ ~, and he was left dap0tingi, ,,;d
~ IoL nail an hour He died witbopt "a