West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-08-10
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From tho Capital.

washington saturday, TO prevent labor
troubles, and dispense or .wd who were
preventing work on the Washington Monu.
ment.
In the Cabinet recently, letter from the
Mexican authorities was submitted by
Secretary Evarts, charging that the Ameri-
cans had been crossing into Mexico steal
ing cattle and driving them across the Rio
Grande into the United States. No action
was taken.
Itoms IN General
The National party of New York, in Con.
vention on the oath of July, nominated a
State ticket, and passed resolutions favor
ing the payment of all debts, pub ic and
private, in greenbacks. and demanding
the repeal of The National bank Act
and the immediate calling in and payment
OF all bonds in absolute paper money
without regard to the time they may have
TO run ON their face, and no further issue
by the Government of any bonds........
The attempt of Robert RUSSELL the cham
plon diver, to walk eight miles in FIVE
hours under water, took place in Long Is
land Sound on July -, at South Brother
and Ricker's Island Russell made the at.
tempt for wager OF 81 900. At1I 80 a. m.
he put on diving suit weighing two hun.
dred and ten pounds. Judges with an air
pump, life line aud air room accompanied
MIN. lie walked siA hundred feet under
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mile in length, which n had to traverse
forty-eight times. Russell is five feet six
inches high, and weighs one hundred and
fifty pounds Herecently accomplished the
same ieat at Br dgeport, Conn.,. The
twelve-foot tly-wheel in Pointer IL sons
hoop mills at Pittsburg, Pa, burst about
seven O'Clock Wednesday evening, and COM
pletely wrecked the building, an iron.clad
structure fifty by one hundred feet The
employees foresaw the danger, and all of
haF HaH hot H.. Fp.
cident was caused by the breaking of the
governor belt....A bill for the punishment
OF tramps, which passed the New Hamp-
shire House, provides for their punishment
by Imprisonment from fifteen months to five
years, the former penalty being provided
Tor any person proved tramp........
In political aiiray at Nashville, Tenn, on
Wednesday, between Samuel Hicks and Ed
win Nathaniel, Jere and Jones Baxter, sons
oil Judge Nathaniel Baxter, Democratic
nominees Tor reelection as Judge of the
circuit Court, Hicks and Jones Baxter were
fatally shot The former received several
shots from the BaXters, and his skull was
fractured in two places by blows from the
muzzle OF pis oil in the hands Of one of
them. Jones Baxter received ONLY one shot
near the heart, and from party unknown.
lSlcks expired in a few minutes, and Jones
baxter lived scarcely an hour. Jere Baxter
received slight wound in the hand Nathan.
lei Baxter in the foot, and negro girl thir.
Teen years OF age was struck in the thigh by
a stray shot, intlicting n painful hut not
fatal wound. The ARRAY grew out of remarks
derogatory to the character OF the father of
the Baxters by Hicks in n speech at a meet.
ing OF the candidates for county Offices, on
the Independent ticket, the evenins pre-
vious.
Peter Bresnaham, who was convicted last
May OF the murder of Michael Daulter. in
ST. Lawrence County, New York. was
hanged in Canton, New York, July %. ON
the 18th of April last Bresnaham shot
pauitsr at South Cotton, twenty-five miles
from Canton, and afterwards split hi, head
open win an AK, the gun.shot wound not
oelng sufficient 10 cause death. Bresnabam
then dragged he body into the woods near
by ana scar he'd Daulters clothing, only
hnding few cents. The deed was com
mlue9 WIN the expectation of finding
considerable sum OF money that the mur.
dered man was said to possess Br snaham
confessed 10 several murders besides the
one ne was convicted of.....At a picnic i'm
Lewis county, Kentucky, Thursday, Thos.
hhu Wm' Is ankeuship were stabbed TO
ueath by Daniel and Joseph Morgan. In
the melee ten or fifteen persons were
wounded. Daniel Morgan is under arrest.
Joseph fed.
Edwa d F. Noyes, Minister to France
having finished the business which brought
him home, sailed in the City of Richmond
Saturday for France....The neighborbood
Of Reading, Penn, is greatly ANNOYED by
tramps in Some localities the farmers
have found it necessary to organize To nro.
tect themselves and their property against
the raids OF these outlaws ...... MAGGIE
Berrldge, thirty-three years old living a
snort Instance from Gallipelis undertake
klnuie the hre in the kitchen stove,
roay evening, with carbon oil She was
round shortly ate ward by a neighbor who
was passing, leaning against the yard fence
In q dying condition, with her clothes
Durnt entirely off her. She lived about
one hour after the occurrence ......
London society was stirred saturday bv an
interesting event, which has long been
looked forward to, namely, the nuDtials Of
arthur henry Paget, Lieutenant and Can.
tam In the Scots Fusilee Guards, eldest son
Oh ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Lord Alfred Henry
Paget, Clerk-Mar. hal Of the ROYAL House
hold, and fifth son of the first Marnnis ~
Auglessey, to Miss Minnie Stevens. daughter
OF the late Mr. Paran Stevens, of New York
'.....As rain No. 9, north-bound, on the Gin.
Cihhau sou hero, was nearing WhitDey's
1taCoh, saturday, where they do not stop,
they noticed gentleman, who proved to he
Dr. ). Il. Desha, of Lexington, standing on
tne PLATFORM, apparently waiting for the
Tram. Just before the train reached tho
platform he started across the track. The
ram was 700 close IL be stopped soon
struck him. The train was stoned and
backed up as quickly as possible. But he was
dead when the men reached him,
The weather was fair in the West and
Southwest on July 49, and afforded good
views Of the SUMS eclipse. AtDenver. Col
Professor Sestini reported toward the end
OF totolity he observed some small contin.
uous protuberances. There were streaks
" nght ana shade on the ground proceeding
the totally, aud bright corona around the
Wh.Ie solon disk, with luminous of.starts
on DOth sides in the direction of the mo
ION OF the moon, each extending about one
diameter and half Of the sun also. two
more oh-starts, nearly al right angles with
the former, about half the solar diameter in
Iehgtn. The Vassar party report uuirnpor
tant observations. They saw 'three pIanets
anu lour stars ......... Professor stones Marty
~ schuyler Col, report weather clear An
Tour contacts observed The length OF cords
were observed by Professor Stone. and he
Iansits OF Cusps observed by UPTON Am
OoserYauOns were successful ...... While
pa state OF temporary mental alteration
produced by business troubles, r. vs.. Bacb.
man, an extensive dealer in TOYS. uofione
gooks, and stationery, aud "a resident III
Peorai IT,, for eighteen years Drowned
himself IN the river Monday night ne was
ilorty-eight years old, and leaves a wife and
I'VE children
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