West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-01-12

/ hhEhtNf Nuat nc nas never been able to
/ trieve his fortunes. Finding that matters
were only getting worse every day. and that
| his indebtedness was getting beyond his
assets, he determined upon an assignment
lie went 10 Lexington 70 have the papers
drawn up, but his spirits were so much de-
pressed that he became thoroughly inca.
pacitated. At five o'clock in the afternoon
he ended his troubles by blowing out his
brains with pistol.
Wilhelm Hose and John LETTER were
killed by "A fall Of Goals in the mines the.
former at Mahoney and the latter at Brook
side colliery, Pottsvilc, Pa mines
terrible explosion occurred lately i'm the
| stanton Mine located about one mile east
oil Wllkcsbarrc, Pa. 10 appears that j Ohm
a. nrihith, Inside superintendent, entered
the colliery, accompanied by Richard
koderlck, the mine boss, Lewis d. Jones.
| mine boss of the Empire Colliery, and a
party OF miners. They went TO a distant
part OF the cOllicry To prosecute certain
i"poTs' and upon entering one OF the cham
bcrs toe open lights carried on the fore
heads oi the leading men of the party came
in contact with a quantity OF gus, and i'm.
stantly terrific explosion followed with n
force so great as to be felt out of doors. IL
overturned many rods of the small railroad
| ieadlng along the gangway to the shaft
ana used Tor taking out coal from the cham.
bers Several persons were injured seri.
ously by the explosion, and three or four
fatally.
At the penitentiary at Columbus, Ohio, on
New Years Day, grand dinner was given
the prisoners, and extra services were held
In the chapel in the afternoon when fonr
conNlcts were given pardOns from the Gov
ernor. he scenes during the services were
very pathetic: One of the prisoners par
dOned was Thomas MulhnlI one of the
SKINNER murderers in Cleveland in 500 ...
The kentucky Legislature was organized
on the 3lSt OF December Mr. VIM. ID
Prather, OF Harrison, was elected Chief
clerk, on the fourth ballot, over three com
petltorS. John l.. need, OF Frankfort, was
reelected Assistant Clerk, on the first ballot
over X. j. O'Mahoney, of the Lexington
FFesS. ID. ID. Sablett, of Magofin, who has
been Sergeant-at-Arms for four or five
sessions, was reelected on the first ballot
over n. u. Browner of .dndisOn. Barton
w Jenkins, "A former Representative of
Louisville, IN the lower house, was chosen
Doorkeeper of the Senate on the seven
teehth ballot, over eight competitors. The
newly elected officers being then qualified
the senate, after some discussion. adouted
the rules OF the last session. Several gentle.
men were appointed for Speaker, and a
| Hyeiy contest ensued, nine ballots being
taken before Speaker was elected
when the choice devolved on Ed
W. Turner, of Madison ....... The Mos
sage OF the Governor of Kentucky
- not sensational document, but is well
hlled with the busness.like discussion of
the affairs of State interest. The Governor
says the State "is crowned with innumer.
aole blessings" and he specifies "plenteous
narNests, decreasing taxation, civil and re-.
| hglous liberty, improved educational adj
Nahtages, liberal charities, exemption from
Pesulence and civil connection, friendship
and reconciliation between those heretofor,
estranged" The State debt of Kentucky Is
slS3,394. She has resources to enable her
TO bear up under this burden-Sl 36S. l4o 90
10 say nothing of a claim against the Fed.
eral Government of S397,5S7.27 ....
considerable excitement has prevailed in
New York by the announcement of the
failure of John Bonner & Co. No. 30 BROAD
street, one of the oldest houses on the street
Inc hrm has made an assignment to h. w
Grlswold. 1t is said that the firm pursued
the same methods charged against Meter &
Co, rehypothecatiOn of securities Tin
olIities are said to be quite heavy, and sew
eral prominent Spectators are mentioned ne
considerable losers. Intelligence of the
failure has had a depressing effect on the
stock market, and some OF the LEADING
shares are down one per cent....The
pennsylvania Legislature met at noon ON
January /. In the Senate, Thomas V.
Cooper was chosen Speaker Dro tenn
thls being an adjourned session of
the Legislature of 1877. With but
few exceptions, the officers of both
houses are the same as last YEAR,.
Tor the hrst time in the history of Virginia
since colonial times'its Governor, Col. +. w
NJ: Holiday, was iRaugurated on January l.
win All the pomp and display of grand
publlc demonstrations. The Governor i'm
his inaugural address, takes the strongest
grounds Tor the maintenance of the State
eredlt, making the points that the debt was
created 10 provide improvements whch the
STATE now possesses, and from which il
daliy derives profit; that the war effected
no change in the relations between the
state and its creditors; that no. one cues.
lions the obligations of the debt, the laws
under which IL was created, or
tne dement's conferred upon the State by
tne property its proceeds brought. and
that the General Assembly should direct
ITS utmost efforts to the question how To
pay, and denounces the course of these who
seem TO strive how not to pay. The address
Weciares virginia can not escape her
liloliitles, winch all men acknowledge, ex-
cept by process similar to q schedule in
bankruptcy, with surrender of assets. and
concludes this subject with n declaration of
belief In Nirginia's ability TO meet her
obHgations Great applause greeted these
STATEMENTS. The Governor seemed to con-
sider the debt question to be the only one
OF great importance before the people.
Western Items.
few mornings since, between one and
two.o'clock, a fire was discovered in an nm.
occupied building between Central City and
Black Hawk, Colorado. It was extinpnished
without damage, and while the frcmen were
returning another was discovered in The
residence of Thomas TerriI i'm Central
CITY. The first ones to arrive heard the
screams OF the inmates, but the fire had such
Roadway that nothing could be done 10 save
shem. -Four persons persisted in the flames
Mrs. Ierrill, Johnny Terriu, VIM. John
Ierrill and Robert Jeffrey. There is strong
suspicion of incendiarism, as there was n
strong smell of coal oil about both buildings
Both fires seem to have been started from
the outside, and man was seen runnino
away from the first building. Exuress
train NO 4 and freight train No z
collided one mile east OF Cheyenne. Wv.
lew afternoons ago. a dense for pre-
Valilng at the time neither saw the others
approach until they were within one hmm.
dred yards Of each other. When Engineer
weeks OF the express, discovered tncfreiVht
approaching he at once reversed his engine
and applied the air brake, when he and his
fireman jumped the fireman receiving no
injury, while Weeks escaped with "a dislo.
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