West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-06-08

suicide Friday night......John Carlin and
Hugh Murtna were Killed i'm New
York by the fall OF an over
loaded floor Of store-room.........
a little son Of Stephen Robinson, Of Flint,
Mich, was scalded to death by falling into
"A tub OF hot water.......The ST. Louis Com
munists are said to be organizing and grow
ing I'm strength daily. One body OF them Is
SAID TO be over two thousand strong a
large mass meeting of the Socialistic Labor
Party was lately held in New York. Adj
dresses were made in English and German
which were redOlent of Communism ......
Chicago is actively engaged in preparing to
meet the anticipated Communistic uprising
Heavy ordnance have been purchased, and
two companies OF cavalry are organizing
::.......A terrible tornado passed Henderson,
NY, in nOrth.easterly direction about
noon Saturday. Houses, barns fences
were torn to pieces, tr were
blown down and cattle killed. ...
The death of the Hon John Scott Harrison
rs announced. lie was the son Of President
Harrison, and the father of General Benia-
min Harrison, of Indiana He represented
the First Ohio Congressional District in
Congress from 1853 To 1857. His age at the
TIME OF his death was not far from seventy
years.
On May 2S n number of religious conven.
tons assembled. The South. Eastern Indiana
Conference, NJ. +. G., met at Seymour. Ind.
The convention represented nearly 300
schools with over 5000 officers and teachers.
aud with total enrolment of over q, 600.
The Iresbytian General Assembly met
IN PlttSburg on the same day Dr. tmbrie.
hartman OF the Committee i'm the McCune
case, reported as follows: The complaint of
the Rev. i. III. Skinner, ID. D., and others,
against the Synod of Cincinnati, in the mat
ter OF Rev. w. G. McCune, was found to be
IN order, and after being heard the vote on
the same was taken and stood as follows
I 10 sustain the complaint, 2i3; TO sustain in
| part, Z; not sustain, 81. The complaint ia
therefore hereby declared to be sustained,
| ana the action of the synod is reversed
Adopted. The Mileage Com ~ ittee reported
that three new presbyteries have been or
canned during the year. making total of
Lo'S. The collections amounted to 81, OlO.
southern Itcms.
Jesse Walker colored, who was indicted
by the grand jury of Union Parish, La, and
found guilty at the April term Of the Dis.
trict Court of the murder OF Violet Sim.
mons, on the 10Th of February last was ex.
ccuted ut Farmersville, on Nav "a He was
brought out of Jail at fifteen minutes before
one o'clock, and assembled the platform.
After prayer by the Rev. Britt, the prisoner
was notified by the Sheriff that he would
have fifteen or twenty minutes in which TO
say anything he might wish to say Walker
then proceeded to state that he was inno.
cent OF the crime of which he was charged
Mhlle he did not know who killed Violet.
ms remarks went very strongly to implcate
one John Simmons. After talking about
hltecn minutes, and giving some advice to
spectators, he claimed that he was prepared
ana would be better off in the next world
ABOUT twenty minutes before two o'clock
p M the rope was cut and Walker was
lauhched into eternity. After having hung
ABOUT twenty minutes and pronounced to
he dead, the body was taken down, put i'm
comm, and given in charge of his father
Mrs. Folds and two children, of Merri.
weather County, Georgia, were burned 10
death on Friday.
Notos from Abroad.
The Turks yesterday evacuated and the
Austrians occupied the Island of Ada.
Kalch, in the Danube ..... The Shah of Persia
rs expected to be in Paris about the 10Th of
June, to stay month incognHo. Rooms
nave been engaged at the Grand Hotel The
Shah VIII visit London, Madriu and Lisbon.
Ills whole European journey will last six
months......lt is said that information has
been received at the Bureau of the Turkish
Minister of Foreign A fairs that papers have
Deen discovered at Pera duplicating Midhst
Pasha and Minister Layard in the recent Mt
tempt to replace Murad on the throne.
A Galveston dispatch of MAY % saws
New Laredo is threatened by three parties
under Gen. Cara Ayala and Coils. Cristo
MARTINEZ. The Mexican customs authori
ties have come to this side with their books
and records. The commander despaits of
holding the place unless reinforced. Gen.
Ayala made formal demand for the
flaZa this morning Three American
merchants are in Jail for refusing TO
contribute to the defense of the town.
....:: A life of nearly eighty-six years, and
poll zeal career of sixty.fve, were ended.
May rs, by the death OF John, first Earl Rus
sell. Lord John Russell, the courtesy title
by which he was known until his compare
lively recent elevation to the peerage, was
the third son of John, Sixth Duke of Bed
ford, and was born in London, August Is.
l'92""..Prince Gortchakof is better, and
may live to celebrate the eightietb ami.
versary OF his birth, which will occur next
month. IA Peace Congress will be held on
the Stetano treaty. The Powers have so ar
ranged.