West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-02-23

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committee of the House Committee on Ter
ritories reported adversely to the full com.
mittee on the pending bill providing for
the establishment of the Territory of Penn.
hina.
Itoms In SsoneraI.
Hon. Nestor Maxon was killed in a duel
with NJ De La Pena, at Matamoras, Texas.
on the 9Th inst Maxon was seconded by
VIM. Kelly, and Pena by Dr. Conbe Two
rounds were fired without effect, when Pena
announced himself satisfied but Maxon de-
handed another round, and was shot
through the body, and died almost in.
stantly. All the parties are resident Of
brownsville. The cause OF the enmity
isunknown. The deceased was prominent
lawyer. His untimely death casts a
gloom over the entire community.........
VIM. Dowd, President OF the Bank Of
North America, i'm New York city, states
that on Saturday, February =, upon the
commencement Of an examination by the
Bank Department the paying teller, Aug
lurney, confessed he was defaultCr to the
amount Of 100000. He has been i'm the
service of the bank twenty-five years. and
was much respected. Since the discovery
the bank has been thoroughly examined by
oihcial State examiners, They find the I'M
impaired capital Of the bank after the
S7l6,S95. The bank has recovered, since the
discovery of the deialcation, SlGO2g. re-
ducing the amount of the loss to $3.50
and increasing the sound cash capital ac
cording To the examiners estimate, to 1892
924. Turney was arrested and locked M
.........T The authorities OF Quebec were com
PEELED to call out the military few days
since to protect the Parliamentary buildings
from mob of citizens who had gathered i'm
front of them, to demand the revocation of
certain measures in regard to railways.
General Anderson, one OF the Returning
Board at New Orleans, has been found
guilty of altering the returns from Vernon
Parish. The jury recommended him to the
mercy of the Court The trial OF Wells has
not taken place.
j. G Hood, r Methodist minister, resid
ing at Flat Rock, Ind, is supposed to have
been drowned while trying to ford stream
near that place few nights ago. His h rise
and buggy were und next morning. but he
had not been heard of......Thc demonstra.
ton 1T Pi'tsburg, on Saturday, in favor Of
p protective tariff was a monster aiiair
Fully twenty thousand men Were i'm the
procession. During the afternoon three
NEE .ings were orsauized. Speeches were
made aud resolutions adopted A farmer
living in Macoupin County, ILL.,. committed
sulc de by sho ting himself through the
head. The cause of the act WAS toe fact of
his having lost five hundred dollars by TIE
failure of a local bank. He leaves a lar. @
family Of young childron......T The Signal
Service Station at the wreck of the Me.
tropols Ieport' thai the trunk marked
" Bartlett" c)ntiing clothing, and tin
trunk, supposed t. contain MONEY were
found by patrolman, who had TO break The
trunk open, being unable to move il and
unsafe to leave ii on the beach.
Theodore Roosevelt, one of New York
City's most prominent and philanthropic
citizens, died on February 10, after brief
iilness.........The ceremonies connected with
the investment OF His Grace Most Rever.
ened Archbishop Gibbons with the Pallium
TOOK place NJ the Cathedral at Baltimore.
on Sunday, the 10th. Although i'm conse,
quence OF the death of the Pope the cere-
mony was Invested of some of the elaborate
features characteristic of such occasions. il
was, nevertheless a deeply imposing ser
wee, and was participated in by high prelates
from neatly all parts of the United Stat s.
IA lew mornings since, one of the arches
oil the bridge over the Schuylkill River at
South Street, Philadelphia, fel in carving
with II in rapid succession nine other
arches, and completely wrecking three hun
dred feet of the bridge. The portion which
gave way rested upon piles in the marsh on
the western bank of the river and this piling
has been gradually sinking i'm the mud 4
large number of workmcn were engaged in
snoring the defective arch at the time of the
accident, but they were warned in time and
quit
OF iron and granite, and.cost originally 500.
900. The loss by this accident is about
100000 ...,.,...The Governor of New York
received telegram from Greenwood.
Steuben County, informing him that at n
sale of land for taxes on Friday, two hum
dred armed men appeared for the purpose
OF intimidating buyers, which they succeeded
IN doing. The dispatch asked for assis.
lance. The Governor responded that the
Sheriff is the legal censervator OF the peace
IN Steuben County; that he had the power
to en- out citizens to aid in suppressing the
!lotous disturbances, and he must exhaust
MS powers before the aid of the State could
be invoked.
The telegraph announces the death on
February Il, OF Gideon Welles, one of the
surviving members of President Lincoln's
Cabinet, at his home, in Hartford Conn.
None now remain but Simon Cameron and
Montgomery Blair. Mr. Welles was made
Secretary OF the Navy by Mr.. Lincoln. and
connnued in that Office TO the close nj
Andrew Johnson's Administration.
Mrs. Benn Pitman, OF Cincinnati. n lady
well known in literary and newspaper cir.
cles, died in Cincinnati, recently. and her
remains were embalmed and removed Ia
Washington, Pa, for the purpose of crerna.
non, such desire having been expressed
in her will.
dispatch from Ironton, Ohio. to the
Cincinnati Gazette says The Etna Iron
Works, with capital Of 81 900 900. sus.
pended payment recently, and will at once
prepare statement for their creditors. The
company has a very large quantity Of iron
on hand, but failure 70 make sales caused an
lnablhty 20 meet certain obligations. Their
resources are 70 largely in excess of their
liabilities that they expect 90 be able 10 con.
unue bus ness right along.
Fires
The print works Of the Nader dive house
the standing, folding, and steaming rooms
Of the Pacific Mills, together with their
contents, were burned few mornings since.
AZ Lawrence, Mass. The loss is roughly
estimated at $4,000; fully insured. Henry
Ham, j. W. Morse, and Charles RI. Heath
fireman, and VIM. a. Page. foreman of tbe
paint works, were severely injured bv faIl.
ing walls. Three hundred operatives are
outof employment The remainder Of tho
mill started as usual.
The New Orleans Taacfs -hrcyerort
special says a fire broke out hc other
night az halfpast ten o'clock iu the whole.
sale confectionery of l. A. Levy. situated
ON the north side of Texas Street. and soon
communicated % adjoining buildings. The
headway of the flames was not checked uu-
OF Tour large business houses were entirely
consumed. The sufferers we're julius a
Jacobs, Wholesale and retail dry GOOD. .
D. . Levy wholesale confectionery. Mrs