West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-03-23

From the Capital.

Bagley and Martin Ryerson, of Michigan,
and l.. p. Poland aud J. Gregory Smith, of
Vermont, Honorary Commissioners to Paris
Exposition Senator Wallace's Long
Bond Bill has passed the Senate without the
necessity of taking the vote upon il by ayes
and nays. 1t provides for the issue OF not
exceeding Sl00,0OO,0O0 Of coupon bonds, of
$25, $50, and 500, redeemable in coin fifty
years from date of their issue, bearing four
per cent. interest, payable semi-annuaily.
Items In General.
The New Hampshire Greenback State
Convention have nominated for Governor
Samuel Flnt.....At Fort Wayne, Indiana,
four Of Matthew Lynch's children, while
playing, got hold of railroad torpedo,
which exploded, frightfully injuring all of
them. Thomas Lynch, aged twelve, were
so badly hurt about the head and int. rnally
that they died the same night Eddy Lynch,
aged two years, lost both eyes and was
fatally hurt William Lynch, aged eight
years, was seriously hurt, but will probably
survive. Judge Asa Briggs of Norfolk,
Va, died suddenly March s, aged sixty.
eight. He had been member of Congress
for several terms, United States Senator,
and United States District Judge for the
District OF North Carolina, under President
Plerce's administration.
The steamer City of Chester was burned
at the warf in Memphis, and the passen.
gers made narrow escape for their
lives. Only two persons are known to be
lost, John Herman, mail agent, and the
c0lored barber. A. n. Simpson, second
clerk, and one OF the pilots saved them
selves by leaping from the hurricane roof
into the river, and were picked up. The
boat had cargo OF some three hundred
tons of general merchandise, and large
number ofmules and hogs, all of which were
lost The cries OF the animals were terri
bic, and impressed the crowd which had
gathered on the bluff with n belief that
the sufferers were human beings
The boat was owned by the Memphis and ST.
LOUIS racket Company, and valued at
S1O,OOO........At New Orleans, lately, the
propeller Hope was run down and sunk by
the steamboat Texas. Paul St. Pierre, his
wife and two children were drowned, being
I'm the cabin of the propeller fire mt
Spartansburg, Pa small town near CORY,
"A few mornings since, destroyed every
business house in the place, including the
Masonic Lodge, Post-office and depot. Loss
estimated at $4,000; insurance .S25 600
Supposed to be the work OF an incendiary.
A peculiar disease, similar to the epi.
zootic, is prevalent among the horses in the
vicinity of Mt Gilead, Ohio, many farmers
losing valuable animals. 1t is slow, but
generally fatal in its effects m Bayard
Taylor, who has been in Washington for
several days, can not leave for Germany
until Secretary Evarts returns TO Washino. |
ton and gives him his instructions as Minis. |
ter to Berlin. 1.-The will of the late ex.
senator Wade was made public March Q, !
TO the surprise of many who supposed thai |
he left none, and was admitted to probate At |
Jefferson. IL makes Mrs. Wade executrix |
and sole legatee of all the propertv
OF whatever kind and wherever situated
a great storm of snow and wind ragged in |
wyoming Friday and Saturday. All trains |
on the Union Pacific, Denver Pacific and |
Colorado Central were either side-traeked |
or showed in. A Cheyenne dispatch states.
There are no reliable evidences of indi. |
viduals having been lost in the snow i'm this
Nicihlty, though there are many rumors to
tnht cHect. There is no communication
Nor'h. Many freight outfits are now tray.
cling, and probably the loss of stock will he
great If not of human life" fol.
lowing are the casualties by a recent caso-
line explosion at Harrison, Ohio: Killed
Councilman Fred. Rupp and Katie Roll a
little girl twelve years of age, Serions,%
burned and in very critical condition.
Anton Probst and Frederick Fisher both
Councllmen; also Postmaster Charles Uar
wood and c. PoPham. Badly burned
ker, and Charles White Slightly in.
l9rrd-Joseph Rice, Granville Yeager,
Shermln Howard and Anna Zimmever.
Adylces from Iquique tell the story of a
horrible murder on the steamship 10 from
Lima, shortly before her arrival at Iquique.
found They were placed in irons on the main
deck, and fastened to stanchions. About
threc IN the morning a deck trader n CHILEAN
approached the prisoners, and accused one
oil stealing cheese from his tent. The man
protested his innocence, saving that il was
impossible, he being in irons. The trader
insisted, and cut the mans throat and
aiterward cut his head off and threw il over
board The other passenger, who was bathcd
IN blood, was helpless, and too terrified TO
car assistance. The murderer then at.
tempted to throw the body overheard. but
hnding 1t fast by the wrist, he cut around
the wrist, broke the bone across his knee
and thus freeing the body, threw II
INTO the water. The crime was discovered
at daylight The murderer was handed
over to the Captain of the port. .....
Great snow storms were reported in the far
west III the early part of the month The
trains were laid up.........Six trains passed
over mans body on the Bee Line Railway
the other night His name was Dogcett.
lie was IN Anderson, Ind, the day before
and had his gun sold at auction bought
WHISKY with the money, became drunk, and
started Tor home, to meet his fate as above
His family live at DalevilIe.
Doc. Brown, a wealthy farmer residing
near Milton, Pike County, Illinois, on stem.
ping out of doors a few mornings since. was
shot dead, his head being torn TO atoms. I,
IS thought il was done by one or two men
who had robbed and drugged him n connie
OF weeks before, he having identified the
companion of the supposed murderer. Some
considerable lawlessness has been manifest
In the worst part Of Pike County for months
past and the people are Justly indignant
and inclined TO take the law into their own
hands. THE Home Savings BANK NJ
Boston has suspended, a temporary iniunc.
ton having been obtained. Two wears AGO
the deposits amounted 70 S6,79s. 243. since
when they have dwindled to $3,117,4 AL. or
this amount, S2,3l1 534 are invested
IN real estate loans. William
II. Collins, guard in the Penitenti.
airy, at Columbus, Ohio, was attacked
by three cOnyicts recently, and fatally in.
Jured. a convict started 20 leave the sbon
contrary to orders, and was told bv Collins
TO return to his work. Just as Collins
turned to take his place in his chair, a con.
vet struck him on the Jaw with an iron
par The guard collared the offender. whom
ne was yiciously attacked by two Other con.
victs, one OF whom struck him on the head
with q hammer, fracturing his skull -
wei dressed man jumped into the i've,
from barge, atSt. Louis, Sunday evening
March 10, and was drowned. He left .
memorandum on the boat containing The
tollOwing: Whisky did this. Take com
passion on my little boy. u. LAWN Tbe
writing and papers were identified AZ be.
l0nglng 70 Dominic LAWN, a weli-to-do ned.
9lefJ who had been on a spree for several