West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-03-30

murder Of Daniel Afford, a colored man, in
August, 1876, took place in Rome, Ca, on
the 18th of March. The case has attracted
a great deal OF attention throughout that
section, both on account OF the desperate
character OF the condemned man, and be-
cause 10 is thought that this is the first in
stance in the history of this State Of the
hanging OF waite man for the killing of a
negro. Eight thousand people witnessed
the execution.
The Supreme Court of Louisiana has dis
posed of the Returning Board trials, sus.
tanning the point raised by the defense in
the case OF Thomas c. Anderson, that ga
consolidated statement of the votes for the
Presidential Electors for the Parish of Yer.
non was not public record" The Court
also ordered that the verdict Of the Jury In
case of Anderson be annulled, and that he
be discharged. This puts an end TO the
prosecutions in the Returning Board cases.
Western -tcms
a Topeka dispatch states that immigra-
ton to Kansas continues undated, and the
various land Offices are OVERLOOKING with
homestead and presumption entries. Twelve
thousand acres were taken Mt the Larned
Land-oiiice in one day last week, and Wed.
ncsdny the sales of the A., T. & S. +. II. II.
90. reached Sl6,OO0--all to actual settlers.
-Four full passenger trains, consisting OF
thlrty coaches and containing fifteen hun
drcd people, passed over the road TO South
west Kansas on Wednesday.
Fires
fire which startedia few evenings ago
IN NO. Provost street, Jersey City, burned
hve houses and made about one hundred
people homeless. The breaking of n ladder
probably caused Jas. Killen and John Nc.
Ginnes, hremen, to be fatally injured.
TWO children named Wood, were fatally.
and two others seriously burned at Harris.
burg, Pa, by the explosion of coal oil. with
"A fire.
The house of farmer named Hurley.
living few miles south OF Adrian. Mich.
caught fire lately, and before they could he
reached, his wife and two children were so
terrible burned that thew died soon after
being rescued. Hurley and three other
children escaped. He loses house, furniture,
and three hundred dollars in currency The
ire was caused by the explosion of Iamp.
''At midnight of the 10Th, a fire broke out
IN the brick building corner of Superior and
Mer"ih streets, Cleveland occupied by the
Cleveland Non-explosive Lamp Company.
The building and contents were entirely
consumed. Total loss on stock, 5000 600
Insured for SS0,000 The building is valued
at $4,000. Insured, but the amount is not
known. Cause OF fire unknown.
Notes from Abroad.
special from Corfu reports that the
turks have devastated eight Christian
villages in the strict of Delvino. and
massacred the male inhabitants. They also
killed one hundred fugitive women land
children on the sea shore. The ENGLISH
ConSu' mas gone to investigate the outrages.
line lhessallan insurgents claim that thew
have defeated the Turks near Pharsalia. xiii.
ing and wounding four hundred, but ac.
counts are conflicting. The Austriqn
h.oyus steamship sphinx, which took fire
WIN TWO thousand five hundred Circassians
on board causing the loss of seven hundred
oil them, was fired by Circassians during
revolt. They had previously plundered the
vesseI. The store-rooms erecting at the
Woolwich Backyard fell n few days ap,
Onrying hundreds of workmen in the ruins
Many were seriously injured, some. II is
thought, fatally.
Ihlrty-siX persons, attending the fair at
brest, on the 18th, were drowned by the
capsizing of barge The King of Greece
visited and took luncheon with General
Grant at the American Legation in Athens.
on the 18th. The General sailed the same
evening for Naples. THE Neto Free Press
OF vienna, states that the Crown Prince az
ia WIZ shoruy VISIT the United States
and Brazil.
Russian troops crossed the river between
Makrikoi and st. Stefano, and occupied
three villFges near Makrikoi. The Porte.
by the advice of Mukhtar Pasha, has not
yet assented to the Russians occupying
BoJukdere. The Russians, nevertheless,
nave arrived at Domousdere, behind Boiuk
dere. The Cars yacht Eyrklick, with two
torpedo boats, have cast anchor off Boiuk-
deTe.
A special from Berlin says the Russansi
are constructing railway from Bourgas to
Jamboli. AS Jamboli is connected with
Adrianople by rail, the new line will enable
the Russians to send troops from Odessa
dlrectto Central and Southern Bulgaria and
h.gean sea..........The Gotten manufacturers
OF London propose 10 per cent. reduction
IN wages, and the iron masters II per cent,
instead OF from 10 to IL. The miners az
Iamworth have accepted the 10 per cent.