West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-04-12
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Berlin, recently occupied by Bayard Taylor
.........Colonel John c. Burch, the new Sec.
Rotary OF the United States Senate, is a ma.
tive OF Georgia, hfty-one years OF age. He
was graduated from Yale College in s5l. in
the same class with b. Gratz Brown, of Mis-.
souri,. In 1882 he established himself at
Nashville, Tenn. and Immediately took an
active part in politics. He was n Union mnn
until the State seeded, and then entered the
Confederate service, and was Adjutant-
General at different times on the staff of
several prominent military leaders. After
the war he returned 10 Nashville, and
In 1863 took charge OF the Nashville
American.
Senators and members OF Congress and
persons of all grades of official life are re-
ceiving quantities Of letters of inquiry az 10
when the payment OF arrears OF pension
was to commence. Applications have been
coming In with great rapidity since the bill
passed, and clerks have been at work ex
aiming them. Some are ali ready for nav.
ment, and each day sees the approval Of
more In answer 20 an inquiry Commits.
sioner Bentley said he hoped To begin pay.
ing claims under the arrears bill about the
10Th OF April, and continue 10 pay as fastns
they were examined and approved. These
claims will be paid by "A check on the
Treasurer OF the United States, payable to
the order of the pensioner himself. and viii
ne sent TO the postofiice address Of the pen.
sioner by mail. No attorney or claim agent
VIII be recognized in the mater.
Oonorai
Five seamen, rowing ashore in Bliss Hnr.
Dor, near PASSPORT, Maine, were drowned by
the upsetting of the boat.....W. II. Van In.
gen, OF the firm OF Van Ingen & SNYDER.
blew his brains out in the third story OF the
North American Newspaper Building, Phila.
deiphts. He had withdrawn from his work.
room few minutes before, and entered n
vacant room az the end of tho hall. and shot
himself through the head. The body was
discovered ten minutes later by an employee
Inc diseased was one of the most prominent
engravers in the United States Depression
OF business difhculties Is supposed 10 be the
cause OF suicide.
AS passenger train on the l., 6L
n. II. was passing West Riverside near
Cincinnati, q little three.year.old child.
VINO was playing on the track, became con.
fused in its efforts to seek a place of safety.
eno ian directly In front OF the rapidly.
approaching engine. The child's mother
Mrs CORK, on seeing the danger, dashed
forward with parents devotion, pushed
the little one out of harms way, and was
at the same instant struck by the on
CINE pilot and killed outright. She leaves
husband and two daughters $50.
Knox Martin, for the murder of John
Whittemeyer and wife, was hanged AZ
Nashville, on Friday, in the presence of
M immense thronG of people. lie made
confession, saying that he and George
Berry, who had him arrested, had made IN
their minds to kill Whittemever. met In
woodland near his house on the night of
me murder, and went TO the house TO-
gether, Berry going in first. Berry struck
"a L.
berry, knocking him senseless the first
blow When he had struck Mrs. White
meyer the first time, Berry told him To
mt her again, which he did, killing her.
berry robbed a drawer of money ia big
bills, OF which he only got fifty cents
Little Wolf and his band Of CHEYENNE In
dams, numbering thirty-five lodges. with
two hundred and fifty ponies, were can
tured by Lieutenant Clarke, of the second
cavalry, with eighty-fve men, on Box Elder
Creek, near Yellowstone River.
George w. c. Johnston, a prominent and
weh'known politician, and for two terms
Mayor OF Cincinnati, died, a few DAYS ago.
AFTER lingering illness of complicated
character. At the close of March he
minis had coined 2s,500,OOO standard dol
lars, making the average monthly coinage
since the passage OF the act about 81 $50 OGo
Oh the amount coined $21 600 600 have been
transferred TO the Treasury, leaving ST. BOO.
goo IN the minis at Philadelphia, Carson.
sew orleans and San Francisco. II is
stated tnat there is now on hand in the Sub
treasury and mints at San Francisco and
carson about 81 100000, a sum sufficient TO
meet all demands for silver dollars on the
Pacific coast for some time 10 come
ard from this It would appear TO
be good policy on the part Of the
Government to have n larger portion Of the
silver dollar coinage done hereafter nv the
minis at Philadelphia and New Orleans
But so far the department. it appears. have
not been able TO procure sufficient bullion
unreasonable rates to run the New Orleans
mint to its full capacity on such coin
which is stated 70 be about $4,000 ner
month: The Mexican bullion trade having
been diverted by the war from New
Orleans, her merchants and bankers have
not yet succeeded in regaining It, and
N Idaho, Montana, Utah, wyoming.
New Mexico and Colorado, are Skinned d.
rect TO New York, on account of the ready
facilities with which they can be marketed
IN that city A serious accident occurred
the other night on the Grand Trunk Rail
road, near Smiths Creek, Michigan. AstLe
nlght express was passing point two miles
east OF that place, 10 was thrown from the
track, and the engine tender and three
forward cars wrecked. Robert Wilson, the
heao brakeman, was crushed to
death between two cars. Ben Waters
engineer, and Jerry Mcclure, fireman.
we're fatally scalded-the latter
having since died. Waters's case is nTo.
nouneed hopeless. Francis Kellogg. Of
bre, Pa, has broken leg, and S. p vii.
lardi OF Chicago, was cut about the head
and had his right arm fractured. Several
others were slightly injured The accident
was cause by tram wreckers, who had
taken mp rail They were traced by foot
prints IN the mud, and tools found p short
distance OF. Several persons we're ar.
rested. The railway officials refuse 10 give
any details, but claim 70 have the rigbt
parties .........Thomas Buford. who killed
Judge Elliott az Frankfort Ky, has been
sent 70 Louisville for safe-keeping.
The Buffalo and Western express train
met with serious accident, few days ago.
near Wilkesbarfe Pa. The train was going
through cut when the engine suddenly
Rev the track, and plunged into the bank
~ the side Of the cut. The engine tender
doubled over upon top Of the engine-house.
and buried IN the ruins we're the engineer.
NICHOLAS shilliDger, and Henry Stevenson.
the fireman. The pipes filed with scaIding
water and steam, were broken, and their
contents turned upon the poor unfortunate
lying under the engine. The bacgaQe.cay
oi the train alone lcft the track, bot thr
tuo9ennes5 ot the suspension Of travel