West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-03-01
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Inc Senate Committee on Indian Affairs
has decided that toe interests OF humanity
ana justice to both the Indian service of the
army and the Indians themselves demand
that the Cheyenne outbreak and it's dreadful
consequences should be investigated, from
original causes 10 the massacre, and Senator
Allison submitted n resolution, which was
adopted, calling for a special committee Of
five, who are 10 90 to the Indian Territory
and SIT during the recess of Congress.......
Governor Pinchback has accepted the office
OF Revenue Agent of the Louisiana District
A Washington correspondent says that
the condition of Bayard Taylor's widow is
pitiful. The Secretary OF State. i'm urging
Congress to appropriate years salary OF
the Minister TO her. gives the reasons why
IL appears that in Berlin furnished house
IS not TO be had, aud Mr.. Taylor, when he
went there as Minister, had T. hire a house
Tor term OF years, and furnish il out Of
his own means. He furnished his official
residence very handsomely, running in debt
Tor nearly everything. BY the German law
the lease terminates in six months from
time OF death Of lessee. Mrs TAYLOR is left
so poor that she cannot pay the rent for the
last quarter, nor for the coming months
until July. She IL besides unable to nav
the physicians who attended her husband.
or even his funeral expenses. The Consul
General has paid .he funeral expenses out of
ms own means, but expects reimbursement
.....Of the Si5 600 900 of fractional paper cur.
rency issued there remains outstanding
about $4,000 ,OOO of which amount about
$1,000 900 is in three and FIVE PEI cents. II is
now estimated that there will ultimately be
redeemed only Sl,00O0O0 of the SIG, 100000
IeaVlng Sl2 100000 AS profit to the Govern.
ment that amount being lost or DESTROYED.
The Senate has passed the bill which
passed the House some time before, provid.
ingf the issue of three per cent certificates
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that the money received may be used TO re.
deem the five per cents as soon as the six
per cent. bonds are all redeemed
Conerai
Captain Paul Boyton, who n few Sun.
days ago, completed his descent of the
Allegheny River from Oil City to Pitts.
burg, distance OF one hundred and fifty
miles, is dangerously i'll from the effects of
MS exposure. a dispatch from Pittsburc
says; His river voyage was severe one.
The temperature of the water was below
the freezing point. and besides, the stream
was full Of floating ice, through which he
with difficulty made his way. When he
landed here on that Sabbath afternoon
he complained of numbness ia his face
and limbs and a pain in his side It
tooB several hours to thaw him out so that
ne could give an account of himself His
feet and hands were frostbitten, and his
DO Y badly bruised from coming i'm contact
with the floating ice 1t will be some time
before he will be able to embark in another
enterprise of this kind ..... Charles McGiTl
was hanged in Cleveland, on the 18th inst
Tor the murder of Mary Kelley, December
z, 1877. He awoke at siv o'clock in the
morning, and partook of n hearty break.
fast, aud during the forenoon took leave of
ms brothers. his counsel, the Sheriff. spir.
itual adviser, and other friends At twelve
o'clock, noon, the signal was given to
bring the condemned man to the scaffold
me cap was drawn over his head and the
rope adjusted, and during a short PRAYER bv
Rev. Lathrop Cooley, Sheriff Wilcox sprung
the trap at precisely II :0416 o'clock. After
hanging thirteen and a half minutes McGill
was pronounced dead. This execution was
undoubtedly the most humane, orderly and
systematic OF any ever conducted in Ohio.
The only words spoken by the condemned
man we're, " Don't make any mistake about
thut rope"
Captain Blair, OF the regular army, who
married the widow of General Gordon
Granger, is on trial for bigamy at New
cork, woman Ia Scotland having pro.
duced the evidence that he and she were
married three years ago and have two chill.
dren. Captain Blair's real name is Nicholl
ana his father was minister in the Church
OF Scotland. His defense, it is said, will be
that he went through some sort of ceremony
IN Scotland, out not an actual marriage
This was the defense in the famous
lelVerton divorce csse. The Captains
american vile visits him daily at the scene
Oh his trial. Mrs. Gordon Granger was
LETT large sum of money by Commodore
Nanderbllt..........The steamer A. C.
Donnally burned TO the waters
EDGE at Island No. /, Mssissippi
River, on the 18th. Capt. Hart states the
ftFn aft 0.E a -
box and the fire spread very rapidly.
The boa. was headed for shore and the
TACT that no lives were lost is due IN
The GOODNESS and bravery Of the pilot. VIM.
Underwood, who remained al his post unit
he boat struck the shore, when the nilot
Aouse was in flames, and he descended
through the wheel house, Jumped into the
water, aud swan ashore. Several limbs
we're broken by those who jumped from the
poaJ 20 The frozen ground. One deck pas.
senger had both legs broken.
The main building of the Soldiers Or
phan's Home, at Xenia, Ohio, was burned
down few mornings since. There were
many narrow escapes by the inmates, bat
no lives were lost. Loss estimated at s7b
tOO.........P Peter Wait, a colored preacher
residing at jacksonville, Ohio, while at
tempting to enter the premises OF Mr.
John Jewett, in the absence OF his family
vas SHOT aud killed by Andrew Covington J
colored boy who was in charge. Ue
was suspected 10 be a burglar. .......
horse afflicted with hydropbobia was shot
IN chicago recently. lie was bitten bv q
mad dog about three weeks before. and
showing symptoms Of madness himself yeas
confined In . lot. He chased and biz si
dogs, cats, rats, and every living thing
mat got within the Enclosure, aud even
Dit aud tore his own breast in savage
manner. Other animals bitten by the
same dog IL Is believed will 90 mad
shocking case Of burning TO death DC.
Cured lately at Delaware. Ohio, the victim
being an aged lady, Mrs Finley. Her
daughters had left her sitting ia her room
"hile they removed the remains Of her
breakfast. She, 10 seems, ATTEMPTED 10 assist
hefself TO bed, but in so doing SET her dress
on hre at the crate. She fell on the bed
setting II on FIRE, and, being unable 10 saw,
berseit, was burned to a crisp be.
tore assistance reached her
trightiui catastrophe occurred i'm the
village Of Somerville Maine. thirty miles
from Augusta. Ephraim Hysler ana vie
left home in the forenoon 10 do some
trading, leaving their three children. AGED
Tour, two and one half, and eight months.
alone az home. By some means the bouse
caught Ere, and before aid arrived The
building with Dos contents, was DESTROYED.
me three children perishing in the flames.
ABOUT year ago another child Of the same