West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-02-22
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on ferslons, mas had several interviews
with Commissioner Bentley as TO the neces.
sary legislation to carry out the provisions
of the Arrears of Pension Act. OF course
time will be required to examine claims
presented, and with the facilities at
his disposal, the Commissioner thinks
no more than ten million dollars will
he required for claims adjusted during the
coming year. The committee has inform
ally considered and will probably report n
Dill appropriating that amount for the pur.
pose. Should claims be more rapidly ad.
Justed, provision for their payment can be
made On the meeting of Congress in
December.
Late few nights ago, there was confer.
ence of leading colored men at Washington
as TO the condition of their brethren in the
south. Mr.. Pinchback acted as Chairman.
The migration question was discussed at
length. Kansas was suggested as a good
place Tor the blacks, but how 10 get
them there was the question. ]. r.
Lynch, OF Mississippi, Professor Greener
and Cardoza, of South Carolina. and
many other prominent colored men
were present. 1t was decided 10
call a conference of all the LEADING coloreS
citizens in the United States 10 meet in
Nashville, Tuesday, May 0, to consider the
question OF migration and all other oues
uons affecting the interest Of the coIored
race Nashville was chosen on account of
'nVHvoiaItS OF sentiment in that latitude
and the very kind treatment of delegates a,
the Convention which assembled there two
years ago, the authorities extending 10 them
theus OF the State Capitol.
oeneraI
terrible double tragedy occurred n,
Wrightsville, village in Southern Illinois
Charles c. McAulifre, a physician. invited
his wife and her brother, Mr.. Heavener.
I'm
him, shot him dead with a shotgun. The
doct, fed, but was found by the constables
but before they could get him TO Jail an
infrrated mob of sixty persons seized him
ana hung him to a limb of tree. At
the recent burial of Ashburton Webster at
Marshheld, Mass, the lid of the casket
containing the remains of his grandfather
the great statesman Daniel Webster
was opened, and his face, the BODY having
been embalmed, was perfectly recopniza.
Ule.'.SIhe other evening in New York
Mast, the caricaturist, was presented with n
SILVER vase as t. ken of esteem from thirty.
I'VE hundred Officers and enlisted men.
Inc vase is shaped like a soldiers canteeu.
Is about sixteen inches high, and is sun.
ported by two eagles......A terrible double
tragedy occurred at Wrightsville, a village
IN southern Illinois, on Monday night.
- aries l.. hcAuliffe, a physician invited
his wife and her brother, Mr.. Heavener into
shot him dead with shotgun. The doctor
neu, out was found by constables but before
they could get him to Jail an Infatuated
MOB OF sixty persons seized him aud hung
MN to the limb of a tree
The Liverpool Pot states that General
Tom Thumb died lately at his native place
Bergnm, in the province of West Frieslund
IN Holland, whittier he had only recently
reured after realizing a handsome fortune
-
from exhibiting himself in the chief coun
tries OF Europe and America. The cause of
ms 1eath was dropsy. The real name.of
the General was Haneman. .SpeciaI dis
patches says desperate tragedy.
resulting in the killing of Two
men IN self-defense occurred In McLeans.
boro, Ill, the other night. 1t appears that
Mason Morris recently gave all his property
70 MS TWO daughters, Mrs. Craig and Mrs
Hale, cutting of his two sons. Charles ard
Frank. This so enraged the Latter thai
they at night went to the residence OF
thelr brothers-in-law with the avowed
Intenlon OF killing them. Frank Nor.
fis called William Hale out of the
mousse ana Immediately fred at but missed
HIM. hale returned the ERE, striking
FRANK IN the face, killing him ipstantjv
IN the meantime, Charles Morris went into
the mouse and discharged his pistol al
Cralg, but without effect. Craig then fired.
stnklng motifs in the lung, producing n
-. "ouh'i from winch ne died in a few
minutes At last accounts no arrests had
oeen made...;:.... Capt. Paul Boyton, who
entered the Allegheny River nj OIL civ
rem, Thursday morning. arrived AT Pitts,
purg at .hait-past three Sunday Afternoon.
s sl, was enthusiastically greeted by nearly
h,ty thousand people, who lined both sides
OF the river, from the mouth of the Ale.
ghany 10 the eastern city limit Boyton had
expected to make the trip of one bundled
ana thirty-two miles with but one
stop, put the weather was so severe Thurs.
day night that he had TO stop nj FnIentno
Friday night he stopped AT Mabonins, s and
saturday night at Freeport He made
tpoiIy'three miles on Thursday, thirty.fye
tHoay, twenty-seven miles Saturday and
Hensy,seVen Sunday, and was in the water
Mto5sthSI ABOUT iorty-one hours. His face
was badly frosted, and when he arrived 90
Flttsburg he was greatly exhausted. lie 70.
safus TINS as the most severe experience he
mas had yet. The weather was unfavorabIe
being bitterly cold, with occasional snovS
storms and considerable floating ice in the
river. ''' J." 'ue
The preachers Of Louisville, Ky, backed
ny hundreds of deacons, wardens. elders
ana members of congregations. have de.
clsred war against the Sunday afnusements
Including gardens, and even newspapers
IN recent Sunday ell the Christian min.
isters Catholics excepted preached ar,airs,
We continental tendency OF the times and
Monday night held a mass meeting nro't 60
ing against Sabbath.breakipg Tbere
rs very strong and bitter opposition man.
rested by the progressive business element
Vl the city, and cruel strife is Threatened
,."'.in the West Virginia Senate iii
mas been introduced to declare the cbarta-
OF the B. d o. r r. Co. forfeited Tba
pm SEES forth that u has been develons
oy recent examinations by a Joint sneaisl
mmluee that the company has been
charging and eXacting more than toyyfni
tstes' and by such unjust discrimina.
IONS against the citizens has worked 10 re
injury and damage Of the msnufactnyin,,
ana producing interests Of the State Tw6
i2lored brothers, James and Josepb rim.
Die' engaged IN a difhulty at slickawav
~, near Lexington, which resulted in tbe
nsath OF the latter. Joseph had been m
own and went home in sn,Iv
mOOoJ and commenced beating III
younger brothers and sister. when
I'm seized an Ak and gave him cut over
me torehead, completely carrying away An
syGDaH and crushing the skull. 0Aftey To-
teIl James Turned him over with bis Too,
ana dealt him two more blows with he ~
aiter which the murderer sauntered dor1
tue turnpike, singing and calling upop the
nslRhDOrs 70 witness how well he had 81.
ecuted the bloody deed. He went ~ -.
'hgton ana gave himself Up.
Near Fountain City, Ind, two brothers