West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1883-10-19
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Domestic. Foreisn and Poliuo.,
DOMESTIC.


Association OF the Directors OF the Poor of
pennsylvania adopted resolution declar-
ing that the association disapproved OF the
training of children i'm alms-houses or i'm.
dustrial homes, and recommended the dis.
posal Of alms-house children i'm either
families or benevolent homes, the placing
of them in respectable families being rec
ommended as preferable.
The Western Union Telegraph Com.
pany handled forty million messages
during the past year at a net profit OF
S',6OO,0O. The length of the company's
lines was increased during the year ten
per cent.
THE heaviest shock OF earthquake known
since 1868 was felt i'm San Francisco on the
night OF the 9th. Many persons rushed
halt dressed from their houses and walked
tbe streets the remainder OF the night
The Western Union Telegraph Company
mas offered the Chicago Board OF Trade
SIo,oOO year for its market quotations,
ana Minneapolis man has offered SI,OOO a
year Tor the exclusive use Of the quota
tions In that city alone. Neither PROPOSE.
tion is likely TO be accepted.
THREsHING machine crew Of fourteen
men, while sleeping i'm grainery. near
Moorhead, Dakota, few nights ago, were
buried under l,4O0 bushels of oats, which
broke through the floor above. Four OF
them were taken from under the oats dead.
and four more were iusensible for some
time from suffocation.
SMALL fire nt 4 a. IN. i'm the Brevoort
House, New York, on the llth. caused some
alarm among the guests, and in five min
utes the upper floors were entirely de-
serted. The servant girls were dreadfully
frightened and behaved ba dly.
CYCLONE demolished the little town of
Arcadia, Wis, on the night of the 10th. The
storm was preceded by air so charged with
electricity that lights refused TO burn
There was a strong odor of sulphur, which,
with the darkness and the deafening roar
oil the coming tornado, caused strong men
to quake with fear. Buildings were lifted
from their foundations and torn 20 pieces.
Bricks were thrown through the air with
such force as TO pass through the walls OF
the buildings left standing. People took
refuge in their cellars, and but two persons
were badly injured.
AT Machias, Cattaraugus County, n. Y,
on the 1lth, telegraph men attempted 10
place poles in front OF the property of Ma
pier Bros, wealthy residents, when n fight
ensued, and Edward Napier struck the
foreman Of the telegraph gang, j. TyrreIl,
with pickax, inficting fatal wound.
Another man stabbed Napier. Pistols were
sred and riot followed
A PRIZE fight occurred at Dover, n. H.,
on the llth, between Dennis Delaney and
Denny Cannon, the well known athletes
and pedestrians, before three hundred
spectators. Forty-nine rounds were fought
in an hour and forty minutes, when the
police interfercd and the fight was dcclar.
ed draw. Both were terribly punished.
A HAND-CAR on the Milwaukee & St.
Paul road was thrown from the track on
the llth by running over a baby that had
slipped from it's mothers arms, and tho
mother and two others who were riding
on the car were fatally hurt.
AT Bridgeport, Conn, the largest parade
OF fremen ever known in New England
took place on the lth. Twenty thousand
strangers viewed the procession.
A BOILER burst at Santa Rita, Mexico.
on the 1lth, killing the Superintendent and
seven workmen.
AT BALTIMORE on the 18th, James r.
Busey was shot and killed by WIN. Harig.
bystander named Flanagan was shot i'm
the arm. All are prominent politicians,
and the affair grew out of a discussion of
the result Of Democratic primaries.
Two wild freight trains on the Chicago
Il Northwestern Railroad, collided near
GAINESVILLE, Wis, on the 11fh. demolishing
three engines, wrecking twelve cars and
killing one fireman.
The American Bankers Association i'm
session at Louisville, Ky, on the 18th
adopted resolution favoring National
Bankrupt law.
The Railway Time Convention. which
met i'm Chi ago on the Ilth, adopted the
"hour" system by vote Of the managers
Of 5000 miles Of railroad. The new sched-
ules go into effect November X. Trains ON
the roads centering i'm Cincinnati will be-
run by the time OF the nineteenth meridian.
which is twenty-five minutes slow. The
Naval Observatory i'm Washington will try
60 secure the adoption Of the new railroad
time rs local time. Boston will adopt as
her local time the time Of the Eastern hi.
vision or seventy-hfth meridian, which is
six minutes slow.
Two Mormon Elders are secretly M vvorl,
In Lawrenceburg, Ind. trying 10 induce
young women 20 accompany them 10 Salt
Lake. Two haHe already been persuaded.
Since their mission has leaked out great
indignation has been aroused, and the
Elders are in danger Of rough treatment
CHARLES n. COOKE, aged fifteen. sued the
Lalance and Grosi jean Tin Manufacturing
Company Of New York for S5OIO for the
loss Of three fingers in their machinery
while in their employ, and on the 12th was
awarded 10y The jury verdict for the fun
amount.
ELLIS CRAFT, the second one Of the con.
victed murderers Of the Gibbons children
IN Ashland, KY, IN December, 1881, was
hanged az Grayson, Ky, ON the I2th He
announced his conversion to the Christian
faith three days before his execution. and
was baptized. He died firmly declaring
his innocence Of the crime for which he
was hanged.
THE Illinois Attorney General has de
cided that all railway companies running
trains in that state ar, bound 90 make full
reports 90 the Railway Commissioners, and
90 keep open Offices boz Illinois for the trans.
fer Of stock, whore as complete an oxami.
nation Of The stock-book can be made a IS I'm
New York
THE New York manufacturer OF bags
have declared that there has been over.
production. but they will maintain present
prices. Next year each manufacturer
agrees 10 place only specified number of.