West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1886-12-09
NEWS SUMMARY

logRers and quarrelled oyer their work, re-
sulting in the former clubbing his comoan
ion 70 death on the road. Mclaughlin has
not been arrested.
Two sailors were fr I'm TO delth in the
Ariadne disaster on Like Ontario. one of
them is thought to have boen Sou herlan1
Mckay, Of Toronto.
| a st. Louis paper says that IL has received
letter from Jim Cummings,' the Adams
Express robber. which states that he Is tired
OF being chased around the country by de-
tc>ves. and promises TO return S25, 900 OF
the sum sto'en it they will let kim go In
peaca
| Nearly every available tract of land with
in 10 miles OF Bear Mountain, Ark. has been
taken up and located under the mining laws.
Developments in the lead aud silver mines OF
that section have caued much excitement
Reduction works are going up and the palm
lest days OF western mining excitement are
being reproduced.
The expert accountant employed by the
South ID ston Railroad has reported that
ex-rreasurer Reds defalcations so far dis.
covered are a cash deficit OF St6). 900; a com
plete wiping out OF the surplus Of about rocco
and the over-issue. or reissue, of !, 100 shares
! OF stock with value OF 10000 at the pre-
vailipg market price before the defalcation
was known. This makes total of S3lJ. 900
in round numbers as the amount of money
taken by the Treasurer.
Llvina Brown, wife of Jackson Brown
| living near Trenton, Ark, had words with
her husband about n trivial matter on We'll
nesday morning while at breakfast, The
husband did not pay any more attention to
the occurrence, and was sitting down foni-
| ling HE children, when his wife went TO a
woodpile, picked up an AK. stepped up TO her
husband and almost severed his head fror,
his boiy.
In accordance with the resolution adopted
| at a recent meeting OF the County Board, the
death watch has been removed from the
cells of the condemned Anarchists, and will
not be replaced unless the Supreme Court.
when it meets in March, should confirm tho
conviction. The removal gives the prisoners
slief from what they have considered M un,
pleasant espionage and is n source to them oe
considerable Gongrutulation.
The resignation Of the French Cabinet was
announced to the Deputies. whereupon the
latter adjourned
a Berlin special tells of 0.year-olG must.
chi p1enomenon combining thu respective
powers OF L'szs and Mendelssoau.
The British officials have desid ID u ION tho
prosecution of tenants trusteoI AMI the
proclamation OF all the anti>rent meets
ipgs
Il Igllni AMI China arS reported TO have
Formed an n liance against Russia. IL is
rumore1 at Belgrade that King Milan will
be asked to bsc)ms a can lidate for the Bll~
garlan throne, with the ultimate fusion of
Servia, Bulgaria and R0umelia.
The steamboat Charles Morgan was de.
stroyed by fire at Cincinnati on Saturday.
The boat was valued at $1,000 dollars and
had just been reflsted by the Southern Tran1,
portal on Company.
Ex-President Arthu.s will. probated on
Saturday, divides his estate, estimated at
about 1000 dollars, between his son and
daughter. d. G.. Rollins, c. e. Miller and S.
t. Finch are named as Trustees
Albert Champion aud Mrs. John Mitchell
eloped from Smithfield. Ind. Champion wa;
avertaken by Mitchell and an officer. Cham.
pion refused to be searched AMI the Marshal
fatally shot him.
l.. Kantrowitz, Chancellor OF the Knight.
OF Pythias OF Colorado, was picked up in
OMAHA recently i'm demented condition,
with $1,000 worth of diamonds in his DOS
session. He was travelling for a Denver Jew.
elry house.
Michael j, Hess, a laborer jumped from
the Brooklyn bridge into East river at New
York, and thereby won wager OF s25 He
was taken out OF the river In an unconsclcu,
state, but revived and walked to his home,
A desperate bank burglary was successful.
ly carried out by three men at Waverly. O
The Waterman was gagged and 81 90 car.
riedawey. The pol CO m 1t the bargtar. on
their way from tbs bank and a shooting
match began. Several OF the Off 'ers wers
wounded and the burglars eiolpsL
The Irish question is fast narrowing co a
lin Al conflict between the Nltionai League
and the Tory Goysrnmsnt. The clbls di,>
patches point to the sprea ling dessrml IA ion
among tenants no, 10 pay rent, and the con
sequsnt disposal OF the G. )vernm an TO arrest
the leaders OF the League az the frss step %.
ward suppressing tn, L1ayus itself. The
Irish leaders are defiitn, AMI conf lent Of the
support Of a large body OF Liberals, and
anxious to carry the battle into Plrliamsn
at the earliest opportunity.
Patrick Graves of Cleveland, mas brought
suit for 10000 dollars against old man
WHEELER for having him arrested on charge
OF numbering Mrs. WHEELER. for which he
fWhsller) is now un1er bonds OF 90 600 dol
lars TO answer the charge of manslaughter.
A clve-ln Of one and half acres at Fair.
mount Colliery, near PittstoD, Pa. &c
m1lishe1 three dwslling-houses, the inmates
narrowly escaping. The surfac, settled
fifteen feet, clused by the robbing Of the pill
lars In the mine beneath.
George Mohrm was instantly killed and
Zullins Shearer dangerously injured ut
eros INK Of the Now York, Pennsylvania g.
Ohio, near Mansfield, Ohio. They were on
their way 10 Ashland, where the resided, in n
buEgy. and were struck by a train
WINTER WHEAT OUTLOOK.
Weekly Summary Of The Western
State Crop Reports.
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