West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1886-08-20
SOUTHERN NEWS GLeAN,Nos.
Cotton Markets.

3l'c low middling, il-l6c goni ordi-
nary, \ N'Ac.; net and gross receipts, - bales;
sales lW bales; stock noe bales.
MEMPHIS Cotton quiet; middlng. aitc.;
receipts, - bales, shipments, none. stock,
h,2i2 bales; sales ~ bales.
~. Lours- Cotton; Receipts, none ship
ments, 2iS bales; sales none; stock, laWt
bales market quiet and nomnally steady;
middliug, Qi.c
IoUISVItLE. -- Cotton quiet, middunC.
"hc Grain aud provisions STEADY aud
unchanged.
ions FrWAN, one Of tho lahorcrs engaged
IN wrcCking the Now Orleans ENpu,it on
building, fell from the roof OF the struc-
turc to the ground below, a distance at ses
cnty two feet few days ago, aud was IN.
stantly killed. Next day the trusscs of thu
roof gave way aud n mass of timbers cRinc
down with IA crash burying three work.
men beneath them. when the debris wal
cleared away 10 was fo nd that VIM. CRrty
had been killed. Victor Pollok had recci,.
Internal injuries which physicians pro.
nounce fatal, and Fitz schultz was serious
ly hurt about tho head, arms and body
SINCE prohibition wont into effect i'm At
lantn, Ga, regular trade i'm empty bottlct
has sprung up, and the principal collector
and dealer, a colorcd man, handled 1000
last month, making 500 clcnr profit Hi
collections arc large enough To require tho
use Of drnys TO convey them to ware
room.
ApoLrHus PAHKgN, Tho sixteen yonr-old
train rohber, was pardoncd by the Governor
of Arkansas.
Hos. w. &. OATES has been unanimously
nominated for Congress from the Third
(Ala) District.
SIN THOUSAND OK Confederate tes bN rbccueh
at Sonntobia, Miss, recently The dinner,
tahl' was n quarter of "A mile long. Tho
speakers, one and all, realized that the war
was over
n FARMER named Sewers, near Martins
burg, w. Va, wns attacked by vicious
boar and terribly lnccrated, the tcn,lons ot
both legs being torn out. Mr. Sewers con
dltion ht last report was critical
MWs CnIRlFs WALKrH was burned To-
death at Meridian, Miss, 10y the explosion
OF cau of coal oil with which she. was
Lighting a fire
-lNpiCArE has been formed for tho
purchase OF all the street-cnr lines in
Memphis, Tenn. The property IN held at
SI,OlO,OO
TnE thrd dny ~ the Democratic State
Convention at Galveston Tex, was a
stormy one. Gonerai T., &. Ross was unnni-
uously ~ minated for Governor Tho
platform declare, a. To he the duty of tho
Government to protect the humblcsC Amer
i"an citz against the unlawful acts OF
any, or all, NATIONS, which referred TO tho
Cutting Cn.c.
NJ. IL ntMnEnLING. prominent cit zcn
oi Nniic,d, w. Va, dropped dead ~ few
dnys since o. hcnrt discn.o
SOS of Hartley Miller oC Jackson
County, w Va. wa, fatally iniurci while
squirrel hunting by the limb OF a tree fall.
ingo him.
Int Democratic Convention of the Sixth
-. o. Districi rcnominatcd Congressman
George w Dnrgcn
TwENrY stores and Offices were burned in
kosciusko, Mis-. loss. 500
Loris G. BArnAM was nominated for Con
gross an the First Congressional District
Of North CWoliun CDcmocrntic) ON the 1851
ballot
Mns MAHY BWooRs aud her Grnnddaugh-
ter. Lizzi" Simmons, died at Atlanta, Ga,
from poison. Mary Hurd, colored, is nc
cu-ed of the crime.
OSg Of the most remarkable stories re-
corded about snakes m this country is told
by Constable -. NJ Doty, OF Chattanooga.
Tenn. Members of his family likewise YER
ny the story. He was attracted 90 his hon
roost few evenings since 10y the cackling
oi the chickens. SuppOsing some varmint
was in his rOOst he took his gun aud crept
stonlthily mp 90 the door Opening it
he saw monster blacksnake wriggling
about and twisting itself into knot SER
ing club he dispatched n with blow. on
the head TO his surprise he found tho
snake was fast IN a knot hOic OF the roo,t.
half its body being outside He tried 10
pull ~ out of the hole, but large lump m
ITS body on the other side Of the knot hole
would not permit Taking his knt,e he cut
the snake open. he was astonshcd 10
hn1 IT. bad swallowed two china ne.t. eggs.
One bad been found outside the roost anI
swallowed Tho snake then stuck its head
~ the hole and swallowed another. aud
was unable 20 eKtricate itself
AZ Graysville Tenn. on the Cincinnati
Southern railroad son Of Rsv w. M
Bnndy Baptsi minister, attemp cd TO
wnp John DAVIS, young man for visit
iug his sister. Davis fatally wounded
young Baudy. Then the q u man took "a
hand. md i'm a duel with knives he and
Davis we're fatally cut
AT Nashville. Robert w. Taylor was nom.
mated for Governor Of Tennessee on the
18th ballot
Tue other morning most frightfui acc'-
dent happened nt the cable Of Donaldson X.
Co.,. near S we'll W Va. which resulted ip
instantly killing Abe Henry, peddler Tho
c1b.c o. % three inch wire. ] 500 feet long
aud extend, from the top OF Seweu noun
tain across New river 10 tho Chesapeake a.
ONO railroad and Is used for Transporting
lumber This enterprise is an experiment.
aud 10 bias been carefully watched bv coal
operators who desired 20 put IN aud use a
aoblc of like nature for the purpose Of
Transporting coal 90 the railroad Tic an
choragc gave way and prccipit8ted the car
into the valley below The loss 20 the com
pSuy b. great.
GroHgn is now the only state which
hn ds It's election in October
I've new wing 20 the Howard FomaIa
College Galiatin, Tenn. is being rapidly
pushed 10 completion, which Will make 10
one OF the neatest and most imposing. a.
well as one Of the most commodious school
edidces I'm the state 10 was contracted for
June 2s corner. stone laid July 4. and IT, will
be ready for the opening september