Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1888-01-07
United States revenue gauger. Caldwell has


governors of the state.
James Steed has been pardoned from the
Ohio penitentiary by Governor Foraker.
Patrick Flynn, mine laborer, was frozen
to death in a coal shed ut Greensburg, Pa.
A county scat war is raging in Harper
county, Kansas The rival factions are arm
ing, and serious trouble Is feared.
For the entire calendar year OF 1887, the
government debt was reduced sir, 0l6,000.
United States court at San Francisco has
decided that the Chinese have the legal right
to import opium.
A panther or lynx has been seen in tho
woods near Batavia, O., where it has created
considerable alarm.
Joseph Zicgler, Of the Evansville police
force, shot and killed brother officer by the
name of Abe Smock.
William Herrig, who killed his wife and
her paramour at st. Francis, Ark, was
hanged by vigilants ON Thursday night.
Two prisoners in the Jail at Chambersburg,
Pa, fought n three-hours' battle, London
prize ring rules 1t was decided draw.
Kansas City's Sunday closing ordinance
has been declared unconstitutional by Re-
corder Davenport. The saloonists are jubi-
liant.
John North, OF Philadelphia, went homo
drunk, quarroled with his wife, aimed a blow
ut her face, but struck their Aforementioned
child, crushing its skull and causing instant
death.
A drunken white man, elected from
colored dance at Fulton, KY, returned
with doublebarreled shotgun and fired
into the crowd wounding seven persons, one
fatally.
Judge Johnston has rendered decision in
the cases of Robinson and Coughlin at RAJ
VIENNA, o., Coughlin was granted a new trial
and Robinson sentenced to be hanged on
April "a
A fourfoot vein OF almost solid silver has
been struck at the Iconoclast mine, New
Mexico.
Petitions for the reductson OF railroad fares
to two cents mile are in circulation, and
will be presented to the Ohio legislature.
John Henshaw was kicked to death In
Brooklyn saloon by four roughs who were
arrested
Johnny, the eleven-year-old son of g. b.
Mercer, of GAINESVILLE, o., while playing
with hts sister, tied towel around his neck
and attached it to the door, and was strangled
to death.
William Finchum was hanged at Harrison
burg, Va, Friday for tho murder OF his
brother.
Henry Winter. sheriff of Hickman county,
Illinois. was shot to death while attempting
to arrest Sam Price.
The Chicago grand jury has returned i'm
dictments against the "boodlers" Of the Cum
mings school board.
William George has been sentenced to hang
on the 27th of April for tho killing Of James
Scott at GAINESVILLE, o.
William Herrig was hanged by yigilants at
st. Francis, Ark, Thursday night for the
murder of his wife and paramour.
r. G.. Van Martin, a newly married man Of
of thirty years of age, has mysteriously dis
appeared from Rose, N. Y. He was recently
assaulted and beaten by unknown parties.
and it is thought he has been murdered.
p. G.. Bowman and d. G.. Keels, at Sumter,
s. c., were taken before n magistrate for
trial. They began cutting and shooting at
each other. Justice Haynesworth was fatally
shot in the head and four others wounded.
Stevenson's saloon at Cutler, Ind, was
blown up with dynamite about a month ago.
He reopened his place on Thursday, when
two citizens went there and entirely demol-
ished the fixtures He will retire from the
business.
In quarrel over politics in New Orleans
saloon Patrick Healy was mortally wounded
Mike Walsh dangerously, and Daniel Marley
slightly hurt. Louis Clare and Johh Gibson
were arrested for murder.
At Baltimore, while celebrating the advent
of the new year, Stephen j. Conroy Drained
Patrick O'Donnell with an ak, and when
Mrs. Conroy upbraided her son for his muir
derous assault he struck her with the ak,
killing her instantly.
Mrs. Mary Bosley sixty-two years old, Of
Napoleon, Ind, was found in fence corner
frozen to death. She was returning home
from visit when the blizzard of Wednesday
evening came on.
The German department of justice has
commissioned Judge Aschrott to study and
report upon the American penal system, with
the view of making it the basis of a new sys-
tenn In Germany.
John Corners, a saloonkeeper who lives in
FL Paso, Tex, assaulted his wife on Christ
mas day and literally beat her to pieces
The woman is in critical condition. Con-
sners was arrested.
The explosion at the Equitable Gas COM
pany's works, New York, is thought to have
resulted from a bomb thrown fffto the engine
house. The body of Frank G. Plaisted, en-
gineer, was found buried in the ruins.
William Rockefeller, head Of the Standard
Oil Company, came near losing his life at
Greenwich, Conn. While feeding pet buck
it knocked him down, and was preparing for
another attack, when farm hand rescued
the unlucky gentleman and saved HIS life.
Congressman William L. Scott, of Penn
sylvania, who is supposed to speak for Presi-
dent Cleveland says that he believes that the
Democratic National convention will be held
in New York city.
Gen. II. p. auckland, Of Fremont, has pre-
sented sword and sash to the Birchard
library as war souvenir The sword was
presented to Gen. auckland at ladies' fair
in Memphis, Tenn, In 1854
At Hammond, Ind, Chicago q Atlantic
passenger train was rup into by freight
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