Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1888-05-05
NEWS OF THE WEEK

Seventy.three saloon keepers were
arrested in Cincinnati for violating
the Sunday laws.
Annie Goodspeed of Des Moines,
Ia, was ferociously attacked by a
dog which tore off and ate part OF
her flesh, infiicting injuries which
will prove fatal.
Sarah Bolton and Mary Leemore,
Mormon maidens, fought duel with
pistols in Luna Valley, N. NJ, and
Miss Bolton was seriously wounded.
Both had admired the same cowboy.
Herb. Newell, Chicago, Burling-
ton and Quincy striker, OF Gales
burg, ILL.,, was shot and killed by w.
A. Hedberg. non-unlon man whom
he assaulted.
Rev. Edgar l.. Hermance, of
White Plains, N, Y, shot himself IN
the pulpit of the Presbyterian
Church because his resignation had
been demanded owing to church
troubles.
Senator Faulkner on Thursday
last introduced a bill to pay to the
trustees of the Methodist Episcopal
Church at Harper's Ferry, $4,000 for
occupation and final destruction OF
their church building by the military
authorities during the war.
The president of the Cabell Coun.
ty Court, w. Va, George w. Hark.
worth, is out in a card in the Hunt
ingtOn papers, in which he says "the
liquor traffic is highly pernicious and
damnable in the extreme,n and says
that the court will grant no more Ii
censes.
The State is being flooded witt
circulars containing Mr.. Camden's
denial of the his Enquirer interview
in which he stated he though West
Virginia would go Republican. The
Democratic hosts must be badly
frightened. The circulars are sent
to Republicans and Democrats alike
Barnes Beckwith, IA prominent
farmer near Parkersburg, set steel
tap to catch a coon which he
though was stealing his corn. The
next morning he found one of his
nearest and hest-known neighbors
standing by the CRIB with both
hands fast in the trap, Mr.. Beck
with gave his neighbor some good
advice and released him ga wiser
and sadder man."
A welI-informed engineer said a
few days ago that the Wheeling
supply of natural gas was undoubt.
eddy inadequate to the demand, and
some of the leading manufacturers
have asked for specification to re-
store their plants from a gas to
coal basis. The cost will, according
to the statements given, be less,
and the result is awaited with much
interest.
The papers in all sections record
many suicides. A famous doctor
once said that be could go into
crowded assembly and pick out the
persons most likely to take their
own lives, and that the individuals
thus selected were the very ones an
ordinary observer would believe the
least inclined that way. Every pre-
caution should he taken to keep the
sound mind in sound body.
FAIRMONT, w. VA, April 90
The engine and baggage car of the
Cumberland accommodation Jump.
ed the track near Metz, Saturday.
"Chap" Fleming, of Grafton, receiv-
ed severe injuries OIL the head and
badly sprained back, while Fireman
Shriver was severely scalded and
had his right arm so badly broken
and crushed that amputation will be
necessary. Engineer Fleming was
taken to his home and Fireman
Shriver was taken to st. Joseph's
Hospital, Wheeling.
BISMARCK, OAK, April 29.-Sev-
eral rivermen, who came up this af-
ternoon, report the capture of
mammoth catfish, weighing 200
pounds. They had struggle with
the fish, which capsized the boat,
nearly drowning the men and with
It's tail knocked an Indian senseless.
The man sank to the bottom and
was rescued while going down the
third time. The fish was shot With