Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1888-04-28
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

G. Likins, in Texas county, Mo-,
crushed the heads of his two child
rem and then cut his own throat.
A calf slaughtered recently by
George Swartz, of Carlisle, Pa. was
only three months old, and weighed,
when dressed 307 pounds.
Later details by steamer from
China as the earthquakes in Yum
nan show four thousand. people kill
ed, and about two thousand build
ings cracked. and demolished.
Republicans are practically solid
on the tariff question, while the
Democrats are on 50 many sides oft
that they do not know exactly where
they stand.
The youthful Emperor of China is
attended by thirty physicians and
surgeons, seventy-6ve astrologers,
sixteen tutors and sixty priests.
He is still alive.-American
Mrs. Chase, an eldely woman, aud
her ten-year old grandson were burn.
ed to death while trying to rescue
horses from blazing barn in South
Vineland, N. j.
The spectacle of a young woman
giving q sound thrashing to a
young man whom she caught keep.
ing company with her sister, was
one OF the episodes in the east end
of Grafton a few days ago.
A feature of the Cumberland
county, Pa, agricultural fair this year
will be the marriage of a couple from
"the Ridgen on Thursday, and a
couple from "Boiling Springs /" on
Friday. Both couples have been
promised complete housekeeping
outfits.
A big tree was felled on the land
of John McCloskey, on Moccasin riv.
er, Clinton county, Pa, There were
cut from it five sixteen.foot logs aud
seven twelve foot logs, and still there
remained twenty-six feet Of the butt,
which measured tour feet. The end
of the smallest log cut measured
thirteen inches.
CHARLESTON, w. Va, April 90.
Governor Wilson has appointed
the following delegates to the meet
ing of the Southern Immigration
Society at Hot Springs, n. c., on
the 25rh: DR.. ]. S. Tanner. of JEFF
ferson Co.: ex-senator Henry G..
Davis, OF Mineral; G. B. Hart,
Wheeling Intelligencer, president
West Virginia Development Asso-
citation; j. B. fancy, Wheeling Reg
lister, vice president; Secretary of
State Henry S. Walker, and E. s.
Brown, OF Jackson county.
PARKERsBURG, April 22.-John
Brodly and James Davis, of Linseed,
Monroe county, we're killed yester
day. They had boarded train on
the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
to go to Sewell, and after getting on
it found it was the fast train that
made no stop there. They conclud-
ed to jump and take their chances !:
SO, when the engine whistled for Sc
we'll, they rushed to the forward plat
form of the smoker, one taking each
side, and jumped. 1t happened that
on either side of the track were
piles of ties. AS the men jumped off,
they struck these ties and then were
hurled back under the train and
/ crushed to death,
Rear Admiral G. s. Boggs, retired,
died at New Brunswick, New Jersey,
Sunday, aged n. His naval record
during the war was an excellent one.
He commanded the United States
steamer Varuna at the passage of
Forts Jackson and st. Philip which
took place April Oath, 1862. The
Varuna was the only vessel of Far
ragut's squadron lost at the passage
of the forts. Her great speed ena-
bled her to get ahead of all the fleet
and engage the rebel squadron
above the forts. She was attacked
by two rams and sunk after being
run into the banks of the river, but
she caused the destruction of the at
lacking vessels. July 16, 1862, he
was commissioned captain, and com.
manded the steam sloop Sacramento
on the blockade of Cape Fear river.
He had done good service since the
war. sJf.y :. ss...tt af,s-