West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1888-01-19
GENERAL NEWS CONDENSED.
HOME AND FOREIGN.
Eastern and NIiddIo states.

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WHiLR gang OF Italians were blasting
on railroad near laurel Run, Penn, n
premature cx lesion of giant powder killed
four men and wounded twelve.
CONSTANTINE STIGER, of Brooklyn as
saulted his benefactOrS. Mr. aud Mrs Leon
ard Colbert, AMI fatally wounded thcm. His
instrument was heavy iron bar, and his
object robbery.
Mus. SUSAN BEACH, aged l0l years, died
near Auburn. y. y. She came 60 this coun.
try from England. in l799, and had been
blind for the last twenty years
a CALL has been issued for tho sixth an
nual meeting of the National Law and Ordcr
League at Philadelphia, February 81 and ~.
THE belief is current among the politicians
>at Albany that the Demo cratic National con-
vcntion will be held in Now York City.
A FIRE i'm the Navigation Building at the
Brooklyn Navy Yard, a four story structure
used for the construction of ordnance, de
Stroyel Government property valued at $jO,-
OOO
AT Wilkcsbarre, Penn, w. Howells n
mining boss, entered the compartment where
a miner was at work and ordered him 20 prop
n defective part OF the roof AS Howells
spoke the looscned mass of coal fell, crushing
him TO death.
AT Cumberland Mills, Me, burglars en-
tered the apartment OF Mrs. Thomas Stacks
and murdered hor before the eyes OF her i'm.
valid and helpless husband, whom she was
| nursing
ARNOLD G.. HARRrs, whose thrilling aud
remarkable adventures as a Uuiol spy during
| the Civil War made him famous dropped
dead from heart disease at Buffalo, n. Y.
REv. DR. LYMAN ABBOTT has been chosen
| temporary pastor of Plymouth Church,
| Brooklyn at a salary of 500 a week
i. b. WHnuR a prominent grain mer-
| chant Of Buffalo, y. y, has absCOndcd 20
/ Canada with Sli 00O belonging 20 Conhding
business men Of that place
/ WM FINK "A farmer near Jersey City, ".
/ j, was arrested while cudeuvor.ng To sell i'm
] New York city a thousaud pounds OF meat
| infected with p'cWo pneumonia.
DIR. JAMES NJ GAssAwAY, United States
Marine Surgeon, Rt Portland, Me and his
/ eleVcn year old son were passing from the
drawing groom car 10 the sleeper, ON tho Erie
| road, when gale OF wind dashed them OF
the PLATFORM, blowing them some distance
and instantly killing the boy
MAJOR JosEPH Il. WELLEs, Of Millville. y.
y a veteran of the Civil War, was killed Oh
the Reading Railroad.
OBEDIAH PERKINS, Register OF Wills at
/ Allentown Penn, has disappeared being
short in his accounts 81, ,OO0.
ISAAC MEBRtCK, of Camden, y. j.. shot
and killed his foster daughter, Sallie Harri-
gan, and then committed suicide.
ASA w WICKFs, cashier of the Central
National Bank of Troy, n. Y. played poker,
aud hence is a dsfaulter for SS,OOl
a PAeTy OF tobogganers at Torrington,
! Conn, lost control OF the steering apparatus.
and tho unmanagahle sled dashed against n
. tree. killing Mise Kittie Miller and seriously
iniuring two Of the party.
DR WESLEY NJ CARPENTER, Of New
! York, the well known medical writer IL
| dead.
"AUNT' EUNrcE CorTRELI. greatgrand-
child Of King Philip the PeIuot sacehm.
. has just died on the Indian reservation,
near Norwich, Conn, at the age of III
| years.
CAPTAIN RICHARD THOMPSON, OF the Eng
lish steamship Newcastle City and n crew of
| twenty-siX men were shipwrecHcd Off Nan.
| tuckct Shoals, and after enduring great hard
ships were rescued by the United States
| Lighthouse ship Nerbena
LAST September Julius Feuret. young
German convict. escaped from Sing Sing,
aud after marrying n French Canadian girl.
. settled down ns n drug clerk i'm Williams
. burg n Y. Several days ago an old pal OF
his reveale his identity 10 the police who
arrested and returned him 10 prison
HEAVY froshats are reported from the vi
cnitY Of Lock haven Penn. Barns and
dams have given way, and millions Of feet OF
logs have broken loose.
JOuN NEWELL was re elected Presi lent OF
. the Erie Railroad
LAST year there were fOrtytwo persons
killed and two hun lrei all four injured ON
the surface and elevated railroads in New
York city
A coMWTTEE appointed by the Now Yoib
leg.sa urc in = 6 hus reporte i'm favor uf
the adoption oi cle 'tririiY n4 ti' mole OF ex
ecuting criminals instead OF hanging.