West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1888-05-24
South and West.


met at Atlanta and elected delegation 20
the ST. Louis Presidential Convent on which
is instructed 10 support Cleveland and tariff
reform.
w. GRINNELL got drunk at Williston, Da-
kota, and began beating his wife with n
plstol, when sne threw him down and choked
him TO death
WILLIAM WRIGHT and James Turner
assailed by four highwaymen near Mexin.
Texas, resisted, and in the fight two of tho
robbers were killed.
The Alabama Democratic State Conveu-
tion met az Montgomery and elected a dele
Sauon 10 the 81. Louis Presidential Conven.
ton pledged 20 support Cleveland for re-
nomination Thomas Seary was renomi.
mated for Governor by acclamation.
THE Wisconsin Republican State Conven.
ton met at Madison and elected delegates 10
the Chicago Presidential Convention. The
convention adopted resolution favoring
Governor Jeremiah NJ Rusk as a candidate
for tho Presidency of the United States.
The Maryland Democracy convened at
baltimore, AMI the delegation which was
elected 20 the Presidential Convention was
instructed to support Cleveland for re.
nomination.
THD Democrats OF Michigan assembled In
convention at Grand Rapids and selected a
delegation 10 tho ST Louis Convention,
which VIII not only be unanimous in It's sup
port OF President Cleveland but it will be
prepared TO give full adherence TO his policy
of tariff reform
RECENT heavy rains have averted tho
threatened drought in South Carolina aud
saved many thousands of dollars TO truck
farmers
The State Convention OF tho Tennessoe
democracy was held at Nashville, and n solid
Cleveland delegation was elected TO the St
Louis Presidential Convention.
THE Democrats of Alabama met i'm State
Convention at Montgomery, and adopted re
EOlIflnnQ
delegates to the National Presidential Con.
yention were instructed 70 vote for Cleve.
lands denomination.
"CoMMoDoREn NORMAN w. KIrTsoN. of
-. Paul, Mimi, died on the Northern bound
Omaha train while en-route home. "Com-
modore" Kittson, whose wealth was esti-
mated at 5000, OOJ TO $1,000, 900 was
probably the richest man in the Northwest
The Kansas Republican State Convention
70 nominate delegates TO Chicago met at
wichita and adopted resolutions indorsing
flumb and Ingalls,. The sentiment OF tho
convention was decidedly in favor OF Blaine,
though the delegation is uninstructed.
a HOSPITAL for the treatment OF hydro
phobia after the Pasteur method is about 70
- establishei in San Antonio Texas
Mrs. ROBERT MULLIGAN, OF Wheeling.
w. Va, gave birth TO her twenty-hfth child
few days ago.
A CROWD OF about one hundred men
hanged a colored farm hand near Bowling
Green, Ky. a farmer has had about twenty
horses poisoned during the past year, and the
colored man was supposed 90 be the guilty
party.
AT Vsndnlia, H., Henry Miller murdered
J.. g. Kinsey and killed his horse Then he
shot at William Aderho.t Killing him i'm.
stantly. Miller after that went 10 his own
house, sst IL on fire, and shot himself He
had been beaten in a suit against Aderhoit
IN which kinseY was n witness
GREAT damage has been done by freshets
along the courses OF the Mississippi and Red
Rivers in Iowa, Missouri, Illinois and Ar
kansas
MRs. iDA JoRDoN, wife Of wealthy grain
dealer AZ Indianapolis Ind. administered
fatal dose of poison 20 her our.year-old
child, and then cut her own throat with a
razor.
j. LUsKE & Co, Of San Francisco Cal
operating the largest establishment for can
ming fruits and vegetables ira tho world have
made an assignment, with liabilities esti.
mated 10 be 500 900.
ZEPH DAVIS has been hanged at Chicago
for numbering little child with a hatchet.
He was the first cOlored man ever executed
in Illinois.
FRANK MAY was caught by a saw at Fort
Republic, Va, aud his body cut In two.
THE entire business portion Of Goldendae.
Washington Territory, has been swept away
by fire. The town had no fro department
with which 20 fight the flames The total
loss viii reach $4,000.