Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1888-12-29

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Ia Mrs Timothy Merrick Profzxsor Braislin), as
Holyoke, Mass. Born 1888.
AS THE WORLD WAGS.
l. Bark Alfred Snow wreclari of Irish coasts .
lost
! & English steamer Maude- foundered in Black
sea; IL lost
| 10. Thirteen killed at Havsrhfl bridge over the
Merrim&c on Boston and Maine railroad
10. Blizzard IN the northwest Immense damage
done; many frozen 10 death.
II. E. G. Walthall reelected senator from Missis-
sippi
IS Norwegian bark Fretias sunk in collision with
British steamer Toronto of Ireland: 10
drowned.
| Court Clerk hion, OF birmingham. Ala, de-
faulted In $4,000
| 49, Hatfield-NIcCoy row.
| % Fourteen burned to death at Tower, MINI.
! % Charles O Brien cashier and Elmer E. Morse.
bookkeeper Albany First National bank. de-
| "a. Colliery explosion at Wellington B. c.; IS
killed.
81 United States Senator Wilson. Of Iowa. re-
elected
o5, 26 Great storm on the Atlantic coast.
q. Deficit of S350,000 alleged in tho accounts Of
the late government of Manitoba
FEBRUARY.
l. Twenty-Five drowned In wreck OF the British
bark Absacom near mouth OF the Columbia
river.
| White Cap outbreak In Indiana.
| Z. Failure of the Metropolitan National bank
Cincinnati President Means Cashier Harper
and others arrested.
| 8 Murder Of Amos j. Smell, Chicago CTascott
case).
| Henry Reece, cashier Continental hotel Phila~
| delpha, defaulter In 100000.
| II. James Albert won six-day goas-you-please
| walking match in New York. breaking worlds
! record
| II. Two American ships ordered TO Tangiers,
/ Morocco, to settle row between the sultan
| and the United States consul
| TO- Tornado at Mt. Vernon, Ills; q killed
| 81 Twenty-Five killed by explosion OF boiler Of
| steamer In the United States Of Colombia.
| o. Mackay and Flood quarrel over losses In wheat
and dissolve partnership
q. Forty lost by explosion Of a ferrybost at Val
lejo, Cal
! l. International railway connecting Mexican Cen
| trail with Southern Pacific opened for business.
| 8. Discovery of graveyard insurance scheme,
Charleston, s. G.
| 4. Erastlis j. Jones, ex-treasurer of Dauphin
county, Pa, defaulter in $4,000.
H. IL. 13 Famous blizzard along the Atlantic coast
Great damage done, railroads blocked, many
| frozen to DEATH many shipwrecks
| 10. Gen. Adam Badeau brought suit against Mrs.
Grant for compensation for assistance in pre-
| pairing Gen. Grants Memoirs. Settled late in
the year.
| IL. 10 killed on Savannah, Florida and Western
railroad, near Blakshear, Ga.
| is. Confession by member of the Missouri Bald
| Knobbers
90 State Treasurer Tate KY, defaulter in S250,00O
%. Blizzard in the northwest.
| 25. Tornado destroys town OF Minnesota, Kan.
| "a. Terrible floods in Germany and Hungary;
floods in many parts OF the United States;
| many lives lost and much damage DONE
| President Close and Cashier White Of the State
| National bank Of Raleigh n. c., defauted in
| $4,000
| %. 80 miners killed by explosion at Rich HILL Mo.
Capt. Paul BoytNn adrift all day in the ice of
Lake Michigan. ap 81
Diss Debar- Marsh spiritualistic sensation New
York. In full blast
Secretary Bayard expressed dissatisfaction with
the conduct of Germany In Samoa
3. Twelve killed In railroad accident at Newhamp-
| ton, Ohio.
| @ Gen. George Crook nominated for major
general In place of Gen. Terry. Col John Il.
Brooks made brigadier general In Crooks
place.
la Failure of the American exchange In London;
Henry r. Gillig general manager; liabilities,
$4,000 600
1a Eighteen burned to death at Celaya, Mex, by
the burning of a stand for spectators Of q bull
fight
Palo Alto, Cal
y Thos Tunstan OF Mobile, Ala. made United
States consul to San Salvador.
"a. John IL. Murphy, confidential clerk OF DR..
Daniel Gray of Holmesburg. Pa. defaulted In
$4,000.
q. Gen. Joseph Z. Johnston admitted 10 contribu-
tory membership by Gen. T. D. Baker Post,
@. A.. r
%. Ship Smyrna sunk In collision with steamer
Moto off Isle of Wight. Thirteen drowned
MAY
| 1. Assistant Cashier De Baum, of the Park Ma
tional bank, New York, defaulted in S95,oOo.
2 Ten thousand dollars stolen from registered
letters near Harrisburg Pa
g. Fifteen banks failed In Buenos Ayres-
9. Cloud burst near Maize, Kan, causing food
which swept the house and entire family TO a
watery death.
Explosion Of q carload of dynamite at Locust
Gap Pa Eight killed
- Train robbery at Aguazarca, A It.
ID High water along the Missouri and Red rivers
Several lives lost.
10 Methodist general conference created an order
of deaconesses for charitable work.
p Rev. John IL. Vincent and Rev. James NJ. Fitz-
gerald made bishops by the general Methodist
conference
% Rev. J. G. Joyce made bishop by the general
Methodist conference.
Randall l. Gibson elected senator from Louis
ana.
e. DIR. John T. Newman and Rev. Or. Goodse
made bishops by the general Methodist
ference
Corner stone Of the now Roman Catholic uni
versity laid at Washington.
c5. Rev j. NJ Thoburn elected bishop Of India
by the general Methodist conference
Exciting discussion Of the negro question at
the general assembly OF the Presbyterian
church In Philadelphia