Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-10-12
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

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Rev. T. De Witt Talmage, D. D.,
announced to his congregation IN
Brooklyn that be would leave on DC
tobeT 80 for two months visit to
the holy Land.
ROME, Oct. 6.-The province OF
Cagliari has been ravaged by a ter
rife storm in which $40 houses were
destroyed. Sixteen persons were
killed and hundreds were injured.
The latest returns from Montana
give Democratic majority of sew
en- in the Legislature. ADemocrat-
ic governor was elected, but Carter,
Republican, was chosen for Con-
greSs.
LONDON, Oct. Ga terrific hurri-
cane has visited the Island OF Sar-
dina. One hundred persons were
buried in the debris, buildings shat
tered by the storm, and thirty per-
sons were killed.
Saturday afternoon NJ. Birch
Rogers, of Wellsburg, aged IL, while
ont hunting in company with a son
of Professor Anderson, was accident
all shot in such manner as to cause
the loss of his right arm.
Mr.. Poxderly said in Chicago he
was opposed to an eight-hour strike,
though believing in a shorter work
ing day, and declared the Knights
of Labor order was in better finan-
cial condition than ever.
The Episcopal Convention, in New
York, decided, after warm debate,
that the recital of the Nicene Greed
shall be mandatory on Christmas
Day, Easter Sunday, Ascension Sun
day, Whit Sunday and Trinity Sun
day.
A prairie fire started several miles
east of Spirit Lake, Ia, Friday, and
has been burning ever since. The
damage already done is very heavy
A great deal of corn in the field and
grain in the stack has been destroy.
ed.
Mr.. George l.. Wellington, of ALE.
ghany County, was nominated for
State Comptroller last week by the
Maryland Republican convention at
Westminster. The Democratic nomi
nee is Col. L. Victor Baughman, the
present incumbent.
The Hatfield Mccoy feud has bro
ken out again in Pike County. KY
While a daughter of Peter Mccoy
was being married to John Hand, a
farmer, a volley of shots was poured
through window, killing both the
bride and groom and fatally wound
ing the clergyman.
One thousand dollars for a single
tree appears to be a fabulous sum i
is not, however, startling price tC
The lumber men of Wyoming Coun
| ty, w. Va, who often receive even
larger rewards. A curly walnut cut
on a branch of Pinnacle four years
ago sold for 81 500.
| AS Pleasant E. Bryant, a colored
man, was charging the soda water
fountain in Milburn's drug store
Fifteenth street and Pennsylvania
avenue, Washington, the fountain
exploded, splitting his head open
and killing him instantly.
The second ballot in France resulted
in a greater number of Boulangists
being returned than was expected
The Republicans elected % mem
bers in Paris and the Bonlangist
Conservative coalition IA. The Boul
angists carried Bordeaux and the
Republicans carried Lyons.
Prof. David p. Todd, of Amherst
College, Superintendent of the Gov
ernment expedition which will sail
on Saturday for West Africa to view
the total eclipse of the sun, on De
cember %, said that the country to
which the party is gong is infested
by cannibals and crocodiles.
CADIZ, o., October 6.-Between
eleven and twelve o'clock last night
a party of men went to the house
of James West, a respected col
ored citizen, forced his wife and
children to go half clothed into the
street, and then demolished the
house and thoroughly wrecked it's
contents
The Democratic papers of Virginia
have developed to strange admira-
ton for Hon. John S. Wise and Elk.
Governor Cameron, since these gen.
tlemen have declared their opposi-
ton to Malone. A little while ago
they could hardly use respectful
language when it became necessary