Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-06-29
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

1t is estimated that the census
of 1890 will show the United States
to have population of 670OO,0OO
people.
Mrs. Grover Cleveland recently
sold for $3.50 calf from the celebra-
ted Alderney which was presented
to her by George w. Childs.
Three people were killed by a fire
in Heyer Bros. fireworks factory,
Boston, and three others are believ.
ed to be dying of their injuries.
Charles Il. Trail, Frederick, Mary.
land, has been appointed consul at
Marseilles, to succeed Frank Mason,
appointed consul general at Frank
fort.
James Cochran, captain, and Jos
eph Downey, sailor on the schooner
Seaman's Bride, while drunk, were
drowned in the Delaware river, near
Wilmington.
Charles Il. Uncles, a colored stud.
ent for the Catholic priesthood, re
ceived tonsure from Cardinal Glib.
bOns. He is the first of his race to
be ordained in America.
Mayor Seabright, of Wheeling,
w. Va, appeared in Council under
the influence of liquor, and aunounc.
ed that he was boss of the town and
prepared to run the Council. His
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Mrs. Hayes, wife of Elk. President,
was stricken with apoplexy at her
homo in Fremont, o., and 'paralay
sis followed. All efforts to restore
her to consciousness failed. Her fam,
lily has been summoned.
A ferry barge containing party
of French. Canadian eXcursionists
was carried over the Grand Falls on
the st. Maurice River, Quebec, Sun
day. Twenty people are thought to
have persisted.
Robert Howick and Benjamin
KIinger, farmers OF Mercer county,
Ohio, were killed by lightning.-The
wind blew at Che rate of sixty miles
an hour at Sioux City, Iowa, and
great damage was done.
Wind and lightning have been
playing havoc in Indiana, Illinois
and Iowa.-EIeavy rains have caused
the Upper Red River, Ark, to flood
Van Buren, county, and one man lost
his wife and seven children.
Prohibition was defeated in Rhode
Island by majority OF 28,44g.
Three years ago the amendment to
the constitution was accepted and it
took three-fifths vote TO repeal 1t,
which was done with many votes to
spare.
WHEELING, June 2I.-A water
spout burst near Mount Clare, Harri-
son county, this morning, doing q
large amount of damage to property.
Streams were swollen and many
buildings we're damaged. The loss
to crops will be heavy.
Dan Hardwiek, William Stem
and James Halford, the Canon Dia-
bio, Colorado, train robbers, who
robbed an express train on the At.
lantic and Pacific Railway, have
been sentenced to twenty-five years
each in the penitentiary.
A dispatch from Shanghai, says
One-half of the important city of
Lachan, in the province of Szechuen,
was recently destroyed by fire. The
conhagration ragged four days. 1t IS
estimated that 1000 persons were
killed. Most them were crushed in
trying to escape from the narrow
streets. Ten thousand persons are
homeless.
Within two years nine states have
rejected prohibitory amendments to
their constitutions. The following
are the states with majorities
against : Michigan, 5,645; Oregon,
1882; New Hampshire, 5000; Ten.
nessee, 1903; West Virginia, 49,.
574; Texas, 95,661; Massachusetts,
H,552; Pennsylvania, 1918;
Rhode Island, 1896, or 2S,449 to o..
S53-over five thousand more than
the necessary three ffths.
Our new consul to MarseilIes,
Charles b. Trail, of Frederick, called
on Secretary Blaine on Saturday
and paid his respects; also, thanked
him for his appointment. Mr.. Trail,
prior to his departure will lead to the
altar Miss Grace Winebrenner, OF
Frederick, the beautiful and accom-.
plished daughter of Frederick's most
popular merchant, ID. G. Winebren.
ner. The new consul has been in.
formed that he need not hurry bis
departure, and will probably delay