West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-08-29
THE NEWS EPIToMIzED.
Eastern and Middle States.


THE vicinity Of Mammoth, Penn, was
completely covered.
MICHAEL and John Murphy, two brothers
aged i've and six, respectively, while sailing
their little boats near Bloomfield n j. fell
into the Morris Canal and were drowned
EBEN s. ALLEN, ex-PrcSident OF the Forty,
second Street and Grand Street Railrcfd
Company,of Now York city, who had pleaded
guilty, I'm the Court OF General Sessions 60
the fraudulent issue Of stock OF the company
was sentenced by Judge Gildersleeve 10 four
teen years Imprisonment in State Prison.
AN explosion of gas in the crockery store OF
II j. Macable, New York city, killed ia
| cohs Morris, aged seventeen. and wounded
twenty-five other persons.
UNITED STATES SENATOR WILLIAM NJ
EvARTs sailed for Europe, from New York
city, accompanied by his son Allen and
daughter. He goes 60 have eminent oculists
operate ON his eyes, which are failing him.
A HORSE and wagon hired from Pearsall's
livery-stable at Freeport, N. ", were stolen
from in front of the hotel in Bollmore
Next day the outfit was found at Baldwin's
in the possession of Miss Susie Brewer. of
Merrick, n. Y, n highly connected young
woman, who confessed the theft.
DRUNKEN quarrcls among miners at Pitts.
burg, Penn, who had just been paid Off, re
suited IN two murders In quick succession.
Thomas Smell, a sinker. aged forty-fivc. aud
Charles Fitzgerald were the victims.
GOVERNOR GooDELL has prorogIed the
New Hampshire Legislature. During the
last session the Governor approved 23S bills
and % joint resolutions and vetoed one
act
CHARLES KELLER, Of Philadelphia, aud
two girls named Mamie aud Winnie Coli
gan, aged seventeen and twenty years re
spcctivcly, were carried over the falls nj
Easton, Penn, while boating. Tho girls
were drowned
Rev. FRED A. BARNITz, of Middletown,
Penn, retired clergyman, nnd Charles III.
Carpenter of Philadelphia were fishing
from boat on Swatara Creek, near Middle
| town, Penn, when they were drawn into n
whirlpool and drowned.
MRs. MARY HINcK, aud Mrs Emma White
OF Byron, n. Y, were killed by an engine Mt
railway crossing i'm Rochester, n. Y.
ALFRED PORTER, aged about nineteen
years OF Dover, N. H., a student of Dart
mouth College, was accidentally shot and
instantly killed at Kenniston's Island, by
Herbert ". Towle. OF Dover.
THE Finance Committed OF tho Worlds
Fair Committee met in Now York city and
organized; jesse Seligman, the banker, sub
mitted plan 20 raise money without asking
Congress for help.
THE Pennsylvania Railroad Company has
made arrangements TO establish n pension
system for it's employees, the first OF it's kind
in tho United States The pension plan will
DO introduced i'm connection with the com.
pany's rolief association.
THE body of Frederick Wilcox, aged
twcnty-six was found hanging in hayloft at
Virgil, N, Y. He was 10 have been married
in short time. Temporary insanity is the
alleged cause.
The New York State Committee met nj
Saratoga and decided 10 hold tho Democratic
State Convention in Syracuse on October
1st.
FIoHT occurred between the "JaybrdsN
and 'Woodpeckers,' rival political factions
at Richmond, Texas, i'm which Sheriff Garvey
and Deputy Blakeney were killed and several
Others wounded. The Governor and two
companies of State troops went there and
quelled the disturbance
ANDREW JOHNSON, n barkeeper, and a man
named Peterson, blacksmith, were drowned
while fishing ON Camp Lake, Wis.
j. G.. Lyons was killed outright. G. w
Pauly fatally mnngled an engine and eight
cars were wrecked and large number OF
cattle killed In n wreck at Montgomery, Ind q,
caused by the engine striking COW.
WALLS constituting part Of the ruin OF the
brewery recently burned In Fort Wayne.
Ind, fell, burying five men. Charles Ruhl.
Martin Thomas and Lawrence Overly were
killed, John Gleason and Henry Kentz were
badly hurt.