West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-08-01
South ana west.

JOHN II. BARTON, known as tho Gogebio
iron King during tho Wisconsin mining cruze
Two years ago, has mado an assignment;
liabilities SS25, 900.
SHELL Rock, Iowa, has been totally do
troyed by fire.
The cotton crop I'm tho vicinity OF Colum-
bus, Texas, has been damaged TO the extent
II $500, 600 by freshet along the Colorado
River.
AT Brcwton, Ala, man named CASTOR
committed suicile by throwing himself on q
circular saw. he was cut In twain
TuE Virginia State Prohibition Convcn-
lon In session at Lynchburg nominated
ticket as follows; For Governor, Thomas IL.
Taylor; Lieutenant Governor, w. j. Shell
burn; Attorney-General, Judge J. nj. Quar-
cs
THREE farmers have been killed by light
hing at Grand Forks, Dakota
AT Butler, Ind. fire. almost entirely de-
Itroyed the extensive car shops OF tho Eel
River Division OF the Wabesh road. Loss
100000 Over 100 men are thrown out of
work.
JEFFERSON KING, Albert Doltar and Fred
Beitile, were killed and about a dozen injured
oy boiler explosion at planning mill In
Chicago.
ARSENIC was placed I'm the food of tho four
, children Of Joseph Hunter, n planter, living
iear Star City Ark, and three OF them have
He'd. The criminal and his motive are un-
mown.
HALF Of four.story stone business block
u Columbus Ohio, owned by tho heirs or the
3reyfogle estate, was destroyed by fire, caus-
ng loss of over 500, 900.
THE accounts of Auditor Graham, OF Lob
mon, Ohio, who was supposed 20 have
Ildpped TO Canada, were said TO be $1,000
lhort
THE United statos gunboat Petrol, on her
econd official trial trip of Baltimore, failed
10 develop for -four hours the 100 horse power
equired by the contract. A new test win bo
made.
DIR. McDow, the slayer Of Captain Daw-
Ion, editor OF the Charleston (S. Cl Nelgs
md Courier has been expelled from tho
South Carolina Medical Society, and tho
honorary members Of the military company
81 which he Is surgeon arc moving 10 with
araw from it.
WARRANTS wero issued at Denver, COL
or the arrest OF Secretary of State James
! Rice, Sheriff Weber and his partner in the
/ furniture firm of Graham a. Weber; M. III.
Lawrence 60 Co., who supplied the Assembly
with stationery, and State Printers Collier g.
Cleveland. All are charged with conspiracy 20
aefraud tho State In the purchasing Of sup
plies
THE bodies Of Mrs John McGTegor and two
| ,hildren were discovered in ten inches OF
0nter i'm a small creek near Youngstown,
Ohio. The woman had first drowned her
| children and then herself. Her husband had
! lefther in destitute circumstances and she
vas seen begging for food the day before.
| MARTIN PPHER and William Bollc were
mfRocated In fermenting tank ut a Santa
Rosa Call winery.
ALBERT BULow hos been hanged at Little
| Falls MINI, for the murder Of Franklin
| Iiich. This Is the first execution 90 take
place under tho new law providing that
| criminals shall be executed in the strictest
| privacy and that no newspaper mon shall bt
| present. Thirteen persons witnessed the exc
cution.
ANITA AND MmIAG BoGGs, maiden sisters
living In Jackson County, Va, committed
suicide by taking arsenic. They left letter
signed jointly saying that there was DOth
ing in lifc for old maids, and thoy we're tiref
of H. They were In good circumstances.
Tom SIMPSON. Deputy Sheriff Morgan AND
! J. T. Howton were killed near Birmingham
Ala, during family feud.
THE Oklahoma Territorial Convention do
cided 20 partition the Territory into twelv,
counties. Tho names recommended for two
| Of the counties were Harrison and CleY0
land.
THREE OF the Eve colored men who mur
dered Pratorion, at Red River Junction
| Ark, few months ago, were lynchcd at th'
scene Of the murder.
RIcBARD LYMAN, aged twenty three. ant
Bertha Head, aged twenty, were drowned a
| KenOsbo, Wis, while going bathing.
Ex-0ovERNoR NELSON DEWEY ono o
| Wisconsin's early Governors, has just died a
| Cagsyille, Wis, aged scvepty-iye years
A PACKAGE of forty registered letters con
| tanning about $1,000. was stolen from IN
registry department Of the Milwaukee wis.
p0stofiice.
THY steamer Sc. Nicholas with 200 col
orsd excursiouists ran into the closed draw
bridge over St Augustine Creek, four milo
| south Of Savannah, Ca. domolishiug tho for
ward part Of the steamer, killing two womei
and iniuring twenty-eight men and women
some Of them fatally.
J.P. gussmIcH aud wife, of Rockford
IN. committed suicide together by drowning
They were both seventy years Of ego, and y
| good circumstances.