West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-07-25
south and West.

RopFRT REDBEnRY, ngod eighteen years,
and Willie Wiso, aged seventeen years, wore
drowned while bathing at Alton, Ill. Tho
father OF young Wise met with q similar fate
about week ago.
THE election Of delegates 20 tho Con.
stitutional Convention Of Wyoming ro-
suited IN the choice of thirty-six Republicans,
xtecn Democrats and three Independents
The Convention will meet September 2. Ths
desire for State government Is general.
GUsTAvE, John md Emil Plottig, OF
Chicago, were drowned at Kilbourn Wis,
while trying 10 run tho dam IN rowboat.
A SLIGHT shock Of earthquake WIGS felt IN
Charleston, =. &.
Tue prizohghter John i. Sullivan was
arrested at Nashville Team, on a telegrnphic
rcquisitiou from Governor Lowry oi
Mississippi, but immediately released on
writ Of habcas corpus.
A CIoUDDURsT occurred on tho Santc Fo
rond few miles above Albuquerque New
Mexico, Tho tracks for several miles were
washed away and two bridges arc gone.
Steel rails were twisted into oil kinds OF
shapes.
WM WEDDINGToN, colored, has been hanged
at Charlotte, N. c., for the murder of Po.
liconan John Pierce. Tho eight-yoar old
son Of Pierce witnessed tho execution of his
fathers murderer.
EDMUND RICE, Congressman from the
Fourth District Of Minnesota, died recently
at White Bear, MINI. He was seventy-one
years Old.
THE Chippewa commission was successful
at Red Lake and the Indians cede the greater
portion OF their reservation.
The green midge" has appeared IN nyri-
ads around Palmyra, Wis, destroying every
thing infested by the insect Whole Ocres of
potato vinos are dead from their ravages, and
farmers are burning their grain fields.
ACTING SECRETARY OF STATE WYATT, Of
Colorado, was committed 20 inii in Denvor
for ton days for having refused TO comply
with an order OF court
FIRE at Fresno, Cal, destroyed half block
or brick buildings. Loss. $500 900.
The funeral OF Mrs John Tyler took place
ia IN 81. Feters Cathedral, Richmond, Va. AZ
the conclusion OF the services tho remains
were taken TO Hollywood and inferred by tho
side of her husband, the ex-Presidcnt.
JOSEPH n Moody, OF Ansloy, Nob. shot
and instantly killed his wife. He thcr fed
but his body was found some distance away
with a bullet hole In his bead.
HEAVY rains have seriously injured crops
In Illinois, kentucky and Indiana.
THOMAS JEFFERSON, the colored murderer,
has bcen hanged at Memphis, Tenn.
TIE Otis Iron ard steel Works I'm Cloyc-
iand, Ohio, have been bought by English
capitalists for g, 10000
SEVERAL lives arc reported lost. cattle
drowned and farm buildings ard crops dc
stoycd by tho storm that swept over Balt.
more, Hartford md Carroll Counties in
Maryland The rainfall WINS the heaviest on
record In few minutes fifteen bridges IN
the flooded district were destroyed. Tho
losses IN Baltimore County are estimated &C
over 10000
NEWTON Cook, aged flfty-six; Henry
Hoover. aged fifty FIVE, and Frank Warner.
aged nineteen, were burned TO death ia the
jail lat Jacksonville, Oregon.
A cLoUDBUHsT occurred IN tho mountains
Just north o. Fort Robinson, Ncb Barhi
Duncan q woodcbopper, and three Of bis
chilGren wero drowned.
PRINCETON, Ohio. has been blown away by
o torrihc wind-storm. There were about
thirty houses, including saa1uii and
school-house. an arc gonc.