West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1890-01-02
south and West.

pHE National Live Stock Commissioners
met at Springfield ILL.,, aud adopted resolu-
tions for the suppression of contagious dis
eases
AT a corn shucking near Bristol, Tenn,
two boys named Richard Matthews and
Jesse Lemmons, quarrced over "A Joke The
former stabbed the latter 10 death and then
attempted auicidc
A coLoREp barber named Doc Jone,
shot and killed John Westerncd "A white
barber at Owensboro Ky. Shortly after.
ward Jones was lynchcd.
A cINDEa tap in the rolling mill at New
Philadelphia, Ohio, exploded, shattering a
portion of the building aud instantly killing
workman named Richard Homer Another
man was badly injured
FELIX KAMrFF an oil German, has been
sentenced to hang az Charleston, w Va, for
the murder of his SON and daughter.
FoUR train robbers near San Angelo
Texas, killed brakeman aud had one oi
their number badly wounded They got but
little booty.
THE South Carolina House OF Representa-.
tves defeated % bin requiring railroad com.
panieS TO provide separate ears for whites
and colored passengers
DIPHTIWRIA in its most malignant form Is
prevalent i'm Rockford H. Tho Rockford
Seminary closed with fifteen OF its pupil,
down with the disease. There were over "a
hundred cases, and many people have left the
city
A FlRE broke out in the Guernsey Duild
my, m st. Louis, and before IL was eKtin.
guished the loss amounted to $3.50 OOO The
IRE was caused by electric light wires.
A GREAT sensation was caused i'm CONNER.
cial circles at San Francisco by the sudden
and terrible death Of Captain John IT. Free
man, inspector for Lloyds and r r. Cation.
wealthy wheat merchant. Both were
smOthersd while inspecting tho damaged
cargo of the British ship Durham, which wa
on fire at Port Costa
NEGLIGENCE Of brakemen resulted i'm "A
railroad collision near Saxon. Mich Brake.
man Ryan was instantly killed aud Brake
man Connors and Engineer Chatham badly
hurt.
The Nebraska Bank at Pawnee, Neb., ha.
failed
a FAMILY named Wilhelm, consisting oil
man, wife and child were sufTocated by coal
gas from their stove, at Akron. Ohio
WILLIAM EHMoNs, r. colored man living
about fifteen miles northwest Of Lima, Ohio
was murdered by parties who lay in wait
Tor him as he WAS going nome.
ONE Of the side bars Of an engine ON the
Northwestern road, two miles west of Lake
City Iowa, broke loose tearing through the
cab. John Anderson, fireman. was Killed.
and two others were fatally injured
THE body OF Ioc Mooney o tramp. hor
Iibly burned, was found near Lafayette Ind
gang ~ tramps who had whisky are sup.
posed 20 have auarreod and burned Mooney
90 death
CHARLES STEVENS, first mate and William
Higginson, second mate OF the ill-fnted shit
Durham, which was damaged by fire at Port
Costa, were drowned iu the bay az San Fran
cisco
WILLIAM EUHANKs. Of Los Gatos. Cal
becoming incenscd az hs ~ yenr-old daugh
ter's refusal tO hand him her wngcs. shot and
KILLED hor he then cut his throat with a
razor.
HOHERT MARTIN. n merchant Of Martins.
- G., was waylaid and killed the other night
by unknown parties
Mas lREyE SREELs who shot and killed
her husband while he was in the company Of
q vHriety 0ctresg. was acquitted Of murder ni
Spokane Falls Wash
JOHN ONEfLL was shot ond killed by bod.
son 300 law William Harris ut Butte Mon
ONeil was trying 20 shoot his wife and
hred ~ Harris first The Coroner Jury ne.
quilted Harris
JONI s. FAEKEH Grand Army man and
formerly q ell.to.do real estate dealer in
Kansas City. Mo. committed suicide by iumr-
iug into the Potomac River. at Wa.liu1tou.
Financial trouble was the cause.