Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-02-15
THE NEWS.

$4,000 for breach of p7omss.-Saioon keep
ers whose places have been demolished by
woman crusa iers in Lathrof, Mo-. have fled
sfiiiavits against the women. The schooner
Isaac A. Chatham, from g oucester, Mass,
for Newfoundland, is thought to be lost
s. D. yelling, OF Des Moines. was killed in
Davenport, Iowa, by Icing run over
Thomas Kane was hanged in Toronto, Ont,
for the murder of his wife.-Dr. Marvin
Fosdyck was shot by an unknown person
while seated in his Office at his home in Paw,
Paw, Mich. He may recover.-The resi-
dence Of Oliver Benway, at Central Lake,
Mich, was destroyed 10y fire, and Mrs. Ben
ways mother burned to death. BERTHE
Brown, four years old, of Ypsilanti, Mich,
fell into vat of hot grease md was sesldsd
to death During the temporary absence
of John Metevix and wife, of Bay City,
MINI, their house was burned aud child
burned Mrs. Metevix is a raving maniac.
Lieut.. Thomas Railway, of the Fifth
United States Infantry, was married TO N IS
Ruth Bunker at Long Island City Robert
Kingston, an express messenger, was killed
by two trains colliding on the Canadian and
Pacific Railway near Montreal. IA general
strike is threatened throughout the mining
districts in Alabama.--Ninec cases of typhus
fever have been discovered in New York city.
-Enginesr Edward Dorlette was killedand
ten or twelve persons seriously injured in
collision near Coaling, Ala Professor
Louis Halt, OF Louisville, KY, went into
cutlery shot and cut his throat from ear to
ear-Jacob D. Heft g. Son, dyers, Phila-
delphia, have made an assignH ent. The
American Newspaper Publishers Associa-
ton is in session III New ork.--Harry La
bo disSo!ute character, shot and killed his
wife in Il aiding, Pa, because shs refused to
live with h.m.-While VIM. Mayne was
being tried for assault to murder in San Die
G., Cal, Bertha johnson, the prosecuting
witness, shot him --Rooert Henderson, a
member of Mooiy's congregation. in Chca-
CO, shot Hattie Hind, a member Of toe choir,
and then killed himself
Ellis Bard, cashier of the National Bank
at Lincoln. Pa, is defaulter to the extent
of S25. 00O.-The towboat Port Eads struck
pier of a bridge at Memphis, Tenn, and
sunk.-Mrs. J. A. Price of Eureka, Cal,
was shot dead by Charles Ii. Bowden, who
claimed that be was her son, but is believed
to have been rejected sutton, who becama
enra9ed upon learning of her recent mar
riage.-James Dslafield Trenor, au expert
in art matters, died in New York from frac-
tured skull, the wounds probably having
been inflicted by thieves Rev DR.. Tai
mads laid the corner stone of his new tenn
pie in Brooklyn Thompson, of Cam
eron, No., while playing with revolver,
fatally shot Allie Ellis, a companion.-M s.
e Ina Busch, the daughter OF Adolphus Busch
the wealthy st. Louis brewer, is likely to be
cut off in her fathers will for marrying her
cousin, -Charles Macalister, Of the Prince
ton Club, Philadelphia, won the $4,000
pigeon hooting match with DR.. Gideon f.
Knapp, of the Westminster Kennel Club Of
New York.-The widow and children of
the late Conrad Seipp, the Chicago brewer,
gave Sl35,O00 to charitable Institutions OF
that city.-The Philadelphia Journeymea
Bricklayers' Union voted against the eight
hour working day.-The lottery scheme
bill in the North Dlkota legislature was
killed by its friends moving an indefinite
postponement.-The Mormons were defeat
ed in the Salt Lake City election. The
legislature of West Virginia has submitted
proposition to the State OF Maryland for
the settlement of the West Virginia aad
Maryland boundary line.
W. L. Cowarden, president Of the Virginia
Fire and Marine Insurance. Company, died at
Rich nond, aged seventy two years james
b. Clary, of Newberry county, S. c., at
tempted to murder his wife and daughter,
and the former may die, he having inflicted
a terrible wound upon her head with an axe.
Nearly one thousand Indians, belonging
to the DEVILS Lake Agency, N nth Dakota,
are destituts of clothing and nearly starving.
"A mountain slide in B ,nton county, Ore
gon, buried Robert Barclays homs, and kill
ed Robert brown. Blrclay and his children
were extricated.-Nowt the various manu-
facturers of flint glass tableware are talking
of consolidating their interests.-A mem
Der of the executive board of the United
Miners organization predicts that unless the
operators sign thu interstate scale, great
strike will take place. While James Scale
and his family were crossins creek, near
Burnsville Mss, the wagon was upset by
the food, and four children drowned.-The
falling wall of burnel building in Rich
mond, Mo, killed NJ. T. Med )nald and VIM.
R. johnson, and seriously injured Mrs. JACK
son. --Wm Terrell, a farmer Of 1ronton,
o., was killed by his son who interfered to
protect his mother,--The works Of the
Parlor Furniturz Company Of Grand Rapids,
Mich, were burned. Loss S35, 900 A bill
to incorporate the Nor ok and Richmon
Railroad Company was introduced in the
Virginia legislature. IF. II. S. Morrison, a
young Virginia lawyer, was murderously as
sauted 1T Roanoke. WHATS appear to have
been au attempt by an ex-convict in Boston
to do away with his brother and his seven
year-oli niece is being investigated by the
police.-Fire at Huntington, w. Va. de-
stroyed several buildings. LOSS si5, O00-
John Kosek, worth half mill on, and known
in Wilkesbarre, Pa, as the liking Of the
HuDgarians," was thrown from his buggy
and klled.-Christian B. Herr, of Lancas-
ter county, Pa, dropped dead at the age OF
eighty years.
Charles LOOMS attempted to shoot Lottie
Lougnecker, of Hamilton, Oaio, who had re-
fused bis hand in marriage, and then com
mitted sucide.-Charles Miller, son Of
prominent farmer, of Lebanon, Ohio, has
ben arrested on the charge of numbering
George Purdy, while the latter was return
ing home from Republican meeting in Oc-
tober, 1SSS. Four men and woman have
been arrested in Chicago charged with car
rying on schemes for dsfrauding country
people.-The county courthouse at D alas,
Texas, was burned. Loss, $50, 600 a B.
& 0. train ran into snow drift some d s.
tanee from Connellsville, Pa, and the loco
motive and two cars were thrown into the
river, the engineer, fireman, basgagemaster
and one passenger being badly injured
Ransom Floyd and his wife were shot by
burglars in their home at Westport, n. Y.
The East wing of the st. James Hotel,
Pittsburg, was burned, and the guests made
narrow escapes. Loss $40 600 Washing
ton Hall. occupying block OF ground in
Paterson, n. j., and used as an armory By a
militia regiment, was burned, and the ex-
plosion of ten thousand cartridges caused
considerable excitement. Loss $3.50, 001.-
The American window glass trust has run
the price of glass up from fifteen to twenty.
five per cent-Ruth Woods died in Lam
caster, Pa, at the age of one hundred aud
two years .-Great damage has been do.e