West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1890-03-13
South and West.

Two drunken men at Chicago held Count
Leon Albert, n German nobleman, up against
wall and amused themselves shooting at
him. One bullet went through his silk hat
and another made an ugly scalp wound.
MRS. MoLLIE SMITH and her two sisters,
Miss Julia and Emma Barnes, three promi-
nent and highly respected young ladies Of
Saybrook, Ill, have been lodged in the
county jail. They were suffering from the
widest and most affecting emotional i'm.
sanity upon tbs question OF Christian
science.
AUGUST GRoTH n brewer cut his wifes
throat with a razor at Saltwater, MINI, and
then committed suicide.
FRED JACOBS, 10 years old was stabbed "a
the heart at Vicksburg, Miss, by Ellis
Adams, another boy, and died instantly.
THE body OF Burke Martin, who shot and
killed q white man for purposes OF robbery.
was found hanging - the railroad bridge at
lltenaba, Miss. The lynchers are unknown
TWENTY masked students Of Kalamazoo
College, Mich. seized Professors Ferry aud
frowbridge, bound them hand aud foot and
left them In an open field, two miles from
the college
Two schoolboys became involved in an al
tercation at Cuyahoga Falls. Ohio. and
George Patterson struck Edward Traulman
IN the head with a stone, killing him,
ALDERMAN CHARLEs HILLCocK, Of Chi
cagO was found dead i'm the street near his
home. Death resulted from apopexy.
THE Virginia Legislature has appointed
Commissioner 90 meet with committee OF
foreign bondholders and confer over the get-
uement Of tho state debt
AT a recent election held at ST. George w
Va, Mayor Miller was elected, but failed -
qualify. The City Council then appointed ID
=. Minear, whereupon Mayor Miller quail
fed. Both claimed b. be Mayor. aud the re
mlt was that no laws were being enacted or
enforced
EDWIN CowLEs, editor aud proprietor Of
the Cleveland LeadeT, has died in that city
aged sixty-five years
WHILE Henry Gresnlee aud his wife were
away from home their four children were
burned ~ death in their cabin az Eupora
Miss
VILLAS 81 PoPE teller Of tho louisville
City National Bank. has absc0ndcd with
bDWJ Of the banks cash in his possession
THE Exposition buildings and street car
barns were burned 40 Pi1ttmyuth. Neb
The loss is heavy
HEAVY foods have caueod much damage
along the Ohio Hivcr At Cairo Il tie
river was fifty mile wide
TBE convention Of the National .-agua Of
Republican Clubs has been held n Nashville
lcnn reception was given in the Leagues
uonoT ~ Governor Taylor and ths Logisl9-
ture at the State Capitol
UNITED STATES SENATOR ALLISON baq
teen reelected by ihe Iowa legislature
TuE Apacnes went ON tine war path i'm hri-
zpnG. ireighter was murdered ncer Point
of EOcks 0nd ranches were being abandoned
United states troops started in pursuit Of the
indians
THE banking firm of G. T.. Lowis g. Co.
Of winchester. ind. has failed AN the
county officials had deposits at che bank.
PRESIDENT JosEPH STANLEY. of the Broad
way aud New0urg Street Railway OF CIove-
land. Ohio. has died from injuries received
while jumping from ono Of his own electric
motors
Mas kATHERIvE DEAKE. Of GAINESVILLE
Ohio, was burned ~ death She was eighty
four years Of age. and her clothes catehing
fire from the CRATE she was TOO feeble 20 call.
for aid
r. r. DogNELLY e. Sons. printers Of the
Chicago City Directory. ono Of the oldest
printing and publishing houses in the West
have failed, with Liabilities aZgre2atnq
100000
RAIWUvD HoLgHAy the notorious train
rooher. now in the ponItcutiorya at Marquette.
Mich for life. tried to murder q fellow con.
vet and was shot and seriously wounded by
the warden
AN English syndicate has bought the p
w Wheeler q 90. shipyard and dry dock a.
bay City. Mich. for So 5O0OOO