Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1892-01-09
A WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED
Friday, Jan. 4.


The Duke of Devonshire, formerly Mar
quis of Harrington, has been elected
chancellor of Cambridge university, In
succession to his father, the late duke.
]. E. Slaughter, one of the Southern ex-
press robbers, was convicted at Savannah.
1t is generally thought he will get the full
extent of the law-twenty years in the
mines.
Irving Jenkins, colored, is under arrest
at New Smyrna, Fla, charged with kill
ing four persons at the Packwood resi-
dence, near that place. Evidence sstrong
against him.
An explosion in Dublin Castle, the of
fetal residence OF the Viceroy of Ireland
was blamed on the physical force party in
that country, but the chief of police OF
Dublin says it was possibly caused by gas
Saturday, Jan. 2.
Stephen H. Bell was hanged at Wind
sor, VT, for the murder of his wife at
Fairfax in 1880
Mrs. Osborne, who figured SO disgrace
fully in the Hargraves stolen jewels case,
has given birth to a child since her flight
from London.
Monday, Jan. 4.
The long expected return of convicts to
plished on Saturday without violence.
The steamer Noordland, of the Red Star
line. collided with the steamer Schillwell
off the Belgian coast, and fifteen of the
iatter's crew were drowned.
Albert Herrick, the brakeman who is
blamed for the New York Central accident
at Hastings, N. Y, by which thirteen liv 8
were lost, surrendered to Coroner Mitchell,
of Yonkers.
Late Saturday night some one stole the
body of Murderer Sawtelle while it was in
the care of state officers at Great Falls,
Conn, and it is believed to have been pill
fered by parties acting for some medical
body in this state or Massachusetts, as
there has been great desire to dissect his
brain.
Tuesday, Jan. 5.
Cracksmen blew open the De Soto county
safe at Arcadia, Fla, and obtained $500.
The hackers Of Slavin failed TO cover the
deposit left with the New York Herald by
Sullivan's hacker for fight between the
two, and the deposit was withdrawn.
By slight fire in restaurant under the
Waverly hotel, Chicago, a panic was
caused, and two of the guests were suffo.
Gated. They were John Meredith, aged Is,
and Paul Wood, aged IL
Elma S. Hofford, f. B. Tucker and E.
W. Foster were burned to death by fire in
their boarding house at Sanford, Cal. T.
G. Hammond jumped from two story
window, receiving injuries which proved
fatal.
The pope. 1t is said, has intimated that
he will eXcommunicate President Peixotto,
his cabinet and the members Of congress
unless measures are taken to renew the
former relations between church and state
in Brazil, The churches have been greatly
neglected since the republic adopted the
policy of separation.
The Salvation Army at Eastbourne,
England, in defiance of the mayors order,
pataded the streets and attempted to hola
nlestings They were dispersed by the
police and brutally beaten by the mob.
The police came to their rescue and es-
corted them to their barracks. They came
out again and were again assaulted by the
mob, many receiving serious injuries.
Wednesday, Jan. 9.
Reports from all over the country state
the spring crops to be in a much better
condition than at this time last year
William A. Dewitt the Wilkesbarre,
Pa, jeweler, whose suspicious failure re-
Gently excited remark, has been arrested
and held in 81 900 BAIL
BY collision of passenger trains on the
Wabash road at Aladdin, His, Engineers
Wilson and Bouchard and three Italian
immigrants were killed.
There are rumors in Mexico that the
Church party will soon declare for the
revolutionist, Cara, and there is much
apprehension in that country.
The steamship Baltimore arrived from
Chile yesterday. Captain Schley, in dis
cussing the assault on American sailors,
said the wounded men were all stabbed in
the back.
The supremecourt of Connecticut handed
down a decision sustaining the attitude of
Governor Buckley in holding over until
the legislature settles the dispute as to his
Auccessor.
On the Western North Carolina railroad.
forty miles from Asheville, N. c., loco
motive jumped from trestle and landed
IN creek a hundred feet below Engineer
Francis, Fireman Arthur and Rufus Hem
phil (colored) were killed
Thursday, Jan. 2.
Earthquake shocks were felt yesterday
at Verona, nlasi, Parma, Modsna, CHA
vari and Peschiera, Italy.
The bus drivers of Paris threaten to
begin again general strike owing to
the fact, as they claim, that the company
has not fulfilled the promises made at the
time of the last general strike.
The government suit againt the schooner
Robert and Minnie for violation of the
neutrality laws, in conveying arms to the
Chilean steamer Itata, was dismissed in
the circuit court of appeals in San Fran
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