Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-10-15
THE NEWS.

hSh1 "da lnauS uldtedi resulting IN the death
of Henry Adamson and John Brooks, and
the serious injury of half dozen Others
The Supreme Court of Missouri has affirmed
the death sentence imposed on Peter Rem
frow, for the murder of Charles D. Doris in
July, 1883, and sentenced him to be hanged
November "a -George W. Cogbill, of the
firm of Somars 4 Cogoill, dealers in stoves
and tinware, committed suicide in Peters
burg, Va, by cutting his throat with a
pocketknife. He was ffty-six years of age,
unmarried, and had carried on business in
Petersburg for more than twenty five years
At Burlington, n c., burglars disturbed
j. F. Matthews, who was sleeping in his
store. He got gun and opened fire. The
burglars returned III fire and killed him. A
citizen named Sewell was arrested charged
with the crime.-GeralI Mccarthy. state
botanist, was struck by an engine at Uni
yersity Station, NC, and seriously injured.
Harry Burns, lad fourteen years old,
son of jeremiah Burns, of Shenandoah, Pa.
met with horrible death at Ellengowan
colliery. He was employed as breaker bow,
aud while working fell into the rollers and
was crushed to death. An explosion in
the Baxter pu' p and paper mill in Orono,
Maine, completely destroyed the property,
killed two persons and injured Others
Chester Griessemer, a real estate broker OF
Tacoma, Washington, died in Philadelphia
lodging house, from opium poisoning
Miss Alice Granger, of Chatham, Ont,
schoolteacher, comm tied suicide leaving a
note, in which she stated that she was tired
of trying TO teach bad boys.--F f. Housell
& Bros stationery establishment in New
Orleans, was burned o;:t Loss, IS, 000.-
Michael Furlong and his wife, of New Bruins
wick, n. j., stepped ia front of a railroad
train, and were killed. Camp Low will
be converted into permanent federal quar-
antine station, with a complete steam disin
fecting plant. A petition was presented
in Common Pleas Court Of Philadelphia by
6. Morgan Eldridge, and a writ allowed
thereon, to require the Investment Company
of Philadelphia to set forth its actual con-
dition at the timc of certain stock sales, and
to demonstrate that its public statements
were not false.-Mrs. Thomas kunzman,
widow, aged eighiy-one years. of Hook
town, near Bethlehem, Pa, was fatally
burned by stove polish, with which sh,
was polishing hot stove, catching fire. The
polish was patent liquid containg benzine
The steamer Bohemia, the last of the
cholera ships, was granted partique and al
lowed to proceed to her dock at Hoboken.
Her storage passengers who have been de-
tanned at Hoffman Island for observation
were transferred to L lis Island john
Curran and three others were killed by
train near Weston, West Virginia.
William Sharp was burned to destl. Ill the
village of Coatosville, Indiana, by his insane
wife.-While temporarily insane W. j.
Moss, aged forty pulled his aunt Mrs Lucy
Smith, aged sixty, out of bed in Dekab
Texas, and stamped on and kicked her TO
death. He was at once placed in an asylum
He is worth hundred thousand dollars
VIM. J. Jamison was condemned TO the gal
lows in Quincy, Ill.--The police have cap
tured Caesar bennington, one of the motor
ious outlaws who killed Davis in Copiah
county, Miss, aud at the same time com
mi5ted several robberies. bennington adj
mits the robberies, but says another member
Of tho gang killed Davis. Tho miners of
Polk county, Iowa, have gone on strike
Many are dying daily Of starvation in
Mexico.-A shock of earthquake was felt
at Hot Springs, lasting but enc second.
Windows aud kitchen furniture rattl3d, and
shook like leaves in n storm. The Sea
mems Union in Chicago increased their wa.
ges to three dollars daily, the demand being
granted by the vessel owners --The Lack.
awanna, Lake Ariel and Honesdaie Railroad
Company was chartered i'll HARRISBURG, Pa,
with capital of s751,0OO The road is to
run from IIonesdale to Moscow, Lackawan.
ma county. The clearinghouse of Mrs.
Marion, in Homestead, where a number of
non-union workers in tho Carnegie mills live
was blown up by dynamite. No ono was
hurt.-Frank B. Beal, comitted suicide in
Philadelphia. -Jeremiah Mcdonald was
fatally injured by dynamite explosion a.
Pottsvlle, Pa.
Chairman Breidenthal, of the Alliance
state committee, accused of violating the
DdDklnS law, uiteF lhTee-uayS JTla1, IN
Abilene, Kan, attracting much attention,
was acquitted. The Texas Bankers Asso-
citation, through it secretary, J. L. Long
more Rockdale, Texas, calls on all banks in
the state to contribute s. to $40 to a fund for
the families of the men who were killed By
the Dalton gang. -James Ryan, of Galena,
one of the oldest and welltaiest residents of
the Northwest, died of hcart-disease, in a
street car, in Dubuque, Iowa. The body
has been taken TO Galena At Canton
Ohio two electric motors met in collision,
injuring wo motor men and several passen-
gers -Rey James McDougal, president of
the York Colleg ate Institute, died from
stroke of paralysis.-Robert Demster, the
noted turfman, died in Phillipsburg, n. j.
The Iowa Irou Works, at Dubuque re-
ceived the contract for building the vessel
William Window for the government, their
bid being $9S, 500.--Frank Shultz shot and
fatally wounded Charles Berkheimer, a rival
for tue affections Of Miss jackson, at Hun.
tingdou, In1iana After shooting his rival,
Shultz calmly oscorteI the girl to church,
aud upon their return Lo was arrested.