Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-04-01
VOL. XII.
THE NEWS.

MIR. John L. Woods, the wel-known banker
and philanthropist. of Cleveland, o.. died at
Augusta, Ga, where he had gone for the
benefit Of his health Norris Nael, formerly
Of Denison. Tex, where he left wife and
child, meeting Mrs. Mary Il. Davis, of Paris,
Mo-, of whom he was enamored, in Hannibal
received curt refusal to listen to his adj
vances. He drew a revolver, fired twice at
the woman. and then fatally shot himself.
The woman was not hur.-Two daring
bank burglars, who got $4,000 booty at tho
Savings Bank at Pawling, n. Y, were ar
rested. stephen Broadwell, one of the
most skiliul counterfeiters in the country,
died in the prison den at the Bellevue Hospi-
tai, in New York. Martha Bell, who for
years bpasted that she would come back after
death and demonstrate the truths of spirit
ualism, was stricken with apoplexy at her
home. in Brooklyn, and died before medical
attendance could reach her-Barney Nc
Fadden, miner living near Leggetts Greek
breaker, Pa, murdered his wife and child.
The scene in the house when neighbors made
the discovery was a terrible one, bearing
evidence of an awful struggle on the part of
the woman to escape the murderer. -The
Rockford express on the Northwestern road
crashed into an accommodation train at the
Chicago limits, causing a wreck which
blocked traffic on two divisions of the road
for three hours. Frank Rister and Frank
Christina, passengers on the accommodation
train, were seriously injured and were re-
moved to the company's dispensary.
barge loaded with railroad ties In tow o.
tug bound from Norfolk for PHILADELPHIA.
went to pieces during storm and several
lives were lost.-The Commercial National
Bank, of Nashville, Tenn, closed its doors.
Philadelphia will send the old Liberty
bell to the Chicago Exposition --The Gov.
eminent has purchased Orchard Krob, Nom
which site General Grant commanded The
battle of Missionary Ridge, and the ground
will be included in the Chicamauga national
park. Ex-CongressmGp Ransom W. Dun
ham has filed bill in the Chicago courts for
divorce from his wife, Coles Hotel. at
Warren, r. l., built in 1862, was destroyed
by fire, and some of the guests made narrow
under the name Of the United States Leather
Company, which will be recapitalized at $780,
000, 0.-Memphis will have big cotton
exhibit at the Worlds Far.-Hon Alonzo
Spencer, United States consul at Ptctou, N.
S., died at his home in Canajohare n. Y, at
the age of sixty-four years.-The British
bark Douglass was dismantled In collision
with the British bark Saltwater, off the Della.
ware capes. Robert McClanahan, of Peters
burg, Va, was convicted Of the murder o.
Lucius Inge and sentenced to eight years in
prison. William Peterson, of Chicago. shot
and killed himself at the foot of his childreni
graves in a cemetery at Louisville Ky
The Baron de Aguiar de Andrada, q noted
Brazilian diplomat, died in Washington
Green Renfrae, young barber af Phoenix
City, Ala, while under the influence OF liquor
shot and killed himself, and his mother wa.
80 Frustrated by the shock that she died in
few minutes. Newberger Bros, OF Coffee
ville Miss, extensive cotton factors, failed
estimated liabilities 800 ,O00.-The Tennes-
see House OF Representatives in the Duboi.
case adopted resolutions of Impeachment
The Senate will try Judge Dubois after tho
legislature adjourns. Sandusky Insur
anee Company, of Toledo, O., has failed with
liabilities of $50, 000.-Hiram Cox, living
eight miles north Of Cassopolis, Mich, struck
his wife with a club, crushing her skull Cox
then went into the woods and attempted sui.
eide by cutting his throat with pocket.
knife. He is rich farmer, but was under
the influence of liquor when he committed
the decd The woman will die.
Ricardo Gonzalez an Italian residing at
Hallowell, Me-, gave two Of his children oil
Of chenapodium in mistake for medicine and
they died in couple of hours. The father
then attempted suicide. THE Chicago and
Northwestern and other Western railroads
are discharging men who are members OF
the Order of Railway Telegrapher3 The
coal miners strike in the Monongahelr Val
ley ended, and three thousand men returned
to wOrk.--The Massachusetts Socialist
Labor partys state convention nominated
Patrick O'Neill, of Boston, for governor, and
a complete state ticket.
Cotton factors of st. Louis issued an adj
dress to the trade. urging united action of
factors toward debating values The North
American Canal Company. which proposes a
new waterway from Canada to New York
was Incorporated at Ottawa II meeting OF
prominent Hebrews was held in Chicago to
arrange program for proposed Hebrew
representation before the Worlds Fair
Auxiliary Congress. Coney Valley
Bank at Coney, Kan. was robbed Of 81 900.
Horace c, Donoghue, a Chicago pub
Usher, whose wife had been reading to him
an aeeopnt OF Elliott T. Shepard's death. cut
his throat in her presence Michael j.
Conroy. alias Halferty, who deserted wife
in Michigan and eloPed with married wo-
man sixteen years ago, and recently married
i woman in Rochester, n. Y, was sentenced
to one year and ten months in Auburn
Prison.