Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1900-03-23

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Nine persons were injured on the Ainth
Avenue Elevated, in New York, coal chute
striking train.
Miss Lizzie Walsh, OF Fordham, n. u, has
been puzzling the doctors by her frances
John Baker was arrested in Middletown,
N. Y, on the charge Of killing his vile.
Miss Judith Robinson Massenberg died at
her home in Elizabeth City, Va.
James Hall. a married man, and Edlth
West. a married woman, who eloped from
London, we're arrested on the arrival OIL the
steamer Oceanic at New York, and their de-
portation was ordered.
The grand jury in New York returned In
dictments against thirty men for keeping
disorderIy houses. The charges against re-
putable hotelkeepers were denounced by the
magistrate as outrages.
Charles Thomas Davis, editor OF the wall
Street Review was indicted on two charges
for spreading false rumors to depress BROOK
Ign Rapid Transit stock.
Magistrate Fleming, of Princess Anne. Va.
was sentenced in Norfolk to fourteen years
In the penitentiary for the murder OF young
Snyder.
Ex-Judge William Fullerton, who was one
OF Rev. Mr.. Bsecher's lawyers in the great
scandal case, died at his homo In Newburgn,
New York.
In the Elizabeth City (va.) County Court
Nobb Austen and James Chew we're lndlcteo
for attempted criminal assault.
Captain Thisland, of the wrecked Nor
bark Ameer came to New YORK on
Iamer Saratoga from Nassau.
bbi Samuel Levine dropped dead while
rating the Feast OF Purim In the Jewlsn
agogue in Trenton, N j.
baniel Andel was sentenced to two years
the penitentiary in Petersburg, va, foi
assing bogus checks.
Charles Louis Marshall died in Newport
News from taking an overdose OF headache
/ powders
John Miller, near Balston, Va, was In
stantIy killed by the accidental discharge o.
bis gun.
The Standard OIL Company disbursed
twenty million dollars In dividends.
Captain Reeves, Of Whitestone, Va, TEL
into well and was drowned.
Eight children OF Porter I. Tough, o.
Weston, W. Va, have smallpox.
The kentucky legislature adjourned sint
die. Governor Taylor will continue to ac
as governor. and Governor Beckham anc
the Democrats will make no attempt to gel
possession of the state buildings until aftel
the Court OF Appeals has decided the guber'
material contest.
Frank Benjamin was convicted at New
port News. Va, OF assaulting Miss Game,
and bis punishment was fixed at death.
Floods In Illinois have done considerable
damage. At Havana three hundred families
were driven from their homes.
Charles H. Coster, member OF the firm oil
]. Pierpont Morgan & Co., died in New
York.
A steel plant is to be erected at Hamilton,
Canada, TO cost thirty million dollars.
Mrs. Mary Catherine Harrison died at
Shepherdstown, W. Va, aged sixty-seven.
F.S. Heisler died at Dallstown, Pa, aged
seventy-fve years.
Miss Lizzie Bendall, pretty girl at Rich
mond Is missing.
Frank Knob, barber, was murdered in
Harrisburg.
In Brunswick county, Va, Rev. j. L. Rid
dick shot four bullets into DR.. w. ii. II.
Temple. whom the preacher accused Of in.
sulting his wife, Both the doctor and Mrs.
Riddick deny that there was any insult.
An incendary fire in tenement at New.
ark. n. j.. caused the loss OF fourteen lives
and a number Of other persons yere slightly
burned. The police have arrested Vito Gre
DANA, An Italian, on suspicion.
The Board of Health in San Francisco de-
ciied that the death Of the Chinaman which
occurred under suspicious circumstances a
few DAYS ago. was caused by the bubouic
plague.
Rev. Thomas X. Beecher, brother OF the
late Henry Ward Beecher, was stricken with
paralysis at his home in EImira, n. Y.
Governor Tyler, OF Virginia, decided to
call a special election to fill the vacancy
caused by the death OF Congressman Epes.
Miss Lois Pearl was killed In Pennington,
n. H.. by her lover, George French, who
then killed himself.
E.A. Mosely was killed while riding on
the Southern Railroad track near Mosely
Junction, Va.
Charles r. Lewis was convicted In Heath
vile. Va. on charges OF arson and horse
poisoning.
The Springfield colliery, at Mahanoy City,
Pa, was destroyed by fire.
Milton Sheets, seventeen years DID, was
sentenced In Somerset, Pa, to be hanged,
and his accomplice, Willar, to ten years In
the penitentiary, for the murder Of Angus
tus Glcssner.
J.H. Leary, colored, was captured in Nor
folk In the third story of\a Cumberland
street. house. He Is believed TO be the burg
lar who has been committing various burg
laries.
The caskets containing the bodies OF Pres
ident Lincoln and other members OF his fam
lily we're placed in temporary vault pend
Ing the completion OF the new mausoleum.
Judge Fields, at Louisville, sustained the
Democrats contention that the legislature
has the right to determine contests for gov
ernor and lieutenant governor.
Robert j. Graham, OF Toronto, surrendered
himself in Jersey City as fugitive from
Justice. having embezzled $4,000 from L.
Coffee n Co., grain dealers.
Secretary Long and party Of congress
men raid visit OF inspection to the war
ships in progress OF construction at the New
port News shiIyards,