The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-01-04
A Man shoots a Woman Accidentally
aud subsequently BECOMES a Raving

Maniac.
Yesterday afternoon, at about o'clock, a
most distressing case OF accidental shooting
occurred at the laundry building, No. l39 Hud-
son street. tA
It appears that two of the employees of the
establishment, named Henry Leslie and Anna
Agnew were engaged in a conversation, when
the former pulled a revolver from his coat
pocket, and pointing 1t in the direction of the
girl playfully remarked that he would shoot
her, or something to that effect, when one of
the chambers was discharged and the contents
lodged in the girPs shoulder. She fell to the
floor with lond scream, and at the same mo-
ment Estlie fell also in a swoon, from which he
did not recover for nearly an hour.
When his consciousness returned he ventured
to ask for Fanny, when one OF the other girls
who is employed on the premises thoughtessly
answered, 'She is dead" Upon hearing these
words he at once became raving maniac, and
so continued when last heard from. 1t is feared
10y the physician that his reason will not return
to him. The wounded girl was conveyed to the
City Hospital where her injuries were pro-
nonnced severe, although not likely to prove
fatal At last accounts she was as comfortable
as could be expected .-Neoo York TIqaee today.
Accident in Paris.-A curious accident hap
pened short time since at the Aquarium esta.
blishment Oh the Boulevard Montmartre, Paris.
AT about three in the afternoon the visitors
we're suddenly alarmed by q loud detonation.
The glass of the largest of the. reservoirs, hled
With sea-water, gave way, and the contents we're
pIeclpitated all over tine place. The alarmed
spectators FASTENED to make their escape, but
fortunately no one was seriously hurt. One gem
tleman was slightly cut on the chin, the arm,
and the knee, by some fragments of glass. The
canse OF the accident Is mystery, the suppos-
ton. however. now being that the glass was not
strong enough to resist the pressure OF the
water, as the vessel contained about 10000
Hires, being the largest in the establishment,
aud measuring eleven feet in length.
Concerning rigs--M. Samson has laid an in
tefesting nofe before the French Academy, enti-
Girfws Te{1 l,fv,
HiaiTe as to the Origin of the Domestic Pig.n
! After quoting three passages from that distin-
gusbed naturalist, asserting that the European
ples are descended from the boars of Asia
rather than those OF Elr0pe-irom the S9s i1dt-
cas- IN preference 10 the Sus scrofd-he stated
that the opinion here expressed was founded
entirely on historical considerations. His own
theory depended upon a comparison of the
skeleton. and applied as much to the Sus indlcus
as the other, and was therefore totally distinct
in character =
! Poisoning by Human Bite,--A SAD occurrence
\ has happened at Arth, IN France. Lieutenant
telchin was some time hack bitten IN tue
thumb by o man named m9ler, but he thought
| nothing of the wound, and went next day on q
1 tourney on his private aliasFss On reaching
/ Bale he found his hand and arm began to swell,
and medical man declared that the case was
1 Que of poisoning from q human bite, He at
! onee returned home In haste but he refused to
have the arm amputated. The consequence
was tha. he Inflammation increased trightfully,
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Wild Boars,-It appears that wild boars are
exceedingly abundant In the province of Lux
embourg. France, They are met with in droves
OF twenty or thirty. An old one lately killed
weighed one hundred and seventy pounds. In
\ a battle at Ruette a wolf of enormous size was
shot. From the muzzle to the end ofthe tail he
i measured eight feet. This old depreda'o was
well known for a grey coat In the neighborhood,
which he had ravaeed for many years. Finally
journal of Arlon states that wolves are begin.
ming to reappear In considerable numbers in
the Luxembourg forests. Several of them have
been killed.
Homer and Samuel--A story Is current thai
nut long since the Bishop of Oxford (Samue
Wlibcriorce) and Lord Derby were together, anc
that the tofmer began to compliment the latter
on his translation of Homer and to have ex
pressed surprise that the noble Earl should have
found time for so arduous a task. The Conser
yatiye leader replied that II was nothing, anC
that he looked upon II as pastine Of his leisure
hours. Whereupon the Bishop said, II hope, ny
lord, that when you next take your pasume yoI
will translate Samuel m
Italian Steamers The Italian Government 1
taking steps 10 amalgamate all the steamboa
companies IN italy. with the object of festabllsll
ing powerful competition against The Austrian
LLOYD.