The Waynesburg Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 1867-18??, 1868-04-15

WASHINGTON Cousrr.--We CLEAN the fol-
lowing items from the Washington, Pa, Re-
porter, of the 9th inst.
Sam Hare, of Hars's Hotel Pittsburgh, has
been awarded the contract for the mail route
between Washington and Pittsburgh, for the
sum of two hundred aud seventy ty-nve dollars
per year.
The fruit 10 considered safe a. yet, and
arge crops are expected, The grain never
looked better this time Of tho year before.
From all parts Of the country promises are
made of heavy and abundant crops.
A son of James R,nkin of Mt Pleasant
township, was shot through the head one day
last week and instantly Kill ed. He was hand
ling sloaded ria, and while blowing into the
muzzls put his foot upon the trigger and the
gun was discharged til, contents pss,ing g
through his head.
Col. jams T. Kirk, late of the Mansion
House, has retired from the hotel business
The Col knew how to keep hotel, had hosts
of friends, anil mai many, by his honorable
and gcntem ,nly treatmc ii Of all with whom
he came in contact. II, HIS been appointed
U. s. Inspector and will also be largely
engaged IN the Buckeye Moving M,chine
Agency business.
Oar town WIS thr)wA into sensation on
Friday evening bv tbs arrival at the Mansion
HOUSE, of his Eleph,nt- -highness, Tppo Saib
He travelled from Connersville Inl, where he
was w.nterei, H. is 10 years old, travels
about 80 miles PER day IL rather viscious,
eats about seven bushels of oats per day, and
is grch blower. His keeper expects to ar
rive in New York in about ten day travel.
Ths elephants is sud to have washed out hi'
trunk. |. was Saratoga.
Ga Frily evening the Goth ult.. as Mr..
Arthur Olbcrt Of Sonirset township, thia
county, was just about Flushing some repairs
to a slate roof on the hous, of Mr., Jos, Blancy
of West Alex ,nder, the derrick by which he
was supporting himself suddenly gave way
precipitating him over the end ofthe house tc
the ground, distance of abou. 80 feet, frac-
turing his right thigh about the middle and
his right arm near the wrist At present
writing he Is doing rs well as could be expect
ed from the nature ofthe accident II was {
miracle that he was net instantly killed
On Sunday evening, between the hours of
and O'Clock, as Mr.. Thompson, Deputy
Sheriff, was making his rounds preparatory tc
closing up the Jail for the night, and securing
the iastening5 he was assaulted by four o
the prisoners, named respectively, Wm
Smith, Benj. Arthurs Elmer Poweson ant
Sut Butler, Qhe latter colored. }" 1t appears
that they had pre- arranged plan laid tc
make an attempt TO escape as their operations
were apparently conducted with some system
While Smith attacked Mr.. Thompson in front
Butler came up behind and ccnched him By
the throat tn. other two, Arthurs and Powell
son engaging him as circumstances would
permit but Mr.. Thompson, being an activ,
man, succeeded after hercule m efforts in
throwing off his assiilant5, AMI defeating
their murierous purposes. Tho presence Oi
mind exhibited by the Deputy, in throwing
the keys during the struggle, into one Of the
cells anil ouL of the reach of the culprits,
thereby frustrating their scheme for getting
away, Is certainly commcndable.