Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1875-11-26

SHAMoKIN ITEMS We clip the following item
from tn Shrmnkin Herald uf last week
SAD ACCmENr.-un Saturday mornin.
about ten O'Clock a young man named Simon
Ronrk, In attempting to board coal train al
Locust Gap had his leg taken off below III,
knee. He died at half past five O'Clock rht
same day He leaves host of fri, ri- t. rnonrr
his death.
At nine o'cock this morning an old man
named Francis Pepper. who was employed on
the repairs of the p. & r. x. r. at Locust Sum-
init, was bumped bv the cars and hal his hip
and some Of his ribs broken. His recovery is
| donotful.
| ACCIDENTS AT IRE MINEs.-On Friday morn
ing of la-i week. Jamrs Br"wne, working at
Buck Ridge rnliery. rad hi- knee badly
crushed nv The slide of pillar that it nrcessi
tatr1 amrnt ,tinn ahnv'. The kure He s 1oing
well.
Joseph Kovisl working AZ Big Mountain col
irrv, suffered compound 'rncrurr ~ thr right
leg on Friday q ftrin"nn last hv III. ,.r-n t'Irc
disrharg, nf a shot Drs Weaver AMI r. bins
atie':drd his injuries
ATTEMPTED To SHOOT TN NrnIly .vrune
dnOnl . OflpPk. J.l'n ITHnnt ItT phIFftI 'pti.
II. Liebg's shoe sio.e in m in,nvc ted ,.,udi-
tion. Mr. l. was waiting - "l%rpu.- Al The
time and Mrs l.. Wa in rhe store asa. Drnm-
heller asked Mr.. J. It hc rr4 ' 1" iir with
him and pulled nut "a revolver which he cooked
and pointed at him. A in the store took
hol of Drumbeller and Mrs. Leibig took the re-
volver from him. after which he went out the |
door in an uncerpmonions manner in Immediate /
advance of Mr.. LIS boot. He afterwards |
arrested and had hearing before Squire TIelra.
He was put in the lookup over Monday night |
and taken to Jail in the O'Clock train on Tues
DAY evening. Drumhcller is n brother in law of
Mr.. LiebiE and has for long time failed 10 sup
port his family. b.iu- Of intenperrre habits.
He took it into his mud He'd brain that Mr.. Lie
big was TO blame for his domestic unhappiness
md therefore his desire to make funeral.
SUICIDE ION Monday evening. about
&c ock, PrauciS Quinn IA blchrlor of about 40
ears of age. living with his cousin, Patrick
Quinn. of Springfield. a village about a mile
ast of Shamokn, was missed from the house.
rte family. -urposiur h. hal come 10 Shame.
In to zee his nicr". Mrs. McCahc, gave them
elves no uneasine,s about him. About half
'ast O'Clock Tuesday morning Patrick
quinn went TO the stable to feed his COW. and
Thiie his daughter was milking he climbed on
he NOV and there discovered the old man hang
ng by the neck, quite dead, and had evidently
een there all night. He had used rope about
feet long, little thicker than a common wash !
ne one end was fastened around small !
irder acros. the NOV, in which some oats is s
Iored, and it is thought he climped up To this s
rider and after arranging the rope left himself l
rop. There was evidence of n struggle where = =
is feet touched the oats and had scraped the h
oards at the side of the NOW. He was cut +
1wn and taken TO the house. Squire Caldwell !,
as notified and summoned the foliown. jury ),
no rendered verdict of suicide by hanging n
. W. Raver, A. J. Gallagher, Patrick Ready,
'hn W. Culp. Jas. J. Rigney, and Joseph II
itchfeld. The old man had been troubling K
mself OF late because he had no work and at v
mes had shown some eccentricities but nothing r.
fhcient to lead his friends to suppose that he 81
IS demented. The affair created considerable r
c tement III Springfield. "