Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-05-08

NEW YORK, May 6.--Wm House
man a mason Of Port Richmond Stat
en- Island, committed suicide yester.
day by shooting himself through the
head with a shot gun.
FATAL FRACTURE.
Last night, Richard Stranney
while leaving the front step of John
O'Donnefl's liquor store, No. 612 East
Fourteenth street, fell, fracturing
his skull at the base. He was picked
up, and as soon as possible conveyed
to BELLEVUE Hospital, where he died
at 7:30 o'clock this morning.
HYDRoPHoBIA.
Yesterday, while a son of Mr.. r..
Pearsall of New Dorp, Staten Is
land, was blowing with double
team, one of the horses, a valuable
animal, commenced to plunge vio-
lently, acting like mad dog. AS he
was being mhitched he sliced young
Pearsall'S arm between his teeth bit
ing him badly. When taken to the
stable he was tied, but broke away
and kicked Mrs. Pearstall in fearful
mrnner, injuring her severely, and,
falling down, he broke his neck.
A CORPSE ON NORTH RIVER.
The body of drowned man Of large
size, dressed in black, was found in
the North River to-day, and towed
down by policeman i'm small
boat to the Battery where an inquest
will be held.
ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION.
About one o'clock this afternoon
an attempt was made to assassi-
nate Deputy Comptroller Garlic as he
was leaving the Finance department
at the City Hall by laborer who
snapped pistol twice in his face.
ESCAPE OF CONNECTS.
HARTFORD, May flames Rice,
alias Dobbs, by which name he is
well known to the professional burg
lars of the Eigth ward of New York,
escaped from the State prison at
Weathersfield this morning, taking
with him another convict who was i
yard tender.
A SAD ACCIDENT.
BROOKLYN, May "A respectfully
dressed young man named William
Calhoun, made probably successful
attempt at suicide yesterday morning
at ii O'Clock, while standing on the
corner Of Myrtle Avenue and Wood
bine street, by placing the muzzle of
a revolver to his right ear and dis
the contents of one cham
Der, after which he fell senseless to
tbs sidewalk. The wound win prove
fatal.
CASE OF STANDARDIZATION.
New HAVEN, Conn, May 4th. -
jeremiah p. Teck, of Hampden, near
this city, was killed last night in
West Haven in q singular manner.
Falling pertially out Of of his car
riage his head struck between the
spokes of the wheel, which was re-
caused almost instant death |
by strangulation. A coroner's in
quest will be held to-day.
THE UNKNOWN DEAD.
NEW RoRK, May Am unknown
man was found drowned off Pier No.
10, yesterday afternoon in the North |
River, at the foot of Twenty-third |
street, and taken to the Morgtie.
A stranger, IS years old, feet 6 |
inches in stature, and dressed in dark |
and vest, was Instantly |
xilled yesterday by southwark |
bound train on the Hudson River |
Railroad.
Yesterday a dead body was found
boating in the water at Che foot Of |
South Eleventh street, Williams
burg.
DISASTROUS HAIL STORM.
COLUMBUS, Ca, May 5.-On Mon
lay night one 0 f the heaviest hail
storms for years, fell in this vicinity |
for FIVE minutes. Some of the stones |
were as large as hens eggs. The |
storm was accompanied by heavy |
rain and wind. Great damage has |
been done the crops and fruit.
HANGING BY A MOB.
Dies MONIES, Ia, May 5.-The
body of George w. Kirkman, a res
pectable farmer of Polk county, was
found yesterday hanging to tree
near Mitchelville. 1t Is supposed that |
be was hanged by a mob, which at
tempted the same crime last sum- |
mer, few days after the hanging Of |
Howard.
A DRUNKARD's TERRIBLE FATE. |
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. May 1.-Two
men named WEIGH and Tedd, both
went to sleep last night |
in the rear of Downing and Sturte- |
wants saloon, Tedd lying on the sta
ton platform, and WEIGH with his
head on the rail Of the Athaltown
side Of the railroad track. About
half-past II o'clock Welch was run
over by the Boston Il Albany switch
engine, his whole head being mashed