Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1875-07-23
SUMMARY OF NEWS.
items OF Interest from Homo and Abroad

item. Of Intcrest from Home and Abrond.
Thomas Malone, employed in yeast factory
at Blissville, Long Island whilo stralllng
large tank OF boiling yeast, lost his balance
and fell in. He WAS boiled to death-the skin
being completely stripped from his body.
The steamer Poyang, from Hong Kong to
Macoa, China, was lost with over ono hundred
souls on board ... George Brown, tho noted
oarsman, died at Halifax, N. s., at tho age OF
thirty-six years Capt. Queen, OF the United
States steamer Saranac, recently lost rear
Vancouver's leland, has made an official report,
in which ho states that tho vessel was caught
in whirlpool which prevented hor mindinS
tho ruCdcr, and in this condition she wRt
thrown bodily upon tho smEcn rockies. The
Eric railway company suit aGant Commodore
Vanderbilt to recover nearly $4,000 900, al
Legged to havo boon frGululcntly obtained by
him from tho company, was decided lately On
appeal N favor Of tho company. ..... General
Frank p. Blair died suddouly in st. Louis. lie
had been very low for many months, but undor
the treatment OF blood infsing was gradually
gaining, and had already ridden ON number
of times, oven walking down stairs the day OF
his death ... Tho families OF the Indian
prisoners at st. Augustine arc to be sent them.
Mark Brown was hanged at Monticello, N. y,
for tho murder Of Sylvester Carr at Iurvis i'll
October last. IIo was intoxicated at tho time
Of tho murller. 500 Tho American rifle team
having decided to engage in but orc team
match during their yeit, have declined to shoot
a;;Hillat IL picked team of English riilcmcH.
They Will enter Wimbledon for the Albert cup
and other matches open to all concrs. ....Thc
bravery OF an express messenger was all that
prevented Il heavy robbery on the Nandalia
road short distance from Casey, Illinois.
Two mon got on tho engine while It WAS stop
ping for water and after killing the engineer
started the machinery. Meanwhile others Of
tho band had uncouplcd tho Ada,os express
car, 70 that the moving train lM!cr charge OF
the robbers consisted Of the engine tender
and express car, leaving the balance Of tie
train standing still. After proceeding t%o
miles tho engine Was stopped and the robbers
demanded almittanco Of tho cXIlcrs mc.a"n-
ger, but As his car wa" strong and without
Windows he refused to surrender, and offered
l., .jlcn, uuy one who broke into hi car. Tho
r,hlcr- were u,sucrrr .fpl in their olurt, to
.ccyr, an entrance and had to content ,Aou.-
selves Joy firing many nhota through the car III
hopes OF hitting tho messenger. Az soon ~
fine roulnc,o, and train ouployccs di,coyclcl
fine cp,,iuo and ear como ,hcv ORGANIZED 4
force and followed ON, hut the robbers Lad
oouo without securing ANYTHING. The Bra
10ian naval pnrreou who volunteered and
hclpcl to take care Of Tie persons sick
with yellow foyer ON board the tnitcd States
steamer Lancaster, after the two regular -hii
SURGEONS had persisted OF the fever. accom-,
panied tho yc-4e! to this country and war
thanked hy our government for lIs action
Tho government also asked him to visit ojl
principal cities and watering places and d..
tailed an officer to accompany han.
4. .,oi,, ~, ,r,o r,lo,l,. ana WoIoaI road
wac, NEARING, Iocr.,nyilo III tlo ru,,jn,
..rc,. sauna, c,t.l. an tho t,o,lon WA. turncl
,o,nrI,,cly ,.,o,. ,i,,in,, tbo onpinccr and fire
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,o,, ,yl,,, +I,o, ,,,.ro tolon ont thnv wrr,
I,orr;l,i,. I,ollnl IVA, nf,t'upIr su,.r,Dlrlt X
: ,;,, a,, l,o ,i,o,,or cannot livo Thnn,,.
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Y ,l,, irr,,i,,,oJ o,o.-lv i,.,,Itc5 ,
Mrs Nk"lly VINO resided Ill the same house
! and who informed her husband. Iho next dal
az Connolly, still under the influence OF I"IN"r
stepped into tho street. he saw MIS-. NEcAl
sitting on her rtep with her Elto heNch-Ee&r
old boy, and picking up brick sad he "o"'
Kill her, at the same time throwing 1t with lit
his might. 1t struck the little boy ON The
head, producing death BY the calt!Mnt
Of yacht oil GIoHccNrr, Mass, ltoboII O
Thomas and an unknown companion were
drowned ..... McrrrH Moody and SmlkcN Have
closed their revival meetings III londuil ....,
A Kansas City special -ays that IN iuuncnst
watcr-4pout descended ON the track OF tAl
Kansas Pacific railroad. near Kit Ca'ron, II
Colorado. and washed away two hundred feet
) of ROAD The foyc.m mail from New YUrl
~, onn .taom,r day Amounted to 53,JlJ letter.
and scyruty-ecycp bas,. of papers. An order
, haa hncn i--,rI from the Treasury dcuaItlu,rr
, f,,liI1i,,,, tho imnoriotinn of Lrcrrh -l0ndiul
;n "a. ,a th.r,r.,r init, tl,n ,,rI,n ar,