Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-08-11


JINKfNs sHowKLL. coLoRKD, HANGKD
FOR OUTRAGEOUS CRIMES.
"A ST. scial to the Baltimore Sun non Snow
hill worcester county, Nd, says Governor
Can IL having positively declined to Inter
Pose cxecuttve c!emency In the case, Jenkins
Shovel, colored, will be hanged to day, at
three miles from Snow Hill. He is about IS
years old. and was sentenced TO be hanged
10, iS committing outra yes upon two women on
OF bis victims was an elderly colored woman,
and the other was . young married white
Lady: The he, eailox: has been erect; ! and all
execution viii be largely attended
I'D. Inc crimes ror which saowel is 70 pay the
70, 1873. His nrst victim was Margaret Pur-
cell, colored, upwards Of nfty years OF age,
the %o ns Nbo on S on pan through
what money she had. From this act Of "a
pine he went direct to the house of Mrs. SAL
iy May n Hs Ode young married woman.
house ID situated about three miles from the
town of Berlin, Worcester county ON the roe 4
10 me me Tape Finding no one but me LADY
hand, asked for some fruit aud tobacco,
which were refused. He then demanded
nness il WE'RE bi@ M M
alarmed she drew out her pocketbook and
handed 1t to the robber, who on seeing that
d n contained n1 only few copper coins cast 1t
Mrs. Hadder, throwing her on ner own bed
which was In the room Of the small
dwelling, and oyerpowering her resist
tim was very roughly treated, aud preg-
pant at the time, and wholly unable TO
meet the british force OF her assailant.
The two deeds OF violence were committed
within less than two hours. After the second
assault the perpetrator fed. and Mrs. Had
ger asi, dmmediateiy went to the house Of her
currence. She was greatly FRUSTRATED. Her
father and brother gave the alarm, and the
neighbors formed posse for pursuit. Show
ell was captured that same night at his
mothers house, whittier he hal fed for ref.
uge, and in the storm that prevailed was
conveyed to Berlin lookup aud kept a day
until he could be taken TO the county jail
at Snow Hill, where he was secure from the
indignant threats OF lynching, which were
with difhculty suppressed oy calmer and
more law-abiding citizens.
THE DHPrH OF MINING sAAFrs.-Twen-
" years ago the deepest mining shafts in the
wor Id reached only about 900 feet bslow the
surface. The very deepest, we believe, was
metalliferous mine In Hanover, which had
been carried down TO depth OF 2,290 feet.
The deepest perpendicular shaft to day Is
the Adelbert shaft In q silver lead mine 10
Prizibram, In Bohemia, which has reached
depth was mfde the occasion Of three days
festival, and still further noticed by the
striking of OF large number OF commence
rattve silver medals Of the value OF q form
each. There Is no record Of the beginning OF
work on this mine, although IT'S written his
tory goes back to 1877. An elegant commem-
orative volume las been written and printed,
which is most interesting to those that have
q taste for either the actualities or antique
ties of mining industry. There are two other
has been reached than at the Adelbert shaft,
but not In perpendicular line. These are:
1. The Rocksalt bore hole, near Sperenberg,
not far from Berlin, which few years ago
had been bored to q depth Of AIS feet; 2. The
coal mines OF Niviers Remus, in Belgium,
where the miners, by shaft sinking, together
with boring, have reached total depth OF
3,42. Turning from these two mines, no
shaft in unbrOken perpendicular line has yet
exec oded the depth of 3, 2S0 feet. TIE deepest
at POtsdam, in Missouri. which reacne, a
depth of 500 feet t Bal. American.
SUICIDE IN PUBLIc.-When the tide came
In yesterday afternoC \, about O'Clock, Ad.
elaide Mckenzie and several other little
girls, bathing at Clifton, Staten Island, saw
water, within twenty feet OF DR.. Wander
POOLS quarantine dock, and deliberately
pulling out large pistol, shoot himself.
In charge by Michael Oates, deputy coroner,
and removed to Stapleton. The weapon en-
ployed In the suicide was large horse-pis-
three quarters OF an inch in diameter, that
had evidently been loaded to the muzzle, as
the coDcu. sion had almost severed the barrel
from the stock. The wound indicted by the
unfortunate man on himself is under the
chin, but the exit OF the charge tore the face
into khrCjs. Coroner Oates estimated the
is s feet inches in height, and was attired
when found, in coat of black alpaca, with
white stripes, black and white checked shirt,
salt" colored vest, unbleachc1 linen trousers
and CATERS. The black silk ribbon on the
hat which he wore when entering the water
to the belief that he was a painter. The cor
oner's jury rendered the verdict, "Came to
bis death BY pistol oil, shot from bis own
APALArIAL HOTEL THAT DOESN'T PAY.
Senator William Sharon appeared next on
the Palace Hotel building, and desired q re-
duction of 81 900 900. The Senator was sworn
snd STATED that the s0s was not Pag
He could not possibly sell IL for s1,000,OoO,
and as II had been great improve ment TO
the city he considered that the assessment
taxpayer, paying taxes on over 81 ZOO 900
worth of property. Toe hotel would not pay
per on He sdss
hotel.
Mr.. strother-what did it cost?
Senator Sharon-Well, 1t cost about
IS coo, 600. but We had to pay SIC for brick
which now sell for 81, and we had ito go
very deep for foundation.
The Senator was then excused, and dis.
cussiOn ensued upon the application, the
majority OF the Supervisors persent being In
favor OF the reducti0n.-tSaa Francisco
Chronicle.
A SINGULAR PHENoMENoN, frequently
met with In the Indian ocean, the real cause
of which has not yet been ascertained, is the
existence, of Malabar, and In certain spots
alopg the Coromandel coast, OF vast mud
banks and of tracts of mud suspended In the
sea, wherein many kinds OF fish 6ud abuud-
ance of food, immunity from much disturb
ance in the surrounding element, and q
" m f<, q ri "a M
Of the existence Of these large tracts OF sea
In which the mud thus remains IN solution
is q mystery; but at any rate the ocean is so
smooth that, during even the height of the