Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1877-04-19


time since, by collision of the cars
at Odenton, I'd who in consequence
thereof brought suit against the B. &
P. r. R. Co., has compromised his
case. The Railroad Company has
paid him the sum Of 5000 and the
suit has been dismissed.
Elder S. Matthews, pastor Of the
Disciples church at Boonsboro and
Beaver Creek, Washington county,
was found dead last Tuesday night a
week, by the side of path in field
near the latter place. He had left
his home at 3 o'clock Tuesday after
noon to 60 to the store at Beaver
Creek, and is supposed to have died
on the way from apoplex.v or heart
disease.
George Mueller, &C years old, Of
Baltimore city, died last Saturday a
week, from an overdose Of opium ia
ken the evening previous tor the pur-
pose Of ending his life. He was poor
and out of work, and leaves wife
II years of age. He left a letter writ
ten in German on scrap of paper
which reads: Good bye, world, now
can pretty soon make better world
for myself. Goodbye, wife; for me
you need have no trouble. | will
take care of myself. You will hear
to day"
The excitement in West Virginia
over the recent murder of David Hi
ser, the mail carrier, of Petersburg,
continues undated. The coroner s
jury returned verdict of death from
wounds inflicted by weapon sup
posed to DE in tn, hands of w. Sey-
mour Douglas" There is great in
di ynation against the accused, and
the authorities have deemed it neces-
sary to station guard of twenty men
at the Jail to protect him from VIC.
lence.
A female tramp, apparently pow
erty strickea vayrant, died recently
in the neighborhood Of Ph@nixville
Pa, In preparing her body for bur-
ial, $4,000 worth of valuable papers
we're found sewed up in her skirts
After her death first cousin from
Bridgeport, Conn, appeared upon the
scene armed with a paper from pro-
bate Judge, and after lively legal
fight with the coroner, succeeded in
gaining possession Of the body a"d
papers, with which he at once re-
turned to Connecticut.
The Memphis appeal has an account
Of the drowning Of two men and two
horses near Brownsville, on the
Hatchie river. An aeronaut about to
make an ascension on the other side
of the river. sends his balloon in
cart drawn by two horses to the ferry
in charge Of two white men and a col
ored man, who instead of calling the
ferryman, idiotically attempted to
ford river tw enty feet deep at low
water. One of the white men was
saved by floating ashore on the bal
loon; the other two with the horses,
were drowned.
On Saturday morning last Buffers
furniture factory, in the rear OF his
store on centre street, Cumberland
was destroyed by fire. II. J. Coleman's
carpenter shop was damaged to the
extent of $4,000. The St. Nicholas
hotel, the News office and the Luth-
eran church were in danger, but were
saved by the eXertions Of the fireman
and citizens. The fire originated in
the second story Of the factory, it is
supposed, from spontaneous combus
ton. The Holly waterworks could
not be used effectively at first, and
when good tio# was obtained the
fire had gained considerable Roadway.
The factory, consisting of three and
four story building, with a two-sto-
ry drying house, was reduced to ruins.
About one hundred persons were
thrown out Of employment.
A shocking murder and suicide &C.
Cured at Dover, fishing settlement
about thirty miles from Halifax, n. S.
Chas. Cleveland shot his wife and
then shot himself, his face and the
upper part of his head being blown
off. Family troubles relative to prop
erty are said to be the origin Of the
crime. The husband was taking q
gun out of the house, he said, to shoot
son, with whom he had a lawsuit.
The wife endeavored to prevent his
leaving, when he shot her, loading
the gun again and firing the second
charge into her. He tlen reloaded
and shot himself. They leave five
sons and three daughters, all married.
An Immense tenement house has
been built at Brooklyn, n. y after the
model of the Peabody workingmen $
houses in London. 1t is l05 feet deep
and six stories in height. Each sto-
ry contains six complete apartments,
all perfectly ventilated and exposed
to the sun. Every apartment occu-
pies the whole depth Of the buildings
and consists of four rooms. Instead of
| inside staircases. there are il on stairs