Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1877-04-26
NEWS OF the WEEK.

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The county commissioners OF Har
ford have assumed the debt of the
school board, $2l, 900 and will issue
the bonds of the county in payment.
A coroner's jury has acquitted
Keeper Adams, who shot and KILLED
in self defense a Blackwell Island
N. Y, prisoner named Brooks, ne
gro.
At a meeting of the Western iron
association at Pittsburg Thursday last
card price for iron was made two
cents, an advance Of a quarter of
cent per pound.
A press dispatch from San Diego
California, reports more Apache out
races in southeastern Arizona two
men killed, one wounded, and stock
driven off.
A coroners jury at Wexford, N. B..
finds that James Kjngam of New York
came to his death at the hands Of
some person or persons unknown.
The comptroller of the currency has
called for a report showing the con-
dition of the national banks at tn
close of business on Saturday, April
lIth.
The engineers appointed to inspect
the suspension bridge at Niagara falls
have unanimously recommended the
resumption OF passenger traffic over
it.
A fire on Thursday last, destroyed
the Stockton On. j. spoke works.
Loss $4,000; partially insured: A
large number Of workmen will be
thrown ont Of employment.
The body of the murdered man
found near Campbell Courthouse has
been identified to be that of &. Rod
man Hicks, of Philadelphia, All agent
for patent medicine.
Rev. Joseph Nelson has accepted a
call to Bethel Presbyterian church,
.Jarrettsville. Rev. George Morrison
has accepted "A call to Chestnut Grove
Presbyterian church.
Last. week w. T. Walters, Of
Poolesville, Montgomery county, gave
C. D. Bennett, a mail carrier, pack,
age containing $50 for Walters
brother. Bennett kept the money,
and has been arrested.
The sunday school teacher may
find work at Port deposit. y CORE
spoalent Of the Cecil Wing says that
on Sundays boys in their teens gam
Die in the horse cars on the railroad
When not gambling the boys are
playing ball.
A fire in Ashland, Ohio, destroyed
five three, story brick houses in the
business portion Of the town, and
greatly damaged the Miller House.
The fire originated in Bur & Cos
hardware establishment, and was the
work Of an incendiary.
Captain Anshutz, Of Wheeling, was
knocked down Friday night by three
men, near Newport Bridge, and
robbed of $500. The police We're
put on the track, but no clue to the
robbers has as yet been obtained.
A New York gentleman who has
been talking with the President saws
that she will save the freedmen. He
will also save the rebel if he will ride
in the same boat, but if he kicks up
he will drop him. He's an Abra-
ham Lincoln Republican,
At the graduating exercises of the
high school at Hartford, Conn, last
Friday. Whang Kai Kah, one Of the
Chinese boys being educated in this
country took the second prize in dec
lsmatiou over six American boys.
The st. Mary's Beacon says that
Mr.. Harrah of Philadelphia the re-
cently.elected president of the South,
ern Maryland railroad expressed
a favorable opinion OF the condition Of
the work and determination to push
forward the same without delay.
The Hagerstown Mail figures up
the number of emigrants that left
for the western county lying between
the Sus1uehanna and the Potomac, at
l,O0S, Of which the Cumberland val
ley road carried 593 and the Balti-
more and Ohio railroad 525. The
number from Washington county was
1856.
The democracy Of st. Mary's and
Montgomery counties are considering
the question Of the adoption OF some
satisfactory plan for the organization
of the party in those counties. A
meeting in Montgomery county has
appointed committee to report upon
some system by which nominations
can be made SO as to give general sat-
isfactiou.
At Chicago last Friday morning a
suspicious looking package, addressed
Ia John Graham. an ATTORNEY thare