Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1877-01-18
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

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icance; that it was simply to renew
old friendship.
Wronkow & Co., Wholesale dealers
in fancy goods and notions in New
York, have both failed, with liablli-
ties of about $4,000.
The Central hotel, of Long Branch
N. j., AMI several adjoining buildings
We're burned last Thursday morning.
Loss about $4,000.
The Wisconsin Legislature met
Thursday and heard Governor Lnd,
ingtons message, which treats entire
ly Of local and state affairs.
Advices from St Louis are that Col
Joyce, Of the whlskeyri"g notorletv,
has either been, or is about to be par
doned.
The Builders fire insurance COM
pany, of Boston, has been enjoned
from transactlng further business on
the ground Of uEsoundness.
Fears are entertained for the safe
ty Of the steamship George Cronwel Il,
which left Halifax for St. John s.
Newfoundland, on the third instant.
One of the coaches Of the Arkansas
Valley stage company on FRIDAY,
while en- route from Little Rock tc
Pine Bluff, was waylald ,y highway
men and robbed.
A fire in Edinburgh, Clarion coun-
ty, Pa, Oh Saturday night, destroyed
twenty two buildings in the business
centre of the town. Loss estimated
at 100000.
Governor Hampton, Of South Caro-.
lima, has appointed special agents to'
TWENTY-FIVE counties to collect ten pen
cent. Of last wear $ tax levy.
The comptroller Of the currency
has decIate1 dividend of twenty
per cent. in favor Of the creditors .oI
the FIRST national bank OF Wichita,
Kansas.
Two members of the senate commit.
tee on counting TIE electoral vote are
authority for stating that the commit
tee have not agreed upon il report.
Henry GravIin, Of Woodstock, VT,
lately convicted Of murder, cut his
throat with piece OF glass III prison
Ihursl.y. There is Ga ,n:e Tor his
recovery.
The consular and diplo matte and
military academy appropriation bills
which recently passed the House, are
now before the senate committee Oh
appropriations.
The railways Of Canada and north.
ern New York are pretty generally
showed np, but snow pIoWs are benz
pushed through the drifts to max,
way for the trains.
The house of Samuel Morris a
Cranberry Park, Burlington county
! New Jersey, was burned on Thurs
lay morning. Morris and his child
aged eleven Years, persisted IN the
flames.
Joseph Morse, of Everett, M1ssA
chusetts, was arrested at Boston las
Thursday, for oounlerleItlng go!'
dollars and other CONS Places, dies
&c. were found at his house.
John Mcdonald who WAS Shot il
the temple BY James Blake a you'll
of l9, i'll a Newye"r trohc died Thurs
dav morning. Blake is in custody.
BY FIRE at S~anton, VT, Thurs
day in building Wherein We're loca
ted the customhouse books and tn
contents Of the postot'ice were de
stoyed.
Vim. 7. Lawson, Esq, who for sew
eral years has occupied the position
of deputy collector and surveyor ii
the Gust mhouse at Crisield, has beef
removed and j. W. Conner, Esq, sue
ceels him.
Thomas Dubar, of Lonacon ing
:. bookkeep,r for Georgr Farrow Il
Midland mines, was found lying dea'
in the bar. room on Monday mornin!
. last. The cause Of his death is I'm
known.
The Cecil Wing cautions person
against buying partrldges, as whel
tee ground Is covered with snow the,
feed on laurel, which renders thei
flesh poisonous.
Henry Chew, colored, brok
through the ice while crossing creel
near the Pautuxent near the resldenc
Of Nathaniel Duke, recently, and wa
5 drowned.
FIX District Attorney Charles G
, Fisher, of Washington, recently col
vcted of abstracting court paper
, from the office of the clerk of til
, court. was on Saturday pardoned b.
the President.
Alb ut one thousand citizens o
rh.,rl,rton countv b,va ci,tnal .