Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1877-07-12

scribed for the benefit Of the St. John
sufferers in Liverpool last week.
"My hotel is perfectly safe," says a
Richmond landlord. Wires run from
every window sill to the roof of the
building opposite, and balancing
} poles can be had upon application at
the office.
The latest fish story-The largest
whale ever caught on the Pacific
coast was killed on the 10th inst. by
the Pigeon Point Whaling Company
of California. 1t is estimated to be
200 feet in length.
The steamboat J. N. Camden, en-
route from Parkersburg to Pittsburg,
exploded both her boiler and sank at
the head of Fish Creek Ripple, near
Wheeling, about 3 o'clock Tuesday
afternoon. VIM. Bernard, the pilot,
and three colored men of the crew
were instantly killed.
Secretary McCrary in circular
says: The discharge of dadets from
the Military Academy, found deficient
in conduct or studies at the annual or
semi-annual examination, is based
solely upon the recommendation Of
the Academy Board. Application for
renewal of such action cannot,ln the
absence of a recommendation by the
Boar! receive favorable attention.
Ohio expects to have four or more
tickets in the held for State officers
this fall, eack ticket to be on differ
ent financial platform. An exchange
says: This will not begin to accom-
modate the people. A voter in Ohio
without an exclusive original imam
cha! theory of his own is looked upon
rs poor stick anyway.
The Treasury department has exc
cuted a modification Of the fifteen per
cent. contracts under which the cut
ting of the granite required for the
government buildings Of Philadelphia
and Cincinnati has heretofore been
done. The cutting Of the first and
nearly all Of the second story stock
for the former building has been COM
pleted under the fifteen per cent svs-
TEN. There will be a saving to the
government of $279,OSl,43 on both
buildings. The total saved on this
branch of the work alone will be over
1915, 900.
Emma Peterson, aged sixteen year,
living with her step.mother on the
Washington road, near Mt. Wnans,
was brntally outraged on Saturday
afternoon, June 23l, by Young man
named Owen Kearney. The young
woman was in the wood. near her
home gathering leaves when kearney
accompanied BY another young man
named James Coleman drove up inI
cart 1t is alleged that Kearney
eft the cart and attacked the girl, AS
saulting her in most outrageous
manner. Coleman was afterwards ar
rested and taken before a magistrate,
who released him the evidence going
to prove that he did not participate
in the assault. Kearney has, up to
this time, managed to elude arrest.
\ most extraordinary scoundre'
eighty years old, has been detected in
Baltimore, Vt. His browning achieve
ment was to poison two hogs belong
ling to neighbor. But it appears
that during a long and ill.spent life
he has been killing cattle, burning
buildings, and destroying property
generally. Only last year this veneer
able wretch WAS convicted Of gifdIing
fruit trees, and esca ped State prison
BY forfeiting his bonds. lie has cost
the State of Vermont, his family, and
the community generally, more than
any other man in it and the number
of his offences and trials during the
last twenty years is large enough to
be remarkable. However, he is eigh-
ty years Old, and will soon suffer an
arrest, which will be final, and sol
through a trial from which there will
be no appeal.
Bill posev, of Limestone county,
Texas a noted Desperate, has met his
end. His first pleasantly was poion-
ing his mother-l law. Twenty nine
indictments were out against him
He was an outlaw. The authorities
at Ocmulgee started out to capture
him. A lucky shot broke his right
arm, and it dropped by his side
Drawing a revolver with his left
hand, he fired two shots, when a
charge of buckshot tore off his left
shoulder and completed y disabled
him. He charged on the light horse
at full speed knocking the captain
and horse over the bluff Another
charge of buckshot struck Posey in
the thigh, and his nose was shot off,
and still he refused to surrender till
a bullet struck his lower aw and
crushed through his brain when he
fell dead from his horse. lie lay
where he fell till the next day, when
he was buried on Sunday last II week.