Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1877-07-19

be held in Philadelphia next month,
promises to be success. 1t Is ex-
pected that Gov. Carroll will meet the
Southern Governors in BaltlmoA and
accompany them to Philadelphia
New, York Cape May, Boston and
Lowell will be visited.
The United States District Attor-
ney Woodford has filed demurrer to
the defense contained in the answer
in the case of the United States
against Samuel J. Tilden to recover
$4,000, alleged balance of income
tax due the government, and AYERS
that defners do not constitute de-
Tense to complaint or any part there
of. The case will now 60 before
Judge Blatchford, in the United
States District Coort.
The daughter Of General SickIes,
Laura, a beantifu young girl, who did
the honors Of her fathers house while
he was minister to Spain, has just en-
tered a French convent. She was care
fully educated and kept in ignorance
of tho circumstances ofthe Sick les Key
tragedy and her mothers disgrace
until after her fathers second mar
riage and their return to Paris. The
shame of tie story she then learned
led her to this step, one greatly regret
ted by her father.
Mary Ella Harrington, Boston
school gill went to visit a friend in
Newton, and her family never saw
her after ward. Her movements after
she parted from the Newton friend
could not be traced. A few days az
ter her disappearance her mother re-
ceved this note, written in Il mascu-
line hand I send you thls so that
Won needn't worry for me. | have
found friend and AIN never coming
back any more, at least for good
long while Ny friend is writing this
because have burned my hand. -
The police searched thoroughly for the
girl, bnt did not find her. This was
last fall, and public interest in the
case was thoroughly aroused. Her
body WAS found in the river at Low,
ell the other day, and the truth
seems to be that she was murdered by
the man who sent the note, whoever
he is.
On last Tuesday night a week, Dr..
+. II. Reed, r. 9. paxson and two Ia
dies were returning home after a
drive up the Delaware, when they
were caught in storm. The night
was very dark, and when near Scud-
der's falls six miles from Trenton, the
wagon upset and threw the whole
party, driver and horses into the
basin on the Delaware and Rarltan
canal feeder. paxson broke through
the window Of the carriage and pulled
one of the ladies out, and she chung to
the top Of the carriage while Paxson
ran for assistance, and when he came
back she was rescued. Search was
made for Reed and the other lady,
and they were found two hundred
yards from the carriage, both
drowned and |, ing short distance
from each other. The horses and
driver were saved, one horse being
hurt. Paxson WAS badly cut by the
glass Of the carriage door.
While sentry Of tie Sixty-fflh
Volunteer Regiment Of Montreal,
namel Fitzpatrick, was on duty at
the gate of the Quebec Gate Barricks,
he was approached by crowd of
rough characters known as the "Black
Horse Gang" one Of whom, John Nc
keown, attempted to take his rifle
from him. The volunteer, thinking
that the roughs might have some IN
tentions upon the arms stored in the
barracks, resisted them, and IN Nc
Keown attempted to force passage,
bayoneted him in the left side, killing
him instantly. Both parties were
Catholics. McKeown was notorious
rough AMI had twice been put on trial
for murder. With the exception Of
this unfortunate occurrence, there has
been little excitement, and even it
has not proved much Of a sensation,
the deceased having no sympathlzers
with him, and his death being regard
ed as relief by the citizens generally.
An inquest will be held tomorrow
morning, when it is thought Il YER
dict will be rendered of "justidable
homicide.
Thomas Francis Curley, who has
been sentenced to be hanged at Nor
ristown on the 9th day of August
next for the murder of May Ann
Whitby, near the Trappe, in May
1878, has made a full confession of
the terrible crime to his counsel. At
his trial Curley was convicted on pure
ly circumstantial evidence, and doubt;
existed in the minds of many persons
as to his guilt, but these are removed
by the startling statement which has
been made to his legal advisers.
From the meagre facts that can be
obtained Curley in his confession,
states that he has had An Unsuitable
desire for blood from childhood up
that he had previously inflicted un-