Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1878-04-25
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

residing near Toledo, Ohio, shot and
killed Otto Benning Thursday.
The horses attached to one Of Bar
num show wagons ran away in New
York Thursday. John Strich the drl-
yer, was thrown off and instantly
killed.
Lester & Co., dry goods and grocer
les, at Great harrington Massachus-
etts, have failed. Liabilities $50, 900.
The Delaware, Lackawanna and
Western coal sale in New York has
been postponed from the Oath to the
3Oth of April.
Honillion, the Columbus (Texas)
murderer, who was sentenced to be
hanged on April 30, has been respited
until May 9th.
Tue Ohio Republican state central
committee Wednesday decided to hold
the next state convention at Cincin-
natl, June 18th.
A special from Huntsville. Tennes-
see, says mob has lynched Mike
White and two negroes, who assassin
ated Shoenberger on Saturday.
The new iron steamship Rio de ia
metro, the first Of the Brazilian line Of
steamers left Roach's yard, Chester,
for New York on Saturday afternoon.
The board of directors of the canal
company have decided to fix the rate
for tolls for the coming season at 40
cents per ton including Wharfage.
Ger eral Garfield, who was one o
the six officers who composed the
court-martial which tried Fltz John
Porter, says that the latter only es-
capped the death penalty by a single
vote.
Miss Bessie Turner, is dangerously
i'll with diptheria at Brockton, Mass,
where she has been acting as Bertha
Avery. Mrs Tilton has telegraped
to have a good nurse and other atten
dance provided for her.
The German postal authorities have
determined to supply to all the post,
offices of the empire, as the necessities
of the service may require, the new
American Office chair, with perforated
wood seats.
The barn of Samuel T. Whitney at
Harvard, Massachusetts,, vita most Of
its contents, including fifty head Of
cattle and fifty swine, was burned
Wednesday. Loss between $4,000
and $4,000.
There was received at the Philadel-
phia Mint Wednesday morning thirty
tons of silver from Nevada, making a
total Of 100 tons Of bullion stored in
that institution at present. 1t is val
ued at about S., 100000
General Henry Snalley, who disap.
peared from New York, and whose
heavy defalcation was noted some
days ago, turned up in Montreal,
where he was recognized by a Senate
rial Committee from Albany.
A San Antonio (Texas) special says
the jury in the case of Braze,l and
son, who were murdered in 1867,
brought in a verdict that the prison
ers Cox, Ryan and Satterlee are gull.
ty of murder in the first degree.
EGe Da Costra, aged q, was terri
bly, burned Thursday in Philadelphia
through her clothes taking fire by
treading on match, and died the
following evening. Hattie Greene al.
tempted to rescue Miss Da Costra, and
was also burned to death.
A large body Of Indians from Mex
leo are reported plundering the Fort
Ewell settlements. Soldiers and cit
zeus are in pursuit. Several persons
are reported killed.
Rufus II. Springs, deputy marshal
was shot and killed by parties in am
bush while he was making a raid or
illicit distillers near Greensville,S G.
on Friday last.
Ten illicit distilleries in Ebert ane
Wilkes counties, Ga, have been bro
ken up, and 1900 gallons OF beer ant
mash ready Tor distillation, and l6;
gallons low wines seized.
Charles Demmitt, who has been OF
trial at Batavia, Ohio, for robbing thu
safe of the county treasurer Of $24,
600 was found guilty and remsndet
for sentence on Saturday.
At Buffalo, New York, last Friday
night, Joseph Brismon attempted t.
kill his wife by beating her on tn
head with flat iron. She lies in
very critical condition. He is though
to be insane, having recently attempt
ed suicide.
A fire broke out in Whe,ler's sa
loon, Macon, Ga, early Sunday morn
ing. The Brown House was de
stroyed, but the National hotel wa
not materially injured; loss $lO00O(
insurance on the Brown house, SIS