Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1878-02-21
NEWS OF THE WEEK.


NEWS OF THE WEEK..
Three colored children named Left
ridge, were burned to death near
Ironton, Ohio, on Tuesday last.
The Rhode Island House of Repre-
sentatives defeated bill to permit
intermarriage of whites and negroes.
The mansion of the late Daniel
Webster at Marsh6eld, Mass, with
all its contents, was destroyed by fire
last week.
Rev. VIM. Goodell, one of the pic.
neers of abolitionism, died at James
Vile, Wisconsin, Saturday, aged 50
years.
A fire occurred in the buildings Of
the Lofts Club, New York, Saturday
night causing damage to the amount
of $4,000.
The Roman catholic church, col
lege and Bishops residence at Chat
ham, N. B., were destroyed by fire
Wednesday night a week.
The house Of V. Sefbridge, colored,
near Ironton, Ohio, was burned to
tho ground on Tuesday last week.
Three children, who were alone in the
house, were consumed in the flames
Robert L. Case, the convicted ex-
president of the New York Security
Life Insurance Company, at late
hour Thursday was still in the Tombs,
being unable to obtain the full amount
of his bail, $4,000.
The proposed reduction in Western
bound freight rates ~ill not take ef-
feet at present owing to the fact that
the announcement got into the pa
pers before the New York managers
intended to have the fact made pub,
lic.
An order has been issued directing
all the officers of the New York Gus
tom House to wear uniforms. They
say rather than obey it they all will
resi- gn.
Part of the trestling at the Cum
berlaud Valley railroad bridge over
the Potomac river, at Powells Bend,
was washed away Sunday by the rise
Of the water.
DR.. Lambert, the defaulting presi-
dent of the Popular Life Insurance
Company, is still in the Tombs, but is
allowed perfect freedom, and Is con-
tented.
A family OF six persons, composed
of Daniel Reardon, his wife and four
children, were burned in their house
at Wickham, New Brunswick, on
Monday last week.
Robert l.. Case, the convicted and
sentenced president of the Security
life insurance and annuity company,
of New York, has been admitted to
bail in $25, 900 pending the appeal Of
his case.
Mrs. Mary Quinn, aged 65, wild
ow, residing at Little River, n. B.,
was outraged and murdered in hel
house Wednesday night week. A
man named Vaughn has been arrest,
ed on suspicion.
WIS. Fredericks, for many years
stage manager Of Walnut and Arch
street theatre, Philadelphia, was
stricken with paralysis "Wednesday
afternoon and died at midnight. He
was 80 years Of age.
The cotton exchange Wednesday
week passed resolutions memoralIzlne
:, Congress to build a new liz clubhouse al
Cape Henry, which will better meet
the needs of commerce than the one
now at that point.
Another chapter Of horrors ha:
been presented in the New Jersey
State prison investigation. Accord
ing to the testimony Of several wit.
nesses General Mott 5 inhuman instru'
ments of torture We're constantly in
use, and the victims of his cruelty are
almost innumerable.
The insurgent General Pesus Pere
has been killed in an action with the
Spanish troops under Colonel Miret
and DR.. Bravo, member of the insur-
gent congress, taken prisoner. 1t is
reported that Vincent Garci and 9th
err insurgent chiefs have resigned their
commands.
During discussion in the House
Albany, N. Y, last Wednesday, Mr.
Nelson, democrat, made speech in
which he predicted the nomination
and election of Hendricks as President
in 1880, and the wiping out Of the Til
den democrats. The silver men were
defeated on test vote by vote Of
S5 to 20.