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

CAPTAIN Williams, Of the Seventh
infantry, has reported as the result OF
his scouting expeditions, that Sitting
Bull has nearly seven thousand men
Hon, Geo. w. McCrary, Secretary
Of war, arrived at Norfolk, Saturday.
He visited the navy yard and was ga
luted by the receiving ship Franklin.
1t is reported that the Montreal
garrison OF artillery is to he ordered
to Halifax to relieve the Royal artll-
lery which has been ordered home Oh
account of the Eastern trouble.
In Foster, Rhode Island, William Ide
Thursday night returned home drunk
and badly beat his wife, who had al
so been drinking. After the husband
fell asleep his wife took the double
barreled shot gun and killed him.
A family named Murray in New
Port r. l., have four children lying
dead from diptheria, with three 9TH
ers not expected to live through the
day. The father is almost insane
with grief, and threatened to shoot
the undertaken. A police officer is
compelled to be in attendance.
J, The funeral Of Thomas ?. Fisher
the executed MoIlie Mcguire, took
place at Summit Hill, Pa, Saturday,
It was intended to have the funeral
Sunday, but other religious services
made the change necessary. There
was large crowd present.
What is said to be the largest pillow
: ever manufactured has just been turnd
out at factory at Stockton, CaIltor-
MIA. The moldboar6 is eight feet long
and the iurrow which is cut is thirty
five inches wide. 1t is designed for
. work upon the tule lands; and re-
. ouires twelve stout oxen to pull 1t.
Mrs. Gilbert Haven, of Mallen.,
Mass, the mother Of Bishop Haven,
of the Methodist Episcopal church,
celebrated the ninetieth anniversary
= of her birthday recently. She is the
daughter Of a Revolutionary soldier
who was with Washington at Valley
Forge.
DR.. William Brewer, an eyed ply
stefan of Annapolis, while walking
) along the street on Monday last was
ran against by a large dog and
knocked down, receiving injuries
which resulted in his death on Tues,
day night. lie was at one tine a
member Of the Maryland Legislature.
, John Keene, a farmer residing near
Rockville, Montgomery county, had
a daughter about four years of age
burned TO death on Saturday last
Her clothing caught fire from the EN-,
bers of the rakings of field while
, she was walking ever them. SO Sc.
verely was she burned that she died a
few hours after she Was discovered 70
be on fire.
Mr.. Robert Maxwell, master me-
chanic at Cumberland, Nd, for the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad company,
has fallen in with good luck. His
great grandfather who was Bavar!an
Duke, has died, leaving an immense
fortune. Mr.. Maxwell is one Of the
heirs, most OF whom reside in Phila-
delphia. Mr.. Maxwell's portion will
amount to millions Of dollars.
Besides the two men hangel in
South Carolina last Friday, and the
three negro brothers named Chllds,
hanged in Alabama, and the pair
hanged in Delaware, Monday wit
messed triple hanging in Pennsyl-
vania, while on Wednesday the two
Brassell brothers were hanged in Ten
nessee. Twelve legal hangings, not
to count lynchinss, make heavy six
days work Of this sort.
Three men were killed by an ex-
plosion of dynamite on Tuesday, at
the Gunpowder Water Works, near
Baltimore. Since the commencement
of the works sixteen men have lost
their lives; five by premature eXplo-
sions, three by land Side at the
Gunpowder dam, and the others by
, the falling Of rocks and by men fall
; ing down shafts at different points
along the works.
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