Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1878-06-27

! In Philadelphia Tuesday Michael
J. Moore was acquitted Of the charge
OF murder in killing Patrick White.
Edwin A. Andrews cashier OF che
, wrecked bank at Greenwich, Wash
ington county, N. Y, hung himself
last Wednesday.
Daniel Conner, benjamin Megs and
Dennis Kelly we're injured by fire
in Beleden's bakery, $50 Mulberry
street, New York, Tuesday.
The commissioned Of Internal rove
nue. has advised the collector at Mont
gomery, Alabama, to employ fifteen
mea to aid in arresting illicit distisI-
ers.
A colored man named Harris was
killed at Edgefeld Court House, s; G.
Monday evening week, by BROKER
Toney. Harris was United States
deputy Marshal.
A Val paraiso dispatch says the
British ship Cambrian, Captain Dyke
from Pabellon de Plea, for Europe,
has been abandoned. Part OF her
crew were saved.
Mrs. Maria L. Hubbard died on
Tuesday at Grovesend, Long island,
an hour and half after drinking n
glass of lager in which strychnlne
had been placed.
Tuesday evening Martin D.ckey,
who keeps a dsreputable house on
the outskirts of Plymouth N. H., shot
and killed Frank II. Eastman and Sc
riousIy wounded Alvah N. Rowe.
Tho unemployed laborers Of Mont.
real met again Tuesday and passed
resolutions affirming their right to
meet and discuss grievances, and con
demning the city council for not fur
nishing them work.
Daniel Stephens. the tramp con,
victed of hrutally outraginga glrIaged
eight wears in the outskirts of b 'tf..
10, n. Y, was Tuesday sentenced tt
90 year imprisonment.
The tenth annual convention Of tn,
American society OF civil engineers
met At Boston Tuesday week. Some
of the most prominent civil engineer
Of tho country were present. A mum
Der Of paper, on interesting suhlcct
. were read and discussed.
Two men who were carting a TRUNK
from the Stonington boat in New
York Tuesday night were arrested
and the trunk upon being opened Wa
found to contain silk dresses, embrold
cry, laces, &c, valued at s., 900. Th
. property is believed to have been sto
len in Boston or Providence.
Tuesday afternoon as tho t 'cloc'
Providence train was passing the ne'
iron bridge over South street, WorceS
ter Mass the smoke stack struck
staging on which painters yer" a
work, tearing it down and thr' Win
one Of the painters through into th'
' street, probably injnring him fatally
Sixty.nlne colorel emigrants sa|e'
from New York Wednesday for hi
IBERIA, under the auspices Of the Amer
lean colonization society, who vii
support the emigrants for SIX month
/; after their arrival. About d"ZeI
! cabin passengers are also on board
1t is understood that effort. are to b
; made to open up the back country 0
, Liberia, and by the construction O
roads to bring the products to the se
. coast.
A horrible case Of attempted whole
, sale slaughter occurred at Wheeling
o w. Va, on the 18th inst. The Monl
q tor tug and lumber company have
large barge at their yards, winch !
, being repaired, and which is held il
, its position on the stocks bv lArg
: ropes and blocks. Daring MONDAY
| night some one cut these ropes IN
o place where they we're covered, an'
only .he blocks kept the barge in it
f place. 1t had been determined t
q raise the barge with lackscrews tina
morning, and it vas found not to b
necessary. Had it been attempted a
2 least dozen men would have bee
< Instantly killed. 1t is thought b.
t the company that the cutting W"
} done by some men whose wages ha'
$ been reduced, and who have bee
: talking ugly for some time. Detect
! ives are at work on the case.
The Cumberland Daily News ha
= been Informed that tho New Jentr.
coal company has Just closed con-
tract with the French line Of ocear
steamers to furnish 10000 tons. of coal
during the season. Last year the
Cumberland region had half of thin
contract, the other half having beer
furnished from the Clearfield region
The contract therefore affords a clean
gain of thirty thousand tons to the
Cumberland region, certainly matter
for congratulation to all parties inter
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