Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1878-11-07

! Patrick Conley was killed and NJ.
Murphy was fatally injured by fall
from Il scatiold at Toledo, Ohio, on
Saturday.
Captain Prett, U. S. A. is en- route
to Fort Monroe with AZ Indian chill
dren, who are to be educated at
Hampton, Va.
J. A. Hemann, president of the
suspended banking house Of Hermann
g. Go. Cincinnati, has made an ASST en-
ment to E. P. Bradstreet.
The new iron steamship Juan Mic,
built at Roach's shipvard for the Gu
ban trade, left Chester, Pa. Sunday
morning for New York, on a trial
trip.
The public debt statemen. for o.
tober shows decrease in the debt for
the month Of l,7OS, 402.90.
, Frances Abbott, an aged woman,
was found dead at her home, in a base.
ment, New York, on Thursday, with
her face part y eaten with rats.
Mr.. Stephen Wray, one Of the last
of the oll-time merchants Of New
York city, died sueenly Of apoplexy
on Thursday morning, at his resi-.
dence, No. TAG Fifth avenue.
\ lad from Baltimore. named
Michael Long, was killed in Accomac
county, Va. on the 18th ult. by fall
ing from a chestnut tree and break
ing his neck.
John Best, jr. aged about . years,
Of Samples Manor, in the lower part
Of Washington county, was dro" ned
in the Canal near Joel Charlie, mill,
on the l2;h nit.
Cornelius McCarty, aged 50 years,
was in.tantly killed Last Thursday
IN orniny at Gunpowder dam, on the
water works in Baltimore county, by
the accdent. falling of Il derrick.
Josiah Haley, of Cumberland, aged
30 years, Yas accidentally drowned
in Wills creek one day last week.
Five prisoners csc,rel from the
Dorchester county Jail at C'mbrIdg',
Saturday night, by cutting through
the floor above them.
George +. Collins,a produce dealer,
AZ years old, committed snlc1e Sat.
nrdav night by hanging himself in Il
wood shed in the rear Of his dwelling
in Baltimore. lie Was Of unsound
mind Tor some time rast.
Two tramrS were arrested At Ken
kakee, H.. Flilav,an held in S. 900
bail, for burning carload of cotton
on the Chicago, Burlington and GUM
cy Railroad. causing y logs OF 5000
, to The company.
Robert A. Davis was arrested at
Kankakee, H., Friday for the mur.
ler OF Samuel Rogers At Sharp>bur ',
Allegheny county, Pa, eight years
ago. He admits the crime, but says
it was unint-ntional. He gave HI :
self away to a married woman. with
whom he was 100 l.tIm Ute, and this
led to his arrest
Jacob France, 4 well known 81 ir-
ping merchant of Baltimore, vas shot
in the face and severely Wounded on
Friday last, BY drunken negro
named John prouF, whom he had hir.
81 10 90 on board vessel and to
whom he had advanced pay. Pront
failed to comply with the contract
and France asked hi to return the
money advanced him, when he drew
a pistol and fired
The tribune. dispatch from Keo.
kuk, Iowa says it has been discovered
that A. Macksv, of that city,hns been
receiving bodies of reaently-butled
people, graves having been robbed At
Beacon. Iowa, and the bodies barrel-d
and shipped. Two barrels were con.
signed to Mackey on Thursday. hnt
the railroad agent being suspicious
opened one End found the boIy of
John IIynes, who had been recently
buried near Beacon Mackey WIS ar
rested, but declares that he is limo !
cent. His assertion is discre1ited, as
the first barrel was taken to the med. !
ic,l college at keoknk, where it SIT
remains. The college authorities dis
claim any knowledge Of the sour e
from which the barrel came.