Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1878-10-17


ing tie storm, by stack Of hooppoles
being blown down on her.
The Lewistown, Maine, Mineral
Springs House buildings and contents
was burned Friday. 1t was set on
fire by tramps. Fully insured.
Simon J. Gross, 80 years Ct age,
while oiing the machinery at Clark
Cotton Mills, at Utica, N. Y, Thurs.
day, was caught in the gearing and
mangled to death.
Up to date Drexel & Co., of Phila-
delphia have received 1928, 559.O5 for
the yellow feuer sufferers.
Rev. John Lynch, Catholic priest,
Of Birmingham, Conn, died Friday
night, after u long illness Of pulmon-
airy consumption.
A special train with three compan.
les of the Seventh Infantry left Bis
marck, D. IT,, Friday night, COM
manded by Col. Gilbert, for the scene
Of the Indian troubles.
Stephen M. Chandler, eldest son of
the Governor of New Brunswick, fell
over an embankment near Bulmeres
Hill Sunday land dslocating his neck,
causing instant death.
The wife of Edwin Curtiss, of
Woodbury., Conn. son Of the late
Hon. Daniel Curtiss, committed sui
eide by shooting herself through the
heart Sunday morning. No cause is
assigned for the deed.
The Attorney General haa decided
that United States marshals are en-
titled to full mileage on each writ
served by them in behalf Of the Gov
eminent, even when only one travel
is necessary to serve a number Of
wrts.
A dispatch from Sioux City, Iowa,
says extensive prairie fires are report
ed over the river in the northern
counties of Nebraska. Many tee-
graph poles are b.rned and telegraph.
ic communication west of Fort Ran
dali is interrupted. n large tract Of
thckly settled country has been
burned over, and a great amount Of
damage was DONE"
An unknown horseman fired two
shots through the door of building,
occupied by Fannie Keenan,, an ac'
tress at the Conique Theatre, Dodge
City. Kansas, WEDNESDAY. Miss Keen.
an was sleeping in the rear room, and
a ball, passing through partition,
killed her Instantly. The assassin
made his escape. He is supposed to
be lover whom the lady had reject
ed.
About midnight Saturday Revenue
Agents, Webster and Spencer, assisted
by Deputy Collectors Harmon and
Phillips, and Mr.. Stinson, of the ag'ts'
office, captured distillery with ca.
pacity Of 400 gallons at 81 Front ST.,
Brooklyn, together with two barrels
of illicit rum which had Just been
made. The distillery was in full
blast. The proprietor, Pat McCleary
escaped.
A tramp was arrested at Westboro,
Miss. or Saturday evening at the
poor house on suspicion of being con-
cerned in the outrage and barn burn
ing at Mr.. Whites, at Halliston, on
Friday night last. He was taken to
Halliston, and Mr.. White thinks he
resembles the smallest man. He re-
fuses to answer any questions, though
he SAYS he staid in barn on Friday
night, but can give no satisfactory &C.
count of himself. He will be held
until Mr.. White sufficiently RECEIVERS
to identify him and appear at court.
The rebuilding of the interior Of
the shot tower, corner of Fayette and
Front streets, Baltimore, burned sew
eral weeks since, was commenced last
Wednesday and will be pushed rap.
idly forward as the workman will be
employed day and night. The day
force will be in charge Of Harmon
Cording, and the night force in charge
of Joseph Morse. Mr.. Cording yes
terdy had the credit Of displaying the
flag from the top of the tower.
AS James, a ten-year old son of
Jeremiah O'Brien, of Madison, N. j.,
was leading a cow, with a rope around
her horns, home from pasture on Sun
day evening. the COW swung her head
around to brush the flies and struck
the boy, knocking him down. He
had tied the rope around his wrist,
and his tall frightened the cow, she
ran dragging him at her heels until
she was stopped by the Presbyterian
minister, the Rev. DR.. Altman, who
cut the rope and carried the boy into
his house, where he died in a few
minutes.
The manner Of highway robbery in
the Black Hills is illustrated by the
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