Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1878-09-12
NEWS OF TIE WEEK.
The yellow fever is alarmingly ia
tai in Vera Cruz.

Representative Frank WEIGH, 0
Nebraska, died at Norfolk in state
Wednesday night.
Frost has been reported in Erie
Crawford, Warren and Mercer coun'
ties, Pa.
The finest crop of apples ever pro
duced is now being gathered in the
northern counties of Pennsylvania.
n baseball catcher was instantly
killed at Boonville, N. Y, recently
by ball that struck him in the stom.
ach.
Two more persons have just died
from INJURIES received by the l;4e tor
nado, at Wallingford, Conn.,, making
80 deaths in all.
lightning struck and set fire to the
oil works of Leonard & Ellis, Brook
Ign, N. Y, Thursday. Loss, $25, OOC
insurance $l4, 900.
Admiral IngleGeld, Of the British
squadron at Newport, was entertained
on "Wednesday night by Mr.. Royal
Phelps Of New York.
Masked men lynched John Rich
mond for demonstrating and murder
at Chetopah, Kansas, on Saturday
last.
The American bark Lawrence, OF
Boston was burned at sea on the 9th
of August. The crew were saved.
Five persoas were injured by n rail-
road collision within the city limits
of St. Louis Friday. None were Sc
riously injured.
Four men persisted in the flames at
tho burning OF the Grand Central ho.
tel at Omaha last week. The injured
fireman has since died.
An Alliance (Ohio) special says
the Alliance baggin5 factory was
burned Thursday. Loss $4,000; IN
sured for $4,000.
The horse car men on the Sixth and
Third avenue lines, New York, struck
Thursday. A few cars are running
with policemen on the platforms.
A woman named Nicholi, residing
near Sparta Ont, was struck by light
ming Thursday morning, paralvzlng
her right side. She is in a precarlous
condition.
Miss Katie Bryan, aged 26 years,
an actress of New Haven, Conn, was
accidentally drowned at West Haven
Saturday evening.
In New York on Saturday, John
H. Graft, cigarmaker, unsuccessfally
attempted to shoot and kill his wife
and then fatally shot himself in The
head.
The uncomplctel spire Of the new
Catholic church at Bradford, Pa, fell
Friday evening, inirring j. McGdrn
p. NJ. Lamb and Jas. New bury, work
men, fatally. They were prccipitated
to the ground a distance of l27 feet.
a dispatch from Utica, New York,
says: o. B. Matteson has fled a pre-
liminary answer to the petition
against him in bankruptcy, and states
that the total amount Of his liabilities
is oyer 100000.
An officer arrived in Chicago Thurs,
day from York, Pa, with re7uisi-
sition for John Coon, alias Thomas,
who is wanted there for stealing two
fast trottins horses valued at $375
each, and for forgery of q hundred
dollar note.
Daniel OLeary, the pedestrian, who
commenced his walk Of 275 miles in
IS hours, at Providence, r. l., on
Wednesday evening last week, com
pleted his walk Saturday night, at
1850 clock, considerably ahead Of
his time.
J. II. Adams and Cornelius Finley
were murdered at Davidson's canon
Arizona, last Monday by Mexican
bandits. Adams was ex sheriff OF
Santa Clara county, and Finley was
su perintendent Of the Washlngto
mine Arizona.
VIM. Taylor, a colored man, sus-
pected of the murder of white girl,
was taken from the Sheriff at Sandus-
dy, Ohio, Wednesday evening, and
hanged by mob.
An up-bound passenger train or
the Central road, Atlanta division
ran into a COW Sunday at l6-milt
post from Macon, Ga, totally wreck
ing the engine, two ice cars ane
smashing the baggage car. The en-
gineer was seriously scalded and The
fireman badly hurt. No passengers
were injured, Loss $4,000.