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

miles for a consolation purse. Bill
Dillon came in first, Silver Maid Sec
ond. Time, 3.48.
Fire broke out in the Clarendon
hotel, Saratoga, n. Y. Sunday after
noon. The fire was finally extin-
gnished after doing from $4,000 to
$4,000 worth Of Damage.
| Moses Allen, colored, was hanged
Friday at Gibson, Ga. for the murder
of Benjamin Ivey. The murder was
committed last December. lvey was
ex-sherif Of .Gloscock county.
Charles Wall, who has been on trial
at Lincoln, Neb. for several davs past
on the charge Of numbering VIM. B.
Armstrong, was acquitted, Friday
evening, the jury being ont one hour.
At an early hour Sunday morning
large e-house, owned by the
Knickerbocker Ice Companv,at Shaw.
m ont Station, New York, was totally
destroyed by fire. The loss is not
stated.
Justice Field, Of the United States
Supreme Court, has returned from
California and will occupy his place
to-day, when, for the first time this
term, there will be full bench.
Among the passengers who arrived
per steamer City of Richmond at
New York from Liverpool Sunday
were Baron Blanc, Italian minister to
the United Sta.es and Baroness
Blanc.
In the case Of the government
against X. g. Spaul'ling, ex navy ply
Inspector at San Francisco, for utter
ing false navy pay certificates, the
jury has returned a verdict OF not
guilty.
w. II. Rulofson, of Bradley Il Rn-
lofson. photographers, San Francisco,
fell from the roof of the three story
building in which hi, gallery is loca.
ted Saturday, receiving injuries from
which he died.
Serssants James A. Swift and Lee
roy L. Sebree, OF the signal Service
cornS, have been commissioned as
second ieutenants. under the act OF
June 90, 1873, on account Of good
condGct and faithful service.
The supervising architect Of the
treasury vii issue an advertisement
this week, inviting proposals Tor fur.
nishng the interior ironwork OF the
new p'.bhc building at Chic'Io -
The contract vii probably amount
to about 100000.
The third instalIment Of the award
made by the lite Mexican claims
commis.l n, to pay American claim
ants for damages. o.. will be prompt
" paid when lue IN January next,
The l,rSer part Of the money, the in
st*llmeat being 100000, Is already
in New York.
A. E. Cordciro, of Janeiro, Brazil,
while getting gss. of mi k on Mon
dav at Duluth. MINI. Was left by the
train going West and on the train
was bis salohpl containing $1,000 =
He followed on The next train 10 BIS
marck, but has failed thus far to find
his treasure.
1t is reported that W. H. Wander
biIt and others, representing more
than oue,third of the c,pital stock OF
the Western Union Telegraph Com
psny, have petitioned the president
to call meeting Of the shareholders,
for the purpose OF increasing the cap
ltal stock Of the company.
A horrible accident occurred in the
wooden mill of the Mclean Ma ufac-
turing Company Of GAINESVILLE, Wis.
Saturday. John Rattisan was white.
washing the ceiling and in passing
arornd a piece Of shafiing, his blouse
was caught in it and before the ma.
chinery could be stopped he was nor.
ribly nangIel. He WAS Carried away
insensible and cannot live.
A letter from tie City Of Mexico
states that on the 2Sth of September
at Atzala, a mob, melted by the
priests, nassacred twenty-four Prot
estants and wounded a number Of
others. The Governor Of the State
sent troops to qneIl the disturbance.
A NIB at Puebla has threatened to
break up the Protestant missions. -
President Diaz has promised the Rev.
DR.. Batter to do all in his power to
protect all religious denominations.
Between t and 5 o'clock Saturday
afternoon a tragic shooting affair &C.
Cured at the little Town Milan, tn ee
mics southwest of Rock Island, Ill.
The victim is Miss Mary Buttum, a
school teacher of prepossessng APP
pearance. She was on her way home
from school when she was overtaken
by Frank Sturgeon, young man
about twenty-five years of age, who
drew revolver and fired two shots,