Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1879-01-09
NEWS OF the WEEK.

James Macarthur WIS fouDd frozen
to death in New York Saturday NOR.
ming.
Four tramps were frozen to death
at Glasgow Junction, KY, Friday
night last.
S. E. Hughes b Co., Touring mill
at Hamilton Ohio. WAS partially
burned Saturday. Loss $4,000.
Henry ScheadAn. of New OrlAanr,
was killed Sunday BY falling from
his float and being run over.
Alex Peyront was instantly killed
in Thomson rice mill, Ne" Orleans,
Saturday, by the bursting of grind
stone.
Patrick Cooney and William WEIGH
l6 and II years old respectively,
at Cleveland, Ohio, were drowned
while skating Wednesday.
William Solomon and D. w. Small
were killed Wednesday by the explo-
sion of giant powder in tho Occiden'
tai tunnel near Virginia city, New.
The requi,ition for stamped envel-
ones have increased recently owing to
the reduction of about 20 per cent
made in their price on the lst insc.
An infant child Of Mrs Kenny, re
siding in Brooklyn, N. Y, was froz-
en- to death beside its mother, where
it had been sleeping, last Saturday.
Jacob Van Henson, agel g. years,
went out at Albany, N. York, on Fri
day night to dig a grave, and was
found in the cemetery frozen to death
on Saturday morning.
Mrs. Kennedy. who was so brntally
beaten in New York day or two
ago as alleged by her husband James,
died Saturday. The man was com
mttea to the Tombs.
Annie Blake, wears Of age. Of
Long Branch, N. j., died Saturday
from the effects Of the intense cold ex-
perlenced during \ journey with her
parents from Newark on Friday.
The house OF Robert B.ine. Of Bran
DIV c, eek river, Ontario, WAS burned
Thursday. Two young children who
were alone in the building, were
burned to death.
Three hundred men anil boys en-
ployed by the Reading coal and iron
company at the Beechwood colliery,
Mount Lafee, Pa, struck Thursday
claiming that they had not been paid
for two months.
A fire at Farmerville, La, Thurs
day, DESTROY ID four buildings, inclnl-
ing Judge Trimbe's law office, with a
portion of his valuable library J.
Whites store, occupied by A. 7. Lott
and the office of ". A. Darby.
DR.. John NJ S. MacCnbbin, one of
the oldest ana most highly respected
citizens Of Prince Georges county,
died at his residence in Nottingham,
Monday night, Dec. %, aged 7S
A Somerset county man recently
lost a suit for damages in entouning
cattle because he had advertised their
taking up by written notices posted
in the neighborhood instead Of in a
newspaper as the law provides.
The New Orleans board Of
health has instructed the quarantine
authorities to fumigate all vessels
from South Central American and
West India ports, to prevent the III
PRODUCTION Of small pox.
A fire at bingham, Mass, Friday
night last DESTROYED the pnblic libra
~, consisting of 5000 volumes. The
postoffice occupied part Of the first
floor and the letters. stamps and 9TH
er contents were also burned.
At a revival in the Williams street
Independent Methodist church, Bal
timore. condn.ted bv H. B Lewis, the
Baltimore revivalist, 200 penltents
nave come forward, 100 ploies ed
conversion and 70 joined the church
in FIVE weeks.
The nawsboys of Baltimore were
given a free dinner on Christmas, set
forth with turkey and other Christ
mas ediblss, but for some reason the
proposed beneticiaries did not attend
it, and the managers went out into
the street and gathered up the poor
and fed them.
A fire broke out Thursday in
Towns block, on the corner Of Chica.
go street and Fountain square, Elgin,
ILL.,, and spread to Schultz & Todd
sons dry goods store. Aided by a
high west wind it swept the entire
side of Chicago street, causing tota
| loss of about 100000.