Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1879-04-10
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NEWS OF THE WEEK.

NEWS OF THE WEEK.
John Lamb was sentenced to b.
hanged for murder at Chicago OF
Saturday.
The recent extreme cold weather
has killed fruit and early vegetables
in Georgia and South Carolina.
John Scho6eld was fatally stabbed
in New York Sunday by Jas. Short
who was drunk and who escaped.
JB Adams was accidentally sho,
and killed by his cousin. while hunt
ing near Dallas. Texas, Saturday.
John G. Cullen, commission mer
chant Of Philadelphia, committed sui
eide by hanging at his residence Sat
urday. ..
Michael McQuade, father Of Gener'
al McQuade, and one Of the oldest
residents of Utica, N. Y, died there
Saturday morning, aged II years.
Frank Small OF Pttsburg, who shot
Nicholas Jacoby, January last,in that
city, was on Saturday, found guilty
of murder in the first degree.
J. A. Balcom's and S. Blaks's boo
factories at Oakland, Mass, wer.
burned Sunday. Loss estimated al
$4,000.
Louisa Wallace, colored, was Sun
day convicted of murder in the kill
ing of hef infant child, in Washing
ton, Saturday.
A boiler in a saw mill at Otrico
Ind, exploded Friday. killing MIR
Stewart, the owner, and one Couover
an employee.
Three boys, named Kelly, Gilbert
and Smith, were drowned in the Ohio
river, opposite WsllsvIIe, Ohio, Fri
day, by the upset,ins of a skiff.
A colored man named Peter Dem.
BY, a. out 65 years Of age, was muir.
dered on Market street, South vii.
mington, Del, some time Saturday
night.
The chemical copper works at
Phenixvills, Pa. owned by the Chem
ical copper company Of New York,
wers destroyed by fire Sunday. Loss
$25, 900.
Thomas P Hewitt, Jr., who was
shot in Bloomfield, N. j., last Friday
night by Frank Glennon, died Sun
day. Glennon has novyet been ar.
rested.
The remains Of a man were found
in the river near New Haven, Conn
last Saturday. A coroner 8 jury Sun
day determined that he Wac murder
ed. The remains were not Identified
Indians are raiding the Yellow
stone valley. All of the whites have
been driven to military posts. A
man named Johnson was recently
killed and one Stearns was badly
wounded. Troops are in pursuit.
A collection was taken up Satur
day on the St. Louis Exchange fol-
the families of three hremen klllet
by falling walls at fire the previous
night, amount to thousand dollars
A colored youth named Alexande
Bonn, amused himself Saturday, il
Jacksons factory, Petersburg, Va
with hammering on an old thirty.tw
pound she'll. 1t exploded, blowing
him all to pieces.
! A special dispatch to the New Or
leans Times Saturday last says =
john Kell shot and killed Charlie
Smith, a nephew of Elk Congressma
Brown, Of Kentucky and j. B. Adam
was accidentally shot aud killed b
his cousin while hunting, both a
kaufman, lexaS.
A letter from a federal officer i
Idaho gives the particulars of the las
!, Indian outrage. On the evening {
February 10 the town Of Loon Cree
was attacked by Indians. They kille
Eve Cinnamon And scalpsd two an
) mutilated the bodies. No white me-
were present, all being at work in tn
gulch. The Indians took all the FRO
visions, consisting Of about 500 los
Of sugar, 1900 pounds Of -four an
: considerable tea, coffee and variol
other articles. They did not leave
house standing in the town. 1t
: said the Indians were what are know