Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1879-02-20
NEWS OF the WE Elk.

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Fire damaged the building Nos $50
and $40 Pearl street, New York, las'
night to the extent of 500, 900.
A youth named Charles Boyer was
arrested at Fredericksburg, Va, for
taking mail matter from lock boxes.
In Washington, at II 80 this morn
ing, Miss May Marshball completed
26OS quarter miles, the last quarter
mile being walked in 3:4S.
Ira Stewart, living near Harmon
New York, was shot and killed Friday
night bv George Stewart, his Insane
son.
At Willis, Texas, the body Of a n g
gro vas found in Jscinto river, SUM-
by iron weights.
Mat Pollock, the tallest printer il
the United States was murdered Sat
urday night in Bellontaine, Ohio
The murderer escaped.
Joseph Buckholder furniture fac
tory at Fort Wayne, Indiana, was to
tally destroyed by fire Sunday night
Total loss $4,000; no insurance.
The failure Of the firm Of Eggus &
Co., at Powell Russia, with liabilities
of million silver roubIes, has caused
a panic in that community.
Martin Coleman, Jr., the patricade,
was on Friday senten ,ed to the State
prison, in New Jersey, for five Years,
having plead guilty Of manslanshter.
BY the explosion Of the boiler o.
the steamboat L. c. Mccormick Sat
urday, on the Muskingnm river, one
man was instantly killed and five Sc
verely scaIded.
In a row at dance in Meigs coun-
tv, OMs, one man was killed, another
shot through the head, a third thro'
the stomach and a young lady in the
arm.
Sunday night fire broke out on
the fourth floor of the six-story build
ings 53S and $40 Pearl street, n. y,
and destroyed twenty thousand dol
lars worth of property.
The coal sheds and stables OF Sam
uel W. Hess, at Ninth and Berks
streets, Philadelphia, were burned
SUNDAY night, entSilng a loss Of ST.
600, which is fully covered by insur-
ance.
At meeting Of the board of dir
.ecors OF the New York. New Haven
and Hartford railroad in New York
Saturday, the resignation - W. D.
Bishop, president of the road was &C
cepted, aud Mr.. George H Watrous,
of New daven, was elected to ill his
place. Mr.. Bishop will still remain
member Of the board Of directors
His resignation will take effect on the
lst Of next month, when Mr.. Watrous
will assume control Of the road.
A dispatch from Leavanworth, Kan.
sas, saws the Nineteenth infantry will
leave Fort Lyon to-day for Fort Leav.
enworth. Three companies of the
Twenty third infantry, under tho
command Of Major Randall, will leav e
Fort Leavsworth on the 18th instant
for Fort Dodge. There they will be
Joined by two companies from Fort
HAYES, when the detachment will
procee d under the command of Lieu
tenant Colonel R. j. Dodge via Fort
Supply to new cantonment or the
border.
On Saturday evening last about :
o'clock VIM. Parks, of Shewan, was
thrown fro his horse at Reistestowa,
Baltimore county, and almost Instant
| " killed. Parks had been sued before
a magistrate in Reisterstown by JOS
eph Gill on a claim for wages alleged
to be due. After the trial, the case
being held Sub surio, Parks and hi:
friends INDUCED freely in liquor al
Hitesue's tavern and the former espe,
cially became mnch intoxicated. Ii
the neighborhood Of 7 o'clock he sign
fled his intention of riding home horse
back, which his friends attempted T.
dissuade him from doing, wanting hin
} to return in the carriage with his wife
> who had been present at the trial.
, Parks said he could ride to h
and mounting his horse started off a
Q full gallop. He had hardly gon
200 yards when he fefof violently
The back OF his head came in contac
{ with a stone and the skull was badl,
fractured. The unfortunate man wa
removed to drug store near at hand
y but expired in less than an hour. I
a pistol and dirk.knife were found il
9 his pockets. Deceased was about 8
d years old and said to be a worthy ma
:, and good citizen, generally Of sobe
# habits. His wife, who wastalen wit
It spasns wien informed q her Lu'
bands fearful fate, is still i'll.