Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1879-09-04
NEWSOF THE WEEK.

town is sadly in need of bank.
The dead body of a boy bound hand
and foot was found in the North rlv-
err, at New York, Tuesday.
The United States war vessel Kear-
sarge arrived at Halifax Tuesday from
st. Johns, Newfoundland;
Steamship Mosel, which arrived at
New York from Europe last Saturday,
brought 100000 in gold bars.
Edward Butts has been appointed
internal revenue gauger for the sixth
collection district Of Virginia.
John Nicodsmus, wealthy and in
huential citizen Of Boonsboro', Wash
ington county, is dead.
The iron bridge over the Chessa-
peake and Ohio canal at Williamsport
has been completed.
The house Of Lowell Reed, known
as Brown Stone, near Princess Anne,
Somerset county,was destroyed by fire
on Friday night.
The largest peach crop on the Pc
ninsula is on the "York" farm Of the
late Col. Wilkins, from which place
the crop will reach 10000 baskets.
Courtney and Hanlan refuse to row
a match for the $4,000 offered by the
president Of the Hop Bitters compa-
ny.
The total issue of the 4. percent.
loan by the Treasury Department a
mount to $40, 795, 300, leaving $726,
700 not yet disposed Of
The English bark North Carolina
has been towed into Hampton roads
in distress, having been ashore forty
miles south Of Cape Henry.
New Orleans was visited by Sc
we're storm Tuesday which did dam
age to the extent OF 100000. TIE
crops in the vicinity were badly dam.
ed
Outsiders at New Orleans, anxious
to handle the public money, are NOV
ing for the establishment. Of a syn
dictate to liquidate the ciyts indebted
ueEs.
According to the Calvert Journal
TIE Dr. John f. Ireland Of the Dem
ooratic State Central Committee is
the republican candidate for Senator
in Calvert county. II speaks Of the
sickening character Of his apostasy.
The dwelling house of ULYSSES
Schoo]feld, three miles from POGO
moke City, Worcester county was
burned to the ground on Friday night
The house was insured for IS 900 and
the furniture for 81 COO. They were
valued at $l3, 900.
A. L. Donaldson, Of Baltimore,
brother of the late Prof Donaldson,
mronaut, swum from Norfolk to Old
Point, Monday. distance of 10 miles
in six hours. He has but one arm.
United States Revenue Agent La
than reports to Commissioner Baum,
under date Of Huntsville. Ala, Au-
gust q, as follows A few days since
there were brought before the United
States commissioner at Gadsden, in
the second Alabama collection district
three or four citizens OF De-kalb coun-
ty, charged with illicit distilling.
George William Curtis is credited
with saying that nobody should smoke
in the presence Of ladies. Whereupon
the Buffalo Ilwress is constrained to
remark that it is time for the ladies TO
get ont ofthe way
On the front Of the house where Lin
coin died, when he was carried across
the street from the theatre, has been
placed marble tablet giving his name
and the date of his death. The house
is now occupied as the office of the
Washington Sentinel.
STOLEN HORSE REcoyEEED.-On
the night of the 18th instant, George
Dram, living near New Market, in
this county, had horse stolen. He
offered reward of SIS for its recov-
cry, at the same time giving a des-
cription of the animal. Constable
Matthews received one Of the notices
and kept a lookout for the missing
horse. On Friday morning last he
saw Nelson Mitten have one answer
ing the description. Upon inquiry
he ascertalned that Mitten had Dor
rowed it from E. Lynch, who bong ht
it from a colored man. Dram has
been here and proved his property.
The colored man is next to be found
TIE above is from the Westminster
Advocate of Saturday last and We
can now add that the colored man
has also been found and lodged in
Jail. His name is Samuel Tilghman
and he lived in and around Liberty
for the last year or two.-Bo'ner.