The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-03-13
GRIMES IND U1LTIES.

What Happened in and near tho City O
Charleston in Single Day.
The Ne,os omd Courier Of Thursday
gives the following local items:
CUT WITH A RAZOR.
A colored man named Henry Brown
was admitted to the hospital Wedncs-
day night with ali ugly cash in his
throat. Brown says he lives ut the
Eight Mile Store on the Charleston II
Road, and that he became involved il,
a quarrel with al.o.lcr colorcd man,
whose name is withheld for the pros
ent, and who cut his throat with a "a
zor. DR.. Wannanakcr, the house
surgeon of the hospital, scwcd up the
wound and the wounded man is doing
as well rs could be expected. His
injuries arc very serious, although not
necessarily fatal. A warrant has been
issued for the arrest Of the assailant.
CRUSHED BY A FALLING WALL.
A young white man residing at 81
Tradd street, whose name is suppressed
by request, was seriously injured on
"Wednesday by IL falling brick wall at
81 King street. lie was engaged in
pulling down the wall. when the
debris fell upon him, crushing him
severely. He was taken to his home,
where DR.. Lea attended him. His
right log sustained bad fracture, and
he, was bruised i'll the head, face. and
left thigh. The wounds. although Sc
rious and painful, are not considered
fatal. Another workman who was
with him mt the time narrowly escaped.
ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE.
Henry Brasscn, q. young German,
who had recently been employed ut
Clausscn's bakery, attempted to COM
NIT suicide, Wednesday morning, by
taking laudanum. Tho young maj,
had been drinking for several days,
and had been discharged. Early yes
teraay morning lie bought two ounces
Of landanum, and going out to Rikers-
vile, swallowed the poison. lie was
picked up and carried to the City
Hospital, where, under skillful treat
inent, he was rescued from the jaws
of death. Last, night the physicians
pronounced him out of danger. Bras
sen is quite Young man, OF rcspccta-
bic parcntagc, and it is supposed that
the attempt to destroy himself was
made while suffering under fit Of
mental alteration.
BEHEADED by a LOCOMOTIVE.
Early OH "Wednesday morning all
old .colored man named Fortune OAR
by was run over and killed on the
Northeastern Railroad track by all out
going locomotive. Mr.. Kent, the
driver Of ."'The Georgian," who was
the only witness Of tho affair, states
chat he was carrying his engine to the
Fivc-milc Pump for water,:. at
the hour named. When near the
Four-nile House hc saw the de-
ceased walking on the side of
the Etrack in the same direction in
which the engine was proceeding.
Whom the locomotive had approached
within about thirty feet of the deceased
ho stepped suddenly upon the track,
aud walked on. his back to the engine.
The engineer blew his whistle, rcVers-
cd his crgiiiet and applied the brakes,
bnt all in vain. In q second the un-
fortunate man was thrown to the
ground and killed. When tho engine
stopped tho engineer returned to the
spot to find headlcss trunk lying
upon the side Of the track. The wheels
Of the locomotive passed over the neck
and arm of the unfortunate man, com
plctely scvering the head from the
body and mashing tho arm. The head
was left lying in the middle of the
track and tho body thrown one side.