Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-03-01
LANCASTER DAILY INTElLIGENCER MONDAY. MARCH $780,
CRIME AND DISASTER,
Two Days Record of Human Sin ard Suffer.
ing.

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Two Days Record of Human Sin ard Suffer-
ing.
The inquiry into the Tay bridge disaster
shows that in places bolts were missing,
and that supporting column of one of
the high girders was cracked.
Rev. Fl. w. Richardson, Long Island
Methodist minister, eloped with his wife's
sister, girl of nineteen. The pair were
arrested while starting for Galveston.
Three thousand armed Mussulmans are
resisting the government in the Kirdjoly
district, and Alexis Pasha, governor gen.
eral of Roumelia, and Keauf Pasha, gov
ernor of Adrianople, are comforting for
joint repressive action.
Mamie Dwight, 10 years of age, living
with her grandfather Mr.. Waterman, No.
1416 Walnut street, Philadelphia, jumped
out Of third-story window, injuring her.
self SO severely that she died in a few
hours. She was rendered insane by sick
ness.
In Norfolk, Va, II. F. Bennett, organ
for bigamy upon information furnished by
his paster, Rev. c. s. Blackwell. The
proofs were positive. Bennett says that at
the time of his last marriage he believed
his former wife dead.
In Stockton, Cal, John Petty, promi-
nent citizen, was deliberately shot down
and fatally wounded in the court house
yard by Henry Parker. The cause of the
affair was the sheriff levied execution on
the property of Parker to satisfy an old
judgment in favor of Petty.
About midnight on Friday fast express
train from New York ran into three men
who were walking on the track about one
mile this side of Tacony. One man, whose
name is unknown, was instantly killed,
and two others named IsidOre Stearne and
Herman PotzinO, had their heads and ribs
crushed.
Shannon, of LeavenwOrth, Kan, has
been missing for several days from HoltOn
and man named Williams was suspected
of his murder. The latter was taken from
home and hung until nearly dead and made
to say he saw two men kill Shannon. Sub
sequent revelations show that Shannon
was probably murdered by other parties.
Information has just been received OF
the murder of Richard Nubie by Thomas
Conway, in Surrey county, Va, a few days
since. Conway charged Nubie with having
had improper intercourse with his wife,
and meeting him on the road shot him il
the abdomen, killing him instantly. lie
then fled and has not been captured.
The dwelling house of Mr.. James Hardy
Pittsburgh, was burned to the ground, to-
gether with bakery attached. The loss
was about $4,000; insurance 81, 500. A
boy named William Dimore, who was
working for Hardy, was sleeping in tho
shop at the time of the fire, and is sup
posed to have been burned to death.
In Pittsburgh, Samuel McLain. who wa!
found guilty of the murder of Samue
Hunter, was sentenced to the penitentiary
for ten years. McLain killed Hunter, wht
was only fourteen years old, in daylight las
March, and carried his body nearly half :
mile across plain without being detected
at the time. 1t was the most mysteriou
crime ever committed there, as no motive
has ever been developed.
Two fishermen found, near Lovelac
Island, the headiess body Of a man entang
led in an old pound net. 1t is that of
stout man, apparently a sailor. There i
no chance of Identification except in hi
clothing, which consists of two pairs o
trousers, of heavy English goods, tw'
plaid woolen shirts, and heavy pea jacket
1t is said that it must have been in the wa
ter for two or three months.
Near Seward, Nebraska, at schoo
house where nightly religious meeting
have been held lately, a party of men at
tempted to break up the meeting. 4
lively scuffle ensued, in which many shot:
were exchanged and eight persons were
wounded. William Bates died from hi
wounds. and Levi Bates was wounded pro
badly fatally. Eight men have been ar
rested and more arrests are expected
The quarrel originated in the expulsion o
two children from school recently.
Near Clarion, in August last. John Blai
disappeared mystcriously. He had sole
his farm and put his household goods upol
a raft, intending to go to Cincinnati by
water. Several weeks afterward his de,
composed body was found in Piny creek
A small hole was noticed above his right
eye, but no attention was paid to this, as
it was thought that he had fallen from the
raft into the river, striking a sharp stone
and causing death. This week couple
living at Clarion, quarrelled and separated
The woman went before a magistrate and
swore that her husband killed Blair in a
quarrel over dogs. The murderer stripped
the body Of it's clothes, and weighting it,
threw it into Piny creek he has since
been wearing his victims clothes, but his
wife's charges have made him flee the
country.