Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-09-08
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Thc two DcgrOs whose bodies were found
in the river in Newbcrry, S. c., last week,
had been lyncbed for attempted outrage.
Dr.. Thomas E. Williams, promising
young physician of Texas, was run over
by 4 railroad train at Meridian, Miss, and
Instantly killed.
Rev. II. d. E. Hodges, of Sm;thville, N.
Y, was knocked off yacht by the jibbing
Of its boom and drowned, near Sackett' S
Harbor.
Captain Alexander NJ. Hamilton, = we'll
known citizen of Harrisonburg, Va, was
found dead last evening in his office near
tho railroad depot, shot through the head.
A carriage was demolished by railroad
train at 4 street crossing in South Nor
walk, Conn.,. on Monday morning, and
Mrs. Frank Bouton received fatal injuries.
The body of Christian Wiehcr, a one
armed man who had committed suicide.
was found in the East river, New York, on
Monday night. Deceased was a widower,
about sixty years Of age. had six children,
and was in comfortable circumstances.
Captain Peter E. Muller, of the Norwc
gian bark B. NJ. Width, was drowned at a
dock ut Richmond, Va, on Monday night.
He fell into the dock while attempting to
get to his vessel in a violent thunder
storm.
The news comes across the waters Of the
discovery, by NJ. Palisa, at Pola, on the
9th of September, 1880, of planetoid of
the eleventh magnitude, in twcnty-thrce
hours eight minutes, right ascension, and
three degrees twelve minutes south declina-
tion. with daily motion of eight minutes
soltll.
Frederick Martin, engineer of the steam
yacht Mamie, sunk by collision with the
steamer Garland, near Detroit. recently,
has just sued the steamer for 5000 dam
ages for the loss of his wife in the COLI
sion. Thirteen other suits for $4,000 each
have been brought against the Garland by
the fathers Of the boys who perished in the
same disaster.
An unknown man, about thirty years old
was found OH Fifth avenue near Second
street, Brooklyn, intoxicated, with his head
cut, and was taken to the station house.
where he died shortly afterwards. He
was well dressed and wore United States
detective shield. A memorandum book in
his pocket contained the name of A. B.
Gewitt.
Ten cows owned by William Clark. of
OswegO, N. Y, died recently of an un-
known disease, and nine more were taken
sick OH Monday. By direction of Cover.
nor Cornell, Professor Law, of the Cornell
university, has investigated the distemper,
and he expresses the belief that it is the
Texan fever. 1t was brought to Oswego
by Texas cattle purchased at stock yard
in Buffalo.
a special oyster tram on the Baltimore
& Ohio railroad ran into calf near Fos-
tario, Ohio, on Sunday night, and was
thrown off the track. The engineer, VIM.
Sanderson, was jammed against the fire.
box and roasted to death. The fireman
jumped from the engine, but was in
jured in such a manner that he was rem
derea insane. He was afterwards found
in the woods.
In Stamford, Conn.,, as ono freight train
was passing another, just west of the
depot, car axle of ono Of the down train
cars broke, and the car falling ON the up
track was struck by the locomotive of the |
up train, derailihg it and wrecking about |
seven cars containing furniture and hats. |
The locomotive is badly damaged, but no
person was seriously injured. All trains,
both ways, were delayed five hours. The |
Wrecking train is now at work clearing the |
racks.
James Collins, fourteen years old, with
! bucket in his hand, jumped aboard a
-apidly passing coal train AZ the Bergen
Point round house and began filling his
bucket. He was dicovcred by one of the
and. in his haste to escape, fell
between the cars, ihe whole rear of the
rain passing over him.. His right arm
md left leg were almost severed in two
md his skull was fractured. His arm and
eg were amputated, and notwithstanding
lis terrible injuries tho boy lived until
morning, when he died.