Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-07-26
THE WAY OF THE WORLD.


Mrs. Catharlnc Lay, whose home was
with John Kinsey, near Sellersville, fell
down 4 eight of stairs on Sunday and
crushed her skull, causing instant death.
Riley Munross, wealthy citizen OF
Erie county, shot himself fatally in the
head at Waterford on Sunday night.
There was no apparent cause for the sui
eide.
A farmer named Wilson, living on the
line Of the Kingston & Pembroke railroad
while passing through the bush unarmed,
was attacked by bear and torn to pieces.
A Pittsburgh woman who was insulted
| by man on the street went home, got a
revolver, returned to the spot and shot
him. The man fell, but rs his wounds
were not thought to be fatal the woman
was allowed to go.
w. +. George, a Chicago machinist,
shot and killed a barber and reputed In
dian doctor named Epps, for alleged i'm
propricty with young girl, friend of
George. The murderer is epileptic and
pc rhaps irresponsible.
Georgia Ball, the three-year old son of
&. w. Ball, died in Oil city, in conse-
quence of falling into pail of boiling
water while the servant was giving him {,
bath. Stephen and Henry Groner, broth
ers, and Eddie Sterner, who were burned
by the gas explosion at their we'll at Clar-
ndOn have died.
Having invited his companions to look
at him while he should shoot himself. Al 5.
bert Johnson, of Wilmington, SpOrtively
pulled the trigger Of his pistol, which
pointed to the right side of his face. The
pistol proved to be loaded and the bullet
crashed through the bone just in front Of
the car and penetrated deep into the brain
where it remains. johnson, who is eiSh-
teen years old. was still alive yesterday.
Run Through by u Hack Pole.
In Fort Worth, Texas, Henry Taylor, q,
hack driver, r;.n his hack over Charles
Wilson and fatally injured him. The pole
OF the hack ran through Wilson's body.
Taylor was arrested on Il charge of murder.
4 witness heard Taylor call out, Get out
of the way or will run over you and pay
for you. Taylor asserts that some one
in his hack uttered the exclamation.
Killed for Burglar.
\ deaf and dumb son Of Mr.. Daniel,
Of Greene county, Va, was shot and killed
by Henry Waldron, colOred, a few nights
ago. The young man was mistaken for a
burglar, and was challenged several times,
but on account of his infirmity, could
not, Of course, hear or reply. The colored
man then fired, being directed to do SO by
Mrs. Herndon, on whose premises the
supposed burglar was. WaldrOn, who is
Il tenant of Mrs. Herndon, was arrested,
bat upon examination was discharged.
Ge,uns Kid OF the Old Man.
Ann Dcvere, who resides in JOhnstOwn,
Pa, where, it is said, she has three sons i'll
independent circumstances. brought her
husband, an intirm man, to Jersey City
and left him Oh the street. She was about
to start back for Pennsylvania when she
was arrested by CAPTAIN Mckay, ut the
instance Of the Ovcrseer Of the poor. When
arraigncd before Judge Peloubct. she
positively refused to take her husband
away with her, and the Judge ordered her
to be locked up until she shall give some
guarantee that her husband will not be-
come charge of the city.
Children Poisoned by II Servant.
Five children of Thomas killccn, of
New Orleans, aged respectively 1, 5, 6, 8,
and 10 years, were poisoned by 4 cOlOred
servant girl named Eliza Bartely, who put
rat poison into their soup. The girl was
arrested and has confessed her crime. She
says that she put poison into the soup to
make the children sick. out of revenge.
they having thrown rocks at her and
called her " niggcr," and rs Mrs. Killeen
was about to discharge her. Tho little
girl, aged ) years, died. 1t is hoped that
the other children will recover.
One Girl Kills Another.
In Stanton. Haywood county, Tenn.
Amanda Cox, aged 90, shot and killed
Willie Lockett aged 16. The families CT
the parties had been quarreling several
weeks On the fatal night their mothers
met at The well and renewed the quarrel,
Amanda and Willie being present. Will
lies mother struck Amanda s mother with
i stick, when Amanda interfered to stop
the fight. Willie advanced on Amanda
with an uplifted hoe, when the latter, see
ing her danger picked up piece Of scant-
ling. saying she would strike whoever
came toward her, placing herself i'll an
attitude of defense. Willie's courage
seemed to fail her, and as she turned
Amanda gave her heavy blow on the
head. The unfortunate girl fell to the
ground and never afterward spoke. She
died in aboat an hour. Amanda has been
arrested.