Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-07-31
THE WORLDS WAY.
SOME RECENT STRIKING SENSATIONS.

Cu,ioa Caiamltios ana CrImes-uissster
and Death.
Ia Montreal, the crown of the head of
the statue of Lord Nelson, some sixty
feet from tho ground, was sliced off by the
lightning.
While picking cherries on his employers
farm in Brandywine Hundred, DEL, Jona-
than Dyer, sixty years old. fell froLl tree
and broke his neck.
Near Danbury, N. c., diamond valued
at 81, 200 was found in the bed Of creek
by Mr.. James Pepper. Several diamonds
have already. been found in the state.
Near Garden Station, Arkansas, Ellis
Mcknight, colored, who tried to outrage
Miss Baker, young lady in the neighbor-
hood, but was prevented by house dog
coming to her rescue, was captured by
N b and castrated.
In Greensburg, Pa, Edith Kelly went
out with Thomas Biggert Saturday night.
At 2 o'clock IN the morning the family,
hearing grOans, went into the parlOr aEG
found the girl dying in her lovers arm,
She died at Z. An inquest was held ant {.
verdict of death from natural causes ret
deled.
Harrison Mellen, bis wife and Mary and
Joseph Smith, his brothcr-in-law. while
sailing in a small boat on the North river.
at New York. were upset. HELEN reached
shore safely, but his wife was drowned.
Smith was struck by the wheel of a
steamer and received serious injuries
William II. Reichert, nineteen year. Gid.
fought with his father at their home, 1924
North Third street, Philadelphia, Satur-
day night. William, In making a blow at
his parent. thrust his right hand and arm
through a pane Of glass, cutting the main
artery, and nearly bled to death before a
doctor arrived.
During a terrible rain storm about
three miles from Loo,mis, ILL.,, Geo. Miller
and Hiram W. Hartley were killed 10y
lightning. One of the mcu was engaged
in feeding horses in a barn aud the other
was pitching hay.
Mss Maggie Chestnut and little
daughter Of Mrs. John Babbitt, while
bathing in the river at st. John, N. b..
got beyond their depth. Mrs. Eabbitt
rushed in to save them and succeeded i'll
rescuing her child. She returned for
Miss Chestnut. when b, t. were drowned.
While 3Ir. ii. M. Caldwell, MIR. J. Iar,
cett and several children We're standing Al
the foot Of Il large tree near Charlotte, n.
C., which Mr.. Caldwell was about to cut
verely injured seven Of the party, inclid
ing Mr.. Caldwell and Mr.. uargett.
John KingsbuIy, of fMuhlenburg, farm
er, wEile attempting to cross to the Della
ware, ::Lackawanna & Western railroad
near Shicksbinny with team and wagon
load of produce, was struck by the mai
train, hurled into the air and Instantly
killed. Both horses were injured and
were shot to relieve them from their suf.
fering.
While excavations were being made il 4
ballast pit at Smiths fall, Oh the line OF
tho Canadian Pax tic railway, Il perfect
vertebra and 4 portion cf Il rib OF al
immense whale was iounl 50 feet below
the surface Of the earth aud q miles in
land from the ST. Lawrence river. The
find will be on exhibition during the
meeting of the American Science assOcia
tion at Montreal.
During thunder shower al Midway.
Mass, a wood shed near the house OF Pa
trick Casey. in which several women anf
children had taken shelter, was struck l.,
lightning, and two Of Casey's children, :
boy and girl, We're killed. One otac.
child was seriously though u.,t fatally ~
jured. and fouit!. Vas slightly affected oi
one side.
About 5 O'Clock Saturday m.r,.ius 4
mob of about s:Xty-iivo mounted men ap
preached Chatham. Va, with the inten-
ton of taking w. ii. Yeats, a murderer
confined in the Jail here and lynchins him
A accommodating party was sent ahead to
ascertain whether the prison was well
guarded and whether there was chance
of successfully executing their project
They reported that officials were on duty
and watchful. The would be- butchers
then dispersed.
Julian Boyd, prominent young plan
ter, was fatally shot on the highway, uear
Thomson, Ga, on Wednesday night. He
was taken home and the assassiDs tried to
shoot him again through the window.
The assassins We're tracked and three
brothers named Martin have been arrest
cd. Boyd failed TO marry Miss Georgia,
sister OF the Martin boys. Boyd is re
ported dead.
In Steubenville, O., John Havtcr, of the
st. Charles hotel, becoming enraged at
DR.. johnson. a boartlcr in the hotel, sought
to attack him in his rooms. Hartcr's father
endeavored to pacify him, whereupon ] John
drew revOlve, on his father, when the,
younger brotl g., named Ed, rushed he
tween them and received the bullet in the
left breast, killing him instantly. Josiah
Salmon, a bystander tried to take the pi,.
tOl away from 1hn and was shot in tho
left hand. John was finally arrcs.e.I
The murdered man was under indic:n III
for killing George Aldridge a few mo-. -
ago.