Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1883-02-10
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

County, Va, committed suicide last week
by hanging himself.
State Treasurer Vincent, of Alabama,
after robbing the State of s2l3,OOo, has
left for parts unknown.
a colorel woman named Martha Fetch
er was burned to death near Winchester,
Va, last week by the upsetting of coal
oil lamp.
Near Odin, Ky, last Saturday, ON the
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad construc-
tion train ran into a hand-car, killing one
man and seriously injuring four others.
A woman in Georgia gave man the
money to buy marriage license with
which he was to marry her. He went of,
bought license and married another
woman.
State Senator Sabin was last week cleo
ted by the Minnesota legislature to succeed
Mr.. Window as United States Senator.
The contest was an exciting and lengthy
one.
The Stonewall Jackson Association of
New England has voted to send eleven
delegates to the unwilling of the statue of
Gen. Robert f. Lee at Lexington, Va,
in June.
In drunken row between miners at
Ooltewah, Tenn. Il miner named Bennett
was stabbed by Mike Drillard. A few
moments afterwards Drillard was run
over by train and instantly killed.
A fire broke out last Sunday night in
Zabinski's millinery store, in Jersey City,
and spread to other buildings, causing a
total loss of $4,000. Twenty families
were rendered homeless. Several persons
were badly burned.
Mrs. Martha Ordway, of London, n. H.,
was shot and instantly killed by her step
son, fourteen years old, last Friday. He
had previously dropped Il bullet into the
gun and pointed it 1T the woman, suppOs-
ing il to be unloaded.
a leading industry has been interfered
with ut Gordopsville, Va, by an order
from railroad official there furbidding
the use of the passenger depot platform
for the purpose of bartering chicken legs,
hot coffee and slapjacks.
The jewelrv establishment of Stephen
Thomas & Bro, at Charleston, 5. c., was
entered early Sunday morning by expert
burglars, who blew open the large safe
and took diamonds, watches and jewelry
to the value of about $l2, 900.
John Carroll went to his home in Scran-
ton, Pa, on Saturday morning, barred
the doors, broke up the furniture, and fa-
tally beat his wife. A three months old
babe was knocked from its mothers arms
and severed; hurt. Carroll was arrested.
George Edwards, who was employed at
the North Carolina warehouse at Colds
boro, bet that lie could eat quart of oys-
tiers and "wash them down" with quart
of whisky. He accomplished the under
taking and fell into the hands of the I'M
dertaker.
An unknown young woman threw her
infant from II car window last Monday
morning between Macon and Atlanta,
near FTankville, Ga, while the train was
at full speed. The child was picked up
by road hands. 1t was badly bruised, but
it may live.
The United States Naval Academy has
been thown into IL great state of excite
ment by the alleged mutinous conduct Of
Il large portion of the battalion of naval
cadets and the removal of Il number Of the
latter to the prison ship Santee by the
superintendent.
Hydrophobia has made its appearance
among dogs in Vicksburg, Miss. A short
time ago rabd dog bit a b;ooded horse,
which died some days afterward in all the
apparent agonies of the dreadful disease.
Several children have been bitten, and
much alarm prevails.
Fletcher Reed, young man living at
Putnam, Ohio, got up before daylight last
Saturday morning, in fit of religious
excitement, and going to Il straw-stack
near by set it on fire and jumped into the
flames, after he had cut his throat with a
razor. His remains were mass Of char
red bones when found.
At three o'clock last Sunday morning a
fire originated in stable in Nashville,
Tenn, and spread to the adjoining build
ings until nearly the entire block was in
ruins. A falling wall seriously injured
two fremcn. Over forty horses were
burned in livery stable. The total loss
by the fire was 5000. 900.
Joseph Holton was caught out in the
blizzard north of Lake Park, Minnesota,
last week, and he saved his life by digging
his way into Il huge snow-drift, and re-
manned there until the next morning.
One Of the team of horses he was driving
froze to death, but the other survived,
and was all right in the morning.
A family of nine people in Laurens
county, S. c., on Sunday last ate goose
that had been bitten by mad dog. All
were seized with commissions soon after
ward aud showed all the symptoms of
hydrophobia. Five of the family have
died. The others are suffering the great
est agony and will hardly recover.
Mrs. Susan I.efferits, aged 50 years, was
burned to death in New York on Sunday.
While lighting the fire her clothing be-
came ignited, and in a moment she was
ablaze and was literally roasted alive.
The frightened neighbors came too late to