Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-02-20
TRAIN MURDER.
RESULTS OF JEALOUSY AND DRINK.

John Cavenaugh. aged twenGy-one
years, last evening shot and killed Conrad
an inoffensive German, who
was seeking place of safety. Cavenaugn,
who lives at Brinton station, a town
twelve miles from Pittsburgh, was mar
ried a month ago to . young woman
named Barbara Donehoo. Yesterday
afternoon tho young wife went to Pitts
burgh and started to return on the tram
which leaves the Union depot at 9:2l:
On the train she met young man named
Frank Hamill, with whom she was ac-
qaiuted at Braddock. Two miles from
his home Cayenaugh boarded the tain. |
He was slightly under the influence OF
liquor, and as soon as he saw his wife
with Hamill, quarreled with the latter
and threatened to shoot him. Il
The conductor and brakeman named
Albert Kyle elected Cavenaugh, This SO
infuriated him that he drew his revolver
and fired three shots at Kyle, one OF whlcn
inflicted a serious wound in the head.
Kyle did not fall, however, and Cave.
naugh, determined to kill some person,
jumped on the rear platform as the train
was moving off and fired down the centre
of the aisle. His shot struck Conrad Ken.
mick, who had been watching the fracas
and was trying to get away, between the
eyes, and he died in a few minutes. Cave
naugh then jumped off the train which by
this time was moving at the rate OF thirty
miles an hour and escaped.
Fan OF the waters.
The Ohio river continued to fall slowly
yesterday and last night. At Cincinnati
there is a gradual resumption OF business
closely following the recession OF the
floods and it is believed tho city will be
again lighted by gas tonight The relief
committee of the chamber of commerce
and council of Cincinnati yesterday issued
| a card thanking all who have previously
| subscribed to the relief of the sufferers,
aud adding :" Having resolved in the
beginning to use all funds derived from
abroad only in relieving our neighborlng
cities and towns, we have all We can use
iudiciously for such purposes" The card
is signed by Mr.. E. ingalls,. chairman.
The latest estimate of the damage by the
flood at Toledo, Ohio, place the total loss
at $125, 900.
The Mississippi river continues to rise
and last evening was 81 feet high at Cairo.
All tho surrounding low country was in
undated. A crevasse is reported in he
protection leveo at Goderick's near Nlcks-
burg, and there arc large breaks at
| liHWdEti 1uU ILukCWOOA.
The Susquehanna river is falling at
| Willlamsport and other points and serious
damage is no longer feared.
| Disasters at Sea.
The American bark Malleville, from,
China for Victoria, British Columbia, was
wrecked on the coast Of Vancouver
island in October last, and al, on board
perished.
The schooner N. L. Wood, at Provi-
dance from New Orleans, reports that on
the 4th inst, sho fell iu with the wreck Of
the Norwegian bark Pauline Sibbern,
lumber laden. Tho boats were missing,
and the log book and ships papers being
gone indicated that she had boon aban-
doned. The dead body of negro was
found in berth, and live goat was
taken from tho wreck.
Diabol,caI Incendisr
Au attempt was made on Saturday night
} to burn tho town Of Red Bluff, California
The school house was discovered to be OF
} fire but the flames were soon put out, and
it was then found that the interior haG
been smeared with coal oil. The floor ane
walls of the court house had also been
sprinkled with the same fluid. One ma,
has been arrested on suspicion. Other'
are watched, and vigilance committee ]:
talked of.
Valentine knitting mill at Bennington
VT, was destroyed by fire last night. Loss
100000. 1t had recently been enlarged
and repaired and had just begun running
on full time.
A Railroad Station Blown Down.
A heavy wind prevailed east of the
;; Hoosac noun tain yesterday, PARTICULAR.
at Zoar. The depot at the latter place, &C
by 20 feet, was torn to pieces and its foun
dation was moved four feet. The passen
gers and operators ran out when the chin
ney fell and escaped uninjured. A freigh
car was blown across the Troy u Green
> field railroad track and wrecking trail
> was brought from North Adams to NOV
it.
"A Desperate Engineers Pistol.
, Mack Wick, an engineer Oh the Vandalis
railroad, shot his wife twice, inttictins
serious though not fatal wounds. Whe1
, the officers attempted to arrest him h
shot at them five times, without effect
The officers left for assistance, and wheI
Chief Vandeveer went to the house an'
broke open tho door he found that Vic]
! had shot himself in the temple, inflictin!
: | dangerous wound.
q miscellaneous matters Briefly Reported.
Q James Mckee, brother of Mrs. Giles
pie of Pittsburgh, has died, in California
leaving her $500, 900 Mckee came to thi
country from Ireland in 1868 and went t.
- Stockton, CAL, where he established
sheep ranch, acquiring great wealth, whicl
he leaves to his relatives in Pittsburgh.
The people OF Polk and Catawba coun
ties, n. c., are carrying on war of ex
termination against all dogs. Hundred
: of CANNES have already been killed. Re
g ports that several children had been bitter
by mad dogs recently are the Cause of tn
o trouble.
r Martin Welsh, aged 60 years, died il
St. Mary's hospital, Philadelphia, from th'
q result of burns received by the explosion o
r a coal oil lamp while Welsh and fello7
/. workman were engaged in scuffle.
By an explosion of giant powder on tn
:, Northern Pacific railroad in Oregon, Joh1
. !. A. Curtain and William Taylor were kille'
), and Jno. Gilmour fatally injured.
VIM. Franey, in preparing for blast q
the Heaton colliery, Raven Run, leane'
over key of powder with lighted lam
on his head, and was burned to death.
II Ninety one deaths from smallpox wer
: repo rted in New Orleans last week.
i A TERRIBLE CRIME.
, a,,ar Eas..ned IN Hts RurnIug MILL