Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1883-01-13
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the streets.
The Young Mems Christian Association
of Brooklyn has given out contract for a
building 70 cost $25O,OOO.
An editor wrote personal aoont
Young man going to spark his girl. When
II was nrinted he was Mortified to see the
letter "u'' substituted for the ''r" in the
word spark.
Marshall 7. Polk, treasurer OF the State
of Tennessee, has stolen within the last
five years about 100000. He attempted
to escape to Mexico, but was captured III
Texas.
4 shock of earthquake WAS felt IN dif-
tera,,, narts of northern Ohio between
and 3 o'clock last Saturday morning
People were aroused from sleep anI some
chimneys toppled over.
Carelessly throwing Il match away after
lighting cigar is the cause assigned LOT
4 500. 900 fire which broke out in the I'M
mense cnlllI SlOlC VI S''h-''''
BROOKLYN, last Saturday morning.
A dispatch from Cheney, Washington
Territory, says that eighty citizens took Il
Chinaman from Jail who was arrested Tor
killing and robbing Chinese women, and
hanged him to = tree Monday night.
A somnam3uiistic girl got out of beG at
Pre- scott, Mimi, and walked across hall
a mile of ice and snow to the railroad sta
ton. clad in her night clothes only, and
was waiting for train when awakened.
Harry Smith, a bright little cash boy,
aged 10, at Wamamaker's Depot in Phiia-
deIphia. died Oh Saturday Of hydrophobia.
While hurrying along one of the aisles
month ago he was bitten by stray dog.
Thomas Jones and George l.. Franks, of
Cottonwood Springs, Texas, became i'll
volved in a dispute and afterwards met on
the street, Franks armed with shotgun
and Jones with revolver. Both hred,
and both were instantly killed.
The body of a man named Wright was
found near stony Point, Alhemarle coul-
". Va. last week, horribly mutilaiad by
dogs and buzzards. It's believed he COM
United suicide, as running moose OF
orapevine was found beside the body,
Aman named Brannagle, of Harrisburg,
Pa, received fatal injuries Monday while
attempting to save the lives of woman
and child who were crossing the railroad
track. He himself WAS crushed, but the
woman and child were uninjured.
The greatest demonstration ever wit
messed in France ut the funeral OF states
man was seen mt the ObSequics of Leon
Gambetta, at which all France assisted.
Over three hundred thousand people fol-
lowed the remains of the dead statesman
to the tomb.
Last Thursday Mr.. Peter WLalry, of
Vaudeville, Md, was informed by II SER
want that there was something down the
well, and with pole and hook he pulled
up the body of Nellie Duncan, servant,
who is supposed to have fallen into the
well while ia 4 III.
Rebecca Yearsley, an aged lacy, was
found dead in bed at her house in West
Philadelphia. having been smothered.
She had taken hot brick to bed with her,
and the heat therefrom had singed the
bed-clGthes, and it is supposed she was
choked by the smoke.
Some malicious individual, termed the
"falSe alarm tiend," called the New York
fire department out eight times on Monday
night, while the streets were CLASSY with
ice. The alarms brought twenty-thrce
engines and fourteen trucks into the
streets unnecessarily.
Mr.. Ross II. Winans and family, of Bal
timore, move this week into their new
mansion. which two hundred men have
been engaged in building for full year
past, at a cost of nearly half million dol
lars. The house is seventy feet square,
five stories high, anG looks like French
chateau.
Rupert Spencer, Of Baltimore, who was
recently sentenced to thirteen years In The
penitentiary for murder, jumped over an
area railing TO stone floor 70 feet below,
causing his death within IA few hours. lie
was only 81 years old, and he said thirteen
years of penitentiary life was more than
he could stand.
The Philadelphia police last week raided
a notorious gambling saloon. and arrested
II number of players and visitors, the es-
Enlistment being in full blast. The po-
lice secured bucketful Of the finest ivory
chips, handsome roulette table, besides
other paraphernalia, the entire lot being
valued ut over 81, 900.
A despatch from Coultersvllle, Illinois,
says: monday afternoon terrible ex-
plosiou occurred ia the coal mine Of Jones
Il Nesbit, near here. OF twelve persons
in the mine ut the time only two escaped,
a man named Mason and boy named
Starr. The explosion seems TO have been
caused by ignition of fire-damp."
Last Thursday morning fire broke out
in the residence and cigar factory Of
Henry Helker, at Cumberland, Nd, de-
stroying both buildings and damaging the
dwelling of Conrad Schiller. The Poto-