Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1883-12-08
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ira Lewis ana two little girls were out
driving, the horse became frightened and
ran into the river, and all were drowned.
The trial of James Mutt, who killed y.
l.. Dukes, his fathers murderer, conf
meuccd at Union;own, Pa, on NcdneS-
day last. Eminent counsel are engaged
on both sides.
The fellow, who, by mistake, sent his
aubuan-hared sweetheart instead of Il bot
tie of DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup Il bottle Of
hair-dye. wants to know the best Way to
commit suicide.
At Cincinnati, Ohio, Saturday, James
Boyd shot and killed his son Alfred, IL
years of age. He reproycd his son for not
working aud attempted to drag him into
the house, and on the boys refusal to ell
ter drew his revolver and shot him.
An obstinate fire in the Mansard roof of
the Masonic Temple ut New York, Satur-
day, caused damage of about 5000, 900 to
the building and contents. Each of the
seventy lodges which meet in the building
had its own paraphcrnalia, all OF which
was more or less damaged by water.
An eastcrn-bound passenger train on
the Norfolk and Western Railroad colliGed
with freight train five miles east OF
Lynchburg, Va, Tuesday morning. y
colored tramp who was stealing IL ride
hn
senger train, WAS badly and probably
fatally ,manglcd. 4 Lrakeman-a"d - pas
senger were slightly injured.
Mr.. James l.. Dorsey, tax collector ut
Rockville, Montgomery County, Md, had
$500 in gold in his dwelling when it WAS
recently burned. The money was after
wards found in the ruins uIinjured. a
few hours before the fire, Mr.. Dorsey had
$1,000 of county money in the house; but
having to pay bill, he put the balance
i'll his pocket, and it WAS thus saved.
Recently, on the New York Central
Railroads. anew locomotive, No. Gil driven
by William Cook, made the run from Syr-
acuse to Buffalo, distance of $50 miles,
IN lSS minutes. 1t made four stops, Of
fifteen minutes in all, giving an actual
running time Of l13 minutes. The train
consisted Of seven heavily loaded mail
cars. This is at the rate of tifty-two miles
per hour.
small boy, years Of age, attempted
to walk OH the railing of the suspension
bridge NJ Wheeling, W.. Va, on Saturday,
but, tripping Oh 4 projecting bolt, fell
into the river, ninety feet below, and was
drowned. A daughter OF Policeman Lyton
witnessed the rash attempt, and dragged
the boy off the railing, but he got up
again, and before she could reach him he
tumbled into eternity. The boy was Il
stranger to her.
Patrick Moran, aged 81, and James Nc
Coy, aged -, fought Il prize-fght Tuesday
at Ross Grove, near Pttsburg, Pa. y
hundred and fourteen rounds were fought
in hour and 81 minutes. The men wore
hard gloves. In the sixth round Mccoy
broke his right wrist, and for the rest U.
the battle fought with his left hand.
After Mccoy broke his wrist he succeeded
in knocking down his antagonist one
hundred and ten times. Moran, however,
knocked Mccoy out i'll the Hath round.
1t is we'll to know the best remedy for
coughs and colds, soreness of the throat
and lungs, consumption and all pulmo-
nary diseases, is DR.. Wistar's Basam of
Wild Cherry. 1t quickly allays intlam-
nation and checks decay.