Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1883-05-05
,CE,rs OF INTEREST.


a,,or feature of the services at Mount
vernon Place Methodist Church, Balti-
more.
A number of gentlemen of Staunton,
Va. have decided to form company for
the manufacture of railroad ears at that
place.
Ex-Speaker Samuel J. Randall was the
guest of Senator Kenna at Charleston, w.
Va, on Monday, and il the evening was
serenaded, and partook of dinner at the
invitation of prominent citizens.
A negro school teacher was assigned to
duty in white public school In Patter-
son. N. j., last week, and the scholars all
left aid the parents became so indignant
that the teacher had to be removed.
John L. Sullivan, the noted pugilist,
has had hemorrhage Of the lungs, and
his usefulness as prize fighter is seri-
ously impaired. His constitution has
been greatly weakened by high living.
W. b. Starlight, mayor of Vincennes,
Ind, committed suicide by shooting him
self Wednesday. He had been mayor six
years, and was candidate for reelection,
but was defeated 1T the election OH Tues
day.
Green B. Raum, Commissioner of Inter-
nal Revenue, resigned his office April
3Oth. President Arthur accepted his res
ignation. Three hours after he resigned
six ex-Congressmen had applied for the
place.
Nancy Timbrooks, colored, died at Eas-
ton, Washington County, n. Y, Wednes-
day, aged LOG years. She was born in the
year of Burgoyne's surrender, and bore
upon her back the scars from whippings
she received when slave.
An explosion of gas took place at the
keystone colliery, about one mile from
Ashland, Pa, Monday, killing August
Welcher, Patrick Reagan and Andrew
Jones, and seriously wounding Charles
Tyler anC Cooney Walters.
Two young women at the birthday party
of Jesse Taylor, Findly, Ohio, moved his
chair from under him as he attempted to
take a seat between them. Jesse fell and
broke his neck. One of the young women
is now a maniac through grief.
Mary Ballamore, at Nashville, Tenn,
wife of an Italian knife grinder, saturated
her clothing with coal oil, set lire to it,
and was horribly burned, and will die.
She had been deranged for several weeks
oil account of the death of her child.
The hair of girl employed in an east
e1n cotton mill was caught in the ma
chincry, torn off her head, and ground
into bits. But the girl didn't mind it
much. She kept right on with her work,
simply remarking that it only cost 1915,
anyhow.
William MacduH, New York broke =
who recently pawned his watch for SO,
and was supposed to be financially en-
barrassed, shot his wife as She was pre-
pairing breakfast, and his infant boy as he
lay sleeping in his crib. The murderer
then shot himself.
The little daughter of Mr.. John O'Con-
nell fell into the canal at MiddletOwn,
Ohio. The father, who was unable to
swim, plunged in after her, when his cries
attracted the attention of his wife, who
running to the canal plunged in also and
the trio were drowned.
A soda-water fountain in Rowland q
Young's drug store at Syracuse, n. y,
exploded Tuesday, severely injuring three
persons. Clarence How Land, the proprie-
tor, had his leg broken in two places and
his jaw fractured, besides other serious
injuries. The other two persons will
recover.
Harry Smith, of St. Johnsbury, VT,
shot and instantly killed himself at james
town, ID. r., on Saturday. He went there
to be married to = young lady from his
former home, but she refused to fulfill her
promise. While out walking with her on
Saturday he drew a revolver and blew his
brains out.
On Monday afternoon jacob Myers, a
fourteen-year-od son of Mr.. John V. Ny
ers, of Sharpsburg, while cunning in the
neighborhood, accidentally shot himself
in one of his arms. His injuries are sup
posed to be of Il serious character, and it
is thought that amputaJion ofhis arm will
be necessary.
A man by the name Of Charles Moon,
who is employed in Denver billiard sa-
loon, swallowed live bull frog on wa
ger last Thursday evening, after which he
drank glass of whiskey and said that he
felt remarkably we'll. The frog is report
ed to have been six inches long and two
inches across the breast.
On Saturday night, while the north
bound Nashville and Chattanooga train
was running at the rate OF 30 miles an
hour, James Hawkins, passenger, sud-
denly rose and shot Bob Reeves through
the heart. Hawkins then jumped from
the train and broke his neck. Both men
were from Lechert, Tenn.
A fatal affray occurred at O'NeilPs
store, in Port Royal, 5. c., on Saturday
night. Charles Wallace, white man
from the railroad shops, shot three ne
groes, named respectively Miller, Single
ton and Sherman. Miller was killed out
right, Singleton mortally wounded, and
Sherman was shot in the head.
Miss Housa, of Paris, H., has trance
like sleeps, during which, as she and her
friends believe, she visits heaven. She