Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1883-04-07
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Sedalia, Mo-, negro VINO hau nio
broken by jumping from train was
taken to the home Of colored man near
nv where the fracture was set and the
injured man given bed. AT nignt nc
arose and began to fire promiscuousiy
with a revolver. The frightened inmates
fed from the house. Marshal jeff Hare,
in attempting to arrest the frenzied negro,
was wounded twice. AS the negro wouih
not leave the house it was finally set OIL
fire but even then he did not come out
until the timber began falling in. On
showing himself he was greeted with
volley Of shots, two Of which took effect.
He was then secured. Marshal Hare Is
thought to be dangerously wounded.
Mrs. Mckay, of Yreka, Cal, is said to
possess more courage and presence OF mind
and strength combined than any other
schoolmarm in the world. While on her
way to school through an open field she
was attacked by an Infatuated steer. 10
have turned and run might have been fatal
and no gallant young man near enough to
rush to the rescue. She therefore did the
only thing that could have saved her-llt-
orally took the bull by the horns, and so
held on to him until help arrived. She is
regarded in the vicinity of Yreka with
much admiration.
A terrible tragedy occurred at Washing
ton TUESDAY night. Frederick DE Frou'
vile, formerly in the signal service, but
discharged for drunkenness, went to the
house of his wife, from whom he has been
separated, and demanded admittance. She
refused to open the door, whereupon he
proceeded to break it down. Shortly after
ward two pistol reports were heard. When
the neighbors entered the room both DE
Frouville and his wife were dead, each
with pistol hole in the temple. He had
murdered her, and then killed himself.
At ward meeting at Rayville, La, on
Saturday, NJ. a. Jones, prominent citi-
zen and merchant, and n. L. Collins, q
deputy sheriff, were both killed. The
trouble arose between the parties regard
ing the selection Of candidate for clerk
of the District Court, when Collins killed
Jones with pistol and some party UNI
known shot Collins, killing him instantly.
Russell Price disappeared mysteriously
about three years since, near Humbolt,
Kansas. Recently a boot with foot in it,
was drawn from the well Of 4 family near
by, and subsequently the remainder Of
what was found to be Prices body, was
fished out. He had been murdered and
sunk in the well and nothing wrong no.
ticed In the water all this time.
A young man committed suicide in Nor
folk, Va, few days ago, under the name
of "W. NJ. Fairfax, Virginia." but has
been identified by his brother as w. III.
Thomas, of Frederick, Md. He was Il
prominent merchant, and belonged TO a
good family. lie had attempted suicide
before. Family troubles are said to have
been the cause.
Saturday night about 1870 O'Clock as
Mrs. Henry Engel was returning from a
store to the residence of her brother on
Mount street, just north of Lanvale, Balti-
more, man waylaid her and maltreated
her in such manner as TO cause fatal in
that the lady's husband was her assailaEt.
In prize fight at Dubois, Pa, Tuesday
evening between Mike Mclaughlin and
Martin Linksy, miners, six rounds were
fought. In the last round the men clinched
and fell, Linksy breaking his neck in the
fall and dying instantly. Mclaughlin
gave himself up to the authorities. The
men were not over Is years of age.
A broken rail near Mason, KY, on the
Cincinnati Southern X. r., last Friday
threw the northboand passenger train
from the track. Fifty-three persons were
injured, but none killed. The cars rolled
down an embankment so feet high. Two
sleepers were completely wrecked and
one car was burned.
CLONE, SWEET HOME" was played on a
mouth organ in the rooms Of the Postal
Telegraph Company, in New York, and a
telegraph dispatch came back from Chi
cago that the tune was heard there dis
tinctly. The distance by the line over
which the sound was transmitted is tribe
over ! ,240 miles.
The act making it a felony to keep gam
bling establishments in Tennessee, or the
renting ofhouses for such purposes, passed
the Legislature of that State. The penalty
is Imprisonment for not less than one nor
more than three years. The effect will be
to banish the gambling fraternity from
the State.
A fall of a substance resembling sulp hur
is reported to have taken place OH three
successive nights in the vicinity of Prince
ton, Ky. The people thereabout are
greatly agitsted. They believe that the
earth is about to be covered with coat
ing of sulphur in order that it will burn
readily.
A few days since negro woman named
Goode, an inmate of the Page county, Va,
aims house, while in fit fell into the fire,
and was so badly burned that she died in