Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1883-03-03
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time. Last evening reThah"e@ ""~ "
the parents of the girl to ask her hand Ia
marriage, and was rejected. Overcome
with grief, the pair determined to emu
their lives IS above described. Their bod
les were recovered an hour later. The
mother of the girl, after seeing the corpse
of her daughter, rs 1t was taken from the
river, bound 10 that Of Fernandez, also
sprang into the river anG was drowned.
An earthquake shock occurred at New
port, r. l., last Tuesday evening. which
was very generally felt. A number oil
paues Of glass were broken In the vicinity
of Miantonomi Hill, and In one house
stove-pipe was thrown down. Houses ut
Stonebridge and on the Island were badly
shaken up. AT the torpedo station the
shock WAS So great that the officers thought
the magazine had been blown up. AT
Norwich Il meteor was observed by large
number of people three minutes before
tie shock.
At Milford, Mass, a few days ago, thir-
teen school children were thrown from a
dodble-runner sled, which struck tree,
and nearly all OF them were picked up
unconscious. Mamie Murray had leg
broken, necessitating its amputatlon
Edward Hogan had his leg broken and
was injured internally; Lewis Crane and
Willie Hickey were badly bruised and
perhaps internally injured. Lucy Glea-
son and Mary Doherty were also badly
injured.
Miss Holley, Of Orangeburg, S. c., was
to have been married last Saturday night
to young farmer. In the morning she
went out into field TO rake up leaves.
The day being chilly she kindled fire on
the ground, and while warming her feet
thereby her dress caught fire and In sn
instant she was cnveloped IN flames. She
ran toward the house. bur before assist
ance could reach her she fell 10 the ground
insensible. She died at the very hour
which had been fixed for her marriage.
Michael Ressiter, burglar, while rob-
bling the house Of John Gallaher in Will
liamsburs. n. Y, early OIL Sunday morn
ing, was bounced upon by Galaher, who
seized him and shouted To his children TO
hasten for the police. While two of the
smaller ones ran to the police station the
others fastened themselves to the legs OF
the burglar. When policeman arrived
the burglar was on the floor, and Dir. Gal
laler and the larger children were seated
on him.
The grand jury at milwaukee, has found
al indictment against Scheller, the bar
keeper of the Newhall House, charging
him with setting fire to the building. lie
was arraigned in court, and entered plea
of "not guilty" His bail was fixed at
$4,000. 1t is believed that indictments
will be found against Nash, Antesdel and
night-clerk Delaney for failing to warn
the victims Of their danger until escape
vas impossible.
Two babies were born in the same house
at Oakland, Tenn. The mothers were sis
tiers, closely resembling each other, and
the infants were both girls. In the ex-
element Of the occasion the little ones
got mixed. Three months have passed
without developing any resemblance to
the father in either case. The present
agreement is to decide the question BY lot.
A party of 81 Germans, ladies and GEN
tlemen. left Hawley, Pa, Monday night,
in large open sleigh, on pleasure trip.
Half a mile from town the sleigh slid off
the icy road into the empty Delaware and
Hudson Canal, a distance of 40 feet. All
of the party were injured, six Of them
seriously. Reinhard Wary, merchant,
died the next morning of his injuries.
Mr.. Robert Beverly, 4 well.known res
ident Of Fauquier County, Va, says he
has In his possession natural curiosity
in the shape of a mouse, that sings, chirps
and has the other pcculiarities Of the bird
kind, minus the feathers and conforma-
ton. 1t MARBLES similar to hooking
bird, and its notes are Of equal sweetness
10 either 'hat or the canary
Dick Miller. 4 twelve-year-old Jerey
City, n. j.. boy, stole Ave COLLARS from
his mother and bought three reyolvers
ard box Of cartridges. He then per-
suaded little playmate named Joe EcNon
to play James boys with him. Joe per-
sonated Jesse james ana DICK was RANK