Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-09-29
LATEST NEWS IN BRIEF.
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Henry Meyer aud Robert Schlauk"r,
young men from Buffalo, we're drowned
while boating III the Geuesee river at Ro
chester, Sunday afternoon.
Attempts we're made on Sunday IN Al
leutown to carry out threats made 10y
incepdiaries in abopy mou = letters ON Satur
day A stable vas destroyed in one part
Of tho city, one was uusucosssiully fired IN
another, and n dwelling was damaged in
shird section. Three suspicious oharac,
ters were arrested.
Three Polish miners were killed and
| another was fatally injured by a. fall Of
top rock aud coal in tue Enterprise ooliery,
near Shamokin, Pa, on Saturday after
noon.
During Republican banker raising at
Taftville, Connecticut, on Friday night,
one Of the poles broke aud fell into the
crowd, killing woman and fatally in
juriDg several other persons, one severely.
Edwin Botheras, convicted ot the mur-
der of q man named Nichols, who he
declared betrayed his niece, was sentenced
at Wikesbarre on Saturday, to be hanged.
The case will be appealed.
AT Jerseyville, Illinois, on Saturday
morning, Frederick Shuttle shot aud NOR
tally wounded his wife and theu commit
ted suicide. Domestic infelicity aud
drunkenness caused tho tragedy.
The body of Mrs. ii. a. McLesn was
found floating in the river at Peoria, ILL.,,
sunday afternoon. II bore evidences OF
foul play, and warrant was issued for
the arrest Of a man named Fischer, in
whose company she was last seen.
quarreled at political meeting in Fred
ericktown, near Washington, Pa, on
Saturday night, and Douzherty fatally
stabbed his opponent. Dougherty wa
arrested.
On Saturday James Sullivan, sailor
went into the tavern Of John Tamsny, al
Third and Monroe streets, Philadelphia
and, drawing q revolver, shot the saloon
keeper several times. Tamauy was taken
10 the Pennsylvania hospital, where he
died Sunday evening Sullivan was ar
rested. There has been u quarrel between
The men about money.
John Kelly, young man, who has been
employed during the summer as u waiter
in the Putman House, at Manchester, Now
Hampshire, committed suicide by junpins
from a steamer opposite Castleton, New
York, last Tuesday evening. His bod,
was recovered on Saturday, aud s76 il
| money was found in the pockets. Ho va
a resident of New York city.
While young lady named Storm wa
riding on the Kittaning turnpike, nea
| PIttsburg. on Saturday afternoon, on
| valuable horse, she was met bya trsml
| who told her To dismount and give him til,
animal. She refused, whereupon b,
| knocked hor off the horse, beat her unt;
| hsa ha. %
| He was afterwards captured and lodged il
| Jail.
Near Decatur, Iudiapa, on Friday night
| disguised mob took Pate Lamen an
| George Richards from their homes an,
| tried by threats TO compel them TO declar
what they knew of the murder of Amo
Bokesto by Frederick Richards in Apr
last. They we're stfung mp three time
until nearly dead, but persisted in assert
iug their ignorance of the murder. Flnall
they we're released by the mob Frederic
Richards is in Jail, uuder sentence of deaf
for III. murder ;'George Richards s b
brother.
Three freight trains LETT Rock Islau,
Illinois, on Friday night, about the san
time, aud the first was unable to ascend
heavy grade near Dunlap. Beihs aide
by the engine of the second, signal nj
sent back to warn the third train, but
was not observed, and the engine Of Il
J last train crashed into the rear of q
second. The latter train was bad
wrecked and a cattle Car was burne
Michael RadigaD, engineer, was killed al
two other men were injured.
In Smithboro, ten miles west OF Osweg
, New York, last Friday night, Charles
Pickering, visiting the house Of Mr.
Kingsbury, a handsome widow. wi
whom he was in love, found there m'
named Addison McL.ud, Frenzied
jealousy, Pickering drew a revolver 81
) shot McLoud, inflioting mortal woun
, He thsu fired at aud wounded the wido
and her 17-year-oid daughter and fle
McLoud has siuce died, but Mrs. King
! bury is expected to recover. IL
daughters wound is slight.