Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1884-05-17
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

liSl realm, las been put In jail IN Lohuoii
without bail on charge of indecent and
brutal assault OH 4 servant girl.
Charles f. Tawney, brakeman on the
Cumberland Valley Railroad, was killed
at Chambcrsburg, Pa. last week by being
struck by an overhead crossing.
The largest gun ever made in this coun-
try was successfully cast last week at the
Boston iron works. 1t will weigh 2l2 900
pounds, and will throw a projcctilc six
miles.
Charles O'Conor, the leading lawyer OF
the United States, died at his home III
Nantucket, Mass, or Tuesday morning,
at the age of eighty years. lie had long
been in falling health.
a lady with five pairs of twins boarded
a train ut Woodbine, Iowa, one day last
week. The entire party of eleven Travelled
Oh one ticket, none the children being
old enough to pay half fare.
A few days ago robbers attacked a train
OH the Mexican Central Railway forty
miles below Queretaro. One Of the rob-
bers was killed and the rest fled. There
was 100000 in silver on the train.
John B. Franklin, a white man, in Rus
sell county, Ala, not satisfied with his
wife's cooking, took Il red-hot iron ana
branded her. He has been given year
in the penitentiary and fine of $1,000.
Miss Ella Campbell, a pretty sixteen
year-old Brooklyn girl, was taken i'll
while dancing ut wedding celebration.
She staggered towards her mother, ana
being placed on a sofa, i'll few moments
was dead in her mothers arms.
At Hamilton, Ont, last Sunday, james
Wall shot his brotl,er-in-law, Samuel
Clark, and the latter's little daughter.
! Clark was not severely injured, but the
little girl was fatally hurt. y family
feud was the cause of the shooting.
A fire broke out in Wizards Hotel, in
| Washington, on Tuesday morning, and
caused damage to the amount of $1,000.
The guests and employees Of the hotel
were terribly frightened, and though no
one was hurt some thrilling scenes oc-
CURED.
At Glendale, Del, Saturday, son OF
Lemuel Walls accidentally discharged his
pistol while oiing it. The bullet pierced
| his mothers brain, killing her. The
young man has been insane since the ac-
cident, and it is probable that nc Will have
to be sent to al asylum.
On Friday last II little cleven-year-old
daughter of Mr.. David Negley, residing
near Welsh Run, Pa, asked to be allowed
to ride on horse which Mr. Ncgey had
in charge, which request was granted.
| She fell from the animals back and was
trampcd upon, causing her death in i
| few moments.
Cyrus ii. Mccormick, head of the great
harvester manufacturing company, and
| supposed TO be one of the richest men in
| Chicago, died ut his home in that city
Tuesday morning, aged - years. He had
| been an invalid for Il number Of years.
Mr.. Mccormick was :: native of Booking
ham county, Va.
VIM. W. Massey, paying teller of the
Bank of Commerce, Of Baltimore, has
confessed himself Il defaulter in sum of
over $40 900, and has been arrested and
sent to Jail 10 await trial. lie began to
speculate with the banks money, and
losing heavily, went deeper and deeper
into the miro. lie is also guilty of forgery.
At Baltimore, on Tuesday, Chas. Sisco,
colored. armed himself with seven pistols
and started ont to kill Robert Campbell,
rival. When Sisco found Campbell he
opened fire on him, and wounded him sew
eral times Two other cOlOrcd men at
tempted to prevent any further shooting,
and both of them were very badly wound
ell nv the colorcd ticnd. SscO was finally
lodged in Jail.
The town Of GAINESVILLE, Ohio, has been
in terrible state of excitement this week.
Las Sunday morning terrific report
was heard and about three acres of ground
sank several feet, carrying with it Il num-
Der of houses, all of which were badly
damaged. The inhabitants in the vicinity
were panic-stricien. 4 fissurc was open
ed to the depth OF about $50 feet. The
only plausible theory is that several de-
serted coal mines have Caved in.
Caroline Lee, colored, was murdered in
Winchester, Va, Wednesday afternoon,
by John +. Barber, also colorcd. Barber,
it seems, had been drinking, and started
home about p. H., saying that he was
going home to get some money of Carrie,
| if lie had to beat her. Little attention
was paid to Kim, rs the two were always
| quarreing. Barber went home, demanded
the money, and was refused. lie drew "A
large horse pistol, loaded with bird shot,
and fired at the woman, killing her in
stantly. The murderer was captured and
is in Jail.
A warrant was issued Tuesday for the
arrest of George Drenuer, married man,
forty years Of age, a resident of Funks
town district, in Washington county, Nd,
for an outrageous assault on Monday last
upon little l4-year-old girl named Lizzie
| Clark. Drenner met the little girl on the
road 10 Funkstovn, and forced her into
woods near by, but WAS frightened Off by
the screams of the child. lie made lis cs-
cape, and efforts 10 find him have proved