Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1884-05-24
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

Judge Reid, prominent politician OF
Mount Sterling, Kentucky, committed
suicide by shooting himself with pistol
last week. He left note, which said:
"Mad! Mad! Forgive me, dear wife, and
love to the boy"
A large WOODEN mill at Worcester, Mass,
was destroyed by fire last week, causing
loss Of $3.50, 900. Many of the employees
had to jump from the upper windows to
save their lives, and a number of them
were seriously injured.
Dr.. Robert S. Wright, dentist, of
Union Bridge, Nd, was shot and severely
wounded OH Thursday last by Mr.. 3. A.
Richardson, editor OF the Union Bridge
Index. The trouble grew out of some
petty quarrelling between the two men.
Three tramps broke into the house OF
Michael Shacficr, near Annville, Pa,
Sunday night and bound and gagged Mr.
Shaelrer. After robbing the place they
set it on fire and fed. The house was
burned down. Mr.. Shaeaer, the sole oc-
cupant, escaped with some difficulty.
During a visit to the battle-fields al ound
Fredericksburg OH Saturday by party
of the First Army Corps, a member of the
party handed to sou of Mrs. Alsop, who
was present, five-dollar bill, saying:
Son this day twenty years ago | stole 4
side of bacon from your mother, and l
want you to give her this to pay for it."
While United States Paymaster Whip
ple was Ell route from Fort Buford to
Glendine, Mont, on Tuesday last, he was
attacked by road agents, Sergt. Conrad
was killed and two privatcs were serious
" woun ded. The mules attached to an
ambulance wagon, in which the paymas-
ter, his clerk and the treasure box were,
ran away, and they thus made their es-
cape.
During game of base ball ut Pittsburg,
Pa, n few days ago two boys, James Lash
and VIM. Fortune, aged sixteen, quarreled
about the manner of pitching ball, when
Lash picked up brick and struck Fortune
over the head, knocking him sensclcSs.
Fortune revived and went home but died
ut O'Clock the next morning. Lash WAS
arrested while attempting to escape in
disguise.
The residence Of George Peters, at Shar
bot Lake, Ont, was burned ut an early
hour Monday morning. Peters and his
eight-year-old daughter and Il young wo-
man named Brigtlin persisted in the flames.
The other inmates rushed through the
flames, and with the exception of Miss
Peters, aged twenty years, who is thought
to be fatally burned, escaped with slight
injuries.
At the City Hospital at Kansas City,
Mo-, Tuesday morning Durtus Weaver,
colored, an insane patient, attacked two
other patients with knife, and then at
tempted to burn the building by setting
fire to his bedding. lie then attacked the
steward of the hospital, Mr.. Winfrcw,
who, to save his life, drew n revolver,
fired ut Weaver, and killed him. In the
struggle Winfrew was severely cut.
a horrible case of wholesale poisoning
by hcmlock occurred near Harrodsburg,
KY, few days ago. Eighteen boys,
after playing game of base ball, started
in search of wild parsnips, but got hold
of the deadly hemlock instead. The boys
ate freely and were taken violently i'll.
Two of them died almost Immediately,
five are in critical condition and are not
expected to live, and the others are suf-
fcring severely.
Thomas II. Leary, Jr., met with ter
rble death at Richmond, Va, last Satur
typhoid fever, and ut times was delirious,
and it was in one Of these attacks that, in
the absence of his attendants, hc suddenly
got out Of bed and jumped or fell from
thrd-story window to the pavement be-
low, instantly killing himself. His neck
and one leg were broken. He leaves 4
wife and three small children.
Two young men, +. +. Walden and
Charles Hanback,, were taken before n
magistrate in Warrenton, Va, on Satur-
day, charged with being about to fight
duel They were bound over to keep the
peace in the sum of 800 each. Walden
was the challenging party, and the cause
WAS offensive language used by Hanback,.
The challenge and acceptance, which
were produced ut the examination, were
of an exceedingly CORY character.
\ dispatch from Charleston, w. Va,
says: George j. Williams, who has been
dcfrauding the pension Office anG robbing
the mails in Nicholas county, and who
obtained in fraudulent manner about
$4,000, has been found guilty in the
United States District Court. Williams
is well educated and thoroughly posted in
the pension and postal laws. There are
eight other indictments against him.
When all the cases have been tried, he
will probably serve the balance of his life
in prison.
The public sale Of the splendid estate,
"Mt. Airey," the property of Gen. John
G. Mcem, in Shenandoah county, Va,
took place last week. The sale was at
tended by large number of people from
the surrounding country, and few from
abroad. The successful bidder was Mr..
ii. 6. Dulaney, Jr., Of Loudoun county,
at 500, 900. The farm contains 2 200 acres,
of which $50 acres arc unsurpassed bottom
land, 800 acres of old bluegrass upland
sod, and the remaining l,l20 acres noun
thin aud rolling woodland. The imnroye-