Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-09-01
The Baltimore Markets.


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Suicide OF PROF. SToRRS.-A Springfield. Ma Sc.
dispatch says that Richard salter Storrs, a pro-.
lessor In the Hartford deaf and dumb asylum and
well known as a man OF fine literary ouaiitips snor
himself through the heart at his home SATURDAY
afternoon while suffering from mental depreSso
He was graduated from Amherst college In IS52. The
valedictortan OF his class. Some years ago he was
offered the Latin profesSorShp ia his college At
one time he was associated With President tiallau-
Diet In the university for deaf muteS In this city,
and he has been contributor to various magazines
and papers. He was fffty-three years old and uf-
married. He has suffered for several months from
SleeplessneSs, and has shown sgus OF insanity.
just before committing suicide he packed his trunk
TO 60 to Clifton Springs for treatment.
RANGE OF THE THERNoMErHR-The following
were the readings at the Office OF the chle signal
officer to-day: am, GO 8: II am, 75.3 pm, 40
Maximum, $50; minimum. $40.
Local Notes.
An assignment, made by August p. Haffner OF a
jewelry store, at Cos 12th street northwest was
placed on record to-day. Preference is given to
Ella HafIner for $500. which is claimed as Dor
j. Shillington sends "Demorest-s Portfolio OF
the Fashions and " The Season" for October
Miners In Arms.
HOOKING VALLEY. OHIO, THE SCENE OF FATAL
RIOT-rROoPS ORDERED OUT.
The labor troubles in the Hooking Valley. Ohio
have at last reached point where bloodshed and
roting have begun. dispatch from Nelsonville
Ohio, says that at midnight Saturday night 800 or
400 masked men, heavily armed, appeared at Snake
Hollow, in the Hooking Valley. Their appearance
was the signal for firing from the guards. which
was promptly and vigorously replied 10 by The at
lacking party OF miners. j lie Hiring very brisk
for = few minutes. and when the smoke cleared
away it was found that o'Hara, from Logan. ONO,
who was acting captain or the Snake Hollow
guards, was lying dead with several bullet holes in
his body. Two Others OF the guard had received
slight flesh wounds Ii Is not known whether any
OF the miners were wounded. None were left
the field IL is Said that the attacking party had
ropes with which to hang ''black legs" WHO had
been repeatedly warned to desist from working,
and that they had actually placed ropes around the
necks OF two men. The telegraph wi=es were
e cut and It II, Is with difficulty that any
Yesterday the Columbus and Hooking Valley rail-
road and coal company's officials went down on a
special train.
Yesterday morning David Woody, miner, living
at Jacksonville, was arrested. charged with compile
ny In Saturday nights attack. and was sent 10 Lo-
gan In special car and placed In jail During
yesterday there was no trouble, but last night the
strikers were concentrating AT Murray City, which
Is five miles from Snake Hollow, and along i'll the
evening firing was reported from LongStreth. At
midnight last night Gov Hoadley received the fol-
lowing telegramfrOm the sheriff OF Hooking county:
"All means in my power are entirely exhausted
TO repress the disorder and to protect life. The
strikers are cutting all the telegraph wires. / am
worn out Have been going night and day for TWO
months Please send militia Immediately and save
Sheriff OF Hooking county"
The governor at once ordered out all or the 14th
regiment, the Duffy and Governors Guards, the
mics, and replied TO Sheriff McCarty that troops
were on the way, and asking IL more were needed
The Lancaster company being only twenty miles
from Logan, was sent to that place TO guard the
jail Special trains on the railroads were put at
the governors disposal and at halr-past two this
morning he left columbus for the scene OF the
troubles, arriving at Logan at o'clock