Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1884-03-01
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Va, was shot at twice OH the highway by
an unknown negro Monday. Elmore re-
turned the fire, killing his assailant.
Michael Jarboe, aged so years, was
struck by an engine in the yard at Kcyser,
w. Va, Monday night, and received III
juries which will probably prove fatal.
A train on the Hannibal and st. Joseph
Railroad was thrown from bridge Sat-
urdaT near Brookfeld, Mo. -Four or five
persons were killed. About 25 others
were cut and bruised.
Eli Madlong attempted to practice med
icine near Denver, Col, without knowing
anything of the profession. One Of his
patients died from the effects Of his pre-
scriptions, and the friend, of the patient
hanged the doctor.
Samuel Donaghy. who was popular
democratic orator during the days of Van
Buren, and Harrison, died in the lunatic
asylum at Weston, W. Va, last week,
aged so years, over 10 OF which had been
spent in the luna.Ic asylum.
A desperate fight between band of
horse thieves and constablc's posse oc-
Cured near Greenwood, Texas, Sunday
morning DR.. W. Il. Smith, one of the
posse, was shot through the abdomen and
is dying. \ number of others were
wounded. One thief was shot In the breast,
but escaped.
Ex-Governor Smith, Of Georgia, having
said that he had seen Henry Ward
Beechcr dining recently, was asked
whether the man of God seemed hearty.
"IIearty - replied the Georgian. "Why,
if he had been ut the miracle on the
Mount, there wouldn't have been any
baSketfuls left"
About ten days ago Charles Luber, of
Goldville, Laurens county, ). c., elopcd
with the daughter OF Frank Jamison and
married her in another county. Luber
returned TO GolLvllc Saturday night. His
fathcr-in-law met him Oh the street, and
at once rushed upon him and plunged q
knife into his heart.
Great excitement prevails ut Erin, Ten
ncssec, over the discovery of a gold mine
there by A. II. Bcrnathy, who, while
hunting, found IL cave and evidences of
gold. Over $50, 900 worth Of nuggets are
OH exhibition, and miners are Hooking to
the spot. Erin is small place on the
Louisville and Nashville Railroad, near
the Tennessee river.
Considerable excitement exists in Scran-
ton, Pa, over the elopement and mar
rage of John Farr, 4 well-knOwn young
journalist of that city, aad Miss Justine
Levy, = pretty Hebrew. The Levy fam
lily have published Il card, in which they
say: "Gone and forgotten. We mourn
the marriage of our sister, Justine Levy,
TO John Farr as death, and disown her for
life"
The three survivors of the bark Ada
Barton, from st. John, y. b., for Glas-
gov, who " ere landed at Queenstown, Il
few days ago by the steamer Falkland,
state that they clung TO the masts for five
days and nights without food. On the
third day the dog tried to devour one Of
them. When they were rescued they were
casting lots to decide which of the three
should die to furnish food for the other
two.
At Troy, y. y, carly Sunday morning
burglars ifectcd all entrance to +. Marks
& Sons jewclry store, first gaining an
entrance to an insurance office next door.
The safe door was forced from its hinges.
The contents taken include diamonds,
gold watches, cash, jewelry, etc, tho es-
timated value of which is between $40, 900
and $4,000. This is said to be the most
expert job performed by burglars in that
city in eighteen years.
Two children, boy aged nine and his
sister three years younger, living in Cam
den, n. j., tied themselves together few
DAYS ago and tried to drown themselves in
the Delaware River. They were prevent
ed, but the boy afterwards attempted to
hang himself. The ncighbors find that
the children were driven TO desperation
by severe beatings, inflicted by their
father for petty offences. They are to be
taken from his custody.
Rev. DR.. Il. j. Thurston, distinguish
eel Presbyterian minister Of Catawba, n.
c., and his daughter Alice, were drowned
Monday morning while attempting TO
cross the Catawba river. They left their
home in the afternoon TO vista sick friend
and member of DR.. ThIrst0m's church.
In attempting to cross the river their frail
craft was swept out into the current,
dashed against the rocks and overturned.
The occupants sank before any help could
arrive.
Ex-Governor Samuel NJ. Price, Of this
State, died at his home in Lewisburg last
Monday morning, after a three days ill
ness OF congestion of the brain. The de-
ceased was u prominent and active figure
in the political affairs of old Virginia and
later in West Virginia. lie was appointed
United States Senator By Governor Mat
thews to fill portion of the rnexpired
term Of United States Senator allen Il.
Caperton. who died shortly after election.
Ex-Governor Price was in his cightieth
year at the time of his death.
A daughter Of S. f. Van Colder, of Ia
Prairie, S. c., has swallowed thermou,-
eter two and u half inches long. The girl
il eight years old, and is very i'll with