Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1884-02-16
ITEMS OF INTER s;ST.

At Milwaukee, Wis, Jerry st. Arnold,
a telegraph operator, shot Bridget Eagan
Monday because she refused to marry
him, and then shot himself. Both are
dead.
\ son Of Dr.. Evans, of Lewis county,
this State, has been excluded from school
privileges because of alleged Indian blood
in his veins. DR.. Evans will sue for
damages.
John Stalpert, Il young man of Balti-
more, had the end of his nose bitten of a
few days ago by dog. An effort was
made TO sew the piece on, but it would
not grow.
Mrs. James Stevenson, Of Scranton, Pa,
died Thursday In 4 dentists chair after
she had three doses Of chloroiorm and
ether administered during the pulling of
fifteen teeth.
In Chicago last Monday night L. w.
Fclker, 4 book-keepcr, shot Mrs. Josie a.
Aiken, wife of 4 local ticket agent, and
then shot himself, falling dead upon the
woman's lifelcss body.
DR.. john Fouche Fauntlcroy, Of Lees
burg, Va, distinguished rs Il physician
and surgeon, died recently, aged IS years.
He was a brother of the late Gen. Il. Il.
FauntleToy, who died Il few months ago.
Frank Wilson, 4 coal miner ut the coke
works Of the Stewart Iron Company, near
Uniontown, Pa, Saturday night shot and
killed his father. Both were under the
influence of liquor. The son is not yet 81
years of age. He says lie is not sorry for
his crime.
Major F. c. Suhrer, manager Of the
Mansion, Fernan dina, Fla, was shot and
killed in that city a few days ago by L.
G. Epps, Il conductor OIL the Transit Rail-
road. Epps claimed that Sulrer had in
suited his wife, which the latter dcliod
with his dying breath.
At Marietta, Ohio, while large crowd
of people were standing on the banks of
the river watching the flood, the bank oil
which they were standing suddenly gave
way, throwing number of persons in
the water. 1t is thought that at least 1if-
teen persons were drowned.
Isaac Robertson. colored, has been
found guilty in the County Court Of Char
lotte county, Va, on the charge of having
abducted the lo-yesr-old daughter of n
white farmer named Redmond, and sem
fenced to the penitentlary for three years.
Four Of the jurymen were colored.
A construction train OH the Chesapeake
and Ohio Railroad between Moorehcad
and Farmers Station, Ky, last week ran
into another train with twenty colored
section hands on board. Five were killed
and fifteen wounded. Charles Harlon,
the conductor, WAS seriously injured.
A "5iack vallse," said to contain
$4,000, was stolen from the New York
Transfer Company Monday night, as it
was being taken to the Desbrosses street
ferry from the Grand Central Depot. The
robbery was reported to the police, who
refused to give the name Of the owner.
The community of Adamsville, W. Va,
Is all torn up over the scandalous elopc-
ment of Jacob Swiger and Mrs. Calder
Miller. Swiger is married man, the son
of prominent citizen of Fairmont, and
has a family consisting of wife and
five children. Mrs. Miller leave. hus-
band and three children. Mrs. Miller took
800 of her husbands money. Swiger
left his family in destitute circumstances.
In New York, OH Tuesday morning, as
Victor Crofton Andre, talented young
man who recently came 20 this country
from Germany, was standi ne in an cleva-
ted railroad station, young lady walked
up to him, drew q revolver and shot him
in the side, inllicting mortal wound.
When she saw her victim fall she placed
tho pistol to hor head, Ared and fell dead.
The girl was found to be Miss Jennie
Amy, u teacher, who had been engaged
to be married to Andre, but had been dis
carled by him.