Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1884-10-03


At Blaine and Logan banncr-raising
at Taftville, Conn, Friday night, one Of
the poles broke, and in its fall killed Mrs.
vanl Tetrault and seriously injured i man
named Langley.
Fred. Schultz shot and MORALLY wound
ed his wife in Jerseyvillc, H., Saturday
evening, and then shot and killed himself.
Domestic infelicity and drunkenness were
the causes Of the deed.
Incendiaries are rampant in Cleveland,
Ohio. They have already been the cause
Of fires footing up into millions, and they
are Still engaged in their dreadful work.
In forty-cight hours, recently, twelve in
cendiary fires were started.
At recent wake at Verona, Ont, sew
eral men became drunk and broke down
the bed on which the corpse lay, and
afterwards endeavored to force liquor
down the throat of the dead body. Fail
ing in this, they threw whisky over the
corpse and departed.
At Centreville, w. Va, while a crowd
Of boys were amusing themselves by max
ing turpentine fire balls, the jug Of tur-
pcntine caught fire. Frank Wright kicked
the jug of burning turpentine over,
throwing the burning liquid on and about
James Duty, a son of widow Duty, burn
ing him fatally.
Samuel Breeder was shot by William
Bailey at Port Republic, Va, Sunday
evening. Breeder died Monday. There
had been feud existing between the men
for some time. AS Breeder was passing
Bailey's home, the quarrel was resumed,
and Bailey, getting his shotgun, fired,
filling Breeden's stomach with bird-shot.
Whilst q youth named Willie Jcffreys
was bathing in a creek at Gainesville,
Fla, Saturday, pet bear which was
chained near by got loose and attacked
the boy in the water, biting and hugging
him and holding him under the water
until Jcffreys was drowned. The youth
was a cadet at the Gainesville Military
Academy.
Mrs. John Young, the wife of farmer
who lived near Winfield, w. Va, several
days since, in attempting to separate cow
and calf, was slightly bitten on the hand
by the calf. Soon afterwards she was
taken ill, and died i'm few hours. Her
infant, which she had nursed after being
bitten, was also violently attacked, and
died in commissions.
AS John Robinson's circus came into
Portsmouth, Va, the other morning two
black tigers broke out Of their cages, and,
after killing two trained goats, escaped
in the direction of the Dismal Swamp. A
throng of hunters with packs of hounds
started in pursuit, but so far the animals
have not been captured. The tigers are
valued at 81 500, and the goats at 500 each.
Washington Butchel is an eccentric
bachelor living on Big Sixteen Greek,
Mason county, w. Va. lie will not put
any money in a bank or loan it on any Sc
curity. BY frugality and close dealing he
had managed to save s., 200 in greenbacks
and 500 in gold, which he kept in an old
trunk. Tuesday night thieves entered the
house, gagged the old man, who lives
alone, and carried of his money.
Tuesday was n day of accidents in
Wheeling. Early in the morning VIM.
Brandfoss went down into a sixty-foot
well, at Reyman's brewery, on Nineteenth
street, with a light. An explosion fol-
lowed, and the man was burned to death.
At the same place in the afternoon,
Michael Kelly fell from the roof of q new
barn to the basement and was killed. A
horrible accident occurred ut the River
side Iron Works at noon. A six-year-old
boy named Fred Barthel, playing on the
track of the tramway to the coal bank,
was caught by a train of coal cars, and,
being drawn along the track, the flesh was
literally torn from his holy