Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1884-03-22

Eliza Fitzpatrick, a laundry girl at Hot
Springs, Ark, committed suicide last
week by severing her neck with hand
saw.
A man has recently returned to his
house, in Wayne county, this State, who
was stolen by gypsies, twenty-seven years
ago, when he was four years old.
Colonel Edward Vickers, a well-knOwn
citizen of Manchester, Va, fell from his
buggy Tuesday while driving across the
free bridge to Richmond and was killed.
About three weeks ago family named
Smithers, near Latrobe, Pa, ate some raw
pork. Monday Mrs. Smithers died from
trichinosis, and three others Of the family
are expected to die.
Maggie Clarity, OF Chicago, aged four
teen years, ina fit of melancholy from
scolding administered by her mother, took
dose Of paris green, from the effects Of
which she soon died.
Great excitement was created ut West
field, ILL.,, by a bloody duel between Oscar
Van Scoyck and Humphrsd Briscoe. The
men fought for over al hour with long
knives. Briscoe was fatally slashed.
Henry Crown, colored, said to be aged
LII years, died ut Niagara Falls, Ontario,
Monday. lie was born on the plantation
of Lionul Clayton OH James River, near
| jamestown, Va, and when 90 years old,
escaped to Canada, where lie has lived
ever since: -. Hl
Gustav Hoffman, a lad Of Is, has disap-
peared from his fathers home in Phila-
delphia. He chose IN exceedingly inap-
propriate time to so away, for lie missed
seeing All uncle who came from Germany
to inform him that by the death Of his
grandfather he lad fallen heir to 500, 900.
VIM. Iamer, resident Of High Spire,
Pa, was bitten by q pet dog about six
weeks ago, and oil Saturday last he was
attacked with spasms, which rapidly de-
voloped into hydrophobia. Ills sutirrinSS
were terrible, and in his struggles it re-
qliired six men TO hold him. lie died sun
day night.
At Marcum's Mill, KY, Asa Cantrell
and John Marcum had al alteration, but
were separated by their friends. Suisse
quently, Cantrcll, barring his breast, dared
Marcum to shoot, which lie did, killing
Cantrcll Instantly. Marcum is but II
years old. Cantrcll was Is, and despcr-
atc character. ..........
.Fcnton Williams, while present ut Il re-
vival meeting in New Haven, Ind, be-
came 50 excited that lie suddenly jumped
upon his seat and, holding his left hand
aloft, put four bullets through it before
he could be disarmed. lie afterwards
said that lie had no idea where lie Was or
what he was doing.
"Msrcedes,' the celebrated lIolstein
COW, owned by y. b. Walls, Secretary OF
the National IIoIstcin Breeders Associa-
tion, died ut Iowa City, Iowa, Monday
morning, Of milk fever. The COW and her
calf, which also died, were valued at
$4,000. Mercedes" had the greatest
Iuilk anu Oultcl IcSoiu III tho NOiiu'
A man named Mckinney was Monday
shot aud killed by his wife ut Newconb,
Tenn. Mckinney was drunk and had
been abusing his child. The wife inter-
fered, when he turned OH her, threw her
down and began choking her, when she
shot him dead with pistol she had con-
ccalsd IL her clothing. Mckinney had
previously threatened to kill his wife.
Mr. Michael Shank, Il large farmer, liv-
ing four miles south OF HarrisOnburg, Va,
purchased al anthracite coal-burning
stove for use in his bedroom, and not
knowing how 70 regulate it, turned off the
upper daft and left the lower one open.
His wife died from the effects of the poi
sonous gas, and Mr.. Shank and three
children, it is thought, will not recover.
At Wilmington, Del, Monday evening,
u valise containing s., 900, which had been
obtained from the Treasury Department
by Paul Schmellick, Of Philadelphia, was
seized by q stranger and thrown from
window OF \ car OIL the congressional eX-
press and seized by u confederate. Mr..
Sehmellick pursued, firing his pistol, and
rcgaincd the valise. The thieves escaped.
last Saturday night in Baltimore tic
l. police raided the famous White Elephant
gambling house. The attendants were
first captured and arrested. The police
then crept up stairs, and bursting in The
door found about 200 prominent AMI re-
spected citizens blcking the tiger. When
the police appeared each of them made
frantic efforts to escape, but wore all cap
tursd.
philadelphia capital has lately cstab-
lished goose farm ut Wallop's Neck,
Acconac county, Va About two acres of
land, inclosed by firmly built plank
fence, and contains nineteen hundred
white geese. The nests arc laid off into
sections, with avenues running through
parallel with each other. Eight bushels
Of shelled corn. are given as food daily
about gill to each goose.
The wife Of John Dawson. Of Brant-
ford, c., 10 now totally blind from the
effects Of assaults committed by her hus-
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