Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1885-09-17
Seven hundred Cbinamen have returned

Seven hundred Cinnamon have returned
to Rock Springs. Wy, under escort of four
companies oftroops. The miners, it is al
legged, threaten to destroy the companys
buildings, all of which are under strong
guard. Serious trouble is feared as soon as
the miners think they have an opportunity
to carry out their threats.
Revival services were held in the Waynes-
boro, N. c., Baptist Church, on the evening
of Sept. 8. A group of young men stand
ing in the vestibule got into discussion over
the merits of brands of cigars and spoke so
loudly that Mr.. William Brown, one of the
elders, came outside and requested them to
make less noise. The disputants replied
sarcastically to him. The elder retorted
sharply, and the group fell on him. Knives
were drawn. Mr.. Brown made desperate
resistance and refused to run. He finally
backed into corner and fought desperately
with the sections three-legged stool, with
which he felled his ASSISTANTS as they ap-
preached him, but they were too many for
him.
''You can't make me surrender - he shout
ed. He became blind from the blood which
flowed in his eyes from cut on the fore
head, and his assailants captured the stool
with which he did such execution. Three of
them, Joe Patterson, Cool Allen and John
Haynes. then fell on him and fatally stabbed
him. The excitement in the church was in
tense. but no one came to the assistance of
the pucky elder until he was lying helpless.
His assalants fed and have not yet been
captured.
Sunday afternoon a very sad accident
occurred resulting in the death Of three
young men of Rockland, Mass They had
been sailing all day on Accord pond and the
wind increasing and coming in gusts upset
their boat. All were quite good swimmers
and started for the shore, some 800 feet dis
tan', but no aid arrived and they sank be-
fore reaching the land. Their names were
Charles Young, F.. S. Curtis and Arthur
Wheeler. all married and very popular
young men. A large number of people
with graphing irons began to search for
their bodies and succeeded in getting that of
Curtis.
Last Sunday week. Mrs Niles. wife of
Lieut.. Nathan f. Niles, United States navy,
OF Portsmouth, \. H.. missed her purse,
containing about $3.50. and accused Mary
Lynch. young Irish girl. employed to take
care of a child. Of stealing it, This she
denied, and Officers Hurley and Mccarthy
were called in, the girl being searched in
their presence, and afierward escorted TO the
police station, where she was detained some
hours, and released on word being received
that the missing purse had been found in a
clothes press by Mrs. Niles. Yesterday
Mrs. Niles had intended to leave the city
with her family to join her husband in Bos-
ton, but was arrested in civil action of
tort. brought on behalf Of Mary Lynch. who
claims $1,000 damages Capt c. c. Car
penter, |. 5. n, and Capt ". ii. Tread
we'll, became her sure,ies. The Penny Post,
IN giving an account of the affair." referred to
the conduct Of the officers as exceeding the
limit of proprety well as of the law and
Sept 9, Messrs. Joseph K. Curtis and
William o. Sides, publishers Of the Penny
Post, were arrested on a suit for libel pre-
fsrred BY Daniel J. Hurley, who claims So
600 as damages to his reputation and feel
Ings.