Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1885-11-13
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rage III MOULGedl. luclC diO HUN
| twenty to thirty deaths each day from
the disease. .- s- o. .-
A deer escaped from Druid Hill park,
Baltimore, last Sunday, and ran through
the streets of the city, causing much
excitement.
A train on the West Shore Railroad
was wrecked by a washout last Monday,
and one lady was killed and seven per-
sons wounded.
The family of John Knell, of Balti-
more, was overcome by escaping gas
from an open burner a few days ago,
and one daughter died from the effects.
The fine ironclad steamer Algoma
struck rock in Lake Superior during a
storm on Monday morning and went to
the bottom, carrying 4s persons down
with her.
At Newcastle, Pa, William Graham
went home intoxicated, and because his
wife refused to give him money to buy
more whiskey he knocked her down and
beat her to death.
During drunken quarrel at Hancock,
Md, few days ago, Samuel Dignan
shot Job Marvin in the face, knocking
his teeth out, SCATTERING his jawbone
and inficting the most serious injuries.
Last week terrific cyclones passed
through the States of Alabama and Tex
as, killing number of persons and
causing great devastation to property.
In Texas the cyclone caught up child
and twisted its head from its body.
Hon. Robert johnson, judge of the
County Court, died at Harrisonburg,
Va, last week, aged about sixty-nine.
He was for many years auditor of the
State of Virginia before the war, and
was member of the Confederate Con-
gress.
j. w. Crabill, young brakeman,
made misstep Oh freight train near
w lnCueSlcT, va, lcll uiiel thC JAIN
and was fearfullv mangled. His re-
mains were scattered along the track
for some distance. He leaves widow
and one child.
Two Germans, one aged about 20
years, and the other about "a, who were
out in boat on Niagara river Sunday
were carried over the falls. AS they
were nearing the rapids some boys tried
to warn them Of their danger, but they
did not seem to understand what was
said to them.
A band of Indians on Saturday sacked
and burned the Missouri-Florida Cattle
Company's ranch near Deming, New
Mexico. The Indians shot and killed
the wife aud eleven-year-old son of
John Il. Shy, the principal member of
the company. United States troops
and militia started in pursuit OF the In
dams.
Two very large and handsome build
ings are in process of erection at the
Weston Insane Asylum, one for tie ac-
conmodation Of male patients, the other
to be known as "the executive building
for officers only. A very large force is
employed on the buildings, which must
be ready for occupation by the lst Of
December proX.
Near Bonaventure, Canada, on Thurs
day last, woman named Forth threw
her ten-year-old boy off the railroad
train because he had the smallpox.
The loud mutterings of the passengers
evidently frightened the mother, and
while the train was running at the rate
of six miles an hour she took her boy to
the platform of the car and threw him
from the train. She was arrested.
John Suttle, an eccentric old miser,
who lives near Weston, w. Va, was rob-
bed on Saturday of $1,000. Suttle kept
the money in hollow log in the woods,
going occasionally to add or take from
his store of grcenbacks, as occasion
might require. On Saturday he went
to his novel bank to make a deposit,
when he found some thief had been there
before him and stolen the entire sum.
Cyrus Yandes, whose father. james
w. Yandes, formerly of Indianapolis,
died recently at St. Paul, Mimi, leaving
a colossal fortune, was found dead on
his fathers grave few days ago. He
had blown the side of his head off with
a shotgun. Grief for his father and the
responsibility of settling million-dol-
lar estate for himself and sister in the
absence of will is believed to have I'M
settled the young mans mind.
Mrs. Catharine Trump, postmistress
at the village of Corning, Pa, has been
arrested, charged with opening letters
out of curiosity and reading them for
the purpose of keeping herself posted in
regard to the business secrets Of her
neighbors and the love affairs of the
yonng people of the community. She
admitted her guilt, and said she did not
know that she was committing an offense
for which she could be punished.
The strange disease that ragged so
fearfully in the mountainous parts of
Virginia and Kentucky last year is now
| epidemic in Hawkins and Hancock
counties, Tenn, along the north side of
| Clnch mountain. 1t commenced at
Shiloh, in Lee valley, and has since
spread until more than hundred deaths
have resulted. The first cases could be
traced to the use of water poisoned by
decomposing animal matter, but the
fearful spread of the disease cannot be
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