Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1885-05-15
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

near Savannah, Ca, five colored men
were killed few days ago.
Sergeant Mason, the Clarified aven-
GER" is in Jail out West charged with
robbing fellow soldier. Els wife has
sued for divorce.
The residence OF Samuel Black, at
Duncansville, near Altoona, Pa. was
detroyed by fire Tuesday. Two children,
ageG respectively three and eight years,
were burned to death.
Charles Heating, of Winchester, fell
from train Saturday on the Shenan-
doah Valley Railroad and had both legs
cut off. At last accounts Heating was
still alive and doing well.
II. A. w. Walkemyer, one of the most
prominent business men of Harrisburg,
Pa, committed suicide by shooting in
that city Saturday. Business embar-
easements caused the act.
Charlottesville, Va, was visited by
destructive fire, on Tuesday. There
was no fire engine, and $40, 900 worth
of property was destroyed, on which
there was not dollar of insurance.
CAPT. Edward Il. Jackson, 4 we'll
known citizen of Baltimore, committed
suicide last week by shooting himself.
He served in the Confederate army, and
was member of General Lees staff.
Lesher Bergenstock, of Camden, \.
j., threw himself into the river at Phil
adelphia Friday night. He was twice
caught with boat hooks, but savagely
Tough: himself loose, held his head UNI
der water and was drowned.
Twenty years have not sufiiced to de-
stroy the explosive qualities of shells
which were used in the late war. For
est fires have recently laid bare the old
battle fields of the wilderness, Virginia,
and many old shells have exploded.
A fire in the Knickerbocker Ice Com
pany's stables, in Philadelphia, Satur-
day night, caused loss Of s25,OOG.
Ten or twelve horses were burned to
death. Seven firemen were buried I'M
der falling walls, and three of them
were seriously injured.
1t is claimed that the original beam
from which Mrs. Surratt was hung has
been found in an old pile Of lumber in
the arsenal grounds at Washington.
The beam is piece of North Carolina
pine about six feet long. 1t will be
probably placed in the museum.
The general manager of the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Company has issued
circular to the employees of all lines OF
the company giving sanitary directions
to be followed during the approaching
season, with view Of combating the
appearance of cholera. DisinfectanIs
are supplied by the company.
Charles S. Diehnen, a freight brake
man on the Parkersburg Branch OF the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, fell from
the top of car, near Cairo, on Tues
day, and was instantly killed. lie was
about twenty-five years of age, UNI
married, and resided with his parents
in Parkersburg, where his remains
were taken.
The clentiof Pittsburg lawyer has
objected to the bill for expenses render
ed for going to Kansas and attending to
suit there. 1t seems that the lawyer
had a sweetheart in Illinois, and stop
ping there lie married the girl and util-
lied the journey to Kansas as wedding
trip. The client resists the charge of
eight dollars day and the lawyer has
entered suit for the amount.
Near Reading, Pa, on Tuesday, Mrs.
Hiram Pfautz took her five chi!dren.to
a mill pond and threw them all into the
stream and then jumped IN herself, and
was drowned, together with two of her
Youngest children, aged one and three
years. The other children, the Oldest
ten years old, were rescued and resus-
citated with the greatest difficulty. The
act was caused by religious excitement.
Mrs. John Tencb, whose mind has
been impaired Tor some time past, died
from the effects of fasting ut her home,
Prince George county, Va, Friday.
The deceased had not spoken or partak-
en- of food or water for more than two
months. A few months ago she weighed
two hundred and forty pounds, bat at
the time OF her death she was perfect
skeleton, not weighing more than sew
enty-five pounds.
At the New Orleans Exposition the
big prize and first premium Of $50 on
fine wool in fleece was captured by Col.
C. Fl. Beall, Of Wellsburg, w. Va, the
world competing, with $50 fleeces from
Ohio; also in the magnificent display
Of wool in sample, for lustre and fine
ness OF fibre, length Of staple and beauty
OF design he stands at the head. This
should be an encouraging fact to our
w est Virginia wool-growers.
In the woods near Dedhan, Mass,
An unknown man loaded piece OF BRASS
tubing with powder and ball, one end
OF which he secured to the root of a
tree, the other end slightly elevated
After tying his legs, he laid down,
with his head few inches from the
muzzle Of hisimprovised gun. He then
lighted piece OF paper, laid it over
the vcnt-hole and awaited the discharge.
! His head was blown to atoms.
While Alexander Hubbard, of Mil