Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1885-10-23
ITEMS OF INTEREST.
Josh Billings, or, as his correct name
WAC Henry w Shaw died last week.

Josh Billings, or, as his correct name
was, Henry W. Shaw, died last week.
Thomas Atkinson, a burner in Chi
cago brick yard, has fallen heir to
$3.50, 900, left him by an uncle in En-
gland.
Annie E. Cutler, young colored wo-
man who murdered false lover, has
been sentenced to be hanged in Phila-
delpha.
San Antonio has a cat which gets into
the water and takes bath every day
said to be the only instance of the kind
on record anywhere.
The house of w. S. Bates was de-
stroyed by fire in Chicago on Monday.
His wife, two children and mo:her-in-
law were burned to death.
David Hanway, Sr., an aged farmer
of Hartford county, Nd, was swindled
out of 81 $50 by TWO bunco men few
days ago. The same old story.
A free fight took place at political
meeting in Rockingham county, Va,
last Saturday night. Simpson Morris
was badly beaten and John Rainier IA
tally shot.
An express train and freight train
al lo1
ton & Lowell Railroad at Andover, n.
H., last Sunday. Three train men were
killed and number of persons were
wounded.
Sarah Hicks. young and beautiful
New York widow, committed suicide
Oh Monday because her lover was too
poor to marry and the wedding had 70
be postponed. She quarreled with him
and then took poison.
Mrs. Amelia Opper, of Clyde, New
York, has just died. Her husband was
killed i'm The battle of the Wilderness in
1864, and the news of his death drove
her insane. Four weeks before her
death her reason returned, and she re-
tanned her senses until the last.
Albert Gould bought an oil barrel at
Pennington, Marion county, w. Va,
not aware any oil was in it, but when
he bored through the bung with red
hot poker, the oil exploded and burst
the barrel. One of the slaves struck
him in the abdomen, cutting through,
iniuring him so severely that he died
soon after.
Near Osawakie, Kan, on Saturday
night, Mr.. Lauder, farmer, his wife
and two children and Mrs. Steck were
riding in a wagon, when spark from
pipe set fire to ten pounds of powder
among some purchases. There was
tremendous explosion. Mrs. Lauder
was instantly killed and the others IA
tally injured.
A large fish-hawk was discovered i'm
paled upon tine of lightning rod on
the spire of the Pine Street Presbyterian
Church, Harrisburg, Pa, Saturday
morning. Its huttering attracted large
crowd of people, who viewed it from
the Capitol grounds, but could do moth
ing to get il off. The bird was finally
killed with rifle shot and left to hang.
Albert Southworth, a farmer. was
plaintiff ir a suit before justice of
peace in Erie county, Pa, and became
greatly excited and exasperated under
vigorous cross-examinatiOn by the law
yer of his opponent. At the conclusion
Southworth started to 60 to his seat
when he fell dead from the effects of the
excitement. The tragic death of the
witness created CONSERVATION among
the litigants aud court spectators.
A terrible accident occurred on the
Pennsylvania Railroad near Jersey City
last Sunday night. An express train
ran into the rear of an emigrant train,
throwing several cars on the Lehigh
Valley track. At that moment Lehigh
Valley train crashed into these cars,
making most frightful wreck. Nine
persons were instantly killed, and
nun Der Of others injured. a telegraph
operators mistake caused the accident: