Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1886-08-07
GENERAL NEWS.

Snow fell Tuesday at Mount
Washington, n. a., and Rome, N. Y.
BAYREUTH, July 31.--The Able
List, the great musician and COM
poser. died at midnight last night,
aged 20.
A. p. Williams, a Republican, was
elected by the California legislature
to the United States Senate to fill
the unexpired term of the late SEN
ator Miller.
PITTSBURGH, PA, August 3-Lieu-
tenant Foster, Chief of Police Clerk
Thomas Written and Officer Carr
were seriously injured tonight while
making raid on disorderly house
on Second avenue kept by a man
named Carlisle.
On Friday, the daughter of Cap
tain e. e. Baker, of Little Rock,
Ark, was examining vacant room
in her fathers house, when rattle
snake that was coiled in a corner
sprang upon her and buried its fangs
twice in her arm. Physicians did
everything to relieve her, but with
out avail. She soon died, suffering
Undesirable anguish.
Mr.. Marious Moustier, the celebra-
ted explorer who discovered the
sources of the great African river
Niger, committed suicide week be.
fore last by drowning himself III a
small pond in the neighborhood OF
Marseilles. His body was found after
four days immersion he was driv-
en- to the act by absolute want
and starvation. He was still in the
prime of life.
During the heavy storm on Mon
day afternoon, a steer belonging to
Mr.. George Zimmerman, on his farm
three miles east of this place and oc.
cupied by Clayton Myers, was struck
by lightning and instantly killed.
The stricken animal was in the mid
die of drove, and his legs were
driven about a foot into the ground
by the force Of the bolt, and big
hole was torn into the earth just in
front of him.-Emmittsbwg Chron-
icle.
ST. JOHNS, n. f., July 2S.-A
dispatch from White Bay says that
a large number of Arctic bears,
driven south by starvation, have
crossed over from Pennyland and
ale devastating the country. The
bears number over one thousand,
and have appeared near Cape Mug
ford. The Indians in that locality
are eating their dead companions.
Those who die among the white set
tiers are buried secretly, to keep the
Eskimos from getting their bodies,
The graves are all disguised.
NEW YORK, July 31.-During the
terrific wind and thunder storm last
evening the schooner-yatch Sarah
Craig, from Philadelphia, with a
party of ladies and gentlemen ON a
pleasure cruise, capsized off the
Point of Sandy Hook. Seven of the
party, six ladies and one young man
were drowned in the cabin of the
vessel, from which they were unable
to extricate themselves. Nine men
were saved, who chung to the rig
ging. The vessel sailed from Phil
adelphia last Tuesday for a twelve
MANo, l.. l., August 3.-About
four o'clock this morning, while Rob
bins circus was en- route from this
place to Sag Harbor, via the Long
Island Railroad, large elephant in
the car with two camels attacked
the latter, killing them both. The
keeper, who attempted to quiet the
elephant, was driven from the car
narrowly escaping with his life. The
noise made by the elephant excited
the lions and tigers to such an ex-
tent that they attempted to break
out of their cages, and a terrible up
roar prevailed for some time.
NoRRIsTowN, August 3.-Two
sons of Christian Beener were play
ing over cauldron of boiling water
in Mr.. Beener's butchering estab
lishment, yesterday afternoon, when
one of them, aged about thirteen,
was percipitated into the scalding
water. His body was immersed to
his neck. His shrieks startled the
entire neighborhood, and a butcher
in Mr.. Beener's employ rushed to
the sufferers assistance. When be
pulled the body from the kettle the
flesh was already shriveling, as
though being boiled. The boys suf
ferings were alleviated for several
hours, but at three o'clock this morn