Connecticut western news., 1888-12-19
NEWS IN SHORT ORDER.
DOMESTIC HAPPENINGS TOLD
 IN A FEW BRIEF WORDS
Interesting Paragraphs Condensed from Many Redundant Columns.

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 United States Deputy Marshal Goodson was killed near Roan, Ga. It is believed Will jam Hunnicute, a moonshiner, who was for years employed on Goodson's farm, is the murderer.
 George Smith, who had become insane from attending meeting of faith curers, at Springfield, H., attempted to murder his months old child. Steps will probably be taken by the authorities to suppress the meetings. Alfred White, aged Is, while walking on the Fltchburg track near Wilhamstown, Mass, jumped aside to avoid Q freight and was struck by wild engine coming in an op- posite direction. He was killed instantly. A woman named Mabel Hoffman was burned to death in Atlanta, Ga. The bed clothes caught fire, and before her door could be broken in she was so badly burned that she died in an hour.
 A boy named Bartlett who came into Atlanta, Ga-, from the country, got into o fight with another lad which resulted fatally. A Mir. Tripp attempted to separate the boys, when the elder Bartlett drew knife and cut Tripp, who then shot and killed Bartlett. Tripps brother stabbed Hughes in the gen eral row which followed.
 An engine on the New England road jumped the track when nearing the freight yard at Hartford, Ct, and rolled down an efn OankHenU. anureW fIunerCy, WHO WdS on the engine, was instantly killed. The fireman was badly sealded.
 Eighty pounds of dynamite exploded in magazine near Bradford, Pa., and the shock was felt twenty miles away. No one was hurt.
 -Rumors of an attempt to rescue the Bald Knobbers in prison at Ozark, Mo. under sen- tence of death, have caused the Sheriff to swear in 100 special deputies for the defence of the jail
 A man named J. A. Logue, from Potts town, Pa., who enlisted in the Marine Corps in Washington, D. C.. recently attempted to commit suicide. Depression of spirits follow ing spree was the cause of the act. He may recover.
 James Ferguson, an engineer, near Mana yunk Pa. just recovered from a severe attack of diphtheria, shot his wife dead and then shot himself
 --Dominico Fernaro and Pierre Chico, of Shamokin, Pa., quarreled over game of cards, but, subsequently, started home to- gether. Ou the way the quarrel was renewed when Chico drew pistol and shot Fernero through the neck, killing him. Chico was arrested.
 Michael Bruen and William Cravens of Cincinnati, had thrilling experience at lief fersouville, Ind. Approaching the falls of the Ohio in the dark, they were drawn over, and tnelr Sk1n was QaSneU to pieces OH tue TOchS Their cries were heard by Albert and George Fuller, who rescued them as they were being drawn toward the whirlpool, into the rapids. Wealthy suburan residents on the Penn syivania Railroad, between OyerbrOok and Villa Nova, Pa, are terrorized by burglars so that they are sending their jewels and silver ware to townfor safe keeping. Three cOuntcricitcrS and their apparatus were captured in Mercer county, Pu.
 
 nnpe train Jumping the track near Tallahas- see, Fla.
 Mir Franklin G. Fisk, of Montclair. N J.. m old map cngraver, was killed in front of his New York office by an ash barrel falling uponLim from the third story of the building. "A block of tenement houses at the Ivil mines, Monongahcla, Pa, was totally de- stroyed by fire. Many narrow escapes were made by the occupants who were all miners. Several kegs of blasting powder were in the houses and when the fire reached them explo- sions followed.
 Ten men at work at Stevens Point Miss, scafrold in the water works stand pipe, nearly ninety feet from the foundation. One sidc of the sca.Told fell and five of the men with it- Four of the men were instantly killed and one badly injured.
 The scientific, engineering and mining school and library at Drifton, Pa, was entire
 
 the main hall while ball was in progress. temporary panic followed, but nobody was seriously hurt. The library of the mining school was the most valuable of it's kind in the county
 Mrs. Colcy Chadwick, of Mexico, N Y, at tempted suicide hy shooting herself with a revolver. She will dio.
 While Fred keott was digging among the paving blocks in lHaymarket square, Chicago, h.E hon hoIl loA in f tho dirt. The missile was made of gus pipe, with i'luss at both ends and fuse.
 -Navigations closed for the season on the Hudson River, the river being nearly frozen Vscr in several places.
 The President partlonrd 36 eonvicts dur fn;, the fiscal year ended June 70. Ind grantd nnnesty under the Edmun.'s law in three r;lscs-
 Miss Mckee of Charleston was inst antly killed in Bambcrg, $. C. Anxious to ocateh Il train she attempted to crawl under freight which stood tweed her and the passenger train, and which moved off aS she was in the centre of the track, running over her body. An attempt was made by five men to burn down the town of HaSler, Neb. They started fires in different parts of the place, but their inccndiary attempts were each time detected. posse or citizens finally located them at a cabin in one end of the town and they were all arrested and taken to jail in front of several shot guns.
 James Mcchan, one of the evicted Des Moincs River settlers, has brought suit against Thomas She'll, of Clinton, la, to re- rover value of the Improvements made on the f;trm from which he ecctcd. Thi, suit is to bc a test case Tho decision will affect d tract ofland 5000 acres in area.
 -Elzey Morton, a colored boy years oi age, was burned alive in house that caught Roll H0,y hc fire originated is not known, us the boy was the only one in the house at the time.
 Fiber Durham of Sadsburyvillc, Chester county, Pa, started fire in the hollow of a tree near Lecmau place, and went to sleep. The fire burned through the tree and it fell on Durham, crushing him to death He was in search of work.
 While the train from Providence on the New York, Providence & Boston ap preaching Mystic, Conn.,, the cap of Pardon Lewis, baggage master at Mystic, was blown off. In attempting to recover it Lewis was struck by the pilot and hurled against tho platform, receiving injuries of which he dieC an hour later
 At Maysville H., Charles W. Henderson was sentenced to twenty-five years in tn, penitentiary for torturing forty horses witf suphurc acid and croton oil during the pro gress of n political meeting held here on No vember3.
 --Of party skating on Dwyer's Dam in fttaea, New York, four broke through the ic and two were drowned-one Il student named Nevins and tue other Miss Maggie Sullivan, teacher.
 Caroline Sehmitt, a young married woman. leaped down air shaft in Ncv York with her two little children. They fel fifty feet, and picked up maimed an6 unconscious. Both children are dead aut the mother is dying.
 Fifty or sixty knives, fifteen or twent! razors, a revolver and three ropes were found concealed on the persons and in the beds O