The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1888-09-27

his: :scruples the woman took. q spoonful.
$herself. This induced the husband to-
take the full dose. But the woman mis-
calculated the. strength of the poison,
thinking that the spoonful would not kill
sher. The consequence was they both;
died. @ ~
Es BALTIMORE, N d, Sept. %: SAMUEL
Thomas, colored, aged Is years, was
playing with some companions in the
packing at the Nc Murry factory, at.
SFrederick; yesterds Tom Ross, color.
led and several Others suggested that they
hang Thomas. "a thin cord Was procured
and fastened about the boy g neck. Be-:
fore the workmen in the room realized
what was being done the loose end of the
rope was thrown around the shafting..
The: rope caught in the revolving shaft
sard was s:rapidly wound up, carrying the;
struggling and frightened boy with it.
/ Hes touched the shaft: and was SWING
sarouud :ittwice, when the cord broke and
he felEto the floor. He Was removed to.
his home, and late in the afternoon was
attacked with hemorrhages: This after
noon hes died. No arrests have been
made. s.55
IS PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 22.-Hugh.
Brown, 81 lbricklaye while mending q
chimney on the roof of sos Chestnut
street, was hurled to death thus He.
was working on 8 rude e-.scafol olding five;
stories high when Charles 81. Martin, q
colored driver, employed by Contractor
Samuel Hart, passed up the alley with q
cart load Of bricks. The alley is very
narrow, and & the rope attached to the.
block and fall, which was made fast to
the sscafolding, .dangled into the street,
The end Of the rope caught into. the hub
of one Of the cart wheels and wound
itself about the axletree. As the rope
frightened it tugged at the scafolding,
and Brown gazing down on the driver
yelled for him to stop. 1t was too late,
9fors the strain on the scaffolding was so
great that it broke, precipitating Brown
from the dizzy height above to the street.
His skull was crushed and broken, while:
his brains lay in 8 small spot for dis.
tance of several feet.
81 Ssg SAVANNAH, Sept. 20.-A horrible story
was brought to the city to-day from
sOssabaw Island. Three days ago half q
dozen negro boys were swimming in
SBuckhead creek. March johnson, 13.
years old, swan out beyond the others
and was treadipg water, when suddenly
he gave shrek, threw up his arms and
disappeared. There was commotion in
the water, and the othe. boys hurried
ashore. a few minutes afterwards q
gators nose was seen sticking up above
the water. Johnson's parents did not
accept the. gator story. They thought
that the boy had the cramp and drowned.
They got some Of his neighbors to drag
the creek. Several hours were spent in
searching for the body, but IL could not
be found. yesterday the boys found a
suspicious looking spot on the bank
making out in the creek. The sand had
been freshly disturbed, but the spot vas
olarge for 8 turtles nest. They began
digging in the loose sand and were hor-
rifed at uncovering human body.
When all the sand had been removed the
trunk of the missing boy was seen; the
legs and arms were gone, and the body
was horribly mangled It is the gators
shabitto bury its food, and it is supposed
the negro boy was the saurin's victim.
SPOKANE FALLS, VT, September
sl9.-Incendiary fires Sunday and early
yesterday morning have created intense
excitement, and vigilance committee
was formed last evening and $100 reward
offered for the capture of any guilty per.
son. All .disreputable characters we're
warned to leave town under pain Of
hanging. On Sunday two fires were
started in buildings where no stoves were
used. Early Monday morning 9 big
Iodginghouse vas fired, and persons
escaped with great difficulty. One man
was evidently burned to death, as no
trace of him could be found. Soon after
wards four other fires were started in.
different parts of the town. Incendiary
.6res yesterday were serious. The con.
fagration in Pierce's clothing house was
well under way when discovered, but
hard work saved much Of the stock.
Before the fremen had left the building
another. alarm was ruDg in, the fire being
this time in cottage hotel on Main
street. Here also the fire was we'll under
way when discovered, and the boarders
had barely time to escape with their
lives. The fire spread to the Nevada
house, and to the livery stable, both OF
which were destroyed. Last night the
streets we're patroled by armed men.
The saloons and gambling houses have
been closed, and no one except guards
are allowed on the streets after 10 o'clock.
The loss by yesterdays fire was $3.50, 900.