The national leader., 1889-04-13
NO. ID.

| Patterson's feet and face In an unsuc-
cessful effort to make HIM tell where
his money was hidden. They then
searched the house, and departed
after securing $43 In money and Mr..
PattersOn's gold watch. Two strang-
ers visited Daniel Keller, an old farmer,
at ShamOkin, Penna., on the 9th, and
after proposing to buy his farm, en-
gagged him in game OF cards, Keller
became so interested that he procured
S4700 ard put it up as stakes. The
strangers seized the money and covered
Keller with revolver while they got
of with the cash. One OF the fellows
represented himself to be the son of j.
B. Packer, of Sunbury, an old friend
of Keller. A despatch from Sault
Ste. Marie, Michigan, says that VIII,
liam Kintella, capitalist, was on the
evening of the 9Th beaten by foot pads
and left for dead, after having been
robbed of $500. There were five men
in the gang and they all have been
arrested.
Two passenger trains on the At
lantic and Pacific Railroad collided on
eth, near Peach Springs, Arizona. They
ran into each other at sharp curve on
high embankment. Both engines
and three cars fell down the bank into
stream below. The engineer was
fatally injured and a laborer stealing
ride was killed. The passengers were
badly shaken up, but escaped danger
Gus injuries.
"A telegram from Winona, Mime
sofa. says that farmers in that vicinity
have almost universally completed the
seeding of small grain. The ground is
in excellent condition, but there is
some complaint that seed is germiHat-
ing slowly on account Of cool weather
Preparations are being generally made
to plant an unusually large acreage Of
corn.
AS Robert Schideler and wife were.
driving to Manson, Iowa, on the 9Th, II
spark from Schideler's pipe lgnlted the
clothing of his wife, and, as the wind
was blowing stiff gale, she was soon
enveloped in flames. She jumped from
the carriage and was burned to death,
Notwithstanding the efforts made by
her husband to queneh the flames.
Schideler's hands were burned to the
hone, and it Is feared they will have to-
be amputated. and his physicians say
he may die. Mrs. Schldeler was s.
years old. and her husband 20.
The Signal Service telegraph cable
crossing BregOn Inlet, North Carolina,
was swept away during the recent
storm. Telegraphic Communication,
with Cape Hatteras Is thus cut off.
until new cable is laid.
Henry Kurtz, young telegraph
operator, OF Baltimore, died on the
morning of the 10th from an overdose
| of laudanum. Whether 1t was taken
with suicidal intent or not is unknown.
Mrs. Catherine Kinney, who owned
property valued at about $50, 600, was
found dead IN the hallway of her resi-
dence in Paterson, New Jersey, on the
morning of the 10th. Foul play is,
suspected, although the woman was an
habiitual drinker. and was under the
influence of liquor on Tuesday night.
Theodore and Jacob HeubIer,
brothers, we're badly cut with knives
In Chicago, on the evening of the 9th,
while attempting to capture three
burglars who were operating in Myers's
bakery. The thieves escaped. A
German shoemaker, named Laurer.
was shot and killed by an unknown
person while at work In his shop, in
Morning View. Kentucky, on the ever
ing of the 9th.
"A telegram from Hagerstown,,
Maryland. says that three large moan
tain fires are now raging on the South
Mountain, near Edgemont. The fire
caught from the sparks OF passing
locomotive. A vast lot of timber has
already been destroyed.
Henry Bachman was crushed be-
tween the cross beam of the elevator
and the heavy cross bar through which
a rope worked over head, In the esUab.
! lishment OF Smith, Jameson Z Keyser,
in Baltimore, on the 10th. He was
oiling the works on top of the elevator
while 1t was going up and neglected TO
stop it In time.
The people of Tyler county, West
Virginia, especially along the railroad.
are much exited over the appearance OF
dozens of mad dogs. On the 5th a.
large dog owned by Captain HeRder-
son, of Long Beach, went mad and
attacked and bit every animal within
its reach. A general hunt is in pro-
gress and every animal thought to lave
been bitten will be killed.
For a month past obstrnctiOns
have been placed ON the track of the
Chicago, Sante Fe and California Rail-
road, near the Illinois River. Recently
a track walker was put upon this pOr-
ton of the line, and On the evening Of
the 9th be was found lying unconscious
upon the track with terrible wound
in the back of the head. He was for
tunately seen by the engineer of tha