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Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1890-03-15
VICTIM OF HALLUCINATlON.
Twenty-Five Years of Life Wasted by
:. Freak OF the Mind.

Twenty-Five Years of Life Wasted by
II Freak OF the Mind.
= w. II. Lilly, one OF the earliest settlers of
Livingston county, No., has for twenty-five
years been the victim of queer hallucina-
ton that has kept him confined to his bed. In
1866, during slight illness, he was selzed with
n fear that he would die Of heart disease If
lie ATTEMPTED to stand up or to raise his
bend above a certain level. Every possible
means was resorted to by his family 10 drive
tins idea from his mind, but without success;
He stubbornly stuck TO his couch and refused
TO be coaxed or frightened out OF 1t.
On one occasion his wife had a lot OF straw
niled near the house and then set on fire. The
wind blew the smoke towards the house ana
the family began shoutl az lire ana CARRYING
ont n Q furniture. Lilly was told to run for
his life. but he never stirred out OF bed at
another time his favorite daughter, Minnie,
wos sent away. and Lilly was told that she
had been hurt and was dying ut neighbours
house. and that she begged him to come TO
her. Tears welled from the afflicted man;
eyes'and his lips twitched with emotion, but he
did not move.
After this signal failure no further at
temp!s were made to arouse him, and it was
Thought he would never leave his bed except
for the grave. One day last week, however,
the dormant energies OF Lilly reasserted
themselves as suddenly and mysteriously q:
they had departed, and he raised his head
above the supposed danger-line. Dumfounded
Mt finding no serious results he raised it still
higher and finally sat bolt upright He has
now apparently fully recovered and is super
intending some improvements on his farm.
During bis wifes administration Of affairs
the farm has trebled in value. and Lilly is
to-day $40, 900 bettar of than he was when he
took to his bel twenty-five years ago.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1890-03-15
BATTLING WITH A MADMAN.
The Terrible Struggle ofa Woman for
Her Lille I'm Chicago.

The Terrible Struggle oil n Woh"" ioA
Her Lille I'm Chicago.
L. was a Il ht for life. The combatants
were Mrs. Mary Peterson and madman VINO
gives the name OF Albert Jensen anu says ne
is from Michigan The atrray occurred IN
Mrs Peterson's kitchen.
Weary from her days work, Mrs. Peterson
sat by the kitchen fire to await the coming "
Ii. + husband The evening meal was on tue
table. She had waited perhaps halt an hour
whe;l the front door opened. Surprising 1t 10
le her husband, she got up to greet h'm.
Before she reached The hall door u was
thrown violently open aud a strange man
with wild, ferocious glare IN ms eyes eou'
fronted her. For moment tne Two s.oou
facing each other, the woman almost pan
aiyz.d with fear, and the nIadman gioatlns
over MS intended victim with glitterine eyes.
Then be drew revolver and ieVeiinS ~ az
her head, tired. With superhunan emory
She sprane 10 one side, aud then with bound
like d tiger, clutched him by tue throaV. ~
WIS u ii Tut for life, and even tue maoina",
with his awful strength, could not loosen aer
grip. 49,, s+-,o.
rl.i. Chairs were overturned aud The ta1ie,
SET for supper. was upset The mailman mad
ceased to strike her and all bis Efforts were
10 break her grasp on bis THROAT ne uesan
to weaken. At last the blood spurted rom
his nostrlls, aud the sight OF TINS was more
than the poor woman could s5ani. one t. e
Liked her hold aud Fl III from tue mouse auu W
the nearest neighbors, and The police were
called. NJ, pa+or-
sons grasp tue mailman skunk to the auto Oh
tue house. altar
Here the officers found him, and only a5ter
tremendous struggle did they succ-eo ~
Nutnins could he learned from him, how W.
ey r. further uuan that bis name was sa,nei -
Je .ssen, ami that he hai escapea lron Z
Michigan insane asylum.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1890-03-15
DISASTERS AND CASUALTIES.

Fourteen cas-; OF smallpox are reported
in Meriden, Connecticut.
The stone dam of the Ro5erdell Mills at
Rocking ham, North Carolina, was destroyed
by the high water. The dam cost S50,0Oo.
Thomas Owens and Jams Leonard were
injured, the latter fatally, by the premature
explosion Of blast In mine at plymouth,
Pa.
d.. Edward W. Morley, Professor of Chem.
istry at Adelbert Col ege, Cleveland Ohio,
was badly injured by the explosion OF glass
jar containing uranium
The work of burying the victims OF thu
dam disaster in Arizona is nearly completed.
Thirty-nine bodies were recovered and iden-
tilted, and ten more are known to have been
lost.
During an entertainment at Lamar, Mis-
souri,, four men engaged in fight. Mrs.
Henry Short witnessed 1t, and during its
progress she tainted and died. She was SUBJ
ject to heart disease.
The cabin of a negro named Henry Green
lee, near Greenville, Mississippi, was burned,
and four children, the eldest being five years
of age persisted in the flames The parents
had gone to Church.
Andrew Alexander persisted in his burning
saloon in Woodside, Indiana. The FIRE is be.
llevcQ 10 nave De6n Que W tue uOo1iiiVJ Va
the c.tzsns. It twas the only saloon in wood
side small mining village.
A log train on narrow guage railroad
near Washburn, Wisconsin, ran away"
while descending steep grade Thomas
Walters, en- ..ineer, aud William Carleton,
fireman, jumped OF and were XII I'D.
Two workmen in Pittsburg attempted to
thaw out several sticks of from dynamite.
An explosion followed that wrecked the
blacksnlthshop where they were, AMI killed
David Hayes and fatally injured William
Snoddy.
AT a nesting Of tho Lancaster County
Agricultural Society, held IN Lancaster. Pa,
reports were read showing that the fruit crop
in that county "has been practically destroy
ed by the late frosts" Tn=re will, it is said,
be "no early iru.t at all.
While Leroy Jones was riding home in o
iumpar in Hanover county, Virginia, his
horse shi.d Off, throwing him OUT head fore.
most between the brace that held the sat OIL
the wagon. His head was wedged in. and
the spokcs of the revolving wheel crushed hli
skull
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1890-03-15
FAMINE In VIRGINIA.
A Thousand Persons on the
Point Of Starving.
Devastation Equal to That In Conc
mamGh Valley After tho Great

A Devastation Euuni TO rntt III SoHc-
maug., Valley After tho Great
YOUNGSTOWN Flood.
The reports from Greenvills county, Va,
aren't he starving condition OF the inhaGi-
lants is narrowing in the extreme. The crops
of the last several years have been almost
complete failures, and that OF the past season
was literally SO, due to the excessive and per-
petual rains and their consequent floods that
cntai!cd no less degree of DISSOLUTION and de-
siruction in the t'dewatsr region OF virginia
than was visited upon the Inflated Cone
maush valley in Pennsy venia.
There are over go farms IN the county
that arc to-day in u state OF desolatlon ana
the occupants in condition bordering on
STARVATION. There ore no exceptions. Al
have shared the suffering produced by Tue
blight
Ths most thrifty and prosperous farmers
have made compete and absolute failures IN
their last years crops. Largo numbers inaue
scarce Il bale of cotton and only few bar
rels OF corn, not enough for their own use, 10
say nothing OF feeding their stock WHAT
little meat has been slaughtered ana put up
hus been spuiletl Ivy the warm weather, ana
there is to-day not sufficient provisions to last
tue people ~ days.
The recent cold weather has produced
much suffering because the people have not
money with which to buy fuel aud winter
clothing. Ths sufferers arc bndly demoral-
lied; they do not know what to do, they are
willing enough to work, but there Is noiucra-
tive demand Tor their labor
The only people i'll the country VINO are De-
yond the pals Of want are negro laoorerS,
who for the past year have been employed IN
the construction through the county oil the
Atlantic aud Danvlle railroad. They have
money with which TO buy provisions. Sew
cral Instances OF lnngnanimous conduct on
the part OF these fortunate blacks have been
narrat'd If.
Rev Vernon l. Anson, of Greenvile county,
who has Travelled over the whole dlstrict,
says that there are silent sufferers whose
pride of racs and position keeps them from
informing thu distributing committee OF
their wants.
He says one gentleman cam, to HIM with
bis barefooted boy by his side, aud with eyes
streaming with tears said bis family WAS III
actual need of food and clothing, but thaG
he had not been able to bring himself TO let
his wants be known.
A committee composed OF five men from
each of the three magisterial districts of the
county, which was chosen by mass meeting
of cilizans, has just held its first meeting.
This committee ms issu d an appeal 10 thu
county for donations, comparing the desolA.
ton in Greenville county to the Johnstown
borrow OF last year. Provisions and cash ro-
iuittuuce can be forwarded to Judge Barham,
who is chairman of this committee. Inc leg
stature has been appealed to for assistance,
and the railroad authorities will give Tree
transportation to all who wish to SOCK work
elsewhere.
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TRADE'S. INDICATOR.
No Improvement in the Dis
tribution Of Merchandise.
Winter Goods is Stimulated by Cold
Weather but Sprin. staples Re-
tarded-Thc Grain Move ment.


Weather but Spring staples Re.
tarded-The Grain Move mcnt.
Special kilograms to Bradstreets report
no general improvement in the distribution
OF Merchandise. Cold weather and snow
have stimulated sales of some Winter goods,
but checked the movement in Spring staples.
Standard cotton goods have been fairly ac-s
tive, and boots and shoes and hardware have
been In good request Other lines are dull.
Ingram carpet makers complain Of over pro.
duction and will restrict tue output There
is heavy Southern demand for bacon, and
cattle and hogs are both better demand
at the West the former being Is to 20 cents
higher. Low prices of grain at Interior,
and farmers Indebtedness are reported re.
sponsibe for slow collections There is q
better interior demand in Louisiana. Coffee
has advanced ~ per pound, and sugar LILO
"a A.. 49,, ,..,. o,..u;,,. 40 o;,,.s n Fsb.
ruary aggregated "a 500, O45. 35l an increase
over February ast year OF 81 per cent. For
the two months this year the total is S9,5lS,-
752 49, gain over two months OF 1862 OF
7.9 per cent. Compared with January this
year the February total shows decline OF
Is per cent, and while January's gain over
year ago ~ per cent, FeLruary's gain
over f. bruary, 1859, is only 5.4 per cent.
Exports of wheat (ind fur as uheat)
both coasts, this week, are among the heav-
lest weeks shipment this year, aggregatlng
2.264. $50 bushels last week. The total ex-
ported, July TO date is n, ,2t3 bushels.
as compared with 63 Go, SO bushels in like
share Of l688-S9
The report to BradstreetS OF available
stocks of wheat East OF the Rocky Moua-
tains, United States and Canada, March J.,
shows total of 4, 362 900 bu'he!s, decrease
of 9.SG3 900 since January l, and 81 0u0
bushels less than was reported March |, 1889.
The decrease in available stocks during JAM
uary and February last year was S,O5o, O0o
bushels, aud in like portion Of 1855 only
4O45, coo bushels. The total of wheat stocks
March l, added to Beerbohn's aggregate OF
wheat in Europe, and afoat therei lore on that
date, is 95 S4l 000 bushels, against lO9, 742 00O
bushels year ago.
Dry goods with jobbtrs are fairly active
Weather conditions have not been altogether
favorable. Southern buyers are most num-
erous, and the Western retail demand is not
as active as anticipated. Prices are irregu-
lar Co!ored cottons rule in buyers favor.
and jobbers have moved of-styles ofprints
at price concessions Raw wool is dull, with
prices in buyers favor Oh hand to mouth
manufacturing demand. Raw cotton is i'd
cent higher on good demand and light crop
movement.
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BURIED BY AN AVALANCHE.
A Snow slide OH the Rockies Cover.

A Snow Slide OH the Rockies Covers
Up Cars and Locomotives.
One of vbe greatest cltastrophes i'll the was
of snow slide, withoutloss of life, occurred
five miles east of Wheeler, COL, at which is
known as Wall Cut. on the high line division
Of the South Park Railroad, in which two
passenger trains came near being sweptnwur.
The train going west was running in sections.
The first section got STUCK in Tho snow at
Wall Cut, aud section Two came up with two
powerful engines TO pull out tao first section.
Roldmaster Dobbins was standing in front
of tue head engine experimenting the work,
when in an instant an avalanche of snow
came down, sweeping him away. He was
completely covered by the flying mass OF snow
and carried distance of several thousand
feet. entirely across the river and on to the
Rio Grande tracks, where he managed toex-
tricnte himself with great difficulty. He was
severely injured: The tremendous volume
of snow was piled entirely over the four en-
eines putting out the fires and completely
GuryinC the mail cars, in which was the mail
agent and baggage-master. 1t took some time
to extricate the men, but neither were ln-
iured
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FLAMES IN DETROIT.
SEVERAL manufacturing Establish.
ments & re Destroyed.

Stvcrnl manufacturing EStnb!ish-
ments 4src Destroyed.
Fire was discovered in the rear of Gray &
Baffy's six story brick furniture factory, on
Concord street. The fra was on the fifth
flocr, and before the department cot to work
had gained Roadway among very dry mater
ials. Although general alarm was turned
in soon after, the flames spread rapidly to
the roof, aud then downward, until the roof
and upper floor fell. carrying the fire to thu
ground Carroll s. Hunts Chair Company
rsta hlshment on the west, went next, and
the ostler Printing Company and Carroll
Cigar Mandatory, occupying two numbers
OF the east followed. At midnight tie fire
was under control but still burning furiously.
This is the largest fire Detroit inexperienced
since the D. NJ. Ferry seed store fire in Jan
uary, 1856. when the loss ran into the mil
lions. The totnl loss is estimated at $3.50, GOO,
partially covered by insurance. The burned
buildings were the property of Senator James
Mcmillan, and valued st $40, 600.
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IN A BURNING SHAFT.
Eight Miners at Wilkesbarre,
Pa, Either Dead or Dying.
AIIAttcmpt at Res ne HIS Been Aban'
LouetI-NO One 10 Blame for the


All Attempt at Res ne HIS Been Abnn-
domed-No One ~ Blame for the
Horrible Accident.
The eight men who went to their work in
til South Wilkesbarre shaft the other after
room will never see the light of day again,
and it Is even doubtful if there will ever be
found evon the slightest yestige OF their re-
mains. II they died while trying to make
their way back to the foot of The shaft the
fierce furnace of heat that now fills every
inch Of that portion of the workings will ut
terly consum, them and not even fraS-
ment of them can be recovered.
II they did not die there. but found their
way into the upper workings OF into som
remot. corner OF the airways. their bodies
indeed will be recovered, but IL will be days
before they eau he reached, and, if not dead
now, they certainly will lie before help can
cone 4 few, chiefly the relatives aud FAM
lies OF the eutombed men, still nourlsh some
fuint hope, but it is a hops that Is shared by
very few.
All attempt at rescue has been abandoned
Until such time US tbs water can reach the
fire aud put 1t out. 10 this end every effort
is now being hent. lie cityS steam fire EN-
r:nes were called out. and, taking stations Oh
The lower ground, forced streams OF water up
the hill aud into the shalt In addition, u
donkey engine has been erected below, ami IS
pumping water from the creek. Three hve-
inch III ms from the Crystal Spring are also
pouring their streams under pressure into
the saaft.
At 8 o'clock the shaft was sounded and
twenty six feet of water recorded. Ib!s
meant that the lower workings were filled up.
The water came up rapidly from this point,
and at noon there was over forty feet 10 tht
sia:t.
Great volumes of offensive smoke, gas and
ste I'M continued to pour cut OF the air small
the steam is produced by the stream OF water
which is being poured down the stanton
,laft. This makes its way through tue oiaZ
in, portion of the mine and meets the rapidly
rising water below. ,,,,,,.
In conversation Mine Inspector Williams
sail: There is no one to blame LOT snis u'ir
fortunate accident. The boy who touched on
the feeder probably stumbled aud teil. ms
brought the lamp close to tue mouth OF tho
feeder, which took fire. Since the accident
the Lshgh and Wilkesbarre Coal Company
has spared no expens. in attempting to reach
the spot where the bodies are supposed 10 lie
The officials here have been willing to iopt
any measure for relief at any cost, ami eV.ry
man who went down with tue +. scuing party
vii, be Literally rewarded"
all day the situation outside the SHAFT mas
remained unchanged. Groups of men anu
bows still fingered around tue colliery. The
fan house. in which the whirlinS machinery
never stopped or Stacked for moment, was
th. centre of attraction. The vast column
of smoke and steam pouring ceaselessly IRON
toe uucast eaye evidenc, of the tiercenesi
with which tue flames burned below.
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POISON IN THE SPRINGS.
The Atrociou. Act of Three Young
Fiends in West Virginia.

The Atrociou. Act of Three Young
Fiends in West Virginia.
The mombers of half dozen famliesin West
Grafton, w. Va, had narrow escape from
death by poison few days ago. a fourteen
wear. old SON of Jacob Barnhouss broke into
the grocery of L. L. Loar and stole two doz,n
boxes of Rough on Rats. The boy with two
Younger brothers went over to West Graf
ton end emptied the contents OF the boxes
into three large springs, from which six to
eight families get water and at which good
deal of stock is also watered.
a girl who went for water for breakfast
noticed the empty boxes marked Poison"
lying beside the springs, and suspecting that
something was wrong she told what she hal
seen. As one OF the Farmhouse boys has a
record as posoner of cats, dogs and chick
ems, be was arrested. His confession impl
Gated his brothers and all three were locked
up. The boys have given no explanation of
their 6endish work.
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CRUSHED IN THE. CARS.
A Terrible Wreck on the Lake
Shore Railroad.
Fen Persons Killed and Many Tn
iurcd-0nc Section of an Express
Train Runs IntO the Other.

Fen Persons KILLED and Many Hi
iurcd-0nc Section of an Express
Train Runs fntO the Other.
Train 70 on the Lake Shore from the West,
due in Buffalo, N. Y, at 9.10 P. NJ. and
running very fast to mike up for lost time,
broke in two near Hamburg, at $50 o'clock.
The front part of the train. consisting OF en-
CINE, tender, smoker and the two day coaches
was quickly brought to a standstill. The rear
half composed OF five heavy Pullman's, came
on down the grade and crushed ilto the seq
ond day coach. The Pullman being the
beavier lifted the daycoach into the air, and
they now lie one on top of the other, and Doth
having telcscopad the first day coach.
Both the day coaches and the Pullman vera
tu.l OF pass .ngerS, AMI the loss OF life and
limb is probably very high. Ten are report
ed killed outright. A wreclSing train with
relief p!rLy OF surgeons soon left for the
:cene OF the accident. The ruiiroal authori-
lies and employees refus d any informltion
whatever 10 the press.
HAMBURG n Y.--As near as can be ascer-
lained. ten were killed aud twenty-five In
jured at the wreck Hear Bay view. Tram IL
had eleven coacbe three baggage, tonr
u0y COACHES ulll lpui "a"
rurted some miles we vi Hamburg, at the
coupling between the last y coach and thu
irst SLEEPER. The lirst section went on ahead
AMI was stopped y conductor Houghtallng
pulling tue bell rope.
Most of them III the last day co tcn were
warned in time to leave, but those inthe first
Pullman had no warning, nnd the cars met
and telescoped with Terrific force. The Full
nan was completely buried beneath the other
car. Engine No "a was dispatched to BUT
Iao for aid.
1t was two AMI one half hours before the
physicians arrived. A wrecking train pre-
{ died. the relief Grain, and work was begun
.xtricatiug tue imprisoned sufferers.
The Jdles taken out were stretched In
bag soce car. A grcas bondiire on the side
of the truck threw lurid light upon the
terrible sceue A passenger says the coup
linz was defective. lt LroKe precisely IN
The same place MS the train was leaving
Cleveland. AT 1879 o'clock relief traia
was made up, aud ten OF tue most seriously
injured taken TO the Hospital.
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A DESPERATE CRIMINAL.

Trair, Robber Hoixhay's Fingers Shot
OF While Attempting; TO Escape.
Reinund Holzhay, the train robber ana
murderer, now serving life sentence at the
branch prison, Marquette, Mich, will never
null a trigger again. All four fingers OF his
right hand have been shot away.
The prison authorities suspected that Hoi.
Ebay meditatsd an escape. When an attempt
was made to search him, he seized another
convict, named Meseroy, and, drawing
knife. threatened to kill him if he was mo-
Tested. After two hours vain endeavor 10
reason with him, Warden Tomp6ins succeed
~ in gort;no n snot at the convict's hand, in
which he grasped the knife. The heavy bull
lot tore away all of his right hand fingers
aud smashed the metacarpal bones.
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A MINERS HORRIBLE DEATH.
lhe Father Of Seven Motllerless Chill
dren Crushed to Death.

1he Father Of Seven MotiierIess Grill
dren Crushed to Death.
Michael Malta, former monber OF Com
mon Council, Scranton, was horribly killed
OF the Cayuga shaft, where be was employed
ls pump runner
The tiu.e coming when be should descend
in the mine to see how the water stood, he
rot to the surface Ian ling, and Head Man
Rogers called to hin from above it he was
ready Malta replied that he was, but eef fI,
A search was nude und tue mau5!ed corpse
was found at the bottom OF the shaft, below
the carriage landing, brushed into sha?s-
less mass and evssy bone broken.
A portion of the skull was found fastened
in a plank at the side of the shalt. where the
lody struck i'll its descent.
SIX laUorers working in the gangway near
the pump were spattered with blooi WHEN
the body struck.
Mala's corpse was rolled up in blanket
and carried homo to seven orphan children,
whose mother is also dead.
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SAVED BY HIS SON.

A Narrow Escape from q Horrible
Death III u Mine.
Thomas Howells, of Ashland, Pa, was res.
cued from horrible death by his son David.
they were employed as miners il tie Buck
Mountain slope. at Bost collIery, and hav rg
bored hole In the coal, they charged it With
powder and ignited the fuse Both started
to run, but huge piece Of coal fell from the
top, striking Mr.. Howells and knocking him
down. His son heard the noise and looking
back, took the situation in at glance. Run
ming back, he withdrew the lighted fuse in
lime to prevent the explosion. Had be been
a moment later, both father and son would
have been blown to atoms. The coal was re.
moved from his father, when it was found
thai he had sustained serious injury.