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The morning call., 1891-12-14
STRICKEN AS HE SANG.
A Kensington Boatman Is Suddenly
Blinded.

A Kensington Boatman Is Suddenly
George Neely. Kensington boatman, has
been suddenly and mysteriously stricken
blind. His eyesght left him Monday with
out warning and without any painful con-
finement. he had begun his usual work on
a canal-boat. on the Rarltan canal, from
New Brunswick. He had walked step or
two on the boat singing merrily to him
self, when suddenly every thing grew black.
He could not see objects half foot distant.
His vision had completely failed him.
Cropping about the deck he tried to COM
municate his affliction to the other deck
hands. but they, noticing his uncertain ac-
tions. thought he was drunk. When his true
condition was discovered he was stenderly
taken care of, and when the canal boat
reached this city he was conveyed to his
home in Kensington and there attended to.
Still he grew no better. 1t was then de-
cided that the best place for him was hos
pital.
His nephew accompanied him to the Phil
adephia Hspita. On arriving there he
was examined and placed in the nervous
ward. where he is resting quietly with his
vision only slightly improved. d.-Philadelphia
Record.
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Eapa Valley Wines.

ST. HELENA, Dec. 13.-The wine-makers
OF Upper Napa Valley held an important
meeting at Turner Hall. st. Helena, Satur-
day afternoon and signed pledge not to
sell the good. sound dry wines of 1891 below
10 cents at the depot. net cash. without
commission. The industry seems to be at
turning point for the better now, AMI our
wine men, realizing the Importance of hold
ing their product of 1891 for a fair price,
have bound themselves not to sell below a
given price
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Schism in a Church.

DUBLIN. Dec. 13.-While service was
going on at st. Mary's Protestant Anglican
Church to-day in Newry. eleven vestrymen
advanced to the altar and seized the COM
munion cloth on which were embroidered
the letters t." /. II. S." and with the rector
struggled for its possession. The vestry-
men were victorious, and cut off and burned
the lettering II. II. 81 The yestry has
long agiated the subject of the removal of
the lettering. which proved extremely OBJ
jectionable to certain parishiones s. The
vestrymen will be prosecuted.
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Capture,f Again.

Pascal Oreno was prisoner in tie House
of Correction up to November 9th, when he
managed to make his escape. He is also
well known to the police and knew they
were on the lookout for him. This did not
deter him, however, from making raid
yesterday afternoon, in company with Leon
Peyre, on wood pile near the corner of
Davis and East streets. They selected a
big piece of timber, and were in the act of
walking off with it when Officer Egan hap
pened along and placed both men under
arrest. They were taken to the North
Harbor Station. where they were charged
with petty larcency.
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NEW WATER FREIGHT LINE.
The union Transportation Company Incor-
porated at Stockton

STOCKTON. Dec. 13.-The new steamboat
company which is to engage in the freight
ing business between Stockton and San
Francisco was Incorporated here yesterday
underline name Of the Union Transporta-
ton Company. The capital stock is 5000, 900
divided into 1000 shares of 500 each. The
Directors chosen are: James Gillis, who
was President of the old California Steam
Navigation Company for many years; Will
lam Martin, who was Secretary of that cor
poration; Peter Christensen, a farmer; J.
b. Sears, steamboat man and capitalist,
and J. 5. Belcher, President of the Farm
ers' Union Milling Company. a corporation
which has Just erected a seven-story -four
mill here. The new company has con-
tracted for two steamboats, of 400 tons ca
pacity and will engage in the freight busi-
ness in the spring
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An Important Cantura.

JEFFERSON CITY (Mo.), Dec. 13.-It is be-
lieved the man arrested last night for at
tempting to pass fraudulent check is an
importaEt capture. He gives the name of
George NJ. Latin of Pittsburg, and says he
is capitalist and the owner of large iron
works, and that he is searching for a site
for a plant to employ 1900 men. He is
thought to be the man who worked several
Missouri towns for large amour is by means
of spurious checks under the name of Cav
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was loaded with buckshot. and the chargs
OF powder must have been light, as none Of
the shot passed entirely through his body.
On his left side slight discolorations of the
skin showed the location of the three buck
shot: Evinger was &c years old, and leaves
VIE ana family of grown-up children.
He lett a note to the Coroner. stating in
substance that he took his life OF his own
free will. The handwriting was Identified
by A. 5. Waldo, who accompanied the
Coroner. and who was familiar with it. He
also left letters to each of his children.
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Attempted Murder and Suicide.

MT. OLIVE Qll). Dec. 13. - Yesterday
John Miller, aged 6S years. during the alb
sence of his wife became intoxicated. On
her return he threatened her life She ran
out of the house, but he followed her and
fired bullet clear through her body. He
then committed suicide. Mrs. Miller's
wound is thought to be fatal. The tragedy
was evidently .premeditated, as few days
ago Miller settled up all his business affairs
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ARGENTINE POLITICS.

Combination of Different Parties to Select a
Candidate for President.
NEW YORK, Dec. 13-A Buenos Ayres
dispatch says: Judging from reports from
all parts of the republic the different politi-
cal parties are forming a combination favor
ing the candidature of DR.. Eduardo Costa
for the Presidency. Advices from Mendo-
"A say the Sixth Regiment of the Argentine
army has been stationed along the Chilean
frontier to guard against raids upon Argen-
tine territory said to be contemplated by
Chilean trooDs.
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Hrazilian Insurpents pisbanai,e

NEW YORK. Dec. 13.-The Herald's Rio
dispatch saws: The Governors of Rio Ja-
neiro and San Paulo, who were appointed
by F0nseca, have resigned. The troops of
the insurgent' in Rio do Sui have laid down
their arms and disbanded. The Uruguayan
battalion has returned home, and its mem
bers will eventually be incorporated into
the regular army.
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A Public Nuisance.

At the intersection of Fifteenth and
Church streets there is large pool of water
that has resulted in no less than sixteen
arrests in two days. The drivers, in order
to avoid it, drive over the sidewalk, for
which they are held liable and ara arrested
If seen. Residents in the vicinity and the
drivers are complaining about the nuisance.
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Monmouth TRACK. :.

New YORK, Dec. 1S.-Many of the best
informed turfmen believe that the Mon
mouth track will be opened to the public
on July 4th. Since August, 1890, Withers
has expended not less than 5000, 900 in COM
grounds.
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HOME WARD BOUND.
Chris Buckley Reported on His Way to
San Francisco.

MONTREAL, Dec. 13 - Christopher A.
Buckley of San Francisco, who has been a
resident here since the 1st of October, left
for home last night. His departure was
due tn the action of the Supreme Court in
declaring the Grand Jury which indicted
him illegally constituted.
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Riverside Progress.

SAN BERNARDINo, Dec. 13.-A move has
been started at Riverside that bids fair to
result in building the big Rubidoux Hotel at
the foot of Rubidoux Mountain, half mile
west of the business center of the city.
About $4,000 was spent four years ago in
laying the foundation and preparing the
grounds for this hotel but work was sus-
pended on account of depression in busi-
ness. Times having revived and a demand
for more hotel accommod ations being ur-
gent, plan has been perfected whereby it
is believed the hotel will be b Tilt A public
meeting is called for the next Saturday to
start the work
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Buenos Ayres and valparaiso Railroad.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13-The Bureau of
American Republics is Informed that but
forty-nine miles remain to be constructed of
the railway that is TO connect Buenos Ayres
with VALPARAISO. At recent meeting of
Directors in London it was announced that
700 miles are now open to traffic.
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A Coolies peadIv Knife.

A notorious, one-legged vagrant named
Henry Ballinger went into a restaurant ON
Mission street, opposite Woodward's Gar
dens, yesterday, and proceeded to feast on
all the good things visible. When he re-
fused to pay, the cook, named j. Hansen,
used the bread-knife on him. spilling some
of his gore. Ballinger was sent to the City
and County Hospital for repairs and Hansen
was arrested for an assault with a deadly
weapon,
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Ancidapfa1Iv A Shot

NEWMAN. Dec 13.-Antone Pitzer, q
pioneer and prominent citizen of Volta, was
probably fatally shot yesterday afternoon
by his son accidentally. They were killing
hogs with Winchester rifle, when a shell
lodged in the gun. The young man endeav-
ored to extract the shell, when it exploded.
with the above result. The wounded man
Is member Of the Volta Improvement
Company
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Press, with view to ascet tanning the effect
which the American copyright law was pro-
ducing has been made recently. Several
important firms hesitated in expressing an
opinion on the ground that their business
arrangements hardly ermitted their views
to be made public. Others said the act had
been In operation too brief a time to enable
them to form any definite Judgment of the
result. The summing up of other inter-
views show the consensus of opinion TO be
mental to either the European or American
trade 1t is thought, however, that the law
will result in r gradual cheapenng Of good
literature in both countries.
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ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. 13-The Russian
police assert that they have unearthed a
conspiracy to force the granting of national
constitution. In the past few days many
persons have been arrested in this city aud
Moscow on the charge of being implicated
In the Mot.
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Poison ed With Rancid Lard

WEST BAY CITY (Mich), Dec. 13.-Mr.
Flynn. together with his wife and seven
children, were poisoned by eating potatoes
that had been cooked In rancid lard. The
physician thinks them all out OF danger.
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Oakland Train DELAYED.

CoLFAX, Dec. 13.-The engine of freight
train No. jumped the track at Colfax this
morning, delaying the overland train two
hours and ten minutes. Stanford's private
car was attached to the overland.
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Dreadful Conseoueuoes Of a Crime.

SHREVEPORT Ga.), Dec. 13.-Joseph Pat
terson (colored), who yesterday killed his
wife and negro in Bossier Parish, and
afterward shot j. B. Lay and Dave Wal
lace, was run down so close by mob this
afternoon that he returned home, put to
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Chiness smnrelad In.

PORT TOWNSEND, Dec. 13-Seventeen
Chinese were landed on the beach near here
tonight from British Columbia. Customs
officers arrested ten of them but the others
escaped. Officers are now in search of them.
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Greetine for onsen yictoris

PARIS, Dec. 15.-The municipal authori-
ties of Hyeres are preparing to give Queen
Victoria warm greeting on her visit to that
town. A series of fetes are being arranged.
The Mayor has sent a letter saving the peo-
pie are grateful for the honor she is about to
confer.
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Mime. Modjeska Improving.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 13.-Mme Modjeska
is much better tonight.
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MURDER UNHEARTHED.

The Body Of Woman Found Hanging in a
Chimney.
PARIS, Dec. BIN 1889 the wife of a
shop-keeper named Bender disappeared.
Bender informed the police that she was
unfaithful, and had fed after having at
tempted to poison him. Recent communi-
cations led the police to search Bonder's
house, when the body OF the woman was
found hanging in the chimney. The corrse
was dried and blackened by heat and smoke.
Bender has made q confession.
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OCEAN RACE.

Arrival at New York Of Two Ships From
San Francisco.
New YORK, Dec. 13. = The American
clipper slips A. J. Fuller and NJ. p. Grace
arrived yesterday after an exciting race
from San Francisco. The Grace sailed on
August 1st last and the former on the I'd
The Fuller overlook the Grace and passed
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SACRAMENTO NEWS.
Boy Shot and Drowned-Horse-Thieve at
Work

Work
SACRAMENTO, Dec. 13.-To-day Christian
Williams, aged 10 years, went shooting with
Ed Hartuess, of the same age. In getting
out of their boat on the American River the
Williams boy pulled his gun after him and
1t was discharged. the contents entering the
abdomen. His young comrade pulled him
out of the water and on the steep bank,
but could NOT get him 10 the top of tho
bank. He lGt him there, still conscious,
to call aid, and when the parties returned ii
was found the boy had disappeared in the
water. The body was recovered near the
bank.
A special to the Record Union states that
horse-lheves have stolen thirteen colts from
Z. Forni, near Mud Springs, Ell Dorado
County.
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Confidence Peturuinr.

Rio JANEIRo. Dec. 13.-The city is more
quiet, and the confidence of fnancers is
returning. The latest reports about the
Campos affair say that six persons were
killed and twenty wounded.
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The Crested Butte Strike

DENVER, Dec 13.-Everything is quiet at
Crested Butte to-day. The Sheriff and posse
are still in possession of the mine. Four of
the wounded Italians are momentarily ex-
pected' to die. A committee of miners has
been appointed to confer with the owners,
with view of settling the difficulty.
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Favorable Report on a Mine.

LONDON, Dec 13.-The Directors of the
Montana Ruby Mines Company who were
sent to inspect the property. the acquisition
OF which the company has under cons sidera-
tlon, have eabled theiI approval OF its pur-
chase
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THE SMYRNA MURDER.
Robbery the Object, and the Perpetrators Still
at Large

Ut LHIRH.
JACKSONVILLE (Fla.). Dec. 13-The per-
petrators of the quadruple murder near New
Smyrna are still at large Investigation
shows that Mrs. Hatch and her sun were In
one room while the bodies of Frank Pack
wood and Miss Bruce were in another. The
latter had undoubtedly been assaulted before
she was murdered. A revolver with two
chambers empty. doubie-barreled shotgun
with the stock broken into splinters, and
long-bladed butcher-knife were found in
tile rooms. Robbery was undoubtedly the
object of the crime,
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fight the mourners sitting in the room with
his wife's corpse and blew out his brains.
The mob removed the body Of the murdered
woman, then fred the house, burning Pat
terson's body. Wallace died last night.
Lay will recover.
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A CONVINCING LETTER.
Mrs. Ncrcross Positive That the Bomb-Thrower
Was HAr Som

BosToN, Dec. 13.-In an interview to-
night Mrs. Norcross said the letter found in
her sons desk, addressed to her, moved
from the minds OF herself and husband all
doubts that Henry, her son, was the man
who threw the-bomb at Russell Sage.
The opening sentence of the latter was:
II go to New York to get 81, $50. 900 If /
do not succeed | viii kill myself" She re-
fused to divulge further contents of the let
ter, but finally said: ''He was insane, and
made martyr OF himself in the interest of
his inventions and for the good of society,"
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Lacked Enthusiasm.

PARIS, Dec. 13.-T. B. Brvan, a Chicago
Fair Commissioner. in an interview, said:
Il regret TO find, so far. that there is little
enthusiasm for the Chicago fair among man
ufacturers, though do not think the cold
ness due to the Mckinley law"
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The Parnells at Liysrpool.

LONDON. Dec. 13.-Mrs. Della Parnell.
mother of the late Charles S. Parnell, and
her son, John Parnell, arrived at Liverpool
to-day and received visit from few Par
nellites in Liverpool John Parnell avoided
politics. Both Mrs. Parnell and her son
started for Dublin this evening.
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Placer County grocer is selling grocer
les on the savings bank system. that is, a
saving system to the customer. He has
adopted the use of coupon books which he
sells at a discount, and which he redeems
In goods at their par value, thus giving the
customer the benefit of the d scOunt.
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A Wealthy Society Woman Wants to Be Free

Wealthy Society Woman Wants to Be Free
New HAVEN Comm, Dec. 13-Mrs. Eliza
beth F. Kennedy of st. Louis brought di-
vorce suit against Robert S. Kennedy. also
of that city. Mrs. Kennedy, who has re-
sided here three years, is very popular in
society and is quite wealthy. The ground
for action is stated to be cruelty.
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proiactsd Visits hv Emneror William

PARIS. Dec 1.-THE Figaro this morn
ing announced that the Emperor of Ger
many will visit Vienna in March, afterward
going to Bucharest to visit the King of
Roumania
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Reports of a Massacre Confirmed

BRUSSELS, Dec. 13.-The Congregation of
MongOlian Missions al Client received
news confirming the report that 800 native
Christians we're massacred in the Patton
district, and that all the Europeans escaped.
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Diamonds Recov cred

DAYTON (Ohio), Dec. 13-Chef of Police
Freeman, assisted by detective. has un-
earthed most OF the diamonds recently
stolen on train here from the agent of a
Cincinnati jewelry house.
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SPANISH Loan Arranged.

MADRID. Dec. 13-The Epoca confirms
the announcement that loan of $50, coo, coo
has been arranged, to be issued on the 30th
inst
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Newspauer Issues Cousolidated

KANSAS CITY, Dec 13.-To. morrow the
Kansas. City Times will consolidate the
evening with the morning issue, and the
paper will hereafter be issued as morning
paper.
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BERLIN, Dec. 13.-Von Pulow, the Ger
man pianist. is critically i'll with influenza.
The epidemic OF influenza In this city is the
most severe ever known.
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NeWsrapar Snnnressed

BERLIN, Dec. 13.-The Scientific Journal
Lichtstrablen has been seized for comment
Ing upon the Emperor recent remark: "Su-
prema lex yoluntas regis"
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BERLIN, Dec. 13.-Emperor William went
to Neck lenburg yesterday to attend the
wedding of Prime Albert OF Saxe-Altenburg
and Duchess Helene of Mecklenburg-S Sire
lt1
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FATAL RESULT.
Accident Followed by Death to Resident of
Ell Dorado County.

PLACERvILLE, Dec. 13.-Adam NJ. Mel
choir, an old and respected citizen Of this
county, was found last evening lying on the
public road near White Rock with broken
leg. The injury was received by being
thrown from his wagon while driving to his
ranch at Mosquito. He was brought to,the
set and his wants ministered to. After
the operation, and while in the act of smok-
Ing cigar, he fell back suddenly and died.
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CHEAPER BOOKS.

The American Copyright Law to Lessen
Prices Of Good Literature.
LONDON, Dec. 13.-A series of interviews
with publishing firms here by the Associated
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her before reaching port. The captain Of
the Grace used n little strategy in securing
fast tug to bring his vessel into port
ahead of the Fuller, but the two vessels
reached the docks about the same time.
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Cottages Crushed by Falling Walls.

LONDON. Dec. 13-By the fall of build
ing at Newport to-day two adjacent cot
tages were completely crushed. severely in
luriug ten persons
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GermarY's New Traaty.

BERLIN, DEC. 13.-Germany will open
negotiations for a commercial treaty with
the Netherlands in January.
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DESPERATE BURGLARS.
Attempt to Rob Parsonage and Assassinate
Priest

Priest
HoLDAYsBURG Pa.), Dec. 13.-A bold
attempt to burglarize the parsonage of st.
Nicho Roman Catholic Church and
m urder the priest. Father John Heine. was
made early this morning. Tworobbers pried
open the kitchen window and entered the
house They then went direct to Father
Heine's room, and he, hearing a noise,
opened the door. The robbers were within
few feet of him, and immed ately opened
fire and then fed. Fortunately their aim
was bad. and Father Heine was not in
jured. There is no clew to the would-be
asSassins,
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A farmer of Murray County, Ca. 65 years
OF age, has never worn anything but home.
made clothing.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-08-11
ITALIANS AGAIN.
A Car Containing Fifty Of Thorn
Run Into by an Engine.
TWO KILLED and nine INJURED.
amor the Wreck, the Itnlipns Who
We're Unhurt Try oKill the Engl'
nccr and Fireman of the Engine
.,no, Demolished Their CARA Very
Exciting Time.

vrw HAVEN, CoxS., Aug. 1O.-Nine
Italian laborers we're seriously injured,
two fatally, in a railway collision near
Dr,piord, on the Shore Line branch OF
,bo New York, New Haven 4 Hartford
,oilroad about 0 o'clock this morning.
A gravel train left New Haven about
5.$o, and in the caboose on the end OF
Me train we're about fifty Italians.
While crossing the main track near the
Broniord station freight train bound
i,r New London struck the caboose and
threw it off the track. Nine ofthe fifty
Italians we're injured. They all belong
in New Haven. ALI were taken to the
New Haven hospital.
The engine ran through the car before
/, stopped. Engineer Benjamin and
,ircman Harry Hunt jumped and saved
their lives. The train hands and the
ieW persons about the station hastened
n assist the unfortunate men pinned
between the engine and brOkentimbers:
Thew were carried to the station and
musicians summoned. In tho mean.
While three hundred Italians gathered
short distance from the station and
talked together in loud tones,
The cab OF the engine had taken fire
and engineer Benjamin and fireman
Hunt returned to extinguish it. The
Italians saw them and arming them;
,cIyrs with stones and shovels rushed
jor the engine and surrounded it. Hunt
va. knocked down with piece oil coal.
IIe sourh; refuge afterwards in a neigh
boring shop. Engineer benjamin NOW
cd his way through the mob by bran
dishins piece Of heavy timber. lie
reached the depot in safety and locked
himself w in the ticket office. The
Italians were eventually pacitied, but
they refused to work the day out.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-08-11

ANNAPOLIS, MD., Aug. l0.-1Iohn Du-
vail, a prominent civil engineer, aged
seycnty.thrre, committed suicide this
morning. At the breakfast table he
asked his sisters for a glass of sugar and
water, into which he poursed a white
powder, One OF his sisters asked:
What is it?' Only some medicine"
he answered. The other sister picked
up the envelope which had contained
the powder, and saw on it "poison,
sirychninc." She screamed for help,
and yainly struggled to prevent her
brother from swallowing the contents of
the glass. Two physicians worked hard
to save Dnyall, but he died in great
lgOuv.