Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1891-11-19

age, residing with his mother, near
Magnolia, Nd, shot himself in the
head accidentally while out cunning
yesterday morning, and died two
hours later from the effects OF his
wound.
On Sunday the barn Of Amor
West, near Darnestown, Mont
gomery county, was burned, with
its contents.
At Allisonville, w. Va, last
week Joseph Carney was caught in
the belt of -four mill and Killed.
Both arms were torn off, both legs
were broken in several places, his
neck was broken and the room was
spattered with blood.
During horse-race at Walkers
vile, w. Va, Tuesday, a young
man named Fleming drove into the
branches of a tree that had been
felled and lay by the roadside and
was fatally injured by one of the
limbs entering his breast and break
ing of in his lungs.
The Snow Hill Messenger hoists
at the head of its columns the
names of Arthur P. German, of
Maryland, for President, and Isaac
p. Gray, Of Indiana, for Vice Presi-
dent, in 1892. The Messenger is
also for John Walter Smith, of
Worcester county, for United States
Senator, to succeed Senator Wilson.
James Charles, q terra Gotta oper-
ator while at work under the roof
of the new Masonic Temple in
Chicago, fell 10 stories. He was
standing on a scaffold, with John
Wilson, a fellow-workman. The
scaffold gave way. Wilson held to
the supports and saved himself.
Every bone in Charles's body was
broken. The coroner's inquest was
postponed because Wilson could not
be found. 1t is said that he and
Charles quarreled a few moments
before the scaffold broke.
Tuesday, November II, 1891.
Both political parties still claim
the New York Legislature.
A negro man was drowned in
Salisbury, November 8, as was sup
posed accidentlly, now there is evil
dence going to show that he was
pushed in the water by the woman
with whom he was walking.
George l.. Stocksdale, keeper of
the courthouse at Towson, Balti-
more county, was acquitted of the
cherge of larceny of money from
George W. Yellott, county treasur-
er.
Representative Crisp, of Georgia,
has arrived in Washington, and is
confident of being elected Speaker
Of the House.
The case for criminal libel against
the proprietors of the Annapolis
Republican was concluded today
and verdict of equity" rendered.
The board of health authorized
Commissioner McShane to advertise
the law requiring infectious dis
e.ses to be reported The commits
sioner says smallpox has developed
in Canada and other places, and
the people here should attend to
vaccination.
The United States Supreme Court
affirmed the judgments of the New
York United States courts, by
which the United States received
judgement on the bond executed
by L. FL. Rogers as surety for Cap
tain Howgate, the defaulting dis
bursting officer of the signal service.
Mr.. Warren K. Morehead and
DR.. Cresson, who have been prese-
cutting excavations near Chillicothe,
Ohio, for the past three months in
the interest of the Worlds Fair,
have exhumed the massive skeleton
of man which was encased in cop
per armor. The head was covered
by an oval-shaped copper cape.
The jaws, arms, chest and stomach
was covered with copper. The
mouth was stuffed with genuine
pearls of immense size, but much
decayed. Around the neck was a
necklace of bears teeth, set with
pearls. At the side of the male
skeleton was also found female
skeleton, the pair supposed to be
man and wife. 1t is estimated that
the bodies were buried where they
were found fully six hundred years
ago. Messrs. Morehead and Cres-
son believe that they have at last
found the king of the mound
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