The Hazel Green herald., 1891-08-07
OVER rHs WORLD IN A WEEK.

acted at the state penitentiary While
returning from divine service two colored
convicts happened to be together. One
of them, through accident or design, kept
stepping on the heels of his fellow con-
vict. A fight ensued, during which the
offending convict was thrown or pushed
to the stone Acor beneath, distance of
thirty feet. He soon died.
Two boys, named Moore and Green,
were out fishing near Springfield, Ohio,
and saw a squirrel engaged in deadly
battle with snake The squirrel caught
the reptile back Of the head and bit into
its neck until it was dead. The snake
was three feet in length. The squirrel
was so played out after the battle that
the boys killed it with club.
An army of tramps made raid on
the town of Catawassa, Pa, last week
aud twelve houses were broken into.
Alarm was given, and the citizens organ
lied for protection and the tramps fled.
Sentinels guarded the town the remain
der of the night.
There is great excitement among the
Cincinnati Southern railroad conductors
over the fact that five of their number
have been asked to resign. 1t is said
that the road has had detectives for
some time, who found good deal of
crokedness.
While Rev. Sam Jones was preach.
ing TO large audience, most of whom
were ladies, at Houston, Texas, recently,
some miscreants on the outside turned
out the lights, and rottenegged the evan.
gelist and congregation.
Great interest is aroused among the
people of Pomona Valley (Cal.) by the
purchase of 460 acres of land, with an
option of 800 more, for the purpose of
planting the largest fig orchard in the
world.
While the employees of the Peconic
bank, Sag Harbor, L. l., were watching a
passing circus procession, a thief entered
bank and grabbed package containing
$500, with which he escaped.
A water supply inspection commit.
tee reports that 'Cincinnatians use drink.
ing water contaminated by drainage from
the habitations of 10000 people living
near the waterworks.
An editor of the New York News
has been indicted for publishing an &C.
count of the recent electrocution at Sing
Sing. The New York law forbids such |
The earth has caved in in many
places in Edwardsville, Pa, causing
houses to topple over and rendering the
land in the vicinity useless for further
building.
The wholesale liquor house of J. b.
Cowan q Co., at Dallas Texas, was des-
trOyed by fire recently, and 700 barrels
If liquor went up in the flames. Loss
s75, 900.
Patrick Toohey, of Milwaukee, Wis,
,onfesses to shooting and attempted rob
'ery in 1883, for which crime two young
men served three years in State prison.
"A farmer living near Coldwater,
Mich, had fifteen prize cattle poisoned
ecently by some fend who fed them
'aris green and salt.
james Gordon Bennett has been in ,
icted for publishing an account of the {
ecent electrocution of the four murder
RS in New York.
"A Connecticut man has gone into
he business Of propagating sewer rats.
lie sells their skins 10 "kid" glove man
factuTers.
An enterprising New Hampshire !
roman has been drawing four pensions '
= Mrs. Smith, which was not her name
t all.
On his first trip out brakeman on b
he O., j. Il NJ. railroad fell from box !
ar at Coldwater, Ohio, and broke his
eek. J
1t is said that the five leading hotels :,
Saratoga take in an aggregate of g.. n
5000 month during the busy season. !,
Fire at Newport News, Va, destroy :.
! over twenty buildings, stores and n
wellings. Estimated loss, 100000. d