Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1891-12-03

rendered himself an object of aver
sion to the soldiers. was seized BY
the men while going his rounds and
hanged in the barracks. A sergeant
discovered him IN time to save his
life. -
Senator Sherman has written to
the Ohio republicans committee pro-
posing that the Legislature of Ohio
elect a United States Senator in
place of Mr.. Brice, just as though
vacancy existed, and allow the
person so elected to conduct a con-
test before the Senate for the seat.
Alexander Moorhead, aged twen-
ty-fOur years, son of the Rev. ".
W. Moorhead,. of Greensburg, Pa. /,
attempted suicide at Homer City,
Pa, yesterday by shooting himself
near the heart. He said he could
not bear separation from his brother,
who was married on Wednesday.
1t is said he was a sutton for the
hand of his brothers bride.
Monday, November 80, 1891.
The men accused of the shooting
Of George Smith, the dredger, are
out on 81, 900 bail.
The New York Camp of Confed-
crate Veterans will celebrate Gen
eral Lees birthday, January 10,
with a dinner.
The barn of Hezekiah Hoffman
two miles above Smithsburg, in
Washington county, together with
its contents, was burned on Friday
night. One horse was burned up.
There was small insurance.
Richard Tuna, colored, has been
committed to the Rockville Jail for
killing his brother-in-law, Joseph
Hacdett, with a shotgun.
The coroner's jury decided that
George Smith, the dredger, who
was killed on the pungy Ariel, was
murdered by George Phipps, George
Ford and Hiram Cummings, of the
State oyster police.
An eminent German chemist has.
after many experiments, discovered
that an oil can be extracted from
corn which will take the place of
linseed oil in the manufacture of
soap.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cleveland and Baby
Ruth will take up their residence at
Lakewood Cottage, n. j., today.
Mr.. Cleveland will speak at the
New England Club dinner in Brook
Ign December II.
At Coeburn Station, on the Nor
folk and Western Railroad, in Wise
county, Friday last, a man named
kanel, who was intoxicated, fell in
front of a moving train, which
passed over him, cutting one leg off
and horribly mutilating his body
and killing him instantly.
Daniel Brown, aged forty years.
one of the jury commissioners of
Berks county, Pa, while adjusting
IA belt in -four mill at Fleetwood,
in that county, was whrled to death
in the shafting, his arms and leg
being broken.
The Rev. DIR. John Hall, pastor
of n. Y. Fifth Avenue Presbyterian
Church, was shot at three times as
he was entering his parsonage after
morning service yesterday. John
G. Rath, who fired the shots, was
arrested and talked insanely of u
conspiracy against him.
Fifty prominent anti-Harrison
republicans of Indiana met at
indianapolis Saturday and resolved
to endeavor to secure the election of
Blaine delegation from that State
to the Republican National Conven-
ton. 1t was represented that Mr..
Blaine would accept if nominated.
A man in Vienna, seventy years
old, afflicted with a religious mania
and believing himself called upon
to make sacrifice, procured seven
nails, each three inches long. and
hammered them into his skull.
When taken to a hospital blood was
pouring from his head. While the
doctors do not entertain any hopes
of his recovery, they are deeply in
terested in the case as showing how
the brain may be terribly injured
and yet not cause sudden death.
Tuesday, December l, 1891.
Fire at Winnebago, H., Sunday
night, destroyed six business blocks.
1t is estimated that the loss will
reach $50, 200. There was but little
insurance.
Governor Buchanan, of Tennes-
see, declares that the convicts shall
be returned to the mines if it takes
every able bodied man in the Stat
to do it.
The thermometer in Balt;more
registered a minimum temperature
of IL yesterday, the coolest No
1880. S4"oe
The trial of George lie go;pt
charged with assault u,;+h :;