Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1891-03-19
NEWS IN BRIEF.


President Harrison shot six red.
head ducks at Bengies, and is de-
lighted with his sport.
Mr.. J. Dixon Slade, Of Baltimore
county. hanged himself in his barn,
near Long Green postofiice, Tuesday.
A number of children were killed by
the falling Of portion OF the syna-
gogue at Mcneil. in Westphslis.
A FIRE at Suffolk, Va, destroyed
the saw and planning mills of johnson
& Andrews. with large amount Of
lumber; loss. $4,000; insurance. g..
600.
David Pcsten, the prominent law
yer of Memphis. Tenn, who was shot
in that city on Tuesday by Col. Il.
Clay King. died yesterday.
Gao. John NJ. Palmer, democrat,
was elected to the United States Senate
from Illinois yesterday, making FIVE
senatorsbips wrested from the republi-
cans this winter.
Property recently purchased by the
general government at Annapolis is
being cleared Of buildings to enlarge
the United States Naval Academy
grounds.
FRIDAY, March Is.
President Harrison killed thrice q
more ducks at BENCHES Point yeste.
day.
Bristol, Va, was visited by a des,
tructivs fire, and child was burned
to death.
The friends of Hon. Thos. ]. Keat
ing have put his name forward fol-
the State senstorship of Queen Annes
county.
The California Legislature passed
q concurrent resolution denouncine
grain bags. "
In Anne Arundel county, where
there il a membership of six hundred
in the Farmers Alliance, the organi.
cation expects to influence good local
nominations for public Office.
The FIRE in Pittsburg. Pa, yester.
day morning destroyed the Weldin
and Germania Bank buildings. on
Wood street. The loss will be about
$500. 600 upon which there is an in.
surance Of $225,0OO.
The barn of Mr.. Thomas Stokes. of
Warren county, Va, was burned Sat.
urday night, and Mr.. Thomas Meri.
fee, who Was sleeping in the NOV of
the barn, was burned to death.
At Kilgore. near Cattlettsburp, XIV.
Tuesday night. six men were shot at a
merrymaking and four will probably
die. There had been much drinking
and the fight arose from q Quarrel
over the selection Of partners for a
dance.
Al Friedensburg, near Reading,
Pa, Yesterday. Birdie" Miller, a
schoolgirl. was attacked by a bulldog
and bloodhound and bitten 90 badly
that che will likely die. There are
forty terrible lacsrated wounds on
her body.
Bella Preusch. a fifteen -year.old
girl. was suspended from school at
Virginia City. New, Wednesday from
thirty days for misbehavior. She
went home and shot and fatally
wounded her1elf with a revolver.
She says she is innocent of the charge
and could not stand disgrace.
Hiram McConkey. of Springport,
Jackson county. Mich. has awak ened
from sleep Of eight months. It ia
supposed ciot on the brain Caused !
the stupor. He did not speak or open |
his eyes during the whole period. |
his awakening was preceded by
bleeding from the ears.
SATURDAY, March IA.
An earthquake shock was felt At
Nswburgh, N. Y. yesterday morn.
ing.
Ay Hahe, twenty three Years
ot age, was drowned while duck.
shooting near Cambridge.
Private Kilrain. battery B, third
artillery. was drowned in the noat at
Fortress Monroe Tuesday night.
Two hundred gallons of milk and
;rsam are shipped from Fall.tone,
hartford county, to Baltimore every
lay. '
Robert Young. aged sixty Eve years.
vas killed by the wind blowing a nile
u lumber over on him at Cumber.
and.
MIR. Psrnell has issued an appeal to
ne Irish people asking their support
or ms delegates who are on their way
o this country.
The trial of the nine Sicilians