The state capital., 1892-06-25
NEWS.
ILLINOIS STATE
An Awful sish1 az

Hundreds Of people - reorla % the
other morning witnesS sish' Una
they will not forget for kas uays
Between and O'Clock a. m TNSpie hvlng up
on the west bluff were awakened frN aieep W
the most pitiful and heartfending ~, 90 'Ie' 10
Seeking the origin, man was discova oi On an
electric light tower. 10 feet from thS-SS.ouWa
He had gone up there to remove some decoraN
tions, and accidentally grasped live wire. he
was John Mahony. one of the Oldest employees
of the electric light company in the city soon a
couple of hundred people were gathered
around, but they were powerless to help AS
he suspended it was feared IL the
power was shut eff he would drop
to the grodnd. Fer two hours tne
unfortunate man remained III this horrible con:
tlition, with the kissing wire cutting deerera and
deeper into bis flesh and scal1ing and b 'rniug
his hands and arms Men groaned and women
screamed Men finally ventured up to his re.
lief but were knocked down by the poWerIul
current, 1t was not until experts from th9
electric light works reached the scene that he
could be removed, when he was lowered to the
ground with both hands burned through 1t
was found necessary to amputate his hands
but the strain of that terrible two hours ana
the consequent nervous prostration will proba-
bly, be too much for him, and his physicians say
there is scarcely chance for his recovery.
Reunited After Forty Years.
A scene was enacted in Champaign
the other day, the like of which will
| probably not be seen again soon.
A gentleman who one would judge from his
| appearance has passed the meridian of llte'
| called upon one Elisha Pennington, a business
| man, and engaged him in conversation. Inc
| stranger remarked that Mr.. Pennington s face
appeared familiar to him. Mr.. Pennington rec
| ognizad the stranger rs his brother honsft,
| whom he had not seen for mora than fortS
| wears 1t appears that forty three years
| ago Robert, then young man wins
| with his parents, brothers and sisters
| in their Ohio home was attacked with the gold
| fever and left for the minas in California
where it was then thought money was growing
on the trees. HIS relatives heard nothing OF
him for twenty years, when they receive u
letter saying he would soon start on a visi
east. They waited and waited but he did no
| appear Later they received letter from
California saying that NE had died AMI beel
buried. This put an end to their long waiting
and the relatives gave up, of course, all hop2
of ever seeing him again. Now after he hat
been supposed to be dead for twenty thre
years, he turns up live and hearty man.
A Mascottah Sensation.
Mascoutah is in the throes of grea
sensation, and the gossips are having
picnic.
Four years ago Christian Gerdes, widowf
and q we'll to- do citizen of Masc0utah. wa
married to buxom widow Of Faycttevlll
The husband has entered suit for divorce. II
| complains that his wife. who is more than
equal physically, has beat him in crue! mar
ner time and again. Mrs. Gerdes Will HE
cross bill, and it is said it will be OF decided
interesting nature. Among other things it W
all - antprad into after tht
had their first quarrel to settle the difficulty
room with bare fists. The husbln1. 1t is sal
was worsted in the pugilistic encounter hen
: the suit for divorce followed the battle. Fl
( | parties are all well known.
I The Illinois Encampment.
, The following was given out at I'll
office of the acknowledgement the 9TH
day:
: The adjutant- general has issued an order
r recting that cavalry Troop A go into its car
r. of instruction at the Logan Rifle range. he
; Chicago, August l to T. marching overland 10
vays Paw at the rate of 81 day for each m
I and horse actually on duty will ba alowt
L One cook for the officers mess and one co
n for the enlisted mems mess will be hired a
paid at the same rate the mon in service.
= is urged that the encampment be conducted
strictly economical priciples, and that MEGA
IL discipline be enforced and maintained.
Z Mrs. Stafford Takes Her Seat.
g The Decatur sci so' hoard trouble h