The evening times., 1896-08-13
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drowned while bathing at whte Haven.
Nd
George Passack was instantly kiilea IN
the. Bellevue niue. at Scranton. Pa, By a
full OF a rock = -
John Daily, under sentences of peBsIservl-
tude for lie III England for alleged treason,
viii soon be released.
DR.. Isaac a. Barber has been nominated
for Congress- By the First Maryland district
Republican Convention
McAlexander was arrested In Roanoke.
Va. charged with having murdered chahes
Dehart in Patrics county
PopuIists OF the Sixth North Carolina
district yesterday. fenominnted W.TF.
strewdfor Congress by acclaination. go
John Ratchford. Or Green Ridge. Pa.
was struck and Killed by Delaware &
Hudson passenger train in Scranton. Pa;
John A. Moon hass been nominated for
Congress by the democrats OF the Third
district az Tennessee. He is for free
silver. -
Lawrence J. Kennedy. Pi,tsbrg ma
chinist, csinmitted suicide by taking lnuda-
mum, having become despondcnt through
| idleness.
Peter Lairbourp of Scranton Pa, render.
! ed insane by gfief over the loss OF mis-
wife and infant child, was taken to the
| insane asylum.
John T. Reed, aged thirty-four ycars, was
killed by falling from a ladder at the Detr:ck
| fertilizer and chemical factory, Locust
| Point, Baltimore ;.,fssts- M
Julius Nuenthai. aged fifteen years, fell
down an elevator shaft In Baltimore yes
tertiay and were severely hurt. :
The governor of Louisiana has uotofied
| the State Department that he will take
| steps to procure a report upon the lynch
ing Of three Italians at Hahneviiie. La.
The remains Of IN an and a woman were
found In pit In Wayne county, W. va.
The discovery has probably brought 10
light double murder which occurred five
years ago. ,s-'. ~.
A Avase was presented by President Cleve-
land TO Capt. Niciioli. of the British steamer
Scottish Prince, as recognition of the
rescue OF the crew OF the American schooner
Elisha Gibbs.
sixteen prisoners escaped from the jan
at Bowling Green, KY. yesterda andeleven
of them are still at large. Four came back
and surrendered OF their own accord and one
I was captured.
| p. C. Tusler was yesterday appointed
receiver Of thes Union National Building
and Loan Association OF India uapolis. The
association was one OF the largest m the
State. having assets Of over $500 900.
The Bank of National City, California,
failed to open yesterday The amount due
depositors is S5s. $50 and the other iiabilI-
ties are $4,000. The bank people say that
their assets are sufficient to meet M
claims.
For asking How do you like the heat?'
Henry Gomheske, thirty-one years old, was
shot at Jersey City, Tuesday night, He
may die. The man whom he asked tho
question and who shot him was William
Jambra.
Frederick Hellmeyer. an employe Of the
/ Maryland Meter Company, was stabbed be-
hind the left ear with file and had his
skull fractured with the same Instrument
Edward Divine was arrested on the charge
OF !nflicting the injuries.
John Harrison, a ged seventeen years, was
INSTANTLY killed In Pottsvilie, Pa. col
liery. A descending cage loaded with coup.
lings toppled ovox when near the bottom,
striking Harrison on the head, .dashing his
braisn out and mutilating his bony.
4 Rev. Father Tame .S1heSEpslIsh clergy.
IMAM at the Episep3E Church. at Kenneth
Square. Pa. astenSaed fds, congregation
4 on Sunday by sssipe hessaw no harm in
playing games amiIeadjng s1nday news
papers on the firstSay Of the week. pro,
vided the people fa93irst attended mass.
Bart Thrasher. the Voted Alabama outlaw
and murderer. has added another to his list
OF killings by shooting Deputy Sheriff Bass
| OF Bibb county Elisha Thrashef was killed
Ia February last by officers while resist.
ing urrest, and Bart Thrasher has sworn
| to kill the officers engaged.
John suitns. employed in a Hazleton
Pa. collery was removing coal from the
mouth Of y revolving screen when he slipped
and was dragged partly into the aperture
Before the machine could be stopped both
feet were torn off and his body twisted
about the shaft
While making her way through the kit
| chen of her home ~ Conyngharn, Pa,
yesterday. Annie Fink. nipeteen-year.
old blind girl. trod on match. which i;:
nited. The blaze caught In her dress snd
she was soon enyeloped In flames. and
probably fatally burned.
4 Capt Blanche Coke of the Salvation
Army, who willmake thousaDd-mfie tour
through Pennsylvania Maryland and Dali
aware. on horseback with six women and
one man assistant. has been unable to Sc
cure any Of the York Pa. churches and
viii have to speak at Highland Park ss
Frank Hayman of shamokln, Pa, becam,
a raving maniac as the result of injuries
about the head that he sustained in be
ing thrown out Of a saloon on Friday last
and the proprietor, his wife and his tw,
brothers, have been arrested on the charg
OF having beaten him, with intent to kill
John Fielder. q travelling salesman had n
satchelcontaining $2f Band checks amount.
ing to several hundred dollars stolen fron,
) a wagon while he was driving from Old
Bridge to South River. N. J. On the road he
was stopped by q gypsy who asked him a
question. When he reached South River
he missed the satchel.
The Republican State central commit
tee of Colorado yesterday voted unani
nluusly to rescind all action taken at
injecting held July go and adopted Sc
ries Of resolutions and motions lookin,
to the holding of q State convention o
/. September 9 in Denver to Nominate can
didates for State offices.
John and James Bellew, aged ten an
! seven years,.respeetiyeIy, while fleokini
! for flowers IN the Peaverdale Swami, nett,