The evening times., 1896-09-26
Briefs byWire

George Frederick Tyler, formerly pres.-
dent of the Norfolk and Western Railroad,
~ dead. He was born in 1922.
Two colored men. arrested as suspects
In the Cecil county. Nd. outrage upon Mrs.
Pounds, have established an alibi.
Jaines Holt. of Phoenixville, Pa, COM
mltted suicide yesterday by cutting his
throat witharazor. The deceased had been
III poor health for some time.
William J. Payne, a prominent jeweler OF
Elkton, Nd. died yesterday afternoon from
the effects OF a dose of cyanide of potassium
taken IN mistake for another drug while
feeling ill.
james Smith, an engineer, made reckless
by drinking. fsit upon a circular saw ycster-
day at the woodward OF Clark wilkins,
on West tEleventbstreet. New York. andwas
cut In two.
Thieves entered the residence of Henry
College. in Bedford county, Pa, while Mr..
College and his family We're attending n
soldiers reuDlpD. and stole about 81 500.
Mr- College. " ssaid, was opposed To banks.
Albert B. Gibson, a young farmer, living
near Ava, Mo-. ishot and killed his wife
yesterday auji theB made an unsuccessfulat at
tempt upon his own life. Gibson accused
his wife of benus too free with another man.
Masked m.h attacked the house of Mrs
NJ la. IN Lac asttr county. Pa. Thursday
night. but wl,lh. they were enGeavorins to
extors from the woman the hiding place of
her m,l'J. twJ young ialiesin the hnusees
capped and gave an alarm.
\ fire in the hospital department Of the
county iail at Columbus. Ind, caused a loss
OF 100000. The fire was started by a
prisoner named Alexander Bed. with the in
teniion OF escaping. Three prisoners We're
taken out almost surfocated.
a negro named Hawkins, whose only Of
fcnse appears tn have been siapp:ug child
who annoyed him at his work, at Gretna
La. on Tuesday last was taken from the
jai! ut Grctna, where he was confiucd for
the assault. and hanged By u mob earl y on
Thursday morning.
Prof Georg. Ii. Markoe. az about sixty.
one or the origiDators OF the Massachusetts
College OF Pharmacy, was found dead yes
terday morning III laboratory i'll BOston.
having probably died from Il paralytic
stroke. He was one OF the best known
chemists in New England.
Richard Boyer sixt ty-iwo years old, was
killed at Bairds W. Va, on the Faltimore
and ohio railroad yesterday Royer WAS
freight conductor. and was thrown from his
train. the wheels passing over his tody. He
had raiiruaded for over forty years. He
leaves wife and six children.
Charles Bras aged eleven years, white
playing at the head of the culm plane of
the Pierce breaker, near WiDtou, Pa,
slipped and fell directly over the shcavc
wheel which carries The iron rope used in
drawing calm cars up the plane, HisclUthes
caught IN the cable and in an instant he was
whirled under tie wheel and crushed to
death.
a trolley car at Allentown. IA. yester-
dag struck and instantly killed Gottiieb
Price. a tanner, of Easion. Pa, who rode
I" Allentown on It's bicycle for the purpose
oI visiting the fair. He and thre com
panlons turned from a side street and got
in front Of the car and was crushed in a
horrible manner. His companions escaped
Injury.
Iror II. A Eisel, who has been making
haiIoon ascenSions at SisterviIle, ". Va.
was nearly Killed last evening. The bal
loon broke loose aud carried him up sixty
feet before he could discntangIe himself
He droppedi into a barge of coal in the river,
breaking 10th AIMS, fracturiue his skull
ard hruisine himself from head To foot.
Ills recovery is doubtful.
Michael Muiuly, wife and one-mnnth-o,d
child. reached AnnviIle, Pa, on foot from
Bedford ooui.ty. having walked the entire
distance. The Jnan asked Squire J. +.
Smith for Transportation TO Schuylsi;l coGn-
ty. 81 wing they, We're renniless. While in
the magistrates office il was discovered
that the child had just died in its others
arms The doctor said its death was due
to want Of proper nourishucnt.
Mrs steffey. wife OF George B. Steffey,
of Huntington. Pa, during her husbands
absence from two became Violently Insane.
aud, Selling an axe in the yard, tried to
split open the head OF one OF her chill
dren Her actions attracted the attention
OF a ueighbur. who hurried 10 the scene
lust In time to save the chnd's nfe. She
became SO violent at beng defeated III her
purpose that 1t took the united strength OF
six persons to hold her.
Miss Cora j. Nixon. student OF the
Easton. Pa, High School, was robbed
OF her golden lrcsses Thursday night The
young woman aud Miss Laura Rhoads were
walking on Northampton street. and pres
entIy Miss Nixon remarked: My hair feels
SO funny Miss Rhoads looked aud found
the plait cut off within about four irches
OF The head. The shorn locks were about
twenty-pne inches long. Miss Nixon says
she did not feel anyone pull her hair