The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-10-03
TUNKHANNOCK

The silverite Democrats will be ad-
dressed at the court house tonight by
d. C. Dewitt. the Towanda apostle Of
free trade and fiat money.
Israel O'Neal, an occupant Of the
county Jail. has been adjudged insane
and will be sent to an asylum as soon
as the necessary steps can be taken.
He is a citizen of Falls townsip, where
he owns a good farm.
The Lehigh Valley company will run
an excursion to Canton, Ohio, on
Thursday, the 18th. instant. The fare
for the round trip is only Sc. and nu-
merous sound money devotees from
this county will take 1t in.
The Lake Winola Oil and Gas COM
panys well at Carpenter Hollow is
flowing about 1,10O barrels OF mineral
water day. The water has been ana
lyzed, and is said to be excellent for
the cure of many diseases. The pros
pectors were after oil, but claim to be
as well content with their cold water
find.
NoXen has new paper called The
Vidette. Like William Jennings Bry-
an, it was created to fill a long-felt
want.
VICINITY NEWS.
Reports of the damage by Tuesday
nights storm are still coming in. Up
the-river farmers suffered great deal
of damage by the uEroofing of build
ings, blowing down of barns and the
general destruction of crops. At Lime
Hill. James Vaughn's barn was de-
molished and three cows were killed.
Miller Aliens barn, near Springville,
suffered a like fate, and three horses
and two cows We're lost. The tobacco
sheds of the river flat farmers were
almost wholly destroyed.
A ho haan
placed on Lehigh Valley trains and
s, which pass this place during the
night. Its advantage to local business
men is that it gives q more prompt de-
livery of mails to the cities.
\ Mckinley and Hobart meeting
will be held at Forkston on Wednesday
next, to be addressed by Major II. w.
Bardwell, Hon. f. j. Jordan and James
T.. Frear, esq.
The Tunkhannock foot ball team will
| have scrimmage with the Athens
team at the latter place today.
The political campaign up at Stull
is abandoned now and then to admit of
a bear hunt, after bruin has made a
raid upon the farmers fiocks. Bears
are said to be plenty back in the noun
| tains this season.
CHAMPLUVIRE DIES.
Ferdinand Champluvire. the French
man. who was confined in the county
Jail for the killing of Benjamin Car
ter died at 2.3O yesterday afternoon.
He had been complaining since Tues
day night with supposed bilious at
tack. but the finding of a bottle of
laudanum in his pockets throws new
light on the subject. The crime for
which Champluvire was waiting trial
was committed at SINNERS Eddy on
the night of July 3. He and Benjamin
Carter with lot of companions. were
drinking at the Table Rock hotel A
quarrel ensued in which blows passed
between them. Somebody separated
the two men and led Champluvire out
of the house, starting him on the road
home, which was about three miles dis
tant. He shortly returned, however,
and stepping up to Carter, plunged a
knife into him two or three times with
quick strokes. He then turned and
ran home. Carter lived only about
thirty minutes. The grand jury al
August term of cort indicted Champ
luvire for murder in the first degrees
and his trial would have been held in
November. Some Skinner's Eddy peo-
pie visited him on Tuesday, and what
they told him about public sentiment
at that place with regard to the mur-
der seemed to have a very depressing
effect upon his mind. 1t is probable
that he regarded conviction certain and
preferred to die by his own hand He
came to this country about twelve
years ago and was living with his sec
ond wife at the time of the murder
He had two children by the former wife
and one by his last No arrangements
| have yet been made about the dspo-
sition of the body.