The evening times., 1896-11-17
Wire Briefs.

Tie chief justice OF Mississippi. Tim f.
Cooper, has Resigned, To engage in private
practice In Memphis, Tenn.
Edwin Adams Damon, thirty years old,
OF Philadelphia, accidentally shot ana killed
himself while cleaning revolver.
In Anne Arundel county, Md. J. Beaure
gard Clark was acquitted pf "A charge OF an
4sSGui with an attempt 10 Kill James +.
BannOn-
Prof E. A Holden. director of the Lick
Observatory at san Francisco, has received
tlLc Deco iuun ul LIE Royal order
ofDannebros, of Denmark.
Burrell Sumner, OF Worth county. Ga.
was asSassinated on Saturday by Worth
Congo and John Gibbs because he had given
information to the authorities against them.
a PIT boss at No. building OF the Beth
lchem Iron Company's works accidentally
fell into "a furnace pit containing red-hot
molten refuse. He was horribly burned and
inhaled the flames.
At $50 p. III. tonight fire broke out in
Brewion. Ala. and before it was checked
seven brick houses were burned. The loss
on buildings and stock was over S2I 900,
with a small insurance.
Ed. Williams. miner at Ayrshire. Ind.
yesterday attcmpteda criminal assault upon
"a sick woman, and, failing II nat. assaulted
her fourteen yearuld daughter. A mob
pursued Williams and killed him.
The two-year-Old daughter OF Watson
Belts, of New Hope. Pa, is lying in n
cnucdl cUudition from the effects of par
tally Swallowing penny, which lodged in
her throat Since then she has not been
able to take any solid food.
Four fgotpads attacked Frank Pa sky near
shaIohin, Pa. He struggled until bis
skull was fraCtured. after which the men
robbed him of few dollars and fled,
lea v1ng him for dead. He is stil alive,
but there are small hopes OF his recovery.
AT a meeting OF the Civic Clubs depart
ment on municipal government in Philadcl-
pBid. Ars. Asry r. duWiui" i'-l urtru tat
twcIty-cignt women, representing seven
teen wards, had consented to be candidates
for school directors at the February ciec-
ton.
d w. MeIlott, Congressional return judge
from Fulton county, Pa, jumped from
tram at Mount Union, Pa, before il had
stopped. aigntlng On his head and tearing
off nearly the entire scalp. His shuulGer
was salSodislocated. Hisinjuries are thought
10 he fatal.
MT and Mrs Harry Mclaughlin were as
SluiJc.i IN tHeir home at linicum- IA. last
night by i II unii noIyn ma n supposed TO be in
sane As the man was pun melting Mr.. Nc
LsuEHIn hIs yIie seized an Old nusket and
hit their asSiilaut over the head, knocking
him UNCONSCIOUS.
The New York board Of charities and cor
reCtionsis puZZledtO iindempioyment Tor the
CouvictS in the Kings county pCnitentlary
1fscr january | nrAt. wnen tIc Jaw goes
INTO eject prohibiting prisoners from max
INK IfJIcleS which WIN place them IN com
petition with outside labor.
While Mrs. Joseph Johnston. of Berks
county, Pa, was at work about the stove in
her kitchen, her dress caught fire. before
lhe flames could be cXtinguis ned she was SO
horribly burned that she expired few
hours later She was iurty-IIve years OF
age md the mother of nine children.
David W Jones, mine contractor, was
found living on the tracks of the Central
Railroad OF New Jersey, at Nilkesbarrc,
Pa last evening. BE was unconscious, and
was rescued in time to save his life by
track walker. When be regained conscious
ness he sal d he had been waylald and robbed
and dra Cged To the railroad by bis assail-
ants, who stole S163 from him.