The evening times., 1896-11-06
Wire Briefs.

Richard Nash, a New York hoSJler, was
cboSed to death while eating his supper, by
u piece of meat which lodged IN his wind
pipe.
John Mccormick, twelve years cid, was
bio WI from a foot bridge into the Schuiy-
kill River. at Pottsyll!e, Pa yesterday
and was drowned
John Bartch Of Lancaster, Pa, while
hunting on the SuSquchanna river, had MS
right arm nearly shot away 10y the acci-
dental discharge of his gun.
The Republicans ar.I SO and none yleaders
in Virginia are preparing 10 contest the cleo
tious III the Second, Third, Fourth ana
Fifth Congressional districts
Gen. CamiIo Polavieja was was known In
| Cuua as -'tue butcher, mas been appointed
| by the Spanish government as captain
general or the Philippine Islands.
AIonzo n. Smith, a Brooklyn dry goods
merchant, who was married Saturday
| last, was arrested on complaint Of his bTi,<
because OF his strange behavior
The case OF James Pagan, vino threw the
| lighted cigar stump in secretary Carlisle ;
face. was continued IN the Covington, Ky,
| police court yesterday until next Thursday.
| This is the second continuance,
A plea Of murder in the second degree,
! in the case of Thomas ID. ElvIn, who Aiiied
| his two children at Phoenixville, Pa, was
accepted by the court at West Chester and
sentence will be imposed on Saturday
NJ Kell ', OF PitjstJn, Pa, was arrested
last night on suspicion OF numbering his
wife. Mrs. Kelly died, and when the
neighboring women came to wash the BODY
they found il literally covered with bruises
and discolOratIOn.
AtMadison Courthouse, Va, on Tuesday,
DR.. ". +. TeaSey, Il prominent dentist, Wa 5
| brutaliy assaulted by negro His skull
was fractured in four or five different
/ places. He died Wednesday without re-
/ cgaining consciousness.
The comet medal of the Astronomical
( Society of the Pacific, founded by Joseph
a. Donahoe, has been awarded to VI: Gla-
| coblni, OF the observatory at Nice, France,
| for his discovery Of an unexpected comet
on September 1, 1896
Herman V. Hilprecht, LII d, of the
University of Fenns yiyan!a, the eminent
| archaeoIOgist, returned from the east,
| wnere he has becn engaged for eight years
In exploring work, bringing with MIN The
| results OF valuable discoveries
The family Of Joseph Sicgfried, the miss
| ing wine merchant OF Riverside, Pa, have
| offered $50 reward for his recovery. eth
| er dead or alive. Seigfricd operated Il
| small farm in addition to his wine business.
Some two weeks ago his wife arose early
| in the morning and was Ssrprised to find
| that he was not in the house thorough
| search Of the neighborhood and nearby
| creek was futile, and nothing has been heard
| of him since.
| About IL O'Clock wednesday night Mrs.
George Crawford. OF JohnsOnburg, Elk
| county, Pa, was called To the door, and on
| openlngit was confronted by tramp. After
pushing his way into the house he told the
| fright ened woman that she had refused him
| food twice during the day. and he had re-
! turned to get even Mrs. Crawford ran up
| stairs and secured a pistol. but before she
! could use the weapon the tramp bad fol
| lowed and grappied with her. After .
| short struggle the weapon was wrenchet
| from her grasp. The rurfian then knocked
her down and brutally kicked her in the
| face and abdomen, rendering her uncon
! sciouS.