Punxsutawney Spirit, 1885-08-12

              „ , -.f) PUBLISHED EVKBY WEDNESDAY. vol. xm. . NO. 10. PU2TXSUTAWNEY, PA., WEDNESDAY, AUG. 12, 1885. Is determined to retain its reputation as the A Restricting Order. BUSINES 5 He is there to buy the finest line of and  Tirctl of Life. S H O B S SHOES FOR LADIES! BOOTS AND SHOES FOR GENTS! AND BOOTS AND SHOES FOR EVERYBODY ! WAIT AND SEE. Now Room Opposite St. Elmo Hotel, Alive in His Cofllu. A Sept Her Choice. WAIT AND SEE Ifi ft §tm$ $t*xt. FOR ITS WORTH WHILE WAITING QONRAD ft MUNDORFF, Attorneys at Law, Brookville, Pa. Office in Rodger's building, opposite tBe C'lemfflents House. Legal business entrusted to them will receire prompt and careful attention. JfJDWARD A. CARMALT, Attorney-at Law, Brookville, Pa. Office with Judge Jcnks. Legal business carefully attended to.  J. TRUITT, Attorney at Law, Punxtutawney, Pa. Opposite Spirit Building. Practice in the Courts of adjacent counties. -yyTNSLOW * CALDERWOOD, Attorneys at Law, Punxtutawney, Pa. Office one door east of the Western Union Telegraph Office, Practice In the courts of Indiana tiul JaAimaii AniintiAB. V JJREWER & CAMPBELL*, Attorneys at Law, Punxtutawney, Pa. Office on Gilpin street, two doors north of Shields' furniture store.  St. Elmo Store JENKS ft CLARK, Attorneys at Law, Brookville, Pa. Office in Matson Klaek. opposite the public buildings. Leader in Cents Styles JOHN ST. CLAIR, Attorney at Law, And Justice of the Peace, Punxsutawney, Pa. Office in Mundorff building, nearly opposite SrmiT building. Collections made, depositions taken, and all kinds of legal business attended to. Which is undisputable in five counties. We don't believe in buying our goods at home, but visit the Eastern and New England cities—not only to buy our goods for the season; we go there to see the present and coming styles, and to buy as cheap as the large competition of wholesale merchants will tempt us. The result is that Bent on Suicide. Straggle With a Madman. . Attica, I\i>., Aug. 6.—A shocking tragedy was enacted at Marshlield, Warren county, yesterday. Since last April Dr. Orin Aborn, of Marshfield has been insane. Last week preparations were made to convey him to the State asylum, and he was to have been taken there yesterday. The doctor heard of the arrangements and went to Williamsport to stop the proceedings. He was taken in charge by j Dr. C. II. Boyer, a lifetime friend,who I conveyed him back home, and to satisfy the family agreed to stay with them all night. At midnight Dr. Abron got out his case of surgical instruments, ostensibly to show them, but when they were opened he seized one of tho sharp two-edged knives and started for his wife's room. Suspecting his intentions she fled from the house when lie first got out the instrument. While he was out hunting for her A. B. Cronkliite, who was present, went out for assistance, and when Abron returned to the room only Dr. Boyer remained in the house. W"alking up to Boyer the madman drew the knife across his friend's throat. Boyer then grappled with him and a death struggle ensued. The knife again descended with vicious force, striking across Hover's breast, and in the back over the shoulder and under the arm. Boyer is a delicate man, but the knowledge that it was a tight for life gave him superhuman strength and he Anally got hold of the knife with both hands. In the struggle for its possession Aborn turned it about and gouged Boyer's hands until they were nearly cut in two, compelling him to let go. Aborn then stopped for rest and Boyer made his escape. His garments were soaked with blood. Aborn held possession of the house for some time, though the street was full of men. He finally walked out in the yard, plunged a knife through his own throat and drank a quantity of iodyne. lie lived several hours. Boyer was taken to Williamsport in a dying condition. Alderman Graff says that when the pair came to him the young women wore a veil over her face, and lie thought she was of the same color as her intended husband. He first became acquainted with Miss Kimofoskilast April, Since then tlie two have frequently been seen together. The neighbors began to talk about them, but the parents ot the girl neglected the matter. On Monday the mother discovered that the daughter was wearing a strange ring. She asked her where she got it and when she replied that Whoeloch gave it to her Mrs. Kimofoski indignantly commanded her daughter to return the ring at once and reproved her for accepting it from a negro. The woman answered that colored men had whiter hearts than some white men, that she liked Wheeloch and ho liked her and that some day she meant to marry him. The girl then left the house, and when she returned the ring was missing and nothing more was thought of the matter. Last evening Wheeloch's sweetheart, told her mother that she was going out to tall on a friend and would return about 10 o'clock. The girl not returning at the appointed hour the mother began to feel uneasy and search was instituted. The daughter's whereabouts was unknown until morning, when it leaked out that she had married her negro lover late at night at 'Squire Graft's office. The parents of the girl are half wild over the concurrence.WlI.KESBARRE, Pa., Aug. 6.— A great sensatiou was created in Polish- Jewish circlcs here to-day by the niarriage of Miss liosalina Kimofoski, daughter of a well-known Polish merchant, and a negro named "Doc" Whoeloch. The latter was employed in a livery stable in the rear of Kimofo.-ki's home in the Eighth ward. He is about live feet eight inches in height, of rather good figure and haying command of good English. Ho dressed showily and was called "Dude." New Castle, Aug. 7.—Society was startled hero a few days ago by the wife of a prominent liveryman named Livingstone returning suddenly from a summer visit and discovering that the sanctity of her home had beeu invaded. While her husband was trying to explain to the wife, his strange friend donned Mrs. Livingstone's clothes, and seizing the liveryman's watch, decamped at a lively pace. A few days ago Livingstone met the woman and demanded the watch, which she refused to surrender, at which he started to beat the women very severely. A bystander at this period interfered, at which Livingstone drew a revolver and threatened to shoot him. lie was arrested on charges made by both of the parties, and released on $1500 bail. The interests in the affair had subsided somewhat until this evening, when Livingstone was seen going toward a wood, over fences and fields in very excited manner. Investigation led to the discovery that he had visited his house and calling his wife to the door, struck her in the mouth a powerful blow. A person who saw the action says Livingstone then threw his wife down, kicked her iu the facc and ribs, and dragged her by the hair to the opposite side,of the lane which runs alongside the house. He then started to leave the scene, as some men were coming to her rescue. The woman was removed to her house and a physician summoned, ller face and body presented a mutilated appearance, both eyes being black and swoleu, and both cheeks split for two inches from the mouth. It is feared the kicks may prove the cause of her death. Livingstone is a man weighing about two hundred and fifty pounds. He was traced about a mile from the city, where he went into a thick wood thus escaping his pursuers. It is likely he will be hunted down to-night by a posse. C. CAMPBELL, Attorney at Law, Brookville, Pa. Offica in Hatson's office, Matson building, opposite the Court House. Youthful Financiers. WE BUY CHEAPER J)R. W.F.BEYER, Physician and Surgeon, Punxsutawney, Pa. Office two doors east of the Post Office. J)R. WM. ALTMAN, Physician and Surgeon, Punxsutawney, Pa. Offers his professional services to the citizens of Punxsutawney and vicinity. £)R. S. 8. HAMILTON, Physician and Surgeon, Punxsutawney, Pa. Office in dwelling. Offers hie services to the people of Punxsutawney and the surrounding country. We buy a stylish and good stock, and we can afford to sell cheaper than any other store in this section carrying our line. The buyer of the St. Elmo Store is at present visiting the cities of New York, Philadelphia, Boston and Rochester—of course he is not there to see the horse race, or a base ball match, nor is he likely to go on a spree while sixty millions of people are mourning the loss of the man who knew no fear; our buyer is there on £)R. S. C. ALLISON, Physician and Surgeon, Punxsutawney, Pa. Offers his services to the people of Punxsutawney and vicinity. J)R. J. SHEFFER, hqsi cian and Surgeon, Punxsutawney, Pa. Having permanently located in Co voile, Pa., I offer my professional services to the people of thiB vicinity. Chronic diseases of women a specialty.  Office in residence on North Findlay street J)R. D. G. HUBBARD, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. Punxsutawney. Pa. CLOTHING, HATS', Washington, D, C., Aug. fy— Acting Commissioner Walker, of the General Land Office, has prepared a cir' riilar to all registers and receivers, which has received the approval of the Secretary of the Interior, restricting the power of land grant railroads in making selections of indemnity lands. Heretofore the roads have been permitted to go into their indemnity limits and practically select such lands as they pleased, without being, required to show the amount of lands they had lost through the operations of the general land laws from their original grants. The lands so selected were always the choicest portions of the indemnity lands and these were withheld from settlement for years, and in some instances, although the roads could not sell and give title they are reported to have sold ignorent purchasers such rights as the selection gave them. The circular requires the roads to tile lists of lands they claim to have lost, making oath to their correctness before being permitted to make selections for indemnity. Land officers are required to reject all selections not made in conformity with these instructions. ' Alliance, O., Aug. 5.—A terrible • tragedy occurred this morning at Pal' myra, a mining town, situated on the ' Cleveland, Youngstown& Pittsburgh < railway, fourteen miles north of this city, the particulars are as follows : i John Jones, a young unmarried man i of disipatcd habits, who was employed 1 by Charles Merwiu as a farm hand, had been on a protracted drunk for 1 several days past, during which time ■ he had twice attempted suicide, but was prevented each time through the ■ agency of the wife ot his employer. This morning Jones, after vowing his intention of committing suicide, repared to the barn, closely followed by Mrs. Merwiu. When the barn was reached, Jones being exasperating at ' Mrs. Merwin, who was remonstrating with him, pulled a revolver and shot five shots at her, all taking eft'ect. After committing the deed Jones ran a short distance, stopped, and placing the smoking revolver against the left temple, sent a bullet into his brain. He then emptied the remaining chambers into his left side and fell dead. Mrs. Merwin was carried into the house wher« she now lies with veryslights hopes of recovery. Tho griefstricken husband has the sympathy of the entire community in his great afiliction. Gents' Furnishing Quads CONNELLSVILI.E, Pa., August 4.—A man named David Shepard has been stopping at the New Haven Hotel in the town ofNew llaveu, opposite here. His habits indicated that he had more money than he knew what to do with. This afternoou he started to take a walk up the river in a very limber condition. A party of boys found him lying close to a river's edge in a helpless condition. He had fallen from the bank above, and although he had not injured himself, lie was too driuik to know what was going on. The boys discovered a bank book lying near and examined it. What was their astonishment to find that the book contained lots of money. They took what money they found and came to town, leaving the book where they found it. Some of the boys found the burden to great for their conscience and confessed to Constable Faust. The other boys became scared and began to divulge. Faust and Charles Dugan, the proprietors of the hotel where Shepard was stopping and Burgess Matrolt went up and brought the man to town. They found $40 remaining iu the bank book and found $20 hidden under stones. The books had credits of $1,- 200 in the National Bank of Birmingham. Shepard claimed that he had $120 in the book. Eighty-live dollars has been recovered there is much excitement in the little town. The boys are members of good families and it is not thought they appreciate the gravity of their crime. No arrests have been made. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. J)R. CHARLES D. ERNST, Punxsutawney, Pa.. Ha6 permanently located in this place, and offers his professional services to trie citizens of this vicinity. He may be found at all times at his office in the Campbell building. German language spoken. Member of Board of Pension Examiners. Ev er seen in our (own or county. He will spend a week in New England to buy the best line of Philadelphia, Pa., A«g. 5.—The crowds of passengers waiting trains at the Pennsylvania railroad Broad street station at half past six to-night were startled by the report of a pistol. The sound came from the ladies' waiting-room and an immediate rush was made for that point. There lay a young woman of 26, neatly dressed in a blue cloth coat, all stained with blood that flowed from a wound over the right temple. She gave the name of Mary Warburton, and said she was suffering from disease and was tired of living. She made a previous attempt upon her life by taking morphine. She said 8ho lived at No. 1305 Arch street, but that house was found to bo dark and/leserted. She is now lying at the Pennsylvania Ilsspital. In fact about the 10th day of August the St. Elmo Store will have the largest and best stock of FALL GOODS we have ever carried. Chicago, August 7.—Anton Sell in it?, shot and mortally wounded George Dougherty, an attache of the Chicago, Burliugtou and Quiucy Railroad, at the corner of Eighteenth street and Western avenue, at 10 o'clock to-night. The bullet entered the left breast and pierced the pericordium. lie was removed to his heme, 558 Ambrose street. The trouble was caused by Schmitz's boy being, it is alleged, robbed of a basket of apples by Dougherty. The boy told his father of the occurrence, and he, armed with a 38- caliber revolver, went in search of Dougherty. He found him, and after a short combat the fatal bullet was tired. The murderer was arrested. He said that he didn't mean to kill Dougherty, but to wound him in the leg. lioth men have families. London, Aug. 4.—A terrible incident in the cholera epidemic is reported from Spain. A devoted priest, who had labored zealously among the stricken people, was finally prostrated by the scourge himself, the disease passed through all its regular stages and the priest apparently died. The frightened people who were about him made only a hasty examination of the body and placed it in a coffin, screwed down the lid. and left it over night, to bo buried in the morning. When tho bearers came in the morning to remove the body a fearful sight presented itself. Tho coffin had been upset. and had fallen from the table to the floor. The body was twisted around and partially doubled, showing that it had been writhing in mortal agony. The faco was appalling in ils cxproxMou of hopeless horror. The hands were bleeding. It i« feared that many eases of premature burial may have occurred during the present epidemic in consequence of the great fright among tho people, which caused them to get rid of the dead at Ihe earliest possible1 moment. —The opinion is expressed by a Canadian physician that ."»(> percent, of all diseases arise from tho use of stimulants. Young Township, Pa, Collections and other business promptly attended to. J# B. MORRIS, Justice of the Peace. ST. ELMO STORE, yRANK P. GRAF, Fire and Life Insurance Agent, Punxiutavmty, Pa. Office m the St. Elmo Hotel. Collections made. Deeds and other legal paapen cknowledged. JOHN G. ERNST, Justice of the Peace. McCalmont Twp., Pa. JOHN T. BELL, Justice of the Peace. Punxsutawney, Pa. Office one door east of Shields' store. All business entrusted to his care will recei ve prompt attention, and all monies paid over to the parties immediately upon receipt thereof. Special attention given to collections, acknowledgement of deeds and taking depositions. Punxsutawney, Pa. Office over Lowry's store, Mahoning street. "J)R. S. J. HUGHES, SURGEON DENTIST, $u$ticc$ of Efface. Office in corner room, Torrence Block. J)R. W. J. CHANDLER, SURGEON DENTIST, Punxsutawney, Pa. Lynchbuko, Va., Aug. 6.—Win. Parks, a negro, residing in Amherst county, Va., lias been arrested on the charge of starving his children to death. Within the past live months four of Park's seven children have died aud the remaining three, are emaciated from want of food, the father not only refusing to provide for them, but prohibiting the neighbors from giving them food. It is charged further that Parks wants to marry again aud that the women he aspires to win refused to accept him while he had so many children. Wheeling, W. Va.. Aug. 6.—This afternoon Mrs. Samuel McElroy, who. with her husband and two children, was moving from St. Clairsville, O., to Uellaire, started from St. Clairsville Junction to walk down the Baltimore & Ohio track towards Bellaire with her two little boys. The east-bound fast passenger train came round the bend as they got upon the bridge and caught them before they could reach the end. Mrs. McElroy was shockingly mutilated and kistantly killed. One of the boys was fatally hurt and has since died and the other is so badly hurt he cannot recover. —J. II. Hewitt, Haitiun v, ' - -.! to be the oldest living graduate of \\rest Point, lie belongs to the class of 1818. —Missouri employed 13,29(5 school teachers last year, and the average salarv per month paid them was -1>47.- 75. —The laws of Japan require six months' notice to be given of intention to publish a magazine and one month's notice for publishing a book. —Since 1770 the Executive Departments and Congress have published no less than <50,000 volumes and pamphlets.—There are 12,000,000 acres of uncultivated land iu the State of New York, of which 5,000,000 arc covered with forests. —There are in England 187 ragged schools which are attended by .30,000 children. —The mill owners of Calcutta and vicinity, who employ ,50,000, workmen, have petitioned for the suppression of the "out-still" system of J5engal, on account of thedrunkenness occasioned by it among their workmen. 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