Wt A Sm tn In, THE CENTRE REPORTER, FRED KURTZ, . . . Editor, Orxtre Hatt, PA, Nov. 26, 1884. r — ELECTRICITY'S DEADLY WORK. [Mexico Two Republics.) A shocking tragedy occarred the other Sunday night in the Zoealo where the beautiful concert j avi'ion has been erect- ed for the festivities of All Saints’ and All Souls’ days. One life was lost and three men were go seriously injured that life in their case was despaired of. It was a case of peculiar interest. A man known as Pantaleon Estrada, a worker in guis tars, tying a stone to the end of an ordi- nary wire threw it over the electric wire, Estrada immediately fell dead in his tracks. The contact of the two wires killed him. A policeman standing by and a street~car conductor had much of their clothing burned off and were themselves 80 seriously injured that their lives trem- ble in the balance. The electric current effected others also more or less, The scene gucoeeding the tragedy was demor- alizing For a moment the dumb terror of seeing strong men totter and fall as if struck by some invisible band held the crowd spellbound. Succeeding the ter rorized apathy came a wild erush for life, Fortunately exits were plentiful, and to that was dune the fact that many werenot stamped ro death, John Herbert, of the Electric Light company, mounted a ladder with a silk hankerchief in hand to remnyve the wire thrown by the nanfortunate Estrada. The rain was falling heavily at the time, but he did not notice thai the handkerchief was becoming damp. He apolied it to the wire to remove it and received him- self a severe shock that threw him from the ladder. Falling to the stone pave- ment, his head was cut open. He will recover, however, The police believe that Estrada represented a gang of pick- pockets and thieves and that his object chance to operate, or not is not known, for he who could have told had his lips burned to silence. - - EXTRACTS FROM LETTER. “In the winter of 1877-8, I was con- fined to the house 3 or 4 months and to the bed 4 weeks with rheumatism. I could get no relief. I began using Hen- ry sud Johnsons’ Arnica & Oil Liniment, and in ten days by the use of half a bot- tle I was cared, Naruax Jewerr, East Haddam, Ct.” Buxter's Mandrake Bitters cure all di- 8 ses arising from biliousness, N. H. 1’ swn’'s Vegetable Balsamie Elixir cures ooizhs, colds and consumption, nov SUFFERINGS OF GEN. SHIELDS. [St. Louis Globe-Democrat. | “Wou!d you like to see the mate to the ball which passed through the General in the Mexican war?” Mrs. Shields ask- ed. In tue response to an affirmative she brought out a grape shot, not Ke the bat a great iron ball, with a deep ragged friage, showing rude casting. fi eas ured full three inches in circumference. luis was picked np on the battle-fieid by 8a aide of Gen. Scot's. The shot which struck the General entered below the heart, passed turough the laug aud came out under the shoulder