The Sentinel. [volume] (Trenton, N.J.) 1880-1882, 1881-08-06
NEWS EPITOME.
East and Middle.

MAN with an o,d-fashioned gun On his
shoulder was noticed going up the steps OF the
old capitol at Albany, n. Y, end was halted by
the superintendent of the building and asked
where he IVES going, to which he replied: Il
am adjutant Of this State" TIC superintend-
ent, fearing that harm was intended, asked lor
the gun, but the stranger declined TO give il
up, whereupon desperate struggle ensued fol
is possession. The gun was finally secured,
and the stranger, who had not yet recovered
from spree, was locked up. The affair gave
rise TO rumor that an attempt had been made
TO ass&ssinate Governor Cornell.
ffteen-year-old New York schoolgirl
drowned herself the other day because she had
been scolded by her mother.
WHILE William G. De Turk and his family
were out riding at Reading, Pa, their horses
became frightened at dog which ran out at
them and ran away breaking the carriage into
small pieces. Mr. De Turk was instantly killed,
his wife and son were seriously Injured and
Mrs e. f. Hall, his sister, was severely in
jured.
MIS-. VAS VoRsT was killed by lightning at
Carbonate, Pa, and four othar persons were
seriously injured.
JOIN McCoMBE and Miss Isabella Wright,
his affianced, were walking on the railroad
track near Providence, r. L, when train came
up behind them. To avoid the danger they
stepped hastily on the other track. Just a.
that moment an express train came sweeping
around curve, and striking the two crushed
them into shapeless mass
LEO HARTNASS, a leading Russian Nihilist,
has arrived in New York, and Is giving an
account of the operations Of his order to the
papers.
FIRE at Deep River, Conn, DESTROYED
Pratt, Read & Co.'S piano factory, doing dam
age to the extent of $3.50. 0O0
THERE is a large falling off this year in the
shipment of grain through the New York
canals.
JOHN GUTMBER, the Hungarian who had been
in trance at the Lehigh almshouse in Penn
sylvania, since February II III days, and
whose condition baffied the medical fraternity
of that section, broke his long silence and gave
an account Of himself TO schoolmate who
came from the same section in the old country
as Guymber. Guymber says he arrived in this
country about two years ago and went to Yir-
gnia where he says party attempted to
poison him. He left there and went to Balti-
more and from the time he reached there until
about four weeks ago he says he remembers
nothing, not even the terrible jump from the
third story Of the hospital on April % last.
Since he has regained consciousness he says he
had an idea he was imprisoned When told
that he was accused of no crime and was at
liberty be remarked that he would soon leave
and hunt work.
H. ]. De Voc, the Hackensack q. j.
weather prophet, makes the following predic-
ton for August In New York city and the
Eastern States plenty of rain, followed by
higher temperature. In the South Atlantic
States the temperature will be higher than in
July and in the Gulf States there will be IN
usually heavy rains, with much lower average
temperature than in July
THREE men made daring attempt to rob
the Manufacturers bank at Cohoes \. Y, but
were frustrated by clerk who presented
package containing $500. The man dropped
he package and fed, but was captured
By an explosion of fire damp at the Phoenix
Park colliery near Pittston, Pa, John T. Welch
and Edward Brady, miners, and Michael Moore
and James Brown, laborers were badly burned.
WEIGH was Labor Reform representative in
the last State legislature.