The Penn's Grove record., 1886-05-08

IN
the General Executive Board of the
Knights of Labor, had a conference
with the Labor investigating Commit
tee of the u. s. House of Representa-
tives. of which Mr.. Curtin, of Penna.,
is chairman, and the result was that
the strike on the Southwestern Rail-
roads was ordered off. The members
of the General Executive Board of the
knights of Labor, in their resolution
to terminate the strike, say: I'm view
of the fact that the business interests OF
the country are suffering, and the
knights of Labor, having the interests
of the whole people at heart, they will
lingly comply with the request of the
nations representatives and that of the
Citizens Committee of st. Louis, and
declare this strike at an end, to take
effect on Tuesday morning, May Attn,
1886" The action OF the General EX-
ecutive Board was finally taken after a
Joint conference with the Executive
Boards of District Assemblies Nos. II,
% and 10l.
in Harrisburg, on the Sd, Smith
and Harding, the associates of Dr.
Buttermore in the Connellsville Hos
pital conspiracy case, appeared before
Judge Simonton, and, after making a
statement, asked to be sentenced. \
motion for a new trial is pending.
Buttermore is at home on bail.
-Ranodyme Shedd, Il wealthy pio-
neer of Tekousha, Michigan, killed
his wife with an axe, and then IA
tally cut his own throat. He
was 10 years Of age. Domestic
trouble caused the tragedy. Charles
Dean, aged 80 years, shot and killed
his brother Leverette, aged 30, and
then committed suicide, near Elkhart,
Illinois, on the I'd. There had been
Ill feeling between them for some time,
the cause of which is unknown.
The President or the Sd signed the
act granting the right of way to the
Schuylkill River East Side Railroad
Company through the Arsenal and
Naval Asylum grounds to Philadelphia.
The Senate has confirmed II. +.
Slaymaker to be postmaster at Lancas-
ter, Penna., ii. q. Ashmead postmaster
at Chester, Penna., and r. Y.
Watson postmaster at Milford, Della,
ware.
Colonel NJ. S. Quay on the Sd
entered upon his duties as State Treas
urer, at Harrisburg.
Argument on the motion for a new
trial for Samuel johnson, convicted of
| the murder OF John S~harpless, at Media
was on the Sd postponed by Judge
| Clayton until the October term of
court. Argument was heard in Nor
ristown on a motion for a new trial in
the case of John NJ. Wilson, convicted
of the murder of DAILY.
The business portion of the town
of Fairview, Erie county, Pa, was de-
stroyed by fire on the Sd. The loss Is
estimated at 500, 900; the insurance is
only 500, 600.
"A train on the Chicago and Alton
Railroad broke neal Delavau Station,
Illinois, on the 4th, and three lumber
| caIs fell down an embankment. Four
men were killed.
"A report comes from Winnipeg
that the Yankton Sioux and other
American Indians are threatening
trouble and have asked Sitting Bull TO
join them.
Thirteen families were made home
less by the fire in Fairview, Penna.
on the Sd. The insurance includes
$1,000 in the American and $1,000 in
the Franklin Company, Of Philadel-
phia. The paint and car shops of the
| Omaha Railroad at st. Paul were
burned Oh the Sd, with the pay car
and two passenger coaches. Loss,
$40, 900. The Home Mill, at Staffords-
vile, Connecticut, was burned on the
81. Loss, S25, 900. The Elkhart Paper
Mil COmpany's factory, at .Elkhart,
Indiana, was burned on the Sd. Loss,
$40, 600.
In the county jail at Winfield,
Kansas, ON the evening of the 81, when
Deputy Sheriff HerTod opened the door
to lock the prisoners in their cells, they
made a dash at him and knocked him
down. Henry Champlin, one of the
guards, fred at the gang and killed one
of them named Bennett, imprisoned for
counterfeiting. Champlin was then
| struck senseiess by a blow on the head,
aud four prisoners convicted of or
charged with horse stealing, counter
feitlng and forgery, made theiI escape.
AT Harrisburg on the 4th, Harding
and Smith, the associates Of DR.. But
termo9e, in the scheme to defraud the
State of $12, 500 for a hospital at Con-
n~ellsville, were called before Judge
| Simonton for sentence. They said on
the 81 that they did not wan a new
trial. The Court sentenced them TO
pay the cost of prosecution and to pay
a fine of $500 each and to be imprisoned
for one hour.
Robert Harding, Assistant Post
master at Cleveland, Ohio, committed
suicide on the Sd.