The Penn's Grove record., 1888-05-05
ence. and the spasms continued without
cessation until death came.

ence, and the spasms continued without
cessation until death came.
"A locomotive ran into a haud-car,
near Elko, Nevada, on the Both ult.
Two section men were killed and three
severely injured.
"A telegram from Durand, Wiscon'
sin, says there is another big flood on
the Chippewa Valley division of the
Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul Rail
way. Miles of track below Durand art
submerged, and all trains have beer
abandoned.
An unsuccessful attempt was
made on the evening of the Both ult.
60 wreck a passenger train on the
Norfolk and Western Railroad, near
Marion, Virginia. This is the fifth
attempt within three weeks. Detec-
ives are at work and have arrested
Joseph Suit.
Charles l.. Debauu, Assistant
Cashier of the National Park Bank, in
New York, is a defaulter to the amount
of $4,000. He entered the bank in a
minor position % years ago, and grad
ually WORKED up to the position of As
sistant Cashier. He resigned his posi-
ton on April 10Th, assigning i'll health
as the cause. The defalcation, 1t is
stated, will not embarrass the bank,
How it was accomplished has not been
made known by the officers. DebauD
has disappeared.
Joseph Frye was arrested neal
Santa Rosa, California, on the evening
of the Both ult., on the charge Of being
one of the men who robbed the stage
neal Cloverdale on the 2Sth ult. He
made a confession on the LIST, admit
ting his guilt, but saying that he was
led to the deed by his brother-in-law,
Eugene Preus.
There was a riot among a number
Of Hungarlans at lnkerman, a small
mining town near Pittston, Penna., on
the list, and many were badly hurt.
Detective Brown. who attempted to
luell the disturbance. Shot JOSEPH
Lasker, one of the r~ing!eaders, who
had previously been stabbed in the
light. Six of the rioters are in Jail and
others will be arrested.
"A despatch from WCodeville. New
Hampshire, says the Connecticut
river is higher than at any time since
1872, and is still rising.
"A robbery occurred early on tht
morning of the ID N a mail train run
ming between Baltimore and Harris
burg on the Northern Central Rail-
road. One mail pouch containing reg
Istered letters valued at SIC, 600 is
missing. Another pouch received al
the Harrisburg post.otiice has a long
slit in 1t. 1t is thought some person
familiar with the workings of the car
secreted himself on the train at Baltl.
more, and committed the robbery after
the train had left that city. Herman
). Nadine, a stamping clerk In thu
Chicago Post. office, has been arrested
for I. fling letters.@ He confessed that
ne had taken letters he supposed con
tanned money and destroyed them after
opening. He says he has taken about
p25O, ,utthe authorities think the SUI
is much larger. William Andrews was
on the I'd convicted in Baltimore OF
participation in the robbery of the post.
office at Salisbury, Maryland, and wa
sentenced to five years in the penltet.
tiary and payment of a fine OF $1,000
1t was Andrews second trial, the jur,
in the first having failed to agree.
Andrew Bradley. 25 years old,
shot his wife through the head at he
fathers house in McKeespOrt, Pa, OIL
the evening Of the LIST. She had left
Bradley because of his ill-treatment.
1t is thought the wound will prove
fatal. Two men named Martin made
a disturbance at Warrior, Alabama,
on the evening of the 1st, and killed /
deputy marshal named Kelly. lie wa
arrested and placed in the caboose of b
freight train, to be taken to Blrming-
nam, but the train vas stopped by {
mob and the prisoner lynched. Georl,
Emery and BENJAMIN Halten, two Col
ored men, quarreled In Jeffersonvilie,
Indiana, on the evening of the LIST
about a woman. Emery was shot and
killed. Halten escaped.
ID. II. Fitzgerald, proprietor of The
Manhattan Hard ware Works of Read
ing, Penna., was arrested in that city
on the afternoon of the ID. on charges
Of forgery preferred by several local
merchants. He was committed II
default OF bail. Fitzgerald's works
were seized recently by the sheriff.
The sessions of the General Metha-
dist Episcopal Conference were con
tinued in the Metropolitan Opera
House in New York on the 2d. Bis
u0p Merrill read the address OF the
Bishops, reviewing the revival worL
that has been gong on In the Church
since the last Conference, four years
ago. Since then, it was stated, no,
less than 45O 900 persons had been
brought into the Church. The mem
bershlp has increased from 1,769, 534 to
1908, 935. The educational work of
| the Church has made rapid prog ess.
There are now Ill conferences under
the control of the American Church.
| The Church has now II theological
seminaries, "a colleges and 154 acade
mics for the education OF candidate
or the ministry. The value of this
property is "a little over S25.-
0OO, 1000. The missionary work de-
mands an outlay of $1,000, 900 a year
1t was advised that steps should be
taken to adopt some regular order OF
worship, so that in all churches tn
form would be the same. The Bishop.
severely criticised the secular Suonay
papers and held that the liquor tratii,
could not be legalized without sin
The committee appointed to conside
the eligibility of women as delegate
reported that under the consti utiol
and laws women are not eligible, AND