The Penn's Grove record., 1888-07-07
PRNs,5 GROVE. n. j., SATURDAY. JULY Z. 1888.

killed, two brakemen were injured.
Fan engine and ten freight cars were
wrecked on the Grand Trunk Railroad,
near Valparaiso, Indiana, on the LIST.
stephen Buel, a brakeman, was killed.
The engine struck some horses on the
track.
In Jackson county, Kentucky, a
few days ago, two little sons of John
Wilson, aged respectively 4 and 8 years,
were sent on an Grand to a neighbours
house. Finding nobody at home, they
played about the place, and the elder
boy, finding a gun, discharged the con-
tents into his little brothers. body. The
wounded boy died while his brother
was trying to carry him home.
"A party of drunken roughs on
the LIST visited the farm of Wilson
Schenk, near Reading, Pa, and COM
menced destroying his property. He
fired into the crowd and dangerously
wounded Wallace Matthias Schenck
was arrested. Edward Cousins, living
in Loekland, Ohio, cut his oSn throat
and that of his two-year-old child on
the LIST, causing fatal wounds. He
made an unsuccessful attempt to kill
his wife, He was paralyzed and was
Infatuated because bis wife was COM
PEELED to send him to IN infrmary.
United States Marshals Phillips and
Mclaughlin were killed at Eufala,
Indian Territory, on the evening of
the Both ult., while trying TO arrest
Wesley and Waite Barnett, two out
laxxyo rrhA Iaftnr NrraO HtlIal Iu fhn
officers, but the former escaped
unhurt. In Tangipaboa Parish, Louis
lana, on the evening of the Both ult.
Major Kicks shot and killed his cousin,
John Kicks, and fatally wounded an
other cousin. Hood Kicks, In a fight
growing out of an alleged insult offered
to their sister by the Major. Golden
Robinson, colOred, who killed his wife
after attempting a felonious assault on
his sister-in-law, gashing her throa,
with a razor, was or the I'd, IN New
York, sentenced to imprisonment for
life. He was convicted recently for
murder in the second degree.
The debt statement issued on the
ID, shows that the reduction Of the
public debt during the month of June
amounted to $l4,429, 502. The cash in
the Treasury amounts to 1929, S54 ,CSS.
"A telegram from Scranton, Pa,
says an extensive cave-in occurred at
the Bellevue slope, on the morning of the
Sd, forcing the miners to fly for their
lives. SO far as known one man and
a number of mules were crushed in the
fall, while seven mine iaborers are miss
ing. Rescuing gangs were organized.
The engine boiler In the State Repuba.
can job Office in Harrisonburg, Vir-
gInia, exploded on the evening Of the
Sd, partially wrecking the building
and slightly lnjuring ]. A. Almond,
an employee. On the evening of the LIST.
while boating on Lake Calumet, two
shells collided, and the bow Of one
struck Paulson in the back, just be-
meath the shoulder blade, penetrating
his body and inflicting a wound which
caused his death. Henry A. Caul,
field one Of the earliest and NEST prom
lnent pioneers of California, was struck
aud killed by a train in Sacramento OF
the ID. A Northern Pacific passenger
train jumped the track near Helena.
Montana on tie evening of the LIST, and
three cars rolled into a ditch. Miss
Nelson, of the Riley & Wood Theatri-
cal Company, and Mr.. Ulln were
fatally injured. Many others were
hurt but not dangerously.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. r. Stokes were
struck and killed by a tram while GLOSS
ing the Western New York and Penn
sylvania r abroad, near Carrolllou,
New York, on the morning Of tie Sd.
Mrs. Eliza Stokes, aged So years. of
Madison, Georgia, who has been visit
ing friends in New York, wa on the
81. killed by falling down the stone
staircase at the Eden Musee. Andrew
j. Taylor, a young married man living
in New York, was loading a cannon
on the evening of the Sd, when his
young brother lit a fire cracker at the
lamp. Sparks flew on the powder at
the vent hole of the cannon and it was
discharged. The cannon recoiled with
terrible force. Taylor's intestInes
were torn open. He died at midnight.
William Taylor and a trother-in-law.
Eugene kerrigan, were severely burned
by the powder.
Robert W. Fiack, a boat builder,
of Syracuse, formerly of England, un-
dertook to navigate the rapids at Nj.
agara Falls, on the afternoon of the
4th, in an open boat made especially
for the purpose. He wa" killed by the
waves or was drowned. The boat was
capsized In the rapids and quickly
hurled into the whirlpool. The body
of Flack being strapped to the seal
prevented the boat from righ!ing. The
son and daughter of General B. f.
Walker, Secretary Of the National
Democratic Committee, were drowned
at Seabright, New Jersey, on the 4th.
Thew were aged respectively II and Is
years.
"A bulletin Issued gu the morning
of the 4th, at 8 O'Clock, signed By Drs.
Pepper, O'Rellly and Yarrow, gave a
very favorable report of General Sheri.
dams condition. The symptoms Of
pulmonary congestion had rapidly sub
sided, and the prospects were very
promising for a successful completion
Of the voyage. AT 5 O'Clock the same
evening another favorable bulletin was
issued. The Swatara, with General
Sheridan on board, sailed from the
Bleakwster on the evening of the 4tb
for Nonquitt.
Tile observance of the Fourth OF
July vas more marked than in former
wears. The Declaration of %Independ-
ence was read at the meeting of the
Oldest Inhabitants Association IN
Washington, d. G. Many Of the en-
ployes of the Navy Department spent
the day at ''Grasslands" by invitation
OF Secretary Whitney, The day was
also observed in "a patriotic in
Brooklyn, Fort Monroe, Richmond.
Virginia; Winchester, Virginia, and
other places.