The Penn's Grove record., 1888-01-07
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

county Ia, has been arrested on the
charge Of defrauding an old soldier
named Scyoe out of $lS4O of $1,000 re.
ceived by Scyoe on account of arrear-
ages of pensions.
AT st. Francis, Arkansas, Viii.
liam Herrig, a wealthy planter, had
teen for some time jealous of atten.
tons paid to his wife by " William Mat.
thewson, and had forbidden the latter
to come to his house. This was dlsre-
garded by Matthewson, who, on the
9th, called and invited Mrs. Herrig to
take a drive with him. While the
woman was getting ready, her husband
shot and killed Matthewson, and then
compelled his wife to drive to Matthew.
sons house with the body. On her
return she found her home in flames,
and was shot dead by her husband,
who then fled. Mrs. Herrig was form.
erly an actress, and at one time be-
lOnged to Pauline MarkLam's Com.
pany.
"A violent wIndstOrm struck Fred
erick, Maryland, on the morAing of the
18th. Houses were unr0ofed and trees
uprooted. Several wagons were lifted
and dashed to the roadside. Much
damage is reported throughout Fred
erick county.
"A mixed train on the Pittsbure
and Western Railroad, consisting Of
seven freight and two passenger cars,
broke through a thirty foot trestle al
st. Petersburg, Penna., on the evening
Of the Both ult. The engine alone re.
manned on the bridge. The wreck
caught fire from the car stoves, and
was consumed. Strangely enough, nc
person was killed and only six were
dangerously injured. as follows: James
Rulings, Edenburg, Penna. A. Kisson,
Elk City, Penna.; John Atkinson
Parker. Penna.; D.. Hilliard. Eden
burg; W. Ham, st. Petersburg, and
White, Foxburg.
"A passenger train on the Clearield
and jefferson Railroad ran off the
track rear Great Bend, Penna., on the
Both tilt, and a Car containing twenty
persons went over a bank. Sixteen
persons were injured, but only one,
John Kelley, a railroad contractor, Of
Punxsutawney, dangerously.
"A son of w. o. Monnett, was
shooting at a target with a rifle, in
Ncrwalk, Ohio, on the evening of the
Goth ult. His sister, aged 8 years, who
vas standing by, was accidentally shot
and killed.
william Herrig, who murdered his
young wife and her lover near st.
Francis, Arkansas, on the goth ult.
was hanged on the evening of the Goth
ult., by a band of vigllantes. His
wife's stage name was Julia Bennett.
John Connow, a saloon keep her, az
been arrested in Ell Paso, Texas, for
beating his wife almost to death with q
chatiS 3H the 10th ult. He aisu strdcs
her twice with a chair on the morning
of the 26th ult., while she was lying IN
bed helpless from the wounds indicted
the day before. In the first attack, be.
sides bruising and cutting her, he
broke her breastbOne, her right arm,
her nose and two of her ribs. one OF
the latter penetrating the right lung.
Governor Beaver, on the Both ult.
Issued a proclamation announcing tina,
the total amount of the State debt can.
celled for the year ending November
81, 1887, amounted to $l,4lS, 51l. Al
the close of the same year the total
debt amounted to SIS. S40.471 %, anG
the assets Of the Sinking Fund to So.
6S4, 1862 43. This leaves Pennsylvania
with a debt OF So 156 los So
The dry goods store of H. b.
Miller Il Brother, at East Aurora,
New York, was robbed Of $500 on
the evening of the 9th ult. John
Nelson, a former Waterman for the
firm, was suspected, and OF the 29th
ult. "a mans footprints in tile snow
which ft Nelson's feet exactly vert
traced to the blacksmith shop on Ham,
Inns stock farm, and a diligent search
revealed the money, which was hidden
/ n a grain bin." Nelson was arrested.
On>the evening of the Goth uit. -four
armed and masked men entered the
post office and general store of G. F.
Thompson 81 Co., at Finleyville, I'll.
teen miles from Pittsburg, and at TIT
point of the revolver compelled the
clerk TO open the safe. They tool
from the safe $500 in cash and S5l
worth of postage stamps. and after
binding and gagging the clerk rode
away. About SIG worth of the stamp.
were found IN the road near Pittsbarl
on the morning of the 30th ult.
While a number of little children
were attending the holiday celebration
of the HaymaTket Mission in Chicago
on the evening of the Both ult., 6
y%oungster, attempting to poke the fir,
in the hall, overturned the stove. Til.
Superintendent, Richard d. Lay
tboughtlessly yelled fire, and a panic
followed. The children became wedged
in a narrow stairway, and about fit,
were bruised and trampled upon.
Three little girls weie so badly injured
that their recovery is not expected.
During a fight in a saloon in
Heela, Dakota, kept by Reynolds
Donovan Il Head, reyolvers were used.
Head shot Reynolds in the abdomen,
INJECTING a fatal wound and was hi1l'
ielf shot in the leg and pounded on the
lltdu Win q joel glass; Alc 10 tuOuRul
to be fatally injured.
"A passenger train from the West
collided with a freight train four mile.
west of -Meadvile, Penna., on The
morning of the 3lst ult. The passen.
ger train was wrecked, and five person.
were injured, several severely, but al
are expected to recover. Two passen.
ger trains on the Cincinnati Southern
Railroad collided near Greenwood
Kentucky, on the afternoon of the 3lsI
ult., OWING to a ''misreading of orders'
by two of tine trainmeD. On the south
bound train the baggage master anC
mail agent we've killed; on the nortl
bound train the baggage master wal
killed and the fireman badly injured
The mail and baggage cars were de
stroyed and the smoking Ears of boil
trains badly damaged. A collision &C.
cured OH the Utah and Northern Rail
way, near Dillon, Montana, on tn,
10th ult., which resulted in the killing
of Fireman Patrick and the severe in
jury of Engineer Sweeny. An express
tram on the Chicago. Milwaukee anC
st. Paul Railroad dashed into a freight
train at Shermanville, Illinois, durInl
a blowing snow storm on the evening