The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-10-18
THE EAST.

A LARGE number of persons were killed
and many others injured in railroad
collision near Penn Haven, Pa, on the
evening of the 10Th.
A WOMAN aged fifty-fv years named
Mary Griffin died of volun tary starvation
on the 10th in the aims house at Meriden,
Conn. She took nothing but water for
fifty five days.
The following Congressional nomina-
tions were made on the 10th: New York,
First district, James w. Covert Dem.);
Massachusetts, Sixth district, Colonel
Roland G. Usher Dem.); Massachusetts,
Second district, E. A. Morse (Rep).
Two TWIN brothers, nine years of age,
travelling alone, arrived at New York on
the 10th from Liverpool, en- route to st.
Louis. where their parents now live.
JAMES b. CAUNCR, book-keeper OF the
Dolphin Silk Company in Paterson, n J.,
has been discovered to be short $40, 900 in
his accounts
ADv1cEs of the 18th say that f1fty-seven
persons were killed by the recent accident
on the Lehigh Valley road near Penn
Haven, Pa, and over forty were injured.
JAMES J. CooGAN was on the 18th NOM
mated for mayor Of New York City by the
United Labor party, and the Republicans
nominated Joel B. Eckhardt
On the 18th Mrs. Lydia Bacon, of Sud-
bury, Mass. celebrated her one hundred
and tirst birthday. Her physical and
mental powers were remarkably we'll pre-
served.
OK the 18th Henry G. Hotchkiss, Of West
Haven, Conn.,, q hardware manufacturer
was arrested ON the charge of forging
checks upon the Yale National Bank of
New Haven to the amount Of $50. 600. and
confessed his guilt.
AF1RB in the Standard Oil Company's
property at Green Point, L L, caused q
loss Of $2O0, 600 on the 18th.
The death Of George Rumford Baldwin.
an eminent civil engineer, occurred at his
home in North Woburn, Mass, on the
18th, at the age Of ninety-six years and six
months.
TAMMANY HALL Democrats in New York
City made the following Congressional
nominations on the 18th: Sixth district, F.
7. Fitzgerald; Ninth, 8. s. Cox (renominat.
ed); Thirteenth, A. p Fitch.
On the 18th the post-ofice at Mattewan.
N. Y, was robbed Of all It's contents.
In the New York market coffee advanced
one-half cent pound on the 18th, in
huenced by continued higher prices abroad
The death Of Chesley Heal, aged one
hundred and nine years, occurred on the
18th at searsmont Me. His long life WAS
attributed in part to his powerful lungs,
his voice being easily heard mile.
BASE BALL games for the worlds cham
pionship between the New York club, of
the National League, and the st. Louis
Browns, II the American Association,
have been arranged as follows. Four
games in New York, four in st. Louis, one
in Brooklyn and one in Philadelphia. The
first contest will take place in Philadelphia
October23
The doors Of tho Farmers & Merchants
Bank Of Pittsburgh, Pa, were closed on
the 18th Liabilities over $500, COO Deposi-
tors would be paid in full.
TRAIN struck q carriage near West
Barnstable. Mass, on the 18th containing
Henry A. Crowell and wife and Howard
NJ. Lowell and wife. and the two men were
killed and the ladies fatally injured.
JOHN l.. SULLIVAN, the pugilist it was
announced on the 18th, had accepted the
position Of sporting editor Of New York
illustrated paper.