The Penn's Grove record., 1888-04-07
at the Church Of the Immaculate Con-


The flood at Elk Point on the Up
per Missouri river has subslded, and
the settlers are going back to their
homes. During a thunder storm on
the morning of the I'd lightning struck
an oil tank at Emlenton, Penna., own
ed by the National Transit Company.
One house, a barn, four engines and an
engine house, together with about 800
barrels of oil, were destroyed.
Two freight trains on the Chicago
and Northwestern Railroad collided
near Quarry, Iowa, on the ID. -Four
men were injured. Both engines and
ten cars containing stock were demol-
The moving of the Brighton Beach
Hotel upon cars was successfully ac.
cOmplished on the Sd. 1t was moved
thirty feet from Its old foundation.
Two fourteen.year-old boys, one
the son Of a Rev. Mr.. Ba!lantine. the
other the son of a Rev. Mr.. Mcleod,
quarreled at Groton, Connecticut, on
The morning of the Sd. Young Ballan-
tine ended the dispute by d~ischaIging a
rifle at his antagonist causing a fatal
wound. W. W. Hazeltine, a PROM
nent lawyer, was shot dead by John
Curran, a gambler, at Stevens Point,
Wisconsin, early on the morning OF
the Sd. Hazeltlne had threatened to
kill Curran, as an accomplish of A. +
Morse in the betrayal of Hazelt!ne's
wife. Morse was killed by HaZeltine
in 1885, and the murderer was ac-
quilted on the ground of emotional in
sanity.
The strike on all the railroads in
Chicago was ended on the 4th, except
that on the Chicago, Darlington and
Quincy, and the men returned to wo. X.
In 8 was the result OF a mass meeting
leld with clio Led doors on the event &
Of the Sd, but the meeting declared it,
undivided confidence Ia tie cause and
conduct of the Burlington strikers, AND
urged them to fight with ever greater
though always honorable fury. Moth
ng is TO be left undone to bring the
Burlington to terms. .
AT Celaya, Mexico on Easter Sun
day, a number OF prisoners, army de-
ierters and others, Obtained permission
from tie authorities TO attend u bull
ight. The plaza was constructed o.
wooden masts, reeds, etc, and IL OF
che prisoners struck Il match and light
I'd one of the dry nIasis. The flames
spread with great rapidity and a palic
-nsued among the large audience.
The bulls broke loose from Their s ais
.,.l rnuIa.1 xrtfllp fIrNtnt tf.n rr,url
shocking owe all who stood III then
way. Egg teen women and ch:lirep
were killed and 6S persons were bad y
burned, 1t being feared that at lest 10
u the number Will die. Fifty persuus
IN escaping were knocked down an,
lrampled upon by the throug, and
some OF them were badly though moi
fatally injured. No man lost his life
\ freight train on the Southern Pic.l,
Railroad ran into a construction train
neal San Fernando Tunnel, Los Angel
81 county, California, on the evening OF
he 81. Engineer Westerfleld and
Fireman Brooks were killed, and d
uumber of laborers were badly injured.
Revised returns of the election 10
Chicago on the Sd showing that in THE
Aldermanic contests the Republicans
elected 10 and the Democrats IL mem
oers of the City Council. The party
representation in the new Council Will
be 32 Republicans. Is Democrats and l
Socialist. This is IA gain for the Re.
Jubllcans. In G%alesburg two of the
striking engineers of the Burlington
road were elected Aldermen.
The gorge at the mouth of the Big
Sioux river broke on the evening of thu
Sd and the water was running off rap
dly on the 4lh. Two miles of thu
Milwaukee and st. Paul track is
washed out and much more Is badl,
damaged, but the work of repair will
begin at once. All danger is now
over.
In tie municipal elections through
out Missouri OIL the Sd much interest
centred in the question of local option.
Sedalia, for the first time Ill several
years. elected a Republican Mayor.
st. Joseph elected the who.e Republic
can ticket, and in st. Charles the Re-
publican candidate for Mayor was
elected. Independence went Demo-
cratic. Party lines were split, and the
saloon element was victorious. AT
Marshall the Democrats won over "a
Law and Order ticket backed 10y local
option. At Clinton local option was
endorsed. The Democrats won an un-
expected victory at Carthage, eiecting
their candidate for Mayor. At La
Plata the former government was com
p!etely upset, and the Peoples candi
late for Mayor Vas elected. In War
rensburg and Marysville the Demo
Gratis were victorious. The hOnors
we're equally divided in numerous
smaller towns throughout Me State,
The interest being entirely local.
"A. l.. Fawcett, Treasurer of Ma
rion township. Morgan county, OHIO, il
Missing, and d shortage of $3.50 has
Oeen found in his accounts. AT Chand
ersville. Ohio, about l O'Clock on tue
morning of The 4th. Edward Smith
ssed % years, shot and severely
wounded Miss Maggie La Page, age
81, and then committed suicide by pu :
ing a bullet through his brain. Smltr
lad been counting NJ IS La Page. o
account of the same woman a young
physician committed suicide IA few
months ago. Mrs. Peter Burke, a re.
spected willow lady of Norway, Mich
IAN, was shot and killed by Pdtrick
Wade, on the evening of the 81. Wade
vas infatuated with the woman, AMI
lie Was to have been married to al.
'tler man next week. 5. n. Saunder,
MAS stabbed 10 uedtn DV All
ts'asslu near ChtptcO. Saint Mary
county, Maryland on the evening o
lie ID. as he was retu ming home irom
! wedding in company with several
ladies.
Two men we're struck by an ex-
press train at Weymouth, MassachL-
sets, on the morning OF the 4,h One.
name unknown. was Filled; the other,
Edward c, Mann, was badly injured.