The Penn's Grove record., 1888-05-19
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

ueIeu WlllIatn heunlStOn, I'll dBtu idi-
mer, at Booth Bay, Me-, has made a
confession, In which he says bis inten-
ton was to rob the old man. and that
he did not want to hurt him, but that
he was obliged to kill him because he
was getting the best of the fight. Pat
rick Farley and James BOughner had
a struggle 9 a Bloomington, Illinois,
on the evening Of the 18th, when the
latter was thrown over a precipice 125
feet high and killed. Farley, who had
been suffering from temporary aberra-
ton for some time, suddenly became
violent and seized Bougliner a. they
were walking together near the preci-
pice and threw him over.
The boiler in the Caro- wooden
works, at Caro-, Michigan, exploded on
the morning Of the 14th. killing one
man and severely iDjuring four others.
The Eoiler was ''old ard patched ~ and
the water IN 1t was allowed to get low.
"A train on the Santa Fe Railway
reached Fountain, Colorado, on the
morning OF the 14th, and had been
standing but q few minutes when a
freight train, the brakes Of which had
got loose. ran down from a side track.
and a collision occurred. One Tar was
loaded with naphtha, which exploded,
setting the train on fire. The train
men showed the uninjured cars back
from the wreck, and were trying to
ave the depot. when the flames reached
a car load of powder, which exploded,
demolishing the depot, several dwell
ings and a number of cars. Three per-
sons, One woman and two men, were
killed, and SIX injured. The locomO-
tive of a freight train on the Philadel-
phla and Reading Railroad was de-
rallied and thrown down an embank-
ment at Lost Creek, ~Schuylkill county,
Penna., on the norning of the 18th.
Engineer James HoughtOn was killed
and fireman John Welsh and brakeman
Francis McCann were severely injured.
A stone was wedged in the frog in such
a manner rs to lead to the belief that it
was placed there by some person with
the design of wrecking the train.
"A despatch from Kialega Springs,
Indian Territory, says that on tie 10th
John Smith d Mrs. Allen eloped.
Mr.. Allen gave chase and when he
overlook the couple shot them both
dead. Frank Burns was killed by
John McNiff, a saloon keeper, in Dan.
bury, Connecticut. on the morning of
the 14th. Burns had some beer bottles
in his possession that McNiff supposed
belonged to him. In a struggle for
their possession McNiff struck Burns
on the head with his fist, from the
effects Of which Burns died in two
hours.
Frank May, working at a saw
mill neal Port Republic, West Vir-
glnia, was on the 18th, caught by the
saw, which cut OF his left leg at the
thigh, entered his side and cut his
bowels, liver and lungs and forced the
heart from the left to the right side.
He lived IA hours and suffered intense
thirst. The doctors consider it most
remarkable that death did not occur
Immediately.
"A Irregular January blizzard"
ragged on the l4th at Marquette. Michi-
gan, but the snow melted as fast as 1t
fell. Snow also fell on the morning
of the 14th at Gladstone, Grand Haven,
East Tawas and Alpena, and cold
weather prevailed in the fruit belt.
at Galesburg, and Monmouth, Hi
nois. the cold was 70 severe on the
evening Of the 18th that ice formed.
Garden vegetables and small fruits
were killed. During a heavy thunder
storm on the afternoon OF the 14th
lightning struck the tower Of the
school house at Parsonsborough. three
miles from Wilkesbarre. Penna. 1t
passed down through one of the school
rooms to the cellar, completely demOl-
ishing the heating apparatus. Many of
the children were stunned, and a panic
was created. but none of the scholars
were seriously hurt.
The Democratic State Convention
of New York, was held on the 18th, in
New York City. Frederick II Cou-
dert was chosen Chairman. Alfred G.
Chaplin, Edward Cooper, George
Raines and Roswell p. Flower were
chosen delegates-at-large to the Ma
tional Convention. Oswald Offender.
fer and Wilson s. bissell were nominal
ted for Electors.at-Large. The plat
form adopted approves President Cleve-
lands Message on the tariff, and in
structs the delegates to present the
name of Grover Cleveland to the Ma
tional G invention as their candidate
fer President. The delegates are in
structed to act as a unit.
The Portage Iron Works, at Dun
cansville, Pennsylvania, were closed on
the 18th, for All lnde finite period, and
the employees. numbering 200, were
discharged. The other mills of the
firm will probably be closed in a day or
1.-TWO, when 7C0 men will be thrown out
of employment.
"A Hungarian named PnkatzcKy
was arrested at Penn Haven Junction,
near Mauch Chunk, on the 18th, for
having murdered the two Hungarian
women heal New Philadelphia a few
days ago. He confessed his guilt, say
ing that he lad cut off the old woman's
head with an axe and then shot the
young u with a gun. He says he
! got only $50 In cash. The prisoner
Is young and was well dressed. The
two children of Col. John II William
Duh u IduCy DtuuS, ocoiBlds bOth
boys, aged 8 and 6 years. were put to
bed in the same room the other night.
The elder brother took a shot gun and
killed the younger. When questioned
he admitted the killing, but said.
laughingly: whats the good of a
brother, anyway" In June, 1885,
"Billy" Hutchinson killed his mis-
tress, in Chicago, and was sent to JO-
liet prison for II years. He became
insane soon after, and was taken to the
asylum at Kankakee, from which place
he escaped on the 14th. He Is SUBJ
iect to epilepsy. and while in his fits
will commit murder. He is cOdsid-
cred one Of the worst d~esperadoes and
criminals that ever lived in Chicago,
and every effort is being made for his
recapture.
The Grand Lodge Of the Indepen.
dent Order Of Odd Fellows of Pen.
nsylvania met on the 18th, in Allentown.
The reports show that the number OF
new members initiated during the past
year was 1894; admitted by card, $3.50;
reinstated, G6S; died, l1O8; withdrawn