The Penn's Grove record., 1889-11-16
NUMBER is.

and jewelry were taken. On the morn
ing of the 18th six men were arrested
near Mauch Chunk. and upon theI,
person most of the stolen property wa
found. One of the prisoners gave hi,
name as William White, of Philaael.
phia, and another as Thomas Conway,
of Manayuuk.
While Mrs. Hiram MILFORD was
walking through her house. in Ramsey.
Illinois, on the evening of the Sd, with
a lamp In her hand, her little son ran
against her. The lamp was thrown to
the floor and exploded, setting her
clothing on re. Her husband, a Grip
pie, attempted to smother the flames,
but did not succeed until she was
fatally burned. She died soon after.
The boiler OF the fishing steame
5. 5. Brown exploded on the mornin
OF the 4th while the vessel was off tn
New Jersey coast, about rs miles from
the Delware Breakwater. John L.
costa, of Connecticut, was killed, and
several others were injured, among
them Chief Engineer Chas. Baily and
Assistant Engineer William Ludlow,
both from Connecticut also.
by a rush of melted iron from the
stacks of Colebrook Furnace, No. l, ct
Lebanon, Penna., on the afternoon of
the 4th, Henry Bohr, Henry Fertig,
Isaac Siegrist, William Snyder and
Harvey Beck were killed, and John
Rohr. Benjamin Eek and Enock Essen
hauer were severely burned. The men
were overwhelmed by the metal while
at their work. The hosting shaft Of
the furnace was destroyed.
Matte Brown, aged 10 yeas, who
worked in Reager's hosiery mill, / n
NOrristOwn, Pa, was caught in the
shafting by her hair on the afternoon
of the 9th and injured so badly that
she died in a short time.
Daniel Carmichael, one of the best
known business men In Amsterdam,
New York, has been arrested on the
charge of forgery. The forgeries ex-
tend over a period of two years. The
amount is placed at Sl10 900. Most Of
the notes are on JOHN Carmichael, the
fOrger's brother, but the name of Craig
u Co., of New York, was used freely
also. Andrew G. Drum, Of Kansas
City, Missouri, charged with forging
the name of bis uncle, Major Andrew
Drum, to checks amounting to $50, 900
and a~bsconding with the money, has
been arrested in Toronto. Major
Drum has gone to Toronto secure his
extradition. Young Drum was con-
sidered a model young man. was his
uncle's confidential employe, and, it
I was understood, would inherit his
uncle's entire estate, which is esti-
mated at S3,000,0 coo.
While driving out of Granville,
Wisconsin, early on the morning OF
the 18th, August Moritzki, a farmer,
was attacked by three highwaymen,
who pulled him from his wagon,
pounded his face with stones and rob-
bed him of $5S, his watch and other
v~aluables. Moritzki is in a critical
condition.
"A report from Lockford, Califor-
MIA. says that early on the morning OF
the 18th a Congregational minister nam
ed Ross killed his wife and ~12~year-old
son and then committed suicide. Charles
A. Smith, a prominent Republican pol
itician in Hepline, Alabama, was shot
and killed on the 18th by Calvin Brown.
They quarrelled over politics.
"A despatch from Kansas City SAYS
that a blizzard is sweeping over South
ern and Western Kansas. The wind
turned to the north early in the evening
and brought with 1t snow. which in
some localities is drifting badly. AT
Arkansas City, near the Indian Terri
tory, a regular norther is reported. At
Wichita the snow is flying, and at
Syracuse the blizzard is ut its height.
Abilene, in the centre of the State, re-
ports severe wind and thick snow. A
heavy snow storm was reported at Sioux
City, Iowa, on the 18th.
A collision occurred at Lula, Georgia,
on the evening Of the 18th, between a
passenger and freight train. Fireman
Ford was killed and James Bell was
badly injured.
Amanda Steyner, aged 10 years,
daughter of ex-Assistant Treasurer
| SteyDer, was standing in her doorway
in Cincinnati, on the evening of the
18th, watching the return of a we'd
ding party to a house opposite, when
some fool fred off a revolver "to
celebrate the event." The second
bullet pierced Miss Steyner's abdomen,
causing a wound from which she died
on the 18th. Charles Thowariah has
been arrested on suspicion Of having
fired the shot.
"A dam at McC .ellan's Touring
mill, about a mile west of Alton,
Ontario, broke on the morning OF the
18th and the water swept to the town.
Six mill dams, four bridges and sew
eral mills and dwellings were de-
stroyed, and an aged couple named
Harris we're drowned.
John Mcdonald and Duncan Beve-
ridge. homesteaders at Matchwo0d,
Mich gan, had some trouble oyer q
homestead claim. On the evening of
the 18th Mcdonald went to Beveridge's
cottage to talk matters over. Mrs.
Beveridge and a friend were also in the
room. During the conversation the
men got very excited, and Mcdonald
pulled his revolver and shot Beve-
ridge, wounding him fatally. He then
turned upon the women and shot Mrs.
Beverage in the hip, after which he
emptied the remaining chambers of his
revolver at Mrs. Beveridge's friend, In.
ficting a fatal wound. Mcdonald was
arrested.
Arthur A. Richwlne was found
hanging by ope foot oil the ladder lead
ing to the gas pit at McCormick's fur
naces. at Harrisburg. Pa, on the even
ing of the 18th. Both eyes were burn
ed out.
"A mar named Potter and his son.
who left their ranch near Trinidad,
Colorado, for that town nearly two
weeks ago, have not bsen heard Of
since then, and are supposed to have
persisted In the blizzard.
1t is estimated that it will cost $40,
600 to rep lir the damage doGe by recenl
rain stor ms to the Q silver vault ii
the Treasury court, In which nearly
100, 900 900 standard dollars are stored
In August last August q. Hank,
was found dead ia u lumber camp neal
~Spokeville, Wisconsin, with an emp J
/ rita nv his aide and "A bullet through