The Penn's Grove record., 1889-10-12
NEWS OF II WEEK.

matters on the 9Th and came to blows
Frank Gross, Jr., aged 16, q blind boy
who was home On a visit from a New
York asylum, became excited, and
picking up a plate, hurled 1t In Thu
direction of the noise. The plat
struck Duerr, fracturing his skull
Death will probably result.
Eight men charged with counter
feiting were arrested by United State'
officers in Paoli, Indiana, on the 4th
George B. Lawtop, OF East Orange.
New Jersey, was arrested on the after
uoon of the 9th and lodged in the Els
sex county jail in default CT S4S,G Ot
bail. He was sole executor Of the es
tate Of Jane Null, Of Newark, VIII,
died in 1879, leaving requests amount
ing to $l93, QUO to Der eight children.
1t is charged that Lawton, failing tt
pay the requests, disappeared, return
ing to Orange only a few months ago
The amount of his bail Is the sun
which Jennie Null Allaine, II Of the
heirs, claim as her share OF the estate.
Carrie Hill, aged 10 years, Las
been arrested In Topeka, Kansas, fol
theft. Four weeks ago she got a clerk
ship In Halmon & Co.'s millinery anO
fancy goods store, and since then she
a not only robbed them repeatedly,
out has carried away with her thre.
wagon loads Of goods worth 5000.
which were found In her room anO
identified by the firm. A year ago sht
clerked q week or two for BerDheiDei
& Lewis, and in the search on Satur-
day several hundred dollars worth Of
goOde that she had taken from them
were found.
-SscIet Service officers on the 6tl
captured Isaac Reynolds, John Lucas
and j. M. Mcbride, counterfeiteTs,
near Indianapolis. Arter the captur.
Lucas house was searched. and mould
aud $l4O IN spurious coin were found.
The gang has teen making $lJ "sold''
coins, and a number OF them have beeI
put into circulation in Indianapolis
City and johnson County, Mcbride
made q full confession, saying thai
they had been engaged in the bushes,
TOR several months and had got rid o,
\ large amount OF the stuff In Indiana,
Kentucky, Ohio and Illinois. Thu
uftu1Ou VI BCu0k0A ObbOh LhCb4bCio VI khN
gang have been secured.
In the Circuit Court at Frerdick
Maryland, on the TIN, John Ole, wit
had secured $3.50 by means of forged
check, was sentended to the State
~penllentiary for Is years.
"A heavy rain storm at Bellows
Falls, Vermont. on the evening OF the
9Th. caused the streams in the viciri.,
to rise 50 rapidly that a large portion OF
the abutment Of the Vermont end Ol
he toll bridge gave way, sliding int
the river aud severing communication
between Vermont and New Hamp-
shire. A few small bridges on Other
streams are reported carried away and
orler damage done by high water.
"A severe frost at BurlinQton, Iowa,
IN the evening Of the 9Th, killed
most kinds of vegetation. Thin ic,
formed or standing water in exposed
places.
"A despatch from lshpeming, Mich.
igan, says that typhoid fever is ep'.
demic ID q number OF upper PENINSULA
towns, notably at Negaunee and IRON
wood, there being nearly loo cases
in each Of these cities. TIE Stat,
Board Of Health is making an lnvesti.
cation.
"A steam threshing engine on tn.
McAndress farm, near st. Thomas
Dakota exploded on the morning o
The TIL, killing Edward McCaffrty,
owner Of The machine, William Pau.
e~nai1eer, and Charles Frazer, anc
fatally injuring r.. p. Daily. Al
Mount Vernon, Indiana, on the 9TH,
George T. Rice, the aeronaut witt
Wallace's circus, made ar ascension
AS he descended owe the river he b..
came entanaled In the ropes, was drag
ged through the water and drowned
This WAS Rtce's 10Uth ascension,
Connecticut on the 7th voted on u pro
hibit0ry amendment to her Stale Co.
,titution and defeated it by a majority
Of ab0nt three 10 n The new secre
ballot law had its fret trial and worke,
we'll.
IAN opera house, In course OF erection
At Lansf0rd, Penna. suddenly collapse,
on the 7th, buryIng six wOrkmen und.I
he debris. They were all badly hurt.
three of them 1t Is feared fatally. Til,
cause of the disaster is unknown.
"A steam ! lpe In the Galaxy Flour
Mills in Minneapolis burst on tn
-vening OF the 9th. suffocating Franz
Banks, engineer, and Joseph Evans,
brennan.
The Florence and Casa Grand
Arizona, stage was robbed on tine 3
by two Mexicans. All the mail was
Cakep. Officers are in pursuit. Ear!
IN the morning OF the 9th two masket
men attempted TO rob the express tran
on the Knoxville branch OF the LOUIS.
vile and Nashville road. They got OF
The front platform and tried to fore
The door. A fight ensued with tht
baggage AID EXPIRE 9 men and the rob-
beIs were routed, q of them bein,
wounded. BURGERS blew open a ssit
IN Sigler Brothers. jewelry factory il
Cleveland. Ohio, on the evening of tn,
9th, and stole $500 worth of watches,
rings and stones and 500 In cash.
Henry Halsteln, bookkeeper TO,
Nicol, the tailor, in New York, ha
been arrested on q charge Of embtZ-
SiiuK ptUU. IL Is odlu tuNt ne sWilulcu
the firm out Of S2500.
Peter Baker, a colored rough, sho
and killed Andrew Glenn, a whit.
tough, in a quarrel In a saloon al
Greensboro, Kentucky, on the 9th.
"A terrible prairie fire threaten
Estherville, Iowa, on the 9Th. Tb
town raj saved. but a number of farm
houses with a quantity OF grain and
hay were destroyed. Four buildings
In Swan Lake were consumed.
The Pan-American delegates, no.
in New England, on the 7th, visited
the manufacturing estab ishments in
Lawrence and Lowell.
Charles F. Onis, % years OF age,
who hveur With his mother, Mrs. Man
King, In th I'd story OF u building
in Buffalo, Nmorning of the Sth,
murdsrsdj My by shooting hei
ss sns kqSp ohlS cu Ssn, a nls th sSs,
rroY Iefta note saying:
n " Smation, II possib!
of living, and thai