The Penn's Grove record., 1889-04-13

"A telegram from Winopa- Mime
sofa, says that farmers In that yicInitv
have almost universally completed ~
seeding of small grain. The gronnd Il
in excellent condition, but there IA
some complaint that seed is germinat.
ing slowly on account Of cool weather.
Preparations are being generally made
to plant an unusually large acreage OF
corn.
AS Robert Schideler and wife were
driving to Manson, Iowa, on the Sth. q
spark from Schideler's pipe ipnIted the
clothing of his wife, and, as the wind
was blowing a stiR gale, abe was soon
enveloped In flames. She jumped from
the carriage and was burned to deatb
notwithstanding the efforts made nv
her husband to quench the flames.
Schideler's hands were burned to the
hone, and 1t Is feared they will have TO
be amputated, and his physicians saw
he may die. Mrs. SchIdeler was 85
years old, and her husband 70.
The signal Service telegraph cable
crossing Oregon Inlet, North Carolina,
was swept away during the recent
storm. Telegraphic communication
with Cape Hatteras la thus cut Of
until Il new cable is laid.
Henry Kurtz, a young telegraph
operator, OF Baltimore, died on the
morning Of the 10th from an overdose
of laudanum. Whether 1t was taken
with suicidal intent or not Is unknown.
Mrs Catherine Kinney, who owned
property valued at about 100000, was
found dead In the hallway OF her resi-.
dence in Paterson, New Jersey, on the
morning Of the 10Th. Foul play is
suspected, although the woman was an
habiitual drinker, and was under the
influence of liquor on Tuesday night.
Theodore and Jacob Heubler.
brothers, were badly cut with knives
In Chicago, on the evening Of the 9th.
while attempting to capture three
burglars who were operating in Myers's
bakery. The thieves escaped, A
German shoemaker, named Laurer.
was shot and killed by an unknown
person while at work In his shop. in
Morning View. Kentucky. on the even
ing of the 9th.
"A telegram from Hagerstowp,
Maryland, says that three large noun.
tain fires are now raging on the South
Mountain, near Edgemont. The fire
caught from the sparks of a passing
locomotive. A vast lot of timber has
already been destroyed.
Henry Bachman was crushed be-
tween the cross beam Of the elevator
and the heavy cross bar through which
a rope worked overhead. In the estab.
lishment of Smith, Jameson g. Keyser,
in Baltimore, on the 10th. He was
oiling the works on top of the elevator
while it was going up and neglected to
stop it IN time.
The people of Tyler county, West
Virginia, especially along the railroad.
are much exited over the appearance OF
dozens of mad dogs. On the 9Th a
large dog owned by Captain Hender-
son, of Long Beach, went mad and
attacked and bit every animal within
its reach. A general hunt is in pro.
gress and every animal thought to have
been bitten will be killed,
For a month past instructions
have been placed on the track OF the
Chicago, Sante Fe and California Rail
road, near the Illinois River. Recently
a track walker was put upon this por-
ton of the line, and on the evening OF
the Sth he was found lying unconscious
upon the track with a terrible wound
in the back of the head. He was for
tunately e e by the engineer of the
train in time to stop. tie had been
assaulted, as supposed, by the gang of
villains who have been o~bstructing the
track.