The Penn's Grove record., 1889-01-05

900, many OF the counties having
doubled and ven trebled during the
past year. The value OF the mineral
products in 1888 is placed at sac. 000,-
600; manufactured products, $l70, 000,-
600; orchard products, $24, 600, 900;
cereal crops. $50. 600. 900.
LOUIS A. Homer, Q salesman, in
the employ Of Henry Horner q Co..
wholesale grocsrs, in Chicago, depar-
ted a few days ago. leaving a deficit of
$15, 600 in his accounts. On the LIST,
he was arrested in Montreal, and will
| probable be extradited on q charge of
forgery. F. H. Mccain, cashier of
the bank of the J. B. Watkins Bank
ing Company, In Lake Charles, Louis
lana, who fed from that place as an
emhezzler Of q large amount OF the
banks money, about a month ago, has
been arrested in Lorede, Texas. The
Boston police are searching for H.. G..
Stickney, who is charged with forgery.
He was in the employ Of G, L. Daven-
port as a clerk, and on the 10th ult, he
is sand to have forged a check for 1886,
obtained the money and disappeared,
The ~six.year-old son of John Ut.
ter; while playing soldier at his home,
near Little Sandusky, OHIO. OF the
LIST, Lselzed a loaded shot gun from a
corner and, lifting 1t to a chair, threat
ened to shoot his ~1S-year-old brother.
A moment later the gun was dis
charged, the load lodging in the older
boys breast, causing, 1t is feared, a
fatal wound Several stray shots
struck the mother in the face, and it is
thought she will lose her sight.
John Prettyman, an employe of
the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany in Quincy, Illinois. fell of q
train on the evening of the Both ult.,
the wheels cutting off his right leg.
He was three miles from West Quincy
Station, and binding up the stump he
crawled the entire distance on his
hands and one knee. dragging his
crushed and bleeding limb after him.
He arrived at the station at 6 o'clock
on the evening Of the 3lst ult.
Charles De La Graza and Jesus
Barbo bad q quarrel about a woman In
Anaqua, Texas, and en- the 1st, when
they met, began to shoot at each other.
Both men were killed, falling within
six feet of each other.
Miss Fannie Heldman, aged %
years, committed suicide by drowning,
In Greenvi!le, 5. c., on the evening of
the LIST. George Heldman, her father.
willie pursuing her fell through a rail
road t~restls, broke several of his ribs
and was otherwise severely injured.
THE girl became insane a few weeks
ago while making inal preparations for
her marriage, and had been confined to
her room.
The public debt statement, issued
on the I'd. shows a reduction of $l4,-
427. 500 Total cash in the Treasury,
$615, 591. 07S.
Two young men named Erb and
Shoecker. employed at James Miller's
dynamite factory, near S~umneytown,
Montgomery county, Ienna., were
blown to pieces on the 1st by the ex.
plosion of a half bucket Of dynamite.
1t is supposed that In mixing the stuff
the proper proportions were not used.
'None of the pieces of flesh picked
up were of sufficient size to show to
which body they belonged"
Lester Woods. % years old, was
murdered near Paris, Illinois, on the
LIST. The Sunday school OF the district
had a social gathering at the school.
house. and, during the exercises. a scnf.
fe took place and Woods was stabbed
in the neck, the main artery being sew
cred. Woods fell in his mothers arms
and expired. A panic followed. the
children jumping out of the windows.
The murderer escaped during the ex-
element and was not recognized. A
warrant was issued on the I'd for Il
young man named ADburger.