The Penn's Grove record., 1889-08-31
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

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running wild, raj into an Erie freight
train on morning OF the 23d, at Taylor
Park, near Buffalo, New York, and
Fireman Dennis Hayes was crushed to
death. Henry Mankus, or Miller, q
hand on board the schooner Launcelot,
was accidentally drowned in the harboT
at Baltimore on the evening Of the
23d.
Della Mahoney, a notorious Chi
cago woman, was, on the 23d, held In
$500 bail to answer a charge Of high
way robbery in having stopped William
Springer, and, with revolver pointed ct
him, forced him to give her all the
money he had, about $27. j. r. Gun.
ningham, the postmaster at Coppers-
burg. Missouri, who absconded with
5000 on June LIST last, was arrested, on
the 23d, at BentonvilIe, Arkansas.
Detectives had followed him to San
Francisco, Illinois and to Manitoba.
Governor Wilson, of W est Virginia,
and his father-in-law, DR.. j. F. Cotton,
were injured while out driving on the
evening OF the oath. The horse took
fright at a point where the road runs
along the edge Of a Dank, where the
Governor made a desperate effort to
save the horse from going over, but was
unsuccessful. DR.. Cotton had his left
shoulder broken, and the Governor was
painfully hurt about the legs and is
confined to bed. August Eckman and
Frederick Shauer were drowned on the
26th, while bathing at the f0ot4of East
Seventy.6rst street, New York. VIII
liam Mullen, aged 20 years. was killed
early on the morning Of the 18th, BY an
engine or the Pennsylvania Railroad,
near Pottsville Pa.
The C0rOner's inquest was held on
the 23d at Knoxville, Tennessee, over
the remains Of the persons killed In the
accident on the Knoxville, Cumber-
land Gap and Louisville Railroad at
the Flat creek trestle on the 22d. The
railroad company was completely ex-
0nerated from blame, but the cause of
the accident remains unknown. The
road bed was found In perfect condi-
ton, the cars were Just ont of the shop
and the wheels were tested.
The Spring Lake reservoir, near
Fiskvllle, Rhode Island, burst on the
afternoon Of the 18th, doing some DAM
age to property and causing q loss Of
three lives.
-Advices from Hayti report the end
Of the long civil strife there. General
Legitime left Port-au-P Prince on the
22d, on a French gun boat, and on the
23d General Hippolyte's army occu-
pied the capital. The e. s. steamer
Galena has been ordered to Hayti for
the protection Of American interests,
and sailed On the 25th. from New York
for her destination. She will take the
place Of the Kearsarge. ordered home.
Mr.. Duquette, a young married
woman, and Eugene Dion were
drowned at Ottawa, Ontario, on the
Gath. by the upsettinz Of their skid,
which was struck by q barge. Three
others In the party narrowly escaped.
A storm struck the tent of John Rob
inson's circus, at Toledo, Ohio. on the
afternoon Of the Oath, throwing it over
and crushing down the seats. Over a
hundred people received bruises and
but no person was fatally
hurt
Nellie Parks, aged IS years, died
IN Portsmouth, New Hampshire, on the
25th, from the effects Of laudanum,
taken with suicidal intent, on the oath,
because Atwood Cannon, with whom
she lived, and who had kicked her out
that morning, during a quarrel, per-
sisted in leaving the house without
bidding her goodbye, notwithstand-
Ing her threat to kill herself If he did
90. W. W. Clemenson, one Of the
pioneers of Topeka, Kansas, who was
known throughout the State, shot
himself dead on the 25th. At one
Time he owned much valuable property
In Topeka, but recent business re-
verses made him a poor man. Frank
Q. kennard, a young married man,
brother of q well-known lawyer OF
Baltimore, died on the morning OF the
goth In that city from the effects Of
laudanum. taken with suicidal intent.
Arthur BuIcham and Calvin Hold
were run over by q railroad train
near Durham, North Carolina, on the
morning OF the 25th. Holder was in
killed and Burcham 80 badly
injured that he died within three hours.
Both were drunk and lying on the
rack. The sail boat Cascaco was
Iound bottom upwards In the lake at
Waukegans Illinois, on the 18th. The
occupants were probably drowned. Two
'oats and a lady's parasol were found
n the boat. A letter 10 the pocket OF
me OF the Coat " Addressed to G. b.
'eterson. Esxtake. IIIiD
About 800 feet a. lake shore
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