Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1890-05-17
THE NEWS.

Willie Wynn, aged thirteen years, lost his
life in trying TO save his grandmother from
the flames of their burning home at Campbell
ford Ont--The works OF the Standard and
Venture Powder and Dynamite Manufactures
at Brockville, Ont, exploded, but no one was
hurt.--Wm. D. Hale, aged scveniy-oneyears,
father of Frederick Hale, who killed his
brother Henry Il week ago at PittsGeld, Mass
committed suicide-Gencral Julius White,
ex-minister OF the Argentine Republic, died at
South Evanston, Ill.-One fireman and two
brakemen were killed by the collision Of two
freight trains on the East Tennessee, Virginia
and Georgia Railroad at tunnel near Chat
tanooga.-Twenty-i illicit diStillerS were
captured by United States officers near Pine
vile, Ky-Lieutenant Edwin B. Weeks,
auartermaster at the United States army post
81 San Antonio, Texas, committed suicide
John Van Tasscl, brakeman in the employ
of the New York. Lake Erie and Western
Railway, received severeinjuries between the
bumpers and secured averclict Of Sl5, 600 dam
ages in New York court.--Ilon. Reuben R.
Threll. said 10 be the oldest practising attor-
new in the United States died II Rutland, w.
in his ninety-iifth year. lie WAS an old-tlme
abolitionist ard co-worker with Vim. Lloyd
Garrison.-Charles Randolph, cx-secretary
of the Chicago Board Of Trade, missing for
several weeks, has turned up IN Portland,
Oregon.--Three thousand employees of the
National Tube Works at Mckeesrort Pa,
struck for ten per cent. adyance.--Edward
Reed, clerk OF the Southern White Lead
Works, Chicago, was fatally shot by George
Bentley, strilier.--ln the General Southern
Methodist Conference. encouraging reports
were presented of the increase in Sunday
school membership.
A tornado swept over Blythcsda!e, Mo-,
wrecking dozen houses ard seriously iajur-
ing every member Of Henry Yourg's family.
Mrs. Charles Frost, Of Portsmouth, y. H..
during fit or temporary insanity, attempted
10 drown her tour-morths.old baby and her
sell, but was prevented tyatramp.--William
Berry, matchmaker, attempted 10 murder
his sick wife at their hcme in New FORK by
crushing her skull with stove lid,--E!i2a
O'Brien, of North WohurM, Mass, aged thir-
teen, died of hydrophobia.-I. \. Stern, a
clothing merchant of New York, was killed at
Linden, \. j.. while attempting TO board a
train.-The Consumers Powder Company's
mill ut Scranton, Pa, was blown up and three
workm killed.-(ieneral Joseph +. Johns
ton, will unveil the Lee monument at Rich
mond.
The village of Ellccttsyille, y. y, was
swept by a fire that caused losses aggregating
50,000.-Oliycr ". Oleson, of Lacrosse,
Wis, was killed by William Deycr for refusing
10 pay for round of drinks.-The bark
Emetic of San Francisco was wrecked on the
New Zealand coast, and the captain and seven
men Observation-Disclosures continue to
.nSring up in opposition 10 Carlisle for the Ken
property, and caused the loss Of number Of
lives-Judith Torcy had Raymond Carroll
the son of Mayor Carroll, of Rochester, n. Y.
arrested on Il charge of spending $4,000 of her
fortune and then assaulting her-The sixty
sixth anniversary of the American Sunday
School Union was held in the First Prcsby-
terrain Church Of Trenton, n. J..-NIrs. James
McGill, Of Richie county, W. Va, whose hus.
band recently deserted her. informed the
authorities that he had been engaged in coun-
terfeiting for four years, and turned over to
them the moulds and dies he had been using
An attempt to expcl number of squatters
from Mrs. L. G. Robinson's large tract of land
in Wetzel county, w. Va, caused riot
during which mob demolished the home OF
widow and burned her furniture.
A locomotive, drawing a freight train, on
the Lehigh Valley Railroad, exploded near
Buffalo, \. Y, entirely demolishing the en-
CINE, and killing the engineer ard fireman.
Measury & Sons paint works. AMI the At
lantic Starch Works, in South Brooklyn.were
destroyed by fire. Aggregate losses about
o00.-The officials ofthe Chicago Board
# Trade are so well satisfied with the results
stopping the giving out Of quotations that
a;hey say thcold custom willnever be Presumed.
jacob Koingsteinh has been arrested in New
York for swindlins two Polish immigrants.
The niece Of Stephen Girard, the Phila-
delphie phi!anthropist, and an hciress to mil.
IL lied in that city in q garret.-Charses
: brought against Alfred Martin,
.,riouth, Pa, and leading poll
azerne county, that he obtained his
--ltion papers years ago through fraud
nam Davis, colored, was hanged at Union,
: s. c., for the murder of Susie Fernandes-
The fortv.sixth annual session of the Southern
Baptist Convention opened at Fort Worth,
Texas-Rchert Hill, colored, was hanged at
Warrenton, Ga for the murder of A. B. Reg
ers, white man.-Lucinda B. Helen, secre-
tary of the Women's Auxiliary of the South
ern Methodist Church Extension Society, re-
ported to the general conference that during
the past four years 427 adult auxiliaries and
eighty.6ve juvenile auxiliaries had been
formed.-Scott Holt, colored, was arrested
at Pueblo, Col, for robbing Mrs. w. S. John.
son of 81 800 worth of diamondsin dining cur
on her bridal trip.-Peter Garrgan stabbed
end dangerously wounded Thomas Fanelly,
his brother-in-law, at their home in Tompkins
, VILE Staten Island, in drunken quarrel
The new timber dry dock at the Brooklyn
Navy-yard was formally opened by Secretary
Tracy. Cumberland Valley Railroad engi-
neers are snrveyinga line from Fort Loudoun.
on that road, to Mount Dallas, in Bedford
county, on The Bedford Division of the Penn
sylvania-The John L. Roper Company's
planning mill, near Norfolk, Va, was burned.
Loss, S45000.-Secretar Blaine is to be
presented with silver loving cup by the Latin
American delegation TO the Pan-Amcrican Con-
ftrence.--David Stokes, coored, of Rocking
ham county, n c., died from the bite ofacat.
Mrs. vandcgrift was found guilty of the
charge of attempting 10 kill her son with CT o.
ton Gil at Bortlentown. y. J.-Eliza Sage,
the divorced wife of John Sage, who is on
trial AT Marion, Ind, for murder testified that