Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1891-10-30
THE NEWS EPITOMIZED.
Eastern and Middle States.

An attachment of over S700, 900 was issued
in New York City against Ex-President
John Hoey's property, and direct charge
of embezziement was made against him by
the Adams Express Company.
THE three-masted schooner Rebecca A
Taulane, Of Boston, commanded by Captain
Anna Nickerson, of South Chatham, Mass,
went down at sea, and her crew Of seven
men were drowned.
THE body of Miss Laury S. Presbery, the
missing Smith College girl, was founC in
Paradise Pond, Springfield, Mass She had
committed suicide. She was the daughter
of wealthy parents, but was detected rob-
bling one of her college mates. and preferred
death to disgrace. 1t is believed she was
kleptomaniac, as she had plenty of money OF
her own.
SAMUEL WHITNEY HALE, Ex-Governor OF
New Hampshire, died at the home Of his
brother, in Brooklyn. n. Y. He was born In
Fitchburg, Mass, in 1923.
The General Conference Of the Evangeli-
cal Church, which had been in session at
Philadelphia, Penn, for two week, has just
adjourned. the next General Conference
will be held in the autumn Of 1885, at Naper-
vile, Ill.
AS tour men of Occum, Conn, who had
acted as pall-bearers at funeral in Will
mantle, were driving back to Occum, their
horse ran away down hill. Peter McCaf-
ferty, aged thirty-fve, was killed and John
Shea was fatally hurt. The horses daShed
over precipice sixty feet high and were
killed
On the first day Of the sale at Hunts
Point n. Y, of the racing stable OF the late
August Belmont, seventy-six stations,
broodmares and youngsters brought $780,
$50.
IRVING A. EVANS, the stock broker,
known to Boston and New York spectators
as ''Nervy" Evans. shot himself dead at the
summer residence Of his uncle, Brice L.
Evans in Allentown, n. 81.
SAM SMALL. the evangelist, was arrested
in Boston, Mass, charged by another clergy
man with swindling.
The great shipbuilding firm of Harrison,
Loring & Co., proprietors of the City Point
Works, South Boston, Mass, has assigned.
The liabilities are stated to be 1875, 600.
JOHN HoEY, of New York City, has re-
signed the managership of the Adams Ex-
press Company. Ex-Vice-President Spoon
er's property in Connecticut has been at
tached.
JAMES PARTON the we'll known author
and biographer, died at his home in New
buryport Mass, after an illness of several
weeks. He was born in Canterbury, Eng
land, on February 9, 1922.
On the second day of the sale in New York
City of thoroughbred horses belonging to the
estate Of the late August Belmont, the i'm
ported st. Blaise was sold to Charles Reed, of
Gallatin. Tenn. for 100000, the highest
price ever PAID for stallion. A yearling by
st. Blaise brought $50, 600. Twenty-four
yearlings sold for s124, $50. The total sum
realized from the sale was $641, 400.
AGED Mr.. and Mrs. William J. Huyler,
Of Bergensfeld, n. j., were instantly killed
by an express train while driving over an
ungraded railroad crossing in that village
A LOCOMOTIVES boiler exploded near
Pottsvhle, Penn, killing three men and
fatally injuring another.
JONATHAN STEWARD wholesale grocer,
of Trenton, n. j., made an assignment.
Liabilities, $685. 200.
The Pennsylvania Senate, in session at
Harrisburg, took up the investigation of
State Treasurer Boyer and AUDITOR General
By the premature explosion Of blast,
three men at work on DR.. Webbs new rail
road at Malone, N. Y, were killed and a
fourth, an Italian, was terribly injured.