The Penn's Grove record., 1891-01-03
NUMBER %.

In Chicago, OF The zbsn, Ut. n
A. Kelso, of Paxton, Illinois was
knocked down aud robbed OF $4,000 In
cash, a watch and chain worth S20e
and q diamond-studded Knight Tenn
plar watch charm. HIS ekull was frac-
turej, aod be is sad to be In q critical
condition. Tlere is no cle1 to the
robbers.
"A man giving the name Of Fl. W.
Bower, of Philadelphia, succeeded In
passing two forged checks in Harris
burg last week.
Three men entered the South CHI
| cago National Bank about l O'Clock on
| the 10Th, and, while two OF them en-
gagged the cashiers attention, the third
| slipped through a door, and, coming
I'D behind that official, dealt him Q
blow which knocked him senseless.
| Then the three quickly ri1ed the bank
and dashed away 10 a buggy The
| police was notified, and after a chase OF
! seven miles captured two OF the rob-,
lers and recovered all the money,
S4500. Several shots were exchanged
bet ween the police and the fleeing rob-
tiers, and one of the latter was
wounded in the thigh. The third rob-
Der escaped.
The new round house OF the RAJ
| eigh and CASTOR Rallroa1, in Raleigh,
North Carolina, was burned on the
29,b. The building cost $4,000. Sew
enteen locomotives were badly dam
aged.
The carriage house and other OFT
l h,yts;Nu, -, tba m NSnnhaIfJ I1iARa MAR
Peekskill, n. Y, formerly the summer
| house of Rev. Henry Ward Bsecher.
| but now owned and occupied by L. IA.
Stewart, OF New York. was burned on
the 29Sb. The residence was saved.
Loss, $4,000.
st. Hyucinth's Polish Catholic
Church in La Sale, Illinois. was burn
ed on TIE 29th. Loss, $4,000; insur-
ance, $500.
George Waller was gagged and
robbed in a room at the Union D ,pot
by two men. The robbers escaped.
The Chief OF Police OF San Diego,
California, has received an anonymQua
letter informing him that the wrrs. q
had met face to face or the streets or
San Diego the notorious Missouri ban.
dit, Jim Cummings, for whom a stand.
ing reward is offered dead or alive.
The writer refused to give bis name
for fear of vengeance from members OF
the Cummings gang, who lnfest the
locality where he lives.
"A man named I%ielliet, OF Camden,
Maine, who had been in Boston selling
horses, was robbed of $7400 while
asleep 10 the night Pullman train on
the Goth. There is no clue to the
thief.
Mrs. COBB attempted to commit
suicide Ia Abba, Iowa, on the 28th, by
hanging, but was cut down In time to
be T~esuscitated. She had been married
the night before to q medic i student
Of Keokuk. she and her brother went
to Keokuk the day before, M II u
said, compelled young Cobb to marry
her, which he readily di.
While driving zeal Camden, Iud.,
on the S0th, a party Of four young pee
pie were run tuto by a train. James
Mckane and Miss Lizzie Snowberger
were killed. The other two we're in-
Injured.
An Ice train was wrecked at Las
Vegas, New Mexico, on the 10Th, by
running into ~, open switch. A. E..
Nones was killed and a brakeman NAM
cd Garrett was slightly injured.
The Washington train on the Bal
timo's and Ohio road, which left Bal
timore at s a. NJ. on the 3Jth, ran into
the rear of he Washin ,ton express at
Annapolis Junction, where it was wait
ing for another tralu ahead. Fireman
Coursey was dignity injured.
Reports from Eastern Colorado tell
Of destitution and famine among the
settlers, owing TO the lax of rain. 1t
IS said That many are dying of starva-
lion, and that hundreds will follow II
assistance IS not oon rendered.
Luke TiernaH, 6S years Of age, .
retired business man, fell through the
skylight, from the dfth to the first
lJor, at the q .rrolton Hotel. In Balti.
more, on The 29.h, and was killed.
The business portion of st. Angus
tine, Texas. was burned on the 30.
Loss. slU0, o50.
Washington Sample, an cid man,
was founu DEAD IN Els nome, near
G~racebam, Maryland, on the Both. A
Coroner's Investigation disclosed the
fact that Sample was preparing his
gun for a hunt, when the weapon acci-
lental y exploded, tearing his hand
off. Being alone, and fearing the mis-
cry OF bleeding to death, he seized y
RAZOR and cut his throat.
early on the Both the Gem City
Stove Works, in Dayton, Ohio, were
DESTROYED by an exl losion OF natural
gas. Loss, $4,000.
j. Eldridgs P.erce, Secretary of
the City Building and Loan Associa-
ton, IN Wilmington, Delaware, is said
to be a defdulter to the txtent of $685.
Go. Nothing IS known of bis where
abouts.