The Penn's Grove record., 1891-02-20
man named McCannon was killed by Q

to church neal Petersburg. Gsorgis,
on the 18th gIarrelled about a cake
walk the night before. Pistols were
drawn, and William Mattox was shot
dead. Several others we're badly
wounded.
Charles LindemaE committed sui
eide In New York, on the 10Th. He
was one of the attaches of the Sherin'5
office who were indicted about a year
ago when the Fassett Committee in
vestigated the SherIff's office. The in
dIctment was subsequently dismissed.
While under indictment Llndeman
was unable to get employment and got
heavily into debt, from which he was
unable 10 extricate himself. This rend.
cred + i'm very respondent. He was go
years old and lived alone.
Ding Long Doc, a Chinese laun-
dryman, died in New York on the 18th
from al overdose of opium. He was
out of work, and it is thought he COM
mitted suicide.
IA rock weighing about two hun
dred pounds fell from DuQuesne
Heights, Pittsburg, On the 10th, and
crashed into a passenger coach OF an
express train, killing Miss Clara Flem-
ing and injuring three others. The
victims were all students, end were on
their way to school.
"A miner dropped a naked lamp In
the Meyer mine, near ScOttdale, Pa,
on the 18th, and a FIRE followed. -Four
men are understood to be entombed.
A number of men are at work trying
to subdue the flames and rescue the
imprisoned miners.
Miss Beauty, who vas injured 10
the explosion at the mill Of the Que
bee Worsted Company, in Quebec, last
week, died on the 18th, making the
tweDty-second victim of the catastro-
phe.
With Eve wards to hear from, the
indications are that Edwin s. Stuart.
of Phils., has been elected Mayor OF
the city by a plurality exceeding &c.
600. The results of the Councilmanic
contests in the various wards we're very
much mixed. The Commute OF Fifty
seems to have determined the election
OF several candidates, but about Jwen-
ty of those who were opposed by the
Committee were elected. The vote was
short, amounting in the aggregate to
about 150,
The funeral of Admiral Porter
took place in Washington on the 18th.
The navy regulations providing for an
Admiral's funeral were followed az
closely as possible. The number OF
troops in line, including the militia, was
nearly 5000. ,...
Richard and Christopher Kelly,
well-known residents of South Ny
ack, New York, were arrested on
the 18th, on the charge of forging the
name Of A. Venckamp to a check for
$50.
in East Cambridge, Mass.. on
the 18th, j. L.. Sargent. convicted Of
stealing several hundred hens was
sentenced TO fourteen years. imprison-
ment.
--Wreckers have begun work on the
vessels sunk in Apia harbor, and
it is expected the United States
flagship Trenton, wrecked in the
storm of March 18th, 1890, will bs
floated as soon as her boilers a be re-
moved.
The White Squadron will reach
Pensacola, Florida, on the 23d or Gath
inst.
"A despatch from Bozsman,M Mont,
says that snow is still falling and 10 ~
inches deep.
The ammonia tank in an Ice fac.
tory in Suffolk, Virginia, exploded on
the 18th, killing Thomas B. Baldwin,,
the Superintendent, and probably fatally
iujuring two colored men.
The steamer Sherlock struck the
pier OF q bridge at Cincinnati on b
18th and sank. She had nearly lOO
persons on board. Some escaped, but
how many is not known.
The Australian papers, Just re-
ceived in San FRANCISCO, state that by
the burning of the steamer Ramed, at
Wuhu, two hundred Chinese persisted.
j, c. Nicholas was shot by his
COUSIN, Marion Nicholas, near Peters,
boro, Toxas, on the 18TH. The 400
ing grew out of a quarrel e q d.
vorce suit instituted by Mrs. ]. z.
Nicholas against her husband.
An explosion OF natural gas oc-
Cured at the residence OF Owen MO-
Lauehliu, in Allegheny City, early on
the 18th. The interior Of the house
was almost totally demolished. The
inmates were all badly, but probably
not fatally, hurt. The house was sur
rounded by water from the Allegheny
river, and the injured were taken from
the wrecked building in boats.
Thomas ROBIN, a negro, has been
lynched al Douglas. Texas. Tne
cause assigned is ION general princl-
ples." He had been guilty OF numer-
Gus crimes,
E, r. J. Barton, an artist. 90 years
old, was found dead In his studio IN
Providence, Rhode Is. and, on the 18th.
He sat with his face buried In a sponge
saturated with chloroform. He had
been slightly demented for some time.
The friends of General Sherman
and war veterans who fought with him
were allowed to view the body on the
18th, and the same privilege Will Dc
accorded on the 18th. The official pro-
gramme for the funeral III New York
on the 10Th has been published. There
will be SPLENDID military display.
| Among the mourners will be President
Harrison, Vice President Morton, the
members of the Cabinet, ex- Presidents
| Hayes and Cleveland and committees
of the United States Senate aud House
| OF Representatives.
Teller Ritter. Of the First Ma
| tionaI Bank of Evansville, Indiana,
has been arrested on the charge or
Incorporating $1,000.
"A passenger tain dashed into a
freight tram standing near Railway,
| New Jersey, on the 18th. The engine
Of the passenger train plunged through
the caboose and five cars before stop
ping, tearing the cars into splinters.
The engine was completely ~dlsmantled,
and Engineer Page and Fireman
Noonev were badly mangled. The