Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-02-20
THE NEWS EPIToMIzEl.
Eastern aud Middle states.


The strike of coke workers and miners III
the Connslsvile (penn.j region is general
All the plants have closed down. Order pre-
walls at all points. Over eighteen thousand
men are idle.
The Conenaugh River at Johnstown,
Penn, has just given mp another food VIC
tim. The body, which is that OF woman,
is fairly well preserved except that isheal-
less.
THE Connecticut House in session at Hart
forl' voted TO receie from its position and
concur with the Senate.
JAMES REDPATa, the well-known aboii-
tionisa lecturer Journalist, author and IRISH
nationalist and Vics-President OF the Anti
Poverty Society, who was run down by
horse car in New York City. died from the
effects of his injuries in the fifty sninth year
OF his age.
AwEsTBouxD pas7eDgef traiT, was wrected
at Groveland N. Y. Two passengers were
killed and several injured
THE State Senate at Albany; n. Y, con-
firmed the nomination Of James +: Pierce
to be Superinten lent Of the Insurance. Dc
partment; six Fcpu6licans voted for him.
HAROLD E. SPAULDING. Cashier of the
First National Bank and Treasurer of the
North Middlesex Institution for Savings, at
Aver, Mass, has disappeared and with mini
has gone about 50, 600 in cash. The two In
stitutions have closed their doors.
The official statistics of loss of life and
limb in the Third Anthracite Coal Mining
District OF Pennsylvania for the year 1892
show that this was the most disastrous year
In the history of the region. One hundred
men were killei, fifty-fge Of whom left
widows, with total Of seyenty-six orphans
EDWARD RUcK was killed and Pass Bolrd-
man and James Long fatally injured by an
explosion Of gas in the Nelson colliery at
Shamokin, Penn.
ALLAN NJ. MURPaY. sixty years of age Of
Barga, Mich., lost 800 in Philadelphia,
Penn, by the green goods game. When he
made complaint to detectives he was locle1
up, much to his surprise, under a recent act
Of Congress. which makes the negosiator in
the game equally guilty. The men who
played the game got away.
WITHIN twelve days four men, all em-
ployeS, We're killed on the system Of elevated
roads in New YORK City.
WILLIAM H. N. SIsrARg once a banker
and broker was arrested in New York CITY
charged with having swindled August Heck
scher Philadelphia man, out of 50 LOS.
LINcoLN's birthday was celebrated witt
dinners in New York City, Brooklyn, Bos-
ton, Philadelphia, Buffalo, Saratoga and
Pittsburg.
SAMUEL MoREY, who came into promi-
nence during the Garfield Hancock Presi-
lential campaign Of 1850, died few days ago
at Nashua, n. II. He was arrested in con-
nectiol with the famous Morey lettsr. and
spent several days in Ludlow Street Jail,
New YORK. Morey was a pensoned veteran
and member Of the Granl Army.
EDWARD WERxHEIsza aud his team were
killed in Williams township, Penn, by
cave-in of the road over an ore mine.
Miss CATHARENE D2Exsb ths s10)l0O)
heiress TOOK the final vow an1 became
Sister Mar Cltllr.l3 at Pitts5Irg Penn.
THE one hunlre ith anniversary o; Peter
Cooper's birthday was celebrated by large
gathering at tho Cooper Institute IN New
York City.
CHARLES II. MURRAY, Supervisor Of the
last census in New York City, refused, on
orders from Superintendent Porter, to give
information about it to the Assembly lnveS-
tigating COMMITTEE.