Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-08-14
THE NEWS EPITOMIZED.
Eastern and Middle States.

W. L. BUCK, Cashier Of the First National
Bank Of Darby, Penn. was struck by g
train at Collingdale and instantly KILLED.
The formal opening OF the great Chautau-
qua IN. ~ Assembly took place, and fully
10000 people were present to participate in
the exercises
The Squadron Of Evolution, which sale
recently in command o, Acting Rear
Admiral John g. Walker, TO put the Naval
Reserve Battalion of the Stats Of New York
through week os man-of- warsmeu drill at
Fishers Island, returned TO New York Har-
Dor.
ScHUYLER's STEAa TOWING COMPANY,
Of Albany. N. Y, the Oldest and best known
of the North River lines, has suspended.
The liabilities admitted foot up S35C,OO0.
HENRY BARrELs. a bartender in New
York City was ''electrocutad" By an electric
motor Of ten arc lights capacity, which runs
the fans for cooling the place. He was
hurled backward TO the floor, and after
few spasmodic twitcGes OF the muscles all
was over with him. He was dead within
three minutes. Hundreds saw him die.
THE Vermont fish hatchery is to be locl-
ted at Roxbury. as will the buildings OF the
ational hatchery.
MISS EMMA WALRAvEN COMFORT, the
daughter OF Major Samuel Comfort, OF New
York was married at Philadelphia, Penn,
to Pasha Crookshank, Director General OF
tbs Egyptian Prisons.
Ar Cape Nay, n. j.. the President ap.
pointed James W. Hind. Of Michigan, Consul
at Amherstburg, Canada. Minister to Greece
A. Lou on Snowden and Civil Service Com
missioner Lyman called at the shore capt.
tai.
!. HENRY jake, one of the wealthiest
wholesale butchers in Philadelphia, Penn,
killed his son by blow struck in self-defelse
during quarrel.
TIE Transatlantic steamship Majestic OF
the White Star Line has beaten all westward
records, having made the trip from Queens
town, Ireland. 10 New York in five days,
eighteen hours and eight minutes. This
beats the record by ffty-seyen minutes.
THE Republican State League Convention
at Syracuse, n. Y, adopted platform OF
principles and reelected Colonel +. A. Meal
pin President Of the organization.
ADMIRAL WALKER and the officers OF the
White Squadron were breakfastet in New
York City by ths Chamber OF Commerce at
the Lawyers Downtown Club.
THE east bound train on the Ogdensburs
and Lake Champlain Railroad collldet with
the Ellenburg Sunday-Schoo txcurslon
train just east of Chanplain station. y. u,
and it was reported Oh the day after the ac'
cident that eight passengers had beel killsi,
from ten to fifteen badly injured AMI num-
Der Of Others more or less hurt.
JAMES T. DANNER, OF the defulct bank Of
Schall 6 Danner, was arrested at YORK,
Penn. charged by John b. Walsh with the
embezzlement aud larceny OF S2O,OOO
THE Rhode Island Legislature in session
at Proyiience adjourned. An effort
was made to get the Judiciary bill before
the Senate again, but it failel. Governor
J4add's bill to nave a special election in NO
vembsr to vote upon the new State House
scheme also failed.
AFTER a desperate struggle nina insane
convicts overpoSerei their keepers in Au-
burn IN. L J Prison. scaled the wall sur
rounding the institution and escaped. All
but three re recapture1. Ons keeper was
dangerously stabbed
By an accident to an excursion train at
Champlain, y. Y, on the Og lenSburg di-
vision Of the Central Vermont Railroad
three persons we're killed. Their names are:
William ANGEL, of Champlain, n. Y. Henry
Lamountaiu, a French tailor, OF Champlain,
aged twenty-five; - Vanet, Of Chateau
gay Lake \. Y.
ISAAC VAN WAGT. grandson Of Isaac Van
Wart of Revolutionary fame, one OF tho
three captors OF Major John Andre, the
British spy, died few days ago on his faru
at Westchester. n. Y. He was seventy-one.
An inmate OF tho County Hospital, at
Reading. Penn, named Hiram Troxsl es-
capped from his attendants and drowned him
self in water trough containing only fif-
teen inches of water. TroxePs face was
almost eaten away By cancer, and he was
driven to desperation by pain and hunger.
He had eaten nothing for nearly
month.
PHILADELPHIA has taken the first step to-
ward the formation OF a naval reserve, in
imitation OF New York aud Boston.
NORMAN CAMPBELL a prominent MEM
Der Of tho New York Consolidated Stock
Exchange. committed suicide with a pistol
in Prospect Park, Brooklyn. Business
troubles drove him to the deed. Campbell
was about fifty-eight and had wife and
family.
W. Z. SChMERLz. President Of the Third
National Bank OF Pittsburg, Penn, has
failed for s233, 900.
UNITED STATES COMMISSIONER HIRSH-
BECK rendered decision at Buffalo, n. Y.
10 the effect that Cinnamon smuggled from
Canada into the United States must be sent
back to China and not 10 Canada, as hereto
fore.