Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1892-05-13
THE NEWS EPITOMIZED.


Eastern and Middle States.
JOIN LIEF. a Chi1aman, hanged himself
in his cell in Boston, Mass. He was under
arrest for entering another Chiuaman's
shop. He used a blue silk handkerchief for
rope.
best known citizens OF Vermont, died sud-
denly in New YORK City of heart disease. He
was born in Waterbury. VT, December IA,
1887.
A FOREST FIRE was started by spark from
a locomotive near Richland, \. J., and be-
fore midnight had burned over a thousand
acres Of the finest standing timber in South
Jersey. A fierce fire also ragged for several
days on what is know as Rattlesnake Moun-
tains, near Oxford, II. J., and hundreds Of
acres of fine timber were burned.
THREE freight trains collided at Church
vile. n. Y, and Engineer Walter Jones
was killed. The cars caught fire.
FERDINAND WARD was released from Sing
Sing IN. W Prison after spending therein
six years and a half, part Of his sentence Of
ten years imposed for his connection with
the wrecking of the Marine National Bank
in 1884. By good behavior and obeying the
rules of the prison he earned three years and
q half as Communication.
THE Rev. N. L. Veakley, reported to have
been the oldest Methodist minister in the
United States. died at his home in Berlin,
Penn, few days since. He was ninety live
years old.
BISHOP MCDONNELL was formally in
stalled Catholic Bishop Of the Diocese Of
Brooklyn, n. Y.
THE steamship Tynehead sailed from the
Port of New York for Russia with a cargo
of -four and provisions gathered by the
Red Cross Society for the relief of the
starving peasants Of Russia. The vessel
was gayly decorated with flags, bunting and
flowers furnished by the women of Wash
h. i'll hY.1h al -
200 tons of -four and several tons Of canned
meats, soups, jellies, ETC., for use in the
hospitals Of Russia.
Two earthquakes were felt in Concord,
n. H., the first about half-past 8, another
at half-past g. One shock was felt a COTS
town, n. H.
GRAN1TE-cUTTERs and quarrymen struck
for more pay and shorter hours throughout
New England.
JOHN McW1NTER, the oldest resident of
Connecticut died at his home in Bolton
vile. aged 1O4 years and six months. He
leaves eight children, forty-two grand
children, sixty-one great-grandchildren and
sixteen Observation-Disclosures
THEODORE L. WOODRUFF, eighty one, Of
sleeping-car fame, was killed, few days
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THE Connecticut House of Representatives
met at Hartford, after recess of nearly
three months. A few appropriations for
contingent expenses were passed, and con-
stitutional amendment was offered by Mr..
HeaIv. of Windsor Locks, submitting
plurality for majority wherever the latter
word occurs in Article ". of the Constitu-
ton. The House then adjourned until Sep
TENDER.
THE State Convention of the Peoples
Party of Maine assembled in Gardiner.
Nearly 100 delegates were present. includ-
ing ma ny prominent labor men. 1t nomi-
mated a State ticket, headed by L. G.
Bateman for Governor, and Endorsed the
st. Louis platform.
The graduating exercises of the Princeton
IN. j. Theological Seminary were held in
the seminary chapel. There were forty-four
graduates.
AN electric storm passed over Pittsburg,
Penn. The lightning struck the Allegheny
County Electric Light Company's works
and burned out seven dynamos Five hun
dred telephones were burned out.