The Penn's Grove record., 1892-08-05
THE news OF A WEEK
Eastern ana middle states.

Eastern o 1Ad0le Sl0tfes
Otta wa was shaken by an earlh-
quake.
The Beatrice, q new steam launch OF
Robert Goelet, OF New York, was
launched at Nyack.
Maude E. and Lizzie Kittridge, aged
zine aud i've years. have supported
themselves for q year by shopliftIng In
Boston.
Samuel q. Lefevre died suddenly in
the office OF Smith L Martin, New
York, where he had gone t. look up an
estate valued, at $22. 000. 900 to which
he had fallen heir.
A severe storm struck York, Penna.,
The car sheds of the York Street Rail-
way Company were completely demol-
ished by the wind, and Samuel Rnpp,
an employe was killed. Other
properties were damaged by wind and
lightning.
The body of Christian Hornicker,
the last OF the victims Of the York
Farm Colliery explosion, at Pottsviile,
was recovered.
A 3-year-old daughter of James
Hodge. OF Lancaster, Pa, was 80 badly
mangled by c dog that her life is des-
paired Of. 4
Deiaulter Damn, OF Buffalo. has
made restitution Of 500. 900, to save
himself from the wrath to come.
Frank w. Sanger has disposed of
his stock in the broadway. New York,
Theatre for $107, 900 TO Elliot Zboro-
wskL
Annie johnson, of New York city,
betrayed and deserted by William Sim
on, splashed his face with oil Of vitrol.
A sail boat vas capsized by sudden
squall near Cape Croker, in Georgian
Bay Ontario, and Of the MIN occupants
six were drowned.
Four children at Medford, Massachu-
setts, were shut up accidentally In q
closet under q sink In q house in process
Of construction, and when found three
Of them had died Of snffocation.
Vim. Metzler, aged IL years, was
struck and killed BY q train at Lebanon,
Penna.
Cesar johnson, colored was found
dead at Eatontown, New Jersey. hav-
ing been shot IN the right breast IN an
ARRAY the previous night.
George X. Sistara, who was Of the
firm OF George X. Sistare Sons, which
failed v two years ago. committed
suicide In the Manhattan Club. In New
York city, where he had gone to see
his lawyer, Henry 8. Bennett. 1t is
claimed that he fired two shots at
Bennett, missing him, ind then killed
himself.
James Sweeny waded out INTO the
river at McKee's Rocks, near Pitts
burg, ami after writing bis name and
address on a rock, with a piece OF
chalk, shot himself through the head.
The suicide Is supposed to be the result
OF domestic infelici;y. 5
The body OF George K. Sistare, the
suicide broker of New York, will be
cremated.
A bullet shot into his body at the
battle OF Spo~ttsylvania was coughed up
by ". y. Walton, Middletown, N. Y.
James Kee4an, one Of the Oldest cor
drctor5 OF ire Delaware and Lackaw-
anna Railroad, fell from a train at
Wnkesbarre, Pa. and vas fatally
hurt.
Reports compiled at OIL City show
that in New Y ork, Pennsylvania, West
Virginia and Ohio there are l79 oil
wells completed. Of which Al are dry.
James ~ritzgibbons Of EreehoId Na,y
Jersey, head cOachman for George
Gould, ut his summer home at Fur
Tough Lake, in the Uatskil Ills, was killed
by lightning. Lightning struck o wire
fence and followed it TO Q gate which
Fitzgibbons was opening as the electric
current passed along. 1t followed
through his body, killing hun Instant
ly. /
Emile q. Bailey, q New York waiter.
il dead from excessive cigarette smok.
ing.
Martin H. Smith, q farmer, OF schen-
ectady, n. z, WA gored to death BY 4
Durham bull.