Middletown transcript., 1892-09-08
General News in Brief.

DR.. John James Reese, emeritus pro-
fessor of medical jurisprudence and
toxicology at the University Of PENN
sylvania, died Sunday evening at At
lantic City, aged "a years.
There is renewed activity at Roach's
ship yard, Chester. The firm has re-
ceived contract to build steamboat
for the Fall River Line larger than any
boats it now owns.
The FIRST authentic news of the fire
at Rocky Bar, Idaho, Thursday, reach
ed Boise City, Sunday. The entire
town was swept away and nearly $50
! people rendered homeless. The losses
will aggregate $75, 900.
The steam yacht Yankee Doodle,
which her owners claimed to be the
fastest boat afoat, was destroyed Sat-
urday, off Tinicum Island, by a fire
caused by one of her owners dropping
Il lantern, which caused an explosion.
The locomotive drawing an express
tain on the West Shore railroad, Mon
day afternoon. jumped the track two
miles south of West Point and plunged
into the Hudson river. Engineer
Frenberg and Fireman Van Style were
drowned.
At Hartford, Conn, on Tuesday,
Zimmerman the bicyclist rode half
mile in 1.02 As, last quarter in %
seconds, beating the worlds record.
This is faster than Nancy Hanks
famous record. The previous record
was Los As.
An Ontario 6 Western freight train
was wrecked near Peckville, Pa, Sum
day morning. Two oil tanks burst,
and the petroleum becoming ignited de-
stroyed much of the freight. George
Thatcher, brakeman, was mortally
| injured. Several men were arrested at
Olyphant for setting the floating oil on
| fire.
In the Hudson county court at
Jersey City, N. j., sixteen election in
spectors were sentenced for stuffing the
ballot boxes at the election in Novem-
ber, 1889. Two were sentenced to six
months in the penitentiary, eight to
fifteen months in the state prison, and
six to nine months in the penitentiary.
Thirty-eight inspectors had previously
been sent to prison.
DR.. r. w. Hargadine, well-known
citizen of FELTON,. died at his home
early Thursday morning, age about 90
years. The deceased has been prac-
ticing medicine and conducting green
house in FELTON, for several years. He
went to the Barbados Islands few
months ago in search of health and rest.
Interment was made in Holy Cross
cemetery on Saturday morning.
The worlds professional bicycle
record was broken at the Decatur, ILL.,,
race meeting last week. Jack Prince
of Omaha, rode quarter mile with
flying start in 304, which beats the best
professional record ever made. Had it
been on bicycle track it would have
been two seconds faster. Prince rode
a safety wheel geared up to seventy
two inches.
At Fall River, Mass last Thursday,
Lizzie Borden was committed to jail by
Judge Blaisdell to await trial at the
November term of court, for the murder
of her father and mother. The Judge
in remanding her for trial took occa-
sion to remark ''that, in view of the
many conflicting stories told by her, I
find that she is probably guilty."
Mr.. Edward Parke Curt is Lewis, ex-
United States minister to Portugal,
died suddenly at his resid ence on River |
street, Hoboken, N. j., Saturday, of |
heart disease. For several years Mr.. |
Lewis had suffered from complication |
of diseases. He complained of feeling
ill early Saturday morning, and DIR. |
Tell Kudlich was Immediately sum-
moned. While talking to the doctor
Mr.. Lewis fell back in his chair and
died.
At Edmonton, Metcalf county, Ken
lucky, Friday, mob broke into the
jail and shot to death John Wilcoxsen,
a young negro, who last July murdered
James Coffee, young white farmer.
A mob assembled three weeks ago to
lynch the negro, but part of them
to lynch one John Price,
white murderer, also, but as they could
not agree, they dispersed.
Last Thursday as the lake steamer
Western Reserve was on her way to
Keeweenaw, Mich, she broke in two
md sank Immediately. The captain
Ind crew took to the boats but both
we're capsized and but one of the %
ouls aboard reached shore alive. The
'essel was one of the largest crafts on !.
he lakes and had been on the Lake
superior trade but little over year.
John Clifford, of the Homestead ad-
'isory committee, was given hearing
'efore Judge Ewing Saturday on the
harge of numbering j. W. Klein,
'inkerton detective. 1t was stated in
be evidence that Clifford was present 1
t the scene of the riot on July 6, and
bat he was one Of those who opposed
be landing of the Pinkertons. He
'as remanded to Jail for trial. Judge
wing refused to accept bail. {
Daniel Dougherty, the silver tongued
rator, died at his residence in Phila- !
elpbia, on Monday. Mr.. Dougherty's
cath was due to nervous prostration, q
'hich affected his brain. He had been i,
! for several weeks past, but was re-
entity thought to be recovering by the
ttending physician. Only the imme- S
late members Of the family were pres
1t, including his son, ID. Webster
the well-known attorney. v
The first accident on the new Geneva
nd Buffalo branch of the Lehigh >,
alley railroad, occurred near East .
ush, on Monday. The road was
,ened for traffic last Thursday, and O
defect in construction at the point 9
here the disaster occurred was the ,
'use of the accident. The engineer Il
as caught beneath the boiler and in II
antiy killed, and the pilot and Fire. u
an Collins were seriously injured.
ne train was completely wrecked. It
estimated that the wreck will cost r
g railroad company $50,000. :
The celebrated Hawthorn water, pure Il
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