Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-04-29
THE NEWS EPITOMIZED.
Eastern and Middle States.

An explosion took place in the fireworks
factory OF jacob j. Detwiller, on tne New
ark Bay shore OF New Jersey, and kille
two boys, fatally burned another and in.
jured four more persons. The factory con.
sists Of about twenty small buildings separ-
ated by yards.
The Prchibitionists of New Jersey met in
State Convention at Trenton and elected
delegates TO the National Convention at Gin
cinnati. Ohio.
The ll7th anniversary OF the battle OF
Concord and Lexington was appropriately
observed in those Massachusetts, towns.
Business was suspen led and buildings deco
rated. There was a constant ringing OF
bells and firing OF salutes. The Daughters
OF the Revolution celebrated the anniversary
by meeting in the Governors room at the
City Hall, New York City.
OTTo SCHNEIDER, a Custom House broker
and his clerk. were arrested in New York
City. charged With bribing a Government
weigher TO make false return.
The Republicans of Pennsylvania assem-.
bled in State Convention at Harrisburg aud
sent an uninstructei delegation to the Ma.
tional Convention at Minneapolis
The Massachusetts, Republicans met in
State Convention, at Boston, 10 elect dele
gates to the National Convention. The dela
gates were not instructed, but are said 10
favor the denomination OF Harrison. The
platform adopted opposes the free coinage
Of silver ami favors protection aud com
mercal treaties, civil service reform and q
National bankruptcy law.
The droughtin the neighborhooi OF Con.
ccrd. n. H., is unparalleled in the history of
that section. No rain has fallen there for g
u. o..
fall has been only 9l-l0O Of an inch.
JAMES A. PALMER, a New York City
chandelier manufacturer, was arrested for
stealing more than $4,000 from Tiffany &
Co, jewelers. by means OF bogus bills, which
were paid without question because of his
fathers former confidential relations with
the firm.
The recent New YORK State enumeration
mikes the total population oslo, l69.
THE New York Legislature aiiournsi sine
de. A message from the Governor, calling
an extra session for tae following Monday
night, was recsivei AMI read in both
branches shortly before the hour of final
adjournment.
TYPHOID fever has closed the Pennsyl
vania Military Aca lemy at Chester, Penn.
The First Na;ionll Bank of Grafton,
NJ lss., has suj )en1e1
JAMES CoyXoas, twslvs yelrs oil, OF
Sandsiell, Mass, CO unittsi suicide b.
cause his fatle. would not allow him to
guide the plow. Hs went direct from tbs
field to the barn an1 hanged himself.
THOMAS O'BRIEN, tie well-known bunco
steerer. who fleece / an Albany man named
Peck out Of $40, 900. aud who was thereafter
extraditet from Englani and sentenced to
ten years Imprisonment in Dannemora
prison for robbery in the third degree, es-
capped from his guard at Utica, N. Y.
1T was developed that the escape at Utic4,
n. Y, of Thomas o. Brien. the bunco man,
was the result of criminal conspiracy.
ARBOR DAY exercises were held all over
New Jersey, the general form of celebration
being rea fiuys, recitationS and singing in the
schools. Wherever il was feasible the
pupils assisted in the planting Of trees.