Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-05-13
THE NEWS BPITOMIZED.
Eastern aud Middle States.


THEODORE L. WOODRUFF, eighty-one. Of
sleeping.cir fame, was killed. few days
ago. on the railrold track at Gloucester,
! n. ].
THE Connecticut House OF Representatives
met at Hartford, after a recess OF nearly
three months. A few appropriations for
contingent expenses were passed. and a con-
stitutional amendment was offered by Mr.
Healy. Of Windsor Locks. submitting
plurality for majority wherever the latter
word occurs 10 Article w OF the Constitu-
tion. The House then adjourned uutil Sep
tember.
THE State Convention Of the Peoples
Party OF Maine assembled in Gardiner.
Nearly 100 delegates wers present, nclgd-
ing many prominent labor men. IL nomi-
mated State ticket, headed by l.. G..
Bateman for Governor, and in1orsei the
st. Louis platform.
The graduating exercises Of the Princeton
N. j. Theological Seminary were held in
the seminary chapel. There were forty-four
graduates.
AN electric storm passed over Pittsburs,
Penn. The lightning struck the Allegheny
County Electric Light COmpany's works
and burned out seven dynamoS. Five hun
dre1 telephones were burned out.
THE boiler OF a locomotive exploded in Tn }
yard at Irvonp. Penr. Moulton, engineer
and Axe fireman, both Of Punxsutawney
were instantly killed Axes body was
blown entirely through n box car, and the
engineers DO iy was founl 100 yards from
the scene Of the explosion.
The case against Almy, the New Hamp.
shire murderer OF Christie Warden, was re-
opene 1 al Plymouth; the new evidence was
not regarded by the judges as weighty. aud
the prisoner was resentencsd 10 death.
CHARLES Emory SMITH. Unite States
Minister to Russia, arrived in New York on
the Teut)nic a few days ago.
Two more Of the Injured have disl from
the effects OF their burns, making eleven
victims Of the Central Theater fire in Phila-
1elphia, Penn. The latest victims were
Rand Patterson, sixteen years Old. and
Charles Briggs, agei twenty both OF
whom were burned while esclping from the
gallery.
ALDEN FALys, the New,rx IN. j. boy
murderer confesse that after he knocked
Thomas Hayden down hs beat him into in
sensiblity an then choroforme him before
rob5ing him. Ho hal plannsl 20 20 to
Boston to enjoy hmself with the money that
he took from Hayden.
SENATOR HAwLsY was Permanent Caair-
mau OF the Connecticut Republican Stats
Convention which met at Hartford. The
delegates-lt-larye ara Morgan g. Bllkeley,
James B. Platt, Timothy +. Hopkins ani
Lorrin A. CoaSe. TIE platform strongly
indorses President Harrisons adminstra-
ton, but does not instruct fcr him.
FRANK FLgURY and James Monohan. two
Erie railway brakenen, were run down
by train at a crossing III East Buffalo. n.
Y. aud were instantly killed.
CONTROLLER MYERS issued the following
statement Of the financial condition Of New
York City up 10 April 30last: Total funded
debt, 1852, 234, ,706i; sinking fund for the re-
demption Of city debt, investment and cash,
s54.2l30l1l leaving the net funded debt
kl52, 0O0, 900. The temporary debt OF revenue
bonds outstanding amounts TO $5,4i7, 2S0.7J
There is 81, 469, 9l2.5l in cash in the treas
ury.
DELAWARE Republicans assembled in
State Convention Mt Dovec. Ths delegate;
TO the National Convention were not instruc.
ted. but Harrison is their favorite.
THE Maine Prohibition Convention nomi-
mattel Timothy b. Huisey, Of North Ber-
wick. for Governor. Presidential electors
aud delegates 10 tue National Convention
were also chosen. Jehn II. Hersey was
nominated for Congress.
The State Convention oe Vermont Demo.
Gratis met at Montpelier. Bradley B. Smalley,
Of Burlington, was nominated for Governor
and George N. Dearborn for Lieutenant
Governor. The delegates elected to Chiclyo
are uninstructei. but the convention in
dorssi Cleveland.
r-ryr Do-,hi;oa, Qtafo ,,s Cso.-.o--;o-.I
District Conventions OF Rhoie Islam held
at Providence, nominated delegates to Min
neapoiis but gave no instructions.
A SECTION Of the cellar Of tie new Have.
moyar building in New York City collapsed
and killed two workman. Toe police blame
the plaster contractor for the accident.
The Rev. Dr. Henry Gabriels vas conse.
Grated at Albany, n. Y, as Bishop of tho
Roman Catholic diocese Of Ogs1ensburg.
PRESIDENT CHARLES KENDALL ADAMS,
Of Cornell University Ithacl, N. Y. has
resigned.
WILLIAM STANTON aud his son were
drowned by the capsizing Of boat near
Ne.
WILLIE CoLLIEssY. aged eleven, was
EiIled at Watertown, Mass, By Willie Reor- !
Ian, about the same age, with pitchfork. |
CHARLES II. PIYKHAM, Jr., ex-Presidens /
If the Bank of Hlre H. New YORK City, has
)een indicted aud arrested for swindliug I
,he bank out OF a large sun of money,
at s73, ,OO).
HENRY NJ. MILLER, ex-Treasurer of
Crawford County, Penn. is under arrest
charged with the embezzement of $4,000
Il the county's fun Is. He says the money
vas deposited in the Delamatsrs' bank the
lay before that institution failed.
SIX Of the ten buildings OF Schwartz
hid & Sulzberger's slau yhter house in New
York City vera burned down, causing a
oSs Of $40 OO5.