Middletown transcript., 1892-09-01
General News in Brief.


Jealousy and drink caused Theodore
Bird, shoemaker of Muncie, Ind, to
murder his wife and then commit sui
eide.
Minister Egan sailed from Valparaiso
yesterday for the United States. He
was given grand banquet on the eve
Of his departure.
George L. Mitchell, the husband of
Nine. Peralto, the ex-champion six day
female pedestrian, has entered suit
for divorce in the Brooklyn courts.
For political reasons, Louis B. Fres-
no, one Of the most prominent lawyers
and Democratic politicians of Fresno,
CAL. was assassinated Monday morn
ing by unknown men.
William Kul, cashier of the Mount
Jackson National Bank, Virginia,
accused of forging check and over
drawing his accounts committed sui
eide by taking strychnine.
While trying to rob the fruit stand
of Alva Capewell at Gloucester Tues
day night, Joseph Conroy was shot
dead. Capewell was exonerated from
all blame by a cdfoner's jury.
Charles Curry Of Chester, Pa, died
Tuesday. A short time ago he ran a
needle into his knee and the point was
broken off. Soreness followed and the
amputation of the limb caused dea til.
Two residents of Bordentown, n. j.,
both over ninety years old, fought over
dispute about money matters on Mon
day. Both men are very wealthy.
The case will go to court.
After forty-eight years of married
life, John and Margaret Obermeyer of
New York city, committed suicide to-
gether, Monday night, by inhaling
chloroform. Poverty caused the act.
Great excitement was caused at the
colored camp in Queen Anne's county,
Nd, on Sunday, by the sudden death
of Charles Banks, worshipper from
Easton, during the preaching services.
Detectives are on the track of Robert
Shaeffer and Harry Rice, aged Is and
IL years, respectively, of Burlington,
N. J., who left their homes few days
ago with $21 and two revolvers, to
hunt Indians.
A construction train ran over Arch
street to the new Philadelphia & Read
| ing terminal on Monday. 1t was the
| first train to enter the new depot, and
was used to bring material to assist in
the construction of the depot.
J. Spencer Wright of Centreville,
Nd, died on Sunday, aged fifty-eight
years. He was son of Col. Thomas
| Wrig ht, whose ancestors settled in
Queen Anne's county over 200 years
ago.
DR.. Exum, North Cardinals Third
party candidate for Governor, was ar
rested Monday for swearing in the
presence of ladies. The postmaster
made the charge, but Exum denied it
under oath. A charge of perjury has
been made against him.
Morello, colt which William M.
Singerly purchased, with, and at the
request of Frank Van Ness for Sd, 500,
won the futurity stakes at the Sleeps
head races on Monday. The stakes
we're $41. 900. The colt originally sold
for 500, and was purchased by the
Philadelphia and Van Ness, because
the latter had taken fancy to him.
While pitching wheat to a thresber
at Cato, N. Y, a boy accidentally cut
the feeders hand, and the latter was
SO infuriated thatlhe caught the lad and
threw him into the revolving cylinder,
grinding him to pieces. The boys
brother witnessed the awful deed and
siezing pitch. fork, ran it through the
murderer several times, killing him
Instantly. The two tragedies were
enacted before bystanders had time to
interfere.
At Independence, Iowa, yesterday
Nancy Hanks broke the worlds trot-
ting record and equalled the best pacing
record by trotting mile 2.054. At the
same time Flying Jib paced mile in
2.07, the fastest mile ever paced in a
race. Sable Dale, a two-year-old filly
by Sable Wilkes, came within half Sec
ond of Sunol's two-year old record by
trotting in 2.18!.