The Penn's Grove record., 1892-01-01
CHE NEWS OF A WEEK
Eastern and Middle States.

A thief who picks pockets with his
teeth, has been sentenced by Recorder
Smyth, Of New York, to the penltenti-
airy. He had no arms.
j. Cooper Hopper. a retail Egrocer Of
Paterson, New Jersey, Is said to have
left that city for Florida, leaving debts
amounting to $780, OO.
Mrs. Hannah King, wife Of a farmer
residing neal Bristol, Penna., was
found dead, with her throat cut. The
presumption Is that she committed
suicide.
Martin Carey, aged 16 years, a driver
employed in No. 8 shaft Of the Pennsyl-
vania Coal Company, at P~lttston,
Penna., was killed by falling under a
moving car. 4
Jewels worth $1O,O 600 were lost in
New York on Christmas Eve. by
Ogden Mills, No. 2 East Sixty-ninth
street.
Isaac Sawtelle, who was under sem
tence OF death for the murder OF his
brother, Hiram, died IN his cell, at the
/ New Hampshire State Prison, at Con-
cord.
Dennis Murphy, one of the victims
of the New York Central wreck at Hast
ings, died at Yonkers. No trace has
+ vet been found Of HOsdrick, the brake
man, whose negligence Ia said to have
caused the accident.
An Erie Railway transfer float, load
ed with IL cars carrying 100 head OF
cattle, being lowed up the East
River, at New York, struck on Black
| Rock. A hole was stove in the fiat,
causing 1t to sink, and 143 head of
cattle were drowned. The loss is esti-
mated at $4,000.
One Of the engines en- the Sixth
Avenue Elevated Railway jumped the
track at Park Place, and a train crashed
I into the rear Of one of the blocked
trains. The rea car of the latter
was derailed, and but for the guard
rails would have fallen over into the
street. No one was injured.
A riot followed the celebration of
Christmas 10 . Hungarian saloon IN
| Shenandoah, Penna., and n OF the
participants was fatally stabbed. Six
men are under arrest.
George NJ. NICELY, fireman on the
| Chicago Limited express, was Instantly
killed 1t Lilly, Penna. He was leaning
out of the cab and was struck by a mail
crane. NICELY was married on Decem-
Der IL.
William Broaderick' aged Is years,
shot and killed John Rollister, a boy
companion, at Shamokin, Penna. The
shooting Is said to have been acct lent
al.
"Auntie" Harrison, a coiored woman
of Harrisburg, is said to be over loo
years old, was burned to death.
Her clothes sresupposed to have caught
fire from her pipe.
A blow on the head, received No
vember 8, has. just killed Harry Norton,
q New York boOkkeeper.
At Pennsburg. Pa. there is so much
grippe that DR.. Hillegass alone has at
tended more than $50 cases IN two
weeks.
Governor Russell has refused TO par
don Jimmy" Dunlop, the motor
Ions hank robber of Northampton
Mass.
Pneumonia, su~perinduced by grippe
killed rich Farmer joseph Bernard, o
Kennett township, Pa, aged 20; sIs'
Georg. Gregg. another well-known farm
or. aged 60. 2
' Samuel Shaw, of East New York
bought a yacht. loaded on his household
goods and sailed away, leaving his wife
and family without a home.
' Policeman Elmer E. Findley, wa
shot and killed by a burglar whom HI
detected at work In Coyle Il COyle Il
cOrdage store, Fourth and CONNER C,
streets, Philadelphia. Policeman Johl
J. Nesper, who went TO Findley's az
sistance WINS also shot in the arm by thl
burglar.
y h. b. Les, 80 years of age, Superin
tsndent of the Freedom Iron and Stee