Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1893-03-03
THE NEWS.

home and sent to this country, was found
wandering about New York.-Judge Curee
OF Bridgewater, N. ST. was arrested on the
charge of forgery, committed ten years ago.
William B. Curtis, fifty-fve years old, a
prominent Danbury, CT, business man, was
killed and his body terribly mapgled by an
explosion Of dynamite at Monroe. His head
was literally blown off and one arm torn to
pieces. The Gladstone Company, com-
posed of Chicago, Boston and Minneapolis
CAPITALISTS, with capital Of Sc, OOO, OO0 has
Just completed the purchase of about six
thousand acres OF land on Little Bay d'Noc,
Mich, including nearly all the unimproved
lots in the city Of Gladstone. Theodore
Van Amringe's pumice stone mills. together
with few storehouses adjoining, situated
about mile from the village Of Momai o
neck, L. l., were burned, causing less OF
10000; insured for about two-thirds that
amount. W. Ball, Northern
Central fagman, was accidentally killed near
York.-It is said that efforts are being
made to have the members of tie Missouri
legislature indicted for gambling. .-Her-
bert Loutber, Of Lima, Ohio, died in the
Toledo Insane Asylum from paresis Years
ago Louther was an oil operator 10 the East,
and had made aad lost several fortunes.
Gambling ruined him. He came to Lima
during tie oil excitement and ran gam
blipg-room. He had been confined in the
asylum since year ago last October, and
did not leave a cent.
George Heints vas crushed to death N II
hog-scraper vat in Buffalo. VIM. I. Red-
fern an J,hn Ditzell while shoveling snow
,rom the oof of the new opera house, in
Elizabeth, n. j., fell to the street, being car
ried down By an avalanche OF snow. Red
fern was instantly killed, but Ditzsl was only
sliehtly injured. The entire plant OF the
j. N. Roberts Manufacturing Company,
manufs cturers Of bas kets and veneering, at
Poplar Bluffs Mo-, was burned. The loss is
placed at $40 ,OO), with small Insurance.
Char les Wilson Rowe was convicted IN the
United States Court, In Philadelphia, tf
using the mai for the purpose OF detraud'
ing and of conspiracy. Sentence was de-
ferred Rowe's scheme was very compre'
hensiye. and he succeeded in swinding lum-
bermen throughout the Northwest OF thous-
snds of dollars The annual session OF the
Great Council of Improved Order OF the Red
Men was held In the Mas mic Temple, IN
Trenton, N. "A verdict of temporary
insanity was rendered by the coroner'S jury
IN Philadelphia, in the case OF Robert j..
Chapman, of the Chapman Decorative Com
nanv who comm itted suicide by shooting
bimself IN the head. Max Reese,a general
nerchandis, dealer, Of Shenandoah, Pc,
was foun guilty before Judge Butler IN the
limited States District Court, Ia Philadel-
phia. of The charge of using the mails IN
carving on a scheme 10 d fraud.---A
three-year-old daughter Of William aruop,
who liv, near Sharpsburg, was boiled 10
death in a kettle of hot milk.
Frank Holland was hanged for murder in
Brazoria. Texas.-Robert j. Chapman,
Chairman of the Chapman Decorative Com
pany, limited, committed suici le in the com"
pany's store, In Philadelphia, by shooting
himself in the head-Capt. Gilbert Will
liams, of the Mallory line, died In New
York. Car tain Williams was born at Essex,
Ct. ffty-six years ago. He had been en-
ployed by the Mallory line for about fifteen
years, laterly commanding the steamer State
of Texas.-Rev. Jesse Albert Lock, Pro.
testant Episcopal clergyman of New York,
has gone over to the Catholic Church.
John F. Miller, aged twenty three years, the
bookkeeper of the First National Bank OF
Columbia, Pa, who last June absconded
leaving a shortage of over $500, and who
surrendered himself and PLEADED guilty,
after making tour of the world, with de-
tectives at his heels, was sentenced to five
vear s. imprisonment in the Eastern Peniten'
tiary by Judge Butler in the United States
Circuit Court in Philadelphia. a.-The Beau
pre- Mercantile Company, composed OF
Beaupre, Keogh & Davis, and one of the
leading wholesale grocery houses of st. Pall,
assigned. .-Lensom & Co., hardware deal
ers in Chicago, made an assignment for the
benefit of their creditors. The assets and
liabilities are, each, estimated at SAC, ,O0O.--
While John Haley and Daniel O'Leary were
drinking together at the house of the latter,
n Philadelphia, an old quarrel was renewed
between them and in the fight that followed
Haley stabbed O'Leary to death. Haley
was arrested.
Governor Pattison, Of Pennsylvania, re-
ceivei the formal resignation Of Chief jus
tice Paxton. 1t was accepted and ordered
fled in the State Department. There is nc
hint as to his successor, but the name Ct
Judge Heydrick is mentioned.-Hugh Med
Henry was appointed a judge Of the Supreme
Court of Nova SCOTIA bitter struggle
between the Evansville Qnd Foundry As
sociation, Indiana Stove Works, Kiech'e
Brentana & Obendorfer and Kahu, Myer
hoff & Co., and their moulders, some thret
hundred in number has been inaugurated
"A fire broke out in the headquarters ol
the Whiskey Trust In Peoria, which occas
toned only small loss The fire caught
from defective fue In the upper story
near the roof, which was partially consumed
During the storm, Eng neer McMannis
of the steam-tug s King. TOW ing barge
from Philadelphia for Boston, was WASHED
overheard. Although Governor McKia
lev is bankrupt by the Walker failure, b'
saws he will not resign the Cover norship.
Four naintsrs were seriously hurt by fal