The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1893-10-21
ITEMS OF STATE NEWS.
Matters Of Interest from All Over
the Commonwealth.
PRESENTED IN BR1EFBsT FORM

the Commonwealth,
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Crimsa and Caaualtles Of Every Char
actsr sent By the News Gathersrs Of
shs Different Localities and Carefully
Editsd.
HARRIBBURe, Oct lo-Governor Patti
son has fixed Thursday, Dec. IA, for the
execution of Henry Heist at Gettysburg.
HARRIsBuRG, Oct 1o-John B. Hmblok,
of Lebanon, hes been appointed associate
Judge Of Lebanon county by Governor
Pattison to succeed Adolphus Reinoehl,
deceased.
HoLLrDAYsBUBa, Pa, Oct. IA Henry
Dauehenbaugh, who stands sentenced 10
four years confinement i'm the Western
penitentiary for waylayinR and shooting
81 q nelGhbor with rife, attempted sui
eide IN the Blair county Jail by eating
pounded glass. His recovery is doubtful.
HARR1sBURa, Oct 1s-MajorI l. B. Brown,
che deputy secretary Of internal affairs, IL
out ia a statement, in which he admits
having torn a confederate flag from stah
on the Andrews locomotive In the trans
portation building at the Worlds fair.
He says he felt It his duty as a veteran Of
che union army to remove the flag
HARRISBURG, Oct. 14-Governor Patti
non has chosen Colonel Theodore Dewitt
Cuylor, Of Philadelphia, to succeed Colo
mel John 1. Rogers, whose resignation
a. Judge advocate general Of the National
Guard OF Pennsylvania was formally &C
copted on Thursday by the governor in q
special order Issued by Adjutant General
Greenland.
MOUNT CARMEL, Pa, Oct. 10 Mary
Weikel has been arrested and held in 500
bail In this borough for msliciously chop
ping the hand Of little Joseph Youst rl-
most OF with keen edged hatchet The
lad IL manned for life Mary, 1t Is alleged,
said when She saw that the wrist was not
entirely severed: I'm cut that youngsters
head off yetl''
SCRANTON, Pa, Oct. 19-Peter HON.
baugh was convicted here Of twice burn
ing down the Elm Park NJ. L. church, a
magnificent structure, at loss Of over
elk0, 900. The trial was long drawn out
and sensational. Hombaugh was watch
man At the church, and burned it because
he labored under the delusion that he had
been defrauded out Of the property on
which It stood.
Pennsylvania limited at Wellsville, o., re-
suited in the death of the entire engine
crew and fatal injuries to the three men
who occupied the baggage and express
car. The dead arei George Caruthers, en-
Rineman, of Wellsville; Robert jackson,
epRineman, and Elmer Jackson, his son,
fireman. Of Alleghenyi Robert Ferree, ex-
press messenger, Of New Philadelphia.
ALTOONA, Pa, Oct. 1s.-A freight en-
Rine and train side swiped car contain
ing seventy employees Of the Pennsylvania
railroad company returning from their
work in the lower yard to this city last
evening The car was broken up and the
hot stove overturned among the men,
seventeen Of whom were serioU,ly injured.
Nc lives will be lost. but it was almost a
miraculous escape from instant death
for all.
CHESTER, Pa, Oct. IA 16.year-old
daughter of Mrs Ainsworth, who lives on
Fifth street, Darby, was orutally assaulted
while going TO her work at Grlswold
mill A man who had his face covered
with q handkerchief sprang from the
bushes and threw her TO the ground. In
her efforts to escape from the villain she
was terribly bruised and her clothing torn,
and she is now suffering from nervous
prostration. No elew to the miscreant.
HAzLEToN, Pa, Oct. 17.-Whlle descend
ing the JeAnesville hill Motorman Burns,
of the Lehigh Traction company, lost con.
troll Of his car and ran on the railroad
crossing just as Lehigh Valley coal train
was approaching. The trolley car was
demolished and its Ave passengers had a
miraculous escape from death Miss
Reilly, Of Harleigh, and Conduct or Burns
were the only persons who sus tanned In.
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HARRIsBURe, Oct. l4.-The board of par.
dons is now considering an application for
the release Of George F. Work from the
Eastern penitenuary. 1t was made by
Works wife, and she is very hopeful OF
succeeding in her efforts. She says that
her husbands health is broken and that
unless released he cannot long survive.
Work was sentenced to serve four years
for rehypothecatiOn of shares of stock de.
posted with the Bank Of America OF
Philadelphia, when that defunct institu.
tion still had its doors open, aud has now
been in prison two years and eight
months.
PITTsBURG, Oct l9.-E. II. Carroll shot
himself on the right side Of the head with
suioidal intent, and will die from the effects
81 the wound. Mr Carroll. one Of the old.
est employees Of the government arsenal in
Lawrenoeville, this city. was arrested on
June by United States Marshal Harrah
on the charge of forgery, on information
b. Major Phipps. commandant of the at.
ssnal For twenty years be was cash
clerk, and also had charge Of the account.
OF the psymaster and storekeeper The
total amount OF the forgeries amounted tC
about 800. On Tuesday a true bill chsrg
ing Carroll with forgery was found in th,
United States court.
ALTOONA, Pa, Oct IA Polander whC
goes by the name OF Joe Lasoo, and who
stands charged With the commission Of
crime the parallel Of that for which BeI
Tenniss, the Hummestown child muir
derer is now under sentence Of death II
the Harrisburg Jail, was this moruinl
handed over TO an officer from Punxsu
tawney, jefferson county, to take hin
back to where his fearful outrage was com
mitted- Lasco is said 10 have entioed th
child by means OF candy, and then afte
accomplishing his hellish purpose brutal!
murdered her and disappeared from tn
vicinity The little victim was only
years OF age, but nothing further In regar,
TO the affair is now known here
BELLEFoNrE, Pa Oct. ls-The clima,
has been reached in the Presbyterian
church here over the question Of the us
Of fermented wine for sacramental pun
poses. About twenty members including
two elders, refused to partake Of the win
on the ground that ifs being ferments
rendered it's use improper The pastor
Rev. William Laurie advocates the use @
fermented wine The opposition TO use G
fermented wine comes largely from ia
members Of the Society of Christian Er
deavor. This question was up before th
preabytery two weeks ago, and slthoug
10 out Of the Is churches are now usin
unfermented wine for sscramental pul
poses, yet wnen 1t came TO d vote here th
advocates Of the fermented Juice won.
Hanged Himself 20 the Ice Boz.
BRooKLYN, Oct. l9-John Goeppers.