Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1893-09-29
THE NEWS.

the Lehigh Valley coal region has resulted
in the failure of the proposed contract, where.
by the company was to purchase the coal
mined by the individual operators for one
ear.-At New Castle, Del, Sheriff Gould
whipped nine colored men ani three white
men for various grades OF theft. Three OF
the colored men in addition to being whipped,
were obliged to stand one hour in the pillory.
All of the vict ms were sentenced to various
terms of Imprisonment and fined in addition.
Senator Boyd, OF st. John, N. B., was
sworn in as lieutenant governor OF the
province At the closing sessions of the
Letter carriers National Association in
Kansas City, il was decided TO urge upon
Congress tenure OF Office bill rather than
present any measure for increase OF pay.
Frank E. Smith, of San Francisco, was
elected president. t.-Crooked work py
deputy marshals caused rot at the Chero-
kee Strip. Daniel Shaver was convicted
in Romney, W. Va, OF the murder OF Apso-
lam Iser.-Mrs. Retherford shot and Killed
J. Lowney, in Coal Greek, Tenn.
A unique train robbery took place on the
Santa Fe road. Soon af Ell n train started
two men went through the cars, calling for
tickets. Nearly everybody paid cash fare,
and the self-appointed conductors pocketed
every amount rendered them, giving no
change, and in several cases grabbing money
from passengers and threatening them with
revolyers if they protested. Near Orlando
the men jumped from the train, but they
were afterward captured 10y deputy marshals
and locked up.-The Boston flyer on the
Lehigh and Hudson Railroad ran into n
freight train at Lake Grinnell, killing freight
conductor Herrick, OF Warwick, N. Y. Two
cars were burned up, and the two engines
were derailed and thrown down the en-
bankment II Henry Pondcxter, an escaped
con-, let from the prison at Eddyvile, KY,
was arrested in Griffin, Ind. Ie was sent
up in 1886 for sixteen years for stealing 81, 500
worth of diamonds, and was in prison a
month. He had been living in Eddyville for
five years, conducting saloon.--n a
jealous rage George Heebner shot and killed
Harry West in front of the latter's home in
Philadelphia. Maggie Missencrawl, a
feeble-minded girl OF thirteen years, was
fatally scalded in boiling water bath given
her by one OF the older girls in an asylum in
Delaware county. Pa.
Five prisoners, all white, escaped from the
county iail in Litchleld, KY. by gaining ac-
cess TO the bathroom, then cutting through
brick wall and letting themselves down by
means of blankets tied together. The large
harm on the farm ofthe Northampton County
pa ! Almshouse was destroyed by an incen-
diary fire. Four head of cattle rerished, ano
all the years crop destroyed Mart, Bu-
ford A Burwell. the carriage manufacturers
of St. Paul, have failed. Sir Alexander L
Gait formerly Canadian cabinet official,
died in Montreal, at the age OF seventy'si4
At Govanstown, in Canada, the dwelling O.
Mrs Martin, who was eighty-one years o
age. was burned, and the old lady perlsne'
in the flames. Albert Thomas. an Englsi
youth employed on the place, is missing, AM
ioul play is suspected Fire destroyed
much valuable business property IN Owlngs
vile. XIV. The loss is estimated at Slooo U
Rev. Mr.. Mo: sfelder. of SDencerville, U
was assaulted by hoodlums and may oil
from his injuries. The Port Iownsen'
National Bank, of Port Townsend, Nashng
ton. closed. An action was begun IN Ill
United States Circuit Court to have re
ceiver appointed for the Union Trust C0m
pany, of Sioux City, Ia.
In bigamy casa which was tried az tn
Criminal Sessions in Toronto, the judge e1
pressed a very pronounced opinion that
American divorce could not be accepted
Canadian courts as binding or as dissolvin
the marriage ties.-Mrs. David Dowdel
living six miles from West Elizabeth, N. j
attempted TO light the fire with kerosene.
explosion resulted, and Mrs. Dowden an
her child were burned to death. The hou'
and contents were destroyed. Tho Ha
, kell and Barker Car Works at Michiga
City, Ind, empo, ing about one thousan
men. has resumed operations. There is
general awakening in manufacturing circle
,, in Northern Indiana. There was rea
end collision on the Pittsburg and Western
The conductor OF the freight was killed, b'
+ none of The passengers Of the express WEI
, hurt. Henry D. Cochran, the gold bulliC
! embezzler, was committe 10 jail in deiau
of Sl7.5. 0 bai.-John D. Lings, OF Roche
ter. put his head on the track OF the Centr
Railroad, and allowed train to run over
The general synod of the Church
England, in Canada, has adopted resol
ton declaring religious teaching in pub
G schools absolutely necessary, In order
f either fulfill The true purpose OF educatio
d or to conserve the highest interest OF /
J nation at large.
: After two months of ideness the rolliI
d mill of the Valentine Iron Company. of Bell
l ionte, Pa. has again been put in operatio
The mill will be run as long as the compal
!, II can sell their iron -Captain. n.Brontz, OF T.
u schooner Glad Tidings, reported at Algona
Ii Mich. the sinking Of black steam yacf
near Southampton, with those on board
=, The Congregational Church, the Cresce
= House and adjoining buildings, in Frankli
Mass, were destroyed by fire. "A despat
r from the city of Mexico states that it is c;
& culated that the silver crisis will involve
annual loss of revenue TO Mexico OF $1,000
: OJO.-The business section of Machiaspo
# Me-. was destroyed by re.-Three convi(
6 attempted to escape from the state prison
e Arkansas CITY, The guards fired, fatal