Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-06-22
THE NEWS EPITOl.IZED.
Eastern and Middle States.

Eastern ana hluulc states.
PRoFEssoR W. D. WHITNEY died at his
home in New Haven, Conn.
THE Lancaster ship OF war returned 10 tho
Brooklyn On. " Navy Yarj, after a three
years cruise.
WILLIAM McGEAR and Chester Loud went
out in a boat with four girls on TumhlinS
Dam Pond, n. J. One OF the girls stood up.
This caused the boat 10 rock and she fell
overheard. The others in trying to rescue
her upset the boat. Miss May Hires and
Miss Mlllie Powell wero drowned.
SECRETARY LAMONT was entertainad bv
the cadets Mt West Point, n Y, by splendid
target practice.
AT New York City f. r. Bartlett h Co.
made an assignment. an l tho Union Ware.
house Company. controlled largely hy mem.
bers o. that firm, went into the hands OF re-
ceiverS.
COMMODORE BENEDIcr's steam Yacht
Oneida, with Mrs. Cleveland, Ruth, Esther,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Benedict ami Miss Bane,
dict aboard, arrived at BQZzsrd's Bay, Mas
The party went Immediately to Gray Gables.
DR.. MEYER, the poisoner. was sentenced to
imprisonment for life in New York City and
taken TO Sing Sing.
THREE strikers aro known to have bcen
shot and many workmen were injurnI in
riot at tho Silver Brook (Penn.) colIicry.
RICHARD CROKER. ex-!eader OF Tlmmauy
Hall, sailed from New YORK City for Europe,
where he will stay till after election His
friends say he is in bad health his enemies
say he has fed from tho Lexow Committee.
THE injury to the cruiser Columbia proved
to he slight when examined in the dry dock
at the League Island Navy YarI, Phila-
delphia, Penn.
CYRUS w. FIELD, JR., youngest son Of tho
late Cyrus w. Field. died OF quick consume
tion ut New York City. Returning from his
consulate at Brunswick, Germany, he coa.
tracteG in London the fitness that prove
fatal.
TIE New York Socialistic-Labor party's
State Convention at Syracuse nominated
Charles s. Matchett for Governor, AMI Will
lam Steers for Lieutenant Governor.
THE final drill and dress parade of tho
ciasS of "a took place at tho West Point
On. y Military Academy; tho graduating
hop was given in the evening.
South and West.
TIE United States revenue cutter Boar
went on the rocks at the entrance Of Sitlll
HarbOr, Alaska. There was no hope Of slv-
ing her.
THEODORE P. HAUGHEY, the aceI ox-Pras-
ident OF the wrnckei 4 Indianapolis (Tni.) y Ma
tiOnal Bank. was given six years in the pen
itentary. He pleaded guilty to msapplying
Il public trial. In passing sentence Judge
Baker broke down and cried like n child. He
said that it was the most painful duty Of his
life
LAWRENCE SPuLER, convicted Of the muir
der of LOttie Rowe, was hanged at Staun-
ton, Va. Death seemed instantaneous.
THE strike in Cripple Greek, Col, is
ended and the settlement has been effected
without bloc lshel
COAL trains were moved on OHIO railroads
under protection OF the military.
A TORNADO visited Grant County, Oregon,
killing at least three persons and doing great
damage to crops and property
AT tho Annapolis CNId.) Naval Academy
Secretary Herbert delivered the diplomas to
the graduating class.
ISAAC KENPT, co!Jrel, who murlere
Deputy Sheriff Ned Carver, ut Westovcr,
Md, was taken from the Jail ut Cape Charles,
Va. by Il mob and shot to death
THE Supreme Court Of Nebraska has de-
clared unconstitutional the eight-hour law
on the ground that 1t denies tho right
of parties to contract for compensation.
ABOUT $500, 900 was distributed by the
WOrlIs Columbian Exposition. Chicago in
the shape OF Il ten per cent. DIVIDEND. Be-
tween 5000 900 anl 800, 900 will 90 to indi-
vduaIs and the remainder to the city OF
Chicago.
THE village of SagOla was destroyed and
large amount Of timber burned by forest
fires in Michigan.