The Penn's Grove record., 1894-05-18
THE NEWS
Gastern and Middle
States.

A burglar who broke into the River
side Military Academy, at Poughkeep-
sic, New York, was shot and probably
fatally wounded by two cadets. He
said his name was Charles X. David
son, and that he was a sailor.
An exploding gasoline stove badly
burned Mrs. Samuel B. Cliff, of Clay
ton, N. j., and destroyed some of the
household goods.
Anthony Bullock's residence at Reck-
lesstown, N. j., WAS burglarized but the
thieves were scared off before they
could remove their plumber. 8
Miss nellie stsuleyetta Titus will be
examined May 10 for admission to the
bar of New York city,
Mrs. William Gilling, who lived a
S~carsdale, n. Y, has been thrice sho
by her son-in-law, who has disap
peared.
In a drunken row in a New York
saloon, George SInlth, colored, fatally
stabbed Elizabeth Berry, his white com
panion, with n penknife.
James A. Barrett, formerly book
keeper for the New York branch Of
Moore & Sinnott, pleaded guilty to for
gerry in the New York City Court.
The explosion of Il barrel Of oil star
ted a FIRE in New York, which destroyed
the three Clyde Line docks or the
East river, with their contents, dam
aged the Catharine street ferry house
to the extent Of $50, 900, and a lighter
loaded with cotton. The total loss will
reach 800. 600. 4
Ludwig Il. Goldman, the young Cash
ier for the American Branch of the
Mannheim Insurance Company, who
disappeared from New York city on
April Is, after forging checks on the
company to the extent Of SIS, 1915, was
caught on at St. Thomas, West
Indies.
An action was begunin New York by
the Unit; d Press against she New York
Press Company, Limited, which pub
fishes the Press, newspaper, OF that city
for $500, said to he due for service since
January LIST. The suit involves the qnes-
ton of brcch Of contract and the pay
ment of a sum of money sggregatine
$93. 900. The contract vast six years.
For the murder Of Detective Harvey,
"Dink" Wilson was electrocuted al
Auburn, n. Y.
The body of n man, supposed to b.
Professor Anton Stain, was founc
hanging from II tree, by II Policeman
in Van Cortland Park, New York.
After warning his grandmother, Mrs
Peter Muldoon, 80 that she escaped
from the burning house, 5-year-ole
| Willie Ford, of Niagara Falls, N. Y.
| himself persisted in the flames.
Rev. DR.. Talmage's new Tabernaele
at Clinton and Greene avenues, Brook
| lyn, was burned. The Hotel Regent
adjoining, was also destroyed, ape
several dwellings were badly damaged
| The loss is estimated at over mi mil
! lion dollars. The fire is supposed t.
| have been started by a spark from al
| electric wire in the organ loft of thu
Tabernacle. l
Grocer p. A. Sage hanged himself a
San Francisco just after selling hi
store for a good price.
Two negroes have been arrested TO
choking to death with a pair OF tong!
aged Mrs. Lilly, lei Atlanta, Ga.
Chairman Thornton, of the facult.
of the University of Virginia, denie
that its doors have been opened t.
women.
A mob took from Jail and lynche'
Printer George Rose, the murderer o
Assistant Postmaster Karl kuhl, a
Cottonwood Falls, Kan.
Ten year-old Daisy Vaughn's mothe
wouldn't let her assist "a neighbor il
planting corn, at Anna, ILL.,, so Dais
took poison and died.
Fred Ellis, IA years, fell over tn
edge of the gorge of the Niagara rive
at Niagara Falls, Ontario, and was IN
stantly killed.
Kate Rupp, a young woman {
Rome, New York, was found at snak
Hill, near Jersey City, shot in tn
breast and neck and in a critical cor
dition. She said she had come t
Jersey City with her lover, Bernar
Berholtz, to be married; that he entlce
her to Snake Hill, and told her he ha
changed his mind and wanted his pi'
ture back. She refused, and he the
shot her twice.