The Penn's Grove record., 1897-04-02

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New YORK to tho Farmers Loan and Trust
Company to secare IN issue OF bonds. The
document covers forty-two printed pages.
The House at Hartford, Conn, rejected
all bills comforting on women the same
rights of suffrage as men enjoy.
A bill was introduced in the Kentucky
Legislature providing for tho branding OF
convl cted burglars on each cheek.
The United States battle ship Iowa was
dosked in the Brooklyn Navy Yard, and in n
preliminary spin of Sandy Hook reached o
speed of 49, Is knots an hour, under natural
draught.
The New Jersey Legislature adjourned ut
Trenton. Appropriation bills wers passed,
as we'll as measures to change the day for
elections now held on Monday to Tuesday,
and authorizing Asbury Park to purchase a
beach front. ,
Comptroller Robarts's Graduated Inherit
ance Tax bill was passed by the New York
State Assembly. 1871 too.
John 0'SuIlivan, a railroad agent at JONI
stock, N. Y, aud William Huyck, store
keeper, were drowned In Wood Greek near
Wooden Look. The men were on their way
home in a carriage, and 1t is supposed that
the team became unmanageable and plunged
into the creek.
Two Chicago workmen who did not move
promptly when n fuse WINS lighted In their
blasting operations, were killed and four
more were seriously injured.
Four incendiary fires at Altoona, Penn,
indicate concerted efforts to destroy the
town.
Fire destroyed two wards at the State In
sane Asylum for the Insane on Wards Island,
New York City. TIL 1870 patients marched
out as II merely practising n fire drill, and
watched the flames until they are put out by
the island firemen, aided by a company from
New York. The fire did $780, 900 damage.
The American Tobacco Company has sent
out circulars to Its jobbers announcing the
abandonment OF the factor system in selling
its products to nsume So many laws
have been passed in this various States
against this factor agreement that 1t was
decided litigation to test the constitution
ality Of all these acts would be too expensive.
Seven ex-eounty officials and a %weil-known
citizen were indicted at Butler, Ind, for
stealing $50, 900 from the county.
United States Torpedo Boat No. z, tho
Dupont, was launched at Bristol, r. l. Miss
Converse, daughter Of Commander Converse,
christened the vessel.
A tornado desti Dyed the town OF Chandler.
killed and probably $50 persons were badly
injured.
Tho loss of three lives in n fat house at 81
West 105th street, New York City, was prob
ably due to delay in sending In an alarm.
Three Victims were found after the fire was
extinguished. They were Nellie Morrissey,
forty years old, of Albany; Mrs. Elizabeth
French, twenty-three years old, and Mrs.
French's th-ree-months-old daughter, Fidele.
The Master Steam Filters Association, of
New York City, locked out 1890 filters n
helpers who refused to sign u new agree
ment.
Near Pryorsburg, KY, John Hollifsld and
Will Eads were instantly killed at a railroad
crossing by an Illinois Central cannon
BALI train.
A large break occurred IN the Mississippi
ieTee near G~reenyiiie, Miss.
Tn Ohio Board OF Pardons declined to in
~terfere in the case OF William Hass, tho boy
murderer, and he will be the first TO, die In
the electric chair In that State unless
the Governor interferes.
Archibald Campbell, a Jockey, committed
suicide, 1t is believed, in a rowboat of Rob-
bins Reef, New York Harbor. by shooting
himself through the head. His body was
picked up by a tugboat Captain.
William T. Adams, famous as SOLVER Op-
tic" the writer of stories for boys and girls,
died in Dorchester, Mass. He was seventy
five years old, and was a teacher in public
schools for twenty years before he wrote his
first book.
A double drowning happened at McKee's
Rocks, a suburb OF Pit.sburg. Penn, when
Willie Dewalt, five years old. and Elmer. his
brother, ten years of age, were carried OF by
The swollen Charters Greek 10 almost instant
death. The little fellows. OF their way home
from Sunday-school, stopped to play on tho
creek bank.
Latimer E. Jones, who has been wanted
for ten years on nineteen indictments
charging him with forgery to the amount OF
$3.50, 900, arrived at New York from England