The Penn's Grove record., 1899-03-24
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Camp Sterling Price, Confederate War
Veterans, at Dallas, Texas, a few days ago
shipped a carload OF native Texas trees for
the Confederate cemetery at Camp Chase,
Ohio. The trees are of tine hardest
growths known to Texas and are expected
to withstand the severe Northern climate.
Bedford Beale died on Monday of hic-
coughing at St. Vincent's hospital, Norfolk,
Va. Fifteen days ago he began to hic-
cough Internationally, and for eight days
he h!ccoughed increasingly.
Thomas Stubblefeld, nephew OF Circuit
Judge Robbins, was shot and killed on
Tuesday at siayAeld, Ky, by Joseph Ham
monds, of Clarksville, Tenn, In a sudden
quarrel.
The Japanese cruiser Chitose, construct
cd by the Union Iron Works, sailed from
San Francisco, Cal, for the Orient a few
DAYS ago. As the big vessel passed down
the bay. the vessels In the harbor saluted
her. The battleship Iowa saluted with
colors.
Twelve tenement cottages at Dallas,
Texas, wero burned a few days ago. Eight
were owned by Mrs. W. E. Dunbar and
three by George Mitchell. The fire was of
incendiary origin, and the nearest alarm
box had been plugged so that 1t was nee
essary to drill it out with q chisel before
an alarm could be turned in.
A LOUISVILLE anu NdSlNlllb lraln, nOrlu
bound, struck a landslide between Ewing
and Wheeler, Va, a few days ago. The
train was thrown from the track and Fire
man Charles Pointer was instantly killed.
Charles Shively, the engineer, was badly
injured, but will recover. Only slight
damage was lone to the train.
The first train from Denver, Col, since
February 81, consisting of d rotary n
four engines, reached Como, Col, a few
la- ri,a twatD rrao N uyaaIy oNtpp
from Grant, a distance of t~wenty-three
miles.
Mr.. McWhinney. of Allegheny County,
introduced a concurrent resolution In the
Pennsylvania Legislature, providing for
the observation of May l next as Dewey
Day." and the official declaration of the
fact by the Governor. 10 opposition was
offered to the proposition in either the
House or Senate
Plney Fork, an oil town in Wetzel County,
W. Va, was burned a few days ago. Seven
teen dwelling houses, two hotels and all
the business part OF the town were de-
stroyed. The loss Is estimated at $3.50. 900.
Light Battery F, Fourth United States
Artillery, stationed at Fort Adams, r. L.,
has received orders to prepare for trans
fer to Manila. The battery is commanded
by Captain s. W. Taylor and has been there
since the close Of war with Spain.
As q result of the assault madeby Colonei
Jack Chinn Upon @. J.. .Bronston in the
Phoenix Hotel, Lexington, KY, the Grand
Jury has returned an indictment against
Chinn. The indictment is for common
nuisance, "by using insulting, abusive, in
decent and riotous language for the pur-
pose OF provoking al assault" The In
dictment is very unusual.
The Texas Legislature has appropriated
$4,000 to be used In extermiDatlng the small
pox epidemic at Laredo. There are 600
cases OF the disease in that city.
The Connecticut State Senate at Hart
ford, Conn, a few days ago passed a bill
to permit the New York, New Haven &
Hartford Railroad to run trains on Sunday
between the hours of 1890 a. m. and 3p. m.
(Which was prohibited by statute), after q
lengthy debate.
At an early hour a few days ago, st.
Clare's Convent, a Catholic institution in
New Orleans, La, was partly destroyed by
FIRE. The fire was clearly OF incendiary
origin. During the past few days attempts
have been made to burn St. Mary's School,
the st. Francis Colored School and st.
Clare's Convent, all Catholic. All of the
fires were incendiary. Chief OF Police
Caster believes the fire to be due to a re-
ligious fanatic.