The Penn's Grove record., 1899-01-13

Miss Sophia Dallas, daughter OF George
VI. Dallas, who was Vtce-President of the
United States with President Polk, died at
Ter home, in Philadelphia, aged seventy
Xix years.
o. H. Baker, the wife murderer, was
hanged at Eminence, Mo-, a few days ago,
n the presence of 1000 persons. On the
,caffold he cursed the country and the peo-
ole until the drop fell.
The gunboat Yorktown sailed from San
francisco Tuesday for Manila via Homo
ulu. She will go all fhe way under a full
read of steam and should make the run in
.hree weeks if she is not delayed at Homo
ulu.
Henry Mitchell, thirty years of age, and
lanes Leonard, twenty-one, were killed at
railroad crossing in Paterson, n. j., n
'ew days ago. They were riding in a COW
sred wagon and drove upon the rails di-
:ectly in front of the train. The horse eS-
,aped injury, but the wagon was demol-
shed.
Henry wolfer, Warden of the Minnesota
State Prison, at saltwater, has been
chosen Warden of the Connecticut Prison,
At Hartford, to succeed Warden Jabez
Woodbridge, whose son is now an inmate
If the institution, from which he embez-
lied funds while a clerk. Wolier is forty
Nix years old. He will assume his new
iuties March l..
Thirty citizens o. Dawson, Klondike,
lave been indicted for perjury in connec-
ion with a recent stampede to Kentucky
Creek, a short distance below awson
swearing to false statements regarding
claims Is the charge against them.
Among the passengers on the steamer
Doric, which arrived a few days ago at
San Francisco from the Orient was Lieuten-
mt Calkins of the First Montana Nolun-
! Ea1ra who nnp1na from tho philinninpg
he said that Aguinaldo would send more
Commissioners to the United States, and
hat two OF his emissaries were now on
heir way here.
The first accident to the Union Pacific
asst mail occurred a few days ago when
he train was running at a high speed
,hlrty miles west of Laramie, Col. The
connecting rod of the engine broke, tear
ng away the cab, stripping the side of the
,ngine aud tearing up the track. Engineer
lark Wright, OF Laramie, was struck by
he rod and killed instantly.
Acknowledgement Monnett filed in the
Ohio supreme Court a petition to Dust the
National Biscuit Company from doing bust
less as a trust in Ohio. The Attorney
General claims hat the Biscuit Company
5 capitalized for Sos, 900, 900, but only has
81, 900, 900 in the business.
An Internal machine exploded in the rail-
l EOau uepOt In New AlDany, MISS, lnlurlnS
i've men fatally. 1t was sent from Holly
| springs, Miss, to a man at New Albany,
Who is indicted for murder. He was open
ng 1t when the explosion occurred.
Judge Smith, of the Common Pleas
Court at Cincinnati, Ohio, has issued a
temporary order restraining eighteen pot
.ery companies In Ohio from joining the
Pottery Trust.
In his inaugural address Governor Gage,
of California, made a strong plea for ex-
p~ansion, He said the Philippines must he
retained, and that no sh~ortsiGhted policy
should lose for US land that had been bap-
lied with American blood.
Zenas Anderson, colored, who shot and
Killed his vito on the 18th OF last March,
was hanged in the county jail at Pittsbarc,
Penn, a few days ago. Jealousy was the
cause of the crime.
A barn near Banks, Ala, belonging to q
white farmer named Green, was burned by
an i~ncendlary, together with several hun
ired bushels Of corn and other produce.
Suspicion was directed toward Marshall
HcGreeor, Il negro in Green's employ. A
'ew days agosthe Negroes ~lifeless body was
lound hanging by the neck to a big oak
rec near whore the barn had stood. Who
his lynchers were is u mystery.