Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1873-10-21
NEWS ITEMS.

Six canal boats were wrecked on the
Hudson early yesterday, and Others
were more or less injured. A severe
storm prevailed during the day, snow
falling in Ohio and West Virginia, and
unusually high water being reported il
Pennsylvania.
Bishop Simpson delivered an address
at the dedication of the Embury monu.
ment, Cambridge, N. Y.
A project is on foot for building 9
railroad along the shore of Lake Supe-
rior.
Destructive fires occurred at Madison,
Wis, Topeka, and Oswego.
Rev. DR.. J. s. Porter, we'll known
clergyman of West Hoboken, has been
stricken with total blindness.
The Italian government has taken
possession of six converts in Rome and
ordered the Jesuits to surrender their
residence.
The Spanish insurgent squadron has
left Cartagena and is off Valencia. The
commander threatens to lombard that
city if supplies are not given him. The
British admiral insists the city must re-
ceive ninety-six hours notice.
The king of the Sandwich Islands has
disbanded the household troops for
mutiny. His maiesty's health is i'm
proving, but he is strongly urged to
name his successor.
The Indian commissioners appointed
to try and persuade the Kickapoos and
other bands to return to their reserva-
tions in Texas report having met with
partial success.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Oct. 20.-The
Government Marshals in East Tennes-
see and western North Carolina made
simultaneous arrests to-day of large
number of persons engaged in the sale
and passing of counterfeit money. The
secret service detectives have been on
the trail of their victims for the past
five months. The East Tennessee
prisoners were brought to Knoxville to-
night.
PEEKsKLLE, Oct. 20.-A man giving
his name as John Smith arrived here
last Wednesday with woman. She
was taken sick on Friday. He left her
on Sunday. She was found dead in her
room to-day. On her persons three
checks for trunks checked at Schenec-
tady for New York were found. Coron-
err Mesett has impannelled jury, and
will begin an investigation. The man
cannot be found.
ATLANTA, Ga, Oct. 20.-The money
order clerk of the Atlanta post Office is
defaulter to the amount of six thou
sand dollars. His father, who is the
postmaster, says he will pay the full
amount to the government News was
received to-day to the effect that the
clerk sailed from Brunswick, Ga, for
Cuba.
PoUGHKEEps1E, Oct 20.-There was
collision on the Hudson river railroad,
tonight, on Tivoli bridge, between the
twenty minutes to four p. m. train from
New York and the special express train
bound north, due here at twenty-five
minutes past seven p. m. Nobody hurt.
All the evening trains were delayed
nearly four hours.
Topeka, Kansas, Oct. 10.-The most
destructive fire that ever visited Topeka
occurred last night in the block occu-
pied by the Commonwealth (newspaper),
Kansas Evangel, the Kansas Monitor
printing establishment, G. w. Crones's
bookbindery, Mr.. Warmers hardware
store, and DR.. Tefft. The total loss is
estimated at one hundred thousand dol
lars insured for about sixty thousand
dollars.
MEMPHIS, Oct. 20.-The streets are
crowded with vehicles to day, and the
sidewalks are thronged with pedestrians
There is now more activity in business
than there has been for the past month.
The disease is rapidly yielding to the
cold weather. The noon mortuary re-
port shows that there were twenty
deaths from yellow fever and six from
other causes. Total, twenty-six.
New ORLEANS, Oct. 20.-A special
despatch to the Picayune reports five
deaths in Columbus, Texas, from yellow
fever.
The convention of chief engineers of
fire departments assembled at Baltimore
yesterdaymorning. About fifty delegates
were present, all Of the chief cities be-
ing represented. Chief John s. Dam
rell of the Boston fire department was
chosen temporary chairman. Commit
tee on Permanent organization and cre-
dentials were appointed, and the con-
vention took a reces $.
On reassembling the following per.
manent officers were elected President,
Chief John s. Damren of Boston, with
eighteen vice presidents; Recording
secretary, Chief Raymond of Cambridge,
Mass, Corresponding secretary, Chief
Hills of Rome, Ca, treasurer, Chief
Nevins of Brooklyn. An executive com.
mittee and committee on finance were
also appointed. At the afternoon ses-
sion committee was appointed on vari.
GUS topics in reference to the prevention
and extinguishment of fires. A resolu
ton was adopted urgently recommend
ing to city councils the isolation OF each
apartment in a building from the others
and of every building from those sd
joining by high partition walls.