Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1876-04-22

coma, which sunk the Stratholyde, by whio
disaster so many persons lost their live
of the coast Of England, has been foun
guilty Of manslaughter ...... The four-ba
game of billiards between CyriIle Dion an
A. P. Rudolphe, in New York, for $500 sid
and the diamond championship cue, resulte
in victory for Dion by ascore Of 1900 agains
S92. .... The Panama railway company ha
sued the Pacific Mail company for 1856, 049
due for transportation across the isthmus.. :. J..
Samuel Evans, a colored sailor, who lived in
room in New York with two women, one whit
and the other colored, fatally stabbed tn
white girl for threatening to desert him. go.
BY the death Of Miss Newberry, at Rome, be
tween two and three million dollars, bequeath
ed by her father, revert to the city of Chicag'
for free library. The estate is valued a
$4,000, 0O0..... Three men were killed an,
another fatally injured by locomotive boile
exploding near Bald Eagle, Pa
Mr.. Alexander 7. Stewart, the "merchan
prince" of New York, died in that city O.
Inflammation Of the bowels, after few days
sickness, in the seventy fourth year Of his age
He was born near Belfast, Ireland, in 1902 ant
after graduating at Trinity College, Dublin
came to New York in 1928, and engaged him
self as teacher Of the classics in school
which situation he soon left, however, to en-
gage in the dry goods business in a small way
The excellence of his stock Of goods, which hi
kept before the public by constant advertising
drew him the best trade Of the city, and it wal
not many years before he was the acknowledge
ed head of his line Of business in the metropo
lis. When, in 1913, he erected the marble
store corner Of Chambers street ant
Broadway, it WAS considered marvel, ant
drew an immense amount Of trade, which has
constantly increased from that time on. Fore.
seeing the time when the retail trade would
demand accommodation further up town, he
secured the entire block on Broadway bound
ed by Ninth and Tenth streets, and Fourth
avenue, and built thereon all eight-story iron
edidce to be occupied exclusively as retail
store-the eight floors aggregating an extent
Of eighteen acres; giving employment to hun
dreds Of employees. Tho downtown store was
devoted to wholesaling, and the two establish
ments have sold as much as $50,0O0,0OO worth
Mr. Stewart was an extensive holder of city
property, owned the Grand Union hotel at
Saratoga, held numerous mills near Fishkill,
N. Y, and at the time of his death
was founding Garden City, on Long Island,
where he had built many houses and stores
and connected the village to New York by
direct steam transportation. The estate Of the
deceased is variously estimated as from $780,
O00,0 to $10O 900, 900; and as he left his wife
childless, it is generally supposed his last tes-
lament will devote large sums for charitable
purposes. In private life Mr.. Stewart was an
unobtrusive, agreeable gentleman, fond of en-
tertaining distinguished individuals in man
ner becoming the high position he hell in
the community.
The prospects Of the Ohio fruit crop are un-
promising, because of the damage Of bad
weather. .....G Gen. Garibaldi has accepted q
gift Of 100 900 lire. In view of the improved
health Of the GEAR Of Russia, the abdication
scheme has been abandoned. >. Intelligence
has been received that the emir Of Cabul,
Afghanistan, has defeated his rebelious feuda-
tory, the emir of Maimena. The latter lost
three thousand men in the battle. . >. Daniel
O'Leary, the pedestrian from Chicago, walked
five hundred miles in 139 hours and thirty-two
minutes in San Francisco-being the shortest
space Of time that distance was ever walked in.
-. Samuel Cowell,sa railroad engineer, was
shot and killed at Potosi, Mo-, by L. G. Settle,
who had been removed from his position as
station agent at Stowel's instigation. Settle
then went homo and committed suicide by
shooting. .... Serious agrarian outbreaks have
taken place in the Bustar district of Madris,
India. Thirty Thousand persons assembled,
and troops were dispatched to restore order.
1.-THE wholesale drug house Of VIM. H.
stock, was destroyed by fire, and several ad-
joining buildings damaged. Loss about $685.
900. .Athol, Mass, lost its Music Hall build
ing and dwelling by fire. Loss, $75, OLO....
The wife Of Rev. George Gannett, of Boston,
committed suicide by jumping from the bridge
on Beacon street. E. james Brown, superinten-
dent OF the Avondale (Ind.) coal mines, was
killed and terribly mangled by falling $50 feet
down a shaft. .... Goldsmith Maid trotted
a mile in 2:19% in San Francisco; beating
Golden Gate which was to run a mile and $50
yards. While testing boiler made for a
steamboat, in front Of the shop Of shapley &
Wells, at Binghampton, N. Y, terrific OK
plosion occurred, killing three men and wound
ing several persons on the street.
Two men were killed and three fatally
wounded by the fall Of trestle-work near Pater-
son, N. J..... The Massachusetts, supreme
court has decided that, if armed with proper
papers and having reason to believe the person
8 sought is within house, an officer may, after
and being refused admission, enter
by force, nor can he be treated as trespasser
if the person sought is not there ...... Ocean
having fallen of, the large
will run less frequ emily during the
next few months. -. Philadelphia popula-
ton, according to the census just taken, il
ST., 4SS. ... The revolutionists in Mexico are
gaining ground. During the battle of New
Laredo, near the boundary line, the Mexican
state troops fired on United States troops. who
in turn shelled the town. John H. Sell. |
teller and bookkeeper of the defunct Security
bank in New York, embezzled $4,000 while
engaged in assisting to settle up the banks ac-
counts. go. The suffering in Iceland tie past
winter was much LEES than generally supposed |
The pumice ashes from volcanoes, which COW
cred large portion Of the island to the depth
Of three inches, and which was thought would I
kill vegetation, turns out TO have a manur-
ing property which causes grass to grow rapid /
y.....A fire in Keesville, N Y, destroyed five
Of the largest stores in the place. There was
no protection sgainst fire except force pump, /
which was frozen.
Andreas Fuchs, who killed Simmons in I
Brooklyn, N. T., and afterwsrd cut his body
into small pieces which he hid about in Iif-
ferent places, was sentenced to be hung on
June a.. Every day brings intelligence of
additions to the insurrectionary movement
lmong the Christian people under Turkish