The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1879-12-26
NEWS SUMMARY.
Eastern and Middle States.

Eastern ard Middle States.
The greatest OF all receptions accorded to
General Grant has been that received by him
in Philadelphia city from which he started
on his tour around the world. Upon his ar
rival by train in the Quaker City he was for
mally welcomed in speech by Mayor Stokley,
TO which he responded as follows: !" To you,
Mr.. Mayor, and good citizens of Philadelphia,
which has always been a home to me since /
first became citizen of Philadelphia, return
with great pleasure" The procession which
followed General Grants arrival was twelve
miles long, consisted of twenty divisions, and
wes made up OF innumerable military and
civic organizations, veterans of the war Of
1872, Governor Hartranft and staff local clubs
and representatives of the different trades and
manufacturers. The entire procession occu-
pied SIX hours in passing given point and
was composed of about fitysthousand per-
sons. All over the city, and particularly
along the route of the procession the houses
were prousely decorated, some buildings be-
ing so covered by bunting that the brick and
stone could not be distinguished. The head
of the line reached the State house at about
one o'clock, and hall an hour later the bell
rang salute in honor of General Grant,
whose carriage was just then passing The
old Independence hall was decorated and fes-
front was large triumphal arch spanning
Chestnut street, on which was the motto
ssPhiladelphia's welcome to the patriot and
soldier" There was another triumphal arch
at Ninth street, and along Chestnut street
flags, streamers, notices and evergreens met
The eye in every direction. When General
Grant arrived in front of the Union League
house, he alighted from the carriage and took
his position on a grand stand to review the
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lantly illuminated, and Independence hall,
by aid Of calcium lights, shone forth with
splendOr never heio:s seen. Private dwell
ings were lighted from the drst stories to the
roofs, and the hotels were illuminated by cal
cium lights. After lining at the house of
George W. Childs, where he met several
members OF his old cabinet, General Grant
held an informal reception, at which he was
presented to many members OF the press and
others. General Grant lett Mr.. Child's house
at ten O'Clock, and in company with General
Sherman visited the Academy OF Fine Arts.
where a reception held in his honor concluded
the days festivities.
The annual report of the New York Central
and Hudson river railroad company shows
that the capital stock of the company is $780,
42S, 300. The funded debt remains as it was
last year-$39, S0l, 233 So The net earnings
OF the company in 1879 were $l2, 273 $40 n,
10 SOH1pdEOu Will f4jOtt .OO III 1910 4uo
transportation expenses were reduced from
SIG, 1856, 977. SO in 1878 to $l6, 123,072.83 in
1879. There have been slight changes in the
length OF road, the total miles of track owned
in 1873 being 2,4S4, and 2,511 in 1879. The
number OF freight cars was increased from
1884 to 1886.
another cremation has taken place at the
erematory furnace in Washington, Pa, the
body burned being that of young New York
merchant.
Edward King, an invalid seventy eight
years OF age, and his widowed sister, eighty
years of age, were burned TO death in their
residence near Greenport, Long Island
Edison, the inventor, claims to have at last
succeeded in inventing his long. looked for
electric light, which is to revolutionize the
present methods oil illu mination. The most
astonishing part of the invention is that the
electric light is produced from little piece of
prepared paper, through which is passed an
electric current, resulting ina ebriaht, beauti-
ful light, like the mellow sunset OF an italian
autumn"
Miss Howard came out first in womans'
six-day ego as-you-please walking match
in New York, covering 1893 miles. The spec
tacle OF about twenty-five women dragging
themselves for week YEARLY about track,
at the risk OF running their constitutions, was
not particularly ediying, and failed to draw
the expected crowds.
In New York, the other day, Capt9in Bo-
gardus, the noted mark man, essayed to shoot
at and smash $500 glass balls in u hours, and
succeeded. He stood twenty yards away
from the trap and loaded his gun himself.
Western and Southern States.
Frank Baker, Young colored man, was
hanged at Petersburg, Va, for the horrible
murder OF Henrietta Stands, also colored, and
I, s..E, a.. L. - n
was hanged at Estillville, Va, for the murder
of one Fugate, who was witness against him
on charge of perjury; and at Statesboro,
Ga, Drew Holloway, colored, met his legal
death for numbering Benson Brown, also col
ored, during drunken row.
R. E. Little, prominent lawyer OF Rich
mond, KY, was shot four times and killed
by his brother-in-law, James III. Arnold a
dry goods merchant, in the formers office.
The tragedy was the result OF bitter feeling
between the two men, caused by the settle
ment of the estate of their wives mother.
Thomas Neill, heavy cattle dealer OF
Peoria, ILL.,, has failed, owing $500, 600. and
has left ior parts unknown.
William Mckee, senior proprietor of the
st. Louis Globe Democrat, is dead. He was
convicted in 1875 of being prominently iden-
titled with the St. Louis &c whisky ring" en-
gagged in systematically defrauding the gov
eminent Of the tax on spirituous liquors, and
was sentenced TO two years imprisonment
and TO ray fine of $ln zoo, bnt was pardoned
by the President in 1876, with remission OF
the fine.
A dispatch from st. Louis, says: 4" Dan
Rice, the famous circus man, announced last
night that ne has been converted and that he
will at once enter the field as an evangelist
He has had an interview with Mr.. Moody, who
is now holding meetings here, and will prob
ably begin his new career by speaking at Mr..
Moody meetings"
A San Francisco dispatch says that a
schooner, supposed TO be the Mary d. Pom
eroy from Crescent City, was sighted bottom
up off Point Reyes. She had on board eight
officers and seamen, and twelve passengers,
ell Of whom are supposed to be lost.
The first jury composed exclusively of col
ored men ever impanelled in Ohio was sum-
moned before the Pickaway common pleas
court in Circleville, the other day.
About 400 negroes passed through St. Louis
within week on their way to Kansas
From Washington.
At meeting of the Republican national
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