The Sentinel. [volume] (Trenton, N.J.) 1880-1882, 1880-07-10
NEWS OF THE WORLD.
Eastern and Middle States.

6ASe6VA anu 601Q0l9 Sfatea.
The Nth annual eight-oared, four-mile boat
race between crews representing Yale and
Harvard colleges was won this wear at New
London, Conn, by the former after hot con-
test. The four miles were made by the win
ming crew IN twenty -four minutes and twenty
seven seconds. During the race D. Waldo
Lincoln, of Worcester Mass, president of the
Boston and Albany railroad, and Mrs. DR..
William Appleton, young lady of Boston
only recently married, were thrown from
platform car by the sudden starting OF the
train known as the moving graud stand and
almost instantly killed.
A public ice-water fountain has been opened
in New York by society Tor the encourage
ment OF moderation in drinking.
he bodies OF about thirty-five victims OF
the Seawanhaka disaster have been recovered
and there are still number missing.
At meeting OF the Republican national
committee in New York Marshall Jewell, OF
Connecticut, was chosen chairman as sue
cessor to Senator Don Cameron, and ex-
Senator Dorsey was appointed secretary.
The following executive committee was
chosen: Horace Davis, OF Ca .itornia; James
b. Deveraux (colored), oil Georgia; John A.
Logan of Illinois; John G. New, OF Indiana;
John r. Runnells, of Iowa; John A. Martin,
OF Kansas; H. c. Warmoth, of Louisiana;
John M. Forbes, OF Massachusetts,; Chauncey
|. Filley, of Missouri; VIM. E. Chandler, Of
New Hampshire; George A. Halsey, of New
jersey; Thomas g. Platt, of New York;
W. P. Cana lay, of North Carolina; VIM. G.
Cooper, OF Ohio; j. Don Cameron, oil Penn
sylvania; George w. Hooker of Vermont;
John w. Mason OF West Virginia; Elihu
Enos, OF Wisconsin; r. G. Mccormick, OF
Arizona; Stephen B. e kins. of New Mexico.
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pen err, heard one OF his five children crying
in the middle of the night, and thinking the
child was thirsty the father arose to give it q
drink oil water. To his horror Mr.. O'Conor
then discovered the dead bodies OF three OF
his chidren-boys aged two, six and eight
years respectively. Their threats had baen
cut by their mother, who had been in i'll
health for some time and was evidently
insane.
During the first half OF this year there were
1929 deaths, 1920 births and 4, AIS mar
riages in New York city,
George Ripley LID, for many years past
the literary editor OF the New York T. ibuae,
and one OF the editors of "Appleton's Encyclo-
pedia," is dead in his seventy-eighth year.
The smallest steamer that ever crossed the
Atlantic ocean from Europe to Anne. lea has
Just arrived at New York. She is called the
Anthracite is only eighty -four feet long and
made the passage in eighteen days.
The usual large number of accidents from
the careless handling of firearms and fire.
works took place in Ntw York city on the
Fourth.
The Connecticut State Greenback conven.
ton, held in New Haven, nominated ticket
headed by Henry Z. Baldwin for governor
and adopted platform which indorses the ac-
ton OF the Greenback national convention at
Chicago.
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in Obey township, Beiks county, Pa, six
sheds and lot OF tanning implements, to-
gether with colt and mule, have been de-
stroyed by fire. The loss, which was very
heavy, was nearly covered by insurance
The Delaware peach crop this year is est.
mated at 1900, 900 baskets.
Elizabeth Taggart who died at Middetown,
Il. l., few days ago, aged ninety-one years,
had lived remarkable life. For about forty
years she and her sister Cynthia, who died
some years ago, hal been bed-ridden and
unable to move about. There was no disease
but simply a lack OF sufficient vitality to
enable them to get around. During their
lives the two women were visited by thou
sands OF curiosity seekers.
A man near Otsego, n. Y, was recently
thrown from his wagon, and upon getting up
started on run, and was finally found
twenty five miles from the scene of the acct
NOhI, oCAoOiOoo'
Eight members of the freshmen class oil
Harvard college defeated eight Columbia
college freshmen in a two-mile boat race at
New London, Conn.
Proceedings have been begun in New York
against nine local steamers which are running
without having their hulls and boilers in
spected this year.
Jacob Kuntz, an old farmer living in
Hudson county, N. j., shot his wife at Union
Hill, fatally injuriDg her, and then blew his
own brains out. KuntZ was drunkard and
abused his wife and few weeks ago she left
him and began a suit for divorce.
The American Institute OF Instruction has
been celebrating at Saratoga the fifteenth ear
OF its existence.
A woman has began suit for divorce in
Brooklyn from q man whom she discovered to
be her brother after being married to him
three years. The judge told her that she had
been guilty OF no offense in the sight OF
God, and directed lawyer to begin a suit
on her behalf tor annullmert OF the marriage
and custody OF her child