The Sentinel. [volume] (Trenton, N.J.) 1880-1882, 1880-09-04

The United States representative at Rio
de Janeiro reports rapid growth OF the trade
in American goods and wares in the markets
OF Brazil
Attorney General Devens has received q
Telegram from Marshal Osborn, at Montgomery,
Ala, informing him OF the arrest in Covington
county, Ala of Penton and nine other persons.
who are charged with beating and intimidatine
United States with sses and destroying pro-
cesses from the United States courts.
The total reduction OF the debt last month
was Sl2 OF, 1879. The total debt, less cash
in the treasury, is 81 924, 500. 0743 The
cash in the treasury IS Sl96, Sos. 1872 %.
The total amount OF C ina e last month was
$40 800, of which $3.50, 400 was gold and
81 253 600 was silver. Copper cents to the
number OF 2, $50, 900 were also coined.
Since the passage OF the silver bill there
have been coined SIS, 1891 in standard
ia circulation. TIE balance, s4S, 1903, 304, is
in the treasury vaults.
The custom receipts for last month were IN
round numbers, SO 1000, against SIT .o90,-
900 in July.
Foreign Nevs.
Messis. Frangopulo Agelasto Co., mer-
chants OF London, Liverpool, Alexandria and
Aboukir, have suspended payment in conse-
Quence of the discovery of irregularities in
their Alexandria business. Their liabililie.
are stated at 81 100000. Durham L Co., a
London firm engaged in the South American
and Fast India trade, have also failed tor
500, 900.
Thousands OF people have been rendered
homeless by disastrous hurricane which
rassed over the isls1d of Jamaica, West
Indies. The crops were destroyed and in the
harbor OF Jamaica eight large and thirty-two
small vessels were wrecked. Famine is i'm
minent and help required for the starving
The Italian parliament has ordered mouu.
ment to the late King Victor Emanuel, at q
cost of 81, 800, 90.
Captain Webb recently performed the feat
OF swimming seventy-tou consecutive hours
in the large tank of the Scarborough aquarium,
England.
new company has been formed in Paris
with capital CT 81, 900, 600 to establish fac
tories tor making sugar from beet root ia
various parts oil the province OF Q4+bec, each
factory to cost from Slo0, 900 TO $4,000. 4
scientific expert named Delalonde has been
sent from Paris to report upon the capabilities
and resources of Canada.
The steamship Cybee, en- route from Eng
land to Montreal, has been wrecked off the
island OF Anticos:i, her fity-six passengers
escaping wit out injury and reaching Mon
treal after weeks detention on the island 2
A flood in County Donegal, Ireland, bl oke
into a church that was filled with worshippeis
and drowned five persons. With the water
eight feet deep n terrible scene occurred insi ie
the chapel. The seats, bound together at The
bottom, become floating RATS of which all who
could allied themselves TO save their lives.
A large block OF fr-wood carried in by the
water kept sfloat ali who could sit on and
cling 10 it. Others were saved by getting
ho,d OF a suspended lamp chain and By grasp
ing window cords and breaking the glass. A
man named Gallaber with roI es and garments
pulled others up TO the gallery. A constable
and others placed ladders from the rocks out
side to the in1lows and by this means many
escaped. The interior OF the chapel was
almost destroyed, and outside everything was
carried away except the solid rock. There
were about four hundred people in The chape
Since the beginning OF the year l40 duels
have taken place in France.
The Atshans have raised the siege of Can
dahar. General Roberts will leave 1000 men
in Candahar and attack the Afghans with
$4,000 troops.
Over one hundred deaths have occurred
among the Indians on the UpIe Gatineau,
Canada, from smal -pox. Several hands are
travelling north, leaving the dead unburied.
The Queen OF Holland has been delivered Of
daughter.
The Queen Of Siam an her son we e drowned
while sailing in a little TO- al yacht. Tney
were run down by s'esmer and all on board
were lost except tie kings :, cretary, who,
being gcot swimmer, succcedei in saving
himself. On lear. g he Of the CT Us.
trophe, the King OF Siam was so dec ly affected
that he fainted IN the presence OF the court.