The Sentinel. [volume] (Trenton, N.J.) 1880-1882, 1880-07-03
Western and Southern States.

A strike OF workmen in the sawmills below
Jacksonville, Cal, terminated in a riot, during
which two policemen were shot and three of
the workmen were injured.
The yawl-boat of the coast survey steamer
Bache, with fishing party consisting OF
James Patten, engineer OF the Bache his Two
IONS, William and james Patten, and a third
boy, William M. Greenwald, was upset at
Baltimore by a tow oil barges. The two sons of
Mr.. Patten and young Greenwaid were
drowned.
Tho millers' international exhibition, Just
closed at Cincinnati, cid not cover expenses.
The Farmers and Mechanics bank of st.
Paul, Mimi, has suspended because Of a
failure to realize on the securities at hand.
The assets are largely in excess OF the liabli-
ties.
Three cars of train went over an embank-
ment near Sargent, Kansas, and one man was
instantly killed and about fifteen otl er persons
were injured, two or three fatally.
A young man of twenty-four and boy OF
fourteen were killed by the bursting OF a
cannon during Hancock and English ratif-
cation meeting in Wheeling, W. Va.
Thomas B. Hopper was hanged in Green
field, Mo-, Tor the murder OF Samuel c. Ham.
Adam Kelly walked up to Thomas Holiday
at Paris, Ky, drew out knife and said: "Id
like to cut your throat" Holiday did not
wait to let Kelly crafty his desire, but sho,
him dead.
AT the PrOhibitiOnist national convention,
held in Cleveland, Ohio, 142 delegates were
present, representing twelve States Tho
Rev. DR.. Miller, OF Boston, presided. Judge
Black male a speech. For President, Neil
Dow, Of Maine, was nominated by accama-
ton, and for Vice-President A. M. Thompson,
OF Westerville, o.
The American Institute of Homeopathy
has been in session at Milwaukee, Wis, rep
resentatives from all parts OF the country
being in attendance.
United States Senator Vance, OF North
Carolina, and Mrs. Florence s. Martin were
married the other day at the residence of the
brides mother in Oldham county, KY. Sena-
tor Vance was a widower.
The Arkansas Greenback State convention
| has nominated State ticket with William p.
Parks Tor governor.
The Indiana Republicans have nominated
| Albert G. Porter, first comptroller Of the
United States treasury, for governor.
Judge j. b. Howell, an ex-United States
Senator Che was elected in 1870 OF Iowa,
died at Keokuk in that State few days ago
aged sixty-four years.
j. B. Omahundro, better known as "Texas
jack" the noted scout and plainsman, died
RI LeaoVllle, COl, ana was Durleu Win n1liltary
honors.
A levee on the Mississippi, between Han
| nibal and Quincy, H., gave way, and vast
area OF rich farming land wasinundated by the
rushing waters. An idea OF the damage may
be gained from the TACT that an extent OF
country forty miles long and from four to ten
miles wide was protected by the embauk-
ment. People were compelled to fee for
their lives, and in one case an entire family,
consisting OF q Mr.. Freemer, his wife and
children, were drowned. The loss to farmers
and others will aggregate several hundred
| thousa I'd dollars.
At about twelve o'clock at night meteor,
as large as barrel, started from the zenith
plunged down the northeastern sky and ex-
| ploded near Macon, Ga, with report that
reverberated for thirty seconds, and shook
the earth. The meteor was about five seconds
in falling, during which time Macon was
lighted up as by powerful electric light.