The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1880-07-02
i WEEKS EVENTS


~ 3 ferryboat 1T Athens, N. r, was Ieays
ing her slip one Of the heavy weights attached
to the bridge broke from its fastening and iell
upon three boys who were standing under IT.
All three were probably fatally injured.
DR. james A. McCrea, 9 prominent physi-
clan 81 Philadelphia, aged sixty seven years,
committed suicide by cutting his throat.
The Maine Greenbackers OF the NTH con-
gressional district have renominated Hon.
Thompson H. Mnrch FOR Congress.
Two Men were Killed and several more in
jured by the falling of wall Of burning
building in Elizabeth, N. j.
The census returns show that the population
Of New York city is, in round numbers, I,20O,-
900, gain Of 100000 since 1870.
Before fire that broke out in the Westcott
house, Bradford, Pa, could be subdued it
DESTROYED thirty-one light frame buildings, in
cluding the postoffice and oil exchange, caus-
ing an aggregate loss Of S35, 900.
Patience Vincent, girl fourteen years old,
living at Lambertyille, N. j., was bitten by
pet dog about month ago, and the other day
the girl was taken with spasms, swapping and
growing like dog, and finally died in great
agony with all the symptoms of hydrophobia.
George ]. Haisley, aged ninety-one years,
and a soldier of the war of 1912, was found
dead in bed in Harrisburg, Pa.
President Hayes and family were present at
the commencement exercises Of Yale college,
In New Haven.
One weeks mortality report in New York
shows the number OF deaths to be 1893, of
which 500 were children under one year Of age.
Western and Southern States.
Cincinnati is shown by the census to have
q population in round numbers OF 300, 900.
Y<.fsr A
languages and mathematics at Loyola college,
Baltimore, was drowned while bathing in the
Patapsco
Martial law has been abrogated In Leadville,
Col, the striking miners having resumed work.
Az Canton, Ohio, few days ago, George
w. Mann, aged eighteen, G.. A. Ohr, aged
seventeen, and John Eammit, aged seventeen,
were hanged for murder. The two first
named killed and robbed an old man while he
was asleep, and the last-named murdered a
boy of sixteen who was an important wit
ness against him in trial for larceny. Twenty
thousand people assembled to witness the
triple execution, but they were disappointed
as the work OF death was done in private.
The governor ordered out five companies OF
militia to preserve the peace, and all the
saloons were closed.
James 81. Brown was hanged at Huntsville,
Mo-, for killing his mother-in-laW.
a stF1ke Oh Worknlen IN Ine saWmlliS D6iOW
Jacksonville, Cal, terminated in q riot, during
which two policemen were shot and three of
the worBmen were injured.
The yawl-boat Of the coast survey steamer
Bache, with q dshing party consisting of
James Patten, engineer OF the Bache, his two
sons, William and James Patten, and third
boy, William NJ. Greenwald, was upset at
Baltimore by a tow OF barges. The two sons of
Mr.. Patten and young Greenwald were
drowned
The millers' international exhibition, just
closed at Cincinnati, did not cover expenses.
The Farmers and Mechanics bank OF st.
Paul, Mimi, has suspended because of
failure to realize on the securities at hand.
The assets are largely in excess OF the Eabili-
lies.
Three cars of q train went over an embank
ment near Sargent, Kansas, and one man was
Instantly killed and about fifteen tier persons
were injured, two or three fatally.
A young man of twenty-four and a boy OF
fourteen were killed by the bursting OF
cannon during Hancock and English ratih-
cation meeting in Wheeling, W. Va.
Thomas B. Hopper was hanged in Cream
field, Mo-, ior the murder Of Samuel G. Ham.
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