The Sentinel. [volume] (Trenton, N.J.) 1880-1882, 1880-12-11
NEWS EPITOME.
Eastern and Middle States.

Eastern and Middle States.
The coinage executed at the mint in
Philadelphia during November amounted to
1850, $40 pieces. OF these, l5S .400pieces were
eagles 1877 $50 half eagles, q $50 quarter eagles,
1000 gold dollars, 1000, 600 silver dollars, 200
each OF i've and three-cent pieces, and $780,
200 cents.
The biggest man In the world arrived in
New York few days ago on an ocean steamer.
His name is Chang, he is Chinaman, and his
height is nine feet
Mrs. Valera G. Stone, of Boston, from tbs
estate lett by her husband has distributed more
than Sl,Ooo0o0 among various religious
societies and colleges. Mrs Stone has aiso
given $500, coo to relatives and friends. and
100000 to CHURCHES and needy students and
TOR the redemption OF mortgaged homes.
The first translation of the Bible into the
English language was commemorated a few
evenings ago at the New York Academy of
Music by Wyeliffe semi millennial celebra.
ton under the auspices OF the American Bible
society. The principal feature OF the celebra-
ton was an Grafton on John Wycliffe and
the first English Bible f" by the Rev. DR.. Rich
ard S. Storrs. Short addresses were made BY
Ex-Governor Joshua L. Chamberlain, of
Maine, president OF the American Bible So
ciety, Cortlandt Parker and Enoch L. Fancher.
Many prominent clergymen and distinguished
laymen were present, and the audience
crowded the academy.
The New York surrogate has decided the
contest over Frank Leslie's will by sustaining
the viii and ordering that it be admitted to
probate.
Oldest piano manufacturing firm in this coun-
Try, have failed.
During the four weeks engagement OF Sarah
Bernhardt in New York the receipts of the
theater at which she played amounted to close
upon 100000.
The crew of ife-saving station No. 4, near
Long Branch: have been presented with gold
medals by the government in recognition OF
their gallsnt rescue OF the crew OF Spanish
brig last February.
The Kearsage mills at Portsmouth, n. H.,
caught fire the other day, and in short time
the immense six-story structure was laid in
ruins, entailing loss OF about $500,00 One
operative was reported killed and several
more badly burned
b. G. ARNOLD & Co., OF New York, one
of the largest firms OF coffee and tea importers
in the country, have failed with liabilities
variously estimated at from 81 800 900 to
$4,000, 900.
CDR" JOHN BUCHANAN, of bogus medical
diploma fame, and Mr.. V. Chapman have
at Philadelphia, for attempting to deraud
the government out OF Buchanan's bail by
a pretended suicide, to pay each $500 fine,
with all costs OF prosecution; Buchanan to
be imprisoned ten months, and Chapman one
year and ten months.
A TEMPERANCE Congress-" under the
auspices OF the New York State Temperance
society, was opened in the Cooper Union,
New York city, by reception to Governor
St. John, OF Kansas, the noted temperance
advocate.
A FARMER at Batavia, N. Y, has lost five
children within fortnight from diphtheria.
Fourteen years ago the same family lost four
cQllQr6n from the same nlaldQy.
In New Salem, n. Y, John Van Tassel
killed his wife with an ak and then cut his
own throat, dying almost instantly, He was
jealous OF attentions paid to his wife by other
men.
AT Wendell, Mass, the boiler in the saw
mill of Messrs. Marble & CLARK exploded with
such terrible effect that the PROJECTORS, Oscar
Brown. George Brown, William Brown,
brothers, from seventeen to twenty one years
OF age, and Mrs. FELTON,. who was keeping
house for them, were killed. George Rey-
nolds, young child, had leg broken, and
Charles Reynolds a shoulder smashed.
THE New York Worlds Fair committee mas
adopted report recommending that Inwood,
in the northwestern part OF the city, be Sc
lected as the site tor the fair. The Central
park commissioners refused to permit any
portion OF the park to be used.
Western andNSouthern States.
Over l, 10000 hogs were received at Chi.
cago, ILL.,, during November, larger number
than was ever received in one month at any
market.
John T. Crawford, an eccentric Baltimorean,
who died recently is found to have left his
entire estate. valued at from 100000 to
$4,000. for home for aged colored men. =
Alaska is shown by the census report to
have population of $4,000 persons, Oh which
number not more than 800 are whites.
A fire at Durham, y. c., destroyed sixteen
buildings and swept away property valued at
100000.
An international cotton exposition will be
held in Atlanta, Ga ne xt October.
Daniel Smith, lored man, after being
sentenced by the court at Pulaski, Tenn. to
twenty-one years Imprisonment for attempt
ing to assault a young white girl, was taken
from the hands OF the sheriff by crowd and
hanged.
John Callahan was hanged few days ago
at Wooster, Ohio, for numbering Benjamin
Tormie at an agricultural fair in October, 1879.
Callahan and Others set upon a young man
named Martin, when Tormie went 10 his res
cue and was stabbed in the back by Callahan.
Diphtheria has prevailed in very malig-
nant form in Grayson county, Va. In some
families five and six persons died; and in one
instance the whole family died.
At Excelsior, Iowa, John Livingston, while
drunk, in pure wantonness killed Margaret