The Sentinel. [volume] (Trenton, N.J.) 1880-1882, 1880-12-18
NEWS NOTES.
Eastern end Middle States.

aEf. dkNR1 WARD BEECHER spoke on
temperance at the fourth days session OF the
New York State Temperance society in New
York city.
A sHoRT time ago j. r. Keene, the imam
cier, bought the famous English race-horse
Blue Gown for 81, 900 and shipped him for
the United States. On the voyage to New
York the horse died from exhaustion and in
iuries received.
Bowie, DASH & Co.. OF New York, large
dealers in coffee, have Jailed with liabilities of
nearly Sl,500,000.
Fora long time past the question in New
York city politics has been whether John
Kelly, the Tammany leader, would be able to
retain his hold on the comptrolle rship over
Mayor Cooper's term. A lew days ago
Mayor Cooper, whose tenn expires January
l, nominated Allan Campbell, an anti Tam
many Democrat, to succeed Kelly, whose
term has just expired; and Campbell was
confirmed by a vote OF thirteen aldermen-fye
anti-Tammany, four Tammany and four Re-
puotican-to eight votes against confirmation
-four Tammany, two anti Tammany and two
Republican.
COLONEL CHAPMAN BIDDLE, a distinguished
year.
JAr GoULD's magnificent greenhouse at his
country seat at Irvington, on the Hudson, has
been entirely destroyed by fire. 1t was the
largest greenhouse in the country, and was
filled with the rarest and most value Bile plants,
exotics and ferns. Many OF them were i'm
ported at great expense, and some OF them
were not duplicated in the United States. The
building was 4SO feet long, and was constructed
in the Moorish style. The total loss is esti-
mated at Sl5o,o
UNITED STATES secret service officers have
made large and important arrest of alleged
ounterieiters in New York and Brooklyn,
taking into custody gang of no less than nine
men, all accused CT manufacturing or dealing
IN counterfeit coin. One OF the arrested men,
while being photographed against his will, dan
zerousy stabbed detective.
SIDENBERG & Co., of New York, the largest
manufacturers OF cigars in the country, have
iailsd, OWING $500 o00. At its factory in & y
West, Fla, the dim employed 500 hands.
The Boston municipal election resulted in
ahe reelection OF Masor Prince, Dem craft,
over his Republican opponent by 5l2 msiorily.
The board OF aldermen stands seven Demo-
Gratis to five Republicans. and the city council
stan 's ioity-fve Republicans to twenty-six
Democrats.
1T is asserted that in New York city alone
shares amounting to S6,000,oO0 have been
taken in De Lesseps Panama canal took
Western and Southern States.
A CYCLONE in Missouri has lett death and
destruction in its path. Many houses in the
vicinity of Carthage were destroyed and q
number OF lives lost. The town OF Marsh.
Geld, which was nearly destroyed last sum-
mer, was visited by this storm, and great
damage is said to have been done, nearly all
the northern part of the city being blown
down again. The storm was accompanied by
thunder and lightning, the electric shocks
being very violent.
Palinghi, an Italian, OF Chicago, H.. ate
trichin@ in sausages thirty days ago and died
Ghe other night. His wife and two children
who par:ook OF the same diet are not likely to
recover.
DURING At OF temporary insanity woman
in Marquette, Wis, cut OF her babes head
and then killed herself.
By the premature explosion OF a blast in
saine at Virginia City, New, Charles Robert
and John Date were instantly killed aud
Charles Jocelini seriously and several others
slightly injured.
THREE colored persons-twu men and
woman-who murdered Mrs. Kennedy in
Clarendon county, S. c., were captured by
TIE people and hanged on the tree nearest to
the scene OF the murder
THE captain OF the Mexican gunboat Demo
crata refused to give up 10 the sheriff OF San
Francisco one Clodonie.o Gotta, on writ OF
habeas corpus, and trained his guns on the
sheriff. The prisoner was subsequently, de-
ivered up by the Mexican consul.
FIFTEEN buildings at Versailles, KY, have
been destroyed by fire.
JOHN B. HARDIR, a United States deputy
marshal, was shot dead near Huntsville, Ala,
while trying to arrest an Illicit disiiller.
AT Belleville, New, Charles Marshall muir
dered jock Mccain, and few nights alter
ward party OF citizens took Marshall away
rom the sheriff and hanged him.
FIVE fremen were burned to death a few
days ago at a IRE in bucket factory at Cincn-
natl. They were gathered around chute,
sending down stream of water, when sud-
denly a mass Of binding smoke ami fame
ieaped up the chute and enveloped them in
eadly embrace.
NINE-TENTHs of the business portion of
Pensacola, Fla, has been destroyed by fire.
Not newspaper office, job Office, drug store
or stationery store is left in the CITY The
flames broke out IN confectionery store, and
before they could be subdued five blocks in the
heart OF the city were destroyed Over 100
establishments, embracing the custom house,
postofice, principal hotel, both telegraph
on1ces, both newspaper Offices and county
clerks ONCE were among the buildings burned.
The loss is more than half million dollars,
AEorHKR invasion OF Oklahoma-the terri.
tory set apart for the Indians-by intending
settlers is reported. Most OF the settlers are
from the dry regions of Western Kansas,
where the people have been literally starved
out for several years. !