The Sentinel. [volume] (Trenton, N.J.) 1880-1882, 1880-07-17
THRMARY OF NEWS.
eastern and 6iddle Staten.
Published ev.

,lished ev.
eastern and Niddle States.
thirty buildings, including all the banks, the
opera house and the postofiice. The damage
y estimated at $3.50, 900 and the insurance at
$50, 600.
Colonel William Tilden Pelton, nephew and
secretary Of Samuel j. Tilden, died at New
York hotel the other day, aged ntty-two years.
The deceased, it will be remembered, was an
important witness in the presidential cipher
dispatches investigation made by the Potter
congressional committee.
Lee & Murdock's shoddy mill and one
dwelling house at East Douglass, Mass, were
destroyed by fro few days since, causing
loss OF about $4,000.
Ihe Salvation Army has settled upon Cape
May as the place most in need OF its lnbors.
A statement prepared by the receivers Of
the Reading railroad shows q total indebted.
ness between the Philadelphia and Reading
railroad and the Reading Coal and Iron com.
pany of 5000, 057 ,9l4 10.
Maryiand-born colored woman living at
Syracuse, N. T., has hair as white as snow.
But, then, she has passed century of life,
being in her l02d year. She is cripple from
iau about one year ago, but otherwise as
well as ever.
Large temperance meetings are being held
at Asbury Park, N. j. The Women's tenn
perance convention began there the other
day and attracted multitudes.
wagon containing nine persons on its way
from the Glen House to the summit of Mount
washington, in New Hampshire, was tipped
over and Mrs. Ira Chichester, OF Michigan.
was instantly killed and five other persons
were injured.
The New York mercantile agency of Dun,
Barlow & Co. has issued circular showing
that the number OF failures in the United
States during the first six months OF 1880 was
2,497, with liabilities amounting to $32 1885,
100. During the same period in 1879 the
number OF failures was 4,058, and the iabili-
ties $65,779,39O.
At meeting in New York of the Demo-
cratic national committee w. H. Barnum, of
Connecticut, was elected permanent chairman,
and r. A. Prince was chosen secretary.
Inc committee appointed by the national
Democratic convention at Cincinnati to in
form General Hancock and Mr.. English of
their nomination for President and Vice.
President performed their duty the other day
ut General Hancock's headquarters on Gov.
ernors Island. The committee proceeded in
body to his residence, and after Governor
Stevenson, chairman OF the Cincinnati con.
ventiOn, had been introduced, letter was
read signed by the full committee and ten.
dering the nomination to General Hancock,
who replied as follows: "Mr. Chairman and
Gentlemen OF the Committee appreciate
the honor conferred upon me by the national
Democratic convention lately assembled in
Cincinnati, and 1 thank you for your
courtesy in making known that honor to me.
AS soon as time permits to give the subject
that careful attention belonging to it, shall
prepare and will send you a reply OF formal
nature. accepting the nomination by the
Democratic party to the office Of President of
the United States" The members of the
committee were then introduced to General
Hancock, who was in mourning Tor his four
mOnth-Old grandson and namesake, whose
death had taken place a few hours previous.
William H. English, who was also present,
having come on from Indiana, was then for
mally informed OF his nomination for Vice.
President, and he briefly thanked the COM
inittee, saying that he would at an early day
formally and in writing make the acceptance
usual on such occasions.
The Democratic national committee and
the Congressional campaign committee paid
visit to the residence of Mr.. Tilden, in New
York, and presented him with a copy of the
resolution of respect passed by the Cincinnati
convention. Mr.. Tilden cordially returned
thanks.
A curious accident took place on a train OF
the Long Island railroad at East Rockaway
the other day. Twenty seven Italian laborels
were swept from one of the platform cars by
a heavy wire rope attached to derrick at the
side of the track and which sagged as the train
swept by. Two or three oil the men were
fatally injured, and nearly all the rest were
hurt more or less seriously.
NJ. X. Waite & Co. have fled notice with
the New York secretary of state that
they have discovered mine Of gold ore in
the town of northampton, Fulton county,
N. Y.
Three 25,000-barrel oil-tanks near Brad
ford, Pa, were struck by lightning and de-
sroyed.