The Sentinel. [volume] (Trenton, N.J.) 1880-1882, 1881-09-24
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
East and Middle.

GEORGE W. CHnDs gave asdinner at Wayne
Station, Pa, to the Aztec club, founded at
Mexico in 1S47, and composed of surviving,
officers of the war with that country. At the
meeting of the club General Hancock, its vice
president, was unanimously chosen president
as successor to the late General Patterson.
General Grant, who proposed General Han
cock, was elected vice-president.
S~ANKEY, the evangelist, started on a tour Of
the world from New York a few days ago..
Moody and he will begin preaching in England
in the middle of October. From England they.
will proceed to Ireland and the continent.
Four hundred clergymen Of the Irish Episcopal
church have invited them to preach in Ireland.
THE dory Little Western, manned by George
V. Thomas and Frederick Norman, arrived at
Gloucester, Mass, the other afternoon, having
completed a round trip from Gloucester to Lon
don and back.
By command of Major General Hancock,
Light Battery G, Third United States artillery,
has been ordered to march from Fort Hamil-
ton, New York harbor, 20 Yorktown, Va, where
it will form part of the forces that are to par
ticipate in the centennial observances at that
point in October. The battery began its march
from New York via Trenton, Philadelphia and
Columbia, Pa, Baltimore and Washington, and
as far as practicable will follow the route taken
by Washington's forces in 1871. Fifteen. days
rations have been taken.
A FIRE at Oswego, N. Y, destroyed several
large lumber yards, i~ndicting an stimated
damage Of 5000, coo, and a fire at Rome, N. ",
destroyed valuable property, including a rail-
road freight house with four loaded cars and
about a dozen dwelling houses, causing a loss Of
e10G, 600.
Detectives captured two men in East New
York, Lopg Island, engaged in counterfeiting
1,o00-franc notes on the Bank of France.
THE funeral services of Senator Burnside, at
Providence, were very impressive. The body,
which had lain in state at the city hall, where
it was viewed by. thousands, was escorted
through the streets to church by q
procession consisting of the State militia, vet
eran organizations, members of the State and
city governments, and a large cortege of citi-
zens, the houses on the line of march being
draped in mourning, the city bells tolling and
ibiuuto guns pcluo lISu. VIA ulS liz III
the procession was joined by ten United States.
Senators and Representatives, government
officers, the corporation Of Brown university,
representatives of the board of trade, the His
torical Society, the Loyal Legion, and man!
local associations. The remains were taken to
the Swan Point cemetery and deposited in the
family plot with a military salute.
JAMES ST1NsoN, a laborer, at Chester Depot.
Pa, while under the effects of liquor, cut his
wife's throat from ear to ear with a razor.
CHARLES SMITH, a laboring man of Warren,
Me-, prompted by jealousy, shot his wife, his
mother-in-law and his child, killing the latter
and MORALLY wounding the others.
MAYOR DANIEL F. BEATrY's well-known piano
and organ factory at Washington, N. J., to-
gether with its entire contents, has been
destroyed by fire, causing an estimated loss OF
$780, 600 and. throwing about 500 men out of
employment. FL A8l& ~