The Sentinel. [volume] (Trenton, N.J.) 1880-1882, 1881-10-15
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Eastern and Middle States.

FIRE at Port Jervis, n. Y, destroyed fifteen
oil cars, containing $50. 600 gallons of oil.
The Massachusetts, Democrats, at their State
convention in Worcester, nominated full
ticket, headed by Charles P Thompson for
governor.
The New York Republican State convention,
held in New York city, was presided over by
United States Senator Warner Miller, who re-
ceived 298 votes to 100 cast against him by the
'ts5ialwar" wing Of the party. The anti-Conk-
ling delegates had full control The ticket
nominated is as follows: For secretary Of
state. General Joseph B. Carr (renominated);
for controller, Ira Davenport; for attorney
general, Leslie ". Russell; for state treasurer,
General James W. Hustled; for state engineer
and surveyor, Silas Seymour; for Judge Of the
court of appeals, Francis u. Finch. The plat
form adopted deplores the death Of President
Garfield, pledges support to president. Arthur,
applauds the Republican mana cement OF the
national finances, favors reduced taxation and
praises Governor Cornell
THE buildings at Bristol, n. H., were vel
shaken the other day by an earthquake shock.
Two workmen were instantly killed and three
others seriously injured by the giving way OF a
dock al Livermore, Pa.
PULASKI, n Y, has been devastated by fire,
the entire business portion fthe town being in
ruins, and the losses aggregasing $4,000.
Two cases Of wife murder occurred the other
day within twenty-four hours Of each other in
New York. John Conner, carpenter, aged
ffty-six, came home drunk, quarreled with his
wife and then shot her, inficting fatal wound.
Mrs. Maria McKeever, who had not lived with
her husband for eight years, was met by him
in a butcher shop and fatally stabbed
HE South Boston Iron company has failed,
with liabilities aggregating about s300, 00o
The company has On hand contracts for the
navy department aggregating 5000 900, and
viii probably be reorganized On a sound basis.
NEw YORK city has been visited by fire
which was the most extensive and destructive
seen there for years. The flames. broke out in
the car stables of the Fourth avenue railroad
company, covering almost the whole block
bounded by Fourth and Lexington avenues and
Thirty-second and Thirty-third streets. In a
very short time the stables were consumed
together with about 200 horses, many cars
zsano bushels Of corn, Il, 900 bushels of oats.
600 Dsles Of hay and large amount Of mis-
ceilaneals property. Meanwhile the flames
mad ieaied across Thirty second street and sci
IRE to he immense storage warehouses of John
d. Morsll, covering fifteen city lots. From
Twelve fifteen thousand OF the wealthiest
citizens O New York had furniture and other
valuable pfperty deposited in these warehouses
William HHyanderbiIt lad on deposit a
magnificent collection of pictures valued at
about $50, ooo-AThe greater part of these ware
houses, with ieir contents, was totally de-
stroyed. Inc 'sal loss is variously estimated
at between s2'ou0O0 and s. 600, 600. A nam-
Der OF nremeh an spectators were injured.
DE- JOHN BUcHAts, was sentenced Al pbila-
deiphla 10 one year Imprisonment for selling
iraudulen' meclcal e3iomas.
THE medal awarded Miss Ida T ayvfa 1,aenor
of the Lime Rock lighs for saving life in New
port Harbor, was presesed 10 her al the eng
tom house in Newportg Lieutenant-Com
mander Chadwick, L. S.
WASHINGTON BUTCHER .,Ss wholesale n-o.
Jon dealers Of Philadelra in consequence
disastrous grain specu4ions were com
SIN to suspend, with lbilities of over
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