The semi-weekly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1879-1882, 1881-12-15

AOR0UA1s
O'Leary, Hart, Hartman and Sch
miel are exhibiting their pedestrian
powers at Memphis. - Jeffrson
Davis arrived in New York yesterday
from Europe, and left in the evening
for Louisvills.--The Ryan and Sal
Ivan fight was arranged to come of
100 miles from New Orleans on Feb
ruary 7, 1882.
FRIDAY.
The Rsipg Theatre Of Vienna burned
down lat night, causing great loss Of
life. Over three hundred bodies were
recovered. Sixty persons were saved
by means Of ladders and by Jumping
iuto cloths held beIow.-The French
Legislative Committee on the crown
jewels favors the sale of some worth
50, 400, 000.--Mr. Parnell has been
taken suddenly ill with chills.-The
Mercer brothers, notorious roughs, of
Deeatur county, Iowa, who killed Mar
shal Topliff last month, were both
killed while resisting arrest, on We'd
nesday, By the Sheriff of Christian
County, Missouri. 1t is said that
Secretary Blaine will retire on We'd
nesday next, and MIR. Freliughuysen
will be appointed bis successor.
MONDAY.
A laborers, boarding house at Glib
sons Station, near Pittsburg, was de-
stroyed early on Saturday morning,
by the upsetting ola coal oil lamp.
Ten men were burned to death, and
eleven others were Injured, two or
three fatally. MIR. Walter Powell,
member of Parliament, assembled In
balloon from Bath yesterday. A sud-
dan descent threw oft his two COM
panions and Mr.. Powell was carried
of to ses. He has not since been
heard of.-Bennstt Il Co.'s rolling
mills, at Pittsburg, Pa, burned. Loss,
$500, 000.-It is authoritatively
stated that the President will not az
point women to officea.
TUESDAY.
The President yesterday nominated
and the Senate confirmed Frederick
7. FrelinehuyseD, Of New Jersey, to
be Secretary of State.
FREDERICK T Frelinghuysen e 10
nephew and adopted scr u Theodore
FreliDghuysen, whrs4sas the candidat
for Vice Frs .snt on the Wing ticket
with z1snry Clay, and is the grand
rsphew Of Frederick Frelinghuysen,
/ Of the Continental Congress. He was
bora at Millstown, Somerset county,
N. ] geadusted at Rutgers College
in 1886, studied law and was admit
ted to the bar in 1889. He was ap-
pointed Attorney General of New
jersey in 1861, and was re-appointed
in 1866. He was subsequently ap-
pointed United States Senator from
New Jersey for the unexpired term
Of William Wright, deceased, and
served on the Committees of Judic.
larry and pensions. In January, 1867,
his appointment was oon6rmed by the
New jersey Legislature, his term end.
ing Ia 1859. He was afterwards re.
elected and remained in the Senate
until 1877. In 1870 he was appoint.
ed Minister to England, but declined
the appointment.
Postmaster General james was In
New Yark yesterday. Last evening
be forwarded to the President letter
formally auAouncing his resignation
to take eject on the LIST of January
next.--The Grand Jury yesterday
ordered an indictment against Colone
J. Howard Welles, the msu who wrote
black mailing letters to Jay Gould
Eight overdue European steam.
ships passed through the Narrows
yesterday.
WEDNESDAY.
In the Senate bill to place Gen
Grant on the Retired List the Army
was placed on the calendar; Mr. Pen,
dleton made speech urging the pos.
sibility and necessity Of Civil Service
reform; Mr.. Dawes and Mr.. Hill made
speeches on the Civil Service. 10
the House committee was appointed
to audit the expenses connected with
the illness and burial of General Gar.
field; 756 bills were introduced and
referred. 49, The Prince Of Wales
and Mr.. Lowell spoke at meeting
held in Westminster, yesterday, to gel
up fund for memorial to the late
Dean 8 anley The delth, at Nice,
Of General John II. Mar.indale, OF
Rochester, N. Y, is announced. -
Bancroft Davis will be Assistant Sec
rotary Of State under Mr.. Frelinghuy.
sen.-Samuel A. Greco, the Repub.
lican and Citizens nominee, has been
elected Mayor Of Boston, Mass.-
The amount stolen from the POUCH.
keepsie Bank by its cashier, Holloway,
is aseertained to BE- about $4,000.
Mrs. Nettie Wheeler, keeper Of
q house of evil repute 10 Cod water.
Michigan, was shot dead by her hus.
band early yesterday morning. He