The Sentinel. [volume] (Trenton, N.J.) 1880-1882, 1881-08-27
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
East and Middle.

HE governors of Massachusetts, Maine,
Vermont and Rhode Island, together with the
mayors of most of the New England cities, were
present at the opening of the exhibition of the
New England Manufacturers and Mechanics
institute in Boston. DR.. Loring United States
commissioner of agriculture, was the orator of
the day.
The fund started some time ago in New York
city for Mrs. Garfield now amounts to about
$1,000
Arthur Merritt, alias the Hon. Alfred T
Marvin, alias Thomas Marvin alias David
Linsley, alias General Morton, etc., who has
made himself notorious recently by marrying
women of good social position at Richmond,
Va, and at Lakewood, N. j., was arrested at
Lynn, Mass. Merritt's career for many years
seems to have been devoted to advertising for
governesses, marrying young women and
widows, counterfeiting, committing forgeries
and obtaining money under false pretenses
He is known to have married no less than ten
different women
AN antl-monopoly conference was held a few
days ago in Utica, N. Y, about fifty delegates
being present. General Alexander s. Dtvin
was elected president and the following COM
mlttee prepared an address and resolutions in
conformity with the views of the meeting:
William J. Fowler, of the State Farmers ALI
ance; William Thurstone of the Buffalo Board
OF Trade; F. B. Thurber, of the New York
Board of Trade and Transportation; John F.
Henry, of the New York Chamber of Commerce;
Herman Glass, of the s ate Farmers alliance;
Nelson b. Kilmer, of the Millers' association,
and Josiah Skull, of the Dairymen's association.
HARTMANN, the alleged Russian Nihilist, who
was reported to have fed to Canada because he
feared being given up by the United States to
the Russian government, returned to New York
few days ago and declared his intention of
becoming citizen of this country.
AT the annual meeting of the American Bar
association in Saratoga, N. Y, Hon. Clarkson
N. Potter was elected president.
A MORTGAGE for $50 600, 900 on the New
York, West Shore and Buffalo railroad was
filed the other day in Albany, N. Y.
CHARLES STooKLEY was hanged at Batavia,
N. T., for the murder of John Welker, we'll
TODD farmer. Welker was blowing in field
when Stockley deliberately walked up and fired
three shots at him. the last one with fatal effect
Stockley had been employed by Weller as
farm hand and had sought to marry Welker's
slxteen-year-old daughter Lizzie, but was re-
fused both by the girl and her parents, and the
only motive for the crime was revenge
GOVERNOR CORNELL has issued proclamation
appointing fifteen prominent citizens of New
York to entertain such distinguished French
men as may visit America to attend the York
town celebration.
FIRE IN Philadelphia destroyed large
fruit warehouse and other property, causing
total loss of more than $4,000
AN Ithaca IN. ~ paper publishes detailed
charges to the effect that Shinkel, the Cornell
stroke, was in league with certain betting men
and that he sold the Vienna race in accord
ance with that arrangement.
FROM some mysterious clews received a New
York detective agency was led to believe that
the body of A. T. Stewart was buried in an
obscure part of Brooklyn cemetery, and
vigorous search was instituted, but without
success.