The Sentinel. [volume] (Trenton, N.J.) 1880-1882, 1882-09-23
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

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The bark Bridgeport, from New
Orleans for Boston, reported lost off
the South Pass of the Mississippi had
a crew of twelve men on board.
A coal train, consisting of an
engine and twelve loaded cars, was
wrecked at Terre Haute, Indiana, by
the breaking down of a trestle bridge.
The fireman, L. Hatch, was severely
injured.
A. A. Stephens was run over and
killed by yard engine at Norfolk,
Virginia. Pines, IA years of
age, was fatally injured by switch
engine at Rochester, New York.
It was stated at the Treasury De
partment that the United States bond
stolen or lost from the Registers Office
was "a SIS, 900 blank a per cent. regis
tered bond. It was not filled up to
anybody, was not signed by anybody,
and was without the embossed seal of
the Treasury Department., which can
not be counterfeited. 1t was, there.
fore, no more than a blank check.n
1t now appears that the bond was
missing month ago.
Major s. j. McQuiddy, Greenback
candidate for Governor of California,
was arrested by the United States
Marshal in San Francisco on the
charge of having "conspired to OBJ
struct United States Marshal Poole in
the performance of his duties during
the Mussel Slough trouble" two years
ago. McQuiddy was released on bail.
Charles A. Lee, recently reported as
probably drowned while bathing near
Providence, is now said to have "per-
sonated another and older man before
life insurance agent, and to have
been insured fol-, $1,000 under the
name of Harry O'Neil,, O'Neil died
and the. agent has discovered the
fraud. Lee is supposed to be in Penn
sylvania." .a -a.sI6 s.4..
Ross, the alleged ticket forger, was
held in $3.50 bail at Independence,
Missouri, for trial next month.
Several houses in Poughkeepsie,
among them Judge Barnard's, were
robbed of silverware.
John R. Morris. Treasurer of Long
Island City, New York, committed
suicide by throwing himself into the
East River at Astoria. He was about
IS years of age. 1t is said that his
relations with his son, the Deputy
Treasurer, were Every unpleasant"
and this, with the investigation of the
affairs of his department by Citizens
Committee, caused the rash act. His
brother committed suicide in similar
manner several months ago, and his
son-in-law, policeman of Long
Island City, shot himself last year.
Frank Harkins, a white rough, was
gambling with three negroes at Patter-
son, Texas. He accused them of
cheating and fight ensued, in which
one negro was shot and MORALLY
wounded, and the others were badly
wounded. Harkins escaped. In the
same neighborhood,. the body of
cattle thief was found hanging to
tree. 1t is supposed he was lynched.
john Neihaus, farmer, was
murdered and robbed by masked men,
near Troy, New York. HIS wife es-
capped by jumping from second story
window and hiding in corn 6eld.-
James Tuite was shot dead at Crofton,
Michigan, by G. Hicks, because he
was too attentive to the latter's wife.
The Secretary of the Navy has re-
organized the civil establishments at
all the naval stations under the re-
duced appropriations made at the last
session of Congress. The force at each
station is to be reduced one half, the
new arrangement took effect on the
18th instant.
AT the meeting of iron finishers
held in Pittsburg, 200 delegates, repre-
sent1ng 80 mills and 5000 men, being
present, it was decided that 1.-The time
had arrived to terminate the strikes
The sentiment was nearly unanimou-
that, If the puddlers did not agree TO
accept the old scale, the finishers
would withdraw from the Amalgama.
ted Association and from society of
their own" President Jarrett has
called ameeting of the puddlers to-day,
to consider the attitude of the finish
ers.
The Merchants National Bank of
Omaha has been authorized to begin
business with capital of 100000.
AT the quarterly meeting of the
Western Union Telegraph Directors
in New York, DR.. Norvin Green an
nounced that he would retire from the
Presidency of the Company at the
expiration of his term.
At meeting of the stockholders of
the Maine Central Railroad, in Port