The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-09-26
GEN ERAL NEWS.

The official majority for the prohibition
amendment, in the State of Maine, is
"A, 2S3
Forty years ago there was not telegraph
Office in existence. To-day they number
81. $40
Austin Corbin offers to lease the great
Brooklyn Bridge at the rate of s45o, 900 per
annum.
China has asked for 5000 square feet of
space for its display at the New Orleans
Exposition.
There are 2553 persons in Blockley Aims
house, 663 of the number being in the In
sane Department.
The W c. T. L, of New York, has or
ganized 151 Unions since its last annual
meeting in October
Mr. Folger was the thirty fourth Secre-
tary Of the Treasury, and the fifth who was
chosen from the State of New York.
The Board of Health, of Philadelphia,
has decided that the quarantine season
Another candidate for President of the
United States is in the field, Capt n L.
Ellsworth. of the American Political ALI
ance.
Chief of Police Stewart has issued,
general order to the Department fer.za
parade and review of the patrolmen on Sat
urday, October 4tl, in Philadelphia
Annie Mutt, aged 16 years, second
daughter of the late Captain Mutt, who
was shot by Nicholas L. Dukes, died
suddenly last week, at Uniontown, Pa, of
cholera morbus.
St John is reported as saying that he viii
receive more votes in Western New York
and portions ofOhio than either Blaine or
Cleveland, and that he feels confident that
his vote throughout the country will reach
/, zoo, 900.
The Grand Council Of the United States
Improved Order of Red Men is in session, at
Springfield, H. Reports show am unexam-
pied growth in the Order during the past
year, the increase being 6, 1913. and the en-
tire membership Al, 497.
VIM n. Brown, Jr., 30 years old, and
five years head book-keeper for the Bay
State Iron Company and Norway IRON and
Steel Works. Boston. has been arrested,
charged with being defaulter for 81, 800.
/ opium. wine and women led to his DOWN
| fall.
The great torchlight parade in honor of
James G. Blaine, Republican candidate for
the Presidency, came off in Philada., Tues
day evening, and was a complete success.
| The procession was reviewed by Mr.. Blaine
! as it passed the Union League. The pro-
cession was Just two and half hours
passing given point. 1t is estimated
there were 1900 men in line.
Sadie Robinson. the twelve-year-old
daughter of c, E. Robinson, of Framing
ham, Massachusetts, last Friday packed a
valise with diamonds and negotiable bonds
to the value of 10000, belonging TO her
mother. and started for Boston, ''to meet
young man and elope with him." The
child was arrested on Saturday, the valua-
bles were recovered and she was taken
home. The valise and valuables were found
in drug store in Boston, where she left
them. promising to call for them On Mon
day She confesses that she loved q
young man, but refused to give his name.
How about thiss The Philadelphia
Press of yesterday has the following:
'.Where is that equinoctial of yours -
pulled an individual who had struggled up
the long stairway. as he greeted the signal
service man in the top Of the. new Post
office last night
Il am not SO sure that we shall have
one, = replied the sargeants but We were
told to order out the storm Signals this
morning from Sandy Hook to Cape May. !"
He then showed the report that there WAS
a storm ON the upper lakes which was NOV
ing in this direction IL was possible, he
added, that there might be some rain ON
Thursday, but probably not until night.
lie then went On to explain that the
equinoetial was a superstition. and could
not be depended upon, and that, IN fact,
there had been great many years when
there was none at all