Daily Republican., 1884-09-08
NEWS SUMMARY.
THE HIBERNiANs-rHE OLD de-
FENDERs-FUNE oE
SEN ATOR ANTHONY.

SEN ATOR ANTHONY.
The Ancient Ord. of Hibernians OF
New Jersey held secret meeting IN
Trenton last week. Over 100 delegates
were present. The object OF the meet
ing was to discuss the split ia the order.
Since the National Convention IN
Cleveland last spring the order mas
been divided on the question OF sever
ine connection with the Board of Erin.
The Trenton Convention, after discus
sion Of the facts, almost unanimously
approved the action of the Cleveland
Convention and the officers elected there.
The State eoffcersappointed were Thomas
Reynolds, of Jersey City j. j. Ciapcy,
of Trenton, and Dennis Rowe, OF fren-
ton. 1t was decided to inform certain
Essex County branches that unless they
reported prom pity they would be cut on |
from the order intirely.
The association of Old Defenders, OF
Baltimore was formally disbanded on
SATURDAY.. The reason for the disband-
ment was that not more than two OF
three of ths ~ ven members known 70
be living would be able to attend the
annual re- union on the 18th inst, aho
| the const tuition of the Association pro
vided for its disbandment when the
number of members able to attenG d
reunion would be reduced to five. The
lagos of the seven survivors range from
50 to 98 years. Last year nine attended
jthe re- union, and the number of known
survivors was thirteen.
Thomas Quipley was arrested at Fort
Edward, New York, on Saturday, for
stealing a watch aud money. A year
ago Quigley was conductor of a freight
ltrain on the Delaware and Hudson
Railroad, and was afterwards employ
ed as a yard master at MechaDicsvilie.
IAbout the time he left the company q
, employ a locomotive was taken from
that company's yard, at Mechanics
Vile, and, after being run up and down
the track, was let go and dashed into
! an express train. Quigley is now sus'
, pected of having been the offender on
THAT occasion, and also of having seve
raj other times attempted to wreck
+ freight trains.
: The funeral of Senator Anthony, o.
3 Rhode Island, took place on Saturday
lin Providence, and was largely attend
a ed. The services were held in the FRS
congregational Church. Among thos'
4 present were President Arthur, Senate
a Edmunds, Attorney General Brewster
e the Russian Minister, Governor Bourn
of Rhode Island, Judges OF Federal ant
q State Courts, and members of the Stat
Legislature.
s- Sergeants Brainerd and Long an
d Private Cornell, OF the Greedy expedi
d ition. have been recalled to duty b.
e an order from Washington. They ha'
" bsen exhibiting themselves an
lie lecturing at a museum in Cleveland
Al Ohio.
A telegram from Gore, Ohio, report
" that tile militia still guard the nor
Unionists in the Hooking Valley, an
the mines are in opeIation. 100 ne'
o miners arrived on Friday and went I
work at Buchtel. The guards at Snak
- :, on Friday night.
i. In Chicago on Saturday nig'
"a 5" Johnny" Files and Tommy
ne Chandler, principals in recent pfii
to fight, and several of their aoettor
oe were arrested by the police. All we
+ admitted to bail. Jere'' Dunn, wi
ed Figured prominently in The affair, coul
n. not be found, but was captured yeste
iday.
it. The Second National Bank OF Xeni
ok Ohio, which suspended short tin
at ago, having made good its impairt
ty capital, has been authorized by the &C
at ing Comptroller, of the Currency TO r
" suine business.
IN Assistant Postmaster Hargas, at A
ID vim, Illinois, has been arrested for Ri
TO- ing registered letters. 1t is said tn;
+, some deeoy money, sent for the pu
pose of entrapping him, was found
ur his possession.
y Two Navy Department employee
=, named Goodacre and Wilson, we
~ ~ arrested in Washington on Frida
n evening, on the charge of stealing char
&c ' from the Hydrograph Office, al
81 selling them for waste paper.
he The employees of the Oxford Irt
Id Company at Oxford, New Jersey, ha
30 been notified of reduction of ten p
he cent. in aSeir wages, to take effect I
ge the 10Th INST,
I'D one hundred and fifty-three dealt
o. were reported yesterday in New Yor
nd "the majority of which were direct
i'm the result of the intense heat"
Alfred Hahn, charged with forgeri
no to the amount OF about $50, 900, was a
ah rested in Eastop, Penna., on Saturd;
Is and committed IN default of bail.
10 rhe hog cholera has been prevale
,at at Phillipsburg, New Jersey. With
= ~ the last four weeks nearly sixty al
~ mails have died there of the disease.
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