Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-11-13
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NEW YORK, NOV. 1.-The fourth annual ex-
hibition of the National Horse Show Associa.
ton Of America opened this morning at the
Madison square garden and is one of the
argest ever held under the auspices Of the as
ISOLATION. The aggregate Of prizes Is over
$4,000, while in addition there are a large
number Of special prizes. Among the
numerous exhibitors are Mrs. Langtry, Levi
I. Morton, A. j. C~assatt, August Belmont,
IT., Freddie Gebhardt, Pierre Lorillard, Corr
nelius Vanderbilt and Theodore Havemeyer.
There is an unusually large number Of lady
exhibitors.
PfTTsBURG, Pa, Nov. IA very disastrous
railroad accident occurred near Parkersburg,
w. Va, on Friday last, the particulars and
extent OF which nave been kept secret. A
heavy.loaded freight train crossing the Gin
%cinnati, Washington * Baltimore railroad
struck a COW on the bridge, derailing the en-
CINE and several ears. The bridge caught
fire and gave way, wrecking the engine and
seventeen cars, nine Of which were loaded
with oil. The train and bridge were con
pletely destroyed, except the ears not yet on
the bridge. The escape Of the trainmen was
miraculous. The loss 10 the company is not
lees than 800, 600. Bridge men are at work,
but the repairs will not be completed for sew
eral days. In the meantime freight and pas
senger traffic from the west is being carried
over the Baltimore Il Ohio via Newark and
Columbus, O..
New YCKK, Nov. l.-Suryeyor Bcattie, OF
the custom house, was shot abo!r noon to-
day by Louis Bieral, who was discharged by
the surveyor some time ago. It is not thought
the shot viii prove fatal. Biera was imme-
d%iately arrested.
NEW YORK, Nov. l.-The win of Mrs. A. T.
5 ewart was offered for probate to-day. She
gives her brother, Charles r.. Clinch, an an
nuity Of 10000 "a year. Her sisters, Anna,
mina and Julia Clincb, %annuities Of $4,000.
Her niece Sarah y. Smith receives a legacy of
$2j0,G00. Cornciia :. Butler gets 5000. 600,
and her two children $4,000 each. Kate IT,.
Smith gets 5000 600 and the three children of
Sarah y. Smith get 100000 each. Her
deceased sister Louisa's children get $50, 900
each, All the rest Of her estate Is given to
me ~ ~ 'i'ihN 'is' s'f'f fthaA'As 'i'A WY
are appointed as executors and directed not to
lay requests until three years are past.
Hilt0u's nalf Of the residue OF the estate is TO
be used IN conn letting the Stewart Memorial
cathcdral az Garden City, l.. L., ana 10 cndow
Il forever. also TO build a seminary to be at
tachcd to the cathedral. II any heir or lcgatec
contests the will their requests viii bc nun
$40
lSsj, Mrs. Stewart gives her neice, Mrs. Sarah
\. Smith, the one-half part of her estate de-
ised TO Charles j. Clinch, ana annuls her
Gift 20 him. She leaves S95O, 900 to he given
TO her servants, and directs her executors to
found a seminary for women.
Troy, y. Y. Nov. 4.-Charlcs Hoffman was
instantly killed at Castleton, New York, this
morning hy his horse running away and
throwing him from his carriage.