The Republican journal., 1888-04-19
Generalities.

Four thousand Irish emigrants sailed from
Our enstOwn recently for America.
4 he defendant in breach of promise suit
just begun in Philadelphia is eighty years old
Twelve people were killed and nearly 30 in
jnred in railroad accident at New Hampton,
Iowa, April 9th.
VIM. Il. Vanderbilt has returned to New
y ork. after a nine months tour in Eastern
waters in his steam yacht.
Jacob Sharp. who became notorious in con
necton with the Broadway surface road, died
in New York city April 9TH.
The failure of r. 4 {. $. Miiken has been
announced on the New York stock exchange.
The liabilities are thought to be very large.
The Boston Base Ball Club for 1883 played
for the first time together April 9TH i'll public.
and defeated picked nine by score Of to J.
A Young woman in West Virginia electrified
the Mason County Court by her eolucnrc and
defeated her fathers application for Il liquor
license.
Mrs. George johnson of Stafford Springs.
Conn, is under arrest on the charge of at
tempting to murder her husband by shooting
him while asleep.
1t is believed at Ottawa that the Canadian COY :
ernment will issue an order restricting the catch
ing OF Holsters for three or four years to two
months in each year.
EX-.Judge William S. Gardner of the Su-
preme Court of Massachusetts. died at his
home in Newton, April 4th He was horn in
IIallowell, Me-, in 1927.
A movement has been started to raise Il sub
scription among the members of the Bar
throughout the country for the benefit of the
family OF the late Chief Justice Waite.
At the session Of Grand Lodge of Templars
held in London. April fth. an attempt wa,
made to abolish the race distinction in the or
der. but the motion was defeated by Il vote of
l3i to -.
EX-I nited States Attorney General Brew>
ter died, April 4th. His death was caused by
affection of the kidneys. from which he had
been suffering for several weeks, and was UNI
expected.
The new dams being constructed on the Rio
Grande River, near FL Paso. by the McNican>
promise to lead to serious complications a> they
will work injury to the American residents on
the river.
Revised returns from Chicago show that the
Republicans elected 10 and the Democrats II
members of City Council. The Council will
stand 81 Republicans Is Democrats and one
Socialist. A Republican gain.
Mrs. Mary Sharp was making Whi>key Friday
at Wanemic. Pa, when the pot containing it
tipped over. Her dress caught fire and She
was burned to death. Three children who
tried to save her We're also fatally burned.
1t is rumored that Bismarck threatens to re-
sign on account of the proposed marriage of
Prince Alexander of Battenberg, the present
ruler of Bulgaria, with Princess Victoria of
Prussia, daughter Of the present Emperor.
Mrs. Victoria Martin, formerly Victoria
Woodruff, now the wife of a rich London
banker objects to a paragraph in Henry Ward
Beecher's book, and has forced the London
publisher of the work to omit the Objectionable
matter.
The prolonged strike of reed workers. wind
ers and star seaters at the works of the w axe
field Rattan Company terminated April 4th.
after nearly nine weeks duration, by an acctp
tance on the part OF the strikers Of terms pro
posed by the company some days before. and
which are slight concession to the employees.
The fire Of April 9TH proves most disastrous
one for Amesbury, the towns manufacturing
interests being badly crippled. The fire swept
one-half the business part of it. DESTROYING
factories and dwellings. Nearly 1000 worklncn
are thrown out of employment by the fire. The
loss will reach nearly SS0O,0 900 and the insurance
is estimated as small