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Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-10-04

PHILADELPHIA, Oct 4--Oll circles were
greatly interested by the announcement that
the firm of Logan, Emery & Weaver. petro-
lesim refiners, had been offered and had ac-
cepted compromise settlement of their suit
against the Pennsylvania company. The
firm was dissolved about six months ago, and
none of the former members could be found
TO verify the rumor, while the Pennsylvania
officials who were seen would neither confirm
nor deny it. The suit is for over $500, 900,
and particular interest attaches the ru-
NOR of a settlement because of the fact that
claims for much larger amounts are awaiting
the determination of the suit
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-10-04
The sheriff was Too Quick.

NASHVILLE, Oct. Am Sparta, White
county, Sheriff Lance tried to arrest John L.
Potts, a deputy United States marshal, who
killed Gus Geer last year Elem Potts, q
brother to John, entered protest, and he
and the sheriff walked away arm in arm.
Sheriff Lance saw that Fiem Potts had q
cooked pistol i'm his free hand and immedi-
ately jerked the weapon away from, and shot
him in the face. John Potts then fired at
Lance, but missed him. Elem Potts will die.
At last reports John Potts was hiding in a
livery stable and the sheriff was getting up a
posse to arrest him.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-10-04

EAsroN, Pa, Oct. "A freight train on
the Lehigh Valley railroad got on the main
track near Packerton just as the down ex-
press for New York and Philadelphia was
due A collision resulted, wrecking the en-
gines of both trains, smashing three freight
cars and damaging the platforms of the
cars ON the express train. Fireman Thomas
Force, Of the passenger train, was fatally
hurt None of the passengers received
serious injuries The damage to the COM
pany win be about $4,000
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-10-04

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 4--Charles H Litch-
man. formerly the general secretary of the
knights Of Labor, has began replevin suit
in the common pleas against John w. Hayes,
the present secretary. The suit is for the
recovery Of two boxes of private papers
which Mr. Litchman left at the general head
quarters Of the Knights Of Labor. General
Secretary Hayes recovered possession OF the
papers by entering security at the sherilf's
Office. lie claims that the papers belong to
43,o Ts,-.4nar
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-10-04

PHILADELPHIA, Oct 4-John S. Wilson,
the general freight agent of the Pennsylvania
railroad, has resigned his position, to take
effect on Oct 10 The resignation has not
been acted upon by the board of directors
There are many rumors as to the cause of
Mr.. Wilson's retirement, but the statement
that there is i'll feeling among the head off,
Gals of the company concerning recent oc-
currences is positively denied by all parties.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-10-04
A prisoner Commit. suicide.

SALEM, Mass, Oct John J. Connolly,
aged ., of Boston, who was in jail here
charged with highway robbery at Gloucester,
has committed suicide by hanging himgelf
with towel His mind had been unbal-
ancei, and he was to have been committed
for insanity. He was mixed up in the Lo-
masney murder and robbery case, and has
told the prison officials that Tom Smith was
innocent of that crime. for which he Is now
serving life sentence
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-10-04

DETROIT. Mich, Oct "A sensation was
caused here by the discovery that forged
deeds and mortgages, purporting to cover
three lots Of valuable city property owned BY
hers AMI another man who personated Baisch
IL the transactions These two men have
realized about $4,000 BY their rascalitv.
Ihey have disappeared aud tha rkniee &c tia-
f62e ~ So mg ezlH O. flN.u
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-10-04
rrain Robbers Captured.

WICHITA FALLS, Tex, Oct A sheriff's
posse numbering over 100 thoroughly armed
men surprised and captured the border des-
peradoes bob and dan" Campbell at their
hiding place in the Red river bottom. The
prisoners, who are brothers, recently muir
dered Deputy Sheriff Cogburn, who was at
tempting to arrest them for robbing train
on the Southern Pacific. and for robbing a
bank at Cisco Tex They were lodged in
iail at this place
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-10-04
Hewitt Nominated.

NEW YORK, Oct. AIT q conference OF
the County Democracy, held this after
noon at the Amsterdam club, the follow
ing nominations were positively decided on:
For mayor, Abram s. Hewitt; for county
clerk, Henry Clausen; for sheriff, NJ G..
Murphy; for president board Of aldermen,
Cyrus @. Hubbell
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-10-04
Ir,.h Crlcketer. ON ~. yyav Bonn.

NEW YORK, Oct. 4-The big Anchor line
steamer City of Rome, which sailed for Liv-
erpool, included among her saloon passengers
the Irish team of cricketers, the members OF
which return home very well satisfied lot
of men. Out of thirteen games played with
American teams the visitors lost only two.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-10-04
Arres,ed for selling Freuch secre,..

PARIS, Oct. 1.-Two corporals in the
French army, named Bernard and Allyre,
have been arrested for offering for sale to
the Italian government specimens of the
Lebel rifle cartridge.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-10-04
FINANCIAL AND cosMERcIAL.
Closing Quotations of the New York
Stock Exchange.

Stock Exchange.
NEW YORK, Oct. Mooney per cent Ex-
change quiet; posted rates, SLS4l<614 $50:
actual rates, $LS4G04SaI4 for sixty days and
$3.50 1854 for demand. Governments steady;
currency IS. isI bid; Is. coup, 10 bid: 41<s, do,
1914 bid.
The stock market opened steady at last nights
closing figures and subsequently sold of frac-
tionally under a selling of the leading stocks
Toward the first call the commission houses be-
gan buying and prices recovered steadily up to
noon. when values were mp u TO 19s per cent
from the closing figures of last night The mar
ket since noon has been feverish and weak on
disquieting reports from Chicago. Values at
the close were at the bottom of the day
Closing bids.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-10-04

EVANSVILLE, Ind, Oct. 4-Jonathan Os
borne and Casper Householder, two farmers Of
this county, while seeking shelter under some
trees from the rain, were struck by lightning
and killed
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-10-04

NEWPORT, r. L, Oct 4.-The Hon. George
Bancroft, the historian, has reached his SSth
birthday He is still at his cottage here, and
is looking wonderfully well for man of his
years He had many callers, whom he re-
ceived with great cordiality. Besides cards
from cottagers he received a host of con-
gratulatory kilograms from the distinguished
men of the country.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-10-04

New BRUNSWICK, N. j., Oct. "A freight
train from Milestone left the track opposite
this place Seven ears were wrecked and a
number of cattle killed. None Of the train
hands were Injured.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-10-04

NEW York, Oct 4.--Lawyer Richard s.
Newcombc, one of tho counsel for Boo lie
Alderman McQuade, said to United Pr 5
reporter that as soon as the order OF rever al
in the case of his client was fled be vol
move Cor his release. The order OF revc sal
has hen sent TO Albany by Lawyer New
combs asking for McQuade's release
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-10-04
He Was Not Tascost.

RoYDoUT, N. Y, Oct. 1.-The man arrested
at Kingston on Monday on suspicion of being
the murderer Tascott has been discharged
from custody, he having conclusively proved
his identity as Edward Hierlily, devotee Of
the racing circuit.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-10-04
FIootls in swltzerlnnd.

GENEVA, Oct 4-Floo's are prevailing
throughout Switzerland which have caused
much damage to property. Railroads have
been especially damaged by being washed
out.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-10-04

ROCHESTER,. Oct. 4.--The general confer
ence of the Methodist Episcopal church has
begun its seventy-ninth annual conference in
this city. Bishop Foster presides. Various
committees were appointed. A discussion on
the temperance question, to take place during
the conference, Is expected to result in either
a Pronunciation or Endorsement of Warner
Miller's candidacy.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-10-04
T,ventv-five cattle Rurned.

NORTH HANSON, Mass, Oct. "A barn
owned by Joshua Sturvesant on the French
farm, was burned with twenty-five head of
cattle One COW was valued at 81 800 Loss,
IS. 200: insurance, 1000
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-10-04
Nominated for Congress.

TRENTON, N. j., Oct 4-The Democrats of
the Second New Jersey district have nomi-
mated Chauncey A. Beasley for congress. He
is son of Chief Justice Beasley OF the su-
preme court
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-10-04
A Train CoIlides with a Depot.

BATAVIA, Oct. 4.-The east bound passen-
ger train ON the New York Central railroad
due here at $40 in the morning, left the
track at Byron Station while going at a high
rate of speed. 1t ran into anI nearly de-
stroyed the depot. All the cars left the track
and were greatly damaged. A Rochester
man was seriously injured, but no one was
killed
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-10-04

LONDON, Oct The State line steamship
State Of Georgia. which left New York on
Sept. 20 for Glasgow. has not yet arrived &C
Greenock Much anxiety h 01lt Uvtf the
Aelmcrs uon.Hrflrai
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-10-04
Joe I.annon rhinks nn,s aha MAN.

BosroN, Oct. AIN spite of New York
opinions to the contrary, Joe Lannon still
thinks he is the unknown whom The Illus
trated News will match against Kilrain, and
he is going to New York with Billy Mahoney
to perfect arrangements.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-10-04
Both Claim to Have Been Elected.

MUsKoGEE, /. T., Oct 4.-Both Guy and
Byrd claim to have received majority Of
votes at the recent election in the Chickasaw
Nation, and both have taken the oath OF
office as principal chief Affairs are assum
ing a very complicated and serious aspect
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-10-04
The Weather.

Fair; stationary temperature; northwest
erly backing to southwesterly winds
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-10-04

Misses Pebble Spring Heel Button, Wy
Misses StraiettGoat SriBg Heel But y
Misses Frencl Goat Spring Heel But "
Misses Kar CARGO Springfield Button,
Misses FrenchKid Spring Heel But,
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1888-07-27
Law ofthe Road.

A new law passed by the last Legislature
will interest drivers of vehicles and bicycle
riders. In the revision, section 81, is the
following statute providing:
THAT drivers of carriages, sleighs or
sleds, whether of burden or pleasure, using
any of the ~turnpikes or public roads in the
State, when met by another carriage, sleigh
or sled, shall keep to the right, and when
overtaken by a carriage, sleigh or sled,
they shall likewise keep to the right, so as
in both cases to permit such carriage,
sleigh or sled, either met or overtaken, to
pass free and uninterrupted, and if any
person shall offend against this provision
such person shall forfeit and pay the sum
of two dollars to any person who shall be
obstructed or hindered in his or her pas
sage and will sue for the same, and shall
be subject to an action for every such Of
Tense, to be recovered with costs of suit
The recent enactment is in relation to the
use of bicycles and tricycles, and provides
that bicycles and tricycles, and all vehi-
Giles propelled by pedo-motive or manumo-
tive power, are thereby declared carriages
within the meaning of the above statute,
and the riders are entitled to the same
rights and privileges, and subject to the
same restrictions as drivers of carriages.
sleighs and sleds.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1888-07-27

The health Of Cape May as a seaside resort
has been seriously threatened by the damming
of the creek that runs around the cityand has
furnished it with an excellent natural drain
age since the foundation of the place. The at
tention OF the State Board of Health has been
called to the matter, and it Is believed the dam
will be removed.
Thomas Brennan, d twelve-year-oId boy who
was fishing on the Camden county side OF the
West jersey railroad bridge over Timber
creek Saturday evening, was struck in the
head by a truck under one of the cars of the
Ocean City express and instantly killed. The
body was taken to Camden and identified.
The boy lived with his parents at Pine Grove,
Gloucester City.
President Roberts and General Sewell, ae-
companied by the Boards of Directors Of the
Camden and Atlantic and West Jersey Rail-
road Companies. started on the annual tour OF
inspection of the road Thursday morning.
The party viii go to Cape May, to Anglesea, to
Ocean City, to somer's Point and to Atlantic
City. Tit regular meeting will be held at the
latter place to-day.
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Just over inc county Lines.

1t is expected that freight traffic on the
Mullica Hill extension of the Williams
town railroad can begin about August 9th.
A loaded bomb was recently found
among some scrap iron that had been ship
ped to the Cumberland Nail and Iron
Works in Bridgeton.
What is thought by some to be the pet
rified body of an Indian has been unearthed
by workmen digging for stone at lreland's
mill, near Bridgeton.
The wife of Rev. Theodore l.. Gardiner,
of Shiloh, a recent Prohibition candidate
for the State Senate, died on Sunday after
a year of intense suffering.
The p~ost-ofIice at Hustled, Cumberland
county, has been discontinued by order of
the postmaster General INT all mail for
that place will now be sent to Centreton.
The annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Mullica Hill and Woodbury. Turn
pike Company will be held in Woodbury.
next Thursday, August I'd, when the cleo
ton of directors and transaction of other
business will take place.
The Gloucester Comfy Board of Free
holders last week appointed a committee to
consider the advisability of building an in
sane asylum. 1t is said that the asylum
can be built for $25, 900. aud hat the inter
est on this amount would be no more than
is now annually expended by the county
for the maintenance of its insane patients
in the asylum at Trenton.
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Principal Alfred B. Ames, of the Third
Ward Public School, Bridgeton, Who was
requested to tender his resignation because
of his marriage to May Pedrick, a pupil
not quite 10 years old, who had just grad
uated from the school, sen q letter TO the
Board of Education at their meeting Mon
day evening, declining to resign. The
board claimed that Mr.. Ames, by this mar
riage, had forfeited his influence with both
scholars and teachers and their respect.
The board has obtained an opinion ofthe
City solicitor and has drawn up charges
against Mr.. Ames and has cited him to
appear before the board in his own defense
at a meeting to be held mex Monday even
ing. The charges, in brief. are that Mr..
Ames has, by his conduct. destroyed all
the dignity of his position and his influence
for future usefulness and that he has vio-
lated all his obligations in acting as the
clandestine lover of one Of his pupils. Mr..
Ames has also consulted counsel in the
matter.
The marriage occurred about n month
ago at the house of a friend. His court
ship had been strongly opposed by the
girls parents, who thought her too young
to marry. Justice of the Peace Daniel H..
Ginenpaek officiated at the wedding. Upon
the return of the young couple from their
bridal tour a reconciliation took place and
they were received by Mr.. and Mrs. Ped
rick. While there are not a few who side
with the school board in its action, there
are also many who think that it has gone
beyond proper bounds and that the young
principal should be given a chance to show
whether or not he has forfeited his intiu-
ence for usefulness in the school.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1888-07-27
SIO.31 Collision.

Isaiah Goforth, a d9shing Young man of
Woodstown, in company with another
Young man. came to Elmer Monday night.
He had not been here long, before the idea
entered his head that he ought to show our
citizens the speed of his trotter. He was
coming down Nam street at a fast gait,
when he struck a wagon belonging to a son
of Elijah Eastlack, of Shirley, which was
standing in front of Wentzell & Bros
clothing store, with Mr.. Eastlack's sister
in, holding the horse, while her brother
was making some purchases. The wheels
of Goforth's buggy caught into Eastlaek S
wagon, throwing the girl out on the pave
ment and upsetting the buggy. Thu two
fellows in the other buggy, in company
with a good sized rum bottle, landed out in
the middle of the road.
Fortunately Mr.. Wentzell was near at
hand, and prevented Eastlacks horse from
running away, but Goforth and his com
panion picked themselves up and went on
their way rejoicing.
A warrant was sworn by John Edmunds
before Squire Bacon, for the arrest Of Go
forth. and Constable Brooks went alter
him Tuesday. and brought him to Elmer
that night. They proceeded to the resi-
dence Of Squire Bacon, and Constable
Brooks told the young man to sit in the
buggy and mind the horse, while he went
to the door to see IL the Squire was at home
but Goforth took advantage of the oppor-
tunity and got out Of the buggy, during the
Constablc's absence and ran away. lie was
found later in the evening at the hotel and
taken before Squire Hitchner, Squire Ba-
con having gone away, and fined sl0.31;
90 for damage to the wagon, and s5,SI foI
costs.-Elmer Times.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1888-07-27
The School Census.

The school census of Salem County has
just been completed and the count shows
that there are 6, 99S children of school age
in the county. The most remarkable re-
port comes from the Clerk of District No.
6S, which is P%ittsgrove Township, where
the celebrated Alliance Colony is located.
1t mainly consists of Russian refugees,
who are a low type of the Polish Jew.
The census-taker, passing through the
township, had a hard time of it. His re-
turns show that his task has been a terri
BILE one. The names are as terrible in
their photography as in their p%ronuncia-
tion. Take, for instance, this group:
Tolchinsky, Opachensky. Grootsky, Up
panchinsky, Lubasky, Epenschwensky,
Strasmick, Persky aud Lubrof. Some few
of these attend the public school, but the
majority of the colony attended the Jewish
school, which is conducted in the Barrick
building by a school teacher sent out by
the Hebrew Aid Society of New York.
Some forty of these Hebrews, who came
over in 1882 with the refugees, nave taken
out naturalization papers and are now cit
Izens of New Jersey.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1888-07-27
Our Letter Box.
He Don't Relieve Ii.
C0GITO.

Mr.. MoNIToR:-Dr. Childs, in the course
Of his lecture in Friends Westinghouse
last Sunday, said that the average life of a
drunkard was five years. II he means
modern ~dTunkards, or men who became
drunkards within the last twenty years, he
may be correct, but if he includes those of
forty years ago beg leave to differ with
the learned gentleman even though he has
studied the subject more carefully than
myself. Mr.. Childs, at the close of his in
teresting lecture, was told of a man in our
town who had been a drunkard fifty years.
He admitted there was an occasional ex-
ception to the rule, but the cases were
rare. | am not as old as a good many of
the MONITOR readers and yet could name,
if | would, nearly a score OF lifelong topers
who lived to an advanced age and drank
till they reached the grave, so to speak.
DR.. Childs and other prominent laborers
in the field of temperance, as ] have already
stated, have investigated the subject thor
oughly, but for all that | am prompted to
express my Individual doubt in the matter.
PANTSINBooTs.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1888-07-27
uarr,souv,I,e Notes.

Walter Bassett, at H~arrisenville station,
has the finest eitron patch to be found
around here. The citrons are q large vari-
ETY., and will do to ship within a week.
What might have been a serious acct
dent happened in our town last Monday.
AS William Hudson, accompanied by Mr..
Cheeseman, a cripple Of Lincoln, were dri-
wing over the mill-dam, his horse became
frightened at SOM boys who were swim
ming in the pond. The horse became un-
comfortable and ran the wagon and its
contents into the pond, in one of the deep
est places. Fortunately, Mr.. Cheeseman,
although cripple, could swim. Mr.. Hud-
sol had to cut the harness in order to ex-
tricate the horse. Finally, they succeeded
in getting out of their difficulty, after quite
a fright and a severe shaking up. This
should be a warning to those are in the
habit of going into the pond in order to
avoid a more serious accident.
The house occupied by Wilbert DUEL
has been greatly improved in its appear
ance by a coat of paint.
We begin to hear picnic talk. Some of
our people nave been attending picnics this
week, and there is talk of the Sunday
School picnics here coming off soon.
Mrs. Laura Pancoast, accompanied by
her mother, Mrs. Lizzie Lippincott, have
gone on a trip, for the health of Mrs. Pan
coast. They expect to spend some time
among the mountains of New York dur
ing the warm weather, afterwards, if her
health improves. she expects to 60 to
Texas and pass her time during the cold
weather.
CoGITo.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1888-07-27
Ia Crop Outlook.

The July crop report of the Commission
er of Agriculture, just issued, contains sew
eral items of interest to New Jersey. The
corn planting in the State, says the report,
was delayed by cold rains and the crop is
consequently not well grown, though
thrifty and growing. As the time for cul-
t~ivation is shortened and the hay harvest is
urgent, some fields will not receive suffi-
cient cultivation. Drought in some counties
in New Jersey has caused damage to the
sweet potato crop. The tent caterpillar
has caused much damage to the apple crop
in the State, in some instances trees and
even orchards having been entirely stripped
of their foliage by this pest. There has
been quite a reduction of the condition of
the timothy crop in South Jersey owing to
the continued drought. The crop eondi-
ton of the State is summarized as follows /:
Corn, 95 cent; wheat, 96 per cent. rye, 9S
per cent; oats, 81 per cent; Irish pota-
toes, 90 per cent; sweet potatoes, s. per
cent; beans. o.; clover, 90 per cent. !;
timothy, 81 per cent. pasture, 81 per cent. !;
apples (low), 65 per cent; peaches, 70 per
cent. and grapes, SO per cent.
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1ied.


STONG.-At Swedesboro. July 18th, Mary
j. Stony ged57 years.
SMITH.-Suddenly, near ParkviIle, July
18th, Henrietta ", infant daughter of Joseph
T. and saliie f. smith, aged 5 months and %
days.
HENDRICkSON.-In Clarksboro, July 22d,
Elizabeth fiendrickson, aged 81 years.
S~PARkS.-In Philadelphia, on July 22d, 1888,
ANN, widow of Thomas Sparks, late of Man
nington, Salem county. n. j., aged 70 years.
BERRY-In Quinton. July 18th, L. Wright,
son of Enos j. and Mamie Berry, aged / year
and 3 months.
L~IPPINGUTT In Salem, July 22d, Ann
Lippincott, in her 18th year.
SPEARS In Salem, July 24th, Caroline
Spears, widow of the late Stewart spears, aged
62 years.
GARDINER-In Shiloh, July -, Mrs. Emily
j. Gardiner, wife of Rev. r. T.. Gardiner, in
the 42d year of her age.
SHENANDOAH Annapolis, Md. July 18th.
Milford A., infant son of Walter l.. and Mary
Il. Steward, formerly of Pennsgrove, aged "A
months and Z days.