The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1888-02-18
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

lncft NtFN lst Atifet~ ~ New \ OrA 0isy
asst Sunday for violations Of the Excise
Jaw.
President Cleveland has been elected an
honorary member OF the Buffalo Merchants
Exchange.
The residence OF William Hull was
burned sunday night at Ainden, Ont. HIS
aged mother was burned 10 death
The committee 20 investigate trusts,
pooe etc, is stlll arranging prelmnaries
with au uncertainty where 10 begin.
The sloop Annie, which hailed from Bil.
oNi, Miss, Is reported lost at sea, having on
board Joe Duggan. h. Marian and "A boy.
The steamships Moravia and La Gascogne
respectively landed AT Castle Garden 25i
and 2ll steerage passengers Monday, max
ing iola! OF +h5.
The canal boat Charles A. Gowap, loaded
with coal, sprung leak and sank at he
foot Of IMriy-uinth street, North River,
New York, Sunday.
County Treasurer Hin, OF Penola, Texas,
was murdered last Sunday morning, and
the safe containing the county money was
robUcd Of about Sl2, 100
Edward a. Dcacans, who was convicted
Of the murder OF Mrs. Stone in Rochester,
on Wednesday last, was sentence yostcr.
day 10 be hanged April TO-
St Paul, MINI, had a 5000 fire Mon.
day. The hre originated IN the boot and
who are uno principal losers.
Morrison, the hermit Of Poplar. n. T.,
concerning whose whereabouts so many
contradictory reports were circulated,
turned up all right saturday
During the six months Bafour was en-
gagged IN Cocrclng ireland. Nearly one
thousand freshmen have been prosecuted,
$40 OF whom have been sent 10 jad
James Albert, the pedestrian, who won
tssF I.s.
isou square Garden, New YORK IN now ap-
pearlng In Minstrel SHOW IN New York
City.
Mrs. Weltha Emmons, the eccentric
wife OF Prof Samuel r. Emmons, who ere.
atcd such a sensation IN Europe last year,
died IN Washington boarding house, sun.
day.
A richly dressed clai.voyant went 10 \
police station in Chicago sunday and gave
the names OF three men revealed TO uer,
she said, by splrits as tho murdercrs Of
millionaire Sncll
Mrs Mary Callahan, an old Irish woman
who bad been blind twenty years died IN
New YORK city last Thursday at the age o.
lO7 She was born iu Trojan and had been
IN this country - years,
The onice Of Treasurer Hin, OF Panola
county, Texas was entered on Thursday by
a gang OF burglars. who killed the Treas.
urcT and cut OF hls head They then
robbed the safe OF $500
Recent returns give tho population OF tho
RussiEn empire as l0S,5,T.5. European
Russia has ~, - ls1; the NIstula region =.
90, ,3n; Finland, .li5,42l, the Caucasus,
7,2s4,546; Siberia, 4,3la,6eJ; and Central
Asia, 5,J2T, -.
The manglcd body of dead man, who
was Identified as Michael Gleason a
bachelor, age about o., of Mount Holly, n.
j., was found IN the Nor IA Woods near
Birmingham last Thursday. He is sup
posed 10 have been murdered.
James Leavers, who was married week
AGO TO Miss Lena Osterman, was killed
Sunday night by charge of buckshot from
gun nrUd AT him through a window,
while sitting In his mothers house. No
clew TO the murderer Is known.
A verdict for t7,6OO was rendered Satur-
day Ia Lancaster, Pa, In tho suit for
damages brought by Anna T. Narnau
pany for the loss Of her husband who was
killed by "A low-hanging telephone wire.
At public meeting IN New York Thurs
day night Dr. McG.ynn announced that he
has severed his connection with Horny
George The cause OF the split b. "A differ.
ence Of opinion regarding The advisabilty
running a Presidential candidate this year
A tho usand women recently met In the
Public Hall at Dudley, England, 20 discuss
the affairs of the ''Necdlework Guild Tho
Countess Of Dudley presided. The report
shows that in three counties Of which Br-
mingham is the centre. 5000 garments
were made last year.
About persons in meeting at Chicago
Sunday, under sOcalistic auspices, adopted
resolutions declaring Congressman Adam's s
bill providing for the removal OF dangerous
aliens from the United States 10 be- an at
tempt TO toady TO tho prcIudiccs Of aristO-
Gratis and mOnopolists.
Miss Agnes Malone, Roman Catholic,
who was married TO Coleman Ulnan, "A
Hebrew, In Louisville, Ky, nearly two
years ago, rcnOunced her faith last week
and became q Jcwess. After the Rabbi
had performed the Jewish ceremony tho
young woman took the namo Of judith.
Mr. G. T. Huntington. Vice President OF
tho Central Pacific Railroad, made "A prOpO.
sition 20 the House Committee on .iiC
Ra roads for Tn" settlement OF his com.
pany's debt on tho basis Of - scmi-aunual
payment. with two cent. interest Ihls
would give him an extension OF hity-two
years.
President and Mrs. Cleveland gave re-
ceptiou from nIuc 20 eleven o'clock last
Thursday evening n honor OF the Army
and Naval officers They were assisted by
Mrs FurcbI lh. Mrs Whitney, Mrs. Dickiu.
son and NJ - Rayard. There was cOpiOus
splay OF tropical plants and proiuslon
Of cut Flowers
Fire In Irouton, O. Sunday burned Daw,
sons bookstore, MIndeud0rf Il Gabicr's
drvgOOds store, } rumbergh's clothing
store, Iron CITY OddfcllOws Lodge. Iron
City Aihcnacnum and the new Masonic
Opera House building iu which was the
postofiice. The to,al loss Is 80 OOO and tne
Insurance S45,vOt
On the IN dag of June, lsSf, the excess
OF government revenues over public eNpen-
diturrs. alter complying with the annual
requirements Of the sinking fund act, was
si7.NJg.i. - during the year ended June
g. l-sG such excess amounted 20 sC4,4 B.
H5 ~. and pIr.ug the year ended June 90
lss7, II reached the sum Of DJ.jG7, 49.j4
The oldest consul Of the United States In
contin Gus serv Ce ~ HOratiO J. Sprague
who was appointed - the consulate al
Gibralter iu $50. iCrty-onc year, ago. he
seems 10 DC a fixture. but his Office Is ap.
parcntly no. a snccurc, Tor ms salary -
only 81. ~ year, while BIS expenditure in
maintaining the on q - s5,OJJ annually
An association has been formed amOnn
the lad es, OF PittsDurg. Pa, with a mem
bcr.hip oi ~ j. is the intention 90 pub
lish. on April /. list of all The shops that
keep open after q o'clock on Saturday night
and each mem Der Of tue society ~ bound
not ~ deal with them. COn mittecs ar'
now appointed 20 visit the different Minis
ters and 10 get them % take hold OF ths
work
A Young man ln Chcboygan, Mich, whil'
crossing the straits with his team, Tel
tbr. ugh tho .ce Hs team was lost, bul
he himself crawled out and walked across
the ice 20 a hsherInan's hut. where be las
with both his hands and feet badly frozen
The Thermometer DO that part % the COun
try Just now registers tnirty-two degrce'
below zero