The Monmouth inquirer., 1889-10-31


Merrimack County Pomona grange favors
the repopulating of deserted New Hampshire
farms by Swedes.
Joseph s. Bonney, of Lawrence, Mass,
aged 90, a well known inventor, shot himself
through the head with a revolver.
William W. Brockway. of Homer, N. Y,
one of the largest carriage manufacturers in
the state, died Thursday night from Bright's
disease, aged 60.
President Harrison has granted an abso-
Lutte pardon to George G. Wood, convicted of
polygamy in Utah and sentenced to five
years imprisonment in the penitentiary and
to pay a fine of $500.
A second Father Matthew, like his prede-
cessor Capuchin friar, is on his way to
this country to raise funds for the compile
tion of church in Cork begun fifty years
ago by the original Father Matthew.
The Democratic senatorial convention at
Middletown, N. Y, has renominated Hon.
Peter Ward, of Newburg, for senator OF the
Thirteenth district.
Gen. de Chabron, of Paris, is dead.
Samuel Gompers the well known labor
advocate, has been nominated for state sena-
tor by the County Democrats of the Seventh
district of New York
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New York have been appointed: Michael
O'Dell, Harper's Field Center; E. V. Smith,
Mecklenburg; Charles A. Butler, Moriah;
R. W. Leonard, st. Regis Falls; Watson
Sargent, Tyrone; A. S. Pierson, Apex.
The Prince of Wales is said to be suffering
from Bright's disease and can scarcely be
expected to survive the next year. zzzsszM
| President Barrailos, of Guatemala, has or
dered the shooting Of seven prisoners taken
among the revolutionists in the eastern
mountain district
Mamie, the 3-year-old daughter of Henry
Matthews, of Orange, N. j., was burned to
death by her clothing catching fire from the
stove during her mothers absence from the
house.
John g. Toner has surrendered himself to
the Boston police. He is the man who killed
Roderick McKinyon near Faneuil hall, and
claims he did SO in self defense.
The Springfield Bicycle company, of Bos-
ton, has failed. Liabilities, S54, ,453.
The 150th anniversary of the settlement of
Peterborough, N. H., was recently celebrated
Hugh Mccullough, the superintendent OF
Perkins cotton gin near Memphis, Tenn,
was killed while sitting in his Office. An un-
known person shot him through the window.
Richard, an s-year-old son of Miss Annie
Todd, of Manchester, N H., drowned him
self in the Piscataquog river. He made his
arrangements for suicide with all the cool
ness of grown person.
The contract for furnishing postage stamps
for four years from the 1st of January next
has been awarded to the American Bank
Note Company of New York. The one cent
stamp will continue to be printed in blue;
the two cent stamp, now printed in green,
will be printed in bright carmine
The Earl of Leven and Melville died in
London from the effects of injuries received
in recent carriage accident.
The unknown dead of Johnstown are being
inferred in plot especially set aside for that
purpose.
John G. K Truair, for thirty years pub
Usher of the Syracuse Journal, is dead, aged
72 years.
John E. Coe, postmaster at Lycoming, N.
Y, and prominent politician, was struck
by train on the Rome Watertown and Og-
den track and instantly killed.
The Grand commandery Knights Templar
of New York state adjourned to meet at
Auburn ON Oct. and 8, 1890, where the next
Grand encampment and conclave will be
held
Three more cases of pleuro- pneumonia
Deptford, London, from New York and Bos-
ton.
The grand jury of New York has dis
missed the charge against President Nathan
iel Niles, of the Tradesmen's National bank,
Of renting house with the knowledge that
it was to be put to an immoral use
During September past 3S, 544 immigrants
came to this country, against 80, 856 in,Sep-
tember, 1883. Germany furnished s,4SO, Eng
land and Wales, 6,b81; Ireland, 5,29S; Swe-
den and Norway, $3.50; Russia, 1850; Scot
land, 1895; Italy, 1,776, and France, 76s
Merchandise exports from the United
States during September past aggregated in
value sos, ,O74 81, against $51, ,934, ,584 in Sep
tember, 1888. Imports for the past month
were valued at S53, ,612, 740s against s54, ,193,-
215 in September, 1883.
The steamer City of New York defeated
the Teutonic in a race across the ocean by
an hour and half.
Englishmen will erect at Ticonderoga,
N. Y, a monument over the forgotten grave
Of Lord Howe, who figured gallantly in the
battle Of Tconderoga in 1858.
The letter carriers Of Charleston, s. c., in
response to a suggestion from the letter car
riers of New York, have contributed 50 each
to fund for a monument to the late s.
s. Cox. sa ~
The dedication Of the new Farnsworth art
building at Wellesly college has occurred.
Rev. Alexander Mckenzie made the address.
The Columbus Bolt works have been par
tally burned Loss, $4,000; fully covered
by insurance. 4tl
John Thomson, of Philadelphia, one of the
Oldest Masons in Pennsylvania, is dead. He
was 90 years Of age. s,rs
Rev. s. A. Eliot, son of President Eliot of
Harvard, has been married to Miss Frances
H. Hopkinson, of Cambridge, Mass.
W.. L. Mott, New York Central brake
man, fell under the wheels Of q car in the
yards at East Syracuse and was Instantly
killed ls s.as r3r