The Monmouth inquirer., 1889-11-28
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Weeks Threshing.
According to the latest advices from the
congress of Central American republics, the
present republics will cease to exist after
Sept Is next, and will adopt the name of
''The States of the Republic of Central
| America
! Seely Hopkins, of Phillipsburg, Center
county, Pa, who murdered his wife and
mother-in-law on Sept. %, has been indicted
by the grand jury at Bellefonte, and his
trial has begun.
The stockholders of the broken Lawrence
bank, Of Pittsburg, have met and asked the
directors to appoint an assignee and wind
up the banks affairs as soon as possible.
The Pennsylvania State Wool Growers
association met in Pittsburg and passed
resolutions deprecating the admitting OF
wool as raw material, the substitution OF
ad valorem for specific duties, the admission
of ring waste, and advocating the protection
of wooden and worsted industries and the
election of Mr.. Mckinley, of Ohio, as speaker
| of the house.
| John King has been reelected president
of the Erie railroad.
| Congressman George E. Seney is can
didate for United States senator from Ohio
on the Democratic side of the fight.
Notice Of appeal from the decision of the
supreme court sustaining the order of Justice
Barrett dissolving the North River Sugar
Refining company has been filed.
The court of appealsbeof New York state
has decided that T. G. Platt unlawfully con-
tinues in the office of quarantine commits
sioner
The steamer Santiago has burned. Loss
| 81 ,0OO, 900.
1t is stated that the real estate firm of
Fredericksen & Co., of Chicago, have swim
died rich and poor people to the amount OF
81 100000 by selling them bogus mortgages.
The Ohio Wool Growers association has
prepared an address to the wool growers OF
the United States advocating protective
system, and asking that congress give the
wool and mutton industries protection to the
full extent of the most favored of the manu-
featuring industries.
Benjamin F. Neatly, Republican, has been
elected mayor of Dover, N. H.
Red McKenna, New York '.fence," has
been sentenced to five years imprisonment.
At Binghamton, N. Y, Judge Smith de-
cided to continue the case of Thomas Cleary,
the alleged Doodle alderman of New York,
TO the February term of court.
Brewer Rocherots second natural gas
well, at Buffalo, is flowing half a million
cubic feet every twentyfour hours.
An explosion of natural gas wrecked Scott
Hawthorne's brick residence, at Dayton, o.
Two children were killed, and Hawthorne,
his wife and father probably fatally injured.
The house in Richmond occupied by jeff
Davis during the rebellion, and known as the
"White House of the Confederacy," is to be
torn down and school house built ON its
site.
A battery of boilers in the Allegheny
Bessemer steel works, Duquesne, Pa, ex-
ploded, killing Superintendent Marshall, and
fatally wounding Fireman Cooper and John
Pritchard
At the coroner's inquest Mrs. Hannah
Southworth, the slayer Of Stephen Pettus,
was committed to await the action of the
grand jury. 1t is now stated that Mrs. Rosa
Lloyd, the friend who introduced Mrs
Southworth to Pettus, was also ruined by
Pettus.
The famous banking house of Kendler, in
Vienna, has failed, with liabilities of 2,50O,-
600 forins.
The New Jersey state board of health has
made of hotels, colleges and boarding houses,
especially those at the summer resorts.
The official returns of New Jersey show
that Abbett's plurality for governor is a.
253, all of which, except 737 votes, came from
Hudson county.
The trial of Joshua Mann and Mrs. Swim
ton, for conspiracy against Robert Ray Ham
ilton, has been set down for Dec. 2.
NJ x+~I
Siegfried May from blame for the death Of
Martin Flynn. It was shown that May
stabbed Flynn in the eye with an umbrella
accidentally while defending himself from
an attack by Flynn, who was drunk.
Stephen Howell, president of the Phoenix
Fire Insurance company, has died at New
York from injuries received by fall. He
was 70 years OF age.
The trustees of the Protestant Episcopal
Cathedral of st. John the Divine at New
York have agreed to allow the site of the
proposed cathedral to be used by the Worlds
fair committee as portion of the proposed
fair ground.
turers and contractors with extensive works
at Newburg, N. ", have made general
assignment to Thomas Coldwell, of the
pany Liabilities and assets unknown, but
| it is stated they will be heavy.
Gen. R. A. Alger, of Michigan, has been
chosen a director of the Tennessee Coal and
Iron company vice Ex-Governor John G.
Brown, of Tennessee, deceased Ex-senator
T. c. Platt, of New York, is president OF
the company.
The following fourth class postmasters
have been appointed in New York state:
William Ainslis, Barnes; ]. P. Hathaway,
Mertensia; G.. D. Getty, Middle Granville;
]. W. Chisholm, New Kingston, and George
H. Lott, of Oceanus
The Pail Mall Gazette declares that the
relations between Germany and the Vatican
may be considered as virtually ruptured.
The Belfast News Letter has fully apollo
gized for libeling Mr.. Sexton and has paid
! 2500 damages.
Gloversville, N. Y, has about 1000 popu-
lation, and meeting has been called to
consider the revising of its charter prelimi-
nary to becoming city.
! During the last fiscal year 10, l36, 140 money
| orders were issued in the United States,