Evening journal., 1889-02-06
NEWS OF OUR NeIeHsoRs.
Happenings of Interest in Several states
Briefly Chronicled.

Happenings of Interest In Several States.
Briefly Chronicled.
Pidock Bros. saw mill and peach basket
factory was burned at Whitehouse Hunter
don county, n. j. Loss SlS,OO0
While speaking in a hippant manner Of
death, John w. COwdery, a professional mind
reader and faith curist, was striker with
paralysis at West Haven, Conn, and died
shortly after
Marshall Birds large picture factory at
Changewater, n. j., has been burned, throw
ing forty people out OF WORK. ahd causing a
loss of S35,OOO.
The Massachusetts house adopted the pro
posed prohibitory constitutional amendment
Among the nominations for postnasters
sent to the senate by President Cleveland
were A. Z. Newng, at Long Branch, n. j. /;
X, > bowman, Berwick, Pa, and A. b. Pat
ton, Altoona, Pa.
$, E. Todd, Of Orange, N. j., has brought
suit against j. W. q J. X Field, lawyers. for
$4,000 damages. He claims TO nave sustained
ioss because defendants did not properly at
tend 10 his interests in litigations IN which
they represented him and by fraudulent bills
Of costs.
The third annual session Of the Merchant
Tailors Exchange of the United States is be-
ing held in New York, with $50 delegates in
attendance.
Plainheld, N. j., which has heretofore
charged $500 for liquor license fee, the high
est IN the state, has increased it TO 100 Ia the
hope Of reducing the number of saloons.
Nevertheless there is one more application
than there was last year for the excise board
TO consider
Rev. H. p. Fleming rector Of st. Johns
Roman Catholic chuscn, Orange, has written
to both branches OF the New Jersey legisia-
ture am ''open letter. ON the high license local
option question protesting against the repeal
Of the law.
Mrs Katherine Wannemacher, leading
lady, and Louis McCarter, stage manager,
Tor the Noristown Dramatic association,
which gave "A very successful performance Of
Boucicaults "The Willow Copaen the other
night, are to be disciplined by the Baptist
and Methodist churches Of watch they are
members. Mrs. Wannemacher expects to 20
ON the stage professionally.
John Welsh, brakeman jumped of a
train at Bergen Point and was struck by
passing engine, thrown a long distance and
fatally injured.
Cerebro spinal meningitis is spreading
among the horses in the vicinity of New
Brunswick, n. j. Several owners have lost
a number of valuable animals
Arthur Decker, OF New York, was con
yicted in the United States court at Trenton.
n j., Of fraudulent use Of the mails, and Of
attempting TO bride the postmaster tx CCiii-
ton, n. J. He worked what "a known as the
sawdust game Anthony Comstock was the
principal witness for the prosecution.
Mrs r. Loughlin, aged 1O3 years, the old
est woman in northern New York, died at
Beelumantown. She was in good health until
a week ago
Billey Dacey, Of New York, defeated Jack
Costello, of Bay City, Mich, in a fight on
Long Island last night, knocking him out in
the second round
Harry Gasner, the diamond thief. attempted
suicide in Raymond Street jail. BROOKLYN.
last night by jumping over railing to the
IRON floor thirty feet beneath. He was Sc
verely injured, but may recover.
News reaches Canaioharie, n. Y, that
seventeen men and four teams broke through
the ice and were drowned while dragging
logs on Pine lake, Fulton county.
Elizabeth Munday, maiden lady, aged Co.
was murdered and robbed at Eiendsville,
Susquehanna county, Pa, Sunday night by
a man in her employ, who has fed.
A sherins jury IN Brooklyn returned YER
dict of $4,000 in favor of James j. Meehan,
Of that city, against Garrett Brinkerhoff. a
wealthy man Of Communipaw, n. j., for
alternating the affections Of Meehan's wife