Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1890-12-18
THE HISTORY OF A WEEK


Col Andrew H. Young,of the regular army.
died at Dover, y. H.. aged SO.
John r. Blaine died at Ottawa, Kan. aged
SO. lie was A cousin of Secretary Blaine.
Mr. Parnell has nominated Barry O'Brien
to oppose Sir John Pope Hennessey In Kill
kenny.
W. p. OImsteaH. postmaster at Decatur.
Ala, has absconded with $1,000 of govern
ment money
The American Print works at Fall River,
Mass, will shut down at tho end of this week
for an indefinite period
The first American application OF DR..
Kochs cure for tuberculosis was made at St
Luke's hospital, New York. yesterday.
1t Is alleged in Washington that Attorney
General Miller viii be appointed To the bench
and Senator SpOoner called to the cabinet.
Friday. Dec. IL.
The Irish envOys ID New York issued an
other manifesto on the situation In Ireland
The New Jersey state military board have
decided to change the side arms worn by
mounted officers from swords 10 sabers-
The Pennsylvania Railroad company has
commenced active operations for the purpose
Of tunnelinz under the canal in Trenton
Horace Kelley, who died in Cleveland a
week ago, leaving an estate Of SI5a0lJ, willed
S500,O0O for national gallery Of arts to be
established in tnat city
NJ. SteenbOck, a travelling salesman for r.
Blankenburg Il Co., of Philadelphia was
found dead ID lii bed in the Palmer house in
Chicago. The gas was turned on.
The Farmers Alliance excursion yesterday
visited the sugar plantations near Kissimmee
and today left for the Indian river. There
are nearly 500 in the party, travelling by spe-
cial train, and they are everywhere met by
reception committees with bands Of music.
Saturday. Dec. LIB.
Charles Miller a I5-yeAr-old boy has been
found guilty of murder in the first degree in
Wyoming
Miss Lucy Drexall. OF New York, had to
pay SG import duty on a gold bracelet that
an English friend had sent by mail as a we'd
ding present
The mammoth Forth bridge Is said to have
affrightcd the heroic soul Of Steve Brndie
and the discredited bridge jumper has sailed
for New York.
The University Of Penns ylvania has re-
ceived from Berlin a consignment Of DR..
Koch's lymph. Tt Will be c1perimen ted with
in the university hospital.
Henry c. Kump, the Reading railroad
brakeman charged with criminal negligence
in causing the disaster at ShoemakersF vile.
Pa. by which twenty people were killed, was
acquitted.
Peck, Martin a. Co., one Of the largest firms
in the building material business ia New
York. made an assignment Liabilities.
S300001; assets. S40,00j They attribute their
failure to slow collections.
Harry Paulson. the pusilist has departed
this life at Nottingham. aged T2. His most
famous battle was that with Tom sayers, in
which be was defeated after a terrific strug-
gle lasting through los rounds.
Monday, Dec Is.
Charles Coghlan. the actor, has been de-
clared bankrupt.
All the original package saloons at Pierre.
: D., were raided and their proprietors ar
rested.
Secretary Window called on the leading
bankers of New York to discuss the financial
situation.
The match for the skating championship Of
the world will occur at Haverneen, Holland.
on Dec. y.
John PetiIliott, Of Columbus. Ind. has been
sentenced to ninety-nine years imprisonment
for wife murder.
The Federation Of Labor decided not to
antagonize tie Knights of Labor in the slrug-
gle now going on In New York.
The municipal recount Of Newark, N. J.
brings the population M to l92.s24, while the
government enumerators only found 1sl. 200.
A fire in Rochester. Pa, burned several
buildings and caused a loss Of $4,000. The
Beaver Falls fire department refused their
reque st for aid.
The Dorrance building at Providence. R.
l., was burned and a number Of tiremen hurt.
The building was filed with employees, who
utilized the fire escape. Loss about S50Lo01.
Tuesday, Dec. 10.
Twelve hundred persons have died Of
small pox in Guatemala during the last seven
weeks
The Baltimore. Catonsville and Ellicott's
Mills horse railroad was sold in Baltimore to
q syndicate for S95,000
The expected settlement Of tile trouble at
Clark's Thread works in Newark n j. did
not take place yesterday.
Thomas Murphy. a young man. wa in
stantly killed by falling under street car
on Clinton street. Trenton
The third party movement has taken def
mite form in a call for a national convention
to meet at Cincinnati Feb. g3.
The Ohio Republicans are talking about
nominating ex-President Hayes or Senator
Sherman for the governorship.
Ia quarrel about payment for drinks
Henry Galway fatally shot Emil P Soul
nier in a saloon, at Houston, Tex
This is the forty-frst day Of Succi's fast
The first thing be Will take when III fast j.
over, on Friday, Will be a cup Of cocoa
Baron de Cedarkrantz. who was recently
appointed chief justice of Ssmon, sailed from
San Francisco on the steamer Alameda for
Apia.
Wednesday. Dec. IL.
The Cadwallader Tile and Brick works at
Fostoria, O., were burned. Loss. S5l.510-
The Swiss government has issued u decree
ordering the expulsion OF six Anarchists
from Geneva
The new revenue cutter Galveston viii be
launched tomorrow from the yard of Reeder
a. Sons, in Baltimore.
The Chicago council adopted an ordinance
granting the right Of way on all streets to
fuel gas company, that IS 10 charge q over
% cents per l.001 feet for natural 90. %
cents for the manufactured article, with
rebate Of 10 cents per I,Ol1 feet for promp,
payment.
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