Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1890-10-16
TNGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
NUMBER 9.
THE HISTORY OF A WEEK

African Republic. arrived IN New York.
The City Of New York beat the Teutonic b.
one hour in the passage from Queenstown ~
New York.
James Atkins, lawyer and prominent Re-
publican politician, was found dead in his
Office in Savannah.
William Sprague, Jr., grandson OF Salmon
n. Chase and son Of Ex-Governor Sprague. OF
Rhode Island. committed suicide by inhaling
chlorofofm al Seattle, Wash.
1t IS probable that an indictment win be
found against Schweinfurtn, the self-styled
divinity" The sheriff az Rockford, Ills. has
served papers On the dwellers in heaven" 10
appear before Tie grand jury.
Friday Oct. 10.
The census bureau places the population OF
Of New jersey at lfn.0iT, an increase Of 3yg-
95l in ten years.
The Pullman Palace Car company has been
successful In its vestibule suit against the
Boston and Albany railroad.
at mseting Of the Flint and Lime Glass
Manufacturers association In Pittsbu an
advance or nearly per cent. was made ia
prices.
Eight Asbury Park druggists ana lie pro-
prietors Of the Neptune club are being
charged before the grand jury at Freehold
with violating the law by the sale Of intoxi-
eating liquors.
jamestown. Colo, were eating lunch III the
blacksmith shop several sticks Of giant pow
der exploded, instantly killing Mack Miles,
Hugh Morgan and Harry Atkinson, and seri-
ously injuring Tom Richardson
Saturday, Oct. H.
The first snow Of the season fell IN Sierra
City, Cal. AkEa
The Belle City street railroad " Racine,
Wis. was sold to a New York syndicate for
sloo,6U.
The interstate deep water harbor conven-
uon met in Des Moines IA. only about thirty
delegates were present
The Rev. Dr. Booth, Uf EngIew0ol. ". J.,
has declined the presidency Of the theological
seminary at Auburn, N. "
At the annual session OF the grand lodge,
knights OF Honor, in New Jersey. held at
Newark, r G. Jones was elected grand die
tator-
The amended c0nstitu ton Of the Patriotic
Sons Of America was adopted iii Boston. The
most important change was the insertion Of
the word white making only white native
born citizens eligible for membership.
Monday, Oct. 13.
The military works al Forts Pike and Ma
comb. La, have been ordered abandoned.
A fire in La Harpe. his, destroyed the Gou-
cher block and several stocks of goods Loss
sI5,0W
The steamer John III Tygert wa burned at
her docks in Baltimore, where she was laid
up for repairs. Loss. $4,000.
John D. Nichols. late assistant postmaster
at Berien Springs, Mich, has pleaded guilty
to embezzliug postal money orders
Andrew schmitt was shot ana killed by
John Turner, bartender, at Idlewild, a sub
urb OF Cincinnati. The cause az THE murder
was old quarrel.
Ar gt Tnufs thn frrr rf Typ+yf-,rr.,. 1--I,11.
ker q Nicholstein Frolichstein. clothing
manufacturers, confessed Judgment in the
sum of Ss3,S72; assets Unknown
Tuesday, Oct. a..
The New Jersey conference Of the Methodist
church viii convene MI Pennsgrove on
Oct. p.
The reported drowning Of five men III the
Delaware river near kiukora, \. J.. proves
to be erroneous.
John Rca, seaman Of Philadelphia, was
drowned in Baltimore while attempting 10
abandon his ship.
The twelve Trenton brick yards have closed
and l000),Ol0 of pressed brick viii have to be
carried over to next season.
The breaking Of derrick in the yards Of
the Illinois Steel company, Chicago. resulted
in the injury Of six men, one Of whom will
probably die
The Slate and Metal Roofers' union. OF
Boston. have decided TO demand an advance
from So VI 81 q pc day and eight hoIrs ~
Saturday and after Oct q
The following population of states is an
n0unced BY the census Office: Illinois. as s53ss
increase, 749.555 Louisiana. l.ll6,S2s. increase,
1852. Mississippi, 12sf So; increase, l55 30
The sixty-eigLth annual meeting of the
Presbyterian Synod Of New Jersey Will be
held in the First Presb yterian church, at At
laatic City, commencing on Monday evening.
Oct. 20 aF O'clock.
Wednesday, Oct. 10.
The Merchants National bank of Carlisle,
Pa. capital si0l,a01. Was authorized to begin
business.
An lS-ycar-old boy held up an overland
stage i'll California and secured SlOi. He was
arrested and has confessed.
While Mrs Allen Blake, Of Lexington, Ne.
was handling rife, the weapon was dis
charged. fatally inJuring her littie child.
Charles Queen, an actor with Leavitt's
"spider ana Fly' company, who was arrested
in Trenton, \. j.. for passing counterfeit
money was sentenced To eighteen months
Imprisonment.
Five hundred representative business men
of PHILADELPHIA arrived at Chattanooga.
Tenn, ia special trains To attend the sale OF
property at kensington. Ca, a new town on
The Chattanooga Southern road
Patrick German, foreman OF the gas de-
partment of the Otis Iron and steel company,
Cleveland, went into the drying department
to take nap soon aftsrward the heat was
turned on and he was roasted 70 death
Ex-President Rutherford B. Hayes stopped
over in indianapolis while en- route for the
st. Louis meeting M the Loyal Legion, Of
which he Is president. and was banqurfed by
the Indiana commandary of that nrtrr at the
Grand hotsl
The treasury department has decided that
books imported for the use W colleges.
schools, etc. are admitted to Ibis country
under the new law substantially AZ they were
admitted under the old tariff law and subject
to the same restrictions - zExu