Passaic City record., 1890-07-10
LATER NEWS.

n H. was at church, his house took fire by
the overturning of an oil stove. Mrs. Huse
and Mr. Wetherbee's youngest child were
burned to death.
The four Hudson County IN. J) election
officers on trial for conspiracy in connection
with the election frauds in Jersey City were
sentenced, each, to eighteen months i'm
prisonment and $500 fine
AT Philadelphia, Penn, Daniel Mason
(colored) shot his wife in the shoulder in
aicting slight wound, and then blew his
own brains out Jealousy
THE dry house of Hermann's furniture
factory at Evansville, Ind, was burned
with vast amount of seasoned walnut lum-
Der. Loss, Sl75,000
WILL KENT shot his mistress, Lizzie
Hatcher, at Knoxville, Tenn, and then him.
self Both were dead when found. Kent
was member of the fire department of that
city and of good family.
FORMER State Treasurer Archer pleaded
euilty at Baltimore to the charge of embez-
zling s132 900 of the States funds, and was
sentenced to five years in the penitentiary.
A SPECIAL excursion train of fourteen
cars, carrying GOO Knights of Pythias and
ladies to the biennial Supreme Lodge at Mil
waukee, Wis, was derailed while entering
Manteno, ILL.,, at speed of thirty-five miles
an hour j. H. Crowder, of Waco, Texas
was killed and number of other Knights
badly injured.
GOVERNOR NICHOLS, of Louisiana, vetoed
the Lottery Franchise bill.
THE st. Louis (Mo.) Ore and Steel Com
pany has applied for receiver to prevent
garnishment by New York capitalists on the
Pilot Knob properties. The bonded indebt
+. edness of the company is 50, 100000.
THE House and Senate conferees agreed
i unon a compromise Silver bill, eliminating
the bullion redemption features
THE report of Major w. R. Livermore,
Corps of Engineers, in regard to river and
harbor improvements on the coast OF Massa-
chusetts and in Rhode Island and Connecti-
cut has been received at the War Depart
ment.
| COUNT NICHOLAS PEJACsEvITscH DE
VERocsE, commanding the imperial army in
Hungary, is dead
| COLONEL MARTINovICs, commandant of
the bodyguard of Prince Nicholas, ruler of
Montenegro and cousin of the Prince, was
murdered in the market place. The mur.
derer was Immediately seized by the people
N the market place, and lynched on the
spot
THREE HUNDRED London (England) po-
lcemen went on strike in consequence of tho
refusal of the Home Secretary to acceed to
their demands concerning more pay, redue-
ton of term of service and alteration of the
pension scale Outside the Bow Street Po-
lice Station great crowds of people were
rioting. Mounted police charged the people
indiscriminately, using their batons freely.
Many received injuries.
THE thermometer registered 100 degrees in
the shade in New York city, and several
eases of heat prostration were reported.
A TERRIFIC storm of thunder, lightning
and rain visited Meadvile, Penn. The light
ming played havoc with the electric lights
and telegraph wires. Trees were blown down
IN all directions and the roads blocked in
many places.
PETER D. WIGGINToY, who was candidate
of the American party for Vice-President
in 1888, died at his residence, in Oakland,
Cal, after a short illness. He was born at
Springfield, ILL.,, September 6, 1889.
THE Lottery Franchise bill passed the
Louisiana House over the Governors veto.
LARKIN S. Hope, City Marshal of Column
bus, Texas, shot and instantly killed Colonel
r. E. Stafford and John E. Stafford, his
brother. The victims were two of the most
prominent and wealthy land and cattle
owners in Texas. The shooting was the re-
suit OF an old feud.
CHARLES GOULD, supposed to be wealthy
Englislman. was stabbed to death by his
wife in Murphy, N. G.
THE Vanderbilts have secured a majority
of the stock of the Union Stock Yards at
Chicago, ILL.,, and Chauncey NJ. Depew is
slated for the presidency of the reorganizsd
company. The properties were purchased
for $19, ,00), 900, and will be capitalized at
s2t 0o9, 600. The bonds will be placed on
sale
BRIGADIER-GENERAL BENJAMIN H. GRI-
ERsoN has been placed on the retired list of
the army.
THE House Elections Committee decided
two Mississippi contested election cases
Hills against Catchings and Kernaghan
against Hooker--in favor of the sitting
Democratic members, Messrs Catchings and
Hooker
PRESIDENT HARRISON returned to Wash
ington after spending several days with his
family at Cape May, N. ].
A NUMBER of petitions from half dozen or
more States have been presented in the
Senate praying for an acknowledgment of
| Almighty God and the Christian religion in
the Constitution of the United States.
TURKEY has demanded the fixing of date
when the British troops will evacuate Egypt