The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1890-10-01
THE HISTORY OF A WEEK
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wednesday, Sept. "A.
Advices from Massowah are that the chol-
era is spreading to adjacent cities.
:. Patrick O'Brien. NJ. p, was arrested in Dub
lin on the same warrant which was served ON
the other Irish leaders.
The Steamship Owners association. Of Syd-
ney. n. s. W., has concluded three yearsY
agreement with their engineers.
A commercial crisis is prevailing at Liz
bon. The banks are in a precarious condk-
tion and everything indicates panic. y
The Hon. William Walter Phelps, United
states minister to Germany, arrived in New
York on the steamer Elbe. Mr.. Phelps has
turned fo- vacation which will extend
qDtll after the elections
Thursday, Sept. %.
I Asa Dow. ex-president of tho Chicago board
Of trade, lied, In his 9th year.
Fire in the Standard Oil works at Jersey
City did da uage amounting to $4,000.
President Daz. of Mexico. refused conces-
sions asked for by two American lottery COM
panies.
The switc hmens' convention selected Phila-
delphia as the place Of holding Its next an
nual meeting.
Rev. Henry Nj. Booth. D. D., of Englewood,
N. j.. was elected first president Of the Au-
burn Theological minary, n. Y.
The largest bell ever made In this country
has been cast at Milwaukee for the wiscon-
sin Central depot. Weight, 1858 pounds.
william Elliott, unsvat-,i by tue house %
representatives. was nominated by acclama-
ton for congress, by the Democrats of the
Seventh district of South Carolina.
Herr Most condemns tho recent train
wrecking because innocent lives were imper-
He'd. but says II would have been excusable
had railroad magnates been on board.
FRIDAY. Sept. 20.
Brook q Pugh's -four and fsed warehouse
at Philadelphia burned; loss. $4,000.
John New, a Philadelphia baker, shot him
self dead as he stood over an Ice box contain
ing the dead body of his wife.
Harvard college opens with 100 freshmen,
the largest class on its record.
Thomas Lewis lineman, was almost in
stantly killed while cutting a live wire in
Omaha
There is demand for vessels to carry grain
and live stock to the United States in conse-
quence of the probable passage of the Nc
Kinley bill. Double as much barley has been
exported up to date as was ever before.
Order has been restored In Manipur. The
maharajah has abdicated In favor Of his
brother.
Saturday, Sept. 1T.
Four leaders in the Tioino (switzerlandl re-
volt have been arreste,.
The statement that Prince Bismarck was
The Jeanette monument will be unveiled at
the Naval Academy cemetery, Annapolis,
Md, next month.
The Capital Baseball park has been pur-
chased as a site for the new government print
Ing Office at a cost of S24ll75
A serious conflict occurred at Coimbra.
Portugal between students and police, and
some were killed and several wounded.
The Prouty g. Barr Boot and Shoe COM
of lar nh l-xf hs
sheriff on judgments aggregating S53.l5l.
The North Pacific ind ustrial exposition
opened in Portland. Greg. 1t will continue
one month. The display is very attractive.
Edmund NJ. Sturges, for years superin-
tendent of the East End Horse railroad. OF
Bridgeport, Conn.,. was killed by the acci-
dental discharge of gun.
Monday, Sept. 30.
An unknown tugb oat went down with all
hands in Lake Michigan, off Racine, Wis.
Gen. Abram Duryea, the famous COM
mander of the New York zouaves, is dead.
e. J. Edgery. the husband of Rose Coghlan.
the actress, obtained divorce from her at
Sioux Falls s. ID.
The village of Kinmount, Ont, was almost
completely destroyed BY fire. only two hotels
and one store being left.
Mrs. Celuria Allen, of New Woo istock, N.
Y, aged 81, carded the hair clipped from Mrs
Cleveland's pet dog spun 1t into yarn and
knit pair of gloves. which she presented to
the ex-president.
There is dissatisfaction In Canada over the
announcement that Lieut.. Col. Herbert. Of
the British Grenadier Guards. has been ap-
pointed Gen. Middieton's successor in the
command Of the Canadian militia.
Tuesday, sept. so.
The president approved the land grant for
feiture bill.
M. seph Savory has been elected lord
mayor of London.
e. Courtney Jenkins, a prominent citizen OF
Richmond. Va, Is dead.
3 Hon. Isaac w. Hammond. state historian
of New Hampshire. died at Concord, aged so.
AS the result Of the recent revival meetings
at Cleveland, Tenn, 80 converts joined the
churcnes of their choice.
The we'll known Rohan Bros Boiler Man
ufacturing company, in ST. Louis. filed no.
tices of assignment for $l45,OO0.
The Italian steamer stura. bearing 400 inn
migrants, is detained at quarantine, New
York harbor with smallpox ON board.
Lewis NJ. Griffin. a well known Richmond
tobacconist, committed suicide by shooting
himself. He was to have been married on
Oct. 8.
The interstate fair. New JERSEYS great ex-
hibition, opened at Trenton. The grounds
are crowded. Many exhibits have arrived
and many more are coming In rapidly.
The Union Pacific railroad statement for
August shows that the gross earnings were
S3.S73Dl4; increase. $S7,z3I; net earnings
Sl.475.6,0; decrease, $24S,75e.
The car has finally consented to act as ar
bitrator In the matter of the boundary be-
tween French Guiana and Dutch Guiana, a
question now an issue between the govern
ments Of France and Holland.