Gloucester County Democrat., 1891-09-17
THE HISTORY OF A WEEK
Friday. Sept. III.


Winconsin, died at Theresa, n. Y
Five railroad laborers were killed and
several seriously injured by an express
train at Glasgow, Scotland.
Among the callers on the president at
Cape May yesterday were General f. Burd
Grubb and Captain w. w. Wharton.
The special flyer over the New York
Central road made the distance from New
York to Buffalo, 4361 miles, in 426 minutes
running time
President Harrison's family has engaged
apartments at rhe Woodlawn Park hotel,
Auburndale, Mass, and they will spend
some time there.
Saturday, Sept. IL.
Mrs. Katherine Herrick, aged 65 years,
the wife of a well known farmer of Rotter-
dam, n. ", committed suicide by hanging.
She is the eighth member of her family to
take her own life within a few years.
M. B. Curtis, the actor known as ''Saml
of Posen,n which character lie created, is
under arrest in San Francisco on charge
of numbering a policeman who had ar
rested him. Many believe him innocent.
Admiral Brown, commander of the Pa
cific station, has been ordered to proceed
from Chile to San Francisco. The recall
shows that the state and navy depart
ments consider the troubles in Chile at an
end
John and William Roman, father and SON.
had fatal quarrel with Shelby Jett. a
farmer, near Richmond, KY, yesterday,
the younger Roman being killed and the
senior Roman seriously injured. Jett was
shot in the hand, but the wound is not
fatal. He has been arrested
Monday. Sept. IA.
Four children of William KIeing were
burned to death at Wichita, Kan
Mr. David Humphreys Storer, the old
est historian in the country, died yester-
day at Boston, aged 81.
At Albert Lea, Mimi, during the thun-
der storm, the house of Peter A. Peterson,
Of the town of Geneva, Freeborn county,
was struck by lightning and Chris Peter
son, aged II years, who was lying in bed
was Instantly killed, although brother
| who slept with him escaped. No serious
| damage was done to the house.
Edmund Claxton, well known Phila-
delphian and one of the first cottagers of
| Atlantic city, died at his residence on Penn
sylyania avenue, in that city. He was a
prominent book publisher and well known
in that circle. He was at one time a mem
Der Of the firm of J. B. Lippincott & Sons,
and senior member Of the publishing firm
of Claxton, Remsen g. Haffelfinger
Tuesday, Sept. 15.
The pope is preparing an encyclical con-
demning the agitation in Italy in favor of
a divorce law.
! 1t is stated that the Chileans have pur-
chased the italian steamship Aquila and
transformed her into cruiser.
There have been fifteen deaths from
cholera recently on board H. M. S. Mara
thon and H. NJ S. Redbreast, at Bombay,
/ India.
On Monday next the swimmers Dalton,
Fisher and Albert will enter the water to-
gether at Cape Grisnez, France, for a
swimming contest to Dover, England.
1 A novel prize fight took place at Peoria
\ His, between Chinaman named Lii Lung
and a negro named George Massler. The
fight was for purse, and the Chinaman
! whipped his opponent to a standstill
Wednesday, Sept. 10
/ The trial of Mrs Lippincott for forgery
at Mays Landing, n j., resulted in a YER
dict Of acquittal
The Paris Temps says that Henry N.
| OldAltg 10 plduHll5 IL u6W congo 6XpeQt-
! ton for King Leopold.
Breadstuff exports from the United
\ States during August past were valued at
$2S,S53, $40, against Sl0,T2l ,2l0 in August,
1890.
Hon. Stewart L. Woodford delivered the
4 oration at the dedication yesterday Of the
$50, 900 soldiers and sailors monument at
Troy, n. Y.
A wreck occurred on the Elkhorn rail
road, near Fremont, Neb, yesterday, and
fireman named W. w. Wilson was
/ killed. A light engine ran into freight
train, causing the accident
William Hopper, convict escaped from
the state prison at Sing Sing, N. IT., yes
/ terday. a search party is now out after
him. He was serving fifteen years SEN
tences and had two more years to serve.
Thursday, Sept. II.
Secretary Foster has issued circular
limiting the continuance Of the AZ bonds.
4 with interest at per cent, to Sept. 80.
1 Mrs Harrison, Mr. and Mrs. Mckee
and the presidents two grandchildren are
at the Woodland Park hotel Auburndale.
Mass.
i The Shanghai correspondent of the Lon
don Times says: 'The customs authorities
here have seized large quantity Of arms
and ammunition intended for secret soci-
ETY. at Chinkiang. Foreigners are impli-
cated'