Passaic City record., 1891-11-07
LATER NEWS.

II fhEEhOLDEhS MULLEN anu mCNJlQ1eS. OIL
the County Board, were struck by a fast
Pennsylvania train while driving across the
Market street crossing, in Newark, N, J.
The carriage was smashed to flinders. Null
len was hurled distance of thirty feet and
instantly killed. and McGinnes had leg
taken off. He was removed to the hospital,
where he died that night
DESTRUCTIVE forest fires ragged in the
Connecticut woods, extending from Wilton
to New Canaan. Several hundred acres
have been burned over, doing great
amount of damage. An extensive forest
Conn.,, doing much damage.
THE failure of the Maverick Bank has
caused run on the Five Cents Savings
Bank of Boston, Mass.
CAPTAIN ARTHUR r. YATES. United
States Navy, died of heart disease at the
Portsmouth IN. H. Navy Yard. Captain
Yates was commandant of the Portsmouth
yard, where he had been stationed little
more than year.
WILLIAM Cox and his son of Wapella,
ILL.,, attempted to deepen an old well. Both
were overcome by gas and died.
SIX persons, including the captain, were
drowned when the British ship Strathblanc,
from Honolulu, went ashore twenty five
miles north of Astoria, Oregon.
Ex-Governor ALBERT s. MARKS, of
Nashville. Tenn, died few days ago. He
was born in Davies County, KY, on Octo-
ber 16, 1886.
The Republicans won sweeping muni-
cipal victory in Chicago, Ill.
A STATEMENT prepared at the Treasury
Department shows that there was net in
crease in circulation during October of $685.
$40, 1885, and net increase of SO, 1872, 403 il,
the money and bullion in the Treasury dur
ing the same period.
NOTICES of intention to contest the right
to the seats of six members-elect to the House
of Representatives in the Fifty-second Con
gress have been filed with the clerk of the
House.
ADvIcEs from Yokohama, Japan, say
that by the violent storm of September
fifty-two lives were lost and thirty-seven
hundred houses damaged. Seven hundred
and eighty vessels were sunk. Great dam
age was done to crops. The loss to property
is estimated at 81, 900, 900.
A DISPATCH from Rio Janerio the capital
of Brazil, brings news Of what seems to be
little less than another revolution. Congress
has been dissolved and martial law has been
proclaimed at Rio Janeiro and throughout
the provinces. The dispatch also announces
that dictatorship has been established in
Brazil.
THE run on the Five Cents Savings Bank
of Boston, Mass. ceased. Colonel Jonas II.
French, Director of the Maverick Bank of
Boston, being unable to secure bail, was
taken to Jail in that city.
Four stockmen were killed and an engineer
injured in collision between two sections of
stock train few miles south Of Waco,
Texas.
THE Bank of Caledonia Mimi, has been
robbed. About $1,000 in cash was secured,
besides notes and papers. The burglars stole
horses and carriage belonging to Asa
Duprague, the head of the bank, and fed.
The ''oldest man on earth,n Hiram Lester,
was married few nights ago in the Opera
House at Atlanta, Ca, fee of twenty-five
cents being charged to all who witnessed the
ceremony. Hiram is 124 years old, and his
bride, Mrs. Mary Mosely, is eighty-one. The
old man fell in love with the old woman,
who was matron of the Poor House when he
was sent there ten years ago. He fell into
the hands of fakirs who hit upon the scheme
of having them married in the Opera House,
they sharing in the profits.
DIR. Mort SMITH, of Hawaii. has arrived
in Washington, and will represent Hawaiian
interests there until duly accredited Minis
ter is appointed.
THE Navy Department nas concluded to
use nickel-steel in the manufacture of all
armor hereafter for vessels of war.
SECRETARY PROCTOR formally resigned
his place in the Cabinet before leaving
Washington for Vermont a few days ago.
He has been appointed by Governor Page to
serve the remainder of Mr. Edmunds's term
in the Senate.
PRESIDENT FoNsEcA has proclaimed him
self Dictator of Brazil. Troops patrol the
streets of Rio Janeiro. Many persons were
killed in the riots. There is disposition in
certain districts to start an uprising.
TYPHUs has killed 1000 of the Russian
troops on the Pruth.
FIVE railway employees and five British
soldiers were killed and thirty-one soldiers
and four natives injured in railroad acci-
dent between Bombay and Nagpur, India,
caused by the breaking of tire on tie
driving wheel of the locomotive.
THE Liberal party in Chilli won sweep
ing victory in the recent elections. The
Liberal electors met in caucus several days
ago and nominated for President of Chilli
for the ensuing five years Admiral Jorge
Montt. The nomination is equivalent to an
election. Admiral Montt was pronounced
opponent of President Balmaceda.