The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-01-01
POINTS ON PANTUCGT.
The Busy Hours Of the Las Night
of Registration.
THE GRIP is DECLINING,
Dragging the River for the Body Of the
Man Who Went Over the Dam-The
Victim Supposed to be James Crofton
of Central Falls.

The last night Of registration in this
city was a busy one and both parties
worked hard up to the last moment. At
the Office of the City Clerk it was busy
place and the clerk and assistant were
both steadily engaged until closing up
time. The workers of both parties were
very active and searched far and near for
delinquents. There was a long line of
anxious ones who had neglected until the
last moment to register 1t is an exceed
ingly large registration and the work done
by the several ward committees OF the
Garfield Club is a credit To them and the
Republican party The Democrats have
tration of their party than for many years.
1t is larger registration than ever before
in this city.
The new fire station on Pleasant View
has gained a widespread reputation, and
almost daily many people, several OF
whom are strangers, call to inspect it.
The works of the Nicholson File Works
on Dexter street are closed TO take account
of stock. They will resume operations
Monday.
The physicians report a slight falling
off in the number of grip cases and attri-
butte the fact to the cooler weather. Those
who have been sufferers are recovering
more rapidly since the cold snap and there
are not many new cases. DR.. Fuller has
recovered sufficiently TO resume practice.
a great difference is noticed in the return
10 work of many within few days who
were sufferers.
The city's indebtedness at the close of
the fiscal year, as presented by the city
treasurer, is as follows: Net debt general
account, 81, OIL ,4l0.63; net debt sewer ac-
count, S32s ,0s5 "a; net debt water account,
81 ,25O, ,633 81; total debt Nov. 80, 1891, ST.
GOO, 1924; total debt Nov. 80, 1890, S2,-
332, ,9s0. so; increase during 1891, s287, 1854.
The increase is caused by the following
expenditures: Sewer construction, 49,
600; general account, S2l9, ,l57.07; total,
S26S, ,159.07; less decrease in water debt,
81 ,023.3S, making the total $267 1874.
The police were early at work yesterday
dragging the river for the body of the man
seen going over the dam near the Main
stree granite bridge, but was as unsuc-
cessful as the day before. That the vic
tim is James Crofton, resident of Cen
trail Falls and home on furlough from
the Soldiers Home at Bristol, is so con-
sidered by many. A visit TO his residence
at the corner of Charles street in the above
village, information is gained that he had
not returned home up To o'clock this
morning. He was to return to the Bristol
home yesterday, and when he left his resi-
dence Tuesday, about O'Clock Il. NJ, the
last time seen aliye by his family he re-
Quested that his 1eefer coat be cleaned
ready for his return. He had about S3
with him, and was going to purchase
white shirt after calling upon neighbor
named Connors who resides in what is
termed the No. 3 River house near the
Blackstone river, nearly opposite his own
residence. The door yard leads direct to
the water The family state that he was
very near sighted, and having been drink
ing might have wandered into the water
at which place there is swift under cur
rent Search in the above locality has
been made by the Central Falls police but
no trace of him could be found, and the
occupants say they heard no outcry.
The greatest trouble upon the minds Of
the saveral members-elect of the new mu-
nicipal government is whether or not they
will be placed on committees where they
desire to be at the organization or whether
Mayor Carroll will have his favorites, and
sjme be placed where their friends can
not be found with work, Hugh j. Carroll
will do as has been the custom of all
mayors-look out for himself and party
first, then let the others in afterwards.
There is one thing certain-Mayor Carroll
cannot carry the administration as he
likes, as the majority Of the government
is Republican. His work in the Mayors
chair, if he be permitted to remain, will
be watched with considerable interest by
both parties