Passaic City record., 1893-04-08
south and West.

A BIG Illicit distillery, valued at $75, GOO.
was seized by Government officers in Balti-
more, Nd.
HAROLD M. EEwALL and W. s. Bowen
sailed from San Francisco, CAL, for Hawaii,
it was rumored, to assist Commissioner
Blount.
A. b. SUTTON and his bookkeepsr. Will
lam Beecher, were arrested at Louisville,
KY, for Whisky Trust certificate forgeries
amounting to $500, 900.
In the presence of polyglot gathering
numbering about two hundred the Hoo
Den, or sacred palace of the Japanese at
jackson Park, Chicago, ILL.,, was dedicated.
LOUIS LEWIS, colored, was hanged at
Macon. Ga, for the murder OF his wife.
FIRE destroyed one-fifth of the town of
Galena. Nd. Twenty-Five stores and dwell
ings were consumed. There was no fire
department there.
A TRAIN loaded with japanese exhibits
for the Worlds Fair. including five car
loads of natives and big ourang outang,
collided at Moingona, Iowa. The natives
were more frightened than injured.
AT Clarksville, Va. the buildings on both
sides of Fourth street. from Main street,
were consumed except the railroad depot
and Magee's warehouse. Eight or ten
stores. hotels. offices and tobacco houses
were burned. Two colored men were burned
to death.
A FIERCE woodland fire DESTROYED some of
the best timber lands in Virginia and in
North Carolina, along the the line OF the
Petersburg and Weldon and Wilmington
and Weldon railroads. The fire covered an
area Of over 100 miles.
The United States cruiser Essex, which
returned from South America about a
month ago, has been ordered to Annapolis,
Nd, for use as practice ship.
JOSEPH HATTERwAcK and his son Charles
were drowned while crossing an arm of the
Mississippi, at Lincoln Park, Mimi.
GENERAL scaoFIELD telegraphsd to Gen.
eral Miles, at Chicago, to sent troops to Ant
lers, Indian Territory, the scsne of the
Choctaw troubles.
A coLoRED desperado named Morgan was
lynched by a mob of his own color at Ora.
ham. Va. Hemurdered law abiding young
c0lored man at a frolic.
vIcE-PREsrDENT STEVENSON formally
opened the bazar Of the MARYLAND Society
uf the Sons of the American Revolution at
Baltimore. He delivered an address.
CRY TREASURER STRONG. of Grand Island,
Neb.. confessed to his bondsmen that he was
$13, 900 short in his accounts He surr endered
his property and turned over his offices
PRAIRIE fires in kansas and Nebraska
have destroyed scores Of farm buildings and
swept everything out Of their path.
ENGINE No. 2 of the Choctaw Coal and
Railway Company exploded as it was leav-
ing Red Oak, Indian Territory, causing the
death of four trainmen.
FIRE at Carrollton, Ca, destro yed the en-
tire business portion of the city. Eighteen
buildings were burned. The fire was of in
cendiary origin.
DAVID MERIwETHER Ex-Governor of New
Mexico and Henry Clay's successor in the
United States Senate, died at Louisville,
KY, few days ago, aged ninety years.
In a battle between farmAs at jackson
Junction. Iowa, and seventy-five employees
Of the Chicago. Milwaukee, and st. Paul
Railroad who were trying to prevent the
farmers from building warehouse. seven
or eight men were badly hurt. At least one
will die The railroad men won.
ALMOST complete returns showed the
election in Michigan of Judge Hooker, Re
publican, for Supreme Judge and the two
Republican Regents by nluraliti ties of more
than TO- 600 each. "A light vote was poiied
throughout the State. Election for Circuit
Judges was held in twenty three districts,
of which the Republicans carried thirteen,
the Democrats four and the Fusionists six.
THE Re publicans carried the Kansas cleo
tions: not a single city was reported as elect
ing Populist Mayor.
CARTER HARRISON. Democrat. was elect.
ed Worlds Fair Mayor of Chicago.
Ill. his plurality over Samuel w. Allerton,
Republican, being estimated at 10. 0Ju.