The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-10-09
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Alexander Salvini was married to a
member of his company.
Eben E. Jackson of Medford, Mass, fell
from "A tree aud broke his neck.
The October attendance at the Worlds
fair was not up to expectations.
The Boston Gun club won the American
championship and purse Of $3.50.
Roberts defeated Ives In the billiard
match at New York by 1864 points.
The president and his family have
moved to their country home for the
fall.
George Francis Trains nephew was
nominated by the Republicans for mayor
of Omaha.
The preliminary voting lists of worces-
ter, Mass, how a total Of 1897 names,
1865 more han last year.
John Fl. Written Of Boston attempted
to blind Gertie Emery at Portsmouth, N.
H., by throwing vitriol in her face.
James N. Muldoon of Lynnwood street,
Boston, caught and thrashed . burglar
and then turned him over to the police.
James Toohey Of Lawrence, Mass. while
attempting to steal q ride on q train, fell
beneath the cars, and both legs were man.
gled.
Amelia Hairs. alias Mime. Chionie, one
of the most notorious b~lackmailers of the
age, wasdriven out OF England by the secret
police.
The annual fair of the Brockton (Mass.)
Agricultural society was one Of the most
successful in the history Of the society for
20 years.
Signor Tanlongo, imprisoned manager
OF the Banca Romano, is hoping. by hints
OF unpleasant revelations, to secure King
Humbert's interference in his behalf.
Gilbert and Sullivan's new opera, ''Utopia
Limited; or, Flowers Of Progress" was
produced In London before a brilliant
audience.
Reports from Plum island, of Newbury.
port, Mass, indicate that a systematic rob-
berry of the cottages has been going ON
recently, and that several carloads Of
goods have been stolen.
The village store and postofics at Hope,
10 miles from Providence, was entered by
burglars, and, after ransacking the place,
they set fire 20 the building. The loss il
about 5000.
Coroner Hawkins of Providence finished
his inquest In the case Of the death Of
George Ellwood, who was shot by Deputy
Warden Rowe In attempting to escape
from the Rhode Island state prison re-
Gently. The coroner exonerstcd Deputy
Warden Rowe.
The coroner's inquiry into The McKeown
murder at Hartford has resulted in the
discovery Of new evidence, which seems
to fasten the crime upon Thomas j. Lar
kin, who, with the boy Rourke, Barber
Fee and Mrs Mccoy, Is held tor the muir.
der of the old man SAINT "a
IS on tne increase In
Polish day was celebrated at the Worlds
Fair Saturday
Paid admissions at the Worlds Fair Sat-
urday, 222, 176.
Yale defeated Crescent at Brooklyn, N.
Y, at football bys score OF 10 to o..
John Cronin, n San Francisco fireman,
was killed Mt n fire in st. Roses academy.
Assistant Secretary Hamlin has left
Washington for Chicago to arrange for the
closing Of the Worlds Fair on November /.
NJ. Blondin, who wa implicated In the
Panama scandal, and who was sentenced
to two years imprisonment, has been lib
Grated.
Secretary Gresham has appointed Julian
K. Cuttings, of Maryland, commercial
agent Of the United States at Port Hope,
Ontario.
News has Just reached Middlesborough,
Ky, Of q battle between moonshiners and
citizens In Knott county. Two men are
killed and the still was broken up.
A despatch from vicksburg, Miss, says
that the Metropolis athlstic club of that
city, being eager to secure the proposed
Corbett- Mitchell fight, offers q purse OF
$50, 900 for the contest 10 take place in its
arenA.