Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1894-10-11
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

A third state ticket has been put into
the field in New York by the Shepard
Democrats.
The auti-Tammany organizations in
New York city have nominated w. A.
l.. Strong for mayor.
Fall River, Mass, weavers voted to
stay out until market conditions change
or manufacturers restore wages.
The corner stone of the home of the
Commercial Travellers association was
laid at Binghampton, N. Y, Tuesday.
George j. Gould, the owner of the
Vigilant, arrived home Saturday morn
ing on the American line steamer New
York.
No Indictment was found against
Edward III. Oakes, charged with at
tempting to burn the Strout building in
Lynn, Mass.
Hon. Andrew Gregg Curtin, the old
war governor of Pennsylvania, died
Sunday morning at five o'clock. His
death was painless and calm.
The upper house of the Hungarian
diet adopted, by a majority of three,
the bill granting liberty Of worship to
all religious beliefs.
\ desperate attempt was made few
nights ago to assassinate Charles Wool
rich, the British vice-consul, at Mazat-
Ian, Mexico. His wounds may prove
fatal
A dispatch says that even after Poptl-
list precincts have everywhere been
thrown out, the Democratic majority in
Georgia is only 1000, with 80 counties
unreported.
Prof. David Swing died at Chicago
last week. He was born in Cincinnati
60 years ago. He accepted a call to the
pulpit of The Westminster Presbyterian
church, Chicago. in 1866.
Bluefields advices say that Calvin
Osburn of Pittsburg, the wealthy Amer
lean resident, has been arrested for par
ticipating in the July riots.
Six men were killed, ten are more or
less injured and $50, 600 worth of prop
erty destroyed by ihe burning of Kee-
nan & Jahan's fye-story furniture estab-
lishment at Detroit Saturday.
The anniversary of c. S. Parnell's
death was observed impressively at
Dublin Sunday. Special trains came
from all parts of Ireland, bringing
thousands of the dead leaders admirers.
It is learned from trustworthy Dip
/ lomatic source that the condition of the
ear is hopeless. He is conscious of his
condition and has been engaged lately
in writing a sort of political testament.
North Dakota, portions Of South Da-
kota, and the northern bGrder Of Minne-
sofa arc. buried under heavy fall of
snow. The storm, which in some lo-
talities developed i;ito blizzard, began
| sunday morning.
A number of Indiana trainmen who
were '.let out" during the A. r. q.
strike, being unable to secure positions
have been in correspondence with
South America railroad officials and
will emigrate there.
The estate of the late III. l.. Hallett,
FOR many years U. S. commissioner will
receive $685. as the result of a suit
brought by Mr.. Hallett in his lifetime
to recover fees disallowed by the comp
troller of the treasury.
| Minister Romero of Mexico says the
belligerent tone of press dispatches
stating that Mexican troops have been
sent to the Guatemalan frontier is un-
warranted, and that the trouble with
Guatemala is of trifiing Importance.
AT Columbus, O., indictments have
been returned by the grand jury against
! County Commissioner Cassidy, S. B.
Riggert and j. M. Mcdonald, all DEM
ocrats, for receiving a bribe of $1,000
each from the Columbus Bridge COM
pany.
The jury at Newport returned ver-
dict in the Miles murder case, finding
Abner G. Cram guilty of mansaughter
and James Bowe not guilty. Bowe was
discharged and Judge Tyler sentenced
Cram to hard labor in state prison DUR
| ing his life.
The bicycle record between Chicago
and New York was shortened one day
and II hours when G. w. Wolfe of
Chicago finished his 1037-mile ride Sun
day. Wolfe only slept IL hours during
his long ride. His actual time was 6
days, s hours and 30 minutes.
Alix, 2.O32, and Directum, 205l, will
trot their match race at Mystic Park,
October 20. The race is for $500 side,
with $4,000 added money, IS per cent of
which goes to the winner. 1t is pre-
dicted by good judges that all trotting
records will be broken if the conditions
are favorable.
On the application of Walter STAN
ton, of the stock brokerage firm of Cof-
fin & Stanton, Judge Lacombe has APP
pointed Newman Erb receiver of the
firms assets. 1t is claimed that the
assets will be more than enough , COW
er the liabilities, which are reported to
be S3,600,000.
The Union Foundry and Pullman
Car Wheel company of Pullman, Iu\
has fled articles of surrender of cha
with the secretary of state. The
tai stock is $4,000 On Sept
the directors decided on cl9S1
business and the assets Of
We're sold ~ tbsl
war;.
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