The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-01-10
TELEGRAPHiC BREVITIEs.


uJIne Ice harvest on the Hudson has COM
menced. The ice is eight Inches thick.
Philadelphia is to have new industry
the manufacture OF street railway cars.
The Society for the Prevention Of Crime
lauds the New York police commissioners
A livery stable aud steamboat whnrf
were destroyed by fire at Nantucket. Mass.
Thomas G.. Platt says Governor Nor
tons presidential candidacy means bust
pess.
There are 0,ois more females than males
IN New York, according To the board Of
health census
Adam w Stanhopc has signed a con-
Iract to catch for the New York Baseball
club next season.
Fire in the lacquerng room of Holmes,
Booth & Hayden at Waterbury, Conn,
did $1,000 damage.
Architects estimates are being made
for the erection OF a new Masonic temple
at Boston on the present site.
Ex-Governor w. r. Marshall OF Mime
sofa died at Pasadena, Cal, where no went
about two years ago for his health.
Andrew Young, aged so, a mlkman,
was instantly killed at the Lunenburg
y
Arthur II. Patten, ex.postmaster OF Toll
land, Conn, was arrested on charges
brought by the postofiicc department.
The man who hanged himself at the
Warren tR. IL Jail has been identified as
John Feciey, "a weaver, Of Cohoes, n. Y.
Edwin j. Venable OF Hyde Park, Mass,
was arrested on the charge OF making a
fraudulent use of the mails and held in
$500.
Professor William McAfee, principal OF
Claverack college, Hudson. " Y, is dead
He was connected with the college "a
years.
Cornelius sullivan was knocked down
and run over by an electric car ut Man
chester, n. H., sustaining probably fatal
injuries.
John r. Drexcl Of Philadelphia has pur-
chased n summer residence on Ochre
point, Newport, r. l., at a reported price
OF s225, 900
First Lieutenant Swift OF the Ninth
cavalry. U.SA., committed suicide by
shooting himself through the heart 1T
sort Robinson, Ne5
The cepsus just taken at Indian island,
Oldtown. Me-, shows: Inhabitants, 393;
oldest, Molly Susep, 0i; youngest, 3 days.
In 1855. 10 births, deaths.
There was a throng Of invited guests
last night on the occasion of the reception
given by .he President and Mrs. Cleye-
land to the diplomatic corps.
The Star Brewing company OF West
Virginia has purchased 5000 feet OF land in
Boston for the purpose Of erecting a
brewery The building will cost $4,000.
The nanc OF EX-GOVERNOR Brown of
Maryland Is being seriously considered as
the successor of Charles +. Mayer rs presi-
dent of the Baltimore and Ohio railway.
II is rumorcd at Manchester -. ".
that an attempt was made TO have tho
grand jury iudict DIR. J. c. Moore for .he
over-issuc of Union Publishing company's
stock.
Second Assistant Postmaster General
Nelson officially announced that Boston
has the finest trolley mail service in the
country, both In promptness of delivery
and in equipment.
Attorneys representing the Northern
Pacific interests will appear before the
United States supreme court in Washing
ton, Monday to request the court 10 take
jurisdiction OF the case.
Ferguson and Sears have secured the
plant of the Carver. Cotton Gin company
at Brldgcwater, Mnss. and will engage in
the iron business. The buildings lave
been closed for four years.
The Be fast chamber OF commerce
adopted n resolution 70 communicate with
the New York chamber of commercc with
q view To assist that bodg In its efforts 90
preserve peace between the United States
and Great Britain.
l. 4, W.T.. tln ,.zso.o,
ington newspaper correspondents. died
suddenly at Washington. Mr.. Wight Was
born in Wales. Mass, Dec 6. lS43. At the
time Of his death Mr. Wight was the
Washington representative of the Boston
JournaS~