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THE EAST. ard. wife of the exbroker now in Sing Sing, on the 10th, aged Mrs. Ferdinand died thirty-five at StamShe leaves a son years years. ford, Conn., seventeen to serve old. Ward has two years more in prison. Judge McKenna rendered a decision States Circuit Court a on the 10th the District in Philadelphia verdict of the United Court affirming requiring the Lees & Sons to pay penalty for the $1,010 James importation the is to Govern- go to of contract labor. The case the Supreme Court. The shops of the Lewis & Fowler Car Building Company, in Brooklyn, N. Y., were burned on the 10th, entailing a loss of $200,000. Democratic and District meeting The recent committee State in in Mont- the Vt., voted to incorporate State a license also one next pelier. plank, platform favoring specific uniform ballot high reform, revenue reform and a poll tax. Broker Pell, of Sixth National bank was surrendered to Shields in on fame, Commissioner United New York States of his the 10th by John McDermott, one bondsmen. The Northern Central train, which left N. Y., on the 9th, ditched near six were save passengers Elmira, Stanley. seriously None of hurt, the fifty- was an woman was a car stove and against immigrant who injured thrown internally. The United States Express Company reduced its dividend from 21/2 per cent. to two per cent., the latter declared on has semi-annually being charivari the 11th. engaged in a at New Pa., on the 11th, aged twenty, was gomery, Castle, While John instantly old Montkilled by the explosion of an musket he was firing. The following Boston (Mass) breweries were recently sold to an at the figures syndicate named: Roessle, English $900,000; Boylston $900,000; Suffolk, $350,000; also the Stanley brewery, of Lawrence, at $300,000. failures throughout the for the Business country occurring week ended with 11 number 209, as compared a of 206 the previous April total of last week. For the the corresponding week year figures were 239. George H. Stewart, for many years in commercial, financial and died at on religious prominent the 11th, circles, aged seventy-four Philadelphia years. The will of the late David Dows was filed for probate in New York City on the 11th. The entire estate, valued at $20,000,000, is given to the widow and seven children. The city election at Providence, R. I., on the 12th for Senator and eight Representatives resulted in the election of one ranging tive, the Democrats, by majorities except from Representa- 184 to 536. This insures the election of Governor Davis and the Democratic State officers in the Legislature. G. for the past seven clerk of has been by the years Samuel village deposed Corry, Saratoga, trustees. N. His Y., accounts are said to be from $5,000 to $10,000 short. A passenger train on its run from Trenton to Camden, N.J., was wrecked near Bordentown, on the 12th. The engine and car were and Kerr was Engineer baggage killed. demolished escaped. The passengers and other train men The wholesale produce business of Williamson & Gaddis, of Newark, N. J., has been sold to an English syndicate for $1,800,000. Mrs. Sarah Brunner, of Asbury Park, N. J., widow of the late William Brunner, of Doylestown, Pa., lost $20,000, her entire property, by the recent defalcation of Monroe Shellenberger, of the latter place. A run took place on the 12th on the Long Island City savings bank, and at the close of business $330,000 had been paid out. Several Brooklyn banks fered to assist the bank if necessary, the were the run, as but money by officials said they the will depositors making forfeit who withdraw their money three months' interest. The following changes appear in the weekly statement of the New York associated banks, issued on the 12th: Reserve decrease, $990,075; loans decrease, $1,449,000; specie decrease, $1,755,100; legal tenders increase, $430,300; deposits decrease, $1,336,500; circulation decrease, $47,100. The banks held $425,400 in excess of the twenty-five per cent. rule. George W. Shepard, of Los Angeles, and Miss Christie McAskiel were to married at on 12th. For some reason Cal., have been the Shepard Boston relatives failed and the to appear, and now friends of the young lady are searching for him and $600 of Miss McAskiel's money which Shepard induced her to place in his keeping. WEST AND SOUTH. General John Bidwell was nominated for Governor of California by the State
