Democratic Sentinel, Volume 8, Number 38, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 October 1884 — MISCELLANEOUS. [ARTICLE]

MISCELLANEOUS.

A powder mill explosion at Cumminsville, Ont., killed four men.and wounded two others. The Orangemen at Harbor Grace Newfoundland, are again on the warpath. The other night they tore down a convent gate and beat a man almost to death. The soldiers of the Cuban army have not been paid for six months, and they are almost starving. In the interior towns of the island they obtain food by force. The exports of petroleum and petroleum products for the eight months ended Aug. 31, 1884, were 327,091,317 gallons, representing $30,606,628. The exports for the same period the previous year were 344,892,207 gallons, representing $30,917,632. Bradstreet’s Journal, in its commercial summary for the week, says: The general distribution of merchandise continues on the strictly conservative basis heretofore noted. Special telegrams tell of a somewhat better trade at Kansas City, Topeka, and at leading Southern distributing centers, but no gain has been recorded at the leading commercial centers. Mercantile collections are reported better in some localities and less satisfactory in others. The money markets West are all close, and loans are made only on exceptionally good paper. Most of the funds loaned by the Chicago banks have gone into the Northwest wheat region. The failures throughout the United States during the week numbered 196. The contest for the championship between the base-ball clubs composing the National has ended, and the Providence Club will fly the pennant for the next year. The following Is the record of the games won by the several clubs:,* Providence, 83; Boston, 72; Buffalo, 63; Chicago, 62; New York, 59; Philadelphia, 39; Cleveland, 34; and Detroit, 28. The Metropolitan Club, of New York, has won the championship of the American Association. The record of the games won Is as follows: Metropolitan, 65; Louisville and Cincinnati, 63 eachr Columbus, 62; St. Louis, 59; Baltimore, 54; Athletic, 52; Toledo, 41; Brooklyn, 37; Pittsburgh, 31; Indianapolis, 31; and Virginia, 20. Hog-cholera is causing considerable damage to iarmors in Champaign County, Illinois, and in the vicinity of Easton, Pa.