Democratic Sentinel, Volume 9, Number 37, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 October 1885 — NEWS CONDENSED. [ARTICLE]

NEWS CONDENSED.

Coneise Record of the Week. EASTERN. The venerable John McCloskey, Cardinal Priest of the Roman Church, fifth Bishop and second Archbishop of New York, died at his residence in that city on the 10th inst., after a lingering illness. The Cardinal's three nieces—Mrs. John Kelly, Miss Mullen, and Mrs. Cleary, of Washington—And Catherine, the old servant who has been with the Cardinal since bo was a young man, were with him when he died. By tho death of the Cardinal Archbishop, fli. ' Corrigan, the Coadjutor Archbishop, becomes Archbishop, but not Cardinal, and there remains no American Cardinal. Cardinal McCloskey was born in Brooklyn, N. Y., March ‘JO, 1810. Ho received his early classical education at New York, and subsequently entered Mount St. Mary’s College, Emmitsburg, Md., and after graduating pursued his theological studies in tho seminary connected with the college. He was ordained priest in tho St. Patrick’s Cathedral, New York, in January, 18111. .Soon after this ho went to Home, and for two years attended the lectures in the Koinan College. (Jn his return to New York he was appointed assistant pastor, and six months later pastor, of the Church of St. Josoph. New York, which office he retained for six years, except one year (1811), during which he was President of St. John’s College, near Fordham, N. Y. In 1811 ho was consecrated coadjutor of tho Itiglit Rev. John Hughes, then Bishop, and subsequently Archbishop, of New York, and in September, 1847, on the creation of the new diocese) of Albany, was installed as its Bishop, lln the death of Archbishop Hughes, Bishop McCloskey was transferred to the vacant see, May tS, 1864. Ho was made Cardinal by Plus IX. Leo XIIL conferred the red hat ii|x>n him in IS7B. The explosion of 300,000 pounds of dynamite stored tinder Flood Hock in Now York harbor was successfully accomplished last week. The shock was felt In the lower end of New York City. As nearly ns could bo ascertained the results of the explosion were satisfactory. Tho island appeared to be literally torn in pieces, and the work of removing tho obstacle to navigation made comparatively easy. Tho estimated cost of tho Improvement is not far short of 5i,000,000. The object of all tho work is to give a clear twenty-six-foot draft of water in Hell Gate, enabling tho largest craft to enter in safety. Commodore Stephen 13. Luce, of the United Stales Navy, has been promoted to the rank of rear admiral, and Captain David B. Harmony has been elevated to the grado of commodore. David R. Waters has been appointed United States marshal l'or the Western district ol’ Michigan, and Edward Hawkins United States marshal for Indiana. Five residents of Buffalo, N. Y., most, of whom are connected with a branoli of the Standard Oil Company, have been indicted for conspiracy to burn the lubricating oil works at that eity. The performing elephant Empress, now in winter quarters at Philadelphia, killed her third man last week, striking him twice with her trunk, crushing his chest with a foot, and disemboweling him with a tusk. Tho victim was a watchman named Robert R. White.