Rensselaer Republican, Volume 18, Number 1, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 September 1885 — THE NEWS CONDENSED. [ARTICLE]

THE NEWS CONDENSED.

THK EAST. In a trial heat against time at Providence, Maud S. failed to make better time than 2:13, but covered the first half in 1:03£ —the fastest half-mile On record.... Ex- Senator Gwin, of California, died at the Park Hotel in New York City. He was 80 years of age.... Fire in a tenementhouse in West Nineteenth street, New York, caused a panic among the occupants. nine of whom were rescued by the firemen from imminent death. The breaking of a ladder precipitated four firemen to the street, crushing a fifth man who stood upon the sidewalk, two of them being fatally wounded and the others badly injured. Mrs. Mary Miller threw her 4-year-old child under a locomotive at Buffalo, and then dashed herself under the train. The child was killed, but the mother was rescued, sustaining injuries, however, which necessitated the amputation of her arm.... Suit has been commenced in the United States District Court in New York City to test the constitutionality of Jhe civil-service law. The thirteenth annual convention of the German Roman Catholic Central Society of the United States was held in Williamsburg, N. Y. Nearly 1,000 delegates, representing nearly every city of the Union, were welcomed in an address by Joseph Herte, President of the Brooklyn Sooiety. ... .A glance at the clearing house reports for last week makes it apparent that general trade throughout shows a marked improvement over the previous week. The scarcity of one and two dollar bills in New York has become so great, owing to tho measures taken to force the circulation of silver, that they command a premium from business men of $1.25 for every SI,OOO. The cancellation, by order of Treasurer Jordan, of $14,000,000 silver certificates has caused much comment in Eastern financial circles, the claim being made that such action could only be taken by express authority of Congress.... A liberally advertised meeting to raise money for a Grant memorial fountain at New Haven, Conn., was attended only by the Mayor and the janitor of the City Hall. The Grant monument subscriptions in New York are reported to have dropped to S2OO a day. A New York dispatch says “tho crowd at Riverside Park was larger last Sunday than at any time since the day after Gen. Grant’s funeral. A steady lino poured past the tomb all day. Over people visited the park during the day. Tho guard of soldiers will probably be maintained until January, at I.which time the Police Commissioners will detail a squad of city officers in its place.” .. ..A three months’ loan of $200,000 has just been negotiated by the State of Massachusetts at 2 per cent