Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 40, Number 10, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 October 1907 — Notes of Current Events. [ARTICLE]

Notes of Current Events.

John McLaughlin, who had been a keeper on Blackwell'* island for thirtyseven years, died in St. Vincent’* hospital after an operation. He had direct charge of William M. Tweed when Tweed was in the penitentiary. \ A complete set of the signatures of (ha signers of the Declaration of Indepemdeace recently sold in New York for *2.850. A Bortsmouth (N. H.) man has a ■early complete set and which tmaiwdes that of Button Gwinnett, which is very