Rochester, Monroe, N. Y.
Democrat & Chronicle
Oct. 1, 1880

DROWNED IN CONESUS LAKE

Michael McLaughlin Tipped Out While Trolling - Body Recovered

Livonia, Sept. 30 — Wednesday evening Benjamin ODELL and Michael McLAUGHLIN took a small boat and went trolling for pickerel on the west side of Conesus lake, about a mile above Long Point. ODELL was rowing and McLAUGHLIN was holding the line, when the boat took a tip and upset in a way that ODELL says he cannot account for, and McLAUGHLIN suddenly disappeared. ODELL, who is a good swimmer, stayed for some time in the water hoping to help McLAUGHLIN, but the night was dark and he saw nothing of him after he first left the boat. The neighbors immediately rallied and looked for the body all night, but it was not found until noon to-day. The grappling irons brought it up in water forty feet deep, near the shore. The west banks of Conesus lake are very uncertain and uneven and have caused the death of a good many persons within the memory of the old inhabitants. McLAUGHLIN has been married but about a year and leaves a wife and a child.
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A SILVER WEDDING

A pleasant event occurred at the house of Bernhard LEMPERT, on Reynolds street, last evening. It was the silver wedding of Mr. LEMPERT and his wife. The house was filled with happy guests who were entertained in a splendid manner. The tables were very beautifully arranged, there was fine music and dancing. The couple who were celebrating the twenty-five anniversary of their wedding were the recipients of many handsome presents. A straw was taken of the male guests present on the presidential contest. The result was GARFIELD, 26; HANCOCK, 4; WEAVER, 2.
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DIED

SKELLY — In this city, on the 30th of September Mary A. SKELLY, aged 27 years. — Funeral from the residence, 18 Sheridan park, to-morrow (Saturday) morning at 8:30 and from St. Bridget's church at 9 o'clock. Friends of the family are invited to attend.
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MONROE

Henrietta is well represented at the fair in Rochester this week. Henrietta furnishes as good stock as any town in the county.

Dr. C. E. WALKER, of West Henrietta is about to close his labors in that place. He has formed a copartnership with Dr. ORCUTT, of Hornellsville, where he will move soon.

George R. GUN, of West Henrietta, has a fine house about completed. He has the finest location in town. From his observatory can be seen Rochester and several villages. The house is a credit to its owner, and a credit to its builder, David HITCHCOCK.

The C. L. S. E. of West Henrietta, met last Monday night and reorganized for the coming year. James S. FROST was elected president; Stephen R. McWALL, vice-president; Clarence LODGE, secretary: Mrs. Robert MARTIN, treasurer. Eight new members were added to the already large list, and still there is more to follow.

Miss Emma WEBSTER and Miss Addie (named blocked out) closed their school in West Henrietta Friday. About forty visitors were present. The scholars gave some rhetorical (unreadable) Miss Helen McWALL received a prize for scholarship and deportment.

A novel way of amputating a finger was illustrated in Honeoye Falls Wednesday afternoon, in this wise: John McCARTHY, a little boy of nine years, while hitching his horse, in some manner got his finger entangled in the hitching strap and post ring, when the horse suddenly jerked his head upward, severing completely the second finger of the left hand at the first joint. Dr. BENNETT was on hand and dressed the member, which the little fellow bravely stood.

Harry ALLEN and Charles OTIS bade goodbye to their friends at Honeoye Falls on Wednesday evening. The destination of Harry is Aurora, Ill., where he takes the position of head clerk in a retail drug store. For the past six years he has served faithfully and efficiently as knight of the mortar and pestle with A. C. ALLEN & Son. Charlie stops in Chicago for a course of lectures as a disciple of Hahnneman. The best wishes of everybody go with the two young men.
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SENECA

Frank JOHNSON, of Waterloo, recently shot a crane measuring nearly six feet from tip to tip.
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ALLEGANY

The firemen's day at Wellsville closed up with a $500 fire, the work of some evil disposed person, J. W. FASSERT being the chief sufferer, losing shingles and pine lumber.
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ONTARIO

Mr. E. M. EDWARDS, of Lindley, Steuben county, in getting off the Corning train at Geneva, Tuesday night, cut his head quite severely. Not waiting for the train to stop he attempted to jump off, slipped and fell

Cards are out for the wedding of Miss Anna WILSON, of Geneva, and the Rev. E. J. BABCOCK, a graduate of Hobart college, now of New York, at St. Peters church, Geneva, on Thursday, October 7th at 11 o'clock a.m.

The funeral of Mrs. Frank POST, of Flint Creek, daughter of S. T. CARLOUGH, of Hopeville, took place from the residence of her father on Tuesday afternoon. A large number of her friends were in attendance. Mrs. POST moved in a large circle of friends by all of whom she was dearly loved and will be greatly missed.

Mike CONNOR, an employee at the New York central iron works, at Geneva, was severely burned on Tuesday. He was carrying a pail of vitriol which they use on castings when he slipped on a pile of loose iron which threw him down the vitriol burning his face and hands badly. Medical aid was at once summoned and with the exception of some bad scars he will be all right.

The late Dr. DAGGETT, who, for over twenty years, was the beloved pastor of the Congregational church in Canandaigua was the author of the beautiful poem in October Scribner's, entitled, "There is a Natural Body." The occurrence of the author's death, immediately after the transmission of the piece to the press and before its issue to the public, gives a peculiarly striking significance to its sentiment of assurance that death does not end all.

Three young ruffians, aged from fifteen to eighteen years, all wearing masks, entered by a window the residence of Mrs. DOUGLASS, on Jackson street, Geneva, last Saturday night. They went to her room, tried to overpower her and take the rings from her fingers, but she made a desperate struggle and succeeded in frightening them away. In the struggle one of the masks became disarranged and she thought she recognized the face behind it. On Tuesday she swore out a warrant for young boy named DUNN, who was tried and convicted and sent to the M. C. P. at Rochester. When behind the bars he will have more time to reflect on the life which he has begun.
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GENESEE

On Wednesday forenoon, during the absence of Charles A. NORTON and family, of Byron Center, to the fair, burglars broke into his house and ransacked bureaus, desks and every place where money was supposed to be deported, and their search was not entirely fruitless. Taken from his desk was a valuable gold ring, sent home by his brother in California, worth eight or ten dollars, and specie from other places to the amount of probably ten dollars, but no other valuables are known to have been taken. No clew as yet to the identity of the culprit.
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WAYNE

Charles E. AMERMAN, a Newark boy, left that village for Buffalo Wednesday to go into business in that city.

The new residence of O. H. ALLERTON? at Newark, now approaching completion, is pronounced by competent persons to be the finest dwelling house in the county.

Typhoid fever is prevailing to quite an alarming extent in Newark and vicinity. One death, that of Charles JENKINS, having occurred Tuesday afternoon. Deceased was a young man of twenty-five, well-known and esteemed.
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WYOMING

Excavations are being made for the furnaces and pans of the Wyoming salt works, and stone are being delivered. S. LEWIS, of Rochester, who represents the new company and is a stockholder, expects to be ready to manufacture within thirty days.

One hundred and sixty Hungarian emigrants, who were distributed by the Erie railway company upon its new work, Wednesday, attracted much attention. Each one was attired in a native costume, and on his back carried a pack containing cooking utensils and bed.


Rochester, Monroe, N. Y.
Democrat & Chronicle
Oct. 2, 1880

MARRIED

MANN - SIDDONS - On the evening of September 30th, 1880, at the residence of the bride's parents, by Rev. N. M. MANN. Horace MANN and Ruth SIDDONS, both of this city. --No cards.
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DIED

ALLEN — At Machias, on Friday morning, the 1st inst., Annie, wife of Daniel P. ALLEN, aged 47 years. — Funeral from the Third Presbyterian church in this city, to-morrow (Sunday) afternoon at 3 o'clock. Friends are invited to attend.

KEYES — In Rush, on the afternoon of the 30th ult., Anna E., wife of A. W. KEYES. — Funeral will take place from her late residence at 11 o'clock and from the Methodist church in Rush village at 12 o'clock on Monday, October 4th. Friends of the family are invited to attend.

LAIRD — In this city, on the morning of October 1st, William J., only child of James and Kittie L. LAIRD, aged 16 months. — Funeral from the family residence, number 118 Caledonia avenue, to-morrow (Sunday) morning at 11 o'clock.

McDONALD — At the City hospital, Friday morning, October 1st, of consumption, Alexander McDONALD. — Funeral will be held from the City hospital to-morrow (Sunday) afternoon at 4 o'clock.

RAPP — In St. Paul, Minn., September 30th, Jacob RAPP, formerly of Rochester, aged 24 years. — Funeral at the residence, 23 Weld street, in this city, at 1 o'clock Sunday, October 3d, and from the First German Lutheran church, on Grove street, at 1:45 p.m. Friends of the family are invited to attend.

SHIELDS — In this city, from her late residence, number 212 Frank street, on the morning of the 29th inst., Carrie M., (Pet) daughter of Walter and Ann SHIELDS, aged 16 years. — Funeral from the residence to-morrow (Sunday) afternoon at 2 o'clock.

WOODBURY — In this city, on October 1st, Clara F., daughter of Edmund F. and Frances H. WOODBURY. — Notice of funeral hereafter.
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WAYNE

E. W. FORD an old and well-known citizen of Newark, lies dangerously ill. He was postmaster at that place several years ago.

At the pigeon shoot held at Sodus Point, Wednesday, a Mr. HUNTINGTON of Rochester was accidentally shot by Mr. STEARNS. Five shot entered the person of Mr. HUNTINGTON.

At the Sodus annual hunt, last Monday, Henry HUGUNIN and Charles FLINT were chosen captains. The side of which Henry HUGUNIN was captain was victorious, having a count of 632, against 510 for the defeated side.

The funeral of Charles JENKINS, who died Tuesday, was conducted at Newark, Thursday by Deluge fire company number 1, of which he was a member and an officer. Arcadia company, number 2, showed their sympathy by attending in a body in uniform also. Vosburgh post in manifestation of their sympathy for the young man's father, Thomas J. JENKINS, a member and officer of that society, also attended in a body. Rev. James P. FOSTER, rector of the Episcopal church officiated.

October 3, 1880

MARRIED

GORDON - McKAY — In Clarksburg, W. Va., September 16th, by the Rev. Mr. Lee J. Elmer GORDON and Winnie McKAY, both of this city, who are now traveling with Harry PEASE's dramatic company.
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DIED

ALLEN — at Machias, on Friday morning, the 1st inst., Annie, wife of Daniel P. ALLEN, aged 47 years, — Funeral from the Third Presbyterian church in this city, this (Sunday) afternoon at 3 o'clock. Friends are invited to attend.

RATHBONE — In Elmira, N. Y., Oct 1st, 1880, Julia P. McKNIGHT, wife of William R. RATHBONE, daughter of Rev. George H. and Julia E. McKNIGHT, and granddaughter of the late William PITKIN. — Remains will be brought to this city Monday afternoon.

UPTON — At Washington D. C. October 1st, 1880, of pneumonia Marietta, daughter of the Hon. W. W. UPTON.

WOODBURY — In this city, on the morning of October 1st, Clara F. , daughter of Edmund F. and Frances H. WOODBURY. — Funeral from the residence 4? Lake ave., to-morrow (Monday) afternoon, half past 9 o'clock.
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Several citizens of Charlotte are lying very low, Zimri DANLEY, who has been failing in health all summer, and who is held in the highest esteem by the villagers, is among the number of ailing ones.

William BURNS has also been very severely prostrated with heart disease, but is now convalescing a little.

The boy, Thomas BOYLE, who was arrested for breaking windows while in a state of intoxication on Friday night, was fined ten dollars or thirty days in the M. C. P., in the police court yesterday.
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MAN MISSING

A Young Man Supposed to be out of His Head, Wandering About

Willis BRITTAIN, a young man, twenty-four years of age, son of ex-Supervisor BRITTAIN, of Greece, has been missing from his home since Wednesday last. The young man is subject to epileptic fits, and at one time was confined in the insane asylum. About one year ago young BRITTAIN was taken out of that institution much improved. Last Wednesday he left his home to go chestnutting. That evening it was ascertained that he slept in the blast furnace at Charlotte, and the next day some boys report having seen him lying on the road side in a fit. On Friday he was seen in the vicinity of Jay street, since which time he has not been heard from. His parents are anxious for his safety. He had rough, reddish whiskers and moustache, wears dark clothes and black slouch hat, and is about five feet eight inches in height.
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DEATH OF MRS. JULIA P. RATHBUN

Intelligence was received by relatives in this city yesterday, by telegram, of the death of Mrs. Julia P. RATHBUN of Elmira, daughter of Rev. Dr. McKNIGHT of Elmira, and grand-daughter of the late Hon. William PITKIN of this city. The funeral services of the deceased will take place at Elmira to-morrow at 11 o'clock a. m., after which the remains will be brought here for interment. It is but a short time since the family were called upon to mourn the death of Mrs. McKNIGHT mother of Mrs. RATHBUN.
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DEATH OF MRS. MARY BECKER

Mrs. Mary BECKER, widow of the late John BECKER, died at her residence, number 8 Bartlett street, at 3 o'clock yesterday morning.
She was aged forty-eight years. The deceased was a woman of many virtues, and there are hundreds who will hear of her demise with sadness. The funeral will be held from the residence at 8:30 o'clock to-morrow morning, and from the church at 9 o'clock.
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MAD FREAK OF A MOTHER

Jersey City, Oct. 2 — At 7:30 this evening Mrs. Mary DOYLE, of Bay street, threw her two month' old child out of the third story window of her house and it was instantly killed. Mrs. BOYLE has been suffering some time from malarial fever, and at times has been out of her mind. She was unable to assign any cause for the act, and was arrested.
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SACRAMENTO, Oct. 2 — Yesterday, Mrs. George HAMILTON sent a note asking an interview with her husband, from whom she had separated. During the conversation she shot him dead. The cause was jealousy. Last winter she shot and severely wounded a young girl who excited her jealousy.
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SUICIDE OF A MOTHER

NEW YORK, Oct 2 — Mrs. Charlotte DEESENAP?, wife of Mark H. DEESENAP?, a glove manufacturer of Brooklyn, committed suicide to-night by shooting herself in the left side, near the heart. She lost her child two months ago, and it is thought this unsettled her reason. She was twenty-five years old, and leaves three children.
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A BRAKEMAN MURDERED

Newburgh, N. Y., Oct 2 — James NOLAN, of Port Jarvis, an Erie brakeman, was found dead in a railroad yard here this morning, with a wound in his head, evidently made with a blunt instrument. There are suspicions of foul play. Two other brakemen who were with NOLAN last night testified that they entered their cabooses and went to sleep about 11, leaving NOLAN near where the body was found. The inquest is not yet completed.
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INDICTED FOR POISONING

A joint indictment was found to-day against Emeline MEAKER and Horace MEAKER, mother and son, for the murder of Alice MEAKER at Duxbury, Vt., in April, charging them with administering poison.
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VERDICT OF MURDER

Montpelier, Oct 2 — The inquest over the body of Joseph DUMAS, found in Onion river yesterday, shows that DUMAS was murdered before the body was placed in the water. DUMAS took supper at the house of George BUTTERFLY of Montpelier Monday night. No one saw him alive since.
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A YOUNG BRUTE SENTENCED

Providence, Oct. 2 — The jury, after an absence of thirty minutes, to-night brought in a verdict of guilty against Walter WINSOR, aged sixteen, for the brutal and atrocious murder of Miss Amelia PORTER, a maiden lady, aged fifty-seven, in June last, in the town of Johnston. He beat her with an iron bolt about the head, and concealed the body in a disused cellar on the premises, wherein he sought to ravish her after death. He was sentenced to life imprisonment. He betrayed no emotion and refused to open his lips when asked by the court if he had anything to say in extenuation of the crime. The defense was inherent insanity.
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DISAGREEMENT OF THE JURY

Milwaukee, Wis., Oct 2 — The jury in the trial of Mrs. MACK for the murder of her husband, after being out fifty- three hours, failed to agree. This case created much interest throughout the state, as Mrs. MACK on the first trial was convicted with a man named DICKERSON, and the latter now serving a sentence for the crime. The supreme court allowed Mrs. MACK a new trial with the above results.

Oct. 4, 1880

DIED

KUEBEL — In this city, Oct. 2, 1880, of apoplexy of the brain, Christian Philip KUEBEL, aged 57 years and 9 months. — Funeral from his late residence, 8 Martin street, to-morrow (Tuesday) afternoon at 2 o'clock.

RATHBONE — In Elmira, N. Y., Oct. 1st, 1880, Julia P. McKNIGHT, wife of William H. RATHBONE, daughter of Rev. George H. and Julia E. McKNIGHT, and granddaughter of the late William PITKIN. — Remains will be brought to this city Monday afternoon.

SCRANTOM — In this city, October 3d, 1880, Edwin SCRANTOM, aged 77 years and five months. — Funeral private.

STODDARD — At his residence in Brighton, on Saturday morning at 2 o'clock. Goodwin STODDARD, aged 59 years and 5 months. — Funeral from his residence this (Monday) afternoon at 2 o'clock. Friends are invited to attend.

WOODBURY — In this city, on the morning of October 1st. Clara F., daughter of Edmund F. and Frances H. WOODBURY. — Funeral from the residence, 49 Lake avenue, this (Monday) afternoon at half past 2 o'clock.
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DEATH OF DR. COX

Dr. Samuel C. COX, well known Presbyterian clergyman of Westchester county, died yesterday at White Plains, aged eighty-eight years.
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NEW YORK STATE

The Latest News by Mail and our Own Special Correspondents

WAYNE

Elias W. FORD, once postmaster of Newark, died there Friday. His funeral was held Sunday.

The remains of Deacon TRACY were brought to Newark from Albany, Friday, for interment. Mr. TRACY was one of the first manufacturers and business men of Newark.

The Palmyra fire department's annual parade and inspection took place on Friday afternoon, of Oct 1st, and were inspected by Chief Engineer George WILLIAMS and the village trustees, after which they were drilled and then marched through the principal streets of the village. The men of all the companies are well drilled and made a very good appearance.
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FATAL RAILROAD ACCIDENT

A Rochester Young Man Killed at Batavia Last Night

One of those sad fatal accidents which are so apt to be caused by a little lack of care, on the railroad, occurred at Batavia last night, and a Rochester young man was the victim. His name is John QUIGLEY, and he is a son of Thomas QUIGLEY, the carpenter who resides at 43 Campbell street in this city. Intelligence of the accident that had befallen him reached his friends in this city about 11 o'clock last night, and just before 1 o'clock this morning a telegram came to them announcing his death. It appears that he went west last evening on a freight train bound for Buffalo. He has been a brakeman on the Falls division of the Central road, but was in company with Ferry BANER of this city, going last night to commence braking on the emigrant train, coming east to-day and then going west again on the following day. He went on the freight to Batavia. There he got off and walked around for a little while. After the train had again started west he ran and attempted to board the caboose by jumping upon the front platform. But the train was moving too fast, it seems, and he missed his hold, falling upon the track so that one of his legs was run over and cut off by the rear wheels of the caboose. He also received internal injuries and some about the head, so that he died about midnight, two hours after the accident had occurred.

John QUIGLEY was twenty-eight years old, and he leaves three other brothers — one of them, Thomas QUIGLEY, at employe at Fahy's, 64 State street; also a sister — Mrs. George MASSOTH? When the telegram was received this morning, Thomas QUIGLEY, jr., and George MASSOTH? Went west on the Black Rock freight. They will probably return with the body on the first morning train from Batavia.
The friends and neighbors of the family will unite with them in mourning the loss of such a worthy son, brother and fellow-man as John QUIGLEY.
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DROVE OFF WITH HIS BUGGY

A Sunday Excursion with Another Man's Team

A man named Fred WRIGHT, drove to the Sea Breeze yesterday afternoon. On his return he stopped at a farm house about midway between the Sea Breeze and the Forrest house. He thought of the propensity of Sea Breeze excursionists to appropriate teams for pleasure drives and so hitched the horse in the stable yard. But some bee- hives were near by and the bees worried the horse. He was compelled to hitch him by the roadside. About 7 o'clock, when he desired to start home, he discovered that the team was missing. He ran to the Forrest house to catch the train for the city in order that he might notify the police. They told him at the Forrest that two young fellows had been observed a few minutes before, driving past in a buggy similar to the one he described. One wore a cap and the other a light hat. Mr. WRIGHT got to police headquarters too late to notify the night force. He describes the team as a chestnut mare and Surrey top buggy. The mare's tail is whipped off square. In the buggy were a lady's shawl and a light overcoat. WRIGHT's address is 30 Geneseo street. It is evident that is another instance of the annoying unwarranted appropriations of other peoples teams which have occurred so frequently this summer. It is to be hoped that, not only the team will be speedily recovered, but the culprits arrested and severely punished. The team was seen by a man on North avenue about 8 o'clock. Two men were driving it at full speed.
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DEATH OF GOODWIN STODDAED

Saturday morning, at 2 o'clock, occurred the death of Goodwin STODDARD, late of Brighton, in the sixtieth year of his age. The deceased was well known in Rochester, where he had a large circle of friends, who will be grieved to hear of his demise. Mr. STODDARD was born in Genesee county in 1821, where he spent the greater portion of his youthful days. Later in life he became connected with Captain JONES in the ship building business at Buffalo. He served as assessor for several years, and was for some time connected with N. B. ELLISON in the boot and shoe business. Mr STODDARD always took an active part in all duties that came within the province of a public spirited citizen, and possessed more commendable quality than usually fall to the lot of mankind. The funeral will take place from his late residence at 2 o'clock this afternoon. Friends are invited to attend.
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DEATH OF EDWIN SCRANTOM

Edwin SCRANTOM, one of the oldest and best known citizens of Rochester, died in this city on Sunday October 3d, at the advanced age of seventy-seven years. He was a native of Durham, Connecticut, and with his father came to Rochester in 1812. The families from which he descended emigrated from the counties of Kent and Surry, in England, and settled in Guilford, Connecticut, in 1869.

The family was one of the most enterprising and respected of the early settlers of New England. Hamlet SCRANTOM, the father of Edwin, after leaving Connecticut resided some time in Turin, Lewis county, in this state, where he held the office of justice of the peace, and for a time was one of the judges of the county court. When he came to Rochester there were only two or three log houses in the settlement, and he built the first log house that was erected on the west side of the river, which was located on the spot where Power's commercial building now stands. Subsequently he purchased a farm near Mount Hope, embracing a part of the land now owned and occupied by ELWANGER & BARRY, covered by their extensive nurseries. It was on this farm that Edwin SCRANTOM grew to manhood. Hamlet SCRANTOM's family consisted of eight children, three of whom are now living and are residents of this city, viz: Hamlet SCRANTOM, Mrs. Jehial BARNARD and Miss Mary Jane SCRANTOM.

Edwin SCRANTOM, the subject of this notice, in his youth learned the printing business, which he continued to follow until 1835. He then engaged in the auctioneer and commission business, and as a commission merchant was popular and successful. He also did a large business in collecting and remitting money to Great Britain and the continent, discharging every duty and obligation with the strictest fidelity. In this occupation he continued until a few years ago, when he retired from active commercial pursuits.

With the struggles, successes and failures of the early printers and newspaper publishers of Rochester, he was perfectly familiar, and often in his later years would recount them to younger men of the profession for their instruction and encouragement. With his early associates, and with those who learned the printer's trade in his employ, he always while he and they lived, kept up the most friendly relations. (Didn't get rest of article)
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BROKE HER WRIST

Accident to a Waiter in the Clinton Hotel Dining Room Last Evening.

One of the dining room girls at the Clinton hotel named Mary GUNNA met with an accident last night which resulted in the breaking of the bones of her left wrist. The dining room was filled with guests at the supper hour last evening, and Mary was hurrying to and fro in the discharge of her duties and in some way slipped and fell, striking the floor in such a way as to break her wrist. Dr. HOVEY was called and set the broken arm. The young lady has been connected with the house for some time and is very much liked. The sufferer was doing nicely last evening.
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PERSONAL

C. KRETACHMANN, Berlin, Germany, is registered at the Osburn.

H. GEHRENBECK and G. DETHEL, Glouchan, Saxony, are at the Osburn house.

W. HULBERT, Chicago, president of the base ball league, is at the Osburn house.

Frank WRIGHT, of the Buffalo Express, is in the city looking after the base ball interests of the country.

The guests of the Waverley house are A. V. PAUL, Springboro, Pa.; L. D. MILLER, Bath; P. H. LINN???, Lockport.

At the Brackett house are James M. WALLOCK, New York; C. C. JOY, Titusville, Pa.; L. P. SILVERS, Clinton, Mich.; R. B. WHITNEY, Buffalo.

At Congress Hall are J. FRASER, Brooklyn; William W. CRAF?, New Bedford, Mass.; W. M. REED, New York; George B. CRUMBLE, New York.

Among the guests at the Whitcomb house are H. CAW, J. GOLDFREY, New York; E. D. BAKER, Philadelphia; Charles BARKER, Milford, Del.; William C. BARKER, Philadelphia; E. COTTLE, Boston.

The Rev. George H. BRIDGEMAN, D. D., principal of the Weslyan seminary at Lima, and wife have arrived home from their European tour. They were received with hearty welcome by the citizens and congratulations upon their safety. Both the doctor and his wife are very popular in Lima, and it is a popularity that is well deserved.
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FUNERAL OF MRS. ALLEN YESTERDAY

The funeral of the late Mrs. Daniel P. ALLEN (formerly of this city, and for the past three years of Machias), took place at the Third Presbyterian church yesterday at 3 p. m. The remains were brought from Machias on Saturday and taken to the residence of C. W. SEELEY, whose wife is a sister of the deceased. A numerous company of friends and old neighbors were present at the church and listened to the interesting and impressive remarks of the Rev. Dr. PATTON. The leading inhabitants of Machias testified to the sterling Christian virtues and the high moral influence of Mrs. ALLEN'S life while a resident there.
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RESCUED FROM THE CANAL

A very narrow escape from death occurred at the West Main street swing bridge, yesterday afternoon. The canal boat, "TAYLOR," was passing through and the captain was on the towpath, guiding the rope over the railings. The mules pulled suddenly and he was switched into the canal. The boat was within a foot and a half or two feet of the bank. He was in a very precarious condition. A swing of the boat would crush him, or if he went below the surface he would never come up alive. William BUTTON, who was standing near by, saw the imminent danger and in an instant ran to his rescue. He caught him just at the right time and landed him safely on the bank. It was a praise worthy act, well done.
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BEREAVED

Clarence BODINE, the little two-year-old son of Joseph BODINE, shoemaker, died last evening at the residence of the family, 90 Front street. The little fellow had been ailing for some time, and his parents were not only grief- stricken but astonished at his sudden death about 9 o'clock p.m. They will have the sympathy of many friends in this their sad bereavement.

Oct. 5, 1880

MARRIED

WALKER — KELLY — September 30th, at the house of J. O. KELLY, number 2 Evergreen street, by Rev. N. M. MANN, Henry WALKER and Mary T. KELLY. — They will make Denver their future home.
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DIED

HAMILTON — On the morning of October 4th, 1880, Sarah Henrietta, wife of Arthur S. HAMILTON and daughter of Dr. C. T. BLISS? Aged 38 years. — Funeral from the residence, number 29 South Washington street, Wednesday at 3 p.m.

QUIGLEY — At Batavia, October 2, 1880, John M. QUIGLEY, aged 28 years. — Funeral from St. Patrick's cathedral to-morrow (Wednesday) at 9 o'clock a.m.
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Brief Items of News Found Near the Station House

--Drunken and disorderly John MALONE paid a fine of five dollars.

— It looked like old times to see a jury trial in the police court yesterday

— Peter KELLY was discharged on the complaint of assaulting Mary KELLY.

— John KANE, taken into custody for being drunk and disorderly, was discharged.

— Joseph HOOPER and Conrad MARTIN, Saturday night drunks, have not been disposed of.

— John RAGAN was taken into custody yesterday for being drunk and disorderly. He will be tried to-day.

— Edward DEVLIN was arrested yesterday for violating section 19 of nuisances, and he will be disposed of this afternoon.

— Officers LOOS and FOWLER arrested Joseph SCHIELER last evening on a warrant charging him with being drunk and disorderly.

— Maurice FLYNN, the drunken fellow who assaulted John RICKET with a club Saturday night, was fined ten dollars or thirty days.

— Samuel LANE, arrested on a warrant charging him with stealing a suit of clothes and a banjo from Harry HANFORD, was discharged.

— Another vote for Hancock lost. James KEEFE was yesterday sent to the penitentiary for three months for stealing a coat and a cap from Jacob KARP.

— William MILLS, a hackman, violated the ordinance relative to hackney coaches, and was arrested yesterday. He left his hack. He will be tried at 2 o'clock to-day.

— Joseph MASSAI appeared at police headquarters yesterday morning and stated that more than $100 had been stolen from his store, at 222 State street. The money was left there last night, as was an employe of the store, Mark MANCINE. Both are now missing.

--Neil McLAUGHLIN, the young man arrested Saturday night on a charge of being drunk and stealing $7.50 from Edward MASSETH's salon, on the corner of Caledonia avenue and Tremont street, was tried by a jury of six men, "staunch and true," in the police court yesterday afternoon, who rendered a verdict of "Not guilty," and the prisoner was discharged.
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PERSONAL

--Dr. FITZHUGH, Mount Morris, is at the Congress

— Hon. E. G. LAPHAM, Canadaigua, is at the Osburn.

— Hon. George B. DUSINBERRE, Geneva, is registered at the Brackett house.

— Hon. A. B. SCOTT, Elliottsville, is in the city, stopping at the Brackett house.

— Rev. William TRIPP, Ames, Storey county, Ia., is at the Brackett house.

— Hon. H. W. BALDWIN, Detroit, Mich., United States senator, is at the Congress hall.

— Mrs. Martha SPENCER, of Banton, St. Lawrence county, is visiting her aunt, Mrs. M. M. ROSS, of this city.

— E. L. MURFEY, assistant cashier of the Mechanics' national bank, Cleveland, Ohio, is visiting in the city, the guest of Frank HOTCHKISS.

— George W. RAY, Norwich; W. F. DUTTON, Detroit; R. R. KIMBERLY, Auburn, and J. W. MILLER and wife, Utica, are at the Congress hall.

— C. R. DE FREEST, city editor of the Troy Times, is stopping at the Osburn house, representing the interests of the Troy base ball club in the meeting of the league.

— Freeman BROWN, treasurer of the Worcester base ball club, and sporting editor of the Worcester Spy, speaks for the Worcesters in the league meeting at the Osburn house.
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A BAD WOMAN

NEW YORK, Oct. 5 — Mrs. Ellen PECK, wife of a respectable engineer of Brooklyn, was arrested this afternoon, charged with misdemeanor in sub-letting a piano she had hired. Mrs. PECK is the lady who was accused of obtaining $19,000 from B. T. BABBITT, the soap manufacturer, in 1878, on false representations. After this she was arrested on the complaint of a diamond broker, who accused her of obtaining $20,000 worth of diamonds from him on false representations. She escaped conviction on both charges.
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A DANGEROUS SERVANT GIRL

NEW YORK, Oct. 5 — Jane RIGNEY, a servant employed by Dr. GIBBS, of West Thirteenth street, was held for trial yesterday on a charge of larceny. She had been robbing the doctor for some time. She is now charged by Dr. GIBBS with attempting to poison his wife. Jennie is the same girl who some time ago caused the arrest of George W. WELLS,? The dentist, for seduction, and Dr. POPE, a reputable physician, on the charge of abortion, but the grand jury refused to indict them.
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ACQUITTED OFF THE CHARGE OF HERESY

Philadelphia, Oct. 5 — At a meeting of the presbytery of the Philadelphia central held to-day, the committee in the case of Rev. Q. SCOTT reported that the professor's character as a Presbyterian was unimpaired, his doctrinal soundness could not be impugned. SCOTT was professor of moral science and English literature in Wooster university, Ohio, which position he resigned several months ago when there were rumors of heresy against him.

Oct. 6, 1880

DIED

CRAWLEY — In this city, on the 4th inst., at his late residence, 47 Delevan street, of consumption, George CRAWLEY, aged 30 years and 3 months. — Funeral from the Second Baptist church to-morrow (Thursday) afternoon at 2 ½ o'clock.

MEEHAN — In this city, on the 5th inst., Elizabeth J., daughter of James B., and Julia MEEHAN, aged 22 years and 10 days. — Funeral from the First Presbyterian chapel to-morrow (Thursday) afternoon at 2 o'clock. Friends are invited to attend.
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POLICE PICKINGS

Brief Items of News Found Near the Station House

— There were two jury trials in the police court yesterday.

— Joseph SCHIELER, arrested Monday night for being drunk and disorderly, was yesterday discharged.

— William MILLS was yesterday discharged upon the complaint of violating the ordinance relative to hacks.

— William BECK, taken into custody on a charge of stealing a suit of clothes from Frederick HARDLEY, was discharged.

— The complaint against Edward DERLIN for violating section 19 of nuisances was yesterday withdrawn, and the prisoner was discharged.

— Upon a charge of violating section 1 of nuisances, John YOUNG and George SWANTON were both taken into custody yesterday forenoon. They were each discharged.

— John WATSON was arrested on a warrant yesterday morning for assaulting Lawrence NERSINGER on Monday. The complaint was subsequently withdrawn, and John was discharged.

— Rody FLANNERY was taken into custody last evening on a warrant charging him with being drunk in his own house to the annoyance of a neighbor named Mrs. Mary HYDE. Rody will be arraigned this morning.

— John SIMPSON, arrested about a week ago by Officer O'NEIL for being drunk and assaulting the officer, was tried by a jury in the police court, yesterday afternoon. The trial was a long and tedious one, lasting all the afternoon. The prisoner was acquitted.
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OBITUARY

Zimri DANLY, an old and respected citizen of Charlotte, and a member of the board of trustees of that village, died at his residence there on Sunday last. Deceased was about sixty-five years of age. For the greater portion of the past year he had been confined to his home by a disease of the kidneys, to which he finally succumbed. The funeral ceremonies took place from his residence at Charlotte yesterday, and were largely attended. On account of Mr. DANLY's death a special meeting of the board of trustees was held last evening at which the following resolutions were passed:
Whereas, it has pleased an all wise Providence to remove from our midst our friend and fellow-worker, Zimri DANLY, a member of this board and a man universally respected by our citizens; and Whereas, In the death of Zimri DANLY, we feel that our village has lost one of her most upright and honest citizens, and we a warm, personal friend; therefore
Resolve, That we, the members of this board, extend to the family of our deceased brother our sincere sympathy in their bereavement, and the clerk of this board is hereby directed to forward a copy of these resolutions to the family of the deceased.
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DEATH OF JOHN MENZIE

John MENZIE, an influential, widely-known and esteemed citizen of Riga, died on Sunday evening last at his residence in that town, in the seventy-eighth year of his age. He was a son of Robert MENZIE, one of the early settlers of that town, when it was known as West Pultney. John MENZIE was contented to live as a private citizen, but he exerted a wide and beneficent influence for good among the old and young in the neighborhood where he had lived as boy and man for sixty-five years. He was one of the founders of the United Presbyterian church at Beulah, and in his early life practiced and lived up to his professions of Christianity. His death was peaceful and calm, befitting the serene even life he had passed during the years allotted to him on earth, and occurred on the evening of Sabbath day — the day he had reverently observed and kept holy from his youth.

"Sure the last end of this good man is peace." How calm his exit. Night dew fall not more calmly on the ground, nor weary, worn out winds expire so softly. His wife died in 1864. He leaves six children — three sons and three daughters to mourn his loss, but he has left to them the record of a well-spent and useful life, and their memories of him will be, that he was an indulgent and affectionate father. John MENZIE will be missed by the church of which he was a consistent and influential member by his family, to whom he was so devoted and kind, and by the neighborhood, who regarded him as so safe a counselor and so true and unflinching a friend. His funeral will be held this afternoon at 1 o'clock, from his late residence.
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SENECA

Mrs. Horatio WARNER has contributed $500 for stained glass windows in the new Presbyterian chapel at Waterloo.

William B. CLARK and Isaac L. HUFF were, on Monday, re-elected as trustees of the Waterloo Presbyterian society.

Trinity church, Seneca Falls, which is without a pastor, is supplied at present by the Rev. Mr. STROWGER, of Monroe county.

William YOUNG, who has been for many years one of the editors of the New York Sun, is with his wife visiting his old home in Seneca Falls.

Additional buildings connected with Willard asylum will be ready for use in about six weeks. They are to be occupied by insane women.

At West Romulus a Garfield and Arthur club has been organized. The officers are Garrett DOREMUS, president; M. ROAN, George FOLWELL, B. COOLEY and William SAGER, vice presidents. The club will have its meetings on Wednesday evenings.

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ORLEANS

Rev. G. W. PADDOCK, of Medina, left on Tuesday for conference. He is expected to be returned to the Medina charge.

Isaac S. SIGNAR, the nominee of the Republicans of Orleans county, for district attorney, will address the electors of Clarendon at the school house, on "Honest Hill," this (Wednesday) evening. All are invited to attend.

Thomas FEO?, a laborer in the employ of Miller & Pettengill, at their cider mill in Clarendon, received a severe wound, October 4th, on the head, by a falling plank, severing the scalp from the skull several inches without fracturing.

Rev. C. W. SWIFT, pastor of the Methodist episcopal church at Clarendon, for the past three years, closed his labors on Sunday last. His has been a very successful ministry — a large congregation testifying their approbation by happy greetings, tearful farewells and prosperity to himself and family wheresoever they may be hereafter located. Fortunate will be the community and church with whom he resides.

On Monday evening last the Sunday school board of the M. E. church, Medina, elected the following officers for the ensuing conference year: Superintendent, James E. HEALEY; assistant superintendent, G. W. POPE; secretary, Edward DAVEY, jr.; librarian, Mrs. VANDUSEN; assistants, J. C. THURSTON and Miss Birdie CHASE; music, Mrs. H. A. CHASE and G. W. POPE. The school for the past year has been a prosperous one in every way. It has purchased and paid for a new library and book case, given $120 to the missionary cause, and is free from debt with money in the treasury.
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WYOMING

A great many of the old pioneers of the county are dying off. Last week eight people died whose united ages amounted to 671 years, an average of eighty-three years each.
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WAYNE

Rev. Matt GAFFNEY is intending to deliver several Sunday evening lectures.

Some person stole a horse belonging to Albert PRATT, of Sodus last Sunday night.

A horse belonging to William TOOR, of Sodus, after running around a lot several times, on Monday, ran up into the door yard and came in contact with a tree with such force as to break his neck.
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ONTARIO

A barn belonging to John REARDON in the north part of the village of West Bloomfield, was burned on Sunday morning. Supposed to be set on fire. Partially insured.

Oct. 7, 1880

RAILROAD ACCIDENT

Yesterday, shortly afternoon, at Waterloo, as Herbert BURGESS'S team was drawing a heavy load of sacked potatoes to the station, the wagon broke down while crossing the freight track. Locomotive 116 was rapidly approaching from the east, and the horses were detached from the vehicle just in time. The engineer whistled several times for brakes and endeavored to stop the train. He succeeded in slowing up, but not in time to avoid the collision, the wagon of course getting the worst of it.
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CRUSHED BY A TRUCK

Leonard B. MOSHER was very seriously injured at Waterloo yesterday morning. Employed at Kendig & Story's grocery, he was engaged with an assistant on the second floor, in moving a heavy bundle of Calcutta sacks, used for shipping potatoes. Mr. MOSHER had hold of the handles of the truck, and was backing through a doorway, when his foot caught upon a projection and he fell, the truck and its ponderous load of 830 pounds coming down and crushing him under its weight. He was at once removed to his house and Dr. WELLES summoned, who found no bones broken, and entertains hopes of the unfortunate man's recovery, although he has advanced well in years. His limbs were terribly bruised, and he was rendered insensible by the accident.
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PERSONAL

Francis D. MOULTON, New York, is at the Osburn.

Dr. C. M. MAGEE, Syracuse, is at the Whitcomb.

Dr. A. M. BENNETT left for Chicago last evening.

Rev. J. A. COMBS, Brantford, is at the Whitcomb.

Hon. William C. RUGER, Syracuse, is at the Osburn.

Dr. A. REED, of Jamestown, is at the Clinton.

F. T. DUNCAN, of the Ogdensburg Herald is at the Bracket.

William C. BURNS, of Mayville, is visiting friends in town.

Fred R. GURNSEY, of the Boston Herald, is in the city stopping at the Osburn.

Colonel William RUMSEY, Bath, the next supreme court justice, is at the Osburn.

Rev. James ANIMAN, Sidney, and Rev. James M. ANIMAN, of Arichal, Cape Breton, are at the Brackett house.

The Hon. Francis KERNAN, Utica, arrived in the city yesterday afternoon, and is stopping at the Osburn house.

Dr. W. O. WARNER and wife, South Carolina, are stopping a few days in the city, making their headquarters at the Osburn house.

At the Clinton house are J. C. FINCH, Auburn; John M. E. KINNEY and Francis LOONEY, Buffalo; F. D. BROWN, Mount Morris; A. J. BIXBY, Lyons; W. B. WARNER, Erie.

At the Congress Hall are Henry JOHNSON, New York; the Misses H. E. and Annie S. WELLS, Utica; Fred F. BULLEN, Chicago; C. D. LANE, Batavia, and M. E. FOWLER, Boston.

Late arrivals at the Whitcomb: John J. CORNING, New York; James W. COVERT, Flushing; W. J. BRAND, Utica; T. PERKINS, Springfield, Mass.; E. M. WALKER, Wolcott; and M. W. JOSLYN.

D. M. ALEXANDER, Philadelphia; C. W. HOODY, Worcester, W. D. GALLAGHER, Colorado; Nathan MEADER, Waterville, N. Y., and J. B. HAMMONDS, Lansing, Mich., are staying at the Brackett house.

Charles VAN CAMP, Skaneateles; B. L. WILLITS, Macedon; A. C. QUIMBY, Springboro, Pa. L. H. TAYLOR, New York; B. A. WELCH, Worcester, Mass., and T. C. SHUTE, Syracuse, are among the late arrivals at the Waverley house.
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DIED

PAGE — In this city, October 6th , at 12 East Waverly place, Pallas Hale PAGE, wife of Lansford PAGE and mother of Rev. William L. PAGE, aged 71 years. Funeral in Sangerfield, Oneida county, N. Y.
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WYOMING

The old and long established stage route between Arcade and Eagle is to be discontinued, for want of patronage.

The fall term of the Wyoming court is now in session, Judge Byron HEALY presiding. The calender is extremely meagre.

Colonel John RORBACK, of Geneseo, will address the Garfield and Arthur grand rally at Saminiary hall, Pike, on Friday evening, October 8th.

A gallant deed was that performed at Castile on the 5th by Conductor TUOMAN of the N. Y. L. E. & W. R. R. As the regular number 9 emigrant and freight, Conductor Henry HATCH, came steaming up to the station a little eight-year-old Swede boy with his hat full of apples was seen running between the platform and moving train. Conductor TUOMAN, employed on a freight train, who happened to be standing on the platform, dashed to the rescue, and at great risk he caught the child in his arms and placed him in safety.

Edward WATERS, a horseman who for a long time had the stud of Hon. William BRISTOL, of Warsaw, under his charge, met with a horrible death near Akron Sunday morning. He had been sent for by Charles GREEN, of Cowlesville, to drive his horse Harold at the Indian fair on the Tonawanda reservation Saturday, and had put his horse in the barn of Levi SWIFT that night and taken a hard bitted colt upon a skeleton and driven to the village. On returning, the horse ran away, tipped the skeleton over as he turned into the gate at Mr. SWIFT'S throwing the unfortunate driver against a post crushing his skull in. His body was not discovered until morning.
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WAYNE

Hon. J. R. McKELVEY, of Geneva, and Edward HITCHCOCK, of Newark, will address the citizens of Sodus Center this Thursday evening.

E. G. LEONARD & Co., and KNOWLES Bros., are erecting very large and commodious apple houses in Lyons. The apple trade in that place is unusually lively this fall. Two large evaporatories are in full blast, running night and day.
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ALLEGANY

Next Saturday Wellsville expects to hear from Mr. O'CONNOR, of New York, the great Irish Republican.

Tuesday, for the first time in history, Wellsville had horse racing. The trotting park is located about two miles west of the village

Friday, October 1st, there was a rousing and telling Republican speech at Wellsville, from Hon. A. A. YATES, and on October 2d Congressman RICHARDSON spoke to a crowded house.

Oct. 8, 1880

MONROE

Rev. Mr. CHASE of Pittsford, returned on Wednesday from the Pan Presbyterian council in Philadelphia.

Mrs. Susan CLEVELAND PRATT of Geneva, widow of Deacon Harry PRATT of Rochester, celebrated last week Sunday her 96th birthday. Since that event she wrote with her own hand a letter to Mrs. Abelard REYNOLDS of Rochester.

Mr. CURR, late of Rochester has arrived from Colorado, where he has taken up his residence for an indefinite period. He has become the owner of some 15,000 acres of land in that state and is engaged largely in sheep raising as well as in a project for irrigating lands.

A serious and probably fatal accident happened to Ambrose HYDE, son of M. C. HYDE, builder, at Honeoye Falls, Wednesday morning. While assisting in raising a barn at West Bloomfield one of the bents fell, crushing Mr. HYDE under it. At last accounts he was still living.

John M. DAVY and William G. EDWARDS of Rochester, will make political speeches in Pittsford on Saturday evening, at the Phoenix hall. Other able speakers will be heard from. Preliminary to the orations, the Pittsford "boys in blue," under Captain DOMINIE will parade with torches, escorting the speakers to the Garfield and Arthur headquarters and thence to the hall.

Spencerport is to have a surfeit of lectures this winter, judging from the start off. Colonel E. E. SILL, of Rochester, who was to have lectured in that village on Wednesday night, but did not get there on account of the accident on the Falls road that evening, lectured to a large and appreciative audience last evening (Thursday). Next Wednesday evening Mrs. Helen J. FOSTER, of Clinton, Iowa, will lecture in the M. E. Church on temperance.

Four runaways to chronicle for Monday at Honeoye Falls. One very serious runaway occurred to Mr. GOGGINS, a farm hand of Mrs. S. B. DAVIS. While unloading grain at one of the mills, he stepped out upon the tongue between the horses to pick up a line that had dropped to the ground, when the horses started on a run, throwing Mr. GOGGINS under their feet, trampling upon and two wheels passing over him. He was picked up and taken to a physician's, who found him very badly bruised about the head. It is now expected he will recover. Two chaps on their way from Rochester to Hemlock Lake with a load of merchandise for the world's fair, about two sheets in the wind (on Hemlock water, no doubt), collided with a farmer's wagon near the center of the village, which scattered the merchandise and occupants over the ground. One of the fellows, sprawled out on a pile of stone, calls out: "I say, sir, don't lose the money." "Naw, I wont," when whack goes a bag of silver against an old carpenter shop. Some one passing at the time, hearing the noise, procured a lantern and assisted in picking up over $300 in coin. The two other runaways were of no consequence.
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ONTARIO

Judge William H. SMITH will hold a special court at Geneva on Saturday, October 25th, for the purpose of naturalization.

Mrs. Helen S. EDDY, elocutionist, of Geneva, has been invited by Governor JEWELL, chairman of the Republican national committee, to speak in Connecticut and New Jersey mass meetings. Mrs. EDDY has not as yet determined to accept.

Colonel A. E. BAXTER and E. G. LAPHAM addressed a very enthusiastic Republican rally at Geneva, Thursday night. SUTTON'S brass band was in attendance and dispensed good music. This, the opening of the campaign at Geneva, has proved a great success, and it is only necessary now to keep the ball rolling.

As twenty head of cattle, the property of John LERY of Geneva, were being driven over the canal bridge at Pre- emption park, Geneva, two of the cattle had reached the other side and LERY had just stepped on the bridge, when the whole structure went down with a crash, carrying the eighteen cattle into the canal, and LERY barely escaping. All but one of the cattle escaped by swimming ashore; this one was entangled in the bridge and held under the water until drowned.
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SENECA

General John B. MURRAY, of Seneca Falls, is in active service in the political campaign.

Mrs. C. PARKS fell from a ladder at Waterloo, last Monday, while picking apples, and broke her right arm.

Harvey D. MILLER of Waterloo had his arm broken on Wednesday by being caught in the belt of a threshing machine.

Rev. L. H. MOREY, of Seneca Falls, and Rev., Mr. KNEELAND, of Waterloo, have attended the meeting of the synod of Geneva, held this week at Penn Yan.

On Monday John MORRIS, of Seneca Falls, while engaged in repairing a tenant house belonging to himself, fell from a ladder to the ground, a distance of some fifteen feet. He was unconscious when taken up.

F. H. FURNISS will place in the Historical museum at Waterloo the following articles: a genuine Zulu assegai or war spear, a valuable onyx rosary blessed by the late Pope Pius IX, two books (now out of print) upon early Indian history, etc.; also one of the veritable muskets used in the capture of Andre, the British spy of the revolution.
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LIVINGSTON

Hon. E. G. LAPHAM will address the Republicans of Mt. Morris Monday evening next. The Wide Awake of 1860 will appear in citizens' dress in the procession with the Boys in Blue.

William F. GELSTON, attorney-at-law at Livonia Station, and Miss Julia STEDMAN were married Tuesday morning at the residence of the bride, by K. D. NETTLETON. Presents, congratulations and good wishes were, as usual, numerous and --costly.
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WYOMING

Hon. Edmund L. PITTS, of Medina, will speak in Warsaw, Thursday, October 15th, before a Republican mass meeting of Wyoming county

Hon. Charles E. FITCH, of Rochester, is to address the Republicans of Perry on the 11th. The Perry, Perry Center and Castile Boys in Blue will make a grand parade on the occasion.

News has been received in Perry that Mrs. Clark HOUGHTON, nee Miss Nettie STOW, formerly of the village, last week, at North Collins, attempted suicide by taking a large dose of paris green. Only the most active treatment saved her life. She gave as a cause for her rash act, that she could not stand the brutal treatment of her husband.
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GENERAL NOTES

Commodore NUTT, the well known dwarf, was arraigned in New York, Wednesday, on a charge of keeping a disorderly saloon.

Jay GOULD'S second son fell from a tree, Tuesday, at Irvington-on-the-Hudson. A revolver in his pocket was discharged, inflicting a painful wound.
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W. N. ARMSTRONG, a lawyer of New York, has been appointed attorney-general of King Kalakaua's new cabinet. His father was one of the first missionaries to the Sandwich islands, and he himself was born there. He is a brother of General ARMSTRONG, of the normal school at Hampton, Va.
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POLICE PICKINGS

Brief Items of News Found Near the Station House

Drunken Edward BARTON was discharged

Conrad HETZLER, arrested for being drunk, was discharged

Jacob SCHOLL was taken into custody last night for abusing his family

Peter KELLY will be arraigned in the police court to-morrow on the charge of assaulting John KELLY

Mercy W. HUDSON, examined for obtaining $300 from Edward DONNELLY under false representation, has been held for the grand jury.

John WHITE, John DOUGHERTY and John FINN, three Albion tramps, were brought to the city yesterday, convicted, and went to the penitentiary for thirty days.

A young fellow named John O'GRADY was arrested on a warrant yesterday afternoon for assaulting and nearly breaking his mother's arm. He will be examined this morning.

John McDERMOTT, taken into custody on a warrant charging him with assault and battery on James W. BUCKLEY, was discharged, BUCKLEY failing to appear against him.

John H. OSGOODBY, the deputy sheriff, was held for the grand jury in the police court yesterday morning, on the charge of embezzling $343.97 of the estate of James MARTIN.

A son of George C. ERNST, aged six years, has been missing from his home since Wednesday afternoon. Detective BURCHELL has been searching for the missing boy with no result as yet.
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A CHILD LOST

Nicholas ERNST, a son of George C. ERNST, who resides at the corner of South and Howell streets, was last seen at 6 o'clock Wednesday afternoon on the tow path of the canal near Craig & Crouch's lumber yard. Diligent search has been made since with no result. Yesterday afternoon, Corner DANINGBURG, with the father and uncle of the boy, dragged the canal thoroughly from the St. Paul street bridge to the first lock. As the body was not found the supposition now is that he was not drowned but is lost. A like thorough search is being made of the city. The boy is six years of age, he is stout and has a rosy face, jet black hair and eyes, wore a fur cap, dark brown knee pants and jacket, calico waist. Any information should be addressed to the father.
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DEATH OF AN OLD SETTLER

Batavia News: "Mary G. LEONARD, relict of Alonzo LEONARD, died in this village at 6 o'clock this morning. Deceased was born in the town of Gates, Monroe county, in the year 1806, and removed to this village in the year 1839, where she has since resided. Of a family of fifteen children, thirteen are now living, and eleven were present during her last sickness. Mrs. LEONARD was a good-hearted Christian woman and much beloved by all her acquaintances. Her husband died six years ago this summer. Of the children three are residents of this village.
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PERSONAL

Dr. Joseph HABESTON, of Buffalo, is at the Brackett house

Hon. F. P. STANTON, of Washington, is at the Brackett.

Colonel G. W. TORRENCE, of Victor, is at the Waverley.

Dr. T. B. COSFORD, of Lockport, is registered at the Brackett house.

Rev. E. J. BABCOCK and wife, of Whitehall, Mich., is at the Whitcomb

Emil ANKERMILLER, Brooklyn; George M. ELWOOD, New York, and G. N. BIERCE, Dayton, O., are at the Congress.

Rev. E. F. OWEN and wife, of Prattsburg, continue their visit in the city over the Sabbath. They are stopping at the Hotel Brunswick.

S. P. KYLE, Syracuse; L. M. GILLET, New York; E. S. SIBLEY, Detroit, and Frank R. PERKINS, Buffalo, are among the late arrivals at the Brackett.

At the Waverley house are Albert STEWART, South Argyle, N. Y.; William WHITMAN, Lyons; W. H. RYAN, Allentown, Pa., and Julius D. IRELAND, Albany.

Thomas J. NEVILLE, clerk of the executive board, has returned from his trip to New York and Saratoga. He has gained a fresh complexion and has evidently had a good time.

At the Osburn house are M. L. HIGGINS, Boston; N. E. LOOMIS and wife, Syracuse; G. B. WALKER, Boston; H. D. ROSE, Hammondsport; M. F. WARNER, Utica; John W. S. PIERSON, Staunton, Mass.; F. W. CROMWELL, New York; James J. O'BRIEN, Syracuse, and A. A. CASPER, New York.
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TOWN TALK

George THOMPSON, of 40 Tremont street fell from a scaffold on Wednesday afternoon, and sustained severe injuries.

Mr. SIBLEY is erecting a handsome granite entrance to his dwelling on East avenue and laying down a flagstone sidewalk.

Charles ZOLLER, of the Rochester Bicycle club, made the run to Fairport on Wednesday afternoon, a distance of twelve miles, in one hour and thirteen minutes.

Frank FRAYNE will be the star at the Grand opera house next week. He will be followed by Herne's famous combination entitled "Hearts of Oak."

Henry CHATTIN, an aged gentleman, residing in West Brighton, was found dead in a lane on his farm at 2 o'clock, Wednesday afternoon. The deceased was 61 years of age.

A five year old son of Louis W. MOORE, of the firm of Strauss, Moore & Beirs, was run over by a wagon yesterday morning, while playing on North St. Paul street. He was seriously injured.

Charles BUTLER and William SHEPARD were arrested on St. Paul street at 1 a.m. The latter claimed the former had beaten him out former had twelve dollars.

In the tower of the Holy Redeemer church at the corner of Hudson and Clifford streets a fine clock will be placed within a few days. It is worth about $1,200 and the workmanship is first class. E. EMRICH, 157 North Water street is the maker.

August HERRING, met with an accident yesterday morning, while employed in laying a stone side-walk in front of Heavey's livery stable on Andrews street. A wood wagon owned by Fisher & Co., and driven by J. LYNCH, was passing that place when the horse shied and threw the driver off. The wagon was tipped over. It was otherwise bruised. Dr. WEIEL sewed up the wound.
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DIED

EWART — On the afternoon of the 7th inst., Janet L., youngest daughter of John and Mary EWART, aged 24 years and 8 months. Funeral from the family residence, 42 Peart place, at 2 ½ o'clock on Saturday, September 9th. Friends are invited to attend.
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*SUICIDE IN A SALOON
*Desperate Fight Between Neighbors in South Carolina
*Death From Starvation
*A Hotel Safe Robbed in St. Louis
*Murder of a Policeman

Lake City, Col., Oct. 7 - A stage arriving here to-night was stopped eight miles from town by two masked men, who took all the mail except the registered pouch. There were two passengers aboard, but neither they nor the express messenger was molested.

A POLICEMAN MURDERED

Marietta, Ohio, Oct. 7 - William BUSH, a policeman, was struck on the head with a heavy cane this afternoon by Wilson CONGDON. An hour afterwards he applied for a warrant for CONGDON'S arrest. Just as he finished telling of the assault he fell dead. CONGDON was drunk, and says he was hired by Henry CLAUS, a saloon keeper, to whip BUSH. CLAUS was also arrested.

A BOY KILLED FOR CALLING NAMES

Francis Mills, N. J., Oct. 7,- William JOHNSON, a colored man of bad repute, stabbed, probably fatally, a white boy, George POTTER, Tuesday night. It is said POTTER called the colored man names.

INDICTMENT FOR INTIMIDATION

Richmond, Va., Oct. 7 - The United States grand jury to-day found an indictment against William H. POND for corruptly endeavoring to intimidate J. B. DAVIS (colored) in the discharge of his duty as a witness in the United States court.

SUICIDE IN A BAR-ROOM

New Branch, N. J., Oct. 7 - Alfred WOLCOTT, a traveling salesman of Detroit, shot himself through the head in a bar-room this morning.

BURIED ALIVE

Holmdel, N. J., Oct. 7 - Homer JACKSON, aged thirty-six, married, working in the clay pits at Point Pleasant, was buried alive, the embankment giving away.

A TRAIN OFF THE TRACK

New York, Oct. 7 - An engine ran off the track of the Hudson River railroad at Spuyten Duyvel to-day, and delayed the trains for awhile. No one was hurt.

ACCIDENTALLY SHOT

Port Jervis, Oct. 7 - William McFARLAND of Glenspey, Sullivan county, while gunning yesterday, was killed by the accidental discharge of a gun.

CHARGED WITH MURDER

Denver, Oct. 7 - A man just from the south reports that warrants were issued for the arrest of Agent BERRY, Captain KLINE and HOYT on the charge of murdering young JACKSON, and that officers have gone to the reservation to make the arrest. He further states that the citizens and the freighters are thoroughly aroused, and should the men be taken they will likely be lynched before they can be conveyed to Gunnison City.

A POLICEMAN STABBED

Joseph PRICE, a police officer, was stabbed, probably fatally, last night, by Daniel MYERS, while the latter was drunk.

HOTEL SAFE ROBBED

St. Louis, Oct. 7 - The safe in the office of the Western hotel was robbed early this morning of money, watches and other articles, valued at between $3,000 and $4,000. One thousand dollars of the money belonged to M. C. IRIAB, proprietor of the hotel, and the remainder of the property to guests. John SLATER, night porter, and who has served a term in the penitentiary, is supposed to be the thief. The safe was left open last night by mistake.

RUN OVER AND KILLED

Corney BECHMAN and Charles ECKERT, aged sixteen and fifteen, were run over and killed by a train on the Mountain railroad to-day.

RAILROAD ACCIDENT

Boston, Oct. 7 - An accident was reported on the Fitchburg railroad (the tunnel express) about 9 o'clock this evening, at or near Littleton, Mass. Few particulars are at hand, but it is stated that Enos VARNEY, master car builder, and Mr. FAULKNER, stone cutter, resident of Ayer, were killed. Several others were injured. The train left the track. The cause of the accident is not yet ascertained.

SENTENCED TO BE HUNG

Montreal, Oct. 7 - At Sherbrooke today William GREY, for the murder of Thomas MULLIGAN, near Scottstown, was found guilty and sentenced to hang December 10th.

FOUND GUILTY OF MURDER

Brooklyn, Oct. 7 - John OSTERMEYER, who murdered his wife with a large wood knife at their cottage in East New York, was to-day found guilty of murder in the second degree.

DEATH FROM STARVATION

New York, Oct. 7 - John McCARTNEY, aged thirty-seven, returning from the Black Hills, died of starvation on an Erie train this morning, just before reaching Jersey City. He was recently swindled out of $10,000 by an acquaintance, became cemented and refused to partake of food. For four months he had eaten little or nothing.

A DESPERATE FIGHT

Charleston, S. C., Oct. 7 - A serious affray occurred near Sumter to-day between Julius A. BOND and son on one side, and B. H. HUSSEY and wife on the other. The elder BOYD was shot in the stomach and the son in the thigh. HUSSEY was shot in the knee. The parties are all white and neighbors. The fight grew out of a private quarrel.

Oct. 9, 1880

NEW YORK STATE

The Latest News by Mail and our Own Special Correspondents

MONROE

Miss Lizzie ZARNO, of Pittsford, aged nineteen years, died on Thursday, 7th inst., at the house of her father in that village.
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WAYNE

The pleasant residence of William R. JOHNSON, esq., near Palmyra, was filled on Wednesday last by guests invited to witness the marriage of his daughter, Miss H. R. JOHNSON, to Mr. Henry A. RUMRILL of Syracuse. Both bride and groom are deaf mutes, and as the service was read by Rev. John WEBSTER it was repeated in the sign language by Professor WESTVILLE of Rochester.
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WYOMING

John MURPHY, of Warsaw, while coupling cars at the Erie Railway depot, caught his foot in some unexplained manner, last Wednesday afternoon, and his right foot was so badly crushed as to require immediate amputation.
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SHOT THROUGH THE HEAD

Death by Accident of George Copeland Yesterday

Last Wednesday George COPELAND, aged sixteen years, and living with his mother, who is a widow, at 315 State street, went on a visit to his uncle's family in the town of Hume, Alleghany county. He and his cousin, Frank MILLS, a boy about the same age, went out hunting yesterday, and in some manner one of the guns was discharged, the shot taking effect in young COPELAND's head. He expired almost instantly. As soon as his uncle heard of the sad accident he started for Pike station, the nearest point on the State Line road and reaching just in time to take the train, he arrived in Rochester last evening. When the unfortunate mother learned what had happened, she became almost distracted, and rushing out in the street her cries attracted the attention of all the people in the neighborhood. Policeman SHOVE coming up did all he could to quite her and led her back into the house. Her family besides the deceased consists of two sons, twenty-one and eighteen years of age, and two daughters, eleven and seven years old. The family formerly lived in Hume, where Mr. COPELAND lies buried. Mrs. COPELAND and her brother will start for Hume this morning on the 6 o'clock train. It is not known when the funeral will take place, but the body will probably be buried in the cemetery at Hume. The accident took place about 3 o'clock in the afternoon.
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POLICE PICKINGS

Brief Items of News Found Near the Station House

His honor, the mayor, presided in the police court yesterday.

Michael REED, a Perinton vagrant, went to the penitentiary yesterday for six months.

Sentence was suspended in the case of Jacob SCHALL, charged with abusing his family.

The complaint against John McGRADY of breaking his mother's arm, was withdrawn yesterday morning, and John was discharged.

Charles BUTTON and William SHEPHERD, the two fellows who got to fighting on St. Paul street yesterday morning, were each fined ten dollars or thirty days.

A fellow from Elmira, named James McCUE, who assaulted Mary McCUE, in that city, was brought to the penitentiary yesterday. Cold winter will come and go, and the dainty violets will shine again in the woodland grass before James breathes the air of freedom once more.

It was reported on the streets last evening that there had been an attempt at rape in the ninth ward. The story was, in effect, that an old, gray-headed man had enticed a little girl, nine years old, into a secluded spot on Buell avenue and there attempted to ravish her. The screams of the girl frightened the old reprobate away. He will probably be arrested to-day.
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MATRIMONIAL

Sir: Last evening our pleasant village was again made happy in celebrating the nuptials of one of our most accomplished and popular daughters. The occasion was the marriage of Miss Ella Shearman HUBBEL, (daughter of our esteemed townsman, Walter S. HUBBELL) to Frederick Brooks HUBBELL, of Pittsburg, Pa.
The ceremony took place at the residence of the bride, shortly before the arrival of the numerous guests, as is quite common at large weddings, and was witnessed by the relatives and a limited number of immediate friends.
The officiating clergyman was Dr. James RANKINS of Geneva. The two sisters of the bride, Misses Jennie and Minnie HUBBELL were the bridesmaids. The groomsmen were Charles PIERSON of Canandaigua, and Charles NORTON of Buffalo, who also acted as ushers. The bridal party were most charmingly and appropriately attired.
The house was decorated with the choicest flowers and foliage plants profusely intertwined with amflax and displayed marked taste by the fair ones who had superintended the arrangement. The porches were enclosed with canvas and illuminated by Chinese lanterns which gave additional room to the already commodious house.
The bridal presents were very numerous and costly and many of them very beautiful. The music was furnished by SCHAICK's orchestra of Rochester. Among the guests from out of town were Mrs. McCLURE and Miss BROOKS of Pittsburg. Miss GRAHAM of Buffalo, Mrs. BAIRD and daughter from New Orleans, and Mr. NORTON of Buffalo. The bridal couple departed on the 10 o'clock train for a tour through eastern cities. This is the third wedding we have celebrated in as many successive evenings, (Miss WORTH's, Tuesday, and Miss ROBINSON's Wednesday evening) and we understand our wedding bells are soon to sound again.
Canandaigua, October 8th, 1880.
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MARRIED

JACKSON - McCARTHY
On the 7th last, by the Rev. Mr. Dennis, John C. JACKSON and Miss Elizabeth McCARTHY.
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DIED

WILSON - at the residence of his parents, 166 Monroe avenue, October 5, 1880, Charles A., youngest son of George W. and Augusta A. WILSON, aged 4 years and 10 months.
Funeral from the residence Sunday, October 10th ? at 2 ½ p.m. Funeral private

COPELAND - At Hume, Allegany county, on the 8th inst., George S. COPELAND, of this city, aged 16 years.
Notice of funeral thereafter.
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NICHOLAS ERNST STILL MISSING

The boy Nicholas ERNST has not yet been found. The canal was again dragged yesterday but with no results. The search in and around the city is kept up with vigor. The boy was dressed in a navy blue suit instead of dark brown as stated in yesterday's paper.
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PERSONAL

Dr. Charles M. MAGEE, Syracuse, is at the Whitcomb.

Edward L. ADAMS, of Bradford, was in the city last evening.

J. T. MILLER, jr., of Seneca Falls, was in the city yesterday.

Dr. J. S. KASH and wife, New York, are at the Osburn.

A. O. BUNNELL, of the Dansville Advertiser, is at the Osburn.

George F. KNIGHT and Robert S. CAMPBELL, Bath, are at the Osburn.

The senior class at Yale college have chosen Henry S. DURAND, of this city, poet for next class day.

At the Congress hall are E. F. HOLDEN, Syracuse; H. ROBINSON, Mobile, Ala.; B. F. DARLING, Ithaca, and J. MILLER, Jr., Seneca Falls.

Burt BROWN, the Geneva oarsman, was in the city yesterday, on his way to Geneseo, where he is going in pursuit of the cotton tailed rabbit.

W. B. DEWEY, Colborne, Ont.; H. W. ENGLISH, Ithaca; S. C. SMITH, R. L. SALISBURY, New York, and R. B. WHITING, Albany, are among the late arrivals at the Brackett house.

Late trains brought to the Waverly house L. E. POND, Westfield; A. M. FERGUSON, Springfield, Pa.; W. B. FISKE and D. S. CLARK, New York

Asa T. SOULE left for New York yesterday afternoon, intending to sail from New York this morning at 9 o'clock. He is going over, of course, to look after the great regatta.

E. R. HAYS, Batavia; H. N. BANCROFT, Jefferson, Ohio; Mr. and Mrs. J. F. RUNYAN, Little Falls; E. A. TULLEY, Hartford, and W. B. CATLIN, New York, are at the Whitcomb.

Among those just admitted to the bar is Edward F. WELLINGTON, who has been connected for three years past with the office of MARTINDALE & OLIVER of this city. Mr. WELLINGTON has the best wishes of his many friends in his new relation.

At the Osburn are William T. ROSENKRAUS, New York; R. A. LITTLE, Glens Falls; A. A. HAMILTON, Boston; George W. PARKHURST, Oswego; L. W. THAYER and wife, Warsaw; J. PARKHURST, Bath; H. Wood SULLIVAN, Philadelphia; R. W. BOOTH and family, New York.

Oct. 10, 1880

PERSONAL

Dr. W. B. McGOWAN, Montreal, is at the Clinton house.

Hon. Edmund L. PITTS, Medina, is at the Congress hall.

Captain M. H. HOGAN and sister, Auburn, are at the Waverley.

Dr. O. E. TRATT and wife, ?neonta, are at the Whitcomb house.

Miss Hattie J. CLAPPER arrived in the city at 10 o'clock last evening.

S. P. COONEY, agent of the Frank FRAYNE combination, is at the Clinton house.

At the Brackett house are W. F. BILLING, New York; J. S. KIES, Clinton, Md.; J. MILLER, Canajoharie, and John P. OWENS, Maryland.

Mrs. Amelia L. QUICK arrived from a business trip to New York last evening, having spent a week there in the purchase of goods.

At the Clinton house are H. C. TAFT and wife, Boston; I. P. McCREA and O. J. SHERIDAN, Detroit; W. S. FREARER, and R. VAN DUSEN, New York.

Edwin ADAMS and H. BRIGGS, Boston; Gilbert MOLLISON, Oswego; George F. LYTELL, Syracuse, and George A. LERCH, New York, are at the Congress hall.

J. W. PHILLIPS, of Detroit, traveling agent of J. CUNNINGHAM & Sons, this city, arrived in town yesterday for a few days, taking up his headquarters at the Waverley.

E. P. DAVIS, of Rochester, N. Y., has accepted a position in the house of Loomis & Smiely. Mr. DAVIS occupies the position formerly held by H. A. LOOMIS, who has gone to Philadelphia. - Hannibal (Mo.) Courier.

Late trains brought to the Waverley house Phin M. MILLER, Buffalo; D. P. SHARP, Ithaca; Mrs. G. S. ARMSTRONG, Lawrence, Mass.; J. C. KINGSTON, Boston; P. J. O'BRIEN, New York, and H. L. PINKERTON and wife, St. Paul, Minn.

Whitcomb house; J. R. LYNN and Alex HULL, New York; J. P. MARSHALL and L. L. STONE, Boston; C. F. STILLMAN, Buffalo; J. B. DEWEY, Colborne, Ont.; John B. TASK, Philadelphia; J. C. FOWLER, Hartford; S. G. HUNT, Geneva.

The New York Clipper has the following: Miss Minnie MCKAY and J. Elmer GORDON, both of Rochester, N. Y., now traveling with Harry PEASE's dramatic company, were married by the Rev. Joseph (????) In Clarksburg, W. Va., Sept. 23d.'

The Revs. D. W. BRISTON and J. D. ADAMS, Syracuse; Thomas ???sey, Ithaca; J. B. FOOTE, Canastota, E. T. GREENE, Lockport; L. WATSON, Spencerport, B. I. IVES, Auburn; O. S. CHAMBERLERY, Geneseo, and J. N. BROWN, Victor, were in the city yesterday and dined at the Brackett.

Among the late arrivals at the Osburn are J. Marshall YOUNG and wife, Easton, Pa.; Louis MENDELSHON, New York, C. W. MANNI?G, Boston; Thomas R. OBERT, Philadelphia; A. RATHBUN, Albany; Thomas ??ELL, Clinton, ?? Seth LEWIS, Boston; Samuel BARLING, C. A. WYATT, William D. ADAMS and Henry F. VEITH, New York.
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Men may come and men may go, but George CHAPMAN goes on drinking forever. Life to him is not worth living and civilization looks like a failure without his daily beverage. Yesterday morning he imbibed too freely, and, lying down in the street, he was found by a police officer, who took him to the station house.
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PERSONAL NEWS AND GOSSIP

The senior class at Williams college have chosen G. W. DRISCOLL, of Syracuse, N. Y., class orator, and Blies PERRY, of Williamstown, Mass., class poet.

Professor Jacob BALL, who died recently while engaged in scientific explorations in Texas, was a Swiss naturalist of considerable note and a favorite pupil of Agassiz.

Professor Alexander Graham BELL, the inventor of the telephone which bears his name, is soon to deliver a course of lectures at Johns Hopkins university in Baltimore.

McFARLAND, who shot RICHARDSON, the journalist, is now a poor wreck, who wanders about the streets of Leadville, Col., a stooping old man, with white hair and beard, and in the last stage of life.

Mrs. Helen Kendric JOHNSON, the wife of Rossiter JOHNSON, has made a novel and interesting book of "Our Familiar Songs and Those who made them." It contains 300 songs of English, Scotch, Irish and American origin. The music, as well as the words is given.- New York Tribune, Saturday.

Mrs. Mary OREM, aged 104 years, will ride in one of the processions during the Baltimore celebration. She was born near Baltimore on April 22, 1776, being a daughter of Robert PEAKE, who came with the British army to America, but who deserted and served in the continental army as a drummer. She has twenty-five grandchildren and sixty great-grandchildren living.

The stone which covers the grave of Miss NEILSON in Brompton cemetery, says the Echo, has already been surrounded by flowering plants and covered with wreaths and immortelles, placed there by the hands of loving and affectionate admirers. At the head, pending the completion of a suitable monument, stands a simple white cross, bearing only the word "NEILSON."

Miss Clara Louise KELLOGG has appeared at the Royal opera house in Vienna, as Leorora in The Troubadour, and as Philine in Mignon. She was received with hearty applause by the audience, and the critics praised her versatility an her voice, with the qualification that if her voice in some passages lacked sufficient power, the general effect was nevertheless charming.

A child two years old is reported lost from 138 West Main street.

Master Willie MAURER, of Monroe avenue, gave a very pleasant little party on Wednesday last, to celebrate his birthday.

A carpenter named John SIEBERT fell a distance of about ten feet on the Gucker building on State street, where he was at work yesterday, and received a bad cut over the eye. He was attended by Drs. POND and CAMPBELL.

Jim WOOD is back from his vacation, splendid health, and has resumed his post duty. His locomotive - old 110 - is having the air-brakes applied.

Conductor Henry SMITH, of the Charlotte road, has so far recovered from his attack of rheumatism as to enable him to take a trip to Canada for two weeks. He left yesterday afternoon.

Conductor William CHRISTIAN, of the Central, has returned from his hunting expedition in the Rocky mountains, and now astonishes all the boys with narratives of his wonderful exploits in the far west.

George W. LUCE, of this city, one of the oldest brakemen on the auburn branch of the Central railroad and recently running with Conductor John CONNOR, has accepted a position as assistant secretary of the railroad men's Christian association in Buffalo.

William E. HOYT, general eastern passenger agent of the Chicago and Alton railroad, whose office is located in New York city, was in this city during the past week, on business connected with the railroad he represents, and also paying a visit at the residence of his father, William B. HOYT, on West Alexander street.

Sheriff BURLINGAME and Deputy-sheriff DAKE yesterday went to Pittsford and took to his home Llewellyn BURLINGAME, the young relative of the former, who was unfortunate enough to break his leg in two places by the fall off his horse, Friday night.

While P. TWAMBY, a respectable Republican citizen residing on Lyell avenue, was marching in the procession Friday evening, some malicious Democrat bedaubed his house with black railroad paint, placing thereon such hieroglyphics as the democrat mind usually evolves. The offenders should be brought to justice.

Oct. 11, 1880

DIED

HOLDEN - At her residence in Charlotte, N. Y., on the 10th inst., Susan, widow of G. H. HOLDEN. Funeral at the house on Tuesday at 2 p.m.
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TOWN TALK

As a lecturer, Dr. SLADE is not, what would be called a glittering success.

There is a letter for Bartholomew KEELER at the Democrat and Chronicle counting room.

A little boy four years of age was reported at police headquarters yesterday afternoon as being lost. He resides at the corner of Lawrence street and East avenue.

Parker PILLSBURY will speak in the hall over 50 State street, on Wednesday evening; subject, "The Plague and Peril of Monopoly; or Words to Workingmen and Women."

Imbeciles have defaced the firemen's monument at Mt. Hope by marking their initials in conspicuous places on the stone. Idiots of that class ought never to be allowed out of doors except when attended by a competent keeper.
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POLICE PICKINGS

Brief Items of News Found Near the Station House

Officers ROGERS and BURCHELL arrested John STOUT on a warrant charging him with assault and battery on John FEIST.

James MCCUNE was acting in a disorderly manner on St. Paul street with several others, and was arrested by Officer DE WITT. Paroled.

Not Rory O'MOORE, but another MOORE was drunk and acting in a disorderly manner on the Exchange street bridge. Officer VAN VORST ran the young man in and assigned him a cell. A bottle of whisky, found on his person, was stored in the "curiosity room."
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CORONER's VERDICT

The Railroad Company Censured for August Knitter's Death

The Democrat and Chronicle has before published an account of the fatal accident which befell August KNITTER at the St. Joseph street railroad crossing on the 2d instant. The coroner's jury, who met on the 3d, 4th, 8th and 10thinstants, finished theirs labors yesterday and brought in the following verdict:
That August KNITTER came to his death by being struck by engine number 181, belonging to the New York Central and Hudson River railroad company, at the St. Joseph street crossing, on the evening of October 2d, 1880; and we censure the New York Central and Hudson River railroad company for gross negligence in not performing their duties, -
First - For not having a flagman at the St. Joseph street crossing after 7 o'clock in the evening, it being one of the principal thoroughfares of one of the thickest populated wards in the city.
Second - For allowing engineers to run their trains through the city at a higher rate of speed than the law allows.
We also recommend that the city officials whose duty it is to enforce the ordinances in relation to the speed of trains running through the city, be more rigid in performing their duties.
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Joseph HOFFMAN, foreman; Luke SKELLEY, Frank E. ROWE, Henry STEELE, M. J. DRURY, Louis BLUM, John SCHLEIFER, jr., Thomas F. KELLY, Charles I. McDOWELL, J. WEINGARINER, W. HAYWOOD, Thomas GOULDING, Thomas W. MORRISON, coroner.
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