The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1879-12-12

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Hon. Winthrop w. Ketchum, judge OF the
United States district court Tor tie western
district OF Pennsylvania and an ex-menber OF
Congress, died in Pittsburgh, Pa, few days
ago, aged ffty-nine years.
John B. Cough spoke ats temperance meet
ing in Brooklyn the other night
fire at Troy, N. Y, destroyed two large
brick buildings, occupied by six shirt and col
lar manuiactories, a block of wooden tene-
ment houses and the German Lutheran
church, causing an estimated loss of 1886, 0C0.
This is the most disastrous fire that has &C.
CURED in Troy since 1862.
Western and Southern State
In consequence OF quarrel near Waco,
Texas, arising from the refusal of Miss Stan
field to dance with &c Bud'' Wood, he and
William Currie fought duel outside thu ball
room. A dozen shots were exchanged.
Currie was woun led in the hand, bystander
in the leg and George Wood was shot in the
thigh. i" Bud +" Wood then went to where
Miss Stanfeld was engaged in conversation
with Albert Chocl and made two attempts to
shoot her. He then remarked TO Choch,
q You are friend of Currie shot him dead,
and going sup to Currie, knocked him sense.
less with his pistol. Wood then made good
The election in Louisiana has resulted in the
success OF the Democratic State ticket and the
adoption of the new constitution.
The Senate subcommittee investigating the
rival claims of Messrs. Kellogg and Spofford
10 a seat in the United States Senate, from
Louisiana, adjourned their session at New
Orleans after examining III witnesses, aud
will prepare their report in Washington.
Baltimore's big tunnel to bring water to
that city has been completed. 1t is Sc 800
feet long-a few feet less than seven miles
being the longest aqueduct tunnel and The
third largest tunnel in the world. 1t cost
81 900, and was bored in three years and
eight months, less than half the time OF any
similar work. 1t is a perfectly straight line
of twelve teet diamater, and capable OF accom-
modating an immense body of water. Five
miles of the length was bored through rock
With the lakes and storage reservoirs the en-
tire work will cost about $5,000,000, the
amount appropriated by the city for the new
water supply.
Medierd Waters, colored youth eighteen
years old, was hanged the other day near
Elkton, Md, for the murder, in 1878, of
jenkins Whaley, also colored.
Denis Kearney, the California agitator, has
announced his intention Of being present at
the conference OF Greenbackers in Washington
on January s.
Governor Marks, OF Tennessee, has issued q
proclamation calling an extra session OF the
legislature to consider Memphis yellow fever
matters, and to provide a tax for improving
the sanitary condition Of that city.
From Washington
A Washington dispatch says that the Green.
hackers have held caucus at which they
agreed to throw the weight Of their individual
and collective influence against "iurther en-
croachments OF the money power" They will
oppose ell legislation looking to the retire.
lnent OF the greenback or to the checking Of
silver coinage, or to any attempt to substitute
national slank notes for greenbaeks. They
will press the bill offered at tie extra session
TO substitute treasury notes for bank notes
and that offered the other day by Mr.. Weaver
to increase the currency by the issue of $780,.
00N,000 in greenbacks to pay the surviving
soldiers and sailors of the war the difference
between what they got in paper and the value
of the same in gold.
Several hundred colored people have ar.
rived In Washington recently on their way
from North Carolina to Indiana, where they
intend to settle.
"a, Foreign News. II Hl
Great distress prevails in the west OF Ire
land 1t is said that such hunger, poverty
and want are to be seen there as have never
been known since the great Irish famine.
The two children of Donald McNorton
living in Ross, Canada, were both killed by
tie explosion of a bottle OF gunpowder which
they had managed to get in their possession
during their parents absence from home.
@. f;oddeiroy s Son, of Hamburg, have
suspended, owing $780, %.
Apable dispatch announces fresh attempt
upon the lie OF the Russian Gar, at Moscow
While passing through that city an inferno
machine was thrown in his way, but did moi
explode until he had passed.
war has broken out between rival chief
in New Calabar, West Africa and 200 persons
have been killed and wounded, and the pris
oners killed and eaten.
Intelligence has been received in Buenos
Ayres that the allied Peruvians aud Boliyians
have been completely defeated at Tarapaca
Rsru, by the Chiliahs, who have taken pos
session of the town. The losses on both sides
were heavy The CHILEAN squadron is block.
aiding the port OF africa. A dispatch by way
of Valparaiso says that force of l,5cO Chi.
ians fought battle near Loa with the allied
troops, and after desperate resistance were
compelled 70 surrender, with all their cannon
and ammunition.
Egypt is preparing Tor war with Abyssiuia
The lower house OF the Austrian Reichsrath
has passed bill fixing the strength OF the
army-at $4,000 men.
During recent heavy cyclone in the Bay
OF bengal storm wave swept over Monkish.
khal island, drowning several hundred per.
SONS.
A dispatch from Turkey says that Monte.
negrin troops stationed at Velika have had a
pitched battle with, and defeated a large force