Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1881-12-03

exception of Michael Monaghan. the
foreman, and George Bennett. the en-
gineer. who sustained only trifiine in.
iuries The windows in upward of fiftv
houses were wrecked and some of the
inmates received few cuts and bruises.
Mrs William Ell. Morris was thrown
from her carriage and instantly killed
near the old Morris mansion Monday,
her horse taking fright.
Robert Shelton Mackenzie. DEL.
author and journalist, died Monday
evening at Philadelphia.
The Grand Jury at Washington.
Monday, brought in seven indictments
against Captain Howgate for forgery.
FOREIGN ITEMS.
In France NJ. Firman has accepted
the Governorship of Algeria. He will
be completely under the control of the
Home Department, and will not COM
mand the army. It is said that England
has protested against the invasion of
Morocco by the French, and that Spain
supports the protest.
The recent storm in England did
great damage to shipping. In London
forty persons were injured by falling
walls and states. Fifty barge5 were
sunk in the Thames and incoming yes.
sells have suffered severely. 1t is re-
ported that the Calf Rock Lighthouse,
Bantry Bay, has been swept away.
In Ireland steps are being taken 10
secure convictions of agrarian crime,
where jury trials fail, by the appoint
ment of tribunal with power to try
summarily all offenses except murder.
1T is felt in England that the United
States should not tolerate the course
now being pursued by Chill toward
Peru. England would be glad to join
In the suppression of Chilian excuses.
The Confederate bond scheme has
collapsed in England. The leading oper-
ators there say they hope to secure the
repeal of the constitutional amendment
against the payment of the Confederate
debt, so that the Southern States may
be allowed to settle it.
1t is said that Russia is offering to
release Turkey from the war indemnity
in consideration of receiving slice of
Armenia.
I'm Austria a number of coal miners
are on strike and soldiers have been sent
to the mines.
The decree prohibiting the impolta-
ton of American pork into France will
be shortly annulled.
--Lefroy has confessed that he muir
dered Mr.. Gold and also Lieutenant
Roper, who was found dead some time
ago in the Chatham Barracks.
Parliament will be summoned for
January or February 8.
"A number of the Nihilists have been
arrested for attempting to destroy the
Cars palace at Gatschina by means of
a balloon freighted with explosives.
M. Gambetta's organ, Paris, pub
fishes sensational telegram from Lon
don, stating that Prince Bismarck's son
Herbert had arrived in London on
secret mission. His errand, the tele-
gram says, is to offer England possess
sion of Egypt to the exclusion of France.
In England the jury in the Scott
Sampson libel suit have returned YER
dict with 81, 500 damages in favor of
Scott.
"A great storm swept the British Isles
on Monday night.
General Ignatieff has obtained con-
fessions from Hessy Helfmann and other
Nihilists duplicating large number of
their associates, who are to be tried in
January. More Nihilists have been ar
rested. The Holy Cohort is reported to
have been dissolved by order of the
Gear.
The Emperor William is i'll. At
night he is subject to severe abdominal
pains.
A Danish officer proposes to lead a
new Arctic expedition in search of the
Jeanette.
Seventeen lives were lost by the
sinking of the iron steamer Culzean,
which was being towed from the Clyde
to Dundee Wednesday.
An attempt was made to shoot Pre-
mier Depretis from the strangers gal
lery in the italian Chamber of Deputies.
The assassin was prevented from firing,
but managed to hurl his revolver at the
Premier. It struck the floor without
exploding; the man was arrested and
the debate proceeded.