Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1881-04-30
NEWS OF THE DAY
GENERAL ITEMS.

fraud.
The Colombian town of Buenaven-
tura, on the Pacific coast, has been
destroyed by fire. Three lives and
81 900. 600 worth of property were lost,
and ], 800 inhabitants are rendered home
less.
Acting Commissioner Holcomb, oil
the Interior Department, reports after
examining the statutes that the United
States is bound to prevent immigration
into the Indian Territory.
The tswn of Greenville, Plumas
County, Cal, was nearly destroyed by
fire last Sunday. The aggregate loss
was over 100000.
The Supreme Court of Georgia has
decided in test case that the State had
prior claim to any other creditor.
Secretary Blaine has directed an in
quiry into the cause of the imprison-
ment last winter of two Americans in
British Columbia.
The Grand Jury of New York city
has ordered the indictment of Police
Commissioners French, Nichols and Ma
son, composing the Street Cleaning Bu-
reau, for negligence in not keeping the
streets clean.
Mr.. James T. Fields died at his
home in Boston, Sunday evening, of
heart disease. A fire near his house
caused unusual excitement, and while
his wife was reading to him he passed
away. He had been ill for some time.
He was born III Portsmouth, n. H., in
1917, and was well-known as a publisher.
He was, for several years, editor of the
atlantic Monthly.
AT the Conservative meeting at the
Carlton Club, on Wednesday, it is
probable that either the Marquis of
Salisbury will be chosen to succeed
Lord Beaconsfield or that the Duke of
Richmond and Gordon will be appointed
leader pro tenn. Lord Beaconsfeld left
9200, 1000.
-Schaefer has challenged Vignaux to
billiard match for 50, 500 a side, the
game to be played either in England or
America.
"A fire in Shamokin, Pa, Sunday,
did 100000 damage. 1t was the work
"A table printed by the Post Office
Department at Washington shows the
extent to which SO of the 1925 star
routes were manipulated by the con.
tract Office of the Post Office Depart
ment under Gen. Brady's management.
The aggregate for which these 90 routes
were originally let is 1927, 119, and the
increased pay allowed is 81, 075, 095, q
sum nearly equal to three times the
amount of the original figures, and that
the aggregate cost of service on the
routes described was thus swollen by
Gen. Brady to nearly 5000. 600. The
matter is now undergoing thorough in
vestigation.
Trade is extremely dull in the
Bradford Wooden factories, and opera.
tives are leaving for the United States,
where some of the firms intend to trans
fer their machinery and capital.
The superintendent of the New
York State Capital reported to the House
an opinion that the edifice can be COM
pleted for an additional expenditure of
81, 208, $40 %. The original estimates
of the entire cost were 100000. 1t
has already cost between $40, ZOO, 900
and S13, 100000.
-Four election officers were sent to
the penitentiary from Philadelphia, on
Friday, for making fraudulent returns
of votes cast.
1t is rumored in Washington that
ex-Assistant Postmaster General Brady
is to be prosecuted on charges growing
out of his alleged Encouragement of the
Star route service.
In the Senate Friday Senator Nor
rill defended Senator Malone against
the charge of having made q corrupt
bargain with the Republicans. Senator
Beck replied to him briefly, and Senator
Sherman declared. during the debate,
that he meant to vote for Riddleberger
as an officer of the Senate. Senator
Jones, of Louisiana, read the dispatches
from Judges Bridger and Caldwell rela-
tive to the Heath affair, laying all the
blame of the lies on the unfortunate
man Heath, whom he had described as
venerable martyr"
On and after June 1, no printing or
writing will be permitted upon the ad-
dress side of postal cards, except that
imprinted thereon at the mandatory,
and such as may be necessary for the
proper direction of the same.
1t is rumored that there is to be a
general strike of street-car drivers
on the street railroads of New York
city. They are now receiving from
$1.50 to 81 per day for fourteen hours
work, and the strike will be for an in
crease of pay.
"A passenger train ON the Chicago,
Milwaukee and st. Paul Railroad fell
through trestle work bridge near Al
bany, Ia, Thursday morning. The dis
aster was caused by a serious flood in
the river.
In Ottawa, Ont, Sarah Joy, seven
teen years old, was recently forced into
a marriage repugnant to her. and pre-
ferring Imprisonment to living with her
husbsnd, stole a sum of money. The
magistrate sent her to Jail for two days.
Charles Duffy, a travelling sales
man, was robbed at hotel in Baltimore
of valise containing between $4,000
and $4,000 worth of gold chains.
About sc, worth of jewelry in his
trunk was not touched.
In the United States Senate on
Wednesday Mr.. Frye, of Maine, made
his maiden speech. He declared that
there had been no such thing as free
md fair aIactio,, in tho Gou{b ood @I,oI