Democratic messenger., 1881-09-10
NEWS OF THE DAY
GENERAL ITEMS.

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accounts of Nelson T. Davis, late Tax
Collector of Houston, Texas, of over
100000, and suits will be brought
against his bondsmen, one of whom is
William Fl. Baker, Mayor of Houston.
The Governors of North Carolina,
| Ohio, Illinois, Arkansas and Wisconsin,
and the Commissioners of the District
of Columbia, at the instance of Gov
ernor Hoyt, of Pennsylvania, issued
proclamations for special services of
prayer for the recovery of the Presi-
dent Tuesday, September g. Special
services were held throughout Massa-
chusetts, New Jersey and Maine on
September s.
In the Cramer case on Saturday
Professor Chittenden reported that he
had discovered arsenic in various organs
of the dead girl, and the jury returned
verdict of ''criminally responsible
against James Malley, Jr., and ''mor-
ally responsible against Walter Malley
and Blanche Douglass. The trial of
James Malley, Jr., began on Monday.
Governor Foster, of Ohio, appoint
ed September as day of fasting and
prayer for the recovery of the Presi-
dent. Governor Farnham, of Vermont,
named September for the same pur-
pose.
Gen. Carr's command, the Sixth
Cavalry, has had severe fight with the
Apaches. Gen. Carr with six officers
and 105 men left Fort Apache to arrest
medicine man," who was making
trouble among the Indians. When the
arrest was made Capt. Hentig was
killed, and an engagement at once took
place. Seven priyates were shot, and
Gen. Carr being largely outnumbered
broke camp at night and escaped to
Fort Apache. losing most of his horses
and train. Three privates who were
wounded died, making ten in all. A
severe loss was inflicted on the Indians.
Reinforcements were at once sent to Gen.
Carr, as it is believed the entire band
of Apaches are in arms. A number of
couriers have been killed, and it is be-
lieved that n general Indian war is i'm
minent in Arizona.
"A marvelously rich gold field is re-
ported to have been discovered thirty
miles from Deadwood
morning in Chicago by a man who sud.
denly became insane and ran amuck
through the streets.
Forest fires are burning all along
the Delaware Valley and in Ontario, de,
stroying large quantities of timber.
Rain fell on Wednesday night in
some of the Western States, but the
farmers still complain grievously of the
drought. In Pennsylvania and through
out the Province of Ontario bush fires
are raging.
By the explosion of benzine tank
at the fat-rendering factory of Jones &
Henze, at No. $50 Front street, New
York City, on Thursday, several work
men were injured. Three men are miss
ing and are supposed to be in the ruins
of the building.
"A dispatch from Sierraville, Sierra
County, CAL, says that fire originated
in Jolsen's store Wednesday at 5;15
p. m. The whole town is destroyed and
the losses will reach $500, 900. A two
year-old child of S. L. Barton was
burned to death.
"A freight train ran through burn
ing bridge at Shiloh, Mich, on Thurs
day, killing brakeman named Reeley,
and wrecking twenty cars.
Fever is fast carrying off the Pana-
ma Canal workmen. The hospitals are
overcrowded, the canal physicians are
incompetent and the patients get very
little attention. The mortality is very
high.
"A Washington dispatch says that
Guiteau will not be removed from the
district jail. No attack upon the jail is
anticipated in case of the Presidents
death, and if one were made, the guard
is quite strong enough to protect the
prisoner. Numbers of letters intended
for Guiteau and opened by the District
Attorney contain threats and rude draw
ipgs of man being hanged. The pris-
oner is said to be preparing his own
defence, but in case of the Presidents
death the court Will, as is usual in such
cases, provide him with counsel
Comptroller Campbelrs annual re-
port shows that the net funded debt of
the city of New York, July 81, was
S99, ,399, 974.4 49, The annual expenses
AA1''O AhSAS0oOL ltO pei Ccnts SluCc
1850, and the population only about so
per cent.
FOREIGN.
In Tunis the French fired on a ma
tive party near Tunis, killing ten and
wounding twenty. The French papers
in Algeria approve of the recent demoli-
ton of marabout's tomb in Oran and
advocate a" similar energy" in Tunis.
The census of India has been COM
pleted. 1t shows a population of 252,-
500, 900.
In Afghanistan Ayoob Khan, the
pretender, is obtaining arms and auxil-
iaries on the plea that he intends to fight
England. He is reported to be trying
to come to terms with the Ameer Alb
durrahman, who possesses much supe-
rior force.
-Vesuvius has been in lively state
of eruption since Saturday, sending
streams of lava down the northern
slopes.
In the Fl. NJ. s. Doterel explosion
inquiry at Plymouth. Eng, the court
has acquitted the officers of all blame
and found that the disaster was caused
by an explosion of gas in the coal bunk
ers, which communicated to the maga-
zine.
In Alsace-Lorraine workmen sus-
pected of being connected with the
Socialist movement are being expelled.
The Nihilists have established a new