Democratic messenger., 1881-03-12
NEWS OF TIL Jay


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Orphanage, at jackson street and Lin
coin avenue, Hyde Park, Pa, and four.
teen boys and three girls, ranging in
age from six to twelve years, were snffo-
Gated. Nearly all the children who
lost their lives had neither father nor
mother.
-One account of the fight of Spitzkop
between the English and Beers, says
= when the ammunition of the former
anedthe slaughter was fearful. Finally
she British made a desperate but nm
successful rush. The Sixtieth Foot
fought their way back to camp. It is
stated that only seven men of the Fifty
eighth survive, the camp being fortified
at every point.
Charles Merrill killed his mother at
China, Me-, recently, and to hide his
crime chopped the body to pieces and
buried what he could not burn.
"A woman and two small children
were found frozen to death in house
near Lakestay. Minnesota. The house
Is some distance from other habitations.
and was cut off by deep snow. They
got out of fuel and food, and when
found had evidently been dead several
days. The woman was a widow. 1t is
believed that n any persons have diedin
that section from hunger and cold.
Edwin G. Hayden was hanged at
Windsor, Vt, Friday, for the murder of
ms wife, August 81, 1876, at Derby
Line, in that State.
1t is known in Milwaukee, Wis,
where the late Senator Carpenter lived,
that his last wish was to have his body
cremated. That wish, it is expected,
will be carried out, If possible. His
friends in Wisconsin are already moving
In that matter.
The Maine House of Representa-
tives has expelled Thomas r. Swan, the
member for Minot, ON charges of
swindling.
President Hayes has prohibited the
sale Of intoxicating liquor at military
posts and stations.
- Matthew H. Carpenter, United
States Senator from Wisconsin, died at
Washington Thursday morning, in the
fifty-seventh year of his age. His ILL.,
ness, which was a complication of
Bright's disease of the kidneys, had
DcSu long ana teulOuS.
The farmers of Orange County, N.
H., have formed an association to con-
troll the milk trade with New York city
and Brooklyn.
-. Secretary Sherman says he will re-
lieye the stringency IN the money mar
ket caused by the deposit of legal ten
ders by national banks withdrawing
their circulation by paying out the
money, together with the surplus rev.
enue, for bonds for the Sinking Fund.
Twenty-eight national banks on Friday
deposited 50, 734, $50 for the reduction
of circulation.
-Four fiTomen were seriously injured
( while trying to extinguish fire in Mon
treal Thursday night.
Seven persons were hurt, one fatal
ly, by explosion Wednesday at the
Dettwiller Fireworks Factory, Green
vile, N. J.
Since the passage of the Funding
bill twenty-three national banks have
withdrawn 81, 792, 700 Of their outstand-
ing circulation.
"A little girl named Bloom, living in
Columbiana, o., has been terribly NAL
Atreated by the family of farmer who
had adopted her.
One train raI into another at Presi-
adent Station, Pa. Tuesday, and FIVE
persons were wounded, one of whom, n
Homan, viii probably die.
: "A mail train on the New Jersey
z Midland Railroad was wrecked near
-Ogdensburg, n. j., Thursday morning.
Two cars were burned and several per-
sons were injured.
The Pennsylvania Legislature
elected Congressman Mitchell to sue
, ced Mr.. Wallace in the United States
Senate.
a About 400 Cincinnati moulders are
on strike for an increase of % per cent.
= wages.
in view of recent lynchings in Ten
essee Governor Hawkins will recon-
end the Legislature to take action to
ectually prevent such outrages here
er.
Robert Molff shot and killed Alfred
It at Danville, W. Va, because Cart
,sed to marry his daughter after be-
4ying her.
secretary Sherman has issued call
j, $25, 900, 900 worth of the five per
MT. bonds of the funded loan of 1881
+ the sinking fund
The exports of domestic provisions.
.llow and dairy products during the
onth of January, 1881, were worth
5,218, ,657, and during January, 1880,
547, ,447.
The total value of the finished silk
In the United States for the year
'une 80, 1880, was $34, 40, 463 /;
Df factories, 3S3; amount of
pvested, SIS, ,SS9, 500; looms,
al amount paid in wages,
resident, it is rep rted by a
n dispatch, is doubtful of the
bf the Carlisle, or fifth sec
Funding bill, and contem-
holding his approval of the
the delivery of speech by
an Hurd at the celebration of
as Birthday, at Alexandria,
md gave way, precipitating
tayes, the orator, Senator
about thirty others to the
ltor Withers, the only per-
hurt, sprained his leg.
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