Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1881-05-07
| NEWS OF THE DAY
GENERAL ITEMS.


town, N. Y, on Monday. He was born
in Norwich, Conn, Nov. 25. 1900. He
embraced religion at the age of seven
years, was baptized at eleven years.
and joined the Baptist Church at
Norwich at sixteen. He was publisher
of the Signs of the Times, and well
known throughout the country.
"A letter from President Grevy, of
France. accepting on behalf of France
the invitation to participate in the York
town Centennial was presented to Presi-
dent Garfield Saturday.
I'm New York city the Grand Jury
presented the indictment against Police
Commissioners French, Nichols, Mason
and Matthews, and against the members
of tie previous board, including the
three fir-t Commissioners and ex-Police
Commissioner William F. Smith. They
are charged with misdemeanor in not
keeping the streets clean and removing
the ashes.
Professor Swift, Of Rochester, has
discovered new comet. The Professor
does not agree with Proctor in the opin-
ion that the appearance of comet this
year bodies i'll to the earth.
John w. Minturn, a member of the
firm of GrinnelI, Minturn & Co., of
New York, shipping and commission
merchants, shot himself Saturday at
his Office. Mr.. Minturn's health had
been poor for number of years and he
had spent much time abroad. He only
returned from Paris Monday, leaving
his family in that CITY. The only ex-
PLANTATION of the suicide seems to be
that Mr.. Mir turn took his life while
temporarily insane.
AT Kansas City the food was so
great that man was killed by steamer
crashing into house on the balcony of
which he was standing.
Since January l, over 100000
immigrants have arrived at the port of
New York. During April 10000
arrived.
Gov. Ludlow, of New Jersey, has
signed the act passed by the last Legis-
lature prohibiting the employment of
more than one hundred convicts at any
one branch of industry at the New Jer.
sey State prison.
Royal s. Carr, who was convicted
of numbering w. w. Marcommock, a
half-breed Indian, on December IL,
1873, was hanged at Windsor, VT, on
Friday Carr wanted to marry Mar
commock's wife. He therefore induced
the husband to go hunting, and deliber-
ately assassinated him.
The damage done by the floods on
the Missouri from Bismarck, OAK, to
its mouth is estimated at 8, 600, 600.
There are 217 executive nominations
awaiting the action of the Senate.
The hotel keepers of Springfield,
ILL.,, the home of Lincoln, have refused
to entertain the members of troupe of
colored jubilee singers, although colored
travellers have hitherto been accommo-
dated.
"A family of eight people named
Weaver have been found living on an
island in a marsh near Marshall, Mich,
and all sick with scarlet fever. Three
children dice in one day. Their water
was obtained from barrel sunk in the
marsh
Two mountain settlements in Pike
Co., Pa, have been destroyed by forest
fires.
The Jeanette search vessel, the
Mary and Helen, has been renamed the
Rodgers, in complimenttoR Rear Admiral
Rodgers.
- Mrs. Christian Koch committed
suicide Friday at Grand Island, Neb.,
after killing her three babies.
"A broker in the Department of
Docks, New York city, has decamped
with his accounts S3S, 600 short.
During a storm of hail and light
ming Thursday afternoon at Louisville,
KY, Lee Fleck, Joseph Schultz, VIM.
Fohalser and Harry Soetz, ranging in
years from twelve to fourteen, were
struck by lightning and killed while
playing base ball during recess at school
"A ferry boat which crosses the Fox
river at EIgin, ILL.,, was upset on Thurs
day and some thirty people were thrown
into the river. Twelve of the party
were drowned, and among those lost
we're number of children who were on
their way TO school.
james Smith, of Ansonia, Conn. was
sentenced at New Haven to be hanged
on May 5, 1882. for the murder last De-
cember of Policeman Hayes. Smith
was intoxicated, and when arrested by
Hayes shot him.
AT the Republican caucus at Wash
ington Wednesday committee, with
Mr.. Dawes as chairman, was appointed
to consider the conflicting interests of
the party in respect to the pending
nominations"
james Smith, OF Ansonia, Conn was
sentenced at New Haven to be hanged
on May 5, 1882, for the murder last
December of Policeman Hayes. Smith
was intoxicated, and when arrested by
Hayes SHOT him.
The Mallory line steamer City of
Austin has been wrecked near Fornan-
dina, Fla. No lives were lost.
FOREIGN.
"A boy who had given information
to the police which led to the seizure of
arms was shot and dangerously wound
ed in Dublin, Sunday.
"A bailiff named King was seized
near Galway, ireland, ON Friday night
by a gang of disguised men and roasted
over fire until he swore that he would
RESIGN his offioa K,o0'e condition sc