Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1881-08-20
NEWS OF THEDAY

Hugh Brandt tied fifty-pound rock
about his neck and filled his pockets
with stones and. drowned himself III
three and q half feet of water in the
Mohawk, at Cohoes, N. Y.
One half of the block on the east
side of the public square at Hartford
City, Ind, was destroyed by fire Sun
day. Loss, $4,000.
John Bright, of Danville, KY, shot
and killed negro named Reuben who
was providing near the house and re-
fused to go away when ordered to do so
by Bright's sisters.
The British ship Erin's Isle, which
arrived at San Francisco July 30, had
on board sixteen cases of scurvy. One
died, four are yet i'll on board, and the
remainder are convalescent.
"A boat containing five campers
from Brier Neck capsized opposite Salt
Island, near Bass Rock, Mass, and
George Grover, twenty-five, and Willie
Griggs, twelve, of Dedham, Mass, were
drowned.
Walter and James Malley, Jr., were
murder of Jennie Cramer, who was
found dead near there on August 5,
having been last seen alive In their COM
pany. 1t is believed that Blanche Doug
lass, the New York woman mixed up in
the case, and who was arrested for per-
jury, has given the State important evil
dence against the Malleys.
-Advices from Alaska report that the
sledging party from the United States
revenue cutter Corwin reached the Wau-
kerem River on June 2, aud fell in with
party of natives who exhibited articles
taken from the wreck of a whaler, be-
lieved to have been the Vigilant. 1t is
believed that the vessel was wrecked as
far back as 1879.
The Parnell Branch Of the Irish
Land League of Cincinnati passed reso-
buttons severely condemning Irishmen
who favor the use Of dynamite or other
Nihilist methods to promote the cause
of Ireland.
Bionne, General Secretary Of the Canal
Company, died when four days out from
Aspinwall, and deaths have also oc-
Cured among the men. The surveying
brigade deserted on account of the fever
panic.
Charles Boynton, of Portland, Me. :,
on Saturday, shot his wife, his sister-in-
law and himself. Boynton died instant
ly, and his sister-in-law cannot recover.
Mrs. Boynton escaped by jumping from
window.
-Four hundred horses in La Sale,
ILL.,, have been Frustrated by strange
disease.
"A number of buildings in Philadel-
phia and Petersburg, Va, were unroofed
during violent storm on Saturday.
The National Convention of Rail
road Commissioners will be held at
Atlanta ON October II.
During the year ended June 80,
1881, 26S lives were lost by accidents ON
the inland waters of the United States,
an increase of 1872 over last year.
The Executive Committee of the
National Rifle Association has arranged
programme for the annual fall meeting
of the association, which will begin at
Creedmore, Tuesday, September Is.
The exports Of petroleum products
from the United States during June last
were valued at s., 553 1858. and during
June, 1880, 50, 225, 913. The total for
the twelve months ended June 80, 1881,
were S40,315,5 96, against 6,21S, 625
for the previous year.
A train on the Grand Trunk Rail-
road, loaded with excursionists, was
thrown from the track by n COW at Pres
colt Junction and smashed. The engi-
neer was killed, and four train hands and
several passengers were wounded.
The time for filing claims before the
French-American Claims Commission
viii expire at midnight on September
%, and parties having claims therefore
should at once forward them to the
agents OF the respective Governments,
Grimert de Cour for France, and George
s. Boutwell, for the United States, at
1,51S FL. street, Washington.
Two unknown young men tried to
row across the bow of the steamboat
Mary Powell ut Poughkeepsie, Friday
night. Their boat was smashed and the
men drowned.
DR.. Bliss, one of the Presidents
physicians, is suffering with bad case
of pus poisoning occasioned by an in
advertent cut and consequent absorp-
ton of pus and blood in the operation
of Monday.
Seven men were arrested Mt Dun
bar, Penn, for the murder Of Maurice
Healy, a mine inspector, on June &c.
Healy had offended the Mollie Maguires
by taking an active part against the IL
quor traffic.
AT Rochester, N. Y, Maud S. re-
peated her fastest time, making a mile
in 2.103 at the first attempt.
In the New Hampshire House OF
Representatives the bill to establish a
general railroad law was indefinitely
postponed by a vote of 169 to s.
The Cornell University crew were
defeated by a Vienna crew on the
Danube Thursday. They led for time,
but Shinkle, of the crew, collapsed when
the race was over.
The official returns of the exports
of Sheffield to the United States for Il
month up to August 10 show a decline
in value of 10000 as compared with
the same month last year.
Mrs. Willard Fillmore, widow of ex-
President Fillmore, died in Buffalo,
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