Democratic messenger., 1881-10-15

declares great coincidence IN PRESIDENT
Arthur, and pledges him firm support.
Governor Cornell was praised for his
wisdom, prudence and economy. Equal
Taxation of corporations and individuals
was insisted upon.
In joint convention of the General
Assembly of Rhode Island, ON Wednes-
day, Nelson w. Aldrich was elected
United States Senator to succeed Gen
raj Burnside, receiving 80 votes. Mr..
loyle had votes, Mr.. Browne 2 and
Ir. Sheffield l.
Snow fell in Maine and Vermont
Wednesday, and heavy freshets are in
rrupting railroad travel and damaging
ops in the West.
The Atlanta Cotton Exposition was
>rmally thrown open on Wednesday.
Nine oil tank cars were destroyed
|ednesday, on bridge over the Della
are, near Port Jervis, and six others
ere bombarded to prevent further
Dread of the flames.
"A battle was fought near Tomb
one on Tuesday with the hostile Ari-
ona Indians, but the savages escaped
ON the troops.
in the Star-route cases bail has
zen fixed at 1880 in the cases of
rady and Brown, and at 81 900 in the
ses of Turner and French. Brady's
>ndsmen are J. f. Olmstead, N. w.
fitzgerald, A. l.. Roach and Lewis
ephane.
The brother of Guiteau says that
has nothing to do with the assassln's
lal, and will not go to Washington
aless summoned as witness.
The Maryland Republicans have
minated Thomas Gorsuch for Comp
oller.
Three companies of troops have
arched from Fort Keogb, M. T., to ar
st buffalo hunters who have threatened
attack the Yanktonian Indians on
cir reservation.
The Smithsonian Institution has
ceived from the Astronomer Royal of
reenwich the announcement of the
scovery by Denning, on the 4th of
ctober, 1881, at Is hours, of bright
met in Leo, in hours % minutes
yht ascension, and 16 degrees of north
eclination, with daily motion of 80
inutes east.
The French visitors who came to
tend the Yorktown celebration arrived
New York by the steamship Canada
4 Wednesday, were given hearty re-
option and escorted to the Fifth Ave-
ue Hotel by the 7th Regiment.
jacob Gouldshier aud Daniel Nc
FINLEY, convict thieves i'll the Pittsburg
Pa) Workhouse, on Tuesday passed
ae guard by a quick dash and reached
n outer door. Here they met Mrs.
Kennedy, wife of the superintendent.
iouldshier knocked her down, but she
eized and held him till help came.
IcGinley passed out and ran to the
iver, pursued by the superintendent,
vho jumped upon his back and fell in
o the water, when in desperate strug-
lie the culprit would have drowned the
'fficer but for timely assistance. Both
:ulprits were secured.
"A Washington dispatch says that
10 actual change in the Cabinet will be
,ompleted till Congress meets in De-
,ember. Window will not be let off till
hen, nor MacVeagh, nor any of the
Dthers. When they have sent in their
'egular annual reports, their successors
will be appointed.
The District of Columbia Grand
Jury presented an indictment on Tues
lay against Charles J. Guiteau for the
murder of President Garfield.
- The attempt to combine Messrs.
Blaine and Conkling in the Cabinet of
President Arthur has fallen to the
ground. A Washington dispatch says
Mr.. Blaine positively refuses to remain.
FOREIGN.
An explosion of petroleum oc-
Cured on October 4 on board the Ital-
ian brigantine Ammonia, from Barcelona
to Marseilles. The vessel sank and
eight persons were drowned.
MIR. Parnell, at Wexford, replied to
Mr.. Gladstone's speech. He said that
Mr.. Gladstone's statement that there
was no moral force behind the govern
ment in ireland showed that the Eng
lish government there had failed.
The Kings of Spain and Portugal
met on Saturday at Caceres, and it is
that close alliance will be
between the two countries.
Cuba is to have a new Governor
General, General Prendergast having
been appointed to succeed General
Blanco.
-Nihilist headquarters in st. Peters
burg are said 10 have been discovered
and sixty arrests made.
A dispatch to the London Standard
from Fort Amiel says: Reports have
been received here of serious rising in
Zululand. 1t is believed that Oham is
in it. No details have been
received"
in Ireland Mr.. Parnell defines fair
rent as paying two shillings where
eighteen shillings are now paid for rent.
There are now 1873 suspects in jail Mr..
O'Donnell, NJ. p, addressing his con-
stituents at Dungarvan, boasted that
the Land League virtually governed
Ireland.
The British steamer HalIamshire is
aground in tie Suoz Canal, causing q
of the traffic.
The workmen in the Staffordshire,
potteries, have given notice of
a demand for an advance of wages in
November. The masters have passed a
resolution resisting the demand, and a
strike will probably ensue. Such a
strike would involve from 10000, to