Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1881-08-27

dark on the day preceding the morning
on which she was found in the water.
1t also appears reasonably certain that
James Malley met the girl and her
female companion-probably Blanche
Douglass-on the same night. This
much was elected by open inquest, the
jury having previously heard whatever
testimony the woman Douglass gave at
the Sheriff's house.
Hartmann, the Nihilist, has de-
clared his intentions of becoming citi-
zen of the United States.
-Boston's great Industrial Fair was
opened Thursday.
The fund for Mrs. Garfield now
amounts to over S155, 600.
AT about IL o'clock Thursday morn
ing, while large force of men was en-.
gagged in demolishing an old brewery in
Duquesne- way, Pittsburg, Pa, the floor
of the third story gave way, burying
four men in the debris and killing John
Feeny instantly. Others were seriously,
but not fatally, hurt.
The total value of the exports OF
domestic provisions, tallow and dairy
products during July last were 81, $40,
029, and for the seven months ending
July 81, $S2,7CS,977.
The Governor of MARYLAND has
signed the death warrant of Felix Mum
shouer, who was convicted of the MUIR
der of his cousin, in Frederick County,
about two years ago. The day of execu.
ton is fixed for September 90.
-Four Americans were killed in Arr.
IONA on Sunday by band of Mexicans
who were looking after stolen stock.
Serious conflicts and international com.
plications are feared.
FOREIGN ITEMS.
The French elections on Sunday re-
suited in an overwhelming victory for
the Republicans. The irreconcilables
and advanced Radicals were beaten
on every hand and the Bonapartists also
suffered. A Berlin dispatch says the
result of the elections may influence the
negotiations now pending for an alliance
between italy, Austria and Germany.
The Socialists ut Geneva, whose
application for leave to hold grand So
cialist congress there was refused by the
Federal tribunal, have written to the
judges threatening them with death and
saying that they have dynamite enough
to blow up half Switzerland.
The Spanish elections on Sunday
were largely in favor of the Liberals, who
carried two-thirds of the constituencies
The Conservatives formed plot for car
rying Madrid by repeating" but il
was discovered and two hundred arrests
have been made.
The Land Bill received the royal as
sent on Monday.
MIR. Dillon, NJ. p, who was recent,
liberated from Kilmainham jail, made {
violent attack upon the Government a
a meeting at Thurles, County Tipperary
on Sunday. The PaU Mall Gasett,
urges the Government to release Michae
Davitt. Father Sheehy and six othel
suspects are to be liberated shortly
News has been received from the
Soudan of an affray between the popu
lation and the soldiery, caused by the
preaching of false prophet. One hun.
dred and twenty Egyptian soldiers were
killed.
-Gambetta has been reelected to
the French Chamber of Deputies by 0
small majority.
An Arab fanatic who attempted tc
incite a holy war in Tunis has been
hanged.
Mr.. Herbert Gladstone, speaking al
Leeds on Saturday night, called atten-
ton to the increasing friendliness be.
tween England and America.
The Russian police do not deny that
Hartmann is in The United States, but
say that his story of the Moscow rail
road explosion is grossly inaccurate. He
and his associates did not dig a mine
from the cellar OF their house under the
track, but placed the dynamite in a
broken culvert, and it was fired by a
lever as the train passed over.
The Irish agricultural laborers
threaten general strike for higher
wages and for small buildings and graz
ing privileges under the tenant.
The captain of the steamer Zelina,
which arrived at st. Johns, N. F., from
Liverpool, after voyage of eleven days,
reports that the sun was seen only twice
during the trip. He passed a large
coppered vessel bottom up.
The King OF Ba aria has been be-
trothed to the Archdu~ hess Valerie of
Austria.
The Grown Prince of Germany is
said to be taking an active part in put
ting down Jew-baiting in Pomerania
AT Pultava, in Southern Russia, the
anti.Jewish disturbances have led to a
collision between the mob and the
troops.