Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1881-07-16
NEWS OF THE DAY
GENERAL ITEMS.

Heavy rains and water spout Mon
day caused flood in Linn Cree6 and
the Iowa River at Marshalltown, Ia,
which damaged over 5000, 900 worth of
property. Other places also suffered
severely.
Thomas Pugh, of Cincinnati, SON
in-law of Governor Hendricks, has been
killed by the Apaches who captured him
near Ell Paso, Mexico, July 3.
-Four young men of Sandsfield,
Mass, on Saturday night tarred and
feathered n woman whose oifense APP
pears to be the bringing of petty suits
against her neighbors.
The thermometer registered 104 in
st. Louis on Sunday, the highest in
thirty-six years, and 103 in Cincinnati
Monday. There have been % deaths
from sunstroke in st. Louis, 81 in Pitts
burg, 4 in Covington, and 3 in Indian
apolis.
I'm the joint convention of the New
York Legislature Saturday, the day after
the caucus, Mr.. Lapham received sixty
seven aud Mr.. Miller sixty eight votes
the highest number received by any can
didate since the contest began. The
Conkling men voted mostly for Mr..
Wheeler on the second ballot.
AT a meeting near Birmingham,
England, Mr.. L. e. Myers, of the Man.
haitian Athletic Club, n. Y, ran quar-
ter of mile in 40 seconds-the best
time on record for that distance.
Jefferson Davis has written letter
in which he condemns the attempt on
the Presidents life and trusts that he
will recover.
"Details have been received regard
ing the falling in of the roof Of chm oh
in San Mateo, Mexico. An Oaxaca dis
patch announced the killing of fifty
nine worshippers, but later dispatches
say the number killed will probably be
much larger.
A daughter of William Morgan,
who, it is alleged, disappeared years
ago after revealing Masonic secrets, is
now living in Oregon. She says her
father was drowned by five men.
The "half- breed" caucus at Al
bany, with sixty-six members of the
Legislature in attendance, has nomi-
mated Congressman Warner Miller, of
the Twenty-second District, rs the sue
cessoro of ex-senator Platt, and Congress
man Elbridge G.. Lapham, of the Twen-
ty-seventh District, as the successor of
ex-senator Conkling. Mr.. Depew sent
letter Withdrawing his name.
Governor Blackburn, of Kentucky,
appointed July IA as a day of fasting
and prayer for the recovery of the Pres
ident. Governor Royt, of Pennsylva-
mia, has been asked to address the Gov
errors of other States on the subject of
a concurrent proclamation of thanksgiv-
ing.
Professor Osmond Stone, of the
Cincinnati Observatory, noted won
derful phenomenon on Wednesday in
connection with the comet. About 1890
o'clock the nucleus of the comet began
to divide, showing the form of ball
cut in halves, the separated tail being in
the upper half, and the lower part be-
gan to put out q new tail. AS they
separated further each comet became n
perfect sphere, with tails standing
about in the same position ; but the tail
of the lower one was much smaller. AT
1:30 a. m. the two comets were esti-
mated to be 5000 miles apart.
"A report made to the New York
State Teachers Association at Albany
on -sightedness in school children,
attributed the evil to the unnatural
position of the children while studying.
A Republican caucus at Albany
agreed to a call for an unrestricted eau
Gus, but the Conkling men refused to
sign or to enter any conference not
called in the regular way by the proper
committee.
Mr.. Conkling. in letter to Attor-
ney- General MacVeagh, expresses the
opinion that provision should be made
for the infection of heavier sentence
than that now provided in cases of at
tempts to murder the President.
In the New York State Senate, on
Thursday, Mr. Fowler, a Democrat,
denounced the Railroad Commission bill
as a corrupt job.
During fire in Cincinnati which
destroyed several large factories and
caused loss of $500, 900 one man was
killed and sixteen men were wounded
while trying to escape.
Mr.. Cyrus w. Field and others OF
New York have started subscription
paper to prscure fund of $3.50, 900 for
President Garfield's family; 500, 500 was
subscribed the first day.
Great heat has prevailed in Europe
for several days past.
w. Willis and r. Prunett settled a
difficulty by duel near New Albany,
Ind. Willis will die.
ON Wednesday Speaker Sharpe of
ferred and the New York Assembly
adopted series of resolutions highly
complimentary to the President, and
also condoling with his family. The joint
convention also adopted like resolu.
tons. Another undecisive ballot was
taken for the vacant Scholarships, 155
members voting.
--Alphonse Chabourin, of Montreal,
was sentenced to pay a fine of $50 OF
imprisonment for six months for intim.
idating workmen on the wharves.
"A workman on the grading of the
railroad at Edenville, Iowa, was assault.
ed for expressing the hope that Presi-
dent Garfield would not recover. The