Democratic messenger., 1881-03-26
NEWS OF THE DAY

with the captain and FIVE of the crew,
has been lost at sea, or the West In
dies.
Mr.. +. B. Harper, Midway, KY,
has priced his stallion Ten Brock, nine
years old, by imported Phaeton, dam
Fanny Helton, by Lexington, to party
for $75, 600.
Tho Boston Board of Trade passed
resolutions, Saturday, to the effect that
early in the next session Congress
should pass bill for the distribution of
the balance remaining from the Geneva
award among those who were obliged to
pay extra insurance against the risk of
capture by Confederate cruisers.
"A joint resolution expressing SYM
pathy with ireland and requesting the
people of Pennsylvania to extend pecu-
MARY aid to the Irish, which passed the
Pennsylvania House, was killed in the
Senate.
The Bartlett Mills at Newburyport,
Mass, were burned on Friday night.
The loss is about $500, 900, and the in
surance about S249, 900.
"A freight train loaded with iron ran
down steep grade and into passenger
train near Palestine, Tex, on Friday.
One man was killed and ten or more
injured.
Senator Frye, Mr.. Blaine's .suc-
cessor, was sworn in Friday, thus COM
pleting the full strength of the Republi-
cans. The Senate is now tie at 81 to
81, and Vice-President Arthur twice
cast deciding vote Friday, once on a
motion to indefinitely postpone Mr..
Pendleton's organization resolution and
again on Mr.. Anthony's resolution sub
mitting the committee lists as arranged
by the Republicans. Malone attracted
some attention by casting one vote with
the Democrats, but when his blunder
was pointed out he changed it.
The Sprague divorce case, it is un-
derstcod, is to be tried on April IS.
Testimony is now taking in Boston.
The Rhode Island House of Repre-
Bentatives rejected the Senate resolu-
ton Of sympathy with Ireland by a vote
of 16 to %.
AT Albany, Friday, the New York
Assembly passed the annual Appropria-
ton bill, amounting to SO, 500, 900, to
its third reading, and adopted a bill
relieving charitable and benefit societies
from the operation of insurance laws.
The United States Government is
advised that tons of infected rags are
being shipped from Mexico to the
United States for use in the manufac-
ture of paper.
The American Ministers to England
and France have been instructed to deny
the reports cabled to Europe concern
ing diseased American pork.
According to the Census Bureau
the States from which the exodus took
place have gained heavily in popula-
tion, while Kansas has lost.
DIR. Palmer, the correspondent of
Pittsburg paper, who reflected on the
conduct of the Speaker of the Pennsyl-
vania House, has been expelled from
the reporters desk.
In the case of the mysterious death
of the two convicts at the Eastern Peni-
tentiary the Coroner's jury found that
Mcbride had been choked to death by
Pfeiner, who then hanged himself.
The u. S. Senate Finance Commit
tee has been increased from nine to
eleven members, and it will consist of
Messrs. Morrill,, Sherman, Ferry,
Jones of Nevada, Platt of New York,
Bayard, VOORHEES,, Beck, McPherso,
and Harris.
"A torpedo factory at No. $50 South
First street, Brooklyn, was destroyed by
an explosion Wednesday, and seven per-
sons were hurt.
Governor Plaisted of Maine. has
vetoed all the bills passed by the Legis-
lature incorporating State banks.
The members of the Worlds Fair
Commission in New York agreed to
complete the first million dollars Of
subscriptions by April ID, provided the
railroads and citizens add n million
each. The subscriptions to date amount
to 1856, 500. The selection of the In
wood site is adhered to finally.
On Wednesday morning two pris-
oners in the Eastern Penitentiary of
Pennsylvania committed suicide in their
cell.
Over 81, 900, 900 worth of unsigned
railroad bonds belonging to various
railroads and corporations were stolen
from printer in New York city. The
bonds were all ready for signing.
The large paper mill of Tileston &
Hollingsworth, at Hyde Park, Mass,
was burned early Sunday morning. The
total loss is estimated at S75, 900, upon
which there is an insurance of $45, 900.
The Democratic Senators in Wash
ington in caucus accepted the situation
turning upon Mr.. Malone voting with
the Republicans and revised their list of
Senate committees so rs to retain only
the minority representation.
-Brevet Major General Emory Upton,
u. S. A., author of Military Tactics"
committed suicide at the Presidio Of
San Francisco, Cal, Monday night, it
is supposed through grief on account
of the recent death of his wife. He
was Lieutenant-C Colonel of the Fourth
Artillery.
FOREIGN NEWS.
All accounts from st. Petersburg
agree in describing the grandeur and
solemnity of the ceremony of the re-
moval of the Cars remains from the
Imperial Chapel, in the Winter Palace,
to the Cathedral of st. Peter and Paul,
the last resting place of the Romanoffs.
The funeral pageant was miles in length,
and the ceremonies most solemn and
imposing.
M. Rochefort's Geneva correspond
ent says five men were detailed to as
ooocspaFa kra (sva, Of &Io