Democratic messenger., 1881-11-05
NEWS OF THE DAY
aENERAh ITEMS

GENERAL ITEMS
-Mayer & Bachmann's lager beer
brewery at Clifton, the largest brewery
on Staten Island. N. l., was burned
Monday, the loss being about $3.50, 600.
The business community was start
led by the failure of the Mechanics
National Bank, of Newark, N. j., the
losses being between two and three
millions. The failure is due to the long
continued dishonesty of the cashier,
Oscar l.. Baldwin, who has confessed
his guilt.
AT Washington an insane man
named Wolipg, from Pennsylvania, at
tempted to force his way into the White
House. He was overpowered and
seven-shooter taken from him.
In San Francisco, Jimmie Hope,
the notorious burglar who is wanted in
New York for his connection with the
Manhattan Bank robbery, has been SEN
fenced to seven and half years in the
Penitentiary.
While Mrs. Bethune, 25 years Of
age, was attending to the stove, at Hall
fax, N s., her dress caught fire, and she
rolled herself on the floor to extinguish
the flames. A child crawled toward
her and caught fire from the burning
carpets. Both were burned to death.
The total registration in New York
City is 170, ,419 against 167, S37 in 1879
and 216, 974 in 1880. The fourth days
record was much lighter than that Of
the previous day, falling off of II, 1877
being due in part to unpleasant weather.
The total registration is large for an
soft" year and insures a vigorous con-
test at the polls.
-Edgefield, S. c., has been almost
totally destroyed by fire.
In the United States Senate, Sena-
tor Hill offered a resolution denounc-
ing Federal appointments made to in
fiuence state elections as unpatriotic
and dangerous to our institutions.
Mr.. Window has made public
scheme of civil service reform which he
says he has intended to apply to the
Treasury Department.
The football match at Montreal
between the Harvard team and Britain
Mas resulted in draw.
The wife of Antonio Costanzo, alias
Vincenzo Rebello, recently extradited
from New York as being the italian
brigand Esposito- -RandaZZo, and who
was called as a witness in the prisoners
behalf before the United States Com
missioner, has made declaration before
the Board Of Health in New Orleans
that her child was born on April 2,
1881, and that lis fathers name is
Giuseppe Esposito- Randazzo, alias Cos
tanza, alias Rebello.
"A train was wrecked near Scd in,
Mo, by mule, and the engineer killed.
"A fast limited express train (to run
from Jersey City to Chicago in tv' 1ty-
six hours) will begin running on Nom
day next.
- Allen johnson was hanged at
Charlotte, N. G.. He and two others
murdered On old blind negro for his
money, and divided it-fifteen cents
among them. He is confident of heaven.
-Wechsler & Abraham's dry-goods
store and the Pioneer Iron Works, both
in Brooklyn, N. Y, were destroyed by
fire Thursday. The losses of the
former were about $250,000 and Of the
latter about 100000.
The schooner Erastus Wiman, of
New York, ran into and sank the
schooner 2. NJ Wheaton, of Hunting
ton, near Gull Island Thursday night.
The Wheaton sank Immediately, Cap
tain Hallock being drowned. The
Erastus Wimqn lost her head-gear and
anchor.
A terrible and most heartrending
accident occurred in the Mississippi
River near Davenport, Iowa, Thursday
night, which resulted in an awful loss of
life. The steamer Gilchrist, bound up
the river, having on board twenty three
passengers and a crew of fifteen, otter
passing the Government bridge connect
| ing Davenport and Rock Island, became
| entirely unmanageable on account of
| the cam rods of her engines suddenly
! giving way. She was thrown with re-
sistless force against an abutment of the
bridge and soon began to sink. The
passengers and crew were scalded by the
escaping steam, and as the vessel sank
their cries for help were piteous. Steam
ers and boats lying in the neighborhood
were manned and taken Immediately to
the scene of the disaster, but only eight
persons were saved.
Mr.. Vanderbilt has secured the con-
troll of the Atlantic and Pacific road,
now building between Marion, O., and
Hammond, Ind. Attachments have
been issued for two officials of the Van
derbilt Board OF Directors of the Ohio
Railroad.
The Toz de Cuba, an Havana news
paper, says that the smuggling from
New York, and the Justification of mani
tests, are materially reducing the GUS
toms receipts of the island.
Thomas L. James, of New York
City, has been nominated by President
Arthur to be Postmaster General, and
his name sent TO the Senate. The name
of Judge Charles J. Folger, of New
York, has been sent by the President to
the Senate as nominee for the Secretary
ship of the Treasury, ex Governor Nor
gan having declined.
Fight at Cartersville, Ga, between
circus men and deputy marshals.
Negro killed. Two circus men shot. A
lion and bear escape in the melee.
Lion still loose.
-Guiteaus trial has been postponed
from November to November IA.
Ex-Governor Scott, of South Caro-
lima, is on trial for murder in the second
degree at Napoleon, Ohio.