Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1881-06-11

county. In lower Duchess county in
some places the hail-stones were twelve
inches deep. The damage in both
counties is estimated at $50, 900.
The sentence of Stearns X. Abbott.
convicted in Massachusetts of the MUIR
der of Mrs. Crue, has been committed
to Imprisonment for life.
During the summer the Pennsyl-
vania coal mines will work ON full time
only on every alternate week.
The race for the Derby Stakes came
off Wednesday and was won by Mr.. P.
Lorillard's American bay colt Iroquois.
The second place was secured by Mr..
w. L. Sharpe's brown colt Peregrine,
and the third place by Mr.. John Wat
sons bay colt Town Moor. Iroquois
was ridden by Archer.
The Philadelphia Mint during May
coined 4,241 $40 pieces, valued at 81
66S, $50. OF this amount there were
1920 double.eagles, 324, 500 eagles.
769, 800 half-eagles, 500, 600 silver dol
lars, 155, 900 three-cent pieces and q
400, 900 cents.
The Executive Committee of the
National Association of Amateur Oars
men has fixed upon September 8 and
for the next regatta of the association,
which is to be held upon the Potomac
River at Washington.
FOREIGN.
The situation in Ireland is very
grave. There was a serious riot in
Cork on Friday night, and rioting at
Ballydehab West Cork and other
points in the south Saturday. Large
reinforcements of troops are being fitted
out in England.
AT the Marlborough Street Police
Court, London, Frank Hart, the Ameri-
can pedestrian, was charged with as
saulting woman and stealing 25 shil-
lings from her. He was committed for
trial at the Middlesex Court of Sessions.
Bail was fixed in the case with two sure
ties in 940 each.
The Porte has received dispatches
from Mesopotamia declaring that the
plague has ceased.
Turkish troops, after an engage
ment in sight of Salonica, annihilated q
band of twenty-one brigands and
brought their heads into the town.
M. Bringard, the French Inspector
of Telegraphs in Algeria, and twenty
five of his escort, have been massacred
by the Arabs.
-Rowell, the pedestrian, intends to
try to make 600 miles in six DAYS. and
he will accept odds of $1,000 to 5000
that he will succeed. Rowell intends to
retire after the coming match.
The Lord Chancellor of England
says until the use of the Revised New
Testament has been duly authorized.
the use OF it by clergymen of the
Church of England will be contrary to
law.
Count Won Eulenburg, formerly
German Minister of the Interior is dead.
"A large force of military and con,
stabulary have arrived at New Pallas
ireland, and protected the Sheriff's off.
GERS in evicting tenants. The people al
one time threatened to attack the es
cort, but two priests interfered. A sol
dier was attacked and badly beaten in
Dublin.
"A French veterinary surgeon has
discovered q remedy, by incubation, fol
the sickness called charbon," which
kills millions of francs worth of sheer
yearly.
"A thousand stocking weavers are
preparing to emigrate from Chemnitz
Germany, to America.
The situation in Ireland is becoming
verv serious. The peasants think that
Mr.. Gladstone is not sincere in his eff.
forts to push the Land bill. The Lon
don Times condemns the Government
for its inactivity in dealing with the
League agents. 1t is reported that the
Jury laws will be suspended. In the
House of Commons yesterday the oppo-
sition attacked the Government on its
Irish policy, and Mr.. Gladstone replied
that vigorous measures had been adopt
ed for overcoming resistance to the law.
The ringleader of the anti-Jewish
riots at Kieff has heen sentenced to
three and half years penal servitude
and the loss of his civil rights. Three
of his most active accomplices have
been sentenced to eighteen months, and
twelve others to short terms of impris-
onment
According to the recent census the
population of London is 3,S14,5 ST.. The
population in 1871 was 3,254,000.