Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1881-06-25
NEWS OF THE DAY
GENERAL ITEMS.


Pacific and American Union Telegraph
companies properties is valid and law
full that the payment of stock divi-
dend as proposed is not withdrawal of
any part of the capital stock and is
proper and legal.
The Tennessee Press Association
made an excursion visit to New York
city on Wednesday and had fine time.
Three hundred weavers at the Riv-
erslde Mill, Providence, r. l., are on
strike, because of reduction in their
wages.
Two prominent Chicago business
men were drowned in Lake Superior
Friday, while fishing.
I'm the New York State Senate,
bill disqualifying spies and informers
as witnesses in cases where 1T is shown
that they have inveigled the accused
into committing the offence and acted
without the written authority of duly
authorized prosecuting officer, was
passed.
AT Albany, Saturday, the eighteenth
ballot was cast for United States Senator
with no change of Importance in the po
sition of the leading candidates.
Martin Magee, of Elizabeth, N. J.,
shot Fanny Walker because she refused
to marty him, and afterwards committed
suicide. Miss Walker will recover.
In speech at Fall River O'Dono-
van Rosa came forward amid deafening
applause. 81 am here tonight in COM
pany with my friend Judge Brennan"
he said, ''to promote the good work Of
a skirmishing fund. 1 have little to
say, the Judge having covered every
point I might refer to. This, however,
L wish understood by everybody in
doubt about it and that is, the English
man-of-war Doteral was sunk in the
Straits of Magellan by the aid of the
Skirmishing Fund, and the English
Government is afraid TO acknowledge
the fact lest it should give encourage
ment to the good men who are laboring
in that way for the Liberation of Ireland
from slavery"
The soldiers and sailors reunion is
to take place in Cincinnati September
II, Is and 16. 1t is to be composed of
soldiers of both Northern and Southern
armies, and large attendance is ex-
pected.
john Cummings of Cincinnati, the
man who was arrested for cruel punish
ment of his child, by putting a split
stick with tack in it ON the child's
tongue, has just been let off with fine
of $25.
"A call has been ISIS ued in Maine TO
a Greenback State Convention, to meet
in Lewiston on Wednesday, Aug. 3, to
choose a State Committee and see what
can be done to remove "the unfortunate
division and confusion in the ranks of
the party.
There arrived in the United States
during May III, 49, immigrants, 3, 447
citizens returned from abroad and 2,O70
aliens not intending to remain. England
and Wales furnished 10,700; Ireland,
1879; Germany, "a, 80; Sweden, TO-
523, and Canada, II, AIS. The arrivals
during the eleven months ended May
81 were as follows: From Germany,
It's, 306; Dominion of Canada, 1861;
England and Wales, 57,S6l; Ireland,
81, 796; Scotland, 1928; China, 7.443,
and from all other countries, 1873, 649-
total, 564, 294.
The Iowa State Democratic Con-
vention nominated l.. G. Kline for
Governor. The platform reaffirms the
National platforms of 1876 and 1880
declares in favor of tariff reform, leading
. simple revenue system, with COM
lercial freedom as its issue opposes all
lmptuary laws calls for the relief of
ne agricultural and producing interests
ON the burdens of monopoly by the
happening of transportation by the
overnment and for an appropriation
'r the improvement of the Mississippi
and other water ways, and favors civil
Albany, n. Y, as the result of a squab-
bic for the public spoils.
The crop reports of the census show
an increase of about 100 per cent. for
the last decade over the census reports
for 1870.
Seventy cowboys are preparing to
burn Frientares, in Mexico, on the
southwestern border, for the murder of
four Americans there few weeks ago.
Many of the principal employees
of Mr. de Lesseps on the Panama canal
have resigned and very little work has
been done owing to privation and sick
ness.
The United States has recognized
Calderor as Provisional President of
Peru, and the example has been follow
ed by all the other nations represented
Mt Lima.
Colonel Thomas Buford, who killed
Judge Elliot, of the Kentucky Court
of Appeals, and was acquitted six
months ago on the ground of insanity.
has been released from the Insane
Asylum.
"A fire in Pierrepont's stores in
Brooklyn on Wednesday destroyed
property TO the value of 100000. One
man was burned to death and another
seriously hurt.
The Pennsylvania National Green
back State Convention nominated r. w.
Jackson, of Mercer county, for State
Treasurer by reclamation.
Three Chippewa Indians from Wis
consin appeared in Washington We'd
nesday with demand for more land,
and got sharply lectured on the duty
OF Indians to labor for subsistence.
The city Of Elizabeth, N. j.. is in
danger of hpiOcv f.oufisaofal ,,nla. L.