Democratic messenger., 1881-10-22
NEWS OF THE DAY

the expenses of the witnesses for the
defence. He was informed that the
Court had no authority to incur such
expense. It is now said that Guitea1
murdered President Garfield out of re-
venge for having thwarted his matrimo-
nial plans.
A mysterious fire, evidently of in
cendiary origin, was discovered on the
Cunard steamer Bothnia, at her pier in
New York, at $50 p. m. Sunday. 1t
broke out in the passageway aft of the
main saloon. and was extinguished be-
fore much damage was done. Two men,
who are supposed to be Fenians, disap-
peared before the fire was discovered.
Bottles which had been filled with in
fiammable substances were found where
the fire broke out.
1t is generally believed in Washing
ton that no member of the present Cab
met will be retained, and that the
places will be filed by Republicans of
the pronounced Stalwart type.
The Mississippi has been greatly
swollen by recent rains, and at Hanni-
bal, Quincy and other places the levees
are threatened.
One hundred and thirty vessels were
wrecked in last weeks storm.
Mr.. Riddleberger, Senator Mahone's
friend, fought duel with Congressman
elect Wise near Richmond, Va, Sunday,
but no damage was done.
Mr.. T. p. C'Connor, NJ. p, ad-
dressed a large audience Sunday night
- oil Int
adopted asking the United States Gov
ernment to mediate with England for
the release of Mr.. Parnell.
An unknown man has been found
hanging TO a tree near Grain Valley,
Mo-, and opinion is divided as to
whether he was traiu-r -robber or a de-
tective.
Mrs. Won Bibber is dying in Gin
cinnati from a pistol-shot wound in
fiicted by her husband, who supposed
he was shooting burglar.
Governor Wiltz, of Louisiana, died
in New Orleans, on Sunday.
The Yorktown celebration was lniti-
ated in the grand pavilion on Sunday by
the Offering of mass and q sermon by
Bishop Keane, of the diocese of Virginia.
Edward Earle was hanged at Sage
vile, N. Y, Friday for the murder of
his wife. 1t was Hamilton County's
first execution.
Captain E. p. McCrea, OF the
United States vessel Tennessee, died
suddenly of heart disease at Yorktown
ON Friday.
-Guiteau was arraigned in Wa. hing
ton Friday and pleaded not guilty. The
defense will be insanity and medical
malpractice. The Court was ask | to
allow witness fees and mileage, G .iteau
pleading poverty. The date of til, trial
was fixed for November Z, and the ques-
tion of jurisdiction viii be argued on
October 80. There was no disturbance,
ssve that caused by demented lawyer
who wished to shoot the prisoner.
Fire at Kokomo, Col, Thursday
evening, destroyed the town except
twenty houses. Loss S400, 900. Eighty
families homeless and destitute.
The Scotch yacht Madge was beat
en- by the Boston yacht Shadow in a
ten-mile race at Newport Friday by
nearly twenty-three minutes.
Illinois has 1000 bushels of old
corn IN store Winter wheat shows q
decrease of 7,043, 500 on the crop of
Il, ,337, 773 in 1880.
Gen. w. S. Hancock has arrived at
Yorktown, where he will remain until
after the celebration. A salute was fired
from Fortress Monroe in honor of his
arrival.
At Philadelphia on Wednesday
night fire broke out in Landenberger's
mill, on Randolph street. Some of the
employees jumped from the windows
and others were buried in the ruins.
It is believed that over twenty lives
were lost.
The corner stone of the new City
Hall at Albany was laid Thursday with
Masonic ceremonies.
-Assemblyman G. r. Skinner, the
Republican nominee for Congress 20
succeed Warner Miller, is seriously ILL.,
AT Chicago it is reported that Mr..
Vanderbilt has sold his Chicago, Bur-
lington and Quincy stock, estimated at
from SO, 500, 900 to S6. 100000
Gen. Hancock has issued an order
from his headquarters on Governors
Island, announcing Lieut.. Col. William
d. Whipple as Adjutant- General of the
military division of the Atlantic and oil
the Department of the East.
I'm New York City Comptroller
Campbell's estimate for money to run
the city government for 1882 was pre-.
sented to the Board of Aldermen Thurs
day. 1t calls for $31, ,671 $40 10.
The nomination of ex-senator Han
nibal Hamlin, of Maine, as Minister to
Spain, was sent to the Senate Thursday
and confirmed.
The new Inman steamer City OF
Rome sailed from Liverpool for New
York Thursday. She is the second
largest vessel afoat.
AT Elmira, in the professional sin
gle-scull race Thursday, three miles,
for a purse of $500, Courtney won,
Riley second, and Lee third. Time,
20:18.
Charles W. G.. Smith of Rockland.
Me, was Thursday sentenced to i'm
prisonment for life for the murder of
his infant son.
Eighty counties of Iowa heard from
give Sherman a plurality of 40, 725. The
remaining IL counties gave Garfield last
year a plurality of IL, 767. Corrected
returns make the Republican strength
in the Senate Al out of so, and in the
House 72 out of 100.