Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1882-09-16
NEWS OF THE DAY
GENERAL ITEMS.

is that OF his brother Watson, who was
killed at Harper's Ferry. 1t will be in
tered at'North Elba, beside the remains
of his father.
Maine has gone Republican by an
increased majority. There is falling
off in the fusionist vote. The Republi-
can vote remains very nearly what it
was two years ago.
Several IRON mills at Pittsburg, Pa,
have resumed work with the operatives
who were recently on o strike. APP
pearances indicate that the protracted
contest between labor and capital is
about being DECIDED in favor of the iron
manufacturers.
Returns from all but two small
towns give Poland. of Vermont, 1867
majority for Congress.
"A jury of physicians, in New York
City, exonerated DIR. Kline, of Pater-
son, from the charge of malpractice in
the case Of Mrs. Davidson, and he and
MIR. Davidson were discharged.
General Edwards s. Sanford, Vice
President of Adams Express Company,
died at Sharon Hill, Pa. of heart
disease.
Another attempt was made on SIM
day to burn the Spra2ue property at
Cranston, r. /.
The yellow fever is epidemic in Pen
sacola, Florida, and Brownsville, Texas
In both places large number of cases
are reported and many deaths have taken
place.
Judge Stiness in his decision at
Providence, r. l. denied Trustee Chafee
possession of Canonchet, and lef5 the
abstract question Of title to be decided
by jury. Ex-senator Sprague remains
in possession of his homestead.
The practice between the English
and American teams at Creedmoor has
been continued. On Saturday the
scores of the twelve highest British
marksmen amounted to 1,746 points,
and of the twelve highest Americans,
1,720. The average of the British team
Saturday was 17S II, and the average
of the four days is little over ia
After being called into court on
Saturday and receiving further in
stIuction from Judge Wylie the jury in
the star route trial in Washington were
unable TO agree on their verdict as to
oil the defendants, ard being sent ont
sgain were directed to report at ten
o'clock Sunday morning. On Sunday
the jury reported that they had only
partially agreed, and that it seemed i'm
possible for them 10 agree. The court
reprimanded them and ordered them
locked up until they did agree.
On. Monday, there being no possibil-
ity of the jury agreeing on the case, the
Court allowed them to give in their
verdict as it was. They acquitted Peck
and Turner, disagreed as to the two
.Dorseys, Vale and Brady, and found
Miner and Rerdell guilty. The foreman
says he was offered S25, 900 to vote for
the conviction of Brady and ex- Senator
Dorsey.
The following is the standing of the
jury in the case as reported:
Seventh Ballot-Guilty as to all-Cox,
Doniphan. Mccarthy, McLain, McNally,
Martin, Murray, Olcott, and Tobriner
Guilty as to Vaile-BrowD. Guilty as toJ.
W. Dorsey and Vaile-DIckson. Guilty
aa to Brady-Holmead. Summary J
w. Dorsey-guilty, 10; not guilty, .:
$. w. Dorsey-guilty, 8; not guilty, 3:
Vaile-guiIty, il not guilty, +; Brady
guilty, 10; not guilty, 2.
The eighth, ninth, tenth, eleventh.
and twelfth ballots were taken with the
some result A new trial will be had il
the case of those upon whom the jury
disagreed.
"A dispatch from st. Johns, n. F.,
reports great Indignation there on &C
count OF the commander of a French
coast guard boat having erected tempo
rary monuments" near Jackson's Arm,
White Bay, on British territory.
The Tariff Commission has aban-
doned the idea Of extending its trip to
the Pacific coast.
The report of the experts selected
to make the microscopical examination
OF Gniteau's brain is published in the
Philadelphia Medical Nc,Us In refer.
ence to the report the NelCs says edi-
torially: "rhere is in the microscopic
revelations no reason for changing the
opinion which we originally expressed,
that Guiteau, on abH0l NAL character,
Justly suffered the penalty of the law
for the high crime he had committed.
OF tue persons jared in Troy by
BarDum's elephant Romeo, on August
3 last, on5 died Frliay, and two are re-
ported dying
In consequence OF the prevalence
Of smallpox IL Patterson, n. j., all
theatrical engagements are Cancelled,
and on Sunday III yvarAl of the churches
there will be no services.
At Newport, r. L., boy seven
years old died after brief illness, and
three physicians pronounced it case of
Asistic cholera.
in the Star Ronte !gial in Washing
ton, a sensation was created on Thus
day when the Court announced that
a number Of the jurors had been tam
pered with, and tna. propositions of
most corrupt nature had been made to
them. An investigation will be had.
Mrs Elizabeth Gackert, cf Read
ing, Pa, IS not expected TO suiviye 9
terrible attack OF hydTophobia with
which she WAS seq a after being bit en-
by dog ten week ago.
Three babies, children Of debased
and drunken mother, were found i'll
state of helpless inioxioation in an alley
ia West Twenty. street, Na8 Yort,
by the S,~iety f'r the Prevention of
Cruelty to Children.
Five hundred head of Kentucky
mnles for the Eogliah army passed.
through East Buffalo, New York, on
Wednesday.
The ship Thomas Pope, arrived at
San Francisco from the Arctic, brings