Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1882-06-17
NEWS OF THE DAY
GENERAL ITEMS.

to England TO stop the importation OF
old women and children.
1t is said that Mrs. Tibbitts, mother
Of the boy lynched at Perham, Mimi,
for numbering the surveyors, was the
one who instigated the crime, and that
she had also induced her son and an
other boy of his age to wreck train on
the Northern Pacific road, but that the
accomplice backed down and the scheme
was abandoned. Detectives are working
up the case.
Several houses near the Platte
river, Colorado, were swept away by a
water spout. The bodies of Ludwig
Muer and Fidele Drier, who were in one
of the houses, have been recovered.
Three children were drowned. Other
lives were lost.
William Milliken, of Boston, was
killed by a 400.pound bear near the
shore of Lake Piseco, in the Adiron-
dacks, Saturday afternoon. He was one
of hunting party.
AT the yearly meeting of the New
England Society of Friends at Newport
it was stated that out of membership
of 4, 400 there had been but twenty-nine
births during the last twelve months.
A large barn in the cattle yards
north of the Lake Shore and Michigan
Southern depot at gainesville, Ohio,
was burned, and two tramps persisted in
the flames. 1t is supposed their pipes
set fire to the barn.
Dispatches from southeastern Iowa,
western Missouri, and central Illinois
report widespread and very heavy rain
storms, in places assuming the form OF
water spouts, and doing much damage
to property, such as washing away Of
bridges, railroad tracks, etc. but no
lives are known to be lost.
The average Republican majority
in the Oregon State ticket is 1880.
George, for Congress, will have about
$500 In the State, which is the largest
majority ever given TO any candidate.
Moody, for Governor, will have about
100 less. The Republicans have the
Legislature by certain majority of 10,
which may be increased to Is.
The beef famine at Montreal causes
dissatisfaction among the working peo-
pie. The price is now % cents per
pound.
Another shipload of Chinese ar.
rived at Victoria, b. c., recently. The
Chinese merchants of San Francisco
predict the arriva. of 10000 of their
countrymen before October.
"A millionaire of New York City is
sued by rich young lady of Brooklyn
for breach of promise.
-Advices from Chicago state that a
new telegraph company, with capital
of S21, 900, 900, has been organized and
already begun work on its lines.
Complaint has been made to Gov
ernor Hoyt, of Wyoming Territory, that
the Crow Indians are exasperating the
settlers by killing cattle and stealing
horses.
In Chicago, Mrs. Caspar Seybolt,
on Saturday, dressed her four children
In white clothes with bright ribbons,
then gave them strychnine, and as soon
as they were dead laid them out care
fully with flowers in their hands. and
all. their surroundings made as beauti-
full as possible. She then took dose
of the poison herself. When her hus-
band appeared at the door, she met him
and said: "Come and see the children ::
they are all dead and gone to heaven.
See how pretty they are with nice flow
ers for the angels" Mrs. Seybolt died
Sunday.
-Four of the Brookfield (Mo.) bank
robbers were captured. Two OF them
are said to be Fox and Morris.
-Armistead GRAY. colored. was
hanged at Powhattan Court House, Va.
Tor killing his fourteen-year-o son.
Two daughters of Mr.. Ira Shafer.
of New York City, with John Brazil, a
servant, were badly burned by gasoline
at Lewisburg, n. Y.
Laredo, Texas, was visited by a
violent hail storm, which proved de-
structive to life and property.
The failures throughout the United
States during the past week numbered
40, being twenty-six more than the
preceding week.
In an attack by officers upon a cir
Gus company at Neosho, Mo-, per-
former named Mcbride was killed and
two others were shot. The whole COM
pany were arrested.
Special advices from st. Johns. N.
F., state that the hitherto missing
sealing schooner Ripple has beeu
caught in an icepack, and her crew are
In danger of starvation.
The Iowa Greenback State Conven-
ton adopted resolutions in opposition
to the National Banks and in favor of
the General Government issuing legal
tender notes; in opposition to refunding
the Understanding debt of the country
and In favor of the unlimited coinage of
gold and silver.
The Ohio Democratic State Cen
trail Committee have decided to hold
the State Convention at Columb on
July 20.
Edward Hurd, fish merchant from
Susquehanna, was killed by a tramp
near Starrucca, Wayne County, Penn.
The tramp, who, it is said, has been
plundering farmers, demanded Hurds
money or his life. Hurd started to run.
when the tramp fired.
The Hebrew Immigrant Relief So
ciety say that the Russian refugees are
coming faster than they car be pro-
vided for, and that half of them have no
trades.
AT Bailey Hollow (Pa.) }. a man who
had invited bystander to strike him
on the chest, was killed by the blow,
Five hundred head of cattle
brought to Montreal from the West for