Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1882-01-28
NEWS OF THE DAY
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"A Mrs. Delaney was found dead in
her bed at Pittston, Pa, Monday. The
body was burned to a crisp.
The Canadian Press Association is
urging the government to take steps to
abolish postage on newspapers.
The Nevada trophy, a prize for tar
get shooting, has been awarded to Bat
terry X, Third United States Artillery.
"A bill has been introduced in the
New Jersey Legislature providing for a
whipping post for the punishment of
wife heaters.
Hon. Clarkson Mott Potter died on
Monday morning at his residence, No.
Is Gramercy Park, New York City. He
was born in Schenectady, n. Y, in
1925, and has filled many prominent
political positions. He was in Congress
several terms. In June last he was the
Democratic choice to fill the vacancy in
the United States Senate, made vacant
by the resignation of Senator Conkling.
BY a vote of 56 to 40 the Lower
House of Iowa passed bill abolishing
free passes on railways.
Two men were killed and several
were injured Saturday in a collision on
the Savannah and Charleston Railroad.
Half millions worth of property
at Atlanta, Ca, was burned Saturday.
The population of Chicago, accord
ing TO the latest statistics, is about
$50, 0G0, an increase of 1875, 900 since the
census of 1880 was taken.
General Silas Casey, of the United
States army, died in Brooklyn, on Sun
day. aged seventy-four years.
Nearly 5000 acres of coal lands
in Washington County. Pa, have been
purchased by New York capitalists.
The prices ranged from $40 to $50 per
acre.
Recently paper of the Sprague es-
tate representing $4,000 Was sold at
thirty cents on the dollar.
The Secretary of the Navy has re.
ceived dispatch from Engineer Mel
vile, of the Jeanette. Nothing.has been
heard of Lieutenant Chips cutter.
Melville is anxious to go IN search Of
De Long.
In one room in Jersey City there
were found mother and two children
sick with smallpox and the bodies q
two children who had died of the dis.
ease.
The Executive Committee of the
National Board of Health on Friday
declared small pox to be epidemic in the
United States.
Conductor Hanford, of the i'll -fated
Hudson River train, in testifying before
the Coroner's jury, said that he desired
to be understood as saying most EN-.
phatically that some passenger on the
night of the 18th inst. had tempered
with the air brakes by pulling the cord,
and that the cause of the accident was
"rum." He brought his fist down on
the desk before him with a bang that
made the Coroner sit bolt upright in
his chair. Many of the passengers,
added the conductor, were engaged in q
carousal. All through the cars they
were passing bottles, freely drinking,
smashing hats, and singing songs. He
had no control over them. They were
apparently sober when they boarded
the train, but became intoxicated after
they bad started. There is always, said
Mr.. HaDford, more or less drinking and
general bilarity ON the Friday trains
from Albany.
observing brokers, in Chicago, say
there is nc longer reason to doubt that
big deal in wheat has been started
which will eliminate in March or April,
and the prices will go much higher than
they now are.
AT Corning, Ohio, two negroes
fought duel about girl and one Of
the men received fatal injuries.
The house of George G. Smith at
Lewis, Mo-, was burned Thursday, and
five of the inmates persisted in the
flames.
I'm the Iowa Legislature James f.
Wilson was chosen United States
Senator for the long term and J. w.
McDill for the short term.
The one hundredth anniversary OF
the birth of Daniel Webster was cele-
brated at Washington and Boston We'd
nesday.
Governor Cornell, of New York,
sent message to the Senate pointing
out the necessity, in view of the Spuy-
ten Duyvil disaster, of legislation for
securing public safety on railroads.
The Board of Pardons at Harris
burg, Pa, has decided against the ap-
plications of six murderers.
Fever is unusually rife at Panama
Sixty-nine canal officers have died in
eleven months. Two thousand canal
laborers are on strike.
A true bill of murder in the first
degree has been returned against the
Malley brothers and Blanche Douglas
for the murder of Jennie Cramer at
New Haven, Conn.
WASHINGTON NOTES.
A delegation is in Washington to
urge the admission of the southern part
of Dakota as State.
There will be no further removals
of employees in the post-office depart
ment during the month, but n heavy
reduction of force is looked for in Feb
ruary.
In compliance with an order of the
Secretary of the Navy the crews of
United States vessels are now being vac
cinated.
The House Committee on Appro-
priations has agreed upon the Fortiiica-
ton Appropriation bill. AS agreed
upon, it appropriates 1915, 900, as fol-
lows: $175, 900 for the repair of fertifi-
ofsnrc fo, Tho Geool xaor T-,.1