Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1882-10-28
NEWS OF THE DAY
GENERAL ITEMS.

ter, have been washed ashore from
Georgian Bay.
AT Chicago man attempted to in
terfere between a husband aud wife,
who were quarrelling, when the woman
slapped his face and her husband sew
cred his jugular vein with knife.
An interesting point was decided in
the n. 7. Court of Appeals, which held
tthst sureties on the bond of a young man
who was employed as a book keeper in a
bank were not liable for embezzlements
committed by him after he had been
made receiving teller.
The QulTtermaster General of the
United States Army has submitted to
The Secretary of War his report for the
fiscal year ended June 30, 1882 The
amount available during the year was
S13 62S GSl. The total disbursements
were Sl2 4i6 442 leaving balance on
-hand Of s. 1S2 $50.
There are two William H. Kennedys
in New York City, one an undertaken in
Pearl street, and the other hotel keeper
IN Third aveuua. Both CAIN to be the
Dem crat c nominee for Coroner, and
lively controversy is taking place.
The defense in the Soteldo murder
case, IN Washingyten. will endeavor TO
snow -tssssaat barton commenced the as
sault and to prove motive for so doing
The will of the late widow Of ex-
President Fillmore is 10 be contested
by relatives living in Brooklyn.
There are now eighty-one national
military cemeteries under the care and
control az the Quartermaster's Depart.
ment The number Of soldiers buried
II the cemete is 320 763.
Estimates have been prepared at
Washington for the pay and mileage Of
the members Of the + riy-eigh th Con-
gress. There will be 325 members and
eight delegates. For their PAY there
has been asked 81 G65 00O and S25 600
for contestants. For mileage 1925 600
- estimated, making a total Of over
81 500 600.
An accident to a freight train on
the New York and New Haven Railroad
IN Connecticut resulted in a brakeman
being killed and two other persons
badly injured.
-tifty-twO new cases of yellow fever
and one death are reported at Pensa-
cola. The restitution is increasing.
Two hundred and forty bales of old
hops were sold in Otsego County, n. Y,
5 on Saturday, for seventy cents per
pound. TINS is the highest price ever
obtained for yearlings in Otsego County.
The victims Of the street fight in
knoxviile-Naior O'Connor, General
Mabry and the son of the latter-were
bniied on Saturday, thousands attend
ing the obsequies.
"A frightful explosion and collision
took place at the Hoosac tunnel Sat
Hrday morning. Two trains came il
collision. The shock was terrific, al
though neither train was running at a
high rate of speed. A thick fox had
settled down over the valley, and the
engineers could hardly see twenty feet
ahead of their locomotives. One OF
the trains was taking ont workingmen,
aud the escaping steam went among
them. Thirty-thres men were burned
and others injured. Two OF them died
on Saturday and four others on Sunday.
"A child at Bdlleville, Ont, seiz d by
nm eagle, proved too heavy for its clptor,
and was rescued ny On elder sister,
after being seriously Injured.
Joseph M Dolph, republican, was
elected United States Senator from
Oreson on the Ior!y-tirst i)int ballot.
"A hszed student at Bowdoin College
received q verdict Of -. 700 in q Port
land court for the injuries inflicted.
William J. Hamilton, who was for
SIX years confined in the Wards Island
Lunatic Asylum, was discovered to be
perfectly sane and was released.
"A new strike took place at Fall
River, in the Mechanics Mills.
Three men named Hanley, Pratt and
Gourlvan were arrested IN New York
City on a chage Of attempting to black
mail Walter Malley Of New Haven fame.
They had robbed Blanche Douelass'a
trunk OF letters from Maley and threat
ened to have them published unless a
sum OF money was paid them. ALalley
preferred 10 prosecute.
An organization has been effected
ct Cincinnati, Ohio, FOR the purpose of
ouraging agricultural pursuits among
aelites.
The Baptists of Ontario decided to
no part in forcing The Bible as
book IN the public schools, con-
ng such action an infringement of
Gus liberty.
Four men and one woman, negroes,
q hanged at Eastman, Ga, ON Fri
y for the murder Of white man under
peculiar circumstances of atrocity dur
ing riot at a camp meeting.
Two swinders who obtained five
1llars deposit from hundreds Of girls
the pretence Of teaching them en-
1idery were arrested in Detroit.
tdvices from Williams, A. T., state
four horse thieves were pursued
killed by party Of citizens whose
srty they had stolen.
Two adult pat ents at the Hotel
in Montreal, jumped from the
stories and were killed.
ter appropriate services and an
ng procession the remains OF
Fannie Parnell were inferred in
-sudor vault, in Mount Auburn
Aetery, Boston.
The Prescott suit against the Amer
can News Co, in New York City, ended
With verdict for the plaintiff for SD,
500. A motion by Mr. Fullerton for
lew trial on the ground that The dam
iees were excessive was denied.
AT Knoxville, Tenn, 8 family feud
esullel ia the killing Of three men.
The hffsir lasted less than two minutes