Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1882-12-30
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Numerous marine disasters are said
to have occurred on the coast of New
foundland during the late gale.
Judge Arnoux dismissed the injunc-
tons obtained by the east side Hebrew
merchants permitting them to remain
open on Sundays. He holds that they
must obey the laws, rs Christians are
obliged to.
Alexander Jefferson, the negro who
committed the double murder on Thurs
day night, was found concealed in n
fireworks factory in Brooklyn. When
arrested he shot himself in the head.
The CHASTITY and bloody body of
man was accidentally discovered in the
trunk of railroad passenger at Gales
burg, III.
-Forefathers' Day at Plymouth,
Mass, was made general holiday the
programme of the celebration including
professions, religious exercises, ban
quet and address.
At Toronto, Ont, the Board of
Trade adopted memorial to the govern
ment favoring free canals in the Domin-
ion.
Pa.) branch OF the Erie Railway left the
track on trestle work and rolled down
a slight embankment. Several passen-
gers were injured, some of them seri-
ously.
In Illinois the contest for the United
States Senatorship grows more animated
as the time for the meeting of the State
Legislature approaches.
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vile, Miss, on Friday, for the murder
of Thomas J. Jones.
Extraordinary disclosures ,elating
to the mismanagement of the Philadel-
phia Gas Trust were made by one of the
trustees, who was recently elected.
The Treasurer of Dewitt County,
H., committed suicide yesterday by
hanging.
The socialists of Chicago propose to
parade under arms at the reception of
Herr Most and will thereby violate a
State law.
Mr.. John Eaton, United States Com
missioner of Education, in lecture on
illiteracy, shows from the last census, as
compared with the census Of 1870, that
there is relatively gain of three per
cent in intelligence, but an absolute in
crease in the number of illiterates of
5S1, S14.
-Four men were drowned by the
laundering of a fishing smack near San
Francisco.
AT Cincinnati during the past week
there was an enlarged movement of hogs
as compared with that of the correspond
ing week last year.
The office of the Commercial Id
uertiser newspaper, in Buffalo, n. Y,
was burned and adjoining buildings
damaged, involving loss of more than
100000.
"A most important mail from New
York for the West-600 pouches contain
ing papers and $4,000 letters-was de-
stroyed by fire near Schenectady on
Thursday.
"A party of robbers attempted to
capture train on the Texas and Pacific
Railroad but were fired upon and re-
pulsed by the soldier guards on board
General \. NJ Curtis paid the fine
of 81, 900 imposed upon him by the
Supreme Court for unlawfully receiving
political assessments.
Mrs. Wackerle. of st. Louis, on
whoa two life insurance companies at
tempted TO force man as her deceased
husband, hos commenced suit against
the companies snr damages and conspir-
acy.
"A milling house near Galveston.
Texas, was blown dow on Tuesday
night, and five persons wel> killed by
the accident.
By the alleged defalcations by he
cashier and assistant cashier the Second
National Bank of Jefferson, Ohio, was
compelled to close its doors.
The City Bank of Rochester, n. Y,
n State institution, with a capital of
5000, 600, suspended, its funds, to the
extent of $3.50, 600, having been used by
its president in oil speculation.
The ice harvest has already com
menced on the Hudson River, the ice
being clear and six inches thick.
A collision on the Troy and Boston
Railroad, near the former city, resulted
in one man being instantly killed and
others fatally injured.
During an encounter near Mont
gomery, Ala, w. II. Knox shot and
MORALLY wounded Isley I4ide.
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County, Col, over an attempt to remove
the county seat from Rosita to Silver
Cliff.
Two shocks of earthquake lasting ten
seconds were felt at Dover, n. H., and
other towns i'll the vicinity ON Tuesday.
A heavy shock was also experienced at
Contoocook, In the same State.
WASHINGTON MOTIFS
The annual report Of the Public
Printer was laid before the Senate on
Wednesday. 1t shows that during the
fiscal year ended June 30, 1892. the total
expense Of the office was g, 635. 159. OS.
which includes the expense of binding,
$3.50, 51O.33; of paper, $i92, 527, so; of
lithographing and engraving, $27I, Id. 80.
and of the congressional Record, $780,
902. 49, The aggregate amount expended
is $419, 2l9.SI larger than the expense in
any previous year.
General Grant, writing to recon-
mend the passage of the bill increasing
pensions of those who lost limb. saws:
81 concur in recommending the pass
age of the above bill. No pension can
compensate the men who have lost one
more limbs, and i should have been
I'd to see that class III pensions well
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