Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1882-03-11
NEWS OF THE DAY
GENERAL ITEMS.

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fire on Friday night, only few dwell
ings remaining.
The Supreme Court at Philadelphia
has confirmed the action of the lower
court sustaining the validity of the
Reading deferred bonds.
Charles A. Sweet ~ Co., bankers,
of Boston, have suspended liabilities
81, S00,0 600. The estate will probably
pay in full.
The Lake Superior Powder Com
pany's packing house at Marquette,
Mich, blew up Monday, killing four
men.
In New York City Michael e. Nc
Gloin, convicted of the murder of Louis
Hanier, was sentenced to be hanged on
the 2Sth of April.
The 1G5th anniversary of the birth
of Robert Emmett was celebrated Sat-
urday in New York and in Brooklyn.
Senator Jones, of Florida, being the
orator in both cities.
The Chinese merchants. of San
Francisco have sent dispatch to the
Hong Kong Chinese merchants urging
them to stop Chinese emigration to San
Francisco A monster anti Chinese
meeting was held there Sunday.
AT tho Lowthian Mich. Mine on
Friday night two men were killed and
two fatally injured by the fall of twelve
tons of earth from n hanging wall.
AT Stone, Randolph county,
Indiana, the boiler in Wester & Barnes
handle factory exploded on Friday with
terrific force. instantly killing five men
and fatally iniuring a sixth, who has
since died.
Stephen S. Condlct, one of the most
prominent directors OF the Mechanics
Bank, of Newark, has been arrested for
aiding and abetting Cashier Baldwin.
A gross outrage was perpetrated in
the cemetery at Birmingham, Conn,
Thursday night, twenty-five slabs be-
ing pulled down and broken. The dam
age Is estimated at 81, 900. As crown
ing act of the outrage the gang stole a
burning oil street lamp from Cemetery
avenue and threw it into an unoccupied
barn, but it did no damage.
The Iowa State Senate has agreed
to constitutional amendment prohibit
ing the manufacture and sale of in
toxicating liquors as beverage.
Many persons at Salt Lake City be-
lieve that Brigham Young is not dead,
and that he will shorty reappear and
claim that lie has been miraculou.ly
raised from the dead.
Two murderers were hanged ct
Aberdeen. Mics, aud three Indian niur-
derers at Fort Grant, Ari., FRIDAY.
Henry Fleming, who was to have
been hanged at Peterborough. Miss.
Friday, has been respited for thirty days.
The Rhode Island Republican State
Convention is called for the 10Th inst.
and the Democratic State Convention
for the ODD inst.
The bark W. j. Stairs, from Liver
pool, was wrecked near Long Branch
on Thursday. One life was lost.
1t is said that in the Ripper case
the Judge Advocate General will recon-
mend the mitigation Of the sentence of
dismissal ordered bv the court martial.
Mr.. WALL, who was shot BIZ his wife
at New Utrecht, n Y, died Thursday
night in the hospital end bis wife il
under arrest.
The debt statement issued March
1st shows the decrease Of the public
debt during the month of February to
have been 80, 7S3, 5ll 60; cash il the
treasury, $685., GIT, CASH..
The total amount of earnings at
Sing Sing Prison, H. Y, for the month
of February were S1S 273.16 the total
expenditures, S15, 265 20.
AT Albany the Governor sent to he
Senate the nomination of Isaac Y.
Baker, ir., (Rep.) as Superintendent Of
State Prisons in the room of Mr. Pills
bury.
In the walking match in New York
City, a. midnight Tuesday, forty
eight hours after the start, Roweii had
covered 1854 miles, with Hughes 8.
miles behind him, aud the rest il The
following order: Hazael, 240.2; Hart.
PIT; Sullivan, 215; Fitzgerald, oil.
and Noremac 200. On Thursday a
change took place aid Rowell began
falling behind. 1t was claimed that he
WIS sick. At one O'Clock Friday morn
ing the score stood as follows: Hazaal.
440; Fitzgerald, 4i9; Rowell, 40; Hart.
40: Sullivan, 410; Noremac, 800;
Hughes, $50. At $50 o'clock Friday
morning Rowell broke down and re-
tired from the race, having made 415
miles. At one o'clock on Friday the
score stood rs follows: Hazel, 1872;
Fitzgerald. 40; Hart, 453; Noremac,
446; Sullivan, 435; Hughes, 1875. At
one o'clock Saturday morning the score
ST Cd Hazel, $40; Fitzgerald. SLAP:
y femac. 5003; Hart, 499 I; Hughes,
All: Sullivan. 466 At O'Clock Satur-
dar at'ernoon the score st;ol rs follc =:
II zael, SIS; Fiiz2eraid, 500: Noyemac,
3D.: Hart, SOC; HUI his. 5i5. Sullivan,
5b3. Tie contest ended on Saturday
night, shortly after 9 o'clock, vi h the
!. 'oAing records a: Hazel 800! miles:
7 tzgorald, ST.! mics; NJ remac. 555
Lilies; Hort, 542i miles; Hughes, 535
miles Sullivan, $3.50 miles. The race
on the last day was watched by
ut least six Thousand spectators.
Il tot*l receipts were about $40, 600.
Tits, deducting the expenses, including
tie go, Geo for rent. Is per cent. to the
n mayer on Sl5 0G0 Tat he advanced,
AID 10 per celi. o.. th ei.fir, rc..ipts,
world give the first man, Hazael,
$4,000 il stakes and $40, 900 gate money;
the second man, Fitzgerald, 1000