Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1882-07-15
NEWS OF THE DAY

provision IN the Naval appropriation
bill virtually placing the navy yards at
the mercy of contractors was held in
Portsmouth, N. III. Mayor Sise, of
Portsmouth, presided, and speeches
were made by leading citizens. A Sc
ries Of resolutions was adopted and a
delegation appointed to go to Wash.
ington.
Charles Simpkins, aged eleven
years, and William Van Worst, aged
twelve, were drowned while bathing at
YOUNGSTOWN, n. Y.
The State Committee of the Yer
mont National Greenback Labor Party
have issued a call for a State Conven-
ton at Waterbury on August 10.
Saturday a small boat capsiEed ON
Lake Michigan, off Muskegon, and five
men were drowned.
While stealing a ride in a freight
car on a Pennsylvania railroad two
tramps were killed by an accident to
the train.
"A fire at Coopersville, Mich, de-
stroyed the house of E. +. Lille. Two
children, aged six and four we're burned.
The turnkey of the Jail in Mime
apolis, MIMI, was knocked down by
Thomas Howard, of Chicago, held on
charge of shooting Henry Reed. Howard
took the turkeys keys, aud, with eight
other prisoners, escaped.
The inmates of the Soldiers Home,
at Dayton, are circulating petitions
begging Congress not to pass the Man
ager bill deducting portion of their
pension money for the support of the
Home.
According to report of the Hebrew
Emigrant Aid Society, $3.50 Russian
refugees have arrived in New York since
the beginning of the emigration.
"A water spout in Arkansas tore mp
strip of country half mile wide, but
injured no person.
Engineer Melville has been granted
leave to return home from Siberia with
Noros and Ninderman.
Fifty three bodies of the lost on the
Scioto have been recovered from the
OHIO River, one of which is yet uniden-
tilted. -Four more are missing.
The Arkansas Republican State
Convention nominated State ticket and
adopted platform in favor of free
ballot; repudiating reputation i'm
proving the Mississippi, and deploring
the assassination of President Garfield.
The Alabama Republican State
Convention Endorsed the Independent
ticket, and adopted resolution express
ing confidence in the administration of
President Arthur.
The Herald says The railroad
companies embargo upon the business
OF New York City is painfully visible to
the merchants, many of whom are again
unable to ship goods to their customers.
At Kirkwood, Mo-, boy of Is de-
hberately shot and killed his father be-
cause the latter had chastised him.
"A woman and two children were
found starved to death in lonely Sec
ton of Van Buren, County, in the noun.
tians of Arkansas. 1t is believed that
the woman fell sick, and the children,
being too young to secure aid for her,
perishei miserably. A third child was
still alive and had gnawed a piece of
flesh from the arm of one of her dead
sisters. 1t died soon after the discovery
was made.
The British steamship AMER Head
has been attached by the United States
authorities at San Francisco on charge
of bringing an excess of Chinese pas
sengers to that port.
During the past week ninety-nine
failures occurred in the United States
decrease compared with the preceding
week of tiftyfour.
Columbus, Kan, was visited by
tornado on Wednesday evening. Two
men are reported to have neen killed.
nd considerable property damaged.
The Greenbackers and Independ
ents of Alabama have nominated State
ticket, headed by J. l.. Sheffield for
Governor, and it bas been adopted by
the Republicans.
AT Milwaukee, Wis, the striking iron
workers and the employers have arrived
at an amicable understanding, and the
strikers will resume work on Monday
next. 1t is reported at Pittsburg, Pa.
that additional iron manufacturers have
signed the scale of wages demanded by
the workmen.
The Arkansas Republicans have
nominated W. ID. Slack for Governor.
The Legislature of South Carolina
adjourned after having redistricted the
State IN accordance with the new Con-
gressional apportionment.
AN Atlanta (Ga.) editor and his
friend were arrested on board q railroad
train, near Atlanta, on the sIpposition
that they were about to leave the State
for the purpose of engaging in duel
with another editor of Atlanta.
The steamer Scioto, with party of
900 excursionists on board, came in col
hsion with the steamtug John Tomas.
on the Ohio River, about s o'clock. on
the night of July 4th, near Mingo juno
ton, Ohio. The Scioto sank within
three minutes in fifteen feet of water.
The tug was only slightly injured, and
saved great many of the passengers of
the Scioto, but the loss of life on the ILL
fated boat is large, and will no doubt
amount to fifty-many of them women
and children.
The total expectation of all kinds
OF grain from New York during the
month Of June amounted to l, 909, 553
bushels.
The meeting between Michael
Davitt and the workingmen at Union
Square, New York, was imposing and
full OF enthusiasm. The labor unions.
including those that are now on strike
arrived at the scene in procession. with
their banners inscribed with significant
notices. Err. Davitt was welcomed in
an appropriate address and with un.
measured applause. In his reply he