Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1882-03-04
NEWS OF THE DAY
GENERAL ITEMS.

dENEhAb ITEMS.
Jacob Blahnek, wealthy farmer,
residing near Abnapec. Wis, was ar
rested Monday on a charge of having
murdered his father-in-law, John Goet-
finger, three years ago. Goettinger at
the time was supposed to have been
burned to death in his home.
In the walking match in New York
first twenty -four hours, which beats the
record.
Caroline LIE Roy Webs ter, the
widow of Daniel Webster, died in New
Rochelle, N. T., on Sunday.
Two little girls named Collins were
drowned at Plantville, Corn, on Sun
day, while coasting on pond.
An explosion was caused at Sar-
gents factory, at New Haven, by a
quantity of molten metal dropping into
a puddle of water. Four men were in
iured.
Arrangements are making in San
Francisco for a monster antiChinese
meeting.
The Utah Legislature has adopted
a memorial to Congress protesting
against the proposed anti Mormon leg
islation.
Bishop Lynch, of Charleston, S. c.,
died Sunday.
Mrs. David Schnauffer, of Sand
Lake, n Y. says she swallowed a
snake while drinking from brook last
summer, and that the reptile is Tow
causing her intense agony, having as
sumed large proportions.
The Town Hall at East st. Louis,
which contained library and records
and property worth S25, 900, was burned
Sunday.
A house under the Keeler's Peak.
near Big Cottonwood, inhabited by a
wood chopper named Taggart, his wife
and five children, has been swept away
by snow slide near Salt Lake City.
William Fl. Vanderbilts team, vii
liam lei. and Lysander Boy, by the ac-
ton of the National Trotting Associa.
tion, have had their time of 2:20 made
an official record.
A terrific boiler explosion occurred
at Carlisle, Holmes County, Ohio, on
Thursday, by which five men were in
stantly killed and one horribly mangled.
Reports from Helena, Ark, aud ad-
jacent places confirm the former tales OF
widespread disaster from the foods.
Several lives have been lost and terrible
want prevails. Elsewhere the worst is
over.
Chairman Bogert has issued cal
for meeting of the Pennsylvania Dem
ocratic State Committee at Harrisburg
on March %.
BY the burning of the Flaibush, n.
Y. Insane Asy lum three lives were lost.
The fishing schooners Edith NJ.
Pew, Captain Corlis, and Paul Revere,
Captain Bentley, of the Gloucester fleet,
have Low been missing about six weeks.
! The Pew was manned by crew of six
teen men and the Revere by crew OF
fourteen.
On Wednesday, at the word of COM
mand, petitions praying Congress TO
halt in legislating for Utah were pre-
scented at probably every house in the
Utah Territory. The children in all the
Mormon schools were made to sign, or
their names were signed for them.
The Indiana State Greenback Con
vention nominated full State ticket.
The platform adopted says that all
money should he issued by the govern
ment /; labor should lie protected by
national and State authority the Eight
Hour law should be enforced; the
bonds of the United States should not
be refunded, hut paid as they become
due, in the lawful money Of the Uni
ted States legal tenders should be
substituted for national bank notes; the
Burlingame treaty should be abrogated ;
public domains should be reserved for
actual settlers Congress should regu-
late inter State commerce. 1t denounces
railroad, land and moneyed corporations
as monol oiies demands a graduated
income tax and opposes an increase i'll
the standing army.
"A bill has passed the New York
Senate appropriating $500 annually
for three years for the propagation of
seed oysters.
A committee of ex-Confederate SOL
Tiers of Cincinnati went to Mentor on
February %, and presented to Mrs.
fairfield resolutions Of sympathy. The
resolutions are framed in Tennessee
marble, and were passed III September
last.
The fatal cases of scarlet fever in
New York City last year were 1864,
against 6lS the year before. So fan
this year there have been go fatal
cases.
In Waverly, Nebraska, at spelling
match, James Cook, merchant, was
called upon to decide the correct spell
ing of a word. He decided against q
painter named r. b. Raven, who called
Cook a liar, and then shot him dead.
"A quarrel broke ont in party OF
five at barn raising in Rowan County
North Carolina, February 22d, between
two men only; but when one man killed
the other by throwing an AK Mt him.
he lost mis- footing in the effort, iell and
broke his neck, and the others were SO