Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1882-05-20
NEWS OF THE DAY
GENERAL ITEMS.

with their crews. There is large
French vessel, with q crew OF nineteen
men aud eighty seven passengers now
forty DAYS overdue. She is given mp
as lost. Since the arrival of the French
fishing fleet at ST Pierre twenty -one
deaths from drowning have occurred.
The Young Mems Democratic Club,
of New York City, at lively meeting
discussed proposition to nominate MIR.
Samuel J. Tilden for Governor, and a
resolution to that effect was laid on the
table.
Twelve persons were drowned by
the capsizing of a boat last Sunday
night on Lake Calumet, Ill.
Cyrus II. Mccormick recovered a
verdict for damages against the Penn
sylvauia Railroad for property lost
twenty years ago.
Arkansas has been visited by an
other inundation, which is reported to
have damaged property to the amount
of $685. 600.
General John G. Barnard, Engineer
Corps, United States Army, died at De-
troit, Mich, III the sixty-seventh year
of his age.
Ia the Malley murder trial on
Friday witness testified positively
that he saw Jennie Cramer at Savin
Rock between eight and nine O'Clock
FRIDAY night, August 5. The next day
he heard OF her death. She was with a
man and woman.
-Patsey Devine, hanged at Clinton,
IN IL. e Aaron (.oGdfelinW
protested his innocence.
There were lis business failures in
the United States during the past week.
The cclored people of Boston are
exceedingly indignant at the proprie-
tors of the Revere House because they
would not find accommodations for one
of their race, General Robert Small.
Mess. J. & W. Seligman & Co., the
New York bankers, have been notified
by cable that General IgDatieft was
about TO present to the Gar bill con
fiscating the property of the Jews in
Russia.
No less than vessels went ashore
or were badly damaged on the west
coast of Lake Michigan during the late
northeastern.
Attorney General Russell recently
notified the New York Legislature that
female suffrage is prohibited by the
State constitution.
General Hancock has accepted an
invitation to take part in the memorial
exercises of the Grand Army OF the
Republic at the Academy of Music, IN
New York, on Decoration Day.
The colored Methodist Church
claims to have membership OF 3.OOO,-
QUO and church property amounting to
SI6, 900.
The Boston and Albany Railway
C,mpany has given notice that % per
cent. of the force employed IL its shops
in Springfield, Boston and Albany Will
be discharged on account OF dizziness IN
freight transportation.
in Pennsylvania the Dauphin
County Court dissolved ffty-elght
mutual insurance companies for doing
business in violation Of their chartered
privileges.
A case in which sixteen persons
took typbus fever from one child was
reported 10 the Health Board OF New
York City on Thursday.
in the Malley trial on Thursday, ut
New Haven, several persons testified
that they saw James Mslley and Jennie
Cramer together on August last.
The Pennsylvania Republican State
Convention at Harrisburg, nominated
the following ticket:
For Govornor-GeDeral James A.
Beaver, of Centre County.
Lieutenant Governor-S State Senator
". L. Davies, II Bradford County.
Judge Of supreme Court-Wiiliam
Henry Rawle, Of Philadelphia.
Secretary Of Internal Affa;ra-John
NJ. Greer, Of Butler County.
Congress man-at- Large Thomas nj.
Marshall, # Allegheny County.
The platform condemns the use OF
patronage to promote personal political
ends and compulsory assessments Ter
political purposes, and declares against
the I, movai OF competent and faithful
officers. 1t recommends the adoption
Of certain permanent rules for the hold
ing of State Conventions and the con-
dnct of the party, and declares
that 1t is the duty OF the Federal Gov
eminent 10 keep faith toward the abort
eines. and to adopt policy locking TO
the education OF Indian children and to
conleIripg citizenship upon self-sup-
porting indians. The resolutions de-
plcre tie loss Of General Garfield and
approve President Arthur's Admihisira-
ton a. wise. conoiliatorY and efficient.
-Ex-Gov. Cadwsllsder Golden Wash
burn, Of Wisconsin, who is reported as
dangerously iii, i g native of Maine,
FROM whence, after IA academic educa-
ticn, he moved TO Boston as merchant
ard thence to Wisconsin, where he be-
cane . lawyer aud successful land
spt culator. He served six terms as
Congressman from that State, and his
Governorship was in 1872 and lasted
Two years. During the civil war he
served as cavalry officer aud became q
ga1ier-Gensral. He was born sixty
four years age.
At Canton, Ohio, nineteen persons
hsye been poisoned through eating
c,rred beef Three Of them are in a
critical condition.
WASHINGTON NOTES
The vote upon the question of con-
firmatiou Of Roland Worthington as
ColAcior If Boston was: Yeas, 80
nays. IL. The negative vote was
cast by Etvea Republicans and seven
Democrats. aamejy Mess Hear, Dawes,
HaNley. Platt. Miller OF New York,
Mitchell, Sherman. Bayafd SALISBURY,