Milford chronicle., 1883-09-07
NEWS OF THE DAY
GENERAL ITEMS.

= operators of nearly one half of what wa
demanded before the late strike is the
theme of conversation among teleg
( raphers.
The train which left Long BeacI
Sunday night ran into the Far Rocka,
way train at Springfield station, where
the Rockaway train had stopped to put
off drunken man who refused to pay
his fare. Three persons were killed and
several injured.
Thirteen COWS died at Newburgh,
n. Y, within a week. The sickness in
every case lasted not more than half a
day. The nature of the disease, which
was the same i'll each case, is unknown.
Some people think it was blood murrain.
AT a meeting of the Executive Com
mittee of the Massachusetts Democratic
State Committee n call for a State con-
vention, to be held at Springfield, Sep
tember 26, was drawn up and accepted
| 1t was authOritatively stated to the COM
mittee that General Butler has decided
to run for reelection this fall.
Large herds of cattle are moving
northward through Indian Territory.
The partial burning of the Nunne-
macher Mills at Milwaukee involved a
loss of $75, 200.
Land fires near San Antonio, Texas,
have destroyed large quantities of hay,
fencing and timber.
The destruction of a building in
New Haven devoted to manufacturing |
purposes caused a loss estimated at |
100000.
"A collision occurred on the Western
Maryland Railroad, resulting in the loss
Of several lives.
"A strike among the coal miners in
the Marsillon district, Ohio, has oc-
CURED.
1t is expected Assistant Secretary
New, of the Treasury Department, will
soon resign.
Three Cinnamon have filed their in
tentiOn to become citizens of the United
States.
"A serious accident occurred on the
Central Vermont Road, Saturday night,
1T Colchester, Vt, where two passenger
rains came into collision and thirteen
rainmen received more or less injuries.
There are ten thousand men working
IN the Panama canal, which is being
pushed forward with great energy. v
"A fearful gale arose on Sunday on j
he Great Banks of Newfoundland. 6
eighty fishermen are reported drowned. t
Two hundred dories are said to have 6
'een lost The fishing vessels were
nuch damaged by the storm. k
An outbreak of Texas fever among
attic is reported from Michigan. h
Hon. Joel Parker, of New Jersey, fG
aclares that he will not accept the Y
nomination under any
rcumstances. in
The New Jersey Republican State VC
onvention meets at Trenton, on Sep az az
mber 18th. tn
The Fire Commissioners of Balti- lt ~
ore, Nd, have all been indicted for o.
afeasance in Office. - -
The conductor of an excursion train of
ar Scranton, Pa, killed a young tiC
an on Thursday, by pushing him off
AIN going at speed of thirty miles oo
T hour. 81
"A passenger train on the Philadel-
Iia and Atlantic City Railroad marrow
uge) was thrown from the track and tb,
ecked at the latter place on Thursday
)rning. The accident was caused by
2 switch becoming loose and displaced. ale
)re than score Of persons were in by
ed. An
One hundred cattle from Canada u.
,pected of being diseased were killed Us
Liverpool on Thursday. 9i
The Hon. Alexander Mackenzie said A'g
Greenock that Canada WOuld soon re- WI
n to free trade. IN
The Freethinkers commenced their
lual session at Rochester, n. Y, fine
'dnesday, with about eight hundred ars
egates present.
Engineer Hall, of the Wabash Rail- 81.
Y was killed Wednesday near Clifton,
:, his engine being derailed by strik- .,
a COW. the
"A Corean embassy, composed of ool
n of high rank, has been appointed to 10 L
, in Washington.
The French Commissioners to the the
ton Exposition called upon Mayor ern
on and told him that Bartholdis .
tue OF Liberty would be ready for de- to
ry by the 1st of January next. Kin
at losing suit at law aga
Ob Oldenberger killed his opponent, =
DO Brush, a man named Campbell, at K
himself, with a revolver, in Indian late
lis. in Il
A grindstone burst while on trial in ism !
(Va.) factory, and one fly tfad
fragment killed a negro who stood tlal
ty feet distant. Iroo
al reeo7tions foyorin1 ,voriTs IT"e uo Cha
tion of art and industry in 1892. rlill
Senator Sherman has stated to per- =
! friends that under no circumstances with
he be candidate for the Presidency. sale
The loss by the Williamsport CPa6 -