Milford chronicle., 1883-11-16
NEWS OF THE DAY
GENERAL TTElm.


dence IN Newark, N. j., and the dead
body OF the man was found in a grape
arbor into which he had fallen from the
roof of an extension.
The Evacuation Day Committee, of
New York city, reports that the process
sion on the 26th is likely to be an i'm
mense one, with something like %, 900
men In line.
This years immigration will fall
short of the unprecedented figures of
last year by about sixty thousand. ac-
cording to the estimates at Castle Gar
den.
Mr.. Asa Biggs and wife were burned
to death from the explosion of a kero-
sen6 lamp, near f franklin rafflziiiiHa, gseuthampton
county, Va.
An old lady was burned to death at
Bridgeport, Conn, through smoking a
pipe.
The Luther commemOration was
tittingly observed throughout the United
States, South America and Canada.
AT Atlantic City, New Jersey. one of
the sections of a freight train struck and
demolished phaeton containing three
of the children of George E. Barnes,
which was at the time crossing the
track, and injured the children so that
they have since died.
News comes from South America to
the effect that after the revolt of Mon
toneros, in Arequipa, Colonel Raygado
opposed the mutineers, killing seventy
OF them, including the Mayor of the,I
city. General Canevaro was killed by |
his own troops. The whole Chilian ex-
peditionary force is in Arequipa.
In New York harbor on Friday a
tug boat exploded her boiler. The cap
tain and four men were killed.
Through the falling of a scaffold at
Newcastle, Pa, one man was killed and
two others sustained injuries which it is
thought will prove fatal.
"A public hall in Laurinburg, N. c.,
iell upon a gathering of colored people,
injuring several, two fatally.
The speedy downfall of President
Salomon, Of Hayti, and elevation of
Bezelais to power is predicted by Mr..
Lee, who arrived in New York city Fri
lay from Kingston and who was an Of
icer on the steamship Ethel. which was
itted out at Philadelphia for the Hay
ian government.
AT Madison, Wis, the roof, to-
yether with the inside walls and iron and
stone columns of the new south wing of
he capitol building fell, killing four
and iniuring about 20 others, :
ONE of them fatally.
Two men were killed by the caving
n OF a sewer at Elmira, N. Y. y
The Secretary of the Republican
National Committee has issued a call for
meeting of that body at Washington I
n December 18th. Q
General Grant has written a letter :
EXPLAINING his change of views il the L
itz John Porter case.
Five more victims of the Missouri ii
yclone have died, making eleven deaths o
D. far. Five have been buried. The u
lIured are fully cared for, the homeless
ave been all placed under shelter and \
le work OF rebuilding is rapidly going c.
-"Swell head" has developed among 81
attic at the stock yards, Chicago, Ill.
he first scientific examination of this o'
lsease IN this country was made under Is
lie direction of the United States Treas
~ Cattle Commission. 1t was decided S,
lat the disease is the result of lodg- dC
ent OF microscopic plants in the teeth. W
hen the disease extends to the Jaws it
Early always proves fatal. It can be
to man.
"A lady residing in New York CITY
IS presented the Princeton Theological Oh
with $l50,000 to provide for &c
larles In the new department of phil tn
ophy. nj
The commandant of the Marine IN
)rps says the number of marines is not clt
ual to the demands of the service. ne
d asks for more. 81
The bursting of a fly wheel at Potts !! M
le, Pa, caused the death of one man Ia
d the injuring of others. mi mi
The National Woman's Christian m,
importance Union, while in conven- he
n at Detroit, Michigan, adopted a mi
olutlon to memorable Congress in ter
interest OF woman suffrage, and also on
to secure the calling of a non-par- in
N prohibition Convention before the arr
'ty Presidential conventions of next ent
BAo
Jacob Kipp, a wealthy resident of spt
!waukee, Wis, was robbed of Sc. 900 ups
murdered by road agents in Mexico. thr
wife was outraged by the rufians. out
Three colored children were burned ing
Ieath near Sanford, N. G. ing
"A grandson of the late Commodore mn mn
kes, while herding sheep in Utah. T1l GTll
lost and died of starvation and ex- In! IN.
uTe. WIl
"A cyclone shook the town offspring l,ti, 9th
|, Greene county, Missouri, resulting tba %
loss of life and destruc, city
Of property. 1t is known that ten W.
were lost, from 40 to 60 people Jns
e or less severely injured. The loss ,,Ia,