Milford chronicle., 1883-08-03
NEWS OF THE DAY
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The body of Captain Webb, the ia
nous English Swimmer, who lost hi
life on the afternoon Of the oath of July
while attempting to swim through tht
whirlpool rapids of Niagara Falls, wa,
found floating in the river near Lewis
ton, four miles below the head of the
rapids, on Saturday afternoon. His
body is considerably bruised.
Early Saturday morning a terrible
disaster took place on the Rome, Water.
town and Ogdensburg Railroad, neal
Carlyon, N. Y. As the Thousand Is.
lands train, which was running at high
speed on the main line, neared Carlyon,
The engineer noticed single car OF
the track ahead of him. He at once put
on the air brakes and reversed the lever
of his engine, but, before the speed Of
the train could be slackehed,
the engine dashed into the
obstruction, and in an instant
all was a scene Of wreck and confusion,
and the air was filed with the groans Of
the dying and injured. The car which
caused the disaster was blown on to the
main line from a branch track by the
high wind which prevailed at the time
! u AAAN tANbAAAInAs ANAnNbINn pei nOAo MtIG
killed by the disaster and others injured
fatally.
Hon. Montgomery Blair died at Sill.
yer Springs, near Washington, on Fri
day. He was born in Franklin county,
Kentucky, May 10, 1913. He graduated
in 1885 at West Point, n. Y, and served
in the war against the Seminole Indians
In Florida. Resigning his commission
in 1886, he studied law, and was admitted
10 the bar at st. Louis, Mo-, and from
| 1889 to 1S49 held civil and judicial posi-
! tons in Missouri. In 1859 he removed
to Maryland, where he was appointed
Solicitor of the United States in the
Court of Claims. He had been a Demo-
3rat, but upon the repeal of the Missouri
Compromise he, with his father and
elder brother, joined the Republican
)arty, and was removed from office by
President Buchanan. In 1861 he was
appointed by President Lincoln to be
Postmaster General, retaining the office
till 1864, when he resigned. In 1864 he
became a Democrat Early in 1878 he
'ame somewhat prominently into notice
n connection with a proposition to set
'side, rs fraudulent, the election of Mr.. |
IaYes to the Presidency.
From the improvements on the Mis-.
somi and Yellowstone the gincer re-
ports good work done in the past year
and points out the necessity for larger
outlay.
internal revenue collections for the
past year reached s144, ,553, 1865, and all
was faithfully turned into the Treasury
New salt wells have been discovered
near Geneseo, N. Y.
The engineer in charge Of improve.
ments to the South Pass, mouth of Mis-
sissippi River, makes a very favorable
showing as the result of narrowing the
waterway by jetties and wing dams.
AT the election in Denver Robert B.
Beath, of Philadelphia, was elected
Cammauder-in- Chief of the Grand Army
Of the Republic on the second ballot,
eceiving 1853 votes out of 270. He was
lieutenant in the ssth Penn.
Governor Butler refused executive t
c'emency to Chace, the Fall River en- |
Jezzler.
Three persons were killed by an ex- /
press train while crossing the Pennsyl- '
7ania Railroad track near Mount JOY.
Ia on Friday. I
Allan Campbell resigned the office
II New York city Comptroller, the resig-
lation to take effect on August l. The !,
auses for the resignation are stated to
'e seriously impaired constitution and &
ailing health. Il
The great strike of the telegraph a
perators still continues. The American Il
,apid Company has made terms with II
he Brotherhood, and taken back their =
peratOrs, otherwise both sides remain e
rm. r,
Additional particulars Of the terrible =
yclone in the Northwest state that ut Z
'ast niue persons are known to have y
cen killed and at least fifty injured. \,
'me Of the latter perhaps fatally. 4;
Exeter, Ont, was visited by a Sc
ere wind and rain storm on Monday. III
An accident occurred in a blast bl
lrnace at Syracuse, N. Y, Monday. bv w
hich eight men lost their lives. III
"A terrible storm was reported to be eli
ging in the Mississippi valley, Tues nj
". TelegTaphic communication be- W,
1een Washington and st. Louis was ou
it of. fiji
Secretary Folger in a letter shows TO
at the President has no power to tn
use trade dollars to be received by the OF
'easury at face value. tn