Milford chronicle., 1883-03-16
NEWS OF THE DAY
GENERAL ITEMS

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brick building, occupied bv the Vernon
Farm Machine Company at BELOW
Falls, Vt, entirely destroyed the bull,
ing and its contents. The fire was o,
. under control without its extending I
\ other buildings. The loss is owe
' 100000.
In New York Harbor on Friday,
seow was upset and several laborers los
their lives
The wife of a physician of Norfolk
Va, died under the influence of chloro
form administered for dental purposes.
From Helena, Ark, discouragina
, reports of the floods are made. Below
that city the water is higher than evel
before. The planters who have had
much stock drowned will lose much
more by starvation. The negroes are
all leaving the bottoms for safety, desti-
tute and hungry.
--Jere. Dunn has been committed
without bail to await the action of the
Chicago Grand Jury for the murder of
James Elliott, the pugilist.
"A frozen dynamite cartridge having
been placed before a fire to thaw. in a
quarry near McKeesport, Pa, exploded,
killing two men and iniuring like num-
ber one of them fatally.
Two men were killed and two injured
through the smashing of their wagon by
train, near Bound Brook, N. J.
Katie Judd, the Newport incendiary,
escaped from jail yesterday in company
with burglar who was also released by
her
BY the explosion of the boiler in the
Canada Pulp Mills, at Latortuo, Que,
two men were killed and several injured.
Bob Cochran (colored) was hanged
at Clayton, Ala, for the murder of NJ.
L. Drew.
Quite a commOtion has been caused |
in Milwaukee by the publication of a
story to the effect that one of the Phoe- |
nix Park (Dubln) assassins has Just died /
there from injuries inflicted by a fellow
countryman.
The execution of McGloin and Ma
lone took place Friday morning in front
OF the women's prison at the Tombs. in
New York City. The execution was at
tended by few persons. Both of the
men died easily.
The New Jersey House of Assembly
defeated the bill to providen new charters
for Jersey City and Newark.
The bill to permit concerts on Sun
lay evenings has been reported adverse
Iy in the Connecticut Legislature.
The Lutheran Church and Parson-
lge at Akron, Ohio, have been totally
destroyed by fire. s
Governor Crittenden. of Missouri
las pardoned Clarence Hite, one of the
Jesse James gang, aud it is supposed
nat he will now be used as a witness I
gainst Frank James. Il
The funeral of the late Governor 7
stephens took place at Atlanta. Ga, on u
thursday, and was attended by vast
rowd of people. The memorial services O.
the State House were of an impressive
General Robert Toombs and >
-her prominent citizens pronouncing +,
Ilogies on the life and character of the Il
ceased. Il
An insane lady near Portsmouth, n te
e, set fire to her house and herself and m
.iished in the flames liz
-Four men boarded railroad train in ~ p
kansas with intent to rob the passen- ~
rs, but after shooting the conductor We
d one brakeman, lost courage and n
lpcd from the moving cars. !"
Ex-Governor William Sprague. of de
node Island, was married in Staunton.
T., t. Mrs. Dora Inez Calvert. of an
..een6rier County, West Virginia. The Sa
lde IS native of Connecticut. She
divorced from her husband. sol
Judge Lilley, an old man, was as wa
llted by 5. W. Dorsey, of Star Route
ne, on Tuesday morning, and severely Gee
ured. Owing to Mr.. Lilley's advanced -
and the nature of his injuries. his obt
yslclan apprehends a serious result. pet
A report is current in Washington p
= short time before the adjournment by
congress an attempt was made by mic
ne person unknown to assassinate ex- con
'reiaIy Blnine by shooting into a car
&c ~ which lie was seated while re- in L
llng from one of the night sessions to \
The Capitol Mr. Blaine treats tbe
her lightly. role
Three men quarrelled over the wife
one Of them at Somerset. KY. when a co
husband and another of the trio were the
and killed.
The leader of the equal rights move ton
lt in Rhode Island was elected to the six !
1slature over his Republican oppon- conc
-Adyices from Indian Territory state rcsir
Sleeping Rabbit, second in command Prus
ne rebel faction II AIDED by Spieche. -
some other leaders of the same party Eng
been captured by the military. -
At Wilmot. Ohio a woman was pelle
ied to death through a spark falling
her tobacco pipe and setting fire to
clothing.
The Cambridge Flats in New NJ
City were destroyed by fire on Cal
nesday morning Two inmates. a ',,' Ja..
er and daughter, lost their lives. 11utc
on building 100000 Du
The British steamer Gloucester CITY. inter-
: left Bristol on February s for with
V TX, foundered on February % at great
HE crew were rescued and landed liberia
ivre
Three men qunTelled over the wife Juioo
e Of them at Som. rset, KY, when winch
1shand aud another of the trio were titles,
nd killed. lemon
The leader Of the equal RIGHTS move. slices,
II Rhode Island was elk cted to the ful III
''''-e o''' ms Ne'uoiieah oppon- cessful