Milford chronicle., 1883-11-30
NEWS OF THE DAY
GENERAL ITEMS.


aud adjacent States, with loss of several
lives and great destruction of property.
The pool known as the Consolidated
Paper Company, comprising fifty mills
throughout the Northwest in Chi
cago, met and resolved, in view
of the overstocked condition of
the market, to shut down all
the mills from Dec. l to Feb. 4. The
mills ave been running on half time
sluce Nov l. The closing of them will
throw 1000 men out of employment.
and will cause an advance in the price of
paper.
Andy Taylor, sentenced to be
haaged ca Friday, while being carried
from Knoxville Tenn Jail to London
for execution attempted to murder the
Sheriff who had him in custody.
The constructor and architects OF
the Michigan capitol, which fell re-
Gently, have been severely censured by
the coroner's jury.
William McWilliams, a Waterford
{Pa.) octogenarian, awoke Wednesday
night and found the cold arms of his
dead wife clasped around his neck.
"A storm in Fort Smith, Ark. caused
some damage to property and the death
OF one man.
The cashier of the Rushford Qnd.)
National Bank was shot at his residence
by burglar.
james Davis, secretary of the Lon
don and San Francisco Bank, has alb
seconded. He has embezzled $50, 1000,
including 108 Oregon and California
Railroad gold bonds of the value of
100000. A warrant has been issued and
e2O0 reward offered for his arrest
in New York city Patrick Brady,
well known thief who twice escaped
from Policeman Charles Ryan, was pur-
sued by the policeman and shot dead in
a hand-tO-hand fight.
"A special dispatch from Ontonagon,
announces the loss Of the lake steamer |
Manistee with all on board. The Man |
istee had crew of twenty-five men and |
twenty-five passengers. She was regular
boat between Chicago and the upper lake
ports. The fifty lives lost on the Manistee, |
and the ninety-five lost during the six |
days storm on the great lakes recently,
make total of over $50 lives lost on the
lakes in ten days.
The New York State Convention of
the Irish National League met at SYRIA
cuse on Wednesday. DIR. Wallace was
elected chairman. The principal busi-
ness Of the meeting was the Parnell tes-
timonial fund, which it was resolved to
keep open for further subscriptions un-
til next st. Patrick's Day.
w. P. Snyder, Assistant Attorney
has resigned because he was
not supported in his duties by the gov
"A quantity of counterfeit Erie bonds
have been presented for redemption.
The civil suits against Star route
contractors in PHILADELPHIA have been
Canada proposes to send her pauper
back where they came from,
and at the expense of the Imperial
government.
The Mississippi Valley Bank, at
Vicksburg, Miss, has closed in conse-
luence of losses by a customer who
dealt in grain futures.
The new standard of time has
aused trouble in the mails and discord
q q Boston court,
"A majority of the stockholders of
he Northern Pacific Railroad Company
-oted infavor of the proposed $40, 000,0
econd mortgage bonds. A protest from
hree stockholders is now filed.
The Supreme Court of Wisconsin
ustains the Washburn will. This action
uts off the widow, except that the ex-
cutors are authorized to set aside sum
or her support.
Petitions will be presented to Con-
ress asking that provision be made for
he retirement of enlisted men after
twenty-five and thirty years service.
AT the meeting of the New York
'resbytery the Church Extension Com
littee was empowered to act indepen-
emily Of the Presbytery, reporting to !
hat body every three months. The
npport Of the Church of the Sea and
and was left unsettled. E
The prisoners in the jail at Mar
lall, Mo-, by setting fire to the build 7
lg effected their escape.
The Irish giant and German gian-
,ss are husband and wife, and Pitts
urgh enjoyed the sight of the tallest
ridal party on record.
Porter was acquitted of the charge of /,
illing burglar Walsh. He says he will :
ad good life and open a liquor store
Boston.
"A supply of food has been sent the .
arriving inhabitants of Swan Island 4
ON Key West, Fla.
In Petersburg, Va, church man te
Il dead as he was about to engage in tr
rayer.
The San Fernando Cotton Factory
Tlalpan, near the City of Mexico, Oh
IS destroyed by fire. Five operatives e
ere burned to death. The loss is d