Milford chronicle., 1883-04-06
NEWS OF THE DAY
GENERAI ITElIa-

the night Of April %, $780, The execu
ton took place within the walls of tn
, State Prison. The doomed woman as
serted her innocence to the last, an,
called upon the Deity to forgive the OF
ficers Of the law who were about to TAX
her life.
The Grand Jury of New York COUNTY
brought in an indictment against Geo
W. COnkhng, Jr., for the killing of vii
liam H. Haverstick. 1t was an indict
ment for manslaughter in the first de
gree. Conkling had been before dis
charged by Justice.
"A north bound passenger train o.
the Cincinnati Southern Railroad was
, darailed near Mason, KY, forty miles
from Cincinnati, on Friday morning, il
consequence Of a landslide, and thrown
fifty feet down an embankment. Tt is
reproted that the injured number about
fifty, many of them children, and some,
it is feared. will die.
III number of failures in the United
States during the three months of 1888,
ending Saturday are, according to r. g.
] Dan & Co., 2,S06 as compared with
2.127 for the same period of last year,
showing an increase of 779. The liabili-
lies show about prOpOrtiOnate increase
10 the number of failures being for the
current quarter just closed S37, 100000
MS against S33, 900, 900 for 1882.
The first Comptroller of the United
States Treasury has decided that Repre-
sentative Ochiltree must be paid his
salary.
Three criminals were executed on
, Friday-AIrs. Emeline Meaker at Wind
sor, Vt, William Beaner, cOlOred, at
Leesburg, Va, and Oliver Bristow, col
ored, at Camden, S. @. Two of them
were convicted of murder and the other
of criminal assault.
1t was rumored at Tucson, A. T.,
that the troops and hOstiles had had an
engagement in the Milestone Mount
aims, and that the troops were defeated.
"A report from Mexico states that
party Of five Americans, who started re-
Gently for the interior of Mexico to buy
stock, were murdered in their camp,
near Saltillo.
Judge H. G. McComas, with his
wife and six-year-old son, while on
pleasure excursion out into the country
rear Silver City, N. NJ, were attacked
by band Of marauding Apache Indians.
me Judge was killed, and Mrs. Nc
Jomas and the child carried away pris-
luers.
General Sackett, Inspector General
United States Army, was stricken with
apoplexy at San Antonio, Texas.
The funeral services over the re-
mains of the late Postmaster General
Howe, at Kenosha, Mich, were most i'm
posing; business was generally suspended
and the town was draped in mourning.
The sermon was preached by the Rev.
Robert Collyer. The final interment
will take place at Green Bay, Mich.
Among those who arrived at New
York on the steamer Amerique, from
HaTe, was Frank ByTne, who was de-
scribed by the informer Carey as a men,
her of the society of Irish Invincibles.
He says he came here to go into bust
ness, and that he was not in Dublin !
when the Phoenix Park murders took |
place.
Ex-senator Kellogg, of Louisiana,
has made statement denying the charges |
against him in connection with star route |
matters.
Dukes having declined by letter to
accept his seat in the Pennsylvania
Legislature, new election has been or
dcred.
General Crook reports that seven
murders are authenticated as committed
by the ChiracahUa Apaches since they
crossed the Mexican border, and recon-
mends their annihilation.
The authority of two railroads now
constructing III Pennsylvania is ques-
toned. No franchise has been granted
them, and they are to be called to ac-
count by quo warrantO.
Ensign Henry J. Hunt, seaman
Herbert Wood Leach aud Frank Manson
lul fireman James Fl. Bartlett and John
Lauterbach arrived at New York on the
Westphalia. They are survivors of the
Ieanuette party.
The fancy dress ball given by VIM.
f. Vanderbilt, in his new house in New
York City on Monday night, was one of
the grandest affairs Of the kind ever at
tempted. Over 1000 invitations were
given, and the large mansion was crowd
ed with people. No expense was spared
to make the affair a success. The floral
decorations were the most magnificent
ever seen at a ball in this country. The
guests embraced the wealth of the city
and diamonds and silks and satins -four
ished. The dining room was used for
dancing, and is an apartment 35 feet
wide and 81 feet long, whose ceiling of
dark carved wood was 80 feet above its
floor. Dancing was kept up until day
light.
The work Of recovering the bodies
from the Diamond Mine was continued.
Twenty-Five corpses were brought up,
eighteen of which were identified. The
funeral of those not claimed by relatives
or friends took place Monday afternoon.
In Herkimer county, N. Y, Mrs.
Thomas Parks, the wife Of merchant
goaded to desperation by jealousy, killed
her two little children and then commit
ted suicide.
General Sherman will make his last
tour of inspection Of the army posts dur
ing the coming summer.
FOREIGN ITEMS !
A feeling of desire for revenge
iqaiust Germany is said to be prevailing .
d Lorraine.
Count de Lesseps believes that an
inland sea in Africa, covering the desert i
of Sahara, is practicable. !
The arrest in Liverpool of the man {
bringing internal machines from ireland {
s said to have prevented the destruction f
# buildings involving great loss. L
The outbreak of the inhabitants of
JarlOva and neighboring towns in Rou-
nelia, who rebelled against the importa-