Milford chronicle., 1883-10-26
NEWS OF THE DAY
GENERAL TElEs.

armor plates for turret armor of IL
MlantOnOmoh have been rejected by IL
Secretary Of the Navy, who will re- az
( vertise for bids.
BY the breaking of balcony som
thirty Harvard students were throw
into the Charles River at Cambridge
Mass. Eight of them were seriously in
jured.
LIT. Stoney in his report says tina
he believes the body of Master Putnam
was seen on the ice shortly after the
Rodgers crew left. Four men claim tC
have seen it off the entrance to st.
Lawrence Bay. They said the body
had papers on it and a small pistol.
Putnam had a pistol, and it was the
only trearm he carried. The body was
swollen and was covered with furs. He
lived, they thought, some time after
drifting off, and starved to death. His
sledge was by him and bones of several
dogs.
The men engaged in the work of
searching for the bodies of the victims
of the explosion in the Wharnclife-
Carlton Colliery worked all night remov-
ing the debris of the fallen roof. Most
OF the bodies were recovered.
The report of the superintendent
of the free delivery shows that during
the fiscal year ended June 30 1888.
that at New York City 258, 89O,O64
pieces of mail matter were handled;
at Philadelphia, 100, O43, 9O9; at Chicago,
136, $50, 1856; at Boston, SO, ,587, ,O18; at
st. Louis, 46, 765, 499; at Baltimore. 3d.
2l2, 1876; at Brooklyn, "a, 4,8l5, ,447; at San
Francisco, "a, 727, III, and at Washing
ton, Is, ,231 ,674.
"A heavy northeast squall struck a |
fishing feet off Provincetown, Mass.
causing considerable damage. It is
feared that eight men belonging to one
OF the schooners were drowned.
The body of a well dressed woman
was found in the Niagara river, on
sunday, under somewhat mysterious
The bursting of an emery wheel at
1aston caused the death of one man and
he injuring of others.
Burglars, who escaped into Mexico.
ot only committed robbery but mur. ]
er in Texas towns.
Judge Gary, of Chicago, decided '
hat the city has no right to impose a
TX IN the shape of license on wholesale '
quor dealers. s
The bank of Pennington, Mimi. t
rs made an assignment The assets t
e placed at $4,000; liabilities $50. 900, i.
to depositors. V
The White River has overfowed its
INKS in Independence County, Ark. in S
ldating many plantations and causing "
rlous damage to the crops. il
In California it is urged that more al
rlngent measures are needed to pre. a
MT the smuggling of Chinese across L
e British Columbia border into Wash. p
yton Territory.
The steamer Daniel Drew. while OIL OF
r way from New York CITY to ALBANY be
S blown on to bar near the latter O.
=, and remained aground for some al
lie.
There has been signed treaty of Al
ice between Chile and Peru. This wi
Is memorable struggle that must
'essarily have permanent effect on the on
lre history of the Spanish American 90 90
ntries. For more than four wears 20 20
war was continued. It began in a &C
oute about a boundary line between
lie and Bolivia, and Peru was Gr
ught into the conflict by the obliga- Sill
OF secret treaty of mutual support
alliance. ira
In the Protestant Episcopal Gen
Convention, at Philadelphia, Joint Tr
lmlttee was appointed to devise an,
ms for the protection of immigration few
his country.
The Presbyterian Synod closed its Ma
ual sessions after adopting a new PEI
OF synod representation, by which cat
body will be cut down from a possi-
], 300 to 270 members.
AT Boston, Mass, a currier of LYNN !";a ,G@
fled before the Senate Sub Commit CO.., fllrg
IN Labor and Education that he had oFa l
five or six tanned human skins '-i0
IN few years, the last one he saw
g the skin of a woman. He had Iacy
OF many others. cou
The Legislature of Washington Ter
y has granted the right of suffrage Con
oman. the
1onoro1 Tooa d inte
,iioo &c s. Toi9 'il9S ~ o'eeu9an Chlet Ral
'AASO VI 4OlSuO, OulO, uleQ OF pneu-
a. He was well-known volunteer
r of the war. port
The Newburg centennial commem- t Ioon =,
IN was both impressive and pictur- GIos
}. There were over one hundred ---'''
and people in the historic city.
thousand troops took part in the was
Try parade, and the tbunders of u He
United States war vessels anchored -
river gave noble emphasis to the bany
vances. Orations were delivered bv Assel
warts and Senator Bayard, and DIR. own
us Prime invoked Gods bIossino the
, undertaking. Fireworks in tbe and {
lg brought day of brilliant naoe- i