Milford chronicle., 1883-04-13

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ager of the New York Daily NelOs, com
mitted suicide by shooting himself, il
the business Office of that journal, Of
Wednesday.
The venerable Peter Cooper, of New
York City, died on Wednesday morning
He was SO years of age when his loni
and useful life was brought to a close.
The one-hundredth anniversary oi
the birth of Washington Irving was cele-
brated at Tarrytown, N. Y, on Thurs.
day. There were many visitors present.
The Senate at Albany, N. Y, passed
the bill extending to two years the terms
of New York Aldermen.
"A Methodist minister having dreamed
that he could discover the body of a
drowned man succeeded, and now claims
the dream as a direct revelation from
Heaven.
The prisoners in the jail at Portland,
Me-, struck work on Monday, because
they claimed that they we're not given
enough to eat
The Newfoundland seal fisheries
have been unusually successful.
in the murder case of Charles F.
Kring the United States Supreme Court,
by. q majority of one, reversed the judg-
ment of the Supreme Court of Missouri
and remanded the case for further pro-
ceedings. Kring has been tried seven
ines for the same murder and IS, by
his decision, finally released from the
antence of death which has been three
f,,,oc s,,o11Oepd
FOREIGN ITEMS
"A confagration at Vallorbes, in the
Canton Vaud, Switzerland, has destroyed
145 houses, together with the pOstoffice,
in which important securities were de-
posted. Twelve hundred persons have
been made homeless by the disaster.
Severe and continuous rioting has
taken place along the line of the Panama
Canal works, originating in a race hatred
between the Jamaicans and Carthagen-
ians. Many lives were lost
"A large emigration from Hungary
has begun.
The German Government is deter
mined to enforce the statute prohibiting
American pork.
"A telegram from Moscow makes the
startling announcement that large
mine has been discovered connecting
with the Kremlin, where the coronation
of the Gar is to take place. A request
was wired to st. Petersburg for 100 sap
pers to be sent at once to Moscow for
the purpose Of destroying the mine.
"A most important nitro-glycering
factory has been discovered near Bir-
mingham, in full operation. -Four men
have been arrested in London and onein
Birmingham in connection with the
affair.
"A powder depot which had been
established near the Passo Correse,
Rome, for the use Of the engineering
works conducting operations near that
place exploded on Thursday. Forty
persons were killed and many injured,
some of them fatally.
An attempt is believed to have been
made on the government barracks at
Newry, in Ireland.
"A letter was received in London
that the government offices
would be blown up. One man was ar
rested.
The Gar of Russia has decorated ali |
persons who assisted the members of |
the crews of the Jeannette and the Rod
gers.
Shocks of earthquake have occurred
lear Mount Etna.
Five Partisan socialists have been
sentenced to Imprisonment for instigat-
ng riots.
The King of Ashantee has abdicated
he throne, and all tire western coast Of
Africa is in great confusion.
Riots have occurred in Ceylon be-
.ween Catholics and Buddhists.
Mr.. Parnell vouches for the accu-
'acy of a published interview with Mr..
)'Kelly, in which he says that the gov
,rnment took the initiative in regard to
he Kilmainham treaty.
-Fenians are anonymously accused
of sending packages of linen infected
With smallpox to obnoxious persons.
"A quantity Of a compound used in
making dynamite was found in the pos
ession of a laborer who was arrested at
Jork.
"A defense society has been formed
n Calcutta to watch over the interests Of
and Americans in India.
Three Irish constables are coming
o America in search of the men who are
of having murdered Feerick in
une, 1880.
Five men are on trial in Rome for
to kill Signor Coccapiellor.