Milford chronicle., 1883-09-14


shooting of Dukes, at Uniontown, Pa
has been postponed until December next
An explosion at the Pratt mine
near Montgomery, Ala, resulted Ill thr
death OF two white convicts and tn,
wounding of two colored ones.
In Decatur, Ga, on Thursday,
negro after insulting a white woman
murdered her son, and was instantly
killed by two farm hands, companions
of the murdered youth.
The steamship Gamma, of the Crom-
well line, was lost on Gull Island, New
foundland. The passengers and crew
were saved.
"A stout lady passenger on the
! steamer State of Indiana was considera-
bly, reduced in flesh after the Custom
House Inspectors had unrolled sixty
yards OF silk from her body.
The Maid of the Mist. a small craft.
was sent through the Niagara Whir-
pool, on Thursday, sustaining no seri-
Gus damage.
-trank James was acquitted by the
Jury on Thursday.
The fun at the sham battle in the
Grand Army of the Republic encamp-
ment at Princeton Junction, n. J., was
so fast and furious that several of the
veterans were slightly wounded with gun
wads.
The opening exercises Of the Amer
lean Exposition of the Manufacturers
and Mechanics Institute in Boston took
place on Wednesday, Gov. Butler made |
the opening address, and was followed !
by Secretary Chandler, Gov. Jarvis. of |
North Carolina, and others. Much |
space upon the main floor is still vacant
and many of the exhibits are incom
plete. North Carolina makes the larg-
est exhibit of any single State outside Of
Massachusetts,.
Company A, Ninth regiment infan-
ry, State militia, while returning from
he encampment of the Second brigade
net with dreadful accident on the st.
Iouis and Evansville Railroad. between
)armi and GRANVILLE, on Tuesday. The
rain struck the centre of a herd of cattle
nd ran over some of them. The car in
'hlch the members of the company were
eated was overturned, killing nine of
ne men and wounding fifteen others.
Heavy frOsts, that have effected seri-
us damage to crops are reported from
Orthern New York and the Eastern E
tates. :
An embassy from Siam to the United t
-ates, headed by member ofthe Royal !
mlly, is en- route for Washington, d. G. :
Frank Shelton, colored, was hanged p
Greensboro, Ala, Friday, for wife
urder, and Henry Dickenson. colored.
PIaquemlne, La. for the murder of n
enry Steele. P
The laundry and bathing houses OF n
e Long Beach Hotel, on Long Island. IL
ere burned on Friday, a musician suf- il
Gated, and property destroyed valued Il
upward Of 100000. The guests Of J'
e hotel, who had a narrow escape
I'M death, helped to extinguish the u,
mes. ca
The TammaDy Hall General Com. +,
ttee arranged for electing delegates to nc
9 Democratic Stae Convention to tn
set Mt Buffalo on the 9th inst, and so
opted resolutions looking to effectine tn
mlon between the factions in New
rk city. A committee of twenty-four a,
S appointed, which will meet on oI,
'nday, to take the first steps toward set
'monizng rival democrats. be-
FOREIGN ITEMS. Nc
"A Paris correspondent saws that ha
re Is no ground for optimist views as drc
the result of negotiations between
ina and France; it is believed that ,.,o
ma will seek the arbitration of the not net
tied States in the matter. The tin
uese are making most active prepar. inl
ms for war. wio
The Spanish government is said to %os q
aware of political intrigues in Cuba. the
Five Spanish soldiers proclaimed con
lblic on the frontier and then ran is is n
y to France. Slsi
The passage of the Strait of Sunda the
ow clear. Relief has been sent to
raj points. .
The anti Magyar riots have again INK if9a
Ken out in Croatia and the troops witt
2 been called out. and
The Governor of the Dutch East fbo1 fbo1
es telegraphs that the town of Tel ousl
slong was probably totally DESTROYED who
he recent volcanic eruptions. The hay,
lct In which that town is situated is Iybe piUi
ely inaccessible, as all the roads tenn
been Obliterated. Nothing has been like
d from Sampohg on the Southern lies
Of Sumatra. Some of the light %,
es in the Straits are standing, but Adv
lights are extinct. The report of that
destruction of Tjiringine by the We
wave and the drowning of 10. coo war. ware
le there is confirmed. to,s loS
William Marwood, the English whic
man. died at Horncostle EnC,Ia,,l hold
nesdov - i''ii''' and
NJ faith
rhe Irish suspects were discharged their
'rk on Tuesday. the a
An earthquake shock was felt at Il ,'', w
eldorf and at Ischia, Thursday. most most
Iafayette's statue was unveiled at know
ny amid great enthusiasm Thurs-