Milford chronicle., 1883-08-10

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train.
The coroner's jury in their verdic
as to the railroad disaster at Carlyon
n. Y, censure the depot agent and sug
gest that the railroad company take ad
ditional precautions against accidents.
-Sixty-eight Workhouse prisoners at
tempted to escape from Blackwell's Isl
and, on Friday, and all but two wer,
captured by the keepers. These TIVE
swan to the New York shore.
The first bale Of hops Of the season
arrived at New York, on August Sd,
being four days earlier than the first bale
of last year, and was sold to brewing
firm for fifty cents pound. They were
grown by Mr.. Randall of Marshall,
Oneida county, and were very fine hops
for the first pick.
Dispatches from Montreal announce
some wonderful cures of sick pilgrims at
the shrine of Ste. Anne de Beaupre.
"A Western Union manager in Texas
having failed to prove a charge Of vio-
lence against a st1iAer, was fined $25 for
contempt OF court, Wednesday.
The coopers in nine different shops
in North ST. Louis struck for higher
wages Wednesday.
The Pennsylvania Democratic State
Convention at Harrisburg nominated
| the following ticket: For Auditor Gen
eral, Robert Taggart, of Warren; for
State Treasurer, Joseph Powell, of Brad
ford.
The platform adopted favors civil SER
vice reform which consists in the election
to Office of honest, intelligent, capable
and courageous public servants, who will
faithfully administer their trust; favOrs
such taxation of the people as is requis-
ite for the necessities Of the Govern
ment, economically administered, and
that import duties should be so adj
justed in their application as to pre-
vent unequal burdens, encourage pro-
ductive industries at home; declares that
the public lands shall be held for set
tiers, and the public moneys are for pub
lie uses, and all appropriations should
be the subject of rigid scrutiny to the
end that these uses may be served with
out personal or local favolitism, waste or
peculatioD.
FOREIGN ITEMS.
"A military rising took place in the
Spanish province Of Badajoz, on the |
Portuguese frontier It was speedily |
quelle9.
The Jewish residents of Ekaterin-
oslav, who were attacked by mob, have
been compensated by the town for their
losses.
The French are unable to advance
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Of their force
United States bonds to the amount
of S5. 100000 each are owned by the
Duke OF Sutherland aud Sir Thomas
Brassey.
The Irish National Land League is
,bout to call a series of conventions in
he counties of ireland to resume the
for securing a Parliament.
France demands the withdrawal of
Chinese troops from the Tonquin from
tier.
The monarchist plot in France is
considered of little Importance.
The American Consul at Smyrna
believes the Egyptian scourge is not
Asiatic cholera.
Emperor William has directed that
he 400th birthday of Martin Luther be
Observed by all Protestant schools. The
tudents of the Universities will cele-
rate at Erfurt, ON August s, the entry
f Luther into that town.
"A man with four children, man
lightly years old and two youths were
xhumed alive in Ischia Thursday 1t
as been ascertained that several refugees
rom Alexandria lost their lives at Casa
licciola. The Cologne Gazette reports /
hat two German artists were killed in g
he disaster. The same paper estimates T
hat 1000 persons perished on the ISL b
nd
The Servian Ministry has resigned.
Great Britain has appealed to the 9
ultan of Morocco to abolish the slave I
'ade.
The Jews who were on trial at Nire-
yhaza have been acquitted.
1t is said that NJ. de Lesseps has e
xpressed his readiness to reopen the I
egotiations with England regarding the
uez Canal.
king Tuduc, of AMMAN, is dead and
hudac has succeeded to the throne. 4 Il
The Emperor and Empress of Aus y!
ia and the municipality of Vienna a
I'VE contributed to the fund for the suf- g,
rers at Ischia. q
- Seven Englishmen were killed by Is
lie earthquake on the island Of Ischia.
has been ascertained that Miss Van
lien, who was mentioned among the
jured by the disaster, is a resident Of
IN Francisco.
-O'Donnell, who killed James Carey, Sn
e informer, was committed for trial on g.
c charge of willful murder. In the or
nary course of events he will be tried eh
the Port Elizabeth Assizes in Oc- W. W,
ber.
The London Daily NetOs asserts to
at the total number of deaths from -.
olera in Egypt so far has been $4,000. Pc Pc
says the disease. is now less virulent.
ten men attacked among the British 81
oops an average of six survive. I
1T is believed that the danger of the
olera in Egypt spreading to other yel
untries will have passed away in six ..l
eks. ~; ~
-Ah important witness in the Phoenix ]
TX trials is said to have been muir hol
red.
"A movement is on foot in England VIII VIII
the erection of a memorial to Captain {
sbb. Ste
There were So5 deaths from cholera Sos
Egypt on Wednesday. The total i've
mber of deaths from cholera in Egypt
ce the first outbreak of the disease to
e is II, 600. IL
Herr Stall, German Deputy for Me-
has been found drowned at No
sseldorf. The circumstances Of his
tn are shrouded in mystery. p
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