Milford chronicle., 1885-07-17
NEWS OF THE



Rgents, and the presiding Judge viii hear no
moro trials.
Leon Chevalley aged seventeen years
was instantly killed at New Orleans by
lightning stroke.
The body Of tho missing Professor q. A.
Bruton, who went down with the yacht Phan-
tom, was found floating in Lake Erie, outside
tho Buffalo Breakwater.
An instruction has broken ont IN Vene-
zlela.
The Mexican government is about to try
batch Of refractory editors on the charge OF
high treason.
"A cyclone and waterspout Of terrific
velocity met twelve miles south Of Oshkosh,
Wis. It swept along the river, mil and lum-
Der districts and struck the city with terrible
violence. Hundreds OF houses were wholly or
partly demolished. Among the large Dulla-
ings destroyed arc the Exposition buildings
and st. Paul and St. Peters churches. Two
persons are reported killed and twenty hurt
Many farmers are homeless and much prop
erty destroyed.
Discoveries of oil are reported from Ly-
coming county, Pa, and Saratoga, IN New
York State.
-Hessian flies are devastating wheat fields
in Monroe. Wayne and Ontario Counties y; /
The President addressed letter 70 Gen.
Sheridan instructing him. in view OF the pos
sible disturbances that may occur among the
indians now in the Indian Territory, and the
contemplated concentration Of troops IN that
locality, to proceed at once to the location
where trouble is to be apprehended and advise
with and direct those in command as TO the
steps to be taken to prevent disorder and dep
relations by the Indians as to the disposition
of the troops Gen. Sheridan left at once for
Fort Reno, where he will make his headquar-
ters.
The captain and first mate of the British
brig J. Williams, from Wilmington, N T.,
were sentenced at Newcastle each to seven
years penal serviiude Tor kllilng seaman Lliu-
2The strike of the drivers and conductors
Of the Chicago West Division Railway Com
pany is virtually ended, and the result Is 2 ue-
cided victory for the strikers. PRESIDENT Jones
proposes that all the strikers should return 70
work and promises that the sixteen men
whose discharge had procipitated the strike
would be also taken back, If, upon examna-
ton. no violation of the cOmpanys rules
could be proved against them.
The Cleveland strikers, in body OF sew,
eral thousand, visited the works running and
compelled them to shut down and the men
employed to go home. Several assaulIs were
made and a number Of persons injured An
extra police force was put on duty ana TWO
regiments Of State troops were ordered TO DC
in readiness to go to Cleveland If required
Levi ]. North, the famous circus rider and
tumbler, died in Brooklyn on Monday night
1t is known that over 20 lives were lost
during the late floods in Kansas.
A party of lynehers seized James Hathorn'
colored, aud hanged him to tree at TRINITY
Texas, for an assault upon little girl
Elsa shambaugh, Henry Fisher and J.
Mcfarland were drowned while bathing in the
K.ckapoo River at Viola, Richmond county,
Wis
Martha Hatledge and Tracie White took
laudauum BY agreement al New Albany, IND
Martha died. but Tracie will recover.
"A woman twenty years sick at Watertown.
Mass. suddenly awoko aud said she thoughI
she could walk and trying it succeeded.
Shameful cruelty to conviots working on a
railroad in South Carolina Is reported from
@I,onis RieI was formally handed over by
tbe military authorities to the civil autho ties
of Canada. Stipendiary Magistrate hlchar9-
son read the Indictment, consisting OF slA
commits To Riel who was remanded to the 2Oth
of TuIv for trial. Riel is charged with high
treason.
James Kane was hanged in Philadelphia
on Tuesday for the murder Of his brother
the New Orleans Board Of Health reports
4 case of yellow fever in that city.
William Van Voast and Charles MAXWELL
vare Killed at Fultonville, n. Y, by the pre-
mature discharge of cannon which they were
firing in honor Of Independence Day
An east bound freight train was struck by
waterspout near Waldron, texas. me he,,S en-
rineer saw the waterspout approaching pound
me along like a rubber ball, tearing up the
Earth and uprooting all in its way. Inc loco
motive and fourteen cars we're raised Dodlly
and carried nearly two hundred feet from the
track, while the road bed was completely
Obliterated. No one was hurt.
The Canadian Department OF indian
Affairs state that the reports Of starvation and
cannibalism amoung Indians at Bersimis, on
the shores Of the st. Lawrence, have been
Withdrawn, although the Indians are suffering
severely.
The general Offices Of the Baltimore and
Ohio Telegraph Company, which extended
from No. 69 Broadway through to New Church
street, New York, were destroyed by hre on
tine Fourth. Two firemen were injured and the
loss was $3.50, 900.
The Cheyennes about Fort Reno continue
in very excitable mood. General Augar has
his troops ready to act in case white settlers
should be attacked.
Serious floods have taken place in Kansas.
A part Of Neosha Falls inundated. Crops
DESTROYED and stock drowned in many parts OF
the State.
Willie Sans, aged years, son Of farmer
living near Wilson, N. O., murdered his infant
brother, aged 8 months, took the body to- a
grave put 1t in box, dug grave snd held
funeral services, then burying the body IN the
grave.
AT staufville, Ont, in q thunder storm
two men while working on farm, were struck
by lightning. One was instantly killed ana
presented a terrible sight, his hair being
burned completely off his head and his cloth
ing and boots torn to shreds.
AT a fair Of a Hibernian Society, in Pitts
field Mass was in progress in hall some DIS
lance from a fire. The hall vas crowded
when some one shouted 'Fire !" A stampede
for the stairs followed resulting in jam, ~
which several women were severely hurt.
A man in California beat his wife brutally.
He was placed undr the limb Of tree, with a
halter around his neck, stripped to the waist
and scored to the tune Of nearly one hundred
lashes, when he promised to leave the country
and never return.
AT Kansas, H., the family Of Robert
Coffee, consisting Of six persons, and Miss
Sale, Of Paris lu.i were poisoned ana Deca M
insane. There is much mystery about the
MGeorge Dunbar, a prominent resident Of
Pittsfed, Mass, was found dead in the street
with pistol ball in his head. II Is believed
Ehat he was murdered for money.
General McCook has written long letter
TO Secretary Lamar touching the illegal hold
ing Of extensive lands in Indian Territory By
white men.
Mrs. Anne Beasley, Of Montgomery, Ala.
76 wears old, was fatally burned in her bed b.
Games from burning mosquito net.
The duties on Newfoundland fish hav'
been suspended by the Canadian government
70 await result Of negotiations.
Henry Zimmerman, pensioner and in
mate Of the Soldiers Home at Dayton, Ohio
was enticed into quarrel and was killed anG
"A terrible domestic tragedy occurred a
Howden, Ind, jealous wife Drained her tw
children and drowned herself. The woman
named Rodgers, had brooded over her trou
bles until she became insane.
Mr. Stollsteimer, agent for the Southern
Utes, telegraphs that after investigation, h
believes the recent killing Of family OF 81
Indians was done by a band OF horse thleye
and not cowboys, as supposed.
Two colored tramps were burned to deaf
from the overturning of freight car contain
ing lime, in which they were stealing ride
at Cincinnati, Ohio.
Mrs. Agnes Revowitch attempted to star
q FIRE with kerosene oil at Denver, Col, tn