Milford chronicle., 1885-05-08
NEWS OF THEDAY
GENERAL ITEMS

"A check for nearly s20, 900 which was los
hy tho messenger Of the Bank OF Mort
British America, in New York city. and which
under the law, the Assay Office could not du
plicate, was found by porter in the street.
The Mormon priesthood have drawn up
declaration Of their alleged grievances and ar
having It read at meetings in their Territory
Lord and Lady LansdoWne assisted il
tree planting at Montreal
IAN italian woman in Pittsburg recognize
the body found in a trunk at the railway sta
tion as that Of her brother.
"A severe snow storm prevailed Saturday II
Maine. Eight inches Of snow fell, and muel
damage was done.
The archives Of the State of West Yir
ginia have been removed from Wheeling to tn
new Capitol in Charleston, which latter city i
to be the permanent capital of the State.
"A Haller Gross, Of Penn, has declined
the appointment as Consul to Athens, Greece
I'm Catletisburg, KY, three men were sho
by Henry Freez, colored. The men, witt
three others, were attempting to force an en-
trance to a disreputable house, and the in.
mates, fearing trouble, sent for Freez, who
lives near by.
In reply to a cable inquiry from the British
War Office, the Canadian Pacific Railway
officials have stated that they can undertake
to transport at any moment torpedoes or other
material for coast defenses They also say
there will be no gaps to speak Of for the Mon
treal Garrison and artillery to cross in going
west if there is not a completed road.
The typhus fever epidemic at Plymouth,
Pa, is increasing in virulence and spreading
to adjacent hamlets.
-Lessees Of the Raven Run (Pa.) colliery,
where ten miners were entombed a few days
ago by a falling roof have been sued for
$500, 600 damages.
The British man-of-war Garnet followed
the Russian corvette Strelok from Norwalk,
Va, to New York and dropped anchor near
the former.
Gems. Aizpuru and Sandoval and Drs. Val
larino and Coroailles have been taken pris-
oners by Gen. Reyes, commander OF the ma
tional forces on the Isthmus, and confined in
the Parliament House. Many other prisoners
have been placed in the common prison. Gen.
Aizpuru was imprisoned for not having de-
livered the full quantity Of arms
"A FIRE swept through the village Of
Caberry, H., on Saturday and every building
was burned. The loss was about 100000.
"A newspaper, asking Justice for the half
breeds Of the Northwest has been started at
Montreal. It praises Dumont, who it says,
with so men defeated 500 drilled infantry, and
calls upon the French to stand by Riel, as Riel
does not want to kill them.
-Advices from Edmonton, Manitoba, refer
ring to the Frog Lake massacre, state that
quinn ana Otlhut-F were invited OUT 10 nave a
pafley and were then shot. No reliable lutor-
nation appears to have been obtained regard
ing women prisoners with the indians.
One Of the boilers at the fremont Hotel,
in Galveston, Tex, exploded, instantly killing
four persons, wounding several others, and
doing great damage to the hotel and neighbor-
ing property, The concussion from the ex-
plosion was appalling.
by boiler explosion at a sawmill in Bow
mansSOII,4 Pa. two men we're killed. The
building was semollshed. Loss $4,000.
The hail storm winch passed over Peters,
burg, Va, Friday afternoon prevailed IN many
other localities and extended into North Caro-
lima. All the growing cotton, corn, and vege-
tables were destroyed and the farmers will be
compelled TO plant again. Hail fell to the
depth OF twelve inches, and whirlWind pre-
vailed along the centre Of the Storm blowing
down barns, fences, and sheds. In some
places the hail fell to the depth Of eighteen
inches, and in some spots was drifted TO the
depth Of four feet.
Panama ID all right again. General Aiz-
puru has surrendered and has given up his
arms. The government troops took peacea6le
possession and occupied the city. All Is quiet
and business is everywhere resumed. This
ends the revolution.
The steamship Humber, which left New
York Feb. Is with British mails, has not been
heard from, and is probably lost.
Capt. Davis, Of the steamer Nonowantuc,
from Port Jefferson, reports that during the
gale a small sloop hailing from Westport,
Conn, went ashore near Oldfeld Light on the /
Long Island shore. The crew Of three men |
were drowned.
Thousands OF large posters, in the shape 1
of a red flag with the word "Bread" printed /
across the face in white letters, were affixed to
the dead walls and buildings in all parts Of /
Chicago, under the direction Of the Socialist 4
Four tramps were taken from the Jail at /
Anderson, Ind, by about forty men, armed /
with long switches, and whipped until they /
bled. For the past ten days gang Of q half /
dozen tramps has terrorized the suburbs Of /
Anderson.
Crowley, the New York police sergeant |
who assaulted Maggie Morris, was sent 10 1
prison, fine being refused in his case.
-Baggagemaster jenkins, at the Union de-
Eept in Pittsburg, on bursting open trunk
sb0 600 DAMAGE an unbearable stencil, was hor-
ds: but the e6ein the body Of a man se-
tbo,,, ,,., ~ IN fvanoed state Of de-