Milford chronicle., 1885-02-20
NEWS OF THEDAY
GENERAL ITEMS.

Captain Phean, the victim Of Shorts
knife in the Office Of O'Donovan Rosa in New
York, has gone homo to Kansas City. He found
the prosecution Of Short too expensive to con-
time it.
Francis A. Drexel, the senior Of the two
brothers at the head of the famous Drexel
banking houses in Philadelphia, New York and
Paris, died suddenly Sunday afternoon in
Philadelphia.
DIR. Damrosch, the conductor Of the New
York METROPOLITAN Opera House and a noted
musician, died Of pneumonia.
Two brothers named Hoover were rnn
down by switch engine at Cleveland, Ohio,
and killed.
The Hooking Valley strike has ended
through failure Of supplies.
Under the terms Of the new extradition
treaty with Great Britain defaulting bank
officers and others charged with similar
offences will no longer fnd an asylum in
Canada.
-Esther Thomas. aged sixty, was burned to
death in Detroit. She had been smoking,
which caused the fire.
An anti-Chinese emigration bill with very
stringent provisions is on Us way through the
Legislature Of British Columbia. similar
BILL passed by the Provincial Parliament last
year, was rejected by the Ottawa government.
-Rumors that dynamiters are at present in
Quebec are again prevalent and cause much
excitement.
"A lady on her wedding trip fell i'll OF small
pOx in a palace car. The car, passengers and
attendants were fumigated.
Many Scotchmen residing in Chicago are
to hold a mass meeting to raise money for tho
Highland croftels
Minneapolis and ST. Paul millers have re-
ceived many letters threatening that their
mills would be blown up by dynamite because
the local publications have violently denounced
the work Of dynamiters in England.
Governor Cameron, of Virginia. has Or
dered the State auditors to pay no attention to
the decision Of tho United States courts di-
Tecting them TO receive coupons in payment Of
taxsL
"A great snow slide swept through the min
ing camp Of Alta, in Utah, destroying three
fourths OF the town aud killing sixteen per-
sons
A great deal OF excitement prevails among
the colored population Of Nashville over re
ported body snatching in Mount Ararat Gene
terry. the only burying ground OF the cOlcred
people It is known that large number Of
bodies have been removed.
The Texas House of Representatives, by
vote of 81 to 20. passed a bill making gambling
a felony punishable by imprisonment in the
penientiary.
In Boise CITY, Idaho two newspaper
ofii-es were gutted and sacked by mob.
A family were rescued from q burning
a
ing on policeman's shoulders.
-''Hong Gee, the Chin Sc New Year, was
celebrated in Mott street, New York. by fire
works and a general Chinese good time.
The Maine House of Representatives
pssseda bill appropriatiug $40 600 to aid in en-
iertaining the national eucampment Of the q. !
A. r., which is to meet al Portland.
When asked what the recent storm cost |
the railways centering in Chicago, general /
traffic manager is quoted as saying that u !
would be within bounds to estimqt' y whlcI
penditure as equal to the s'-'he iasO ofect
roads since Jan. /. iaith with the ,'leo ,..
Some defeat this measure OF 4; i''' y
e was followed bF'&.TA. Berto- I..s has%z X
;, Esq, Councilman No"i'0ii'' OF all 'n'
y; pSv an4lee%me medical students d.! their iisr
A. IarETkeetons on the roofs OF telI ,oo,s
- pouses. much to the disgust OF lhe bo0N
Of New Haven. ..r A.. p,uadel-
~ aiI,t has beea returned the jewelers. eN1
nn.a,sd i,l- and warrant issued for the suppose
s,pgord Jackson was hanged at selma
Ala for the murder OF Rufus uuL
,rotber bloody affray is reported to nave i.l.'.
,3 az "A dance in ludion lerillol! y;
E,.ryloly wr3 drunk when the ilBht III, .ii,, ''"
Atlast ten Persons were shot' lo"' ,'',.l.-.
DIR. l.. N. Beach was hanged nv at llUlI1 IN Ami
burg. Pa, for the murder oil HIS "''' "
an tl,o coal mines in Illinois. Indiana am
o,.Ai.J a. sb1it down during the Dlo'h"u'
ING 10 the failure OF the rall'oadS 10 l"'iu'
'" Tbe New York County Democrats eNpe'
,o 90 10 Washington LOCO strong
in South Norwalk, the building 3,.o nsTS lat a
hat mauufactory by tue O0-o l...ii GIat Con
socation and the a9ntli ,,,,',sd ~, of sfriki
nqny both organizations compose, ,I.a ~, hate
, .:5o.s sn5 was burned with loss to inc h"'''
~ ~ "a odO They will resume business
v,h;le marty OF men were cleaning ~, \,
-, Eiplie Street near Union street. "
,sro a volume Of sewer gas fuS'iyu u'i.I n oit MI
tbem. and before ihey coha DC Wi,p,i F;,ip%ie sire
.Io nonbole at the corn,r OF hlI].s I]-'a,,, 81 n
" ma tI,e mon were dead and two more I'll
loon after reaching the an
Two twelye-year old boys of d'osYen, n,
,r;,t,ioan after reading a dime novel, y
narej n sham Indian fight. Daylqs,oI - n,',
toi'ot and Parker a revolver, wmcn @ wa
"jIsntally discharged, striking Da'i'S0A
he forehead killing him instantly
Mississippi has had the AgaviTsI GSa rs,,roi S1
storTn ever known in that state. hc i"'''
were blockaded for several days
A boiler explosion three miles ss,,.s5 es3'
Harrisburg, Pa, IN a stoho q"'''''
death Of three persons. ,,,,
paso,,,,iors of warm fraternal symps
.itr Scn Grant were passed by the ~, III
Hrmv Of the Republic encampmeh' "' A''
burg, Pa. -,.,,oain IN t,,e corr
20 ,Lo comfy prison in Pluia lelphla1 LOi
,nnrder of Augusta Zinnm, his paranlou''
A family named zimmer live IN o "a
street. Owego, n. \. Ihelr ceiiar faL, a. I@ va
ove,Tun with rats lately, auda ierlet r,' wa
in a few days ago to thin them out 4ns \,
NAL brought out a small bundle OF rags
the skeleton of a child was found
nicolas Fspinosa, with two eompal
.i.,sd the Mayor of the district OF la q
WeTico. and demanded $4,000 ransom.
however. set him at liberty alveI He ne Ia ~
them all the money in his possessiolll az
0S0 which were lent him by some irlehds'
THE Dakota House has passed the W.
snefracre bill by 20 to 10, and II is pelleNe
rneasnPe will 60 through the Councn'
The large wagon works Of Fish b
n. of Racine, Wis, with It's coitenu
burned. But few Gays ago the PioPO'S =
inventoried at S45o,OOo' :,
The western railroads have been Di
an Inv snow drifts to a damaging extent,
The bouse of Hiram Atkins, a rich IL
- Ator,,icb Ohio. was burned, and Atkh
two children persisted. ~.
In Pickens county, S C., Dick Hu
lille drink, hurled a chair at ms Wiie.
cbaiT missed her, but it hit his little a aau
who happened to come in at the l tli,l
Killed her. Mullgan, who was sobeEed
traeedv. went to his bedroom ana
throat.
in the lower House Of the Penns.
LEGISLATURE a bill was introduced lu
penaltv of not exceeding ten yes
nrisonment at hard labor and hne !
ceeding 5000 for selling. transport
nsine dynamite for other than legihmla
noses. slso for contributing TO any dy
mad. o. soliciting contributions Tor
fund.
Three old women near M0ntieel
were burned to death in their shanty'
were paupers, and were afflicted with
of dementa that rendered them unl
alone. ,,
WASHINGTON NOTES
The sundry Civil bill contains an
nriation of 500, 600 for an emergency