Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1885-06-19
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
GENERAL ITEMS.

Mr.. Van Bokkelen, the American citizen
who was imprisoned in Hayt, has been re-
leased.
"A Kentucky woman asks the annulment OF
her marriage because she believes the man with
whom she has lived some eight years has
negro blood.
"A temperance convention at Atlanta, Ga,
indicates the growing popularity Of prohibition
in that State.
David Wayne, engineer; J. ]. Cleaver
conductor, and J. Duukhouse, fireman, were
killed, near NorristoWn, Pa, by collision OF
freight trains.
g. Cooper, Of EstelHce, D. T., while stand
ing in his barn, was struck and instantly kiileu
by lightning.
Three children Of Henry Altmeyer, Of
Farentum, Pa, applied match to can OF re.
fined petroleum. The oil exploded and two OF
the children were fatally burned.
Gen. Middleton, who has been pursuing
Big Bear, has found the country impossible
for horses, and has returned. Supplies tor the
North have been countermanded.
Charles Fitzpatrick and F. X. Lemieux
have been definitely retained to defend Riel in
Regina The defence is to be insanity
The Jury in the case Of Otto Funk, con-
victed Of stealing large number OF books
from the public library in Chicago, and ar
ranging internal machines, returned YER
dict Of guilty, but say he was insane.
The annual crop report of the National
Milers' Association shows that the coming
crop will be II, 359, 800 bushels short OF last
year, or 20 900, 900 bushels less than estimated
by Government Statistican Dodge. The es-
innate places the spring wheat crop at l25, 5OO,-
600 bushels against 1856, S25, 900 last year, and
the winter wheat at 2l3, 100000, against 516,-
988, 463 last year.
James Fl. Rutter, President Of the New
York Central and Hudson River Rallroad, dled
at his country home in lrvlngtOni n l.; ne
was a prominent railroad man. Mr.. kutter
was born in Lowell, Mass, February 8, 1856
"A Prohibitory liquor law riot took place at
Sprinevale Me- Much damage was done, al
though no lives were lost.
Capt. Lawlon, Of the 4th Cavalry, entered
a canon, and leaving his wagons in charge OF
seventeen men started out on scout. The
guards were surprised by the Indians, and
four Of them were shot dead. Two Of the
soldiers escaped and rejoined their command,
but nothing had been heard Of the other
guards. The train was captured.
An explosion occurred at the famous Santo
Tiburcio mine in Mexico. Five hundred cases
Of niant powder exploded. Ten persons were
killed outright, and as many more wounded.
The mine and everything near it are COM
plete wreck.
Many lives are reported to have been lost
by the wrecldng Of fishing boats on the New
foundland coast
The Apaches on Tuesday killed four sol.
in Guadalupe Canyon, Ariz = A man named
Oshow was killed Wednesday night by an
other band of Apaches six miles south OF Bis
bee, in the Milestone mountains.
in the New Hampshire Republican Legis- |
lative caucus the vote for Senator was as fol-
lows: H. w. Blair, lOS; William e. Chandler
81; Charles II. Burns, 10; Gilman Marston, |
IA; Ossian Ray, 70; E. h. Rollins, s. James
W. Patterson, T. The nomination OF Mr.. /
Blair was made unanimous.
-Seventeen-year locusts in countless num- |
bers have made their appearance in Fayette |
county, H., and have already begun to work |
Several cases Of spinal meningitis have |
developed among horses in livery stables in st. /
Louis, and at Yastiue's stable, on Lindell 1
avenue, three horses have died within the past /
two days.
The upper House Of the Illinois Legisla- |
ture passed a bill the intent OF which is the /
discontinuance of the system Of contract labor |
in the State penitentiaries. 1t provides that |
the work Of the convicts shall be confined to /
su5h labor as may be required by the State.
Influential men in the Dominion are using |
their best efforts to save Riel from the galloWs.
o . Governor Hill of New York refuses his as |
sent to the Broadway Arcade Railroad bill.
The Ohio Republican State Convention |
nominated ex-Judge Foraker for Governor.
"A serious riot occurred on Sunday at a |
negro camp meeting at Mount Zion Church, |
York county S. C. One man was killed, two |
fatally and twenty seriously injured by knives |
and razors.
"A tornado struck the village Of Bridge |
water, Iowa, on Monday, the wrecks indicating |
that two storms met there, as there arc two |
distinct tracks Of tornadOes in the town. Only |
one house in the village was left standing. The |
loss is 100000.
-Four Of Pinkerton's detectives are in Can
ada, and it is thought they are on the trail OF |
Scott, the Manhattan Bank absconder, who |
got away with 100000 cash.
"A dispatch from New River, Tenn, on the /
Cincinnati Southern Railroad, says that tun-
mel caved in Thursday on construction train. /
and six persons were killed and twenty |
wounded.
distanced the Mary Powell in a race to Sing |
Sing. The twenty-eght miles was made in an 1
hour and seventeen minutes, the fastest time |
ever made. The same plan in larger yacht |
and on enlarged principles is expected to de- |
velop wonders.
The bill exempting soldiers from the |
operations Of the civil service rules passed the /
Massachusetts Legislature to be engrossed.
"A courier from Bisbee, Ariz., brings the |
intelligence that w. A. Daniels, mounted In /
spectOr Of Customs, was killed by the Apaches /
a short distance from that place.
John Rowley fell 22s feet down a shaft Of
the Athens, Pa, coal mines and was crushed. /
In the eon1agration at Aux Cages, Hayti, |
on May Is, 800 buildings were destroyed and /
900 families we're rendered homeless. The .
loss is estimated at over S2,OO0,00O.
The bill to apportion the State into Con-
gress districts was passed in the Pennsylvania /
Senate over the Governors veto by two
thirds vote.
Superintendent Walling Of the New York
Police Force, resigned to go on the retired
list, aud Inspector Murray was made Chief.
Maud S. made a mile in 2:13% while Mr. |
Bonner timed her. The trOt took place in
Philadelphia. The first half mile was made in
1861, and the three-quarter stretch in l;4O%.
John E. W, Thompson, the recently-ap-
pointed Minister to Hayti, has sailed for his
post. His instructions are to proceed as
rapidly as possible TO POrt-au-Prince, and to
investigate Immediately on his arrival the
cases Of Van BOkkelen and other American
citizens imprisoned by the Haytian Govern
ment
"A scouting party Of cowboys under the
leadership Of Captain Chenowith, have had
fight with Indians near STEMS Pass. They
routed the Indians, killing two bucks and cap
turing papoose.
Governor Hill, Of New York, has notified
Secretary R. o. Smith, Of the Association OF
Stationary Engineers that he has signed the
bill transferring the % tax for the benefit OF
the police pension fund from the engineers to
theboilers. Hereafter each boiler inspected, in
stead Of each engineer licensed, will pay the
81 tax.
The regimental monument Of the Ninth
Massachusetts, Volunteers was unveiled on
Round Top, Gettysburg, Tuesday.
The little villages Of New Albin and Vic
tcgy. forty miles south of La Crosse, Wis,
were almost destroyed on Sunday by a tornado.
The loss is estimated at $50, 600.
Ten of Big Bears captives, including two
women. have escaped, and are in camp at Fort
Pitt They were not injured by the Indians.
Mrs. Mary Ann Simmons Of London, Ont,
refused to give her husband money to buy
whisky. and he drew knife and stabbed her
in the breast, killing her instantly. Simmons
has been arrested.
Judge Mackey, father Of Mr.. Mackey,
United States Consul at Rio Grande, who IN
self-defence shot rowdy editor, has received
the following dispatch from Rio Grande dc
Sui, Brazil "Consul Bedford Mackey has
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