Milford chronicle., 1885-12-25


-ssaAsH,a5 scalded to death by
sS,T,p,--nd another severely injured.
-a alcCay, Of the United States Court
-~ffOR .sins the coAstitulionality Of the Georgia
Prohibition law.
Three men who had been castaways for
months on Roncador Island, in the Oarri-
bean Sea- and who we're rescued by tho gov
ernment steamer Powhatan, arrived at New
York on the steamship Alamo from Key
West
AT Long Prairie, about eight miles from
olympia, Wyoming Territory, an insane
mother and four Of her children were burned
to death The mother locked the doors OF the
cabin in which they lived, so that none could
escape and then set the house on IRE. =.
"A number Of fatal cases Of hydrophobia
have occurred in Milwaukee,
"A man, his wife and two children were
burned to death at Wocdmere, Mich. through
their residence taking fire in the night
The trial Of James T. Holland, the Texan
who shot aud killed Davis, the professional
nsawdustn operator, in New York. was ad-
iourned in the Court Of Oyer and Terminer
until the second Monday OF January.
Charles Dodson, a lunaiic, dangerously
wounded his wife at their home IN Phlladel-
phia On being arrested he attacked and
severely wounded two police officers and then
cut his own throat
"A dastardly assault aud robbery was COM
mittea in Roslyn, L. l., Wednesday al1erISon .9ol
The victim is Mrs Edward Firth, Hluom' He,'
seyentv-lwo wears Of age and the perpeHA,oI'
Iobn Hart a laborer who was in her employ.
The scene Of the robbery IS but bhOlt , vi
lance from where the Maybees we're murdered
bv the negro Rugg, and the exeitemens exist y ~.
ing in the neighbOrhood Is only equslss'u "
that oeeasoned by his murder0us exploits
On opening car Of wheat that reached
Duluth from Fargo, Oak, few days ago. tne
hody of a man, bloody and manged, was
found, and in a secret pocket was $40 III piils'
The socialistic seed 50 literally soWn by
Coroner O'Donnen, Of San Francisco, mas
taken root and grown rankly. carefully
Manned dynamite plot was uncovered by the
noiice Four OF O'Donnelrs followers, two OF
fhem captains Of his military Organlzatioiii
were arrested and o full supply OF oyhahiile
e,d internal machines we're captured at the
conspirators' headquarters. Ihe eWaehoe
secried includes a list Of prominent citizens
who were to have been removed
The Citv Council OF Salt Lake City, COM
,,ose5 exclusively Of Mormons, has been for
some days past investigating the run9I ~ ot a. q
centem, lated uprising OF Mormons lot u siie sIe
nnrpose of Offering armed resistance " 'nS
aveenfion OF certain alleged obnoxious lans VI VI
the Federal government ana aenles 'n@' any
such uprising is contemplated
"A terrific fight between lion ana an ele, ele,
pbant. in which the former was conquered ~ anu !
killed. took place at the WlhVer quai'e'S "a .
circus at Philadelphia.
Kansas CITY. No, was left in total dark
rees Inc result Of an explosion OF It's eas
Two oolored men were hanged at Char
lotte, n. c., on Wednesday, for burglary
Tho body Of Louis Riel was removedtrom
pecina. with the pNuission OF governor
Dowdney, and takeu to Tie late home ,S9;. 9l the
dead leader Of the recent rebellion, at Winnl-
peg. ..-.,.,-u oo.1
miners attacked and maltreated several non
if,,on men who we're on their way to work.
The Jury in the libel suit Of J. ., Coon
sgainst 4 K Mcclure, editor Of the Phladet
mia Times, tried at Wilkesbarre, "a, ae'
daitted the defendant but requiring nm 'O
,a7 The cost Of the pr seeution.
,Neasles Of a malignant type is prevalent
* Quebec Old and young are ailAe a.
tackled
THE man, who in 1879 exploded an infer infer
e machine ON the steamer Drew, has agar
lf1n sentenced to State Prison for a slmll a.
thnce committed on the Delaware hudsoi
tiof3y the caving in Of a sewer eexeayyati'
so,,ron, Ohio, five men were killed ana tnie
srousy injured, some Of whom VIII ue
excibe Canadian Indians are threatening
..a.able on account Of the execution OF hicl.
Jeffrey Tyre patient Of the Le1ing'qi a;Iia y
,Kv) Lunatic Asylum. was shot ana Alieu y
an attendant at the institution.
-Four persons were drowned IN Lax
Champlain By breaking through the ice'
"A terrific explosion Of gas occurred At IN
Mill Creek colliery, of the Delaware an ana -, huI
son Canal Company situated at ltl SIceA IN
five miles from Wilkesbarre, resulting IN tl
desth of one man and the serious injury q
several others.
I'm Brooklyn, Thomas J. Armstrong wa
set free on a verdict OF acquIttal; ne g ~. ua
been on trial for a week in the Brooklyn you, G4uI
Of Sessions for shooting his stepiather, Aloei
r. Herrick, on Aug. 10.
Its rumored that the car drivers on all III
horse car lines Of New York city nlehus
strike for an advance in their wages
in Boston Parson Downs and Mrs. IabS
were arragned in the District Court Dol
pleaded not guilty to the Indictment
AS soon as the death Of Vanderbilt Wi
known. the Wall street magnates met m ~
formed pool 10 prevent run on INC a.ss.,, ssoo
market and values. This IN a great ine"su
prevents a panic in the market
Emmett, the actor, who has lately falle
into tho habit Of spreeing it so badly, has mao
over to his wife about S5OOOOO.
b Gratz Brown, ex- Governor Of NJ ssom
died Sunday. He was one OF the most prom
inent members Of the Liberal Conyenue
which assembled in Cincinnati on the ISL
May, 1872. He was the leader IN the gre
Missouri campaign of 1870. He was porn
Lexington KY, in IS 4. graduated az "a
COLLEGE and moved to Missouri in 1850. +
filed many important political positions.
In an attempt to break Jail at Merida
Miss, a number Of prisoners we're nred nPS
by the jailer, when Martin Stevens, one OF u
number was fatally shot.
A female imbecile was burned to dea
through. falling into the fire in the dwelllI
which she occupied in Southampton count
Va
Two monster whales were captured
Amagonsett, L. l.. by whaling crews. one
The vhsles was sixty and the other eighty Ie
in length. Large numbers OF whales ma
been seen around the coast lately.
"A guard Of eight detectives is placed ov
the tomb Of Vanderbilt, in Staten sland
prevent its being disturbed.
Mrs. Robert Smith, Of MINIS Pralrl
Texas, and her two children were bruta'
murdered by a mulatto named Johnson.
in Lancaster county, Pa, the no'orio'
Abe Buzzard and his gang, who paruclpat
in The escapes from tue Lancaster eqaslty pr
on, in 1882 and 1888, and betterAno"n as I I
"Buzzard Gang Were sentenced on
CHARGE of Jail braahfag, to fifteen months
difonal to their old sentences, which are
be fully carried out
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