Milford chronicle., 1885-01-09
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-. - - .--..s5~ jan, Tor the i'm
pylsonmeht ~ tiFe stStion-house Of a number
OF voters, 10 prevent them from voting.
-Ihe deep SHOWS in Montana have caused
serious destruction among the cattle and
heaNy losses to the stock raisers.
"a prominent official in Nebraska named
Miller turned his wife and two children ont
o. doors in snow storm, and all three per-
One hundred families Of negroes left
hiclmend county, North Carolina, for Arkan-
-Abner Cohmn who was Governor Of
Maine in 1862 srd 1868, died at the age Of
eiglty-one Years and ten months.
"A large collection Of interesting relics of
the Pueblo Indians has been brought East for
exhibition al the New Orleans Exposition.
The New England Ship Owners Associa-
ton OF Boston passed resolutions favoring the
Spanish treaty.
some heavy fighting has taken place in
The State OF Santander, Central America. The
Eepes, commanded by General Fortunate
Bernal, we're defeated with severe loss. The
federal troops sided with the State govern
meDi, and thus assured the victory
1t is said that the Western Union Tele-
graph Company has reduced the salaries Of its
opeI at0fs from ten 70 twenty per cent.
--Andrew Campbell, the postmaster at
rested for robbing the mails He admits his
guilt.
Secretary McCulloch attributes the in
crease Of The public debt in December 10 the
falling of Of revenues consequent on the
general depression.
The Universal Cotton Convention, to be
held in New Orleans on the 10th Of February.
promises to be largely attended.
-Paymaster Smyth is in Washington and
Nnn s rt.NfA Nrs Hftn
money be car led away with him He says he
went on spree and forgot himself
On the side Of a Chicago elevator, fifty
feet above the ground, was seen painted in
blood the form OF man who had been blown
against the struc ure by boiler explosion.
"A jealous swain in Calhoun county, H.,
hi1ng into dancing party, killed and wounded
seven persons some Of them fatatally
Most Of the New York savings banks make
their interest for the past SIX months four per
cent.
The German bark Lii was wrecked on the
coast Of California and five Of the crew were
drowned.
The contest for the position Of Pnbhc
Printer to succeed Mr.. Rounds is as ,uming
very, pronounced form, there being a large
number OF applicants for the place.
The appropriations made for the govern
ment Of the city of New York for 1884 were
VA, ,O46l 100; those for 1885 have Just been
placed at sSS,ssl, ,9O5, showing a saving of /
Not wishing to use arms against the Okla
homa invaders, the soldiers in trying to arrest
some Of the people, resorted TO a fist fight, in
which they were badly beaten some of them
receiving serious injury. he troops Lave
orders nowto eject the Invaders and will do so.~
o,Psymaster General Rochester has-notiied
wv ncock Of the disappearance of Pay
the s''-iI. smyth from Savannah, Ga.
Professor George Griffith, Of Lockport, N.
y has been appointed State Superintendent
OF Normal Schools.
The failures in Nova Scotia during the
year just closed were 1873, with liabilities Of
~ lOOOOO, an increase Of fOrty-n ne, with
liabi iti's of 81, ,O0O,0 0, as compared with 1888
Notwithstanding the injunction Of Judge
IruaX, the New York B lard Of Aldermen met
at p. m. on the 3lst inst Mayor Edison sent
in the name Of Rollin NJ. SOU re for Commits
sioner of Public WORKS. and it was confirmed
by nearly unanimous vote.
ST John, the Prohibition candidate for
Presid mt, again denies very emphaticaly that
be sold out to either Republicans or Demo-
rats.
--Major-General Hancock received a tele-
gram announcing the death Of his only son,
russell Hancock, on his plantation near
]lalksYlle, Miss.
--Adyices from extreme Southwestern Texas
tate that the recent cold weather was quite
lest ucilve to live stock in that section, many
oor cattle and sheep having perished.
The Flint and Pere Marquette steamer No
was driven ashore by the wind near LudIng- Z
On, Mich The passengers escaped; one fire. 4
IAN was killed BY the bursting Of steam pipe. ;
= The failure Of the Naval Appropriation
III has caused the discharge Of large num-
rOfemployees at the Naval Academy Between
K hundred and seven hundred workinemen 4
ara dieaboroad af tho f4ocr1nrt and olher NAVY
ards
by the straniing Of the Norwegian bark !.
ana, on H & Island bir, Va, eight persons 4
ere drowned and vessel and cargo we're total Z
Greet damage has been caused by foods .
ID heavy rains in Arkansas and Texas. Il
The manufacturing potters Of Trenton, N. Il
say they viii reduce wages, and the opera n
es threaten to strike if iheydo. Il
-Brooklyns three per cent. bonds, new is Il
g, sold ct fraction above par. h
Astronomical observations are about to be
lda with view Of ultimately determining
eiher the earths centre Of gravity ls beng
anged BY geographical changes supposed 70 oe
taking place in the centre Of the globe. n
In ihe ten years from 1873 the total loss Of r.,
sals IN the New England fishei has been wa
. Of which number 80 have fOundered At
seven Of the latter having been abandoned Sr
q sinking condition. The total value OF to
Sc vessels was 800 10. Inc total loss q sr,
has been 1888 men, 895 Of whom went cai
Va in their vessels, which foundered at sea. po
1t is believed that the Grand Army Of
ssachusetts win dis4pprove Of the eight
ar pension bill. -
WASHINGTON EUgEs Heo
he Presilen Years reception Sfas
nt nifai oileis eaBadt and