Milford chronicle., 1885-12-18
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-0iy Of Mexican soldiers stole a herd
cattle in Texas, and returned with their
booty across the Rio Grande.
The Mexican Congress has approved the
modified contract with Captain Eads for the
construction Of ship railway across the 18th
mus OF Tehuantepec.
The body Of Louis Riel was removed from
Regina, with the pern4ission Of Governor
DoWdney, and takeu 10 tlie late home Of tho
dead leader Of the recent rebellion, at Winni-
peg.
AT Pine Run, Pa, body Of striking coal
miners attacked and maltreated several nom
union men who we're on their way to work.
The jury in the libel suit OF ]. C. Coon
against A. X. Mcclure, editor Of the Philadel-
phia Times, tried at WIlkesbarre, Pa, ac-
quilted the defendant but requiring him to
pay tho cost Of the pr secution.
Measles Of a malignant type Is prevalent
at Quebec. Old and young are alike at
tackled.
AT San Francisco 3 Knights Of Labor
delegation left convention because the So
cialistic element passed resolution tending
toward the adoption Of violent measures for
the purpose OF getting rid Of the Chin ese.
The first Hungarian Catholic church
edihce erected in this country was dedicated
by Bishop O'Hara at Hazleton, Pa.
Tho gale OF Friday did considerable dam
age along the lower Ohio River. A fat boat
was capsized by the waves at Morris Landing,
Ill. Ten men were on the boat. six going
down and three besides the pilot saving their
lives by jumping into the river and swimming
ashore
The boycott Of the New York cigars has
been declared at an end, and the two thousand
employees who we're recently locked out by the
firm will resume work during the present
week.
The new steel cruiser Chicago the last
and largest Of the Roach fleet OF war vessels.
was successfully launched at Chester, on the
Delaware river
The cranberry crop Of Cape Cod is nearly
double that Of previous years. The number
Of barrels shipped up to Dec. was 57,s51;
number of boxes, 10,8lS, equal to $500 bar
rels. The estimated amount on hand not vet
shipped is $50 barrels.
in Evergreen, S. O., Angeline Deveaur.
in tit Of ieaiUusy, assaulted Ida Stevens with
knife and inflicted frightful wound across
the abdomen, from which the victim died
shortly afterWard.
DR.. Lyons and his foUrteen-yesr old
daughter were murdered at their home at
Tyne Greek, Camden county, No. BY an i'm
becil named Williams, who was immedIatelv
afterward shot dead by the Doctors son.
-Extensive prairie fires, resulting from the
recent violent gale, have caused great destruc- |
Jon OF property in Kansas.
Harvey L. Bachelor, of New York city. |
filed an attachment suit in the County Court /
OF Cook County, ILL.,, against the heirs Of Gen |
y s. Grant and the firm Of Grant & Ward for |
s22, 900 on any property the defendants may
have in Cook County. II is not known that
Gen. Grant left any property in the county 60
the value Of the amount named, if any at all.
The steamer Bayou Sara was burned to
the waters edge at New Madrid, Mo.
Fire destroyed extensive oil mills and
Warehouse at Indianapolis, Ind, entailing a
loss of $3.50, 900.
In New York city boy Of thirteen was
severely stabbed through.the left lung by an
other boy Of sixteen.
Colon, on the Ilthmas, was swept by a
terrific hurricane. Much shipping was de-
sirOyed At the piers, and the piers were
wrecked by the tempest. Il is known that
many lives were lost with the vessels de-
-t~oyed.
Mr.. Samuel J. Tilden has written letter
10 Congressman Carlisle, who, he says will
probably be the next Speaker, with reference
10 the great necessity Of constructing harbor
lefences and furnishing the country with
modern artillery.
The Grant JuIy, Of New York, has in
iicted General Shaler.
Seventeen prisoners cut their prison bars
It Pittsburg, Pa, and escaped.
The safe Of a private bank al Freedom,
Pa, was blown open by burglars and consid-
lble booty carried off.
William Rahifong, aged sixty-three, and
lis son Charles, we're killed at Kenosha, Wis,
y runaway team on their farm.
Five negroes arc 10 be hanged in North
Iarolina this week for burglary.
"A Pennsylvania court sustains the cousti-
Of the law forbidding the manu- !
acture Of oleomargarine.
As soon as The death Of Vanderbilt was
.noWn, tho Wall street magnates met and
ormed pool TO prevent run on the stock
market and values. This in greet measure
,revtnts panic IN the market =
The will of Vice President Hendricks, y
ihich was made nearly twenty years ago, ii
ives all his estate 10 bis wife. ~
"A school girl was inveigled into a vile den Il
q Richmond, Va, and detained there several b
ays. The parties accused are in Jail. n
An express passenger train on the West 7
m division Of the Erie Railway, near Scio "
.ation, was thrown from the track by mis-
laced switch The engineer was killed, and n
he baggage car with quantity Of mail mat b
,r, destroyed by fire. 4
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