Milford chronicle., 1885-08-21
NEWS OF THE DAY
aENERAL mEHa


prospect Of a bountiful harvest
In Peru, Canton has been occupied by th'
Government troops. The rebels fed ON then
approach News from Arcquipa say that grea
misery prevails there, owing to the cxaction:
and tyranny Of the Cacerist authorities.
"A collision occurred between two sections
OF Forepaugh's travelling circus train, near
EddyYille, Iowa. AS a result Of the collision
number Of train men aud others were in.
jure J, none Of them fatally. number Of
animals were killed.
The prohibition party Of Massachusetts,
viii place a complete State ticket in the field
and will hold the State convention IN Worees-
ter on Sept 10. Ex-Gov. St. John, who was
the party's candidate for President last fall,
will be present and address the Convention.
"A band Of twenty marauding Pigean In
dians with stolen ponies in charge, had fight
with cattle men in Montana, which resulted
in the killing Of the entire party OF Indians.
/ is expected that this viii make trouble
n0ng adjacent tribes.
"A kernel Of corn lodged it the windpi Of
little son Of Mr.. J. Mmdock Of Pelhamyille,
N. Y, recently, and all efforts to get it out
have b. en- unavailing. he was taken to Belle
yue, but the doctors there gave up the case.
The corn has now, it is feared began to swell
and sprouf, and the little sufferer almost
strangles at times.
Gen. Hancock has issued general order
acknowledging his obligations to al who as
sisted in the conduct of Gen Grants funeral.
He notes as especially gratifying the presence
Of Gen. Gordon and Gen. Lee among the
aides-de.camp, ard praises the skiful hand
ling Of the police force by Superintendent
Murray.
The President of the local Boardof Health,
Of Montreal, declares that smallpox is nov
epidemic there.
james Horace Jones was hanged in the
Troy, n Y, jail on Friday, for the murder OF
hg wife, Amelia Jones, on July 3, 1881
On the approach of a thunder storm six
men who were working five miles from Ithaca
n " took shelter in q shed at the base Of
perpendieu ledge Of bOulders. The rain de.
scended in torrents and in some way loosened
several Of tho great stones Overh0nging the
cabin in which the men had taken shelter
These fell, completely demolishing the wooden
structure and crushing to death three men.
Tim Mccarthy, the New York dive keeper
is back again in the station house. woman
sluggel in his Oak street dive made complaint
and he was arrested.
Much sympathy is shown in favor Of Riel |
among the French Canadians.
In Jersey City the lower part Of the block |
bounded by Newark and Railroad avenues and |
Warren and Henderson streets was burned |
causing loss of 100, 00O; seventy-fve families
were rendered homeless.
The pilgrimage to the tomb Of General /
Grant at Riverside, New York, continues, large /
numbers from the city and surrounding coun-
being present every day.
"A waterspout near DeadWood, D. T., re-
suited in the loss Of the lives Of four women
and two children, and considerable damage to
property.
AT Bay City, Mich. Alright occurred between
a sherif's posse and ri0tous strikers, during
which clubs were freely used and several shots
fred The sheriff was shot in the forehead.
-Four prisoners scaled the wal Of the
Jail at Lewiston, Pa, and fled. Two Of them
were subsequently recaptured.
There is no longer any mystery about the
murder of Albert r. Hefrick, who was shot
and killed at his residence in Brooklyn. His
btep-sOn, Armstrong, admits that he qusTreled
with his father aud shot him.
Experiments by Chinese at MERGED, CAL,
In the culture Of the opium poppy have been
successful. But the California drug proves to
be too strong for the Asiatics, and they prefer
the imported article.
"A heavy bank caved in at the government
works on the canal at Louisville, Ky. and
killed Peter Deeoucey and seriously w un led
Thomas Mccain and Mike Cusick, WOrkmen
Two brothers were killed near st. Paul.
Mimi, by bull which they were leading to
pasture.
The Indians on the Indian reserve at Des-
eronto, Ontario, becoming ilspleased with the
clergyman, Mr.. Baker assaulted him ON Sun
lay night. They dragged him from his pulpit
and threw him cut Of the door Of the church.
An officer of the Lake Mistassni explor-
ing and Surveying expedition reports its ex-
treme length to be 12O miles, and its average
breadth 20 miles.
William Alanson, of Fishabee Falls, Ala, {
was bitten by large rattlesnake on Sunday. y
Whisky was the only remedy at hand, but as Z
Alanson had identified himself prominently /
with the prohibition movement he declined to
take it. he died in great agony. '
The head Of a rotary rao hOifar in the q
lvanhoe paper mill in Paterson, N. J., blew Z
out seriously injuring a number Of people. d
In the mine Of the West End Coal Co., OPP
Grated by Conyngham, Teasdale d Co., al 4.
Mocanaqua, Pa, gas overcome q party Of
miners, killing a number Of the party.
in New York city the new trial of Timothy
McCarty has been postponed, and he has been !,
placed under $4,000 bail Tim is the very
wealthy dive keeper who declared that be
would not go to prison, after he was tried,
convicted and sentenced. Judge Gildersleeve =,
granted him a heW trial. Il
III boilers Of the steamer Paquite de los y
Nclos exploded while she was on a voyage ID
from Coquimba to Valparaiso, killing five per e
sons and dangerously wounding six others, |,
The steamship Zealand a, having on ii
GARD detectives of st. Louis, Mo-, who had in i,
custody Waiter Horace Lennox. alias Maxwell, | !:
alias Theodore Cecil Daugnier, extradited as ~
tie murderer, in st. Louis Of C. Arthur al
rrol!er, arrived in San Francisco. q,
"A severe thunder storm passed over Rock II,
Rapids, Iowa. A farm house about twenty
lics south Of the town was struck by light eli
eng, and all the inmates-Who were John A
Mcclure, his wife, and three children-wer, he
silled. M
The New York Club beat the famous Chi se
ago Club by a score Of II to 9. df
"A train, in full speed, plunged through
partially opened swing bridge into the We'll M
and Canal at Merritton, Dat. Engineer Cox In
urrI I 4.
'lohably fatally injured. Is
Two men fell IRON the tower OF a Method. crC
E, church n Grand Rapids, Mich, and were is
died. ST.
"A race between pcnickers in wagons, near en-
eiieisan, ILL.,, resulted in the death Of one
nan ana child, and injuries to several other Pr,
ersons. 81
AT Caroutown Mo-, man on com'ng sol
ut o church saw another in the act of assist 70,
lg his divorced wife to mount her horse.tand. &c
epping mp to her, placed his pistol at her ~
cad and discharged it, killing her instantly. he.
ie afserward committed suicide ~ ~,
WASHINGTON NoTEs NV
Colonel Wright, the Commissioner o. the
amor Bureau, had the APP o.utment Of @. p
add as special agent Of tie bureau revoked
scause If his recent arreshin Colorado on a
large Of horse stealing and his admitting his I'll
nut and also that he had seved two terms in
penltentiary for the same offence.
The unfinished cruisers Atlanta, Chicago
ID Boston will be completed under the super ele
sion Of the Navy Department at the ship Of
rds Of Mr.. John Roach. This was virtually scr
reed upon at consultation ON Tuesday be- 2
cen Secretary Whitney and the assignees for avn
+. Roach, and their counsel. The work will fro
done under the supervision Of naval officers. not
Secretary Of State Bayard received tele. our
ram from the American Consul at GuayaouiI. hoJ
cnador saying that he had positive informa per
on that Santos had been liberated exp
FOREIGN ITEMS I I;Sp
Adviees from st. Paul de Loanda. West the
rica, under date Of July 10, report that a Tie.
tty king, Coanhama HULA, died recently the
{ ibuting his death 10 tbe witeberaft n f6e free
lites, msssacred twenty Furopeans. inelnd- seel
: three French missionaries. The same ad- pro
a. etata thot N ~ 49,. 4. an = - mic