Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1885-09-04
NEWS OF THE
eENEnAb TTEMs

Native Iowa cattle which came in contact
with Texas cattle have nov begun 10 die WITH
every symptom Of Spanish fever, and native
caii G along the trail where the strangers we're
driven are also dying
In Stnrgis, Dakota, Ross HALLS, e oolored
soldier, shot and killed DIR. Lynch. promln,
ent citizen. The colOred troops at f. Mead
threatened TOT burn the toEn, and it was ne
CO sary to send patrol and arrest al the
troops.
AT FOSSIL, ore, three children were IA
tally poisoned by carelessness.
Police authorities OF Philadelphia are sat
isfied that the explosion on the FELTON, was
caused by dynamite. The people who had it
did NOT intend to explode it, but were on the
boat at the time and we're taking it home to
use.
AT Geneva, Ill, two Of the three police
men on duty were found dead on duty. 1t
is believed that they quaueled and shot each
other.
Pa. was entered by burglars, who bound and
gagged him while they searched Tor his
money.
The mutilated body Of the woman found
some time ago in the Charles River, Boston,
has BEEN fully identified as that OF the missing
Mrs. Mitchell.
"A passenger train on the Natchez, jack
SON and Columbus Railroad ran of the track.
IuIeb pbLnQAo M0AD Hi--~N
jured.
Mrs. Heneke was shot and fatally wound
cd BY burglars at her home in Amazonia, Mo.
Andrew Kelly stepped on banana peel
on Montgomery street, Jersey CITY ana III
falling fractured his skull BE died.
"A Re, turtle weighing nearly 800 pounds,
was found entangled in net OIL hockport,
Mass, and gotten ashore. The creature Is
e'aht feet long and more than three feet broad
.A,-sr His fore IilDnerH are
each more than yard long, ana from UP 70
lip they span eight feet. There Is a SCHOOL OF
these monsters of Cape Ann.
-Aceordipg to the census recently taken,
the population Of Dakota in rouad numbers
Is il5.OO0, Of which South Dakota claims
263 GOO. The total number OF farms ms ~ o sle
Territory is so, 900, varying in area from b,yOU
acres down.
"A despcrado in Blanco county, Texas,
killed seven persons and then cut his own
throat.
III is known that a number of lives we're
lost in the cyclone along the Southern coast.
Three men we're lost off Savannah plot
boat.
Fifteen cadets Of Annapolis have been ar
rested for haz!ng.
A saloon in Philadelphia had its window
blown out by dynamite supposed to have
beep nut there with malicious intent.
The Smiths of New Jersey met in their
annual reunion at Peapaek, n. j.. Ihere
were about three Thousand OF them together
-Tbesouth Atlantic coast was ravaged by
hurricane doing immense damage. along sue
Florida coast $780, 600 will not cover the IN
iuries inflicted. AZ Charleston the loss j. SAID
70 be over 81. O0O, COO and at Savannah i was
very heavy. A number OF vessels were urlFen
ashore and lost.
Grand Master Workman Powderly, OF the
Order of the Knights Of Labor, thinks that
fha strike on tie Wabash Railroad may be
averled by a conference between the managers
OF tho railroad and the Executive Committee
OF the Order.
-Ex-Eugineer Seymour las written letter
strongly urging the improvement ana Deepen
ing of the canals of the State Of New York
ATTORNEY General Cassidy Of Pennsyl-
vania. will institute suit on behat OF the
State 10 prevent the consolidation OF the south
pennsylyania Railroad with the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company, as being in the violation OF
State law.
The marriage Of Theodore Frelinghuysen,
son Of the late Secretary Of State, with Miss
Alice Coates, celebrated at Newport was
most brilliant society event.
The Colombian rebellion is ended. Pres
tan. the leader in the burning Of Colon, is now
in jail Gen. Camargo has surrendered I'M
co'ditionally with twenty-five officers.
both in isil in Albion, N. Y After giving
bonds not to fight they did fight, Slattery
gaining by foul.
"A valuable horse belonging to Henry Case,
n Rrooklvn builder, was found on Sunday
night wing down in his stall with one Of his
hind feet firmly jammed in his mouth; A
tackle had 10 be used to remove the Ioot' Inc
horse died soon afterward.
The third and last Of the trial races to de-
eide which yacht shall be selected to meet the
Genesta was sailed over the regular New VOTE
Yacht Club course, and was at once one OF the
swiftest and most exciting trials Of speed ever
seen in those waters. The Puritan was again
the winner.
WASHINGTON NOTES
The publicity given to the fact mat the
United States Treasurer had resumed the
transfer OF gold coin from San Francisco to
New York by registered mail, has again
caused a suspension of that mode Of trans
portation. It is not expected that any more
gold will be sent through the mails Tor some