Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1885-08-28
THE NEWS.
EKLRGRAPHIC REPORTS OF WHAT ~
EHIs COUNTRY AND RL4sEWHERE.
GENERAL ITEMS

Lieutenant Angel Beracoa, Cuban revo-
lutionary leader, was executed on the 9th inst
ut Baracoa, by the Spaniards. He was too
weak from his wounds to meet his fate In a
standing position, and so his enemies shot
him 10 death as he was seated In chair He
resided in New York city from 1888 to 1884.
"A strange malady has broken out among
catto, particularly mich COWS, in the neigh
borhood north Of the Union Stock Yards Chi
cago and extending 10 the Bridgeport slaugh.
ter houses in the southwestern part Of the
city. The disease appears to be in all cases
fatal. 1t is thought the afflicted cattle show
symptoms Of Texas fever.
Ten thousand persons assembled in the
vicinity of Pleasure Island TO witness the
double scull race for $4,000 and the champion
ship of America, between Hosmer and eau
daur and Courtney and Conley. The race
was won by Courtney and Conley by two
lengths, in the unprecedented time Of I'm.
5i1Is, beating the record 1875. The winners
were heartily cheered.
John Nichols, vice-President Of the City
National Bank, Of Fort Worth, Texas, whose
sudden death occurred last Monday at the
bank, has been discovered to be defsulter to
a large amount The discovery Of the defal-
cation created profound sensation, as Mich
OILS stood very high, and was one of the most
popular citizens Of the place.
Maggie Brennan, seven years Of age, was
HllleQ nN likllNAAAia Nv elAAAtAAAs a.
Maxwell, the murderer OF Preller in st.
Louis, has been identified in England as Hugh
NJ. Brooks, a lawyer, of Hyde.
Tom Turner's house at Dalton, Ga, was
visited by Ku kiuX. In an encounter which
followed Turner was killed.
The striking iron workers at Cleveland
voted by large majority to demand the scale
of wages adopted by the Amalgamated Steel
and Iron Association.
The charge of assault upon Elizabeth
Kosebrook against tho notorious Tim McCarty,
the New York dive keeper. was dismissed by
Justice Power. Quite a crowd Of witnesses
were present to testify in favor OF MeCar ty.
The British bark Haddingtonshire was lost
on the Oregon coast, going ashore at O'Clock
in the morning of Point Reyes a craggy
promontofy in Marin county. She was loaded
with canned salmon.
Descendants Of Anneke JAMS met in New
ark, N j.. and agreed to consolidate their
claims with those of the New York heirs, who
want todispossess Trinity Church corporation
Of its vast possessions.
-Poundmaker one Of the Northwestern In
dian chiefs associated with Riel, has been SEN
teuced at Winnipeg 70 three years imprison-
ment.
Joanna Heights, near Reading, Pa, where
a Methodist camp meeting had been in progress
FIR two w eks, was the scene OF a frightful
were higMfuly injured
Some time during Saturday night an
eflisy of Gen. Grant was hanged by unknown
persons to a lamp-pOst in the little village OF
Writ. Ringgold county, Iowa. A reward was
offered for the perpetrator of the act.
While cars were ascending and descend
ing the inclined railroad at the Cabin Greek
coal mines. a short distance from Charleston,
W. Va, the loaded cars broke loose and col
Ided with a car in which were four men, all Of
whom were killed.
Annie Hogan, young girl residing in
West Hoboken, was locked up to await the re-
su + of an injury inflicted by her upon her
father Hogan made remark rejecting on
the girls character when she seized an axe
and struck him on he head. lie remained un-
conscious for sew raj hours, but when he re-
covered he refused to make any charge against
his daughter.
Special Inspector of Customs W. H. Cole
eez Il the corset factory Of solomon Vermyloa
and turned it over to Collector Warren. Yer
.nvlea has a large factory in Bellevillc, Ona-
rio. and smngged most of the goods with
which his patrons in WatertoWn, NY were sup
piled Smuggling has been going on for three
mon hs and it is claimed that Nermylea has
so far dofIaudcd the Government Of $500 in
duties
Robert Greyel. druggist, of No 545 Jer-
sv avenue, Jersey City, rode III
john Fcchan's hack from the As
Tor House 10 Forty-secOnd street, where
he got cut and started of without paying
When Gale 10 account by Feehan, Mr. Grevcl
attacked him and was arrested. Grevel be-
came violently insane and was sent to Belle
we.