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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-07-19

GuEs Moss, an aged negro preacher near Rochester, who is said by his congre- gation to have prophesied emancipation, last years earthquake, and other important events, now declares that he has been del egated by heaven to lead all of his people back to Africa, where they are to evangel- ize all the dwellers of that land; that he converses daily with the angel Gabriel and that the hour for departure is near at hand. The result is that the Rochester negroes are in a state of intense excitement.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-07-19
NOTICE.

A Special Meeting of the Meriden, Waterbury A and Connecticut River Railroad Company, will be held at the rooms of the American Brass Assoc iation, in Waterbury, Saturday, the 21St day of July, 1SSS. at o'clock, P, NJ, take such action may be deemed eXpedient to issuing not over SG00,0O0 of the five per cent. Bonds of the Company apd securing the same by mort gage of all the property and franchises of the Con- pany, and to disposing of said Bonds,
 GEORGE ROCKWELL, Secretary.
 Dated at Meriden, July II, 1888.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-07-19
Wn. H. Collins,
- DEALER IN-

DEALER N
 Fine Teas, Coffees and Groceries. Best Flour at lowest prices. Choice Liquors for family use at wholesale prices. Full line of popular brands of Cigars.
 135 So. Main St, Opp. Grand.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-07-19

First freight over new Meriden R. R. Hams from Bartholomew & Co. forssW. N. Ladd.
 We need a few more names for our No 3 $5O.00 Watch Club.
 D.. c. Calender & Co.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-07-19
WATERBURY FIRE ALARM

LOCATlON OF BOXES. 6-Exchange Place. 14-East Main Street and Wolcott Road. 15-Cor. Cherry and East Main. 23-Iron Bridge, West Main. A-Waterbury Brass Co., (private) 25-Corner Johnson and Watervlle. 26-Corner Prospect and Grove. 27-Junc. North Main, Grove and North Elm S2-Cor. Washington and South Main. 4-Waterbury Buckle Co. (private) S5-Benedict & Burnham Co. (private 36-Waterbury Watch Co (private) SS-Cor Grand and South Main. 3l2-Corner Meadow and Bank. 314-COrner Meadow and Cedar. 321-Plume < Atwood Co., (private) s23-Holmes, Booth X Haydens priyute) S24-No. 4, Engine House. 42-Corner Union and Franklin 43-Scoviu Mfg. Co. (private) 45-Corner Clay and Mill 46-No Engine House. 47-Corner Dublin and Doolittle Alley, 2e-Waterbury Manufacturing Company, priv. 47-Corner of Doolittle Alley and Dublin St. 4-Corner Willow. and West Main 325-Corner Simon and Burnham Sts.
 Policemen have keys.
 INSTRUCTIONS To KEY HOLDERS. Te give an alarm, open the door, pull the hool down once and let go then close the door Do not pull the hook if the fire bell or small hal, ln the box is striking, that indicates an alaru- has already been given.
 Be particular to remain at the box until the ar. rival of an officer of the Fire Department. who will kelease the key, or if circumstances will moi permit remaining, then the proper officer will re turn the key to the holder as soon as Convenient Always give the alarm from the box nearest the fire.
 Key Holders upon changing their locations will Chief
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-07-19
WANTED ]

UNFINISHED ROOM with board, in private IT family or where there are only few board CTS, s or 10 minutes walk from center. Address or inquire w. N., Democrat Office.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-07-19

Train leaving Waterbury at $50 a m, and Meri- den at 9.41 will connect at Cromwell with the steamer 'Sunshne" on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays arriving at Saybrook at 145 pm, Mantle at 2.25 pm, New London at pm., Greenport at 63o p. m, and Sag Harbor at 13O D. m This steamer will run regularly on above route stopping at Middletown, Middle Haddam, Good speed, Hadlyme, Deep River, Essex, Lyme and Saybrook
 [Rock Landing, Manhanset and Prospect are signal landings.
 Returning leave Sag Harbor Mondays, WedneS- days and Fridays at GAS a. m., Prospect at 7:30 m. GreenpOrt at TAO a,m., ManhanSet at 7:45 a m New London at 1000 a, m,, Mantle at 10. .45 a. m, and Lyme at 12 m., stopping at all points on the Connecticut river, connecting at Cromwell with train arriving in Meriden at 520 m, and at Wa terbury at 6.21.
 Single trip ticket from Waterbury to Mantle S1 90; round trip from Waterbury to Mantle, S3; single trip from Waterbury to New London, S1 80; round trip ticket from Waterbury to New Lon don s; single trip from Waterbury to Shelter Island Greenport and Sag Harbor. S2.20; round trip ticket from Waterbury to shelter Island, Greenport and Sag Harbor. S4; single trip from Meriden to Mantle, S1.40, round trip from Meri- den to Mantle g. .25; single trip from Meriden to New London. S1 .35; round trip from Meriden to New London, 8; single trip from Meriden to round trip ticket from Merden to Shelter Island, Greenport and Sag HarbOr, S.
 For further information apply to our office, either by telephone or in person.
 NJ. W. & C. R. R. R.
 CHAS. M. CRAWFORD, Supt. Meriden, July 10, 1888.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-08-30
An Old Landmark.

The HERALD's Eastern exchanges
bring an item of news which will
prove of much interest to readers Of
this paper. 1t is to the effect
that by the retirement of General
Baird from the head of the Inspector
Generals Department of the army Major
Geo. H. Burton, now on duty at General
Miles headquarters, is promoted to
lieutenant-coloncy Old-time Angeleflos
will remember Colonel Burton back ia
1869 to 1872 as lieutenant in the infan-
try, and stationed at Drum Barracks.
They will also recall his marriage IN this
city to Miss Minnie Larabee, OF whom
the local press at that Time said she
was the most beautiful of all the Los
Angeles bellies. Since that period Colonel
Burton has served in many parts of the
country and participated in various
severe Indian campaigns, notably the
Modoc war in the Oregon lava beds,
when General Candy was killed. He
now returns to his old haunts Lieutcn-
ant Colonel in the most favored corps in
the army, with the prospect Of remaining
for four or five years. Those who knew
him of old will be glad to welcome him
back, and they will desire that his stay
may be very long, and this wish will
be shared by all the community, as
Colonel Burton becomes as generally
known as he was twenty years ago.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-08-30
Condensed Cablegrams.

The colliers' strike is seriously inter.
fering with the movements of steamships
from Melbourne.
Emperor Francis Joseph has invited
the Prince of Wales to witness the au-
tumn maneuvers of Austrian troops.
Advices from st. Petersburg say that
another Nihilist plot has been unearth-
ed. The conspirators, who had quarters
near the Imperial palace, were raided by
the police, who captured twelve men
and three women, and secured number
of bombs. Several other arrests were
subsequently made.
Five hundred Dervishes attacked an
Egyptian fort near Wady Halfa and cap
tured portion of it. The Egyptians re-
ceived reinforcements from Wady Halfa
and finally succeeded in driving out the
Dervishes, killing more than 100 of them
The Egyptian loss was sixteen killed and
twenty-seven wounded.
Sir Charles Upper has been made a
Baronet; Minister West has been given
the grand Cross of the order Of St.
Michael and st. George; and Messrs.
Thompson, Winter and Berne have been
made Knights Commander of the same
orders. These honors have been conferred
in recognition of services rendered by the
recipients as members of the Fisheries
Commission.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-08-30
Eastern Echoes.

y. S. Terry, of Watterville, N. Y. has
just sold his 1888 hop crop at twenty
five cents, an advance of ten cents on
the pound within one week.
Mrs. Mary Caslick Hume, wife of Prof.
Hume, we'll known in literary circles,
dropped dead while preparing to bathe in
the surf at Good Ground, Long Island.
The first shipment of standard silver
dollars for storage in the large new
Treasury vault was received at the De-
partment Wednesday morning from
Philadelphia by express. 1t amounted
to 100000.
A barn at the Spring Valley stock
farm, nine miles from Indianapolis. was
burned Tuesday and eighteen head of
fine horses perished. The fine stallion
Brignoli Wilkes was lost; also Ina,
valued at $4,000; Mary c., $4,000
Vassar Girl, Madam Homewood and
others.
The boiler of locomotive attached to
a Lehigh ValleyIfreight train exploded
while going up the mountains Wednes-
day afternoon. A brakeman named
Joseph Van Horn was blown from the
engine into the woods two hundred feet
away. Both of his legs and one arm were
broken and his back was injured. He
died before reaching home.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-08-30
NEBRASKA DEMOCRACY.
Hon. John A. McShane Nominated
for Governor.

Tor GOVefnOrs
LINCOLN, Neb., August 29.-The Dem
ocratic State Convention met at O'Clock
and placed in nomination the following
ticket. For Fovernor, John McShane, Of
Omaha, the present Democratic Con-
gresham from the First District; Lieu
tenant-Governor, Frank Folda, of Colfax ;
Treasurer, John NJ. Patterson, of Cass !;
Auditor of Public Accounts, w. A. Paint
er, of Boone; Attorney General, w. H.
Munger, of Dodge.
The platform adopted is hearty ap-
proval OF the platform adopted by the
National Democratic Convention at st.
Louis, and endorses the names of Cleve-
land and Thurman. 1t approves the
course of Representative John A.
McShane, the present Democratic
Representative from the First District,
in Congress- condemns the Republican
party of Nebraska for being false to its
pledges and for allowing Pinkerton
detectives to be imported iuto the State
for special police duty; favors the regula-
tion and control of railroads, and the en-
actment of laws to destroy "trusts;" op-
poses the system of convict labor in use
in the State; favors the present high Ii
cense system as the best means of deal
ing with the liquor traffic; denounces the
protective tariff and favors the Mills bill
as a step towards tightening the burdens
of the peosle from taxation; approves
the course of the Administration regard
ing the fisheries question, and denounces
the two Republican Congressman from
Nebraska for their votes against free
lumber and free salt.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-08-30
She Is of Age.

On Tuesday morning last the Times
contained a sensational story about a
young woman, whom the writer alleged
was forced to live life of shame by her
"Mac." The story also stated that the
young woman had endeavored to reform
but that the "Mac" forced her back to
the life she disliked. Miss Carrie Blair,
the young woman in question, called at
the police station last night and said that
there was no word of truth in the alle-
cations of the Times. She had not been
living with one of the Abbotts and had
not been forced from virtuous paths by
him. She said that she was living re-
spectacle life and that she was 81 years
of age, and that she proposed to live as
she pleased.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-08-30
HAWKEYE DEMOCRATS.
Good Candidates and a Strong
Platform Adopted.

DEs MONIES, Ia, August 29.-The
Democratic State Convention met this
morning. Michael Healy was made tenn
porary Chairman. Committees were ap-
pointed and a recess taken.
On re-convening the Committee on
Permanent Organization reported for
permanent Chairman Fred Lehman. of
Des Moines. After his speech balloting
for candidates began. George @. Heber-
ling, of Jackson, was nominated for Sec
retary OF State; Daniel ]. Ockenstein, of
Montgomery, was nominated for Auditor
The ticket was completed by the nomi-
nation of Amos Case for Treasurer, Pat
rick S. Smith for Judge OF the Supreme
Court, and Joseph O. Mitchell for At
torney General.
The platform adopted endorses the
National platform and the nominees of
the st. Louis Convention. 1t congratu-
lates the people of Iowa upon the pass
age of the Mills tariff bill for the reduc-
ton of taxes on necessaries, and denoun-
es the Republicans for accepting new
doctrine which means the continuance of
the existing war taxation. The fifth
plank of the platform says: "The Demo-
cratic party now, as heretofore, declares
itself opposed to prohibition, and strong
ly condemns the same as imperious,
alike to business interests and the cause
of Temperance.
"We recognize in the death OF Phil H..
Sheridan National loss and hereby ex-
tend our sympathy to his bereaved
family"
The Sheridan resolution, which was
not part of the platform, was unani-
mously adopted by a rising vote. Ad-
journed.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-08-30
HERE AND THERE.
Yellow Fever Spreading Be.
yOnd Control.
THE SITUATION IN FLORIDA.
Overland Flyer Wrecked in Ne
braska-DemOcratic COnven-
tiOns-Eastern Echoes.

Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla, August 29.-The re
is no longer the shadow of doubt that
We have on our hands a regular epe-
demic. Thirty-four new cases were re-
ported to the Board of Health for the
twenty-four hours ending at 6 O'Clock this
evening. The colored people assert that
ten thousand colored people will soon be
dependent on the Relief Committee, and
that SIC, 900 per week will be required to
furnish them with the necessities of life.
New ORLEANS, August 29.-A dispatch
from Jacksonville, Fla, to the Picayune
says: This mornings list of twenty-one
new cases with sixteen others reported
up to noon, has again sent the people
panic-stricken in every direction.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-08-30
PACIFIC COAST.
The Will Of the Late
Charles CrOcker.
NO CHARITABLE REQUESTS.
Mrs. Hopkins Searles Smells
MOuse-The Officers of the
Oceanic ExOnerated.

Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD.
SAN Francisco, August 29.-The will
of the late Charles Crocker was filed in
the Probate Court this afternoon. 1t was
executed on May 2, 1887. Mrs. Mary A.
Crocker, the widow Of the deceased, is
made executrix, and applies for letters OF
testamentary. The petition for the pro-
bate Of the will states that the estate is
worth 25,209,6 ,637, divided among the
following property: Real estate, 50 $780,
900; bonds and stocks, $4,000, 900; ac-
counts, $S,l50.00O; promisory notes,
$780, 900; cash, $4,59,637. The testa-
tor declares that all the es-
tate is community property, and
that Mrs. Mary A. Croker, his wife, is
entitled to one-half. In addition she is
bequeathed the residences at Sacramento
and on California street, this city, with
all the pictures, furniture, horses, etc.
Nothing is left to Charles Crocker, the
son of H. s. Crocker, and nothing to his
brother, III. S. Crocker, because the tes.
tator gave both in his lifetime all he in
tended to leave them. To Fannie and
Julia, daughters of G. w. Crocker, he
leaves $4,000 each, and to Edgar, the
son of the same, he leaves $4,000; to
Clark W. Crocker, his brother, he leaves
nothing; to each servant in his en-
ploy at the time of his death
he leaves 81, 500 for each year Of service; !;
to his sister, Mrs. Sarah E. Mckee, he
leaves 100000; to his cousin, Mrs. Fan
ME Hoff, he gave 5000; one-quarter of
the residue is left to his two sons,
Charles F. and William H., and all the
balance is to be invested by the execu-
tors for his daughter, Mrs. Harriet V.
Alexander, of New York. To his son
George the deceased leaves all he has ad-
vanced to him for his business.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-08-30
E~ The ILLUSTRATED HERALD is no

10 THE ILLUSTRATED HERALD is now
on hand at this office and for sale at the
extremely low price OF Is cents each, OF
eight copies for 81. The current number
has a vast amount of fresh statistical
matter of great interest regarding this
section. The ILLUSTRATED HERALD Of
1888 is by all odds the best medium
through which to make known to those
at distance all the varied attractions
and industries of Los Angeles and of the
semi-tropics generally. If you want tc
keep up the boom send copy of this
splendidly embellished publication to
your friends in the East.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-08-30
SENDING US LUNATICS.
A Crank who Received a RevelatiO
In Los Angeles.

New YORK, August 15.-Among the
witnesses who appeared before the Ford
Committee on immigration yesterday,
was Lewis B. Greenslade, better known
as "Lewis the Light" He was dressed
in blouse and knickerbockers of spot
less white duck, and on his chest was a
great scarlet heart. He looked very pic
turesque, and was by far the most inter-
esting witness of the day. He was
asked to take the oath, and held up his
left hand, saying that he had as much
respect for one hand as for the other.
His age he gave as 36 years, and said he
came to this country first in 1875, by way
Of Canada; In telling briefly the story
OF his life he said that he started out as
carpenter, but soon left that trade to
run news agency, and became the agent
for the National and Anchor steamship
lines. He did not do any soliciting of
passengers, but if any one came to
his Office he would give them plenty of
reading matter. He had been to this
country three times, and on his second
trip he was convinced, while in Los An
geles, CAL, that he had an especial call
to become the "Chief Jester in the Royal
Court of the King of Kings" 80 he went
at once to England and determined to
raise a commotion. He had some circu-
lars printed, and one day he went to st.
Paul's in London and astonished every
body by going through the church and
distributing the circulars. He did
the same thing at Westminster Abbey
and at the Temple he jumped into DR..
Parker's place and delivered little SER
mon. This caused his arrest, and he was
examined as to his sanity. The exam
iners said he was all right and he was al
lowed to 90, but he repeated his feat and
was sent to Holloway Prison, where he
was again examined, declared to be IN
sane and sent to the Stone Asylum. He
appealed to the Commissioners OF Lun-
acy, who ordered his release. They
wanted him to promise to come to this
country, but he would not do so.
Finally he had consultation
with DIR. White, the Superintend'
ent of the Asylum, and Polydore Key.
ser, the present Lord Mayor of London,
and decided to come here, as the Govern
ment would pay his passage. For three
weeks he was in London, and one morn,
ing newspaper announced that he hac
taken part in Socialistic meeting. III
was arrested and taken to the Guile
Hall, where he pronounced the state
ment to be false, but it stirred up th'
officials and he was shipped off at once
He came on the Egyptian Monarch, ant
had been provided with steerage pas
sage. He went to the Captain and an
nounced himself as lunatic, sayin
that he wished cabin passage. He go
it. He has been disseminating his view
of how he can beat death, while his wifi
is q barber in Brooklyn.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-08-30
DEEP WATER CONVENTION.
1 stormy Time over the Election


DENVER, COL, August 29.-The Deep
Water Convention was called to order
this morning by Ex-Governor Evans.
The report OF the Committee on Creden-
tials was read and adopted. Judge.
Brady, Of Texas, presented the report OF
the Committee on Permanent Organiza-
ton as follows: Chairman. Hon. e. T.
Noel, of Kansas; vice-presidents, Cover
nor Adams. Colorado; John Hancock,
Texas; d. H. Armstrong, Missouri; j.
L. Hill, Kansas; A. d. Yocum, Nebras-
ka; w. A. Culp, Iowa; G. F. Powell,
Arkansas; ]. Reynolds, New Mexico; F.
D. Kelley, Wyoming; Lewis Wolfey,
Arizona; secretary, F. A. Dana.
Lieutenant-G Governor Gibbs, OF Texas,
presented as substitute for the report
of the committee a proposition that the
Convention provide its own Chairman,
and then nominated Governor Thayer,
of fNebraska, for that position. This brought
the battle between Galveston and Ar
kansas Pass squarely to the front, and for
over two hours the substitute was warmly
debated between the friends of these two
cities, it being understood that Thayer
was favoring Arkansas Pass, while Noel
was for Galveston. Gibbs substitute
was hnally carried, anu Cne roll Call
resulted in 217 votes for Thayer and 1913
for Noel. The announcement of the vote
created a pandemonium which lasted
several minutes. The Convention then
took a recess till three o'clock this after
noon. On reassembling Governor
Thayer took the chair and was presented
with a handsome silver-mounted gavel
from Senator Houston, of Texas, on be.
half of the President of the San Antonio
and Arkansas Pass Railway. After 9
brief address from Governor Thayer, the
Convention then appointed q Committee
on Resolutions and adjourned until 10 A
NJ. tomorrow.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-08-30
Marine Intelligence.

LONDON, August 29.-Passed Sicily Is
land: The steamer Bohemia from New
York for Hamburg. Passed Isle OF
Wight: The steamer Buffalo from New
York to Halle.
QUEENSTOWN, August 19.-Arizona from
New York.
DOVER, August 29.-Denmark from
New York.
RoUEN, August 29.-Phenix from New
York.
LIVERPOOL, August 29.-Peruvian from
Baltimore.
New York, August 29.-Jersey City
from Bristol and The Queen from Liver
pool,
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-08-30
The Fault was the Tides.

SAN Francisco, August 29.-The Brit
ish Court of Inquiry which has been in
vestigating The recent steamer disaster,
announced its dicision to-day, exhonor-
ating the officers of the steamer Oceanic,
and omplimenting the officers and men
for the fine discipline observed during
the trouble. The Court states that it can
only attribute the cause of the collision
to the fact that the City of Chester was
caught in strong tide, off Fort Point,
which caused her to run across the bows
of the Oceanic.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-08-30
An UnluckY EOat.

Near the hoist bridge in the Oswego
Canal is moored an old and dilapidated
canal boat, the letters of whose name,
Hattie Sweeney, are still legible. A
canalman leaned over the railing of the
bridge yesterday afternoon contemplating
her. "If ever there was Jonah boat in
the world that's her." he said. "She
has been Jonah to everybody that ever
owned her. Nobody has kept her long,
and every one seems to lose money on
her. l lost $500 myself when l owned
her. There is no reason why she
shouldn't make money as we'll as any
other boat, except that she is Jonah
Then look at her record. First there
was somebody shot on her deck. Then
boy fell off her deck and was drowned
just after that she went down to New
York and everybody on board was taken
with the smallpox. That is specimen
OF the kind of boat she is. She carries
lumber now."-[Syracuse Standard.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-08-30
San Diego Fire.

SAN Diego, August 29.-Early this
morning fire broke out in Chinese laun-
dry and soon spread to the Eureka sa.
loon. kept by Hart & Turner; then to
George Hardy's paint shop, and Park
hurst & Judges chop-house. The total
loss is about $4,000. There was $500 in
surance on the saloon. During the fire
a man named Hart was seriously in
juried by falling timber.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-08-30
Trains Delayed by Forest Fires.

SAN Francisco, August 29.-During
the past few days extensive forest fires
have occurred along the line of the Cen
tral Pacific near Summit Station. Many
telegraph poles have been destroyed and
some snow sheds partially burned. A
large force of men are busily engaged in
fighting the flames. Through trains
have been slightly delayed in con-
sequence.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-08-30
The CircuS still Runs.

1t is pleasure to see that the fun-lov.
ing people Of our city know how to ap-
preciate good show. Robinson &
Heike's large canvas, which seats over
1000 people, was filled last night
standing room only" and everyone
went away well pleased, and many re-
marks were made about this really ex-
cellent performance. This is one of the
best shows that ever visited this town
for the money. Messrs. Robinson &
Heike have been requested by many of
the citizens to move their canvas further
up town, so as to give the peoplea chance
to witness the performance who live a
long ways from the present location. A
grand family matinee at 2 P. NJ, also a
performance tonight. Doors open at 7
P. M. Admission 25 cents.
Don't forget the place-San Fernando
street, near the Southern Pacific freight
depot.