The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-05-03
DoINGs in THE EAST.

DolNGs in THE EAST.
"A special from Iiiln. o.. reports that
during n heavy thunder storm on tho 18th
a shower of snails fell. covering the ground.
In Cleveland ut midnight the sumo night
tho sidewalks in certain sections were COW
cred with snails.
Massachusetts on tho 22nd voted upon
the adoption of IL prohibitory amendment.
the proposition being defeated by from
10000 to $4,000 votes.
-Murat Halstead. of the Cincinnati Com.
naeyrial Gazette, is supposed to be near
deaths door. His wife and four children in
Europe and sons in Baltimore and New
York have becn summoned homo. Mr.
Halstead is suffering with acute rhcuma-
tism. which. it is feared. will reach the
heart.
Mr.. Whitclaw Reid. having taken Office
abroad under the government. retlres from
tho editorship of the New York Tribune. 1t
is understood that the management of tho
paper will be left for tho present in the
hands OF Mr.. Donald Nicholson and staff.
who have boon long connected with
Steamship Missouri with 375 people
from wrecked steamer Danmark arrived at
the American Line company's dock at
Philadelphia on tho evening OF April 22nd.
All of the Danmark's passengers looked
hearty and bright and showed no no signs
of the hardships which they must have nec-
essarily endured. Tho balance of tho
steamers people. 340in number. were land
ed Mt st. Michaels on April 10th. No one
was lost. Briefly told tho story of tho
missing Danmark is this: April 9Th the
Missouri sighted the vessel in a disabled
condition. tho shaft being broken. An
effort to tow tho Danmark to land failed,
md as the Danmark was leaking badly 1t
was found necessary to transfer passen-
gers and crew to the Missouri. This was
accomplished without accident. in spite of q
heavy swell. Lack of provisions nccessi-
tated IN early landing. st. Michaels being
the nearest port, the Missouri made to that
point. 81
Forty-two sailors and all of the passen-
gers left ut the Azores by Missouri reached
Lisbon on the steamship Acor. Mr.. RADON,
tho first officer. who is among them. re-
ports that April 4th tho Danmark's shaft
was broken. The Danmark was about 500
miles from Newfoundland when tho acci-
dent happened. Some say that the engines
broke down. Engineer Haas was found
dead in the engine room after the accident.
Tho death OF the Danmark's engineer was
due to the bursting OF an engine pipe. The
engineer was killed on the spot and the
ship was badly damaged. In consequence
OF this damage. together with the breaking
OF the shaft. the vessel was helpless in the
heavy sea that prevailed.
Mayor G ant. of New York, has sent a
letter to Mr.. Smith. commissioner of pub
lie works. conveying additional orders
with respect to overhead electric wires.
He says: lyon nre hereby directed to re-
move forthwith from Broadway. beginning
ut Park Place. all poles and wires of the
telegraph and telephone companies to
Fourteenth street and from Fourteenth
street to Fifteenth strcct. all poles and
wires. except the poles and wires OF the
fire department." This settles the question
as to whether the wires will go under
ground or not. for it is plain to BIO seen
that Mayor Grant means business.
-EX-Postmaster Henry G.. Pearson, of
New York city. died Mt 4:2O on tho morning
ofApril Goth. Tx- POSTMASTER General james
brought tho new Of Parsons death to the
postoA1ce early that morning. and then en-
tered upon the duties of his son-in-law in
accordance with the action recently taken
by Pearson's bondsmcn delegating the
powers of the Office to him. His first nc
was to send q telegram to Postmaster Gen.
cral Wanamaker apprising him OF tho
death. Pearson's death was from hemorrl.
age caused by cancer of tho stomach.
He was As years old. His death occurred
on the thirteenth anniversary of his we'd
ding. He leaves a widow. hut no children.
AT Buffalo. n. Y. on the 23d. Mrs.
ScroGgs. relict of the Into Gen. Scroggs.
was married to George Albert Stitt. The
bride is G5 years OF ago md is tho possess
sor Of a largo fortune. and doesn't look to
be over 50. The groom is %. He is n fine
looking young fellow. Mrs. scroRgs first
met him Mt that store. and both say It was
q case Of love Mt first sight.
There has been a wcll-dclncd report in
New York within the pnst day or two that
Maggie Mitchell and her former husband.
cSsN sANNSSAs ~ y JOAN AlN 0k6tus
Doubtless tbs children set in motion tho
idea of a reconciliation. I. ia probable
that q motion will shortly be made to va
cate the decree Of divorce recently granted
in New Jersey and that the mot ON will be
unopposed.
William Rogers. whom Gov. Luce has
Just pardoned from the penitentiary at
Ionia. Mich. after spending eight years on
the charge of murder. has been found to
be innocent. Whom convicted he had q
wife and a boy 1yeaYrcid. For a time his
wife remained trua. aud aa occasional
word came from ikeiittle boy. Finally she
changed. q divorce was asked and secured.
A pair Of shoe fponvicted,him Of 9 crime Of
Ehich he wss rfsetly innoeent and igpo-
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