Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-01-28
NEWS OF OUR nEIoHsoes. ssss
Happenings of Interest i'm Several Stntos
 Briefly Cilroniclcd. SS3t

Happenings of Interest i'm Several Stntos
 Briefly Ci,roniclcd. N1a The body of Garrett Swisher, well to do farmer of Penwell, N. J., was found in a slil pond. Marks on the body indicate foul play.
 Thomas Brodell, of Jersey City, was sen- fenced to fifteen years in state prison for wife murder.
 James Mccullough, aged 73, of West Phila- ielphia, hanged himself in his stable. He was B victim of meanchoia Miss Annie Eisenhardt, night nurse in the Cooper hospital at Camden, N J., was as sailed and mutiated while on duty by a man who made his appearance in the bathroom She was gagged and bound, her hair cut off, and several ugly cuts made on her body The girl will recover. The fiend is at large and Camden is greatly excited.
 convention of representative miners at Scottdale, Pa., decided that unless uniform scale of S1.35 per ton was granted by Feb 1 general strike will be ordered. The strike will affect 5000 men.
 New Jersey oystermen are vigorously pro- testing against proposed legislative enact ment by which the oyster grounds of the state may be leased to individuals
 David O'Connell, who eloped from Birmng- ham, Conn.,, with Miss Kitty Murphy lyav-
 
 circumstances, was arrested at Troy. N. Y.
 In the Pennsylvania senate, amendments to the high license law have been offered limit ing the number of licenses to one for every 800 of the population; that the fees shall be $500 for cities, $500 for boroughs, and $50 for townships; that the license may be trans felred in case of death; that minors must not be allowed to engage in the sale of liquors.
 A circular is published urging these who favor the prohibtory amendment in Pennsyl- vania to withhold their support from the con tion called for Feb. by A. 4. Stevens, of Tyrone. It is urged that recognition of the Prohibition party would defeat the amend ment
 At the outbreak of tine rebellion William Nash left his young wiie at Clifford, N Y., to go to the front. Learning, as she believed, of his death, she again became a wife d cuar- ter of a century ago. Now. she being the mother of grown up family, and a grand mother as well husband No has showed up, finding her living happily at Waterbury, Conn. She will apply for a divorce from the first husband.
 Joseph Denny colored was found guilty of murder ill the second degree for shooting Policeman Miller at Pittsburg, Sept. 3, 1888. Governor Beaver is on visit to Maryland. He was splendidly entertained at Annapolis by Governor Jackson.
 Frank Allen, John Harrison and James Clark, alleged counterfeiters, are ill jail at Reading, Pa.
 Nearly 4 ,OO0 hogs were burned to death in an abbatoir fire at Hoboken, N. J.
 Mrs. William James, mother of ex-Post- master General Thomas L. James, died at Utica, N. Y., aged g years.
 Augustus R. Cazauran, who is widely known as one of the most successful play wrights of his day. died at New York
 There appears to be strong sentiment in the New York legislature in favor of revising the laws concerning newspaper libel
 Secretary Fairchild had another conslllta- ton with the collector and other customs officials at New York, and it was definitely decided that another batch of removals from the appraisers stores will be made