Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1890-02-26
NEWS OF THE DAY.

John CALVIN, OF Washington, has
st1ned to catch for the St Louis Browna
Tho journeymen bakers Of Vienna are
on a general strike for an increase of
wages.
The American donations to the Land
League in Ireland received during the
last fortnight sum up $50, 900.
The mandatory Of the Merrimac
Glove Company at Warner, n. H., was
destroyed by fire. Estimated loss, S4o,-
900.
Lord Tennyson is making slow pro-
gress toward recovery. He has a
tn RIBS his sleep.
Dor conference which it was pr posed
to hold in horne has been abandoned
by the Government.
The Independent Order of Odd Eel
lows Of New York State are in annual
session at syracuse. Each lodge is rep
resented by enc delegate.
The will of the late Pastora Z. Hum
phrey, Of Newport r. L., gives $4,000
to Harvard College to found the Henry
P. Humphrey scholarship.
The Master Mariners Association
has adopted resolutions urging upon
Congress the passage OF the Dingley
bill in relation to compulsory pilotago.
A party of grave obbers at Louis
willie, KY. were surprised in the act of
desecrating the resting place OF the
dead, and one Of them was instantly
killed.
Charles Green, the young negro found
guilty OF com mitting an outrageous as
sault on Rachael Wilson, 50 years of
age, near Stamford, Conn, was SEN
tenced at Bridgeport to is years i'm
prisonment
1t is reported that the merchants
of Athens. Ga, have signed q boycott
against the business Arms with which
Postmaster-GsneralW a..maker is con.
nected, because Of the appointment of a
colored man as postmaster at that place.
At meeting OF the directors of the
Saratoga Electric Railway Company
held at Saratoga. N. Y, it wao resolved
to increase the capital steok from $50
Gee to $3.50, 900, and extend the lines Of
the road from Ballstsn and Rocky City
Falls.
The late James Jackson, of Boston,
gives the balance of his estate. after
legacies to relatives, to a trust fund.
the annual income Of which shall be
used for the benefit of promoting
woman's rights, temperance and the
best interests Of working girls.
Mrs. Susannah Warfield. wealthy
maiden lady. who died few days ago
at her homo, "Groveland," Carroll
County, Md, has left all her property
to found an Episcopal college. which is
to be namod after her. The endowment
amounts to about 800, 600.
Tho next steamer to arrive at San
Francisco from Australia Will bring
trio Of great prize fighters in Jim
Burgess, the lightwcight. who recently
pvh innod Err1ish fol TN
Baxter Critic. feather-weight with a
fine record, who will challenge any one
of hts class, and last but not least, the
middlc-weight, Jim, who lately whip.
ped the famous Peter Boland.
In New York city at the animal
meeting of the stock oldcrs of the Del,
aware, LaclHawanna and Western Rail
road, tho following officers were elec ted:
President, Samuel Sloan; Secretary, f.
F. Cham bers; Treasurer, +. Fl. Gibbons;
managers. John j. Blair, George Bliss,
y. r. Pyne, w. G. Hunt, b. n. Clarke,
Sidney Dillon, Russell Sage, Il. =.
Huchinsloss, A. Il. Appleton, w. w.
A~s%,s n: a. Q. T~ylor. Eugene hiRGins
and William Rockefeller.
Pugilist Jack Dempsey and George
La Blanche attended "a meeting Of
MIA Athletic Climb last evening. Demp-
sey offered to give The Marine"
81, 900, win or lose, If the latter would
meet him in the ring, but this and
offers Of more generous nature were
refused. There is no prospect that
The Nonpariel Will be given an op-
portunity to win back his lost laurcls.
Louis Violet. an electrician residing
in Cannon, near Grand street, New
York. and John Callahan, a cloth cutter,
80 years OF age. residing at 81 Spring
street. New York, while walking on the
Pennsylvania Railroad track at Marion,
N. j., were struck by west bound
train. Violet was instantly killed. his
hoad having been severed from his
body. Callahan had his right leg cut
off below tho knee. lie was removed
10 the hospital. Niolet's remains we're
Nksn to the morgue.