Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-03-26
NEWS OF THE DAY.

The trial of Mrs. Or" Ludgate has been set down for tomorrow at Boston.
 H. w. Kemp, of Montpelier, Vt., has been appointed bank examiner for the State of Vermont.
 George w. Peck, the humorist, has been made the Democratic candidate for Mayor of Milwaukee, Wis.
 Harry Eldridge has been reinstated as chief of police at Atlantic City, N. J., by order of the Supreme Court.
 The Grand Army of the Republic has purchased the tract of land comprising the Cedar Creek, Va., battle-ground.
 General Boulanger has again offered to return to France if the Government will permit him to be tried by court martial or the Court of Appeal.
 The firm of Mackenzie & Smith, of Fall River, Mass, dealers in teas, have been forced into insolvency. MacKen- zie is missing. Liabilities 5000; assets $1, 600.
 Norman Lewis,a young man of Cham bersburg, Pa., was thrown by his horse into Welch Run and drowned. His pa rents were lost in the Johnstown disas. ter.
 By wreck on the Northern Pacific. near Noxon, Mont, one life was lost anu 1ouI pcISOAS uc CdTS bOOh fire, and all were burned except two sleepers.
 The jury in the Sherman case at Buff falo, N. Y, brought in verdict of guilty of grand larceny. A stay of sixty days was granted and the defendant ad- mitted to bail in 8, 500.
 Alfred Borden, of Fall River, Mass, was thrown from his horse and had his leg broken. The horse then ran over Miss Carrie Rogers, causing internal injuries from which she is expected to die.
 A syndicate of New York and Augusta capitalists has purchased several thou sand acres of land in South Carolina on the hills opposite Augusta, Ga. The purchasers will develop the property.
 Prof. Rittenhouse, Professor of Eng fish literature and history in Dickinson College, at Carlisle, Pa., has resigned, and has been appointed Superintendent of the Methodist Hospital of Philadel- phia.
 Nat Goodwin, the actor, has tele- graphed Mrs. Goodwin's father at Buff falo, N. Y., that the report of her at tempting suicide was erroneous. She took the acid by mistake for some med icine.
 Patrick McCann, a spinner in Clark's thread works in Harrison, N. J., was almost killed by drinking quantity of carbolic acid given to him by his wife under the impression that it was a cough medicine.
 MT. Lincoln, Minister Ito England, will make no presentation to the Queen this season on account of his sons death. His health is failing, and he will probably ask for leave of absence and pay a visit to America.
 Alice Townsend, the burlesque actress, died in Pittsburg of nervous prostra- tion, caused by the seizure of her pri- vate car for breaking a contract She was the wife of Sam T. Jack, the theat- rical manager.
 The Selectmen of Canton, Mass, say that Wm. ]. McPherson, the missing treasurer, who disappeared May IA, is a defaulter for about $2, 500, and when he went away he is thought to have had $1 ,OO0 of the towns funds in his pos session.
 The Very Rev. Father Arthur J. Den- nelly, of New York city, died very suddenly shortly after midnight at his home 3S3 Ninth avenue. Father Don- nelly succeeded Dr. McGlynn in St. Stephens parish until permanent suc- cessor was appointed, when he returned to his own parish, St. Michael's.