Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-03-24
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Schall s. Bonner, bankers, of York, Pa,
have assigned to Edward Chaplin.
Over 5, 900 immigrants landed in New
York yesterday from European ports.
King Humbert has warned Prince Vic
tor not to issue a manifesto from Italy.
The new cremation society in Boston is
an assured fact and is booming in n lively
fashion.
John A. Hambleton has retired from the
Baltimore banking house that has borne
his name for so long.
John F. Balch, of Readville, Mass, was
killed by a New York s. New England
Railroad train at Readville last night.
All the union plumbers of Fall River,
Mass, have gone on strike for a nine
hour day and eight hours on Saturday.
Three hundred gamblers have been ar
rested at Omaha, Neb., and the municipal
authorities say that gambling will be
stopped entirely.
Prof. David S. Jordon, president of the
Indiana State University, has accepted the
presidency of the Leland Stanford Uni
versity of California.
An icicle fell from st. Paul building
and struck Mrs. Harry Herbert. Her
skull was fractured in five places and she
died almost INSTANTLY
AIDerb I1OFueCkcT, dl Olu man ABOUT OV
years of age, committed suicide by shoot
ing himself in the head, at his residence
in Astoria, Long Island.
Chancellor McGin made an order for q
division of AZ per cent of the original
claims against the defunct Mechanics and
Laborers Bank of Jersey City, N. J.
The indications are that there will be q
heavy flood in the Merrimac River In
many places in New Hampshire the river
has already overlooked it's banks and is
rapidly rising
George w. Vincent. a produce dealer,
of Orange, N. j., was found dead in the
basement of Herman Alberson's saloon
and restaurant on Broad street. Heart
disease was the cause.
Carlo Morocco, an Italian saloonkeeper
at Newark, N. j., was arrested last night
on a charge of murder in having caused
the death of Louis Jones, who died yes
terday in the City Hospital.
Winfield Mather, indicted for smuggling
Cinnamon at Sackett's Harbor, N. Y,
pleaded not guilty in the United States
Court at Utica and was held for trial,
giving bail in the sum of $4,000.
Anton Strusk, an Australian, who was
detained at the station house at Scran-
| ton, Pa, awaiting an examination as to
his sanity, committed suicide in his
cell by hanging himself with his belt.
Nearly 200 farmers and dairymen as
sembled at Doylestown, Pa, to organize
the Dairymen's Protective Association.
The association designs to control the en-
tire milk shipment now entering Phila-
delphia.
A grandchild of Major John L. Ray.
mond, VIII 1lesale liquor dealer of 20 Cross
street, Paterson, N. j., was scalded to
death in boiler of water. In trying tc
rescue her the washerwoman had hel
arms badly scalded.
Mr.. Samuel Normen, president of the
| Central National Bank of Washington
| D. c., is dead. Mr.. Normen was one OF
the oldest and most respected, as well a.
one of the wealthiest business men in the
| District of Columbia.
| The case against William E. Hughitt
indicted for making false reports o.
the condition of the First National Bani
at Auburn, N. Y, has begun before judge
Coke in the United States Court at Utica
Hughitt pleaded not guilty.