Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-08-13
NEWS OF THE DAY.


The drought in Qacatecas, Mexico, has
caused the death of Co. 900 cattle.
The five-story grain elevator of Chase
& Co. at 34th street, New York, burned
yesterday. The loss is $40, 900; partly
insured.
Gen. VIM. Petit Trowbridge. Profess
sor of Mining Engineering in Column bia
College, is dead i'll New Haven, Conn, OF
heart failure.
Heavy rains in southwestern Texas
have swollen the Rio Grande over its
banks, and caused washouts on the South
ern Pacific road.
Reports from Japan state that the
steamship Quagawa Maru was wrecked
on July 26 off Shogushima Island and
sixty lives were lost.
Vice President Pettingill has acceded to
the demands of the striking Pennsylvania
postal messengers in Boston and they
have returned to work.
Father Huffman, a Roman Catholic
priest of Mitchell, Ill, has been deposed,
but refuses to vacate his parish. Bishop
Ryan has sworn out a writ of eiectment
Prof. John Duffey has been selected as
referee by the Olympic Club of New Or
leans for the great glove contests which
are to take place on the 9Th, 9th and 7th
| OF September.
| Rev. DR.. Thomas D. Beaver, pastor Of
| the church of the Holy Rosary, at Spring
field, Mass, has been appointed Bishop
| of the Springfield diocese, to succeed the
late Bishop O'Reilly.
| Capt. Morrison, formerly of Wander
| bits yacht Alva, is in Chatham, Mass.
| He says Mr.. Vanderbilt intends to bring
suit against the owners Of the steamer II.
Y i, SI1, Il
! The Court has decided to dissolve the
| injunction restraining the Central Ver-
| mont Railroad Company from consolidate
ing with the Ogdensburg road. This is a
victory for the Ogdensburg stockholders.
Extensive improvements having been
1 made at the Naval War College at New
I port, r. l., the college will be opened Oh
| Sept. 1 with Capt. Mahan as president.
/ The naval militia drill will take place at
| the same time.
| William and Samuel Littell, of Sar-
DINA, Ind, quarreled about bill Of
| $3.50, during the progress of which Will
liam drew Il knife and stabbed Samuel to
the heart. The wounded man died in
stantly. William was arrested.
-Judson Wolverton, aged 81 years, OF
! Sudbury, Pa, a brakeman on the Penn
I sylvania Railroad and a nephew of Con
gresham Wolverton, was killed during
the night by being thrown from the top
OF II box car, in rounding Il curve, and
striking on his head.
james j. Vim, of East Albany, N Y.
| one of the propretOrs of the Converse
restaurant at Savin Rock, Conn, is dead
from the effects of injuries received in
row, when he was stabbed with a bread
knife by his partner, Edward Keefe
| OF New York. keefe is under arrest.
Five servant girls at the Park Hotel, at
Madison, Wis, and two guests are down
with diphtheria. The Board of Health
} wants to close the hotel, but United
States Senator Villas, the owner of the
building, has declared that he will bring
| suit against them for damages, SHOULD
they take any steps in that direction.
Large herds of cattle are now being
graZed III the vicinity of Pond Creek, Ok
lahOma, but the removal of the troop
, from Enid to that place has given thu
l herders no little uneasiness. An orde
t has been issued that all intruding cattl
must be Immediately removed, or the!
/ | will be seized by the troops and thei
+ | owners placed under arrest.
/ | The following officers were elected b!
the Knights Templar Conclave in Denver
f Grand Master, Judge Hugh McCurdy o
Corunna, Mich; Deputy Grand Master
w. Larue Thomas of Danville, Ky
: Grand Generalissimo, Reuben H. Lloy
I 4 of San Francisco; Grand Captain Genera
o II. B. Stoddard of Bryan, Tex; Gran
!. Senior Warden, George NJ. Moulton {
. Chicago; Grand Junior Warden, Rev +
w. Rugg of Providence, r. l.. Gran
Treasurer, H. Wales Lines of Merdel
!. Conn; Grand Recorder, w. &. Isaacs
Richmond Va.