Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-03-06
NEWS OF THE DAY.


Chicago brokers have held q jubilaHon
over the defeat of the Anticipation bill.
-IIippolyte Taine, we'll known as the au-
thor of "IIistory of Eng sh Literature"
died unexpectedly at his homo in Paris yes
terday.
Fall River, Mass, is being terrorized by
an incendiary. Four more attempts have
been made since Saturday to burn different
buildings.
-Four were injured in the collision between
a construction train and freight on the
Panhandle road near Richmond, Ind, last
night.
-Ephraim II. johnson, aged "A, of Pea
body, Mass, committed suicide by hang
ing He was poor and Respondent He
leaves a widow.
The large foundry and machine shop Of
Ianon & Co., Pueblo, Col, has been en-
tirely destroyed by fire. Loss, 500, 600;
insurance, $4,000.
The Roman Catholics of Michigan are
protesting against the taxation of church
property as proposed in bill now pending
before the Legislature.
Hon. James w. Hyatt, who was United
States Treasurer under President Clevo
lands former administration, is danger
ously sick with govt at his residence in
Norwalk, Conn.
Mrs. Sarah Sweet attempted to commit
suicide by jumping from wharf In Mar
blehead, Mass, but when she felt the cold
of the water she yelled for help and was
rescued.
Chalmers o. briggs, Chief of Police Of
Middleburgh, N. Y, has been received at
the Albany penitentiary, having been SEN
fenced to sixty days imprisonment for in
toXication.
Tho Lake Bonaparte House at Lake
Bonaparte, 90 miles from Carthage, N. Y,
! was burned to the ground yesterday. The
insurance of $4,000 will only partially
| cover the loss.
At Ford, KY, Mrs Matte Hambrick cut
| the throat of her eight-year-old daughter,
causing instant death, and then attempted
to kill her sister.
Philip J. Coffey, who was secretary fol
Mayor Gleason Of Long Island City, is
I under arrest on a charg" of unlawfully re-
| moving the city seal and public documents
| from the Mayors Office.
-McDonald's chinaware factory at St
Johns, Que, was destroyed by fire last
night. Loss, 800, 900; insurance, $54, 900
| Two hundred and twenty-five persons are
thrown out of employment.
| Edward Ferris, foreman Of a gang o.
workmen employed in digging tunne
under the East river from New York tx
Long Island City, was smothered to death
yesterday in one Of the air chambers.
"A number of people were killed by the
cyclone which swept through northern Mis-
sissippi Saturday. The town Of Toomsubs
was swept from the face Of the earth, onl!
two houses being left standing.
The convicted participants In tn,
Homestead poisoning cases have commenced
to serve their terms. Dempsey and Beatty
were sentenced for seven years, Gallaghei
for FIVE and Davidson for three
Col John B. Weber, Superintendent O
Immigration at the port Of New York, ha
sent a letter Of resignation to Secretary O
the Treasury Carlisle asking him to appoin
a successor on or before March Is.
1.-The formal transfer Of the Hopkins man
sion in San Francisco to the State Univer
slty was made on Saturday. The house
to be used as an art school and was the gif
of Edward F. Searles to the State.
Before leaving Jersey City for New Or
leans whereas to meet Fritzsimmops, Pu
gilist Jim Hall weighed 1877 pounds. 81
expects to enter the ring under ITO pounds
Hall feels confident that he will win.
After being out six hours, sitting q
Syracuse, N. Y, in the case Of johnson R
Gilmore of Albany, charged with assault
on Fanny Wilson of Baldwinsville, the jur
brought in a verdict of assault In the seconI
degree.