Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-09-28
MERELY MENTIONED.

The citizens of Salt Lake City have nom- mated an independent candidate for mayor to oppose the Mormons.
 Nathaniel Catlin, aged 97 years, father in-law of eX-Secretary Tracy. died near Os- wego, NY.
 A new machine has been invented that will greatly reduce the cost of making binder twinc.
 Charles Murray of Scranton, Pa, at tempted suicide in New York with illumi- hating gas.
 The eolored people of Kentucky have formed n powerful organization and raised S4o:O00 to fight the separate coach bill. Colonel Robert Ingersoll and exGovernor Hoadly have been retained.
 Another robbery occurred in City Hall park, New York, making more, than half a dozen within three weeks.
 \ 10 per cent reduction of wages has been made at the Thomson Houston works. at Lynn, Mass.
 Smallpox is dying out in New York city The white cap insurrectiun in central Mississippi has assumed such formidable proportions that it will become an armed rebellion unless the organization is speedi- ly broken up.
 The arrivals of grain shipments are SD large that a blockade ;s threatened at San Francisco.
 A 12-y,av-uld son of Philip Potts of Oak land, Ills. committed suicid, because his father slapped him.
 Eighty five fine horses Were burned in a fire at Lima, O. Botkin Brothers owned them
 Mrs, Jefferson Davis and Mis- Winnie Davis have taken quarters for the winter at a New York hotel
 The crew of the schooner Alice |. Crab tree narrowly escaped sutfucation at New London, Conn. tS- leaving a stove full of coal with the Hampers shut.
 One man was drowned and several mar rowly escaped by the collapse of bridge in Chicago
 The Eagle Knitting company assigned at Elkhart, Ind. Liabilities. S7O.OOO: assets, SlO4.OO0.
 The Stott woolen mill, at Stuttyillc. \. Y, has resumed operations on full time.
 Although the bulk of the dry goods trade is with the west, southern buyers at pres ent are relatively the most active.
 Pugilists think they will soon regain per mission To fight in California.
 The striking switchmen on the Louis vile and Nashville have returned to work pending a settlement.
 The hop crop of Germany k the smallest for many years, and she will be compelled to import largely
 The trial of the new cruiser Mont gomcry will take place next week over the New London course.
 President Cleveland gave receptions tu the California tiremen and the Colored Odd Fellows. 4 daughter of the president of the latter pinned one of the orders bddgcs on the lapel of Mir. ClcvrlHnd's coat.
 William Fisher was killed by a train at Schenectady, N. Y.
 Operatives in the Hathaway mill at New Bedford. Mass, voted to strike on account of unfair treatment.
 An unknown negro assaulted a girl ill St Louis, and ill trying to escape jumped in the Mississippi river and was drowned.
 Eckford Webb, son of the famous ship builder, Isaac Webb. died suddenly when about to attend the funeral of his brother in-law in Brooklyn.
 There are indications that there will ht no strike on the Big Four.
 The employees of the Chesapeake and Ohio. the Louisville and Nashville and the Memphis and Charleston are organizing tC resist a reduction ill wages,
 The Oswego (N. Y.) Odd Fellows carried away one of tine prizes offered in Chicago.
 The Wisconsin Central is again in tho hands of q receiver.
 Cholera is decreasing in Russia