Connecticut western news., 1874-09-25
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Interesting Items from Homo and
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Interesting Items from Home and
 Abroad. Collector Arthur, of New York, seized Q cargo of tea, imported in the ship Tamerlane from Yokohama, on charge of attempt to de- fraud the revenue. The cargo is estimated at 1 ,O00 packages, worth $40, ,000. .... The St. Louis Globe has . communication from Sa- quashe, Col, which says that the bodies of five men were found near the Lake Fork of the Gunnison river, in San Luis Park. These bodies proved to be the remains of party of miners who started last November from Southern Utah across the mountains to the San Juan mines in Colorado, and were re- ported last March, by one of their companions named Packer, to have undergone terrible hardships in the mountains, and finally be- coming nearly crazy from hunger, chose cuts to see who should be shot to furnish food for the remainder. This story was published at the time in the Territorial and other papers. It now proves that Packer murdered these men by chopping their heads off with hat chet, robbed them of money and other property, and then told the story of cannibalism to hide the crime. He has been arrested, however, and is now in jail. The names of those mur- dered are Rael Sloan from Missouri George Noon from California, Shannon G. Bell, sup posed to be from Ohio, and Frank Miller, 8 German. %. William Fl. Bumstead, 8 we'll known politician of New Jersey, died at the residence of his father in Ocean avenue, Jersey City Heights, of typhoid fever. He had been sick for nearly 8 month, but no fatal results were looked for until few hours before his death . Since the declaration of General Sheridan that no one would be allowed to visit the Black Hills country without authority from the Interior Department at Washington, Cmeaning it's authorized agents), that Depart ment has been in receipt of large number of letters asking permission to go there, and for the benefit of 8 large class, the Secretary in reply says that by the treaty with the Sioux Indians the land in question has been set apart | for their absolute and undivided use and ocou- patton, and that all persons, except officers, agents or employees of the Government, as may be authorized to enter Indian reserva- tions, are prohibited from passing over, set ting or residing therein. ''The question of opening up this country to settlers" the Secre- tary says, "rests with Congress, and until action has been taken by that body, this De- partment has no discretion in the matter, but violation of the provisions of the treaty before mentioned. For the reasons herein set forth, all applications for permission to visit the Black Hills country will be denied"
 James A. Coe, the State street broker, of Boston, convicted of forgery in raising the l 6ouros oD stocL cartiHcatas uaa sentancad by Judge Putnam, in the Superior Criminal Court, to eight years in State Prison. Coe was tried and convicted on only one out oi some dozen indictments, which are still pend ing. His total forgeries are estimated at over half & million dollars. .. Hon. Mir. Ouimet Premier of Quebec, has resigned, but did not suggest in his letter of resignation who should | be called on to succeed him. .. The command of Gen. Miles met between 400 and 500 Cheyen- ne Indians twelve miles from Red river, Texas, and after sharp engagement, lasting five | hours, drove them over thirteen miles of high and almost impossible canons, with loss to them of 25 to 30 killed and wounded. Casual ties of the troops, three badly wounded. .... The Democrats of the Seventeenth Ohio District have nominated D. M. Wilson fol Congress. .. The Democrats of the Tenth | Ohio District nominated the Hon. George E. Seney for Congress. ....New Gloucester, Me-, celebrated the one hundredth anniversary ot it's first town meeting. J. A. Smith was nomi- hated for Congress by the Republicans of the | Third Ohio District. The Republicans ot the Fourteenth Ohio District nominated Wm. W. Armstrong for Congress. ... The Repub- licans of the Tenth Tennessee District noml. mated the Hon. Barbour Lewis for Congress by exclamation. .. The Bedford County (Pa. Republican Convention nominated John Cessns for Congress. ... The Democrats of the Sec ond Alabama District have nominated Jere N Williams, of Barbour. for Congress. e. The convention of Western nail manufacturers ir Pittsburgh unanimously agreed to establish the card at the factories at $3.s5 for ten-pennJ nails, net, sixty days; two per cent. of fol cash if paid within ten days. No further abatement or discount will be allowed.
 f Chas. Barnard, arrested for causing the death of little Italian boy at the Five Points Mission House, New York, has been dis charged.
 The long strike is over, and Belfast, Ireland is once more hard at work. The mills are all thronged, their fires alght, the machinery whirring, and from the chimneys the swsyins columns of smoke are once more rising. The working classes go back to their task E2o0, ,00( poorer than when they left off. For many 8 year the memory of the contest is likely te remain and to embitter the relations of en Il ployed and employer. .... Almost every year at the close of the summer, there are sporadic cases of yellow fever announced along tht American seaboard. Several of the Gull ports are thus affected this year. .... Mar. Fenton, poverty stricken factory operative in England, was sentenced to ten years pena servitude and seven years police supervision for stealing piece of lamb to eat. 5-