Connecticut western news., 1874-07-31
SUMMARY OF NEWS,

 The failure of Messrs. Diggles & Co.,, dry goods dealers of New York, is announced. Their liabilities amount to about half million dollars. member of the firm stated that the unprecedented shrinkage in values had been the principal cause of the failure. co. During storm the lightning struck f1ag-pole on Emericks Hotel Philadelphia, passing through the roof, and stunning the daughter of the proprietor, demolishing bureau and picture frames, and passing out through the bar-room ..... The wheat crop of Western and South western Missouri is really enormous, the largest ever harvested in those sections e.. A physician of Bridgeport, Conn.,, has recently cured 8 case of hydrophobia by the use of mor- rhine and the free administration of the extract of scutillaria laterifora (scull-cap), with 8 cathartic. Mrs. Julia Grant was bitten by 8 pet cat, two months ago, and all the symptoms of hydrophobia were strongly developed. She was in violent paroxysms and three persons were required to restrain her and prevent her from biting those around her. The physician was called in, and in 8 short time relieved her by the above method. She was speedily res tored to health. We read of nine deaths by lightning in our exchanges for one day. .... The son of MT De Groot, the American Minis ter for Belgium, accidently shot and killed himself in Yokohama. ... MT. Trimble, of Orange county, N. Y., has sold to New Yorker his fast young mare Marian. She is 8 rich dark bay, and very fast. She was sired by Middletown, dam Fidler. She is 8 full sister to Music. Mir. Trimble sold Judge Fullerton to Mir. Humphrey for $2O,O0O. Commodore Van derbilt paid him $1O, 900 for Mountain Boy and $5, 900 for Mountain Maid. .... In Brooklyn, Mary Scully, aged eight, was thrown into con- vulsions and narrowly escaped death from the effects of 8 beating and kicking administered by Edward Hughes, aged nine years, of Degraw and Bond streets. Hughes was arrested, but the girls mother refused to make 8 complaint and he was discharged. .... It is expected that the war in Formosa, in which the Japanese have 50 far been successful, will be of much ] service to science, that large and productive island having heretofore been an almost un- known land. The prospects are that it will soon be open both to Japanese and foreigners ..... MT. Anderson, the giver of Penikese for Agassizs scheme of school for natural his- tory, announces that he will give $50, ,000 more if the friends of the enterprise will make up 8 | fund of 100000. A man calling himself James K. Van Ness has been arrested in Rich mond, Va, for attempting to swindle number of prominent men by representing himself as an agent of Cornelius Vanderbilt. He ex- hibited numerous drafts amounting to several hundred thousand dollars, all signed "C. Vanderbilt" and negotiated for the purchase of large fouring mill.
 A party of farmers residing in Oregon town ship, five miles south of Toledo Ohio, got into | fight on their way home from saloon where | they had spent the day, and Michael Smith was stabbed and killed, and John Simmonds mortally wounded. All the others were more or less injured by knife thrusts. It appears that feud had existed for some time between several of the parties, 8 number of whom have been arrested. A second flood occurred in Hampshire county, Massachusetts, caused by the giving way of two reservoirs near the village of Middlefeld One reservoir was on Middlefeld brook, which empties into the Westfeld river at Middlefield Switch. Damage to the amount of $3O0,0OO was done, but | fortunately no lives were lost. ... George M. Mitchell, merchant of Saratoga, shot and killed himself at Friends Lake, in the Adiron- dacks. He had been in melancholy mood for some days. :. .. The postal convention between Japan and the United States will go into effect on the 1st of January ...... Several fatal acci- dents were caused by violent thunderstorm l which passed over London. =. An attempt was made to assassinate Prince Bismarck as he was driving to the saline springs near Kissingen ..... Two bank managers in Antwerp have been sentenced to fifteen and ten years for causing the failure of bank by speculating with it's funds on their own account . The Carlists are said to be trying to drive away foreign correspondents by shooting them az spies. .... Three hundred and thirty Men, nonites, en route for Manitoba, have arrived at Halifax, N. s.
 Prince Bismarck appeared at the Public Gardens the night of the assassination, and was received with the utmost enthusiasm. In response to the demands of the concourse, the Chancellor appeared and made speech. After expressing his thanks for the demonstration he said the attempt on his life was not aimed at his person, but at the cause he represented In conclusion, he proposed cheers for the Ger. man Empire and the Allied German Princes The people responded, giving repeated cheers for Bismarck. There was thanksgiving ser vice in the Protestant Church for the providen tial escape of the Chancellor. It is reported that Kullman has confessed that he intended to assassinate the Prince, and that he has use6 expressions indicating that others are impli cated in his scheme. .... Chicago has had narrow escape from total destruction. fire started in g small frame house and swept through the wealthy part of the city, burning the Post-Of6ce, churches, stores and dwelling homeless. By blowing up buildings the firt was stopped, but so serious was it at ont time that dispatches were sent to other citiel about for help, and steamers were dispatched to the sufferers. The loss is immense.