Connecticut western news., 1874-12-18
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 A battle was fought near La Verde, Argen- tine Republic, between the government troops and the insurgents The engagement lasted three hours and closed without a decided result. The government lost 400 killed and wounded. .. . At meeting of the creditors of Jay Cooke & Co.,, held in Philadelphia, the trustees announced their decision to revoke the order for dividend and distribution made on the 9th of May. At Pine Bush, N. Y., the fatal poisoning of 8 number of persons oc- cured. Miss Young, living in the family of MT. Henry Smith, mixed & quantity of arsenic with some corn meal to poison rats. In her absence another member of the family made the meal into mush. It was partaken of by &ll in the house. MT. Smith and four others were subsequently taken with violent convul- sions. .. The dairymen of Orange county, N. Y, have formed sixteen granges of the Patrons of Husbandry, and instituted county council. Delegates from tho latter will meet delegates from the county council of Sussex county, N. J., to take measures to get control of the milk market, which is now ruled by the dealers. These two counties furnish the most of the milk used in the cities of New York, Brooklyn and others adjoining. Orange county alone furnishes half of the quantity, about G,000 caus week. The farmers say they arc losing money under the present man. agement of tho market. California extended & most cordial welcome to the King of tho Sandwich Ielands.
 A fire at Karns City, Butler county, Pa, oil district, destroyed about two-thirds of the town. Seyenty-ive buildings were burned, including two hotels and the post-office The loss is estimated at $1OO, 900, with little insur- ance . A number of French Canadian physi- clans of Montreal have formed an anti-com- pulsory vaccination league. It's objects are to oppose by every legal means the operation of the law on this subject, and sgitate for it's repeal. >. The town of Wendell, Mass, cole brated it's centennial in connection with tue tooth anniversary of the establishment of the Congregational church. The Roy. w. H. Bowman, of Amherst, delivered an historical address ... In the Provincial Lunatic Asylum st Toronto, Ont, apatlent named Mrs. Newell, an English immigrant, afflicted with tue notion that her five children's souls would not bc saved unless she herself died some terrible death set fire to her clothing and then knelt in devotion while enveloped in flames. The fire was extinguished, but the patient died after suffering great agony. .... The business part of Wilton, N. H., was burned. The fire originated in Wallace's block, which was en- tirely consumed. Among the other buildings burned was the Whitney House, the post office, the Wilton Savings Bank, and Burrys block. The town library was also burned. The losses aggregate about $100. 900. .... Tho jury in tho oaso of Woodward, on trial for killing the boy named Lukens at Newcastle, Dol, for stealing chestnuts on his place, rendered 8 verdict of not guilty .. The Italian Chamber of Deputies by an unamimous vote has adopted a motion for the immediate consideration of the subject of Garibaldi's pension MT. Frederick A. Dockray, who was condemned to death by the Spaniards in Cuba, but whose sentence was commuted to ten years imprisonment In Spain, has been pardoned.
 Dr. George M. Beard of. New York, brought sui for libel against. the New Haven Duly Palladium, claiming $50,O0O. The doctor claims that by certain criticism of his action at the time of his attempted exposure of J. R. Brown, the mind reader, tho Pnlddiuna has greatly injured his reputation and business. . A whole family were found poisoned in bed in Carbondale, Pa The victims are man named Ludwig, his wife, and beautiful child about a year old. They died shortly after being dis covered ..... The schooner Sandefson, which cleared at Chicago, went ashore at Sleeping Bear Island ill the lower end of Lake Michigan. All hands were lost, some eight men .. The United States Interior Department has received through the Secretary of State a telegram from the Spanish government. announcing that Spain has appointed board of commissioners, president, to represent the country at the Cen tennial Exposition. ... Twelve hundred pot terymen at Trenton, N. J., struck against a reduction of ten per cent. ill their wages. Several of the officials of Warren county, Miss, have resigned in obedience to the demand of the citizens, who are indignant at their rob berries and rascalities. .....T The calaboose at Pontiac, H., was burned. Frank and Samuel Downing, confined in the jail for disordcrly con- duct were burned to death.
 The Spanish coasting steamer Tomas Brooks, from Santiago de Cuba for Guantanamo struck on the MOrrillo near Guantanamo and sunk immediately. About thirty lives were lost.
 A special dispatch to tho London Times from Calcutta says that the government is satisfied that the Gwalior prisoner is not Mana Sahib. The same dispatch says that Yabook Khan is in closo confinement in Cabul. w Patrick Smith and his son-in-law, William Lunney, were Ill a saloon Ill Boston engaged ill drunken TOW. Lunney knocked Smith down and jumped upon him, killing him. The murderer was arrested. ... Philip Salpaugh, at Rosendale, N Y., while repairing an old gun, which he supposed was unloaded, put the barrel in a blacksmirh's forge. It was discharged, lodging the charge in his abdomen and killing him il- l stantly ......It is said that the parties who endeavored to purchase the Philadelphia Press | are now seeking to gain possession of another prominent journal, with view to the estab- lishmcnt of an independent political journal. l There was Q mutiny ill Madrid by & bat | talon of troops who refused to obey an order to | proceed to the north .....At Fall River while workmen werc sinking 8 pneumatic cylinder, which is to form portion of the pier, the upper dange of the air lock, to which the lower wae | secured, together with the cover, was blown of by the pressure of air in the cylinder, which at the time was thirty pounds to the square inch as indicated by the pressure gauge Eight 1 c1,t li,,Io ot ,,r |,