Connecticut western news., 1875-04-30

1,50O people, gave way, and precipitated the entire mass to the ground Thirty persons were injured The visitors destroyed every thing on the grounds ..... The Berlin govern ment in it's last note to Belgium, says Germany is about to alter her laws, with view to better protection of foreign countries against any future designs of German subjects ... Tho bursting of & dam, near Wrentham, Mass, destroyed mill and other property valued at nearly $200, 900, and throwing out of employ ment large number of persons. No lives were lost .... The number of disabled soldiers cared for by the national homes of the United States during the year 1874 was 5,025. Of these sixty-nine were disabled in the Mexican war and war of 1872, and the rest in the war of the rebellion. Four have lost both arms, seven both legs, three an arm and leg 275 one arm and 322 one leg. .... The citizens of Brownsville Texas, deny the charges of the Mexican Minister at Washington that ex-Con- federate soldiers have been concerned in the recent raids on the Texas border. .... The bodies of three miners were dug out of snow slide in Cherokee guloh, four miles from Georgetown, Colorado. They had been dead several days and were found in their bed, indicating that the slide took place in the night. At Memphis and other points in the South all the ex-Federal soldiers were in- vited to join in decorating the graves of Con- federate soldiers. . Centennial services were held in Boston, Lexington, Concord and other points on Sunday April 18th. President Grant and hls party attended those at Concord. The preparations made for the grand display of Monday, April 18th, were extensive. Banners, flags, and pictures line the route of the march, and decoration was the order of the day every where. The services of the day were general. Gen. Wm. Curtis delivered the oration at Con- cord, and Richard H. Dana, Jr., that at Lexington. Generals and officials of all the New England States were present with civil military companies and bands. Poems suitable to the occasion, and written by Whittier and Mrs. Howe, were sung. The procession was societies, and distinguished guests. After the procession was grand dinner, at which thirty five hundred people took part.
 More trouble is threatened in Louisiana. The Conservatives in the House of Represen- tatiyes have determined to seat those members returned by the returning board whose seats were filled by the Hahn Legislature after the withdrawal of Speaker Wiltz and the Couser- vatives. This action will give the Conserva- tives 8 majority on joint ballot, and the Repub- ican Senate opposes it..... The Occidental and Oriental Steamship line has chartered the White Star line steamers for service between San Francisco, China and Japan. . Earl Derby stated in the British House of Lords that the government did not think that the peace of Europe or the independence of Bel gium was endangered by the Prussan note to the Belgian government .. The recent severe spell of cold weather has greatly damaged the fruit crops in Virginia and the Canadian wheat crop. .... The Indian agent at the San Carlos agency Ari., has disarmed the Verde Indians, and located the Apaches Yumas, Mojaves and Tonto Apaches on reservations. .. The Khedve of Egypt has been organizing 8 court like our United States Supreme Court, under the aus pices of the great civilized powers, and General George s. Batcheller of Saratoga, has been designated by the United States government as 8 member of it. The appointment is for five years. General Batcheller has accepted it. ..... Charles l.. Wightman, respectable far mer of North Kingston, R. l., hanged himself ill his barn. Sleeplessness, caused by disease of the head was the probable cause. .....A rejected suitor in New York fatally shot the object of his affections, young girl of twenty years,