Connecticut western news., 1875-03-19
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Resolutions were sdopted byths New, JefSey House calling on the President to grant a new trial to Gen. Fitz-John Porter, by vote of 49 to D. The resolutions set forth that he was wrongfully convicted, and calls on the Senators and members of Congress, from New Jersey to use all honorable means to secure Nheg trial.
 q. The imperial authorities in China are taking steps to prevent any further persecution of missionaries in that country, and have issued a proclamation declaring that foreigners have @ right to preach the christian religion through out China, and must be proeeeted in aohe B, The proclamation also says that the '''law1ess' vaaabonds who assaulted the missionaries last year will be arrested and severely pun ished. .... Delaware which has heretofore be- longed toIthe Msrylandgrange, has established State. grange herself ;. Gen. eohcha has left Cuba and returned to Spain. He thinks the war in Cuba will last some time yet. The United States House. by . vote of 149 to 80, recognizes the present State government of Ar kansas .. In Waterbury, Conn.,, a large lot of powder exploded, doing much damage and bldwing one man to atoms =. It costs $250,
 OoO a year to run the National Guard of New York State, and s$eo, 900 fqyStste tpEisong q. c Gen. L. Thomass late Adj jutanf- General United States army and Secretary of War under Johnson, died in Washington ..... Martin Avony, of Rumney, N. H., blew his head com pletely off with g shotgun while insane..-.. .s The bill to repeal the Local Option law passed the Pennsylvania Legislature by PA to 54: Mrs. Col Curry and daughter, while attempe ing to cross -S1ilk Greek as FoFtress Meproein in & small boat, were drowned, the boat being swamped by heavy sea- The bodies were re- covered. '" -'.'.'.E"5 .. -a,g :7=y2 -ii..,,,3a.
 The Deinocrati6 Congfessiopal Qonvsntion for the first district of Connecticut nominated George M. Landers, of New Britain. The Republicans of the second district renominated the Hon. Stephen W! KelloggjE of WatefburyI for Congress. ..... A brewer was killed in New York by the explosion of a beer barrel which he was pitching. .. .A The return match between the American and Irish rifemen takes place June 29th, the place in Trelapd not being def nitely settled upon :. :. Colorado has been admitted as State, increasing the number to thirty eight .. It is believed that the damage by the floods in East Tennessee is over Ssf, ,o00e { 900. Cooke county alone loses $200, ,000. The steamer Gothenburga has beeh NFeckef1 Gnl one of the Fourneatx Islands, in Bass straits, be- tween Van DiemaA's Land and Australia She had on board eighty-fve passengers and'a crew of thirty-five, and of them only four are known to have been saved, .... On StqteH 1slaRd & poor familys found. in such aaeskt1@ SSh- dition that thsy Nbd skinad>G6d eSten, SSir horse Some of ths meat of ths snrdilas was eatensraws. ,Tmoachool gifis ia da4N one the daughter df e3efgi ginaap, ran join astrsyeling tEsetrsl cenapaht. ] , Y961 revenue of the of Canada isssheaat $s, 4Oo. .oOo in excess of S6e diabpysaments, apd the annonncenents et fact 1oaaoa Has l caused an increased demapds for z CanadSaF secGritiesS ]. s.. Tn 6 ftirae Giasa dperis
 of the Centennial exhibition if in Philadelphia has been changed ffom AbFl to May foj And for closing from October to November 10! auo
 The relatives of theViFginius officers andcfew
 shot in Cuba, are to receive s2tt50e guidefol each 'mal shot, Y -Io ll:s'} c91alsaI Il
 The Maine delegation, in, Congress, just prioi to the adjournment of Congress; asy-1p 1pfeeentet to Speaker Blanc a silver ga9ef't!! The. ffei Pipe bill was ,defeated in the 2PennsylvaHl Senate by twenty SIX to fifteen i!!!:. The Demo
 crats of Pennsylvania will hold itheir Statt Convention'in Erie oh September& TheSRe pubhcans will hold ttheir convention at lBsnoas ter, May 26tR ;. :. The United States Interna Revenue department decided that the inereaseo tax on whisky and tobacco takes effect iron
 and afterc midnight,of the third of February
 1875.t. ..It is understood that President Gran
 will take no further action in the, affairs o
 Arkansas, he being influenced by the receh
 expressions of the House against gov ernmetta
 interference ...., :. The appropriation for tn
 south pass of the Mississippi river by Gohgfes
 is $5, ,25O, 900. The pass is to be iInproRed b
 Eads' jetty system. No money as 'to be pai
 until tn eyork shall be. approved by the Unite
 States engineers iTspekllA ass AsiI
 road legbFatidp ;2paased last {Yinter gies Min
 nesota, has passed both F Houses of thas State
 a atWo-'lAAraso VP9e'oli} 22InLn q TO Esil97
 Three. men under sentsnneGo of impflsnnmeai
 for offenses against the law in lDauphin couil
 ty, Pal, while being taken to the E4steE
 penitentary fip Philadelphia threw. snuff int
 the eyesof athaJ ofieerss and then jumped ,g
 the trainy They were ssptured; .PresSidsIIr sIr
 Grant prepared brief veto. of the Eanpplliizl pli7
 ton, Bounty bill, but it, was too late to be lai
 before the House in which the bin o1i Thatet
 He objected to it for two freasons<. First, ths
 the treasury was not in a condition 'te me- the requirements off the neaaRTA and secont that it would benefit the claim agents mo, , than th&soldiArslA .llEheastan ding hdnmitte ; of the Centralp penmsyN yNapiS Episcopal Dioces by a vote of six to one, refusedstoo eonfn1n tt election of Dr. DeKoyen as Bishop Of fllinbi .... A decree has been issued prohibitiu
 the importation of, ,Amefiean, j5otatses int Germany w MT. Worth of Brooklyh intr duced 8 bill in tho New. York Leglsl4ture pr viding that in every statute and law of tn State in which either the words {. strong. f spirituousI sIlitfuors" or 6 intoxicating Ihqnora are used, the same, shaE be held and irlfds } stood as not to include lager bier, except.tho } 11k GtGA3 takkI
 yFhe factory. of, ,the American Butter Cor .peny, of South S<aaning gh sslA, M aks:. via {
 stroyedt by fire, with b 2 loss of $s5 s5,Qoo..,.
 The body of 8 saloon keeper was found = Chicago full of gashes and ohe brainsI ooaip He was murdered TOT tisa' money y:i+?! :. I /. JohhstownI, nI N. Y, a banking houAs' WSs e ? tered, Edward Yost EyTdefed aud .nobhed, ,Si
 shel baace set oaiffei m odacesli fhe dreais g crime. .... Two of the men injured by u v Grand Trunk tai1road disastef have died. ... D tirhe. United States goyetnraent 8illo fake | 7 most string ent measures to prevent expeditia from visiting the Black Hils regions B 4 fl fl @ United States government has--on its han :. about three thousand fcaPfve 4naieaYsia eaaY II Southwest, who have been forced by want al T starvation toIcone back upon the reseryatio U which they had abandoned. ..... Over K,e . persoas assembled at. the. New York lk 1HiRp' Y drome on g Sunday nishtlto, ettend divine se . vices. J Ja KEIGfW .E 1orfF.-.7.ais,asS
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