Connecticut western news., 1875-09-17

Gen. Sherman oontemplates revised edition of his Memoirs, and has written to some off, cers, whom he misrepresented in the first edi- tion, promising to correct some of the errors in the second .. The immigrant steamer Collingwood arrived at Auckland, Australasia, from London with fever on board. Twenty immigrants died on the passage, and fifty were removed to the hospital on her arrlval.. ... The great strike at Oldham, England, is ended. The terms of the operatives have been &C., cepted ...... The British consul has arrived at Mostar from Herzegovina. He witnessed hor- rible cruelties, perpetrated bys the insurgents, who in one instance roasted children alive The instruction is put down. Only raids by the Servians and Montenegrlns take Elace, and these are exaggerated tenfold ...... The population of Queens county, N. Y., is 85, 158, against 73, ,847 in 1870 ..... :. A duel was fought between Major Edwards, of the St. Louis Times, and Col. Foster, of the Journal, over an article in the Times. One shot was ex- changed without damage, when the difficulty was settled. ...... .Haydens government sur veying party was attacked by Indians in west ern Colorado, but succeeded in escaping with
 
 The Servian foreign minister has formally notified the Turkish government of the inten- tion of Servia to preserve it's neutrality in- violate. .... .Tilton's woolen mill at Cavendish, Vt., was struck by lightning, set on fire, and completely destroyed. The loss is $17O, 900, on which there is an insurance of $100,000 . fire at Point Levl Canada, destroyed twelve houses ...... The anniversary of the battle of Sedan was celebrated by most of the German societies in and about New York ..... The commissioners of Schuylkin county, N. Y., have been sentenced to years imprisonment | and 8 heavy fine for dedication. The president of the New Orleans board of health officially announces that there are no cases oi | yellow fever in New Orleans. At bar. produced whisky bottle to drink, when 6 colored man told them drinking was forbidden | on the grounds, and endeavored to prevent them from indulging. Firing was at once commenced by the parties and many shots were interchanged, resulting in the death oi three whites and ten negroes, and number oi wounded on each side. .... A disease similar to the old epizootic has broken out among tho cattle near Avon, N. Y. Forty have died with in two weeks ...... While MT. Oney, cashier o1 the Huntington (W. Va.) bank, was alone at noon three men entered and, placing pistols at his head, compelled him to open the safe The robbers succeeded in getting possession O. $15, ,000, with which they decamped. %. Int proposed German pilgrimage to Lourdes France, has been given up.... Numbers O Carlists in all parts of Catalonia, Navarro, ant the Biscayan provinces are giving in their sub mission to the government of King Alfonso and asking for amnesty. .... Forged bonds O the Northern Pacific railroad to the amount O $67, ,000 are on the market . A sixteen-year old daughter of W. H. Eckover, living nea Marshalltown, Iowa, committed suicide b. taking dose of strychnine, because she coul' not attend circus. %. James Farrell an' Levi Law got drunk in Catskill, New York and started to ride in 8 wagon drawn by tw horses. At Cauterkills they backed the tean into stream, and, with the horses, wer drowned.