Connecticut western news., 1875-06-04
SUMMARY OF NEWS.

A young girl named Whitby was the victim of outrage and murder near Trappe, Pa. Her body was found under 8 table with both ears torn off, and her head terribly bruised A tramp IS suspected of the crime. ... The board of health of Hudson county, N. J., continues to revoke the license of physicians who cannot show proper credentials. In an insurance suit in Jersey City, it was decided that where premium had been paid to an accredited agent of a company, the company was responsible for the insurance, whether the agent had made returns to the company or not. .... The pris oners in the county jail at Glen Cove Springs Fla, bored through the floor with an auger and digging underneath, all but one made their escape While one McPherson and his wife, living eight miles east of Columbus, Nebraska were visiting on Sunday night, leaving their four children, one boy and three girls, at home, the house took fire. The boy aged fourteen, and girl, aged twelve years, got out of the house, but the girl afterward returned to res cue her two little sisters, and all three perished in the flames. The fire was evidently the work of an mcendiary. ... John Dolan, formerly tax collector of Kline township Pa., who is a defaulter in the amount of $4, 900, was arrested in Iowa and brought back for trlal. ... Parties of men are arriving in Cheyenne daily to wait until the government throws open the Black Hills to settlers.
 James Murray, of Johnson county, Ill.,, and Mir. Farrall, of Williamson county, between whom an old grudge existed, met in Marion in the latter county. Farral drew 8 revolver and opened fire on Murray. Tho latter also drew weapon, and five shots were exchanged. One ball entered Murray's. side, and resulted in his death. Farran surrendered to the au- thorities. .. Extensive forest fires are report ed from Lackawaxen, Pa, and vicinity. Acres of valuable timber land have been destroyed on the mountains, as well as vast quantities of stored lumber and bark. The saw mill known as Ballet mill and Van Schaick's steam mill were also burned .... Mary Hawkins, aged twenty years, of Waterbury, Conn.,. drowned herself in pail of water. ...t. One of the sev- enty-fve Indians on their way to the Florida prison managed to get hold of knife, with which he stabbed two soldiers and then him. self while on the train a few miles from Nash vile, Tenn. The soldiers were not seriously hurt, but the Indians injuries were fatal. ...... Albert Rosenburg, Swedish sailor, returned to Boston from sea, and finding his afianced married to another, attacked her with pistol, and wounded her severely. He then attempt ed suicide, but will recover from his injuries. IA fire in Waco, Texas, destroyed property to the value of $125, 900, on which there was 1000 insurance. ... Fires ill the woods at Pepperell, Howard and Clinton, Mass, on the line of the Worcester and Nashua railroad, de- stroyed $15, 900 worth of property. ... By an explosion at the Hazardville Powder Works in Hazardville, Conn.,, Moses Bolack, John Lewere and George Richards were instantly killed. All leave large families. ... The gov ernment dams at Eagle and Halls lakes, on Upper Gull river, have broken away, flooding the village of Minden, Ont, and causing con- siderable damage.
 A fire broke out at the Moshannon Lumber Companys mill, west of Osceola, Pa. Fifteen million feet of lumber were burned and the wind was 80 strong that fire brands two feet long were blown to all parts of the town of Osceola, setting fire to buildings in different parts of the town. All the public buildings except the Catholic and Methodist churches were burned. About two hundred houses were destroyed and twelve hundred people rendered homeless. .. The Mecklenburg O. centennial was observed with much enthusiasm, there being grand procession and many eloquent speeches..... Reports from many parts of Pennsylvania and New York State give accounts of extensive forest fires . The Bay State Shoe and Leather Company have annulled the contract for the labor of the four hundred prisoners in the New Jersey prison, paying $10000 forfeit. . Charles Eighmey,' ;,>J; o4ol FN, k1,o ,rlo ,oR r of Oaks Corners, N. Y., was found guilty of murder in the first degree in the Ontario county supreme court. The jury was out eighteen hours John Sutherland while crossing the New York Central railroad track at Forty-seventh street, New York city, was struck by & locomotive and had four toes cut off. He sued for $2O, 900 damages, and jury awarded him $Ss50O. ....The. St.-Louis Globe and Dene6crdt have, been consolidated under the name of the Globe Dentoordt. ... .. A letter received in Quebec from the lighthouse keeper at the southwest point of Anticosti Island, says On the twenty-second of Novem- Der last the brigantine Orient ran ashore seven miles from that island. Thecaptain and seven. men were frozen to death in the rigging, and six men perished in attempting to reach the shore. Joyce the chief mate, and Moore, deck hand, landed safely, but badly frozen. A German in Paterson, N. J., while ntoxi- cated, fell on bed and his face being buried in pillow he was smothered to death ... Gordon's train of forty-seven four mule trains and 170 we'll armed men, while on their way to the Black Hills, were captured by a detach- nient of thirty-seven soldiers from Fort Ran dan. :. Immense forest fires continue to be reported from Pennsylvania New Jersey, Con- necticut, New York and Long Island. Much valuable timber BIS we'll as cut wood has been destroyed together with many buildings ....
 The Italian government has ordered the re- moval of all bishops who have not received the royal indorsement of their appointments. The archbishop of Palermo has already been notified to leave his see. ...... It is reported that the German Ambassador at Brussels has been instructed to request the Belgium gov
 ernment to prohibit religious processions. ... Pete MeCartney, the notorious counterfeiter, has again escaped from custody. . :. Reports from Minnesota confine the grasshoppers to very small area in that State . The New York State fair will be held at, Elmira Sep- tember n27th to October 1st. The premiums are open to7tile world :. The trustees of the University. of Pennsylvania will claim over $3O0,000 as residuary legatees by the will of the late John Towne. . The defendant in & suit in the Hudson county (N. J. court was tined $1o0 for asking two jurymen to drink with
 him during recess..... Egypt accepts the in-
 vtation to he represented at the Philadelphia Centennial ... Josiah Mower, of Jaffrey, N. H., ninety-five years old and deacon of the Baptist church, rose in the night and set fire to his house, then called his wife and idiotic son,