Connecticut western news., 1875-08-06
SUMMARY OF NEWS.
Interesting Items rom Homo and Abro,

Interesting Items rom Homo and Abroad.
 The American rife team.is making arrange ments in England for an annual match for the championship of the world. Thirteen miners and four wagons on their way to the Black Hills were captured by the military and taken to Fort Laramie. ... The English rivers are again overfowing their banks on account of heavy rains. Prof. Donaldson, accompanied by reporter, started from Chicago in his balloon, and when last seen was sailing over Lake Michigan. Nothing having been heard of them since, it is thought they have both been lost, and parties are now searching the lake for the bodies, being stimulated thereto by an offer of 8 reward of $700.. ... Commo- dore Stevens, commanding the Norfolk navy yard, writes to the department that there has not been any yellow fever in Norfolk for twenty years. .... Forty thousand mill opera tives at Oldham, England, have decided not to accept the reduced terms proposed by the em- ployers and trouble is apprehended. Patrick Kehoe, convicted in Jersey City for killing his wife, was sentenced to twenty years hard labor .... Postmaster General Jewell confs- cated to government use three certified checks for $1, ,639, deposited according to law by mail contractor who has since failed. The postmaster-general has also instituted suit against the bondsmen of over forty failing mail contractors.
 The challenge cup, competed for at Wimble- don by the Americans alone, was won by Full ton. ... Owing to the prevalence of incen- diarism in Canada. the London insurance com panies will withdraw their agencies shortly .... The total revenue receipts of the French government for the last six months show an increase of $79,OO0,OO over those of the cor responding period last year. e. The bankers convention at Saratoga adopted resolutions favoring immediate resumption of specie pay ments. ..... Dry weather is doing immense | damage to the cotton crop of Georgia. A terrible fight occurred in Perdsdo, Escambia county, Ala, between two families, Hatlett and Byers, in which six men, consisting of father and two sons on each side, were en- gagged. Five of the party were killed outright, while the sixth and last has 8 load of buckshot in his side, which must cause death. .. ..Ac- countant Warren, of New York city, who has been examining the New York State treasury at the request of Treasurer Raines, has just completed that work, and reports having found everything all right. ... Alexander and Wm. Collie who recently failed in London, have been arrested for procuring money on false pretenses. They were held in 1000 bail each. One of the banks holds their paper to the amount of $2,500,000.
 | The July returns to the department of agri- culture show that the acreage of tobacco is greater than that of last year. .... The contest st Wimbledon between the Irish, Scotch and English rife teams for the Elcho shield, re- suited in victory for the Irish, who made 1,506 points, to the Scotch 1, ,503 and the Eng fish ,502. ... ..E. G. Johnson, deputy collector of internal revenue and a member of the Florida Legislature, was shot and killed at still-house about ten miles from Fernandina The assassins are unknown. ... The Maryland Democratic convention nominated John Lee Carroll for governor. The platform protests against high protective tariff and against the multiplication of federal offices and the un- usually high salaries deplores the abuses of federal patronage, which tend to corrupt the States and free institutions that agriculture, manufactures and commerce should be the equal care of well-regulated governments; pro- tects against an increase of the circulating currency, and demands the resumption of specie payments at the earliest practicable moment; opposes the granting of subsidies. =. The Ohio river and it's tributaries over flowed their banks on account of heavy rains, and much damage was done to the growing crops. .....A sanguinary affray took place at Skin Bayou, in the Cherokee nation, twelve miles from Fort Smith, in which three men were instantly killed. The combatants were of the rival political factions of Ross and clans, about thirty strong each, again met and considerable firing was indulged in, but with what result is not known. ... The coroner's jury in the inquest over the victims of the col lision on the Rockaway railroad, returned & verdict in which they "severely censure the railroad company in not employing good and competent men in sufficient number to operate the road safely" -
 The government is preparing small steamer to act as picket on the Rio Grande to prevent Mexican cattle thieves raiding into Texas..... Hugh Donahue, the pedestrian, completed the task of walking 1 100 miles in 100 consecutive hours in Boston. |. .. .State-Auditor Clinton, of Louisiana, whose accounts have been recently examined and pronounced correct by experts, has resigned his office as he cannot harmonize with the treasurer. The vaults and safes of the national bank and savings bank, st Win throp, Me-, was blown open by burglars and robbed of $50, ,000 Engine No. 328, on the Delaware division of the Erie road, exploded near Sawmill Rift bridge, killing engineer Fuller, fireman Stevenson and flagman. The report of the explosion was heard five miles off. ... The cooking tanks in Close & Sons paper mill at Iowa City, Ia., exploded and killed five men. More than half the mill was destroyed, at loss of over $10O, ,OOO. ... The Philadelphia steamer Abbotsford, which struck on the coast of Wales, is complete wreck. ...
 In the trial of the men indicted for complicity in the Mountain Meadow massacre, Bishop Smith testified that he was present at the mas- sacre in 1857 he opposed the destruction of the party, but was overruled, and John Lee had orders to take men out and-intercept the immigrants Lee went with his command to where the immigrants were intrenched against the Indians, and by means of white flag hada barley with them, the result of which was that they agreed to accept our protection. The immigrants all marched out and at the word Lees soldiers fired and shot down the men and | women, and cut their throats. The young children were saved. The property of theim- migrants was taken to the tithing- house. Brigham Young told witness to say nothing of the matter. ss \ "
 Assistant Street Inspector zeimer, of Cleve- land, O., attacked Mir. Cowles, editor of the Leader, for an alleged libelous article. Zeimer struck Cowles violent blow on the head while the latter was sitting down, and when two by islanders caught Zeimer's arms he drew