Connecticut western news., 1875-07-23
SUMMARY OF NEWS.

Dispatches from different parts of Iowa state that the corn crop will be poor. The other crops will be up to the average. 10. c. 1 Griswold, of Port Jervis, N r., was shot and instantly killed by his stepson, Ezra Hunting don. They had fight, in which Huntingdon, who was intoxicated, was terribly beaten and ejected from the house. few minutes after he returned and deliberately shot Griswold and then delivered himself up to the authori- ties. .....A grand jury impaneled in Chicago consists of eight negroes and sixteen white men. ,. Nine persons attempted to cross 8 swollen river near Greenfield, H., in 8 wagon but were capsized and six of them drowned
 There has been warm dispute for some time between the citizens of Baskerville, O.. and man who opened saloon there recently it being the only one in the corporati~n Finally some one discharged load of gum powder under the building at midnight doing much damage. The next day the saloon keeper got out warrants for the arrest of all the minis ters in the town, as well as other prominent individuals, on the charge of insulting and en- couraging an assault upon the saloon. 1.-The Catholic church at Binghamton, N. Y, was broken into and robbed of the poor boxes and Gl0 BdCTGU NC6S0l5 HULL CAo nlooL DuAALS an affray between crowd of negroes and white men, at Vicksburg, Miss, two negroes were killed and another fatally shot,. ...L Lizzie Schmidt, seven years of age, was outraged and killed near O'Fallon, Ill. Joseph Hogan was arrested in East St. Louis on suspicion of com mitting the crime.
 The Wisconsin Republican Convention nomi- mated Harrison Ludington, of Milwaukee, for governor. The platform declares their un- a1terable adherence to the indissoluble union of the States; oppos es any union of church and State or legislation in the interest of any particular creed stands by the public school system, with no division of the school fund approves the Presidents letter on the third term question indorses the policy of adjust ing difficulties between this and foreign na- tions by arbitration instead of war adheres to the doctrine of legislative control over cor porations deriving their functions from the State desires revision of the patent laws. =. Plymouth Church, Brooklyn, at 8 late meeting, unanimously raised the salary of it's pastor, Henry Ward Beecher, for the year 1875, from $20, 900 to $100, ,000. This was done, as stated at the meeting, to assist MT. Beecherin meet ing the expenses of his late trial. .... The Mexican authorities have put down the rebel lion in the state of Lapaz. ... Burglars took the cashier of g bank at Montp elier, Vt, from his bed to the bank at midnight and ordered him to open the vault. But as there was chronometer lock on it, it could not be opened until after nine o'clock, and so they were unable to accomplish their purpose. They secured $1, 300 in unsigned bills which were in drawer and then took the cashier home and pinioned him. One of the robbers was subse quently captured ..... Telegrams from all parts of the country report deaths and damage from lightning ...... The Minnesota Demo- cratic State Convention renominated Hon. D. l.. Buell. for governor. The platform sets forth that the adoption of the fourteenth, fifteenth and sixteenth amendments closed era in our politics, and as they have been accepted in good faith all parties must stand upon them; declares that the bulk of the rights of the people must find their safeguard in the States and the people themselves ad- vocates the freedom of the press calls for a return to specie payment wants tariff for revenue only, and none for protection free and uniform excise laws. =. The American rifemen shot with the Irishmen again at Bel fast for the "Belfast cup at a range of one thousand yards. They were allowed five shots each, and the result showed tie between l Gildersleeve of the American club, and Lee, | of the Irish-both counting nineteen out of 8 | possible twenty. They then had three shots to decide the tie, which resulted in another tie. Once more they fired three shots each and Gildarsleeve won the cup by scoring | fo banquet was given to the American team. ..... Bogardus, of this country shot pigeon match in Tendon, England, with Rimmel, the cham pion of England, and easily beat the English man -. Four of the Kentucky Ku-Kux prisoners were sentenced to the penitentiary for terms varying from two to three years =. Hamilton, one of the five convicts who so dar- ingly made their escape from Sing Sing prison by stealing locomotive was recaptured in New York city. He is the only one caught as yet. ... Dispatches from Europe state that an insurrection has broken out against the Turks in Herzegovina, and the Turkish troops are on their way to put it down.
 George Brown, the noted oarsman, died at Halifax, N. S., at the age of thirty-sx years.
 ..... Thomas Malone, employed in 8 yeast factory at Blissville, Long Island, while strain ing large tank of boiling yeast, lost his bal ance and fell ia. He was boiled to death the skin being completely stripped from the body. .... The steamer Poyang, from Hong Kong to Macoa, China, was lost with over one hundred souls on board. Capt. Queen, of the United States steamer Saranac recently tost near Vancouver's Island, has made an official report, in which he states that the vessel was caught in whirlpool which pre- vented her minding the rudder, and in this condition she was thrown bodily upon the sunken rock. 70. The Erie railway company's suit against Commodore Vanderbilt to recover nearly $5, ,OOO, OOO alleged to have been fraudu- lently obtained by him from the company, was decided lately on appeal in favor of the com pany .... General Frank P. Blair died sud denly in St. Louis. He had been very low for many months, but under the treatment of blood infusing was gradually gaining, and had already ridden out number of times, even walking down stairs the day of his death. ..... The families of the Indian prisoners at St. Augustine are to be sent them.
 The American rifle team having decided to engage in but one team match during their visit, have declined to shoot against picked team of English ridemen. They will enter Wimbledon for the Albert cup and other matches open to all corners. .... Mark Brown was hanged at Monticello, N. Y., for the mur
 der of Sylvester Carr at Purvis in October last. He was intoxicated at the time of the murder. The bravery of an express messenger was all that prevented 8 heavy robbery on the Van- dalia road short distance from Casey, Hi nois. Two men got on the engine while it was stopping for water and after killing the en-