Connecticut western news., 1876-03-24

of men, whose ages ranged from sixty eight to 105 years. - The cause of the fire is unknown.
 At meeting of the Penobscot (Me.) lumber association it was ascertained that the cut of lumber in the river for the present winter was 6s,OOoOoo feet, against 14o,ooo,oOo feet last year . :. The inhabitants of Westmanna islands, south of Iceland, are in 8 starving condition . The Atlanta Herald was pur- chased at sheriff's sale by the Atlanta Con- stitution. . The Consolidated Virginia mine yielded $2, 832, ,0O0 during last month, of which forty-fve per cent, was gold. Judge, AL phonso Taft, of Ohio, has been appointed sec retary of war by the President and has ac- cepted. Judge Hoar and Senator Morrill,, of Maine, both refused the office. ... Dishonesty seems to be rampant throughout the entire country, and every day brings intelligence of new defalcations. Among the latest are: John Larkin, prominent lumberman of Mid land, Mich, whose accounts as county treasurer are short S22, 900; Burchard & Mills, of Flori- da, N. r., who have absconded, leaving $35, 900 liabilities -Burchard being postmaster and treasurer of the Presbyterian church. 1.-The Emma Mine company, of London, withdrew it's suit against Minister Schenck, on Lord Derfy pointing out the fact that the writ of arrest was illegal, as it was served while Mir. Schenck was ambassador. .... Accounts of atrocious cruelty perpetrated by the Turks in Bosnia continue to arrive. Twelve hundred Turks attacked the Christian inhabitants of the town of Crupa, murdering many and plum dering the shops. .. As freight train with one passenger car attached was crossing 8 bridge on the Harpers Ferry and Valley rail road, near Harper's Ferry, the middle span gave way and the entire train fell through, making Q complete wreck of it, and killing eleven and injuring seven of the passengers.
 During February thirty three illicit dis tileries wore broken up by revenue officers in South Carolina.
 Gen. Belknap is under, bail in the amount of $25, GOO. ... The jury in the Tweed suit, after hearing the judges charge, retired for two hours, when they brought in verdict for the people of $6, 537, 117. 3S8 719, 94035 principal and $1,817, 177O3 interest. .Tweed's lawyers at once moved exceptions. ,. :. :. The Detroit E1ening Neaos has been mulcted of $4, 500 in libel suit brought by one of the city judges. ...... The London papers all speak in high terms of the appointment of Richard H. Dana to be minister to England. .. R. J. Schenck, cashier of the Iron Mountain bank, at St. Louis, committed suicide with 8 pistol. His wife committed suicide in the same manner a few days ago, which probably led to this act. ..... Mabel Hall, an English ballet girl at the Theater Comique, St. Louis. was shot in one of the refreshment rooms at the theater, by Edgar M. Moore, who then shot himself in the head. Both will probably die. ..... Protection was defeated ID the Canadian Parliament by a vote of 119 to GA ...... Mr. Pinchback was re- fused 8 seat by the Senate-the vote standing thirty-two to twenty-nine At the annual meeting of the stockholders of the Union Pacific railroad company, it was stated that the gross earnings for 1875 were $11, ,993, 832.09, and the net earnings 7,011, 786.14. Most of the old officers were re- elected. 'T
 Oryil Grant, brother of the President, testi- fled before the House committee that he had procured several post-traderships which he had turned over to parties having money, he retaining silent partnership on account of his influence. .... The greenback men of Con- necticut held convention and nominated a full State ticket on an inconvertible bond plat form. ... .. Emperor William has refused to l pardon Count Won Arnim. ... Cambridge Col | lege will undoubtedly send crew to the Gen. tennial international match, and there is every probability of the Dublin university doing like wise. .... As the Sultan of Turkey promise ] the Christians equal privileges with the Turks, they now refuse to pay the military tax which was formerly charged them, and offer to serve in the army in lieu thereof. The Sultan is afraid to arm them, and consequently peace negotiations progress slowly. ... The treasurer of the Centennial board has received the first installment of the government appropriation, in the form of & voucher for $500, 900. .... Fifty million feet of lumber have been cut in the Kennebec (Me.) region this season, against one hundred million feet last year.
 War has broken out between Japan and China Japan declared war and has blockaded the Corean ports . The United States Senate, by vote of thirty-fve to fifteen, passed the bill admitting Now Mexico as State. A Brussels (Belgium) bank clerk is defaulter in the sum of $1,2O0, 900 .... Twenty-six buildings were completely demolished and 8 number of others damaged by 3 tornado which swept through the town of Hazel Green Wiz. Nine persons were killed and 8 numbe wound ed by the falling structures. %. Reliable par ties from Bath county, Ky, state that on clear afternoon, while the sun was shining, a faIl of fesa, resembling mutton, occurred on g plot of two acres. Chickens and hogs de- voured it with relish. The pieces were small and fell like snoW.... The New York New Haven and Hartford railroad company hae been sued by the revenue authorities fol $300.0Q0 in unpaid taxes. ... The military 1 authorities in Texas are ordered to disarm and intern all armed bodies of men crossing to oul side. .... The jury in the case of ex-Treasurel Sooy, of New Jersey, has found him guilty ot embezzlement.
 The Georgia State fair has been postponed until 1877, in consequence of hard times, the Presidential election, and the Centennial .
 The Egyptian steamer Samanoud, with troops on board for Maseowah, exploded her boiler at Suez and twenty four men were killeu.
 Pedro Vsrels has resigned the presidency O
 Uruguay. -... The Spanish squadron defeated
 the Sovloo pirates off the Phillipine islands
 .....Heavy rains in northern Germany caused 8 landslide in the little town of Caut, on th Rhine, by which eight houses were buried anC twenty-six persons killed ...... The Prince 0 Wales has left Bsmbay and is row on his wa, to England. .... By collision of freight train at Miller's Falls, Mass. three locomotives aut , seven cars were wrecked, and fireman name Spooner killed. :. .. Servia is fast organizin her army, for the purpose of preserving he frontier, she claims, but it is probable she vii
 join the insurrection. At meeting o
 ticket agents, it was resolved to reduce railwa
 fares to and from the Centennial from al
 principal points. ... The tornado which di
 80 much damage in Hazel Green, Wis, als struck the town of Elizabethport, Mo, demo- l ishing seventeen houses and killing five pel