Connecticut western news., 1876-09-15
SUMMARY OF NEWS.
Interesting 1EemH rom Home and Abroad


 Several of the persons engaged in the lynching of one Williams, at Augusta, Ga., have been arrested and held for murder. Francisco Peralto attempted to ride 1O5 miles in five hours in Buffalo, using California horses but failed in the attempt by seven minutes Forest fires are numerous through out the Middle States The American hosiery mills, at Amsterdam N. Y., were de- stroyed by fire. Loss heavy insurance, ESQ., GOO . The Turks gained complete victory after fight of two days at Nissa. A mob at Ming -Koue-Fou, China, attacked a Catholic church while the congregation were at wor- ship, throwing combustibles into the edifce and slaughtering the worshipers as they sought to escape ...... A coal wharf ln Eliza bethport, N. J., was destroyed by fire, and seventy-fve cars containing four hundred tons of coal were either burned or fell through into the river. LOSS, $50, 1000; no insurance. ..... Congressional nominations: Pennsyl- vania, twentieth district, John Walls, Dem.; Arkansas, second, W. F. Slemens, Dem.
 Congressional nominations: Pennsylvania, eighth district, Hiester Clymer, Dem; six teenth, o. Fl. Reighard, Dem.; twentysixth, L. A. Mackey, Dem.; twenty-ninth, A. G. Egbert, Dem; twentieth, J. s. Thompson, Rep. first, John s. Thackera, Dem.; second, Chas. H. Gibson, Dem.; third, Samuel J. Randall, Dem.; fourth, John J. T. School, Dem The annual report of the Massa- chusetts Hoosac tunnel line places the total receipts for the year ending July 1, at $79,3 and the expenses at $44, 705. In the last half year frelghting has almost doubled ...... The four strongest compan anies in the broken coal combination sold at auction in New York 500,- 900 tons of coal at prices averaging about $2.1O ton below previous rates... Spain is to send twenty-four thousand men to Cuba be- fore winter. They will be armed with Krupp guns. .. The revolt in San Domingo still con- tinues. The town of Aqua having declared for Baez has been blocksded by the govern ment. .. The president of the state of Costa Rica, Panama. has been deposed by the mili tary, and Herrera put in his place temporarily. The block in San Francisco, bounded by Brannan, Townsend, Third and Fourth streets, was almost entirely consumed by fire, render ing homeless over two hundred poor families. The losses will aggregate $5OO,0OO.
 The great international four-oared contest at Philadelphia was contested by 50 many crews that it was necessary to divide them up and row three in 8 heat; the victors of one first heat was rowed by the Eurekas of New ark, N. J. Argonautas, of Bergen, Point, N. J., and the Dublin University crew, and was won by the Eurekas in 9.263 being complete surprise, as the others were the favorites. The Yale College crew won the second heat over the Vesper and Crescent crews, of Philadel- phia, in 9.02sz. The Columbia College crew won the third heat in g. Il, beating the Eliza beth crew, of Portsmouth, Va., the Quaker City crew having withdrawn. The fourth heat resulted in victory for the Beaver wycks, of Albany, over the Falcons, of Bur lington, N. J., and Duquesnes, of Allegheny City, Pa.; time, 9.14. The Malta crew, of Philadelphia withdrew from the fifth heat, leaving an easy victory for the Watkins (N. Y. ) crew, whose only competitor was the Penn sylvania crew, of Philadelphia time, 9.06I. The sixth heat was contested by the most formidable of all the crews, namely: London rowing club, and Northwesterns, of River dale, Ill.,, the Atalantas, of New York, with drawing on account of sickness. The Lon doners won in 8. .55, the Northwesterns making for the Cambridge (England) University crew over the Oneidas, of Burlington, N. J., 1T 9.O6s4. In the second days races in the first
 heat the Eureka crew was beaten by tht
 Beaverwycks in soy. The Columbia crew having withdrawn from the contest of tho second heat on account of sickness, left al
 easy success for the Watkins crew over Gam
 bridge in 9.O11, the stroke of the Englishmel
 giving out before reaching the goal. Th'
 third heat was contested by the London crey
 and Yale College four, and resulted in 8 vic
 tory for the Londoners in 8.511 Yale beinl
 but one second behind. The time was tn
 fastest ever made on the river, and was en
 thusiastioally cheered by an immense crow
 of spectators. The last of the series wa
 rowed the third day by tho Londoners, Beaver
 wycks and Watkins. Although the race wa
 generally conceded to the foreigners, to tn
 surprise of everyone the Beaverwycks came Ii
 f1lst in g. 9.06, the Londoners second in 9.061
 The poor time is accounted for by the rough
 ness of the water and strong wind.
 The Democratic State Convention assemble
 at Saratoga, and, after appointing the Presi
 d sltial electors nominated Horatio Seymou
 for governor by exclamation, amid the great
 est enthusiasm. The platform ratifes tn
 nominations of the nationel ccnve: t;tn, an
 reaffirms the declared convictions of the part
 that return to the constitutional principles
 the frugal expenditure, and the administrativ
 purity of the founders of the republi
 :.
 cessity of the times - the command ing issue now before the people of this Unio1 Declares that the nomination of Samuel . ! Tilden, while it insures the vote of New Yorl will be approved throughout the Union as th incarnation of the vital issue and the qua
 antee of 6 successful achievement of the wor
 of national regeneration and reform. Rea firms and declares as part of this platforl that of the Syracuse convention of 1874 an the national convention of 1876; condemns a interference with the constitutional ament ments and all violations of law, holding thu 7 all the people in all the States alike, regart less of race, color, or condition, are el titled to equal protection. Recommends thu l the people at the coming election ratify tf two proposed constitutional amendments f. , the economical and efficient administration
 the canals and prisons Of the State, and for e forcing stricter responsibility upon the of 7 cials having them in charge; favo $ such 8 reduction of the canal tolls
 will best serve the interests of u State and the canal men, and CO 8 cludes: As American citizens and Der t ocrats devoted to the union and u equality of the States, and to the honor al l. good name of the Federal government, ' l. hereby enter our solemn protest against u 6 recent order of the secretary of war, approv
 by the President, to place government troo
 in the Southern States with 8 view to intin
 date the people and to control their election = A government by the bayonet to take u