Connecticut western news., 1876-08-18
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 tors voting guilty and twenty-five not guilty. It required two thirds vote to impeach. The vote on the first article of Impeachment charging Gen. Bolknap witlSpromisng Marsh to appoint him post trader at Fort Sill, and subsequently, at the request of March, ap- pointed John s. Evans to the position. and receiving from Maj sh $1, 500 therefor on the second of November, 1870, was as follows Guilty Messrs. Bayard, Booth, Cameron (Pa.), Cockreu, Cooper Davis Dawes, Dennis, Edmunds, Gordon, Hamilton, Harvey, Hitch cock, Kelly, Kernan, Key, McCreery, Me- Donald, Me,rimon, Mitchell, Morrill,, Nor,oood, Oglesby, Randolph, Ransom, Robertson, Sar- gent, Sdulsbury, Sherman, Stevenson, Thur man, Wadleigh, Wallace Whyte and Wathers -thirty-five. Not guilty-Messrs Allison, Anthony, Boutwell,, Bruce, Cameron (Wis. ), Christiancy, Conkling, Conover, Cragin, Dor sey, Eaton, Ferry, Frelinghuysen. Hamlin, Howe, Ingalls,, Jones (Nev.) Logan, McMillan, Paddock, Patterson Spencer, West, Windom andWright Democrats in italics. I few senators voted not guilty, believing in the innocence of Mir. Belknap, and others voted not guilty, believing that the Senate had no jurisdiction in tho case.
 tornado passed over Rhomere township, Csss county, Missouri, destroying several dwellings and seriously injuring the crops and farm produce. Two people were killed Isaac N. Ritchie, a Cincinnati commission mer- chant, in drunken rage against 8 young lady to whom he was paying attention, fired several pistol shots, killing Barney Geisler and fatally wounding John Whalen, who was passing the house. .. While Barnum's circus was parading in Halifax, N. s., the clerks of the bank of Nova Scotia locked the doors and went short distance to see the cavalcade. During their absence man gained admittance to the base ment on some pretense, and passing to the bank above succeeded in escaping with $17,- 800. At about the same time the provincial treasurer's office, which was also deserted by the clerks, WAS forcibly entered and robbed of $1,0O0. The English House of Commons decided, by vote or 117 to fifty-one, not to grant amnesty to Fenian prisoners A large portion of the village of Crescent, Saratoga county, N. Y, was destroyed by fire. Loss, $50, ,00O. .... The public debt statement shows reduction during July of $1, 13S, ,633 While an excursion party from Gold Water, Mich, were enjoying themselvea at Hillsdale, sixteen of them went out on the lake in flat boat, which suddenly sunk, and nine of them were drowned, six being ladies.
 Seven persons were found guilty of murder by the coroner's jury in the case of the Ham, burg 6. O riot. .. Samuel F. Gary, of Ohio, has been offered the candidacy for Vice-Presi- dent on the grsenback ticket with Peter Cooper, and has accepted the nomination. . On account of disaffection in the Republican ranks in Indiana, their candidate for governor, Godlove S. Orth, has declined to run
 Tbirty Indians captured and burned 8 govern ment wagon train on it's way to Fort Fetter- man, killing one and wounding another of the guards. .... Chris. Porter, colored, at Spring Hill, Ark, went to the residence of a widow and her daughter, and, after knocking down the daughter, dragged her into field, out ragged her person, and left her almost lifeless The next day Porter was arrested, and, when near Hope, was met by crowd of men, who hung him to tree. The girl is not expected to recover. .....T. R. Wells cotton mill at R. l., was burned. Loss SIG, ,OOO ......A couple waltzed overheard from Hud- son river excursion boat, and the woman, Mrs. Thomas Platner (colored), of Hudson, was drowned. ... During the Buffalo races Sam Purdy won the $3,000 purse in the 2.22 class. making the heats in 2.22111, 2.22h and 2.251. Lulu trotted against time in 2.181, 2.16L, 2.1711.
 fire at Brainard. Minn., destroyed thirteen buildings, comprising the main portion of the business part of the town. . John King meyerJeof Buffalo, N. Y., cut his wifes throat and then put an end to his own existence by cutting his own throat. Family trouble was the cause of the desperate act. They leave thirteen children. Gen. Sherman indorses Sheridans request to the House for authority to increase the army with 2,50O recruits Goldsmith Maid won the open-to-all race for a purse of $4,000, at Buffalo, N. Y., in 2 16, 2.153 and 2. 2.15-being the three fastest conse- cutlve heats ever recorded. Judge Fullerton took second money, Bodine third, Lucille Gold dust fourth, while Smuggler acted badly and was distanced. .. Leonard one of Longfellow's progeny, won the Saratoga stakes for two year-olds, over ten competitors, in 1.17}, the distance being three-quarters of mile w O'Neit, the St. Johns (N. B. murderer, was hanged -..... Boston's property valuation is $793, 961 300, loss of $45, ,0S3, 800 during the past year.
 A religious outbreak occurred in the town of Palmira, Columbia, Cel4.ls-I Anlor.c.., iue cou- servstive Catholics attacking the forces of the government. Ten men were killed. .. Henry attempted to shoot his sister at Union Hill, N. J., when her cries brought an old man named Wm. Belte to the rescue. No sooner had he put in appearance than Schwaup shot him in the jugular vein, from which death resulted. In resisting arrest the fired two more shots, which, fcrtu- nately, did no harm. After his incarceration, the desperate cut the arteries of his arm with glass, but was frustrated in his attempted suicide
 Tho United States House passed & bill re- pealing the resumption act of 1875, which directs the secretary of the treasury to redeem in coin legal tender notes outstanding in 1879, and making 1879 the date of resumption of specie payment. The bill was reported by MT. Cox, chairman of the committee on banking and currency, and it was passed by vote of 1O6 yeas to S3 nays. It was nearly party vote, but few Democrats voted against the repeal and few Republicans for it .. The recent gale on the coasts of England and Scotland re- suited in the death of over forty sailors and fishermen. The Cheyenne Sioux Indians at the agencies request tho government to cease hostilities for short time to allow them to arrange peaceful armistice with Sitting Bull ...... A letter to the London Nesos states that recent investigation shows that the Turks have burned sixty villages and massacred welve thousand of the inhabitants, in many cases in the most cruel and ferocious manner. ...... George Cheslitt, an old and feeble man, living with his daughter near Elwood, N. J.,