Connecticut western news., 1876-06-02
SUMMARY OF NEWS.

Interesting ItepaH from Home and Abroad.
 The Nevada Democrats, while they sent their delegates to the national convention un- pledged, strongly indorse MT. Tilden. ...., An explosion in "giant powder mill near Drakeville N. J., blew two men to atoms and destroyed considerable property ...... The score in the first game in the Philadelphia billiard tournament stood Slosson, 300; Ru- dolphe, 266 The score of the second game was Daily, 800; Foster, 150..... Hon. Wm. H. Barnum has been elected United States Senator by the Connecticut Legislature to fill the unexpired term made vacant by the death of Senator Ferry. .... A sudden squall upset 8 passenger steamboat near Hong Kong, and two hundred Chinese were drowned. .... The revenue authorities have seized twenty five distilleries, with forty thousand gallons of mash and liquor, at different points in North Carolina and Virginia Eight children em- parked in 8 leaky skiff on the Ohio river near Vevay, Ind, for & row, but when in the center of the stream the boat filled and sunk A man went to their rescue, but before he could reach them five of the children-au of one family-had drowned.
 A Philadelphia hotel clerk has been fined $500 for refusing room to colored clergy man. . After the burning of Daniel Ming's | house, near Dresden N. r., the bodies of his three children were found wrapped in each other &. arms. .... Four deaths from trichina have occurred at Savona, N. Y..... The Ohio Democracy instructed their delegates to the national convention to work for Wm. Allen. Their platform demands the immediate repeal I 1o-r x~A 1 legal tenders for bank notes, and the issue of legal tenders by the general government only !; that silver shall be legal tender in payment of all debts, and in all sums; opposes the con- traction of the currency ......T The New Jersey Republicans did not instruct their delegates :; | but most of them are in favor of Blaine. The | platform of the convention favors & speedy return to specie payments, free, non-sectarian public schools, and an economical administra- tion of government looking to the protection of American industries. .... The Tennessee delegates to the Republican convention were uninstructed, but it is understood the majority are for Morton coo, The Alabama delegates favor Bristow. .... The Iowa Democrats send their delegation uninstructed, and they are divided between Tilden and Hendricks. Their platform demands an early return to 8 gold basis as it will place the business interests of the country on 8 sure and steady footing at the same time it demands the repeal of the Sherman resumption law as injurious to the prosperity of the nation. Six of the Salonca assassins have been publicly executed in the presence of the French and German represen- tatives.
 Three returning miners were killed and scalped by Indians near the Black Hills. .... The Kentucky Republican delegates are solid for Bristow. Delaware's Republican dele gates have been instructed to vote for Blaine. l ..... The endeavor of one man to ride S05 miles in fifteen hours on thirty California nus- tangs, on the Fleetwood course, New York, was unsuccessful. The driver gave up blind and exhausted after 226 miles, having been in the saddle eleven hours and twenty-siz minutes. At that time he was but ten minutes behind time, despite the falling rain and heavy track. Henry 0. Bowen has been expelled from Plymouth church ...... The Mississippi steamer Pat Cleburne, exploded her boiler near Shswneetown and burned tc the waters edge. Five of the passengers and crew lost their lives and ten were wounded.
 Kansas Democrats send their delegates to the national convention to work fer Hendricks.
 Texan rangers attacked band of Mexican cattle thieves while they were in the act o1 crossing the Rio Grande with their booty, ant } succeeded in killing ten of the sooundrels anG recapturing some of the stock. ... Six of the crew of the schooner Thomas 0. Street wer,
 lost in Lake Erie by the capsizlng of thei craft in squall
 The Democrats of Kansas instructed thei delegates to the national convention to vot for Hendricks ..... One stage and two hack
 full of passengers were stopped by three high waymen near Dallas, Texas. The outlaws ob
 tained nearly $7,O00. Another stage arrive,
 upon the scene while the robbers were search ing the first; but the driver whipped up hi horses and escaped, although ordered to sto
 by the highwaymen, who fired upon the stage which was responded to by the passengers. An enforcement of the Sunday liquor law il New York resulted in the arrest of over fiv
 hundred saloon keepers ...... Miss Julia Mat
 thews the English opera singer, died in Sl
 Louis .... Count Andrassy, the Austrian pre- : mier, says the peace of Europe will not b
 broken ...... German is to be the officia : language of Prussia. .... The large paper bo board factory at Whitefeld, N H., was de stroyed by fire, inficting loss of over $60, ,000
 ... The Mexican state troops under Geners Escobedo have reoccupied Matamorss, whicl f Diaz had evacuated ...... Dupont's powde
 mill at Wilmington, Del, exploded, and fou s men were killed.
 A man and woman, claiming to be husban ], and wife, hired room in hotel at Whining
 ton, Del, and both committed suicide b
 poisoning during the night. No cleu to thei l. identity can be found . The politicians c
 the country were generally surprised by tn J. appointment by the President and conhrmatio
 by the Senate of Attorney General Pierrepon , to be minister to England, uice Schenck, resign ed the appointment of Secretary of War Taft be attorney general, and of J. Donald Can
 eron, son or Senator Cameron, to be secretar Il, of war .... A hailstorm in portions of Ne l. Jersey did considerable damage to glsss an
 fruit, especially in Morristown. The storm el n tended over large portion of the oountr.
 doing damage in Michigan, Iowa and Wyon J. ing Territory, where it developed into 8 heay
 snowstorm. =. The British government wi }, not grant amnesty to the imprisoned Fenian J. .. Potato bugs have appeared in the Dell
 ware valley.
 d FORTY-FOURTH CONGRESS-.