Connecticut western news., 1876-11-03
SUMMARY OF NEWS.

The resources of the New York city State l banks amount to $67, ,177, ,507. The other State | banks throughout the State have resources | to $33, 480, 328. Two men, one | white and the other colored, were instantly | killed at Carbon Hills coal mine, near Rich mond, Va, by the explosion of four boilers in | which the water had been allowed to become | exhausted. One other colored man was fatally | injured A confagration at Louisville, Ky, destroyed the large wholesale houses of Hecht | & Harris, Davis & Haden, Carson, Daniels & | Co.,, and A. Levy, besides damaging surround | ing property. The losses foot up $6OO, 1000. .. Bakers sash and blaming mill at Chester, Pa, | was destroyed by fire. LOSS, 10000; insur- | ance, $11, ,O00. ... The owner of the running l horse Tom Ochiltree has offered to run him 8 four-mile race against Ten Broeck for SIC, GOO. | 600. The mayor of Savannah, in conjunction with the president of the relief association, has addressed letter to the people of the country, heartily thanking them for their generous response to the appeal for aid, and that there will be no need of further ...... The business center of Jordan, N r., was totally destroyed by fire.
 An equestrian statue to Gen. McPherson was unveiled with appropriate ceremonies at Washington by the Army of the Tennessee.
 ... There is considerable agitation in the grain market over the prospect of an European war. Russia at present supplies most of the continent with wheat. ....W While 8 crew of seniors from the Wesleyan College was rowing on the Connecticut at Middletown, Conn.,, the boat struck stone and filled, one of the cars men, Cyrus P. Marsh, being drowned. :. |. The British ship Rydal Hall for San Francisco, was wrecked on the coast few miles from the city and nine of the crew perished. .... Sitting Bull coolly sent one of his chiefs to Fort Peck to ascertain if the government would permit his warriors to come to the agency ard trade for ammunition. The envoy stated that their ammunition thus far had been captured in the Custer fight or bought from traders in the Burning Grounds. This chief was present when Custer was killed, and says the troops fought desperately; but the Indians were so many that not all could join in the fight, there being eleven different tribes on the field. ..... The total vote on the State tickets in Indiana was 433,3 1908, divided as follows: Williams, Dem., 213, ,098; Harrison, Rep, 207, ,977 liar. rington, Independent, 12, ,226. Williams msjori- ty over Harrison, 5, 119. The Democrats have majority of 1913 cn the Congressional tickets -electing four members to the Republicans nine. The lower branch of the Legislature contains ffty-three Republicans, forty-fve Democrats, and two Independents. The sen- ate stands: Democrats, twenty-five Repub- licans, twenty three; Independents, two..... Francis P. Blair, father of Montgomery and General Frank P. Blair, died at Silver Springs, Md, aged eighty-dve years. Throughout his long career he was prominent politician, and the nearest friend and adviser of Clay, Jack son, Van Buren and other prominent men. He founded the Washington Glcbe st the in- stance of General Jackson. .. The trial of Mrs. Irene House at Trenton N. J., for the murder of her husband, the noted New York divorce lawyer resulted in an acquittal.
 The grand jury at Salem, N. J., found 8 true bill of murder against James Weeden, Samuel Collyer, John Clarke, Richard Good win and 6 Fiddler " Neary, for the killing of Walker in the prize ring . .. There were 175,- 900 admissions to the Centennial on the joint Delaware and Maryland day. The tourna- ment on Georges Hill, in the grounds, was witnessed by 75,O0O people. The knights, riding at full tilt, endeayored to take rings from the arches with the points of their lam ces. The knight of Delaware took the first prize, securing eight out of nine rings. The Centennial knight stood second, and the knight of Connecticut third. Congressional nominations New York, sixth district, s. s. Cox, Dem; eighth, Fernando Wood, Dem. ninth, Elijah Ward, Dem.; tenth, Abraham s. Hewitt, Dem.; eleventh, Benj. A. Willis, Dem. thirteenth, J. Mansfield Davis, Dem. twelfth, Geo. A. Brandreth, Rep; New Jersey, sixth, Wm. A. Fighter, Dem. Massachusetts, fourth, J. G. Abbott, Dem. .. The other great powers support Russia in her demands on Turkey. Servia and Montenegro decline to give any armistice. Great Britain has sent troops to | the Mediterranean, and is increasing her naval armaments. 1.-The insurrection in China ie spreading rapidly. .....A fire in the lumber dealing portion of Chicago destroyed $54, ,0OC worth of property .....A hurricane swept over the lower part of Florida and it is feared much loss was accustomed ... The oficia
 figures of the election in Ohio shows Barnes
 (Rep.) majority for secretary of State to be
 4,956, his plurality being 6,727. Twelve Re.
 publicsns and eight Democratic members ot
 Congress are elected. The vote for secretary
 of State was as follows: Barnes, 3l5. 040
 Bell, sos, ,313 Chapman, 1,771.
 The single scull race between Brayley ant
 Wallace Ross came off at St. Johns, N. B. Int
 distance was two miles and turn and the stakei
 $1,0O0. Ross beat Brayley with ease by fivt
 lengths. Time, 2S:30. The Witherspoor
 monument in the Exhibition grounds at Phila
 delphia was unveiled in the presence of
 large crowd. Gov. Bedle, of New Jersey, wal
 the orator. The report of New York
 canal engineers shows that the cost of cana
 engineering during the past year has beer
 $70, 60 less than the previous year. Mrs
 Ira Baker, of Glon Lock, Pa., while labor.nI
 under an aberration of mind, beat fnthe head
 of three of her children, aged two, four an,
 six years, with club. An infant was fount
 completely covered with mattress, the ob
 ject being to smother it. The three children
 cannot survive. .. The trotter Great Easterl
 has again defeated Smuggler, at Boston
 Time, 2:21, 2:2433, 2:25. .. During an alterca
 tion in low lodging house in New York, Johl
 Kelly was stabbed to death by Quimbo Appo
 8 Chinaman, who was arrested. This make
 the fourth person he has killed since his ar
 rival in this country-having served in diff ferent prisons nearly sixteen years for tt,
 crimes... It is recommended by the Gerna,
 commission that the government grant sub
 vention to enable German exhibitors to com
 pete at the French exposition.
 Engineer Henry M. Staples and Fireman
 Lewis Phillips were killed near Keene, N. H. l by railroad collision. The late hurrican
 which swept over the West Indies did consid
 erabie damage on land; and during it's preva
 ience eix Spanish schooners were sunk and
 number of other vessels injured, including tw