Connecticut western news., 1876-02-25
SUMMARY. OF NEWS.
Interesting Items from Home and Abroad.

Interesting Items rom Home ana ADfOa0s
 The block in New York city bounded by Broadway, Grand, Crosby and Howard streets was almost entirely consumed by fire. The Broadway buildings were some of the hand somest in the city, and were very costly. Twenty-f four business firms were burned out, the best known of whom are Lesher, Whitman & Co.,, trimmings Catlin, Brundrett & Co.,, cloths and clothing. The widely known Con- tinental Hotel was also completely demolished Three firemen were killed and 8 number wounded by falling walls. The entire loss footed up $3,O0O, 900, on which the insura nee reached $2,0 ,000. .....C. A. Marshen was convicted of murder and sentenced to im- prisonment for life, three years ago, at Bloom ington, Ind, but recently secured another trial. While temporarily confined in the town To kup, he was taken out by 8 masked mob, and shot and killed. ..Queen Victoria opened Parliament in person, for the first time in & long while. Her speech, which was read by the Lord Chancellor, was congratulatory and pacific !. The Minnesota legislature re- fused to vote $25, ,OOO for the Centennial. .... Rich gold mines have been discovered in the San Jnan district of Colorado.
 A postal treaty has been signed by the rep resentatives of the United States and Japan, agreeing that the rate of letter postage shall be five cents between thegtwo countries, and two cents upon newspapers not exceeding two ounces. The new arrangement will come into operation on the first of April next ...... The Anglo Egyptian bank of Cairo has contracted to advance SIG, ,oOo, GOO to Egypt on the security of her crops, and also loan of $70, 0,000, 900 to meet the Egyptian floating debt and other charges :. Weston the American pedestrian, walked a match with Perkins, the English champion, and beat him. Perkins gave out on the sixty-ffth mile, while Weston was still fresh. ... Through express trains from Bos- ton to Philadelphia have been arranged-the time allowed being twelve hours.... The interest-bearing debt of Tennessee amounts to $22, ,908, 900. ..... Prince Bismarck, in 8 speech in the German Reiohstag, declared that the nation was content with what it possessed, and had no wish for conquest.
 The Bank of Commerce, at New London, Conn.,, was robbed of S21 ,50O by parties who succeeded in opening all three combinations. They left $500, ,000 worth of bonds, but whether accidentally or through fear of identification is unknown. J. R. Hilman, county treasurer, has sbsconded from Wooster, Ohio, leaving adefcit in his accounts of $60, 900 ...... Hon. Reverdy Johnson, while at Gov. Carrolls house at Annapolis, Md, dining with some prominent officials rose from the table and went to another room for his usual after dinner nap. Shortly after servant found him dead in the yard. It is supposed MT. Johnson, whose sight was poor, went into the grounds for fresh air, and stepping on a piece of loose coal, was thrown down, his head striking the projecting base of the house, and fracturing his skull. Mir. Johnson was nearly eighty years of age..... MT. Bowen wished to lay the proof of his charges against MT. Beecher before three prominent Congregationalists, but the Plymouth committee would not consent. .... Three young children of Andrew Bates, a mechanic, were drowned in Lake Whitney, near New Haven, Conn.,, by breaking through the ice. Their mother also broke through, but was rescued.
 The Senate by vote of forty-one to fifteen, passed the House bill appropriating $1,50O, ,OOC for the Centennial exhibition. ... George c.
 
 bank, has confessed that he committed the robbery, and has made restitution of the funds ...... The House of Representatives passed the Consular and Diplomatic Appro- priation bill which appropriates about $914, 900, being $470,000 less than last year.
 A ninety-mile trotting race took place from Montreal to Sorel, Canads, the winning horse accomplishing the distance in ten hours. Hi competitor broke down Four Romsn news publishing 8 speech in which Garibaldi extoli x republic as the only honest form of govern ment ...... At a meeting of Plymouth churcl MT. Beecher denounced MT. Bowen as 6 sian , derer and liar. "...... The Scottish rifle clul has decided not to accept Sir Henry Halford' proposal for sending combined British tean to Philadelphia, but will send team of it own. . .Abduraham, the leader of the Kho kand insurgents, has surrendered to Genera Scobeleff, commanding the Russian forces. . Owen Lindsay was hanged at Syracuse, N. Y. for the murder of Francis A. Colvin. Lindsa asserted his innocence to the last.
 The funeral of Reverdy Johnson took plac in Baltimore, there being at least 10, GOO peopl present, including the State officers, member of Congress, and many high dignitaries iron Washington. The bells of the city were tolle continuously for four hours Of the 1T churches invited to the Plymouth advisor council 117 have appointed delegates, aR twenty-six declined the invitation. Pesac N. Rubenstein was convicted of murder i l Brooklyn, N. Y, and sentenced to be hange March 24th. e. Bishop Machebeuf, of tn Catholic church at Denver, Col, has publicl threatened the opposition of his constituenc to the ratification of the constitution if it COT tains an article prohibiting 8 division of tn | school fund. An explosion occurred in
 coal mine at West Pittsburgh, Pa, by whic I four men were killed and several wounded. I The steamer Germanic made the quickest tri across the Atlantic yet recorded, the time be ing seven. days, fourteen hours and fort
 minutes. ... Severe and damaging floods hay recently occurred in Indiana.
 The Sultan of Turkey has signed the deere granting the Audrassy reforms to the peopl of the insurgent provinces. Both branche of the Montana legislature have passed th
 bill granting $3,5O0, 900 to aid in constructin
 the Northern Pacific railway. .... The captain mats and five seamen of the Italian bar
 Enrico Merelle, were swept overheard durin
 8 hurricane, while on 8 voyage from Philade
 phia to Queenstown. Her spars and sails wei
 blown away, and there were five feet of wats in her hold when aid was rendered. .A r, igious riot occurred in Malines, Belgium, du
 ing which several persons were severely il jured ''''. .Landis, who shot Editor Carrut ) at Vineland, N. J., has been adjudged sane !
 . court, and set at liberty :. The steam,
 City of Quincy, from New Orleans for St. Loui sunk in the river below Memphis, and ws 8 total loss. No lives were lost. Her cargo 450 tons of sugar, on which there was an il surance of $25O, 900, was totally ruined . :.