Connecticut western news., 1877-01-26
Serpeant Ressy and two men of

$120, ,000. .... Sergeant Bessy and two men of the Sixth cavalry, while Investigating the cause of the break in telegraphic communication be- tween Forts Fetterman and Laramie, were at tackled by fifteen Indians and a brisk fight en- sued, in which all three of the cavalrymen were wounded and their horses killed. ... Four or five buildings in Rondout, N. Y., occupied by cabinet makers, butchers and bakers, were de- stroyed by fire. Loss, $20000; insurance, $12,O0O . The break up of the ice in the Ohio and it's tributaries involved the loss of an immense amount of shipping. No lives were lost, however, with the exception of 8 brave fireman named Bernard Manning, who was en- deavoring to rescue woman and child from tugboat which was being swept off by the ice. The total losses are placed at from two to three million dollars. Between three and four hum dred coal barges, with two and half million bushels of coal, together with numerous steam boats, tugs, dry docks, lighters, etc., were wrenched from their moorings by the irresisti- ble ice flood and ground to slivers on the way down the river. .... A broken rail near Warren ton Me-, threw two cars off the track. Several soldiers on board were injured, but none fatal ly...... A dispatch from Calcutta, India, says that in one of the Bombay districts, Sholapore, the crops have totally failed. Things are nearly as bad in two other districts. The crops have partially failed in six other districts. Already 287, 900 persons are the relief works. In Madras the famine prevails i'll twelve districts, and million persons are now on the relief works. The cost to the State is estimated at over e2,000,000 sterling in Bombay and E4,- | 900, 000 in Madras.
 President Grant, in an order to Gen. Auger, of New Orleans, sustains the Packard govern ment in the following language: It has been the policy of the administration to take no part in the settlement of the question of the rightful government of the State of Louisiana, | at least not until the Congressional committees now there have made their report. But it is not proper to sit quietly by and see the State government gradually taken possession of by one of the claimants for gubernatorial honors
 by illegal means. The supreme court set up by MT. Nichols can receive no more recognition than any other equal number of lawyers con vened on the call of any other citizen of the State. A returning board, existing ill accord anee with law and having judicial as well as ministerial powers over the count of the votes and in declaring the result of the late election, have given certificates of election to the legislature of the State. A legal quorum, of which House holding such certificates, met and declared Mir. Packard governor. Should there be necessity for the recognition ot either, it must be MT. Packard. You may fur nish copy of this to MT. Packard and to MT: Nicholls. Upon receipt of this Gov. Packard issued proclamation ordering the Nichols government to disperse
 The order of President Gla ant to Gen. Auger, followed by the proclamation of Gov. Packard, created widespread excitement in New Orleans. It was believed in that city that the administra- | as force was not used by either side, and the proclamation, which, to a certain extent, recog- niZed the Packard over the Nlchols govern ment, caused the excitement dispatch says that as soon as the facts became known the streets were crowded with people, but that no acts of violence occurred. Gov. Nichols and his administration declared that they would give no attention to Gov. Packards proclamation, but would continue their government, not lnterfer- Ting with Packard unless attacked, when they would resist, as directed by the Louisiana Dem ocratic delegation in Congress. Preparations were made to quen any disturbance that might arise. Gen. Auger said that he considered the Presidents order as not recognizing either branch, but should await further instructions, which were hourly expected.
 A dispatch from Cape Town, Africa, says that alarming news has been received from Zulu-land. The Zula King Cettywayo refuses
 to permit the occupation by British troops of the territory which is in dispute between him.
 self and the Transvaal republic. He has re- turned unopened letter sent him by the
 British envoy, and has assembled 5000 warriors
 ill the disputed territory 1.-The Anglo-Ameri-
 can cable laid in 1866, has been broken. .... l Deputy Superintendent McCalls report showed
 that the officers of the Security life insurance
 company of New York city had committed ex- ! tensive frauds and repeated perjuries, and that
 the assets were less than fifty per cent. of the liabilities The revenue cutter Gallatin res
 cued the crew of the ice bound schooner R. C..
 Thomas, of Maine, while off the Massachusetts
 coast When found the feet and hands of the
 crew had burst open from the frost and they
 were in most pitiable plight. .. Two laborers
 were instantly killed and three seriously injured
 by being struck by locomotive while clearing
 snow from the track near Buffalo, N. Y.. The report of Massachusetts auditor places the
 State debt at $33, 55O, ,OOO-a reduction of $336, 900 from the previous year. The net cost of the Hoosac tunnel and Troy and Greenfield railroad is put at T17, ,200.079.