Connecticut western news., 1878-03-28

-O'Donovan Rossa, who went to Toronto to lecture, was met with so furi- ous a reception that he had to leave his lecture unfinished, and barely escaped with his life.
 Ada. o. Sweet has been re-appointed and confirmed as Pension Agent of Chi eago.
 The Iowa Democratic State Conven- tion is to be held at Cedar Rapids on Wednesday, May 15.
 England still manifests distrust of Russia, and refuses to prepare for the European Conference unless she promises to submit to it the recent treaty in full. Prince Gortschakoff reiterates that he will do so Russia continues to strengthen her hold on the approaches of Constan- tinople.
 At the annual meeting of the stock holders of the Union Pacific Railroad a resolution was presented to create 8 sinking fund to pay the debt due the United States.
 A special dispatch from Paris says "Six thousand persons have been at tackled with measles at Lyons"
 The joint resolution to pay certain Southern mail contractors the sum of $375, ,OOO, declared to have been due them on contracts before the war, failed to pass the House, the enacting clause being stricken out.
 At Pilot Grove, Mo-, Luke Taylor, a negro, was detected in the act of as. saulting little six-year-old girl, and was shot dead.
 The President has signed an act to make persons charged with crimes ane offences competent witnesses in the United States and Territorial Courts.
 The treaty between Russia and Fur key having been ratified the Russian ar my is returning home.
 The Age,ace Ratsse of St. Peters burg states that Germany and Austria have assented to the proposal for the Congress of the chief ministers of tho Powers to be held at Berlin. The assen of the other governments is expected Prince Gortschakoff is much better, ant will go to the Congress.
 The treaty between Russia and Tur key signed at San Stefano, bears th' title: Preliminaries of Peace," ant contains twenty nine articles. The in demnity is fixed at 1, 40, 900, 900 rouble' ($1, 119, $40, ,OOO, but 1,1O0,0OO,O0O rou bles are covered by territorial sessions Nothing is fixed concerning the term and period of payment of the BIO, ,OOO, 900 roubles ($246, 140,OOO). No guaran tee is stipulated, nor is there mention o the Egyptian or Bulgarian tributes or O the Turkish fleet. The treaty simpl, states that Russia and Turkey shal agree subsequently, about the payment Considerable changes in territory are t. take place. Turkey transferring much o her territory to Russia. Two sons of Matthew Lynch, age twelve and fourteen, were so badly hun by the explosion of. railroad torpedo , with which they were playing, at Fol , Wayne, Ind, that both died. Anothe 7 son, aged two, was so badly wounde I that he cannot survive. l In Cuba the insurgent chief Esteba : Arias, with 200 men with their arms ) surrendered, and the same day, at tn = Trocha, Jose Gomez and 15O person t with. their arms gave themselves uE t The surrenders continue. Perfect hal
 mony is reigning everywhere betwee , the Spaniards and Cubans. S It has been discovered in New Tor n city that an old man has a large numbe e of boys under his charge whom he l. educating to become thieves. a The Anchor Line steamer, City (
 Chester, was burned at the Elevator, [ n Memphis. Two lives were lost. Tn s boat and cargo are total loss.