Connecticut western news., 1878-10-16
OUR NEWS SUMMARY.

majority in Ohio was 5000 to 1000 Eleven Democratic and nine Republican Congressman were elected. In Indiana six Democrats, six Republicans and one Greenback Congrescmen were elected. In Iowa seven Republicans and two Greenback Congressmen were elected, and in West Virginia three Democratic Congressmen were elected. In the pres ent Congress the Democrats have 156 and the Republicans 136 Thus far the Republicans have lost ten members there having been twenty-eight Re publican, twenty-one Democratic and five Greenback new Congressmen elected in the States which thus far have held elections. In the same States the pre- sent delegation stands thirty-nine Re publicans and sixteen Democrats. There was a failure to elect in the third Yer mont District in September, and second election will be held November five. The legislature of Indiana is Democratic, thus securing Democratic Senator for that State.
 At Decatur, H., Charles Everman and neighbor quarrelled while cutting corn in field, and Everman struck his neighbor three blows on the neck with O corn-cutter, severing the head from the body.
 A revolt of 100000 peasants has been feared at Ningpo, in China, Churches and schools have been burned by rioters in the Province of Flu Kien. The iuries in the case of the Adel- phi explosion hold Assistant-Inspeotor Blake, Engineer Hovland, and the Steamboat Company responsible for the accident.
 The great race at Chicago was won by Hopeful, with Rarus second.
 Samuel Conover was nominated for Mayor of New York by a Tammany- Greenback Convention.
 A fire in East Sixty-frst street, New York, damaged eleven buildings, caus- ing loss of $10O,0OO.
 General Gideon J. Pillow is dead.
 A boiler explosion in Burns Mill, near Hope, Ark, killed two men and seriously injured several others.
 The Santa Cruz negro rebellion was serious. Private advices received are to the effect that the destruction oi property is far larger than at first re. ported. Eight or ten miles of country have been ravaged, and upward of one hundred plantations burned.
 The Missouri Republicans nomi, mated Alexander r. Denny for Judge or . strong hard-money platform the con. vention received with tremendous applause O proposition to nominate Grant for President.
 The steamer City of New York from Sidney by way of Honolulu to Sar Francisco, brings reports that in New Zealand five Wesleyan missionaries were murdered and eaten by the bush natives near the Mallcola coast. Eighty of the tribe were killed by the traders and coast natives in retaliation.
 The last of the wires that go te make the great cables of the Brookly1 Bridge has been run across the East River, and what is called the process ol "wrapping has been begun. This will take all winter.
 By an explosion of gas in the Pros pect Mine, near Wilkesbarre, Pa, foul miners were killed.
 The news from the yellow fever dis, tricts continues still gloomy and dis couraging. In Louisiana the country districts as we'll as the city are suffering severely, and no changes for the better are reported at the other infected dis tricts.
 In Greenville, Miss, 50 per cent ot all those attacked by the yellow fever died.
 Fighting has begun between tho Afghans and Khyberees, who are British allies.
 -Attorney-G Devens has is sued an order to District-Attorneys il the South, directing them to act prompt ly wherever there is intimidation il election districts.
 In New York Stocks piano factor, was burned with loss of $6O,OOO.
 The United States Treasury report officially that upon resumption eth legal-tender quality of the United State notes will remain as before, and tn circulating notes of National banks ar redeemable in United States notes."
 One of the great regions throug which the flying Cheyennes swept devastated. A large number of person were killed, and the bodies of eigh children were found on the prairies.
 In New York city John Carpente had been sent to prison for severel beating his wife. Determined upon re venge, he went to church Sunday, an stabbed Mary Lyons by mistake, suI posing her to be his wife. The churc was crowded at the time, and terribl scene ensued.
 Four first and two second prize have been won by New York men in th Montreal athletic sports.
 -OLeary easily defeated Hughes i their six days walk in New York cit, O'Leary made 4O3 miles, finishing tl six days contest 93 miles ahead ( Hughes.
 -Dr. R. V. Pierce, the patent med cine man, has been nominated for Col gress by the Republicans of the Blu falo district.
 John Thomas, negro, was caugl and lynched at Franklin. Tenn, f.