Connecticut western news., 1878-07-18
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 There are now 100 tons of silver bullion in the New York assay office.
 The first passenger over the first railroad in the world, w. N. Found, of Birken. head. England, has just died. | The Russians estimate their total war ex. penditure at nine hundred and eighty. eight million roubles. es.------.--.--.--.'
 Rev. Henry Ward Beecher preached his last sermon in Plymouth Church Sunday last, before taking his vacation.
 On the day before Queen Mercedes died, II ,OO0 inquiries as to her health were made at the palace by letter or telegram or in per- son. ~E}5
 The governor of Iowa has warned the sheriHs to be ready to protect persons and | property from the depredations of organ | ized bands of tramps. -, A Paris publishing house is preparing an edition of the Lords Prayer m 1,200 lan- guages and dialects. The book will be ded- icated to Pope Leo XIII. e ..H The suns rays generated gas in whisky barrel in liquor store at Steubenyille, Ohio, Thursday, when the barrel exploded killing the son of the propritor.
 Dr. William Schirmer, formerly Tweed's private physician, died last week at Green wlch. He was at one time coroner in New York city.
 One hundred and forty-three Cubans, who were transported to Spain during the insurrection, have been pardoned and lib- erated.
 William Kicker, aged twenty-one years. shot himself through the head at Revere. Mass, Tuesday evening. Cause, despon- dency and ill health.
 A miner fell into Nevada shaft, and would have gone down 500 feet had he not, ! ln the darkness. chanced to grab a chain after falling few yards,
 Klng Alfonso has created Martinez Cam pos of Cuba, Knight of the Golden Fleece, and elevated General Jovellar to the rank of captain-general of'the army. Samuel Runnells. carpenter, fell thirty feet from scatfoldlng Ut the Universalist church, Manchester, N. H.. Tuesday after noon, and probably was fatally injured.
 An Iowa temperance lecturer paused in his speech to take drink of water. put the glass down and lazily reached toward the end of the table for @ coffee grain Force of habit.
 According to annual custom, @ party of Americans in Paris visited, on May 20, the little cemetery of Picqus, where Lafayette is bnried, and placed 8 pot of flowers, grow ing in American earth upon his tomb.
 The largest strawberry farm in the world is probably that of J. B. Young, Jr. about two miles from Norfolk, Virginia. He cul- tivates 250 acres, aud yield last season was 500, 900 quarts. Good old Virginia!
 At fire of but little importance as to damage, which took place in New York Wednesday morning, Jasper Castillo, ci- gar maker, was suffocated 10 death by the smoke. Fr
 At the Juvenile asylum in New York Tuesday, boy named Crowley was ac- cidentally killed by a blow from & bat which flew from the hands of a comrade during ball game. ..... G3t
 General Cary predicts that the Greenback party will elect from sixteen to twenty con. gressmen and hold the balance of power in the next Congress. He is sure, also, they will elect the next President. .}1
 Telegrams from Oregon state that the Indians are proving very troublesome. Captain Miles has met the savages near the town of Pendleton, and fought them for several hours. Governor Chadwick has called for volunteers.
 A barge with two thousand beehives aboard is afioat in the Mississippi, and is to be moved up and down the river during the season so as to be all the time in the midst of flowers. The bees will be thus kept con- tinually within Teach of the best material for honey.
 The famons Italian painter S;gnor Tran Quillo Cremons, who died recently, used to mix his colors in the palm of his hand. The oxide of lead contained in the colors, gradually became absorbed into bis system and caused his death.
 Corrinne. the Gentle town of Utah which Brigham Young cursed, is in de. cline for the third time, the Mormons hay ing taken up the railroad connections and got possession of the steamers which for. meIlY made the place freighung cen Ire.
 Hodel, the would-be assassin of the En- peror William, was arraigned on Wednes- day. He pleaded not guilty, maintaining that he only attempted suicide. Thirty witnesses testified, however, that he aimed at the Emperor. He was sentenced to death. .... ...
 Jesse Pomeroy, the young villain now in the state prison ill Massachusetts for the murder of several small children, was al. lowed to work the other day, but spoiled $75 worth of stock in @ malicious way, and has been sent back to solitary confine- ment.
 In Amsterdam, N. Y., hurricane. We'd nesday afternoon, demolished broom fac tory. Nine workmen were buried in the ruins. Robert Bergen, Frank Hart and Patrick Eagan of Amsterdam were fatally. the rest severely injured. Several other buildings were damaged.
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