Connecticut western news., 1878-12-04
IUR NEWS SUMMARY.

By boiler explosion at Uniontown, 'a., three men were instantly killed, me mortally and ten others seriously injured. Most of the men were on the roof of the boiler-house helping to erect a new stack when the explosion occurred. Secretary Thompson, in his annual report. says the Navy has been greatly improved the estimates for the Navy proper do not exceed the appropriation for this year.
 Robert Heller, the noted magician, died in Philadelphia very suddenly.
 A bomb thrown at Count Andrassy, in Pesth, smashed palace windows, but injured nobody.
 Russia intimates that she may aid the Ameer if England occupies points menancing the security of the Asiatic dominions.
 A large number of bodies from the lu-fated Pomerania have washed ashore. The New York canals close for the season on the 7th of December.
 Ex-Governor Curtin, who was can- didate for Congress in the Clearfield (Pa) District, will contest the right of Yocum to his seat.
 The German mail steamer Pom- merania, which sailed from New York November IA for Hamburg, was sunk at flight by collision with another large vessel of Dungeness, in the English Channel. The Pommerania had $50 passengers on board at the time of the disaster. Nearly all the passengers were Tn their berths and many went down with the vessel. One hundred and seventy-two of the saved arrived at Dover, and a few survivors have reached Plymouth. Sixty persons are missing, including the 2d officer, first engineer and doctor. The are believed to be drowned.
 Tt is expected that the Potter Com mlttee will be instructed by the House at the opening of the session to investi- gate the whole subject of the cipher telegrams.
 The sudden removal of the local agency firm of the Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Company at Louisville has brought to light deficit of upwards of $2O, 900, and which, it is said, is of i've years standing.
 A postal card has been sent around the world on a wager, not quite in eighty days, like Jules Verne's Phin- eas Fogg," but in 117 days, and it came very near making the journey in ninety six.
 Important information as to the hos tile attitude of the Chinese forces on the Eastern fontier of Russia reaches us, emphasized by the intelligence that Russia has found it necessary to rein force her garrisons in that part of the Empire. This will not diminish the disposition of the St. Petersburg Gov ernment to play waiting game with England in Afghanistan. So far noth- ing has occurred to check the British advance into the country of the Ameer.
 The attempts to save the life o1 Jobn D. Pbair, who was reprieved under remarkable circumstances on the morn ing of the day on which he was to be executed, have been so far successful that the law designed to give him new trial has been passed by both houses oi the Vermont Legislature in an amended form.
 The Vermont Legislature passed g resolution instructing the State Con gressional delegation to use all honora ble means to prevent the repeal of tn. Resumption act.
 The New York and Chicago ex presses came into collision the othe, day at Winona station, on tn, Great Western Railway. One engine and two cars were wrecked. The driver fireman and seven German emigrants o1 the west-bound train were injured.
 -Advices from Jacmel, Hayti, il reference to a revolution in South Ja maica, say number of exiles landed a Aquin, mastered the town and marched on Aux Caves. It was reported tha Aquin had been entirely destroyed b, fire. Miragoane had also revolted.
 Amid the booming of great guns the shrieking of steam-whistles and tn loyal cheers of the British seamen man ming the yards of the fleet at Halifax supplemented by the music of "Go Save the Queen" the Marquis of Lorne Canada's new Governor-G General, accom- panied by his royal wife, the Princes Louise, made his landing in state, an proceeding in procession through tn crowded streets to the Provincial House took the oath of his high office. admin istered by MT. Justice Ritchie, of th Dominion Supreme Court, in the pre- ence of the most distinguished men an the most beautiful women of Canads After the ceremony the Viceregal part dined with Lieutenant-G Governor Arch bald at Government House, and in Il evening drawing-room was held, u Marquis of Lorne and the Prince Louise, assisted by the Duke of Edil burgh, receiving the presented guests.