Connecticut western news., 1878-03-21

passed by vote Of llo yeas to ll6 nays. A telegram announced the death in Havana, of yellow fever, of Representa- tive J. B. Leonard of Louisiana. MT. Robbins (Dem., N. C.) reported a substitute for the bill to promote the deposit of savings in the Treasury and the refunding of the national debt. Re ferred to the Committee of the Whole. It provides that, for the purpose of re funding the outstanding six per cent. bonds into bonds bearing lower rate of interest, any person may deposit at any postal money order office lawful money of the United States in sums not less than one dollar, and shall be entitled to receive therefor postal money order on the Treasury and that, when such money orders shall be presented to the Treas ury at Washington, they shall be entered to the credit of the depositor and when such deposits amount to the sum of fifty dollars, they shall, at the option of the depositOr, be converted into four per cent bonds
 The Pesthe' Lloyd states that Eng land and Austria have agreed to demand the annexation of Thessaly, Epirus and Macedonia to Greece if Russia persists in the extension of Bulgaria.
 Joseph Lapage, the double murder CT, was executed at Concord, N. H. He confessed that he killed Miss. Ball and Josie Langmaid. He died with scarcely 8 struggle.
 Gus Johnson was hanged Ill Rome, Ga., for the murder of Daniel Afford, & negro, in August, 1876. This IS proba- bly, the first instance of the hanging of @ | white man for killing negro in Georgia.
 The house of Henry Grazer at Port Madison, Iowa, was burned. The neigh- I bors seeing the fire rushed to the rescue, but too late to save MT. and Mrs. Grazer, whose bodies were almost burned to 8 crisp. Both had been murdered, and the house then set on fire to destroy the evidence of the crime. Arevolver which was not the property of MT. Grazer was found near the bodies with one barrel discharged and the hammer raised.
 Four members of the junior class of Princeton College have been held to bail, for assault, to appear before the Grand Jury.
 A commission to investigate the whisky business has been agreed upon by the United States Senate. It's mem bers are to be appointed by the Presi- dent, and they are allowed ten thousand dollars to spend.
 Philadelphia had sad tragedy. A boy only twelve years old, named Park man, shot and killed a compan1on named McAdams, for refusing the former some candy. -.-
 In Jersey City five tenement houses were destroyed and over one hundred families rendered homeless.
 The President has approved an act amending the laws granting pensions to the soldiers and sailors of the war of 1872 and their widows.
 A fire at the village of Hubbardston, Mich, destroyed eleven buildings, in- cluding bank ard hardware store. Loss, $11, ,00O; insurance, $8,O00.
 At Columbus, Ohio, guard in the penitentiary was attacked by three con- victs and fatally injured. A convict started to leave the shop, contrary to orders, and was told by the guard to re- turn to his work. The convict struck him on the jaw with an iron bar. The guard collared the offender, when he was attacked by two other convicts, one of whom struck him on the head with a hammer, fracturing his skull. ..t
 During the famine in India not less than two millions of people died of actual starvation. The amount spent by the Government in relief work and in camp charity was about $3O, ,OOO, ,OOO, and the contributions, chiefly from England and Australia, amounted to $2, ,500, 900. The famine is considered at an end, as the new crops are coming in, and are safe from damage. Nevertheless, many iv- ing skeletons may yet be seen in the cities, and, at latest advices, hundreds were lying by the roadsidss unable to move.
 In the village of Harrison, Ohio, a new gas apparatus was being tested in the town hall just built, when an explo- sion took place, the building being de- stroyed. Two persons were instantly killed and several others dangerously injured. A scene of wild terror and horror occurred.
 Atlanta, Ga., was visited on Sunday by terrible tornado which did large amount of damage. Several churches were injured, and in one congregation eighteen persons were injured.
 At the annual meeting of the stock holders of the Union Pacific Railroad a resolution was presented to create a sinking fund to pay the debt due the United States.
 The Agence Russe of St. Peters burg states that Germany and Austria have assented to the proposal for the Congress of the chief ministers of the Powers to be held at Berlin. The assent of the other governments is expected. Prince Gortschakoff is much better, and will go to the Congress. ... Y
 The treaty between Russia and Fur key signed at San Stefano, bears the title: Preliminaries of Peace," and contains twenty-nine articles. The in- demnity is fixed at l, ,41O, ,OOO, ,OOO roubles ($1, ,119, ,340, ,0OO), but HOO, ,OOO,O 900 rou- bles are covered by territorial sessions. Nothing is fixed concerning the terms and period of payment of the BIO, ,OOO,- | 900 roubles ($246, 14O,OOO. No guaran- tee is stipulated, nor is there mention of the Egyptian or Bulgarian tributes or of the Turkish fleet. The treaty simply