Connecticut western news., 1878-03-28

commanders of vessels but that line officer not above the grade of lieutenant, shall be detailed to perform the duties of such secretaries. The bill was passed.
 MT. Stephens Oem., Ga.) reported bill to amend the laws on the subject of coinage. Ordered printed and recom- mitted. It provides that the coinage of gold and silver bullion shall be on an equal footing, the actual cost of coinage to be paid by the owner; that the Secretary of the Treasury shall re- ceive on deposit silver bullion Gin what ever quantities it may be offered), have it assayed and put in suitable bars, properly stamped, and issue certificates therefor, just as certificates are now issued for gold bullion and gold and sil- yer coin. Such certificates are to indi- cate and represent the value of the bullion so deposited in standard silver dollars of 4124 grains, and are to be re- ceivable ill payment of all public dues. The bullion so deposited is to be retain ed in the Treasury for payment of the certificates. The deposltor is to pay the expense of assaying and stamping the bullion and of its coinage. The Secretary of the Treasury is to have the right of converting such bullion into standard silver dollars, and to take up such certificates in coin or in bullion at his option. The bill prohibits further coinage of twenty-cent, fve-cent, and three-cent silver pieces makes the frac- tional or subsidiary silver coins legal tender to the amount of $2O; authorizes its redemption at the Treasury in legal tender money when presented in sums of $100 or over :; and authorizes the continuance of the coinage of trade dol lars exclusively for foreign trade, but
 limits the amount to $750, cooper month.
 MT. Ward (Rep., Pal introduced a bill providing that persons intending to make actual entry and settlement under the Homestead acts shall receive, through the Interior Department, free transpor- tation for themselves, families, farming utensils, and personal effects to their new homes, and also seeds for two years cultivation.
 On Friday, March p, there were five executions-tWo in Delaware and three in Georg1a victims being in every case colored men.
 R. A. Ammon, of Pittsburg, who was at the head of the Trainmen's Union at the time of the strike, testified before the State Legislature Committee that, as Governor Hartranft was then absent from the State, it was the impression among the strikers that no one had au- thority to order out the troops to fire upon them and that they resisted the militia, believing they were defending their rights 1n so doing
 John Wallace, of Littleton, w. Va, has confessed that he attempted to as- sault Mrs. Baker, aud, while she was trying to escape, he murdered her with hammer. Then he killed the child.
 The two negroes Chambers and Col. ins were hanged at Newcastle, Del. for assault upon a woman tramp. They protested their innocence of the crime tc the last, and as Smith, who was witt the woman when the assault was said tc have been committed, declared that he and the woman had committed perjury 1t was expected that the Governor would grant reprieve. The Executive saic that he could find no extenuating cir cumstances in the case and declined tt interfere. Public sentiment was de cidedly opposed to the hanging, as Ii was believed that the two men were no guilty of the crime as charged.
 A dreadful explosion took place il
 Henrico county, Va., about six mile
 from Richmond. The boiler of stean
 saw mill exploded and five persons wer
 killed, ,and six others dangerously wound
 ed. The boiler was without stean
 guage.
 A special despat ,h to the Londol
 Times, from St. Petersburg, says rumor
 are in circulation that Russia has de
 handed that the British fleet quit tn
 Sea of Marmora immediately. The COT
 respondent has reason to believe tha
 these reports, although exaggerated, ar not entirely unfounded, and that Russl is making, or about to make, represents , tions in regard to the British fleet. -Forty-ive persons were made ill b the water from the foul we'll in Richford
 Vt., and five died from its effects.
 The distress in Servia continues : Five thousand wagons have gone t , Wranja and Pirot to bring provisions
 The increase of rinderpest flinders trans , portation.
 : The ship Azor leaves Charlesto with full load of colored emigrants fo | | Liberia. ..
 l A family named Murray, in New
 port, R. T., had four children lying dea from diphtheria and three others nc expected to live, at..the same time. Tn 2 father was almost insane, and threatene F to shoot the undertaken. Apolice office
 was compelled to be in attendance. l child coming from New York is SUI s posed to have brought the disease. A train on the Houston and Texs
 Railway was robbed by four maske men. The express car was taken pol l. session of, and the mail plundered, an
 Express Messenger Thomas wounded a About fifteen or twenty shots were e7 !. changed. The leader of the gang WE T about 26 or 27 years of age. All al f peared to be young men. They mao l. the engineer, fireman, and the agent, an s a negro who was on the platform, stan e in front of the express car door so tt = messenger could not fire.
 : At Toronto large number of pc
 sons were injured during riot thu n occurred while O'Donovan Rossa was l that city. Rossa barely escaped wit s his life.
 "A large numhar nf Dartmouth st,