Connecticut western news., 1878-01-31

William Miller. young man resid- ing at Newell's Run, Washington county, Ohio, died from 8 wound inflicted by Miss Elizabeth Taylor, whom he had se- duced. He had renounced her and notified the Overseers of the Poor to take her to the infrmary. This coming to her ears greatly incensed her, and, procuring an axe, she repaired to his room, where he was sleeping, and liter ally cut his head opon.
 In Milwaueee, Wis, Frank Faulk went out riding with the Misses Helene and Emma Jacobs, daughters of the cashier of the Second Ward Bank, when backing freight train of the Milwaukee and St. Paul railroad struck the carriage, demolishing it and killing Mir. Faulk and Helene Jacobs, who lived about fifteen minutes. Miss Emma Jacobs was fatally hurt. All were prominent and highly respectable residents of Milwaukee.
 Three negroes were hanged in Ken lucky on suspicion of having committed murder.
 By gas explosion in the Holiday street theater, Baltimore, four men were badly injured, one, James Knapp, fa- tally.
 -Cleopatra's needle has arrived safely in England. -..
 A Russian official dispatch from Ka- zanlik says that General Gourko fought Suleiman Pasha from the 18th to the 18th of January. The Turks were final ly driven into the Rhodope Mountains. Their loss was 4,OOO killed and 5000 prisoners. Forty-nine guns were also captured. ....
 A Constantinople dispatch received at Paris says that the whole district of Bourgas has been devastated by bashi- bazouks and Circassians, who slaughter ed the inhabitants and burned villages whole. The Bourgas district borders on the Black Sea and lies south of Varna.
 Tt is officially stated at St. Peters burg that the Russian losses in the war up to January 10 were 82, 195 men. A telegram received in Berlin from Tashkend, dated January 19, says that the Chinese took the city of Kashgar by | 8 coup de naain. The Emir, Boy Kui Beg, escaped from the carnage and fed to the Russian Province of Ferghana. He solicits Russian support. The whole of Kashgar is now in the power of the Chinese.
 -Chief Moses is at the head of an out break amongst Neg Perces Indians.
 Eddie Swalley, boy aged seven teen, was accidentally shot in the head and killed at Erie, Pa., by ;he careless use of pistol in the hands of a playmate.
 The tobacco manufacturers are peti- tioning Congress not to reduce the tax.
 -Milkmen who water their milk are being arrested in large numbers in New York city.
 Stanley has received a number of medals and decorations already.
 The labor troubles in San Francisco are so serions and menacing that the militia are frequently under arms.
 It is estimated that 6O,00O persons followed the remains of the deceased Fenian Mccarthy to the grave. Never before has Dublin witnessed such scene.
 In drunken quarrel in Trenton, N. J., one of the parties named Vansant was beaten and kicked to death.
 MT. Allen, who was bitten by dog on New Years Day, died at Shanandoh. Pa., of hydrophobia on the 2Oth inst. | Il. M. Brown, sixty years of age, g respected resident of Jamestown, N. Y., committed suicide by hanging himself ir barn. He was probably temporarily insane.
 Fourth class postmasters by new arrangement are to receive pay only fol the stamps they cancel andn those tha they sell.
 Robert Young was suffocated in { building on fire in Boston.
 Every steamer from England for tht United States brings more or less gold Some steamers bring as much as $1, ,OOO, 900 each. .,....
 Counterfeit trade dollars are in cir culation.
 -Advices from Texas say that Indian raided into Mason county, killed tw' men and ran off large number of cattl and horses. United States troops ant Texan rangers are in pursuit of thu raiders.
 There was received at the Redemp tion Agency, Washington, from cit, ) bank, $20 note, two-thirds of which wa counterfeit and the remainder genuine The note was pasted very nicely; and a the right end of the bill was genuine, , teller in counting this package would have passed it if he had counted it iron the end. The only safe way to examine bank notes is to count them so that tn whole note can be seen.
 At Camden, N. J., an infant chil' was nearly devoured by dogs. They ha. dragged the body some distance am
 when discovered were fighting over it. I The sale of the Erie Railroad, whicl
 was to have taken place Jan. 21st, ha
 been postponed until the 25th of Marcl
 by order of the Courts.
 t A bill introduced by Senator Dave s to the U. s. Senate directs the Seeretar
 of the Treasury to purchase the Freed mans Bank building and adjacen n property owned by the Freedman e Savings. and Trust Company, opposit h the Treasury Department in Washington I The price is not to exceed $275, 900, an
 the money is to be placed in the Unite States Treasury to the credit of the con " missioners of the said insolvent con