Connecticut western news., 1878-03-07

The unclaimed dividends now lying at the Bank of England amount to 93,- 5O6, ,956.
 The United States House Committee on Elections decided to 6, that Dean Dem. is entitled to the Third Massa- ehusetts District contested seat. MT. Chandler Oem.) voted to seat MT. Field Rep.)
 The New Jersey Legislature has passed the six per cent. interest bill.
 The new Pope, Leo XIII, promises to carry out the policy pursued by the late Plus TX.
 There was great rejoicing ill Spain when it was prematurely announced that peace had been declared in Cuba and the rebellion was ended.
 The faculty of Princeton, N. J., Col lege have dismissed all the students known to have been engaged in the late hazings.
 The Commissioner General of the United States to the Par1s Exposition has received an annex of 100 feet square, the devoted space being too limited.
 The latest outrage in Utah is the passage of law which virtually dis franchises the Gentle population and places the elections under the control of the Mormon priesthood.
 The President laid before the United States Senate message enclosing reports of the General of the Army, Quarter master General, Commissary General, and Chief of Ordnance, showing that the estimated cost of the Sioux war was $2, 812,531 the value of ordnance stores expended in action, lost on battlefelds, or abandoned for want of transportation, $7O, 466. 23 the casualties, 16 officers and 267 enlisted men killed, and officers and 123 enlisted men wounded.
 Secretary Sherman said in conversa- tion that he shall execute the silver bill promptly and thoroughly and in the spirit in which 1t has been passed. He could not understand why the question as to his conduct could be even suggest. ed in the Senate.
 MT. James Farson, of Chicago, wal awakened about 3 o'clock in the morning by burglar trying to open window 1T his bedroom, and with his revolver shot the burglar through the head, killing him instantly.
 There shall be three Presidents o! | the United States, each one of whom shall be taken from one of the three sev eral prominent sections of the United States known as the Western States, the Eastern and Middle States, and the Southern States. This is the main fea ture of the proposed amendment to tho Constitution introduced in the Unltet States House by Southard, of Ohio.
 Turkey is required to pay Russis an indemnity that amounts to just abou $500, 100000, and an additional $2OO, 900, 900 in bonds :; or, in all, $1, ,OOO, 900, 00O. This is the amount of the none, indemnity that Germany obtained iron France after the war of 187O-71 France could pay the indemnity, and did pay it while Turkey cannot. So Russia hal required Turkey to cede territory ant to turn over the revenues derived iron her tributaries and mines.
 It is rumored in Panama that tn steamship Karnak is lost of Chiloe.
 Col. Jacob B. Freese, Harry 0 Freese, and Louis K. Freese, father an, sons, were sentenced to imprisonment a Trenton, N. J., for elnbezzlement an' conspiring to defraud the bank whicI they controlled. The elder Freese wa sentenced to State Prison for five years and his two sons to the county jail fo six months each.
 The lookout of the 4,OOO weavers a Oldham is not expected to last long, a the weavers do not belong to any trade association. If it is not quickly termin ated it is likely to cause the disemploy ment of 3O,O00 operatives Ill othe branches of the trade in England.
 The residence of David Oikle, ol Pleasant road, near Bridgewater, Nov Scotia, was destroyed by fire. A son 0 MT. Oikle was burned to death and Mrs Oikle badly burned.
 The emigration to New South Vale still continues. During the past yea five vessels, with nearly one thousan' passengers, have sailed from New York The New South Wales government pay one-half the expenses.
 The body of Heinrich Wehlen, wh was convicted of the murder of Max Hug Hochne, near the Changers Encamp ment at the Centennial Exhibition, wa found in his cell, at Norristown, Pa. hanging to bar of the window by rop made from his bedclothes.
 A number of vessels went ashore O. the Jersey coast during the gale an with their cargoes were lost.