Connecticut western news., 1879-12-31
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GANkS1sAh xVBMHs ! The abolition bill which passed the spanish Senate provides for the gradual emancipation of the slaves in Cuba in 1856, 1887 and 1888, after eight years of provisional servitude under the present masters. The West Indian members of the Chamber of Deputies declare thet the law will satisfy neither the owners nor the slaves. By broken rail train on the Chi- cago and Alton Railroad was thrown from the track and wrecked. Two per- sons were killed and twenty-five injured. Senator Eaton said to a reporter that he thought there would be an early adjournment of Congress. When told that Speaker Randall intended to hasten action on the appropriation bills, he said, So will we. The Senate will give the appropriation bills sudden jerk that will put them through in a bury. I think the indications are that Congress'will adjourn much earlier than people expect"
 "A large number of letters from sol dlers and sailors have been written Rep resentstive Weaver, of Iowa, and other members of the House inclosing peti- tlons for the passage of the bill authoriz- Ing the payment to soldiers and sailors of the difference in value between the currency which they received and gold. -Maior E. w. French, clerk in the ofice of the Adjutant- General of Maine, under orders from Governor Garcelon, of Maine, proceeded to take 12O stand of arms from the arsenal in Bangor to Augusta, but crowd in Bangor, led by weil-known citizens, compelled him to return the arms to the arsenal.
 A despatch from Cincinnati says an old man named Richert came to that o1ty few days since from Maysville, Ky, and after selling his horse for LOGO lost the whole in gambling house and died soon after reaching home from the effe cts of his loss.
 The chief-eDgineer, doctor, boat swain and six seamen of the British steamer Borussia, from Liverpool to New Orleans, have been landed at Queenstown. The Borussia was aban- doned in sinking condition December 2. Many If not all of the passengers and the remainder of the crew it is feared are lost. The number of lost is various ly estimated. A Cork dispatch places the number of persons on the Borussia at 1S4. The survivors state that no order to launch the boats and prepare for the abandonment of the vessel was gwen by the oficers; the crew them selves lowered the boats without waiting for orders. About dozen passengers got into the boats with part of the crew. The remainder of the passengers went down in the vessel, with the captain. oIa Hremen, three stewards, the carpenter and two boys. One boatswamped along side of the steamer, and it's occupants, i've men, were drowned.
 It is announced that an association s being formed to obtain 8 remission of the sentence against the Tichborne claimant and for the restoration to the claimant of the possession of the Tich- borne property.
 Ninety eight Nihilists were arrested at a secret meeting at Kief, Russia. Three political offenders were hanged at Odessa December 19.
 John Robertson, or Charles Franks, an imitator of Chastine Cox, was caught h burglary by the women servants of Gen. John Hendriekson, of No. IA West Forty-eighth street, New York, early in the morning. He half killed one of them and the other drove him off the premises. He was caught and held in SIG, ,000 bail.
 "A freight train on the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railroad fell through burning bridge near Durant Station, Texas. The locomotive passed over in safety, but the tender and twenty-two cars were wrecked and burned. Mike Shelly, fireman, fell into the fire and was burned to death.
 At the farm of Mir. James W. Alien, near the village of Esgrestown, N. J., three children lost their lives. The house on the farm was occupied by Matthew Gleason, his wife and three children: john, aged 10; Margare, sged z, and James, aged 2 years. At an early hour in the morning the house took fire, and the three children were burned to death.
 An official dispatch was read in the Spanish Cabinet Council announcing that the most important insurgent load CT in Cuba and two of his lieutenants had been killed, and that the insurgent leader of the District of Cienfuegos and eight of his followers had surrendered. In the women's six day walking match in New York the folloMing score Ayas made: Howard, 393; Tobias, 387 sssicot, 384; Powell, 368; Kiibury,
 Anderson. 351 6; Cameron, 339
 nSpn; 336.2; Gushing, 295; Ed
 La Ohapelle, 273; Warren,
 &S4; Cooke, 26O.7; An.
 sobs, 217; Horton, 21O
 Cerito, 136.
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 g large amount of grain,
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 mention of the laws oi
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 al estates.
 Wfhe sitting of the Turco- Greek Emission the Greek members were strongly urged not to break off negotia. tiors, as the Porte is studying the iron. tiers.
 The winter palace of the Czar of Russia is HOW illuminated all night with the electric light as a precaution against further attempts on his life.
 The Empress of Russia, being still ill precarious health, will probably SC toSicily.
 Two brick houses in course of con. struction at Wilmington, Del, fell with. out warning. The property was com. pletely wrecked, and five men and boy