Connecticut western news., 1879-10-01
NEWS OF THE DAY
GENERAL TTKMs,

&ENERAL ITEMH.
 At Pa. m. Friday, fire broke out Tn bakery in Sherman street, Dead wood, Dakota Ter, ard the flames spreading lapidly, almost the entire business part of the city was consumed. 7 thousands of persons have been rem dered homeless and left destitute. The k loss IS roughly estimated at from $l,5OO, ,0OO to $2, ,00O,00 There is little or no insurance.
 The Minnesota Democratic State Convention nominated Edmund Rice, r, of St. Paul, for Governor, and E. P, Barnum for Lieutenant Governor. The financial plank was the occasion of a long debate, and resolution, demand ing the substitution of greenbacks for national bank notes and the free coinage of silver. was finally adopted.
 During the walking match in New York City, while Hazael, the English runner, was on the track, cobble stone was thrown squarely at him, and mar rowly missed it's mark. A man named Holland, who threw it, was arrested and locked up. The reason of the act was that pool of $1, 800 had been formed on Howell, Guyon and Merritt for first, second and third places, and the object was to put Hazaef beyond a chance of : interference with the pool. The greater portion of the business centre of Carroll, Carroll County, la, . was destroyed by fire, involving a loss of 2 from $150, GOO to $200,O0 The Masonic : : and Odd Fellows Hall, the Presby- $ terian Churck and over forty business houses were burned. The insurance amounts to about $35,00O. Rebuild ing has already begun.
 A young lady of sixteen years, liv- =4ing in Buffalo, was abducted by young man who hoped to secure ransom for her release, but the abductor was ar- crested and confessed.
 The English advance into Afghan lstan has begun.
 The Colorado Democratic State Con- vention nominated George U. Richmond, of Pueblo, for Supreme Judge. The resolutions favor the free and unlimited coinage of silver; denounce Senators Teller and Hill for voting against the Warner bill, and demand the extinction of the title of the Ute Indians to all lands in Colorado.
 The Massachusetts Prohibitory Convention nominated Rev. Daniel 0. @1ANJg OA 11JOO I d1h, TUT SOV0EuOIo Timothy K. Earl for Lieutenant Gov ernor, and Charles Amy for Secretary of State.
 From July to September 20 the imports of specie at New York exceeded the exports by $25, ,306,314. During every year since 1861 there has been an excess of exports of specie over the im- ports. Even 80 late as 1875 there was of r&c kr 100000.
 s12-OMcial intelligence has been receiv- ed and confirmed from authentic sources by the way of Persia, that the Russian advanced column has been defeated by the Turcomans at Geok Tepe, with the loss of 700 killed, and that the Russians are falling back on Beurma.
 The boiler of the tug 0. W. Parker exploded of Lincoln Park, Chicago, killing Robert Lakey, the captain John Callaghan, the engineer Peter Rogers, the fireman, and William Burton, the cook. William Mcclure, the only sur- yivor, was badly injured.
 The controversy between the Louis vile, Ky, cabinet manufacturers and their workmen regarding an advance of .l5 per cent. in wages eliminated in a general strike.
 A Paris dispatch says the grape crop of France is bad in quality and de- ficient in quantity.
 The strike of the colliers in Stafford shire, England, has been ended by the masters yielding to their demands.
 In letter published, Hon. A. B. Cornell accepts the Republican nomina- ton for Governor of the State of New York.
 William Liest has been arrested at Detroit for making and selling counter felt coin.
 A ghastly story comes from Cash mere, that two boat-loads of famine stricken people were taken out into the lake and drowned. The story has been contradicted, apparently on the authority of the Dunbar, but it obtained general credence among the people and visitors :. in the valley.
 A dispatch from Shutar- Gardan. Afghaniston, says body of Mongols waylaid returning convoy near that place, killed nine Sepoys and sixteen muleteers and carried off eighty-four mules.
 ..-Prince Bismarck has been received with great eordiality in Vienna; it is ex- pected that an Austro- German alliance will be established by him.
 The prospects of American trade with Brazil are deemed good.
 During the year ending June 30. 1879, 2,676 post offices were established and ], ,079 discontinued. The total num- Der of offices now existing is Al ,244.
 Professor PefAra announooa fbo 5,s coyery of planet of the eleventh mag nitude in 23 hours A min, right ascen- sion, and 10 deg. min. south declina- tion, with dali 1y motion of 2 minutes south.
 "A destructive fire took place at Kiev. Russia. The offices of the fire brigade and the chief police station, 8 gunpow- der magazine and four petroleum stores were simultaneously set on fire. The whole city was wrapped in thick, black cloud of smoke, and every now and then the people were terrified by a series of detonatlcns and loud explosions. The entire garrison and the firemen of the suburbs and many of the inhabitants labored indefatigably to extinguish the nre, but despite their efforts it con- tlnued until the morning of the second day after 1t broke out. The loss was enormous. Many lives were lost, in- ciud1pg those of several children.
 Helen Burke, young woman living near Media, Penn, was burned to death at an early hour in the morning by the explosion of coal oil lamp. ' General Conway, of Kansas. tells a Kansas City Journal reporter that me ne4t f year lOO, ,OOO negroes will emigrate from