Connecticut western news., 1879-06-04
NEWS OF THE DAY
GENERAL ITEMS.


 Pennsylvania railroad at Bailey's Sta tion, Pa.
 John N. Buzzell has confessed the | authorship of the Jennie Clark, Lynn, trunk tragedy, and that he was hid in the woods for four days while the officers were working up the case.
 The race for the Derby Stakes, Lon- don, was won by MT. Acton's brown colt Sir Bevys. MT. John Trotter's chestnut colt Palmbearer came in second, and Lord Rosebery's bay colt Visconti third. Twenty-three ran. Uncas was scratched. The Ohio Republicans nominated Charles Foster as their candidate for Governor. The platform condemns the course of Democrats in Congress and plants the party flag in defence of Ma tional authority, free suffrage and ca ual rights, and strongly c1mmends the course of the President and Secretary Sherman.
 The Iowa Greenbackers nominated Daniel Campbell for Governor.
 In New York Kate Mcdonald was sentenced to one year in the peniten- tiary for throwing vitrol in Joseph W. Taylor face, and Ellen Meade received a sentt nee for five years for committing similar assault on John McEuery.
 The archbishops and bishops have issned an address in relation to Arch bishop Purcell's debts, describing 3 plan for his relief and giving statement of the assets and liabilities and the begin ming of subscription list.
 Seven children have died from drink ing poisoned water in brook at Newark, Vt, and two others are not expected to live. The brook had been polluted by the carcasses of 8 horse and several saefp. A Mrs. Morse lost two, Mrs. Aldrich two, Mrs. Carpenter three, and two others of hers are the ones referred to as dying, taking her entire family.
 John T. Vincent and four other men, while travelling from Fort Keogh to Fort Assinaboine, were attacked by fifty Yanktonnais Indians. After fight ing twenty hours and killing eleven of the redskins the men succeeded in effect ing their escape, but were obliged to abandon their horses and wagons.
 The British India Steamer Naviga- tlon Company's steamer Ava, of Glas- gov, was in collision with another ves- sel, and the Ava sunk. Sixty six of the crew and four passengers were drowned The Ava was an iron screw steamer of 2,600 tons, built at Dumbarton in 1873. She was $50 feet long, 36 feet beam and 2S feet deep; was rigged as a three masted schooner and had three decks.
 Miss Emma Henry, twenty-seven years of age. of Henryville, Pa., while going down the cellar steps with lamp in her hand, fell and was burned to death
 John King, aged thirty-six and Walter Swan, aged twenty, residents of Lewiston, N. r., were drowned in the Niagara River by the upsetting of ga small boat.
 The Fall River spinners have post poned counting the votes cast recently for and against strike until June IA. The weavers have asked for an advance, and threaten to sue corporations employ ing help over the legal time.
 The total loss by the fire at The Dalles, Or. is $200, 900. Several hotels and number of the principal business, houses were destroyed.
 The Thirteenth Regiment of Brook lyn took part in celebrating Queen Vic toria's birthday at Montreal. They were reviewed by the Marquis of Lorne and the Princess Louise, and in the evening the officers dined with the Lieutenant- General commanding at the Windsor Hotel.
 The English Government has or Gered the prosecution of the directors of the West of England and South Wales District Bank at Bristol, which failed recently, on the charge that they were guilty of interpretations in their annual reports.
 The new Cathedral on Fifth avenue New Yoik, was formally blessed on Sun- day morning with imposing ceremonies. Cardinal McCloskey was assisted by six archbishops and thirty-seven bishops. The sermon was preached by Bishop Ryan of St. Louis. At vespers Bishop Keane, of Richmond, preached. The building will cost g, 2,500, 600 when fully completed.
 -Wm. Lloyd Garrison, who has been known as the father Of the Abolition party of this country, died in New York after short illness. MT. Garrison was born in the little coast town of New buryport, Mass, on the 18th of Decem- Der, 1904, and his active life covers a period of forty years.
 During thunder storm in the Gal casien river, Louisiana, propeller was sunk and six persons drowned.
 The Warner Silver Bill was passed ln the U. s. House by vote of IA yeas to 97 nays, after an alI-night session. It had been deprived of many of it's orig inal features previous to it's passage.
 Mrs. Jennie R. Smith and Covert ID. Bennett, who have been on trial in Jersey City, for the murder of Mrs. Smiths husband, Policeman Smith. on the morning of August 1, were convicted of murder in the first degree. The an. nouncement created the most intense excitement, as this verdict was unex- pected. A new trial will probably be granted.
 WASHINGTON NOTES,
 The Ways and Means Committee after disposing of several private bills fnrthel considered Representative Woods reso- < luflon relative to fixing 8 date for the adJournment of the present session of Congress. June 10 was finally agreed upon and the Chairman was authorized 70 report the conclusion to the House.
 The House Committee on Agricul- ture will report bill to give growers of tobacco the right to produce it in any quantity and for any purpose free of taxation. The bill is opposed by the Internal Revenue Bureau and the manu- lecturers of tobacco. Mr. Kimball, Chiei of the Tobacco Division of the Internal Revenue Office, says that the bill, il passed, will be disastrous to the States where tobacco IS grown as the money crop or chief agricultural product. He says that tobacco can be grown without