Connecticut western news., 1879-06-25
NEWS OFTHEDAY.
GENERAL ITEMS.


 GENERAL ITEMS.
 Reuters dispatch from Cape Town dated June states that Prince Louis Napoleon, Prince Imperial ot France, accompanied by other officers, left Col. Woods camp to reconnoltre. The party dismounted iu mealie-feId, when the enemy crept upon them and assegaled the Prince, killing him. Body recovered. The ISmess correspondent, writing from Itelezi Hill, says that the body of the Prince Imperial was discovered in field of long grass. There were no bull let wounds upon it, but there were sev- enteen wounds made by assegal thrusts. The body was found stripped and the clothes had been taken away.
 At Snow Hill, Md, Lillian Duer was found guilty of manslaughter for having shot Ella Hearn, and she was sentenced to pay fine of $500.
 The California Republicans have nominated George O. Perkins, of San Francisco, as candidate @ for Governor.
 A fire in the Metropolitan Hotel, New York, ruined the decorations of the fine dining-room, doing damage of $60,00O
 John Ayres, of Hartford, Conn, who over year ago was bitten by Q rabid dog, was seized the other day with hydrophobic convulsions and died.
 George Anticknap, of Arthur, Ont, , killed his wife on Wednesday with an axe. Anticknap has on three occasions attempted suicide by hanging but was cut down by his wife.
 "A dispatch from Sierra Leone an- pounces that the French evacuated the island of Matacony on June 5.
 The Elementary Education bill. which the Clericals bitterly opposed, has passed the Belgian Senate by 33 to 31.
 "A Socialist conspiracy has been dis covered at San Miguel, Spain, and seven of the conspirators have been inn prisoned.
 The commencement exercises closed satisfactorily at Princeton. Dr. McCosh banded diplomas to 119 graduates. and made brief address. He said the col lege was out of debt. MT. Dodge spoke at the alumni dinner. Exercises were also held at Seton Hall, and at the Brooklyn Collegiate and Polytechnic Institute.
 The Workingmen's Municipal Con- vention of San Francisco, Gal, has nomi- mated the Rev. Isaac Kalloch. pastor of the Metropolitan Baptist Church, for Mayor.
 At the Annual Reunion at Albany. the Grand Army of the Republic and several army corps societies held meet ings and elected officers. General Haw- ley made long address before the So- ciety of the Army of the Potomac. He spoke of the importance of military train ing, the injustice of necessarily carping at the Army, and the imperative need of well organized State militias.
 In the New Hampshire Legislature, ex,congressman Henry W. Blair was duly elected United States Senator.
 The Republican legislative caucus nominated for Secretary of State, A, B. Thompson, of Concord for State Treas urer, Solon A. Carter, of Keene for State Printer, John B. Clarke, of Man chester, and for Commissary. General, Lafayette Colbath, of Dover.
 The New York State Editorial Con- ventlon held its annual convention at Rochester. The annual address was de- hvered by MT. Whitelaw Reid, of the New York I1abuue. The programme included, also, the usual business meet ing, and pleasure excursion to Lake Keuka.
 The Putnam Phalanx of Hartford. Conn.,, celebrated the 17th of June by a visit to the birthplace of Captain Nathan Hale, in South Coventry. The occasion was one of great interest to the people of that and other towns in Holland coup- ty, and called together about 5000 per- sons. The Hon. Chauncey Howard made an address of welcome. A historical ad- dress was delivered by Col. Charles M. Joslyn, and speeches were made by Lieutenant Governor Gallup, Mayor Sumner, of Hartford, Judge David s. Calhoun and others. The formal ser wees tcok place near the granite monu- ment to Hale, in Coventry.
 At Newcastle-on-Tyne the scullinp match for the championship of England. stake of e200 side, and challenge cup. was won easily by Edward Hanlan. of Toronto, Canada. Hanlan attained the lead with ease and maintained it throughout. Ho rowed the three miles 57O yards in twenty-one minutes one second. which is faster time than had been made at any previous champion ship race. On his return to Newcastle after the race, Hanlan was cordially welcomed. The Canadians are greatly elated.
 At Salt Lake City, George R, Rev. holds, convicted under the law against polygamy, has been sentenced to two years imprisonment and $500 fine. He IS the first Mormon convicted of polvoa. my since the passage of the act in 1862, lie Will leave soon for the Detroit Pen- itentiary.
 Eleven persons were drowned at Buffalo Gap, Dakota Territory, Thurs day night by sudden rise and overflow of Beaver Greek, caused by waterspout. Four were women and three children. The other victims were four men, Two or them were team owners, one a pas- senger and one night herder. The others were all emigrants on their way to the Hills from Mills County, Ia. In hve minutes from the time the first alarm was given the whole surrounding country was flooded, and the water sub. slaed almost as suddenly as it rose.
 At Indianapolis, Ind, two men were smothered to death and two fatally injured Tn caving sewer.
 -Manley Stevens, jr., a night watch man at saw.mill at Hunters Creek Michigan, went home at an early hour and found John House there. Suspect. ing House of too great intimacy with Mrs. Stevens the husband shot him twice through the head and three times through the chest. He then shot Mrs Stevens through the head, and ended up by shooting himself through the head and killing himself instantly. Mrs. Ste- vens and House were alive at latest ac- counts, but it is thought they cannot recover. Stevens had been married on]v four or five months.
 The Fall River mill operat;vas