Connecticut western news., 1879-01-08
At Terre Haute, Ind, three boilers


 John M. Armstrong, who is under sentence to be hanged on January 10, at Camden, to have special session of the Court of Pardons convened to con- sider petition to have the death penalty commuted to imprisonment for life, on the ground that the prisoner is of un- sound mind.
 A meeting took place among the field laborers belonging to the Michebena sugar plantation, Cuba. Several over- seers were killed, and the slaves took to the woods before the troops arrived. The laborers will be hunted down by dogs and shot.
 The following reduction in the force of employees ip the Custom House at Boston, Mass, has been made, to take effect Jan. 1, 1879: One clerk at $1, 400 year; one at $1 200 year; one at $800 8 year; one clerk and store keeper at $1, 400 year; one laborer at g a day.
 Porter Burgess, age 22 years, com mitted suicide by taking strichnia at his home in Dinwiddie County, Va. He was found dead in bed. Deep melan- choly, caused by the recent death of his wife, is supposed to have induced the act.
 Sixteen years ago Frederick Eckert, a private soldier in a New Jersey regi- ment, was pierced by Confederate mimic ball at the second battle of Bull Run. Since then it has been gradually moving around his side until Saturday it touched the vital point, when he died.
 WASHINGTON NOTES.
 The annual circular of the Director of the Mint, giving the value in United States money of the coin of the different countries of the world, shows that the dollar is the monetary unit of eight countries. The gold dollar of the British Possessions of North America, of Liberia and of the Sandwich Islands is of the same value as our dollar. The silver dollar of Mexico is worth one hundred and one and one-half cents in our money; that of Bolivia, ninety-six and one-half cents {; that of Peru, Ecuador and Gen. tral America, ninety-three and one-half cents. From this statement it appears that the bullion value of the silver dollar of the United States is nearly ten cents less than of the silver dollar of the South American countries. =
 -Ex-Secretary of the Navy Borie has sailed for Europe with his physician to join the ex-President's party, which is to sail around the world in a United States vessel.
 Secretary Sherman has told cor respondent that he has no intention of resigning his place in the Cabinet to run for Governor of Ohio.
 On resumption day in Washington nothing occurred at the Treasury or elsewhere to remind one that the coun- try had resumed specie payment. Many people called upon the Secretary and the Treasurer, but found them attend ing to their regular duties, just as though nothing important had happen ed. In the cash room 8 few people were surprised, when they presented coupons, to be paid in greenbacks with out being asked by the teller what kind of money, they would prefer. Hereto fore, since the recent order of the Secre- tary, coin has been handed out, but the payee has been informed that he could have notes if he preferred. On Thurs day if any one asked for coin he was
 
 $20, 900 paid at the Treasury in the re- demption of coupons, all except $2, 861 was paid in paper. Almost the only holders ot coupons who asked for coin were the city banks, which pay out gold over their counters in cashing checks and coupons for customers who desire the coin, and to reimburse themselves for which they are obliged to transport the coin from New York. These banks all took coin checks.
 Senator Thurman has replied to the request of the Teller committee for the sources of information upon which he based his amendment extending the scope of the Blaine resolution so as to include the elections in the North. Fol lowing the example of MT. Blaine he refers the committee to the newspapers generally, but he also calls attention to the petition presented from New York as to John Davenport's methods, to Judge Freeman's decision, to Judge Kelley's letter and to Senator Wallace's speech. -
 The Treasury Department, on &C., count of short appropriations, has been obliged to refuse to grant requests from several Northern points for permission to heat public buildings at night for the benefit of iuries in the United States courts.
 The bill for the reorganization of the army will be called up soon after the holidays, and General Banning will endeayor to have day set for it's con- sideration. Secretary Evarts says that the ap- pointment to the Berlin Mission will not be made until Congress meets, and the nom1nee will probably not be chosen until after the vacation. Mr. Evarts also said that all that has been pub- lished concerning the selection of any of the various candidates is pure specula- tion, and his remarks gave the impress sion that the nominee is as likely to be person not yet mentioned for the place as any one of those whose claims for the office have been laid before the Presi- dent.
 In consequence of the card recently put out by number of prominent Con- gressmer of both parties certifying to their belief in the groundlessness, of certain charges against the moral character of Congressman J. H. Acklen, committee of leading Louisiana Demo- crats, which, at his request, investiga- ted the matter last October, consisting of Duncan F. Kenner, D. B. Penn, and others, publisher synopsis of the evi- dence upon which they advised at the | time of his withdrawal from the canvass. The members of the Southern Claims Commission, whose terms will soon expire, will all be reappointed by | the President.
 | Annie Dumnlinps