Connecticut western news., 1879-06-11
NEWS OF THE DAY
GENERAL ITEMS.

debtedness of the State on lure 1, 1S79x at $3. 573, $50, the revenue of the year at $525, ,S44 and the expenses at $569, ,205. ID. M. Bennett, of New York, who was convicted of mailing an improper publication, was sentenced to thirteen months in the Albany Penitentiary and fined $6OO.
 IA sad disaster took place at Cincin- nati during the burning of O. building. The walls of the building fell and thirty men were buried beneath them. Eight were instantly killed and others so severely injured that they cannot sur- vive.
 Jesse Allison, colored, was assassinated near Waco, Tex. George and Tom Fair, colored, were arrested but released. Tom was found near Allison's house shot and hanging to tree. Further on Georges body was found with the hands bound behind and riddled with shot.
 "A letter was received lat Nashville, announcing that United States Deputy Collector Jas. M. Davis and six men had been killed by moonshiners.
 IN. l.. Squires, who was convicted of murder in the first degree at Colusa, Gal, has comm itted suicide with razor given to him by his wife.
 The first sod on section B of the Canada Pacific Railway has been turned at Winnipeg, Manitoba.
 The Ohio Greenback convention nominated General A. s. Piatt for Gov e1nor and Hugo Dreyor for Lieutenant Governor. The platform adopted demands an ample volume of greenbacks to meet the business wants of the coun. try; opposes the issuing of interest bearing bonds opposes national banks i; favors protective tariff and concludes as follows All international revenue taxes should be dispensed with and 8 graduated income tax substituted. We demand the immediate calling in and payment of all United States bonds in full legal tender money. We demand an equalization of bounties for soldiers. We denounce all references to our late civil war of g malicious and insulting nature as revolutionary and wholly in- consistent with the principles of free government and antagonistic to tue res- toration of the old motto" United we stand, divided we fall"
 The American horses sent lest winter to Demerara have just made thelr first appearance on the turf of British Guiana and each of them has scored a victory.
 The Ohio Democratic State Conven- tion nominated Thomas F. Ewing fol Governor and A. V. Rice for Lieutenant. Governor. The platform indorses the conduct of the Democrats in Congress. Itdenounces the vetoes of the President, the demonstration of silver, the increase of the bonded debt, and the National banking system. It demands 8 repeal of the National election and jury laws. James O. Woodruff died in New York of brain fever from overwork ir getting mp his Scientific Expedition Around the World. The expedition did not prove success, and it's failure wor' ried MT. W. seriously. He was still ( young man, but his life and wealth were devoted to science and education.
 The Maine Greepback Convention nominated Joseph Fl. Smith of Oldtowr for Governor.
 The cyclone in Kansas proves tt have been more destructive than wal even feared at first. At least forty per sons were killed outright and some eighty others injured.
 The famine in Cashmere is very serious. Great distress prevails through out the country. Many towns anG villages have been depopulated. The authorities are sending assistance to the sufferers.
 The St. Petersburg Golos announce, that 500 Daghestan mountaineers wht revolted during the late war have beer exiled to Perm.
 The late Gen. James Shields wa born in Ireland, and commenced life a apoor boy. He served as Senator of tn, United States from the States of Illinois Minnc sota, and Missouri, and as an off Ger n the Florida war, the Mexican war and tbe late war. He died very sud denly just after delivering lecture il Ottwmwa, Iowa.
 IA terrible tornado started on tn, Western plains, broke into three sections which passed over portions of Missouri Kansas and Nebraska, doing frightfu amount of damage and proving very destructive to life. In Frankfort, Kan sas, 40 buildings were destroyed, 20 per sons killed and large number injured At Irving, Kansas, twelve persons wer, killed outright and forty wounded most of the~latter severely. At point in Missouri many buildings were de molished and a number of lives lost.
 A fire broke out at Silver Reef, Utah Consuming all the business houses O the west side of Main street, and abou twenty residences. The loss is esti mated at $500,000.
 Mrs. Edward McCann dropped dea from heart disease as she was entering church in Worcester, Mass, Sunday.
 Information from Gen. Grant party is to the effect that he will talk tbe last steamer in June for Japan which will bring him to Saa Francisc not far from Aug. 1.
 The second naval battle in the wa now wsging between Peru, Bolivia an Chili, has been fought off Iquique, be tween the Peruvian iron-clads lndeper dencla and Husscar and the Chilia wooden vessels Esmeralda and Cavadop ga. The Husscar alone came out of tn nght. The others were sunk.
 Eleven deaths have occurred g Island Pond. Vt, from drinking wate from the poisoned brook. Five childre of John Aldrich died and Mrs. A. is ir sane.
 The Zulus have taken to fghtin among themselves and 8 great battl took place on May II, when Gateway completely routed with terrific slaughte subordinate chief who with som thousands of his followers had detel mined to join the English. The latel advices indicated that the King with hi entire forces was awaiting Lord Chelml ford.
 The eruption of Mount Etna il