Connecticut western news., 1879-11-26
NEW s OF THED DAY
GENERAL ITEMS.

Tine schooner Ross W1nenS went | ashore at Wilonghby's Spit. The cap- tain reports that he saw a schooner founder while at anchor in the bay, and | saw three men in the rigging, who were | lost. The committee on the nomination | of officers of the Army of the Cumber- i land for the ensuing year submitted the following names, which were subse- quently ratified by the votes of the so- ciety: President-General Phil. Sheri dan. Vice. -2residents-G General Under wood, Massachusetts General Barnum, New York General Carman, New ter sey; General Negley, Pennsylvania General Dufield, Michigan; Colonel Hobson, Kentucky; Captain Rhum, Tennessee General Morgan, Illinois General Streight, Indiana; General Myer, Ohio; Colonel Johnson, Missouri; Colonel Conover, Missouri; General Martin, Kansas Captain Wood, Minne- sota ; Captain Sellock, Iowa. Recording Secretary-C Captain Steel. Correspond ing Secretary-G General Cist. Treasurer General Fullerton. Toledo was chosen as the place of meeting next year.
 The condition Of Ireland excites great and real uneaeiness. Many Irish landlords a1e leaving the country under . threats of assassination. Insurrectionary placards are placed in Mayo and other counties calling upon the Irish people determined tC put strong measures ln force at once to maintain public order. The schooner Mercury went on the beach at Pentwater, Michigan. Seven of her crew were lost. Many vessels were lost during the storm.
 The Army of the Cumberland at Washington passed resolutions defend ing General Anderson from the charges of disloyalty.
 In the Smith Bennett case before the Court of Errors and Appeals of New Jersey, the Court said that the motion of the counsel for Mrs. Smith and Bennett, which would virtually have discharged the prisoners on the ground that they could not be placed in jeopardy by second trial, must be denied. The motion for writ of certiorari to bring the case before the Supre me Court from the Hudson County Court was also denied. The new trial of Mrs. Smith and Bennett will therefore go on in the Hudson County Oyer and Terminer as though no trial had ever taken place.
 The official vote of Maryland for Governor gives William T. Hamilton (Dem.) 9O,767 votes and James A. Gary (Rep) 6S,610. MT. Hamilton's E plurality, 22,157, is 6,222 less than the Democratic majority for Controller in 1878, and 2,401 larger than Tilden's majority in 1876.
 The steam-tug Seymour and four other tugs, of Ogdensburg, left Cape Vincent with tow consisting of three dredgee, two derricks and seven gcows. Of Sackett's Harbor gale from the northeast, with heavy enow-storm, sci in. When the gale struck the fleet all the tugs except the Seymour cut loose. The tug and tow got within five or six miles of Oswego when they lost sight of the lights. The tug turned around and endeavored to hold the fleet until daylight, but the fleet broke away and was lost with all hands, excepting six, who were rescued by the tug. Eleven persons, including three women and one girl, were drowned.
 An explosion occurred in tunnel on the railroad from San Jose to Santa Cruz, California. A blast caused an explosion of the gases generated by the Altering of coal-oil through the tunnel A second explosion WAS caused by g rescuing party's torches. Two white severely burned and about ter four Chinaren were killed. A seconG works.
 The former Confederate cruiser Shenandoah, has sunk off the Island O Socotra, in the Indian Ocean. The dat' of the disaster is unknown. Most O the crew were drowned. The Shenan doah belonged to the Sultan of Zanzibar
 Thirteen persons were drowned while crossing Lochindale, Islay Sc tland, while returning from fair.
 oA dispatch from Paris says the bee crop is even worse than was anticipated and the price of sugar has sensibly risen Many refneries have come to stand still and nearly all are likely to terminal, their operations by the end of Decem Der. The quality of the crop is inferio and the quantity deficient.
 A dispatch from Cabul to the Lon don Standard says: In all forty min, Afgbars have been hanged for compile fly Ill the massacre of the British Elm bassy. It is reported that trouble Ii apprehen5ed in the Ghuzni country One of the kbans and his brother ar, melting iusurrection in Kohistan.
 The Paris correspondent of thu London Daily NeaUs reports that tn, official journal announces that pardon have been granted to ffty-eight mor' Communists.
 The Danish Minister of War having Intentionally expressed an opinion publicly that Prussia intends to occup, Denmark at her earliest opportunity will probably resign.
 Lewis Scroggs has been convicted of the murder of William Waddell il Elliott County, Ky. 1t is feared tha the regulators, who have issued 8 proc lam ation regarding the prevalence 0 rime in Kentucky, may lynch him.
 At o'clcck Sunday evening tn shore end Of the new French cable wa landed at Nc1th Eastman, Mass, an soon afterwards signals were exchanges with tEe steamer Faraday, which lei Monday morning at daylight to make tn final connection seventeen miles out.
 The schooner c. G. Breed foundere in Lake Erie. The crew, consisting ( the captain and seven men, are suppose to have been lost, with the exception ( Frank Davis, who WAS picked up by tn propeller Milwaukee, after being nearl thirteen hours in the water.
 Judge Baker, Vice President of th St. Louis & San Francisco Railroad, ac mits that he has sold Jay Gould 2, ,OC shares in the road, and that the latte and his associates have gained contrt of it.
 The drought which has prevailed E long in Virginia causes great anxiet,