Connecticut western news., 1879-11-12
NEWS OF THE DAY
GENERAL ITEMS.

tialed for insulting Suffers wife at a Military Post. He was drunk at the time.
 In New York City the official vote is: Robinson, 59,416; Cornell, 46, 205, and Kelly, 42,977. For Lieutenant Governor, Potter, 98,6 675 and Hoskins, 5O,O25. The new Board of Aldermen will stand, Democrats, 2; Republicans, b; Tammany, g.
 Fully 100 lives have been lost by the floods in the island of Jamaica. The coffee crop is seriously injured.
 In New York Mir. CornelTs (R) plurality is about 40, O0O. The next Sen ate will consist of 24 Republicans and 8 Democrats. In the Assembly there will be 92 Republicans and 36 Democrats, giving Republican majority of 56. and securing Republican majority of 72 on joint ballot.-In New Jersey the Re- pubicans have made considerable gains; they will have majority in the State turns from all but eight towns in Massa- 121, ,716; Butler, los, SOY Adams (D.), 9,734, and Eddy Proh. ), 1,473.-The majority of Butler (R.) for State Treas urer in Pennsylvania is about 50,00O.- The Republican maj ority on the State ticket in Wisconsin is about 22, ,00O.- The Republicans of Minnesota have elected their State ticket by about 1O,- 000.-In Maryland the Democrats have elected their State ticket by about 19,- GOO majority. The Legislature is Demo- cratic and the County tickets are Demo cratie.-In Mississippi the Democrats elected their ticket generally. Several colored Independent representatives are elected and several Greenbackers.-In Nebraska the Republican majority is about 5000. A Valparaiso dispatch dated Ooto- Der 12 says the captured Peruvian tur- reted ram Huascar had been lowed thither and was about to be reftted and manned by Chllian crew. The Chilian Government had ordered funeral honors to be raid the late Rear Admiral Grau, who commanded the Huascar.
 The first cargo of American new wheat which arrived at Cardiff, England, consisted of 43, 300 bushels, and was in splendid condition.
 -TLe testimony in the Riddle case at Norwich, Conn.,, showed that the pris- oner had shown favor to the Griscol girl, whom he subsequently, married be- fore his first wife's death. The Court held the prisoner for the action of the Superior Court.
 The United States Treasury Depart ment has notified collectors of customs that each bill of sale, mortgage and other like instrument relating to vessel property must be acknowledged before notary public and must set forth the portion Of the vessel owned by each maker and the portion conveyed by the instrument and to whom. Collectors will also be careful to notify the party presenting the instrument that in case of an actual, transfer hereunder the vessel cannot obtain American docu- ments unless the instrument recites her last register, enrolment or license.
 Twelve hundred immigrants arrived st Toronto last month, large majority of whom either settled in Ontario or went to Manitoba-an increase of 692 over the number for October last year. Joseph B. Bowman, fish dealer of San Francisco, shot Mrs. J. H, Hays and her niece, Annie Carr, inAicting slight wounds, and then blew his brains out, because Miss Carr refused to marry him.
 The St. Louis Post Dispatch, in an article on defalcations, says since 1870 city and county officers in St. Louis have defaulted to the amount of $463, ,000, of which only $197, ,OOO has been recovered or collected from sureties.
 On the arrival at Havre, on her last trip out from New York, of the English ship Williams, the mate was arrested on charge of attempting to murder the master, Captain Journey, and setting fire to the ship, which was petroleum laden.
 Eleven prisoners have been ex- ecuted for participation in the massacre of the British Embassy, and sixty per sons have been examined since the trials began.
 -One-third of the town of Mound City, H., was destroyed by fire. The loss is $75, 5000.
 In Hillsboro, N. O., Bob Boswell was hanged for the murder of his wife, and ln Cornwall, Ontario, Clark Brown was hanged for the murder of bis father and sister at West Winchester on the night of the 2d of September.
 --Dutcher, the pedestrian, was matched at Madalin, N. Y, to make twelve miles go-as-you-please against the horse Judge Barnard, who was to make twenty miles. At the end of the ninth mile Butcher gave out.
 Five counterfeiters sentenced tC State prison escaped from Ludlow Street Jail, New York City.
 Sir Stafford Northcote, Chancellor of the English Exchequer, in answering letter calling his attention to the pop- ular distress in the southwest of Ireland and suggesting immediate action by the Government in providing work for the employment of the people, says that he sympathizes with the people. but car only refer them to the Iyish Executive He adds that direct interpositiun by the Government would be opeL to crea1 abuse.
 A fre-damp explosion took place ir the Mill Greek mine, sixteen miles iron Scranton, Pa., and five men lost theiI lives. The bodies were hoisted to the surface amid the lamentations of the friends of the unfortunate men, It is thought that the flame from one of the miners lamps came in contact will some gas and caused the explosion,
 Tho San Francisco Grand Jury have found true bill of assault witt intent to murder against Charles Dc Young, of the Chronicle, based on his assault on Rev. I. s. Kalloch.
 The debt Of the United States was reduced $10, ,000,00 in October.
 The Spanish steamship Enriuue from Liverpool, picked up a sailor anG passenger of the barkentine Sally. from Pensacola for Havana, winch foundered in the Gulf October 27. Siz persons were lost, and the survivors were in an open boat four days.
 Great bush fires are rsoinp in thc