Connecticut western news., 1879-12-03
NEWS OF THE DAY
GENERAL ITEMS.

OOAoAdCtS lOE bu0 Columbia section of the Pacific Railway have been awarded. The bids amounted to $9, 167,O4O
 Two boys aged twelve, named Miller and Koberger, were drowned in Wawayanda Greek, Warwick, N. r., while skating.
 Preparations are being made for general and extensive demonstration in Philadelphia when General Grant visits that city ill December.
 Some sensation has been caused by the killing of an Alsatian exile by a German gendarme. The Alsatian was elandestine'y viaiting his parents at Dannemarie, within the German frontie lie lied from the gendarme, who fired upon him. The villagers were much excited and tried to lynch the gendarme.
 Tt is believed in army circles in Washington that serious Indian fighting may be expected next year.
 The immense stables of the Eighth Avenue Horse Car Company, covering the larger portion of the block bounded by Eighth and Ninth avenues and Forty-ninth and Fiftieth streets, New York, were completely destroyed by fire, involving, with adjoining buildings, loss which will probably amount to burned to death, and five fremen were seriously injured, one of them fatally. The fire broke out at seven o'clock in the morning.
 The steamship Waubano left Collingwood, Ont, on Saturday morning, from Parry Sound. She had not arrived there Sunday night, and fears were entertained for her safety. A tug was sent out in search, and her Captain reports that there is no doubt of the wreck of the steamship, as he found a portion of the wreck near the Haystacks. Her ifeboat was also found bottom up. It is probable that the passengers and crew, thirty in all, were lost.
 The Chilians have captured several more Peruvian vessels of war and also gained victory at Iquique. The loss of this port will be severe blow to Peru.
 Two brothers named Eichenaud were stabbed by two brothers named Taylor near Aurora, Ill. One of the Eichenauds is dead and the other is dying.
 There was collision between a freight and passenger train on the New London Northern Railroad between Palmer and Three Rivers, Mass. Both trains were at full speed. The engines of both trains and two or three cars were wrecked. Seventeen persons were injured, but only three, who were sec- tion hands, seriously. The engineer of the freight train had both legs broken and his fireman was seriously injured. Tlie collision was due to the freight conductors watch being fifteen minutes slow.
 One person died and several others are dangerously ill from eating bakery pies in New York city.
 Near Parrisboro, Nova Scotia, seven persons were drowned by the upsetting of pleasure boat. Two women and 8 child were among the number.
 Official returns from Wisconsin show these results for Governor: Smith, (Republican,) 100. .533; Jenkins, Oemo- crat,) 75,039; May, (Greenbacker, 12,- 995; Bloomfield, Prohibitionist,) 387. Smiths plurality, 25, 494. In the Leg lslature the Republicans have IT ma- Jority in the Senate and 40 in the House.
 William Allen, who escaped lyrcing for adultery last May at Batavia, Ohio, has returned, and is prosecuting his as- sailants. At the time, Allen was taken from his bed, carried to the railroad bridge, and with a rope tied around his neck and to the railing, was thrown of. The rope broke, and Allen fell thirty feet to the rocks below. He recovered from the effects of the fall and went West.
 Upwards of 9O,00O deaths from cholera have occurred in Yokohama and the epidemic still exists.
 A serious fire occurred at Algiers on the 26th; many persons being fatally injured.
 WASHINGTON ITEMS.
 Secretary Thompson has submitted to the President his annual report on naval affairs. He speaks with much . pride of the education given in America to naval cadets, their instruction being equal to that obtained in any other na- t1on. Suggestions are made about inn provements in methods at the Naval Academy. The sale of many ships of the Navy is recommended, the proceeds to be devoted to the building of new ships. The building of special boat for target practice is recommended. The condition of the Navy has greatly inn proved during the last year. There are now in commission thirty five vessels, ,con- sistlng of cruisers, monitors and torpedo boats. Of the different classes sixteen can be put in condition for sea service ln few months, and twenty could be made ready in an emergency. With this done, the fighting force of the Navy which might bs made available in very short time would consist of eighty one vessels of all classes. And if to this number be added the four monitors Terror, Puritan, Amphitrite and Monadnock, and eight powerful tugs which can be fitted for either cruisers Gr torpedo boats, our whole effective lighting force would consist of ninety three vessels. The monitors could be completed, with the necessary appropria. nons, without much delay. Of the vessels now used as receiving ships seven are united for any other service. There are tWenty-seven vessels united for naval purposes of any kind whatever, but which are positive expense, as it is necessary to keep in employment of force of ship Keepers to preserve them from entire destruction. The estimate of expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1881, aggregates $l4, 864, 147, showing an ex- cess over the appropriations for the previous year of $361, ,897. This excess IS accounted for by the fact that the es- innate for the pay of the Navy was re- duced $106, 725 in the appropriations i; that $9O, ,000 will be required by the system of training boys for the Navy,