Connecticut western news., 1879-01-29
NEWS OF THE DAY
GENERAL ITEMS,

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 GENERAL ITEMS.
 An English sea captain sends to the Admiralty marvellous story of steamer which he met and which seen ed to be 6 pirate engaged in burning vessel. The captain of the steamer ordered him away and threatened to burn his vessel if he did not leave.
 The final examination of the ac- counts of Treasurer Wright, of Saratoga county, N. Y., shows a deficiency of $24, ,000.
 Mrs. Albert T. Baker, g lady of Willimantic, Con h., told reporter that during the last of February or 1st of Maron, 1878, Charles Fl. Cobb conf deutially told her he was in the habit of taking an arsenical preparation which a friend, who was druggist, had pre- scribed for him. He added that Kate, his wife, did not know he was taking it, and that If she did know it it would worry her to death. The friend re- ferred to is believed to be Wesley Bishop, who was formerly drug clerk. MT. Thresher, one of Mrs. Cobb's lawyers, VIII use It ln the efforts to obtain 8 new trial.
 -Judson's Bank, of Ogdensburg, N. r., closed its doors, but the President announces that all liabilities will proba- bly, be paid in full.
 The Maine lakes are higher than ever before at this seas on of the year. and heavy floods are eap ,cted in the spring.
 A Florida jury found the sheriff and Q justice of the peace of Brevard county guilty of making false returns in the late Congressional election.
 Matthew a. Carpenter Rep.) has been elected again to the Senate from Wisconsin, to succeed Timothy O. Howe (Rep.)
 The escaping Cheyennes were over taken by the United States troops, and found in strong position. They were charged and nine were captured. It is believed that all the rest were killed. Every one of the captured nine is wound cd. Capt. Vessels was wounded and three of the troops were killed in the at- tack.
 -AshbQrton Webster, the grandson and last male descendent of Daniel Web ster, died in New York of consumption. The pressure put upon the German Socialists by the Government IS greater and sterner than ever.
 With the arrest of Jacob Ott, a Autograph printer of New York city, the Secret Service officers claim that all of the gang to whom are traced upward of $500, 900 of counterfeit money are in custody.
 Matthew T. Brennan, well-known politician of New York city, is dead.
 -Chas. E. Smith, editor of the Albany Journal, is the regent of the New York State University.
 Senator Conkling was renominated for the third time to the United States Senate by the New York Republican Legislative caucus Lieutenant-Go ernor Dorsheimer was nominated by the Democrats. ID. W. Voorhees, has been nominated for the long Senatorial term by the h. diana Democratic caucus. and General Benjamin Harrison by the Republican caucus the latter nominated G. s. Orth for the short term.
 Prince Bismarck is taking steps to prevent the spread of the Russian plague westward.
 John s. Lacy, citizen of New Kent county, Va, was waylaid and mur- dered for his money. Three negroes who have confessed the crime are in custody. One attempt to lynch them has failed, but another will probably be made.
 Mrs. Emily Grace Nathan, widow of Benjamin Nathan, mysteriously mur- dered in New York city, is dead.
 WASHINGTON NOTES.
 MT. Hewitt has reported the Army bill in the House. That part of 1t which it was intended should take the place of the Burnside bill for the reorganization of the Army has been pruned down until there is very little left of 1t. The parts of. the bill which remain are those which relate to the Engineer Corps and to promotions above the rank of captain, and to the retirement of officers and graduates of West Point who prefer to take $75O and stay at home two years subject to recall if their services are re- auired. The restriction upon promo tions is the feature of the new bill which will provoke the most criticism from officers of the Army, as promotion is what every military man looks forward to as the one end to be attained. The appropriation bill is about the same as that of last year. It provides for an army of 2s,000 men, and recognizes the existing condition of the army.
 The terms of twenty-five Senators expire with the present Congress. Elec- tlons to supply their places for the next SIX years have occurred in every case but two. Of the twenty three who are chosen, seven are reelected as their own r1R 4r-1 the Senate, and two have been in the Senate heretofore, though not during this Congress. The seven reelected are Morrill,, of Vermont; Conkling, of New York Cameron, of Pennsylvania; Ali son, of Iowa, and Jones. of Nevada. all Republicans and Gordon, of Georgia. and Voorhees,, of Indiana, Democrats. Logan, of Illinois, and Carpenter, of Wisconsin, both Republicans, now re- turn to the Senate after an absence re- spectlvely of two and four years.
 -A Washington dispatch says:- Senator Windom proposed that com m1ttee of Senators shall devise means for the removal of the negroes from such parts of the South where they are refused fnelr rights to other parts of the country or to reservation. He appears to be ignorant of the we'll known fact that there IS, and has been for years, a con- stant and unimpeded migration of the blacks, movement which has been aided and stimulated by organized emigration societies of planters in such States as Louisiana and Arkansas, and by colored emigration agents elsewhere acting as private persons, giving in- teilgence concerning lands, prices, wages, crops, &c. Hundreds of thousands of negroes have emigrated from Southeastern to Southwestern