Connecticut western news., 1879-12-24
NEWS OF THE DAY

hanna COunGY, Ha., Quarr6lleQ aDOuG 8 fence line. In the dispute Mccormack struck hnd instantly killed McDonough with billet of wood. Mccormack is in jail.
 The count made by the Governor and Council of Maine shows in the Senate, of Fusionists 20, of Republicans Il Senators. and in the House, of Fusionists 73 and of Republicans 61, and five cities of 12 Republican Rep resentatives thrown out, making the House 12 members short at it's organize tion.
 Charles Jones, thirteen years old, while filling kerosene lamp in Trenton, N. J., accidently poured the contents of the can upon his clothing, which became jenited by match, and was so badly burned that he cannot recover.
 -Te'egraphic communication with General Roberts in Afghanistan is inter rupted. His position, however, is con- Edered perfectly safe. General Cough reports from Jugduluk that his further advance is impracticable without rein forcements. All the tribes in his front have riser.
 "A Philadelphia correspondent to the World telegraphs that General Grant assured Admiral Ammen that he would positively accept the Presidency of the Nicaraguan Canal as soon as the capital and the Nicaraguan Government con- sessions were secured.
 In Ireland the evicted tenant who assailed Lord Fermoy has been sen- fenced to five years penal servitude. h0 the court.
 An accidental explosion of blasting material has occurred in the Wilhelms- gluck salt mine at Schwabischhall, Wur- temberg, by which twelve miners were killed and eight were injured, of whom two only are expected to recover. The disaster was increased by the miners, in a panic, endeavoring to open the door outwards instead of inwards, thus pre- venting aid from reaching them before they had fallen unconscious from the effects of the fumes.
 General Roberts telegraphs from Cabul that one mountain gun was lost during Sundays engagement. General Roberts estimates the number of the enemy at 3S, GOO. Their fire, he says, was severe. He is confident of his abil- ity to restore the British authority in Afghanistan, but says achievements are necessary to enable him to act vigor- ously.
 The English Privy Council has re- voked the orders rendering American cattle and sheep subject to slaughter on landing, or quarantine. The revocation will take effect on the 31st inst. The ko1 . 44 In the Gazette's list of countries whose live stock is exempt from slaughter or quarantine. Presumably, therefore, the partial restrictions will continue in force as to the United States.
 Tt is reported that two English travellers have been captured by Greek brigands in Epirus, who demand e4, GOO for their ransom.
 The letter from Vera Sassulitch, which was contained in revolutionary paper smuggIed from Switzerland into Russia, explains that her attempt to kill General Trepoff was made under orders from the Revolutionary Committee and not, as was urged for the defense at her trial, from personal indignation at cruel ties to political prisoners. Several per- sons, including two women, drew lots ss to who should kill M. Trepof ;. and Vera Sassulitch drew the task.
 Joseph and Mary Volkmer, who were charged with poisoning Charles E. Blair, in New York city. were convicted and sentenced by Judge Downing to twelve years in State prison.
 The Canadian Parliament, it is said, will meet on the 9th of February.
 M. Marius Martin, Bonapartist, has been elected to the Paris Municipal Council from the Eighth Arrondisse- ment, or the Champs Elysees quarter, which is always anti-Republican.
 An appeal has reached London from American missionaries at Ooroomeeyah, Persia, in behalf of the population of that district and Turkish Kurd1stan, who are starving. There is already partial failure of the wheat and raisin crops.
 General Grant and party arrived at Harrisburg, Pa., from the West at 1 30 p. m., Monday, and were welcomed to the city in a speech by Mayor Patterson. A large military and civic display was made. From Harrisburg General Grant went to Philadelphia, where he was Os Philadelphia two years and seven months ago and has meanwhile travelled around the world.
 Cleo. s. Goodale, Receiver of the Second National Bank, Scranton, Pa., caused the arrest of W. W. Winton, the former President of the bank; Isaac Dean, director !; Thomas Livy, coal operator, and A. H. Winton, attorney, on charge of conspiring to defraud the depositors out of $80,000
 The Peruvian Charge d'Afaires has received cable advices from Panama, announcing sn engagement at Tarrpaca, where 2, 500 Chihans were routed, 1000 killed, and eleven Krupp guns and four misrailleuses captured. Tarapaca is in Peru, Department of Ariquipa, on 8 river ten miles from its mouth, in the Pacific Ocean.
 An accident occurred on the Addi- son Railroad, at Larrabee's Point, Vt., on Lake Champlain shore, causing the death of the engineer, o. P. Stinson the fireman, Edward Markham and the bridge tender, D. F. Lyman. The train left Rutland for Ticonderoga, N. Y., and was wrecked just before reaching the bridge across the lake.
 WASHINGTON ITEMS.
 MT. Weaver, whose $500, GOO, ,O0( bounty bill made him conspicuous, pro poses 8 personal explanation. He ii annoyed by the statements recently pub iehed intimating that his bill to enrich the soldiers and sailors of the late wal was the outgrowth of scheme delib erately conc 3cted to deceive and misleaG large and influential class of voters 1T the very doubtful Iowa district he rep resents He has served notice on sev