Connecticut western news., 1879-05-14
NEWS OF THE DAY
GENERAL ITEMS.

having examined Mark Gray, who shot at Edwin Booth in McVicker's Theatre, Chicago, report that he is insane. Parole won the Great Cheshire | Stakes at the Chester meeting, England. l Parole and Lord Dupplin's ch. g. Reef CT. which won the race for the Chester Trades Cup on Wednesday, each carried fourteen pounds extra, making the weight carried by Parole one hundred and thirty-four pounds, and that carried by Reefer one hundred and eighteen pounds.
 The bill for the United States House to enforce the eight hour law was laid on the table.
 The new Constitution of California was adopted by majority of about 6, 900. The Brooklyn Presbytery acquitted Rev. MT. Talmage by vote of 25 to 20. At Atlanta, Ga, the jury found Cox guilty of the murder of Colonel Aston, and he was sentenced to State prison for life. When the sentence was known, Cox's wife attempted to commit suicide. At the Stanton mine near Wilkes barre, Pa, two men were killed and several injured by gas explosion.
 The Prince of Wales presented in the English House of Lords petition fayoring the bill Iegalizlng marriage with a deceased wife's sister, saying that he would support the measure on the ground of advantage to the community at large. The Government opposed the bill and 1t failed to pass 8 second read ing by vote of 101 to 81.
 Some fifteen hundred men are now engaged in the Canada Pacific Railroad strike in Manitoba against reduction in wages and bad board. Violence is Threatened and the strikers are marching under red flag. They declare their in tention to prevent all work until their demands are compiled with. The military have been ordered from Winni- peg to the scene of disturbance.
 In Detroit. Michael Hurley, sixteen years old, was fatally stabbed nine times by John Burke, aged thirteen, during a street fight.
 -Whittemore, Peet, Post & Co.,, woolen and dry goods commission mer- chants of New York, have suspended with liabilities of $500,000.
 Gray, who attempted to shoot Edwin Booth recently in Chicago, has pleaded
  and been remanded for sentence until Mir. Booth shall have made his state. ment in court, and inquiry is made into the mental condition of the prisoner.
 The Pennsylvania Democratic Con vention will be held at Harrisburg or July 16.
 Parole, the American monarch o the British turf, met with a defeat, anG was badly worsted in the race for the Chester Trades Cup. Archer, hi jockey, did his best, but fortune wal against him. Parole failed to get { position. Reefer won the cup.
 The Border Raid bill, authorizing the State of Pennsylvania to redeem over $2, ,OOO, 900 worth of certificates is sued to the sufferers from raids in the border counties during the late civil war was lost on final passage in the House for want of constitutional majority. I received the assent of eighty-four mem bers; those in the negative numbered eighty-one.
 Captain Bogardus and son shot a the Mobile Spring Fair with grea success. The Captain broke 1,001 glasi balls in sixty-two minutes and fifty-fvt seconds. Eugene, his SOD, broke 10t out of 118, and hit quarter dollars nickles and dimes thrown in the air.
 A Newcastle (N. B.) dispatch say the greatest freshet ever known pre- vailed there. Large quantities of log have been carried out. The freshet ha submerged farms, drowning sheep ant doing other damage.
 Theodore V. Hardin's barn nea Unionville, Orange County, N. r., wa struck by lightning and burned down Seventeen COWS perished in the building Only two horses were saved. The los is over $2, ,00O.
 At Indianapolis, George o. Harding editor of the Her0ld, entered the resi dence of Calvin A. Light, editor of tn Democrat, and attempted to shoot tn latter but failed. He afterwards wen to the Democrat office, and in attempt ing to shoot Light fatally wounded on compositor and seriously injure another. Harding was arrested.
 At Petersburg, Pa., four suicide took place in one day.
 Five prisoners broke from the Dat phin county (Pa. jail. One of them descending from the roof fell and brok both his legs and will probably dio. H; brother was one of the escaping convictl but remained with him, and both wei recaptured.
 Alexander H. Stephens has writte 3 letter favoring the abolition Of tn whole system of internal revenue taxs den. He would meet the deficit wit fresh issues of Treasury notes or, in th last resort, with an ad valorem tax c property. He says the sales Of four ps cents indicate suffering instead of pro perity, and favors an unlimited issue bullion certificates.
 The London Standard 8 correspond ent at Berlin reports that the Russia Revolutionary Committee has publishe an appeal to the army not to become e, ecutioners.
 The Selectmen of Sandwich, Mass have partially investigated the killing tile -Edath>- -Ereeman by her father Pocasset, and have ordered the arrest the following persons as accessories the crime after the deed Aldin Davis, Charles F. Howard, Nathani Wing, Alvic Wing, Walter H. Wini Phineas Gibbs, Jr., Harriet N. Swi and Ann Louise Howard. .a
 In the great rowing match on u Tyne, England, Hanlan, the champie oarsman cf America, beat Hawdon vii ease. The course was from the Mansio House to the Suspension Bridge Scotswood "a distance of three miles al three furlopgs. Hanlan won the ra by six lengths. His time was thirt two minutes and five seconds.
 Further advices from Upper Egy represent that the conflicts between u Egyptian troops and the slave deale on the 18th and 14th of January, I suited in the complete defeat of the ls ter, with the loss of 5000 killed al wounded and prisoners. The loss of t