Connecticut western news., 1879-08-06
NEWS OF THE DAY
GENERAL ITEMS.

Antonio, Texas, are dying by hundreds of thirst. The stock men are selling their stock at whatever prices they can get for them, and they find few pur- chasers for COWS with young calves at $7 to $S or for yearlings at $4 to $5. A telegram received in London ssys that Chole Ia is raging fearfully among the troops returning to India from Afghanistan. The Tenth Hussars lost 40 men in one day and the Seventeenth Foot 195 men by the epidemic.
 The Massachusetts Republican State Convention will be held at Worcester September 16.
 The Minnesota Republican State Convention will be held at St. Paul Sep. tember 2.
 A fire occurred in Hamilton, Ont. burning Mclnnes Block, the Bank of Hamilton, Turner, Livingston $ Co.,, McInnis < Co.,, and the Hamilton Prov. ident Loan Association. The loss is $1,0O0,O00.
 The Army and NaUy Gazette an- nounces that Lieutenant Carey will be res ored to his regiment, having been convicted merely of an indiscretion, but the United Service Gazette declares that his sentence was death.
 The Archbishop of Algiers has re- ceived intelligence that the African ex- pedition sent out by the Algerian Mis- sionary Society arrived at a point south west of Lake Victoria in January. The leader of the expedition writes express ing fear that unless further supplies are immediately sent from the coast the m .mbers of the expedition will starve. The United States public debt statement for July shows that the pub- lie debt has been increas ed during the month about $7, 900, 900. This is owing to the large amounts paid out for pen sions.
 Weston and Powell have signed articles for the next competition of the Sir John Astley Long Distance Cham pion Belt. The contest will take place at Gilmore's Garden, New York, begin. ming on the 1st of September.
 John Kelly in New York announces putlicly that Iammany will not support Gov. Robinson If the latter is renomi- mated by the Democratic State Conven- ton for Governor of New York.
 -Capta;n Daniel Dodsou, of Peters Lurg, Va., died from eating poisonous ieecream. He leaves large family ill fIom the same cause.
 The wife of Rev. MT. Howard, of the Episcopal Church of Dundaff, Pa, com- nitted suicide by drowning herself in the Lackawanna River.
 The iron-masters in the Cleveland, North of England, trade have given notice of five per cent reduction of the wages of their employees. The matter will be referred to arbitration.
 Intelligence has been received here from St. Petersburg that about hun. dred persons were arrested last Sunday on tho estate of the Grand Duke Con stantine, brother of the Czar, at Paviosk, near St. Petersburg.
 The London correspondent of the Manchester Guardian says that the Odessa Chamber of Commerce has man. lfested much concern at the extra facili- ties afforded to the United States for ex- porting wheat by the deepening of the mouth of the Mississippi.
 General Terry. commanding the Military Department of Dakota, received 8 dispatch from General Miles dated Camp on Rock Greek, eighteen miles south of the boundary line, saying that Sitting Bulls band of Sioux had fled northward to Wood Mountain leaving their property scattered along the line of route for fifty miles. The Sioux are estimated to number 5000 with 2,O0O fighting men. General Miles says he believes he has force enough to deal with all the Indians Sitting Bull can muster.
 A Washington dispatch announces that the President and Cabinet are dis. tinctly opposad to the Panama Canal plan of M. de Lesseps, and to any plan whatever which would prevent the Uuited States from assuming control over the canal should it become necessary.
 A pleasure party chartered two steam yachts, at Clayton, N. r., for an excursion on the St. Lawrence. The boats were lashed together. and the party left the deck at about 9 30 o'clock They had not proceeded more than twenty rods when the head flashing loosened and one of the yachts, the Jose phine, capsiZed and sunk. Mrs. Persells of Binghamton, Mrs. s. Bostwick, Mrs and Mss Burkelew, of Kirkwood, an6 Miss Hattie Pollock, of New York, were drowned.
 In the race for the Goodwood CuE in England, the American horse, Parole came in third, the race being won b. Isonomy, four year old.
 The receipts from internal revenu, An oAO Oh1tSu OtdtcS 1OE Uuly were uOrt than $9, ,500,0 ,000, and from custom nearly $l3, 00O,OO
 @ A dispatch from Vienna reports tha the recent distul bances at Rasgrad wer quelled by the Bulgarian militia. Forty two Mahometan insurgents were killed
 A disease akin to cholera is ragiu, at Center Point, Linn County, Iowa Fifty persons died from its effects dur ing the past few weeks, and as man, more are sick. The physicians are worl out, and the residents are fleeing iron the place.
 Another body has been found il Boston barbor, supposed to be that o Samuel Farrell, Cincinnati journalist who was lost in the storm of the 16th c July. The remains were decomposed Thus far twenty bodies have been recov cred of the twenty three persons know to have been lost in that storm.
 A cannon of twenty four centimetre calibre burst on board the German gun boat Renown at Wilhelmshaven, killin five and wounding twenty five persons
 Major Courtney had skirmish wit the Indians at the Salt Lakes. Tw soldiers were badly wounded. Te horses were captured from the Indians
 The President refuses to pardo Bennett, sentenced to thirteen months imprisonment for sending obscene ma ter through the mails, although petition signed by 150, 900 people asked for i Bennett goes to Albany penitentiar, The reason given by the President WE that he dld not like to interfere with th action of the United States Court. an