Connecticut western news., 1879-03-05
Wesley W. Bishop is set down for the third Tuesday in March.

1 tn1rd tuesday 1n March.
 I Two young men attempted to cross the Delaware River in boat, 8 short distance above Philadelphia. Their boat was capsized by the ice and one of them was drowned. The other was res cued alive, but died soon after being | taken ashore,
 - The Odessa Gazette says that during the last three years 6,528 persons have died of diphtheria in the districts of M1rgorod and Poltava, Russia.
 The London Times Berlin dispatch says the waters of the Vistula have over- flowed and submerged forty villages near Warsaw.
 Disastrous floods have taken place in Poland and France.
 The Russic n Government has dis covered that the plague was brought by a Tartar soldier, who, on leaving the Turkish territory, pulled from dead Turk on the battlefield handsome silk shawl which he tied around his body. On arriving in his native town he pre- sented the shawl to his sweetheart, a girl of nineteen years. She tied it around her body and danced about for 1 joy in room in which were some twen- ty-fve people. In two hours she died and five hours after the introduction of the shawl into the room the whole party of twenty-five had died. In three days the whole town, containing l, 100 people, had died, with the exception of forty three persons who had fled in time. From this town the pest began spread ing all over the country.
 WASHINGTON NOTES.
 At one of the night sessions two or three Senators were so much intoxicated that ridiculous speeches made by them were withheld from the Record. So 8 Washington dispatch says.
 The reception given to the Diplo- matic Corps at the Executive Mansion, Washington, was very grand affair. There was no wine on the tables.
 The Anti Chinese Bill, which has passed the United States Senate and House, declares that no master of any vessel, owned in whole or in part by Q citizen of the United States, or by citi- zen of any foreign country, shall take on board such vessel at any port or place within the Chinese Empire, or at any | other foreign port or place whatever, passengers, whether male or female,
 
 to the United States, and leave such port or place and bring such passengers | to any number exceeding fifteen on one voyage within the jurisdiction of the Uni ted States. Section two provides that any captain who violates this statute shall be fined one hundred dollars for each passenger exceeding fifteen and may also be imprisoned for not exceeding six 4h1 |, act shall not apply to persons officially connected with the Chinese Government or any embassy thereof, or to persons age of and by the vessel bringing the same within the jurisdiction of the Uni ted States, or to the master of any vessel seeking harbor in stress of weather, or to persons who may seek temporary residence for educational purposes, and who shall have certificate from the Chinese Government for that purpose. If signed by the President the bill takes effect July list, 1879.
 In the Senate, the bill extending the limits of the Port of New York was passed without discussion. The bill regulating the transportation of animals was discussed and passed. The Senate took up the Army Appropriation bill, and several amendments agreed upon by the Appropriations Committee were adopted. MT. Blaine explained that the committee had stricken from the bill the sections relating to the reorganization of the Army, because there was not time to consider such complicated question. Pending action on the bill, MT. Ferry called up the resolutions in memory of the late Representative Williams, of Michigan, and several eulogies were pro- nounced.
 Among the communications presented to the Senate was one from the Secretary of the Treasury in regard to the ex- portation of cattle, and suggesting legislation to prevent the shipment of diseased animals. Hon. Zachariah Chandler, the newly-elected Senator from Michigan, was sworn in and took his seat. The consideration of the Army Appropriation bill was resumed, the question being on the amendment striking out the reorganization sections, which was agreed to-yeas 45, nays IS. The provision forbidding the use of troops at elections was also stricken out by strict party vote-yeas 34, nays 30. Various other clauses of the House bill were stricken out. When the provision authorizing railroad companies to do a telegraph business was reached, MT. Howe offered an amendment requiring railroad companies desiring to do a telegraph business to accept the restrictions imposed on telegraph com panies, one of which is that their lines may be purchased by the Government at an appraised valuation. This gave rise to debate.
 The bill accepting MT. Bennett's ship JeanDette for Arctic explorations and that amending the Freedmen's Savings Bank charter were passed by the Senate without discussion. MT. Windom's joint resolution regarding the migration of colored people was taken up, but, the morning hour expiring, it was laid aside, and the Senate resumed consideration of the Army Appropriation bill. After considerable discussion, MT. Howe's I amendment, making railroad companies doing telegraph business liable to the same restrictions as telegraph companies, was adopted. Mr. Eaton finally moved to strike out the railroad telegraph clause as amended, which was rejected. Final ly the bill was reported to the Senate and passed. The Yellow Fever bill was then taken up and several amendments were adopted. During the evening sev- eral attempts were made to obtain 8 quorum, and at midnight the Sergeant at-Arms was instructed to request ab- sent Senators to attend. An hour later he reported, but as only two or three additional members appeared he was instructed to compel the attendance of the absentees. This is said to be the first time such an order has been made. MT. Cameron, of Wisconsin, moved to