Connecticut western news., 1879-05-21
NEWS OF THE DAY
GENERAL rrEMs.

GENERAL ITEMS. @ At Chicago Jacob Schaefer and George F. Slosson played 8 game of bil- hards for the three-ball billiard cham pionship of the world, 1000 points up, $500 side, with the following result Schaefer-5, 69O, 3O5; total, 1,O00;. av- craze 3333. Slosson-14, g, 21; total, A average, 14s. Time, sixty-6ve min- utes. Schafer's average is unprece- dented. The largest previous run was 464, which his second run exceeded by 226 points.
 The wife and five-year-old daughter of Martin Salzberger, of Sutter County, Cal, were found suspended by their necks in an building on his ranche near Tuba City. It is reported that the husband has been arrested. A conference has been held at Barnsley. England, at which 12O,OOO colhers were represented. It decided to demand 10 per cent. increase of pay and It refused to stop work throughout the country. Another conference will be held ln Birmingham in five weeks to fix the date for giving notice of strike. The interval will be devoted to agitation. The disease which has broken out in the Caucasus proves fatal in twenty -four hours. In Dirby, which contains 15O houses, seventy persons have died. In Medivrisheni, with 200 houses, there are 200 persons dead. The mortality elsewhere is on the same scale.
 "A large fire at Poonah, an important government and military centre eighty miles from Bombay, has destroyed five public buildings and fifty private houses. fAror tied with fire since the recent conhagra- ton. Half of the Oossack quarters has been burned.
 The birth of daughter to the Prin- cess Charlotte of Prussia makes Queen Victoria and Emperor William respec- lively 8 great-grandmother and great grandfather.
 Intelligence has been received from Tifis that a disease with terrible nor tality is raging in ten villages in the Caucasus. A solemn procession of holy pictures has. been held in the district of Gori and prayers offered for the preser- vation of the inhabitants.
 The last week in June is the time selected for the annual excursion of the Editorial Associations of New York, Pennsylvania and New Jersey to Cape May.
 The principal part of the town of Hbit on the eastern border of the Gov ernment of Perm, Russia, at the conhu- ence of the Irbit and the Neiva rivers, has been destroyed by fire. The popu- lation of Irbit is about $500.
 L,ord George F. Hamilton, Vice President of the Council, stated in the English House of Commons, in reply to question submitted by Mir. Mundella, that various cattle cargoes recently ar rived from America were found. to be suffering with p1euro-pneumonia.
 Fifteen farm-houses near Parma, Italy, have been destroyed by a landslide. Intelligence from Turkestan repre- sents that the Chinese troops have been twice successfully attacked by the Khir- gig tribes from the Andijan district, who now hold Bashgar. A Chinese army of 10000 men is concentrated on the Eelee river.
 Miss Elizabeth Sconten, of Marl- borough, N. r., narrowly escaped death by poison. She purchased what pur- ported to be quarter pound jar of dan- delion at Q d-r. store. The wrapper was so labelled, but the jar contained belladonna. A physician was summoned, antidotes administered, and she is now rapidly recovering. F
 IA mail train running between Mad. rid and Cadiz, Spain, was thrown of the track ans the van containing the mails for Cuba smashed. Six persons were killed and several injured.
 The Vienna FremdenblGtt says the Czar's proclamation has produced de pressing effect on the East Roumelians but 1t IS believed that his warnings vii be needed and, a& least for the present tranquility will be undisturbed.
 Alex. Cohen, the defaulting Mil waukee insurance agent and forger, ha been extrad1ted from Richmond.
 The trial of James Currie for tn murder of Porter, the actor, at Mar shall, Texas, will be begun on the 23 of May.
 The failure of Whittemore, Peet Post & O., of New York, has cause the suspension of the Msriden Woolel Company, of Meriden, Conn. The lia bihties are $200, 900, the assets nominal
 The Woodruff educational excursio around the world has been abandone for want of patronage, after $10O, ,OO0 ha been spent in fitting up vessel, etc. :
 Two negroes, Tom Jones and Henr McSeed, were hanged at Appling Ga and Tom Jones, another negro, at Fay etteville, N. O., the two for murder an the latter for burglary.
 The London Metropolitan Board ( Works, after the recont experiment O the Thames Embankment, find that ele, tricity costs q pence an hour per lam more than the best gas giving eau. light. The report declares that the d, fects connected with electric lghtin must prevent it's general adoption.
 The cholera is decreasing in India.
 The indisposition of General Gar baldi has increased. He suffers greatl from arthritic tgouty) pains in the ston aeh.
 The English government is askin for and aying bounties to volunteers fc the Cape.
 The Canadian Senate has throw out the bill repeating the Insolyent ac
 The Fall River, Mass, mill owner have signed an agreement to instantl stop work if strike occurs in any mill
 -Hawdon having challenged Robe1 Boyd and Kempster, of Sunderland each to a match on the Tyne, the packer of the two latter are willing to accep but on slightly different conditions g regards the start and stakes. Negotis tions relative to the Elliott and Courtne match have been suspended until af.e the Elliott and Hanlan race. Elliott adopting Hanlan's style.
 WASHINGTON NOTES.
 President Hayes, in his messag vetoing the election bill, says that th measure passed by Congress is destrut