Connecticut western news., 1879-12-31

press Company at NeW Orleans, where in 1868 he stole package containing $1O,9O0.
 The trial of Major John D. Simp- son, editor of the Madison Ond.) EVe- ming Star, for killing William Howard, late City Treasurer of Madison, resulted in verdict of "not guilty"
 Frank Baker. 8 negro, was hanged at Petersburg, Va, for the murder of Henrietta Shands and her infant, August 1 last, the revolting details of which were printed at the time.
 -Pleuro-pneumonia having broken out among the cattle of James Merrill, of Hayerhill, N. H., Governor Head has appointed commission to do what is possible to arrest the spread of the disease.
 The British Government has granted pensions of $500 and s1O0 annually to the widow and mother respectively of the late Sir Louis Cavagnari.
 Fifteen hundred dollars were raised at St. Paul, Minn., in one day, for the relief of the poor in Ireland.
 WASHINGTON ITEMS.
 The Secretary of the Treasury has received from an unknown person, in an envelope post-marked New York, $S7S 75 for the credit of the Conscience Fund. The money has been deposited in the Treasury.
 The United States Consul at Genoa, Italy. reports that the export trade with tho United States is so light that most vessels return in ballast, and of over II, ,O0O vessels entering the port this year, only 27 carried the United States flag. ....
 The Secretary of the Interior ren- dered decision holding that whenever, prior to patenting, it is discovered that land previously offered and entered as agricultural IS really mineral ID it's character, the entry must be cancelled and tue land reserved for entry under the laws specially applicable to mining lands.
 Secretary Evarts has instructed Minister Kasson, at Roumania, to take notice of the letter filed at the State Department by Mr. Simon Wolf Tn behalf of the Board of Delegates of the American Israeitee, protesting against the recognition of the Roumanian Gov ernment until it complies with the pro- visions of the Berlin treaty guarantee ing not only civil but religious liberty to all it's subjects. Minister Kasson is instructed to aot in accordance with the request of this letter.
 The custom that has heretofore pre- vailed in the House Committee on Privileges and Elections, of allowing the doubtful contested cases to lay over until near the end of Congress and then to give both contestants pay for nearly the whole Congress, will in all probability he changed this session. Mir. Springer, Chairman of the committee is particu- larly anxious that the docket of con- tested cases should be closed during the present session, and that those right fully entitled to seats should be in- stalled. The sub .committe in charge of contested cases will work them up during the recess, and they hope that by the middle of January next the full commit tee will be able to proceed intelligently on each case and report them all back to the House within reasonable period. A circular without signature has been sent to the clerks in the depart ments from Maine who served in the Union army during the war, ordering them to so arrange their affairs that they can meet without delay at Grand Army Hall to organize rife club and start at once for Augusta, Maine. The circular says that uniforms, great coats and caps will be furnished with rations and transportations and @ supply of Spencer rifles will be provided on the way north. We'll informed married sol- diers regard this as a joke, but some l attach importance to it.
 The Secretary of State, desiring to secure if possible good exhibition of American goods at tie Melbourne Inter- national Exhibition. which is to be opened October 1, 1880, has appointed Mir. Thomas R. Pickering, of Oonneeti- cut, an agent on behalf of the United | States Government to solicit exhibits. | MT. Pickering has opened an office at Room No. 102 Post Office Building, New York City, where all information regard ing the regulations of the Melbourne Exhibition can be obtained.
 Reports received at the United States Marine Hospital Bureau state that small pox IS still prevalent at Oal- lao, Peru, 162 deaths having occurred during October, 1879, out of total of 258 from all causes.
 The United States Consul at Shef field, England, reports that the imports of American food products are enor- nous. The substitution of American hardware for English, in the Australian and other markets, is having a serious effect on the Sheffield trade.
 The United States Consul at Zanzi bar reports that American trade is in- creasing, but there is difficulty in trans mittipg funds to the United States in re- turn for goods.
 The Post-office Department has added to it's C 'black list "of persons and firms to whom either the delivery ol registered letters cr the payment of money orders is forbidden the names of A. B. Clinton, alias A. B. Coe & Co.,, of New Haven, Conn.,, and J. O. Bacemides, West End, Conn. "The Franklin Pub fishing Company, 'sThe Ray Printing Company" &c. He advertises to send for 54 cents each variety of valuable articles, including standard dictionaries, handsomely bound and profusely illus. trated Bibles, photograph albums and | playing cards, and without making any return whatever, pockets the remit- tances, which, according to the report of department special agent, number about 150 daily, from all parts of the United States and Canada; some of his dupes responding to his tempting offers with remittances as large as $4 or $5 each. The department orders applica- ble to cases like these provide for re- turning registered letters and money orders to the sender directly, but require all ordinary letters directed to the ficti- tious aliases to be transmitted to the Dead Letter Office.
 The bill introduced in the Senate by MT. Bruce, appropriatiug the interest