Connecticut western news., 1879-12-17
NEWS OF THEDAY.
GENERAL ITEMS.


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 The London Times Geneva dispatch says the St. Gothard Tunnel is within less than 800 metres of completion. A junction of the two galleries will be effected within one month.
 Deposits of gold have been discov- cred in Modoc District, Canada, which are said to be the richest yet made. Six iron manufacturers from Toledo, O., are prospecting in Modoc and others are ex- peeted.
 A special dispatch to the Denver (Col.) Tribune, from Fl Paso, Mexi- co, states that the Apaches under Chief Ju, numbering 100, engaged in a fight with the Mexicans in Chihuahua on the 9th inst. Ju lost eighty killed and wounded.
 Five Chinamen were burned to death at Lovelock's, Nevada. They were drunk from rhe effects of opium smoking.
 A contribution list for the relief of the sufferers from famine in Ireland was started in the House of Representatives than enc hour after the list was pre-
 
 1t, each contributing $5.
 Governor Robinson, of New York, has granted reprieve in the case of Greenfield, who was to be hanged at Syracuse on Friday, until January 20, 1880.
 A wind storm in Renwick, Randolph County, Mo-, caused the destruction of considerable property, the death of two people and the serious injury of several others.
 -Hayti is reported to be quiet under the newly revised Constitution. The Presidential term has been fixed at eight years, and the salary at $25, The sentence of death for political ofenses has been abolished.
 Tt is understood that combined ef- fort will be made in the House to pass a bill, something like the one introduced by MT. Wait, of Connecticut, providing additional clerical force for the Pension and Surgeon Generals offices. The pen sion force was increased last year, and during all last summer 8 night and day force of clerks was kept constantly at work on pension cases. In spite of this, however, the work has largely accumu- lated, and unless some provision is made to expedite the business of the office pensioners will continue to be annoyed by delays upon their cases.
 -Ex- Congressman Hewett, of New York, says that next to himself MT. Til den favors the nomination of Speaker Randall for the Presidency.
 In Asia the Kasbgar revolt has ended by the final and complete defeat of Hakim Khan of Tura, with the loss of LOGO killed. Hakim Khan besieged Tasbkourgan with 5000 men, the Chinese garrison numbering only two thousand :; but all of Hakim Khan's Kirehiz force deserted him, leaving him with only 1,60O Sarts. Hakim Khan retired with these into the country of the Kirghiz who had deserted his com mand, which Le ravaged and then started for Rus sian territory, laden with booty. The Chinese from Tashkourgan over: took Hakim Khan on the 21st of September in the Kizil-Art defile and slew 1,000 of his men.
 Reports from Gloucester, Mass, show an unprecedented loss of life in the fisheries from that port during the past year. There were thirty vessels, valued at SIS, 789, and 24O lives lost. Two other vessels are still missing.
 During recent heavy cyclone in the Bay of Bengal storm wave swept over MoDkishkhal Island, drowning several hundred persons.
 Several steam laundries in Troy, N r., were destroyed by fire. The loss is 1850, coo, and ,8G0 people are thrown out of employment.
 A wing of the Bellevue Hospital, in New York city, was destroyed by fire. The wing was occupied by helpless women and children, and before these could be taken out three of the children, one six weeks old, one eighteen months and one nine years of age were burned to death. One woman was so severely injured that she died shortly after being taken from the building.
 WASHINGTON ITEMS.
 The House Committee On Ap populations received and adopted the report of the sub-C Committee on Qualifications, which was subsequently reported to the House. It provides for an appropriation of $225, GOO for armament, $1OO,OOO for Notifications and $50,0O0 for torpedoes.
 The sub-C Committee of the House on Agriculture, consisting of Messrs. Hatch, Dibrell, Henry, Godschalk and Anderson, reported favorably to the full committee today upon House bill which provides for the repeal of sc much of the sixth clause of section 3, PA of the Revised Statutes as "prohibits farmers and planters from selling leai tobacco at retail directly to consumers without paying special tax" and to allow farmers and planters to sell leai tobacco of their own production to other persons than manufacturers of tobaccc without paying special tax. Chairman Covert will report the bill to the House The Senate in executive session unanimously confirmed the nomination of ex-Senator Ramsey to be Secretary of War in place of MT. McCrary ap pointed Supreme Court Judge.
 The Secretary of the Interior hal telegraphed that the Ute Indians en gagged in the Meeker murder may b, tried outside of Colorado or New Mexico Congressman Warner, in explana tion of the bill introduced by him pro posing to tax United States notes tn, same as gold, silver and other currency said that his purpose was to tax green backs as capital only and not as cur rency. "In other words," said he, G. d. not wa2t any discrimination, nor d. think capitalists ought to be allowed to evade the law by suddenly convertins their capital nominally into United States notes on the day of making thei returns. My proposition will not inter fere with the currency it is a matter o revenue only"
 MT. Weaver was evidently in earn