Connecticut western news., 1880-10-20
NEWS OF THE DAY
GENERAL ITEMS.

Tuesday night, and three children, aged six. ton, and thirteen years respectively, perished in the flames. Colonel Bayly retired into tho fort at Maseru, South Africa, at nightfan last Sunday, after which the Government office and barracks were burned. The enemy lost heavily in the fight, and then withdrew. Colonel Bayly is well SUD- piled with food, but Darlington, who is besieged at Mafeteny, has been obliged to slaughter horses for food.
 "A dispatch from Port Townsend, w. T., says: "The Presidential party visited tho post two miles from this city, and were tendered a military reception. Shortly aftsrward their boat steamed away for the Straits, to make the circuit of San Juan"
 The United States steam cutter Thomas Corwin has returned to San Francisco from her Arctic cruise. She brings news that at St. Lawrence Island out of 700 inhabitants 500 were found dead of starvation. The traders had in- troduced liquor among them, causing them to neglect layin g up the usual sup ply of provisions.
 The Director of the United States Mint estimates that on October there was in the United States $369, 1881 ,003 in gold coin and $149, 799, 1885 in silver. The Treasury holds in addition $69, 040,- 54O in gold bullion and $5,557, ,759 in silver bullion.
 In New York city Congressman Cox and Wood were renominated by the Dem ocrats Tuesday, and Mir. A. s. Hewitt was selected to represent again his old district. In the Fifth District, which had fallen by lot to Irving Hall, the con- vention divided, one section nominating Congressman Muller and the other Ben janin Wood. In the other districts the conventions adjourned for conference.
 The Academy of Music in Chicago was burned Tuesday, and when the roof fell in fifteen firemen fell with 1t. They were all taken out alive and but..one was fatally injured.
 General Roca has been proclaimed President of the Argentine Confedera- tion. Perfect tranquility now prevails.
 -Chii and Peru have accepted the of fer of mediation by the United States. Tuesday morning water burst into the Ford pit of the Albion Mines, at Stellarton, Nova Scotia, from an old working of the Bye Mine, killing four men, among whom were James Fraser, underground manager, and a MT. Con- way. -#-.-
 In dense fog Monday morning three trains on the Second Avenue Ele- vated Railroad, New York, came together on the same track at Nineteenth street, killing Engineer Cooper, of one of the trains, and severely injuring the fireman of the train. At about the same hour two trains came into collision on the Third avenue line at Ninety eighth street, but small damage was done.
 John Carson, together with his son and another boy named Benner, of Spruce Greek, attempted to walk through Spruce Creek tunnel, near Huntingdon, Pa, on Sunday, but were run over by the second section of the Pacific express bound east, and all were instantly killed.
 A gravel train on the Chicago, Mil waukee and St. Paul Railroad ran into a drove of COWS near Stillman Valley, H., Monday afternoon, and ten cars were thrown into ditch, killing several persons. A section man was killed out right. Those killed and wounded num- As | are reported killed. Many of the wounded persons were boys living in the neighborhood, who were having sport on the train while it was switch ing.
 The Kurds who recently entered Persian territory have sacked the towns of Mirandab and four larger villages and ,massacred the inhabitants. A Per sian force is proceeding against them, but it will take ten days to reach the scene of action.
 The eighth Cincinnati Industrial Exposition closed Saturday. The Com missioners announced to an immense crowd that the Art Museum fund had been raised to $311, ,000.
 The revenue of the Dominion ot Canada for September, 1880, was $2,. COG, for September, 1879, $1 ,913,' 064, and the expenditure in Septemb ber 1880, was $837, ,319; September, 1879 -S67, ,025.
 A charivari party at Monroe, Wis, was met by s. Burkey, the bridegroom with shotgun, and 8 sixteen-year-ol6 boy named Mulhern was killed. Burkey will spend his honeymoon in jail.
 It is reported that the Sultan ot Turkey has declared that he will abdicat, rather than yield to the powers.
 MT. Forster, the Chief Secretary for Ireland, told deputation of land lords that the English Governmen would suspend the writ of habeas corpus if it became necessary.
 A dispatch from Lake City says = "The citizens of Ouray held meeting here and resolved if the Government did not take steps to get rid of the Ute they would take matters in their owl hands,"
 The shooting-match at St. Loui Sunday between A. H. Bogardus an' Wm. B. Hanworth, of Quincy, nl-10 wild birds, 21 yards rise, $100 side was a tie at 92 to 92.
 Luke Weiss, fifteen years old, ,hange himself in Baltimore, Md, Sunday sool after his father had whipped him.
 Gen. Grant arrived in New Tor Saturday. On Monday night he wa treated to monster torch-light proces sion and serenade by the Boys in Blue
 An accident occurred on the Ne, York and New England Railroad at Ho River near Willimantic Friday night. was caused by collision between tn accommodation train leaving Hartfor and an extra freight train going wes from Willimantic. The wreck was
 bad one. Engineer Kenyon and Fire man Flood of the passenger train, an Engineer Forsyth, Fireman Hurley an Conductor Aldrich of the freight trai were killed. There were but few pa sengers in the train and only one ws injured, receiving slight br1ise in tI face.
 A frightful disaster took place Sa urday night on the Pennsylvania Raj road, near the 2Sth street crossing Pittsburg. An engine of one train we