Connecticut western news., 1880-01-14
NEWS OF THEDAY
GENERAL ITEMS,

of Governor Of Maine. In the House at Aueusta, Messrs. Swan and Hartman described the alleged attempts to bribe them.
 In 1876 the United States Express Company in New York city received from the Bank of North America pack age containing $5,00O for the First Ma tional Bank of Bath. The package when opened contained only waste paper. The First National Bank sued the express company, and has just ob- tained verdict for the full amount of the money and interest.
 A Lahore dispatch says the wife and mother of Yakeob Khan, the ex-Ameer of Afghanistan are on their way to India a3 prisoners.
 MT. Bridgeland, United States Consul at Havre, reports that the receipts at Havre of American corn increased large ly in 1878, but have fallen off in still larger ratio in 1879. owing to want of proper care in the United States ill pre- venting the use of false certificates of inspection. Many cargoes of corn have arrived in Havre from the United States in condition fit only for fuel or manure. Itis stated that the health of the Queen of Spain has received severe shock owing to the attempt assassination of King Alfonso. She has been attacked with epileptic fits, to which she was not previously subleet.
 The twelve Ute Indhns en route for Washington were threatened with lynch ing in Puebla, Col, and the troops in char ge had much difficulty in protect ing them from the whites.
 A New York Elevated Railway train which was coming off switch on the Ninth avenue road at Fifty-ni street and Metropolitan Elevated Railway train came into collision. As both were moving slowly little damage was done. The catch of herring in Passama- quoddy Bay has been very large, and the water is literally alive with the fish. -Diphtheria is more than ordinarily prevalent in Boston, though the author ities do not yet consider it epidemic.
 On the Burlington branch of the Chloago, Burlington and Quincy Rail road, one stock train ran into another and caused general wreck. Two men were killed.
 In New York City large number of butter dealers have been arrested for selling oleomargarine without having the packages stamped.
 A terrible explosion occurred at the works of the Celluloid Manufacturing Company, corner of Ferry and Ash bridge streets, Newarl, N. J., by which six persons lost their lives and two were so badly wounded that 1tis thought they will die.
 At six o'clock Monday morning, Turner Hall, on Fourth street, New York city, was burned. Of the fifteen persons sleeping in the Hall at the time seven were burned to death and. five very seriously injured.
 Eleven of the surviving passengers and crew of the British steamer Borus- sia, which sank at sea December 2, were landed at Baltimore by the Italian bark Giacomino. It is now believed that others of the steamer were saved.
 General Hatch reports that the White River Utes who were with Ouray On the 24th of December are not now in his power. General Hatch has refused to accept part of the Indians unless all are surrendered.
 s-Terr1ble famines are reported in the districts of Boskaleh and Bayazad, in Armenia.
 The opinion of the Supreme Judicial Court in answer to the questions sub- mitted by Governor Garcelon of Maine was rendered, and in nearly every i'm. portant point is in opposition to the stand taken by Governor Garcelon.
 George Bezzinet, French boy three years of age, was found frozen tc death in swamp near Fall River, Mass He wandered from home, and was lost in the streets. He had been picked ul by the police. but slipped unnoticed iron the station-house.
 "A dispatch from Dublin says ''Th' Irish rent agitation has entered a new phsse and has extended from the rura to the urban localities. A movement ii afoot to ogitate for remission or re duction Of rents on the part of the poor CT house holders and tenants in Dabli1 and the other larger towns"
 At Lyons, N. r., Miss France HoEey, very highly respected youns lady, entered the store of her father, hat and fur dealer, and shot him through the left temple, killing hlm instantly Then relocating the pistol, small single barreled one, she went upstairs ant shot herself. Miss Hovey is sinkin, slowly, and there are no hopes of hel recovery. She is supposed to have beer insane.
 The LrGSh Times states that tn British Government has determined t, use e250, coo of the Church surplus as fund to be loaned at an exceptionall7 low rate of interest to landlords and t, local bodies for expenditure in the con struction of permanent works, in orde to provide labor for unskilled Workmen said loans to be repaid in thirty -fiv years.
 The annual report of the Bank Com missioners of Connecticut presented shows deposits in the savings banks o $72, 842, 443.39, being 8 gain of $326, 974.o6 over last year. The number o deposito1s is 202, 1885, a gain of 2, 59O.
 Commander Picking, of the Unite, States steamer Kearsarge, reports iron St. Jago de Cuba that there are abou 7 GOO insurgents in the neighborhood mostly negroes, poorly armed with httl ammunition.
 Don Nicolas Pierola was proclaime, Dictator of Peru on Dec 22. The arm, of reserve at Lima and Callao, and tn navy, accept his Government. He ha promised to effect the salvation of Peru Dr. Pedro Calderon is to be the head o bis Cabinet. President Prado has fled He arrived in Panama on Dec. 27.
 WASHINGTON ITEMS.
 MT. O'Connor, of South Carolina presented petition in the House fo tEepassage of the bill returning to tn ire dmen of the South the amount o their savings deposited with the Freed mems Trust Company. MT. Ryan, 0 Kansas, introduced a bill for the relic of colored emigrants. It provides fo the admitting free of duty clothing an other articles destined for the relief 0 colored persons who have emigrate,