Connecticut western news., 1880-02-25

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 8s Sir John Mcdonald presented message from the Governor General recommending vote of $10O, 900 for the relief of the Irish sufferers. The Duchess of Marlborough says the danger of an Irish famine appears to be over, but that the committee must spend $200, 1000 week for six weeks longer in order to close their labors suc- cessfully.
 object of the Prussian bill pro- hibiting foreign vessels from engaging in the coasting trade of Germany except under treaty, is to make reprisals against Russia and the United States, which refuse this privilege to foreign hips.
 "A London correspondent says: As- ssurance is given me that the statement of the intention of tue Baroness Burdett- Ooutts to devote G50O, 900 to the ame- Iteration of the distress in Ireland is true. Contradictions of this statement have been made in most of the London daily papers, but the fact is incontro- vertible. The money will not be given in aims, but will be invested in the pur, chase of land in the district of Conne- mara, County Galway, to be afterwards let to small tenants at long leases and moderate rents. A committee of Irish gentlemen interested in agriculture is associated in the scheme.
 At Port Johnston, N. J., 8 bitter feud has existed for long time be- tween Michael Suffrans and Herman Schultz. Suffrans received comic valentine, representing a hangman, and, supposing Schultz had sent it, upon meeting the latter later in the day Suffrans stabbed him twice in the back with 1ongshoreman's knife.
 Frank Lammens and Margaret Meierhoeffer were together convicted in Newark, N. J., of murder in the first degree in killing the woman's husband.
 WASHINGTON ITEMS. -The Postmaster General has issued an order to postmasters prohi biting the delivery of registered letters and money orders to M. V. Wagner, Marshall, Mich, who advertises to send patent recipes, and D. P. Herrick, 43 New street, New York, who solicits money to invest in railroad and other stocks. It has been further ordered that all per- eons receiving mail matter under fictitious names must be identified at the Post Office before the mail is de- ivered.
 The Spanish Minister has received 8 telegram from Havana announcing that the insurgent leaders Mariana Torres and Miguel Ramos surrendered in the district of Bayamo with four field officers, five line officers and more than two hundred armed men. 7.
 The Ways and Means Committee received the report of the sub-commit- ice charged with preparing the Re- funding bill. It was adopted with the amendment, which was agreed to by a vote of 10 to 3, that the $2OO, 900, 900 of Treasury notes provided for shall bear interest at the rate of 34 per cent, the same as the 20-4O bonds, instead of 4 per cent. as originally proposed. MT. LaDgston, Minister Resident at Hayti, reports that peace and order now prevail there and business has revived. The receipts at the Custom House in December were $333, 029. There is g large importation of Mexican silver while American silver is received ir small quantities and has become scarce commanding premium of or 4 pei cent. over Mexican coin. The importa hons from the United States of provi sions and dry goods are about double the amount received from Europe.
 The total value of the exports O 7 domestic provisions and tallow duripe January, 1880, was $9, 498, 957; January 1879, $10, 436, 359 for the seven months ended January 31, 1880, $60, ,S8O, 735 fortbe seven months ended January 3l 1879. $62, ,O9O. .6s8.
 It is beginning to be quite plsil that there will be movement here to wards insisting upon the esta ablishmen of United States consols bearing 8 pc cent. interest.
 The House Committee on Maya Affairs has agreed to ask suspension of the rules for the passage of resoiu tion permitting the Secretary of Stat, to employ Government vessel for tn, ] transportation of contributions tx Ireland.
 The Secretary of the Treasury hal under advisement the recent change il pilot rule No. for Western rivers. Al amended 1t reads: "When steamers are approaching each other the signal shal be one sound of the whistle to pass tt the left, to be gwen first by the descend ing steamer" By the old rule the descending boat has the right of way :. but the other must say which way to gc first, the result of which, as asserted is that the ascending boat chooses hel side, whistles for it and shapes hel s course accordingly. If the deacendine boat accepts the course, well and good If, however, she orders, as she has thu 3 right to do, that the ascending boa shall paas on the other side, the latte mnst change her course to the opposit side, thus crossing the bows of thu descending boat and exposing both t the danger of collision.
 .--William P. Fiero, Assistant Unitet States Attorney at New York, appeare' before the House Committee on Publi { Buildings and Grounds and advocated the passage of the bill providing for th: B, erection of 8 national prison, on tn $ ground of economy as we'll as regar' for the sanitary and moral condition 0 prisoners. 1- Our Consul at Matamoras report that the Society of Friends in Indians ; and New York established mission 8 Matamoras in 1872. A newspaper ant asvarlety of school books are printed b. it and the public schools in some part