Connecticut western news., 1880-03-03
NEWS 0FTHE DAY.
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 GENERAL ITEMS,
 "A. Paris dispatch to the London Times says: Four Germans, an Aus trian and several Frenchmen have been expelled from Lombardy as dangerous revolutionists. A semi-oflcial statement of the Win ter Palace, St. Petersburg, explosion, says Q pretended carpenter, who had been working in the palace, was the au- thor and executor of the plot.
 The Poles have petitioned the Czar of Russia to restore his confidence to them.
 The value of live stock exported to Great Britain from Canada in 1879 was @. .6S1, GOO, against $2, 117, 7,525 in 1878. The New York Republican State Convention was held at Utica, with MT. Chas. E. Smith as Chairman, and, elect ed delegates instructed to vote for General Grant in the Chicago National Convention. The Indiana Republicans in their district conventions elected delegates to Chioago. Most of the delegations were instructed for MT. Blaine.
 A dispatch announces that a lette r from Colonel Synge says the Greek brigands demand e15,000 for the re- ease of himself and his wife. ... The timber in yard on Glasshouse street, Vauxhall, London, fell Thursday, killing five persons and woundipg sixteen.
 The Committee on Commerce of the Maine Legislature has been ordered to draft resolutions to instruct the Maine delegation in Congress to represent to that body that the East River bridge, New York, is a nuisance and an ob- struction to navigation.
 -The principal business block in Brewsters, Putnam county, N. r., was burned to the ground Tuesday morning, involving loss of upward of $100, ,0O0.
 Monday night slight shock of earthquake was felt at San Crestobal, Cuba, and Tuesday, it is reported, there was another and more violent shock, accompanied by noise like an explosion.
 In the Vermont Republican State Convention a resolution was adopted in favor of presenting to the National Re- publican Convention the name of Sena- tor George F. Edmunds as candidate for the Presidency. Resolutions were also adopted commenting the admins tration of President Hayes and affirming the success of the Republican party.
 At Perth Amboy, N. J., the body ! of an unknown woman was found near the Amboy coal docks. Her hands were tied together, and it is not known whether she committed suicide or was murdered.
 An English squadron has arrived at Salonica to see what can be done towards the release of Colonel Synee and his wife now in the hands of brigands.
 The Spanish Court of Appeals has confirmed the death sentence of OteYo Gonzales, the assassin of the King of Spain.
 The North German Gazette declares that the purpose of Russia in erecting the Notifications on her western frontier is to cause 8 belief among the Russian people that g German attack is appre- hended.
 The Duke cf Edinburgh has gone to Russia to bring the Duchess back to England.
 Mrs. Clarke, respectable married lady, living in Garry neighborhood, Texas, was assaulted and murdered. Three men were arrested, one of whom confessed to having committed the crime. He was horribly mutilated by mob his clothing was saturated with coal oil and set on fire, and he was afterwards hanged. ......-
 The correspondent of the London Tim es at Bucharest reports that Greece has recognized the independence of Roumania.
 In the six-day go-as-you- please walking-match, Tn London, Blower Brown scored 553 miles, Hazael 480 and Day 455 miles, Brown beating Hazaers previous record by hours and 8 min. utes.
 The Democratic National Committee settled upon June p as the date and Cincinnati as the place for holding the Nationsl Convention. The place was selected upon the first formal ballot although strong effort had been made in favor of Chicago.
 Thirty dealers in oleomarga1ine il Philadelphia have just had warrants issued against them for selling it under false pretenses.
 An engagement has occurred be tween the Russian troops and Turco mans, ID which the latter were com pletely defeated with the loss of twenty five killed.
 The Rev. Edward Cowley, of tn. New York Shepherds Fold was sen fenced, to the Penitentiary for a yea yesterday and to pay fine of $250, th, heaviest penalty under the law. Hi counsel has sued out writ of habea corpus. .......
 -Advices from Rio de Janeiro of tn, Sd inst, by the way of Lisbon, stat, that from eight to ten persons ar, dying in that city from yellow feve daily. There is also much sickness among the people of the shipping, ant the vessels are consequently removed from the shore and dispersed throughou the harbor. ..t
 WASHINGTON ITEMS.
 The subcommittee of the Hous, Committee on the Judiciary gave hear ing to delegation of Baltimore mer chants concerning National Bankrup law. The only suggestions made wer, that 1t should be-as compared with tn, former-more sim pie in it's machinery more uniform in it's operation, less ex pensive, and that certain acts should b, made to constitute prima facie case o fraud.
 Edwin R. Hayes, clerk in th, Dead Letter Office, was arraigned charg ed with failing to deliver certain letter and embedding therefrom $S02. H waived an examination and was com mitted.
 The House Committee on Railway has agreed to ranort faYnrahlY on MT