Connecticut western news., 1880-10-06
NEWS OF THE DAY
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crease during the last decade of 284, ,172, or more than twenty-three per cent.
 At Buffalo, N. Y., Julia Hayes, 8 widow, was burned to a crisp, she hay ing run back into her house to save few effects while it was on fire. The total earnings of the Sing Sing, N. r., State Prison for September were SIS, 178.31, and the total expenditures $15, 434. 21 net profits $2, 744. 10.
 Edward Moody and B. Allen have been indicted at Jacksonville, Fla, for the alleged robbery of trunks and bodies which came ashore from the wreck of the Vera Cruz.
 The wife of the Russian Consul at Van, Armenia, has been assassinated and several of her companions seriously wounded by brigands.
 A dispatch from Tucson, Ari., says two miners report that Gen. Carr had fight with small party of Victoria's band, eighteen in number, in the Ratchet Mountains, killing them all.
 The British steamship Castello took 7,11S bales of cotton from Savannah, Ga, the largest cargo of cotton ever cleared from any Atlantic port.
 Alabama and Louisiana Democratic Conventions have endorsed Hancock's letter on Southern claims.
 The New Hampshire Greenback Con- vention nominated Warren s. Brown for Governor, with the following ticket Presidential Eleetors-Lafayette Morse of Northumberland, B. J. Greenleaf of Portsmouth Cat large), P. B. Holmes of Greenland, D. o. Whitemore of Man chester, and D. M. Blodgett of Went worth. For Congress-Dr. Lafayette Chelsey of Chester, First District; John F. Woodbury of Lancaster, Second Dis trict, and Dudley T. Chase of Claremont, Third District The Convention pledged itself to support the Greenback national ticket straight. The South Carolina Greenback Convention nominated l.. w. R. Blair for Governor, with full State ticket.
 At Stroudsburg, Pa., two men oc- cupied a room at the Burnett House Tuesday night. They blew out the gas and were found dead in bed Tuesday morning from suffocation.
 The Stevens Battery was sold at Hoboken, N. J., on Wednesday, to Wm. B. Laimbeer of New York, for $55, ,000. It was started in 1843 by Robert l.. : Ob6f6uS, u N0W O6ES0y Iu111Oud1E0, after his death his brother, Edwin A. Stevens, continued work upon it. When the latter died he left $1 800, 900 to com plete the work. This was all expended but $1O0, 900, making the total cost nearly $2,000, 900. The battery was willed to the State of New Jersey, but as it would will probably be broken up.
 The epizootic in mild form has broken out among horses in New York city.
 The large elephant, named s'Chief, 5 belonging to circus, got loose while the animals swereremoving from a freight car at Charlotte, N. O., and did much damage. He killed his keeper, John King, who attempted to quiet the beast.
 At Bellows Falls, Vt, s. M Waite was arraigned on eight indictments and pleaded not guilty to each. He is charged with larceny, forgery and nego- tiating forged notes. It is virtually settled that unless change of venue be made the trial will be called at the adjourned term of the court to be held in two or three weeks.
 The Democratic State Convention at Saratoga was held Tuesday. Five new members, Messrs. Augustus Schell, John Kelly, Erastus Corning, Edward Kearney and William Purcell, were added to the State Committee. Judge Rapallo was nominated for Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals.
 A large Republican meeting was which General Grant presided. Speeches 6n hx-H tD,. Conkling and Logan.
 All the bodies have been recovered from the Hudson River Tunnel at Jersey City. Many were unrecognizable, being mere skeletons, and some of them head less trunks.
 Immense swarms of grasshopperE appeared near Jacksborough, Texas Monday, coming from the North, a times obscuring the sum- A farm wa. completely demolished, even the cotto1 stalks being devoured.
 "A dispatch from Simla to the Lon don Times says: "The defeat of Ayoul Khan caused the Ameer, Abdurrahma1 Khan, the greatest satisfaction and ha. had the most quieting effect on tho country. Some days previous to tht receipt of the news of the defeat Sir dar circulated a report that Ayoub Kha1 had captured General Roberts. For thi. the Ameer caused the Sirdar to be fog ged so severely that his life was il danger.
 Five men were suffocated whil. cleaning sewers in Paris on Monday.
 Eleven carrier-pigeons belonging tc John 0. Haines, of Toms River, N. J. oA CoA urday, at Il 20 a. m. At IL A the frs distance of thirty six miles as the crow flies, making the thirty-six miles il twenty-four minutes. The remaining tel birds reached home by 1145.
 The State canal tolls from Septem Der IA to September g amounted t, $46, 766.76; the mileage was 374, ,39O and the total tonnage 253, ,639.
 The Governor of Virginia has refused to commute the sentence of twenty lashe imposed on J. l.. Jacoby, convicted il Richmond of petit larceny.
 Baltimore will celebrate her on hundred and fiftieth anniversary duriny six days, beginning on Oct. II. Tn sixth day will be devoted to the coloret people.
 The Cuban lnsurgent chief Carrlllo with few followers, has surrendered a Remedies. He will be sent to Spain.
 Colonel James G. Fair has written letter to prominent citizens of Virgini City announcing his readiness to accep the nomination for United States Senate from Nevada.
 George Fearn swam from East Thir ty-third street, New York, through Hel Gate to Flushing Bay, distance of thir teen miles, in two hours and ffty-fv minutes.
 Clarence Gray, the Republican nom inee for District Attorney of Santa Bal hara GaI shot and Eillad Ilhondor