Connecticut western news., 1880-02-18
NEWS OF THE DAY
GENERAL ITEMS.

he declares that the whole force of the United States will be used in the arrest of such tfespassers, if necessary.
 IA collision has occurred at Tantah, on the Egyptian Government Railway, between an Indian passenger train from Suez and goods train. One engineer was killed and many passengers injur- ed. Great damage was done to rolling | stock. Patrick Graham was arrested at Henderson, Ky, for beating his wife. The next day he broke out of the look. up and found his wife at the wharf boat, when he shot and killed her. The mur- derer escaped in skih.
 The Nevada Bank, of San Francisco, gives $25, 900 to the Herald Irish relief fund.
 The entire front of the Central City, Col, Opera House was carried away by wind d-storm Tuesday night during per iormance. No one was injured.
 The Baroness Burdett.C Coutts gives S25. 1000 to afford permanent relief for Ireland.
 The Rhode Island State Conven- tion of the Ancient Order of Hiber- nians last night voted to dispense with the usual parade on St. Patrick's Day. but each division is to raise as large sum as possible for the relief of Ireland. The Paris dispatches announce the death of Adolphe Cremieux, life-Sen- ator of the French Republic, at the age of eighty-four.
 Scott Cooper, a stock dealer, was robbed oi 6, 900 in a hotel at Brook vile, Ind. He was found bound to the bed, aEhis hotel gagged and unconscious rom the use of chloroform.
 The City Hall at Albany was destroyed by fire Tuesday, and num- Der of firemen were injured by the falling of the dome. The judgment record on chattel mortgages and the statue of General Hamilton were destroyed. The loss is upwards of $100, 900.
 The State Normal School at St. Jose, Oal., was burned Tuesday. Loss $250,O0O.
 The correspondent of the PaI Mall Gaxette at Berlin telegraphs as follows: The Vossische Zeatung says: . The danger to European peace is no longer from France but from Russia. Germany and Austria must watch her and compel her to abide by the treaty of Berlin"
 During squal on Sunday after noon last schooner was capsized at Oheney's Cove. Grand Manan, and John Nesbit, Frank Robinson, John Larry, Mrs. Lindsay and Mrs. Simeon Franklin were drowned. They all be- onged to Grand Manan.
 The French steamer Valentine, from Cardiff for Dieppe, has foundered. Six teen persons were drowned.
 -One woman and seven men were killed, and thirteen workmen and fire. men seriously injured by the burning of the Theater Royal at Dublin Mon- day. Everything in the building was consumed, including large and costly wardrobe.
 The Chatham Mills. Philadelphia, were destroyed by fire Monday evening, involving loss estimated at $175, GOO.
 During the past week the number of new applications for aid from the famine districts of Ireland reached 200 and the amount applied for was e11l,. 900, which, added to the previous tota amount of e265, 900, makes an aggregate of s376, 900 since the 22d of November
 -Reuter's Constantinople dispatch re ports that during fete a barrack three stories high, near that city, suddenly collapsed. Two hundred soldiers were killed and 300 wounded. The numbe of casualties has probably been exag gerated.
 "A canvass of Presidential pref erences in the Wisconsin Legislatur, has resulted as follows-For Blaine 42; Grant, 27; Sherman, 10; Wash burne, 8; Garfield, 5; Edmunds, 1 Hayes, 1; General Sherman, l Democrats-Seymour, 19; Tilden, 4 Bsyard, 3 Hancock, l. Nine mem bers refused to express their opinion. The wife of E. V. Dillingham;, farmer living near Londonderry, N. H. was shot, it is supposed mortally, b, her husbands nephew, Frank Dilling ham, aged twenty, on Saturday. Dilling ham attempted suicide unsuccessful, afterwards, and then surrendered him self. His aunt was found unconsciou with rope around her neck and bullet hole in her head.
 The body of Miss Dolly Hartman of Pittsburg, Pa., was cremated a Washington, Pa. on Saturday. He, father and three brothers were present Tho ashes were sent to Pittsburg. WASHINGTON ITEMS.
 The House committee upon tn alcoholic liquor traffic has instructe, Representative Brewer to report bil providing for the appointment of 8 com mission of ten members, to serve with out pay and to be selected irrespectiv, of their views upon the subject, to in vestigate the liquor traffic in all it bearings. The bill appropriates SIG, ,00 for expenses.
 The Senate Post Office Committe has appointed Senators Maxey ant Hamlin 6 subcommittee to prepare bill empowering the Post Off1ee Depart ment to make allowances to postmaster for the loss of stamps and money-orde funds when stolen or destroyed withou fault of theirs.
 The House Committee on Agricul ture has unanimously adopted favor able report on the bill directing tn, Commissioner of Agriculture to attend in person or by deputy the internationa sheep and wool show at Philadelphia in September. The bill admits ire, from duty all sheep and wool imported for the sole purpose of exhibition g this show, providing that any sold shal be subject to duty.
 -Senator Conkling presented to thu Senate 8 communication from the New York Chamber of Commerce in reference to additional defense of New York liar bor, The communication asserts tha New York Harbor is completely de fenseless in case of war against ironclai war ships of the modern type. single