Connecticut western news., 1880-05-26
NEWS OF THE DAY
GENERAL ITEMS

favor of full Blaine -Washburne delega- uon and one in favor of compromise | delegation numbering thirty-six Grant and fifty-six anti-Grant delegates. The last one was adopted by a vote of 341 to 261. The convention finally passed a resolution declaring U. S. Grant to be the choice of the Republicans of Illinois by vote of 386 to BOT. The Minnesota Democratic State Convention elected a delegation to the National Convention. The resolutions declare in favor of the two-thirds rule. There was split in the California Workingmen's Convention, the Greenback element organizing sepa- rate convention and electing delegation, including Dennis Kearney, to the National Convention. The Virginia Conservatives in their convention adopted resolution in favor of the two-thirds rule and in fa- vor of affiliating with the Democratic party. The Nebraska Republicans elect ed Blaine delegation. The Iowa Green back Convention met at Des Moines, but transacted no business of importance.
 In speech in the English House of of Lords Lord Beaconsfeld congratula- ted the Government on its resolve to completely fulfill the Berlin treaty, and thanked the House for its support while he was Premier. .... The much-talked-of race between Hanlan and Courtney at Washington, for $6, 900 purse, proved gigantic tiasco, the Union Springs oarsman going to pieces when few hundred yards had been rowed. Hanlan rowed over the five mile course in 36m. 46 2-5s. Han lan's time at Lachine in 1878 was 36 minutes 9 seconds for the same dis tance, Courtney coming in & length and half behind. In fact Courtney virtually stopped just short of the finish. At Chautauqua Hanlan rowed over in 33:563, the fastest time on record by 113a. It is generally conceded that this race virtually ends Courtney's career as a professional oarsman.
 Seventeen men shooting at Creed moor for places on the team for Ire land made over 200 in the possible 225. something that had never been done before. -
 Ex-Governor Joseph B. Brown, of Georgia, has been appointed United States Senator for that state, vice J. B. Gordon, resigned. MT. Brown accepts.
 The Minnesota Republican State Convention instructed their delegates to vote for Senator Windom as candidate for President. MT. Blaine is the second choice of all but three delegates.
 The Virginia Conservative Con- vention elected delegation to Gin cinnati. The delegates are uninstructed. but 1t is thought a majority of them favor Judge Field
 A dispatch from Coudersport, Pot ter county, Pa, says: GA fire broke out IL ,eA H. establishment used for storing oil. The town IS without water supply or fire ap- paratus, and by five o'clock every store, dwelling and place of business in town, with the exception of four, were in ashes. The loss is estimated at $2OO, 900, on which there is an insurance of $75,- : OOO."
 The Goss-Ryan prize-fight party re- turned to Erie Tuesday and the fight was declared off. Barney Aaron refused to allow Gloss to start on the tug, claim ing that there was preponderance of his opponents friends and that Gosss life was in danger in such crowd.
 In Atlantic county, N. J., 95, ,OOO out of the 125, 900 acres contained in the county have been swept over by fire. Of these 75, 900 acres were composed of wood land-oak, cedar, pine and holly-valued at from $16 to g, 900 an acre. Theheav- lest loss was upon the cranberry bogs, 5000 acres of these alone being de- stroyed, at @ loss of from $4, 900 to $15,- 900 an acre. There were also about 10,- GOO acres of vineland destroyed, the losses being variously estimated. Proba- bly, one hundred houses have been burned.
 The persons who wrecked train on the Andalusian Railway, Spain, recently, have been court-martialed. Thirteen of them were sentenced to death, and thir- teen to imprisonment for twenty years.
 The Guion steamer Arizona which arrived in New York from Liverpool on Monday made the passage from Queens town in seven days ten hours forty-seven minutes, beating her own fastest time on record.
 At o'clock in the morning Mrs. Smiths house, at Angola, Ind, was burned Mrs. Smith was absent and her children, boy aged IA, girl aged 5, and another aged years, and young lady, daughter of David Fry, neigh Dor, were burned to death.
 At Ballston, N. r., Judge Potter in the Billings case Saturday charged that the crime was murder in the first degree and the prisoner was guilty of that if guilty at all. Reasonable doubt, he said, was serious and substantial doubt Yer diets should depend upon probabilities, not possibilities. The evidence was re- viewed and the jury retired before noon. At 2:45 the jury brought in verdict of not guilty and the prisoner was dis charged.
 The Society of the Army of the Pc tomac is to hold its reunion on June 16, at Burlington, Vt.
 The Baptist State Convention, in ses- sion at Sacramento, Gal, tabled the res olutions expressing condemnation of the course of the Revs. I. S. and l. M. Kal- loch, and gave notice that preliminary steps would be taken for hearing be- tween the aggrieved church and the Metropolitan church, of which the Kal- lochs are pastors, by vote of 46 to 36, after aasharp debate.
 The President of Panama. as agent of the National Government of Colombia, has received orders to intimate to the commanders of the United States wal vessels Adams and Kearsarge to suspend their operations in the Laguna de Chiri. qui and Golfo Dulce, and to require the Adams to leave the latter bay
 A boiler explosion occurred at the Birchills Hall iron works near Walsall Twenty-three persons were instantly killed, and sixty others were taken to tht hospital, some of them in dying con dition..
 The inquiry in the Whitaker cas, at West Point reached climax Saturda. IL | T. =