Connecticut western news., 1880-09-22
NEWS OF THE DAY
GENERAL ITEMS.

1Vus AOslOS-a fuS1On plufallCy or S0 :: scattering, 262. The towns yet to come gave Davis 1,309, Fusionists, 1,916-a Fusion majority of eos; scattering, 8l. Deduct Fusionist plurality to come from : the Republican plurality on hand and Davis will have 276 plurality if the rest e comes in as last year. The Congress slonal delegation stands as it did last year, Republicans and Fusionists. The State Senate and House of Repre- sentatiyes are largely Republican. zss --The Democratic Congressional Con- vention of the First District of New Jersey nominated John W. Sanborn, of >t Wakefield, for Congress, and Daniel Marcy, of Portsmouth, for elector. The Republicans of the Fifth Congressional z. 0. Bowman for Congress. G. H. Bingham has been nominated for Con- gress by the Democrats of the Third New Hampshire District.
 -Twenty-nine more corpses have been recovered from the Seaham colliery. Explosion of sulphur in the Koh- moor colhery, near Shenandoah, Pa.r Thursday, killed one man and seriously burned five others.
 The expulsion of French Jesuits from Alsace-Lorraine has been ordered by the German Government
 Exports of breadstuffs from the United States thus far this year have been nearly third greater than in the corresponding months of 1879, although the latter was very large.
 Virgil and Houston Gully have been acquitted of the charge of killing Gimer, in Kemper County, Miss, during the political riots of 1877.
 The Massachusetts Republican State convention on Wednesday made the fol lowing nominations by exclamation :: Gover,aor- D. Long, of Hingham. (Renominated). Lieutenaaet- Gover7aor Byron Weston, of Dalton. CRenomi- nated). Secretary of Stote-Henry B. Pierce, of Abbington. Renominated). Treasurer aud ReceiUer-General Dan iel A. Gleason, of Medford. Auditor Charles R. Ladd, of Springfield. At- toraey- General = George Marston, of New Bedford. Renominated). Elect ors-at-L -Lorge-Paul A. Chadbourne, of Williamson John w. Forbes, of Bos- ton. The platform protests in strong terms against the politi cal conduct in the South, condemns the persistent coin age of silver, and gives long list of reasons why it believes the Democrats should be kept out of power.
 The workingmen of San Francisco have renominated the present Mayor, Kalloch, for reelection.
 Walter A. Wood was renominated for Congress by the Republican Conven- tion of Troy, N. Y. The First District Republican Congressional Convention of New Hampshire renominated Joshua G.. Hall by exclamation. The RepubE- can Congressional Convention of the Second District of New Hampshire re- nominated James F. Brigg, of Man chester. John A. Spaulding, of Nashua, was nominated for Presidential elector. The Republicans of the Fifth District of New Jersey nominated George M. Robeson for Congress. The Green packers of the Second Congressional District of New Jersey nominated Sam uel A. Dobbins, of Burlington County, for Congress.
 The New Hampshire Democratic State Convention on Wednesday, nom- mated Frank Jones of Portsmouth, for Governor. The whole number of votes cast was 600, of which Horatio Colony received and Frank Jones 600. Frank Jones was then unanimously nominated. The platform indorsed is the platform of principles adopted by the Democratic Convention at Cincinnati and declares its faith in Hancock and English.
 The Oldham Lancashire) England cotton masters, as their response to the operatives demand, have resolved to run only four days week those of Manchester will either work half-time, reduce wages, or close their mills.
 Oliver Joly, a saddler of Montreal, lost his wife, two daughters (aged and years) and a baby boy by drowning on the St. Lawrence river.
 The Missouri Republican State Con- vention nominated Colonel D. P. Dyer for Governor and Milo Blair for Lieu tenant Governor.
 A large gang of men broke ground for the new Cape Cod ship canal at Sand wich, Mass, Wednesday morning, on the ground of William Fessenden.
 Inquiry reveals the fact that the attempt to wreck with dynamite the London and Northwestern train near London was deliberately planned and executed.
 The workingmen of San Francisco have renominated the present Mayor, Kalloch, for reelection.
 Marshall O. Roberts, of New York, died at Saratoga on Saturday. He was 8 prominent business man, worth $10, 100000.
 The Chinese Embassy, which has spent the summer in New York, have been subjected to many indignities. They say that they will leave the city.
 After the motion for new trial in the case of Degarmette, who murdered his sister last July, was overruled on Saturday, at Danville, Va, the court sentenced the prisoner to be hanged on October 29.
 Queen Christiana of Spain has pre- sented her husband with 8 daughter.
 -E. P. Parron, his son and man named Luster were working in distil. lery at Independence, Mo-, Friday when 8 large wooden still full of boiling mash burst and the men were completely cooked by the hot liquid. They lived few minutes in terrible agony, theil eyes being put out and the flesh falling from their bones.
 The latest reports from South America say that the war between Chil and Peru is beginning to drag ChiE is discussing means for raising money tc support her army.
 The strike of 28,000 English nail makers in East Worcestershire has be gun. The Lancashire weavers have in terviewed the masters, receiving various replies. Washington has been selected for the test efforts of the strikers, but Ii is thought the movement will collapse
 A serious quarrel between Bul oarian and Servian neasants rasnltoc