Connecticut western news., 1880-07-21
NEWS OF THE DAY
GENERAL mEMe

NL w D Of \ HE DAY
 GENERAL ITEMS.
 The Department of Agriculture o1 Washington reports the present pros Pects Tor cotton, corn and wheat crops as more favorable than for several years past.
 -ln mile run in San Francisco Peter Mcintyre made the distance in 4m. 36s., the best professional time ever made In the United States.
 The weather throughout England is wet and thunderous and unfavorable for crops. Heavy rains have caused great damage to hay and other crops in the MldIands, Warwickshire and Leicester shire and in other parts of the prov inces.
 The Montenegrin advanced posts on the Zem have been attacked by the Turks, who completely surprised one oi them and cut to pieces nearly all the men.
 The Russian General Kaufmann is ordered to Eastern Siberia with 14.O men.
 .Chastine Cox, the negro murdere, or Mrs. Hull, was taken from his cell in the New York Tombs, at 8 o'clock on Frlday morning and hanged. The con- demned rose four feet simultaneously With the sound of the axe, and then with rebound, he fell back. Then ensued the contortions of the body and contrac tlons of the muscles, which sent pro- tracted agony through the hearts of all present. The pinioned hands hall dropped down the sides and worked con. vulsively a few times and hung limp. A minute later, and the body gave several convulsiye jerks and then all was still, and the murder of Mrs. Hull had been avenged by the law.
 An oil pipeline burst near Sala. mainca, N. r., and the squirting oil by some means took fire. A five-year-old daughter of John Washburn was playing atthe spot when the rupture in the pipe occurred. Her clothing was saturated with the oil, and before she could get away was caught in the flames and liter ally roasted alive.
 The Maine Democratic State Com mittee met at Portland and appointed three electors, the other four being con- ceded to the Greenbackers. The Green  ing at Augusta on the 27th of July to decide whether they will ratify the ap- polntments. It was decided to leave the question of fusion on district and county nominations to the districts and counties.
 The Missouri Greenback State Con vention nominated Lyman A. Brown for Governor, with 8 full State ticket.
 The schooner Jennie Bell capsized Tn Lake Michigan, opposite Two Rivers, and her entire crew of seven men were lost.
 The Mo5aae Fdymaer publishes re- ports from every section of the State, showing the condition of the crops in Maine. These reports show that the continued dry weather has affected the hay crop quite severely in some locali- ties, while in others frequent showers mitigated the effect of the drought. It is evident the hay crop will be above the average, and the fine weather of the past two weeks will insure an excellent quail ty. Grain, especial lyearly sown, is re- ported as locking finely, and corn and potatoes promise we'll On the whole the outolook for the farmrs of Maine is most excellent, and they have cause for rejoicing.
 A seriously fatal accident took place at Risca, six miles from Newport, Eng land, Thursday. The eLondon and South Wales Colliery Company's new black vein pit is located at that point. The mines have been in operation day and night. About one o'clock in the morning ter rife explosion took place. So severe was 1t that buildings in the vicinity were InH damp, fire following it. One hundred and tweniy-eight persons were at work in the mine, and all were engulfed. Shortly after the explosion the wives and relatives of the miners gathered about the mines, and the scene was one of sad ness.
 Miss Elizabeth l.. Diller, who tried so hard to save her father, the Rev. Dr. Jacob ". Diller, at the burning of the Seawanhaka, has died of the burns she received.
 Twenty seven Italian laborers on a gravel train on the Long Beach branch of the South-side Railroad were swept from the cars by heavy wire derrick guy which hung too low across the track. All were more or less hurt and several will die.
 About twenty-five delegates, repre- senting over five thousand miners in the State, met in Columbus, Ohio, Thursday Resolutions were adopted favoring the eight-hour system and semi monthly pay
 General Pope says there is no in- vasion of the Indian Territory, reports to the contrary notwithstanding.
 The National and Congressional com mittees and the committee appointed to notify General Hancock and MT. English of their nomination visited MT. Tlden's house together Wednesday, where Chair man Stevenson, of the National Conven- tion, presented to MT. Tilden in 8 brief speech copy of the resolution compl1- menting him and passed by the conven- tion. MT. Tilden made brief rejoinder,
 Thomas 0. Platt has been chosen Chairman of the Executive Committee of the New York Republican State Com mittee.
 The Western Nail Association has decided to reaffirm the order of May IT. 1850, namely, fixing the cald rate at $3.2 per keg of 100 pounds, subject to the usual discounts.
 The Sixth Congressional Democratic District Convention of Mississippi re- nominated J. R. Chalmers by accla- nation
 The Greenback Convention of the Seventh District of Missouri have nomi- mated Judge T. N. Rice, Republican, for Congress.
 IN. c. Deering has been renominated by the Republicans of the Fourth Dis trict of Iowa for Congress.
 The Republicans of Leavenworth. Kansas, renominated John A. Anderson for Congress.
 The critical condition of the Ch1lian- Peruvian war has awakened new in- terest in Washington. President Hayes has repeatedly instructed Minister Os- borne, in Chili, and Minister Chris tiancy. in Peru, to offer, informally of course, the services of the Government