Connecticut western news., 1880-08-11
NEWS OF THE DAY
GENERAL ITEMs.


 on Friday. A very strong effort was made to have his death sentence changed to imprisonment for life, but Governor Cornell declined to interfere in the case. Balbo died bravely, contrary to the ex- pectatlons of those acquainted with him. Returns from Alabama show that the Democrats have elected all the judges and chancellors and nearly all the legis- lators and county officers. The majorl- ty is over 60, 1000.
 General James B. Weaver, Presi- dential nominee of the National Green back-Labor party, has issued 8 circular to the members of that party, appealing for contributions of $1 and upward to aid in defraying the expenses of the campaign from now until November. The valuation by the Boston city assessors shows an increase of $25, ,766,- 800 over last year.
 The Putnam Phalanx, of Hartford, Conn.,, voted to accept the invitation of the Gate City Guard and local authori- ties of Atlanta, Ga., to visit Atlanta in October.
 In an official communication ad- dressed to the Secretary of the Treasury Commissioner Baum, of the Bureau of Internal Revenue, says that during the past fiscal year $123, 981, ,916. 10 of inter nal revenue taxes have been collected, and the entire sum paid into the Treas ury. During the past four fiscal years the total amount of taxes received by collectors of internal revenue was $467,- O80, 1885. 10. For the four years the total expense of collecting the above amount of revenue, including the salaries and expenses of the bureau, will be about $l9, ,92O, 900, or but little more than 8 per cent. upon the amount collected.
 New York census returns show the following populations Orange County, S8,315, an increase of ', ,413 over 1870 j; Rockland County, 27,930, an increase of 2,717 over 1870 Delaware County, 42,- 775, a decrease of 197 since 1870 Sulli- van County, B, 124, a decrease of ], ,426 since 1870; Ulster County, 86, 764, an increase of 2, 2,089 over 1870.
 At Buffalo St. Julian won three straight heats, trotting mile in 2:164 :; 2:16f and 2:153.
 In Americus, Ga., 8 woman named Gunnells administered morphia to- her. self and nine of her ten children. She and three of the children died, and the others recovered. In letter left behind her, the woman said she was tired of the world, and wished to die and take her children with her.
 The Pension Office of Washington has now about twelve years work on hand, so that pensions filed to-day may, under ordinary circumstances, he heard from twelve years hence. The reorgani- zation of the bureau under the system advocated during the last three years by the Commissioner of Pensions seems to be the only method of affording relief to the thousands ssof needy pensioners who are waiting for their money. \ During the late disorders at Mazat- Ian, in Mexico, battle was fought at Villa Union, in which 100 men were killed and the Government troops were vic torious.
 General Weaver has written letter to the Secretary of the Greenback Ma tional Committee denying that there was an alliance between the Greenbackers and Republicans to carry Alabama at the election Monday.
 On Monday four men were mur- dered in different parts of Kentucky.
 The first bale of new Alabama cot. ton, received at Montgomery Tuesday, was sold for 143 cents per pound and shipped to New York.
 Masked burglars entered the store of James Finch, at Millerton, N. Y., bound and gagged Finch and clerk named Decker and compelled Finch tc open the safe in the store, which they robbed of $1,000 in money, $275 il checks and $1 ,00O in postage stamps the postoffce being kept in the store. MT. Roswell c. Horr was renomina ted for Congress by the Republicans o the Eighth Michigan District.
 MT. Jay A. Hubbell has been re nominated by the Republicans of tn Ninth Michigan District.
 The Republican Convention at Gar isle, Pa, has nominated Charles Little, professor in Dickinson College for Congress.
 In the English House of Lords tn Irish Compensation bill was rejected b the decisive vote of 282 to 51.
 The Chilian transport Loa was blow up by torpedo in Calloa Bay, July About 150 men. including most of th officers, perished. The torpedo was ser out in boat loaded with fruit and picke up by the Chilians.
 The British loss at Candahar, unde Gen. Burrows. was twenty officers, 4( Europeans and 800 natives.
 The public debt, as shown by u statement issued Aug. 2d, is g., 135 4S6, 6,647.13. Less the cash in the Trea 1ry it is $1, 936, 596, 241. .93, which shov decrease during the month of July $5,576, ,O53.4.
 In the State election of Alabam Monday, the Democrats elected the ticket by 5O,000 majority.
 Colonel Bodine and Messrs. Rat bone, Clark and Fisher, of the rife tea sent to Ireland, returned Monday. G Bodine's gun- case, which contained oth dutiable articles than guns, was seizt customs officers.
 At Freeport, H., Miss Bert Dietrich was crushed to death and An Mensenkamp was fatally injured by falling cornice.
 Tt seems that Ayoob Khan did D pursue General Burrows in Afghanista who brought large.hody of troops in Candahar. Ayoob is now encamped the scene of the action.
 Further reports from the Northw' say that the wheat crop is only fairly
 to the average of last years.
 The death of Bloodgood H. Cutt the Long Island farmer-poet, is reports
 Forty -four horses were burned s
 urday night at Greenbriar White Sulpl Springs, W. Va.
 A Spanish bull fight in New York
 Saturday with real Spaniards and Te
 bulls proved to be very tame afi
 Bergh would not allow the bulls to