Connecticut western news., 1880-11-10
NEWS OF THE DAY
GENERAL ITEMS.

GENERAL ITEMS.
 In St. Petersburg ordinary rye bread has risen to double its usua price. Great scarcity exists in various provinces, which the American compe tition in wheaton flour obviously fails te meet.
 Thirteen men were precipitated te the bottom of colliery shaft and killed by the breaking of the hoisting appa ratus Thursday at Mons, Belgium.
 The Cuban Minister of the Interior has addressed circular to the governor; of provinces warning them that an agent had started from New Orleans for Spair ' to contract for Spanish emigrants to go to Louisiana to work on the plantations at wages too low for living expenses.
 -E. N. Winters. a shoemaker o Lynn, was killed by railroad accident in that city Thursday.
 While trying to disperse crowd o4 negroes in Cincinnati Wednesday night Policeman Fred. Karsh was shot anc killed by one of the negroes.
 "A force of Brazilians have killed sixty bandits and captured 40 of band which attacked the town of Jonuaris last year.
 -Solon Robinson, the well-known agricultural writer, died at his home in Florida, Wednesday.
 The American steam launch Isabel was seized on Septe mber by the Chilian fleet at Paytor, Peru, and her captain detained as prisoner for twenty-four hours. One of the officers making the seizure stamped on the flag and cursed the people of the United States.
 The funded debt of Philadelphia on January l, 1879, was 61, ,092, 641. 70; amount redeemed during year $122, 600; total, $60, 0,970, ,O41.70, which was in- creased by four per cent. loan of $l0, 000,000. Total funded debt January l, 1880, $70, ,97O, ,c41.7O.
 The funded debt of Philadelphia on January l, 1879, was $61, ,092, ,641. 70 ; amount redeemed during year $122, 600; total, $60, ,970, 041.70, which was in- creased by four per cent loan of $10,- 100000. Total funded debt January l, 1880, $70, ,970, ,041.7O.
 Two men were killed on Wednes- day by an explosion at the Latin < Rand Powder Works, near Paterson, N. J.
 The total vote cast for President in New York city is 2O4, BPS. Hancock received 123, 102, and Garfield 91, 726 votes. Hancock's majority is Al, ,376 The vote for Justice of the Marine Court is Nehrbas (D.), 106,357 Isaacs (R. j., 91,373. Grace (D.) for Mayor received 101, 1858 to 98, 949 for Dowd (R.).
 The Chinese riot in Denver origi- mated in a quarrel between Chinaman and white man and was aggravated by the neglect of the Mayor and the Sheriff to do their duty.
 Gov. Cornell, of New York, follows President Hayes in appointing Novem- Der 25 day of thanksgiving.
 In England, indictments have been lodged by the Government against Messrs. Parnell, Dillon, Biggar, Timo- thy O'Sullivan, Sexton, Egan, Brennan, Malachy O'Sullivan, Boyton, Gordon Harris, Nally, Welsh and Sheridan. The latter five are local men.
 A dispatch to the Standard from Copenhagen says 100 vessels of different sizes were destroyed by the late storm. A collision between two trains took place on the Pittsburg, Cincinnati and St. Louis road at Burgettstown, twenty eight miles from Pittsburg. Four men were killed, three of whom were steal. ing ride on one train.
 A dispatch from Cape Town says il is reported that four missionaries have been murdered by the natives.
 Peter Wright, negro, was hanged at Liberty, Va, Friday, for the murder of R. M. Manpin, @ white man, in June 1879.
 The American bark J. B. Brown, O Portland, Me-, was wrecked on the islant of Lewis, one of the Hebrides. Tn crew were landed at Greenock. A life boat was capsized at Norfolk and onl, two of those 1t contained were saved.
 A German brig has been wrecked O Cape Gris-Nez. Eight persons wer drowned.
 has been wrecked near Boulogne, wit the loss of her crew of thirteen meI with one exception.
 A number of fishing craft fro1 Shields, Eng, with crews aggregating be tween forty and fifty men, have not re turned nor have any tidings been hear from them, and 1t is feared that the went down in the late gale.
 Mrs. Christiancy's allowance of al mony was on Friday reduced by Jude Cox, in Washington, from $50 to SIG per month. MT. Christiancy propose to defend the suit in person.
 Dispatches received convey the il telligence of great calamity in the V cinity of the city of Reggie di Calabri Friday. A continuous rainfall of seve hours created such flood that man peasant cottages were swept away ar seventeen lives were lost.