Connecticut western news., 1880-08-04
NEWS OF THE DAY
GENERAL TrEMs

The boiler of mill near Fowler Sta- t1on, Centre county, Pa., blew up, kill ing one man and severely injuring two others. The mill Is in ruins.
 A tremendous hail storm severely damaged the crops in the neighborhood of Norfolk. Va, Wednesday last.
 In quarrel at Poughkeepsie, N. r., Wednesday night between two tramps, Thomas Pierson was killed by James Collins. The latter has been arrested. Julius 0. Burrows was nominated for Congress by the Republicans of the Fourth Michigan District.
 The Greenbackers of the Eighteenth Illinois District have nominated G. w. Rutherford.
 The Democrats of the Fifth Texas District have nominated Seth Shepard. The Democrats of the Third Ten nessee District have nominated c. G. Dibrell for reelection.
 -Three-quarters of the hay now used m New York arrives from Canada. Had 1t not been for this resource hay would have been third higher in price during the past few weeks.
 The wheat harvest in Western Wis
 
 Minnesota Is now in progress. The average is better than last year.
 The Consul of the United States at Bremen reports that the total number of emigrants who have passed through that port en route to this country during the last quarter reached the unprecedented figure of 31, ,791, being greater by 5,721 than the total number during the year 1879 and an increase of 3,0S1 over the first quarter of the current year.
 The Renders have been captured again near Fremont, Neb.
 Jim Frawley, Mark Murray, Bob Magee, John Hennessey and James Kelly dug their way out of Hudson, (N. Y.) jail Thursday.
 Some sixty-fve head of short-horns sold at Mt. Sterling, Ky, averaged $223 per head.
 During the triennial Templar Con- clave at Chicago $4 ,00O in prizes will be awarded for drilling. Over 1000 in vitations have been issued for the ball in the Exposition Building, and 1889 tents that will hold 7,200 people have been erected.
 A strong shock of earthquake occurred in Smyrna, Asia. The walls of the telegraph office were split. Several houses were thrown down in the town and at Barnova
 Ward Haight, his wife and daughter and Belden Wilmot, of Stamford, Conn. were lost in the Sound on Tuesday after noon while returning from black berrying excursion to Long Island in 8 small sharple which was overloaded with driftwood. It is supposed that they were struck by squall and wrecked.
 During the six months ending June 30 fifty eight fire and marine insurance companies from other States, with a capital of $25, ,S28, GOO and assets of $63,- 332, I'll, did business in New York. Their total income was $13, ,IS0, 992, and disbursements, $13, ,6O9, ,555. There was paid to stockholders $1, SIS, ,696 During the same period twenty one foreign con- panies were engaged in business. Their assets amounted to $23, 73O, ,281, their income to $7, ,467, ,231, and their dis bursements to $7, 7,03O,986. The Ham, burg -Magdeburg, La Caisse Generale, the North German, Queen and Trans atlantic paid outmore than they received. The British Government has decid- ed to forward endorsements to India immediately. Troop ships are now pre- pairing at Portsmouth. So profound a feeling has not been produced in Eng land since the first battle of the Crimea. In Kingston, Wis, Uriah Utley, aged seventy-six, was shot and killed by his son Frank, twenty-eight years old.
 The New Jersey Democratic Con- vention will be held September 1. The two wings of the Democratic party in Massachusetts have decided to hold their State Convention September l. The committees of both parties intend to re- sign then and new body will be chosen to conduct the campaign.
 The annual meeting of the Vermont Editors Association was held at St. Al bans Tuesday. The following officers were elected B. P Walton, President G. G. Benedict, Albert Clarke and l.. O. Greene, Vice. Presidents; D. W. Dixon, Secretary; c. M. Stone, Treasurer Executive Committee, l.. B. Hubbard, H. M Mott and A. N. Swain.
 The population of the six New Hampshire cities is as follows Man. chester, 32, 458; Nashua, 13, 453 Ports mouth, g, 732; Concord, 13,841; Dover II, ,693 Keene, 6,786; total, 87,963 The population of the State is BAT, ,311 The last census made it SIS, 300.
 The American Paper Makers Asso citation held its third annual meeting al Saratoga Wednesday. MT. Woolworth of New York, reported that in 1869 less than 4,000 pounds of paper was exported and that during the last three years tht exports had grown 1,2OO, GOO pounds. 4 committee was appointed to suggest |, plan to regulate the production of paper and resolution adopted to shut dow1 the mills from Saturday night to Sunda. morning.
 The Ohio State Greenback Con vention nominated for Secretary of State Chas. A. Lloyd, of Seneca, with ful State ticket. The national platform adopted at Chicago was accepted as tn, State platform, with two or three mino resolutions.
 The English troops have met witl another severe reverse in Afghanistan General Burrows brigade of about 2 7O' men, which was operating against Ayoo1 Khan near Candahar, in Afghanistan was surprised by the enemy and routed The troops are now drifting into Canda harsin small parties, and no details C the disaster have yet come to hand General Primrose, in command at Can dahar. has vacated his cantonments an retired to the citadel. The Afghans wer under Ayoob Khan, and numbered abou 12,000 men.
 The political campaign in New Tor opened on Wednesday night by mee ing of the Democrats, at which ex-Go0 Tilden presided The meeting was ac dressed by Speaker Randall, Gener, Ewing of Ohio. GOnoressman T RaT doph fucker % % of virgipia; Senator Jone nas of Florida; Senator Jonas, of Louisiana and s. s. Remak, of Pennsylvania.