Connecticut western news., 1881-05-11


 e~~,U United States control the number of Ohinamen arriving in this country, though it cannot prohibit such immi- grafton. -' -
 The mayor of Elgin, H., and AL derman Jencks, Chairman of the Com mittee on Streets, have been censured connection with the recent disaster on the Fox river.
 Jay Cooke's country seat, Agontz, 500.
 The tow boat John Parker, of the St. Louis and New Orleans line, has ar rived at New Orleans with eight barges . carrying 9,507 tons of grain.
 President Garfield has withdrawn from the Senate the New York nomina- .astions for district attorneys and marshals, supposed to have been made in the in- terest of Senater Conkling.
 A skull, believed to be that of Mrs. Lizzie Lowell, has been found near Lewiston, Me. A headless skeleton, identified as that of Mrs. Lowell, was found near the same spot seven years ago, and her husband, James Lowell, was convicted of murdering her. He is now in the State Prison for the crime.
 The puddlers of the steel mill of the Reading, Pa, Iron Works, who struck a month ago for an advance in wages from s. 50 to $4. 50 per ton, re- sumed work at the old figures. It is understood that an advance in the future has been promised
 The next reunion of soldiers takes place at Cincinnati, Ohio, September ;e15, Is and 17.
 .So By the fall of building at Little ton, N. H., Wednesday, two men were killed and seven others were severely injured. ..-... ~-,-Henry Ward Beecher was served with. @ summons at Baltimore, in the Suit of the Cumberland Agricultural Society, for a failure to lecture at 8 fair Some years ago.
 The United States Senate went into executive session on Wednesday, con- frmed 8 number of nominations and discussed the Chinese treaties. Mr. | Dawes, who on March 24th withdrew | the resolution for the election of officers, made speech in moving the executive | sessions, saying that the Republicans would not give up the fight over the election of officers.
 In Franklin county, Va, negroes who were charged by illicit distillers with giving information agalnst them have been whipped and abused. In some cases their houses were burned and the negroes sent out of the country.
 Secretary Wmdom has revoked the Treasury order which instructed collec- tors of the customs to assess the duty on certain. knit goods at 35 per cent ad valorem instead of 50 cents per pound specific and 35 per cent. ad valorem.
 Elder Gilbert Beebe died in Middle town, N. Y., OF Monday. He was born in Norwich, Conn.,, Nov. 25, 1900. He embraced religion at the age of seven years, was baptized at eleven years, and joined. the Baptist Church at Norwich at sixteen. He was publisher of the Signs of the Times, and we'll known throughout the country.
 "A letter from President Grevy, of France, accepting on behalf of France the Invitation to participate in the York town Centennial was presented to Presi- dent Garfield Saturday.
 The census statistics of the manu- facture of glass in the United States show 194 establishments, employing 23,822 men and $19, ,415, ,599 capital, with product valued at $21, 013, 464. In 1870 there were 154 establishments, with s15,367 employees and a capital of $13, ,826, 142, the product being valued at SIS, ,470, ,5O7. There were $9, 112, ,3O1 paid in wages in 1880 and $7, 5S9, no in 1s7O. The debt of the United States--was { reduced during April by about $9, ,0O0,- ( O0O. In New York city the Grand Jury presented the indictment against Police Commissioners French, Nichols, Mason and Matthews, and against the members of the previous board, including the three first Commissioners and Police { Commissioner William F. Smith. They are charged with misdemeanor in not keeping the streets clean and removing the ashes.
 Professor Swift, of Rochester, has discovered new comet. The Professor does not agree with Proctor in the opin- ion that the appearance of a comet this year bodes ill to the earth. John w. Minturn, member of the firm of Grinnen, Minturn & Co.,, of New York, shipping and commission merchants, shot himself Saturday at his office. MT. Minturn's health had been poor for number of years and he had spent much time abroad. He only ] returned from Paris Monday, leaving his family in that city. The only ex- planation of the suicide seems to be that MT. Minturn took his life while temporarily insane. -zAt Kansas City the flood was rso great that 8 man was killed by steamer crashing into house on the balcony of which he was standing.
 -aSince January l, over 100000 immigrants have arrived at the port of New York. During April 6O,OOO arrived. ,ti9@. .Goy. Ludlow, of New Jersey, has signed the act passed by the last Legis- lature prohibiting the employment of more than one hundred convicts at any one branch of industry at the New Jer. sey State prison.
 of murdering w. W. Marcommock, 8 half-breed Indian, on December Il, 1878, was. hanged at Windsor, Vt., on Friday. Carr wanted to marry Mar commock's wife. He therefore induced the husband to go hunting, and deliber- ately assassinated him.
 The damage done by the floods on the Missouri from Bismarck, Dak., to its mouth is estimated at $4,O0O. 900.
 There are 217 executive nominations awaiting the action of the Senate.
 The hotel keepers of Springfield, H., the home of Lincoln, have refused to entertain the members of troupe of colored jubilee singers, although colored travellers have hitherto been accommo- 6a& &n1