Connecticut western news., 1881-06-22
NEWS OF THE DAY
GENERAL ITEMS

GENERAL ITEMS
 Al Albany, Saturday, the eighteenth ballot was cast for United States Senator with no change of importance in the po- sition of the leading candidates.
 g+Nine men have been hanged in Ar kansas by lynchers within a month. In mo case did the sheriff make any deter mined effort to protect his prisoner, nor have. the authorities moved to punish the murderers.
 The. Jeannette search steamer the Rodgers sailed for the Artic regions on Thursday afternoon.
 Martin Magee, of Elizabeth, N. J., shot Fanny Walker because she refused to marry him, and afterwards committed suicide. Miss Walker will recover. .n-In the New York State Senate, 8 .- bill ,disaualifying spies and informers as witnesses in cases where it is shown that they have inveigled the accused into committing the offence and acted without the written authority of duly authorized prosecuting officer, was passed. .s- .....t...
 IA call has been issued in Maine for aGreenback State Convention, to meet in Lewiston on Wednesday, Aug. 3, to choose State Committee and see what can be done to remove "the unfortunate division and confusion in the ranks of the party. .s .....
 -There arrived in the United States during May 117, 482 immigrants, JAY citizens returned from abroad and 2,O7O aliens not intending to remain. England and Wales furnished 10, 700; Ireland, 18,879;. Germany, 34,31O; Sweden, 16,- 523, and Canada, Il, AIS. The arrivals during, the eleven months ended May 31 were as follows: From Germany, 175,306; Dominion of Canada, 110, ,611; England and Wales, 57,861; Ireland, g 61, 796; Scotland, 12,628; China, 7,443, fand from all other countries, 138, ,649- total,r 564, 294.
 The Iowa State Democratic Con- vention nominated l.. G. Kinne for Governor. The platform reaffirms the National platforms of 1876 and 1880; declares in favor of tariff reform, leading to simple revenue system, with com emercial freedom as it's issue opposes all sumptuary laws calls for the relief of the agr1cultural and producing interests from the burdens of monopoly by the cheapening of transportation by the oOfcIuucub, hu for the improvement of the Mississippi sand other waterways, and favors civil service reform refers to the contest at Albany, N. r., as the result of squab- ble for the public spells.
 John Cummings of Cincinnati, the man who was arrested for cruel punish ment of his child, by putting split Stick with tack in it, on the child's tongue, has just been let off with fine of $25. zALIhe Senate of Plenipotentiaries of Colombia has passed resolution rec ommending the Executive to promote the abrogatien of the treaty of 1846- 8 between New Grenada and the United States of America, laying stress on the Stipulation in that treaty guaranteeing by the United States the neutrality of the Isthmus.-
 Ninety sailing vessels were lost during April. Thirty mine were En- glish and six American. Twelve steam CTS were lost, eight belng English and one American.
 The Pennsylvania Grand Lodge of Good Templars met in Erie Tuesday. The order now numbers 9,502, 8 loss of 300 since last year.
 The city of Elizabeth, N. J., is in danger of; being confiscated under de- eision of the Supreme Court, by which private property can be seized for pub ie debts
 Mir w. H. Vanderbilt drove his team. consisting of Small Hopes and Lysander, to the Gentl6men's Driving Park Wednesday and made half mile on the track in I'm. 8as., the fastest time on record.
 .-Silas M. Waite, ex-president of the First National Bank of Brattleboro, pleaded guilty in the United States Court at Windsor, Vt., to making a false return to the Government, and was sentenced to six years imprisonment. A fire in Pierrepont's stores in Brooklyn on Wednesday destroyed property to the value of $700,000 One man was burned to death and another seriously. hurt.
 The Ohio Greenback Labor party nominated John Sietz for Governor.
 The Pennsylvania National Green back State Convention nominated R. w Jackscn, of Mercer county, for State Treasurer by exclamation.
 -rCarl Emery, who murdered his wift in Arkansas recently, and whose deatt sentence was commuted, was Iynched.
 -Ex- Senator Thurman declines tt be candidate for the Ohio Governor ship. ts--- a
 The Coroner's Jury in the Londo1 (Ont. disaster case have found that th' vessel was swamped by leak in he keel, and that the captain, engineer manager and government inspector wer oR oA o,,l captain and manager have been arrested
 Miss M. M. Gillett, 8 native of Wis consin, and now resident of Washing ton and student of law, has been ap pointed by the President notary publi for the District of Columbia. This i the first instance where woman ha received such an appointment from President.
 The New Hampshire Assembly de cided not to hold an election for Unite' States Senator, but the Senate decide, t0proceed, and ballots were taken.
 -The Washington correspondent contradict the story which has recentl been set afoat that Secretary Blaine in ill health, and states that the Score tary has not for months been in bette condition physically than at present.
 The whaling schooner Edward Lee ofProvincetown, which has been cruis ing in the Atlantic Ocean, reports, Ma If, in lat. 17.42, lon. about 46, ths Capt. Sparks and boats crew of si men were lost while after whales.
 General Grant has been interviewe in. Chicago and approves Conkling course, predicting his return to the Ser ate should the question go to the peC