Connecticut western news., 1881-09-14
NEWS OF THE DAY
GENERAL ITEMS,

to the Francklyn cottaqe at Tono Branch, making the railway ionr. ney in few minutes less than seven hours, or at an average sneed of nearly 34 miles an hour. Over narts of the road the train moved faster than a mile minute. The President was for part of the time under the influence or morphine, but, it is reported. was conscious on most of the journey, and DIS pulse was lower than it had been m the restless hours that preceded the start. After his installment in the cottage at Elberon, however. his pulse arose to 124, and his tempera ture to 101.6. In their first bulletin rom HOT the cottage, issued last evening, !ne pnyslclans merely rehearse these inolcat1ons as signs of disturbance pro- duced by the journey, and do not char. acterlze the very high fever as alarm The Presidents physicians seem to nave been encouraged Wednesday morn mg Dy the ease with which their patient appeared to throw off the fatigue of his tourney from Washington, after his nrst nights rest at Long Branch. and Dy the good spirits in which he awoke. ba5 on Wednesday evening his nlgh fever returned, and the evening l bulletin speaks of it with reserve. ihere IS an inclination to attribute It m part to the exceptional heat of the day, which, if it continues, may necessitate the removal of the Ffesldent from the room he now occu- Pies. But there are reasons also to fear tnat the persistent fever is the result of 2 corrupted state of the blood, and Weonesday evening the anxiety of the physlclans was renewed.
 Thursday, Sept. 8, was observed in many of the States as day of fasting ana prayer for the recovery of the Presi-
 A train on the Shelbyville Branch of the Louisville, Cincinnati and Lexinp ton Short-Line Railroad was precipi- tated into Floyd's Fork Greek, near An corage, Ky, Friday, and eight persons were killed.
 Three white men and two Creek h. dlans were hanged at Fort Smith, Ark, Friday for murder.
 The coal trestle of the Erie Railroad at East Buffalo, N. r., together with large quantity of coal, was completely $15, 1000.
 The Chinese quarter at Oroville, Cal, was burned Thursday night. The loss is probably $75, ,OOO Largely in- sured.
 Hive women and three men, said to be connected with band of robbers who have blown open over fifty safes within the last two years. have been arrested in Denver. Col, Over $5, GOO worth of plunder has been recovered.
 --Dr. George W. Book walter, of An sonia, O.. was arrested Friday by agents of the Secret Service at Union City, Ind, with about $5, 800 in counterfeit gold pieces in his possession.
 "A special dispatch to the Galveston (Tex.) NeWs from Castroville says that construction train of nine cars on the Sunset route was wrecked Thursday, west of that place. One man was killed and fifteen were wounded.
 The Pennsylvania Republican State Convention on Thursday nominated General s. M. Bailey by vote of nearly two to one for State Treasurer.
 -J. N. D. Shirkel, the member the Cornell crew who is accused by the other members of having sold the race at Vienna, denies the charge and attri- butes it to spite.
 Nine masked robbers stopped the Chicago and Alton Western Express and Mail train at eight o'clock Wednesday night, two miles west of Glendale. They robbed the express car of $1, 900, and also robbed the passengers of what money and valuables they had. The express messenger was badly injured.
 A sad incident of the fires in Michi- gan has come to light. The remains of family of seven persons, named Red mond, were found in 8 we'll near Charlestown, they having entered the well for shelter and were thus sufocated, not one escaping.
 -Drs. Barnes, Reyburn and Wood ward, after signing the official bulletin of Wednesday evening, September 7, withdrew from the Presidents case at his desire.
 The frightful heat interfered some what with the anniversary celebration at Groton, Conn; but the affair was successful, and highly enjoyed by the thousands who took part in it.
 Michigan has been again visited by forest fires, and not only has immense damage been done to property, but a large number of ives-as many as one hundred-are known to have been lost, A number of small villages have been destroyed, and the forests have been burned by the thousands of acres. For six weeks there was no rain and every thing was as dry as finder.
 Four men were killed at Sawyer City, Pa., by an explosion caused by the careless handling of topedo.
 rnh hnr, Hopni of M;Ixro,,1~oo who died Wednesday of disease of the brain, was born in Canton Graubunden, Switzerland, in 1895.
 The New York Democratic State Committee met Wednesday and issued a call for State Convention to meet at Albany on October Il.
 In the Cramer case, at New Haven, Thursday, Professor Chittenden, who made the chemical analysis, was exam ined at great length before the iustice's court. He testified that the remains of the girl contained probably from two to three grains of arsenic. The line of cross-examination showed that the de- fense will seek to meet Professor Chit tenden's testimony with the theory that she was addicted to arsenic eating.
 Glen. Carr's command, the Sixth Cavalry, has had severe fig Int with the Apaches. Gen. Carr with six officers and 1O5 men left Fort Apache to arre S medicine man," who was making trouble among the Indians. When the arrest was made Capt. Hentig was killed, and an engagement at once took place. Seven privates were shot, and Gen. Carr being largely outnumbered broke camp at night and escaped tc Fort Apache, losing most of his horses