Connecticut western news., 1881-11-16

Captain Hooper, of the Corwin, re- ports his inability to find any trace of the missing Jeannette during his Arctic cruise of over 15, 900 miles. He is not satisfied that she is lost, and he recom- mends that new expeditions be sent out in the spring. r
 Thursday, November 24, will be designated as Thanksgiving Day by President Arthur.
 -District-Attorney Corkhill, of the District of Columbia, is to be removed.
 At Panama two gangs of canal la- borers have struck, alleging that they have been badly treated by the foremen. The Panama Herald protests against the employment of French convicts on the canal works. Merchants complain of the monthly taxes levied by the State.
 Henry B. Marchbank, formerly cor respon ding clerk of the Mechanics National Bank, of Newark, N. J., was arrested Friday, charged with stealing $50, 900. The Newark Common Council received 8 communication from the Mayor asking them to order an investi- gation into the books of all the city de- partmeEt.
 Wendell Phillips has declined an invitation to go to Ireland. sent by MT. Egan, the Treasurer of the Land League.
 FOREIGN ITEMS.
 -Advices from Cape Coast Castle state that the King of Ashantee has killed 200 young girls for the purpose of using their blood for mixing mortar for the repair of one of the State build- ings. The report of the massacre was received from a refugee, who was to have been one of the victims. Such wholesale massacres are known to be 8 practice with the King.
 -Dr. Carver, shooting at Tendon, Eng, on wager, killed 83 pigeons out of 100. The challenge was that he would not kill 70 birds out of 100, and the stakes were G100 on this part of the match. The 70 birds having been killed, e5O side were bet on each additional bird up to 80. Dr. Carver killed these without miss.
 In Ireland an attempt is being made to resuscitate the old Home Rule move. ment under the patronage of the sssus. pects. The correspondent of a London paper says members of the Land League still meet in private, but the League itself is dead. ,--
 The Land Court has received nearly eighteen thousand applications. At Limerick the sub commissioners have reduced the rent of three-acre holding from G19 to G9. In the county Mayo. the landlords and tenants are making agreements by which application to the Land Court will be rendered u1neces- sary. a8e
 In England the Tunes, replying to the fair traders, prints statement show ing that the trade of England has in- creased more than that of the United States, and that Americans lose $8O, OOO.- 900 year through belng compelled to employ foreign bottoms to do their foreign trade. The Times thinks Amer ican competition in agriculture will become more severe. U L>LlE 12tlsL
 In Ireland the landlords are greatly alarmed at the recent decisions of the Land Court If rents are to be reduced 30 per cent, the loss to landlords will not be less than $27, 900, 900 8 year. The English landlords are also panic stricken, knowing that it is their turn next. It is rumored that MT. Parnell' and the other Imprisoned members will be released before Parliament meets.
 On Guy Fawkes's Day Guiteau. Gladstone. Parnel and others : were burned in efigy in various parts of England
 France and England are prepared to take joint action in case of another military outbreak in Egypt.
 The Pope has strongly condemned, he proceedings of the Land League.
 The number of applications to the Land Commission to fix fair rent now reaches 16, 900.
 MT. Foster, the United States Min ister to Russia, has resigned.
 The Anglo-French treaty negotia- tions will be resumed at Paris after the formation of new Cabinet by Gambetta. M. Tirard, the present French Minister of Commerce, will be succeeded by M. Rouvier, free-trader.
 Miss Anna Parnen intended to hold a meeting at Blackburn, Lancashire, but the police threatened to deprive the les- see of the hall of his license. Agrarian crime is still rife in the County Galway.
 -InTunis large bodies of insurgents are reported to be in the neighhorhood of Kairwau. General Ehenne has been appointed Provisional Governor of the Kairwan and Susa districts.