Connecticut western news., 1881-07-06
NEWS OF THE DAY
GENERAL rTEMs.

showery in most sections, will rapidly merge into sultriness and excessive heat shortly after the 4th or 9th of the month. From the 9th to the 10th excessive heat VIII Continue with frequent and severe eeocms of wind, hail and thunder during which casualties from Lightning are much to be feared. Between the 10th and sl5th of the month similar atmos- pheric conditions are likely to continue, with thunder and lightning storms of almost daily occurrence and hurricanes of heated winds. Approaching the 20th, heavy showers, often accompanied by hail, will occur more frequently, with very sultry and muggy intervals. In the neighborhood of the 21st and 22d days, torrents Of rain will likely faltin western Ontario and through out a large portion of the United States, while in the Western and South ,western States in particular, cyclones, hurricanes and most destructive hail. storms are likely to cause widespread havoc and loss of life and property. Un- settled and stormy weather, with inter- vals of great heat, will occur up to the 25th of the month, after which de- clded and cooler change may take place, with cool to cold nights about the 27th and 2Sth. Fine weather, however, will again set in toward the last day of the month or entry of August.
 The receipts of the United States Government for the fiscal year ending June 30 exceed those for the preceding year by about S3O, 900, ,O0O. The re- ceipts from Customs exceed the estimates made hy tue Secretary of the Treasury by $2, GOO, GOO; those from internal revenue by about $5,OOO, GOO, and those from miscellaneous sources by $6,000,0 900. The surplus revenue for the year is over $100, 100000.
 : Mr. vanderbilts mare, Maud s., trotted 8 mile at Columbus, Ohio, on Thursday in 2:133 with the greatest ease. Those having charge of her pre- dict that she will trot faster than ever before the season Is over.
 S4n New York City during the six months ending June 30 there were 2O5 failures, with aggregate liabilities amounting to $5, S07, 2s5 and actual as- setsaestimated at $1, ,089, ,924.
 Over 24O,OO0 immigrants were landed in the six months ending June 3Qat Castle Garden, N. Y. t-'
 nc uuIuper OL lh1luT6S III the On1- ted States in the first half of the present year is given by Dun, Wiman & Go. as 2,S62. In the first six months of 1880 the number was 2, ,497, and in the cor responding period in the previous year, 4s01S. The liabilities for the first six months of this year are stated to be $40, 1000, GOO, as compared with S33, ,OOO,- 900 for the first half of 1880, and $66s000. 900 for the corresponding period inslS79.
 The cause of the recent terrible rail- road accident in Mexico has been offic- ially attributed to the bad construction of the bridge. .. s. ssPresident Garfield is on three weeks tour through New England.
 The cause of the recent terrible rail- ToadAaeeident in Mexico has been offic- ialty attributed to the bad, construction of the bridge.
 Professor Henry Draper has taken new photographs of the comet in the hope of analysing its spectrum which he thinks may show the carbon line. His observations of the comet and of stars are made in the hope of deter mining whether the clements as they are now. known are really elementary bodies. He thinks Professor Cooke's theory of fourth condition of matter may be starting point from which to solve the. problem of the comets struc- ture.
 Governor Cornell, of New York, vetoed the bill aimed against spies and informers in cases of arrest. He gave as Q reason that the bill would prevent the breaking up of the lottery and policy business in the State.
 The Harvard freshmen defeated the Columbias at Back Bay, Boston, by three lengths on Thursday.
 The Republican State Convention of Iowa met at Des Moines Wednesday and nominated MT. Sherman for Gov ernor. ~.,l.
 A New York yacht with seven per- sons on board was capsized on the Sound of Bridgeport on Tuesday, and five of, the persons, one of them lady, were drowned.
 On Wednesday a train on the Southwestern Railroad was almost completely wrecked near Geneva, Ga by broh en rail. Among the seriously wounded are the Rev. J. O. A. Cook, of Columbus; the Rev. Otis Glaze brook, of Macon, and three other prom inent citizens.
 The legislative base ball match, '' at Albany, between the Democrats and Staiwarts, was won by the Democrats.
 A severe thunder storm swept over Illinois, Iowa and other Western States on Tuesday, and there was tornado Wednesday at Franklin, N. H.
 A powder-house containing two car. loads of gun cotton exploded at Tucson. Ari., on Tuesday night. The damage to property amounts to $10O, GOO. Seven eople were ba dly burned, the concus, on upse tting lamp in dwelling ouse: b ut no lives were lost. The Alta Chemical Works, at Almeda, Gal. blew mp on Sunday.
 Dispatches to the Denver papers say that the Pah Ute has been greatly exaggerated. Uniy thirteen Indiens and nine COW boys were engaged in the fight One of .the latter was killed and seven wounded.
 -The authorities have been officially informed that the terrible railroad acci dent fn Mexico was caused by one o the officials, who, fearing the soldiers would desert, compelled, pistol in hand the engineer to go forward, in spite o his reluctance on account of the heavy rain and darkness of the night. The officer and engineer were both saved anc have been arrested.
 -The Grand Jury at Albany, New York, found 8 true bill of indictment against Senator Sessions for bribery, auc also against number of lobbyists. Sena tor Sessions gave bail in the sum of S3, ,OO( to appear for trial. Although he de manded an immediate frial tba D;Sfr;o Attorney says the case cannot come ur until the fall term of court.
 It is reported from Washington