Connecticut western news., 1881-11-16
NEWS OF THE DAY
GENERAL ITEMS.

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 GENERAL ITEMS.
 Miss Lydia Bailey, aged eighty-six, was burned to death in Hartford, Conn. while lighting fire.
 1.-The total loss throughout Ontario by bush fires during the past season is estimated at between $10,0O0, 900 and $15, ,000,0 The schools of Biddeford, Me-, have been closed in consequence of the prevalence of smallpox. There have been sixteen cases and six deaths.
 In .eher letter to Cyrus W. Field acknowledging the receipt of the Gar field fund, Mrs. Garfield says: GAS have heretofore made only verbal acknowledgement, I now wish formally to communicate to you, and through you to all who have contributed to it, my thanks for this generous testimonial, as an expression of the high esteem in which my husband was held, and as a tribute to his memory. My children Joln me In this gratitude and in the de- sire that as we accept this trust in their fathers name, we may be able to use it 1n way worthy of him, and satisfactory to those by whom it has been bestowed. , In the first and second races for inc America Cup, the sloop-yacht Mis- cnlef beat the sloop-yacht Atalanta, of Canada, 30m. 54s. The cup will there lore remain in the possession of the New York Yacht Club.
 Judge Cox, of Washington, decided m the Star-route cases that the proceed Ing by information was invalid, and dis charged the defendants from their bail. MT. Cook & cribes the course of the Government to the confusion following the shooting of President Garfield.
 Mine million feet of lumber, worth $250,0 were burned at Spring Lake. Mlch., on Wednesday.
 Nearly $500, GOO, 900 of bonds have been continued at 39 per cent, at the cost to the Government of about S17. 81 per million.
 Tn Nebraska, the Republicans made large gains, the majority on the ticket being from 15, GOO to 18,OOO.
 -Ddspatches from Richmond. from Democratic sources, concede the elec- tlon of Cameron, the Malone candidate for Governor, by from 5000 to 1000 majority. The Liberals claim his ma. Jority at over 10000.
 The Republicans have gained unex pected victories in several Democratic counties In Maryland, including five senators and seven Assemblymen.
 -Ihe latest reports indicate that the democrats will have majority on joint ballot of in the New York LegisIa- ture, a majority in the Senate of 2. and In the Assembly of 4.
 The vote in Wisconsin was very close. The Democrats made large gains and the Republican majority will be from 2,OOO to 4.OOO. The Temner- ance ticket received 25. votes: The Republican majority in Minnesota is estimated at 23, 1000. In Kansas. the Republican ticket is elected by the usual majority.
 Daniel G. Rollins Rep. was elected Surrogate of the County of New York. Walker County Democrat) being sec. ond. and Calvin (Tam.) third in the The following Congressman were elected m New York State on Tuesday: Ninth District, John Hardy Dem. ]: Eleventh District, Roswell P. Flower 1Dem: ); Twenty-second District, Chas. R: Skinner Rep.); Twenty-seventh Distrlcs, James W. Wadsworth Rep.)
 In New York the Republican State lcket, with the exception of Gen. Hus- ted, IS elected. The New York Times says the latter is undoubtedly defeated. though full returns of his vote have not yet been received.
 The Hartford Courant has complete returns from the State of Connecticut making the following result in the House; Republicans, 149; Democrats. yo; Greenbacker, l. Last year the House stood: Republicans, 166: Demo ent, 1. The California Board of Health is about to establish an inland quarantine 10 prevent the importation of smallpox rom Chicago over the Pacific railroads. The Capitol building at Austin. 1e2as, was burned down Wednesday.
 General Sheridan warns historians not to accept as true recent newspaper accounts of Sitting Bulls participation ID the Custer massacre. He highly praises also the Mexican authorities for tner prompt cooperation with our troops In the Indian troubles.
 Mine persons were killed and many others were injured Wednesday morn Ing by the falling of two houses at the corner of Grand street and South Fifth avenue, New York City.
 With two towns to hear from. the total vote of the State of Massachusetts IS: Long, 96.582; Thompson, 53, 55S: Andrews, 4,775; Amy, 1,741. Longs majority will be over 30,OOO.
 five sailors of the bark Templar. of Yarmouth, N. s., have distinguished themselves by saving, during a terrific storm, the crew of the Norwegian bark Uranos, which was afterward abandoned and burned. 1G
 An Kim, a Chinese student at Mari- efta College, committed suicide because ne could not win servant girls love.
 The Mississippi floods have caused $S,OOo. o.OOOdamage around Quincy, lii.
 Three men were killed in a collision on the Erie Railroad near Port Jeryis Tuesday, Collisions occurred between two freight trains at Brasher Station. on the Ogdensburg and Lake Cham plain road, and on the New York and New England road near Hyde Park Mass.s but no lives were lost.
 Four white men were killed and two were severely wounded by gang of negroes during the polling at Marion Station, Miss, Tuesday.
 Gen. Sherman in his annual report on the army urges larger appropria- tlon and an increase in the strength of the forces.
 The bail of Oscar l.. Baldwin, the defaultlng Cashier of the Mechanics National Bank of Newark, has been in- creased to $100,000. A receiver was appointed to take charge of the busi- ness of 0. Nugent & Go. The receiver