Connecticut western news., 1881-04-06
NEWSOF THE DAY
GENERAL ITEMS.

 819, and for the nine months ending April 1, $6S, ,408, 702. The total debt, less cash in the Treasury ($23O, ,814, ,692.- 23), is $1, ,s73, ,763, ,593. .63.
 On Friday bitter personal debate took place in the United States Senate between Senators Voorhees, and Malone. Prof. Vennor predicts that April will end wet and cold. and be altogether disagreeable month.
 LThree persons were killed and seven injured in railroad collision at Roth say, Minn., ,.on Thursday.
 The total number of hogs packed h the West for the year ending March 1 was 12, ,916,456.
 The United States steamer Wachu- setts was been sent in search of the missing steamer New York, from Aus tralia for San Francisco.
 According to the forthcoming cen sus the value of the real estate in the State of California on June 30, 1879, was $466, ,273, 585, and of personal prop erty SIS, BOA, ,451. The total indebted ness, not including debts of cities, town ships and school districts, was $7, 614,- - IA. The value of the real estate in San Francisco was $190, 389, 40, and of personal property $54, 237, ,350.
 In Randolph county, Ala, family of four were killed by the fall of their house, which was blown down by the wind. They were buried in one grave. Lieutenant R. M. Berry, of the U. s. navy, has been appointed to the com mand of the Jeannette search expedi- ton.
 The Executive Committee of the Worlds Fair decided to take no action as to permanent President until April 15, when it is hoped the neces- sary $3,O00, ,000 will have been sub- scribed.
 Mrs. Oswald Ottendorfer, of New York, has given $35, ,OOO as fund in promotion of the German school system in memory of her son, the late General Herman Uhl.
 In the United States Senate dur ing duscussion between MT. Hill, of Georgia, and Gen. Logan, of Illinois, the latter took occasion to declare as false the statement that in the early stages of the war he favored the South, and was opposed to action preventin g secession. Mir. Hill charged that while on the stump opposing secession he was met by the statement that Gen. Logan and other prominent Northern men would join the South.
 Secretary Blaine has decided not tc give letters of introduction to Ameri cans going abroad other than officers o1 the government travelling on oficia business.
 A bill requiring medical practition CTS to register has been passed in the Pennsylvania House.
 A bill has been introduced in the Delaware Legislature asking the righ of way for ship canal across the State Congressman Martin, Governor Hal and other prominent men are mentioned as incorporators, with capital of $50, 00O,000.
 The Governor of Wisconsin ha! signed the bill recently passed by tht "tfeating." The bill provides that any person who shall hereafter ask another to drink at his expense or any perso1 consenting to drink at another's ex pense shall be liable to arrest and pun into the Legislature it was referred t,
 
 thought it would become law.
 Senator Malone, in the United States Senate on Monday, defended hi action of voting with the Republican by three-hour speech. It was heartil. applsuded by the Republicans.
 Terrible floods have followed tn breaking up of the ice in the rivers o Nebraska. All the villages have beel flooded, buildings swept off by the hun dreds and cattle and crops swept away The destruction of property is yer large and it is feared many lives hay been lost. The landlords of New York an Brooklyn having this season increase their rents from. 10 to 50 per cen much excitement has been created. I both cities meetings of tenants hay been held and largely attended. I some cases the tenants have refused { pay more rent, and in others refused 1 pay any rentals at all. It is anticipate that there will be trouble in the tenemel houses May 1st.
 President Garfield has decided n to call an extra session of Congress.
 FOREIGN.
 There have been fresh raids Tunisian tribes into Algeria. IT French troops have been ordered act energetically, but not to cross u frontier.
 A motion calling attention to t importation of spurious butter from t United States, was brought up in t English House of Commons. TT Government opposed it.
 The plague is diminishing in Ne jeff, but has appeared at Maragl Northern Persia.
 The Land League has order "Boycotting" of Dublin tradesmen W are not in sympathy with the cause. s-Russakoff says the Russian e spirators who killed the Czar were sh, of money and quarreling among the selves, and that if his attempt had fs ed they would probably have dispers, Jelaboff, who was arrested two ds before the Czar's murder, was the dire ing mind of the plot, and the wom, Sophie Pieofsky, said to be highly c, nected, succeeded him. She says tn object was to overthrow the Cove ment and establish Socialist repub
 A man named Daly has been if at and dangerously wounded on borders of Kings County, Ireland. D took land from which the tenant been eyicted.
 -Potchefstroom, British post in .Transvaal, surrendered on the day pc was signed after hard fighting in W b eighteen British soldiers were killed ninety wounded. The Boers captu
 ,000 pounds of ammunition and guns.