Connecticut western news., 1881-09-07
NEWS OF THE DAY
GENERAL ITEMS.

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 Five persons were shot early Friday morning in Chicago by a man who sud denly became insane and ran amuck through the streets.
 The total earnings at Sing Sing Prison for the month of August were S2O, ,230 go and the total expenditures Sl6. .04, leaving 8 net profit of $4,- OS3.95.
 A circular has been issued in Chi csgo sounding merchants on the pro- priety of calling protection convention in November.
 A marvelously rich gold field is re- ported to have been discovered thirty miles from Deadwood.
 Forest fires are burning all along the Delaware Valley and in Ontario, destroying great quantities of timber.
 Rain fell on Wednesday night in some of the Western States, but the farmers stlll complain grievously of the drought. In Pennsylva and through out the Province of Ontario bush fires are raging.
 By the explosion of benzine tank at the fat-rendering factory of Jones X HeDze, at No. 330 Front street, New York City, on Thursday, several work men were injured. Three men are miss ing and are supposed to be in the ruins of the building.
 Statistics from Texas are published showing understandable development during the past year.
 There is grain blockade at Balti- more and rates for storage will be in- creased unless relief is speedily had.
 General Buffers son died in Boston on Thursday.
 St. Francis's Convent, near Mani towoc, Wis, was struck by lightning and burned Thursday. No one was killed.
 A net reduction in Star-route and steamboat mail service was made during August amounting to $9S, ,337. The to- tai reductions and discontinuances since March amount to $1, ,479, ,779.
 A dispatch from Sierraville. Sierra County, Cal, says that fire originated in Jolsen's store Wednesday at 5:15 p. m. The whole town is destroyed and the losses will reach $500, ,O0O. A two- year-old child of s. T. Barton was burned to death.
 A freight train ran through burn ing bridge at Shiloh, Mich, on Thurs day, killing brakeman named Reeley, and wrecking twenty cars.
 A Washington dispatch says that Guiteau will not be removed from the district jail. No attack upon the jall is anticipated in case of the Presidents death, and if one were made, the guard is quite strong enough to protect the prisoner. Numbers of letters intended 1Nxv&h &ho ict, nk Attorney contain threats and rude draw ings of man being hanged. The pris- oner is said to be preparing his own defence, but in case of the Presidents s death the court will, as is usual in such cases, provide him with counsel.
 A warrant was issued Wednesday for the arrest of George A. W. Stuart, ex-Secretary of the Brooklyn Board of Education, on the charge of having em- bezzled over $107, GOO.
 Reports from Illinois, Michigan, In- diana and Canada say that no rain has ia len for from six to nine weeks, and that serious damage has been done to crops and pasturage.
 A special dispatch from Dubuque, Ia., says:-"A family has become insane in this county through grief and death Mary McMahon, the daughter of a farmer, entered 8 convent two weeks ago and became insane. She was sent to the asylum at Independence for treat ment. He mother visited her and also became insane The daughter died last Monday, which so affected the mother that she died on Wednesday. The re- mains of both mother and daughter were sent home for burial Arriving at Farley, near which place the McMahons lived, son and daughter at home be- came insane at the sight of their mother and sister coming home dead, and the father is now stricken with grief border ing upon insanity"
 The New York Republican State Committee after adopting a scheme o1 reapportionment of delegates, decided that the State Convention shall be held in New York City on Wednesday, Octo Der 5.
 Herman Hidden went to Milwaukee from St. Louis on Monday, fatally sho his mother and killed Paul Kimmen with whom she had eloped.
 -Comptroller Campbell's annual re port shows that the net funded debt O. the city of New York, July 31, was S99, ,399, ,974.4 49. The annual expenses have increased about 145 per cent. since 1860, and the population only about 5( per cent.
 A dispatch from Tarrytown, N. Y, says: "George Baldwin, farm laborer on his way to- day to pasture COW about mile north of the village, accompanied by his son, a boy eight years of age passed an orchard. The boy scaled [ fence and took a few apples when two negroes appeared and captured him Baldwin interferred and the negroes turned on him and murdered him witt an ax and then fed"
 The United States debt statement for the month of August shows a reduc tion of about S14, O0O,O0O.
 The Canal Board has decided not tc raise rates on west t-bound freight.
 The British Government is perma nently reducing the garrison forces il Canada.
 An accident occurred on the Massawippi Valley Railway Tuesday near North Hatley, Que., caused by { dense fog. The engine of the grave train ran into the rear car of tho passenger train, telescoping the car ant injuring about twenty persons, one o two it is feared, fatally. Sectionma1 Tyler was badly hurt.
 -Lieutenant-C Commander B. l.. Ede4 and Lieutenant Lyman G. Spaldins were killed at the Newport Torpedl Station Monday by the premature ex plosion of torpedo.
 HI. N. Wheeler, editor of the Quincy H., Herald, was burned in effigy ol Saturday night because of the infamous language used in an editorial on the as sassination of President Garfield.
 The cotton crop, it is reported, vii