Connecticut western news., 1881-06-08
ton. N. J., on Monday, by which two persons were killed and fifteen injured.

ton. N. J., on Monday, by which two persons were killed and fifteen injured.
 The soldiers graves in New Orleans, both Federal and Confederate, were decorated Monday by the Grand Army of the Republic. J. R. Beckwith deliv- cred the oration. Beautiful floral offer inRs were contributed by the ladies of the Benevolent Monumental Association of Louisiana. Among the participants in the ceremonies were sex Confederate associations of the Army of the Tennes- see and the Army of Northern Virginia, the Louisiana Field, the Orleans and the Washington Artillery companies.
 Henry Graft drank quart of whis- Ky without stopping in a Chicago saloon on bet, and before he could turn around he dropped dead.
 Special dispatches from Illinois, Michigan, Indiana, Wisconsin, Missouri and Minnesota show that there will be an average crop of wheat gathered this year. The reports agree that an in- creased acreage of corn and oats has been sown.
 W. H. Canty, who is sentenced to be hanged at Colorado Springs, June IT, for the murder at Buena Vista last April of Deputy Marshal Perkins, is nephew of prominent Massachusetts politician and his right name is William H. Salisbury, of Salisbury, Mass. His friends have been doing everything to save him, and Massachusetts lawyers are at Denver working in his behalf.
 The Cornell crew sailed for England Saturday, in spite of the decision of the Henley stewards.
 FOREIGN.
 The situation in Ireland is becom- ing very serious. The peasants think that MT. Gladstone is not sincere in his efforts to push the Land bill. The London Tunes condemns the Govern ment for its inactivity in dealing with the League agents. It is reported that the Jury laws will be suspended. In the Fl ouse of Commons Friday the opposition attacked the Government on it's Irish policy, and MT. Gladstone re- piled that vigorous measures had been adopted for overcoming resis tance to the law.
 The Lord Chancellor of England says until the use of the Revised New Testament has been duly authorized, the use of it by clergymen of the Church of England will be contrary to law.
 A French veterinary surgeon has discovered remedy, by inoculation, for the sickness called "charbon," which kills millions of francs worth of sheep yearly.
 At 8 meeting of the Anti-Slave Trade Society in Madrid on Wednesday 8 resolution was passed demanding the abolition of capital punishment and the immediate liberation of all the slaves in the Antilles.
 Nearly all the cattle by the Allan line steamer Phoenician, which arrived at Glasgow on the 21st uIt, from Bos- ton, were found to be affected with foot and mouth disease. The slaughtered carcasses were boiled down.
 In County Glare the police have orders to fire two rounds of blank before opening fire with ball cartridge upon 8 mob. The police are greatly enraged, and it is feared that in case of serious collision they will wreak terrible re- venge for the ll-usage to which they have been subjected.
 According to the recent census the population of London is 3.814, ,571. The population in 1871 was 3,254, 1000.
 The English bondholders of the Confederate loan of 1863 met in London yesterday and agreed to make friendly appeal to the United States Government to pay the bonds.
 The race for the Derby Stakes came off Wednesday and was won by MT. P. Lorillard's American bay colt Iroquois. The second place was secured by MT. W. T. Sharpe's brown colt Peregrine, and the third place by MT. John Wat sons bay colt Town Moor. Iroquois was ridden by Archer.