Connecticut western news., 1881-05-04
NEWS OF THE DAY
GENERAL ITEMS.

"A ferry-boat which crosses the Fox river at Elgin, H.. was upset on Thurs day and some thirty people were thrown into the river. Twelve of the party were drowned, and among those lost were number of school children who were on their way to school. .
 During @ storm of hail and light ming Thursday afternoon at Louisville, Ky, Lee Fleck, Joseph Schultz, Wm. Fohalser and Harry Soetz, ranging in years from twelve to fourteen, were struck by lightning and killed while playing base ball during recess at school. --Ths- breach of promise suit brought by Mrs. Julia Hampson against John Hinchcliffe, brewer ot Paterson, N. J., was concluded Thursday, the jury giving the plaintiff verdict for $8, ,337
 In the United States Senate, We'd nesday, MT. Morgan (Dems, Ala moved a resolution to the effect that the con- struction of isthmian canals should be subject to the consent, as 8 necessary condition, precedent to the execution of the work, to the United States. The resolution was modified and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
 James Smith, of Ansonia, Conn. was sentenced at New Haven to be hanged on May 5, 1882, for the murder last December of Policeman Hayes. Smith was intoxicated, and when arrested by Hayes shot him..
 At the Republican caucus at Wash ington Wednesday committee, with Mir. Dawes as chairmsn, was appointed to consider the conflicting interests of the party in respect to the pending nominations"
 A fire broke out about noon Tues day in Edward O.. Smiths box factory, in the extreme eastern part of Brooklyn, N. Y. The factory was almost entirely destroyed and two neighboring build ings were also burned. One man was burned to death in the factory, and two others, who are missing, are supposed to have met the same fate. Besides these, seventeen men and boys, includ- ing two fremen, were more or less in jured. Two of these are not expected to recover. The loss by the fire is esti- mated at less than $100,000.
 -Ex-Sherif William c. Conner died in New York on Tuesday. He was the head of the house of James Corners Sons, type founders, and has filled 8 number of positions in public life.
 Additional lives have been lost by the floods in the West. The amount of property destroyed is already immense ana IS being added to daily.
 The bronze statue of Admiral Far ragut in Washington was unveiled Mon day with appropriate ceremonies and an address from the President
 Mrs. Howe, of the Ladies' Deposit at Boston, has been found guilty of fraud. -n -
 The Colombian town of Buenaven- tura, on the Pacific coast, has been destroyed by fire. Three lives and $1,000, GOO worth of property were lost, and ], ,500 inhabitants are rendered home less.
 Acting Commissioner Holcomb, of the. Interior Department, reports after examining the statutes that the United States is bound to prevent immigration into the Indian Territory.
 The town of Greenville, Plumas County, Cal. was nearly destroyed by fire last Sunday. The aggregate loss was over $1OO, ,O00.
 -The Supreme Court of Georgia has decided in test case that the State had Q prior claim to any other creditor.
 Secretary Blaine has directed an in- quiry into the cause of the imprison- ment last winter of two Americans in British Columbia. LThe Grand Jury of New York city has ordered the indictment of Police Commissioners French, Nichols and Ma son, composing the Street Cleaning Bu- reau, for negligence in not keeping the streets clean.
 MT. James T. Fields died at his home in Boston, Sunday evening, of heart disease. A fire near his house caused unusual excitement, and while his wife was reading to him he passed away. He had been ill for some time. He was born ill Portsmouth, N. H.. in 1877, and was well-known as publisher. He was,, for several years, editor of the Atlantic Monthly.
 At the Conservative meeting at the Carlton Club, on Wednesday, it is probable that either the Marquis of Salisbury will be chosen to succeed Lord Beaconsfeld or that the Duke of Richmond and Gordon will be appointed leader pro tenn. Lord Beaconsfeld left 9200, 900.
 -Schaefer has challenged Vignaux to billiard match for $2, 500 side, the game to be played either in England or America. ...
 A fire in Shamokin, Pa., Sunday, did $100, 900 damage. It was the work of incendiarism.
 A table printed by the Post Office Department at Washington shows the extent to which 93 of the 9,225 stal routes were manipulated by the con tract office of the Post Office Depart ment under Gen. Brady's management The aggregate for winch these 93 routes were originally let is $727, ,119, and the increased pay allowed is 2,075, ,095, { sum nearly equal to three times the amount of the original figures, and. tha the aggregate cost of service on the routes described was thus swollen by Gen. Brady to nearly $3,00O.OOO. Tn, matter is now undergoing thorough in vestigation.
 FOREIGN NEWS.
 England has been assured by Franc, that the sole object of the expedition i the chastisement of the insubordinat. tribes. Large bodies of Khoumirs ar' gathered in the Babouchon district, ant the French troops are marching agains them. General Ritter, commanding on, of the French columns, has had strok' ofapoplexy.
 During artillery practice aboard tn training ship Mars, at Wilhelmshayen the German naval station on the Nortl Sea, shell burst while the gun was be ing loaded. Two cadets and six sailor were killed and seven men were serious ly and two officers and seven men slight