The examiner., 1881-12-10
NEWS OF THE WEEK,

Hartford Railroad Company have declared a semi-annual dividend of five per cent. payable January 2. The un-declared div iden we have no means of ascertaining.
 Henry Seymour and wife of Norwalk
 have died within 8 week, and their two daughters have become deranged in conse quence of their severe affiictlon.
 The trial of John Leary for the murder of Peter Riley at the Anchor Inn in Mid dletown a few weeks ago has resulted in the sentence of Leary, on plea of guilty of manslaughter, to six years fn the state prison. And strange to say he seemed to prefer six years residence in the '' City of Onions" to home in glory for eternity.
 Judge Wm. H. Potter received quite a severe injury last Saturday evening while passing near the Mystic Bridge post office. A missile thrown by a careless boy struck him, threw him down, bruised his face and otherwise iDj ured him.
 Aaron s. Barnum's house in Killing worth was burned Sunday night (2Oth ult., ) and Mir. Barnum was badly burned in trying to put down the fire. His furni- ture and $20O in money were burned, and the loss on the building Is $4OO.
 A Bridgeport clerk confessed, when brought to bay, that in the past year he had appropriated $2,0 ,000 of the firm B money. Instead of wasting the money, however, he had banked the most of it, and on turning over $1 TOO, he was allowed to go without prosecution. And yet some people cry ont against Banks and Usury, and woulp deprive an enterprising young man of tn is kind, of the $500 premium on his facultyrrof acquisitiveness.
 During the month of November the pub lie debt was reduced little more than seven millions of dollars. What huge fraud and farce. The man who works in debted to the man who never lifted a fngtr to benefit his fellow man.
 The ladies of the American Silk Culture Association have feeled sufficient raw silk from cocoons raised during the summer to weave into dress, which Is to be present. ed to Mrs. Garfield. The quality of the silk is said to be equal to the best Italian. It will be manufactured at Paterson, Ntw Jersey, but not thread for the widow in rags.
 It is reported that MT. Frelinghuysen, whom President Arthur has selected as MT. Blaiue's successor as Secretary of State, will soon enter upon the duties of the office.
 Hon. Wm. H. Prescott and Mir. Walter Blaine, son of Secretary Blaine, have been sent by the government to Chili to arrange the controversy between our minister and the Chilian authorities.
 Rev. Martin Kellogg of Francestown, N. H., gives in the New Hampshire Jour- nal thrilling account of an ascent of Mt. Washington in October by party of three Another instance of muscular Christianity!
 Jeremiah J. McCarty, Catholic priest at Greenfield, Mass, was shot, and per haps fatally, by David McMilien on Sat- urday evening: McMillen's wife had been persu aded to leave her husband and keep housefor the priest. When the husband came to See her the priest assailed him, and was shot.
 Congress met on Monday, Dec. 5. The House of Representatives elected as it's officers Hon. Warren Keller, of Ohio, Speaker; Hon. Edward McPberson of Pa. Clerk Rev. Frederic D. Power of Va. Chaplain G W. Hooker of Vt. Sergeant alarms; w. P. Brownlow of Tenn. Door, keeper Henry Sherman of Michigan, Post master.
 A marble tablet was placed in the ladies' waiting room of the Baltimore and Poto- maC uepOI iaSG week, UO marx the epOC where President Garfield was shot. It is of American statuary marble, and consists of sill resting upon two corbels, outside of which are two pilasters representing the ax and fasces. Two draped flags form a canopy over the inscription Tn gold letters, ''James Abram Garfield, President of the United States, July 2d, 1884," and the whole is snrmounted by an eagle with out stretched wings, holding in his talons 8 bundle of arrows and laurel leaves.
 The voluntary and substantial reduction of rents made by English landlords is doing much to soothe the ruff1ed tempers of the farmers and to quell agitation. Earl Fitz- william has just remitted half years rent to all tenants on his English estates, and nas made substantial abatements to his Irish tenants. The duke of Newcastle has given an abatement of twenty per cent. on Ill rents due to him :; and other wealthy are making similar reductions