Connecticut western news., 1881-07-13
NEWS OF THE DAY
GENERAL ITEMS.

GENERAL. THEME.
 MT. Cyrus W. Field and others ol New York have started a subscription paper to procure 8 fund of $250 GOO fol President Garfield s family; $39, 500 was subscribed the first day. Professor Osmond Stone, of the Cincinnati Observatory, noted wonder. ful phenomenon on Wednesday in con- nection with the comet. About 10:3C o'clock the nucleus of the comet began to divide, showing the form of a ball cut m halves, the separated tail being in the upper half, and the lower part be- gan to put out 8 new tail. AS they separated further each comet became g perfect sphere, with tails standing abont in the same position but the tai of the lower one was much smaller. Al 1:30 a. m. the two comets were estimat ed to be 5000 miles apart.
 S=Inth New York State Senate, or Thursday, Mir. Fowler, Democrat, de nounced the Railroad Commission bill asa.cOrrupt job.
 During fire in Cincinnati whicl destroyed several large factories an6 caused loss of $500, 900, one man was killed and sixteen men were wounded while trying to escape.
 The annual session of the American Bankers Association will be held al Niagara Falls on August 10, Il and 12. A Republican caucus at Albany agreed to 8 call for an unrestricted cau- GUS, but the Conkling men refused to sign or to enter any conference not called in the regular way by the proper committee.
 -Mr Conkling, in aletter to Attorney General Mac Veagh, expresses the opin- ion that provision should be made for theinniction of heavier sentence than thak howa provided in cases of attempts to mprdersther President.
 "A report made to the New York States Teachers Association at Albany on near-sightedness in school children attributed the evil to the unnatural posi- tion o the, children while studying.
 SA dispatch from Constantinople says the Court of Cessation has unani- mously confirmed the sentence of Mid hat Pasha and the other prisoners i'm pllcated in the murder of Abdul Aziz. The coroner's inquest in the case of F. JGold, recently murdered on the Brighton Railway, resulted in verdict charging Lefroy with the murder.
 On Wednesday Speaker Sharpe, of fered and the New York Assembly adopted a series of resolutions highly complimentary to the President, and also ieondoling with his family. The joint convention also adopted like reso- lutions. Another undecisive ballot was taken fonA the vacant Senatorships, 155 memberssEoting.
 W. Willis aud R. Prunett settled difficulty by 8 duel near New Albany, Ind. Willis will die.
 -Alphonse .Ohabourin, of Montreal, was sentenced to pay fine of $50 or Imprisonment for six months for intim- idating workmen on the wharves.
 workman on the grading of the railroad at Edenyille, Iowa, was assault ed for expressing the hope that Presi- dent Garfield would not recover. The man died from the effects of the beating. In Warrensburg, Mo-, awhole boat load of picnickers, 600 in all, partook of lemonade that had been poisoned with acid. Eight have died, and 100 are in 8 critical condition. The vender has been arrested and will be prosecuted. The public indignation is intense, and the community is in mourning.
 A fire broke out Tuesday in State Line, small oil town ten miles north of Bradford, Pa, and before the fire could be subdued about forty buildings were destroyed, embracing the principal part of the village. The buildings were all light frame structures.
 An accident occurred on the Ken. lucky Central Railroad about three o'clock Monday afternoon, by which seven persons were killed and twelve wounded, all residents of Corrington Ky. a- =--.
 The bodies of thirteen of surveying party of the Mexican Central Railwa! have been found murdered forty mile south of Fl Paso. They were all Amer jeans, and are supposed to have beer massacred by a remnant of Victoria band of Apaches. ..
 On Tuesday shabby looking fel low was arrested on Pennsylvania ave nue, Washington, who shouted out: {" came on here to be lighted, and If I ar not will shoot Blaine or any other au thorities, who turn me off," He mad no opposition to being arrested, and hi manner' was perfectly calm. He wa armed with loaded revolver.
 -Ihefamount of canal tolls collecte at Buffalo in June. 1881. was $61, ,613 Or and in June, 1880, $12O, 595. .32-decrease $59, 9S2 25. The number of boats cle are in June, 1881, 1, 149; in June, 1880, 1, ,67 decrease, 525.
 The coinage at the United State hints for June amounted to $8, ,481, ,84i of which. $6, ,O29, 300 was gold and g. 413, 3,370 silver.
 James Hope, recently captured the act of robbing the bank of Sathir Co.,, San Francisco, has been held to al swer in $10, ,000.
 Nineteen persons were injured by collision on the Chicago and West II diana railroad on Friday.
 Several lives were lost on Ches peake Bay on Thursday during cyclon
 -Fifty-four national banks have bee established during the last fiscal year.
 The public debt was reduced $l2 323, 198 during June and $101, ,573, A during the fiscal year just closed.
 Yale defeated Harv ard at New Lo don Friday by six seconds after an exci ing race.
 Wallace Ross, of St. John, N. E was first and Gaudaur, of Toronto, SC ond in the race at Ottawa, Ont, Frida Trickett was sixth.
 MT. Platt has withdrawn from u Senatorial contest at Albany. Speak Sharpe made the announ cement imm diately after the close of the ballot f. the short term, on Friday, and in doing declared his intention to vote f. Mir. Crowley when bis name should