Connecticut western news., 1882-10-04

The great storm of last week caused much havoc, especially in New Jersey. Bridges and buildings on the banks of streams were swept away and railroads were rendered impossible. Mementos of the storm are scattered over the Allan tic slope from New England to the Car olinas, and it's ravages extend far into the interior. Railroads were washed out in many places, trains and mails were delayed and some lives were lost. The whole rainfall in New York City in four days was 6.17 inches. The aggre- gate damage throughout the country is to be reckoned by millions.
 The steamer Edam, bound from New York to Amsterdam, was run down and sunk at sea by the Lepanto. All her passengers and crew were saved ex- cept two engineers, who were killed n the collision.
 A boy of fourteen years killed him. self in New Hampshire because his mother reproved him.
 A New York city saloon-keeper's wife is in danger of death from wound in- aicted from pistol aimed at her, as she says, Gin fun."
 -lhe Gene-al of the Army has issued an order assigning Major General Scho- field to the command of the Military Division of the Pacific, to take the place of Major Gen. McDowell, who is about to retire from active service.
 At Buffalo, N. r., 8 married woman, who had been suffering from a fever arose from her bed at night and drowned herself and little boy in a cistern.
 T,oSr &A hn hy1f is reported from Illinois,
 -Thfough neglect in Tagging atrain an accident occurred on the Rome, Watertown and Ogdensburg Railroad, by which one man was killed and others injured.
 The failure'of Alonzo Follett, well known Wall street note broker, caused great excitement down town. Contra d1ctictory accounts of the affair are afoat and sensational disclosures to come are hinted at. About $1 ,00O, 900 are involved. .
 In a deliberately arranged battle between twelve armed cowboys in Arizona, four of them were killed at the first fire. The fight arose out of dis pute about cattle.
 
 Henry Edmond Knight was elected Lord Mayor of London on Friday. A brother of Walsh, recently hanged in Ireland, was sentenced to death on Friday as an accessory to the murder of 8 constable. He accused the wit nesses against him of perjury.
 A great comet has been observed at Vienna. MT. Clifford Lloyd narrowly escaped death on Friday at Loughrea by the &C., cidental discharge of gun. It is reported that 12,000 British soldiers will be left in Egypt as an army of occupation.
 ! All the Irish suspects have been released, as the term of the Coercion act has expired.
 United States Minister Wickersham at Copenhagen has resigned.
 A banquet was given in Washing ton Thursday evening to Colonel Emil Frei, the first Minister to this country from Switzerland.
 The Emperor and Empress of Rus sia were secretly drowned during theil visit to Moscow to see the exhibition If the Emperor survives the public crowning the late ceremony will be de clared void.
 General Wolseley will not leave Cairo until the question of reorganiz ing the Egyptian army has been set tied.
 An ammunition train exploded neal the Cairo railway depot. Thirty per sons are reported as killed and large number injured.
 A Tipperary farmer has beer murdered near Templemore, for disobey ing the local Land League.
 The Khedive of Egypt has issued { decree granting amnesty to all officers from captains downward, engaged il the late rebellion, excepting those wh' directly participated in the riots ol joined the army since the beginning O the campaign.
 The feud between the Bonapartis sections in France is becoming very in tense. A Jeromist meeting was recentl. broken up by the opposing faction.
 Right Hon. Henry Fawcett declare that England's object is to secure fo the Egyptians the best government an6 the greatest amount of liberty.
 The German government intends t devote it's attention to the execution c project for the construction of cana
 connecting the North Sea with the Bal tic.
 A telegram from Tunis reports tha near Kairwan recently band of ma rauders attacked party of sixty horse men belonging to 8 French topographi cal expedition. The French commando was killed and seven of his men wer l disabled. The brigands lost thirt killed and fifty wounded. } MT. Gladstone declares that he unable to interfere with the operation of the Mormons in England. Friedrich Wohler, the eminent Gel , man chemist, is dead. -Arabi Pasha regrets that he fougl
 the English troops, expresses admiri tion for Great Britain, and counse , the exiiing of the leaders of the rebe lion. Among Arabi's papers wei
 found offers of service from Frencl German and Russian officers, whic ! had all been declined. MT. Dillon announces that he wi retire from Parliament on account of health.
 Fifty Irish families have bee evicted in the Barony of Erris, and tt
 people have been ordered not to sheltt them.
 Q While mixed passenger and bas 7 gage train was crossing the River Draw near Eszek, part of the bridge fell il and the engine and baggage cars wei
 pitched into the river, dragging wit
 them some of the passenger cars COL - taining number of Hussars on flu 2 tough. Fifteen soldiers were droWne T and thirty others were injured.