Connecticut western news., 1882-03-15
NEWS OF THEsDAY
GENERAL ITEMS.

GENERAL ITEMS. Mrs. Walls neighbors at New Utrecht, N. r., are confident she did not intend to shoot her husband, and the Warden of the jail denies that she is starving herself. X The findings OF the court-martinl in the case of Sergt. Mason for attempt ing to shoot Guiteau, were as follows: To be dishonorably discharged the ser vice of the United States, with the loss of pay and allowances now due or to become due to him, and then to be con- fined at hard labor in such penitentiary as the proper authority may direct for eight years. .
 It is believed that the persons made destitute by the Mississippi floods will be dependent upon Govern ent aid for many days. The levees at New Or. {. leans are watched with great anxiety.
 R. H. Cornwall, cali loan clerk in the Fourth National Bank of New York City, has confessed to defalcations amounting to $70,000. He lost the money in speculation. He is 65 years of age and has always enjoyed the con-- fdence of the bank authorities.
 The Iowa Senate on March agreed to an amendment to strike out the word ''male'' from the Constitution. It had previously passed the House, and if agreed to by the next Legislature it will then go to the people.
 The Rhode Island Senate refused to pass a bill to prevent bribery, alleg- ing that such law was not needed in that State. -.--.. ....
 -Charles Cunningham has been ar- rested at Boston on a charge of having tried to extort $25, 1000 from the pro. prietor of the Parker House.
 The clothing of Mrs. M. Hayes, of Kingston, H., caught fire and she would have been burned to death but for the heroic behavior of her ten-year old stepson. gs ;, ia The .river cut through the town of Austin, Miss, destroying many business blocks, and dwelling houses,
 The New York. State Senate con. firmed Mir. Baker as Superintendent of Prisons. >s A-s%
 -Gov. Long. of Massachusetts, has appointed April 6th as day of fasting and prayer. ,e
 -The destitution resulting from the Mississippi floods is increasing. s. James Woodbury Norris, postmas- ter at Rfces Texas, was asked by 8 stranger recently to return to his store to sell him, some goods. When Norris reached the door the stranger shot him dead. Norris formerly lived at Hamp- ton, N. H. .3....-.'.. .. l- sa Rowland & Bronson's drug store at Oberlin, Ohio, which the temperance people have been seeking to close be- cause of the spurious liquor alleged to be sold there, was burned on Tuesday, together with all the other buildings on the block. The loss is $40, ,000.
 -T. B. H. Stenhouse, well-known Ban Francisco journalist, is dead.
 < Wallace Ross, the New Brunswiek oarsman, will not go to England to row for the new Sl1ortsnau1l' cup on May 8, but will row Hanlan on this side of the Atlantic in June. .... Statistics of hog.packing at 0in- cinnati for the past summer and winter show & decrease in the number of hogs packed, as compared with the previous year, of 137.547; in the aggregate gross weight of 38, ,622, ,648 pounds, and in the yield of lard of 6, ,415, ,576 pounds.
 Two cases of animation after sup posed death are reported from Evans vile, Md. }- In the New York Assembly com: mittee was appointed on the rearrange- nent of the Congressional districts of the State. :. srts-,g
 In speaking of the terrible voyage of the Jeannette party, Lieut.. Danen- hover says they had to travel seven hundren miles over the ice from the ship to the mouth of the Lena. They landed in shoal water and were com. pelled to wade two miles to land. They were forced to travel enc hundred miles further before they reached shelter, and he says he was uI five days and four nights without any sleep or rest. He mentions the fact that ont of the thirty three composing the crew and officers of the Jeannette only thirteen are known to be living and one is known to be dead. The village of Prince Frederick. town, the county seat of Calvert County, Md, was almost entirely destroyed by fire on Friday night, only a few dwell ings remaining. N '- #
 Charles A. Sweet < Co.,, bankers oi Boston, have suspended; liabilities $2,S00, 900. The estate will probably pay in full.
 The Supreme Court at Philadelphia has confirmed the action of the lowe courts sustaining the validity of th' Reading deferred bonds.
 The Lake Superior Powder Com pany's packing house at Marquette Mich, blew up Monday, killing fou men. - "5.' --
 A further appropriation of al, 250, s GOO is required for the completion o the New York and Brooklyn Bridge.
 The 105th anniversary of the birt of Robert Emmett YVES celebrated Sat urday in New York and in Brooklyn Senator Jones, of Florida, being tn orator in both cities. ....
 The Chinese merchants of Sa Francisco have sent dispatch to tn Hong Kong Chinese merchants urein them to stop Chinese emigration to Sa Francisco. A monster anti Chimes meeting was held there Sunday.
 At theI Lowthian fAich.) Mine O two fatally injured by the fall of twely tons of earth from {. hanging wall.
 At Stone, Randolph count, Indiana, the boiler in Wester & Barne handle factory exploded on Friday vii terrific force, instantly killing five me and fatally injuring sixth, who h' since died. h.as--.<
 A gross outrage was perpetrated the cemetery at Birmingham, Conn Thursday night, twenty five slabs bein pulled down and broken. The damas is estimated at $1, GOO, As a crownin