Connecticut western news., 1882-04-26
NEWS OF THE DAY
GENERAL ITEMS.

ing buildings, uprootlng orchards, ana killing three persons instantly and fatally injuring six others. Its path was narrow. In shape it was like fun nel, the little end being ill front, wedge like. A hole was blown through the large distillery at Bradford, running building which cost $50, 1000, 900 and spilling into the river 600 barrels of whisky. No estimation can be placed upon the loss. From this point the storm passed over the mountains.
 -Hallet Kilbourn has recovered yer dict for Sl00, 900 damages against John G. Thompson, ex-Sergeant-at-Arms of the House of Representatives, for false imprisonment.
 William Sindram, the murderer of Mrs. Catherine Crave, wss hanged in the Tombs Prison-yard New York, on Friday. He met his fate with wonder ful coolness and nerve, holding pleas antly to his acqusintances while stand ing under the scaffold. Death resulted from sirangulation fifteen minutes after the bolt WAS sprung.
 A diamond valued at $l0,000 was seized by the Custom House authorities in New York Friday.
 The revenue cutter Corwin has been ordered to go to the relief of the officers and crew of the steamer Rod gers, which was lost in the Arctic Ocean.
 In West Somerville, Mass, on Thursday, Mrs. Mary Russell, aged 79 years, was killed by her son-in-law. Edwin R. Prescott, aged 66 years. Mrs. Russell's daughter, who is Pres cott's second wife, went to Boston in the forenoon, and on her return was met at the door of her house by her husband, who told her that he had just killed her mother. The woman, horri- fled, ran to the police station, and brought officers to the scene, who, on searching the premises, found the body of Mrs. Russell lying in the back shed, with her skull fractured, her face stove in, and her throat cut from ear to ear. The murderer was taken to jail. The tragedy has caused intense excitement, as the parties to 1t were we'll known and moved in the highest social circles.
 Charles Robert Darwin, the natur. alist, who died ill England on Thursday, has left to. the world shining name and scientific treasures of inestimable value. His life, for over half century, has been full of great work, out of which have grown fertile theories, reaching into all the fields of science and over the whole ream of nature. His most notable books are, "The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, 7" and "The Descent of Man." Since their publication the world has heard of "Darwinism," and the battle has been waged around it in way that gives sufficient proof of their importance to the species with whose origin they deal.
 The N. Y. State Assembly adopted the concurrent resolution for final ad- iournment of the Legislature on May IS. A subcommittee was appointed by the Assembly Committee on Apportion- ment to draft a bill arranging the counties in Congressional districts on the basis of 150, 900 population per dis trict.
 Indian outbreaks at San Carlos Agency and at Eagle Creek, Ark, are reported. Chiricahua renegades are rumored to have massacred eight peo- pie at the latter point.
 Masked burglars blew open the safe of the Farmers and Drovers' National Bank, at Somers, Westchester County, N. T., on Tuesday night, but secured nc booty. They confined six inmates of the building while the work was going on. Brownsville, Mo-, was visited or Tuesday by cyclone which did great damage. A number of lives were lost by falling buildings.
 Robert Ford, who shot Jesse James was taken to Richmond, Ray County to await the acton of the authorities or the charge of killing Wood Hite, one O. the outlaw gang. The Ford boys asser that the Governor promised them i'm munity for all past crimes, but thil Governor Crittenden indignantly denies . He would not say, however, that he vii not pardon them. The Governor say he believes Frank James is dead.
 News has arrived that the Arcti search steamer Rodgers has beel burned and sunk in Lutka Harbor, St Lawrence Bay. The officers and crev are at Tiapka, waiting for relief. Tn news was brought by the special core spondent of the Herald, who travele 2,000 versts among the tribes of Nort Siberia.
 A call has been issued in Ne,
 
 ton, to meet at Concord on the 2d C May, "to take such action. as may h wise to secure the enforcement of tn prohibitory and all other laws of tn State," All temperance organization are invited to send delegates.
 An organization has been formed 6 Cincinnati, Ohio, for the purpose ( giving grand Skakespearian dramati Fec f,,. oil fall.
 The Cabinet has resolved to use tn Government forces for the suppressio of the cowboy troubles in Arizona.
 Fifty convicts tried to escape fror the camp at Fourche Creek, Ark. Eigl succeeded in passing the guards. On was killed instantly, two were badl wounded and the remaining five are b, ing hunted down by bloodhounds an guards with shot-guns.
 The Ford brothers, on Monday pleaded guilty of the murder of Jess James, were sentenced to be hanged and were immediately pardoned b Governor Crittenden.
 The President has notified Gener Fitz John Porter that he cannot restol him to his rank and that relief can onl be granted by Congress.
 The report of the winter grain ere shows an increase of nearly half 8 mi lion acres.
 -One-third of the business portion Crisfeld, Md, has been burned dow
 Gen. Dlbbrell, of the Confedera army has published card in which shows that the $108, ,322 taken fro Richmond was paid out to his brigaC by Major White, Chief Quartermast in the command.
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