Connecticut western news., 1882-10-25
NEWS OF THE DAY
GENERAL ITEMS.

ed theIr property to the New Haven Railroad for ninety-nine years.
 The Prescott suit against the Amer ican News Co.,, in New York City, ended with verdict for the plaintiff for SIP, 500. A motion by Mir. Fullerton for 8 new trial on the ground that the dam ages were excessive was denied.
 At Knoxville, Tenn, family feud The affair lasted less than two minutes before the three men were dead.
 -Advices from Williams, A. T., state that four horse thieves were pursued and killed by party of citizens whose property they had stolen.
 Two adult patients at the Hotel Dieu, in Montreal, jumped from the upper stories and were killed.
 After appropriate services and an imposing procession the remains of Miss Fannie Parnell were inferred in the Tudor vault, in Mount Auburn Cemetery. Boston.
 A defect in the law rearranging the Congressional districts of Tennessee de- bars the voters in three counties from voting for Congressmen.
 The ravages of diptheria are now noticeable in many villages in New York and Pennsylvania.
 An old couple living in Morrisania, N. r., were suffocated by coal gas from stove while asleep with all the win dows and doors closed.
 In the Sixth District (New Jersey) Republican Convention John l.. Blake was nominated for Congress,
 The different divisions of the Dem- ocratic party in New York City united upon the following local ticket For Mayor, Franklin Edson; for County Clerk, Patrick Keenan; for Sheriff, Alexander V. Davidson; for Judges of the Superior Court, Richard O'Gorman and George l.. Ingraham.
 "A large number of milk dealers in New York City, convicted of selling i'm pure milk, were fined sums varying from $10 to .$10O.
 At St. Louis, Mo-, Col. Cockerill, who fatally shot Col. Slay back, was liberated on furnishing bail to the amount of $1O,OOO. He is charged with murder in the second degree.
 The independent Republicans of Massachusetts have indorsed General Butler as their candidate for Governor.
 The number of voters registered on the second registration day in New : York City was 57,9O9; 7,527 more than on the second day of registration in 1879, and IA, 826 less than on the same day of 1880.
 The cost of the Star route service of the U. s. Post Office Department during the past year was in round fig- ures $5, 800, ,000. In the performance of it the number of miles travelled over in 1882 was 76, 924, 867. In 1880 the annual transportation was 76,O7O, ,995 miles the cost $7, ,321, ,499 the result, 853. 872 miles more transportation and $1, ,767, $50 reduction in cost for 1882, as against the same items for 1SSO."
 Under 8 ruling of the Supervising Inspectors of Steamboats, at Chicago, tugboats are prohibited from taking a drowning person on board under pen atty of $500 for each case.
 At Minden, Neb., a Sheriff and two other citizens were shot and killed by four swindlers, on Tuesday, whom the former attempted to arrest.
 "A gardener, aged sixty years, shot his son dead and then cut his own throat, near Cincinnati, Ohio, on Tues day.
 In the Vermont House of Repre- sentatives bill was introduced pro- viding that condemned prisoners be rendered insensible before execution. The steamboat City of Worcester, of the Norwich and Worcester line, drifted on the reef opposite Thirty fourth street, East River, N. r., in 8 dense fog. Although there was much alarm on board, nobody was injured. The vessel was taken from her perilous position and secured in 8 dock at Twenty fourth street.
 Thomas A. McDevitt and Christian Price, convicted of conspiracy in Star route contracts, were sentenced on Mon day at Philadelphia.
 Henry A. Bowen, who is charged with an attempt to bribe Foreman Dick son, of the Star Route jury, was arrest ed in Philadelphia for non-payment of board bill.
 Samuel l.. Clemens (Mark Twain) has begun suit against the American News Company and others to protect the use of his name.
 The retirement from active service, by operation of law, of Major General Mcdowell on October 15, 1882, under the provisions of the act of Congress ap- proved June 30, 1882, is announced to the army by the Adjutant Generals officer. Gen. Schofeld succeeds Gen. McDowel as Commander of the Pacific Department.
 The electric light machinery caused the death of 8 workman in Rochester, N. r.
 The result of the session of the Democratic Conference Committee in New York City was the selection of Mr. Franklin Edson as candidate for Mayor. The Shrievalty was conceded to Tammany, while the county democ- racy demanded the County Clerkship.
 Three men walking on the railroad track were crushed to death by cars at Keesport, Pa.
 The Coroner's jury in the Slayback homicide, at St. Louis, find that the de- ceased was killed by Cockerill, but ex- press no opinion as to whether the act was criminal. The funeral of Slayback, on Sunday, was the largest that ever took place in St. Louis.
 A Russian Jew at the Refuge" on Wards Island, New York harbor, started small riot by demanding to be served his dinner. The superintendent had his head cut and several of the emil grants were more or less injured.
 In Syracuse, N r., the Chicago ex- press train, at the Genesee street cross mg, struck 8 carriage containing John D. Millonee, his wife, Mrs. H. B. Com stock and Mrs. Monro Burgess. The Al T. I I 1T