Connecticut western news., 1882-07-19
NEWS OF THE DAY
GENERAL TTEMU.

0GNGhAA IVHAAE. Eight boys are reported by telegraph dead or dying from lockiaw, the result of wounds inflicted by toy pistols. At Washington, Pa., a good looking white lady named Miss Venie CIokey married 8 oolored man clandestinely, and her relatives have secured her in- caroeratlon in an insane asylum on that account.
 A large number of Italians, en- ployed by the railroad companies in New York City, have joined the strikers, and the latter are much encouraged thereby.
 In the Scioto disaster investigation William Mccormick, of Moundsville, saloon-keeper, swore that Pilot Keller, of the Scioto, was so drunk in his place that the barkeeper refused to give him liquor, advising him to go to bed and dicted McCormick's evidence in every particular.
 Fire destroyed mill at Lima, O.; 8 sawmill and lumber yard at Ogema, Wis; cotton mill at Oakland, R. l., and drug stores at York, Pa, and Poughkeepsie, N. Y.. the loss aggregat- ing $247, ,0OO.
 A terrible accident occurred at Ex- celsior Station, Northumberland N county, Pa, on Thursday, which resulted in the death of three men. It was caused by a fall of rock while the men were ex amining the mine.
 A terrible accident occurred on the Hudson River West Shore Railroad on Thursday by the premature explosion of blast. Three laborers were killed and nine others seriously injured.
 Captain John Story, Jr., of the schooner Waverley, of Rockport, is re- ported as having discovered valuable fishing ground fifty. five miles east by north of St. Ann, 0. B. The fish were abundant and of superior quality, and the grounds are reported to be far bet ter than the Grand Banks.
 A special to the Little Rock Gazette from Texarkana says Lightning struck Ghio's new tbree-story brick building tonight, and the walls fell on Paragon's saloon, crushing it to atoms. About thirty lives were lost"
 The Virginia Democratic State Central Committee has decided not to nominate 8 candidate for Congressman at-Large either by the committee or by 8 convention.
 Tt is reported that a number of Americans who went across the Rio Grande into Mexico ostensibly for the purpose of hunting up lost stock have been captured by the Mexican author ities, thrown into prison and whipped.
 One of the fishing vessels at the Banks of Newfoundland picked up four shipwrecked men who had been drifting about for four days and nights.
 The second sanguinary collision of the striking freight handlers with the Italians who are in the places they va cated took place Tuesday on the Erie piers, in Jersey City, the freight ham, dlers being fired upon by the Italians. Seven strikers were wounded and one Italian was drowned.
 The North Carolina Democratlc State Convention nominated J. H. Fus- sell as it's candidate for Governor.
 Saturday small boat capsized on Lake Michigan, off Muskegon, and five men were drowned.
 The State Committee of the Yer mont National Greenback Labor Party have issued call for State Conven- tion at Waterbury on August 15.
 While stealing ride in 8 freight car on 8 Pennsylvania railroad two trsmps were killed by an accident to the train.
 A meeting of indignation at the provision in the Naval Appropriation bill virtually placing the navy yards al the mercy of contractors was held in Portsmouth, N. H. Mayor Sise, oi Portsmouth, presided, and speeches were made by leading citizens. A se- ries of resolutions wass adopted and a delegation appointed to go to Wash ington.
 The turnkey of the jail in Minne. apolis, Minn., was knocked down by Thomas Howard, of Chicago, held on a charge of shooting Henry Reed. Howard took the turkeys keys, and, with eight other prisoners, escaped.
 Charles Simpkins, aged eleven years, and William Van Worst, aged twelve, were drowned while bathing at Johnstown, N. Y.
 A fire at CoopersvilIe, Mich., de- stroyed the house of B. F. Lillie. Two children, aged six and four were burned.
 Special advices from Arizona state that the Indians are again on the war; path around the San Carlos reserva- tion, killing settlers and running of stock.
 According to report of the Hebrew Emigrant Aid Society, 6.832 Russian refugees have arrived in New York since the beginning of the emigration.
 The inmates of the Soldiers Home at Dayton, are circulating petitions begging Congress not to pass the Man ager bill deducting a portion of theil pension money for the support of th' Home.
 Engineer Melville has been granted sleave 10 return home from Siberia witt Noros and Ninderman. Fifty three bodies of the lost on tn Scioto have been recovered from tn Ohio River, one of which is yet uniden tifed. Four more are missing.
 "A water spout in Arkansas tore u] strip of country half mile wide, bu injured no person.
 The Arkansas Republican Stat Convention nominated State ticket an, adopted platform in favor of ire ballot; repudiating repudiation i'm proving the Mississippi, and deplorin, the assassination of President Garfield
 The Alabama Republican Stat Convention indorsed the Independen ticket, and adopted a resolution express ing confidence in the administration 0 President Arthur.
 A woman and two children wer found starved to death in a lonely sec tion of Van Buren County, in the noun tains of Arkansas. It is believed tha the woman fell sick. and the children