Connecticut western news., 1882-07-05
NEWS OF THE DAY
GENERAL ITEMS,

The New York State Workingmen's Assembly resolved to elect labor repre- sentatives in city districts, and called State Convention to consider the nomi- nation of State ticket.
 A young man named John Roach has given himself up to Chief of Police Donovan, of Jersey City, and confessed that ten years ago he assisted the father of 8 young lady living in Pennsylvania to wayfay and kill an obnoxious lover. A cyclone visited the town of Cash ton, Wis. on Thursday, totally destroy ing five houses. Several persons were injured, but none fatally. Considerable damage to crops is reported from the heavy rains.
 Norman Proute, prosperous far mer living near Elgin, H., deserted his wife about three weeks ago, and ab- seconded with $5, 900 belongingt to others. A few days ago it was developed that an infant child that died on the day of his flight had been poisoned also that his wife had narrowly escaped a like fate. Proute was captured, and cut his throat in jail.
 The Democratic State Convention of Vermont nominated George B. Eaton for Governor. The platform favors 8 tariff for revenue with determinations; civil service reform; gold and silver cur rency; denounces political assessments; reduction of rates of postage; de- nounces the intimidation of voter. demands the punishment of tt,e Star Route conspIrators, and ''d..,nounoes inc Republican party as che party of the mcneyed power and monopolists of the country, end for legislating largely ID Sne interests of the rich, making the ricn richer and the poor poorer"
 A serious accident took place on Thursday on the New Jersey Central Railroad. A Long Branch train was crossing Parker's Greek when five of the cars toppled off the bridge into the water. The train was crowded with pl asure-seekers going to the Branch. Three persons were killed and over 70 injured, some of them fatally and many seriously. Gen. Grant was on the train but was pulled from the ruins of a car. having suffered no injury.
 September 13 has been fixed as the date for holding the New Hampshire Democratic State Convention at Con. cord.
 In the Pennsylvania Democratic State Convention at Harrisburg Robert E. Psttlson was nominated for Govern. or. He Is young man and belongs to what Is known as the Young Democracy of Philadelphia. He has twice beer elected City Comptroller of Philadel phia- The platform adopted protests against what is called the s'boss" sys, tenn and the plunderingof office holders by assessments of money for political purposes; it protests against the spoils system; denounces all repudiation. State and Federal, because it is dishonest denounces spoliation of the State Treas. ury and immunity by pardon of those convicted of crimes. The concludino sections are as follows We believe the hepubllcan party, as now organized and controlled, is based on fraud. force and corruption, and there can be no hone oi true reform except by the force of the ballot box excluding it from place and power. The Democratic party demands Legislative and honest, just and true apportionment.
 The State ticket as completed is ss follows for Governor, Robert E. Pat. slson; for Lieutenant Governor. Chaun cey +. Black for Secretary of Inter1 al Affairs, J. Simpson Africa for Supreme Judge, Silas M. Clark for Congress. man-at- Large, Mortimer F. Elliott. Six lives were lost by a flood al Frenchburg, Ky.
 Henry Cole, 8 Cincinnati lawye, who had be come poor, killed his wife his daughter-nineteen years old-an6 then ct mmitted suicide.
 At Pittsburg, Pa, the situation is unchanged in the main. Manufacturer, are dolDg 8 good deal of the talking Wnne SC Inc of them are setting thei, men 70 work at the new scale rates.
 Two detectives, named l.. F. Fer, and James Devany respectively assempted to fight duel at Ripon WIS, but being interfered with by tn, sner1ts officers the meeting degener a.ed nfo an affray, in which principa cefo and his brother were badly injured The indwellers of San Francisc, have been shaken up somewhat bv ivy, rather severe shocks of an earthouake No damage done.
 70. D. R. Bradley, 8 gambler. wa hanged by mob at Baton, N. M.
 Elijah Van Knoughnet was hange, as Kingston, Ont, for the murder o Sonn ElchardsOn.
 Some strange letters from MT George Scoyille, the brother-in-Iaw o tulteau, to his wife and John W, Gui eeau are made public. They set fortl tnat duteau the assassip) was a mal whose hand produced horror to all tha 1t touched, and that his wife, Mrs. S.. was ready at all times to desert her hus band for such monster.
 The liquor prohibition amendmen m Iowa las majority of probably ove1 forty thousand votes.
 The Maine Democratic State Con Ventlon nominated Francis M, Plaistet for Governor, and She following Con gfesslonsl candidates: SamuelJ J Ander son, list District; Daniel Fl. Thing. 9, District; George W. Ladd, Sd District F. H. Murch, 4th District. The plat form adopted opposed carrying cleo t1ons by purchasing votes with contr1 buttons frt m corporations and capital ists who expect to be favored in lepisla uon and from assessments upon the sal aries of government officers; favored reduction of the tariff; proteste, against referring revision of the tarit to 8 commission purposely packed t. continue it, and condemned the polio, that destroyed commerce by shuttinI fhe markets against return freights.
 It Is estimated that not less tha1 l3O persons have been killed by the re cent tornadoes in Kansas, Missouri Iowa, Nebraska, Dakota and Minnesota and that the total amount of propert destroyed will exceed in value $3, 500, Gus Mentzel, a gambler, kille three men at Rattan, N. M., one 0 whom was attempting to arrest him