Connecticut western news., 1882-05-31
NEWS OF THE DAY
GENERAL ITEMS.

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 Retail butchers believe that the present high price of beef will continue till August.
 The Independent Republican con- vention of Pennsylvania, which met at Philadelphia, nominated the following ticket: For Governor, John Stewart fer Lieutenant Governor, Levi Bird Duff for Secretary of Internal Affairs, George W. Merr1ck; for Congressman at-Large, William 0. McMichael for Judge of the Supreme Court, George Junkin. The platform declares attach ment to the principles of the Republi. can party; deplores the evidence that the calamity of Garfeld's assassination has been followed by the overthrow oi the reforms his election signifed; de- nounces the spells system, "boss" rule and machine" control; demands the reformation of the Civil Service by law, and declares in favor of re- forms in the party rules.
 The Brooklyn Sunday School Union paraded on Wednesday 5O,O0O strong.
 The New York City and Northern Railroad Company has gone into re- ceiver's hands, at the suit of the New York Loan and Improvement Company, which obtained judgment against it for over 90.00O of borrowed money.
 A Ycnkers, N. Y., saloon keeper was found guilty of selling beer to children to take home to their parents. It was the first conviction under the law of the State, and he was fined $20.
 Latest advices from the wreck of the steamer Msnitoulin which was burnt near Killarney, Ontario, places the num- Der of persons lost at twenty to twenty five. The purser did not have time to register Il on board, consequently the names of many who were lost are not re- corded, and probably the names of all will never be known.
 Among the witnesses called for the defense in the Malley- Douglass trial, at New Haven, was young woman who testified that it was she who exclaimed, My God, I'm paralyzed P at Savin Rock, on the Friday night before Jennie Cramer's body was found.
 The American Baptist Missionary Society celebrated it's fiftieth anniver- sary Wednesday.
 Six men lost their lives by an ex- plosion of gas in the Kohlnoor colliery at Shenandoah, Pa.
 -Advices from Mexico state that the hostile Apaches are fleeing thence to New Mexico. The Mexicans are fast killing them of, in order to secure the $500 offered by their government for the scalp of each hostile Indian.
 The prosecution closed in the Cra- mer case Tuesday, and without speech CT argument the defence began to call witnesses, seeking to establish their theory that Jennie Cramer after the scene with her mother went to Savin Rock and committed suicide.
 A tornado in Yell and Polk Ooun- ties, Ark, caused much loss of life and damage to property.
 The National Committee of the Greenbsck-Labor party met at St. Louis, Mo, Tuesday. A committee was appointed to formulate an address to the people of the United States.
 Moses Taylor; the wealthy banker, died in New York City on Tuesday.
 The prosecution closed in the Cra- mer case Tuesday, and without speech or argument the defence began to call witnesses, seeking to establish their theory that Jennie Cramer after the scene with her mother went to Savin Rock and committed suicide.
 A postal card was found in the New York City post office, addressed "Presi- dent Arthur, Washington, D. O., Private" On the other side was writ ten: President Arthur--If you do not recall the Minister from England and ask for the unconditional surrender of all Americans in English dungeons you shall be shot and killed" There were also written across the above: 'This is no idle boast. We mean business. You are no American"
 The Pacific National Bank, of Bos ton, which suspended some months since and only recently resumed, stopped payment Monday and will wind up its business.
 Five men who attempted to destroy 8 bridge on the Mexican National Rail- way were caught, and, by order of the Governor of the State of Mexico, they were immediately shot.
 Further details have been received from Quebec confirming the loss of the ship Western Belle, caught in the ice, with thirteen souls. Several vessels have been lost with large loss of life.
 An expert now estimates that the defslcations of ex-Secretary Stuart, of the Brooklyn Board of Education. reach $25O, ,00O.
 The Alaska has just completed the fastest voyage yet made from Queens town-seven days, four hours and twelve minutes, thus beating her own record.
 Tho Attorney General of Massachu- setts has condemned Walt Whitman's "Leaves of Grass" and Osgood & Com pany have given up the publication in obedience to his official command.
 A $200, 900 fire occurred at Lead vile on Friday. Several lives were lost.
 The Democratic State Central Con- m1ttee, of Indiana, has fixed August 2 for holding the State Convention.
 The New York Herald has the fol lowing editorial Our friends of the press may rest satisfied that, with or without the action of Congress or the public, care will be taken of the widow and orphan of De Long, and not of them alone, but of every widow and every orphan of the men who sailed with the Jeannette and have perished.
 Captain Burrows, of the steamer Rio Grande, performed the extraordi- nary feat of transferring his passengers from the steamer, which was on fire, to a bark; sinking his vessel in shoal water, raising her again, overtaking the bark, retransferring the passengers to the steamer and bringing them safe to New York.
 WASHINGTON NOTES.
 -Guiteau's appearance has changed considerably within 8 few weeks. He has lest his color and his beard has been allowed to grow. Just now he seems to put his entire dependence upon MT. Reed, his counsel, and he seems to be confident that MT. Reed will succeed in securing respite and perhaps com