Connecticut western news., 1882-09-06
NEWS OF THE DAY
GENERAL ITEMS,

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 During August the United State. national debt was reduced about $16, 100000.
 -Lizzie Selden, the Brooklyn child who was Kidnapped, was found on Thursday in tenement house at No. 122 Park avenue, Brooklyn, in a room with her abductor, who is young woman named Maggie Keppel. Maggie has been several times arrested for petty thieving, and is said to be of a malicious disposition, but weak minded. She was committed for trial without bail.
 The fall trade has begun unusually early, indicating remarkable prosperity from one end of the country to the other. All the trades in business cen- tres are preparing for great rush of customers.
 The coinage made at the United States Mint in Philadelphia during the month of August amounted in value to $2,593, 922 50.
 The Hotel Brunswick, at Old Orchard Beach, Me, was destroyed by fire. The guests saved their lives by jumping from the second and third story windows.
 There were28, 165 immigrants landed at Castle Garden, New York, last month, and 343, 518 since January l.
 Captain Payne, the leader of the in vasion of the Indian Territory, has been imprisoned, with several of his com- panions.
 -Comptroller Campbell's annual re- port shows the gross debt of the Uity of New York on July 31 to have been $136, ,538, ,807.59.
 Confederate bonds are again being bought up at Richmond, Va. As high as $7.50 per $1 ,000 has been paid for them.
 The great flood disaster in West Texas was sad affair. The towns of Concho, San Angela, and Ben Ficklin were the princi- pal points in the storm centre Every conceivable species of property, including all kinds of drowned live stock, hoated past Concho and San Angela from the hundreds of miles of tributaries to the river for three days. The loss of life is thrilling. It is now known that 130 persons were drowned, and it is found that even this does not include all the lost. While many of those
 
 one half were settlers from the other States. There IS much suffering among the survivors, whose little fortunes have been swept away so suddenly.
 The Michigan Republican State Oonventlon, at Kalamazoo, nominated David Fl. Jerome for Governor.
 R. & H. Adams, of New York City. who are engaged in the silk trade, have suspended payment. Their liabilities are placed at $750, 900.
 While citizen was driving in a buggy near Bangor, Me, he was inter- cepted by two highwaymen, who fired At, wounded, and robbed him of $480. Previous reports of the great de- ytruction of life and property by the Hoods in Texas are confirmed.
 The fishing operations at New foundland and vicinity have been far from successful during the past season. Three factories and three dwellines were destroyed at Haverhill, Mass. Friday. The loss is estimated at $100,- -Apaehes arereported as having com- mitted many murders of whites in sonora. Mexico. and then ssS tping into 61&1Uuns
 -One hundred and eleven Russian refugees left Philadelphia by the steam ship Indiana on Wednesday for Liver pool.
 The Michigan wheat crop has been materially damaged by heavy rains. 4 A. o. Hessing, of Chicago, well- known politician, known as "Boss" Hessing, was murdered, Saturday, on the Gsbelan ranch. It is supposed the murder was committed by some of his men for money.
 Instructions have been issued for the transfer to the Mint at Philadelphia for recoinage of the uncurrent sub sidiary silver held at the various deposi. uories. There are about $500, ,OOO of these coins, including 3, and 20 cent : silver pieces.
 An excursion train near Toledo. Ohio, was boarded on Sunday by men with drawn revolvers, who robbed and maltreated the passengers.
 "A man delivered himself to the police at Brockville, Ont, on Monday, saying that he, with two others, mur- dered three men in the Grosvenor Hotel, London, England, about five years ago.
 At Chicago, on Monday, Richard Wilson, a Scotchman, shot his wife. through jealousy, and then killed him. self.
 It has been decided that the remains of Miss Fanny Parneu shall remain in the United States.
 FOREIGN ITEMS.
  any danger of @ Mussulman rising against Christians in Syria or, Palestine. Greece is displaying increased &C., tivity in view of the military disturb ances on the Turkish frontier. "A banquet is to be given to M. de L'sseps in Paris.
 Engineer Melville, of the Jeannette, has left Paris for Liverpool. Lieutenant Berry, of the Rodgers, will remain in Paris 3 few days.
 -Cherif Pasha has forbidden persons having no visible occupation from land ing at Alexandria.
 The Corporation of Cork condemn MT. B. Dwyer Gray's sentence and de- Mand his release,
 An official dispatch from Manila, Philippine Islands, states that 300 deaths from cholera occurred there on Monday last. Two hundred and ninety four of the victims were natives.
 A dispatch from St. Petersburg states that the Siberian plague is ap- bearing to an alarming extent in most widely separated quarters of European Russia.
 On Sunday morning Turkish troops attacked the Greeks all along the frontier from Zorbas to Degani. The fighting was continued Tuesday. The Greeks lost four killed and ten wounded.