Connecticut western news., 1882-07-05

CONSEQUENCES lasted courage 1RSCeO, through faith that heaven was near to the brave and true and trustful.
 Mir Beecher in his discourse at Ply mouth Church, on Sunday, took up the subject of the strikes. He justified the action of the workingmen and spoke with emphasis of the duties which the trusteeship of wealth involves.
 A woman who tried to start fire in New York City with kerosene was burned to death.
 At meeting of striking workmen held in Pittsburg, Pa., it was resolved to hold a convention and nominate in- dependent labor candidates for Con- gress.
 Fire at Portland, Oregon, destroyed property to the extent of about $1OO.- GOO.
 Correspondents now at Alexandria, telegraph that the situation is growing hourly worse, A water famine is threat ened.
 The trial of James Fitzgerald in Boston for an attempt to swindle Charles Francis Adams ont of nearly $2O, 900 at game called "banco," resulted in verdict of guilty on all of the counts alleged by the Government i'll the in- dictmeut which was before the jury. Fitzgerald was sentenced to five years in State Prison.
 -Another disastro-. cyclone has Sis- lted Iowa and >sner States of tho West, causing considerable less of human life "-.u great damage 10 property A de- structive cyclone passed over Indianap- olis, destroying much property and killing three persons. WASHINGTON NOTES. Representative Kelley, Chairman of the Committee on Ways and Meaps, has introduced in the House by dirsc- tion of that committee joint resolution authorizing the Secretary of the Treas ury to issue in his discretion two per cent. bonds to the amount of $200, GOO, 900 and to exchange them for outstand- ing obligations of the United States bearing higher rate of interest than two per cent.
 The House on Tuesday passed the bill for the reductiec of internal revenue taxes. This bill reduces the in. ternal revenue twenty-three million dol lars, Chiefly by atolishing the percent age tax on bank deposits and the stamr tax on matches and bank checks and o1 patent medicines, hair oil and othel Cosmetics. It passed by vote to 12' to 30. An amendment to wipe out al internal revenue taxes was defeated by vote of 125 to 56.
 A resolution introduced by Mir Belmont in the House asking the Presi dent to call an international conferene. to establish prime meridian was lost 23 to 5S.
 l The House passed resolution t. adjourn on the 10th of July. l FOREIGN ITEMS. Lord Olanricarde's agent. Mir Blake, and his steward, Mir. Keene were killed Thursday morning in Coun ty Galway. The murders occurred hal mile from Loughrea. The shots wer fired through loopholes in the wall The wife of MT. Blake was on the ca on which the murdered men were rid ing. Mir. Blake was 0 cousin of Lore Clanrlcarde and was over seventy year old He had refused police protection although his life had been threatened several times.
 | A farmer named McCausland ha been killed by two men with scythe near Ballyclare, Coun ty Antrim.
 Over thousand persons were kille. and wounded during the riots at Alexan dria on the l1th of June.
 The London 7S1aes says that Ian, like the Un ted States is not securet against producing other Guiteaus.
 There were symptoms of rising il Alexandria on Tuesday, but the Egyp tian soldiers prevented an outbreak.
 The number of Nihilists to be trie. in St. Petersburg is estimated at on thousand.
 General Sir Evelyn Wood has beel ordered to be ready to proceed to Egypt . Engineer Melville, having com pleted his search for the missing peopl , of the Jeannette, has reached Yakutsl on his way home. He telegraphs tha
 he has searched the entire country be , tween the rivers Alanck and Jana fo traces of Lieutenant Chipp's party, bu l found nothing.
 Thomas Magahey, a oonstabuIar , pensioner, was shot by masked assassin , at Kilkeelan, near Athboy, Count Meath. His wounds are believed to b fatal.
 The Holy Synod of Russia has It warded priests who defended the Jew in the late disorders.