Connecticut western news., 1882-11-01
NEWS OF THE DAY
GENERAL ITEMS,

Robert Ford, tried at Platts burg, Mo, for the murder of Wood Hite, has been found not guilty.
 fire at Hopkinsvil1e, Ky, on Thursday destroyed four blocks of buildings, the loss aggregsting $500, 900. Judge McAdam, of New York, has decided that dentist who permitted tooth to drop down the throat of the patient while under the influence of laughing gas is liable at law for dam- ages.
 In the walking match, in New York. Rowell and Hazael withdrew on Thurs day. Powell had made 3S4 miles, and Hazael 414 at the time. Both of them were in a bad condition. At o'clock gerald, 431 miles Noremac, 422 miles laps Hughes, APO miles 5 laps Hart. 408 miles laps; Herty, 4Q2 miles 3 laps; Vint, 374 miles laps.
 At St. Louis 8 matinee given for the benefit ot the widow and children of Col. Siayback, realized over ST ,000. Five men were entombed alive in a coal mine at Shenandoah, Penn., by the caying in of drift.
 A droyer was robbed of $1, 900 on the highway, near Lynchville, Me-, by a man who first threw pepper in his eyes.
 The New York Republican County Convention indorsed the Citizens ticket with one exception. The change made was the substitution Of John J. O'Brien for William A. Butler for the office of County Clerk.
 A Philadelphia brewer had his pocket picked of $2 POO by three men, who jostled against him and then made profound apologies for their rudeness.
 At Coburn, Ont. 8 young woman, who had been sentenced to six months imprisonment for shooting supposed burglar, has been liberated by order of the Dominion authorities.
 The Interior Department of Wash ington has decided in a pension case that seven years absence may be taken as proof presumptive of soldiers death.
 Comptroller Allan Campbell was, on Monday night, made the citizens nominee for Mayor of New York City. A full ticket of four Democrats and four Republicans was made.
 -Ex- Governor Ez .kiel A. Straw, of New Hampshire, died Monday night at Manchester, N. H. He was born at Warner. N. H., on the 18th of Decem- Der, 1919.
 The engineer of the locomotive which ran into car filled with work men, on the Hoosac Tunnel line Satur- day, causing several deaths, has been committed to jail on 8 char ge of homi- eide.
 A mob of exasperated Italian labor CTS, who pursued contractor while endeayoring to obtain wages due them, caused some excitement at Amsterdam, N. Y.
 At meeting of district Republican leaders of New York Olty, it was decided by vote of 16 to not to indorse Comp troller Campbell, the citizens candidate for Mayor.
 Deficiencies amounting to $30, GOO have been discovered in the finances of Poughkeepsie.
 The first day of the bi- centennial celebration in Philadelphia was marred by the explosion of bomb, whereby four persons were killed outright and several others injured.
 The sales for seats for the first ap- pearance of Mrs. Langtry, the English woman, in New York, amounted to
 There are two William H. Kennedys in New York City, one an undertaken in Pearl street, and the other hotel keeper in Third avenue. Both claim to be the Demo cratic nominee for Coroner, and lively controversy is taking place.
 The defense in the Soteldo murder case, in Washington, will endeavor to hof RoYsfo A1,a sault and to prove motive for so doing. President Fillmore is to be contested by relatives living in Brooklyn.
 Estimates have been prepared at Washington for the pay and mileage of the members of the Forty-eigh tn Con- gress.. There will be 325 members and eight delegates. For their pay there has been asked $1 665 900 and S25, GOO for contestants. For mileage $125, GOO IS estimated, making 8 total of over S1 800, 900.
 man, victims of the steamer Asia disas- ter, have been washed ashore from Georgian Bay.
 At Chicago man attempted to in- terfere between husband and wife, who were quarrelling, when the woman slapped his face and her husband sev- cred his iugular vein with knife.
 An interesting point was decided in the N. r. Court of Appeals, which held that sureties on the bond of young man who was employed as book keeper in a bank were not liable for embezzlements committed by him after he had been made receiving teller.
 The Quartermas General of the United States Army has submitted to the Secretary of War his report for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1882. The amount available during the year was SIS, 628 681. The total disbursement ts were SIP, 446 442 leaving 8 balance on hand of $1, 182 239.
 There are now eighty-one national military cemeteries under the care and control of the Quartermaster's Depart. ment. The number of soldiers buried in the cemeteries is 320. 763.
 An accident to 8 freight train or the New York and New Haven Railroad in Connecticut resulted in 8 brakeman being killed and two other persont hadly injured.
 -Fifty-two new cases of yellow fever and one death are reported at Pensa cola. The destitution is increasing.
 Two hundred and forty bales of old hops were sold in Otsego County, N. r., on Saturday, for seventy cents per pound. This is the highest price ever obtained for yearlings in Otsego County.
 The victims of the street fight in Knoxyille-Major O'Oonnor, General Mabry and the son of the latter-were buried on Saturday, thousands attend. ing the obsequies.
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