Connecticut western news., 1882-02-22

in the city of Baltimore, on Monday, They were run over by freight train.
 -Diphtheria entered the family oi John Vonderau, well-to-do German, of Cleveland, Ohio. One by one the children were taken, until five had been placed in the city vault in Riverside Cemetery. On Monday the sixth died, and they were all buried in one grave. Only one child remains.
 The story of the Adrian, Michigan, water bonds is peculiar one. Thomas J. Nayin was the Mayor of Adrian. He was young man of active business habits, and everybody liked him. He speculated but was believed to be well off. Without authority, he issued and negotiated $150. GOO of city water bonds, and might have run away with the whole amount, but took only $40, ,OOO and dis, appeared. As soon as he left it WAS dis. covered that he had been living fast life for some time.
 A Coroner's jury in Washington de. clared that A. M. Soteldo was shot by his brother, A. 0. Soteldo.
 In the Nova Scotian Legislature @ bill providing for county elections iu regard to compulsory education was de. feated.
 Governor Cornell has proclaimed Greenwood, ,n Steuben County, N. r., as being in state of insurrecs lion, cer. tain persous there resisting the payment of taxes levied to pay for bonds issued in favor of railroad company. The courts ordered the bonds paid.
 The remains of George A. Hilton arrived at Newburyport, Mass, on Sat- urday, from Chicago. TIlton committed suicide and it is said his body was sold to medical college for dissection before his family knew that he was dead. A portion of the head Is gone.
 A great oil fire occurred near Clean, N. Y. Three tanks containing 105, ,OOO barrels were blazing.
 | Four sailors of the ship Clarissa B. Carver died of Java fever on the voyage from Java to New York.
 The steamer Manatoban, which ar- rived at Boston from Glasgow, brought 7,977 bags of potatoes.
 The Supreme Court of Vermont has decided that mill owner or manu- tacturer has no right to dump into the stream on which his mill may be situ- ated sawdust or other waste to the in- jury of those living below him. on the same stream.
 WASHINGTON NOTES. The Apportionment bill, as it was amended and passed the House, allots members to States as follows: Alabama, 8; Arkansas, 5; Calf ornia, 6; Colorado. 1; Connecticut, 4; Delaware, l; Florida, 2; Georgia, 10; Illinois, 20; Indiana, IS; Iowa, II; Kansas, 7; Kentucky, II; Louisiana, 6; Maine, 4; Maryland, G.; Massachusetts 12; Michigan, II; Min nesota, 5; Mississippi, 2; Missouri, 14; Nebraska, 3; Nevada, 1; New Hampshire, ?; New Jersey, 2; New York, 34; North Carolina, g; Ohio, 21; Oregon, l; Penn- sylvaDia, 2S; Rhode Island, 2; South Carolina, '; Tennessee, 10; Texas, IL; Vermont, 2; Virginia, 10; West Virginia, 4; Wisconsin, 9.
 The bill for the admission of South ern Dakota as State was favorably re- ported to the House.
 The State Department estimates the cost of the Peace Congress at less than $5, 1000.
 The House passed bill granting a pension of $5, 900 year to Mrs. Gar field.
 MT. Pendleton presented in the Senate petitions from eleven States praying for appointments to office by competitive examination.
 A subcommittee of the House Con- mittee on Ways and Means agreed to fou khn ko e. of Internal Revenue officers at four years.
 A number of Boston merchants have sent to Washington a protest against Mir. Sherman's bill changing the mode of appeal in customs and revenue cases.
 The House Committee on Territories voted to recommend the admission of the State of Dakota.
 - The Fitz John Porter case was under consideration at a Cabinet meet- ing, and it is believed that action will be taken toward having it reopened. John P. Gould, of New York. is at Washington with 8 memorial 5000 feet long asking that the tax on bank de- posits end the cent stamp on checks and drafts be abolished. Colonel Shaw, the American Consul at Manchester, has issued his annual report of the trade between his consular district and the United States during the year ending September 30, 1881. The report shows a decreased in the de- clared exports of over $3, 000,OOO or l over 20 per cent. as compared with the exports of the previous year. A bill was reported from the House Committee on Post. Offices and Post Roads raising the salary of auxiliary letter-car1iers from s4OO to $500 a year. and providing that after one years ser vice it shall be $500 and after two years $1, 1000.
 -The Buckner bill, which Demo- cratic caucus of the House agreed to substitute for the Banking and Currency Committees bill on national bank charters, proposes to substitute treasury notes redeemable in coin on demand for national bank notes, and to extinguish the banks. These Treasury notes are | to be issued to the same amount that national bank notes are now in circulation, in denominations of not less than $1O. and to be receivable for all dues, including customs. by the Uni ted States, by creditors of the United States, except where some other mode of payment is expressly provided by law. The Treasury is to maintain @ re- demption fund in coin equivalent to not l less than fifteen per cent. of the out | standing Treasury notes, as we'll as an equal reserve for the redemption of the legal tender notes outstanding" |