Connecticut western news., 1883-11-14
NEWS OF THE DAY
GENERAL ITEMS.

ms own troops. The whole Chlllan eX- peditionary force is in Arequipa.
 In New York harbor on Friday a tug boat exploded her boiler. The cap- tain and four men were killed.
 Through the falling of scaffold at Newcastle, Pa., one man was killed and two others sustained injuries which it is thought will prove fatal.
 A public hall in Laurinburg, N. O., fell upon gathering of colored people, injuring several, two fatally.
 The speedy downfall of President Solomon, of Hayti, and elevation of Bezelais to power is predicted by MT. Lee, who arrived in New York city Fri day from Kingston and who was an of ficer on the steamship Ethel, which was fitted out at Philadelphia for the Hay tian government.
 A lady residing ill New York city has presented the Princeton Theological Seminary with $l5O,0OO to provide for salaries in the new department of phil osophy.
 The commandant of, the Marine Corps says the number of marines is not equal to the demands of the service, | and asks for more.
 The bursting of fly wheel at Potts l vile, Pa., caused the death of one man and the injuring of others.
 At Madison, Wis, the roof, to- | gether with the inside walls and iron and | the capitol building fell, killing four workmen and iniuring about 20 others, some of them fatally.
 Two men were killed by the caving in of a sewer at Elmira, N. Y. The Secretary of the Republican National Committee has issued call for a meeting of that body at Washington <! on December 12th.,
 | General Grant has written letter explaining his change of views in the l Fitz John Porter case. l Five more victims of the Missouri cyclone have died, making eleven deaths so far. Five have been buried. The injured are fully cared for, the homeless have been all placed under shelter and the work of rebuilding is rapidly going | on.
 -''Swell head" has developed among cattle at the stock yards, Chicago, Ill. The first scientific examination of this disease in this country was made under the direction of the United States Treas ury Cattle Commission. It was decided that the disease is the result of lodg- ment of microscopic plants in the teeth. When the disease extends to the jaws it nearly always proves fatal. It can be communicated to man.
 By the loss of the bark Louisa ir the ice of the Arctic Circle six whale. men perished. The survivors have reached Boston.
 A mysterious murder is reported from Cincinnati. An entire family whe partook of bologna sausage were poisoned by it and one child is dead.
 A train, derailed by maliciously misplaced switch, near North Enosburg Vt., killed the fireman and probably fatally injured the engineer of the en- zine, which fell into stream.
 The National Woman's Christian Temperance Union, while in conven. ton at Detroit, Michigan, adopted a resolution to memoralize Congress in the interest of woman suffrage, and also one to secure the calling of non-par- tisan prohibition Convention before the party Presidential conv entions of nex, year.
 Jacob Kipp, wealthy resident of Milwaukee, Wis, was robbed of $6. GOO and murdered by road agents in Mexico. His wife was outraged by the ruf1ians.
 Three colored children were burned to death pear Sanford, N. c.
 A grandson of the late Commodore Wilkes, while herding sheep in Utah was lost and died of starvation and ex- posture.
 A cyclone shook the town of Spring field, Greene county, Missouri, resulting in considerable loss of life and destruc tion of property. It is known that tel lives were lost, from 40 to 60 people more or less severely injured. The los to property is large.
 -Bushyhead, the recently elected Chief of the Cherokee Nation was form ally inaugurated at Talequah, Ind. T.. on Monday, and both houses of th' National Council organized.
 A farmer living near Erie, Pa., SC cretly placed $1O, 900 in his parlor stov, that it might be out of the reach of pos sible burglars. His wife innocent, lighted fire in the stove and destroyed the money.
 Tt is now thought that the whea surplus in Oregon and Washington Ter ritory will be 100000 tons less than wa estimated.
 At Philadelphia 8 street fight abou politics occurred, during which knive were drawn and four or fve men in jured.
 A noted counterfeiter named Conner alias Faulkner, and his wife were ar rested and placed in jail at Evansville Ind.
 Mary Churchill, the young girl wh has been missing from her home in St Louis, has been found at work in tn
 laundry of all insane asylum near In dianapolis, Ind.
 A quarrel between 8 negro and white man ill Danville, Va, resulted il a riot, during which three negroes wer killed and many wounded. Two whit men were injured.
 A. B. Johnson, uncle of Lynch, tn lawyer, who was shot at Batavia, N. Y. committed suicide in Utica. He was prominent and worthy man. The National Women's Christian 7 7 Temperance Union tabled resolution i. favoring woman suffrage. The United States mail agent, Blister : drowned recently at Erie, Pa., wit three others, during squall, had $36, 3 900 insurance on his life.
 WASHINGTON NOTES 5 -Tke Postmaster General is consider ing the advisability of recommendin 3 an increase in the weight allowance ( single rate letters.
 - Ut is estimated by the Commissione