Connecticut western news., 1883-02-14
NEWS OF THE DAY
GENERAL ITRNs

SoxtJS we're HOzec 10 deatn. The superintendent of the line lost both his hands and his feet by the frosk
 The Governor of Missouri declines to surrender Frank James to Minnesota or any other State until he has been dis posed of under the indictments pending against him in the State of Missouri. Notwithstanding the failure of the last attempt, two different companies are now trying to obtain charter to build ship canal across Cape Cod, and each IS ready to deposit S200, GOO as guar antee.
 The Western Nail Association, de- spite light stock on hand, have decided to suspend operations again, thus keep ing up the price of necessity to the building traoe.
 The vote in the Maine Legislature to engross the prohibitory amendment to the constitution was 104 yeas to 37 nays, or more than two-thirds. The passage of the resolution is therefore as- cured.
 A minister in Illinois dropped dead in the act of pronouncing loving cou- pie man and wife.
 -Body-snatching has been reduced to science in Montreal, and is now con- sidered as an ordinary business matter. Seven miners were horribly crushed and fatally injured by the falling of the breast of coal mine in Pennsylvania on Wednesday.
 The main hall of Hamline Universi- ty, Minnesota, took fire Wednesday while the classes were in session. The students saved both themselves and the library, each one taking out quota of books.
 The two factions of the Creek Ma ton, now fully armed with the most improved weapons and well equipped, are getting ready for battle next week. One party is entrenched and the other will attack. Both have spent their Cor phan money" for arms and ammunition.
 Two boys, each twelve years of age, were caught at Three Rivers, Mass, cut ting open mail bags.
 King Max, of gypsy tribe, fed the corpse of an infant to his tame bears at New Brunswick, N. J.
 Great alarm is felt at Pittsburg and adjacent towns on account of the rapid rise of the Monongahela River. An inn mense ice gorge has formed on the Sus- qushanna River near Deposit, Md, and has exicted much apprehension. Valu- able racing stock was destroyed in Shelby County, Indiana. At Marietta, Ohio, the floods drove hundreds from their homes.
 = MT. Frederick de Belleville, the leading actor of the Union Square The atre, New York City, is sued for divorce by Mrs. Edith de Belleville, who says that she was married to him in Austra- lia. She complains of cruel and inhu. man treatment.
 In the Connecticut House of Repre- sentatives bill was introduced for the purpose of amending the divorce law so that divorces may be granted on the grounds of general misconduct.
 The lower house of the New Jersey Legislature passed bill providing for the taxation of corporations on the same basis as individuals In the Senate a concurrent resolution was passed propos- ing an amendment to the State constitu, tion prohibiting the manufacture and sale of liquor in the State.
 The swollen rivers continue to cause alarm st some points. Considerable ex- citement prevailed at Port Deposit, Md. owing to the dangerous condition of the ice in the Susquehanna River. Many people moved their goods from the river side to places of safety. It is estimated that the damage done to property in Northern Ohio by the recent floods will aggregate millions of dollars.
 An Alabama post-ofice has been robbed by burglars of about $7. 900.
 The body of man who was buried some time ago in the Weehawken, N. J., cemetery was disinterred and $209 were found sewed in his shirt.
 The ice harvest on the Hudson has been the largest and best ever gathered The houses are all full, over three mill ion tons being under roof.
 A terrible domestic tragedy is re- ported from Berlin, Mass. an aged farmer hacking his wife to death.
 In obedience to the orders of the Cour.., z. Chafee, trustee of the Sprague estate, has commenced the payment of a ten per cent. dividend on the trust notes. The dividend is $879,8
 In St. Louis John 0. Parker, g criminal who has record of the black. est kind in many western cities, killed his wife and himself. He was thirty three years old. He was awaiting tria for murder His wife, who was 8 lady belonging to good family, gave hin the pistol, and it was arranged that ths murder aud suicide should take place.
 Mrs. Mary B. Young, as memoria of her dead son, has presented 8 nev high school to the City of Fall River Mass. The gift is estimated at $500, Oe0.
 The New Jersey Senate passed bil compelling the stamping of all good made in States Prison as so manu factured
 The Coroner's Jury in the case 0 the Newhall disaster, Ut Milwaukee, cen sure the proprietor as culpably negli gent in the matter of help on the nigh of the fire.
 Tt is charged that extensive snug gling into Canada has been carried on Ii the shape of railroad cars.
 A family of six persons, in Ney York City, were taken with all the symp toms of strychnine poisoning after eat ing some fried smelts. Prompt medica attendance saved their lives.
 According to the reports of the min inspectors, there were 296 persons ac cidentally killed and 1,014 injured i and around the mines in the anthracit coal region of Pennsylvania during tn past year.
 A tank containing 30, 900 barrels ( oil, near TitusviIle, Pa, burst, and tn oil taking fire two persons were fatall burned.
 Earthquake shocks were felt in thi country and in Europe on Monday. I Illinois, Michigan, and in portions New Hampshire the shocks were yer strong.
 The severe rainstorms in Ohio hay oecasioned great damage through wasf