Connecticut western news., 1883-10-10
NEWS OF THE DAY
GENERAL ITEMS,

lN A W O OA A A1xI DA A CEREBRAL ITEMS. At the New York Chamber of Com merce meeting it was asserted that the want of national bankruptcy law and of proper Legislation in the States had encouraged the practice of making un- just preferences. A recent heavy failure in the Woolen trade IS said to have been 8 fragrant instance Of this.
 The accommodation train from l Bradford to Salamanca, on the Erie rail road, was wrecked below Tarport by spreading of rails, and 8 number of pas sengers were injured.
 At a fire in Oswego, N. Y., nine iremen were injured, three of them se- verely.
 Pensacola, Florida, is again able to present a clean bill of health.
 Extensive preparations are under way ill Cincinnati for the reception of the Society of the Army of the Cumber- land on the 24th and 25th inst.
 At St. John, N. B., a man who had separated from his wife met and fatally wounded her.
 Startling Indian news is reported. Geronimo, elected chief in place of the late Ju, who was drowned, is so short of ammunition that he is paying at the rate of horse for ten cartridges for all he can buy.
 At Menomonee, Wis, a German farmer shot and killed his brother, mis- taking him for bear.
 At Providence, R. l., patent fire ladder fell, killing one fireman and in- turing others.
 At St. John, N. B., 8 man who had separated from his wife met and fatally wounded her.
 Startling Indian news is reported. Geronimo, elected chief in place of the late Ju, who was drowned, is so short of ammunition that he is paying at the rate of horse for ten cartridges for all he can buy.
 At Menomonee, Wis, 8 German armer shot and killed his brother, mis- taking him for bear.
 At Providence, R. l., patent fire ladder fell, killing one fireman and in turing others.
 At the New York Chamber of Com merce meeting it was asserted that the want of national bankruptcy law and of proper legislation in the States had encouraged the practice of making un- just preferences. A recent heavy failure in the woolen trade is said to have been a fragrant instance of this.
 The accommodation train from Bradford to Salamanca, on the Erie rail road, was wrecked below Tarport by spreading of rails, and number of pas | SenOerS were iDiHfed
 At fire in Oswego, N. Y., nine tiremen were injured, three of them se- verely.
 Pensacola, Florida, is again able to present clean bill of health.
 Extensive preparations are under way in Cincinnati for the reception of the Society of the Army of the Cumber- land on the 24th and 25th inst.
 The magnificent buildings of the Pittsburgh Exposition, on the north bank of the Allegheny river, were totally destroyed by fire on Wednesday night. The loss is estimated at $1, 100000. The admissions on that day and evening were 1000, being larger than any pre- vious day in it's history. The exhibitors will sustain a loss of about $500, ,OOO.
 A resident of Netherwood, N. J., was awakened in the early morning by B Skye terrier licking his face, and found burglars in the house. He fired two shots at them and they departed, but immediately afterward the house was found to be on fire. It was burned to the ground.
 By the sinking of the steamboat Carrie in the James River one life was lost.
 At Lampasas, Mexico, an insane mother killed her five children and then destroyed herself.
 An Indian raid is apprehended in Northern Mexico
 A large majority of the nations fa- vor conference to establish a common prime meridian. Some of the leading Powers of Europe have not, however, expressed themselves.
 The Post Office Department is in- formed that burglars broke into the Post Office at Gloucester, Mass, and stole the contents of the safe
 A colored speaker at 8 Virginia political meeting was murdered by one of his auditors, who shot him while speaking.
 | The Court of Appeals rendered de- cision sustaining the purchase of the Mutual Union and Atlantic and Pacific telegraph companies by the Western Union Company and the issue of stock dividend by the latter corporation.
 -I It is again reported that Lieuten- ant Greely y was murdered by mutinous crew, but without any supporting facts
 Snow fell Tuesday in New Hamp- shire and Vermont.
 The chinch bug is reported to be ravaging the country in the neighbor- hood of Watertown, N. Y.
 A deaf mute in Iowa, interrupted in the murder of his sister-in-law, killed himself.
 A severe wind storm effected con- siderable damage at Lexington, Ky.
 The schools at Mattoon, H., are closed as one precaution against the spread of smallpox.
 There were 32,9OO immigrants land ed at Castle Garden last month.
 A convention of those interested in the animal industries of the United States will be held in Chicago on Mo- vember 15 and 16.
 At Amherst, N. H.. 8 lady was killed by lightning, and her husband ex. tinguished the fire which followed in his house with milk, there being no water handy.
 A collision between two passenger trains on the West Shore Railroad, be- tween St. Johnsville and Fort Plain, N. r., resulted ill three persons being killed