Connecticut western news., 1883-11-28

New York Herald newsboy.
 -District-Attorney John McKeon, of New York, died suddenly of internal hemorrhage caused by the rupture of @ blood vessel. He was seventy six years old, and had been in public life for half century.
 | WASHINGTON NOTES. l Secretary Chandler testified in the Proteus investigation; Dr. Harrison said the crew of the vessel were regular | pirates, and General Hagen offered to tvove they were not. ! General Hagen in his statement be fore the Proteus Court of Inquiry insist ed that all due care had been taken in the selection of the relief vessel and iD her equipment.
 | During the fiscal year ending June 30, 1883, there was collected under the internal revenue taxes the sum of $144, 553, 1866.
 The chief of the Secret Service Division of the Treasury Depart ment, says: ''It is matter for con- graduation, both with the public and this office, that for two years past there | has not been put in circulation new counterfeit note."
 The annual report of Register Bruce of the Treasury shows that the total tonnage of the country exhibits an increase of 69,554 tons, the registered tonnage having increased $500 tons, the enrolled 51 ,349 tons, and the licensed, | under 20 tons, 8, 4O4 tons; that the sail ing tonnage has increased 25, ,3O5 tons, the steam tonnage 57, ,368 tons, and the canal boat tonnage 10, 792 tons, while the barge tonnage has decreased 23, ,911 tons. The ship building during the past year was less by 16, 839 tons than that of the preceding year. The aggregate amount of tonnage employed in the cod and mackerel fisheries is shown to be 95, ,038 tons, being an increase of about twenty two per cent. during the year. Of the tonnage employed in the whale fisher- ies, 32,414 tons, eighty-nine per cent. belongs to New Bedford. Commander Wildes, in his testi- mony before the Proteus Court of h. quiry, attributed the failure of the relief expedition to insufficient preparations and want of capacity in the commander of the leading ship.
 The new regulations governing the uniform of officers of the United States Navy has been signed by the Secretary.
 FOREIGN ITEMS.
 MT. Ropsto if, the British superin- tendent of the Nicobar Islands, in the Indian ocean, while riding with his wife on the island of Camorta, was shot and killed by Sepoy officer whom he had punished. After killing the superin- tendent the murderer committed suicide.
 In Egypt the army of Hicks Pasha has been destroyed by the forces of El Mahdi, the False Prophet. The battle lasted three days. Hicks Pasha had 10000 men with him and the False Prophet had his whole army, including dervishes, Bedouins, mulattoes and regu- lars. The battle was fought near Ell Obeid. Itis known that Hicks Pasha's army was annihilated and that only 8 few stragglers are left of it. He had ten English officers and number of news paper correspondents with him.
 Four persons were found murdered Tt the residence of wealthy farmer near Jackson, Mich. It is supposed the object of the crime was robbery.
 The star fish are said to be destroy ing the oyster beds in Long Island Sound.
 The Duke of Castelmonte, who was recently captured near Trapani, Sicily, by brigands, has been ransomed for s30, ,000.
 The Mexican govern ment is de termined to settle the debt of the eoun try.
 Count de Lagrange is dead.
 A dispatch from Rome states that the Pope has created MT. F. W. Dawson, editor of the NeWs and Courier, of Charleston, s. O., a Knight of the Order of St. George for the stand he has taken in his paper against duelling.
 A violent anti German demonstra- ton took place upon the occasion of the opening of the Czech Theatre in Prague, on Wednesday night, and was only sup pressed by the united efforts of the police and military.
 The Electrical Exhibitionsin Vienna has resulted in deficit of 3O,OOO forins, and the guarantee fund is lost. A conflict is expected between M. de Brazza and King Makoko on the Congo.
 The French brig Rocaberg was sunk by collision on the 3Oth ult., and elghty-eight passengers perished.
 China has made fresh proposals relative to Tonquin, which are unac. ceptable to France.
 Recruiting is going on in China to raise soldiers for the expected war.
 Spanish republicans threaten revolt if universal suffrage is not granted.
 -Banditti are giving much trouble to the government of Cuba, while the slave question also causes much agitation.
 The fighting in Egypt has resulted in loss of II officers and 142 men, gun and 300 rifles to the Egyptians.
 Joseph Poole was convicted of the murder of Kenny and sentenced to death.
 The British steamer Condor, from Liverpool, sank off Minden, Holland, during violent storm. Eighteen of the persons on board were lost, including the engineers, who were killed by the bursting of the boiler. Eight were saved. The British steamer Hymettus was also wrecked in the same storm on the Dutch coast. Few of the crew were rescued.
 The military situation in Tonquin is said to be unchanged. The activity of secret societies in China renders foreigners very uneasy.
 A Hong Kong correspondent says that the Chinese have abandoned Bacninh and Sontay and will arrest the movement of their troops on the iron tier.
 Two British steamers were wrecked on the Dutch coast and most of the crews drowned.
 The Spanish Minister of War insists. it is said, on the adoption of universal sufferage in the revision of the constitu- tion.