Connecticut western news., 1883-09-26
NEWS OF THE DAY
GENERAL ITEMS,

/, consin, have been dismissed for hazing.
 The Piegans at the Blackfeet Agency are willing to sell some of their land, re- ceive cattle and implements and become farmers.
 Massachusetts Prohibitionists have nominated Charles Amy for Governor.
 Four persons were killed and ten injured by the bursting of boiler in the Sligo Iron Works at Pittsburg, Pa. "A new telegraph company-the h. ternational and Northern-has filed ar- ticles of incorporation at Albany: capi- tai $5, 900, ,O00, with power to make it 10000, GOO.
 The Central and South American Telegraph Company's lines to Brazil were formally opened for business Fri day. President Arthur and the Elm peror Dom Pedro exchanged greetings, and various commercial bodies of New York and Rio Janiero sent messages of congratulaion. The new telegraph link is an important one.
 At the New York State Republican Convention, held at Richfield Springs, the old ticket was nominated, with the exception of Pliny T. Sexton, of Wayne, for Treasurer.
 At Montreal the Court of Appeals decided that a divorce granted in New York was not valid in the Dominion. An accident occurred on the West Shore and Buffalo Railroad near Syra- cuse, by which three persons were killed and several others injured.
 -Jt is announced that Henry Irving will, sail for New York on the 11th of October.
 There arc candidates for every place within the gift of the next House of Representatives.
 Postmaster General Gresham has written 8 letter to the Postmaster at New Orleans that no more registered letters be delivered to the New Orleans National Bank, which has received the letters of M. A. Dauphin, of the Louisiana lottery.
 The Democratic State Convention in Maryland nominated Robert M. McLane, of Baltimore, for Governor.
 MT. John D. Robinson was nomi- mated for Governor by the Republican State Convention of Massachusetts.
 A despatch from St. Johns, N. F., says: The French fishing schooner Mer- cury, which arrived at St. Pierre Tues | day night from Grand Banks, picked up ermen, named Walsh and Matthews, who had been adrift in dory six days without food or water. They finally be- veins and sucked the blood to quench his thirst. The men were so weak that l they had to be hoisted aboard the Mer- cury with rope. The Mercury also brought Capt. Hiscock and three of the banker Medianna. They could tell noth- ing of the fate of the balance of the crew.
 -of the $1OO, ,OOO,oo appropriated for the payment of pensions for the fiscal year ending June 3Oth, 1883, $3O, ,O00, 900 remained unexpended. | Judge Jonathan Nixon, of Jersey City, was nominated for Governor o1 New Jersey by the Republicans. | "A minister, while visiting in Brook lyn, N. Y., Tuesday, assailed and killed his wife with @ carving knife. He then cut his own throat and jumped from g fourth story window. He died an hom later in hospital. The tragedy, which is set down to insanity caused by malaria leaves two orphans in Newark, N. J.. where the murderer and suicide re sided.
 A negro who, though persistent,
 denying his identity, has been fully
 recognized as Sam Pine, the assailant o
 Miss Stocum, is in custody at Danbury
 Conn.
 Four dories from fishing schooner ! xr,o,., oohoro fhn Noxu Tarcoy
 coast, Tuesday.
 John l.. Sullivan abandons the priz
 ring and hopes to make large forum
 on the exhibition platform.
 Five cowboys made cowardly at
 tack on a Mexican merchant near tn
 frontier on Friday last. They kille'
 him, but at heavy cost. Two of thei
 number were killed and one wounded.
 The Corean Ambassadors were pre-
 sented to President Arthur at the Fiftl
 Avenue Hotel, on Tuesday. On enter
 ing the room where the reception too
 place they performed an obeisance sucl
 as is only allowed to the sovereigns c
 independent nations, according t
 Corean ceremonial usages. Speeche
 expressive of great national good vii
 were made on both sides.
 The stories of the ravages of yello,
 ever in Mexico are heartrending.
 Leading whaling and sealing master
 of Newfoundland express the opinio
 that ship should be sent to the relic
 of Lieutenant Greedy at once.
 Director of the Mint Burchar
 thinks that there will be slight decli1
 in the yield of gold and an increase
 that of silver during the present ovt
 that of last year.
 Prominent naval officers at Wasl ington express the opinion that an in . creased naval force ill Chinese waters imperatively necessary for the protectic of Americans and American interests. Special advices from Halifax, N. s
 report the wreck of the English bar
 Britannia on Sable Island and the los of fourteen persons, including the cal tain 8 wife and four children. Yellow fever is raging with gre' virulence at Guaymas, Mexico, and te rible stories are told of the condition affairs there.
 The prospects of Lieutenant Greedy !, 7 party are discussed by Dr. Emil Bessel ,. a member of the Polaris expedition, al r by MT. George Kennan. While adml t- ting the dangers of Greely's position } they do not look upon his case as alt O gether desperate. MT. Kennan thinl ,- it possible that Greedy is on his ws
 home.
 . By an accident on the Bee line TO, l. in Ohio brakeman was instantly kill' @ and others were severely injured. State Senator Taylor, of New Je J. sey, has written letter declining to r, a candidate for the republican nomin d tion of Governor.
 i Several prominent naval officers a | nuipana in tho Nou Vorlr IIoo.<y f<4'o c71