Connecticut western news., 1883-08-22
NEWS OF THE DAY
GENERAL ITEMS.

-Eno 1n the WOrkS Of the Un1ted States Rolling Stock Company, at Chi cago, destroyed property valued at be- tween $40O, ,0OO and $500,0OO. Martin Casey, 8 desperate, living on the wild border between Rensselaer, | county and Massachusetts, charged with many offences, was ambushed by posse Thursday, attempted to run, was shot and captured.
 Eight men, charged in Banks county, Ga., with Ku Klux outrages upon colored people, have been held in the United States Court.
 An acting orderly at the Charity Hospital on Blackwell's Island, N. Y., attacked helper with bread knife be- cause he refused to get out of bed when told to do so. Professor Grimley, who made an ascent from the Bavarian festival in the Harlem River Park, New York, on We'd nesday evening, was in the clouds all night. He descended at Windsor, N. Y., making journey of over two hundred miles in nine and half hours. Charles Wheeler, a Philadelphia banker, who had just landed from a Newport boat, fell dead at the corner of West and Vesey streets, New York, Thursday.
 -Hanlan won the scullers' race at Watkins, N. Y., Hosmer second and Ross third. Courtney was defeated in his trial heat by Ross and Lee.
 The liabilities of the Shaw Brothers, who failed in Boston, Mass. aggregate $7, ,5OO,000 Assets, good and bad, only about $5,000,00O.
 The banking house of E. c. Stead man & Co.,, of New York, made an as- signment. Speculations by junior part ners was the cause.
 The anti Malone or straightout Re- publicans, of Virginia, in convention at Richmond, adopted platform favoring strict adherence to Republican princi. ples and 8 protective tariff, and indors- ing James G. Blaine for the Presidency. The platform opposes mixed schools, and favors civil service reform and the honest enforcement of the recent acts of Congress.
 The New York Comptroller was au- thorized by the Board of Apportionment on Wednesday to issue $116, ,666. 66 of bonds as final payment of the city's ob- ligation for the East River Bridge.
 -Apaches in Sonora, Mexico, attacked a small State guard at Nacari, killing five of them. They were pursued pluck fly, having several of their number killed, but being in strong force the Mexicans were compelled to retreat.
 Two child burglars in Williamsburg. N. Y., ransacked house and buried their plumber. The younger is only eight years old.
 The anthracite coal production of last month was Al ,564 tons less than in July, 1882, but the total of this year to August 1 being 16, ,626, 453, was l, ,3O1 ,353 greater than for the same time in last year.
 During the past six months 16O persons were killed and 4O1 injured in New York State by railroad accidents.
 At Saratoga, N. Y., fire broke out at the Grand Union Hotel on Wednes- day which, although occasioning but trifiing damage, caused great excitement for time among the guests.
 Michigan prohibitionists propose, with $100, ,O0O campaign fund, to make it lively for liquor this fall.
 Canadian authorities notify Captain Rhodes that any attempt to swim Mag ara whirlpool will be treated as the act of an insane person and prevented.
 A government telegraph system was indorsed by meeting of Virginia coali- tionists in Convention in Augusta county, and members of Congress urged to se- cure the passage of necessary laws to es- tablish it.
 Mayor Edson of New York city was notified by the Western Union Company that the city would be held responsible for damages caused by the cutting of wires. The police were noti- fled to protect the wires, which are be- ing cut in every direction.
 In the convention of Amalgamated Iron and Steel Workers, at Philadelphia, it was decided that there should be no present disturbance of the wages ques- tion.
 The failure of George William Bal lou & Co.,, Wall street brokers, took the Stock Exchange of New York by sur prise. The liabilities are believed to be about three-quarters of million, but the firm claims that it's assets are sufi- cient to pay dollar for dollar, and that it will resume business. It is said that the firm, after speculating on the bull side of the market for some time, went in on the bear side disastrously.
 The government has secured title to the property on which the Washing ton homestead, in Westmoreland county, Va, was located, and memorial edifice will be erected thereon.
 The remains of four white men per- forated with bullets and hacked with knives, were found in railroad camp on the Cincinnati Southern, near Cum berland Falls, Tenn. The entire affair is shrouded in mystery.
 The losses by fire at Vineyard Haven are so disastrous that many aged people have been rendered homeless and penniless. Relief is called for to enable them to obtain some slight de- | gree of shelter for the future.
 The discovery of oil in Missouri has caused great excitement. Preparations | are being made to work the wells at | once.
 Three men were killed near Demm- | Ter, Ohio, while walking on the Balti- l more and Ohio Railroad.
 Newfoundland advices announce the | loss of large French fishing vessel, to- | gether with her crew, numbering | twenty three men.
 ' The reunion of ex-Federal and ex. Confederate soldiers at Wilson's Creek | battle ground, Mo-, passed off in the most harmonious manner.
 There was no change in the situa- tion of affairs in the telegraph strike in New York on Monday. Nine Western Union wires were cut in the city and in New Jersey, and the cables of the Gold | and Stock Company were sawed through in New Church street, throwing three hundred and fifty instruments out of connection and causing great inconven- fence to business men. A ineman