Connecticut western news., 1883-04-04

Among those who arrived at New York on the steamer Amerique, from Havre, was Frank Byrne, who was de- scribed by the informer Carey as mem- Der of the society of Irish Invincibles. He says he came here to go into busi- ness, and that he was not in Dublin when the Phoenix Park murders took place.
 --Ex-Senator Kellogg, of Louisiana, has made statement denying the charges against him in connection with star route matters.
 Dukes having declined by letter to accept his seat in the Pennsylvania Legislature, new election has been or dered.
 General Crook reports that seven murders are authenticated as committed by the Chiracahua Apaches since they crossed the Mexican border, and recom- mends their annihilation.
 The authority of two railroads now constructing in Pennsylvania is ques- toned. No franchise has been granted them, and they are to be called to &C., count by quo warranto.
 Ensign Henry J. Hunt, seaman Herbert Wood Leach and Frank Manson and fireman James H. Bartlett and John Lauterbach arrived at New York on the Westphalia They are survivors of the Jeannette party
 In New York City George w. Conk- ling, Jr., was discharged by Justice Smith upon the ground that he shot William H. Haverstick in self-defense.
 The fancy dress ball given by Wm. H. Vanderbilt, in his new house in New York City on Monday night, was one of the grandest affairs of the kind ever at- tempted. Over 1000 invitations were given, and the large mansion was crowd ed with people. No expense was spared to make the affair 8 success. The floral decorations were the most magnificent ever seen at ball in this country. The guests embraced the wealth of the city and diamonds and silks and satins four ished. The dining room was used for dancing, and is an apartment 35 feet wide and 54 feet long, whose ceiling of dark carved wood was 32 feet above its floor. Dancing was kept up until day light.
 In Herkimer county, N. r., Mrs. Thomas Parks, the wife of a merchant, goaded to desperation by jealousy, killed her two little children and then commit ted suicide.
 General Sherman will make his last tour of inspection of the army posts dur ing the coming summer.
 The work of recovering the bodies from the Diamond Mine was continued. Twenty two corpses were brought up, eighteen of which were identified. The 1 funeral of those not claimed by relatives or friends took place Monday afternoon.
 The war between producers of milk along the Erie Railroad and the New York City dealers was brought to an end Saturday. The committees agreed thai 8 cents quart for the first fifteen days of March, and 3} for the last half of the month, was to be the price fixed. MT Richardson at once telegraphed to Go shen to let the milk come to the city
 and that the war was over until April | The supply increased at once. A mum Der of suits have sprang out of the spilline of milk near the shipping points.
 A building at Ell Dorado, Kan, used as fire engine house and jail was set or fire Sunday night by drunken inmate of the jail named Frank 0. Hamilton
 The building and contents were totally destroyed, and Hamilton was roasted
 alive before he could be removed.
 Snow is reported ten and fifteen feet
 deep in the back streets of Quebec.
 The trustees of Music Hall Cincin
 nati, have refused to rent the building
 for the production of the Passion Play
 A straight Democratic ticket has
 been put in the field in Rhode Island.
 Two men were killed by the explo
 sion of boiler ill flax mill at Knights town, Ind.
 The office of the Poor Board of Pitts
 burg, Pa., was wrecked by an explosion
 of gas and two old women were injured
 George W. Conkling, Jr., whos' shooting of William H. -Haverstick il the Twenty-third street flat, was tn paramount topic of interest in New Yorl for week, was on Saturday admitted t , bail in the sum of $5,O0O. The oour , stated that he could only be tried fo manslaughter.
 --Advices from Denver, Col, describ the barbarous rites practiced in Ney Mexico by fanatical religious sect wh believe in the periodical atonement fo , sin by inficting tortures on themselves. The New York Her0ld Flood Fun l was closed Saturday, the day's receipt l amounting to $9S4. 43. This raises tn grand total to $51, 716.67, creditabl showing for five weeks operations. Tn money is being distributed among tn = sufferers.
 : The Mexican officer in pursuit ( 6 raiding Apaches has issued an order fol e bidding quarter to Indians-man, we
 man or child.
 F Judge Jackson, of Louisville, Ky o decided that the reading of newspape . report of case did not disqualify ma from acting as juror, ard by his dec o sion has obtained an intelligent jury. . A woman disappeared mysteriousl j. several years ago from the vicinity Il Pittsburg, Pa., and recently a ma II named Gray was convicted of havin - murdered her and was sentenced to | l. executed May 26 next. Another ma
 now makes oath that convict who ht
 since committed suicide confessed to hi V that he (the convict) had killed the w h man.
 ;, FOREIGN ITEMS.
 On the trial of six more Armae assassins the Grown Counselor dwe @ strongly on the fact that man name :, Burns displayed an American flag fro e his lodgings.
 e MT. Parnell is said to have declar, that three out of ten men recent ', hanged in Ireland were innocent. n ;, -"Number Ones" name is said to
 Tyner and he is said to be in America. s -Twenty.s six persons have been a '- rested in County Mayo, Ireland, charge e with compicity in murder. t -Russisn socialists are melting u
 people to pillage the houses of the noble