Connecticut western news., 1883-10-03

A in tenement houses will go into effect October l. The Cigarmakers' Progress sive and International Union are taking steps for it's rigid enforcement. The manufacturers are determined to test it's constitutionality.
 Postmaster General Gresham has abolished the Division of Postal Laws and Regulations, which had become es- abolished by usage.
 Tho New York Hero'H has reduced it's price to two cents.
 The Sternberg elevator at Buffalo and the grain contained in it were de- stroyed by fire Wednesday. The loss is estimated at $175,0U
 The professional fat woman, said to weigh 517 pounds, was married to her stripling lover in ono of the New York city museums Wednesday night and the ceremony was witnessed by 8 bois terous and jeering crowd.
 The annual statement of the revenue and expenditures of the Dominion shows an unusually large surplus in favor of 1 the government.
 At Philadelphia an application made in the United States District Court ask ing that the steamship Ethel (recently purchased by the administration of | President Solomon, of Hayti) should be 1 libelled and attached was dismissed. The steamship sailed for Port au Prince. An Irishman named John A. Fee ney entered the British Consul Gener- | als office at New York on Tuesday, and | after uttering violent threats fired two shots before he left the building. He was arrested and taken to court, where he was held for trial for felonious as. sault. He claims that he has been per- secuted by the British government. It is thought that he is insane.
 -Hanlan is willing to row against the time it IS said that Courtney made, or he will row series of mile races against six picked men, each race to be for one thousand dollars.
 A furious storm Monday night caused considerable damage on Lakes Erie and Ontario, wrecking several vessels.
 At Bristol, R. J., the corner stone of the Burnside Memorial Building was laid with imposing ceremonies, Tuesday. | An oration was delivered by Judge l.. B. B. Colt. President Arthur, who was present during the exercises, on being presented to the multitude made 8 few appropriate remarks.
 General Sherman will turn over the command of the army to General Sheri- dan on November l.
 Excitement was caused in New York business circles very generally on Tues day by the announcement of the failure of F. Mayer x Co.,, one of the largest firms in the woolen trade, with liabilities of nearly $2,OOO,OOO. This was speedily followed by the suspension of Levy Brothers X Co.,, who were among the Mayers's creditors, with heavy obliga- tions. Both failures were caused indi- rectly by the collapse of Bronner < Co.,, and Siedenbach, Schwab & Go. There is reason to believe that other troubles will follow, and that smaller houses will be carried under.
 The Massachusetts Greenbackers renominated Gen. B. F. Butler for Gov ernor
 The assignment of Bronner & O., one of the largest of New York's clothing houses, has been filed in the County Clerks office. They give preferences to the amount of $165, ,852.82.
 The station agent at Aurora, Ill. was found robbed and murdered.
 The bodies of the five victims of the Red River boiler explosion were recov- cred, some badly mangled.
 A testimonial was presented to Gap. tain Murray, of the Alaska, by the pas sengers for again beating the fastest record. The steamers run from Queens town to New York was made in six day, twenty-one hours, and forty minutes.
 Newfoundland special advices an nounce the loss of two fishing schooneri with all on board, numbering fourteen persons.
 Naval Cadets James R. 1,uggle, O Kentucky, and c. D. Hawkes., of Wis consin, have been dismissed for hazing
 The Piegans at the Blackfeet Agenc, are willing to sell some of their land, re ceive cattle and implements and become farmers.
 Massachusetts Prohibitionists hav nominated Charles Amy for Governor
 Four persons were killed and tel injured by the bursting of boiler in tn, Sligo Iron Works at Pittsburg, Pa.
 The Circuit Court of the United States, by Justice Field, will decide tha Chinamen claiming to be British citizen, must provide themselves with passports to land in the United States.
 Two men were killed by the cave il of mine near Leadville, Col. John O'Brien, who was found lyins beside the railroad at Adams, Mass, o1 : Friday night, with an ugly wound in hi head, died Sunday morning. He wa , seen in a saloon Friday night, and there are suspicious of foul play. The shutting off the city water il Waterbury, Conn.,, caused the bursting of a hotel range, fire and consequent panic among the guests
 1.-Two State conventions of the green back labor party are called in Massachu , setts, each repudiating the other. The pastor of St. Cunegonde Church Montreal, has started a quarrel in hi } congregation by driving out all the Eng fish speaking parishioners. The old cable to South America by way of Lisbon is broken, and all busi ness from Europe has to be sent by tn, new line which has just been opened iron this country.
 Tedious Customs officers seized thirty-four trunks from twelve passen gers on the Alaska and The Queen Against only two of the passengers i there any allegation of smuggling. anc some of the baggage has already been sur rendered. There are complaints that tn government detectives often make un
 warrantable seizures and treat persons
 as smugglers who have no intention 0
 violating the law.
 -Gardeicke x Co.,, of Philadelphia
 representing the owners of the Englis steamship Alvah, of Aberdeen, whic sunk the fishing schooner Sarah Francis September 8, twenty miles southeast C