Connecticut western news., 1883-11-07
GENERAL ITEMS.

around around the scanty effects which they have saved from the flames. A of lives were lost
 In Arkansas 8 circus show was fired into from the outside by unknown par ties and an actor was killed.
 The correspondence of General Sherman with the Secretary of War in- cident to his retirement is made public General Sheridan assumed con- mand of the army on Thursday without pomp or circumstance.
 Secretary Folger appointed Miff1in EmIen Bell, of Des Moines, Iowa, Supervising Architect
 Two colored men and the keeper of a morgue in Richmond, Va., have been arrested for stealing corps es.
 The Marquis of Lorne expresses fear for civil war in Canada in the future.
 Choke damp in a tannery we'll in Alleghany City, Pa., caused the death of three men-two in heroic efforts to save the first.
 Governor Cleveland has commuted the life sentence of William Bvorne, convicted in Cattaraugus Co.,, N. Y., for murder in the second degree. in June, 1874, to imprisonment for Is years.
 Two Long Island constabIes were soundly thrashed by woman. They think that their assailant was prize fighter in disguise.
 Secretary Teller has informed the Secretary of the Navy that he will be glad to adopt the 75 meridian time as the local time of Washington. It is about eight minutes and eight seconds faster than the pres ent time.
 The surplus revenue of the Post office Department for the fiscal year end ing June 3Oth, 1883, was $2, 691, ,992. Governor Cleveland, of New York, has issued proclamation appointing Thursday November 29th, as 8 day of thanksgiving and prayer.
 A frightful explosion occurred at Brooks tunnel, Pa, on the Baltimore X Ohio Railroad. Twelve hundred pounds of dynamite exploded, killing five men the crew of freight train side-tracked short distance from the scene. The men were walking along the track near where the dynamite was stored.
 Cyclones in Indiana, Kentucky and Louisiana are reported, causing great injury to property and some loss of life. For some time past there has been considerable trouble regarding the rela- tions between white and colored citizens in Milan county, Texas. Riots have occurred and troops have been called | out. Five hundred negroes are under arms.
 The President has named Thursday, November 29, as Thanksgiving Day. The seventh victim of the dynamite explosion at Kingston, Pa., has died.
 An angry son killed the murderer of his father while handcuffed in the hands of the police at New Orleans. The Marquis of Lorne and his wife sailed from Quebec for England.
 Burglars entered jewelry store at | Springfield, Mass, and carried away property valued at from $1O,00O tc | $15, ,00O.
 --Grave robbers, while attempting at night to steal the body of Mrs. Moses, the fat woman who recently died at Baltimore, Md, were fired upon and hastily left the cemetery.
 The registration in New York city this year was 182, IA, against 196, 182 in in 18S2
 Two more pension attorneys al Washington have been suspended for alleged frauds.
 In the late campaign the Apaches outwitted the Mexican troops, and went off with two thousand stolen horses, s large number of which belong to the Mexican cavalry. The Indians are head ing for Arizona.
 A daring express robbery took plac, at Atlantic, Iowa, Fifteen thousand dollars in 8 bag was cut from an express agents neck in depot and the thieves got away with the money.
 District Attorney Corkhill, of Wash ington, is ill constant receipt of letter. complaining of the dishonest transac tions of pension agents.
 A passenger train on the Pan Handle Railroad and freight train on the Mich i gan Central road collided at crossing in Illinois. Three men were killed ant others injured.
 Port Antonio. Jamaica, has beel destroyed by fire. The loss is owe $l,000,000
 During collision of coal trains a Oil City, Pa., one empty car was hurle bodily into the second story of hous adjoining the track.
 A terrible explosion of fire damp reported from q coal mine near Wilkes Barre, Pa. Two men were killed an severa al injured.
 Imports of iron and steel from Grea Britain during nine months of 1883 wer 540,079 tons, against 950,905 for tn corresponding period ill 1882. A tug-boat while racing in Mobil harbor exploded her boiler, killing fou Of her crew.
 WASHINGTON NOTES.
 The surplus revenue in the Treas ury over the minimum of the reserve nearly $25, 900, 900, which will authoriz the Secretary in 2 short time to mak another call of three per cents.
 The French-American Claims Con mission have decided adversely til claims of the French residents of Dol aldsonville, La., whose property was d. stroyed by Admiral Farragut and th troops under General Butler. I'll claims amount to $15O,OOO, and tn French member of the commission wi file his dissent against the position take by the American and third Commi sioner.
 The Comptroller of the Currenc completed an abstract of his repo showing the resources and liabilities the national banks on the 2d of Octobe The number of banks reporting WI 2,501, an increase of 230 since Octt Der 3. 1882. The capital stock wt $509, 900, GOO, an increase of $26, ,000, ,U( during the last year. The increase s11rnlns is All 0Iil 000 while tha han