Connecticut western news., 1883-06-27
NEWS OF THE DAY
GENERAL ITEMS.

GENERAL ITEMS.
 On Thursday, the Ohio Democrats, in State Convention at Columbus, on second ballot nominated Judge Hoadley, of Cincinnati, for Governor.
 While under the influence of strong drink two men who were driving reck- lessly near Ashland, Pa. Thursday, were thrown from wagon into @ deep chasm and killed.
 Charley Backus, the noted minstrel, died at his residence in New York city, on Thursday.
 The Union and Bay State Manufac- turing Company of straw goods, has sus- pended with liabilities of over half mil lion dollars.
 The platform adopted by the Ohio Democrats comments 8 tariff for revenue limited to the necessities of the Government, condemns the reduction on wool as a discrimina- tion against agricultural interests, favors graded license system in regulating the liquor traffic and protec- lection of Americans abroad; demands purifcation of the Civil Service; de- nounces the present system of convict labor, and favors the protection of Ameri- can citizens abroad.
 By the explosion of an engine att tached to 8 threshing machine near Greeneville, s. O., many persons were injured, some of them fatally.
 E. l.. Stewart, the aeronaut, made an ascension at Fayette, Mo-, on Mon- T o1 T. l. burst when it had attained the height of about two thousand feet. The balloon and aeronaut came down with rush, and both plunged into the Bonne Femme Creek and at once disappeared Stewards body was recovered at 10p. m.
 -Twenty-one infants skulls, or parts of skulls, with many other human bones, were found recently in the cellar of doctors house in Philadelphia.
 Masked burglars held pistol to Westchester county Quaker's head while they robbed his house of a watch and $40 in money. He was left standing in his night clothes in the yard.
 Robert H. Parks & Co.,, doing busi- ness in the New York Stock, Cotton and Produce exchanges, suspended Tuesday, as is said, in consequence of the great Chicago lard failure. Their Chicago correspondents, however, deny that the responsibility for their trouble rests there.
 On Tuesday, in New York city, John Devoy, editor of the Irish Nation, was sentenced for malicious libel against MT. August Belmont, to sixty days imprison- ment. Col. Spencer, his counsel, says that he will bring the matter imme- diately before the Governor. The pris- oner was apparently prepared for the sentence, although he was pale, and his hand trembled, as he was called to stand before the bar. He made stirring speech before the sentence was pro. nounced, in which he accused the judge of unfairness in his charge to the jury. At the Penitentiary he was put in prison dress and consigned to a cell.
 The first woman lawyer was ad- mitted to the Pennsylvania Bar Tuesday at Philadelphia.
 A dispatch from Smartville, Cal, says The Milton Hydraulic Mining Company s reservoir, containing $50, ,OOO,- 900 cubic feet of water, burst Tuesday afternoon, The rush of water was irresistible and swept away every thing in it's path. It raised the Middle Tuba River over one hundred feet The roar of the rushing water was heard at several miles distance. It carried away all the bridges in its path. Several lives are reported as lost, but this is uncon- irmed. The loss on the reservoir will amount to $75, ,00O.
 Chicago granted nearly fifteen hun dred saloon licenses Tuesday.
 It is believed at Philadelphia that Captain Harvey, master of the abandoned schooner Ephraim and Anna, which was picked up at sea and lowed to that port, was murdered by the crew and his body thrown overheard.
 The American team sailed in the Alaska, Tuesday. Their captain reports them all in excellent condition and san- g1line of success in the international match.
 Arthur H. Blaney, cashier of loan company, arrested in Boston, admits having converted to his own use $44, 900 of the company's funds.
 pr. James McCosh has resigned the presidency of the College of New Jersey at Princeton.
 The Mississippi River is still rising. At St. Louis the water is above the dan ger line. It is feared that disastrous inundation of the lowlands will take place. At Kansas City the Missouri River is swollen to an unusual height, and 1t is reported that considerable dam- age has been done by the overflow.
 Thirteen prisoners escaped from the jail at West Chester, Pa, on Monday.
 The hull of the brigantine Cleta, of St. Johns, N. F., was found floating bottom up in Conception Bay on Mon day. Her captain and crew had all per- ished.
 MT. Rosenberg's petition for the custody of his daughter, Jewess, who had entered a convent, has been dis missed.
 Judge Nixon entered an order com- polling the city of Railway, N. J., to in clude in its next tax levy the amount of it's indebtedness on judgment obtained by the Grocers' Bank. The levy will be over $3O,OOO.
 A new star route indictment has been found against Brady.
 -Ex- United States Minister to China George F. Seward expresses the belief that there will be no war between France and China.
 The funeral of N. l.. Dukes, at Uniontown, Pa., was quiet though im- pressive ceremony.
 Both members of sawmin firm in Indiana have been fatally injured by the bursting of boiler,
 The putting of the letter carriers in knee brooches is the latest sensation in Post Office circles. The carriers do not like it.
 The City Solicitor of Philadelphia