Connecticut western news., 1884-03-05
GENERAL ITEMS

gone up in smoke, and the price of quinine promptly went up in sympathy.
 The potato speculators of Schenec- tady, Washington, Saratoga and Rensse- laer counties report glut in the New York market, and that thousands of boat-loads and carloads shipped by them the past few months, ill expecta- ton of a rise in price, remain unsold. The loss to the spectators this season will reach quarter of 8 million.
 The Rhode Island Republican State Convention is called to meet on March 20.
 The license fees have been raised in Boston to $600 for frst-class liquor li- censes.
 The Oregon Democratic State Con- vention will be held April IT, at The Dalles.
 Eight hours has been established as days work at the national armory, Springfield, Mass.
 -Ex- Governor R. D. Hubbard, of Connecticut, died Thursday morning, at his home in Hartford. He was boln in Berlin, Conn.,, September 2, 1918, aud was graduated from Yale College in 1889. He studied law and was prominent at torney, and was for several ears in Congress.
 A fire broke out at o'clock in the morning on the third floor of the three story frame building, No. 326 Stanton street, New York city. Cornelius Van Riper, his wife and three children were suffocated and burned to death.. His wife Rebecca jumped from the third story window to the sidewalk and was instantly killed.
 The time for holding the New Jersey Republican State Convention has been changed from the 23d to the 17th of April.
 Sir Charles Tupper, the Dominion Minister of Railways, has been served with writ for $5, POO for sitting in Par lament and at the same time holding the position of High Commissioner for Canada in violation of the law forbid ding any man holding two offices at one time.
 Lieutenant Harber was honored in his native place, Youngstown, Ohio, with banquet and ball for his services in AOL1C lAO pOOlCO O1 CO 4OAS3 Collins and their companions.
 A bill authorizing the sheriff of New York county to feed jurors and charge the county was defeated in the Assembly.
 One of the oldest banking houses in Wall street, New York yes x Co., has closed its doors.
 Bank officers express great alarm at the large payment of silver certificates by the government, and are of the opinion that there are indications that the evils of silver coinage in this country, which have for certain causes been long delayed, will soon begin to show them selves.-
 Contractor Mcdonald, who re- fused to answer certain questions put to h;m by the New York Senate Con- mittee on Cities, was arrested by the Sergeant-at-Arms of the Senate and taken to Albany to answer for contempt.
 Judge Hilton has purchased from Mfrs. A. T. Stewart the Stewart Build ing at Broadway and Chambers street, New York, for $2, 100000.
 The commission appointed to ex- anime the swine industry of the United States have made 8 report asserting the healthfulness of American pork products.
 The subsistence of the floods in the Ohio Valley is naturally followed by rising of the waters in the Lower Missis- sippi. Fatal accidents are reported from Ohio in efforts to repair the damages effected by the freshet.
 --rhe Indians at Crooked Lake, Mani toba, being well armed, are defying the mounted police sent to overawe them and will allow no one to enter the agency building.
 An explosion of gas occurred in the vault of bank at Toronto, Ont, injur ing some of the employees and damaging the building.
 The Rev. Thomas G. Thurston and his daughter, aged sixteen years, werC drowned while attempting to ford the Catawba River, near Taylorsville, N. O., on Monday.
 Lydia J. Roberts obtained verdict against the Stuyvesant Safe Deposit Company, New York, for $62, ,855 for securities that the officers allowed Gap. tain Petty to remove in 1873 under g search warrant.
 Denis Hennelly, coachman, sho and mortally wounded Katie McDonnel on Sunday night, in New York city be cause the girls friends dissauded hel from marrying him. After being wound ed the girl appeared before her employ CTS, but said nothing regarding hel condition, which was not discovered until Monday morning. .-
 The New Jersey Senate adopted resolutions protesting against the passage by Congress of the Morrison Tariff bill
 A son of ex-Governor Farwell, o Wisconsin, committed suicide withou any apparent cause.
 Burglars effected an entrance into 8 jewelry store at Troy, N. T., and suo ceeded in carrying away diamonds watches and other property, in all valued at over $50,000.
 Mrs. De Long, Saturday morning expressed her wish to spend an houl alone with the remains of her husband before 1t left the Navy Yard. Commo l dore Upshur granted the request. Sh, approached the coffin and stood gazing several moments. The guard withdrew leaving tine unhappy woman alone witt her dead. She remained fully an hour her sobs could be heard by those in the corridor outside, and as she passed the blue jacket on her way to rejoin he .ather, who watched down stairs, stray sear trickled down the veterans cheek WASHINGTON NOTES.
 bill will be reported from the House Com mittee on Invalid Pensions increasing the pen sions of widows and dependent relatives O. soldiers from S8 to SIP a month
 The House, in Committee of the Whole agreed to bill placing General Pleasanton or inc retired list, with the rank of colonel The decrease of the public debt for the montl of February is about 52 800, coo. he heavl payments during the month on account Of pen slons, amounting to nearly 513, ,GO0, 900, pre- vented greater reducton. The subcommittee of the House Appro pliation Committee having charge of fortifca
 tions have determined to enlarge the scope o
 the bill SO as to pro-ido for the increase ant
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