Connecticut western news., 1884-08-27
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
GENERAL ITEMS.

United States steamer Tallapoosa on Thursday night off Cottage City, Mass. the latter imme- diately sank the schooner was damaged i; four persons belonging to the Tallapoosa were drowned, one officer aud three of the crew. A costly memorial shaft in course of erec- ton over the tomb of the late Governor E. D. Morgan, at Hartford, Conn.,, was completely ruined by the wooden structure which en- closed it taking fire.
 The Boss Builders Association, of New York, informed the Bricklayers' Union that if the Union would work ten hours day until March next, the Association would promise to accept nine hours as days work after that time The bIicklayers will accept this propo- sition and it is thought the strike is over.
 Two young ladies were drowned at Bulls Island, N. J., by their team backing their car 1iage into canal feeder.
 Captain Healy, of the revenue steamer Corwin, lately cruising in Behring Sea and the Arctic Ocean, confirms the reported loss of the schooner Alaska, with all her company, six teen men, while on the voyage from Goodwin Bay to San Francisco last October.
 At Topeka, Kan, the State conventions of the democrats and resubmission republicans united upon State ticket.
 The leaders of new sect of Faithists at Chicago were arrested for cruelty to children. Gomez, the cook of the Julia Baker, whose
 
 York on the Cienfuegos from Nassau. He has family in New York and was coming home. --The United States frigate Powhatan ar rived at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, having on board the remains of J. A. MacGahan.
 Ensign Capehart is convalescing and no second case of yellow fever has appeared at Key West.
 The U. s. secret service division is in pos session of new counterfeit ten-dollar note. The note is on the Third National Bank of Cincinnati, Ohio and made it's appearance in that city Monday night. It is of the series of 1882, with the hrown or chocolate colored back. The vignettes on the face of the note have 8 very coarse, scratchy appearance, but the back is well executed and calculated to deceive.
 The U. S. Treasury Department decides that the supervising architect in planning public buildings must be limited as to cost by the amount appropriated by Congress.
 "A contract to furnish the Post Office De- partment with envelopes has been aunulled because the articles delivered were of inferior quality. .. Lieut.. Greedy has been invited to attend the meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science to be held in Quebec. At West Point Cadet Logan, tried by court martial on charge of unbecoming conduct while on guard duty, was acquitted and has re- turned to duty.
 chbishop Ryan, of the diocese of Phila- delphia, was installed with imposing cere- monies.
 The Town Marshal of Frankford, Ky, was murdered in cowardy manner.
 The liberals carried Halifax, N. S., for the first time in ten years.
 Louis Noros thinks that the Jeannette relics must have been taken by some natives from cache on shore to the ice foe on which they foated to Greenland.
 The two convicts who aided the keepers in subduing the rebellious prisoners in the Ken lucky Pententiary, at the risk of their lives, were pardoned by tue Governor.
 The frightful murder Of 8 young and innocent girl is reported from Woodstown, N. J. Three persons are already under arrest on suspicion of being concerned in the crime. A man named Shy, who robbed an express company of BIO 900 some time ago, was ar rested in Minneapolis. He had spent the money.
 It has been established that Cashier Dick inson's defalcations have wiped out tno capita of $500 GOO of the Wall Street Bank, of New York city, and that the appointm ent of 8 re ceiver was inevitable.
 The decision on the boundary question in favor of the former.
 The anti-monopolists nominated A. N West, of Mississippi, for Vice-President.
 The New York HercM received lette from tue Danish Consulate concerning tn relics of the Jeannette found of the Green land coast. Captain Dix says they foate 2,5O0 miles in 1000 days
 An attempt was made with dynamite, g Burlington. Iowa, to blow up the residenc of the attorney prosecuting the liquor dealers
 "A Kingston (N. Y.) farmer, who was g frightened by the earthquake on Sunday tha he took to his bed, died recently.
 Ipswich, Mass. celebrated the two hundre and fiftieth anniversary of it's settlement.
 Indians are causing immense prairie fire in Montana. Eighty eight buildings in the business poI tion of Anoka. MinD., were destroyed by fire loss estimated at $e50.000.
 FOREIGN ITEMS,
 The cholera is decreasing in MarseilIes an Toulon, but is increasing in the provinces.
 The Chinese Minister to France has re ceived his passports and the French Consul Pekn has hauled down his flag, everythin pointing to 8 war between the two countries
 -Advices from East Africa state that tf natives of the Zambezi country have reyolte and killed or wounded the entire Portuguet force Achievements have been asked fo Mir. O'Neill, British Vice Consul, is missing.
 The German flag has been hoisted ovt ecu tain territory south of the Congo.
 France is said to have reduced the Chimes indemnity and granted more time,