Connecticut western news., 1884-03-19
NEWS OF THE DAY
GENERAL ITEMS.

MT. Beecher, at his Friday night meeting, rebuked quarrelling Christians, holding them responsible for more inf delity than any number of Ingersolls. Then he prayed for the Ranney- Newman Council, and that the differences in the church might end.
 A report from Fargo, D. T., says that unusual activity prevailed among the Fenians in that place, and it was said that there would soon be startling developments in connection with the dis affection ill Manitoba.
 The Legislature of Virginia is cur tailing the power of the State Executive by decreasing the number of appointive offices.
 The Chinese cigarmakers' strike in San Francisco, Cal., is ended, and the men hnve returned to work.
 -Prentiss Filler, the money clerk of the Pacific Express Company, who ab- was arrested in Milwaukee and $9O, ,OO0 of the money recovered. His alleged accomplce is also in custody.
 Miller and Mulkin, two of the Paw ling (N Y.) dynamiters, were sentenced Thursday, nt Poughkeepsie, to imprison- ment for life, having been found guilty of murder in the second degree.
 The New Jersey House of Assembly passed bill which makes it a misde- meanor for any cemetery association to refuse burial to person on account of color.
 The Western Wool Growers Con- vention at Denver passed resolutions asking Congress to restore the tariff of 1867 on all foreign wool and woolen fabrics, and also pledging the wool growers to stand by and support every effort to secure full and complete pro- lection to all American industries in need of the same.
 The slaughtering trade of Chicago presents tho following statistics for the year 1883 = Hogs killed, 3,912,000 ; cattle 1,189,0O0.
 Geronimo, the Apache, has returned from Mexico with number of stolen cattle. He threatens if they are taken from his band he will cause the worst outbreak of Apaches that has yet oc- cured.
 The great storm of Tuesday in the Northwest caused very great damage to property. The cyclone in Mississippi destroyed many thousand dollars worth of property, killed woman and hurt several persons.
 In the trial of John B. Griffin, one of the perpetrators of the Pawling (N. Y. tragedy on October 5 last, the jury brought in verdict of guilty of murder in the first degree, at Poughkeepsie.
 Ben Thompson and King Foster were shot and killed in the Vaudeville Theatre, San Antonio, Tex, and one of the proprietors, J. O. Foster, was fatally wounded on Tuesday night. Thompson and Foster were both desperate charac- ters.
 Lieutenant Danenhower, one of the heroes of the Jeannette Arctic Expedi- ton, was married to Miss Sloan, of Os- wego, N. Y.
 A resolution was introduced in the New York State Senate for final adjourn ment on April "A.
 The last of the government relief boats has returned from the Ohio flooded districts. Riots occurred over the dis tribution of rations, and mob of ne- groes fired on the relief party, wounding a lad and gentleman.
 The New York State Paper Makers Association met at Albany. The mem bers were urged to secure additional sig natures to the agreement of mill owners to shut down their mills for three months. More than half the mill owners in the State have signed the agreem ent.
 It is believed that ten men who wen to Rathdrum, W. T., for the purpose O locating trail to a gold mining district have perished III the deep snow.
 In that portion of Kansas where tht foot and mouth disease exists it is pro posed to buy all infected cattle, kill then and burn their carcasses.
 The National Petroleum Exchange by vote of its Governing Committee O 29 to 2, has refused to consolidate witt the New York Petroleum Exchange.
 The New Jersey House of Assembly passed what is known as the "specia joint committee bill," providing for { new system of railroad taxation.
 Robert Smalls (coIored) was nomi mated for Congressman in South Caro lima, to succeed E. w. Mackey, deceased
 The elopement of Mary Christer man, of Goldmine, Pa., with Ezekie Henry led to a successful pursuit ant quarrel, in which the girls father and two neighbors who accompanied him were shot and wounded, the two latter probably fatally.
 The Governor of Delaware, being prohibited by law from committing { sentence of death, respited a murderer until 1940.
 Three seamstresses in Montreal, toe proud to beg, were found in the las stage of starvation.
 The Canadian government are con sidering the deepening of the St. Law. renee canals to extend the ocean traffic inland.
 The cigar manufacturers of Cincin nati, rather than submit to the dictatio1 of the union, have locked out all thei hands, 100 in number.
 A Pennsy lvania woman, afflicted with malaria, burned herself to death q horrible fate, yet a radical change iron the chills.
 WASHINGTON NOTES.
 Resolutions in reference to the Lasker in cident have b en agreed upon by the House Foreign Affairs Committee Prince Bismarck action is regarded a matter to be settled between him and the Reichstag.
 MT. Watterson urged the passage of the Newspaper Copyright bill before the Joint Lii brary Committee.
 The House Post Office Committee exonerate MT. Ellis of Louisiana, from the charges made against him in connection with star routes.
 In view of the rumors in reference to tho shipping of explosives to foreign countries, the Attorney General has issued circular to Dis lrict Attorneys and others calling attention tc the provisions of the Revised Statutes in refer ence to such shipments The circular says No proof has been adduced that this rumor i,