Connecticut western news., 1884-11-19
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
GENERAL ITEMS.

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 Some largo glue works at Peabody, Mass, were burned; loss, $90, ,000.
 In the case of the United States govern Enent against the Brighton Ranch Company Judge Brewer, of the United States Circuit Court in Nebraska, has rendered decision setting forth that the defendants havo no right to construct fences upon government lands.
 Importation of rags from France and Southern Europe has been suspended by & United States Treasury order.
 The National Board of Health of the Uni ted States has sent warnings against cholera infection to the Governors of all the States. -Tramps near Cleveland, Ohio, murdered a man for money and placed him across a rail- road track before an approaching train. During October 96, Al immigrants landed in the United States
 Two quintals of dynamite exploded in valle do Angeles, on the 1sthmus, on October l3. Three houses were entirely destroyed and many others injured. Two men were killed and twelve dangerously wounded. The town of Cieba. in the department of Colon, hss been entirely destroyed by fire.
 Several persons were injured by skyrockets during political celebration at Wellington, Mo.
 Seven soldiers belonging to the Fifth United States artillery, stationed at Fort Wads 
 United States Commissioner Allen, in Brook lyn, for illegal voting.
 The class of 1888 of Cornell University nave condemned cane rushes.
 A Lacrosse lawyer shot his servant girl in mistake for burglar.
 "A youth of Kitanning, Pa., placed his ht- tls sister on red hot stove. She will die. The Washington Monument is now 520 feet high, the talest structure in the world. Victoria Morosini Schellng, who eloped with her fathers coachman from Yonkers, N. Y., short time ago, has made an engage nent to sing in public under the management of Sir Amberg, of the Thalia Theater, New York. He says she has an excellent voice, Her husband is to be ticket agent.
 A dispatch from Lima, Peru. says Ben nett the cashier of the Banco de Talca, who absconded with $50, 900, was arrested at Guay- aquil and is now aboard Chilean war ship. Bis brain is said to be affected.
 On Tuesday an emigrant train on the West Shore road near Cornwall N. Y., broke in two and was run into by freight train fol- lowing. No lives were lost.
 The government has awarded Mir. c. A. J. Queckberney, the athlete. a handsome silver medal for saving si1ty-three lives.
 -Caslier Parker, of the Fifth Avenue Ho- tel, New York. killed himself without word of warning. on Tuesday, by shooting. Oyerwork
 
 His accounts were found to be alright. The leading city companies of New York consolidated, and placed the price of gas at el. 30 per thousand feet Two youths were killed by being run over by an express train near Allston, Mass. In heavy fog near Berlin, Del, two trains -coIlided and an engineer was killed.
 Fifteen million feet of lumber were burned by an incendiary fire at oneonta, Mich.
 A boy living near Guilford, N. r., on Sun day shot his brother with gun which he thought was not loaded.
 The widow of man who was shot on cleo tion day in Cincinnati has committed suicide. Colonel Burnside, late disbursing clerk of the United States Post Office Department, charged with embezzlement. is reported to be insane.
 "A fire in Dupaty's Hotel resulted in the destruction of the entire business part of Napoleonyille, La, including the Masonic Hall, Odd Fellows Hall, and many stores and residences.
 At Lexington, Ky, on Saturday, Maud g. trotted mile in 2.101S.
 A fire in PaIatka Florida, destroyed DOT tion of the city with loss of $750,000.
 Governor Cleveland has issued & procla- nation declaring Thursday November 27, a day cf general thanksgiving in New York State The Canadians are up in arms against Chinese cheap labor.
 Kansas towns have been burning Ut. John in effigy.
 Governor Hoadly, of Ohio, refuses to or der the troops into the Hooking Valley until he ig convinced that the Sheriffs have done all in their powe- 10 quell the distui bances and have failed.
 In Grenada, Miss, John Peete was shot and kill ed by Ayres Hart, who mistook him for an- other man.
 The brigantine vigilant was wrecked on the New Brunswick coast and several of her crew lost. The others, including the captain, were rescued with great difficulty from the shore. The will of Mr. Wilbur F. Storey, of Chi cago, will probably be contested.
 Through the foolish overcrowding of 8 boat at Burlington, Iowa, four people were drowned.
 A rejected lover at Buffrls, disappointed at not being able to persuade 8 married woman to elope with him, wounded her seriously and himself fatally.
 Four Inspectors of Election were put into the Tornbs, at New York. They are charged with the commission of felony, as defined by sections 1895 and 1896 of the Consolidation act, chapter 40 of the Lawa of 1882, in having failed to file the returns from the Twenty fourth Election District of the First Assembly District in the County Clerks office and the Bureau of Elections. The returns cannot be found.
 -Four workmen disappeared from 8 boat in Princes Bay New York, on Sunday night, Nove mber 9. The body of one has been found, and it is thought he was knocked overheard in fight and that the other three men have Hsd.
 .~-The Central Labor UDion, of New York resolved to offer financial aid to the strikers in the Rocking Valley mines.
 FOREIGN ITEMS.
 An American named Christian Christian sen, from California, died of the cholera ir Paris on Friday. He was the first American victim Fewer fresh cases of cholera are re ported, but the mortality has increased. There are now 400 cholera patients in the hospitals.
 A severe shock of earthquake, accom- panied with terrific explosive report, oc earred at Clltheroe, Lancaster county, Eng The shock threw down horses and wagons il the streets and caused great consternatlon and excitement among tho inhabitants.
 The French Tribunal has proclaimed the sbsolute dissolution of the marriage of Mime Patti to the Marquis de Csux.
 It is feared that Leopold, King of the Belgiane, will become insane, owing to hif great political anxieties.
 The situation of the French in Tonauin i, daily becoming more perilous.
 Lady Colin Campbell has applied for ar absolute divorce in England.
 A man named Lee. either an Englishman aJl American, has passed 43, GOO worth oi forged English notes at Milan and Pisa He has also passed f2, GOO at Nice.
 -Signor Mancini, Italian Minister of For eign Affairs, has ordered Signor Cecchi, tht African traveller, to proceed to West Africa ir the i.on-cad man-of-war Gsribaldi, and ex. nlore the country.
 The decree of divorce was made agains Mime. Patti and in favor Of the Marquis d. Csux.
 Paris is taking precautions against tht surea6 of cholera There are no signs of mani, among the Parisians.
 M. Ferry communicated dispatches to tht French Cabinet announcing the death Of Gen Gordon. The English government disbeleve them.
 It is stated that France Las begun over demand the indemnity.
 MT Henry George has arrived in England and will support the Scotch crofters.
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