Connecticut western news., 1884-12-03
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
GENERAL ITEMS.

By the giving away of a scaffold on the roof of the new First Baptist Church, Williams burg N. Y., one slate roofer was Killed ana another fatally injured.
 Considerable alarm prevails among the white people residing in Indian Territory touching the action of the Cherokee Leglsla- ture. which recently passed 8 bill excluding all white persons from the Territory.
 Thanksgiving Day was officially recognized in the Catholic Plenary Council at Baltimore by a pontifical mass and sermon, and decree was recorded prescribing it's future annual ob ssrvance by all the churches in the nation. At meeting in Syracuse, it was decided to hold State League Convention at Syracuse on December 10. The cities that have signifed their intention of sending delegates are Syra - cuse, Albany, Rochester, Troy, Utica, Bing- hamton and Elmira.
 At McKeesport, Pa, while a young man named Kennedy, aged seventeen, and his cousin, young lady, aged sixteen, of the same name, were walking along the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad track near Demmler sta- tion. locomotive suddenly rounded curve, and before the couple could get out of the way they were struck and hurled a distance of twenty feet and killed.
 The incoming Legislature of Missouri will stand ss follows: Senats-Democrsts, 27; op- position, 2. House-Democrats, 99; opposi- tion, fl.
 Mr. Blaine was presented with gold headed cane by his friends at Augusta, Me-, the other day.
 An attempt was made to wreck train near Cincinnati by placing obstructlons on the track.
 Smallpox is causing alarm in Canada.
 An incendary fire caused loss of $12, 900 n Portsmouth, Va.
 A new band of whites is preparing to in wade Indian territory.
 Depression continues in the cotton and al,e av,I Elvvar ar haInn reduced.
 Six masked men entered house near Beaver. Pa. bound and gagged the inmates and stole $500.
 Senator Edmunds has discovered defect in the civil service rules which will go far to nulify the law under which they were issued. Preliminary measures have been taken for he incorporation of school for Chris tan workers at Springfield, Mass.
 A deficiency of S1O,OOO has been discoy- sred in the accounts of Herbert Clark, of Mos COW, the missing Idaho bank cash fer.
 "A fight occurred at the Canonca copper samp, Sonora, between Mexicaus and miners, which resulted in the death of six men and the wounding of a number Of others.
 Two starving sailors of the pilot boat Tus- ley. who had been without food five days were picked up at sea and brought to Delaware Breakwater. They had been co mpeled to feed on the flesh of 8 dead comrade and had suf- fered intensely from cold.
 Baltimore society IS now very much ex- cited over the report that the Pope is about to create new American Cardinal.
 Rhode Island authorities have given to all denominations the right to visit State lnstltu- tions and hold religious exercises. Judge Barrett of New York, decided that Becky Jones was properly imprisoned by order of the Surrogate, and Becky must stay in jail.
 Three veterans of the war of 1872 met in New York to celebrate the one hundred and first anniversary of the British evacuation of New York.
 The annual report of the Attorney Gen eral of the United States, points out & number of defects in existing laws, and recommends Q number of changes in the interest of justice and economy.
 James L. Pugh was reelected as United States Senator from Alabama
 A defaulting bank cashier was shot at Monmouth, ILL, by man who had sustained heavy losses through the failure of the bank. The new United States dispatch boat Dolphin, which broke her shaft on her trial trip on the Sound reached her dock with the assistance of two tugs. The crew were with out food for thirty-six hours.
 A shock of earthquake visited parts of Quebec, along the St. Lawrence River. It was very severe, lasting fifty seconds, although no damage was done
 The protrscted drought in Virginia, which has caused much damage, has been ended by a heavy rain. .. Ike Martin, colored, was killed by police man in Bonneville, Mo-, while resisting arrest. The Welland Canal was closed for the season on Nov 30th.
 -Penpsylvania distillers declare that the system of exporting whisky in bond has been successful.
 The steamer Gaudaloupe at Barnegat is breaking up.
 Severe suffering has been caused by the drouth in New Hampshire.
 An explosion of a tugboat took place ir East River, N. Y., and two lives were lost
 Nineteen Chinsmen were being smuggled into Washington Territory from British Col umbia by two men in a boat. The boat cap sized and the whole party was drowned.
 The cattlemen propose memorislizing Con eress to lease the public lands of the United States at one cent per acre.
 It is reported that the Plenary Council d Baltimore will favor the placing of the United States under canon law.
 During the past year there has been an in crease of S32, ,34l, 415 in the total value of req estate in Massachusetts,. and decrease oi S6, 758, 698 in personal property.
 A bill creating State railroad commission was killed in the Vermont Legislature.
 An important representative body of Pres. byterians has been in session at Xenia, Ohio for the purpose of taking measures to have organs excluded from churches.
 Detectives employed by the Hooking Valley Mining Syndicate prevented strike by using the butts of their rifles on the dissatisfied miners, many of whom were severely injured
 Two shocks of earthquake were expe rienetd in various portions of New Hampshire. At Concord large buildings were shaken and people awakened from their slumberB.
 In western Pennsylvania many of the iron works are running on short time.
 Four persons were nearly killed al Binghamton, N. Y., by eating potatoes cooked with poisoned lard.
 The International Navigation Company Philadelphia. running the only line o1 American steamships under the Stars and Stripes are about to abandon the old flag and sail under the English.
 The Rocheste: Democrat publishes letter to it's editor from Nhitelaw Reid positively de. clining to be a candidate for United States Senator from New York
 Senator Pugb, of Alabama was renomi- mated by the Democratic legislative caucus
 A cyclone occurred in St. Johns parish, La, by which residences were demolished and two persons instantly killed.
 Nearly all of tho North Atlantic squadron, nnder the command of Rear Admiral Joseph E. Jouett, is to be stationed at New Orleans from the opening of the exposition, December 15 till about the first of February next. This squadron was also near Philadelphia during the Centennial.
 A sixteeI-year-old boy of Troy, N H., while in state of somnsmbulism hanged him. self.
 I'll hree men fell from bridge at Little Rock, Ark, and two were fatally injured.
 A driver for the Lehigh Valley Mine, fell down 6 shaft 30J feet and was killed.
 Mayor Esison, of New York city, nominated, and the Aldermen confirmed, Stephen B. French and John McClave to serve as Police Commissioners for six years, the former from May ], 1885, aGd the latter from May l. 1884 Ar. French sue. eeds himself and Mr. McClaye tutceeds Joel ". Mason.
 FOREIGN ITEMS
 An attempt, believed by Fenians, was