Connecticut western news., 1884-07-23
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
GENERAL ITEMS.

GENERAL ITEMS.
 A doctor at Bedding, Iowa, made clumsy attempt at defrauding life insurance compa- nies by set ing his office on fire to burn up an exhumed corpse representing himself.
 Colonel Conger, superintendent of Yellow stone Park, has been asked by the Secretary of the Interior to resign.
 On Thursday most important union of telegraph companies was consummated, consist ing of the Baltimore and Ohio, the Postal and the Bankers and Merchants' companies in pooling contract for twenty-five years. The contract was signed and goes into effect Au- gust l. The union will probably result in cheaper telegraphy.
 John A. Martin was nominated for Gov ernor by the Kansas Republican Convention. The crew of the Gloucester fishing schooner Abbie F. Morris, twelve in number, were rescued by French Bankers and taken to St Pierre, N. F.
 The pay car of the Reading Railroad has at last started out to relieve the necessities of its distressed employees. "A Presbyterian minister and two boys were drowned while fishing at Henry, Ill.
 The arrival at Boston of quantity of rags from France created a temporary cholera scare, and led to the adoption of more rigid quarantine rules
 A stage coach robbery is reported from Texas.
 Edmond Yard, Jr., & Co.,, the large inn porters of Leonard street, New York, have made an assignment. The liabilities are esti- mated at from $750, 900 to $1 900, QUO.
 A run was said to have occurred on the Franklin Savings Bank, New York city. The story originated from the fact that party of Arabs entering the bank attracted curious crowd about the door.
 --Koshiway, chief of the Sac and Fox Indian tribe, now upon the Pottawatamie Reservation in Kansas, was murdered few days ago and his body thrown into the river. Koshiway was opposed to the policy of the other chiefs of the tribe, who wished to remove into the Indian Territory. The Commissioner of Indian Af- fairs has authorized the agent to offer reward of $500 for the detection and arrest of the murderer.
 Two men were killed and another seriously injured while digging well for gas tank ID Williamsburg, N. Y. A wire rope attached to & big iron bucket of earth broke suddenly and tore down the curbing, covering several men with dirt and debris.
 A dispatch from Bloomington, Ind, says; ssThe boiler at Carter's sawmill, in the south west part of the county, exploded Monday evening and blew the mill to atoms. over a dozen men were in the structure at the time. John Carter, Wesley Carter, William Graves and G. Creever were instantly killed. All the others were severely injured"
 Four men were killed by boiler explosion in Illinois, on Tuesday.
 The private bank of Fletcher $ Sharpe, 8 Indianapolis, suspended Tuesday. The asset are believed to equal the liabilities rul was inaugurated on the other banks, Whlcl they ssfully met.
 -Dr. J. c. Peters, well known as choleri expert, gives graphic history of the disease since its first historical appearance at Jcssore in India, and points out the ease with whici it can be avoiied and stamped out. Should il come here, he thinks that large appropriation should be made to the health authorities and that care should be taken to avoid panic, as there is no greater safety in to VII or Villag, than in New York.
 A family of ten persons at Detroit wer poisoned by eating meat which had been lief standing in brass kettle
 The steamer State of Maine struck rec at Lepreaux Point, near St. John, N. B. She is 8 total wreck and is breaking up, but nt lives were lost.
 A man in New York city, who turned hi wife, with her twin bables out of doors du inl the pi&iless storm of Saturday night was ar rested and attempted to commit suicide 1T his cell.
 Two wood cutters were killed by light ming in the Dismal Swamp, Virginia.
 The Tower Block, in Chattanooga, wa destroyed by fire; loss $50, ,000.
 -JuuSnleub WAS BlN6D III blle EuO case A Quebec denying the application for the pris oner's extradition. Emo was set at liberty.
 A German shoemaker at Conshohucken Pa., broke into his daughters room, fatall stabbed her and committed suicide.
 -Messrs. Halstead, Haines Co, dry good iobbers and merchants, of New York, made al assignment. Liabilities about S1.OO0,0OO.
 James Reilly, 8 snowman, was bitten ol Bunay afternoon by trained rattlesnake a High Bridge Although he had the best med cal attendance he died Monday evening.
 "A severe drought exists in Texas.
 A mob attacked the jail at Owensbor, Ky, on Sunday night, killed the jailer an hanged negro prisoner. Two of the mul derers were killed during the assault on u jail.
 "A coal train on the Brooklyn, Bath an Coney Isiand Railroad collded with two pa senger trains in succession. The engineer an fremen of the coal train were arrested for d. serung their post of duty.
 Reporters of all the New York papers CT deayored to secure from General Butler whf his action would be in the coming campaign Butler would give unsatisfactory replies to th queries and refused to be interviewed.
 WASHINGTON NOTES
 No more one dollar notes can be supplied b the Treasurer until about the 1st of August The order for the preparation could not b BhVh uAhI niSC1 Dl11 M6 passed, and the failure of the supply is due t the delays of Congress.
 Secfetary Frehnghuysen instructed by cabl the consular officers at London, Liverpool Marseilles, Havre, Bordeaux, Bremen an, Hamburg to at once appoint competent physi cians to inspect all vessels and passenger departing for the United State from the ports mentioned. The consula othcers referred to are instructed to refust clean bills of health in all cases except upol the recommendation of the sanitary inspecto that such bills be given The Consuls ar instructed to report by cable any cas- of 1nft ctlous or contagious disease know1 to exist on board of vessel Q the time of her departure for the Uniter States. This course Is adopted in order tha the health officers in our ports may hay, .s timely warning of approaching danger and b @mepared to take such measures as shall ore vent the scourge from gaining 8 foothold il this country.
 FOREIGN ITEMS
 The cholera is increasing in the countr around Toulon.
 The American Consul at London insist upon vessels showing clean bills of health be fore they will be allowed to enter Americal ports.
 MT. J. Ellis French, the head of the Irisl Detective Department, has been arrested on charge of feloaz3uns practices in connection with the Cornwall case, three military officer have fled the city.
 The cricket match between the Derby shire eleven and the Philadelphia team wa