Connecticut western news., 1884-06-25
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
GENERAL ITEMS.


 A boiler at brick yard in Albany, Ga., exploded, killing four negroes and wounding another. Cause, absence of water in the boiler.
 The bill sppropriating $lO0,0OO to the New Orleans Worlds Exposition passed the Louisiana House.
 The Mormon press and prominent Mor- mons of Salt Lake, consider the House bill, which has passed the Senate, a cruel meas- ure, harsh, unjust, tyrannical and, in some respects, revolutionary and unconstitutional, and designated to rekindle the fires of persecu- ten.
 In New York city William C. Rhinelander in fit of insane fury, shot and seriously wounded his fathers attoIney John Drake Mir. Drake, 1t is feared, will de. He has been attorney for the great estate for many years. The agent of the Socie ty for the Proven tion of Vice ill Bo ton was seriously injured by an assault with slungshot.
 Arrangement s are being made for taking cattle in the Northwestern States on the Cana dian Pacific road to Montreal, and make it the great cattle market of America.
 The yawl boat from which first officer Sleeves, the only survivor of the ill-fated brig Sherwood's crew, WAS rescued by the Spanish bark Raphael Ponhar, has been picked up at sea by the British steamer s atesman. A drowned sailor was found tied to the spar which was lashed across the boats stern.
 C K. Garrison, of New York, made an as- siGnment to John T. Tery, giving prefer ences to his wife and her father. his counsel, huslnt ss manage CT aud other az, nts, and to s:verat banks trust companies and 5 .ock Ex- change frms to which he is owing money. The real amount of tue preferences is unknown, because some of the liabilities arc contingent. He was supposed to be worth $-5 0G0 0o0
 Rev. A. r. Vedder, of Saratoga county, N. 1., who is now serving term in D, Iiue- n'ora rristu for cUmplicity in criminal mal- practice, was deposed from the nlit,isTy, and expeiltd from the church af CT a trial by tlic Presbytery of Albany at Saratoga Springs
 Mir. Sidney Dillpns resignation was &C., cetted at the meeting of the Union Pacific Railroad, and MT. Charles Francis Adams of Boston, was elected P esident
 Bears are causing great havoc among the sheep in Quebec.
 The new National Line steamer America arrived at Queenstown, making on her maiden trip eastward tho unexamp!ed record of six days, fourteen hours and eighteen minutes.
 Mine. Patti has signed an agreement with Mapleson to sing in America next season. She Is 10 receive ,0OO for each concert and all her expenses. She receives & 000 down and $15, 900 in October. Tho agreement, more- over, calls for security of $10,00O before she sings.
 The hop crop of New York does not give promise of an ordinary yield.
 Potato bugs are doing much damage to young plants in sections of New York.
 The evil results of Chinese immigration into British Columbia is to be made the sub- ject of an immediate official inyes5gati I.
 Bishop Matthew Simpson, D. D., LL D., died in Philadelphia, at the age of 7I He had lifelong connection with the Methodist Church.
 A tugboat and three men are reported lost in the delta of the Mississippi.
 The taxes on railroads and cher corpora ...Is Q the State government and leave surplus in the treasury.
 The entire business part of the town of Pinos Altos, Mexico, was destroyed by fire on May %. The loss is $500 GOO; no insurance.
 The gamblers of Dallas, Texas, are leav- ing the town rather than pay the heavy fees demanded by the authorities for carrying cn the Befarious business.
 A dissipated fellow in New London, Con. necticut, finding his wife unfaithful, killed her on Monday night with an ax.
 Luke Phipps was hanged at Sandwich, Ont. for the murder of his wife.
 Two American and twelve Mexican la- bortrs were killed by the premature explosion of a blast on the Iompic0 railroad in Mexico.
 The equestrian statue of Gen. Bolivar, presented to the city of New York by the Gov ernment of Venezuela, was unveiled with elaborate ceremonies.
 General William McCandess, at one time commander of the Pennsylvania Bucktails, died in Philadelphia.
 After a long chase and bloody fight one horse thief was killed and four captured in Montana.
 A fire in Biddeford Me-, destroyed hotel eId several other buildings.
 Frost has greatly damaged the growing crops in New England.
 It is reported that Texas will send over 4oo, O0O beeyes to market this year.
 A violent wind storm in Iowa occasioned considerable damage to property
 Tho Mayor of Omaha and his marshal have teen indicted for bribery and perjury.
 Burglars who were working on the safe of bank Tn Bennington, Vt., were frightened away by Odd Fellows on their way home.
 FOREIGN ITEMS.
 Three thousand employees of the worsted mills in Bradford have struck for higher wages. Great disorder occurred, and the windows of the mills were smashed by the strikers The ston masons in Bradford have also struck. Several members of the "Black Hand" have been executed in Spain.
 The marriage of the Princess Elizabeth oi Hesse, and the Grand Duke Sergius, of Rllssia, took placs Rt St Petersburg.