Connecticut western news., 1884-10-15
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
GENERAL ITEMS.

was destroyed Dy nre on tflday.
 A heavy frost visited New York State on Thursday night, and steamers on the Hudson were detained by thick fog.
 The ninety-fourth anniversary of the birth of Father Matthew, the temperance advocate, was celebrated in many cities.
 The October returns to the Department of Agriculture indicate @ generally good condi- tion of the crops.
 Two sections of cattle train conided on Friday, near Aubrey Station, Texas, forty miles south of Denison. James Jely, of Lampasas, in charge of the cattle was killed, and two others were seriously injured. A number of cattle were killed. Both trains were wrecked. The residence of J. Kretchman, at New CentreviQe, Pa., was destroyed by fire at an early hour on Friday morning, and Kretchnan was burned to death, and two other members of the family badly injured.
 In demolishing an old house at New Haven underground passages were found leading to a vault in which were counterfeiting imple- ments.
 --Of eight scholarships awarded by the faculty of Cornell University four were won by young ladies' Leo Brigal, thirteen years old, was arrested at Allegheny City, Pa, Friday morning for maliciously destroying the sight of both eyes of Bertie Black, only four years old, by throw ing mortar into her face. He also seriously burned two other children by the same means. No cause has been assigned.
 Work has been stopped on the Capitol at Albany, N. Y, the appropriation having been exhausted
 Tobacco is becoming so scarce in Virginia that Petersburg factory has been compelled to suspend operations.
 -Wanzel Ritohie and John Koschlinging, two boys, fourteen and fifteen years old, sailed from Breslau, l.. I i, last Sunday in small boat for the Great South Bay. The boat was found near Coney Island on Wednesday, and Friday the body of Ritohie was found in the bay near Babylon. Koschlinglng's body has not been recovered.
 Frank E. Bean is suing the West Shore Railroad for $500, 900 for breach of contract to transport ice during twenty years.
 The remains of Red Jacket and other famous Indian chiefs were re-interred with much ceremony in Forest Lawn Cemetery Buff falo, on Thursday. .. The General Congress of the Episcopal Church of the United States at Detroit Mich, discussed the necessity of establishing the con fessional.
 The falling of man in an epileptic fit in the Church of St. Saveur, Quebec, created a panic and several persons were injured.
 Miss Mary Hoyt, daughter of the late Yorkville, N. T., Police Court for disorderly conduct.
 The troubles between the Orangemen and Catholics of Newfoundland have broken out afresh.
 The family of William Hall consisting of five persons, at Cameron, Mo, were poisoned by eating canned corned beef and it is feared that fatal results will follow for some and pos sibly all of the number. For the past two weeks gang of burglars have been infesting the line of the Ulster and PaSlpoad . .R tions, stores and residences. On Thursday night at Pine Hill they shot at boarder who discovered and interrupted them.
 The special agents of the Treasury De- partment seized @12, 900 worth of diamonds, concealed in the clothing of Mrs. James Graves wife of B jeweller of New York city. John Goodwin, an employee of Diehl & Johnson's drework manufactory Cincinnati, O., was blown to pieces Saturday morning by the ignition of mortar full of an explosive which he was mixing.
 The finding of the body of the fifth vic tim has lent additional horror to the murders in Nance county, Neb.
 At Fond du Lac, Minn., 6 portion of a freight train was thrown from the track into the St. Louis river, three train hands losing their lives.
 The schooner Arabia, with 20, 900 bushels of corn, sank at the entrance to Georgian Bay during heavy gale on Sunday.
 At Buffalo, N. T., by the giving way of a temporary bulkhead at the Niagara elevator, on Saturday morning, Thomas Daily wa' buried in the grain and suffocated. William Ryan, John Ward and Michael Ryan were cut bruised and internally injured.
 Owing to the dullness in the cotton trade at Montreal, Can, the Hudson Mill has further reduced it's production by fifty looms, and 1 large number of hands have been dismissed The mill has $350 900 worth of white cotton hand n Canada months -...-....
 An accountant reports that $70, 900 re ceived by the City Treasurer of Newark, N J.. prior to 1876, is unaccounted for.
 w. H. Richards, postmaster at Clarksburg W. Va, and editor of the Weekly Telegraph Was shot Saturday morning, by A. o. Osborn There is a woman in the case.
 A special train on the Pan Handle road carrying ex- Senator Thomas A. Hendricks anC also number of plumed knights from Wheel ing, ". Va, collided with handcar Saturda, morning at daylight, and John Fentz, boy o twelve years, and Thomas Waldon, trackman were killed. No one on the train was injured heavy fog prevailing at the time caused tn accident.
 James Kelly, of seth street and avenue A New York, while rowing through Hell Cat Sunday was upset He was rescued by lyle Gibson. This makes twenty-one lives whic Gibson has saved.
 The New York Central Park police So, that 150,00O persons visited the Park oI Sunday. The crowd was neat and orderi, and heartily enjoyed the attractions of thu Park.
 Christian Fridel, passenger on tn steamer Fulda, jumped overheard and wa lost, because it was said, his wife would no give him any money.
 A train of empty dump carts on the BostoI and Providence Rairoed became divided ol the down grade near Mansfield, Mass, ant the rear portion left the track on curvo anC piled up about thirty oars, covering botl tracks and totally wrecking the lagman' station. Fred Titus who was sitting in tn, fagman's house, and the Aagman were fatally injured.
 A fire broke out in the Hecla copper mine in Michigan, 1,190 feet under ground. Joh1 Rayson and Thomas Grusble were suffocsted The damage is heavy.
 Young Bateman, who abused and thel murdered the Mclaughlin children at Flai fenced to be hanged Nov. 2i. Bateman re fused to have counsel appointed to defent him, saying that he deserved death and wantet to die
 The striking laborers on the new jail a Pittsburg, Pa., indulged in general fight.
 Five masked robbers entered house a Edenburg, Pa., and stole over $6,000.
 A new volcano haS been discovered 8 Four Mountains, near Seventy-tWo Pass Alaska.
 Two Germans and their wives were foun murdered at ranch in the Huachuoa Mour tains, of Arizona. Rafferty is missing, and is believed that he also has been murdered. band of Mexicans from Sonora committed tn murders in revenge for the death of 8 Mexica who was hanged July 10.
 The boiler of 6 steam threshing machin on the farm of Gottlieb Broze, at Saltwater Minn., exploded Friday evening, instantl killing Broze and severely injuring the en gineer and one of the helpers.
 A saiiboat containing John Boyd, Donal, Morrlson John Glllis and Jonathan Gillis, O Baddeck, capsized during squalL, near Bou lald darie, N. &, Friday evening, and Boyd ant the Gillises were drowned.
 A dispatch from Ottowa, Ont, says: Al Order in Council has been passed allowing steel for shovels and spades of not less thar