Connecticut western news., 1884-01-16
NEWS OF THE DAY

While felling trees in Erie county, Pa., one man was killed and his brother seriously injured.
 An imSecile boy set himself on fire and was burned to death at Providence, R. I.
 Border rustlers wantonly murdered four Mexican laborers iu New Mexico.
 A young woman shot herself at Erie, Pa. because of unreQulted love.
 The fireman of an Erie train was blown from his tender by the wind and killed near Buffalo.
 At Weisser, Idaho, masked men took an alleged murderer from the Jalt to slaughter house and there hanged him.
 The funeral services at the Temple Emanu Fl, in New York city, over the remains of the late Dr. Edward Lasker drew large and distinguished attend ance. The crowds outside which were unable to gain admittance acted ln such a Gisorderly manner that 1t was found necessary to call out the police reserves. The remains of the distinguished states man will be taken to Germany.
 The unidentified remains of the vic-
  some others, were buried with imposing ceremonies at Belleviile, III.
 The remains of Captain Webb, who was drowned in the Niagara Rapids, were exhumed and re-interred-
 A man while on his way home from work, at Pittst.- t.-.7g, Pa, fell into asnow- drift and was frozen to death.
 The Denver and Rio GranGe Rail way Company has mortgnged its prop erty to New York trust company for S50, ,000, nd the Buffalo, New York and Philadelphia Railway Company to Philadelphia house for $25, ,0n0,09
 A fgh- between Chippewa and Pot tawatomle Indians, in which five of the combatants were killed, is reported from Wis 3onsin.
 An entire family of negroes, Will liam Groom and wife and six children, were burned to death Saturday night on the plantation of W. G.. Taylor, in Le- noir county, N. 0. That night was Ihe coldest weather experienced there for twenty years, and 1t is supposed that Q large fire was made before the family re- tired and that the house caught fire from the blazing brands rolling on the floor.
 Tuesday nights storm was exceed iDgly destructive in it's effects at Coney Island, Long Branch, Seabright and all along the New Jersey coast and parts of the Long Island shore. At Man. haitian and Brighton beaches thousands of dollars worth of property was wrecked. Much damage in the aggregate was done along the water front in New York city and Brooklyn.
 Judge Ingraham, os New York city, granted Q temporary injunction at the instance of Bartley Campbell restraining Mrs. Langtry from using the title ."Peril' to her play at the Fifth Avenue Theatre.
 Lieutenant Augur, of inc United States Navy, escaped from the Bloom ingdale Insane Asylum, New York, and died in the street from exposure.
 -FIorida's fruit crop was damaged by the recent frost.
 The female college at Columbia, Ga., was destroyed by fire on Wednes- day.
 --Convicts are suspected of causing the fire in the Saltwater, Minn., pen itentiary on Tuesday night. The dam age reaches $19O, ,00O.
 Governor Foster delivered his fourth and last message 10 the Ohio Legisla- lure.
 The lack of water in St. Louis Mo, is causing an uneasy feeling of danger from fire.
 Effects of MT. Charles Delmonico, the New York restaurateur, who has been missing for some days were found on an embodiment leading from Newark, N. J., 10 the meadows between that city and Elizabeth. Serious fears for his safety are entertained.
 At meeting of the directors of the Ne wYork and New England Railroad Company, held in Boston, Mass, it was voted 10 assent to the appointment of the receiver. A resolution was adopted favoring the issue of the second mortgage bonds of the company for the purpose of paying off the floating debt.
 The inaugural message of the Mayor of Boston shows an increase of $1, 500, GOO in that city's debt.
 Criminal proceedings are inaugu. rated against the Exchange Bank of Montreal for rehypothecation of Sc curities.
 Deputy Sheriff Duffy, of West chase of two miles, captured a young woman who stole horse and buggy.
 Three hunters were frozen to death during the night of the 9th inst. on the prairie in the Chickasaw Nation.
 A business man of Hartford, Conn.,, was swindled by two bunco steerers out of check for $2, $50 in New York on Monday.
 The Superior Court, General Term, reversed the judgment for SIP, 800 for alleged libel obtained a year ago by Marie Prescott, the actress, against the American News Company.
 A fire damp explosion in Scranton, Pa., colliery injured fourteen men.
 A cotton fire in Savannah, Ga, caused loss of $200, 900.
 The mine inspector for the middle district Of Luzerue county, Pa, reports that during the past year there were 46S accidents Ill the mines, of which number BOA were slight, 19G serious and e6 at tended by fatal results. As q result oi the fatal accidents 36 women were wid- owed and 95 children were made orphans.
 A serious inundation caused by an ice jam ill the St. Lawrence took place ut Montreal aud much damage was done.
 During the late cold snap the ther- mometer was 30 degrees below zero in various parts of Minnesota.
 The Haytian Consul at New York has received authentic information that the city of Jacmel, following the example set by Jeremie on the 18th ult., has sur rendered to the governmental authori- ties. This virtually ends the rebellion in Hayti