Connecticut western news., 1884-07-16
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
GENERAL ITEMs.

During the fiscal year of 1881 the United States hints coined 92, ,558, ,561 pieces of the value of $57, ,880, 921. 55. r.. Grant & Wards net liabilities are now given as $5, ,70S, ,7S7.S7. The total loss to creditors will be between $4,000,00O and $5,000,000.
 The president of an Ohio railroad who fell or jumped from a train and was killed had, 1t now appears, been engaged in raising money on spurious notes.
 A Virginia farmer was whipped by masked men. He was charged by his sister, whom he alleges to be slightly insane, with having beaten her.
 The trouble in the Mobile banks appears to be over and confidence is restored.
 "A bank cashier of Erie, Pa., who em- bezzled $150, 900, has gone to Canada.
 Trouble is anticipated over the proposed employment of Hungarians in the Hooking Valley mines
 Paul Morphy, the famous chess player, died at New Orleans, La. Since 1876 he has been hopelessly insane. He was born in New Or leans on the 22d of June, 1887.
 At Centralia, Pa., three men were fatally injured by the premature explosion of a blast. There was a run on the Mobile savings banks, but all demands were promptly met. The furry was soon over.
 "A Philadelphia politician was shot fatally by a saloon keeper with whose political senti- ments he differed.
 Twenty million feet of lumber was burned at Toledo.
 A 12O-ton gun burst it's mould while being cast at Boston.
 A St. Louis banker has been appointed re- ceiver of the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad "A Texas negro attacked by g lynching party shot one of them and escaped.
 The assignee of the Penn Bank, Pittsburg, I. l of hn bank and some oil brokers, alleging con- spiracy. and putting the loss at over $1,000, 900.
 Governor Cleveland has appointed New York State Board of Pharmacy.
 The New York State Health Board found trichip@ in the muscles of man who died from eating raw pork
 The President of savings bank which re- gently failed at Erie, Pa, has been arrested for embezzlement.
 In the Court of Common Pleas, New York; the schedules of U. s. Grant, Ferdinand Ward, U. s. Grant, Jr., and James ID. Fish, comprising the firm of Grant X Ward, bankers and brokers, who failed and made assign ment for the benefit of creditors to Julien T. Davies, were filed. The liabilities are shown to be S16,792 647.72 the nominal assets $27, 139 098 56 and the actual assets $67, 174 30
 A cyclone swept over the valley eight miles north of Deadwood D. T., doing great dam age. Houses were demolished, stock killed and crops destroyed, and number of persons lost their lives.
 A Missouri Pacific freight train was pre- cipitated through burning bridge, near Chi cota, Texas. Ten cars were wrecked and burned, and the brakeman, named Mason, was killed.
 At Wheeling, W. Va., an editor and pub fisher were adiudged guilty of having ibelled the Supreme Court of that State and fines were imposed upon them.
 Two young ladies were drowned in the surf at Old Point Comfort, Va.
 Ute Indians and cowboys are at war over stolen horses in La Plata county, Col.
 Forty prisoners were the result of de- scent on Chinese opium joint and gambling house in Philadelphia.
 The Choctaws are preparing for an inter- tribal fight.
 The fish in Lake Ontario are dying by the thousand and polluting the water.
 Two grocery clerks who belonged to the A. B. c. Union of New York City, whose ob- ject was to rob employers to set employees up in business, pleaded guilty to petty larceny and were sent to the Penitentiary for three months each.
 The income of the tax assessment in New York city over last year Is $61, ,676, 40.
 -Oyer 150 people were made very sick in Brooklyn, N. Y., from eating ice cream at picnic.
 The U. s. man-of-war Swatara, anchore of Bedloes Island, New York harbor, was run into by the Cunard steamship Aurania oI Friday night and badly damaged.
 At Marshall, Texas, cue man attempte twice to push another on top of a circula saw. The latter ended the struggle by shoot ing the other.
 A little girl was burned to death at Ithacs N Y., through her clothes taking fire. Tn little ones sufferings were terrible befor death relieved her.
 Bush fires are raging in the Saguensy di, trict, also in the neighborhood of Cape Fol mentine, Quebec, and considerable damage reported.
 During the celebration of Independenc Day at Centrala, Mo-, two men were killed the premature discharge of cannon.
 An accidental explosion of fireworks Charden, Ohio, on Friday night killed 8 ma and boy.
 The eighth annual Convention of the NJ tional Association of Music Teachers was hel at Cleveland, Ohio. The officers elected fc the current year were President, Dr. s. VI A. A. Stanley, Providence.
 Several families in Brooklyn have bee poisoned by eating ice cream which had bee standing for time in copper freezers.
 A acquisition has been made by the Gov ernor of Massachusetts for x-Governor Moses of South Carolina, and he will be tried on criminal charge at Cambridge.
 Indian agitations are being fomented Il Manitoba and in the Indian Territory.
 The city savings bank of Gloucester, N. J has closed it's doors, but hopes to resume busi neas again