Connecticut western news., 1884-07-02
WASHINGTON NOTES.

The investigation of the accounts of J. o. P. Burnside, the defaulting disburs ng clerk 1f the Post Office Department has been con- cluded. It shows a deficiency of about $74, 900. The Mississippi contested election case of Chalmers against Manning was decided We'd nesday in favor of Chalmers, who appeared at the bar of the House and took the oath of office.
 A large painting of Mrs. President Polk, which was presented by the ladies of Tennes- sec has b. en hung in tEe Green Room of the White House as companion piece to the per trait of Mrs. President Hayes.
 In the Senate, MT. Lapham introduced bill to facilitate tue bridging of Raritan Bay, Ar thur Kull and Kill Van Kuli, which is Identical in it's provisions with one introduced several days ago in the House by Mir. Adams, of New York.
 General Guzman Blanco, ex President of Venezuela, was pros ented to the President, on Monday, by the Secretary of State.
 The Senate passed the Mexican Pension bill with large number of amendments.
 A bill has been introduced in the House by Mir. Bingham which provides for the reduction of postage, so that two cents shall prepay each ounce or fraction thereof
 Mr. Cox's bill providing for two weeks va cation for the letter carriers was passed by the House.
 FOREIGN ITEMS.
 A severe hailstorm occurred Thursday ln Erivan, a government in the southern part of Russia. Ire hailstones were as large as goose eggs The rivers were damned and the banks badly flooded. Seventy hou es were razed, and property was damaged to the amount of SO0,000 roubles. Forty lives were lost.
 Prince Bismarck says he hopes to arrange with Portugal for free commercial traffic on the Congo.
 As tho C,ro rd limo staop,ar DavoDio from Boston June 14 was entering the dock at Liverpool on Thursday, it's cylinder burst Happily the passengers were landed before the accident occurred, but several of the crew were injured, while the chief engineer was so badly scalded that his life is despaired of.
 It is reported that Fl Mahdi has made an attack upon Khartoum and has been repused with loss The hostile tribes are massing in the vicinity of Dungo!a
 The wine crop in France for 1884 is abundant and of excellent quality.
 -Four thousand Chinese regulars, pro- vided with artI cry, attacked the French at LanSsOn. in lonquin. After slight loss the French were victorious. France now demands atisfaction of China.
 The heirs of Richard Wagner have re- fused an offer of f50, 000 from an American for the exclusive right to perform the opera of 'tParsifal."
 Another Mahdi has appeared. He is lead ing revolt in Yemen.
 The FarAday has laid the shore end of the Mackay-Bennett cable at Watervile.
 The Chinese Governor of Ka-hgar is said to have ordered the Russian residents to quit certain stations, and has forbidden the Chi nese to trade with the Russians.
 -Armstrong's omnibus factory at Be fast, Ireland, and the buildings in the vicinity were burned Wednesday. Thirty-nine horses per ished in the flames.
 Mr. lillian Tennyson, son of the Poet Laureate, was married Wednesday at Vest minister Abbey, England, tO Miss Audrey Boyle. Mir. Gladstone and Mir. Irving were present.
 The reports from Russia of serious con- fict between Jews and Christians are con- irmed.
 found murdered, it Is supposed by Nihilists, at his residence in Udt ssa.
 The death of M. Tissot, the French diplomat, is announced, as also that of Car dinal Falloux.
 The outbreak of cholera at Tou'on and Marseilles has alarmed the whole of France. Eighteen deaths are said to have occurred at Toulon on Sunday Italy, Spain and Austria have already taken precautions to prevent the introduction of the disease into those coun- tries.
 The powder mills at Pontremoli, Rome, exploded Sunday. Thirty persons were killed and seventeen injured.
 The Porte has 15, 900 men ready to send to Upper Egypt, which force, it is intended, shall disembark at port on the Red Sea.
 An Italian man-of-war is reported to have threatened to lombard Zeyla, on the Straits oi Babel Mandeb, and to have blackmailed the Governor.
 -,siatic cholera has appeared at Toulon and panic prevails.
 Several foreign anarchists have been ar rested in Vienna. In their pos ession was found dynamite bomb of sufficient power to blow up the largest public building in Vienna. The police have obtained a clew to the secret location of large stores of dynamite.
 POLITICAL.
 Friends of General Logan in the Senate and House denied that he is the possessor of 80, GOO acres of land. An exciting debate took place in the House over the matter.
 The Arkansas Democratic State Convention eulogized Mr. Tllden and sent an uninstructed delegation to Chicago.
 Missouri Democrats in State Convention in sist on tariff for revenue only. The Chicago delegation is reported practically unanimous for Cleveland.
 Ohio Democrats in State Convention de- mand the unanimous nomination of Tilden. The State ticket was named as follows: Secre- tary of State-Jamcs W. Newman. of Ports mouth (renominated). Supreme Judge-C. D. Martin, of Lancaster. Member Board of Pub lie Works-John H. Penfer, of Tuxarawas
 A Richmond correspondt mt sends the senti- mcnts of the Virginia delegates to Chicago. A large numbe,. declare for Cleveland, some pre- fer Flower and others think Bayard the rest man to nominate.
 North Carolina's delegation to Chicago are divided between Bayard and Cleveland.
 Rhode Islands delegation to Chicago is unanimous for Cleveland.
 Florida Democrats nominated Perry for Governor.
 South Carolina Democrats renominated the present State officers. Their delegates to Chicago favor Cleveland.
 North Carolinl Chicago delegates lean to Cleveland.
 s. P. Hughes won the Democratic nomina- ton for Governor of Arkansas.
 Indiana Democrats nominated ex-Gove nor Gray for Governor, and instru ted tue dele cat 10 the National Convention to support Mcdonald for P caident.