Connecticut western news., 1885-12-16
NEWS OF THE DAY
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 Two men were found lying dead together in room in San Franoisco-one with his throat cut, the other killed by bullet from revolver.
 Two children named Sewers were fatally burned on 8 burning train near Caldwell, Ohio.
 Under direction of Comptroller Chapin, of New York, Sheriff Davidson has levied on property of the Western Union Telegraph Company on judgment for State tax in which $130, 900 is due.
 A body of Mexican soldiers stole 6 herd of cattle in Texas, and returned with their booty across the Rio Grande.
 The Mexican Congress has approved the modified contract with Captain Eads for the construction of ship railway across the 18th mus of Tehuantepec.
 The body of Louis Riel was removed from Regina, with the permission of Governor Dowdney, and taken to tie late home of tho dead leader of the recent rebellion, at Winni- peg
 At Pine Run, Pa. body of striking coal miners attacked and maltreated several non union men who were on their way to work.
 The jury in the libel suit of J. Q. Coon against A. K Mcclure, editor of the Philadel- phia Times, tried at Wllkesbarre, Ia, ac- quilted the defendant, but requiring him to pay the cost of the pr secution.
 Measles of malignant type is prevalent at Quebec. Old and young are alike at tackled.
 At San Francisco Knights of Labor delegation left @ convention because the so- cialistic element passed resolution tending toward the adoption of violent measures for the purpose of getting rid of the Chin ese.
 The first Hungarian Catholic church edifce erected in this country was dedicated by Bishop O'Hara at Hazleton, Pa.
 The gale of Friday did considerable dam age along the lower Ohio River. flat boat was capsized by the waves at Morris Landing, III. Ten men were on the boat six going down and three besides the pilot saving their lives by jumping into the river and swimming ashore.
 The boycott of the New York cigars has been declared at an end and the two thousand employees who were recently locked out by the firm will resume work during the present week.
 The new steel cruiser Chicago, the last and largest of the Roach fleet of war vessels, was successfully launched at Chester, on the Delaware river.
 The cranberry crop of Cape Cod is nearly double that of previous years. The number of barrels shipped up to Dec. 1 was 57,S5I; number of boxes, 10, 818 equal to $500 bar rels. The estimated amount on hand not yet shipped is 1, $50 barrels.
 In Evergreen, s. O., Angeline Deveaux. in a fit of jealousy, assaulted Ida Stevens with knife and inflicted frightful wound across the abdomen, from which the victim died shortly afterward.
 -Dr. Lyons and his fourteen-year. old daughter were murdered at their home at Tyne Greek, Camden county, Mo, by an im- becn named Williams, who was immediately afterward shot dead by the Doctors son.
 -Extsnsive prairie fires resulting from the recent violent gale, have caused great destruc- s;on of property in Kansas.
 Harvey l.. Bachelder, of New York city, filed an attachment suit in the County Court of Cook County, H., against the heirs of Gen. U s. Grant and the firm of Grant & Ward for $22, 900 on any property the defendants may have in Cook County. It is not known that Gen. Grant left any property in the county to the value of the amount named, if any at all.
 The steamer Bayou Sara was burned to the vater's edge at New Madrid, Mo-
 Fire destroyed extensive oil mills and warehouse at Indianapolis, Ind, entailing a loss of $150, 900.
 In New York city 8 boy of thirteen was severely stabbed through. the left lung by an- other boy of sixteen. Colon, on the Isthmas, was swept by a terrific hurricane. Much shipping was de- wrecked by the tempest. It is known that many lives were lost with the vessels de- +t-oyed.
 Mir. Samuel J. Tilden has written letter to Congressman Carlisle, who, he says, will probably be the next Speaker, with reference
  defences and furnishing the country with modern artillery.
 The Grani JuIy, of New York, has in- dicted General Shaler.
 Seventeen prisoners cut their prison bars at Pittsburg, Pa,, and escaped.
 The safe of private bank aL Freedom, Pa, was blown open by burglars and consid- able booty carried of.
 William Rahlfong, aged sixty-three, and his son Charles, were killed at Kenosha, Wis, by runaway team on their farm.
 Five negroes are to be hanged in North Carolina this week for burglary.
 A Pennsylvania court sustains the cousti- nationality of the law forbidding the manu- lecture of oleomargarine.
 AS soon as the death of Vanderbilt was known, the Wall street magnates met and formed pool 10 prevent run on the stock market and values. This in great measure prevents panic ln the market.
 The will of Vice President Hendricks which was made nearly twenty years ago, gives all his estate to bis wife.
 "A school girl was inveigled into vile den in Richmond, Va, and detained there several days. The parties accused arc in jail.
 An express passenger train on the Vest ern division of the Erie Railway, near Scio station, was thrown from the track by mis- placed switch. The engineer was killed, and the baggage car, with a quantity of mail mat ter, destroyed by fire.