Connecticut western news., 1885-10-28

During the races at Melbourne fifteen horses fell in one race out of forty-one start CTS. One jockey was killed and seven were badly injured.
 Tho severity with which boycotting is being carried on in Ireland is shown by an in cident which occurred at recent funeral at MacrooIp, county Cork. A boycotted relative of tho deceased, together with his family, joined tho funeral procession, whereupon tho priests and mourners withdrew. The obse- quies were finally performed by three Catholic curates unattended.
 Hong Kong, and her second officer reports that daring attempt was made by Chinese pirates to capture the vessel. The captain of the Greyhound was inveigled on board 6 pi- rate ship and, after being plundered, was killed. The pirates then attempted to seize the Greyhound and desperate fight ensued, in which the other officers and the engineers of the latter vessel were badly wounded. The Greyhound put on 8 full head of steam and escaped.
 T Unirers of Paris has a telegram from Father Martin, at Saigon, stating that 1000 Christians have been massacred in Annam. Among the victims were M. Chatelet, Q mis- sionary, and ten native priests.
 The Oldham strike (England) is ended and 20, coo operatives have resumed work. com promise was affected on the basis of 8 five per cent. reduction of wages, instead of 8 ten per cent. reduction, which the masters demanded.
 Trouble has occurred on the Duke of Devonshire's estates in Tallow, county Water ford Ireland, in connection with the eviction of certain tenants. The tenants and their friends made determined resistance, and at tackled the police with stones. The sheriffs police finally dispersed the mob at the point of the bayonet, The district is "black- Jagged"
 Reports from Peru says: Gen. Caceres has retired to Jsuja and Huancayo. The Monten- eros have been so badly beaten at Caiamarca that the north should now remain in tranquil ity. As soon as the funeral of Gen. Lorenzo Iglesias is over, the President himself will take command of the army.
 In pursuance of the Government plan for the suppression of boycottlng 2OO respectable inhabitants of Stradbally, county Queens, Ire land, have been arrested. The Dublin branch of the National League sent lawyer to defend the prisoners, but the magistrate before whom they were brought convicted all of them, and ordered them to find sureties for their good behavior. The defendants elected to go to prison rather than furnish bail The magis- trate hesitated to commit them, and finally gave them fortnight in which to consider the matter.
 From Constantinople it is announced by the Mackay- Bennett cable that the Porte will wait short time to give the Powers an op- portunity to restore the status quo ante before 1t puts it's army in the field.
 It is reported by cable that Roumania de- mands territory now belonging to Bulgaria on the south bank of the Danube.
 The Landowners Congress at Pesth is apitating for protection against American wheat in Central European States
 WASHINGTON NOTES
 United States Consul Frank Fl. Mason, at Marseilles, says that the total wheat product of France for 1885 is officially stated at 101,- 750, GOO hectolitres. which at T8 kilograms per hectolitre, gives 2,945, 3s3, ,33O bushels of 60 pounds each. This is 5,7- 0, 900 bushels above the average wheat product of France during the last ten years. The average consumption fnt seed and Touring purposes is 115, GOO, 900 hict1letres, so that there remains this year a deficit of 13 250, 900 hectolitres, or 37, 895.000 bushels, to be supplied by importation.