Connecticut western news., 1885-07-29
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 "A second floating sack has been found in She Charles river, near Boston, containing madlated remains, which, together with thoso discovered on the previous day, have been identified as having belonged to woman named Nettie Haley.
 In . burning building in New York Gn ex- plcsion occurred by which nine Gremen were severely injured.
 sugar and moasses was destroyed by fGe at Cardenas, in Cuba, on Wednesday. It is not believed that any lives were lost
 A judgment for S240, 159 II waa entered in She Superior Court in favor of James H. Good seA against the Union Telegraph Company. An explosion occurred on the South Penn sylvania Railroad, at Sheepskin Hollow Cut one and half miles south of Fort Littletun, Trenton county, instantly killing one Hungar- ian and two Italians, and probably fatally in- turing John Martin, the foreman, and an un. known negro.
 The cyclone which swept over Highmoro, Dakota, on Wednesday, left 200 families ut. tery bereft of their possessions at that place. Six persons were drowned in Walnut River, Kansas, by being swept away by the flood.
 At Bedford, Iowa, young girl who had been wronged by 8 married man, went into the latter's store and shot him dead.
 Abraham Denser, a wealthy German far mer, who lives near Danvers, IL, Q few months since married young wife. She had him arrested for cruelty, when he set fire to his house and barn, burning them up. He is supposed to be insane.
 An east-bound passenger train on the Atchison and Santa Fe Railroad, was wrecked near Wallace, N. M. The engineer, two fire men, and an extra fireman were killed. One passenger, name unknown, had a leg broken, and the express messenger was dangerously injured.
 The New York and New England Company's car shops at Nerwood Conn, with valuable machinery, were destroyed by five. Loss, S2G0, 1000.
 The body of Mrs. Annie Mcintyre, of Welland, Ont, who fell into the Rapids at Goat leland afew days since, was found float ing tn the second eddy in the Niagara River. The big plaster of paris mill of J. 0. King Co, at New Brighton, 8. l., was burned Sunday, causing loss of quarter of 8 miL ion dollars.
 John Roach, the famous shipbuilder, made an assignment for the benefit of his creditors. He says he was forced into bank ruptcy by the course of Secretary Whitney in reference to the Dolphin. He secured his leading creditors including his bondsmen. The Chinese Restriction bill has been passed through the Ottawa Senate without an amendment. This excludes the Chinese from Canada.
 The Rev. Samuel Iren@ns Prime, D. D., senior editor of the ObserUer and one of the highest ecclesiastical authorities in this coun- try, died at Manchester, Vt, in the seventy third year of his age. He was born in Balls ton, N. r., and edited tLe 0bseruer for forty dye consecutive years.
 WASHINGTON NOTES. n !. ..iS ry...l n1--u.I1 Glo R.-.a:-.. o. disbursiug officer of the Signal Corps, is ne- gotiating terms of surrender with the author ities through friends. He is supposed to have stolen over $25, 900 during his term of office. Secretary Manning is sending out circu- lar letter to manufacturers and others stating that investigations prove that the tariff laws are largely evaded by undervaluation. He asks them to give their views as to the feasi- bility of simplifying the tariff and changing the advalorem duties to specific The infor- nation is sought to be laid before Congress and as an aid to the improvement of the GUS toms system. Information is also asked with regard to the relative cost of manufacture in this country and Europe.
 Senator Manderson, who has been inves- tigating the condition of New Mexico, says that on account of the general ignorance of her inhabitants she is not fit to be admitted as State to the Union.
 The Cheyenne Indians are hemmed in by She United States troops, and 8 rising ia looked upon by the authorities as improbable. Under dato of July Admiral Joubert has sent to the Navy Department from Savanilla a report of the condition of affairs in the United States of Colombia. He makes men- ton of 8 recent battle between the Govern ment forces and the revolutionists, in which 1000 men were said to have been killed.
 The chief of the Bureau of Statistics re- ports that the number of immigrants arrived in the United States during the fiscal year ended June 30, 1885, was 387,8 1921, being 122,- O13 less than the immigration during the pre- ceding fiscal year, and 401, I'll less than during the year ending June 30, 1882, the year of the greatest immigration.
 FOREIGN ITEMS
 Two houses at Cologne, tenanted by six teen families collapsed. Three dead bodies and seventeen persons more or less injured have been recovered from tho ruins. Fifty more remain beneath the debris. And nearly all are seriously if not fatally injured.
 In the shooting for the Elcho Shield, at Wimbledon. England scored 1,575; Scotland, 1,568, and Ireland. 1,554.
 Twelve shocks of earthquake, one of which was very severe, were felt in Cashmere on July 16.
 In the English House of Lords the Land Purchase bill passed the committee stage with out amendment.
 It has been decided to add fifty torpedo
 
 A lifeboat. containing fifteen men, started from Yarmouth, England, to the rescue of tht crew of a brigantine, which was in distress Before reaching it's destination, however, tht lifeboat struck sunken wreck aud sank Eight of it's oceupantsSwere drowned.
 The steamer Hecla collided with the Liver pool and London steamer Cheerful at Plymouth in fog. The Cheerful foundered and eleven persons were drowned.
 -Despatches from Aries, on the Rhone state that terrible explosion occurred in tha city. The telegrams say that tho explosion originated in large gunpowder and petroleum warehouse, and that a number of persons wer killed, some of whom were blown to atoms. VA dispatch eays the King of Dahomev Western Africa, with large army has massa- cred the French in the protected villages The King has also. the dispatch says, captured 1000 persons and he and his followers pro pose to eat them.
 A dispatch from Cairo says, news has reached there from Kassala to the effect that large force of rebels had attacked that place and made several attempts to carry it by as sault. They were finally repulsed, and tn, garrison at Kassala following up their victory captured the rebel camp, with 2,OOO oxen anC sheep, and 700 rifles. The enemy lost 3,0O men killed and wounded, while the garrison's casualties were small.
 The Russian harvest prospects continu discouraging.
 Four Arctic expeditions will leave Ge many next winter.
 The recent earthquake shocks in Benga resulted in serious loss of life. Fifty death are reported. There was also much damag to property.
 The balloon in which the aeronaut Elro. ascended from LOrient on July IA, an which was last seen drifting toward the sea has been picked up by Dieppe smack. Moth ing was seen of M. Eroy, and he is presumed to have perished.
 A soldier in the Madras native infantry who had been reduced in rank shot dead sey eral native officers.
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