Connecticut western news., 1885-07-01
NEWS OF THE DAY
GENERAL ITEMS.

-Demer1tS were given the onendlnS Ahno- polls cadets who ogled the girls, and the cadets are excluded from the wharI Wheh excursion boats land.
 David Quinn, the young rough who hred at some Chinamen on Mott street, New iofk; killing one and wounding another, was tound guilty of murder in the second degree, aud sentenced to hard labor for life.
 The Harvard Columbia Freshman boat race at New London was won by Harvard. The distance rowed was two miles. The off, cial time is: Harvard, 12:22 Columbia, 13:12 Harvard came in ten lengths ahead.
 John Carpenter on trial in New York for the murder of his wife cut his throat from ear to ear while in his cell at the Tombs. He was believed to be insane.
 Between four and five thousand men are now involved in the builders laborers' strike at Toronto, Canada.
 Peter Groot, aged 70, had lived alone with his wife in the town of Lyons, N. Y., for fifty years. He died on the 18th inst. His widow, who had never been ill day, was so grief stricken by his death that she pined visibly away, and was, three days after, found dead in her room. She was 65 years of age.
 Tho steamship Italia struck near Lomas on the Peruvian coast and sunk. Out of 134 passengers and crew, 65 were drowned. The Cachapoal picked up boat containing thir- teen survivors, thirty miles south of Pisco. She searched the coast and found fifty-four
 
 ing started on foot from there for Lomas. Among the saved are the captain, the first off cer, aud about seven passengers, including one woman. About twenty-five children were drowned.
 Twenty families living in Rock Island, H., were affected with poison from beef in cans they had eaten. A number of the vic- tins are pronounced to be in a serious condi- ton.
 The wire worm is doing great damage to the growing corn in Southern Illinois. Farm CTS report that entire fields ot corn are being ruined by this pest. The work of destruction Is very rapid, In some cases 6 whole field Of fine corn being ravaged in a single day or night. The worm is doing the greatest dam age ln the bottoms and on the low lands. George L. Holmes, of Charleston, S. C., has been appointed special agent of the Bureau of Labor vice Wm. l.. Trenholm who declined tho appointment. r. Major Reno has long wished to know how many Indians were actually engaged in the Custer massacre. He visited Sitting Bull, and by means of an interpreter ascertained that there were probably from 5000 to 5000 h. dians in the fight--a force strong enough to have easily overwhelmed both Gen. Custer's and Major Reno's forces. Sitting Bull was not very willing to talk of the details, as he has still an apprehension that the whites may punish him for his part in that massacre.
 Charles Warren Adams and Mildred Cole ridge, daughter of the Lord Chief Justice of England, were married. A maternal uncle was the officiating clergyman. The marriage was private. Lord Coleridge was asked by his daughter to attend her wedding He refused, and in consequence of this refusal no other memher of the family of Lord Coleridge was invited. Invitations were accepted by al members of the family of the late Lady Cole ridge, and all were present at the wedding. After the ceremony there was & communion md md oh pala
 In Baltimore Henry A. Myers, convicted of cruelty beating his wife, received his twenty lashes at the hands of the Sheriff. He bore the inhiction we'll Since the conviction of Pyers and Myers there is much less wife beat ing in Baltimore.
 The citizens posse from the Texas and Indian Territory side of the Red River, in the neighborhood of Delaware Bend, who have for several weeks past been chasing the gang of outlaws who have been stealing horses and stock, overlook the gang and hanged twelve of them.
 Senator Low, of New York, author of the Oleomargarine act, has written 0 letter in which he asserts that the recent decision of the Court of Appeals holding it unconstitu, Gonal was rendered on an unfair presentation of a suit not 8 genuine test case.
 Two engagements between the Mexican troops and the Yaqui Indians took place on the 2Oth and 22d of June Two hundred Yaquis and six Mexicans were killed.
 The Grand Army reunion at Portland, Me-, drew to that point 100. 900 visitors.
 During fierce storm of wind log raf shooting tho Lachine rapids was broken uI just after entering the mad rush of waters Each of the Indian raftsmen caught 8 log and all made the perilous descent in safety.
 Emil Steger, Hungarian, and formerly 8 companion in exile with Kossuth, committed suicide at Memphis, Tenn.
 Charles L. White was arrested in Sali Lake City, charged with unlawful cohabita- ton. His young wife refused to testify against him, and was sent to jail.
 Wisconsin Grand Army men, on their wal to Portland, were roughly handled at Montreal being suspected of Orangeism from thei orange colored badges.
 Charles A. Buddenseik, the New Yorl builder who laid his bricks without mortar and thereby caused his houses to fall, and wh was convicted of manslaughter, was on Tues day sentenced to the State Prison for ten year with fine of $500.
 "A messenger from Doloros Valley, Col says that Indians have killed & neighbo named Genther, seriously wounded his wife and burned his house, barn haystacks et( The messenger confirms the report that CON boys had killed six of 6 family of Indians.
 Seven men were drowned at Quinz 10. a chute which was very high and rough.
 A destructive cyclone passed over COT siderable portion of Belmont county, Ohit levelling dwellings and outbuildings, uproo ing ihe largest trees and destroying the groy ing crops.
 An epidemic has suddenly broken out various asts of the country among domest animals. entailing great loss, on farmer especially. In piggeries it is designated ho disease, among horses it partakes of th nature of glanders. Dogs and cats are als suffering from phase of the epidemic.
 The gathering of members of the Gran Army of the Republic at Portland, Me-, W; much larger in numbers than had been antc pated, the grand parade occupying thr' hours ill passing given point
 The Chicago City Council passed an ord appropriating $1C0, 900 for the purpose of 1T proving the sanitary condition of the city view of the threatened visitation of cholera.
 -yice-Presdent Hendricks delivered u address before the graduating class of u law department of Yale College.
 Vermont fish commissioners are stockir the lakes and streams of that State with sa mon.
 New evidence has been found in the Rio mond murder case that is believed to be fave able to Cluverius.
 A double tragedy took place at Logstow A his wife and fatally shot himself while tempC srily insane.
 Gen. Grant had Saturday night the best rt he has had since he has been at Mount N Gregor. He went to sleep at II o'clock, a had, all told, nine hours sleep. Dr. Doug was not called during the night, and ct sev o'clock Sunday morning made his first { animation of his patient. He found the Ge eral refreshed and in good spirits. His pu after he had been thoroughly aroused, was His voice was fairely distinct, though all
 said was uttered in 8 hoarse whisper. rested well during Sunday.
 -Peetty Annie Van Fossen, who was ( trial in New Lisbon, Ohio, for attempting poison fifteen persons, one of whom died, W acquitted. The defence set up was that son sRough on Rats" fell into the coffee by acc dent.
 Dennis Kearney announces his intentiC to run for Governor of California next ye on the workingman's ticket
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