Connecticut western news., 1885-04-15
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
GENERAL ITEMS.

ns derer, was hanged on Friday. He said he did not know what he was doing when he commit ted the crime. He died easily. Affairs in Panama are improving The provisional Government is organizing rapidly, and order is being maintained. The Shenan- doah landed 100 men, They are guarding the wharves, offices, and rolling stock of the Pan anna Railroad Company.
 A terrible hurricane occurred at Tamative on the east coast of Madagascar, on the 25th of last February. Twelve vessels foundered in the harbor, including five French and six na- tive vessels and the American bark Sarah Ho- bart.
 Members of the British army reserve resi- dent in Toronto, have been ordered to hold themselves in readiness to return to England. It is said that there are 4,000 of them in Can- ada.
 The excitement in Montreal over the news of Q probable war between Russia and England is intense. Volunteers are now looking for marching orders to the East instead of the West
 There was great excitement at the Produce Exchanges in New York, Boston and Phila- delphia caused by the war news. Wheat ad- vsnced seven cents bushel, and 12, 100000 bushels woFs bought and sold.
 Al Chicago and other western c1ries the war ncws had the effect of causing sharp ad- vance in wheat and other cereals and scenes of unusual excitement were witnessed on the Produce Exchanges.
 Edward Lambert, of Chicago, shot and killed his mother-in-law, Mrs. Mulligan, wound ed his wife and then shot himself.
 "A bill granting $30 GOO for the purchase of the National Guard camp site at Peekskill has passed both legislative houses of New York. It is reported that United States Indians have crossed the Canadian border, and will :. operate with RieL The Dominion Govern ment is hurrying forward troops.
 ouia Harry of PnnrlaF RIuff near St Louis, shot his wife to death; then killed him. self.
 Mrs. General Tom Thumb was married to Count Primo Magri in the Church of the Holy Trinity in New York.
 Thomas J. Cluverius was indicted at Rich mcnd, Va, for the murder of Miss Madison.
 -one of the gangways of the Cuyler col fiery, at Raven Run, Pa., caved in without warning, entombing ten miners who were at work inside. The cave in occurred about four hundred feet from the bottom of the slope, and was caused by Q sudden crushing of the timbers.
 The American man-of-war Shenandoah and the British ship Heroine arrived at Pan anna. Their presence imparts greater con findence to the public, which had become greatly alarmed by threats and rumors of the widest character. The commander of the French ship Ceine Blanche positively refused 70 land his men at Aspinwall, unless all tho
 
 The Mexican army now en route to the frontier numbers 15, 900 men.
 The charred remains of J. Perrin Joyce, his daughter Margaret Joyce, his grandson Charles Joyce, and Mary Rice were found in the ruins of J. P. Joyce's house. at Turnpike, North Carolina.
 John L.. Cummings was killed in street car at Newport, Ky, by father who claims Cummings had ruined his daughter.
 Howard Cooper, the negro who assaulted Miss Kate Gray near Rockland, Md, has been captured.
 The New York Assembly passed the bill appropriating $1, COG, 900 for work on the State Capitol. The bill to prevent gambling in grain, oil, stocks. etc., passed the New York State Senate. At Waco, Texas, three men were struck by lightning and fatally injured.
 The Connecticut House passed an anti dynamite bill prohibiting the manufacture, sale, or possession Of dangerous explosives, ex- cept by license.
 The advance of the Dominion militia against Rielis slow. Chief Beardy was killed in the fight at Duck Lake. At Prince Albert the settlers are said to be in dread of an at tack
 WASHINGTON NOTES.
 While heavy storm was passing over the city, the Washington monument was struck three times by lightning, without causing the least damage. Col. Casey examined the alu- minum tip with powerful telescope and found it as sharp and bright as whenit was placed on the summit some mo onths since.
 Secretary Bayard has signifed the willing ness of the United States to cooperate with the Latin Union in fixing the ratio between gold and silver with view to the unlimited coinage of both.
 public called upon President Cleveland in be- half of the retention of officeholders who belong to that organization.
 The Secretary of the Navy has directed the Commandants of the various navy yards to take an inventory of all Government property in their charge. Noinventory has been taken Unofficial information has been received to the effect that Salvador refuses to agree to an armistice, and intends invading Guatemala Secretary Whitney has appointed bosrd to examine the Dolphin; Mir. John Roacn is annoyed because he has to pay the insurance on the vessel for thirty days longer.
 Capt Couch is about to visit Washington to present the case of the boomers In behalf of opening Oklahoma to settlers
 FOREIGN TEkA
 Several menacing letters have been re- ceived in the mail address d to the Prince of Wales in Ireland. The Prince has directed his secretary 10 throw such letters away as soon as their character is discovered.
 Russia has been sounding the Ameer of Afghanistan, and finds that he is ready with 100, 900 men to resist Russian advance. It is said in India that war between England and Russia is inevitable
 -El Mahdi has summoned the Emir of Ber- 7 Der 10 go with bis army to Khartoum to assist in quieting revolters.
 Wholesale arrests of Anarchists have been made in Switzerland. The persons arrested are chiefly Germans and Austrians.
 The Chinese Legation in London has for warded to the Chinese agent at Paris renewed peace proposals, the basis of which are that the blockade of PetchiH and Formosa shall be immediately raised; that Tonquin shall be ceded to China and that no indemnity shall be exscted by France.
 The cholera epidemic ct Jativa, province of Valencia, continues to increase. There were 40 cases and 2e deaths last week, and on Sunday 30 new cases and ' deaths. The prees and the public regard the disease as certainly cholera. The physicians persist in denying that it is so.
 It is believed that the Rothschilds will ad vance . temporary loan to Egypt pending the issuing of the loan of E9, ,000 recently agreed upon.
 England stiIl considers Russia's reply to Earl GranyilleH. demand as elusive and un- satisfactory. -... M. Brisson has succeeded in forming new French Cabinet.
 WOMEN CONNECTS ON STRIKE. Punished Because They Woul d Not Take
 the Places of Other strikers.
 There was Q revolt last week in the Kings county New York penitentiary among the fe- male prisoners. Those who engaged in it were