Connecticut western news., 1885-10-28


 A. Schroeder; for Register Wm. A. Fritz; for County Clerk, Joseph c. Hscker; for County IT ieasurer, J. Lott Nostrand; for Surrogate, Horace Graves; for Supervisor at Large, 0. H. K Smith for Justice of Sessions, James Savage.
 The subs .ibers to the two hundred and fl fty thousand dollar fund for General Grant resolved to give the fund to Mrs. Grant, and oa her death to her children and grandchl- tlren. There is present deficiency of about S25, ,0o0 the fund.
 Two men were killed by an explosion of black damp in Raccoon Pit Coal Mines, near Richmond, Va.
 "A boy was killed by panther in Bedford csnr'vv, Pa.
 Further details of the fighting at Gaia marca, Peru, show that it was marked by the treason of Senor Ugarte, one of the govern ment officers who endeavored to unite his regiment with the rebels. His object was frustrated through the action of loyal troops, who fired upon him when his design became apparent. The government troops were greatly aided in achieving their success by the armed populace. who have unanimously agreed to resist the monteneros.
 An explosion of gas occurred in dermi- tory of Harvard College by which three stu den were seriously burned.
 An anti-Chinese riot took pace in Wyo- ming without, however, being attended with loss of life.
 
 ate soldiers took place at the fair grounds at Greensboro, Ky. Three hundred and fifty soldiers from all parts of the country went into camp and commissary department was estab- lished.
 Junius Brutus Booth the tragedian, and mother of Edwin Booth, died in New York city She was 83 years of age.
 The Republicans of New York county nom- mated ths following ticket:--Supreme Court George c. Barrett Common Pleas, Theron G. Strong; Superior, John Sedgwick; City Court Granville F. Hawes and James w. Haweg; Sheriff, John W. Jacubus; County Clerk, Lewis S. Coebel; President Board of Alder men, Thomas B. Asten; Coroners, John Nu- gent, Ferdinand Eidman and George c. Kibbe. The fear that many dead bodies would be found underneath the wrecked engine at the Pennsylvania coal chute on the Hackensacll Meadows, of New Jersey, was realized, and the death list was doubled in few hours, 1t now being known that ten emigrants lost their lives. Thom.s P. Pratt, the signal operator. was arrested, and admitted that the collision between the express and emigrant trains was due to his carelessne.s.
 Through the falling of wall at Louis vile, Ky, four men were fatally injured and others sustained broken boaes.
 The brick cottage at No s6 Vernon Park Place, Chicago, was burned and four of the occupants burnt d to death.
 
 and the patenee of var.ous toys and mechan- ical devices, died in Syracuse, N. r., from the tffects of morphine taken W tn suicidal intent. Hr. Graves was worth $45, ,000, but was of a pcnurious disposition, and in fit of despond- e cy, caus.d by fear of hard times, he took the drug
 A mother grandmother and two children perishe in burning building at Chicago. Two SC ctons of freie Int train colided at Annvile station, on the Reading Railroad thirty cars were wrecked. but no one was in jared.
 Two trains colIided at Black Creek Juno tion. on the Lehigh Valley Railroad result ing in the destruction of locomotive and forty cars.
 A hoodlum party raided ballroom at New Orleans. One of the dancers was killed and several injured.
 Private Wood, of the Seventh cavalry, shot and killed Post Interpreter George F. Curry, at Fort Buford, ID. T.
 A freight train on the Northern New Hampshire Railroad was de-ai,ed at Andover Plains, causing the death of Lucins Graves and John Emerson, engineers, and J. Harris, brakeman.
 w. s. Warner, who, according to Ferdi- fand Ward, got $l ,3OO,G00 of the millions of Wards plunder has been arrested. Proceed ings have been begun under the Banking Act against Ward also, so that if he escapes the Penal Code of the State of New York the Uni ted States will still have hold on him.
 The members of the Eastern Flint Glass Workers Union struck on Oct. for an in ctease Of wages. They demanded from Si1 to S33 per week, instead of from S10 to $50, which they were then receiving. A large num- l'tr of glass works have closed down in conse- GueEce, and 5000 men are thrown cut of em- lloyment
 A sad accident occurred the Pennsyl- vania Railroa 8 few miles west of Jersey City. The Pacific Express collided with and wrecked an emgraht train, and four of the em;grants were killel and number of others seriously injured.
 = The Brazilian Legislature has passed law for the gradual abolition of slavery in that country, the State buying the slaves from their owners It is calculated that in thirteen years slave labor will have come to an end. In Newark. N. J., John Berry was knocked down with piece of lead pipe and his satchel, containing $2,70l, was torn from him by one man who had an aceompice in buggy. The thieves fortunately failed to secure the money. In Edgefield, s. C., twenty-two we'll l-known white citizens were marched through the streets in body and locked up in jail upon warrants charging them with murder in the lynchng of o. l.. Culbreath, @ prominent and weIl-to-do farmer. Culbreath was suspected of having assassinated young man named William Hammond, who was spending the night at the re. idence of Culbreath's wife at the request of her son, who was absent from home.
 There was an earthquake shock, lasting about ten seconds, at Sandersvlle, Ga. The movement was from southwest to northeast. Persons in buildings felt the shock very per- ceptlbly. It was accompanied by low rumb- ling sound
 The furnaces and machinery Of the steam frge of the Reading Iron Works, which were file for two years were inspected by the com panys officials with view of putting them into operation. The forge in brisk times em- peyed 159 men. It is also rumored that the Philadelphia and Reading Company's rolling mill, where the manufacture of iron rails was discontinued several years ago, will be placed ln operation after the mill shall have been changed into steel rail works. This mill for merly employed between 9 O and 300 hands.
 FOREIGN Tsss
 Permission to appeal has been denied Riel, the Canadian rebel, by the British Privy Council Special dispatches from Canada an- nounce that the prisoner is Respondent, but that lunacy commission may give him a chance of escape.
 - The English invading expedition is being rapi!ly fitted out against Burmah. King The bi,r still shows resolution to fight.
 It is announced by cable that Russia has prepared force of 90, 900 men to send to Farna in case of need.
 Greece is enthusiastic for war. The Coun- ell of Candid in Crete has voted in favor of tie union of Crete to Greece.
 Mr. Stead, of the PGu Mall Gazette, and lis fel.ow defendants in the Armstrong ab- silrtion case have been indicted by the Grand Jsry.