Connecticut western news., 1885-08-26
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 -Lieutenant Angel Beracoa, Cuban revo- lutionary leader, was executed on the 9th inst at Baracoa, by the Spaniards. He was too weak from his wounds to meet his fate In standing position, and so his enemies shot him to death as he was seated in chair. He resided in New York city from 1880 to 1884. A strange malady has broken out among cattle, particularly mileh COWS, in the neigh. borhood north of the Union Stock Yards, Chi. cago, and extending to the Bridgeport slaugh. ter houses in the southwestern part of the city. The disease appears to be in all cases fatal It is thought the afflicted cattle show symptoms of Texas fever.
 Ten thousand persons assembled in the vicinity of Pleasure Island to witness the double scull race for g, 900 and the champion ship of America, between Hosmer and Gau- daur, and Courtney and Conley. The race was won by Courtney and Conley by two lengths, in the unprecedented time of 17m. 571ls., beating the record 435{s The winners were heartily cheered.
 John Nichols Yice-President of the City National Bank, of Fort Worth, Texas, whose sudden death occurred last Monday at tho bank, has been discovered to be a defauter to large amount. The discovery of the defal- cation created a profound sensation, as Nich- ols stood very high, and was one of the most popular citizens of the place.
 Maggie Brennan, seven years of age, was Killed DY lightning aU 0cIdntOIl, Ih.
 Maxwell the murderer of Preler in St. Louis, has been identified in England as Hugh M. Brooks, lawyer, of Hyde.
 Tom Turner's house at Dalton, Ga., was visited by ku Kiux. In an encounter which followed Turner was killed.
 The striking iron workers at Cleveland voted by large majority to demand the scale of wages adopted by the Amalgamated Steel and Iron Association.
 The charge of assault upon Elizabeth Koscbrook against tho notorious Tim McCarty, the New York dive keeper, was dismissed by Justice Power. Quite a crowd of witnesses were present to testify in favor of McCar ty. The British bark Haddingtonshire was lost ca the Oregon coast, going ashore at o'clock in the morning of Point Reyes, craggy promontory in Marin county. She was loaded with canned salmon.
 Descendants of Anneke Jans met iu New ark, N. J.. and agreed to consolidate their claims with those of the New York heirs, who want 10 dspossess Trinity Church corporation of its vast possessions.
 -Poundmaker one of the Northwestern In- dian chiefs associated with Riel, has becn sem terced at Winnipeg to three years imprison- ment.
 Joanna Heights, near Reading, Pa., where Methodist camp meeting had beenin progress for two Vt eks, was the scene of frightful  were ffightfully injured.
 Some time during Saturday night an effigy of Gen. Grant was hanged by unknown persons to a lamp post in the little village Of Wirtz, Ringgold county, Iowa. A reward WAS offered for the perpetrator of the act.
 While cars were ascending and descend ing the inclined railroad at the Cabin Creek coal mines, short distance from Charleston, W. Va the loaded cars broke loose and col lided with car in which were four men, all of whom were killed.
 Annie Hogan, young girl residing in West Hoboken, was locked up to await the re- sut of an injury inflicted by her upon her father. Hogan made & remark rehectiug on the girls character. when she seized an axe ard struck him on ihe head. He remained un- conscious for sew ral hours, but when he re- covered he refused to make any charge against his daughter.
 Special Inspector of Customs ". H. Cole sez d the corset factory of Solomon Vermylea and turned it over to Collector Warren. Yer .nylea has large factory in Bellevillc, Onta- rio. and smugged most of the goods with which his patrons in Watertown, N were sup pied. Smuggling has been going on for three months. and it is claimed that Vermylea has so far defrauded the Government of $500 in duties
 say avenue, Jersey City, rode ill John Fcehans hack from the As tor House 10 Forty-second street, wherc he got out and started off without paying. When called to account by Feehan, MT. Greycl attacked him and was arrested. Grevel be- came violently insane and was sent to Belle vue.
 FOREIGN rTElR
 Riots took place at the capital of the Canary Islands, owing to the disregard of quarantine regulations by officials arriving from Cadiz.
 "A rich maiden lady named Menetray re- gently disappeared from Paris A female servant told the neigEbcrs that the lady had entered convent, leaving her to manage the property. The servant brought her own rela- tives to the house to live. Suspicion being aroused, the police entered the p emises and discovered the lady body buried in quick lime in the garden. The servant and her com panions tried to escape, but were arrested.
 The bedroom occupied by an American gentleman in Liverpool was entered by thieves and robbed of S3,0O0 in money and jewelry.
 It is stated that Maxwell, who murdered Preller, in St. Louis, Mo-. is the son of a na- tioral schoolmaster at BylPs rear Manchester, England.
 The Be!ei1m officer in command of Kaer- ma, on the Congo. refuses to recognize the decision Cf the Berlin conference that the western banks of Lake Tanganyika shall form part of the frontier of the Congo State, and has proclaimed himself Emperor of Tanganyi. ka.
 Lord Chief Justice Coleridge, who was married on Saturday to Miss Lawford, in letter to the papers says he cannot see why th' details of his private life should interest th' public. The father of Lord Coleridge's brid, was formerly Judge in Bens al, Tho lady age is g years.
 The PdH JfdH Gdzette's recent revelation of London vice have been dramaiized a Vienna. The play is in five acts, and is en titled Protect Our Daughters"
 The Kaukds (newspsper) of Tifiio. say that England should allow Russia and Afghan istan to settle the frontier dispute betweel thense.ycs; tEat the negotiations between Engsni and Russia as at present conducted cannot lead to a sa isfactory result.
 An Anglo-Tmkish agreement has beel proposed through Sir Henry Drummon, Wolff, by the terms Of which English men-of war will be allowed to pass through the Oar canelles in time of war.
 The Fruit Crop.
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