The examiner., 1885-06-13
STATE NEWS.

The Henry Bill publishing company of Norwich issued June 3, in Boston, their edition of the entire revised Bible, having been engaged in the work of publishing it but 10 days. Several different firms were employed to set the type
 MT. Willard Perkins of Waterbury, who weighs 325 pounds, is anxious for d1- vorce form his little wife of 100 pounds weight because she pelts him with stove covers and filters.
 RJoseph Montana, an Italian who some month ago murdered Edward McAloon in Hartford by stabbing him in the abdomen, was found guilty of murder in the second degree in the superior court last week and sentenced to state prison for life.
 Porpoises are plenty in the Sound, and are being caught. The head yields an oil which is very valuable for lubricating pur- poses, the skins are very tough and are desired for various uses, and the flesh IS said to be sold under the name of sword fish.
 Gov. Harrison has appointed Alexander Warren of Pomfret, delegate to the annual meeting of the National Cattle and Horse Growers association at St. Louis, ln Nov. He has also appointed Dr. Ralph 5. Good win of Thomaston, member of the State board of health, to fill the vacancy caused by the appointment of Dr. Lindsley as secretary of the board.
 Two women near Norwich found thief in the house Wednesday morning, June 5. Instead of running away, they made hlm run, that is, they closed all the lower part of the house and drove him up stairs and out of window. They came down and chased him until they attracted the atten- ton of two men at work in field. These joined in the chase and ran the fellow some distance, when they caught him and turn ed him over to the police.
 The large hat factory of William Beck erlee & O., at Danbury, was burned Sat urday, with seven buildings and hose house adjoining; loss $2O0, 1000, insurance $8O 900. The fire originated in an explo- sion of the firms gas machine The floor of the office was lifted aud the shop took fire. In 15 minutes all the buildings were in flames. There were 300 employees in the buildings, but they nearly all escaped. MT. Beckerlee was badly burned, and MT. Rufus Clark has since d1ed from the burns he received.
 GENERAL.
 In the storm at Chicago, June 3, five persons were killed by lightning and three men drowned in the lake.
 A statue of the late President Garfield in bronze has been cast successfully at lonZS 1OuQ06fY Ill IL Will be sent to San Francisco, Gal.
 The buildings in East Providence, R. l., belonging to the Rumford Chemical works were burned on Sunday night, and four large structures entirely consumed.
 Reports of distresss come from Jackson county, w. Va. Hundreds of families are said to be destitute of needed food An appeal for aid has been made, which 1oor will cto
 At length Ferdinand Ward, the noted sWindler who has been lying in comfort able quarters in jail in New York on civil prosecution has been indicted for criminal charge.
 Sunday in New York city, drunken ruffan named David Quinn, and two or three drunken sailors assailed some China men on the street, Quinn shot one of them killing him instantly, and wounded two others. He was arrested.
 Marrying on the installment plan has been put into practice by Weymouth (Mass.) clergyman. The bridegroom could not afford to pay the fee down, but promised to pay dollar week for five weeks. He was so delighted with his bride that he kept his promise.
 Wm. T. Dorrance, second teller of the Providence National bank, has been found to be defaulter to the amount of $32, 900. He has carried on his peculations for some time and has managed to escape de- lection till now. He was to have been made cashier of the bank but will be prose- cuted instead and probably be given a place in the State prison.
 The type-setting contest between Joseph McCann of the New York Herald and Ira Somers of the World, for purse of $500, was decided at the Star office in New York on Thursday last. The men set for three hours, McCann putting up 6325 ems of solid minon, without paragraphs, and Sommers 6022 In the first hour McCann set 2123 ems.
 Chicago is making a determined fight for law and order. Non-partisan judges have been elected. Garter Harrison has been counted in as mayor, and has issued a proclamation against the gambling houses, according to his promise made during the municipal campaign, and the dispatches say that the gamblers think he means business and are really shutting up their shops. It will be quite another mat l ter to keep the shops closed by and by, l however.
 Vulcan, Mich, had an exciting expert ence last week. Sunday evening large | number of Italian miners visited Maloney's saloon and began to drink. Soon they became disorderly, smashing the saloon fixtures, whereupon Maloney and friend put them out. This enraged the crowd who opened fire on the saloon with their rifles, their fire being returned with re- volvers. Two Italians were wounded bad ly, one receiving a bullet in his breast, which will probably prove fatal. Then 300 Italians proceeded to assail the saloon and burned it.
 A jury in Richmond, Va, have found Thomas J. Cluverius guilty of murder in the first degree for killing Fanny Lillian Madison. This case has attracted wide attention on account of the family connec- tions of the parties and the mystery at tending the case Cluverius is convicted on circumstantial evidence, but his share in the sad undoing of his cousin, his close relations with her up to within 8 few hours of the finding of her body in the reservoir,