Connecticut western news., 1885-03-04
NEWS OF THE DAY
GENERAL ITEMS.

Wells. The retreat from Abu Klea, where he had been intrenched, was effected without the loss of single man. The sick and wounded of his column are doing we'll
 Germany has extended her possessions in western Africa by annexing the remainder of the coast of the Gulf of Guinea lying between Cameroons and Old Calabar, at the mouth of the Bongo river, including the Cameroons mountains.
 The British Fire Brigade has offered the Government the services of 5000 iremen to protect public buildings against the designs of dynamiters.
 Colonel Fox Strangways, commandant of the Royal School of Gunnery, and Colonel Lyon, head official of the Government Labora. tory at Woolwich, who were so badly wounded by the explosion at the Royal School of Gun nery at Shoeburyuess, died from the effects of their injuries. They each had both legs blown of, and were otherwise severely injured.
 "A large delegation of the New Jersey Iegis' 'aure visited Albany, N Y., at the inYi- tatiou of Speaker Erwin and were very cor dialy entertained by both legislative branches The jury in the case of Mrs. Burnham against Macy X Co, the New York merchants, gave the plaintiff 5000 damages.
 The Special Treasury Commission is to in- vestiga,e every branch of the New York Gus tom House.
 The two oil exchanges of New York city
 
 A strike among the employees of the Wabash Railroad was inaugurated at Spring field, Ill.
 The profits of the Montreal carnival after paying last years deficit of s1S0 were only STA.
 The st,iking carpet weavers of Philadel- phia indulged in a riot. The police charged and put the weavcrs to flight before damage was done.
 The Prohibition party of Rhode Island ma in af PrOyiIaOaa mated State ticket with George H. Slade for Governor.
 Mail advices from Nassau, N. F., state that dynamite scare is prevailing, and the public buildings are being carefully guarded day and nj ht.
 "A couple who eloped from St. Louis, Mo-, were so conscience stricken when they came to realize their act that they committed sui eide.
 Mir. Robert Bonner, in a letter in reply to an application from Mir. Elbridge Cushman, president of the Plymouth County (Mass. Agricnltu a! Society, to let Maud s. trot at that society's annual fair, says that Maud S. cannot trot for money.
 Five prisoners escaped from the city jail at Helena, NJ. T.
 Tho Massachusetts State Senate passed to be engrossed the resolution providing for bi- ennial sessions of the Legislature.
 Tho Massachusetts House debated the bill prohibiting the sale of liquors between the hours of elt ven o'clock p. m., and six o'clock a. m., and after all amendments had been re- jected it was put upon its passage. The Spf aker declared the bill defeated.
 -Diphthtria Is epidemic in many towns and villages of eastern Connecticut and western Rhode Island Tho disease has made frightful ravages among the children of Norwich and New London, and in the village of Westerly R. l., there are 100 cases. f-,
 A journalist and physician both well known in the City of Mexico, had duel with swords over trouble originating at masked ball on Sunday. The physician was wounded. A collision between two passenger trains on the Illinois Central Railroad occurred near Chebanse, Ill. One man was killed and eight or ten wounded; some seriously, but none, it is thought, fatally.
 At Norfolk, Ya., two large cotton ware- houses were destroyed, involving 8 loss of property valued at $2OO,O00. United States Senator-elect Evarts paid visits to the Assembly and Senate in Albany, N. Y., holding receptions in both chambers and being g1 eted with great cordiality.
 Special Agents Bcackett and Chalker, of t New York Custom House, received their d.snissa!s, and the Secretary of the Treasury issued notice dispensing with the services of Special Inspectors Moseman and Lawrence.
 John ". Rubright, sufferer from palsy, Nho had been snowballed and stoned by a crowd in New York, lost his temper and fired one shot at his tormentors. The ball struck an innocent spectator in the forehead, killing him instantly.
 The amount due depositors by the savings banks of New York State, Jan. ], was $437, 107, 501. The number of depositorS was 1, 165,- 174, and the average deposits were $375.64 decrease of 50 cents for the year. The say- ings bank surplus was $69, ,669, 900; dividends nm int maid d znnaitora S1H 009 096
 Less than 25,0O0,000 barrels of oil were produced in 1884, but 7181, ,000, 900 barrels were sold on the three great exchanges of the country, two of which are ill New York city and one in Pittsburg.
 -Pugilist Sullivan's wife is suing for di- vorce, in Boston, Mass, on the ground of cruel treatment. Gen. Butler is her counsel.
 It is publicly announced in Buffalo, N. T., that the Irish revolutionists contemplate the invasion of Canada. The guards on Victoria Bridge have been doub ed.
 At Erie, Pa., George s. Robbins, aged fourteen, was accidentally killed by his brother. While the latter was chopping wood George stepped forward to pick up stick and slipped. He received full blow on the head from the ax. His skull was split open, causing instant death.
 Arkansas mountaineers object to the pres ence of colored emigrants in such large num- bers from the Southeastern States, and threat en violence.
 An unknown man shot and killed himself while viewing the winter scenery at Niagara Falls.
 Harvard College has received over one million dollars in donations during the past three years.
 The proposed extension of the jurisdic- tion of the United States Court in the Indian Territory causes much indignation among the Indians.
 It is stated that syndicate, of which Mir. Vanderbilt is at the head, will soon have con- trol of West Shore
 Mir. Cannon, formerly delegate from Utah, paints an unpleasant picture of the condition of affairs in that Territory.
 Two of crowd of cowbows which at tempted to run the town of Big Spring were killed by the City MarshaIs posse.
 A service for saving lifc at fires will be orgaaized in Philadelphia at once.
 Differences between New York and Chi caSo statstcians in their visible supply of grain statements have given rise to consider able co-troversy.
 Horace B. Ferren, deputy postmaster at Batavia, N. Y., committed suicide.
 IT. NJ. Plebble a cattle dealer, was burned to death while asleep in his room at Danville, Va.
 Charles Cornell, an engineer on the Pan Handle road, jumped from his engiue and was killed.
 Frank Warner was found frozen to deuth near Zanesyille Ohio. He had escaped from jail and gone to sleep by a fire which burned out, leaving him to freeze.
 An aged blind man, Hugh McCann, ii charged with beating his wife to death at New burg, N. Y.
 The report of the commissioners appointed by the Dominion government to investigate the Chinese question in British Columbia ia vors continuance of Chinese immigration tC that territory.
 Mrs. Ann Bowling. aged eighty-six wal found dead in her bed Monday morning il the northeastern section of Baltimore, Md She had attempted to make same tea.When hel clothing took fire and she got into bed, being unable to call for assistance. When found he! bed was partially consumed and her body al most burned to 8 crisp.
 A terrific explosion of natural gas occurred in the two-story brick dwelling occupied bl Kelsey Brothers, cigar makers, at Wellsburg