Connecticut western news., 1885-07-15

Lieut.. Henry H. Gorringe, who brought the obelisk to New York, died st his home m New York city, of spinal disease. He hao been sufferer from paralytic disorder IOf the last six months, but his last momen" were peaceful and painless. "A fire ct Woodbridge, Va, on Saturday night resulted in the loss of four lives.
 -Indisns in the Southwest are said to be alowly starving to death through insufficient supplies; their hunting grounds are fenced m by land monopolies and they are murdered by cowboys; they are starved on the reservations and shot if they go away from them.
 A Moncure, N. O., dispatch gays: Edward Finch, aged seventy-five years; bis sister, aged eighty, both white, and negro boy, about fifteen years of age, were murdered Saturday night.
 At Chicago street cars on Monday were sent out under police protection. Two or three cars were attacked by the mob which re- treated on the advance of the police. A num- Der of the drivers were beaten and number of the mob had their heads smashed by police mems clubs.
 WASHINGTON NoTEa
 The President has accepted the resigna- tion of F. B. s. Pinchback aS Surveyor or Customs ct New Orleans.
 Judge Chenowith, on behalf of 6 number of Texas ex-Confederste soldiers, presented Gen. Rosencrans with pistol captured by the
 
 summer of 1884.
 The President has declined the Niagara Falls invitation, and probably will not leave Washington until the first of August.
 The Surveyor of New Orleans Port, MT. Pinchback. recently asked for leave of absence, which was refused He rendered his resigns ton and left for the Northwest.
 The President has appointed George ". Brewer to be General Appraiser of Merchan- disc ct New York. -.-..- The President has removed B. Platt Car penter of New York, as Governor Of Mon tana and has appointed in his place Mr. Samuel T. Houser, of Montana
 It has been decided to appoint Judge Lam bert Tree, of Illinois, Minister to Belgium.
 FOREIGN TTEMA A mysterious disease, which has thus far baffled the skill of physicians, has become epidemic in Portugal. Persons seized with the malsdy die within few minutes after | being attacked. The afflicted show none of the symptoms of any disease known to the medical practitioners, who are, as yet, unable | either to give the disease 8 name or to arrest its progress.
 | -Adyices from the Russian front on the Murghab state that the Afghans are massing | troops on the frontier. This movement leads the Russians to believe that 1t is the intention of the Ameer of Afghanistan to attempt an attack on the Russian forces, in order to re- venge the defeat of his troops in the battle of Pan1deh.
 At Coblintz Empress Augusta, in the pres ence of Crown Prince Frederick William, re- ceiyed deputation of the New York rilemen. The rifemen, in carriages, defiled before the windows of the Empress's apartments, | saluting her as they passed The | Empress said she was extremely pleased with the celebration and fete on the Rhine. | She rejoiced over the numerous proofs of sym | kR,vyF I'm walcOmnd every means of tightening the bonds uniting German-Americans to their fatherland.
 -Despatches from Teheran says the Persian authorities complain bitterly of the continu- Ance of Russian aggressions on the frontier. | There are 10000 Russian troops now at Aska- bad, and re-enforcements are constantly arriving from the Caspian districts. The opinion is general at the Persian capital that Russia is determined upon war, and that a conflict is inevitable.
 | The French General Courcy telegraphs from Hue that the Annamite garrison made an unexpected attack upon his forces, but were rcpulsed. General Courcy gives the losses in Xii led and wounded of both sides as follows: French, 60; Annamite, 1,500. After l this engagement General Courcy occupied the citadel, which he found to contain l, 900 guns. | He has also ordered that re-inforcements be sent to him from Haiphong.
 A conhagration which occurred on the 20th of May at Toyama, Japan, was of excep- tional magnitude, 5,9l7 houses having been destroyed. No estimate of the loss has been made.
 The Japanese Government announces the resumption of specie payment, to take place January 1, 1886. The Government is issuing convertible notes, and paper money is already on . par with silver. The amount of bank notes and paper currency in circulation is esti- mated at 12O. 5OO, 900 yens-
 1 The total deaths from cholera in Spain uI to Sunday night number over g, 300, nearly half of which occurred during the past sever days. The death rate continues to be four in nine of those attacked. ....
 The Oas,, west, and north-river districts of Canton Province are inundated, and many breaches have occurred in the dikes. There has been great loss of life and serious damage to property.
 John Carpenter, the New York wife mur derer, who has made himself so notorious was sentenced to be hanged August 2l.
 Three tons of giant powder exploded at Cheyenne, W. T., doing serious dam Age. Two lives were lost.
 "A sanguinary conflict between a number of prominent Americans and some Mexicani of equally high standing took place at a dance near Fort Stockton, Texas, and three personi were killed
 According to the latest dispatches thu | Cashmere Valley earthquakes have been fear fully destructive. To kill over 5000 peopl' 33, 1000 animals, and to destroy 10000 houses | the conyulsions must have been very exten