Connecticut western news., 1885-01-14
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
GENERAL ITEMS

A horrible duel with bowie knives was fought between 8 conductor and & brakeman on the top of 8 freight car while travelling at the rate of thirty miles an hour near Louis vile, Ky.
 The North Chicago Rolling Mill has started up, giving employment to 1000 men.
 The roof and dome of the Assembly Cham Der in the Wisconsin Capital sank eight inches
 Henry B. Harrison was elected Governor of Connecticut by the Legislature, sworn in and delivered his inaugural address
 The Governor of Minnesota complains to the Legislature of onerous exactions by rail roads, and he asks strong laws to prevent them.
 Special advices from Newfoundland state that the master of the British bark Helen Isabel, just arrived there, reports having ex- perienced several severe shocks of earthq ake on the Atlantic.
 Two prisoners at Fredericksburg, Tex, were burned to death through the jail in which they were confined taking fire.
 Governor Pattison's message to the Penn sylvania Legi lature urges modification of the marriage and divorce laws and the adoption of civil rvice reform measures.
 The Governor of Delaware complains that his people pay too much federal tax.
 The annual report of the Superintendent of New York State Prisons shows that progress continues to be made in those institutions, both financially and morally.
 Governor Cleveland sent to the New York Legislature his resignation. Lieutenant Gov ernor Hill took the oath to perform the duties of Governor and sent an annual message to the two Houses.
 Mir. B. F. Jones was elected President of the Iron and Steel Association, and resou- tion was passed opposing commercial treaties, but favoring large subsidies.
 The New Orleans Exposition is now meet ing it's current expenses, and with the surplus from receipts is paying of back debts.
 In Reading, Pa, Detectives Dehart and Boone and posse of men succeeded in landing in jail five men alleged to belong to regularly organiz d gaug of thieves operating in that city and county during the past winter.
 There are signs of 8 revival in the iron and steel trade, a number of Western mills having resumed business and orders having increased
 A fire which caused extensive damage to property occurred at Holly N. Y.
 Thirteen collier1es in the Scranton region have been suspended and the miners removed their mining tools.
 The New York Legislature elected George z. Erwin, of St. Lawrence, for Speaker of the Assembly of 1885.
 The ice business of Bangor, Me-, has re- ceived a severe blow, the ice being spoiled by kerosene oil witch ran over it during fire.
 An Orange demon stration agaiE yt Catho- lies was made at Bay Roberts, N. F. Two Re- demptorst Fathers from the United States were besieged in their dwelling, and the Cath olic bishop was prevented by armed men from holding services in his church.
 Illinois farmers are turning their attention to mineral deposits, and there is revival of the lead mining interests around Galena.
 An ice gorge formed in the Grand River and caused $5O,000 damage at Grand Rapids. Mich
 Mrs Kate E. Meyer, of Phoenix, N. r., has been placed under arrest by order cf the coroner on suspicion of having poisoned her nusDano and attempting to kill tho rest of tn family on New Years Day.
 A would-be highway robber, who was shot and killed at Bellaire, Ohio, proved to have been hitherto reputable citizen.
 A report was brought in by stage driver that seven men had been frozen to death on the road between Niobrara and Long Pine, Nebraska.
 The nitro-glvcerine factory of George Dana, at Windfall, Pa., was blown up and two employees instantly killed Under no circumstances will President Arthur be candidate for United States Sen ator from New York to succeed Lapham.
 Tn street row in London, Ont, between whites and negroes, five men were seriously wounded.
 The Aztec Land and Cattle Company has been organized with the intention of buying I3OUO,UUO acres or lana ID ArlZOna. In Cincinnati Police Lieutenant Mullen WAS sentenced in the United States Court to twelve months in the County jail, for the im- prlsonment in the station-house of number of voters, to prevent them from voting.
 The deep snows in Montana have caused serious destruction among the cattle and heavy losses to the stock raisers.
 A prominent official in Nebraska named Miller turned his wife and two children out NF fVH ukp ox.6 all Ah,aa ished.
 -One hundred families of negroes left Richmond county, North Carolina, for Arkau- sas.
 -Abner Coburn, who was Governor of Maine in 1862 and 1868, died at the age of eighty-one years and ten months.
 WASHINGTON NOTES
 A statement prepared by the United States Treasurer shows that there are now outstanding $26 529, IA in one dollar notes and k26, S4U,2U in two dollar notes. Each of these amounts is in excess of the amount of thos, notes outstanding in July last. The Treasurer says that there is now no scarcity of notes Of small denominations, and he is prepsrei to supply all legal demands for them. General W. B. Hazen, Chief Signal Officer, has reduced Sergeant Otto Holtnorth, of the Signal Ser vice, to the ranks, and has formally recommended to the Secretary of War that ne be dsmissed from the service for rihing Lieut. Gretly's private papers.
 "A bill of Senator Beck's proposes new tariff commission, to be composed of the Sec retary of the Treasury, five members of the House of Representatives elected to serve dur ing the Forty-ninth (next) Congress and three ienatofs whose terms extend beyond the pres int Congress, by reelection or otherwise.
 The Senate Committee on Foreign Rela- tions has decided to report adversely upon the re olutions looking to discussion of commer- oial treaties vii open doors.
 Representative Townsend will endeavor to secure the passage of the Mexican Pension olll az soon az the Interstate Commerce bill IS dis posed of.
 John B. Clarke, Clerk of the House. says the next House will contain 1S2 democrats 140 republicans, 1 greenback democrat (Mr. Weaver, of Iowa) and greenback republican (Mr. Brumm, of Pennsylvania. vacancy exists in the Nineteenth Congressional district of Pennsylvania. Of the members of the present House l87 have been reelected.
 The Nicaragua treaty meets with objection on the part of a few Senators, that to ratify ' and proceed to build & canal might be offensive to England, and that the British government might call ours to account for a violation of the ClGyton-BuIwer treaty.
 The Senate Commit @ on Foreign Rela tions Is considering the treaty with Nicaragua, and will report it favorably to the Senate.
 The motion of Congressman Collins, ot Boston, to fix Thursday, the 22d inst, as the day for the consideration of the senate Bank ruptcy bill, was defeated in the House by { lack of sixteen votes-the same number that i lacked last May when similar effort wa made. The vote in favor of the resolution was 136 yeas to 76 nays, two-thirds beint required.
 General Hagen says that his charge
 against Lieutenant Darlington are based ol
 facts which were not known at the time of tn Proteus Court of Inquiry.
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