Connecticut western news., 1886-06-23

few days before hli death was stuns by bees on the same arm.
 A down stage of the British Columbia Ex press Company was stopped on the Cariboo road by masked hghwaymen, armed with Winchester rifes who seized tho treasure box, but overlooked . package containing $l0, 900 in their hurry.
 The Rev. Dr. Samuel K. Lothrop, for near ly 40 years Pastor of the historic Brattls Square Church, Boston, Mass, and during his active career one of the most prominent of Boston Unitarian clergymen, died after brief illness of pneumonia.
 In Milwaukee Charles Baver, ono of the rioters recently indicted by tho Grand Jury, pleaded guilty, and was sentenced to pay fine and costs, aggregAting $a00, or to be im- prisoned in the County Jail for term of three months. The money was paid.
 --The two hundrsdth anniversary of the iu- corporation of the town of Falmouth, Mass, was celebrated with all the usual civic and military pomp. Governor Robinson and State officials and representatives from sur rounding cities and towns participated.
 William Aimison of Nashville, the new president of the International Typographical while holding cases on Nashville paper. He is about 50 years old. His father was Frenchman, his mother 6 Greek, and he was born at Marselles.
 It is feared that severe loss of life has re. suited in the great storm at Sabine Pass; Texas The influx of waters was sudden and heavy, and was driven inland with great rapidity by the furious wind, giving the people but little time to escape. A relief expedition has gore to the Pass.
 At 1O3O o'clock at night dynamite bomb exploded near s1-Mayor M. II. Secor's house in Racine, Wis. Ono man was badly hurt. E1-Mayor Secor drove over the spot few moments before the explosion took place. E1- Mayor Secor Is a trunk manufacturer who has been through a strike and boycott.
 Upward of two hundred grocers sailed on the steamer Elbe from New York. They are all Germans doing business in New York and Brooklyn, and are on 8 visit to the Father land. On July 4 they will meet in Brennan and celebrate the anniversary of their adopted country's independence. The excursion tickets are good for one year.
 Governor Hill of New York, has signed the act amending the law regarding imprison- ment for debt. Hereafter six months is to be the limit of imprisonment on arrests in civil actions, and the operation of the law releases within five days all prisoners in Ludlow Street Jail, New York, and elsewhere who have been incarcerated beyond eix months.
 The Maine Prohibition Convention nomi- mated Aaron Clark for Governor. The plat form says, We aim at the application of Christian principles to politics. to secure civil service reform, to do away with vituperation in political contests, the abolition of polygamy, and the better condition of the Indians and of the colored people at the South.
 The Vermont Republican State Conven, ton nominated Eben J. Ormsbie for Cover nor and Colonel Levi K. Fuller for Lieut.. Gov. The balance of the present State ticket was renominated. Resolutions advocating State and national railroad commission, in favor of legislation against oleomargarlne, ci sym pathy for Gladstone in his fight for home rule and criticising the policy of the administra- ton were passed unanimously.
 Mir. Mckenzie, American Vice Consul in Dublin, shot his wife with a revolver, a bullet lodging in her temple. He then shot himself. The wife was taken to a hospital and will pro- bably not recover. Mckenzie dled while be- ing conveyed to the hospital The two had frequently quarrelled. They have thre, chl- dren.
 The schooner Alice arrived at Gloucester from Nova Scotia with six hundred and fifty barrels of large mackerel, the first of any con. sequence to be landed here this season. Capt Watson caught his mackerel outside of the lhree mile limit and did not go in sight of and, as no mackerel have been caught inshore this spring.
 The Irish Gentlemen's Lacrosse team, who ae to visit the United States have se- cured passage on the Etruria, which sails for New York July 30 They will play in New York on Aug. 1h, and will also play there Aug. L2. They will play at Toronto Aug. 16 and l7 and at Montreal Aug. IS. Their last game in America will be played at New York Aug 20.
 Twenty-Five hundred miners at the Fienn coal mines, Belgium, have gone out on strike. strong band of strikers marched to the St. tlorent Mine at Quaregnon and forced the miners to leave the pit. The police prevented .hem from proceeding to other pits. Several tquadrons of lancers have been ordered to Hornu and Quaregnon. The Governor of Hainault has started for the scene of the ,trike.
 WASHINGTON ITEMS.
 Senator Miller presented petition from the New York Chamber of Commerce and busi- ness men of New York City praying that an appropriat on of $1 ,00O 900 be made for the ''beginning of permanent work of deepening the water over Sandy Hook bar to 50 feet at low tide"
 A despatch received at Washington from Minister Phelps is to the effect that the Cana dian authorities were considered by the British Government as having been too oppressive ln their measures with regard to the fishery question, and that an amicable adjustment would soon be arrived at.
 The House pass; d the Senate bill granting the franking privilege to the widow of Gen. U. &. Grant and House bill for the relief of the survivors of the exploring steamer Jean. ne te and the widows and children of those who perished in the retreat from the wreck of
 
 The House passed, by vote of 1S3 to 40, bill absolutely repeating the pre-emption, timber culture, and desert land laws, and so | modifying the homestead law SO that the set tier is not entitled to patent until thirty months after the filing of his claim, and six months after the presentation of proof of set clement and cultivation.
 President Cleveland has accepted the hon. orary presidency of the American Exhibition fpf foG v1o 1,,I in, Moxy Gon- eral A. F. Goshorn, the president of the Gen eral Council of the Exhibition, has decided that the main office in the United States shall be Philadelphia. President Cleveland will open the Exhibition from the White House and start the machinery by the telegraph land lines and the cables.
 The Army Appropriation bill passed the l Senate exactly as it came from the Senate Committee. It appropriates $23 $50, STA, which is $13S, 053 less than the amount ap- propriated by the House bill. The principal changes are an increase of $25, ,0O0 for the con- for the manufacture of arms at national arm- ories and 8 decrease of $42, ,00o for the pay and S246, 900 for the subsistence of the army. The Secretary of State recently received a cable message from Minister Cox, at Constan' tinope, saying that the Sultan of Turkey de- sired to send wedding present to Mrs. Cleve- | land, and asking that it be received. The ETeslueut Wuuo dPpIeCldbAuS Ino A1ohvCs o1 the Sultan, felt that it's acceptance would be in violation of the spirit, if not the letter. oi the Constitution. and accordingly telegraphed his declination of the proposed compliment.
 The collections Of internal revenue during the first ten months of the fiscal year ending June 3O 1SS6, amounted to $95, 303, ,666, being an increase of $3,135, ,7S3 over the receipts during the corresponding period of the last fiscal year. There was an increase of S733,1s0 on spirits, increase of S1,333, 272 on tobacco and an increase of $1, ; | 126, 425 on fermented liquors. The only de- | The receipts for April, 1886. were s176 O47 | greater than those for April, 1885. The chief of the Bureau of Statistics re- boris that the total values of the exports of