Connecticut western news., 1886-06-30
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 "A man was robbed by foot-pad in the streets of Boston at night.
 Last year 2OI persons were killed and 526 were injured on railways in New Jersey.
 Storms of great violence have been preva- ent through Minnesota doing serious damage.
 The French brigantine Michael sank on the Grand Banks and nine of her crew were drowned.
 New waterfalls and cascades have been discovered on Cannon Mountain in the White Mounta ns.
 An old building in Sing Sing, N. Y., that was being repaired collapsed and crushed two of the workmen fatally.
 Two sailors fought until they fell over board at Gloucester, Mass,, and then one of the contestants drowned.
 George c. Charles, well-known commeo dian, commit ted suicide in Philadelphia t ease the pain of sciatica.
 Rear Admiral Stephen B. Luce, United States Navy, has assumed command of the North Atlantic squadron.
 A mud drum in the international Cotton Press Works at New Orleans exploded, killing the fireman and his assistant.
 
 "Independent Statehood" and 8 civil war on 8 grand scale is threatened.
 The City Marshal of Detroit, Mich, was killed by one of party of gamblers he was attempting to arrest for fighting.
 Eleven mill hands were poisoned by eating hash for breakfast at Waterville, Me. None of them, however, are expected to die.
 The members of the New Jersey Editorial Association were handsomely entertained in Montreal and had 8 pleasant visit.
 The family and physician of ex Vice Pres ident David Davis have concluded that his end is approaching. He is failing rapidly.
 The Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company, of Boston, celebrated their two hundred and forty y-eighth anniversary. The plasterers of Pittsburg and Allegheny City have refused to work more than eight hours per day. Building is at 8 standstill.
 John Hood, colored man was shot at York, Pa., while resisting arrest, by the acci- dental discharge of Officer Powelrs pistol.
 Over five thousand persons witnessed the defeat of the Baltimores by Brooklyns nine in Sundays baseball game at Ridgewood Park. Thomas A. Doyle, Mayor of Providence, R. L, was stricken with paralysis, and died, The two hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the founding of Providence, R. l., was celebrated by large processions in heavy storm.
 A dozen tramps engaged in drunken fight at their rendezvous in Lynn, Mass. IIe contest resulted in the death of one of the tramps.
 The conduct of the Canadian government in taking the life of Louis Riel was bitterly denounced by the French-Canadians at Rut- land, Vt.
 A report of Cuban flibustering e1pedi. ton from New Orleans has sent the steamer Forward on search which has thus far proved fruitless.
 Four men who were engaged in the recent railroad strike st East St. Louis, pleaded guilty to intimidation and were fined $5 and costs each.
 "A passenger and freight train collided nesr Pepperel Station, Mass. An engineer and fireman and several passengers received serious injuries.
 The switchmen in the Chicago stock yards have struck, and 8 general blockade is e1- pected. The movement was accompanied with violence.
 -Cornelia Bishop recovered $3,5Oo damages against the village of Goshen, N. Y., for inju- ries sustained in the winter Of 1854 by failing on an icy sidewalk. Two tanks of petroleum, each containing l 35, 900 barrels of oil, were set on fire at Four | Mile, small village near Clean, N. Y., and | will be total loss.
 Mrs. Negus jumped into the Taunton | river at Dayt on, Mass, carrying her child ill her arms. The latuer was Iescueu, pul tue | mother was drowned
 man, of Chicago, was fatally burned bysthe explosion of an oil can, with which she was | lighting fire in the stove. | Mrs. Sarah Tyrrell, living at Mount Hope | ILL, with her husband, killed the latter with a blow of g scantling, while defending herself in an assault made upon her by him. l Frank Jakiieta, sailor, arrested for kill. | ino Mata nf ha Mariner, on the high seas, was released, as the | killing was done in sef-defence. | In Milwaukee the jury in the cases of An archists John Protzmann'an Herman Lam. pei brought in 8 verdict of guilty as to the former and not guilty as to the latter. l. Isaac Cook, e1-Postmaster of Chicago but for nearly quarter of century resi- dent of St. Louis, died at Eureka Springs Ark, Wednesday, of kidney troubles.
 At the Windsor County, Vt., Republican Convention resolution instructing the Senators nominated to support the reelection of Sena tor E munds were unanimously adopted.
 Governor Robinson, of Massachusetts, ve tOed the bill granting veteran soldiers an( sailors the right to office without passing tht necessary examination as to competence.
 Indians attacked Jones Brothers ranch, near Rockers Hot Springs, Arizona. Th' owners made an effective defense, killing three of the Indians. whom they scalped. | -1ne WOrk or CAnVaSS1nS T HI TlVeT, MaSS by the assessors was completed and the resul shows the citys present population to be 59, 021, an increase of 2 151 during the past year | John Newman, aged 117 years. died at hi | home in Sevier county, Tenn. He was neve more than ten miles from the house in whicl he was born-the first white child in Tennes | see.
 The great international single-scu1 rae at Newport, Vt., between Teemer aud Ross distance three miles, was won by Teemer, b about a boat length. Time, 21 minutes 8 seconds.
 -Uriah Shutton, living near Mount Pleas ant, Texas. who guilty of cruelty to al orphan girl, was seized by eight men, carrie to the woods and scourged, receiving n nety six lashes.
 At Baskerville (Ohio), Coal Mines tw brothers engaged in mining, used pick t open keg of powder. An explosion followe binding both and tearing their flesh in a ho rible manner.
 The will of ex. Governor McArthur, Ohio, leaving large estate to his grandchi dren. was set aside some forty years ago. I'll decision has just peen reversed by the Unite States Court.
 At Creston, H., Jacob Swingley, forty-fi,
 years of age, cut the throats of his two sma children and then committed suicide. La
 spring Swingley lost his wife, and has bee Respondent ever since.
 Moses A. Dow, publisher of tte Wduerl
 Magazine who has been ill for some week . died at his home iD Charlestown Mass f
 started his paper without capital, and mao
 several fortunes out of 1t. | . The annual statement of the New Jers, s railroads shows that the capital stock
 SIP, ,527, ,507.1. The net amount of earnin.
 last year was t36, 221 ,902. .09, and cost of ope
 ating was S24, 300, 5S9 10.
 The new divorce law of Massachusetts
 ordered to be engrossed. It punishes a1