Connecticut western news., 1888-09-12
NEWS IN SHORT ORDER.
DOMESTIC HAPPENINGS TOLD
 IN A FEW BRIEF WORDS
Interesting Paragraphs Condensed from Many Redundant Columns.

lTOIh Many tScuunuaut SOluhuuS.
 JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Sept. 9, 1SSS.-The off cial bulletin for the twenty-four hours ending at six D. m., September 9: New cases, 49; deaths, [; discharged, IS; total number of cases to date, GOA; total number of deaths to date. 73. The heat likely to come after the recent storm is much dreaded.
 Rev. W. Davis, who suffered imprison- ment for preaching on Boston Common, drew an immense congregation to Music Hall, that city.
 Miss Ada Linn, seventeen years of age, was burned to death at her residence, in Nor folk Va by the explosion of kerosene lamp which she was attempting to fill while lighted.
 Cashier Allen, of the defunct Central Bank, Toronto, has guarantee of protection from the Grown, and he will go from St. Paul and give evidence against ex-Broker Estrachan Cox.
 -One of the most destructive early frosts known in years visited considerable portions of Massachusetts and all the New England the loss of valuable crops, such as cucumbers, tomatoes. squash and corn In some places the grare crop Is quite seriously injured.
 The Board of Ordnance Officers who wit messed the recent tests of the guns of the cruiser Boston, has made report to the Navy Department, stating that the tests were in every way satisfactory, and that no alterations or Improvements are necessary:
 The schooner Lewis Clark, with coal from Philadelphia for Cambridge, Mass, went aground on the point of Cape Henlopen. The vessel will be total loss.
 A farm house near Sewell, N. J., was burned to the ground, and Miss Mary Morgan, a sister of Mrs. Clark whose husband owned the house, perished in the flames. The other inmates barely escape with their lives.
 John McCune, of Mystic, Pa., chided his wife because 8 new baking of her bread was heavy. An hour later Mrs. McCune was fouEd hanging dead by her neck from rafter in the garret. She was 50 years old.
 Fire in Baker City, Oregon, destroyed 8 business block. Loss, S20O, 900.
 w. F. Horn, of Carlisle, Pa, has in his possession fossilized head of human being, which he found imbedded in sandstone.
 Two freight trains on the Kansas City and St. Joe road collided at St. Joseph, Mo-, doing $10O,OOO damage to rolling stock.
 Collector Begler, of Pittsburg, chief Of that internal revenue district, is at Oil City, Pa., to institute further search for k. G. Bev- erldSe, deputy collector, who has been missing since August 6. It is thought he has met with some foul play at the hands of moonshiners.
 Prairie fires are doing great damage in Edmunds and McPherson Counties, Dakota.
 Tho defalcation of ex-Couuty Treasurer Graves, of Corydon, Indiana, will amount to S14,0O0.
 Arkansas Prohibitionists say that forty counties in the State have voted against li- cense.
 The oil producers have agreed to continue the shut down six weeks longer.
 The Western Steel Nail Association has de- cided to enforce the new schedule advancing rates l5 per cent.
 The percentage of corn in Kansas with harvesting, is seventy-four. A yield of 144,- 417, ,Si8 bushels is estimated.
 The Irish Catholic Benevolent Union has voted to lay over until next year the proposi- ton to strike the word "Irish'' from the name of the organization.
 The Lutheran Synod has amended it's con- stitution SD as to provide that children shall be made acquainted with the prevailing false doctrines both before and after confirmation. The farmers of South Carolina are making 3 hard fight against the Bagging trust. No cotton is received at any of the ports unless packed in jute bagging, and those who have to sell their cotton to the factory and shippers at the sea- port are, therefore, absolutely at the mercy of the trust.
 Mir William Warren, t1e actor, whose se- rious illness in Boston has been the occasion of much concern to his admirers and friends, is slowly improving.
 There is a combination among cotton planters in Barnwel county, South Carolina, to reduce wages of field hands 20 per cent, presumably to get even with the Cotton Bag Trust. C1tton Is maturing very rapidly, and 8 strike would involve serious loss to planters. The room of MT. Morgan Brooks, at 130 Boylston street, Boston, was entered by burg lars during his absence since Aug. 27, and his collection of ancient and modern medals and coins, with some unset precious stones and other valuables was stolen The collection was worth thousands of dollars collection, but can be of little value to the robbers.
 -W1nnle Johnson, known to the public as 'Big Winnie," the fat colored woman, who has been on exhibition in Baltimore, died of enlargement of the heart. She weighed $50 pounds, and was perfect mountain of flesh.
 The yield of grapes throughout the Hud- son River district is said to be enormous and is estimated as being at least II l,000 tons in OK cess of any previous year. In view of the low price which is cartain to rule and the excep- tionally fine quality of the fruit, several large growers are said to have decided on wine mak- ing on an extensive scale.
 The Hon.J. c. Payne, of Covington, N T., committed suicide by shooting himself in the head. He was member of Assembly from Wyoming County several years ago He had suffered from mental trouble for three years past.
 While Urge gang of men were at work on the new highway at Monroe opposite Me 1ndoe's Falls, Nt., an embankment fell and three men were killed-Henry Bedell, William McCay and William Nane. A number of men were injured.
 The Red River railroad was opened, the local officials of Winnipeg making the trip on the first train.
 Thomas Corrigan has been arrested at Springfield, Mass. for robbing his employers, Blaisdell X Co.,. of several thousand dollars worth of cotton waste.
 The merchants of Sioux City will appeal to the Interstate Commerce Commission from the decision of the Illinois railroads giving St. Paul rates to compete against Sioux City.