Connecticut western news., 1888-03-28
NEWS IN SHORT ORDER.
DOMESTIC HAPPENINGS TOLD
 IN A FEW BRIEF WORDS.
Interesting Paragraphs Condensed from Many Redundant Columns

from Many Redundant Columns.
 James rIcShane, Minister of Public Works and Agriculture in the Quebec Government, has resigned.
 Gold has been discovered in the Nepissing district, township of Catier, within one mile of the Canadian Pacific track. The ore assays $500 per ton.
 Joseph W. Drexel, banker and philanthropy ist, is dead.
 -wm. G. Bartle of St. Louis, testified be- fore the House Committee on Agriculture that he and every other packer freely used the fat of cholera hogs in making lard.
 pr. J. NJ. Champliu was arrested in Co., lumbus, O., on charge of bigamy. Wife No. 6made the complaint. It is found that she has four successors.
 -Chong Yong, Chinaman, was baptized with eight other converts at Augusta, Ga.
 A theatrical poster paper trust has been formed by thirteen out of the sixteen large manufacturers in the United States. Prices will be advanced.
 The Rouse business block in Peoria was burned. Loss. O,0OO.
 -J. W. Bonta, of Philadelphia, says the tel ephone he patented year ago is perfect success, secure from attack by the Bell Co.,, and that, with S25O,OOO behind him, he will soon let instruments at half present rates.
 Justice Kilbreth of New York city decides that, out of the thirty-fve photographs of French pictures seized by Anthony Comstock at the store of 8 we'll known dealer, two are of an objectionable nature. In these the female figures were more fully clothed than in the others
 The daughter of a prominent Boston citi- zcr fell dead in 8 bali-roo m after dancing.
 There is trouble in . Willimantic, Conn, savings bank on account of transactions of it's treasurer.
  the Pittsburg and Lake Erie road, one man was killed and several persons severely injured. The cold wave checked floods considerably in the Middle States
 At midnight, March 24, the switchmen and brakemen on the Chicago, Burlington < Quincy railroad, stopped work in sympathy with the striking engineers.
 A Brooklyn, N. Y., dry-goods firm, to Sc euro uniformity in appearance among its em- ployees, furnishes them free fine cashmere dress which they can trim to suit themselves April p, Arbor Day in Pennsylvania.
 Claus Spreckles, before the House com- mittee employed in investigating the sugar trust, concluded by saying: 'I am not the man vou may perhaps have heard that 1 was. Claus Spreckles is not the man to swallow brick houses and cobble stones and digest them. If you take duty of you take million and a half from me and my associates, but 1t is for the benefit and good of the American people, why should Claus spreckles alone be favored and not the other people? It IS silly. can. not take anything along with me. have worked for Claus Spreckles all my life, and now I am going 10 work for the American people"
 -Dr. Luella Days private medical hospital at Goshen, Ind, was burned at II o'clock at night. Loss about S, 900; insured for $4 GOO The inmates were all removed safely.
 An application was made in the Circuit Court at Belleville, H., for the appointment of receiver for the Western Nail Mill. The ap- plication was made by the Continental Bank of St. Louis and others.
 The schooner Florence Rogers of New York is reported to have been sunk in . collision with the American bark Serene. The mate and two of the crew of the Rogers are on board the Serene, which has been spoken at Balti- more.
 The residence of the Belgian Minister at Washington was robbed of S2SO worth of French and Belgian money and many valuable papers,
 The Commercial National Bank of Du- buque decided to wind up it's affairs and go out of business. All it's liabilities will be paid.
 A New York and Chicago syndicate will build an elevated road in Chicago, from Van Buren to 121st street.
 Cambridge, Mass, has decided to adopt the cable system in running its street cars.
 The Kentucky Democratic State Conyen- ton has been called to meet at Lexington May 16.
 The Journalists Club of Philadelphia gave . grand reception to Mme. Modjeska.
 Joseph Carroll of Company H. Sixty-nipth Regiment, las got verdict for SIC, 900 dam ages against the Delaware, Lackawanna and West I'll Railroad Company for the loss of his right foot last Decoration Day, when the com Pany went to Newark to decorate the grave of Capt. Piunkett. He was thrown of the train by jolt, and his foot was crushed so that am- rutation was necessary.
 Tho Comptroller of the Currency has de- clared second dividend of 25 per cent in favor of the CT ditors of the Stafford National Bank of Stafford Springs, Conn.,, making in all 75 per cent on claims proved, amounting to $3l7, ,435 TEe bank failed Oct. 13, 1887.
 A telegram to the Depai tment of State from United States Consul Lewis, at Tangier, says that he has mailed detailed report of the situation of affairs at that port growing out of the alleged detention of an American protege by the Moorish authorities, and that it is due in Washington next week.
 The Union Labor Party is tohold 6 conven- tion in Cincinnati, May Is, and a call has been issued by Dr. McGlynn aud some of the Anti Poverty people in New York, for . conference to be held at Cincinnati, also on May 15, with the idea of making joint convention. Henry George and the majority of the believers in the single tax will take no part in the Cincinnati conference or convention, preferring to wait till after the other party conventions before deciding whether to nominate a national ticket
 Details are being learned of many casual ties at sea during the recent blizzard on the eastern coast.
 Mrs. A. T. Stewards will is being contest cd in New York city, undue influence being all legged on the part of Judge Hilton.
 At fire of incendiary origin in Chicago a woman and female ctild were burned 10 death.