Connecticut western news., 1888-11-21
NEWS IN SHORT ORDER.
DOMESTIC HAPPENINGS TOLD
 IN A FEW BRIEF WORDS
Interesting Paragraphs Condensed from Many Redundant Columns

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 By decision of the Louisville (ky.l Court of Appeals David Roberts will go to prison for twenty-two years for the murder, iu 1S64 of James Kendall. of Morgan County.
 Tine United States cutter. Theiis has reached Victoria. R. C., with the remains of Archbishop Sea-hers on board. The Arch bishop was murdered by an Iudieu attendant m Northern British Columbia last wear
 John Coon of Bsrea Nillagc, Ohio. was struck with stone by his son Joseph while trying to stop a fight between the latter and his brother Louis. The fathers neck was broken and he died instantly. The murderer escaped
 "A shock of earthquake sharp enough to cause many people in the hotels and private houses to run out into the streets was felt in San Francisco. The direction was north west to southeast; duration ten seconds. The shock was felt throughout central California. Frederick Bruinn, an employee in the Dcl- aware and Hudson Canal works at Round- out, N r., was drowned in Roundout Creek. William R. Shipe. 2S years of age. com mitted suicide by shooting himself through the head with pistol in Richmond Va. He was traveiing salesman. No cause is as siyued for the act.
 Albert Ashley. aged 15, of Caledonia. Ont. hanged himself because his father had scol,led him.
 -rhere are indications of hard winter in Albuquerque, \. M., which may cause a loss of millions of dollars to stock growers.
 A short time ago Mir. c. J Myers living thirteen miles north of Cincinnati, O drove away a strange dog which was biting his sheep A few days after some of the animals began to act strangely. attackiDg every one who came near them. and after d few hours would drop dead. veterinary surgeon who was called pronounccd the disease to be hS Sdrorhobia.
 -George Washington, an insane inmate of the Louisville almshouse, was shot dead by Wm- Carr, a nurse. Carr claims to have acted in self defence.
 At Durham. N. C.. John L. Markham doing an extensive wholesale and retail mer- cantile business, assigned, with liabilities of $90, ,OoO- The assets it is ss,id amount to $15O,OoO.
 Frank Murphy, of the young men who were injured by the bursting of a cannon at the Harrison celebration in Roxbury, Conn.,, is dead, and William Merwin the other man who was hurt. is dying.
 As Eddie Fenkenbinder of Mechanics burg, Pa, 16 years old, picking and scratching dynamite cart ridge. the cap ex- ploded. blowing one of his hands Of His face and chin were terribly mangled. He will die.
 Captain John Miller, n farmer living near Jamestown, l. T., who had the name of hay- ing killed thirty-two men, was shot and killed by tenant named Jim Ables. whom he at tackled with a knife.
 The Woman's Congress at Washington has elected Julia Ward Howe president, Ger trude Easley. of Delaware secretary and Hen- rietta Wolcott, of Massachusetts, treasurer The meetings W ere largely attended.
 An apparent shortage of S23, 900 has been found in the accounts of W. P. Copp, the missing tax collector of Saugus, Mass.
 -Iohn Flack, 6fteen years old, was disem- bowelled at Bcllefonte, Pa. by falling upon lhe fOuplinw of a revolving shaft
 While Fred Euhanks. nineteen years old, and his cousin. S:as Eubanks were huntin. ~ild cattle near Beaufort, N C., the latter accidentally shot the former. the wound being fatal
 Martha F. Hunter. Pos mistress at I.arks- vile, Pa.. and her brother. r. K. Hunter a justice of the peace. were arrested on a charge of eonspiring to make false returns of the cancellation of postage stamps to the Post Office Department. with intent to delraud the government.
 George Moen was instantly killed and Andrew H. Flick seriously injured by d Balti- more and Ohio train at Curtis Bay Crossing, Md. The men were in a wagon and were hurled into the air. Flick fell upon the coweatcher and had sufficient presence of mind to hold on until the train came to q Staudstill further on.
 It is reported from Mexico that Senor' Romero, Mexican Minister to the United States. has been called to take charge of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Senor MariScal going to England as Picmpotentiary. It is also stated: that Gene;ai SosteneS Rocha will be appointed Secretary of State for War A London despatch says that the Black Watch foundered in latitude 36 degrees north The fate of her crew IS unknown. She was returning from Odessa when she foundered The State Department has been informed of the passage of law by Ecuador allowing foreign vessels to enter tbeir eoasting trade -Dr. Gus Hamilton Griffin, wanted in Los Angeles Cal for embezzlement, has been arrested in Victoria. B. C.. for sending threat cning letters to the Hon. R. Dunsimer.
 Chief Hughes of the Montreal police force has been requested to notify the Cleveland (Ohiol authorities should he learn of Ak worthys whereabouts \ compromise will be attempted
 A fast freight on the Burlington road Jumped the track and caught the engine of suburban passenger train. An expensive wreck resulted, but no one was seriously injured.
 Barney Turner boss at the Grassy Island mine, Scranton, Pa, accidentally discharged pistol, the ball striking an iron post, and glancing back, struck him in the eye and inn bedded itself in his brain, intiicting a fatal injury
 A despatch from Tacoma. W. T. says that package containing Sl0,000, shipped by the Northern Pacific Express Company has been klOtu pN one Ot tue NuO utS tlcu
 The iron workers of Pittsburgh, Pa, threaten a general strike against rear engagement of working hours.
 A general strike of railroad telegraph operators throughout Texas is expected if the proposed reduction of ten per cent. made on the Gulf of Colorado and Sante Fe goes into effect.
 "A widow named Mary Ingollsby, eighty years old. living alone at Pittsburgh. Pa., was murdered by some unknown person, pre- snmably for money supposed to be in her possession.
 ID. Y. Vaughan, blacksmith at Denver, Col, tried to make peace among brawlcrs in saloon. X man named Anderson followed him to the street and shot him dead.
 Five prominent citizens of Plummerville Ark, have been arrested by United States Marshal Faulkenburg, charged with interfer ence in the elections It is stated that on the night of November masked men armed with revolvers captured the ballot box at that place.
 The International Fair was opened at san Antonio, Tex, by u message from Presi dent Diaz of Mexico
 Mrs Matilda Hellerman was shot ant killed in Philadelphia by her next door neigh bor, Peter kretchman.
 Tho head camp of the Modern Woodmer of America convened at Des Molnes with dele gates present from seven States
 The Canadian Pacific and the Dominion Government have triumphe,i in the railroad crossing matter. the local government a Winnipeg giving orders for the immediate suspension of the work for tbc winter on thu Portage extension
 The will of the late Ezra Conant. of Bos- ton. provides that upon the death of Helen F. Granger there shall be paid to the town o Winchester the sum of S50, 900 for a public library building. The residue ofMr. Conant ! estate is to go to the New England Hospita for Women and Children.
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