Connecticut western news., 1888-08-29
NEWS IN SHORT ORDER.
DOMESTIC HAPPENINGS TOLD
 INA FEW BRIEF WORDS.
Interesting Paragraphs Condensed from Many Redundant Columns.

The Nebraska Republican State Conven- ton nominated State ticket headed by John NJ. Thayer for Governor and George B. Mlckle- john for Lieutenant-GOvernor. The conven- ton had an all night session.
 Joseph Chumley was killed by his father-in law, Quincy Harbor, nine miles from South Collinsville, Ala, while the two men were trying to settle an old feud. Chumley was stabbed to death. Harbor escaped.
 R. s. McClaughrey, the warden of the Illinois Penitentiary, has resigned to take the position of Warden of the new State reform atory at Huntington. Pa. He thinks he will find in the latter institution opportunities for carrying out his ideas of prison m engagement which he cannot have in Illinois as the prison laws now are.
 The Eighth United States Cavalry, with regimental headquarters and band, commando ed by Col. J. K. Misencr, arrived at Fort Rob- inson, Neb., having completed ,55O miles Of their march from Fort Davis, Texas to Fort Meade, Oak. The officers and men were in splendid health and the horses in excellent condition. The regiment will reach Fort Meade on Sept. 3.
 -Hoffman's large cotton nill, Burmont, Pa., was burned. Loss S2 0,Ooo.
 Tho Sioux Commission has arrived at Crow Creek, and expect to secure signatures to the treaty there.
 An appeal has been taken from the dc cision of the Washington Tcrrit " Supreme
 
 e. W. Meyers, of Miles City, Mon., has inst purchased 10000 sheep for Chicago parties, paying from S2.5O to s. 15 Q head for them.
 The independent refners of Titusville re- bel against the advance of twenty-fivc cents in rates for shipping oil to New York, Albany and Boston, and will appeal to the Interstate Com merce emr'ission.
 @Un Aug. |, prayers were ouerea Tn the churches of Nicaragua for rain. One or two showers have since fallen.
 The Chilian cruiser Augamos will take possession of some islands in the South Pacitc She has left Valparaiso for Tahita, with Prin- cess Lois Salmon on board.
 Horace Christler and John Carter, farmers of Allen county, Kan, quarrelled about & corn gouged out one eye, bit of his nose and one ear, and thr ust two prongs of pitchfork into his brain, killing him instantly.
 Black measels of the most virulent type has broken out among the negroes on the rice plantations on the Santec River, s. c. Fifty has become epidemic. It has created panic, and will doubtless cause great loss in the har- vest, which will begin by Sept. lst-
 The marine guard of the U. s. s. Mohican has been transferred to the Mare Island Navy Yard, California
 John Campbell & Co.,, of New York, have been awarded the contract for furnishing bln- ders' supplies for the Treasury Department.
 -Ex-Congressman James B. Eberhardt of Westchester, Pa., died at the age of 6S.
 Fire destroyed the Standard Wagon Com pany's works at Cincinnati. Loss, Sl5,OOO.
 Fire destroyed the blaming mill of the Hope Lumber Company, at Hope, Ark
 Ben Butterworth was renominated by ac- clamation by the Republican Convention of the First Ohio District.
 The Milford (Conn.) soldiers monuments tod md will hka 1l- cated soon.
 A heavy shock of earthquake occurred here at Stevenson, Ala It alarmed the color, res idents so that nearly all of them rushed into the streets. The shock lasted for several sec onds and shook up the buildings severely.
 The New York State Firemen's Association at Cortland, elected G. W. Irish president and Daniel E. Engle, of Lyons, secretary.
 Rev. William McMahon, pastor of St. Bridget's Church, Cleveland. Ohio, has been appointed treasurer of the Catholic Total Alb stinence Union of America.
 Lawrence Simonson, veteran and pen sioner of the war of 1872, aged ninety-three years who died in consequence of breaking his hip by fall was buried at Port Richmond, N. Y.
 Rev c. O. Johnson, tho colored proprietor of the British Lion newspaper of Hamilton Ont, has brought suit aga'nst tho proprietor of the Queens Hot in that city, for refusing him accommodations.
 President Cleveland sent a message to Congress asking authority to suspend the transmission in bond of goods to and from Can- ada through the United States until Canada, shall allow our fishermen to ship fish through the Dominion in bond to the United States. The steamer City of Chester was run into and sunk by the steamer Oceanic just inside the Golden Gate, San Francisco, and several lives were lost.
 Alfred G. Harlow, veteran newspaper man of Boston, died at fabyans, White Noun tains. Ho was 45 years of age.
 An alarming outbreak of Texas fever pre- vails in Niantic, III. The infection was brought there in June by cattle of Thomas Whitesides. The Catholic bishops of Canada have giv- en permission to the parishioners to do neces- sary work on Sunday where their crops are in danger.
 The investigation into the Skeena River troubles has disclosed the existence of plot by the Indians to massacre all the white set tiers, which was averted by an Indian threat eninS to warn the government.
 -Soux braves at Standing Rock Agency, as- sure the Commissioners that they wilt meet with no success in trying to negotiate treaties for the sale of Indian lands.
 During the sham battle at Grand Army camp fire, in Webster, N. Y, cannon charge exploded prematurely, blowing off an arm of George Bunk, veteran, of Rochester.
 A leak in gss pipe, in the saloon of A. Schneider, in Baltimore, caused an explosion which wrecked the building injuring a son of the owner, probably fatally, and sev, rely burn ing MT. Schneider.
 The smallpox epidemic has entirely disap- peared from Havana. The last case was re ported at the beginning of July.
 All efforts which have been made to settle the difficulties existing between the cigar makers of Havana and their employers have so far proved fruitless.
 The sale or the rpgllsn seaupp scnooner. seized in Behring Sea has been indefinitely postponed.
 Tho Chicago. Burlington and Quincy rail road has secured an entrance to St. Louis by a contract with tho Wabash railway
 A. J. Streeter, candidate for President of tho Union Labor party, has declined to enter into a joint debate with Robert H. Cowdrey candidate of the United Labor party saying that he has no disposition to combat the latter 8 belief i'll the single tax.
 Teams of twelve men, each representing the different divisions of the army in Texas, will shoot with simil teams from the division of the Department of Missouri at San Antonio, Tex.
 Tho residence of Stanley Freeman at Falls Village, Mass, was entered by burglars while the women of the house were playing whist The burglars secured gold watch and ring and bag containing S2,0J0 worth of dia- monds.
 The will of Richard ". Dronn, of New burypoft, Mass, bcqueatlis his house to the North Congregational church for parsonage and the income of S3 l,00J to be devoted to the care cf the poor born in this country and resi- dents of Ncwluryport for fifty years or more.
 The financial arrangements for the com- plction of the Hudson Bay railway company have cen made, the bonds having been placed with leading English and German bankers. All the money required for building the road is r atly. Offers have cen made to complete the rpasl within two years oud half.
 -ine Inolan outpreaK In Arlzona mas peen thoroughly qu He'd.
 An epidemic of fever prevails in Wabash, Wahash nd Erie - -