Connecticut western news., 1888-07-11
NEWS IN SHORT ORDER.
DOMESTIC HAPPENINGS TOLD
 IN A FEW BRIEF WORDS.

DOMESTIC HAPPENINGS TOLD
 IN A FEW BRIEF WORDS Interesting Paragraphs Go ndensed from Many Redundant Columns. The Executive Committee of the New York State Agricultural Society formally adopted a site at Syracuse as permanent To- cation for the State fair.
 General Sheridan was safely landed from the Swatara at Nonquitt and is at his cottage there feeling better than for Q long time past. The anarchists of Chicago are holding 'Sun- day schools for the promotion of their doo- trines.
 Texas fever has been introduced into Indiana by the railroad companies, who have buried dead cattle along their lines.
 train ran into Q land slide near Lafayette, Ind, and three train men will die the result.
 Edward B. Reynolds, of the firm of O'Connor $ Reynolds, proprietors of the Ebert Iron Works in Now Orleans was accidentally killed at the Crescent City Brewery building, in course of construction by being struck on she head by about fifty pounds of falling slate. The British schooner Mower, with 2I5 tons of coal, from New York for Yarmouth, struck on the rocks In the breakers aouth of Ragged Island, Matinicus, Me-, on the after noon of the Fourth. She slid of and sunk in
  men escaped in boat, saving none of their effects.
 Mrs. Joshua Hodgkins was fatally burned 1t Deer Lake, Mich, while attempting to res cue 8 servant from burning building.
 The Beer Brewers Union of Cincinnati has rescinded the order declaring of the brewers strike. The Foss Schneider Brewing Company, one of the largest in Ohio, has left the pool. John P. Roth, O. w. Roth, George Ware and William Cummins, the four-oared crew of the Queen City (Bufalo) Rowing Club, are out in challenge to any four pared crew in the United States, with or without turn, for the championship.
 A marriage has been arranged between the Hon. Michael Herbert, Secretary of the En- glish Embassy at Paris, brother of the Earl of Pembroke, and the daughter of MT. T. R. Will son, of New York;
 was destroyed by fire. The loss is at least $75- 900. m -Manley Bcgardus, living near Wstt's Falls, N. r., was murdered by Gerge W. Foster for his money. Foster used coupling pin.
 Frank Hollenback, . quarryman, killed himself in the suburbs of Susquehana, Penn. Jealousy was the cause. He came recently from Sangerheld, N. Y.
 A disastrous fire broke out in Marysville, Cal, raging in the block in which the most faluable business houses in the city are locat- ed The loss will reach s17l, ,0O0.
 J. W. Carpenter was killed at Kilbourn, Wis, by the explosion of . cannon used in sham battle.
 A monument to Francis Scott Key, author of 1.-The Star Spangled Banner, l" was unveiled at San Francisco.
 --Typhoid fever is epidemic at Canton, Mass.
 -G. L. Griggs, Cornell '9l, of Kingston, N. T., a student at Moody's bible school, North field, Mass, was drowned there while bath ing.
 John Johnson, farmer, of Hamlin, N. r., accidentally killed his 2l-year-old son, who had come home on 8 visit. He then killed himself.
 Henry Hunting and boy named Farm ham were drowned in Crystal Lake, Gardner, Mass, by the eapsizing of 8 boat in which they were sailing.
 During celebsation at Gueda Springs Knn., Mayor l.. A. Kenhon was shot and fatal ly injured by Jim Cherry, whose illegitimate liquor stand he was attempting to close.
 A balloon which asccndcd from Boston Common fell in tho harbor of Point Shirley. The occupants were all submerged under water but no lives were lost.
 Fight dwellings wore totally destroyed by fire at knic1Serbocker Row, near Kinkora, N. J., rendering eight families homeless. The origin of tho fire was 0 defective flue
 "A waterspout struck the headwaters of the Little Hickman River, in Kentucky, with roar which was heard for miles. The flood swept everything before it. Peter Miller was washed on bridge and drownel. Loss. SSO,0o0.
 John J. Adams, who has been member of both Houses of tho Michigan Legislature, Auditor General and regent of the University, Is dead. Ho was born in Paisley, Scotland. Joseph Rapp, of Allegheny City, shot himself dead in Pittsburg; Penn, by the side of his wife's grave.
 Two passenger trains on the Pennsylvania road near Nanticoke, Penn, running in oppo- site directions the samo track, crashed to- gether, and thirty of the passengers were more or less injured.
 -BurgIsrs entered Ine once of the Armour Cold Storage and Packing Company in Bir- mingham, Ala, and slipping up behind the cashier, who had been detained at his books, sandbagged him into unconsciousncss, took the safe key from his pockets and made way with S10O, 100. They set fire to the building and made good their escape. Avery will re- cover.
 70. c. Nelson, president of the North Side Savings Bank, Atlanta, Ga, has fled the city. An investigation into the accounts of the bank Hnowed that tic president had taken about IO,00O of the funds The bank has suspended payment.
 -Grasshoppers havo recently appeared by the million ir the vicinity of St. Paul, Minn., and seriously threaten tbe total annihilation of crops. A vigorous warfare is being waged against them. 1t has teen decided to pay $l Q bushe for them.
 A stage running between San Francisco and Hildretli was stopped by masked men. They jumped from behind rocks and compelled the express messenger to throw away his gun and then compelled him and the driver to hand over an express box containing S.0,0OO in silver bullion.
 Simon Bolivar Benzon, formerly notorious as treasury detective in connection with the Chicago frauds of the whskey ring, in which Bolknap was concerned during Grants admin istration, has been adjudged insane at Erie, Pa-
 A serious accident occurred on the Grand Trunk Road near Valparaiso Indiana, resulting in the wrecking of engine and 10 freight cars and the killing of stephen Euol, brake man, of Scotts, Mich, and the maiming of fireman. The accident was caused by the freight engine striking some horses on the track, three of which were killed.
 The fcrryboat Robert Garret, of the Staten Island Rapid Transit Company, is indeed s triumph of modern art and alSrcat acquisition to Staten Island. Her hull Is of steel; sh, carries 1t0 pounds of steam to the squar, inch, and was tested st 150 pounds. She i lighted up with electricity. It is expected thst she will make tue trip, which now takes from 25 to g minutes, ill l9 min utes.
 GOING TO PERDITION.
 A Boston Man Thinks there are
 Heather at Home.