Connecticut western news., 1888-06-06
NEWS IN SHORT ORDER.
DOMESTIC HAPPENINGS TOLD
 IN A FEW BRIEE WORDS.
Interesting Paragraphs Condensed from Many Redundant Columns.

Robert Reidy and Boyd Guinter, aged re- spechyely 15 and 13 years. were walking upon some loose logs in the river at Wilkesbarre when Guinter slipped and fell in, and Reidy endeayored to rescue him, but both were drowned. The boys were sons of prominent citizens, young Guinters father being clerk of the court.
 Fierce < Coleman's lumber yard in Day. ton, O., was burned. Loss S65, ,0Oo.
 A fire which started in the Hotel Roma, at Panama, entirely gutted ten large houses. It is estimated that $500. .0OOworth of property was destroyed.
 A monster demonstration was held at City of Mexico in favor of the reelection of Presi- dent Diaz. Twenty thousand workingmen called upon the President at the national palace.
 The Massachusetts House has passed, to be engrosscd. the measure providing for the Australian system of voting which was recent ly passed by the Senate.
 Frederick N. Foy, Township Clerk his wife, and three children, aged 5, 9, and II years were burned to death in their house at Ufine- ton, Ont. girl of IS was the only one of the family saved. Seven or eight buildings were burned at annapolis, N. s. including the Dominion House and the Spectator newspaper office several persons were severely injured in the Dominion House.
 .,IMinnie Burleish, aged 5, was found be- side the railroad track at Dover, N. H.. divine from an assault by two men who coaxed her away from home by offering her caiidy Geo Prescott and Vim. Fosseld each 2o wears old. were arrested and identified by her They confessed their guilt. There are no hopes of of tho child's recovery.
 Solomon Abstein, IA years of age who ran away from his homo in New York, has been captured in Montreal and communication with his parents made at once.
 The schooner yacht Monhigan, about 40 tons, and built from designs by Edward Dur gess for A. s. Rice of Rockland, Me- was launched from the yard of Clark B. Harring- ton in Bath.
 The large three-story frame factory of the Wallingford Wheel Company in wallingford, Conn-, was struck by lightning and totally destroyed by fire
 The Allan steamer Sardinian, from Liver pool May IT, was lowed into Halifax by the Warren steamer Norseman. The Sardinian lost her propeller at sea- and was picked up by the Norseman.
 Mrs. Artlella Baker, who has been confined In the county jail in Lancaster, N H. for the last few months under an indictment for kill ing her babe, was taken before the Supreme Court, pleaded guilty to manslaughter, and Was sentenced to five years in State prison. An Alton despatch: Under the influence of recent rams the river IS again rising rapidly, and IS now higher than at any time this season. The water is now above the danger hne, and it is feared that the great rains of yesterday in Illinois. Missouri, and upper Mississippi valleys will cause great disaster in this section before the close of the week.
 A Boston despatch says the condition of the Rev. James Freeman Clarke, whose health has been gradually declining for 8 number of weeks, remains about the same. He is suffer ing from disease of the kidneys, complicated with other disorders, and there IS little hope of his ultimate recovery.
 In the United States Circuit Court in Bos- ton Capt. Marcus L. Howes of the bark Free man was arraigned for the murder of Japan csc member of the crew on the high seas in August last. He pleaded not guilty, and was held in $50, 900 bonds for trial June l9.
 Andrew Grandstsff, young man who owns forty acres adjoining the Drake place at Richland Centre, Wis, was captured six miles from the scene of the late murder by Vernon county deputies, and confessed to the killing of old Reuben Drake, his wife and two grand children.
 Forty freight cars were wrecked on the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad near Sha- mokin, Ps., by an axle of one of the cars breaking. Harrison Wolfe, brakeman, was killed, and James Eyarts, conductor, severely injured. Travel on the road was blocked for five hours.
 pr. John Mohr aged 60 years, one of the most respectable and best known physician in Eastern Pennsylvania, took large dose of strychnine and morphine at bis home at Kutz- emetics were administered, but he cannot re- cover. Mohr left a letter in which he says that life is not worth living.
 Reports from different points in the in terlor of Nebraska report the heaviest rainfall for years. Many settlers living in sod houses had to abandon their homes and seek safer shelter.
 James Kelly was drowned by the upsetting of his boat while returning from Black Rock to Bridgeport.
 A forest fire is raging in the vicinity of Victory Vt. Twenty families have already been driven from their homes.
 Patrick Gallen of Sommerville, near Phila- delphia, while crazy drunk threw his boy Jo- seph out of the window and killed him.
 In fight with a gang of desperadoes in the Indian Territory, near the Texas line, Deputy Sheriff Morris Dunn was instantly Ri led.
 Thomas A. Lindsay, well-known marine veteran captain of Cincinnati, died suddenly on the wharfboat at Louisville of apoplexy.
 The wife of John H. Derr, Reading, Pa, broker, cowhided Mrs. Agnes Townsend whom she charged with having estranged heI from her husband.
 The old Central Church building at Wor cester, Mass, used as a mattress manufactory was damaged by fire.
 Delegates from seventy-fve Irish societies met in Chicago and passed 8 resolution tha Ireland proposed to manage her own polite. without interference from the Pope
 The Rev. Mir. Morrill, former Protestant minister of Providence, R. l., has been or daiued to tho Roman Catholic priesthood in tht Grand Seminary in Montreal.
 At the suggestion of Erastus Wiman of New York, tho Ontario Government has decided tt placo an exhibit of natural products in tht Centennial Exposition of the Ohio Valley, t, be opened in Cincinnati on July 4.
 The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania do Q6 hat Inc ir1rx- in >f lto,, Showers, of Lebanon, who killed his grand children, was properly drawn. This settled tn, fate of the aged prisoner. He will be hanged
 Twenty six English sovereigns, go 1T pennies were fonnd concealed on the person o Ellen O'tlara, who died in the Albany, N. Y. almshouss. She came to this country iron Ireland two years ago.
 Charles NJ. Chapin, well-known insuranc agent of Boston, was was arrested charged wit NJ. Cable. Chapin says that he took Calle money to invest, and that he was to retain tn s4,cO0 for certain time, and pay it in install ments.
 -The-s' ockholders of the sagamore Manu featuring Company of Fall River voted to bull new mill of 10000 spindles, to cost $500, ,0Ot and to increase tho capital stock from S55000 to SSOO,O0 The corporation has & surplus o $14S, ,0O0, and in sixteen years has averaged per cent. in dividends.
 -hattutNS, hCT u SO., Sldlu ucu CTS, and owners of the Continental elevate and bonded warehouse in Oswego, again: whom complaint was made that they remove barley from the elevator without paying dut on the same, and with intent to defraud tn Government, have been, after an investig; tion by the Treasury Department at Washing ton. promptly acquitted.
 STANLEY IS SAFE.