Connecticut western news., 1888-12-05
NEWS IN SHORT ORDER.
DOMESTIC HAPPENINGS TOLD
 IN A FEW BRIEF WORDS
Interesting Paragraphs Condensed from Many Redundant Columns


 from Many Redundant Columns
 Henry Paul, James Orr and James Pat terson were run over and killed by train on the Pennsylvania railroad near Altoona. Pa. Their bodies remained on the track all night and several trains passed over them, cutting them in small pieces.
 w. l.. Williams, a mail carrier on the star route, was shot and killed near Moutop, Ala, from ambush by some unknown parties. The mail pouch was cut open, and 0 registered letter containing $4OO takes.
 A farmer named Coffman was butchering hogs at Harlan, Iowa, and his two sons, aged five and three, watched him with great interest. The elder boy asked the younger to come out and he would show him how hogs were butchered. He struck the little fellow a blow on the head with hammer, and then stuck long piece of glass in his throat, lnticting wound from which he died.
 The importation of saccharine and sub stances containing it has been forbidden in France and Algeria.
 Senator Henry R. Law, of New York, is dead. He was President of the State Senate. Joseph Diebreich, German laborer, who had his larynx removed at the New York Hos- pital seven months ago, is almost we'll.
 Andrew J. Joyce, who left his family at Marletta, Ga., twenty-five years ago, has just been reunited to them. He left home in 1884, and became blockade runner. He was thrown into Cuban prison in 1867 and has just been released.
 The weathercrop bulletin announces that the weather has been especially favorable for winter wheat during November the deficiency in moisture being replaced by abundant rains.
 The steamer Nacoochee, ashore 25 miles from Point Lookout, N. C., has been pulled rnto foot hut tha, Eprs ,Irht h1n nIro1 ho1, of cotton and 75 tons of oranges have been landed without damage at Morehead City, The wreckers say that the steamer will float when half of her cargo has been removed. If theweather continues favorable the Nacoochee will be got off in few days.
 Cynthia A. Carlew, aged 70 years was found dead in bed at Argyle, N. r., having been suffocated by coal gas
 Joseph Gwasduski, prominent business man, who was implicitly trusted by the Polish citizens of Mt. Carmel Pa, has absconded, taking with him all the funds of large Polish benevolent association.
 Gov. Lee, of Virginia. has offered S1 900 reward for the apprehension of the person or persons engaged in the release of Wayman Sutton, convicted of murder, from Wytheville jail.
 The schooner Dallas Hill, of St. John, was wrecked Herons Island in the recent storm. The wreck has just been recovered. The boats and the crew are missing, and are supposed to have been lost. Treasurer Chas G. Winchell, of spink County,D T., has written to his deputy from St. Paul that he is short in his accounts, and that he has not the courage to face his cred itors- Wincheil two years ago was an ardent advocate of Ashton for the county seat, and spent money lavishly in the campaign. It was then charged that he was using county funds, u no investigation was made. The fugitive treasurer's dedication amounts to $i00,00O.
 A terrible explosion shook Saginaw City, Mich., and was closely followed by on alarm of fire from the direction of the Setglein furniture factory. When the fremen reached the scene the factory was demolished and enveloped in flames. The cause of the explosion was an accumulation of dust. Gus Steglein and Fire man Condon were severely injured, and one man is repC reed buried in the ruins.
 The Boughten acid works, near Titus vile, Pa., the property of the American Chem ieal and Manufacturing Company, of Cleve land, were burned by fire, caused blythe ex plosion of a natural gas pipe. Loss S75, ,O0O Our Consul at Port an Prince informs the Department of State thnt the schooner Will liam Jones. of Boston, which was captured Oct. 26 while proceeding to Gonaiyes and arbitrarily ordered to Port au Prince, has been released, and an indemnity of $1O, ,OOO paid to Capt. Collins, the principal owner, and all port charges and custom duties on the cargo remitted
 The Illinois Coal trust has decided to raise the price of coal x" cents per ton after Decem- Der 1st.
 The walls of Alban's coal mine, Olney, H., eaved in, crushing two men to death.
 E. C. Boudinot, ex-editor of the Cherokee Advocate, who killed B. H. Stone, editor of Telephone, in October, 1884, at the Cherokee capital, was recently acquitted in the United toto O1rt fho md nf lnIf- The trial occupied eight days, over fifty wit nesses being examined.
 The roundhouse of the Omaha road in at Spooner, Wis, was burned. Seven engines were completely ruined.
 Governor Jackson, of Maryland, has par doned Hezekiah s. Best, Martin J. Clark and John W. McMahon, who were in Baltimore City Jail for fraud at the election of 1886.
 Charles Hubbard, of Norwood, brake man on the Rome, Watertown and Ogdens- burg Railroad was killed by his head striking against bridge near Watertown while at work on his train.
 The official canvass of Illinois shows that Fifer, Republican candidate for Governor, has 12, ,582 plurality over Palmer, Democrat. Harrson's plurality over Cleveland is 2l,- SS1.
 John Fairbanks, of the Fairbanks & Palmer Publishing Company, which recently failed in Chicago, has left that city, and it is charged with about $15, ,0OO of funds raised since the failure from various sources.
 A young man named Alfred Wilder was arrested at Clean, N. Y., for making and passing counterfeit nickel pieces. The wife of Louis Lane, of Oswego, Pa., who had run away from her husband, was with Wilder.
 Frank Ungar Charles Bulse, Adam Gouse, Fred Kregal and Henry Fisher, professional burglars from Philadelphia, were arrested in Carlisle, Pa., charged with eleven robberies, and hundreds of dollars worth of goods were found in their possession.
 An engine and fifteen cars of 8 freight train the Maine Central Railroad were thrown from the rails near the foot of Lake Maranacook and precipitated into the lake, The engineer, fireman, and brakeman, who were in the cab, were badly scalded. They were able, however, to swim ashore. The high water had undermined the track which was buried also under several inches ice.
 Six deserters from the American troops stationed at Sackett's Harbor have arrived in Wolfe Island, Ont. Some of them still wear their uniforms.
 Allison Briggs, aged 20, while skating recently on pond two miles east of Rhine beck, N. r., broke through the ice and sank out of sight. His body was recovered. He had been married one month.
 A defective melting tank at the Whitney Glass works in Camden, N. J., burst and set fire to the buildings which were totally de stroyed When the tank burst the workmen were obliged to quickly run from the building to escape the molten glass which was scat tered over the floor.
 Aaron c. Turner, haf-witted negro shot and killed his sister, Bella, at Amelia, Ky, with a gun given him to care for by George Manning, 0 hunter.
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