Connecticut western news., 1889-09-11
THE NEWS IN GENERAL

A mammoth sugar refinery was burned at Williamsburg, N. r., last week, involving loss of two million dollars.
 There is Masonic controversy in Iowa.
 J. G. Mattingly < Sons, distillers of Louis vile, Ky, are financially embarrassed, but hope to pull through.
 The finest steamer on the St. Lawrence River has been disabled.
 A serious race riot at Newcastle, Del, is on.
 MT. Charles Francis Adams has been given banquet by the Board of Trade of Fort Worth, Texas.
 It is understood that the Cabinet has de cided that 1t is not necessary to call an extra session of Congress.
 The loss of life by the Antwerp fire is ex- pected to reach 200.
 The London dock strikers refused to ac- cept the compromise arranged by Burns. Another large meeting was held on Sunday.
 The Bell Telephone Company are to file a suit in the courts at Cincinnati, asking heavy damages from the two electric street railroads In the city, and that they be compelled to so change their electric plant as not to injure the Bell Company. This will be test case, as the same complaint exists in other cities. The Bell Company, it is said, will not at tempt to stop the electric cars running under the present method until final hearing Is had.
 There was & terrible explosion of fire damp in the Ellington coal mine, West Virginia, last week, resulting in the death of John Kinsey and William Kerby and the fatal burning of John Kirk, while other miners were more or less seriously hurt.
 Two schooners came in last week in charge of their first mates. They are the Grace Andrews and the Red Wing, and the con- maRders of both vessels had been drowned at sea. Captain Young, commander of the Grace Andrews, Is supposed to have com- tod isi1 hf thssx Branch. The Red Wings commander, Cap tain Lee, was swept overheard during a tremendous hurricane on the morning of August 2S.
 c. s. Walters, who kept a grocery store at Sewelfs Point, Md, was found murdered in his bedroom Sunday. It is supposed that about three o'clock in the morning parties called at the store and woke up MT. Walters, and as he opened the door he was struck senseess with 8 club and then beaten to death. The murderers then robbed the store of $1S0 and lot of merchandise, after which the body of Walters was placed between two cotton mattresses which were set on lire. The authorities were notified, and two ne groes who acted suspiciously in a boat near Sewelfs Point were arrested, brought to Norfolk and lodged in jail. Both had spots of blood on their clothing, and are believed to have concealed the plunder.
 A terrible accident occurred near Mounds vile, w. Va., on the Ohio River railroad last week. King Gatts and wife, both about TO-, were crossing the railroad track in carriage, when it was struck by the north-bound eX- press, throwing the occupants on to the track. MT. and Mrs. Gatts were both instantly killed.
 Secretary Proctor has left Washington for his home in Vermont. He will be gone a week, and in his absence General Schofield will act as Secretary of War.
 The result of the recent examination at the United States Naval Academy admits George w. Ragan of Massachusetts as a cadet.
 Earl Dunraven has written letter to eX- Commodore Smith, of the New York Yacht Club, regretting the failure of the proposed race for the Americas cup.
 Maurice Sand, the son of George Sand, the novelist, died recently at the old family home in Nahant. He was the Maurice who figures SO frequently in Madame Sands delightful books of travel, and many of her essays written while she was still young and fond of wandering about with her boy for her only companion.
 Ex-President Legitime promised to make an important statement on Haytian affairs be fore he left for France, but he didn't. He was cOunseled not to do so, and devoted his time to seeing the sights of the metropolis. The railways of various kinds appeared to impress him most powerfully.
 Bishop Vincent recently ordered 5000 cop ies of the Worlds Marseillaise, Joseph Cooks Boston Hymn, for use at Chautauqua. MT. Cook is now at his Lake George resi- dence busily engaged on the literary and ed itorial work connected with Our Day, having returned from his Summer Schools lecture trip, extending as far West as Wisconsin.