Connecticut western news., 1889-01-02
NEWS IN SHORT ORDER.
DOMESTIC HAPPENINGS TOLD
 INA FEW BRIEF WORDS
Interesting Paragraphs Condensed from Many Redundant Columns.

The failure of several Nebraska banks within week has caused considerable uneasi- ness throughout the State.
 The morning passenger train was derailed by an open switch on the Montana Central and Fireman Morre received injuries which re- suited in his death.
 Mrs. Mary Green of Saratoga. GO years of age, urged her daughter, Mrs. E. J. Shep- ard, with whom she was living to go to church. which she did, and on her return she found her mother hanging by the neck from gas fixture, dead
 Martin Sullivan was liberated from the Massachusetts State prison, having been par dOned by the Governor and Council. Twen- ty-seven years ago Sullivan was sentenced to Imprisonment for life for highway robbery.
 The banking house of W. R. Morse, at Clsrk's. Neb., closed it's doors. The liabilities are $SO, 900; no assets.
 The floods on the Isthmus, caused by the overflow of the Chagres River, have subsided. The running of trains on the Panama Rail road have been resumed.
 The large tobacco factory of J. W. Easley, at South Boston, Va, was burned. The fac tory was occupied by Norman & Evans, and contained a stock of old tobacco valued at $35, 1000.
 Robert Hull, fireman on the Norfolk and Western Railroad and brother of Allen Hull, general passenger agent of the same road, committed suicide by taking laudanum at the Norville, Arlington, Hotel.
 Bessie Van Wycke. the young daughter ofJ. T. Van Wycke, of Cold Spring, NY twas the fire became low and Bessie poured kero- sene on the embers. The house and all of it's contents. including $500 were destroyed, leaving MT. Van Wycke homeless and penni- less.
 Richard Berry. of Chicago. found bottle filled with rcd liquid the shelf in the cup board of his home. He drank the stuff, and then asked his wife what kind of wine 1t was. The terrified woman said it was embalming fluid. Berry died soon after.
 The body of man was found in the cleft of rock near Stony Point, N. r., about 1000 feet above the level of the Hudson River By his side lay 32calibre revolver. The coroner gave it as his opinion that he must have committed suicide early in Sep tember.
 Two sacks. containing the head, trunk and limbs of a man. were found in East Fair mount Park, Philadelphia A murder has been committed and the police are on the track
 A gray-haired man. over 60 years old, was arrested at New Madrid, Mo-, for robbing the Sheriff's office of S5. 100. He had com plete outfit of burglars tools including large punches of keys and several yards of fuse, and is thought to be an old professional
 -Fountz Holmes. of Charleston, W. Va, got crazy drunk, and securing u large club, ran through the streets, Knocking down several people, among them three ladies. Edward Aimes, the last man struck, killed Holmes with a knife. Aimes was arrested, but was soon discharged.
 --George B. Renou and Brutcl l.. Renou, sather and son, and Ammon yeasey were drowned in Round Bay, N. H., while skat- ing.
 The passenger and freight steamer Silver Star, of Bar Harbor struck d rock and sank near Portsmouth, Me, Capt. W. H. Parker and her crew of eight men took to their boats, saving only the clothes they had on.