Connecticut western news., 1889-12-11
GENERAL NEWS,

A place in Worcestershire, Eng, is adver- tised to let on a lease which has I'll years isoo. e so run u was made TOT 2ooO years in Never before since St. Louis was founded have there been such receipts of corn as with Tn the last three weeks. Since November 16, the receipts have amounted to two million bushels, and shipments are now coming on at the rate of 300, 900 bushels daily.
 Long Branch Pier is in imminent danger The late high tides have undermined it. The time Is coming when the pretty seaside re- sort will have to retreat before the encroach- ing waves, which undermine sea walls, shore billings and all other barriers.
 The Dolphin did not sail with the Rear sarge and Galena the other day, but remained behind at the Brooklyn Navy Yard to under go some repairs and also to pick up the straggling marines and tars from .he other vessels. She will go direct to Cape Haytien.
 An essay of average rock from the seven- foot vein at the bottom of the deep shaft of the Michigan gold mine, just completed, ut Ishpeming, gives over S4.OOO per ton in gold and silver. The rock is not nearly rich as has been taken from the rich ehimneys, but from the present stuff.
 A Lill was introduced in the Senate pro- viding for reserve force for the navy from steam vessels in the merchant marine
 The Coroner's inquest on the bodies of the men killed in the Minneapolis fire holds the owners of the building morally responsible.
 Emin Bey escaped the perils of disease and the poisoned arrows of the savages, but he fell from window at Zanzibar and frac- tured his skull. His recovery is doubtful.
 Rumple. Smith & Co. of New York have been awarded by the authorities of Havana, Cuba, a contract to erect a system of water works for that city, at cost of g., 900, 900. The firm bid against a number of Euro pean houses.
 named Ackley, ten in number, are in jail for shoplifting and similar offences.
 Some small boys at York. Pa., chased and captured, without horse or hound, a fox that had escaped from its cage.
 The jury in breach of promise case at Champaign, H., awarded one cent damages and advised the plaintiff to 'sbeware of book agents"
 A gold nugget worth S7.5O was found in the crop of grouse that woman was dress ing for dinner at Sampson's Mills, Ore, few days ago.
 Mrs. Ella c. White, charged, in Elmira, N. Y., with forgery to the amount of $2o, ,OO0, was arrested at Chicago Tuesday night. She has been living in Chicago for several months, and speculated good deal in bucket shops and on the Board of Trade.
 The settlement of the dock laborers' strike at Bristol, England, was effected by a com promise. The questions of employing foreign labor and abolishing mddlemen were waived. The strikers lost in wages the sum of f10OOO and merchants suffered severely in . consequence of the strike.
 The Kaiser has telegraphed to Emin Pasha and Stanley the expression of his sympathy for all the har,lships and perils they have eX- perieneed. He congratulates them upon the fortunate ending of their dangerous journey and welcomes them to civilization and home.
 From every indication the brass manufac- turers of the United States, are perfecting gigantic confederation. A meeting was held in the Grand Pacific Hotel, Chicago. George Boston, D. T. Ellis of Bridgeport, Ct., and many other eastern manufacturers, are present.
 A bill has been introduced in the Senate providing for Notifications and other seacoast defenees, and appropriating therefor $126.- ST. 800.
 Great preparations are being made in Eng land and Belgium to give Stanley royal welcome on his return.
 Southern Democratic Congressmen are not pleased with those passages in the mes sage referring to the need of a Federal cleo ton law.
 George W. Lininger, Republican candidate for mayor of Omaha was defeated by Rich ard c. Cushing, Democrat, by majority of between HOO and 1900.
 Postmaster General Wanamakcr takes the ground that Il Postmaster ought not to be re- moved, unless for cause, until the expiration of four years from the date of his appoint ment.
 The total number of bills presented in the Senate on Wednesday was 505. Most of the measures proposed were bills that failed to become laws during the last Congress.
 The weather throughout northern New York on "Wednesday Was intensely cold. At several places in the Adirondacks the ther- mOmeter registered 10 degrees to 16 degrees below zero. S.iranae lake i> frozen over.
 It is officially deniod that France has any intention to withdraw from tine Latin Union.
 The Middesborough (England) iron mar ket is very much excited, and warrants have advanced five shillings.
 The New York guarantee fund for worlds fair amounts to $5,135, ,S26. A bill will be presented to Congress providing for the crea- ton of corporation which shall direct the exhibition, subject to the supervision of the United States Government.
 Asundo Baquito, q large, pock-marked Italian woman, who earns her living q tailOress, shot one woman dead and wounded two others seriously, in the tenement 69 James street, New York.
 The Riforma of Rome, commenting on President Harrison's message, expresses a hope that the question of & well-nigh prOhib- tive duty upon art works imported into the United States may be solved in conformity with 1tsly's just wishes.