Connecticut western news., 1889-09-04
NEW ENGLAND NEWS.

MrS. J. M. Kellogg, Wife or the Attorney General of Missouri, has been installed as First Assistant Attorney General. She was admitted to practice in the Supreme Court eight years ago, and is member of the State Bar Association. For several years she was partner in the law business of her husband, the old firm name being l.. B. & J. M. kel- logg.
 The steamship Moravia brought 123 Mor- mon converts. More than half of them were young Swedish peasant women. They were in charge of the elders, who persuaded them to come to America.
 The following telegram was received by naval officer from Irving M. Scott, President relative to the official trial of the cruiser Charleston: Successful in every respect in six hours run under forced draft. That's the way we do things in the Vest"
 In a mlddleweight prize fight in San Fran cisco, between La Blanche, the Marine, and Jack Dempsey, the latter was knocked out in the thirty-second round. Two thousand people were present.
 Henry Irving cables from London: Re port that I have ever complained of unfair treatment by American press is absolutely false and malicious. I feel almost ashamed to contradict it, feeling there is little need of my so doing, but would not like a shadow of doubt in the minds of my friends.
 The members of the Massachusetts Fire mems Association witnessed an exhibition by the Worcester Fire Department on Thurs day, and in the evening were entertained with collation. and speeches at the insurance fire patrol house.
 land, Vt., at p. m., Thursday was run into by an extra freight at Centre Rutland while waiting for the Whitehall passenger train. The freight locomotive and one passenger car were considerably damaged. No one seriously injured. The railroad officials will I of fl,n accident
 Secretary of the Treasury Windom and family are travelling through New Hamp- | shi1e.
 Treasurer Crawford E. Lindsey of the | Conanicut mill at Fall River, Mass, has ac- | cepted the position of treasurer of the Slater mills, PaWtucket, R. l.
 | Two men, whose names are unknown, | gained the confidence of Moses Williams, a | Conn.,, and in card game swindled him out | of $50OO. As MT. Williams had not that much money on hand, he put up with them mortgages amounting to $10,OOO as pledge until he could get the money. This was not been seen since.
 Adonijah Prescott of Chesterville, Me-, is dead. He was 90 years old and the oldest man in that section, and was pensioner of the war of 1872.
 James Tansey of Sherborn, while despond- ent, attempted suicide the other night by stabbing. He will recover. The valuation of Worcester, Mass, is Real estate, $55 ,4O6, ,750; personal, $14, ,747 ; 300. There are 53,212 polls and the rate is $16 on $1OOO.
 The body of missing Russian Jew child, three years old, which has been missing from Johnston, R. I. for some days, was found in a cistern, the heavy iron cover of which bore no sign of having been accidentally mis- placed. The parents believe the child has been sacrificed by neighbors with whom they have had difficulty.
 Frank McShane, while engaged in rolling leather at the Wallace tannery at Rochester, N. H., caught one of his hands in the rolling machine, and before he could stop it his arm was broken in three places and badly man. gled. It is feared it will have to. be ampu. lated at the shoulder.
 Peter Reynolds, Jr., 24 years old, was caught beneath a falling rock in the Chapman quarry, Westerey, R. l., and died in few hours,
 The National Union Bank, of Fall River, Mass., against whom judgment for $21 ,205 in | favor of the Union Savings Bank has been entered, will appeal to the supreme Court Almost endless litigation is ahead, as the Ma. tional Union Bank will carry it even to the | United States Courts.
 The school board has elected John P Marston, of Rockland, principal of the Bidde' | ford high school. There were forty appli cants. MT. Marston is graduate of Bates college, and has been principal of the Rock land school for years.
 The asses-o of Gloucester have completed l the tax list for the current year. The tOta amount to be collected is $211 ,546, $144, ,2Ss being on real estate, $56,551 on personal property and $11 ,706 on polls. Little change is made in the valuation of real estate. John Pew is the largest individual taxpayer S1794.
 The stories which have been in circulation regarding the future of the Portland LocomO. | tive Company have attained newspaper pub. licity. At the annual meeting of the com. pf ny last May 8 bad state of affairs was ev lent from the reports submitted. It was | communicated to the stockholders that the company had lost $15, 900 during the year This was due to poor business, lack of out 1 side orders, and the inability of the company to compete with some of the larger locomo tive works in the West. The assets of the company were largely in excess of the liabili- | ties. The par value of shares being $1OO, il was estimated that about $13O share would be realized if the works should at once be closed, For this reason many wanted tC stop at once and not run the risk of possible loss. But it was decided to go on and make an effort to secure new business.
 The 1st brigade of Maine's volunteer militia went into camp under favorable skies. Int brigade is made up of two regiments of in fantry and one battery. The strength o1 the command in camp: First regiment 3O2 commissioned and enlisted men; 2nd regiment, 31;; light battery, 66; brigade staff | 12.
 Maj. Dunn of the United States 2d artillery and who is stationed at Fort Preble, is serv. as government inspector. Among the mem bers of the Governors staff ill attendance arc Brig. Gen. Henry M. Sprague, adjutant general; Brig. g.-Gen. Harper, inspector-gener al; Col. George A. Philbrook, commissary. general; Col. Daniel A. Robinson, surgeon. general; Col. Edwin J. Cram, inspector o1 rifle practice, and Lieut.-Col George L.