Connecticut western news., 1889-12-18
GENERAL NEWS.

The brothers of St. James Church, Balti- more, were startled recently by the sharp ringing of the burglar alarm, which is con nected with the poor box i'll that editice. The doors of the church were immediately closed, but not before the robher had capped. He was captured after long chase; in his pocket was found paper which contained full list of the churches in the city where such boxes are used. The clergy men all regard the capture IS an imported one, quite number of churches having been robbed lately.
 The deaths of two centenarisnts are re- ported. They were both women. One, Jane Franklyn, colored, aged 1O7 years. died of rheumatism, and the other Mrs. Amelia Whitson, 1O11a years old, died of shock re- ceived from fall.
 The Executive Committee of the Ballot Reform League has decided to hold mass meeting in Cooper Union, New York, at an early date. Henry George, Carl Schurz and Chauncey NJ. Depew are among those who are expected to speak in favor of the Aus tralian ballot system. -~r- The Comptroller of the Currency has issued a call for report of condition of the national banks at the close of business on Wednesday, Dec. II, 1SS9.
 At the twenty-third annual meeting of the Wesleyan University Club, held i'll New York, announcement was made of gift of $25O ,00O by pr. Daniel Ayres of Brooklyn. N. r., graduate of 90 years standing. Lew Wallace, Jr.. and A. Hatch, promi- neut Indiana lawyers. have preferred charges of fraud against Henry Crawford, a promi- nent Chicago lawyer.
 Warren Leland Jr., the weIl-known hotel proprietor, has failed for about $l62 1000. Lewis Bartonia. well-known Italian crook, who has served term in this city, has been convicted in New York of having In his possession quantity of curtain goods | which he Is supposed to have stolen in Boston.
 The New York Supreme Court decides that | the city authorities cannot be prevented from | pulling down overhead wires. The smaller glass manufacturers of Ohio. New York and the Eastern States have com bined to protect their interests. I During fire in q hotel in Kansas City last l week, one man was burned to death and four | persons were injured. John Gilman, who murdered Mrs. Ethen- hover and her child, was hanged at Empire 1 City, Ore.
 A large number of cattle breeders of Texas met at San Angelo, and, after discussing the condition of the cattle business, determined to call convention, to be composed of dele | gates from all the western and southwestern states, to be held at Fort Worth, Tex, ext March.
 l Nicholas Pecanni, an Italian, of New York, quarrelled with his wife, aged 16 years, on I her, causing slight wound. Nicholas | thought he had murdered her, and shot him self. He was sent to the hospital ill dying condition.
 Frank B. Hyde, of Hutchinson, Kan, en- deavored to kill Mrs. w. E. Ehler at Kansas City, and then committed suicide by cutting his throat. Hyde, who WAS prominent real estate man, tried to induce the woman to elope with him.
 Alonzo Knox and - Day, watchmen at the Manchester Mills, Manchester. N. H., were bound over in $4O0 each for trial for stealing goods from the mill.
 Akers Bros., the largest miers and grain dealers in Georgia, are financially embar' rassed, and a temporary receiver has been appointed. They estimate their liabilities st $6O,0 900; assets, $GO ,00O.
 Louis Mandlebaum, a well known merchant of San Francisco, blew out his brains be- cause he could not meet his engagements. A bad break ill Comstock mining shares is said to have been the cause.
 A passenger train, on tue Missouri Pacific railroad collided with freight train neal Pleasant Hill, Mo-, and two tramps stealing $ ride were crushed to pulp.
 The trial, at Tucson, Ariz., of the seven men OH the charge of robbing Postmastel Wham of the U. $. army of $26.000, last May was concluded, and the jury rendered yer dict of acquittal as to all of the defendants.
 ' ill the Monongahela valley coal property hat expired, but no appraisement has beer made, it is thought the sale will not be con summated. Between $10,00O,000 and $l5,. O,O0O is involved.
 Four gangs of men were sent out by Com missioner of Public Works Gilroy of New York to cut down the poles and wires of :L, electric companies. Legal representatives o the companies asked the commissioner tt grant them time either to remove or repair any wires alleged to be defective ill insula tion, but their request was peremptorily re fused.
 Ten tons of nitro-glycerine exploded nea
 Warren, Penn.
 The Exchange Elevator at Buffalo wa burned loss $225 ,0O0.
 The Furness Line of steamers will prot ably leave Baltimore. They may go to New port News, Va. } The Bank of Richfeld, Kals:s, las s
 pended.
 MT. Hector c. Havemever of New York the famous sugar refiner, died in Paris.
 Mir. Franklin R. Gowen, ex-President o
 the Philadelphia and Reading Road, took hi own life in Washington last week. E kiirain's sentence at Purvis, Miss.,l fo
 lighting with Sullivan was a fine of S20O an Imprisonment for two months. Tor.fgn. 5 The Russian Government is about [
 appoint special attaches to each of the ieat
 ing Russian embassies abroad whose duty l. will be to study the railway and teegrap systems of the country in which they ar 0 located.
 Mexican Vice Consul Maurice Rahdo il claims to have discovered that lare = amount of fraudulent Mexican bonds ar
 floating around ln Kansas City and ths
 many persons in Missouri and Kansa Il especially in the latter State, are being vi d timized by them. Thousands of dollar
 worth have been placed in the two State :, named, and in many instances banks hay ;. been caught, they taking the worthless bono r as collateral for money loaned. The histor ' of t,-ese bonds dates back in the esrly 50 At that time over million dollars worth
 these bonds were issued. r. It is said that Dom Pedro will refuse 1 Il accept from the republic of Brazil any SUI
 of money beyond that authorized by the law ., of the country.