Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-03-22
CONDENSED NEWS.

Thomas L. Durscner, switchman ill the West Shore yards at Frankfort, N. Y., was killed last night. He caught hls foot in the guard rail and was run over.
 Ten thousand pieces of print cloth were sold at Fall River at four cents, practically clearing the local market of spot goods. Prices tor contracts remain unchanged.
 Detectives are searching for man answer ing the murderer Tascott, who had been working Senator Stanfords vineyard, near Chico, Cai., but disappeared on finding that he under suspicion.
 A propcsel act of the Delaware legislature providing that all telegraph, telephone and electric light wires in Wilmington shall be put under ground by Dec. 1, 1892, has been approved by tine city council
 D C. t4er>e, pI,s4,ent 0, the Firg inla ana k kentucHy road, says he will soon begin work on a road from the western .terininu, or tho Danvlile ans: New River road, Ill Patrick county, to Cincinnati This road will put Danville in direct connection with the mineral fields Of southwest Virginia.
 The govel;ior of Colorado has signed the bill res enyly passed by the iegisa ature provid- ing .or the inspection, before slaughter, of all cattle, hogs or sheep, the meat Of which is to be sold as human food The bil practically prevents lhe importation of meats slau ght- Sered by the Big Fcur' or other eastern packing houses.
 The Portland, Me, board of trade has in vited Erastus Wiman to speak at a banquet Eere March 30, on the subject of 'Cioser Relations Between the United States and Canada" Mir. W man has accepted the in- vitation. Mr. w. L. Putnam, late of the fishery commission, is chairman oi the com mitlee in charge of the affair.
 n,,+ f l. l,tt I,yf1 a Confederate soldiers home committed, at New York, the only ones not favorable and cordial are about half dozen whose writers l object to aiding any enterprise which is as l sisted by Col R. G. In eelsol Most of these objectors omit to sign their names Col h. | gersolI lectures for tLe benefit of the home next Sunday
 Gen. George .. Batcheller, the newly ap- l pointed assistant secretary of the treasury, was rendered farewell dinner last evening | at Albany by several of his associates in the assembly at the Fort Orange club. Among those present were: J. A. Sleicher, Assembly men Hamilton, Crosby, Sheehan, Depeyster, Saxton, Husted, Gibbs, McAdam, Blumel,- thai, Fish, Mase, Aspinweu and Youngman. Gen. Batcheller will leave for Washington on | Wednesday next
 Residents of Hyde Park, Pa., are alarm. ed, the mlne underneath the town having sunk for the second time. The cavern i, over the central and business portion of the 1 town. Many people are thinking of vacating | their houses
 Ex-Judge Alexander McCue, assistant treasurer of the United States had an attack resembling apoplexy yesterday morning a, his residence in Brooklyn, N. Y. He is 6s years old. His physician states that the at l tack is not serious.
 In the Canadian house of commons yester day Hon. MT. Foster said that the govern. ment had under consideration the advisa bility of excluding American lard by ar increased duty or otherwise, ill view of the ezxensive adulteration practiced.
 The funeral of Thomas Finnegan who died at his home on Denny street We'd nesday, was attended to St Patrick's church at p. m. to-day. The remain. were taken to Naugatuck for burial.