Connecticut western news., 1889-07-31
1ELEGRAPHIC BREHITIES.

Rella Brown, colored, is dead at Louis vile, Ky, at tho age of 1O5 years. She was born in Virginia.
 Thomas T. World and his daughter Lillie were drowned at Toronto, Ont, by sea,
 William Harrison, comedian, whose stage name is William Cosgrief, fell dead from heart disease at PA State street, Chicago. He had been in Chicago but 8 short time.
 Captain Albert F. Church of New Bed- ford, who was we'll known along the Att lantic coast as an adjuster of ships com passes, is dead in that city of consump- tion, after a long illness.
 Catharine Small, who, with Oracle Hunter, was arrested on suspicion of poisoning Lucy Bedford and Emily Per- confession to the police. Her intention, she said, was to poison Gracie Hunter, the cook employed in her place. Oracle Hunter was set at liberty.
 The three-masted schooner, Rillie S. Derby, from Philadelphia for Newbury- port, with cargo of coal, was run into and sunk off Duck Creek Flats, Dela- ware bay by the steamer W. Whilldin, bound from Baltimore to Cape May. The schooner's crew were taken on board the steamer and landed at Cape May. The damage to the steamer, II any, IS not known.
 A special train containing reception committees consisting of the pastor and two trustees of each Catholic church in Rochester. and large number of laymen met Bishop McQuaid at South Livonia, and he was escorted to Rochester, ac- companied by Archbishop Williams of Boston. The bishop was met at the sta- tion by the uniformed Catholic societies. Imposing ceremonies were held at the Episcopal church and at St. Patrick's 8 cathedral.
 Governor Ames, of Massachusetts, who has been very ill, is much improved
 The fertilizing works of E. Raub & Son at Indianapolis have been destroyed by fire. Loss estimated at from $50,OOO to 9O,O0O; insurance, $19,2 ,250, mostly ir eastern companies.
 John Berry, a farm hand, was tarred and feathered and then locked up al Canandaigua, N. Y., for indecently as- saulting his employer, Miss Marietts Lord, an aged maiden lady. Letter Carrier Henry w. Cummins charged with collecting money from the postoffice employ es for political purposes was QlSCnarSoO at NeW haven yeSCeTuay the evidence against him being insuf ficient to warrant conviction. The effort of the broom manufacturers of Amsterdam, Lockport and Buffalo tt form trust has failed. There has been received at the stat, banking department in Albany a reques for copy of the New York state bank | ing laws from the McNeill-Little Banking company of Guthrie, Oklahoma. | Senor Lorenzo Castellinos: the nev Spanish minister. has arrived at the Cit, | of Mexico. He will be presented t. | President Diaz this week. It is rumorel | that the Mexican minister to Madrid will | be recalled.
 Isaac G. Jenkins, an extensive deale in lumber and shingles, doing bushes in Oswego and Clean, N. Y., has made al assignment. The amount of his liabili ties and assets is not stated. The pref erences are about $20, GOO.
 The schooner Howard Smith fror Booth Bay, while being lowed up tn river at Philadelphia, came in collisio with tow of barRes off Gloucester, an ono of the barges was sunk. Tn schooner received slight damages.