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The Newtown bee., 1889-07-05
BRooKFIELD.

Miss Fannie O. Thornhill has been hired to teach the school in Whisconier for the ensuing year.
 c. B. Hawley paid flying visit to his old home, last week.
 Mrs Susan Smith has been guest of E. c. Smith.
 II. W. Green started for ten weeks tour in Europe, last week. ..e,
 John Thornhill has been hired to teach the East Iron Works school. %
 Miss Emma Kellogg of Bridgeport spent Sunday with Mrs E. c. Smith. Mrs Anson Smith of Birmingham has visited Mrs Roswell Parker. Mrs David Clark and daughter of Bir- mingham have visited Miss Carrie Peck. Miss Miriam Taylor visits friends in New York. Miss Grace Hawes of Bridgeport has visited her cousins, Misses Edith and l Hattie Griffen. A number of the young people o1 Brookfield attended the picnic at Greer pond, Saturday.
 Miss Winnie Skidmore is home iron I school for the Summer. I Miss Henrietta Ruggles returned hom from Shelton, Friday. I Arza Peck and family of New Yorl
 spend the Summer with Mrs s. s. Dun ming. Frank Keeler entertains his sister, Mir Gilbert of Bridgeport.
The Newtown bee., 1889-07-05
Rumblings OCT the Rail.

The Consolidated railroad suffered from it's first serious accident in years on Saturday, when a limited express from Boston was ditched at Quinnipiac. north of New Haven and several killed, among the number Miss Mary E. Bingham of Brooklyn, who had just been chosen principal of Mt. Holyoke seminary. Rep resentative NJ. J. Cavanaugh and bride, who were on their way from Hartford to New York, were on the car wrecked and Mrs Cavanaugh had one foot pinched, while "Judy' was considerably soiled in helping save the wreckage. They stop ed at the Atlantic house in Bridgeport and came home to relieve the anxiety of friends. Rev Charles H. Smith of Bel chertown, Mass, who has preached in Newtown and who supplied the Congre- gational pulpit at Trumbull, Sunday, was also on the train, but escaped injury.
 President c. P. Clark of the Consoli- dated has sailed for Europe.
 General Manager Stevenson, Supt Ly.
  the railroad commissioners on their in spection of the Housatonic road, Friday
 Gov Bulkley has sensibly vetoed tht bill giving railroad commissioners thu power to change the situation whereve one railroad crosses another at grade ant to place the cost wherever they see fit It was Consolidated bill, supposed t. have special reference to Bridgeport, bu really covering the entire State.
 Bethel is virtually a flag station fo the South bound Housatonic limited es press, for it stops for orders nearly ever day. The up train also stops occasion ally.
 Every Monday, the noon train is haule from Danbury to Wilson Point by tw engines, one of which is used for the e, press at night.
The Newtown bee., 1889-07-05

c. B. Glover has tried his hand at i'm proving the BEE office by ceiling and partitiOning the press room and by con- structing an elevator by which the pages or forms of type are lowered from the composing to the press room. He has | succeeded well.
The Newtown bee., 1889-07-05

One of the greatest of MT Ronald's pets and attractions, just now, is a donkey, obtained in New York, few days ago. He has small basket car riage to which the donkey is harnessed for the children to drive. One or two more will probably be purchased.
The Newtown bee., 1889-07-05

About 70 boy and girl members of St Rose Srnday school are under the in- struction of Miss Julia Murray, who is teaching them vocal music. The best voices will be selected to sing at church aud Sunday school.
The Newtown bee., 1889-07-05

John B. Wheeler assumed control of the post office in Newtown Street, Mon day. His son, Hervey w., will have charge of the office. which was thorough ly renovated. Saturday. For the pres ent, at least, it will remain in it's present location, which pleases many. M
The Newtown bee., 1889-07-05
pLUlrREEs.

George Fowler is building roomy wagon shed.
 Mrs Lynn improves slowly. Drs Hart and Clark have been in attendance dur ing his tedious two months sickness.
 Gilbert Bros. have put new siding on Lewis Benedict's barn.
 Lewis Benedict shows the deeds, dated back in the forty's, conveying the Ivy island property, then owned by P. T. Barnum to George Barnum, his wife's mother; it is almost q worthless piece ol land, but Is said to have been MT Bar nnmss first step toward his prosperoul life work. zs
The Newtown bee., 1889-07-05

Mir and Mrs William Brown from Jer- sey City arrived, Saturday evening, to spend the Fourth with her father, Charles Hurlbutt, in the Glen.
The Newtown bee., 1889-07-05

The Waterbury American has lost it's familiar form and appears as six-col- umn, eight-page daily, printed on a Hoe perfecting press. But, whatever it's form, it's contents are ever and increasingly in- terestng.
The Newtown bee., 1889-07-05

Misses May and Cora Hoyt are at New Haven, where they attended the recep, ton given to the class of '64, from whicf their father graduated, at the residence of Dr k. s. Ives; also the reception o1 President Dwight of Yale, in the Ar building, one of the finest on th' | grounds,
The Newtown bee., 1889-07-05

At Mondays meeting of the Hook and Ladder Co.,, NJ. J. Bradley, John II, Blackman and NJ. J. HOulihan were ap. pointed committee to arrange a date and place for the annual picnic, which
 possibly, will be held at Brookside park
 on the Danbury and Norwalk road, near Bedding station. It was also voted tt appear at the hall, Thursday, Fourth, in full uniform, to march in q body to ths picnic at St Patrick's grove. The meet ing was adjourned to Monday, sth, wher further action on tho picnic will be taken
The Newtown bee., 1889-07-05

Ex-President Woolsey of Yale, who died at New Haven, Monday, at the ripe age of S7 years, was one of the gentle manly scholars and Christian inspirations of his age.
The Newtown bee., 1889-07-05

Frederick Chambers and Walter Mitch- ell expect to leave for Michigan, in the near future and will bring back q fine flock of sheep.
The Newtown bee., 1889-07-05

John Sheehan has been off duty at A an injury received while playing ball.
The Newtown bee., 1889-07-05

A party of young folks from the Hook called on Dea N. W. Mitchell, Friday evening, and he exhibited some fine oil paintings.
The Newtown bee., 1889-07-05

George Wells and Wesley Penny have laid nice wall for Mrs l. B. Harris, greatly improving the appearance of the Jeanville farm.
The Newtown bee., 1889-07-05

/. s. Peck, who is making about three cans of milk daily, stopped sending milk to the Creamery, this week and E. L. Johnson is using his milk.
The Newtown bee., 1889-07-05

Mrs Austin W. Ferry of Bethel, for merly Miss Cora Botsford of Palestine, has bought the place where Stiles Smith lives on Goldfish hill.
The Newtown bee., 1889-07-05

The ladies' of St. Johns Guild will give lawn party, next Thursday even- ing, on the lawn of s. F. Glover. Ice cream and cake.
The Newtown bee., 1889-07-05

Daniel Wildman has bought Mrs Crouchley's standing grass.
The Newtown bee., 1889-07-05

$. $. Scudder, one of the society's committee of the Congregational church, has erected q new fence about part of the parsonage lot and repaired the rest.
The Newtown bee., 1889-07-05

The Botsford base ball nine has dis banded, owing to the removal of some of it's members.
The Newtown bee., 1889-07-05

The Rubber Co. closed its factories or the Fourth.
The Newtown bee., 1889-07-05

A. W. Bassett has sold spindle tc Joseph kilbride.
The Newtown bee., 1889-07-05

Mrs E. II. Mitchell is spending the week with her mother, Mrs Holbrook, Great Hill.
The Newtown bee., 1889-07-05

Danbury starts off as city by voting to spend $2l9,762 the first year.
The Newtown bee., 1889-07-05
EAST VILLAGE.

Robert T. Fessenden and wife of An sonia are here for the Summer.
 Gertie Couch of Bridgeport is visiting ". ". Bliss.
 John Reardon is working for Q. J Sherwood. c. B. Clark has new helper to takt bcare of horses. Eddie Stevens is home for weeks "a cation.
The Newtown bee., 1889-07-05

A daughter was recently born to MT and Mrs Henry E. Smith of Cheshire.
The Newtown bee., 1889-07-05

Miss Nellie Lewis is guest of Mrs Laura Curtis on Curtis hill.
The Newtown bee., 1889-07-05
SoUTHVILLE.

Amos Simons will put up the hay on the Drew farms
The Newtown bee., 1889-07-05

George Doughty of Brooklyn and R. N. Peck were at A. w. Peck's Elmshade home, Sunday.
The Newtown bee., 1889-07-05

Miss Haugh of Cold Spring made no application for Middle district school, as stated in the BEE.
The Newtown bee., 1889-07-05

A. H. Davis. whose loEg continuance at the corner of Fairfield avenue and Main streef, has made his name . hDnsehold word with a11 who visit bridgeport an11linG1y 1nv1fc2 nl1 friends to mnfkdoWn s.5e ofS1mmer elpeo-
 9a.ze fs;:s ess,ie sa ;s % sessss.y s2
The Newtown bee., 1889-07-05

Mrs John R. Peck and little son Harley are with Rev James Taylor of Cornwall Bridge
The Newtown bee., 1889-07-05

Special bargains in gents furnishings and laces at the Copeland Bros- Co.'S
The Newtown bee., 1889-07-05

Great reduction in carpets at the D. M Read Co.'S.
The Newtown bee., 1889-07-05

Examine the line of ready made clothing at Warner, Clark & Taylor's- The assortment is complete, the prices low and the goods excel lent. They have a big store full of bargains
The Newtown bee., 1889-07-05

Business at Sterling Bros crockery store, s46 Main street, Bridgeport, is reported rush. ing. They are doing an immense business in refrigerators, ice cream freezers and season able goods of every description in their line. Their sales of decorated dinner, tea and toilet ware have been unusually large, it being we'll understood by the public that their stock is well selected and marked at very low prices a special inducement. For those in want of fancy or staple China, "a visit to Sterling Bros. is almost sure to please.
The Newtown bee., 1889-07-05

E. P. Hine is finishing the L addition, 1Gx40, which Mrs Nj. $. Clark is build ing.
The national leader., 1889-07-18
THE WHITECHAPEL FIEND.
Another Victim Of the Mysteri-
Gus Murders In LOniOn.
A Policeman's Discovery Of a
Woman's Mutilated Body.

A low part of Whitechapel, London, called
Old Castle street, has been the scene of an
other atrocious murder of the too we'll
known Whitechapel type. A large mass of
clottcd blood and traces of desperate strug-
gle bear testimony that 'Jack the Ripper"
has again resumed his deadly work of cutting
up the bodies of unfortunate women.
Four months ago the extra force of London
policemen and detectives who had been OIL
duty specially for the purpose of trapping
the assassin were withdrawn, as it was
thought that there would be no more
of such terrible outrages committed.
But it seems that the cruel-hearted, unnatural
beast is still living. The scene of the crime
is in the same restricted area, and once again
the murderer is able to shield himself from
discovery SO as 20 leave no trace.
At 80 the other morning q constable was
walking leisurely down his beat when he
noticed the form of a woman lying i'll the
shadow of a doorway. He was
about to rouse the woman when he
was Mortified to discover that she was dead
and that there was gaping wound in her
throat The body was lying in a pool of
blood, which had run in streams from a
terrible cash in the stomach evidently in
flicted by sharp knife or razor.
An alarm was raised and crowd of de-
tectives were instantly on the spot Tho
murdered woman seemed 10 De ABOUT 1OfCV
years of age and belonged to the most de-
PRAYED class of Whitechapel unfortunates,
On September last news of the murder
and horrible mutilation of depraved woman
in the Whitechapel district of London was
cabled all over the world. Three weeks later
came the news that two other women, of
similar character had been mysteriously
murdered and mutilatel in the same
U-aC SpntnNnhnI
30 and the next day all Christendom was
shocked with the announcement of two moro
such lives sacrificed to some unknown demon
in human form. The death of the eighth
victim was flashed over the wires on
October 3, and that OF tho ninth
and last in 1883, ON November 10.
One more victim fell early this year, and
only few weeks ago fragments of q wo-
mans body were f1shed out of the Thames
which may or may not have been the
eleventh.
Chalked upon a board surface near some of
the murdered women We're notices signed
Jack, the Ripper announcing that speci-
fled number had been slain, and that when
the fifteenth had died the murderer would an
nounce himself and surrender to the author
tiles The throat of each was cut and slashes
forming a cross upon the abdomen were made.
Several arrests were made, but the perpe-
traitor of this most astounding series of muir
ders on record has not been apprchended
Since these crimes came to light
similar deeds have been reported
in France Germany, Cuba, Tcxas
and other places, while the "Whitechapel
tiend" has chased unprotected women in BoS-
ton and numerous other cities and towns of
The United States.
The national leader., 1889-07-18
ACROSS THE WIRES.
An Array Of Important Foreign
and Domestic Events.
Parnell and Counsel Withdraw
From the Special Commission.

Mr. Parnell's counsel have formally with
drawn from the inquiry before the special
commission in London. At the reassembling
'of the Parnell commission to-day Sir Charles
Russell of the Parnellite counsel stated to
the judges that after full consider alton Mr..
Parnell had given himself and Mr.. Asquith,
MS associate, instructions to no longer repre-
sent him before the commission.
Presiding Justice Sir James Hannen re-
piled:
''Mr. Parnell will of course, remain sub
Ebect to the jurisdiction Of this court"
This step was taken by Mr.. Parnell, under
advice of his associates on account OF the
manifest unfairness of the commission
towards his side in its refusal to allow his
counsel to examine the books of the Loyal
and Patriotic Union.
MeSsrs. Reid and Lockwood of the Parnell
Ito counsel next withdrew from the case, fol
Rowing the action of Sir Charles Russell and
Mr.. Asquith. Mr.. Parnell then personally
addressed the judges and made application
for q speedy final settlement of the case as
Far as he was concerned.
He asked that if there was any design to
Further examine him, the Court would pro-
iced to do so without delay. He complained
bf Attorney-Gen Webster's postponement
bf the inquiry for three months in order to
re-examine him in regard to certain checks.
The Court, he declared, ought to appoint
day for his examination, if any was required,
pr else it should discharge him from any
Further attendance upon the commission.
Sir James Hannen promised to try and
meet the convenience of Mr.. Parnell in this
matter, and said that he would recall him on
Thursday next
After the Parnellite counsel had retired
from the court Sir James Hammer said that
the scope of the inquiry woulf not bo
altered and that the persons hitlkrto repre-
sented by counsel could appear in their own
defense If they desired
The national leader., 1889-07-18
TENANTS LEAGUE.
A Powerful Irish Organization
to Fight Landlords.
A Defense League Modelled After
British Trades Unions.

Charles Stewart Parnen authorizes the an
nouncement that the Irish party win imme-
diately form Tenants Defence League for
protection against the landlord syndicate.
Conventions will be summoned throughout
Ireland The movement will be worked on
the lines which Mr. William O'Brien has laid
down. Mr.. OBrien announced that league
would be formed uniting the Irish through
out the world for final struggle against the
landlords.
Some weeks ago Smith Barry, with the
knowledge and approval of Balfour, the
English Secretary for Ireland, formed syn
dicate of Irish and English landlords, the
avowed object of which was to compel ten
ants to pay rents Since tnen tne Irlsh leaa-
ers have had several anxious consultations
as to the best means of protecting tenants
against this new and formidable danger.
The new league will be openly inaugurated
at public conference which will be attended
by every member of the Irish party and rep
resentative men from all parts OF ireland.
The league will be modelled as closely as pos
sible on lines of British trades unions. 1t
will be in every respect as legal as those for
midable organizations, and it will be difficult
for the Government to suppress 1T without
throwing to the winds every shred OF constl-
tutionalisn in Ireland.
The movement is the most important inau
Z
League in 1879. 1t has already created
veritable panic in the landlord camp, and
their organ, the Dublin ETpreSS, weeps CO.
piously, predicting all manner of dread
full things, including the determination OF the
Irish people, and the handing over OF the
country to military colonists from England.
The landlordsare gasping at the possibility
of general strike against rent and the Tor
les predict turmoil and bloodshed during the
coming winter; but the new league will be
strong enough to prevent crime, and will af-
ford Balfour no reasonable excuse for pro-
claiming martial law III order to fight it.
That is what the Tories are urging the Gov
ernment to do, and It enables one to estimate
the extent of their fears.
Michael Davitt, in an interview, said:
''The new Tenants League will give new
start to the Irish cause, which will be OF i'm
nense Importance. 1t will bring men of all
shades of opinion on the popular
side into q fighting line under Mr..
Parnell. The whole of the reserves
will move up to his support The Govern
ment will no longer deal with men in the gap,
but with the whole Irish race. Mr.. Parnel
is more emphatically than ever the man on
horseback Mr.. Ba 'four will be better able
to appreciate the difference six months hence
than to-day"
1t is reported that Mr.. Gladstone and Mr..
Morley have approved the Tenants Defence
League. Mr. Parnell will be President of
the League. The main object is to raise a
fund for the purpose of giving legal assist
ance to tenants against combining landlords,
and not to divert rent from the proper
channels.
The national leader., 1889-07-18
LATER NEWS.

THE large stable of the Lowell (Iass)
Street Railroad, was burned with 120 horses,
about thirty cars four carloads of hay and
one carload of straw, AGO bushels of oats, be-
sides tools and other materials. Loss, $780,
Two running cars collided with a passen-
ger train near Shamokin, Penn. John Roush,
married, and Aaron Shipe, single were killed
and seventeen passengers injured.
JOHN E. BARTON, known as the Gogebic
Iron King during the Wisconsin mining craze
two years ago, has made an assignment;
liabilities, 1926, ,OOO
SHE'LL Rock, Iowa, has been totally de-
stroyed by fire.
THE cotton crop in the vicinity of Colum-
bus, Texas, has been damaged to the extent
of $500, 600 by freshet along the Colorado
River
AT Brewton, Ala, man named CASTOR
committed suicide by throwing himself on
circular saw. He was cut in twain.
THE Virginia State Prohibition Conven-
ton in session at Lynchburg nominated a
ticket as follows: For Governor, Thomas E.
Taylor; Lieutenant Governor, w. j. Shell
burn; Attorney General, Judge j. NJ. Quar-
les
THREE farmers have been killed by light
ming at Grand Forks, Dakota.
ROBERT P. PORTER, Superintendent of the
Census, has appointed DR.. David T. Day e1-
pert and special agent to take charge of the
subject of mines and mining for the Elev-
enth Census.
PRESIDENT AND Mrs. HARRISON returned
to Washington from Deer Park Nd
THE wheat crop in Hungary is below the
average and is in poor condition owing to
the shrinking of the grain in the ear The
rye crop is poor and the barley crop is very
bad. Corn is in good condition. The vine
wards make an excellent showing.
The Manitoba and Canadian northwest
wheat crop is failure. The total yield will
be little less than half last years crop, and
the disaster is so widespread and serious that
there are thousands Of acres that will not be
cut at ALL The damage is the direct result
of the drought.
EMPEROR Dom PEDRO, of Brazil, was fred
at as he was leaving the theater in Rio de
Janeiro. The shot was fired by Portu-
guese The Emperor was not hit by the
bullet. The woud-be assassin was immedi-
ately seized by guards and attendants.
The national leader., 1889-07-18
A TRIPLE TRAGEDY.
Augustus Rosenberg Kills Woman,
Her Son and Himself

Her Son and Himself.
A triple tragedy, one of the most horrible
that has ever occurred il that vicinity, took
place early in the morning in Somerville, near
Boston, Mass Augustus Rosenberg, whose
mind is believed to have been unbalanced,
killed Mrs. Catherine Smith, the woman
with whom he had lived, and her fourteen
year-old son Thomas, seriously shot three
more of the woman's children Willie, aged
twelve; Gussie, aged seven, and Charles,
aged five. Then the murderer jumped from
the window. His dead body was found 500
feet distant from the scene OF the crime
Willie, the wounded boy, was fatally injured.
Rosenberg had been living with the Smith
woman on and on for several years His
wife, who died few years ago, was a sister
in-law of the murdered woman. From
all that can be learned Mrs. Smith was
a vixen, and led the murderer hard life.
She had q penchant for clinging on to
all the money that came into her hands.
By the death or disappearance of
her husband she got control of the store in
Dane Court where the tragedy occurred.
Rosenberg who had an express business, be
gan paying attention to her, and soon moved
his family to the Smith house. The man
and woman had many quarrels, Rosen-
berg claiming that she seized all his
money. He left her often, but always came
back. Recently his mind has been affected,
and he asked to be sent to an asylum.
He was heard several times to threaten to
kill Mrs. Smith, and some days ago purchased
revolver Mrs. Smith was shot dead while
asleep. The children must have been awak-
ened and pursued bv the maniac while en-
deavoring to escape. The body of Thomas
was lying at the door.
The national leader., 1889-07-18
DEATH TRAPS BURNED.
Snow Sheds That Cracked Brake
mems Skulls Destroyed.

Within the past six months six Union Pa
cific brakemen have failed to stoop while on
top of trains passing through snow sheds be-
tween Cheyenne, Wyoming, and Laramie,
fifty miles west. All of the men were almost
instantly killed
The Brakemen's Brotherhood petitioned for
the removal of the sheds or the revocation of
the rule compelling the men to stand on top
of the cars while passing through artificial
tunnels. No attention was paid to their re-
quests.
A she'd one thousand feet long was mystic
riously burned on recent night. A second
one nearly three thousand feet in length, was
burned next day, and at three o'clock in the
afternoon third big one was fired. Three
remain, and these are closely guarded.
The officials say that sparks from passing
engines caused the damage, but it is generally
believed that the brakemen have turned in
cendiaries in self-defence.
The national leader., 1889-07-18
THE WAR IN EGYPT.
Terrible Slaughter OF the Advancing
DcrViShcs.

The dervish prisoners arriving at Assouan
Egypt, are terribly emaciated, having suf-
fered greatly from hunger and thirst.
Among them are many women and boys.
An Italian woman, Marietta Cayacalo,
says she was brought from Kordofan,
Soudan, by Nad-el-Jumi. There were
i've nuns and two priests still
alive at Khartoum The dervishes loft Don
COLA with 5000 men and six guns. Nad-el-
Jumi hoped to reach Bimbau without fight
ing. On the march many died and deserted,
while many others were killed. Colonel Wode-
house, in command of the British and Egyp-
tian troops, estimates the dervish killed at
$500.
The Government is forming grain depots
along the Nile for the purpose of supporting
fugitives who are fleeing before the advance
of the dervishes. Many tribal sheikhs are
rendering their services to the Government.