Connecticut western news., 1889-01-23
NEWS IN SHORT ORDER.
DOMESTIC HAPPENINGS TOLD
 IN A FEW BRIEF WORDS
Interesting Paragraphs Condensed from Many Redundant Columns.


 IN A FEW BRIEF WORDS Interesting Paragraphs Condensed
 from Many Redundant Columns. A Suakn despatch says: Pilgrims from south of Berbcr report that the Mahdi'i sue cessor, after suffering a severe defeat on the White Nile, toward Wadelai, at the hands of regular troops (presumably Emin Pasha's), abandoned further hostilities, and has since suffered in civil wars.
 The weather in the transcaspian territor. les Central Asia) is very severe. The port of Usunada is entirely frozen over Whole herds of cattle have perished on the stcppes, and the inhabitants are suffering great hard ships
 MT Gladstone finds the air of Naples so invigorating that he has resolved to stay in that vicinity until the end of his tour. He will not visit Rome.
 The Corbin and Excelsior collieres, Sha- mokin, Pa, employing l 500 men and boys, suspended operations indefinitely, owing to the dulness of the coal trade caused by unsea. sonable weather.
 Two sons ofCalvin Wilkins, ,ofLima, Ohio, were terribly burned by natural gas while at tempting to straighten one of the gas pipes
 The State Board of Pardons of Ohio rec commended a communication oi the sentence of Mrs. Garrett, murderess, who was sentenced to bcexecuted.
 The Mauch Chunk (Pa.) Grand Jury, in the Mud Run cases, returned two bills of in- dietment against Engineer Major and Flag. man Hannigan for causing the catastrophe. -Dr. J. Mills Kendrick was consecrated Bishop of New Mexico and Arizona for the Protestant Episcopal Church. The new Bishop will make Albuquerque, N. M., his headquarters.
 Denis Couture and Joseph Noel, two workmen employed at the Albert Copper Mines, Sherbrook, P. O., tried to thaw out a stick of dynamite. The other workmen are now looking for their remains.
 William Keane, a deformed newsdealer, who had the stand in front of the Southern Hotel, St. Louis, Mo-, died suddenly. His family, on searching his room, found that he had accumulated in cash .O5O, of which they had known nothing
 Frank Dickson, Q former resident of Wayne county, was arrested at Roanoke, Va., charged with having wrecked a passenger train opposite Charleston, W. Va., some months ago, at which time the conductor and fireman and train were burned up.
 William Hodges, a boy of IT. shot and killed himself at Columbus, 0.
 The Exchange Bank of Dunlap, la, has failed. It's liabilities arc thought to be $50,- 900.
 Judge Tuley, of Chicago, has decided in favor of free speech for tho Anarchists, and against the Mayor and police authorities. Sol c. Decs complained of Mrs. Wilder's cooking at ShrIbyvilc, Ky, and Mir. Wilder shot him, killing him instantly.
 -James Rawlinson and James Bowler, schoolboys at Grccnvillc Conn.,, qunrrelcd and Bowler stabbed Rawlinson to death with jaekknife.
 Snow fell throughout the Northwest. In tho northern portion of the State, in the vicinity of St. Vincent, the snow fell from six to twelve inches. The storm was most severe to the southwurd on the Eastern and North divisions Of the Omaha Rniroud.
 -Alphonso W. Blyc, rrccivcr of the Middle town (N.f )Nat. Bank. which closed it's doors in 1884, owing depositors and other banks f700,0O0, served papers on the directors, claiming from them $5OO, 900 damaRrs. The Comptroller of the Currency some time ago levied an assessment of 100 per cent on the stockholders of the hank, and the creditors have received thus far so per rent,
 Inauguration preparations are proceed ing rapidly in Washington. Filty-seven or ghnzations, aggrcgating 10,7 765 men, have already signiiel their intention of taking part in the proccssions etc.
 Tho National Skating Association hes issued a circular announcing the fact that, as there is no ice on the Hudson River at New burg, the skating contest will be postponed. The circular continues: "As soon as the Hudson River at Ncwburg is strong enough for the races, each skater will be notified by telegraph"
 -Director Swift, of the Warmer Observa- tory. Rochester. received notice of the dis coycry of a new comet by Professor William R. Brooks at Smith Observatory, Geneva. It's position is as follows: Right ascension, Is hours 4 minutes; declination south, 21 deg 20 min-, with a rapid westerly motion. The comet is faintish.
 The four-masted schooner Tecumseh, owned by James NJ. Phillips & Co., of Taun- ton, Mass, was launched from the yard of the New England Shipbuiding Company, Bath, Me. The is the largest four-maSted schooner ahoat- Immediately after leaving the ways, she was taken in tow for Portland, to load for Buenos Ayrcs
 Mrs. ]. J. Clark and Mrs. NJ. J. Wright, ciairyOyants, were arrested in New Haven Ct., under an old blue law which provides for the punishment of fortune-tellers.
 "A Jamestown co. )despatch says that Mrs. Kads locked her two-year-old adopted child in the house while she went to fire in the neighborhood Her own house caught fire, and when persons broke into it they found the child burned to death on the bed, which had caught fire.
 Three girls were burned to death in n fire at Althause's cigar box factory. New York The only means of escape for seven girls employed on the third floor was by means of stai rs leading through the flames. Four of them dashed down these stairs and escaped.
 Delaware Republicans have nominated Anthony Higgins for U. $. Senator. The fight for the nomination had excited much attcn tion, and forty-three ballots were taken be fore choice was made.
 The schooner Alice c. Jordan arrived al Gloucester, Mass, from PIacentia Bay, bring ing 300, 900 frozen herrings She is the first of the Newfoundland frozen herring fleet to arrive.
 William Carroll and a boy named Bost tley were killed by the fall of an elevator at the Walter \. Wood Moving Machine Works Hossek Falls, N. '. Ahern and Jansen, the other passengers on the elevator, were seriously injured. It is expected they will die.
 Louis Davis, 6 years old, fell into bin o boiling rosin in 0 distillery at Port Harrel son, $. c.. and was boiled to death.
 A window glass trust will be formed at the meeting of the Window Glass Manufac turers Association at Washington.
 Professor Alexander T. McGin, D. D. LL- D., emeritus professor of ecclesiastical homiletieal and pastoral theology at Prince ton College, is dead.
 John Most, the anarchist leader, whose life has been threatened by some of his brother anarchists, says the report that New York anarchists, will repudiate him is the fabrica ton of few cranks, who were expelled from the New York groups some time ago.
 -Senor Sitjar, President of the Havana Audience Court, is dead.
 -Theelectoral colleges in the various State, met and cast their votes for President and Eiee-President, Harrison receiving 233, anG Cleveland 16S.
 Civil Enxi ncers Meet