Connecticut western news., 1889-11-13
GENERAL NEWS.

scanolding at the insane asylum on Black wells Island. None of the injured will die. Gen. Lord Wolseley, sdjutant-general of the British army, and 8 warm friend and admirer of Gen. Robert E. Lee, has written to J. s. Whiting of Wollaston denying the statements recently published that Le would participate in the unyeing of the Lee statue at Richmond in December.
 A mass meeting of socialists and anarchists was held in New York recently in honor of Tchernichewsky, the noted nihilist who died recently after a long imprisonment in Siberia Seryius Shevitch, H. 0. Pentecost and others spoke.
 Gen. Raum, the commissioner of pensions, proposes to facilitate by all proper means, the adjudication of original pension appliea- tons. A larger force will hereafter be put at work on original cases. and they will be acted upon with more promptness than heretofore.
 All the contests in the Cherokee council have been settled and that body is now ready to consider the matter of the sale of the strip to the government.
 Jere. Denny. the famous third baseman of the Indianapolis club, has notified President Brush that he would sign league contract whenever requested. Denny also wrote to Manager Glasseock informing him of his pro posed step.
 A bloody feud is reported from Browns burg, Va, a small village of about 300 people iu Rock Bridge county, 14 miles north of Lexington. Three persons have been killed or fatally wounded while number of others are severely injured.
 The Salmon River Paper Co.,, manufactur- CTS of paper and pulp at Malone, N. l., have asked their creditors for an extension, and 1t has been granted them. Their liabilities are from $10O,OOO OOto S1 0,0OO, and their assets probably exceed the larger figure. The com pany say they will pay their debts in full. Their mills are running.
 St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church on Columbia street, brick structure with a slate roof and wooden steeple, was burned few nights ago. Insurance, S25,O ,OOO. The church was closed by the pastor some time ago be cause debt of 900 could not be raised and the mortgage on it was soon after fore closed. It is believed that the fire was incen- diary.
 Theodore Blaney, hunter, found mans hand near Lake Johanna, Minn., and the cor oner investigated, the result being the discov- cry of much mutilated body and indications of . sensational murder. Under the body WIS common tar barrel. Across the head of the barrel was nailed a cleat, upon which had been carved "A traitor"
 The Standard Oil Go. have purchased the Globe Refinery of Pittsburg, the Freedom, Penn. Refinery and the Craig Pipe Line to the Washington, Penn. oil fields. The Globe Refinery is one of the largest in the country, and being independent, has always been big thorn in the side of the Standard. The deal Is said to involve several million dollars.
 A report comes from East St. Louis that some 90 head of cattle have died at Hunters StAtion, six miles east of the national stock yards, or between that station and the yards, within the past three weeks, of Texas fever. It Is also said that some of the diseased cattle have been sent to the National stock yards and there is apprehension that the disease nay spread.
 Another Joggins raft is to be built; it will De 100 feet longer than the one that reached New York In safety.
 The board appointed to consider the pro- priety of consolidating the naval establish ments at Newport, R. l.. has made report In fAvor of such 8 procedure.
 The sum missing from the Brown Uni versity Treasury is S1I 900. and the ex-Regis- trar, Gilman P. Robinson, has been arrested charged with the embezzlement.
 The celebration of the centennial of CathoL ictsm in America was begun at Baltimore last Sunday.
 The Anarchist memorial celebration in Chi cago on Sunday WAS very tame. Mrs. Lucy Parsons, in defiance of the police prohibition of red flags, hung one from the window of her residence on Milwaukee avenue early in the day, but policeman pulled it down. The day was dreary and cold, and lack of en- thusiasm was the most notable feature of the celebration at Waldheim Cemetery.
 Col Goodloe, who killed Col. Swope at Lexington, Ky, on Friday last, died on Sun day.
 Dr. K. Fl. Duncan, the surgeon of the Pa- ei6c Mail steamship Colon, has brought suit against the city of Brooklyn for $60, ,0O0 dam- ages. Dr. Duncan had been ill with inter mittent fever, and the Brooklyn health authorities. acting on the belief that he had yellow fever, had him removed to quarantine. 1t is for this alleged harsh treatment the doctor brings the suit.
 Fifteen cOnvicts in the Texas penitentiary made bold attempt to escape. Several of them succeeded in reaching the top of the prison wall by means of a ladder. The fugi- uves were fired at. One was killed and three wounded. One of the latter continued his flight, but was captured by citizens.
 Andrew Drumm, confidential clerk of his uncle, Maj. Drumm, one of the largest cattle dealers in the West, was arrested Ut Toron- to, Canada. He absconded with S5O,000 of his uncle's money two months ago.