Connecticut western news., 1890-05-21
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The Worlds News Cleaned
 Sifted and Condensed.
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What Is Going on of Interest That Iii
 Worth Reading-The Wheat of the
 Worlds News winnowed from a Whole
 Weeks Thrashing.
 Mrs. Vandergrift, the New Jersey pois oner, has been refused new trial and will be sentenced June 2.
 Thomas McCheane, United States consul at Portsmouth, has committed suicide by shooting himself with revolver at South sea Castle.
 Henry Freeman, 8 farmer residing at Heinrich, Shelby county, Ills, was robbed of $13, 900 in the railroad station at Della ware, O.
 Miss Cora Walls horsewhipped Mrs. Annie B. Reed on the streets of Camden, N. J., for alienating the affections of her brother from his wife.
 Bastino Ipoldo, young Italian, was killed by grasping an electric light wire at New York.
 The senate at Washington passed bill appropriating $3OO,OOO for a bronze statue of Gen. Grant, to be erected at the capitol.
 Master Workman Powderly, John F. Byrne and Peter Wise have been indicted for alleged conspiracy in defeating Ed ward Callaghan for the senatorial nomina- tion in Pennsylvania and for ruining his business.
 Three boys were crushed to death under clay bank at Brooklyn.
 Fifty persons were killed by a powder explosion in hardware store at Havana, Cuba.
 The president has sent to the senate the following nominations: To be assistant ap- praisers of merchandise in the district of New York, Eugent w. Pratt and David C. Sturges, both of New York.
 The trial of George Fl. Pell, the alleged bank wrecker, has begun at New York.
 The excise board and fourty-four liquor dealers, of New York city, were indicted by the grand jury in connection with viola tion of the election laws, and Commission CTS Koch and Fitzpatrick were arrested and gave ball.
 It is probable that Cal Wood and Samuel Pasco will be sent to jail at Caldwell with in few days, one on charge of murder in the first degree and the other as an ac- cessory, for the killing of old man Pasco near Glens Falls, N. Y.
 The governor of Vermont has appointed Dr. Henry S. Mcintyre, of Randolph, and Col. B. B. Smalley, of Burlington, as Yer mont's members of the Worlds fair com mission, with Col Aldace F. Walker, of Rutland, and Hiram Atkins, of Mont pelier, as alternates.
 In panic at cartrideg factory in Arig- Hano, Italy, sixteen persons were crushed to death.
 Thirty-six children were drowned by the capsizing of ferryboat on the river Oder, near Ratibor, Silesia.
 Margaret Douglass, a wealthy maiden in hoys or1 ot Mo Keesport, Pa. There was 8 bullet wound through her back, and she was undoubted- ly murdered. Her nephew has been arrested pending inquiry. John Cross, of McKees- port, was found dead in mill yard. He also was murdered.
 D'Oyley Carte confirmed the rumor that Gilbert and Sullivan have quarreled and parted company.
 Commander McCalla, of the Enterprise, was found guilty of the charges of brutal ity to seamen and sentenced by Secretary Tracy to be suspended from rank and duty for three years on half pay.
 Brig. Gen. Nelson H. Davis died suddenly May 15 while on visit to Governors Island Apoplexy was the cause of death.
 Henry Mason, president of the Mason & Hamlin Organ company, died May 15, aged 59 years.
 Leslie Macleod, the associate editor ot Wallace's Monthly, who was arrested for supposed complicity with Robert L. Wal. lace in the stealing of large sum of money and some bonds from John S. Wallace the proprietor of The Monthly, was discharged from custody, the evidence against him be ing insufficient to warrant his being held any longer.
 The Louisiana Lottery company has mod. flied it's offer to the legislature for new char ter privileges by pledging to advance the money needed for levee Improvements i'm. mediately if the legislators will submit the question to the people, vote on the ques tion not being in order, however, till 1892.
 The New England Stock Exchange, Mo- 15 State street, Boston, has failed; iabil ities, $6O,OOO. The failure is due to the up ward tendency of the market The exchange succeeded Marshall, Keep & Co.,, three o1 four days ago, having bought out the busi ness of that firm.
 On June 10 the University of Cambridge | will confer upon MT. Henry M. Stanley the degree of doctor of laws. The large bucket shop of c. J. Fisher, o1 Philadelphia, has suspended. Liabilities about $oO, 900; no assets. | It is stated that Gilbert & Sullivan have
 
 together.
 Italian, shot down Lawyer Clinton G. Reynolds in his office in Wall street, New York. The assailant was arrested and the victim is dying. The cause of the trouble was the fact that in his capacity as lega adviser of Mrs. Josephine Stephani, tht mother of young Alphonse, the lawyer ha6 incurred the young mans displeasure by preventing him from squandering his mothers money.
 In quarrel over cards at the Hotel Glad stone, New York, Turn Mura, aged IS years was shot dead by George Lytle, two years younger.
 The election of ex-Mayor vaux to succeed MT. Randall will not be contested, as tn. Republicans deemed it inexpedient to plac, a candidate in nomination.
 Governor Bulkeley, of Connecticut, ha! revoked the order issued last January dis ] missing Capt. Edward Schulze, compan, | A, First regiment, c. N. G., and restored him to command without loss of rank, bu has taken no action in the cases of thethre, field officers dishonorably discharged ani one other captain dismissed in the sam, order.
 The Massachusetts senate has passed tn, amendment to the constitution abolishine the poll tax as prerequisite to voting.
 The suit for damages of Fireman Walke against Commander B. H. McCalla ha! been removed by an order from the SUI preme court to the United States. Mccall, gave bond of 5000. He says the act complained of were in the line of his duty
 The legislative committee appointed tt investigate the municipal government O | NoxU Work Ditv (tho Fassott cOro itfool vUi1 meet again on Monday next.
 Drowned in the Delaware.
 PHILADELPHIA. May 19-Four young men John Wild, William Ingham, William B l GradzUeu and Richard Reilly started in