Connecticut western news., 1890-03-05
GENERAL NEWS.

GENERAL NEWS. --
 Boston capitalists have purchased large tract of kaoline land in South Carolina, and will erect pottery works.
 James c. Goldthwaite, < Co.,, of Chicago, Is missing.
 Brown Washington, 8 negro in Morgan county, Ga., was lynched by citizens at mid night for the murder and outrage of nine year-old white girl.
 A bill has been passed by the United States Senate appropriating $75, ,O0O for a statue in memory of Columbus, to be erected at the foot of Capital Hill.
 George Walen, who was arrested at Troy, N. Y., for passing counterfeit coin, formerly lived in North Adams, and in searching his house, a counterfeiter's outfit was found.
 Mark A. Barren, Chicago gambler was shot and dangerously wounded by Charles Hatfield of Henderson, Ky, on all Iron Mountain train near Dexter, Mo-, Tuesday night sbout 10 o'clock.
 William H. Furstman, who disappeared from Pontiac, H., Nov. ?, after committing forgeries to the amount of nearly $20O ,OOO, has been arrested in New. Orleans. There are twenty-four indictments for forgery pending against him. A requisition will be asked for at once.
 It is reported that Silcott has been arrested.
 The town of Carthage, Miss, has suffered severely from cyclone.
 The Perkins Street Baptist Church of East Somerville voted to restore Rev. W. A.. Smith to fellowship. --s
 The Freestone Contractors Association voted to declare . lockout against members of the Journeymen's Freestone Cutters Upion until certain objectionable rules adOpted by that body were rescinded. The cutters voted also to stand firm by their posi- tion.
 The semi-snnual dividends payable in March aggregate $5, 106, TAO. u
 The contract for the catch of the Alaska fur seals has been awarded to company rep resented by Mr. D. o. Mills of New York on terms highly profitable to the Government.
 Dr. Norvin Green of the Western Union discussed the qut slion of "Postal Telegra- phy" before the House committee at Wash ington on the matter.
 Senator Blair complains that the press did not print enough of his speeches on the Education bill, whereupon Senator Hoar re- marked that Senators and Representatives were too much given to preparing long writ ten speeches and delivering them to empty benches. .,
 A large reduction of duty on sugar will be made In the next tariff bill. t
 Chicago wants to have the Worlds Fair postponed year.
 
 for February is $5, 900 ,o00.
 Congress, it is believed, may remain in session until August.
 A ten per cent. advance on rubber goods has been agreed upon.
 Assistant Postmaster General Clarkson, 1t Is understood, will soon resign his office.
 The New York National league club Is to serve papers on all its important players.
 The new Democratic governor of Iowa re- commends the enactment of a license law.
 Iron manufacturers held a secret confer ence, Thursday, to discuss trade prospects.
 A Washington despatch reports the sale of ex-President Clevcland's place for $140, ,O00.
 An English syndicate has secured an op- tion on 8 controlling interest in the whiskey trust. way, says Abbey's claim, at the worst, can be paid.
 Superintendent Porter is making every effort to secure an early return of the enum- eration of the people under the census.
 Representative Anderson of Kansas advo- cates . foreclosure of the government claim against the Union Pacific railway.
 The liabilities of E. H. Boynton, boot and shoe dealer of Boston, who made m assign ment, are estimated at $125, ,000. The Fall River Amalgamated Weavers'
  weavers urging them to rally on behalf of the fines bill.
 Secretary Proctor has granted the cities ot Boston and Cambridge an indefinite exten- sion of time for the renewal of the Charles river bridge.
 Augustus Finck and son of Syracuse are under arrest, charged with defrauding vari- ous shoe manufacturers in Boston, Albany and Philadelphia.
 Mrs. Clara s. Munro of Bristol, R. l., who had been confined in retreats for the insane, died Wednesday afternoon of arsenic, which she took in the afternoon. Senator McPherson proposes the building l of eight low frceboard vessels of the monitor type, in place of the immense line ot battle ships advocated by Mir. Hale.
 The Grand Encampment of the Patriarchs Mi i.itant at Syracuse, N. Y., next July, will be composed of 4G00 Odd Fellows. The largest boot and shoe mandatory at the West, burned at St. Louis. Loss $1OO, ,000.
 The public debt reduction in February as $G,159, ,4sG. ~ Mir. Joseph H. Curtis, widely known from his long connection with the Quincy Market, died at Jamaica Plain on Saturday. " Sir Edward Rains, an influential editor: oi an English newspaper is dead. g | X trust has been formed by the refining and smelling companies of the Uni ed States A robber boldly robbed bank at Valley 1 Falls, Kansas, on Saturday, and escaped with $4OO0. The same night he was shot dead by couple of policemen at Meriden l Kansas.