Connecticut western news., 1890-10-29
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 A slight fall of snow was experienced throughout England on Oct. 26.
 The board of managers of the Amateur Athletic union have accepted Owens rec ord of 4-5 seconds for 100 yards, made at Washington. The question of accepting Carey's record of 91a seconds for the same distance was postponed.
 The Brotherhood of Locomotive En- gineers chose the following officers: As sitant grand engineer, A. B. Youngson, of Meadville, Pa.; first grand engineer, T. l. Ingram re-elected); second grand en- gineer, Delos Everett (re-elected); third grand engineer, A. Kennedy, of Winnipeg.
 Oil has been struck at K1leel, Ireland.
 Mrs. Catherine O'Connor, one of the in- jured at the Leland hotel fire, Syracuse, is dead She was the seventh victim.
 Hon. James G. Blaine spoke at Canton, o., in support of Maj. Mckinley Oct. 25.
 Ex-Governor G. B. Noble, of Wisconsin, who was stricken with paralysis some days ago at the home of relatives in Ross street, Brooklyn, died Saturday.
 Charles w. Robinson, clerk of the Brock ton (Mass.), municipal court, is said to be forger. His gains are said to exceed $10O, 900.
 Cholera is gradually disappearing and Yokohoma is said to be practically free from it. ,- -'
 Ensign Ramsey, of the United States steamer Swatara, was drowned accidental ly at Yokohoma, Aug. 27.
 The Presbyterian synod, of Baltimore, adjourned to meet in the Second church, Baltimore, on .Dec H. At that time the complaint against the Presbytery of New castle for it's action in the case of Rev. J. K. Campbell will be tried. The recom- mendation of the purchase of New Wind sor college, Carroll county, Md, was adopted.
 The Canadian minister of finance says, with regard to the report that American sealing captains propose to fly the British flag on their vessels in order to enjoy the they cannot do so without becoming Brit ish subjects, and this cannot be done inside of two years
 About seventy-fve iron workers at the Marvel shipyard, New York, have struck owing to the refusal of the proprietor to discharge non-union hands. Anthony Mack, section boss on the Auburn branch of the Lehigh Valley rail road, was killed at Smithboro,!N Y., while at work
 David w. Knowles and wife were sen- fenced at Littlefeld, Conn.,, to ten years imprisonment each and their son, George, to seven years for shooting John Waters, at Lanesville, Sept 1.
 The London Gazette announces that parliament will reassemble on Nov. 25. The indictment found against Leander Richardson, editor of The Dramatic News, for publishing a libelous statement last January about De Lancy Nicoll and Mrs. James G. Blaine, Jr., has been dismissed, Mir. Richardson having published an apology which was satisfactory to the com plainant.
 John E. Murray, New York lawyer who has practiced many years, has been d1sbarred by the general term of the su. preme court. He has been drinking very heavily of late, accused Surrogates Rol- lins and Ransom of corruption and re. fused to apologize.
 The census office has announced the pop.
 
 crease since 1880 of 12O, ,942
 The president has appointed Benjamin B. Pearce to be postmaster at Manasquen. N. J.
 Henry C. R. Lawrence, the Bellevue hos pital nurse arrested for an assault upon John w. Sprague, a patient in the hos. pital, who few hours after the assault died, was held at New York without bail on charge of homicide. The general term at Rochester in the case of the people against the city of Buff falo has decided that municipal corpora tions are not obliged to pay their em l ployes weekly under the weekly payment 1 law.
 w. J. Birch, station master at the Phila | delphia depot of the Pennsylvania an6 | Reading railroad, has been arrested al Montreal by detectives on charge of em bezzling 5000 from the company. Senator Blackburn, of Kentucky, wa! thrown from his carriage and received very | serious injuries.
 Broker J. B. Creighton committed sui eide in his office in Broadway, New York | in fit of despondency over business | troubles
 l Among the legatees under the will O l Francis Henry Dykers is Antonio de Ma varro, the husband of Mary Anderson. H | comes in for a fifth share of the estate, sail to be worth $35O, ,OOO.
 l The government of the United States O Brazil has been recognized by Italy. Frank Houla, contracting carpenter O l Milwaukee, Wis, has gone to parts un known, leaving subcontractors in the lurcl to the amount of s2O,OOO. l F. w. Nickerson, we'll known in shipping circles, died at Boston. He was formerl, interested in the Boston and Savannah l steamship line.
 Curry & Hammer hardware dealers O 1 Boston, have assigned. Liabilities, $67, ,OOO assets, about $2O,O0O. The firm makes compromise offer of thirty cents, payable in thirty days.
 The Toronto Globe has published tn, first part of Birchall's story of the Ben we'll tragedy. In it Birchall denies tha he had anything to do with the killing but declares that Benwell and he hat made 8 compact to swindle Col. Benwell the young mans father, and young Pelley How Benwell was killed or who did it h. | professes not to know.
 | It has been learned that while on jour ney recently the Baroness Alphonse Roths child was robbed of jewelry to the value o 60,0O0 francs.
 The Republican conference at Duboi have nominated Daniel Oyster, of Ridge way, for congress in the Twenty-eighth dis trict of Pennsylvania.
 New York importers, supplied with form of protests, ,are awaiting Collector Erhardt' official action under the new tariff law t. challenge it's legality on the ground of tn omission of section 30 to amendment 449 il the copy which the president signed.
 The New York Stars Washington spe ciai says that Minister Murwaga, of Spain has been recalled by his government. Un