Connecticut western news., 1890-08-13
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 The census office reports that the total value of all slate produced in the United States in 1889 is $3, Al, 863. Of this amount S2, 775, ,271 is the value of S28, 990 squares of roofing slate, and $669, ,592 is the value of slate for all other purposes beside roofing.
 As compared with the statements of the tenth census report of 1880, on stone, the roofing slate product of 1889 is nearly twice as great in number of squares and in value
 The United States steamers Baltimore, Kearsarge, Atlanta, Yorktown, Dolphin, Petrel, Vesuvius and Cushing have been ordered to rendezvous at Boston next week so as to take part in the naval maneuvers, which will be under the direction of Rear Admiral Cherardi.
 Maxwell Evarts has been appointed an assistant district attorney at New York city, vice O'Connell, resigned.
 Bids were opened at the treasury depart ment for the erection of life saving sta tions. The lowest bidder for the one at Cold Springs, N. J., was Isaac F. Rotan, of Philadelphia, at $S, 400.
 Cudworth, late of the Worcester ball club, has signed with New Haven.
 Col. William J. Northen has been nomi- mated for governor of Georgia by the Demo cratic state convention
 The Oen6rAl OnlOu or IJOurneym6Q oUOQ6- cutters have elected William Power, of Boston, as general secretary and treasurer.
 Governor Hill has appointed Frank L. Norton, of Delhi, member of the New York state board of pharmacy to succeed Charles K Brown, whose term of office Is about to expire.
 Governor Fifer, of Illinois, has attached his signature to the Worlds fair bill The bill has an emergency clause attached to it and will take effect at once.
 James Sullivan was committed to jail at Williamsport Pa, on the charge of iptoxi- eating women and children. He is alleged to have carried supply of whisky with him and given 1t to all women and chill dren who would take it, apparently his only purpose being to get them drunk.
 Superintendent Porter estimates that the census figures will show the population of the United States to be about 64, 100000.
 Nearly 25o of the crew of the White Squadron are away from their vessels, and most of these are thought to have de- serted.
 It is stated upon good authority that Senator-elect Calvin S. Brice has bought The Indianapolis Sentinel. The sale, it is said, was made two weeks ago.
 The revenue cutter Winona, for service at New berne, N. C., has been launch ed at Wilmington, N. c.
 The stockholders of the Postal Pacific Telegraph company have reelected the following directors: John W. Mackay, w. c. Van Horne, Sir George Stephen, c. R. Hosmer, Richard V. Day, Albert B. Chand- Ter, Hector De Castro and G. s. Ward.
 The Republican state committee of Con- pecticut have decided to call convention at New Haven, Sept. IT,
 Burnett Coyle, of Brooklyn, N. Y, fireman on the steamer Francis, was over come by the heat and died in few hours.
 A judgment for $28,OSS has been entered at New York against Ferdinand Ward in favor of Elihu Spicer, Jr., in default. It is based on note for s20, 900, dated July Il. 1882. The summons was served on Ward May last at Ossining, Westchester coun- , ty, but he failed to appear.
 The official rough count of the census bureau shows the population of Philadel- phia to be 1,044, ,089, which is an increase during the ten years of 197, ,724, or 23. 34 per cent.
 A Chicago corporation has secured con- trol of the New Haven Baking company. The purchase was made in the interest of the cracker trust.
 Licensing Inspector Rae, of Minneapolis, charged with the embezzlement of $20,00O, was arrested at Montreal. Que. He has waived extradition proceedings
 The coroner's jury in the case of Green, who killed his wife's paramour, Ahrens, near Charleston, S. C., returned verdict of justiflable homicide.
 Will Play the Insanity Dodge. NEW MILFORD, Aug. 5.-It is thought that Borjensen, the murderer of Emma Anderson, who is now in the Litchfield jail awaiting trial in the superior court for murder in the first degree, will play the insanity dodge. Reports from the jail yes terday state that he has 'acted queerly" since his incarceration, and 1t is likely that insanity may be his defense. A Fireman Badly Injured. | WATERBURY, Aug GA sad accident oc | cured at the exhibition of the aerial and 1 life saving apparatus. Members of the To- | cal fire department were giving the exhi bition, and among other things they jump | ed from the balconies of the Scoville house into the life saving nets. Lewis O'Dell, a member of Mitchell Hook and Ladder com | pany, climbed to the second balcony and | jumped. He struck the net, but also struck the ground, and his spine was badly in. | jured, how badly cannot be ascertained It is said that the net was held too low. Fell and Broke His Neck. NoRwALK, Aug. 5.-Anson Stratton, an aged and we'll known resident of East Nor walk, fell from bridge at the Compc | street crossing of the Consolidated road in | Westport last evening and broke his neck His body was found in the highway below this morning. Deceased was 70 years old | and leaves family.
 Stabbed by His Rival WATERBURY, Aug. 5-Walter Latham H. |. tiss, in quarrel over Miss Jennie Hale, ot Harwinton, is very i'll, and it is improbable that he will recover Curtiss attempted suicide after the stabbing, but recovered