Connecticut western news., 1890-05-07
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 Weeks Tl,rashing.
 The Woman Suffrage party's state com mittee, of New York, has sent warm letter of thanks to Charles Stewart Parneu and the Irish party in parliament for pre- senting bill to secure municipal suffrage to women in Ireland.
 Ex-President Rutherford B. Hayes, &C., companied by his daughter and Lieut.. Col King, has returned from Bermuda.
 James Dunn, supposed to be compositor from New Haven committed suicide in the Hotel Bristol at Newark, N. J. On retiring he pasted paper over the key holes and crevices of doors and windows and then turned on the gas. He left letter saying he was tired of life.
 Marriott Brosius has been renominated for congress by the Republicans of the Tenth district of Pennsylvania.
 The assets and liabilities of the Mer- chants bank of Atlantic City, N. J., are stated as follows: Due depositors, $47, ,6SOS6 due other banks, $1 ,666.22 bills receivable, $57, ,46S.22; due from other banks, $15, 21.
 Over 2,O00 employees of the National Tube works at McKeesport, Pa, have asked an advance of 10 per cent. in wages or present pay for nine hours work.
 In his testimony before the Fassett senate committee Mayor Grant, of New York, de- nied all of Patrick McCann's statements re1ecting upon his character He said he had given Flossie Croker, Richard Croker's little daughter, $1O, 900 because he was her godfather. That was the only money that had ever been given by him to any member of the Croker family.
 Bishop Casper Borgess., of Kalamazoo, Mich., is dead.
 The threatened general strike of the housesmiths of New York and Brooklyn has been averted, the bosses having agreed to the proposed new scale. The result was announced at mass meeting over which Grand Master Workman Powderly pre- sided.
 Mrs. Kate Harper, wife of William A. Harper, of the great publishing firm, and granddaughter of Henry Ward Beecher, died May 3, at Yonkers, N. Y. She was M years of age.
 It is said that Judge w. B. Hughitt and other directors of the defunct First Na- tional Bank of Auburn, N. Y., will be in- dicted
 In the United States senate the customs administration bill was passed. James Clark, an employe of an electric light company in Indianapolis, was killed by shock 1000 volts strong. Murderer Kemmler, who was to have been executed by electricity, has been re- spited until June r, when his case goes be- fore the United States supreme court at Canandaigua, N. Y. The court will pass upon the constitutionality of death by cleo 1 tricity.
 Bank Examiner Jewell, who is going l over the books of the Gloucester City bank at Camden, N. J., says that it is his opinion that the bank will be able to pay depositors | in full
 Two more judgments have been docket l ed against ex-Governor Cornell One was for $5,O8S and the other for $1 ,029. The Garfield National bank was plaintiff in both cases.
 John McManus, who has been on trial for the murder of Eugene McGinness, at Philadelphia, has been found guilty of murder in the first degree.
 P. E. Wall & Co.,, of Hampton, Mass, woolen manufacturers, have filed petition in insolvency.
 The suit of William H. Moves, of Leba, non, Conn.,, against the Norwich and New York Transportation company for $40, ,00( damages for injuries received while travel ] ing on one of their steamers, has been with drawn by the plaintiffs paying several thousand dollars
 It is believed here that Secretary Blaine will appoint John B. Moore, now third as sistant secretary of state, to the position made vacant by the death of Walker Blaine
 Daniel F. Gibbons, counsel to and late a member of the board of electrical con trol of New York, and formerly private secretary to Hon. Roswell P. Flower, died May of pneumonia.
 Governor Beaver has called for special election on May 20 to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Congressman Sam uel J. Randall.
 The president has approved the bill pro viding for the establishment of temporary government in the territory of Oklahoma.
 It is again announced that William O'Brien, M F., will marry Miss Raffalovicl in June.
 Sharpers stole $1, 900 from Rev. Father Thomas J. Ariens at Bridgeport, Conn. and left a baby on his hands.
 Between Jan. 1, 1ese and Dec 21, 1889 not less than 7,893 persons had been bitter l stitute Of these fifty-three died. In strik ing contrast to this small fraction is tht percentage of deaths among persons bitter by mad dogs and not treated by the Pas teur method. Physicians are unanimous il placing this percentage at 15.9O. Ex-President Cleveland has been admit ted to practice as an attorney in the United States supreme court.
 The family of the missing associate ed itor of The Cosmopolitan, MT. E. D. Walk CT, have received word that MT. Walker. body has been found in the Roanoke rive1 at Weldon, N c. MT. Walker was drowned while on a fishing trip.
 The I4asters' Protective Union of America elected Edward McSweeny, of Marlboro general president; B. l.. Daley, of Lynn general secretary, and William H. Warden of Stoneham, general treasurer. It wa! voted to pay the assessment levied by th Federation of Labor, and also to continu the general headquarters at Lynn.
 The Merchants bank, of Atlantic City N, J., and the Fidelity Surety Trust ant Safe Deposit company, of Camden, and it branches, have closed their doors. Tn Bank of America, of Camden, has als failed
 Fechheimer, Rau & Co.,, shirt manufact urers of New York, have failed, and thei property was seized by the sheriff. Th liabilities are estimated at $375, 5,0OO; assets about $275, ,0O0. The house was an old one with reputation for solidity and conserv