Connecticut western news., 1890-07-09
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 It is said Canadians will meet force with force in Behring sea over the seal question. The pirates have supplied their vessels with cannon and will resist seizure.
 Frank Girard, who was instrumental in bringing about the death of Pugilist Bren- nan, of Chicago, was exhonerated by cor oner's jury
 Superintendent Porter has appointed John B. Futile chief of special agents for the collection of statistics of manufactures at New Haven, Branford and Hamden, Conn.
 Hon. P. T. Barnum celebrated his SOth birthday July 5 at Bridgeport, Conn.,, by giving an eight course dinner and recep- tion to his employees and their families at Seaside park. About 25O partook of the spread.
 Luther Butcher, aged r, of South Dover, N. Y., was killed July by the premature explosion of a toy cannot.
 By the explosion of a sawmill boiler at Elamville, Ala, J. T, Barton, J. G. Sasser and Maj. Davis were killed and their bodies horribly mangled.
 
 Roach s shipyard will soon take possession. The syndicate desired to secure the services of John B. Roach for five years, but it is said he wishes to retire. &.ft Another expedition, organized to search for the gold which the English sloop-of- war De Braak carried down with her in 1798, at the entrance to Delaware bay, has just returned to Philadelphia from an un- successful hunt for the treasure.
 Theodore Fisher, a natter, 30 years old, committed suicide by shooting himself in the head at his brothers home on Maga- zine street, Newark N. J. He had been drinking heavily.
 The body of Inventor Ericsson will soon be taken to Sweden on the United States man-of-war Essex.
 It is reported that Montenegrins have crossed the frontier in large numbers and have been victorious in several encounters with the Turks. They now threaten the town of Ipek
 It is probable that when Acting Rear Admiral Walkers squadron arrives in New York from Brazil there will be exten- sive fleet maneuvers with Rear Admiral Gherardi's North Atlantic squadron.
 Mrs. Julia c. Lippincott, formerly of Haddon hall, Atlantic City, and Medford, N. J., who has become nationally notorious as the alleged "Queen of Forgers," was lodged in the Camden jail.
 Robert S. Wallace and Ignatz B. Lowitz, who pleaded guilty to the larceny of $50 ,OO0 belonging to John H. Wallace, of Wal lace's Monthly, the uncle of the former, were each sentenced to state prison for eight years and eleven months. At Chicago the national commission voted to accept the lake front and Jackson nark cita for tho Wnr1d1a foir by the local directors. This divides the | exposition, as the two sites named are many miles apart.
 At meeting of the New York board of education Commissioner John l., N. Hunt was chosen president in place of J. Edward Simmons, resigned.
 The secretary of the treasury has author ized the First National bank of Tyrone, Pa., capital $75O00, to commence business. Secretary Windom has appointed Frank Raymond, of New York, to be deputy col lector of customs at that port. He will be the special representative of the collector at the barge office in all questions relating to immigrants arriving there.
 The Peabody institute at Danvers, Mass, was burned to the ground Loss, $1o,000. Isaac Morris, the oldest member of the Philadelphia bar, died in that city at the dX0 O1 C(. I10 WtS auIRlUCou Ill lS6O. lryy The Massachusetts legislature has ad- | jOurned. The governor signed the West End Elevated railroad bill and the lobby reform bill
 George A. Parkhurst, the actor, died suddenly at New York, July 3, aged 50 | years. He formed one of Laura Keene's | company on the night of the assassination of Lincoln and was a favorite supporter of Forrest and Booth
 l Maine Democrats nominated William P. Thompson for governor.
 Michael Eyraud has confessed to the murder of Gouffe, the huissier. l Hon. Phillip Sydney Post, Republican congressman for the Tenth Illinois district, has been renominated by exclamation.
 The president has approved the naval, pensions and postoffice appropriation bills, and the joint resolution providing tenn porarily for the expenditures of the gov ernment. He has also appointed Spencer P. Oracle, of Massachusetts, marshal of the consular court of the United States at Foo Chow, China.
 1 General Superintendent J. M. Phillips, of the Lehigh and Wilkesbarre Coal com pany, charged with criminal negligence in connection with the disaster at the Not | tinRham mine, where eight men lost their lives has been discharged from custody, the court holding that the evidence did not show such negligence as would constitute criminal negligence.
 The Anglo-German agreement has been signed by Gen. von Caprivi and Dr. Krauel on the part of Germany, and Sir Edward Malet and Sir Percy Anderson on behalf of England.
 It has been ascertained that the entombed miners at Dunbar, Pa, were burned to death in the slope where they rushed after the explosion. Dinner pails and blouses were found, but no bodies. A daring at tempt to rescue the bodies was made by three men, but it failed.
 J. E. Miller, of Englewood, N. J., has made application for authority to organize the National bank of Ehglewood. J. H. Miles and associates have made applica- tion to organize the Miles National bank, of Delta, Pa.
 The will of the late Charles M. Da Costa the lawyer, has been admitted to probate at New York. MT. Da Costa gives Colum- bia college $1OO,OO and his law and miscel- laneous libraries. A number of charitable institutions also receive liberal bequests.
 Christopher J. StoweH and Miss Lottie B. Anderson were married at the fail grounds in Lowell, Mass, and then took bridal trip to Cloudland in balloon.
 John Lincoln Soules, of Muskegon, Mich swan through 5000 feet of the Niagara rapids and then gave out and sought safety on shore.
 Benjamin s. Bennett, confidential clerk of William K. Hammond, New Yorh brick manufacturer, stole 5000 from his employer and eloped to Denver with an actress, where he was arrested.
 Forty-nine Policemen Suspended.
 LONDON, July 7.-Saturday night the Metropolitan police of the Bow street divi sion refused to perform duty because one of their number had been removed to an.