Connecticut western news., 1890-01-29
GENERAL NEWS.

Miss Minnie k. Pollock of New York was recently sworn in as a notary public. having been appointed one by Governor Hill. The Board of Aldermen some time ago appointed Miss Pollock a commissioner of deeds.
 After long and tedious struggle, lasting five months, the gassblowers' lockout at Salem, \. J., has been settled, the firm ac- cepting the terms proposed by the blowers committee.
 New York rubber merchants state that the revocation by the Para government of the practical monopoly of rubber export which had been granted the Companhia Mercantil is due to a protest made by Secretary Blaine to the Brazilian Provincial Government.
 A severe snowstorm has prevailed in Kan sas and Missouri, six inches of snow falling in as many hours. Snow also fell in Minne- sota and Dakota, delaying trains.
 Leading tobacco and cigarette manufactur- CTS throughout the country met at Newark, N. J., lately, and formed syndicate, with a capital of S25,0O0,' 0O. to cure leaf tobacco and to sell tobacco in all it's forms. Factories will be established in all the States and Terri tories and ill Canada.
 X Awreek occurred on the Chicago. Blrling- ton x Quincy Railroad Jan. ? near Stanton, Ia. The west-bound passenger train came into collision with freight train. both of which were running at 8 high rate of speed. The engineer of the freight had leg broken, but none of the passengers were injured.
 The extensive mill and works of the Free man Wire E Iron Company in East St. Louis, Ill., caught fire lately ,and with the exception of the warehouse, in which there was a large amount of manufactured stock. were entirely destroyed. The plant was valued at Sl00,- 900, on which there was S60.00O insurance.
 The people of South Carolina are disturbed because of the exodus of colored people to | the West.
 A ofT ., held at Cleveland, O., for the purpose of forming a non-partisan Woman's Christian Temperance Union.
 A prominent Canadian says there is good reason to believe that the scheme will be car ried out for the shipment of American cattle through Canada to Labrador by rail and thence by steamer to England. The reunion of the New York Dartmouth Alumni Association occurred Jan. 24. It is said that sOld Hutch," the widely known Chicago broker, has been swindled out of large sum by his clerks.
 Gardiner G. Hubbard recently appeared before Congressional Committee and op- posed an International Copyright law. Ex-Senator Riddleberger of Virginia died Jan. 24.
 X suit has keen decided against the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railway fol failing to heat it's cars by steam, IS provided by law.
 Louis l.. Cromwell, President of the Cali | fornia Life Insurance Company, was shot | and badly wounded. Jan. 24, by George C.
 Pratt, General Agent of the company. George Lounsberry, Cashier of the New | York Post Office, is defaulter to the extent
 of S25,O0O, and took his own lie. The Superintendent of Electric Wires ir | Philadelphia says the underground wires il
 that city work satisfactorily, removing a! | danger from accident.
 The management of the Missouri State
 penitentiary at Jefferson City is s.id to neet
 overhauling.
 | Five men killed and a number injurel by premature blast at railroad cutting il | Wilkes County, N. c.